Tax receipts from offshore oil and gas slumped to just £35m in the last financial year, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs.

The figure is the lowest recorded since the early days of North Sea production.
Corporation tax from offshore drilling raised £538m but that was offset by rebates on Petroleum Revenue Tax, totalling £503m.
The latest figure compares with £2bn of tax revenue in the 2014-15 financial year.
Four years ago, the Treasury raised £11bn from the two sources of tax on offshore production profits.
Much of last year's fall reflects lower profits from oil and gas, after the oil price slumped, as well as tax deductions for a high level of investment.
Tax rates were cut by Chancellor George Osborne during the most recent recorded year.
The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecast negative tax returns for the next few years.
Responding to the tax figures, industry body Oil and Gas UK's economics director, Mike Tholen, said: "At around $40 per barrel, oil is still more than 60% lower than it has been over the last three years.
"In these conditions, the UK North Sea industry will continue to struggle to sustain its current scale.
"More than £330bn in 2014 money has been paid to date on UK oil and gas production, however, HM Treasury has noted that tax take on production will fall in 2015-16 and fall further by 2021.
"Despite the projected fall in production taxes which is a consequence of the current low oil prices, industry will remain a significant employer, provider of energy security, hub of innovation and leader in the export of goods and services to overseas markets."
He added: "Although the sector has seen success recently in reducing its cost to produce a barrel of oil or gas by a third, unfortunately the indications suggest that the oil price will remain lower for longer, so it's crucial the pace of these efforts doesn't abate."
Conservation charity WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "The problems currently affecting tax receipts and jobs in the North Sea should act as a wake-up call to government of the urgent need to prepare for a future where we are all less dependent on oil and gas.
"While it's true that the oil and gas industry will continue to be a major contributor to our economy for some time, now is the time to be setting out a clear plan to sensibly transition away from dirty fossil fuels.
"We need to see a just transition that enables us to harness the engineering skills currently deployed in the North Sea and apply them to supporting a range of cleaner forms of energy production."


Winning the Six Nations for three years in a row would be an incredible achievement for Ireland - they would be rewriting the record books.

Lawrence Dallaglio has predicted that Ireland will finish fourth, which is baffling as they have won it for the last two years.
If they can stay injury free, the Irish will be in with a shout. There will not be any hangover from the World Cup. Joe Schmidt will want to move on. It is all about the Six Nations now and winning the championship.
You definitely cannot write off Ireland.
It is all about winning your first match and gaining momentum.
I remember Ireland's first match in 2012 was against Wales. I was given a controversial yellow card and Leigh Halfpenny won the match with the penalty.
We should have won that match, but it was Wales who went on to complete the Grand Slam.
If you start with a win, you can build on that. But lose, and people start to question the coach, the captain, the performance - and the pressure just builds.
I expect Joe Schmidt to start with Johnny Sexton, although Ulster's Paddy Jackson is, in my view, the fly-half in the best form at the moment.
Johnny puts a lot of pressure on himself, but his big-game mentality is important.
He has not had much game time for Leinster recently and the fact he got another head injury is a concern as well.
I hope to see Ulster's Stuart McCloskey getting involved in the championship.
If you look at his stats he is perhaps the best centre in Europe. Most carries, line breaks and turnovers. So why shouldn't he be playing?
I would definitely have CJ Stander in the pack for his first Ireland cap. He is an outstanding back row and has been single-handedly winning games for Munster.
It is great to see Rory Best being appointed captain and I don't see why it should have any negative bearing on his own form.
There are plenty of experienced heads around him, such as Jamie Heaslip, Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney.
Rory was pretty much a second captain to Paul O'Connell anyway. He will just get on with the job.
There were only a few home-grown coaches England could have gone for, such as Jim Mallinder and Rob Baxter.
I think they have chosen the right man in Eddie Jones because he has the experience with Australia and South Africa.
He doesn't take it too seriously and can have a bit of a laugh. That's what I like to see in a manager.
With Stuart Lancaster, he always looked as if he was fighting to keep his job.
It is a difficult start for Wales - some people have tipped them for the Championship. But I am going for Ireland, and we'll take it from there.
Joe Schmidt always seems to get a good squad out on the pitch and they work hard for him.
As for the Six Nations itself, I expect the three most consistent teams over the last few years will be contesting the Six Nations - Ireland, England and Wales.
Stephen Ferris was talking to BBC Sport's Lyle Jackson


Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has posted a net loss of 37.8bn yen ($318m; £209.3m) for the year to March.

The delayed result follows the sale of its stake in Finnish firm Kone, in a bid to bolster its bottom line amid a recent accounting scandal.
The sale of the 4.6% stake in the lift manufacturer was worth $946.2m.
Toshiba's president and vice-president resigned in July after an independent panel found the company had overstated profits for the past six years.
The panel said operating profits had been overstated by $1.22bn, roughly triple an initial estimate by Toshiba.
The company has apologised to investors and has made attempts to avoid further accounting irregularities.
The firm said in a statement that "while the US economy had lost some momentum... the UK had witnessed a strong performance and the eurozone had sustained a gradual recovery".
It also said that despite China's slowdown, solid growth had been seen in South East Asia and India.
During a news conference after the earnings were released, Toshiba also announced that it had decided there was no need to write down the value of its US nuclear operation, Westinghouse.
The accounting scandal had raised concerns that it was overestimating the value of the business.
Chief executive Masashi Muromachi also said that he was considering a "bold restructuring" of its semiconductor business by the end of the year.
The full-year results posted on Monday had been delayed twice.
Shares rose on the earnings by as much as 3.5%, closing higher by 1.8% in Tokyo.


A trail of beacons has been lit along both sides of the Firth of Forth in a gesture of hope and solidarity with the besieged residents of Aleppo in Syria.

The displays of light aimed to show support and raise funds for people in the city, which has been ravaged by civil war.
Communities along the coast lit torches at 17:00 on Sunday.
Their message will be spread around the world by social media, using the hashtag #alightforaleppo.
Edinburgh University chaplaincy has organised the scheme, which aims to raise funds for the charities Oxfam and Medicins Sans Frontieres, who are working in the region.
Members of the public were invited to attend an event, to organise an event of their own, or to light a candle in their home to show support.
Rev Dr Harriet Harris, Edinburgh University chaplain, said: "Every day, the people of Aleppo have less food and fewer medical supplies, and aid is not getting through.
"We want them to know that they are not forgotten - the people of the world are watching and are upholding their humanity.
"We are helpless to deliver food, medicine or peace, but we will light beacons to send a message of solidarity and hope to stem despair and renew resolve."


Manchester City have made an "astonishing" wage offer to winger Kevin de Bruyne, claims Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs.

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De Bruyne, 24, has been left out of Friday's game with Schalke as talks continue over a move to City.
"We had to take it seriously. Finally we decided to start negotiations with City," added Allofs.
"But the deal is not already done. So hopefully we will find an end on Thursday night or Friday morning."
City have not responded to reports a £58m deal has been agreed for the Belgium international.
"During Thursday, we have gone on with negotiations and we've got closer to each other," added Allofs.
"He's had an astonishing, astonishing offer from City and we can't  compete with that.
"I would prefer to keep him, not to get the money.
"But the money now is really the issue because Kevin was qualified with Wolfsburg for the Champions League and he was a key player and took the next step."
Former Chelsea midfielder De Bruyne, 24, joined Wolfsburg in January 2014.
Last season, the Belgium international scored 10 goals and provided 21 assists in the Bundesliga.
"At Chelsea, he was not that good and I know the story because I took him to Werder Bremen two years before and then to Wolfsburg," said Allofs.
"It will be very difficult - apart from Bayern Munich - to compete with the Premier League in the future."


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust stands out in the BBC investigation into high-cost overtime payments to consultants - it doesn't pay them.

While other hospitals are seeing the overtime bill rise, the trust, which runs two hospitals and a specialist eye unit in north-west England, stopped using premium rates in 2010. So how did it buck the trend?
Chief executive Andrew Foster said the 2008 financial crisis was the prompt for getting tough.
"We immediately realised the NHS was going to enter a period where money was tight," he said.
"The budget was set for a few years, but we knew we had to look at what we were spending and how money could be saved so we could be in a good position when the squeeze on funding started.
"We took the decision that waiting list initiative payments would end.
"I don't think it is very defensible to pay a huge premium to one group of staff and not to other groups of staff.
"No other member of staff gets triple pay for doing extra shifts."
In the lead-up to ending them, the trust starting asking its consultants what solutions could be found.
"No-one likes to see money taken off them, but consultants could see the writing on the wall," said Mr Foster.
In the end, different solutions were found in different areas. For example:
It led to a saving of Â£1.7m a year.
Mr Foster said: "We were helped that we had a really good working relationship with our consultants.
"They understood why we were doing this, and that is why we have been able to push through these changes when other haven't.
"I am not saying that it was straightforward in all cases.
"We did have to pay for some work to be done privately to start with in some specialities - and that meant a financial hit to start with - but we knew we could not pay any more of these payments as it would not have been fair on those areas that had agreed to the changes.
"That has now stopped, and we have managed to make savings."


The Philippine Supreme Court has acquitted former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of plunder, and ordered her immediate release.

