Australian food-ordering and ticket-selling apps, TV-streaming platforms and a car-sharing site temporarily stopped working because of problems at one of Amazon's data centres.

The businesses all rely on the US company's cloud computing division - Amazon Web Services - to power their internet operations.
Amazon has acknowledged that some of its servers lost power early on Sunday morning.
This coincided with a major storm.
Local reports have linked the severe weather conditions to the blackout, but this has not been confirmed by Amazon.
Affected services included:
AWS's status dashboard indicated that its automated systems had managed to restore the majority of its affected compute servers within 70 minutes.
However, it noted that "a couple of unexpected issues" had caused problems to persist into Monday.
By this point, however, most of the affected services were working as normal again.
AWS is designed so its customers can choose to power their online services via several of its data centres at the same time.
In theory, this means that even if one site stops working, the client's online service should continue uninterrupted.
It is not clear whether the affected services had made use of the facility.
Amazon competes with Microsoft, Google and others to sell virtual computing facilities.
They suggest they can save companies the greater cost of building and maintaining their own servers.
Sunday's fault - and others before it - highlight a potential risk in centralising online services together in this way.
But one expert highlighted how quickly AWS had been able to handle its blackout.
"The speed at which Amazon got stuff back up and running is impressive and represents one of the big plus points of going down the distributed cloud route," said Chris Green, a tech analyst at the consultancy Lewis.
"When problems do happen, it can rectify them or shunt systems off to another data centre far faster than most companies could do in-house."
Several banks in Australia also reported problems with their apps over the weekend.
Some customers were unable to make online purchases, while others could not use smartphone fingerprint sensors to log into their accounts.
Melbourne-based Members Equity Bank blamed "server issues that have affected several banks following the storms on the east coast".
An AWS spokesman told the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper that it was not involved with the banks' issues.


The final member of a gang which launched a failed bid to free a prisoner - during which one accomplice was killed - has been found guilty.

Eren Hasyer had denied attempting to aid the escape of Izzet Eren as he was being driven to Wood Green Crown Court in a custody van.
Accomplice Jermaine Baker was shot dead by police during the escape attempt in December 2015.
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court cleared Hasyer, 25, of a firearms charge.
Izzet Eren was being held on remand at HMP Wormwood Scrubs accused of gun offences when he arranged for a gang to spring him from the van en-route to a hearing, Woolwich Crown Court was earlier told.
Jurors heard the prisoner hatched the escape plot from his cell using a smuggled mobile phone and the attempted breakout took place on 11 December, in what the prosecutor described as a carefully thought out and professional crime.
Ozcan Eren, 31, changed his plea and admitted his part in the plot after the trial opened.
Two other men, Nathan Mason and Gokay Sogucakli, admitted being part of the escape plot before the trial began.
A separate investigation into the death of Jermaine Baker is ongoing.
Det Ch Supt Tom Manson Met Police said: "This was a bold, well planned and carefully thought out conspiracy that bears all the hallmarks of a professional crime.
"They put in place anti-surveillance techniques; their own surveillance 'unit' and a command structure to run the operation."


A woman found dead in the back of a car after a crash had died before the collision, Leicestershire Police have revealed.

The crash between the car and a motorbike happened in Desford Road, Enderby, at about 11:45 BST on Sunday.
However, the force said a post-mortem examination revealed her injuries were not consistent with a crash.
Two men, aged 27 and 28, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody.
Updates on this story and more from the East Midlands
The dead woman has yet to be identified and inquiries as to how she died are continuing.


Greater Manchester has more recorded child sex offences than anywhere else in the country outside London, according to a children's charity.

The National Society for the Prevention of Child Cruelty (NSPCC) said there were 1,825 recorded offences against under-18s between 2013 and 2014.
It marks a big rise from 864 recorded offences in the region in 2012-2013.
Greater Manchester Police is yet to comment but previously said tackling the issue was "an absolute priority".
The figures released in the charity's report titled How Safe Are Our Children? cover the period from 1 April 2013 until 31 March of last year.
Nationally the report said 31,238 offences - 85 a day - including rape, sexual assault and grooming, were reported to police in the period.
In October a report ordered after the Rochdale grooming case in 2012 found child sexual exploitation had become a "social norm" within some areas of Greater Manchester.
The author of the Real Voices report, Stockport MP Ann Coffey, said girls in uniform were regularly stopped by men outside schools and the "prevailing public attitude" blamed children, leading to 1,000 convictions from 13,000 cases over six years.
Nine men were jailed for running a child sex ring in the Rochdale area.
The newly-released figures were for a period prior to Greater Manchester Police's launch of the It's Not Okay campaign to tackle child sexual exploitation in September.
The force made 22 arrests in the week-long crackdown on child grooming.


A fire involving about 100 tonnes of waste wood and rubbish in Newport was started deliberately, the police and fire service have said.

Crews were called to a building site in Bloomery Circle, Llanwern, at 21:15 BST on Wednesday.
The blaze burned for more than 10 hours before it was extinguished.
It is understood the burning material included a large amount of scrapped railway sleepers.
A Gwent Police spokesman said: "Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire... which is believed to have been deliberately set."


Manchester City could miss out on a Champions League place to neighbours Manchester United after Arsenal fought back to draw at Etihad Stadium.

Strikes from Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne twice gave City the lead in Manuel Pellegrini's farewell home game.
But Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez goals mean new boss Pep Guardiola could take charge of a side outside European football's elite club competition.
Arsenal need a point against Aston Villa to clinch their top-four place.
Analysis: Why fifth place is not a disaster for Man City
A draw at home to the already relegated Midlands side would mean Champions League qualification for the 19th successive season for Arsene Wenger's men, who could yet overhaul their local rivals Tottenham for second.
Louis van Gaal's United, currently fifth, two points behind their neighbours with a game in hand, will finish above City if they win at West Ham and at home to Bournemouth, regardless of how Pellegrini's side do at Swansea on the final day.
Relive the dramatic draw at Etihad Stadium
How will Manuel Pellegrini go down in Manchester City history? Domestic underachiever in some eyes, European pioneer in others.
City were well placed to win a second Premier League title in three seasons when the affable Chilean announced on 1 February that he would be replaced by Pep Guardiola at the end of the season.
Since then the Blues have won only six of their 14 league matches, meaning Guardiola could arrive from Bayern Munich without Champions League football to plan for.
Pellegrini has led City to League Cup victory this season and taken them into the Champions League semi-final. But the solemn expression of chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the final whistle said everything - finishing fifth is not acceptable for the club's mega-rich Abu Dhabi owners.
Following second-placed Tottenham's 2-1 home defeat by Southampton earlier on Sunday, Arsenal knew victory would move them level with their arch-rivals going into the final weekend.
Arsene Wenger's side were unable to take all three points, but they showed character to fight back twice against top-four rivals City.
The Blues produced a lively attacking performance after being criticised for a laboured display in their narrow second-leg defeat at Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Pellegrini's side deservedly led when Aguero found space to turn and drill in from the edge of the area.
A defensive mix-up between Joe Hart and Gael Clichy conceded the corner from which Giroud equalised with a header, but De Bruyne's run and precise finish edged City back in front.
The home side threatened a third before Arsenal fought back to earn a deserved point through Sanchez's clinical strike from 15 yards.
Despite missing the chance to rein in Spurs, Wenger was satisfied with a point that puts them on the verge of Champions League football.
Only a shock loss against Villa, coupled with City and Manchester United taking maximum points in their remaining games, would see the Gunners finish fifth.
England manager Roy Hodgson was not present at the Etihad, having watched Spurs' 2-1 defeat by Southampton at White Hart Lane instead.
Hodgson will have been concerned to see television pictures of Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck - a trusted member of his squad - limp off midway through the first half with a knee injury.
But, consequently, there was some positive news for Hodgson for Euro 2016.
Manchester-born Welbeck was replaced by midfielder Jack Wilshere, who made only his second substitute appearance of the season after his own 10-month injury absence.
Wilshere, 24, showed signs of his undoubted ability, topping Arsenal's passing accuracy statistics, as well as - perhaps unwisely - launching into a couple of tigerish tackles.
"For me, 70 minutes - playing with high intensity and pressure - was great," he said.
"I don't want the season to end. I feel good and fresh so I will see what happens after that."
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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini:
"We should have won that game, and I think we deserved it. We played very well. Our first 25 minutes were some of the best here this season. But Arsenal's goals were good.
"The effort, speed and character was good, and we were playing against a very good team."
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
"I am not disappointed because twice we were losing and twice we came back. It was a game that was very, very intense.
"I was surprised by the intensity of City's start. We expected an intense game but they really came out with strong pressure.
"The good thing is that we absorbed it and we've shown good character today."
Match ends, Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaël Clichy with a cross.
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bacary Sagna with a cross.
Offside, Arsenal. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Laurent Koscielny is caught offside.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Wilshere.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal).
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).
Substitution, Manchester City. Yaya Touré replaces Fernando.
Substitution, Manchester City. Wilfried Bony replaces Jesús Navas.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Mohamed Elneny.
Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City).
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Petr Cech.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gabriel Paulista (Arsenal).
Substitution, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
Foul by Fernando (Manchester City).
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!  Manchester City 2, Arsenal 2. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.