Ms Arroyo has spent nearly five years in hospital detention accused of misusing 366m pesos ($7.8m; Â£6m) of lottery funds intended for charities.
Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te told reporters the case was dismissed "for insufficiency of evidence".
Despite her detention, Ms Arroyo, 69, was re-elected to Congress in May.
Ms Arroyo was initially arrested in late 2011 after nine years as president, on accusations of electoral fraud, but was released on bail.
A few months later she was charged with corruption and arrested again.
She has since been held in a hospital because of a neck and back complaint which requires her to use a wheelchair.
Newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte had said the case against Ms Arroyo was weak and offered her a pardon, which she rejected, saying she preferred to fight the accusation.
Several Arroyo allies have been appointed to Mr Duterte's cabinet, including advisers on national security and on peace talks with rebel groups.


Maryland prosecutors are expected to drop charges against two immigrant teenagers accused of raping a student in a secondary school toilet.

Jose Montano, 17, and Henry Sanchez, 18, were charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in March.
Prosecutors said they are dropping the case against Mr Montano on Friday and are expected to do the same for Mr Sanchez, according to his lawyer.
The case drew national attention amidst a White House crackdown on immigration.
Authorities said Mr Sanchez came to the US from Guatemala illegally while Mr Montano's lawyers said he came from El Salvador to live with relatives who are citizens.
Following their arrest, the White House said "tragedies like this" had motivated President Donald Trump's actions on illegal immigration.
But prosecutors said evidence, including video, interviews and the victim's text messages, does not support her claims.
The victim said the two youths forced her into a boys' toilet at the beginning of the school day in March at Rockville High School, near Washington.
Lawyers for both defendants said the sex acts were consensual.
Mr Montano now faces child pornography charges in juvenile court.
Andrew Jezic, Mr Sanchez's attorney, told the Washington Post he was told on Thursday charges would be dropped against his client.
Mr Sanchez is also expected to face child pornography charges, according to Mr Jezic.
The superintendent of Montgomery schools, Jack Smith, said in an email to parents that his thoughts and prayers were with the school and especially the female student.
"I know that the staff and students remain focused on healing as a community and ending this school year 'Rockville Strong'," he said.


As Westminster's largest parties launch their general election manifestos, here is a guide to the significance and history of these much-scrutinised documents.

Election manifestos are written with single party government in mind. What is their place in elections where no single party wins a majority?
At the 2010 general election all the contending parties fought campaigns based on published manifestos that set out for electors the policies they intended to pursue in government.
But every party lost that election. The hung Parliament that resulted produced the first peacetime coalition government in the United Kingdom for 80 years, and one committed to a programme based on a coalition agreement.
The Lib Dem cabinet minister, Vince Cable, summarised the difference in 2010 when challenged about breaking the party's manifesto commitment to abolish tuition fees.
"We didn't break a promise. We made a commitment in our manifesto, and we didn't win the election. We then entered into a coalition agreement, and it's the coalition agreement that is binding upon us and which I'm trying to honour."
But it was the Lib Dem manifesto that helped attract 6.8 million votes to the party in May 2010, not a coalition agreement that none of them had heard of, let alone seen.
How could they? It was the result of a post-election deal. Such arrangements are quite common in many countries, especially those where proportional voting systems make single party government infrequent. But they lie outside the experience of voters in first-past-the-post Westminster elections.
But why is there all this fuss about manifesto commitments? The late Labour politician Peter Shore once described manifestos as "a party's contract with the electorate".
He did not mean a legal contract but rather a moral contract between MPs and voters based upon the programme the MPs committed themselves to implement if elected to government.
And the potency of the mandate given to a government's election manifesto was recognised by the Salisbury convention.
During the post-war Labour government, the Conservative leader in the House of Lords, the Marquess of Salisbury, formulated the doctrine that Conservative peers could use their inbuilt majority to amend legislation that the electorate had clearly voted for, but not defeat it.
And manifestos, certainly in the post-war period, have held a special status among civil servants. Not only are these documents closely studied within every government department, but the commitments contained within them carry a distinct authority as far as the civil service is concerned. But where did all this come from?
In 1834, whilst on holiday in Rome, Sir Robert Peel was invited by King William IV to form a minority government to replace the Whig administration of Lord Melbourne.
The law at that time required him to resign his seat of Tamworth and seek re-election as a Minister of the Crown.
He published a manifesto in the resulting by-election, stating: "I feel it incumbent on me to enter into a declaration of my views of public policy, as full and unreserved as I can make it".
One reason for publishing it was his opinion that voters required "that frank exposition of general principles and views... which it ought not to be the inclination, and cannot be the interest of a minister of this country to withhold".
Peel was robust about the terms on which he would accept re-election and government office: "I will not accept power on the condition of declaring myself an apostate from the principles on which I have heretofore acted."
His manifesto reflected the political issues of the day and the restricted electorate whose votes he was seeking - currency, criminal law, the Reform Bill, municipal corporations, Church reform.
At the end of this 2,300 word Tamworth Manifesto, Peel felt able to declare that he had said enough "with respect to general principles and their practical application to public measures, to indicate the spirit in which the King's government is prepared to act".
Peel set out the essence of a party manifesto that we can easily recognise nearly 200 years later: a full and public declaration of policy that a party aspiring to government offers for the verdict of the electorate.
Party manifestos have certainly developed since 1834 and not least in respect of the changing priorities addressed in them.
In 1900, the Conservative election manifesto amounted to 887 words and contained (at a stretch) four pledges. The party's 2010 manifesto comprised 27,835 words and contained 620 pledges.
But the Peel Principle remained unchallenged throughout this period: namely, voters are entitled to know what politicians intend to do in government before they cast their ballots.


Derry City eased into the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup with a 2-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park.

Harry Monaghan poked home the opening goal in the 39th minute after the ball had been headed down inside the area.
Nathan Boyle sneaked in at the back post to hammer home his eighth goal of the season after 48 minutes.
For the Candystripes, it was their third victory over Bohs this season. Kenny Shiels's side having also won two league encounters between the sides.
Shiels opted to rest a number of players for the third round tie, including striker Rory Patterson, who was named among the substitutes.
Patterson had scored the match-winning goal in both Premier Division clashes between the teams, including a 1-0 triumph at the same venue four weeks ago.
With regular central defensive pair Ryan McBride and Aaron Barry both injured, former Alicante defender Christian Castells was handed his debut, while it was revealed prior to kick-off that Austrian centre-back Max Karner had been signed until the end of the season to provide further cover.
Keith Ward, Monaghan and Ronan Curtis came into the starting line-up as Derry continued their bid to win the FAI Cup for the sixth time in their history, their last final appearance having come in 2014.
The Brandywell men had sealed their place in the last 16 with a 2-1 replay win away to Drogheda in round two in May, the sides having drawn 1-1 in the initial tie.
The hosts had a couple of first-half chances but Stephen Best headed straight at Ger Doherty and Mark Quigley's headed effort went over the bar.
At the other end, Dean Delany saved from Curtis, before the impressive Monaghan nudged his side in front, and Boyle extended the visitors' advantage.
Derry had opportunities to add to their tally, Curtis flashing a header narrowly wide, Conor McCormack firing a 25-yard shot just over and Patterson seeing an attempt cleared off the line.
For the home side, Dan Byrne headed over and Paddy Kavanagh struck the woodwork, before Doherty saved the rebound from the same player on the line.


Members of the public have the chance to vote for their preferred World War One sculpture for a Lincolnshire park.

The winning sculpture, out of four designs, would be built and installed in Wyndham Park in Grantham.
A plaque, inscribed with the winner's name, will be displayed with the sculpture.
South Kesteven District Council and Wyndham Park Forum, which commissioned the competition, shortlisted the designs in April.
The four designs have been based around World War One and/or The Machine Gun Corps, which was based at nearby Belton House during the war.
John Knowles, chairman of the forum, said: "We encourage people to come and have a look at the designs in depth and choose which they feel they would like to see feature in the park.
"We feel it's right the public have the final say about which design they wish to see commemorate such an emotive part of the town's and Britain's history."
People will be able to vote when the four designs go on display at the Isaac Newton Centre, in Grantham, on 16 May and Wyndham Park on 17 May.
The memorial was commissioned after the announcement of initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Big Lottery Fund in January.


The New Saints will have to wait at least until they host Bangor City on 4 March if they are to win their 11th Welsh Premier title.