India's Mid-Day Meal programme is the world's most ambitious free school feeding programme, providing cooked meals to more than 120 million children in over a million schools across the country.

In a country where nearly half of the children are undernourished and struggle to go to school, the programme is  a weapon to tackle hunger and illiteracy.
Economists believe the programme bolsters primary school enrolment and attendance, eliminates hunger, enables children from diverse class and caste backgrounds to share a meal together and bury social prejudices, and provides children with hygiene and nutritional education. There is enough evidence to prove that the programme has, by and large, been a success, they say.
That's precisely why the deaths of more than 20 school children after consuming contaminated free meals in Bihar state is shocking.
As with most of India's large state-run social schemes, the performance of the free meals programme varies from state to state.
States like Tamil Nadu - where the mid-day meal began in the city of Chennai (Madras) as early as 1925 - and Kerala and Orissa have reported good results. Results in laggard states like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal have been less than impressive.
The source of the food contamination in the Bihar school is not entirely clear yet - doctors say that they have found evidence of insecticide in the food; other reports talk about contaminated vegetable oil used in cooking. Tainted food supplies or awful kitchen hygiene could have led to the tragedy.
Whatever the reason, Bihar, one of India's poorest states with a shoddy record in social welfare, has a long way to go in delivering an efficient mid-day meal programme for its more than 70,000 schools. Most of the beneficiaries come from poor families with an average annual income of $396 (Â£262) and where a third of the parents are illiterate, according to government estimates.
A 2010 study by India's Planning Commission found that more than 70% of children in the sampled schools in Bihar were unhappy with the quality of the food served.  A fifth of them said they did not get adequate meals. Three-quarters of the schools reported they did not have adequate utensils for cooking.
The study also found that many schools in the state also did not receive their food stock "in a planned manner on a monthly basis, as a result of which a few schools were overstocked, resulting in breeding of insects [in the food]". Despite all this, more children have enrolled in schools across the state since the programme was introduced eight years ago.
Economist Reetika Khera, who has extensively researched the programme, says the Bihar deaths are a "terrible tragedy".
But, she says, they also come at a time when the programme is steaming ahead, and "showing huge improvements" mostly in northern India, where it was kick-started following a November 2001 directive from the Supreme Court to provide "cooked meals to all primary school children".
"When the scheme began in northern Indian I remember many schools had no place to cook, no water. Teachers would double up as cooks, and children would collect firewood. Now schools have cooks and helpers, utensils and proper kitchen sheds for the cooking," says Dr Khera.
Even the quality of meals has improved, say economists.
In Rajasthan, remembers Dr Khera, children would be served unappetising meals of boiled wheat spiked with sugar and salt in the early days of the programme. Now the meals have become nutritious with a wide ranging and appetising mix. The state of Tamil Nadu provides a boiled egg to every child every day of the week. Rajasthan gives fruit to every child twice a week.
The Bihar tragedy, say economists like Dr Khera, is not an indictment of the programme. But it proves India needs to tighten up its hygiene (children have fallen ill in Bihar and Goa and Delhi in the recent past after school meals) and improve safety at school kitchens (more than 80 children were killed in a kschool fire in Tamil Nadu in 2004) to make the Mid-Day Meal a programme it can be truly proud of.


The Conservatives have retained overall control of Wiltshire Council despite losing four seats in Thursday's vote.

The Tories won 58 of the 98 seats, the Liberal Democrats 27, independents eight, Labour four and UKIP won its first seat in the county.
UKIP's David Martin Pollit won Melksham Central from the Lib Dems.
Conservative council leader Jane Scott held on to her Bybrook seat with a reduced majority and finds out on Saturday if she will remain as leader.
Mr Pollit said: "I'm stunned to be honest. We saw from the news this morning the successes overnight of the UKIP party, and long may it continue".
John Walsh, who won Fisherton and Bemerton Village for Labour by just one vote, said: "It was a close run thing, and all credit to my opponents who ran me very close indeed."
Nigel Carter and Jane Burton from the independent group the Devizes Guardians both lost their seats to the Conservatives.
Six Conservative seats were not contested - Warminster West, Tidworth, Ludgershall and Perham Down, The Collingbournes and Netheravon, Winterslow, Fovant and Chalke Valley.
The results can be found on the BBC election website.
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Half a million people will get the chance to 'walk on water' in Italy this month.

An artist called Christo will be opening a big art project on Lake Iseo, in northern Italy, made from 220,000 plastic floating cubes.
The cubes will make a two mile-long path across the lake, and will be covered in a special yellow fabric which changes colour in the light.
The project is called 'The Floating Piers' and the the artist said it should feel like people are "walking on the back of a whale".
It took a lot of work to put the bridge together - 190 huge concrete anchors were flown in by hot air balloon then dropped into the lake to help hold the bridge together.
The 80-year-old artist who designed the bridge has created lots a famous art sculptures in the past, in Berlin and New York.
When it officially opens, 150 volunteers and lifeguards will help out along the bridge to make sure everyone stays safe.


Tens of thousands of people with asthma in the UK are not getting the right medicines to keep their condition safely under control, according to an audit.

The charity Asthma UK, which analysed nearly 100,000 patient records to reach this estimate, says lives are at risk.
It found some patients had been put on the wrong types of inhalers.
And some medics were not picking up on warning signs that asthma could be spiralling dangerously out of control.
Asthma UK insists that no patient is in immediate danger, but warns that they should check which inhalers they have been prescribed and how often they use them.
No asthma patient should be prescribed a long-acting reliever inhaler without being given a preventer inhaler too, for example.
And any person who finds that they use 12 or more short-acting reliever inhalers in a year must see a doctor because it means their condition is not under control and needs other medication.
Likewise, anyone who is using their reliever inhaler - which is usually blue in colour - more than three times a week and has not had a recent review with their doctor should contact their GP.
Asthma inhalers:
In the audit of more than 500 GP practices carried out between 2010 and 2013, 5,000 patients had been prescribed more than 12 reliever inhalers over a 12-month period, 1,965 of them without being reviewed by a nurse or doctor.
And 400 patients had been prescribed long-acting reliever medicines without inhaled steroids.
Applying this incidence to the whole of the UK suggests tens of thousands of people with asthma could have these medication errors, says Asthma UK.
There are about 5.4 million people in the UK on asthma treatment - a million of these are children.
Experts say the findings echo those of a report published a year ago - the National Review of Asthma Deaths.
The UK has one of the highest rates of asthma prevalence, hospital admissions and mortality in the developed world.
Dr Mark Levy, GP and author of the National Review of Asthma Deaths, said deaths could be prevented by better disease management.
"We should be assessing and reviewing every patient and reviewing people every time they have an attack.
"A single review once a year is not acceptable," he said.
Prof Russell Viner, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "A huge part of this is making sure we intervene early and ensure preventative medication is given as well as used to relieve symptoms in emergencies."
Nurses called for better asthma training.
Dr Peter Carter, of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "The role of specialist nurses is vital in supporting better patient and professional education, but the number of specialist nursing posts that have been eroded in recent years is deeply concerning."
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said it provided prescribing advice on its website.
A spokesman said: "Guidance for prescribers has been published in the MHRA's safety bulletin, Drug Safety Update, and product information for prescribers and patients has been updated accordingly."


Key figures and politicians are responding to the news that Peter Robinson will be stepping down from his role as Northern Ireland's first minister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