They lost 1-0 at Carmarthen Town on Saturday while rivals Bala Town beat Cardiff Met 3-1 having on Friday.
That meant TNS failed to win the title earlier than any other side since the league switched to 12 teams in 2010.
The defeat by Carmarthen also means the Saints' 31-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end.
After setting a new world record of 27 consecutive wins earlier in the season, TNS retained the Nathaniel MG League Cup with victory over Barry Town in January and manager Craig Harrison now wants the league secured as soon as possible.
"You want to win every single game," Harrison said before their defeat at Carmarthen.
"Winning football games is enough to motivate me and I've got a likeminded group of staff, a likeminded chairman and likeminded players."
"I certainly don't get bored of winning and it's something I came into football for."
Saints' domination of Welsh football has seen them winning the domestic Welsh treble of the league, Welsh Cup and League Cup for each of the previous two seasons.
Despite their unprecedented success and having won the league by a clear seven points in 2015-16, Harrison was not afraid to make changes to his playing squad last summer.
"A lot of people said it was going to be the hardest season we were going to have," Harrison told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"People said we weren't going to win the league at a canter this year and maybe not even at all.
"A lot of clubs invested heavily and bought some very good players - Connah's Quay, Bangor City and Bala strengthened.
"It was important that we went out and that we recruited players of a very high standard.
"We had a bit of a turnaround with the squad with three or four going out and three or four coming in and it's been fantastic.
"The players have been fantastic from the first game of the domestic season."
Saints had come into the current Welsh Premier League season after losing to Apoel Nicosia of Cyprus in the Champions League.
They have not progressed beyond the competition's second qualifying round during Harrison's time in charge and the manager wants emulate domestic wins in Europe.
The 39-year-old is inspired by the achievements of League of Ireland sides Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers, who have reached the Europa League group stages during the past six seasons.
"We're certainly not going to take our eye off the Welsh Premier League because you've got to win that to get into the Champions League," Harrison said.
"You don't want to take your eye off the here and now and winning domestic titles because that's your bread and butter and it get you into the Champions League.
"But we all know that we need to start trying to get to the third and fourth qualifying round or even the Europa League group stages.
"You look at Dundalk, who are a huge inspiration for a club like ours and are probably not much bigger.
"It's probably the same budget and they got to the group stages of the Europa League.
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"Shamrock Rovers did the same thing five or six years ago so it's something that certainly is our next step."
Saints have already gained international recognition for their achievements this season.
In December the Oswestry-based club broke a 44-year-old world record held by Dutch giants Ajax for the longest winning streak in top-flight football.
"Breaking the world record put us on a global scale," Harrison added.
"We weren't taking it as seriously as what people were making it out to be. You can't compare TNS to Johan Cruyff's Ajax team and all those top drawer players.
"But in our own way we're very proud of that of record. To win 27 games in a row in any standard is a huge achievement and a huge feat."
Harrison's successful five years at Park Hall - in which he has guided the club to 12 domestic trophies - has seen his name linked with clubs in the English pyramid.
The former Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace player admits there has been interest from elsewhere, but for now he is fully focused on achieving further glory with Saints.
"At this moment in time I'm very happy but I am an ambitious manager. I want to manage as high up as I can," Harrison added.
"We've won one trophy (Nathaniel MG Cup) and we're in a great position to win the Welsh Cup with a quarter final against Bangor City.
"And in a week's time we're in the semi-finals of the Irn-Bru Cup against St Mirren.
"The Irn-Bru Cup has been fantastic for TNS because it's almost been like a European experience every other month.
"We've had something to prepare for, in and out of the Welsh Premier League."


Wigan captain Stephen Warnock is one of four players released by the club after their relegation from the Championship.

Left-back Warnock, 35, initially joined on loan last season before making the move permanent last summer.
Ex-Man Utd winger Gabriel Obertan, 28, goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, 42 and full-back Andrew Taylor, 30, are also released.
Midfielders David Perkins, 34, and Jordan Flores, 21, have been offered new deals by the managerless club.
After winning League One last season Wigan were relegated straight back to the third tier after finishing 23rd in the Championship.


Ellis Harrison scored the only goal as League One side Bristol Rovers knocked Fulham out of the EFL Cup in round two.

Harrison collected Liam Sercombe's through ball and rounded keeper Marcus Bettinelli to slot in after 12 minutes.
Fulham had to rely on Bettinelli to keep out Tom Lockyer's attempt from point-blank range.
Neeskens Kabano spurned the Championship side's best chance, firing over before Aboubakar Kamara headed wide late on.
In a game of few chances, Rovers were good value for their surprise win against a disjointed Fulham.
Manager Slavisa Jokanovic opted to make 11 changes to the Fulham side which lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, with new signing Sheyi Ojo making his debut following a loan move from Liverpool.
But they could not find fluency and lacked a cutting edge, causing few problems for Rovers keeper Sam Slocombe.
Fulham have now gone four games without a win and have failed to score in their past three outings.
Match ends, Fulham 0, Bristol Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Bristol Rovers 1.
Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
Marc Bola (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryan Sweeney (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano with a cross following a fast break.
Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Marc Bola tries a through ball, but Liam Sercombe is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
Michael Madl (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Broom (Bristol Rovers).
Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marcelo Djalo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers).
Sam Slocombe (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
Chris Lines (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Oliver Norwood (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers).
Corner,  Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Matt O'Riley.
Foul by Ibrahima Cissé (Fulham).
Tom Nichols (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Tayo Edun.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Broom replaces Byron Moore.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Chris Lines.
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Marc Bola tries a through ball, but Rory Gaffney is caught offside.
Foul by Marcelo Djalo (Fulham).
Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Sessegnon.
Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo following a corner.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Stuart Sinclair.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Rory Gaffney replaces Ellis Harrison.
Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahima Cissé.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Marc Bola.
Offside, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison tries a through ball, but Tom Nichols is caught offside.
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Tom Nichols replaces Billy Bodin because of an injury.
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Byron Moore.


Notts County Ladies have signed former Manchester City forward Natasha Flint on a one-year contract.

Flint, 19, was released by City in October, and had since been playing for third-tier side Preston North End.
"I think it's the right move for me to come along to County and set myself some new challenges," she told the Women's Super League 1 club's website.
"I'm looking to score and to supply goals. If I can bring trophies to Notts County I'll be very happy."


Sierra Leone has warned it is a serious crime to shelter patients infected with the Ebola virus who are in hiding.

The Health Ministry said several patients had discharged themselves from hospital in Kenema district, the heart of the country's outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for "drastic action" to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which has killed almost 400 people.
It is the largest outbreak in terms of cases, deaths and geographical spread.
There have been more than 600 cases in Guinea - where the outbreak started four months ago - and neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia.  Around 60% of those infected with the virus have died.
The WHO says that in Sierra Leone alone, there have been at least 46 fatalities out of a total 176 people infected with the Ebola virus.
The global health body has sent 150 experts to the region to help prevent the spread of the virus. However, it has warned of the potential for "further international spread".
Dr Shek Moar Khan, who is working with Ebola patients at Kenema government hospital, said his team met resistance when trying to inform people about the disease.
Health workers have been trying to explain to people in the areas affected that Ebola "is not a mystery, but simply it is a disease that somebody can acquire, and if only they could listen appropriately to our advice, then we could break the chain of transmission", he said.
On Friday, the WHO told several West African countries - Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal and Guinea Bissau - to prepare for the possible arrival of travellers carrying the deadly virus.
Ebola, a haemorrhagic fever, has no cure and is spread by contact with the fluids of infected people or animals, such as urine, sweat and blood.
Most of the deaths have been centred in the southern Guekedou region of Guinea.
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has already warned that the Ebola outbreak is out of control.
It says the epidemic will spread further unless there is a stronger international response.
Why Ebola is so dangerous


An inmate has absconded from a Suffolk open prison - the second to go missing from the site in less than 48 hours.

Lewis Powter was reported missing by authorities at HMP Hollesley Bay after failing to appear for roll call at 20:00 BST on Sunday.
The 30-year-old, who was serving an indeterminate sentence for grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, was last seen at 18:50 BST.
Another inmate, Paul Oddysses, 49, absconded on Saturday afternoon.
Suffolk Police said Powter - who has a Dennis the Menace tattoo on his right arm - had connections with the Cambridgeshire area.
He is described as white, about 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build, with brown hair, blue eyes and is clean shaven.
He was last seen wearing a blue jumper with a white t-shirt, blue jeans and white Ralph Lauren trainers.
On Saturday, Hollesley Bay contacted Suffolk Police just after 13:00 BST reporting Oddysses had left the premises. He was serving a life sentence for attempted robbery and robbery with a firearm.
He has connections in the Hertfordshire and Essex areas and is known to frequent Enfield in North London.


Jenny Gunn hit an unbeaten 94 to help an England XI to a 276-run victory over Ireland women in the first of three one-day games in Abu Dhabi.

Gunn crashed 15 fours and two sixes while Georgia Elwiss (81) and Alison Davidson-Richards (77 no) contributed to a massive 397-4 from 50 overs.
Gaby Lewis top-scored with 28 as Ireland were skittled out for 103 in reply, with Anya Shrubsole and Alex Hartley each taking three wickets.
The sides meet again on Wednesday.
The game was played in temperatures touching 40C.
Laura Delany's young Irish side acquitted themselves well in the early stages of the England innings, and at 229-4 in the 34th over they had ambitions of restricting their opponents to below 300.
However, Gunn's powerful 94 from 52 balls, adding 150 in just 16 overs with Davidson-Richards, saw England set a daunting target.
Sixteen-year-old debutant Lara Maritz was the pick of the Irish attack, taking 1-51 in a nine-over spell, while the other wicket takers were Laura Boylan (1-39) and Rachel Delaney (1-49).
In reply Ireland struggled against an experienced and penetrative England attack, with Shrubsole (3-11) and Hartley (3-24) boasting impressive figures.
Lewis, also just 16, hit four boundaries in her 28 as the Irish were dismissed in the 44th over.


Leading Democrats have come out in staunch opposition to Donald Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the vacant position on the Supreme Court.