"Peter has been a central figure in Northern Ireland politics for over four decades.
"In his long and distinguished record of public service, both in the House of Commons and the Assembly, he has championed the interests of Northern Ireland with unparalleled effectiveness, determination and dedication.
"Peter was key to the agreement reached this week and he can be rightly proud of his contribution.
"I have never hated Peter Robinson. I don't think Peter Robinson hates me.
"I think we have developed a good working relationship over the years, albeit we come from different allegiances.
"Despite our political differences, I recognise fully the enormous personal contribution Peter has made, building on the work of his predecessor, Dr Paisley."
"I was very sad to learn this morning of Peter Robinson's intention to retire from politics in the near future.
"From my own direct experience of working closely with Peter, I wish to acknowledge his leading role in bringing stability to the political institutions in Northern Ireland, which was most recently demonstrated in the 'Fresh Start' Agreement of which he was a key architect.
"Mere words cannot convey the enormity of the thanks owed to Peter by the DUP and by everyone who values progress in Northern Ireland.
"Peter has been a towering figure in the DUP since its foundation. He has dedicated his life to the defence of the union and to building a better life for our people. He can be justifiably proud of what he has achieved in helping secure those objectives.
"The DUP, unionism and Northern Ireland owe a huge debt of gratitude to Peter for his 40 years of unstinting public service. He is without equal within unionism for his strategic ability to chart a course through many difficult periods in our province.
"His strategic vision, calm reflection and decisive decision-making, will mark him out as something very special.
"I wish to extend thanks and best wishes to Peter Robinson and his family and good luck for the future.
"Sinn Féin will continue to work with the DUP and Peter's successor and with the other political parties as part of the effort to deliver on the recent agreement and to resolve outstanding issues from other agreements."
"His early career was forged as a right-leaning, hardline unionist so it's unsurprising that we don't have much political common ground.
"But despite our disagreements, on a human level it's clear to see that he has had a very difficult time personally and with his health.
"He has clearly played a very significant part in Northern Ireland politics, some might say in the early years he was quite detrimental.
"In recent years he's been more positive but whether we've really established power sharing as opposed to power carve ups, that's an open question."
"As party leader and First Minister of Northern Ireland he has lead our party and our country through some of the most delicate and difficult phases of the political process.
"There were times when lesser men would have given up and simply walked away, but Peter endured and has worked hard for the people of Northern Ireland. His contribution to Ulster society has been immense.
"He was the strategist in the DUP for many years, so he was masterminding the process of bringing the party into being a centre party in trying to move the 1998 Good Friday Agreement forward.
"Of course he was controversial in the earlier period as far as we were concerned in the Republic, but I would far rather remember the role he has played over the last 15 to 16 years.
"I think in the latter years he has certainly tried to be more inclusive and he's tried to bring things forward, although at various times the messages have been very mixed.
"Looking back at when times were difficult and when Northern Ireland was in very troubled times, I think the role he played at that time was not helpful, to put it mildly.
"His foresight has, without question or contradiction, delivered a Northern Ireland that can move forward confidently, with a sense of pride and purpose; and an overarching resolve never to repeat again.
"He is without doubt a major loss to both our party and unionism but I trust he will be able to enjoy an easier pace of life while still assisting us in the days that lie ahead."
"He probably learnt from his predecessor about not overstaying his welcome.  I think he had the wit to go before he was pushed.
"I am saddened for him and for Northern Ireland that his legacy is to confirm IRA/Sinn Féin in government.
"We wish Peter a long and healthy retirement. Meanwhile, he remains First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive at a time when we share the ambition of seeing Stormont delivering positive outcomes for all our people. We will continue to engage positively with that objective in mind."
"I always found him to be a pragmatic and straightforward politician who was serious about moving Northern Ireland forward.
"In his role as deputy leader to Ian Paisley and then as the leader of his party and Northern Ireland's first minister, there is no doubt that he made a significant contribution to the journey that the island of Ireland has been on.


A pregnant Somali woman who says she was raped in Australia's refugee detention camp in Nauru is to be flown back to Australia.

She was previously flown from the island to Australia to have an abortion, but was flown back without having had it, a few days later.
Authorities said she changed her mind about the procedure, but the woman, known as Abyan, denied this.
Australia refuses to accept refugees attempting to reach it by boat.
They are kept in camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea while their claims are processed. Even those found to be genuine refugees are resettled outside Australia.
Abortion is legal but heavily restricted on both Nauru and Papua New Guinea, hence the need for the woman to fly to Australia.
Earlier on Wednesday, the United Nations urged Australia to provide "a decent option" for the woman, who it said was "in a very fragile mental and physical condition". The Australian government says it will provide counselling when she is in the country, though it declined to be specific on when that might be.
Abyan's lawyers said she was returned to Nauru the first time just for wanting counselling and more time to make up her mind, not because she had decided against an abortion. The head of the Australian Human Rights Commission described the case as "extraordinary".
It comes as the Philippines says it will not accept refugees sent by Australia unless they are only there temporarily.
President Benigno Aquino, responding to an Australian proposal to resettle refugees in the country, pointed out that his country was far more populous than Australia and had difficulties providing for its own population.
Australia is one of the world's richest countries, whereas roughly a quarter of the Philippines' approximately 100 million people live in deep poverty.
Mr Aquino also noted that after the Philippines agreed to host Vietnam War refugees temporarily in the 1970s, hundreds of thousands ended up staying for many years.
Australia currently has an multi-million dollar agreement with another developing nation, Cambodia, to resettle refugees there. But so far only four have made the move, despite offers of cash and free accommodation.


The mother of a 14-year-old boy from Surrey, murdered by a teenager he met through online gaming, says she hopes her son's story will lead to better online safety for others.

Breck Bednar was killed by Lewis Daynes after the 19-year-old lured him to his home at Grays in Essex.
Lorin LaFave said: "I want Breck's story to show that there really is evil out there. Not everyone.
"But it only takes one evil person to cause this kind of damage."
Lewis Daynes admitted murder and has been sentenced to life in jail.
Lorin, from Caterham, says that Breck and his friends would regularly spend their evenings playing war games on a server set up by Daynes.
"When I would go into his room or walk by and listen I could hear how interesting it was and I could understand why they were socialising this way."
She started to get worried that Daynes was having a growing influence over her son and that his personality was starting to change.
"Breck was telling me that Daynes didn't think he should have to get off the computer. Daynes didn't think he should have to do chores. Daynes didn't think he should have to do family activities."
Lorin took away her son's computer and reported her concerns to the police.
"I told them about Daynes's manipulative behaviour and the fact that I thought he was grooming Breck and the other boys. I just said, 'I know there's something wrong because he's changing Breck's behaviour and ideologies.'"
She was unaware that the older teenager had sent Breck a mobile phone so they could remain in contact.
She says he would tell Breck about lucrative business opportunities, promising in one email that they would work together and make millions of pounds.
Lorin thinks the boys were impressed by the fake online persona Daynes had created for himself.
"For some reason Breck wanted to believe it. He wanted to be involved with someone who seemed to have such influence, such amounts of money and such knowledge. I think he was like a mentor unfortunately. They were looking up to him."
Daynes told Breck they needed to meet face-to-face to discuss business and booked a cab to bring Breck to his home. It was there that Breck was murdered.
The family has set up The Breck Bednar Memorial Foundation to try to promote responsible use of technology.
Their slogan is Play Virtual Live Real.
"The internet is a great tool but play virtually with those friends, live real. Only meet up with people you know face to face in the real world. Breck didn't live real. His reality was death because he believed in some evil person's lies."
She knows this is a message young people hear on a regular basis - Breck had an internet safety course a month before he was murdered but she wants to make sure it's one they don't ignore.
"If Breck were here he would say, 'Guys I didn't believe it either, but there are dangerous people out there'. Unfortunately it took the toll of his life."
She wants young people to imagine the safety message is coming from Breck himself.
"What did he say when he was being assaulted by Daynes? Did he think, 'Wow, mum was right?' Did he think, 'Man, I've really messed up?' What went through his head? Because at that point it was too late."
Ms LaFave wants the government to invest more money in this area so that every parent can feel confident that there will be a full investigation if they report any online concerns.
Daynes was due to stand trial - accused of murder - but admitted the offence at the last minute. He will serve a minimum term of 25 years.
The way Surrey and Essex Police handled the case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
They will try to work out if either force could have done anything differently.
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Leicestershire and Glamorgan are both without key players as they try to bounce back after two opening defeats.

Home captain Mark Cosgrove, the former Glamorgan batsman, is suspended while Colin Ackermann is out injured, but fellow South African Cameron Delport could make a Championship debut.
Glamorgan, who bowled first, are still missing Will Bragg, Graham Wagg and Timm van der Gugten.
"I think everyone's got to the point where they know it's not acceptable" said Glamorgan batsman Aneurin Donald.
Glamorgan lost to Worcestershire by eight wickets following a two-day opening defeat by an innings at Northampton.
"We've been itching to get in the nets and work hard on our game. But it shows a lot about the character of the group that morale is still up, it's a long season fortunately for us and we've got plenty of time to turn it round- hopefully this is that week" Donald told BBC Wales Sport.
He refused to blame a blow on the helmet for getting out on 57 against Worcestershire, later in the same over.
"I was pretty annoyed getting out a couple of balls afterwards because I didn't feel I was affected by the hit. It's nice to get a couple of runs under the belt, but it's about converting those starts" said the 20 year-old batsman.
Leicestershire, who have lost to Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire, make four changes under acting captain Ned Eckersley.
Seamers Charlie Shreck returns from suspension and Lewis Hill keeps wicket.
"We were expecting better results and if we haven't had the rub of the green, we've contributed (to that) including by dropping catches" all-rounder Ben Raine told the Foxes' website.
"But there's full confidence we have enough to turn it round. It's a massive game against a team in a similar position."
Glamorgan bring spinner Andrew Salter for Harry Podmore.
Leicestershire: Eckersley (capt), Chappell, Dearden, Delport, Dexter, Hill, Horton, McKay, Pettini, Raine, Shreck.
Glamorgan: Rudolph (capt), Selman, Lloyd, Ingram, Donald, Cooke, Carlson, Salter, De Lange, Carey, Hogan.


During World War One, Britain desperately needed volunteers to fight and everyone was called upon - even sports stars.

29 June 2016 Last updated at 10:44 BST
In November 1914, a group of footballers from Heart of Midlothian FC signed up to join the new 16th Royal Scots Battalion.
At the time the club were on track to win the Scottish League, but the move took them from the playing field to the battlefield.
The Hearts footballers were soon joined by players from other clubs, including Raith Rovers, Falkirk, Dunfermline, East Fife and Hibernian.
Hundreds of supporters also followed them in the fight against the Germans.
Their bravery has never been forgotten and Martin's been finding out more about the players who put their lives on the line.


Ulster club champions Slaughtneil are to be given a two-week break between their All-Ireland football and hurling semi-finals in February.

The Derry-based Robert Emmets club secured the Ulster hurling and football crowns in 2016, as well as the camogie title this season.
The footballers will play St Vincent's of Dublin on Saturday 11 February.
The hurlers were due to play Leinster champions Cuala on 4 February but that tie has been put back to 25 February.
Slaughtneil have as many as 17 players in both squads, with eight likely to start both games.
The next problem will arise if they win both of their semi-finals, with the two finals down for decision on their traditional St Patrick's Day slot.
Galway's St Thomas take on Ballyea from Clare in the other hurling semi-final while Dr Crokes of Kerry meet Galway's Corofin in the other football last four clash.
Slaughtneil's football semi-final will be played at Pairc Esler, with their hurling semi at the Athletic Grounds, throw-in times yet to be confirmed.
The footballers booked their place in the last four by defeating London side St Kiernan's 2-11 to 0-5 in their quarter-final.


Hearts cruised into the second qualifying round of the Europa League with a comfortable win over Infonet Tallinn in Estonia.

Callum Paterson and Igor Rossi both headed in early goals to give Robbie Neilson's side a dream start.
Alim Ozturk stabbed in a third before the break but sliced into his own net to give Infonet one back before Rossi restored Hearts' three-goal lead.
Vladimir Voskoboinikov fired in a second for the home side.
That gave Hearts a 6-3 aggregate win and means they will face Birkirkara of Malta next week.
Scotland full-back Paterson was deployed as a wide forward and he showed his attacking prowess by giving the visitors the lead within the opening minutes when he bulleted Jamie Walker's corner into the net from six yards.
With the home side struggling to cope with Hearts' set-pieces, it was soon 2-0 when Walker this time found Rossi at the back post with a free-kick.
Conor Sammon passed up a golden opportunity to claim his first goal in Hearts colours after meeting an Arnaud Djoum delivery; the Irishman's header drifting wide.
On the stroke of half-time, another magnificent Walker corner-kick found the head of Rossi, who nodded the ball down for Ozturk net at the back post.
Infonet claimed a well-worked consolation after the break when Aleksandr Volodin surged down the right flank and delivered a super low cross, which Ozturk could only turn into his own net.
Those celebrations were short-lived, however, as the hosts were again found woefully incapable of defending a Walker free-kick 60 seconds later, allowing Rossi to blast home in the ensuing scramble.
Infonet continued to press and reduced arrears on the hour mark when Voskoboinikov volleyed home at the back post before Jevgeni Harin hit the crossbar, but Hearts were already well on their way to victory.


Take That have announced their first UK tour as a trio.

Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will perform 22 concerts across seven arenas, kicking off at the Hydro in Glasgow on 28 April.
The live shows will be four years after the group's last record-breaking stadium tour, Progress, and marks their first without Jason Orange, who quit the band in September.
Robbie Williams will also not be returning for the tour.
In a statement, Take That said: "We've always been very proud of our live shows and are very excited to be touring again next year.
"Playing live is something we love the most about what we do and we're looking forward to putting on the most amazing show we can.
"It will have been four years since our last tour so we're really keen to get back out on the road to play some of our biggest songs from the last 20 years alongside our new ones."
The tour will visit Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester and Sheffield before finishing in London in June.
After the announcement, Gary Barlow tweeted: "We can't wait to get back on the road and see you all, by far our favourite thing to do."
Former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson will be a special guest on the tour after the success of her debut single Ghost and album Chapter One.
Both reached number one in the UK charts.
Take That's seventh studio album III is coming out on 1 December, with the first single These Days due out on 23 November.
The three remaining members of Take That were criticised earlier this year when it emerged that Barlow, Donald and Owen and their manager Jonathan Wild had invested millions of pounds in tax avoidance schemes.
Barlow said in an interview that the tax situation was a "problem" but insisted his fans were "not interested" in his financial issues.
Tickets for Take That's tour go on sale on Thursday, 13 November at 9am.
The Take That tour dates are as follows:
Glasgow, SSE Hydro - 28, 30 April and 1 May
Belfast Odyssey - 4, 5
Birmingham, LG Arena - 14, 15, 16
Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena - 18, 19
Manchester Arena - 21, 22, 23, 25, 26
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - 1, 2 June
London, The O2 - 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
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The UN should delay releasing a report into atrocities in Sri Lanka's civil war, the new foreign minister has said.

Mangala Samaraweera said Sri Lanka needed time to set up mechanisms to deal with any recommendations in the report, due for release on 25 March.
The UN rights commissioner's probe is expected to document war crimes by the Tamil Tigers and government forces.
Tamil rebels fought for 26 years for a separate homeland, but were crushed by the army in a massive assault in 2009.
Both sides in the conflict have been accused of killing civilians.
An earlier UN report estimated that as many as 40,000 civilians were killed in the final phase alone, mostly by government shelling.
The UN launched its probe last April, saying there had been "an absence of a credible national process with tangible results".
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa refused to grant visas to the UN investigators, and said only Sri Lankans could conduct such an inquiry.
But Mr Rajapaksa was defeated in a general election last month, and the new government has promised to co-operate with the UN.
"Unlike the previous government, we are not in a state of denial, saying that such violations have not happened," Mr Samaraweera told the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
"We believe such violations have happened. We are ready to ensure that those who have violated human rights in Sri Lanka will be brought to justice through such a mechanism."
The foreign minister is due to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry later, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday.
He said delaying the report's release until August should give enough time for internal mechanisms to be established.
UN officials said the timetable for the report's release had not been changed.


England need to show mental strength if they are to win the series-clinching one-day international in South Africa, says batting coach Graham Thorpe.

Defeat by a solitary wicket on Friday in Johannesburg saw the hosts draw level after England took a 2-0 lead.
England lost five wickets for 21 runs in the fourth test, salvaging 262 all out thanks to Joe Root's century.
"You want to see them in pressure situations, because that's when you learn most about them," he added.
"It's a great chance for them to turn round and play a match-winning innings.
"They've got a great opportunity to go out there and finish the series on a high, as a match-winner."
The majority of the squad are likely to head to India next month for the ICC World Twenty20.
"It's mental strength really," added Thorpe.
"It's an opportunity for them to stand up. Some [of them] might say 'I'm a little bit shy of a few runs in this series so far'."


Shares in Japan fell into negative territory on Tuesday as a stronger yen hits some of the the country's big exporters.

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3% in early trade, but closed down 0.37% at 16,052.05.
Car parts maker Takata saw its shares lose 4.34% following reports that the firm may be hit with another recall.
Takata is one of the world's biggest airbag makers but has seen millions of car recalled due to airbag problems.
In Australia, the ASX 200 closed down 0.43% at 4,979.60 points as some of the country's big lenders weighed on the index.
Qantas shares lost 5% despite posting its best first half-year profit in its 95-year history.
Evan Lucas, an IG Markets analyst, said Qantas' share slide on Tuesday was partly due to an overnight rise in oil prices.
Mining giant BHP Billiton also posted results on Tuesday.
For the six months to December, it reported a huge half-year net loss of $5.67bn (Â£4bn) and warned that weak commodity prices will continue.
However, its Sydney-listed shares finished the trading day up 2.62% due in part to a rise in the price of iron ore.
In China, shares were divided in early trade, but were largely in negative territory by the afternoon.
The Hang Seng ended the session 0.25% lower at 19,414.78, while the Shanghai Composite index closed down 0.8% at 2,903.33.
Meanwhile, South Korea's Kospi index closed down 0.11% at 1,914.22


David Ginola has confirmed he will not stand against Sepp Blatter in May's Fifa presidential election.

The ex-Newcastle and Spurs midfielder failed to secure the backing of five football associations, a requirement for standing in the election to head football's world governing body.
"Unfortunately I will not be able to continue with my Fifa presidential candidacy," 47-year-old Ginola said.
Current president Blatter, 78, is bidding for a fifth term in office.
Dutch football chief Michael van Praag and former world player of the year and Barcelona winger Luis Figo have already named their five backers.
The Football Association has declared its support for Asian federation member Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.
Prince Ali has said he has the required support for the vote on 29 May.
In order to stand for election, candidates must have also played an active role in football administration in two of the past five years.
Ginola's campaign received £250,000 backing from a leading bookmaker.
Among his ideas were for the men's and women's World Cups to be played at the same time.
"Today I have mixed emotions," said Ginola. "There is disappointment, anger but there is also hope. I'm very proud of my campaign and the policies I proposed to reform football.
"If in the coming months and years even one of my ideas is discussed at the highest level then this will be a victory."


Grimsby Town have signed Fleetwood Town full-back Danny Andrew on a one-year deal.