President Trump named the Colorado appeals court judge on Tuesday to replace the late Antonin Scalia.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he had "very serious doubts" about Judge Gorsuch's nomination.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the nominee of siding with large companies over American workers.
Two of Judge Gorsuch's most high-profile appeals court rulings saw him side with business owners who objected on religious grounds to funding birth control via staff insurance plans.
If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Gorsuch, 49, would restore the court's conservative 5-4 majority, lost when Justice Scalia died.
The court has the final legal word on many of the most sensitive US issues, including abortion, gender rights and gun control.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi called Mr Trump's nominee "a very hostile appointment" and "a very bad decision, well outside the mainstream of American legal thought".
Former Democrat presidential contender Bernie Sanders said Judge Gorsuch "must explain his hostility to women's rights, support of corporations over workers and opposition to campaign finance reform".
Republicans would cry foul over a concerted effort to block Judge Gorsuch's confirmation, but it was the Republicans who blocked Barack Obama's nomination for the seat until Mr Obama left office.
Justice Scalia's seat became available 10 months before the end of Mr Obama's presidency, but Republicans refused even to debate his pick of Judge Merrick Garland, claiming it was too close to an election.
There is no law that says a Supreme Court justice cannot be nominated by a president close to the end of his or her term in office.
Even if Judge Gorsuch makes it through the Senate Judiciary Committee, he will face challenges when the entire chamber convenes for a final vote.
Democrats may seek to prevent that second vote by prolonging, or filibustering, the debate. In that case, the nomination would need 60 votes rather than a simple majority.
With Republicans only holding 52 Senate seats, they may have to change Senate rules in order to approve Mr Trump's nominee.
Abortion: He has not spoken out about Roe v Wade, the case which legalised abortion nationwide in 1973, making it difficult to pin down where he stands on the issue.
Birth control: Judge Gorsuch has supported religious institutions which objected to requirements for employers to provide access to contraception. In one of his most high-profile cases, he defended the religious owners of retailer Hobby Lobby who refused to fund birth control via staff health insurance.
Gun rights: He hasn't ruled directly on firearms restrictions, but is thought to be generally pro-second amendment. He once wrote in a legal opinion that a citizen's right to bear arms "must not be infringed lightly".
Euthanasia: He has been vocal about assisted dying, writing a book in 2009 which opposed legalisation.
The highest court in the US is often the ultimate arbiter on highly contentious laws, disputes between states and the federal government, and final appeals to stay executions.
It hears fewer than 100 cases a year and the key announcements are made in June.
Each of the nine justices serves a lifetime appointment after being nominated by the president and approved by the Senate.
The court already has cases this term on the rights of transgender students, gerrymandered voting districts and on the Texas death penalty determination.
It is also likely the court will hear cases on voter rights, abortion, racial bias in policing and US immigration policy, and possibly on Mr Trump's controversial executive order banning refugees.


Dave King has accused the Rangers board of attacking his integrity and has again called on supporters to not renew their season tickets.

The former director also rejected the current board's accusation that he made "untrue allegations" last week.
King believes that the directors have gone back on their word to provide the results of the 120-day business review before fans renew season books.
He has urged fans to seek answers to a series of questions before doing so.
In his statement last Friday, the Glaswegian accused the Ibrox board of an "extreme act of bad faith" and revealed that a bank account will be set up for supporters to pay their renewal money into, with King and the former Rangers captain Richard Gough acting as the first custodians.
The Rangers board then released their own statement, accusing King of making a number of "untrue allegations" and insisting that he had told them in a private meeting last month that he would prefer other investors to provide the investment to fund the club's attempts to earn a place in the top flight.
This attempt at a 'juicy' leak by the board merely proves that it is impossible to engage on a basis of confidentiality and integrity
"This board continues its habit of evading issues by attacking the integrity of any individual or group that speaks out against them," King said.
"I do not regard integrity as a character attribute that comes with an on/off switch.
"When I met with the board, the chairman requested that, other than the two public statements that we made, the balance of our discussions would remain private. I steadfastly honoured my undertaking. This board did not do likewise.
"In an ill-judged attempt to discredit me, they disclosed my comment that I preferred not to put money into Rangers if it could be found from other sources.
"In this instance they demonstrated their lack of integrity for no advantage as I had already, as part of my frank discussions with the fan groups, advised them that I had no prime ambition to invest further in the club but will do so if no other investors come forward.
"This attempt at a 'juicy' leak by the board merely proves that it is impossible to engage on a basis of confidentiality and integrity.
"The board has now stated that it was always its intention to only provide the business review after season-ticket advances had largely been paid.
"It has denied that it agreed the business review would be made available prior to fans committing to season-ticket advances even though I referred to this agreement in my public statement immediately after our meeting.
"The board allowed my public statement to go unchallenged. Presumably it had no concern with what I stated."
The end of Wallace's 120-day review comes on Thursday 17 April, three weeks before the deadline for season-ticket renewals. King's advice to supporters is to seek answers to his questions before deciding whether or not to renew.
Without an increase in season-ticket sales, Rangers could not be certain about their going concern status for the next 12 months, according to the notes in last month's interim accounts.
"Given that the board is quick to raise integrity and trust as key issues I would like to pose simple questions," King said.
"Does the board agree it is unfair to ask fans to buy season tickets before they consider the business review?
"Does the board agree that, given the present financial position of the club, it is appropriate to provide Ibrox and Murray Park as security against season-ticket advances?
"Does the board agree that in the latter half of December 2013 it was in discussions to obtain finance that would be needed prior to the end of the current season?
"Does the board agree that in the latter half of December 2013 it provided public assurances to the fans that the club had sufficient cash to last until the end of the current season?"


Five people who grew up in care have been placed at the heart of a new review of the system, the first minister has said.

Nicola Sturgeon spoke out as she confirmed that a full independent review group had been established to examine the care system.
It will be chaired by Fiona Duncan, chief executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland.
And it includes five people who have experience of being in care.
Ms Sturgeon said "swift progress" had been made in setting up the new body.
She said the review group would look at the legislation, practices, culture and ethos of the care system and listen to young people who had experienced it and their families, with the aim being to improve their quality of life and future outcomes.
Speaking at a reception for young people who have been in care, she said: "Every young person should have an equal opportunity to succeed in life, no matter their circumstances.
"However, we know that there are still many challenges facing young people in care and that their opportunities are all too often not the same as other young people in Scotland.
"The care system must and can do better by our most vulnerable children and young people.
"They need to know they are loved and feel cared for - this review is not about determining if this can be achieved, but how we create a system that puts love for the children it cares for at its heart."
She added: "Swift progress has been made setting up the review, culminating with the establishment of the review group, with people with care experience at its heart.
"I very much welcome all of the members who will be dedicating their time to sit on the review group during this crucial first stage.
"The wide breadth of experience, expertise and contribution of each panel member is vital in carrying out this review."
Ms Duncan, from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, which gives grants to help disadvantaged people and communities, said: "We really can, will and must deliver a review that changes lives and is transformational.
"Without the voice of care experience, this review would not be happening - and without that voice, it will not deliver.
"Many young people, their families, and professionals involved in the care system have an important contribution to make, and I look forward to learning from them in the coming weeks and months."


Indian activist Irom Sharmila has said she "felt isolated during years of confinement" and now wants to "connect with people" after ending her 16-year-long hunger strike.

She told the BBC that people "want me to be a martyr" but "I want to be like a bird and fly wherever".
She ended her fast in the north-eastern state of Manipur on Tuesday.
Her campaign against a controversial law had led to her being detained and force-fed through a tube in her nose.
Ms Sharmila had been protesting against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives soldiers sweeping powers to arrest without warrants and even shoot to kill in certain situations.
What's next for world's longest hunger striker?
AFSPA is in effect in several Indian states, including in Manipur and Indian-administered Kashmir.
"I am identified as an embodiment of saints. Since the beginning of my fast, there is no change in the mindset of the people. They remain content in making me a symbol of resistance. They wanted me to be a martyr," she said.
"I think I need to change my strategy."
Referring to India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, she said he achieved what he did by connecting with the people.
She said she was entering politics because she wanted to change things and realised she needed power to achieve this.
"Without power in my hands, who will hear my voice," she asked?
"If people believe and respect the sacred ballot box, dirtiness in politics will be eradicated. I want to change this atmosphere."
She said she wanted to "be like a bird and fly wherever and perch on any tree I like".
"I am a social being. Why should they want to see me just like a demigod?"
The court in Manipur has granted her bail and asked her to reappear on 23 June.


Zlatan Ibrahimovic should complete his long-anticipated move to Manchester United by the end of the week.

The Swedish striker, 34, is a free agent after leaving Paris St-Germain and is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Old Trafford club.
He will become the second signing for United boss Jose Mourinho, who replaced Louis van Gaal as manager in May.
Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, 22, has already completed a £30m move to United from Spanish side Villarreal.
United have also made an improved offer for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27, and are now waiting for his German club, Borussia Dortmund, to make a decision on the Armenian playmaker's future.
Ibrahimovic removed the final barrier to his switch to the Premier League when he said he did not wish to be considered for Olympic duty at the 2016 Games in Rio following Sweden's exit from Euro 2016.
It will be his first spell in England after winning titles in four countries.
Although the Swede repeatedly refused to confirm his plans during the Euros, Old Trafford was widely assumed to be the next destination in a career that has seen him win league championships in 13 of the last 15 seasons.
Ibrahimovic was top scorer in France's Ligue 1 last term with 38 goals but did not score as Sweden went out of Euro 2016 at the group stage.
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A book of condolence has been opened for a man who is believed to have drowned after falling into Ramsey Harbour on New Year's Eve.