The 25-year-old has been released by the Cod Army after making 16 league appearances in two seasons.
He is Paul Hurst's first signing since leading the club to promotion from the National League.
"I'm looking forward to being part of this successful journey and I can't wait to get started," Andrew told the club website.


A man who stabbed another man to death in a Hull street has been convicted of murder.

Agustin Sula, 18, struck Mateusz Szleper, 21, seven times in the chest with a seven inch (20cm)-long combat knife and then fled the scene near Spring Bank.
Mr Szleper had been collecting food from a takeaway when Sula followed him and attacked him in February, Hull Crown Court heard.
He will be sentenced later this month.
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The court heard Mr Szleper was a stranger but Sula, described as being fascinated with knives, had thought he had bumped into him earlier that evening.
He was described by a witness as being in a "very volatile state of mind" afterwards and went to search for Szleper.
After the murder, Sula, of no fixed abode but from Albania, hid the knife in bushes and washed his clothing.
He fled Hull and was arrested 10 days later while working at a car wash in Birmingham.
Two other men were also accused of murder.
Abdullah Ali Haydar, 18, of Alexandra Road, Hull was found not guilty.
The jury was discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the case of his Sula's brother, Ermal Sula, 24, of no fixed abode.


About a week ago the UK learned that it would have to pay a surcharge of £1.7bn (€2.1bn) to the EU by 1 December.

It was described as a technical adjustment based on the fact that in recent years Britain's wealth has increased more than others.
The extra payment will amount to about 20% of what the UK pays annually. As one official in Brussels conceded to me: "The politics are awful."
Under rules agreed by all member states, the European Commission assesses gross national income going back over a number of years.
Since 1995 Britain's economy has performed better than other countries, particularly in the service sector. The EU Commission also now includes a figure for what it estimates to be receipts from the black economy.
While the UK faces an extra payment, France will get a rebate of around £800m. Germany also gets a reduction.
And, in one of the more curious features of this affair, both Greece and Italy - two struggling eurozone economies - will have to pay more, largely because of the size of their black economies.
Downing Street says that this is "unacceptable"; it is wrong to have fees relating to previous years being changed at a moment's notice.
Labour's Shadow Europe Minister Pat McFadden said that "it's unacceptable that the outgoing EU Commission should spring a backdated bill on member states in this way, but UK ministers have known about this since last week".
He makes the point that this proposal is from the outgoing EU Commission and that it is imperative that David Cameron urges the new Commission to look again at this proposed change.
There is, however, little that the UK can do about it. The figures are at the discretion of the European Commission.
David Cameron is looking for allies.
He might have one in Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The Netherlands will have to find an extra 642m euros (£506m). Dutch officials are exploring legal options.
But the UK and the Netherlands may not encounter much sympathy.
One head of state said that these budget revisions happened regularly and there were winners and losers based on agreed rules.
The Prime Minister of Finland, Alex Stubb, said: "To be honest, the EU is not an accounting exercise, where you look at how much you put in and how much you get back. The UK, like Finland, is a rich country. The UK, unlike Finland, has a rebate."
The UK makes annual payments to the EU of £17bn a year.
It receives a rebate of £3.3bn. It also receives benefits like regional aid which amount to £5.2bn. It leaves the UK as a net contributor paying £8.6bn a year
The political reaction was immediate.
A senior Tory MEP said Britain was being penalised for having taken tough decisions with its economy. He thought it "outrageous".
Another British politician said that it enabled David Cameron's opponents to ridicule claims that he had reined in and helped reduce the EU budget. A UKIP official said that Britain was being made to pay for the failures of the eurozone.
And there are other pressures on budget payments. The European Parliament is demanding an increase of £5.4bn in next year's budget to help with projects to boost growth.
All of this comes at a politically sensitive moment for David Cameron.


Red kites have been filmed in slow-motion feeding on the roof of a garage in a village in Leeds.

23 January 2017 Last updated at 12:24 GMT
For many years the bird of prey was extinct in England, but it's now thriving after a successful reintroduction project.
More than 100 breeding pairs were counted in Leeds in 2016, with Harewood a common place for sightings.
Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is broadcast on Monday, 23 January at 19:30 GMT on BBC One, and nationwide on the iPlayer for seven days thereafter.


Fit-again Walsall midfielder Isaiah Osbourne has signed a new one-year contract following an injury-wrecked first season with the Saddlers.

The 28-year-old ex-Aston Villa trainee signed for Walsall in September 2015, but then suffered a knee injury and is still to make his debut.
"I've spent time with him in the past year," said head coach Jon Whitney.
"He's been through some tough days in and out of hospital with his injury. But together we saw a chink of light."
As well as loan spells with Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday during his five years at Villa, Birmingham-born Osbourne has also played for Hibernian, Blackpool and Scunthorpe United.
He is now fit to resume a career that has been stalled since he last turned out for Scunthorpe in April 2015.
His presence will add to the 11 new signings available to Whitney when he picks a much-altered side for the Saddlers' first home game of the season on Saturday - at home to AFC Wimbledon.
Of the 14 players on the field when Walsall's League One play-off hopes were ended by promoted Barnsley in May, only four remain at Bescot.


Celtic signing Kundai Benyu hopes to be Brendan Rodgers' latest successful young player - and follow the examples of Raheem Sterling and Jordon Ibe.

Manchester City's Sterling and Bournemouth's Ibe worked for Rodgers at Liverpool and Benyu said it was "the main factor" in his move to Glasgow.
"The gaffer has helped a lot of young players in the past, like Raheem Sterling and Jordon Ibe," he said.
"So I'm hoping to be a part of that list."
Midfielder Benyu, who scored five goals in 23 appearances while on loan at National League club Aldershot, signed a four-year contract with the Scottish champions last month after rejecting a new deal with Ipswich Town.
Despite having not yet made a first-team start with the English Championship club, the London-born 19-year-old had been linked with Tottenham Hotspur, with whom he played in a European youth tournament, as well as West Ham United and Aston Villa.
"In my opinion, Celtic are bigger than all of those clubs who were interested in me," Benyu told Celtic TV.
"I know I'm joining one of the biggest clubs in the world, with 60,000 fans at every home game, which is crazy.
"The gaffer's put faith in me and he trusts that he sees me in his team and that I can improve as a player.
"My ambition is to get into the first-team squad by the start of the season."
Benyu only learned of Celtic's interest while watching, on television, what turned out to be his future team-mates clinch the treble on 27 May.
"I was in my friend's house in North London actually watching the Scottish Cup final - Celtic and Aberdeen - when my agent called me and told me Celtic were interested," he added.
"I was speechless and couldn't believe it. And, from then on, it all went pretty quickly.
"During the game, I got the call, around 60 to 70 minutes in.
"After I got that phone call, I was more or less supporting Celtic - and I was buzzing when Celtic scored that late goal."


Ferry services between the Channel Islands and the UK have been cancelled following Storm Katie.

The high-speed Condor Liberations ferry will not sail between Poole, Guernsey and Jersey on Monday or Tuesday.
Condor Rapide services between the islands and St Malo have been rescheduled.
Flights between the Channel Islands and London Gatwick were cancelled earlier, but are due to fly later this morning and this afternoon.
Winds of 74mph were recorded at the harbour by Jersey Met, while gusts reached 70mph in Guernsey overnight.
Roads have been closed in Jersey due to fallen trees, including Rue des Canons in St Helier.
Jersey Police has warned people not to drive as the wind conditions remain dangerous in Jersey.


Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater is fit despite having been unavailable for England duty because of a minor hip problem.

Wes Morgan remains out with a back injury and Nampalys Mendy is a doubt.
Xherdan Shaqiri is set to miss an eighth straight game for Stoke with a calf problem, despite starting for Switzerland last Saturday.
Phil Bardsley is out after his red card against Chelsea, while Geoff Cameron's thigh problem will be monitored.
Glen Johnson and Jack Butland both remain sidelined, although the latter is back in training after a long-term ankle injury.
Steve Wilson: "With Craig Shakespeare bidding to become the first British manager to win his first four Premier League games, Leicester suddenly look to be only a couple of victories away from safety.
"How they would love to have those points chalked up before tackling Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
"Stoke are having another very creditable season; ninth place again at the moment - the position in which they have finished each of the last three seasons.
"Mark Hughes would have particularly enjoyed their point at Manchester City in their last away game, but would probably concede that they have, at times, been too accommodating on their travels - registering wins at only Hull, Watford and Sunderland."
Twitter: @Wilsonfooty
Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare: "With all the records, I'm very conscious you have to keep a bit of humility about it.
"We know that it wasn't so long ago that our form was being questioned.
"We know that at the moment we are playing with a lot of confidence, but that word 'humility' has to be important from my point of view towards the players to keep them level-headed. We also (like) to make sure there is no complacency."
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "It's difficult to win away games in the Premier League. The most we've achieved in a season is six.
"More often then not we take games to the opposition and look to win. We'll see where that takes us over the remainder of the season.
"Leicester are playing well at the moment. They are a fully committed side. We need to ensure their key players don't have an impact."
I fancy the Foxes to win this. Stoke have had some mixed results of late, and although they won't roll over I don't see them stopping Leicester's momentum.
Prediction: 2-0
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An Irish government party senator has accused the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of "political impotence".

Neale Richmond said Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar was right to criticise the UK's approach to Brexit negotiations.
Last week, Mr Varadkar said his government would not design a border for Brexiteers.
He said the government did not want to see an economic border on the island of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU.
A Times newspaper report suggested the Irish government preferred a sea border.
The DUP described the suggestion as "madness".
DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "That's just not going to happen.
"There is no way that the DUP would go for an option that put a border between one part of the UK and another.
"That would be a bit like saying we're going to create a border between California and the rest of the USA.
"I think what Dublin needs to think about is innovative ways in which it can move its market closer to the UK."
Mr Richmond, who speaks for his party on European Union affairs, said there had been no evidence of DUP influence on the UK government over Brexit.
"The DUP's whinging doesn't hide their political impotence. They would be far better off seeking to influence their government partners in Westminster and working to get the executive back up and running to give Northern Ireland a strong voice," he said.
Sinn FÃ©in's Conor Murphy claimed the DUP privately acknowledges Brexit will be an "economic disaster" for Ireland.
Defending Mr Varadkar's comments, the MLA for Newry and Armagh said: "Quite clearly the Irish government and the taoiseach have to defend the interests of the Irish people, and we look to them to defend the interests of Irish citizens who live in this part of Ireland as well.
"So the DUP can hardly criticise others when they are acting against the interests and wishes of the vast majority of people on this island."
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney denied the Times sea border report.
Mr Coveney told Irish national broadcaster RTÃ‰: "There is no proposal that is suggesting that there be a border in the Irish Sea."
The foreign minister said the onus was on the UK to "come up with imaginative and if necessary unique solutions" to avoiding a so-called hard border.
In the 2016 referendum, the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU but in Northern Ireland, 56% of the electorate voted to remain.


CCTV images of two men have been released in connection to a serious assault outside a Glasgow music venue.

Two men were attacked in Ivory Blacks in Oswald Street at about 23:00 on Friday 14 October.
Police Scotland want to talk to two men captured on camera in relation to the incident.
Both men are described as white and aged 25 to 35. The first is 5ft 8in tall with tattoo sleeves, and the other is 6ft 2in with shaved reddish hair.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact the police.


Plumbers and heating engineers should join with GPs and care staff in tackling problems caused by cold homes, health experts say.

There are about 24,000 excess winter deaths a year, while many more people are made ill by living in cold homes.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says each council area should establish teams to help people access grants and advice.
Professionals who carry out home visits could then refer those at risk.
NICE says this would have to be done with the agreement of the people judged as needing help.
But the watchdog said with a little training a "hidden army" of plumbers, meter readers and engineers could join with more traditional health and care staff in helping identify people at risk.
They could then be given advice about how to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, and how to access improvement and insulation grants.
Professor Gillian Leng, of NICE, said: "We must stop the revolving door scenario where people are made ill by living in a cold home, they go into hospital for treatment, but are then discharged back to the cold home which continues to damage their health."
There are an estimated 9m people living in fuel poverty in the UK, while Age UK found that cold homes cost the NHS over Â£1.3bn a year.
The government used to define a household as being in fuel poverty if more than 10% of income was spent on fuel. This was changed in 2013 and is now defined as when a household's fuel costs are above the median level.
Dr David Sloan, who drew up the guidance, said: "People with respiratory conditions, heart disease and children with asthma, are particularly at risk.
"Action on cold homes can prevent early deaths."
Neil Schofield, of the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, said: "Our members make 8m home visits each year to install, service and maintain boilers and heating systems.
"Heating industry staff are seeing people affected by cold homes every day - this is a massive opportunity to identify these vulnerable people and direct them to help, an opportunity which is currently being missed."


Glenn Murray scored his 10th goal this season as Brighton resisted a second-half Aston Villa onslaught to extend their unbeaten league run to 11 games.

Nathan Baker met an Albert Adomah free-kick with a fine flicked header to put Villa in front after 20 minutes.
Murray responded by fizzing a low shot past goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini just before the break.
Jonathan Kodjia hit the bar and David Stockdale made two crucial saves as Villa pressed for a second-half winner.
While Villa were denied all three points at the Amex Stadium they remain unbeaten in six games since Steve Bruce took charge in October.
Baker's goal came with the first shot on target and against the run of play as second-placed Brighton started brightly, controlling more than 70% of the ball early on.
While the hosts would go on to dominate the possession stakes until Villa's second-half flurry, it was on the counter-attack that the Seagulls struck, Murray producing a sublime finish to level.
Jack Grealish came off the bench to give Villa renewed energy after the hour mark, Jordan Ayew's introduction after replacing Gabriel Agbonlahor also giving Bruce's side impetus.
However, Stockdale was equal to Kodjia's mistimed header and a low Adomah shot, while Ivory Coast international Kodjia also hit the bar with a header from close range.
After the match, Brighton manager Chris Hughton confirmed that his assistant Colin Calderwood will be taking a similar role at Villa Park.
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Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "The game might have been different had we scored first, but it was a fair result.
"It was a bit of a sloppy goal to give away, but we showed good character to get back into the game.
"Villa are a very good side, with a structured 4-3-3 set up, and in the end it was a decent result."
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce: "I'm delighted with the performance and I'm a tad disappointed that we didn't see it through in terms of the second-half display.
"It was easily the best performance we've produced and it was more like it.
"The players have been much maligned but they showed exactly what they're capable of. But we can't get carried away with ourselves just because we've had a good six weeks. We have a lot of work to do."
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Aston Villa 1.
Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaëtan Bong.
Foul by Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Jiri Skalak.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Steve Sidwell.
Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Jamie Murphy.
Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by Steve Sidwell.
Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Sam Baldock.
Foul by Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).
Corner,  Aston Villa. Conceded by David Stockdale.
Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.


Noel Edmonds has written to the Lloyds Banking Group chairman accusing the bank of "foot dragging" over compensating HBOS fraud victims.

The Deal or No Deal host wants £50m in damages because he says the "criminal actions" of an HBOS manager brought his business "crashing down".
Mr Edmonds said Lloyds had shown no urgency to "right the grievous wrongs".
Lloyds said it had told "the customer concerned" they were part of a review that is assessing compensation.
Mr Edmonds' letter to Lord Blackwell follows one sent last week to Lloyds chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio.
Two former HBOS staff have been jailed for their part in a £245m loans scam.
They insisted small business customers used a specific turnaround firm. The HBOS managers were given bribes including cash and prostitutes and were jailed along with four others involved in the scam.
In the letter sent to Lord Blackwell on Monday, Mr Edmonds asked to meet him to explain the "suffering" inflicted on victims of the HBOS fraud.
"May I suggest therefore that you agree to such a meeting in the next few days so that you can then direct the future actions of your bank with a full understanding of the human cost of its wrongdoing," he wrote.
Lloyds has set up a £100m fund to compensate the victims of the fraud.
Mr Edmonds referred to last week's Lloyds annual meeting, at which he said Lord Blackwell "echoed" Mr Horta-Osorio's "personal pledge of prompt reparation".
He quoted Lord Blackwell as saying: "By quickly, I mean within weeks rather than months".
However, he said since only one individual had been given the job of assessing "complex and substantial" claims,  it was "difficult to see" how Lord Blackwell's assurance that compensation would be paid "within weeks" could be adhered to.
Ten years ago Mr Edmonds' business, The Unique Group, collapsed.
"Not only did this cost me a vast amount financially, but it caused me great public humiliation, frustration and distress," he said in the letter.
"The impact that your employee had on the lives of many others was even more severe, with relationships and livelihoods destroyed and homes lost."
In a statement to the BBC, Lloyds - which did not mention Mr Edmonds by name - said: "We have confirmed to the customer concerned that they have been included in the review, which is being overseen by Professor Russel Griggs as Independent Reviewer.
"The review will assess any compensation due and will provide an opportunity for customers to input directly on any aspects of their interactions with the HBOS Impaired Assets office in Reading. We remain on track to begin making the first compensation offers before the end of May and anticipate making compensation offers by the end of June to all customers who have confirmed their participation in the review."


Average house prices grew strongly in December according to the latest survey from building society Nationwide.