A full-scale search was launched after 19-year-old Manchester University student Joshua Caley disappeared at about 01:00 GMT on 1 January.
Footage of a man falling into Ramsey Harbour from the East Quay was captured on security cameras.
The book of condolence has been opened at the town hall in Ramsey.
A spokesman for Ramsey Council said he hoped it would "enable people to record their memories of Josh and express their sympathy to his family at this sad time".
Following his "unbearable" disappearance, his mother Joy asked people to keep looking for him.
The teenager had been due to see in the New Year with his parents at the home of family friends.


A decision on the future of demolition-threatened Perth City Hall will not be made until February 2016.

Councillors are to meet next week to consider bids to turn the hall into a food market or a hotel, with council officials backing the food hall plan.
However a number of pre-conditions would need to be met before a draft lease could be agreed, at the authority's February meeting.
The B-listed Edwardian building has sat empty since it closed 10 years ago.
Councillors deferred a decision on which development bid to back, if any, in July, calling for further reports from Historic Scotland and other agencies and further information from the applicants.
At that stage, council officials had backed the view of independent property specialists Jones Laing LaSalle that the Perth Market Place Ltd proposal should be preferred to the hotel bid from the Seventy Group.
A report to councillors ahead of Wednesday's full council meeting noted that "there has been a change in circumstances which significantly impacts upon the Seventy Group's bid", meaning no further information could be provided.
Planning and development head David Littlejohn has asked councillors to give the marketplace proposal "preferred bidder status" to allow detailed negotiations to take place.
Should this happen, a draft lease could potentially be considered by the council in February 2016, although this would also have to be signed off by the Perth Common Good Fund Committee.
The Edwardian building, which dates back to 1911, was closed 10 years ago after a modern new concert hall was opened in the city.
Decisions over its future have been drawn out over a decade since then, with councillors at one point approving plans to have it demolished, which were subsequently blocked by Historic Scotland opposition.
The development management committee then backed the Seventy Group plans to convert it into a luxury hotel, before councillors agreed to publicly market a 125-year lease on the building to find an alternative to demolition.
Five bids were submitted in January, which where whittled down to two by July when councillors deferred the decision.
Should neither bid ultimately win approval, demolition could still be an option, although Historic Scotland chief executive Ian Walford warned he would be minded to object to such a move.
Mr Littlejohn also noted in his report that Historic Scotland had underlined that "the process cannot be allowed to perpetuate", and that a decision will have to be made.


Half of the world's estimated online population now check in to the social networking giant Facebook at least once a month.

Facebook said the number of people who use it at least monthly grew 13% to 1.49 billion in the three months to the end of June.
The number is equal to half of the estimated three billion people who use the internet worldwide.
Of those users, it said well over half, 65%, were now accessing Facebook daily.
The rise in monthly active users helped drive second quarter revenue up 39% year-on-year to $4.04bn (Â£2.6bn).
Mobile advertising revenue was the biggest factor, accounting for more than three quarters of the total.
In the US, the company said people were now spending more than one out of every five minutes on their smartphones on Facebook.
"They're keeping people hooked.
"But as well as keeping an eye on the short term gains they're also keeping an eye on the long term so they're future proofing themselves - it's clear this is an organisational imperative," Forrester analyst Erna Alfred Liousas told the BBC.
Despite what Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said was a "strong quarter", its shares fell more than 3% in after hours trading.
Facebook shares, which are currently trading at around $97 a share, have risen 24% so far this year, easily beating the 7.9% rise in the Nasdaq over the same period.
Analysts said the share price drop was linked to the high expectations for the firm, which typically tends to beat forecasts, as well as concern over its high expenses.
Facebook said that costs and expenditures for the quarter had surged by 82% to a hefty $2.8bn.
As a result, net income fell 9.1% to $719m - equal to 25 cents a share - but the firm said if various expenses were excluded earnings would have been 50 cents a share.
Mr Zuckerberg said the costs reflected "ongoing investments and improvements" it had made, such as its new data centre in Texas, which had helped reduced crashes on the network.
The social network giant warned in April that expenses could rise by up to 65% due to various investments in new staff, changes aimed at improving mobile revenue and the cost of improving products such as messaging service WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram.
But it said expenses would now be lower than expected, at up to 60% higher.
Facebook also highlighted the increasing importance of video, saying that usage continued to grow.
And it said it would start selling its Oculus Rift 3D headset in the first three months of next year.
"3D content is the obvious next thing after video.
"Video will be huge, gaming will be huge. Once you start to get a critical mass we can get a social app which we are more specialised in," said Mr Zuckerberg.
Analysis: Dave Lee, North America technology reporter, San Francisco
Mark Zuckerberg could be forgiven for cursing Wall Street under his breath.
The social network's share price has dropped - despite beating expectations in revenue, mobile advertising, growth and almost every other measure a web service can offer as a sign of good health.
But investors and analysts don't like the look of the company's costs and expenses: $2.76bn for the quarter, up from $1.5bn this time last year.
The company is investing heavily, in data centres and new methods of getting people online, which investors understand, but there is unease over the sheer size of the extra spending.
But given Twitter's problems earlier in the week, where it admitted user growth is desperately slow, the fact that Facebook, the world's biggest social network, is still piling on new usersâ€¦ that's impressive.
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Everyone agrees the social care system is out-of-date.

When it was created after the Second World War under the 1948 National Assistance Act the idea was to create a safety net for the most vulnerable in society.
But the support was only ever meant to be short-term. Back in the late 1940s people tended to only live a few years after retiring.
Now the situation is very different. Many live for 20 years after stopping work and children born today will probably spend a third of their life in retirement.
Granted, advances in medicine mean people are living for longer in relatively good health.
But that does not mean they will not need some help with basic tasks like washing, dressing and eating.
Research suggests three quarters of people over the age of 65 still develop a care need.
Similar patterns have emerged for people with disabilities. For example, even 30 years ago many people with Down's syndrome died before they were 25. Sixty is not uncommon now.
Unsurprisingly the effect of people living longer has been to put the social care system under greater strain.
Concerns have been raised about the quality of services people have been receiving.
A report last year by the Equality and Human Rights Commission described cases of people being left in bed for 17 hours or more between care visits and a failure to wash people regularly.
But those are the "lucky" ones who get help at all.
Councils are increasingly having to ration access to state-funded support. Six years ago half of councils provided help to those with moderate needs, but that has now fallen to less than a fifth.
It means in most areas of England support is only provided to those with the most acute problems - effectively people who need help throughout the day.
In reality, the system has been rationed as much as it can be.
The situation has been further exacerbated by the feeling of unfairness that has been associated with people having to sell their homes.
The rise in the value of property over the past few decades has pushed many above the means-tested threshold, forcing them to pay for their care if they have to go into a residential home.
For some - an estimated 50,000 a year - the only option is to relinquish the family home.
But if that is not enough, the problem is about to get much worse.
As is the case with NHS reform, the ageing population demands that new solutions are found.
The baby boomer generation is approaching old age - and that means a tidal wave of new people who will need help.
Over the next 20 years the number of over 70-year-olds will jump by 50% in the next 20 years to top 9.6m, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Without radical change, many believe the safety net created all those years ago will break.


Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported to the International Cricket Council over a suspected illegal bowling action.

The 29-year-old was reported by umpires Ian Gould and Marais Erasmus after his side's win over England in their fourth one-day international on Saturday.
Senanayake can play in the deciding ODI at Edgbaston on Tuesday but has to undergo an ICC test within 21 days.
There were "concerns over a number of deliveries", said the ICC.
"Senanayake's bowling action will now be scrutinised further under the ICC process relating to bowlers reported in Tests, ODIs and T20s," read an ICC statement.
"The off-spinner is required to undergo testing within 21 days, and, during this period, he is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known."
The ODI series stands at 2-2 and Senanayake has taken eight wickets in the four games so far this summer.


Goal-line technology is be used in a football match for the first time.

The Hampshire Senior Cup Final between Eastleigh FC and AFC Totton on 16 May will test Hawk-Eye's camera-based system.
Calls for goal-line technology have increased with dubious decisions marring a number of high profile games.
Field tests. These will take place in a football stadium chosen by the technology system provider. Testers will conduct a greater volume of shots on an empty goal, shots against an impact wall, shots on a goalkeeper, and the sled test, also used on Phase 1 testing, where a ball is placed on a sledge and moved along the goal-line.
Training sessions. A series of simulated scenarios on the field using players will assess the systems with an increased number of players in and around the goalmouth.
Laboratory tests. Both systems will be tested against a variety of  conditions. This will include simulating different climatic conditions (including rain, smoke/fog and heat/humidity), testing against the impact of proximity to mobile phone transmitters or other magnetic field distortions (eg TV cameras, LED advertising boards) and tests on the watches which would be worn by the match officials.
Real 'live' matches. To ensure that every eventuality has been considered in the two testing phases, each company is also required to have its system tested in two separate 'live' matches.
Chelsea's Juan Mata was awarded a goal that had not crossed the line in his side's 5-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham on 15 April.
And QPR defender Clint Hill's header was clawed back into play via the crossbar from two feet behind the line by Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan during the London club's 2-1 defeat at the Reebok Stadium on 10 March.
Southampton's St Mary's Stadium is the venue for the non-league final in which Hawk-Eye will be used as Fifa continues its testing programme into the system's viability.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter recently revealed that at least two goal-line technology systems have proved themselves fast and accurate.
"There are now systems that combine precision, speed and are uncomplicated," said Blatter in December.
In March, football's law-makers the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved two companies - Hawk-Eye and GoalRef - to take part in the second phase of Goal Line Technology (GLT) testing.
Between May 10 and the beginning of June, EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) will rigorously assess the reliability and accuracy of each system, as well as how robust the technology is.
The German-Danish-owned GoalRef will be tested in two separate matches likely to be in the Danish Superligaen or possibly when Denmark play Australia in a pre-Euro 2012 friendly on 2 June at Copenhagen's Parken Stadion.
During the test matches only Fifa's independent testing agency will have access to the system readings and the system will not be available to the match officials.
Refereeing decisions will therefore be unaffected.
Approval for goal-line technology could arrive when IFAB reconvenes in Kiev on 2 July to analyse the second phase test results.
Subject to one or both systems passing the tests the expectation is that the technology will become available to any league or competition wishing to utilise it.


Sussex registered their first One-Day Cup victory this season with a 31-run win over Middlesex in a match reduced to 32 overs per side because of rain.

The hosts lost both openers early on but Phil Salt (81) and Ross Taylor (54) put on 125 for the third wicket.
Salt's maiden half-century and Ben Brown's quick 31 helped Sussex to 222-7, with Toby Roland-Jones taking 3-47.
Fast bowler Chris Jordan then took 5-28 as Middlesex were dismissed for 191, as Brendon McCullum top-scored with 44.
Middlesex lost Dawid Malan to a duck in the first over as they failed to gather real momentum in their chase - and were reduced to 87-4 after George Garton took the crucial wicket of McCullum and Will Beer (2-34) secured the scalp of Eoin Morgan (31).
Nick Gubbins (37) and James Frankin (28) looked to counter-attack against Sussex's spin and led a recovery but the chase faltered when they departed in successive overs.
After returning to the attack to pick up the wickets of Roland-Jones and Nathan Sowter in the 27th over, England international Jordan secured career-best List A figures by rounding off the innings as he bowled James Fuller.
The victory was Sussex's first 50-over win since beating Somerset in August 2014. The Hove side lost five of their eight group games last season ant their opening two fixtures this year.
Sussex fast bowler Chris Jordan told BBC Sussex: "It's a massive win. Since I came back (from the IPL), we won the first game then went on a three-game losing streak.
"We stopped that rot on Friday night, had a good win against Kent, and again today, having lost the toss on a difficult pitch, we at least managed to put a score on the board and bowled well enough to defend it.
"Even in the short space of time I was at the IPL I did learn quite a lot and felt I did make a little bit of a move in my game, which was the whole aim of going and experiencing that tournament.
"I feel in good rhythm with both bat and ball, and in the field, and it's now a matter of me protecting that form."


Police have been given more time to question two men and two women being held in connection with a police anti-terrorism operation.

The men, aged 26 and 23, from Portsmouth and women, aged 23 from Farnborough and 29 from Greenwich, can be held until 28 October.
They were all arrested on 14 October on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.
Six people were originally arrested on 14 October.
A man aged 57 and a woman, 48, both from Portsmouth, have been bailed until December.
Police said the arrests were related to the conflict in Syria and were "not linked to any immediate threat to local communities".


Asian shares mostly rose after China's annual economic growth rate came in above market expectations and on speculation the European Central Bank may launch a major stimulus programme.

China's economy expanded by 7.4% last year, beating forecasts for 7.2%.
The figure marks the country's weakest growth rate in 24 years but investors were relieved that China's slowdown was not as severe as thought.
The Shanghai Composite index rallied by 1.8% to close at 3,173.05.
In Hong Kong, the benchmark Hang Seng index closed 0.9% higher at 23,951.16.
"With growth moderating in China, the next phase of the country's economic prosperity is being mapped out through fiscal regulation and sustained growth targets," said Evan Lucas, a market strategist at IG.
"Those ideas mean the central government is also looking to moderate rampant speculation, encourage sustained growth for domestic demand and ensure private enterprise becomes more self-sufficient."
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 finished up 2.1% at 17,366.30 ahead of the end of the central bank's two-day policy meeting.
In South Korea, shares closed higher with the benchmark Kospi index rising 0.8% to 1,918.31.
However, Australia bucked the upward trend with the S&P/ASX 200 closing down 1.47 points at  5,307.67.
The benchmark index had fallen even further in early trade as energy stocks were hit by falling oil prices.


Pregnant women have been warned to avoid the international tourist destination Miami Beach, amid cases of the Zika virus.

Authorities had previously thought the virus was limited to Wynwood, a small area west of Miami Beach.
Health officials now say five people in Miami Beach have been infected. Florida health officials have been aggressively spraying pesticides there.
Zika, often spread by mosquitoes, can cause life-threatening birth defects.
"We're in the midst of mosquito season and expect more Zika infections in the days and months to come," Tom Frieden from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday.
Florida has now had 36 cases of the disease, not counting those that were connected to travel outside the US.
Known for its Art Deco architecture and expensive shops, Miami Beach attracts millions of tourists each year.
Critics have said that Florida Governor Rick Scott has been delaying the release of information and downplaying the threat of Zika to protect the state's billion-dollar tourism industry.
But Governor Scott said the state was taking every measure to ensure the information they provided to the public was accurate.
"We recognise the desire for information quickly, but it is important that we conduct our interviews and investigations pursuant to epidemiological standards," he said.
Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic minority leader, said the transmission of Zika in Miami Beach "is the most alarming development yet in the rapidly growing threat of Zika in the United States".
Senator Reid along with Governor Scott urged Congress to provide additional funding to the area. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been at odds for months over a bill that would contribute to the aid efforts in Florida.


Former Manchester City goalkeeper Carlo Nash has been cleared of stalking his ex-wife.

The 41-year-old had been accused of a single count of stalking between January 2013 and August 2014.
Mr Nash, who also played for Stoke City and Preston North End, was found not guilty at Chester Crown Court after the prosecution offered no evidence.
It had been alleged that he accessed her emails and social media accounts and entered her house without consent.
Simon Parry, prosecuting, told the court the allegations were set amidst the "acrimonious break-up" of the marriage between Mr Nash and his ex-partner Jill.
Mr Nash smiled and nodded from the dock as his trial was aborted.
Mr Parry said the prosecution had just been provided with a "certain amount of material" by the defence which the prosecution "ought to be aware of".
Judge Nicholas Woodward directed a "not guilty" verdict be recorded and awarded legal costs to Mr Nash.
Lisa Judge, defending, told the court: "He has strenuously denied these allegations throughout."


Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say.

Gunmen reportedly arrived at the school in Chibok, Borno state, late last night, and ordered the hostel's teenage residents on to lorries.
The attackers are believed to be from the Islamist group, Boko Haram, whose militants frequently target schools.
On Monday, bombings blamed on the group killed more than 70 people in the capital, Abuja.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, has been waging an armed campaign for an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
A government official in Borno state told the BBC around 100 girls were thought to have been abducted from the school.
The exact number of missing students had yet to be established, as some of the girls had managed to return to their homes.
Parents had earlier told the BBC that more than 200 students had been taken from the school.
Residents in the area reported hearing explosions followed by gunfire last night, said BBC reporter Mohammed Kabir Mohammed in the capital, Abuja.
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"Many girls were abducted by the rampaging gunmen who stormed the school in a convoy of vehicles," AFP news agency quotes Emmanuel Sam, an education official in Chibok, as saying.
Another witness, who requested anonymity, told AFP that gunmen overpowered soldiers who had been deployed to provide extra security ahead of annual exams.
A girl, who managed to escape and wished not to be named, told the BBC she and fellow students were sleeping when armed men burst into their hostel.
"Three men came into our room and told us not to panic. We later found out later that they were among the attackers," she said.
The girls said she and her schoolmates were taken away in a convoy, which had to slow down after some of the vehicles developed a fault.
Around 10 to 15 girls seized the opportunity to escape.
"We ran into the bush and waited until daybreak before we went back home," she said.
Nigerian media reported that two members of the security forces had been killed, and residents said 170 houses were burnt down during the attack.
Boko Haram emerged as a critic of Western-style education, and its militants frequently target schools and educational institutions.
This year, the group's fighters have killed more than 1,500 civilians in three states in north-east Nigeria, which are currently under emergency rule.
The government recently said that Boko Haram's activities were confined to that part of the country.
However, Monday's bombings in Abuja prompted renewed fears that the militants were extending their campaign to the capital.


The "most flexible factory in the world" is among five projects to secure £290m of public and private investment.

Cambridge, Manchester, Sheffield and Strathclyde universities and University College London are to get money from the government and companies including Rolls Royce and GlaxoSmithKline.
Chancellor George Osborne said the university and business partnerships would drive innovation and growth.
The projects range from cancer research to testing advanced materials.
Mr Osborne said: "By bringing together our Nobel Prize winning scientists, our world-class companies and our entrepreneurial start-ups, we can drive innovation and create the economic dynamism Britain needs to win in the global race.
"We are making difficult decisions on things like welfare so that we can invest in areas like science."
The funding from the latest round of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund represents £72m of government grants and £219m of private investment secured by the universities.
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills said the projects, which would "tackle global challenges", were:
Professor Keith Ridway from Sheffield's AMRC said the Factory 2050 would be operational by 2014.
"The aim is to be able to manufacture any component as a one-off, and instantaneously switch between components," he said.
Cambridge University said construction on the "world-class" Maxwell Centre would begin shortly.
Prof Sir Richard Friend said: "This will not be conventional research or 'business as usual', but a major effort to go beyond the boundaries of traditional physical science concepts."