Prices rose 0.8% in the month compared with 0.1% in November.
Overall in 2015 house prices rose by 4.5%, with the average price of a property in the UK now at Â£196,999.
Separately the Land Registry for England and Wales reported that prices rose by 5.6% in the year to November. It said the average price of a house or flat was Â£186,325.
Nationwide said the growth in house prices broadly matched growth in average salaries, adding that it expected to see a similar pace of growth next year.
Rival lender Halifax calculates that prices are rising twice as fast.
Its most recent survey suggested that prices went up by 9% in the year to November.
London remained the strongest performing region for the fifth year running, with average prices up 12% compared with a year ago, according to Nationwide.
But it did not expect house prices in the capital to continue to see above average growth next year, pointing to the fact that property was becoming unaffordable for many in the city.
Average prices in the London are now 50% above their pre-crisis peak in 2007, while in contrast property values in Northern Ireland remain 44% below their pre-crisis peak, despite rising by 6.5% in the last three months of the year.
Across the UK as a whole, prices are around 7% higher, Nationwide added.
Scotland was the only part of the UK that saw a fall in average house prices, with values down 1.9% in the three months to the end of December compared with the same period a year ago.
Robert Gardner, Nationwide's chief economist, forecast average house prices would accelerate at a modest pace, despite the likelihood of interest rate rises from the middle of next year.
"Further healthy gains in employment and rising wages are likely to bolster buyer sentiment, while borrowing costs are expected to rise only gradually. However, the main concern is that construction activity will lag behind strengthening demand, putting upward pressure on house prices and eventually reducing affordability," he added.
Overall, Mr Gardner forecast average house price growth of between 3% and 6% nationally in 2016.
He also raised concerns about regional variations in house prices, linking strong house price growth in some regions to higher rates of employment growth.
"The gain in employment in London is particularly striking, with the number of people in employment up 14% compared to the pre-crisis period," he added.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight forecast house price growth of 6% in 2016 supported by continued buyer interest and shortage of available properties as well as healthy wage growth and levels of employment, relatively high consumer confidence and still very low mortgage interest rates.
But he warned that average house prices would "be constrained by more stretched house prices to earnings ratios, tighter checking of prospective mortgage borrowers by lenders and the probability that interest rates will start rising gradually during 2016".


A hospital has suspended visits to patients on all its wards following an outbreak of the norovirus bug.

Four wards were closed to visitors at Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, on Monday before the visiting ban was extended on Thursday.
The ban does not affect Wirral Women and Children's Hospitals.
Gaynor Westray, director of nursing and midwifery at the hospital, said the decision was "in the best interests of our patients".
She said: "The safety of our patients is paramount to us and it is never an easy decision to make but this will help us contain the spread of this highly contagious bug."
The hospital has also asked the public to not visit its accident and emergency department if they have symptoms of the bug.
Norovirus - which causes vomiting, stomach cramps, fever and diarrhoea - is easily spread from person to person.
Symptoms usually begin between 12 to 48 hours after a person becomes infected, with most healthy people making a recovery within one to three days.
Arrowe Park has not given an indication of how long the ban is likely to remain in effect.


Poundstretcher has been fined £350,000 for selling faulty batteries.

Crown Crest (Leicester), the company which supplies the chain, was also fined £140,000.
Poundstretcher admitted 35 offences of supplying or offering for sale faulty or dangerous goods while Crown Crest admitted 14 charges of supplying faulty goods at stores across Wales.
Poundstretcher was also ordered to pay £20,000 in prosecution costs and Crown Crest £9,685 at Swansea Crown Court.
The firm sold Hyundai and V2 Xtreme batteries which were leaking or out of date.
An investigation was launched by Swansea council's trading standards team, following a tip-off about sales in the city and Neath Port Talbot, resulting in more than 85,000 batteries  being seized.
Counterpart officers were able to buy the faulty batteries at stores in Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Newport, Powys, Wrexham, Anglesey and Pembrokeshire.
Judge Huw Davies said neither company appeared to have a method of dealing with the problem even after they had been warned.
Mark Child, cabinet member for wellbeing at Swansea council, said: "It frankly beggars belief that even after we ordered the firm to stop selling the batteries because we believed they were a danger to the public, the company continued to sell them online - many at 99p for a pack of 20.
"Their customers deserve better than to be sold sub-standard batteries which were leaking zinc and acid and putting people - especially young children - at risk of very serious harm."


The regeneration of Liverpool's Welsh Streets is to continue after the council dropped a legal challenge over the demolition of nearly 300 homes.

Liverpool City Council ended its appeal against a government ruling in favour of the area's "Beatles heritage".
A council spokesman said the veto was "illogical" but wanted to avoid "protracted" legal action.
Plans for the site in Dingle, which include Ringo Starr's birthplace, would also have seen 154 new homes built.
The Welsh Streets' demolition was part of a Â£15m regeneration project with social landlord Plus Dane which would have built the new properties.
The Beatles' drummer's former home at 9 Madryn Street was due to be refurbished, along with 36 other properties, leaving 271 other terraced houses demolished.
Nina Edge, secretary of The Welsh Streets Home Group, welcomed the decision adding: "Fingers crossed that Liverpool City Council and Plus Dane have now got an alternative vision for the area."
The city council said: "We still regard the Secretary of State's decision as unreasonable and illogical. However, our priority, rather than engage in protracted legal arguments, is to regenerate the Welsh Streets area."
A spokesman said the council would continue to consult with residents but future demolitions could not be ruled out.
So what now for Liverpool's Welsh Streets in Dingle - once home to one of the Fab Four and subject to years of controversy? One thing is certain, the council doesn't have the money to continue fighting this decision. It says residents will be consulted on how best to achieve "a sustainable and deliverable housing scheme".  Save Britain's Heritage, which owns a house in one of the streets wants more of the houses to be renovated, instead of demolition. Now almost 10 years since residents were moved out that is now likely to happen.
The Â£15m Welsh Streets project had been approved by the council's planning committee and upheld by a public inquiry
But ex-Communities Secretary Eric Pickles rejected the planning inspector's decision saying the proposals were "short sighted as regards the future tourism potential of Madryn Street".
Other reasons included:
Sources differ on how long Starr lived at Madryn Street before his family moved to nearby Admiral Grove, where he was living as a teenager shortly before The Beatles found fame.


Lincoln City sealed their return to the English Football League after a six-year absence, thanks to Terry Hawkridge's brace against Macclesfield.

Moments after Lincoln's Matt Rhead headed against the post, Mitch Hancox's dipping shot put the Silkmen ahead.
But Hawkridge responded, pouncing on a loose ball after Scott Flinders failed to hold Lee Angol's initial shot.
Paul Farman made two crucial second-half saves before Hawkridge's second assured the National League title.
The winger's low curled finish into the far corner delivered Lincoln their first league crown since winning the same competition in 1988.
And it came with huge relief, after Imps goalkeeper Farman kept Chris Holroyd's acrobatic effort out before foiling Hancox from close range. Oliver Norburn may even have spoiled the party in stoppage time had he not guided a superb headed chance wide.
Promotion caps off a truly remarkable season for the Imps, juggling National League title ambitions with an FA Cup run which saw them become the first non-league side to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 103 years.
While they were dumped out of the Cup by Premier League side Arsenal, and their exit from the FA Trophy followed seven days later in March, that disappointment failed to affect their promotion hopes.
Twelve games in six weeks have since followed the end of their FA Cup adventure, culminating with victory in front of a packed Sincil Bank crowd of 10,031 - of which just 97 were Macclesfield supporters - to confirm their status as an EFL club for 2017-18.
For five of their six seasons outside the Football League, Lincoln found themselves parked in mid-table mediocrity.
Last term they finished 13th - their previous best effort since dropping into the fifth tier in 2011 - under Chris Moyses, who split his managerial workload with running his own business.
Come May 2016, Danny Cowley arrived with brother and assistant Nicky, taking up his first full-time managerial job having led part-time Braintree to the play-offs while combining his work at the Iron with his career as a PE teacher.
Two wins at the beginning of the season were followed by two losses, leaving Lincoln 14th in the table.
That, however, was a momentary dip as five successive victories later and they were top, where they have remained for much of the campaign.
To the very end they fought to restore themselves to the fourth tier, completing their third comeback win in eight days to seal promotion.
Match ends, Lincoln City 2, Macclesfield Town 1.
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 2, Macclesfield Town 1.
Billy Knott (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
Billy Knott (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Danny Whitehead replaces Ollie Norburn.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Sean Long replaces Matt Rhead.
David Fitzpatrick (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Danny Whitaker replaces Luke Summerfield.
Goal!  Lincoln City 2, Macclesfield Town 1. Terry Hawkridge (Lincoln City).
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Anthony Dudley replaces Mitch Hancox.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Josh Ginnelly replaces Nathan Arnold.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Billy Knott replaces Elliot Whitehouse.
Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Lincoln City 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
First Half ends, Lincoln City 1, Macclesfield Town 1.
Luke Summerfield (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Lincoln City 1, Macclesfield Town 1. Terry Hawkridge (Lincoln City).
Goal!  Lincoln City 0, Macclesfield Town 1. Mitch Hancox (Macclesfield Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


British number two Kyle Edmund beat Steve Johnson to reach the semi-finals of the Winston-Salem Open.