When Chris Hughton took charge of Brighton & Hove Albion on New Year's Eve 2014, he inherited a side languishing 21st in the Championship.

One year on, the Seagulls are in contention for promotion to the Premier League following a record-breaking start to the season.
Here, BBC Sport looks at how the 57-year-old has transformed fortunes at the Amex Stadium.
Hughton's predecessor Sami Hyypia was a left-field appointment by chairman Tony Bloom in the summer of 2014 - and one which backfired.
The Finn had a successful playing career with Liverpool but was exposed in what was his second managerial job, and he resigned in mid-December following a run of one win in 18 games.
Hughton, meanwhile, spent several years on the coaching staff at Tottenham, led Newcastle to the Championship title in 2009-10 and Birmingham to the play-offs in 2011-12 before going on to manage in the Premier League with Norwich.
"Chris knows this division and that is very important," said BBC Radio 5 live pundit Jason Roberts.
"To come from finishing 20th last year and be at the level they are now is a huge credit to him. A team that ended up down the division is now performing at a very high level.
"It is an opportunity for him to create history with Brighton."
Brighton's challenge for automatic promotion has been built on a 21-match unbeaten run at the start of the season, which saw them suffer only their first defeat of the campaign on 19 December against Middlesbrough.
"I always felt if we could start well and get some stability we could certainly fare better than last season and challenge that top six," Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"Would I have expected us to have gone on this run? The answer would have been no and it was a fabulous surprise, but something I think we have deserved.
"The fact we got a really good start gave the players an awful lot of encouragement."
It is Brighton's best start to a season and equals West Ham's post-war record of 21 games unbeaten at the start of a second-tier campaign, set in 1990-91.
Including a draw from the final match of last season, Hughton has guided Albion to their longest-ever unbeaten run in the league, surpassing an 84-year-old club record.
"In recent games they have fought back from losing positions," added former Reading striker Roberts.
"They would have liked a few more wins from their draws but that shows you a determination to not lose and not go down.
"That attitude is very hard to come by in this division, with so many games being so demanding on your body."
Brighton's dealings in the transfer market during the close season far surpassed their efforts in the summer of 2014, with their scattergun approach leading to David Burke leaving his post as head of football operations shortly after Hyypia's departure.
Goalkeeper David Stockdale and striker Sam Baldock are the only arrivals from that period who have regularly made the starting XI this season.
Since then the Seagulls have added quality, experience and youth - with midfielder Beram Kayal joining from Celtic, Albion legend Bobby Zamora returning to the club and James Wilson coming in on loan from Manchester United.
"The signings Brighton made last year were just not good enough," said former Brighton defender Adam Virgo. "They devalued the squad.
"It is a compliment to the board and the manager that they have gone out and bought quality this summer."
Hughton added: "For us it was always going to be about the summer and the players we brought in.
"We lost nine and had to bring in that many. In an ideal situation you wouldn't want to bring in so many at the same time. That was the real challenge."
Roberts, promoted from the Championship with Reading in 2011-12, believes Hughton's favoured 4-4-2 formation is a factor in Brighton's success.
"At Reading we had a similar outlook on the game. It was about the details and playing a formation everyone understood," said the 37-year-old.
"The way Brighton go about the game is on the front foot, home and away; putting the defence first, making sure everyone puts a shift in and then adding quality through the expressive players."
Meanwhile, Hughton says the club's infrastructure, with a 30,750-seater stadium and a new state-of-the-art training ground, is one which has helped him succeed.
"When I walked in, although we were a club that was down the bottom, it didn't feel like it," he said.
"There is a very good structure here and we have an excellent staff. It is very capable of going to the next stage. Ultimately the aim is to be a Premier League team.
"It wasn't as if I had to come in and change too much. I just had to try to change the fortunes of the team and what goes on on the pitch."
After defeat at home by Ipswich on Tuesday extended Brighton's winless run to five matches, the Seagulls are fourth in the Championship heading into their home match against Wolves on New Year's Day.
Hughton's priority as he starts his second year in charge will be to sustain their challenge for promotion - and he believes the backing from their supporters will be crucial if they are to have success.
"We are going through a difficult period and we are finding it hard," Hughton said.
"I think the fans have appreciated what they have seen in the first half of this season. They have been excellent - not only at the Amex but away from home as well, travelling in their thousands.
"It is about keeping that going and getting behind the team in the best way they can."


Planners aiming to sink a warship off Dorset to create a reef have put in a £2.1m bid for government cash.

The Wreck to Reef group, led by Neville Copperthwaite, first mooted the idea of creating an artificial reef off Portland four years ago.
The group has struggled to find the funds to buy and prepare a ship for the seabed while pleas for a former navy vessel to be donated have been ignored.
A bid will be submitted to the government's Coastal Communities Fund.
The fund, which makes awards to projects to rejuvenate seaside assets or help emerging industries, was launched in 2011.
Last year, a total of £24m was handed out to projects including Cornwall's National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow and £2m over two years to create the National Coastal Tourism Academy in Bournemouth.
This year's pot has been boosted to £28m and although Mr Copperthwaite lost out on an award last year, he believes the idea of sinking ships is gaining momentum.
"They have sunk ships in Australia, all donated by the government," he said.
"There are two in Portugal with a further two in June helped by the local city council.
"We have got all the permissions and already lease a one square kilometre section of seabed.
"This £2.1m would cover the costs of buying a ship and cleaning it up ready for sinking straightaway."
He believes an artificial reef could generate millions of pounds to the local economy and attract divers far and wide.
HMS Scylla became Europe's first artificial diving reef when it was scuttled off Whitsand Bay in Cornwall in 2004.
Bids for funding for projects in England need to be submitted by 13 May.


The opposition Social Democrats have won control of the Czech senate in mid-term elections, allowing them to slow government plans to cut spending.

Voters were choosing 27 of the 81-seat chamber and the left-wing Social Democrats now have 41 seats.
The gains could allow them to block the ruling right-wing Civic Democrats' plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
The Social Democrats' leader said their goal was to make the government's reforms "socially more tolerable".
The Civic Democrats formed a coalition government after May's parliamentary elections and now proposes to cut government spending to reduce the country's budget deficit.
The plans, including a 10% cut in the wages of public sector workers, provoked a large protest in Prague last month.
"We are ready to discuss future reforms with the cabinet," said the Social Democrats' acting chairman Bohuslav Sobotka.
"The goal is to make them fair, balanced, socially more tolerable," he said.
Prime Minister Petr Necas said the election result would slow legislation but he was willing to work with the Social Democrats.
Bills passed by the lower house of parliament are sent to the senate for approval before being signed into law by the president. If the senate rejects a bill, it returns to the Civic Democrat-dominated lower house before going straight to the president, bypassing the senate.


England's most capped player Fara Williams has tipped strikers Beth Mead and Nikita Parris to earn their senior debuts in next month's European Championship qualifying opener.

Sunderland's Mead, 20, is Women's Super League One's top scorer with 11 goals, while Manchester City's Parris, 21, has netted five times in all competitions.
Mark Sampson's England side start their qualifying campaign in Estonia.
"They're certainly two players he could look at," Liverpool's Williams said.
"Nikita Parris has been doing well for Man City, while Beth Mead's been scoring many goals in the league. I'm sure Mark, being the manager that he is, will give these young talents a chance in our first qualifier."
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Parris, who is on loan at Manchester City from WSL 2 side Everton, and Sunderland's Mead have represented England from Under-17 to Under-23 level.
Midfielder Williams, 31, who has won 147 caps in a 14-year senior international career, is unlikely to be selected herself because of a hamstring injury.
She has featured just just twice for Liverpool since returning from the Women's World Cup, where she helped seal England's bronze medal-finish with the extra-time penalty against Germany in their third/fourth-place play-off match.
"When you've never experienced a long-term injury it's a little bit frustrating, but I'm getting there," she told BBC Sport.
"It's frustrating but I have to be patient with it. I guess with the season nearly coming to an end, there's nothing really to rush back for.
"It's really hard, especially when you're used to playing and starting most games so it's difficult."
Speaking at the launch of Standard Chartered's new campaign #ThisGirlsGoal, Williams said she hoped to return to action before Liverpool begin their European campaign in October.
"Champions League football, as we experienced last year, is completely different and a lot more difficult than our league," she continued.
"It would be nice to get a game in before then if I can, but if I can't then I'm certainly hoping to be back for the Champions League."


First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to address the upper house of the Irish Parliament during a visit to Dublin.

The SNP leader will travel to Ireland later in November for talks with politicians and business leaders.
Ms Sturgeon has been invited to address the Seanad, and will become the first serving head of government to do so.
She said there was a "long tradition of co-operation" between Scotland and Ireland, adding that this was "even more important" since the Brexit vote.
The Herald newspaper had quoted the Irish government's international development minister as saying there would not be direct talks with Ms Sturgeon's government over Brexit.
However, the first minister will meet President Michael Higgins and Charlie Flanagan, the minister for foreign affairs, during her visit to Dublin.
A spokeswoman said she would also meet about 100 of Ireland's "top business representatives".
Ms Sturgeon said: "Scotland and Ireland have a shared history and a long tradition of co-operation on a range of issues.
"In the post-Brexit landscape, it has become even more important that we work together to protect our shared interests.
"Last year we established an innovation and investment hub in Dublin to strengthen our relationship with Ireland and promote inward investment.
"I am proud and humbled to have been invited to address the Seanad and recognise what an honour this is. I am looking forward to the opportunity to speak to Senators about my hopes for continued work between our two nations and my plans to protect Scotland's interests in the EU."


A mum has said she was stopped from getting on a bus because she was breastfeeding her baby.

Katherine Guest, who was on her way to a medical check-up in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, said the driver told her he feared her son could choke.
The Arriva driver told her it was because of potential health and safety risks associated with breastfeeding, she said.
Arriva Midlands said it was looking into the matter.
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Ms Guest, 22, said she had been on her way to a routine check-up last Tuesday with 10-week old Zachary when she was refused entry to the bus.
She started to feed Zachary while waiting at the bus stop and thought there would not be a problem with getting on the bus.
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"I expected to just walk straight on to the bus without any problems. I didn't think twice about it when the doors opened and I stepped on," she said.
"But the driver turned around and said 'I can't let you on here'.
"When I asked why not, he said it was because of the potential health and safety risks associated with breastfeeding."
Having run to make her appointment, she said: "All I want is some sort of apology and recognition that mums should be allowed to breastfeed in public."
Jamie Crowsley, general manager of the Shropshire area at Arriva Midlands, said the firm could not comment upon the individual circumstances until the investigation had been completed.
"Our drivers do have a duty to ensure the safety of our passengers as they get on and off our buses and during their journeys and are mindful of this responsibility at all times," he said.


Europe's steel industry "will not survive" if the European Union grants China a special international trading status, an industry body warned.

The European Steel Association urged the EU to dismiss the idea, saying the country would flood the market.
Ahead of the EU membership referendum, leave campaigners said this strengthened their case.
But remain vote supporters said there was a better chance of protecting the industry at an EU level than a UK one.
The association is concerned, if China is recognised as a market economy, its products, including steel, will have easier access to the EU single market.
But Remain supporters said China had not met the criteria to become a market economy, and this status would not be granted.
Thousands of Welsh steel jobs are at risk following Tata Steel's decision in March to sell its UK operations -  including 4,100 at its Port Talbot site.
One of the problems facing the industry has been China's ability to sell steel in Europe below the cost of production, as it attempts to get rid of an excess.
Because its government has been seen to interfere in the market, deflating prices to achieve this, the European Commission considers it a non-market economy.
This means it has been able to impose taxes on some of its products coming into Europe.
But the commission is considering changing China's status to that of a market economy, with concerns this could mean its exports would face lower tariffs as a consequence.
"I think we will not survive," said Karl Tachelet of the European Steel Association, when asked by the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme about the impact.
"The excess capacity of China is estimated at 350 to 400 million tonnes.
"The total steel demand in Europe, which is by far the second biggest steel market in the world, is around 170m tonnes."
But Welsh Labour MEP Derek Vaughan said China did not meet the proper criteria to gain that status - so the concerns were unfounded.
"Currently the European Parliament's position is that we would not accept market economy status for China," he said.
"There are many people including myself who feel China have not met the five criteria they need to meet and therefore they won't get granted market economy status at the end of the year."
The commission must issue a proposal on China's trading status by the end of 2016, which will then need to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament and EU member states.
Campaigners for the UK to leave the EU say the issue is reason enough to get out.
Gisela Stuart MP, chairwoman of the official Vote Leave campaign, visiting Cardiff, said: "I think it's very, very serious concerns.
"But it also shows that the European Commission, which has been investigating Chinese steel dumping for the last 10 years without taking any action, is clearly not acting in our best interest."
But Mr Vaughan said: "We want to speed up the time it takes to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese steel and the amount of tariffs that can be imposed on Chinese steel.
"But unfortunately on each occasion we have tried to do that it's been the UK government and others who have blocked it.
"I think we have got a much better chance of protecting the steel industry at a European level than at a UK level."
Sunday Politics Wales is on BBC One Wales at 11:35 BST, on Sunday 5 June


More than 200 people have died and millions remain affected after two weeks of flooding in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials say.

The situation is worsening each day as water levels are rising because of poor drainage, the head of Pakistan's disaster management body said.
The UN has begun relief work but more rain has been forecast for the area.
Meanwhile, in India's eastern Orissa state more than one million have been displaced and 16 killed in floods.
About 2,600 villages have been submerged across 19 districts. The army and navy have been called in to help as many villagers are still stranded and dependent on food drops from helicopters.
Heavy monsoon rains have been battering South Asia for days but southern Pakistan has borne the brunt of the bad weather in recent weeks.
Almost one million houses there have been destroyed or damaged and floods have affected nearly 4.2m acres of land, the UN says.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says that the rain is heaping misery on the hundreds of thousands living out in the open.  Many people remain stranded on high ground and rooftops surrounded by flood waters, our correspondent says.
The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef,  said up to 2.5 million children had been affected.
One official said children and families, many of them still recovering from last year's devastating floods, are in urgent need of help before the situation worsens.
More rain has been forecast for the coming days.
"The situation in Sindh is already serious and there will be more flooding and more problems because of these rains," Arif Mehmood, a meteorology official, is quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
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Officials in Orissa, India, said at least 61,000 people had been evacuated to safety and relief and rescue operations had begun.
Several rivers, including the Mahanadi, are overflowing and flood waters have severed a number of key road links.
Some areas had been cut off due to breaches in river banks and embankments and helicopters were the only way to bring food and water to people stranded there, Mr Mohapatra said.
Orissa's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the authorities were taking all measures to bring aid to those affected, adding that the state might seek help from central government.
Officials said the situation was expected to get better soon as rains had stopped and the water level in the Mahanadi and other rivers had begun to recede.


David Cameron has said there is a "a pathway to a deal" on new terms for Britain's membership of the EU after talks with other leaders.

The prime minister set out his reform demands, which include controversial plans to curb access to benefits for migrants, at a dinner in Brussels.
He said "good progress" has been made but it would be "hard work" to get a deal by his February deadline.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the leaders "all want a compromise".
Mr Cameron wants to get a new deal before putting the question of the UK's membership of the EU to an in-out referendum of British people by the end of 2017.
He is demanding change on four issues, including stopping in-work benefits for EU migrants in the UK for four years.
BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth said she understood a number of ideas were "kicked around the dinner table" by the EU's 28 heads of state on Thursday night.
There was suggestion among them that a legally binding agreement - and potentially treaty change down the line - would be possible, she said.
However, officials only had a very short time frame in which to hammer out the technical details by February, she added.
Official conclusions published by the European Council said members had agreed "to work closely together to find mutually satisfactory solutions in all the four areas".
Analysis by the BBC's chief correspondent Gavin Hewitt
All the right soothing words were used during the Brussels evening. David Cameron spoke of  "good progress" and "a pathway to a deal" - but for the moment there is deadlock.
The prime minister addressed the other leaders for 45 minutes.
UK officials wanted to point out that this had never been done before, as if the length of his appeal were somehow significant.
Yes, the mood of the meeting was generally positive but the outline of a deal is as elusive as it was.
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Late on Thursday evening, Mr Cameron emerged from the talks and told reporters a "big step forward" had been taken for a "better deal" for Britain.
"There's still a lot of hard work to be done but there is a path through this," he said.
"There was enormous support in the room for finding changes to keep the UK in the EU...People want to find solutions. There is political will, there is momentum but there is a lot of hard work to be done."
Mr Cameron, who insisted he had not discussed the date of any UK referendum in his speech, added: "In terms of welfare, no, I haven't put any other proposals on the table - I have put my four-year proposal on the table and it remains on the table."
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon later insisted that the government would not back down on its manifesto commitment to reduce levels of EU migration and would "fight for" the changes it wanted to see - but he stopped short of saying Mr Cameron would insist on a four year benefit ban.
"Britain is deadly serious about reducing the pull, the attractiveness of our benefit system," he told BBC Radio 4's Today, adding that any changes needed to be "irreversible and binding".
European Council president Donald Tusk said Mr Cameron had set out his position, particularly on benefits and free movement, and while other leaders had voiced concern they were willing to look for compromises.
"Building on this positive debate we agreed to work together to find solutions in all four baskets raised by Prime Minister Cameron," he said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "I am optimistic because we all want a compromise. But work on substance needs to be done. Treaty change might be possible. Not now, but perhaps later."
French President Francois Hollande said there could be adjustments over Mr Cameron's demands, but EU rules and principles must be respected.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker warned that all four of Mr Cameron's demands were difficult, and intensive negotiations were needed before February. He said: "I'd like to warn you of the illusory impression that there are three easy questions and one tricky one."
But UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who wants Britain out of the EU, said Mr Cameron "came, saw, and got hammered".
He added: "All he got as a result was a meaningless two sentences in a communique. He was told to come back in February when I suspect he will probably get a few minor concessions."
And Labour MP Kate Hoey, which is leading the Labour Leave campaign, said the talks had not lived up to the "hype" and she feared continuing EU membership would be "the end of the United Kingdom as a totally, independent democratic country".
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