The 22-year-old came from a set down to beat American world number 46 Johnson 5-7 6-3 6-3 in North Carolina.
Edmund, who is 45th in the world rankings, will play Bosnia's world number 67 Damir Dzumhur in the last four on Friday.
Meanwhile, Britain's Cameron Norrie, Naomi Broady and Katie Boulter all progressed in US Open qualifying.
World number 226 Norrie beat American Sekou Bangoura 6-4 7-5 in the second round of qualifying and will now play Japanese 33-year-old Go Soeda, ranked 131, for a place in the first round proper.
Boulter, 21, overcame a player ranked 144 places above her in Montenegro's Danka Kovinic with a 6-4 2-6 6-4 victory. The world number 250 will next face Turkey's Ipek Soylu.
Broady, 27, reached the US Open second round 12 months ago and will face American Nicole Gibbs on Friday after beating Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 in two hours 48 minutes.
All three are looking to join fellow Britons Andy Murray, Edmund, Aljaz Bedene, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson, who are all straight through to the main draw.
The US Open starts on Monday in New York.


Essex's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has acknowledged officers are under "considerable pressure" following a Police Federation survey of members.

The survey showed 94% of officers felt the public was getting a worse service since £70m of cuts began in 2010.
The federation said it was concerned about public safety following the loss of 410 officers.
Nick Alston, PCC, said he did not believe effective policing meant more "bobbies on the beat".
Essex Police, which has an annual budget of £265m for 2014-15, has made cuts of £50m since 2010, with a further £20m to be found.
The number of officers has fallen from 3,636 in 2010 to 3,096 in 2015.
Mark Smith, chairman of the Essex Police Federation, said: "We're just saying that cuts have consequences - frontline policing is being affected and the public is put more at risk, because there just aren't the same number of officers on the ground.
"You will be told by some senior officers and politicians that cuts don't affect frontline policing but that's just not the experience of our frontline officers."
Mr Alston, elected PCC on a Conservative ticket, said he did not believe local policing was being "eroded".
"I agree police officers are under considerable pressure," he said.
"In Essex, there are four times as many domestic violence incidents as there are burglaries and most domestic abuse takes place not in the street but in the family home.
"'Bobbies on the beat' will not address this and other hidden harms."
Mike Penning, policing minister, said: "The police are making their contribution to reducing the deficit and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary recently found that forces are successfully meeting the challenge of balancing their books while protecting the frontline and delivering reductions in crime."


Linfield manager David Healy has demanded "desire and passion" from his players in Saturday's Premiership game against champions Crusaders at Seaview.

The Crues lead the table by two points after two sets of fixtures and Linfield go into the game after Wednesday's fortunate 1-1 draw against Coleraine.
"If we turn up with the same sort of mental attitude on Saturday, we'll get beaten," said the Blues boss.
"If we can't get up for this game, it's pointless being at this club."
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Asked about what went wrong during Linfield's performance on Wednesday when they needed a controversial late corner award to help them snatch a point, Healy made no attempt to underplay his side's shortcomings.
"Our desire, our passion. Our lack of invention going forward and the amount of chances we created.
"The disappointing thing was that Coleraine worked harder than us.
"This weekend, Seaview is a tough place to go. They are a good side. They are champions and are in form and they have got good players.
"I'll have to make the players are lifted and that we are ready and that I can pick an 11 to go there and hopefully get a result."
Paul Heatley, who has bagged three goals in Crusaders' opening 6-0 and 4-1 wins over Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers, says Saturday's game will be a "battle" but is still confident that the champions will earn all three points.
"We have a good record against them but we know it's going to be feisty. There will be a good atmosphere with the two sets of supporters," adds Heatley.
"They had a tough game on Wednesday and I'm sure their manager will have something to say to them.
"But as long as we focus and we turn up and put in the performance that we know we can, I think we'll go and win the game."
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Saturday's games also include Glenavon's meeting with Cliftonville at Mourneview Park as two teams with title ambitions lock horns.
Both sides have four points from their opening two games with the Lurgan Blues fighting back from 3-0 to draw at Ballymena on Wednesday and Cliftonville beating Glentoran 2-0 on the same night.
Glentoran will be hoping to regroup from their Solitude defeat as they face a Carrick Rangers side who have conceded eight goals in their opening two games against Glenavon and Crusaders.
Carrick boss Kieran Harding felt the midweek 4-1 scoreline against the champions was "very harsh" with youngster Seanna Foster sent off when when the game was still in the balance at 2-1.
"It's been a tough start for us but we're gradually building and we're getting somewhere," said Harding.
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Ards will aim to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign against Portadown while Ballinamallard United will be looking to get off the mark against Ballymena United at Ferney Park.
Ballinamallard suffered a second straight 2-1 defeat at Portadown in midweek while Ballymena United surrendered their three-goal advantage as they were held by Glenavon.
After the postponement of their opening fixture against Portadown, Coleraine's young side impressed on Wednesday night at Windsor Park and Oran Kearney will hope they can fashion a win against pointless Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.
There will be live coverage of Saturday's full programme of games on BBC Radio Ulster's Sportsound and the BBC Sport website from 14:00 BST.


Hong Kong has been rocked by one of its largest ever outbreaks of civil unrest, as tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets demanding the right to fully free leadership elections.

The unrest is a consequence of Hong Kong's unique historical position - a territory on Communist China's soil, but a global and connected city where many believe direct democracy is the only fair system of government.
The BBC looks at some of the turning points between handover and now.
On this date the Union Flag was lowered in Hong Kong, marking the end of 150 years of British colonial rule.
Negotiations between Britain and China left Hong Kong the Basic Law, a de facto constitution that ensured the territory would be run under the principle of "one country two systems" until 2047. It would retain its capitalist system and preserve rights and freedoms mainland Chinese citizens did not have.
The first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, was elected by a 400-member Chinese committee, but the Basic Law promised that democracy would gradually develop. The ultimate aim was "the selection of the Chief Executive by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures" - but no deadlines were set.
From then on, protests have been held every 1 July to remind China that Hong Kong was still waiting for universal suffrage.
Did China go back on its promises?
Proposed changes to Hong Kong's security laws brought an estimated half-a-million people out in protest.
The bill - which the government was constitutionally obliged to draw up - proposed heavy penalties for sedition and would have made it illegal for political organisations to establish ties with foreign political groups and vice versa.
It enraged democracy campaigners who said the bill was a step back for political, religious and media freedom and could be used by China to silence its critics.  Ultimately, the bill was dropped indefinitely.
The following year, China ruled that its approval had to be sought for any changes to Hong Kong's election laws, giving Beijing the right to veto any moves towards more democracy.
How does Hong Kong choose its leaders?
29 December 2007 - direct elections granted
When Donald Tsang began his second term as chief executive in July 2007, he promised to publish a green paper "so that we can all work together to identify the most acceptable mode of universal suffrage to best serve the interests of Hong Kong".
Right on time, on 29 December, China ruled that Hong Kong would be able to elect its leader by the 2017 elections. Mr Tsang said this marked "a timetable for obtaining universal suffrage".
But critics - including veteran pro-democracy lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung, above - said this was too slow and not far enough.
In March 2012, Leung Chun-ying (widely known as CY Leung) won the race to become Hong Kong's third chief executive - he was elected by a panel of 1,200 influential citizens, most of them Beijing loyalists. He was to be the last executive to gain office without public election.
CY Leung - seen here with Chinese President Hu Jintao at his inauguration in July - proved an unpopular choice among the Hong Kong public from the outset, finding it hard to shake suspicions that his loyalties lay too closely with Beijing.
Though he passed popular measures, including a tax on foreigners buying property and a ban on pregnant woman travelling from the mainland to give birth, he lost favour by proposing Chinese patriotism classes for schoolchildren.
In the face of further huge protests, the government backed down.
In January 2013, law professor Benny Tai published an article in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, in which he said civil disobedience was now the best way to demand democracy. The Occupy Central movement was born.
In June 2014, the group organised an unofficial referendum on how candidates should be shortlisted for the 2017 election. About 42% of voters backed a proposal allowing the public to have a greater say, alongside a nominating committee, and political parties.
China said the referendum was illegal and invalid, but Mr Tai insisted that even if it were not legally binding, the 792,808 votes cast could not be ignored.
But groups claiming to represent Hong Kong's "silent majority" who did not want to see confrontations also spoke out, saying they gathered more signatures for their cause.
Hong Kong voices against the protest
Beijing had been considering for some time what form the 2017 elections would take - would Hong Kong, as many hoped, have a totally free choice of candidate?
China's top legislative committee issued its verdict in August - yes, Hong Kong would be able to elect its chief executive in 2017,  but with one important caveat: a nominating committee would choose two to three candidates, who must each be approved by 50% of the committee members.
China said the "sovereignty, security and development interests of the country are at stake," and therefore "there is a need to proceed in a prudent and steady manner".
This was a bitter blow to the democracy campaigners. Occupy began planning mass protests for 1 October, China's National Day.
Things that could only happen in a Hong Kong protest
On 22 September, thousands of students walked out of the classes, mobilised by the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism. What began as a peaceful boycott and sit-in to demand democracy escalated through the week as the students converged on government HQ. When a small group broke into government offices, a number of people, including student activist leader Joshua Wong, were arrested.
Then on the evening of Sunday 29 September, Occupy Central announced that they were joining forces with the students and their occupation of the business district was beginning early.
Hours later, riot police moved in, firing tear gas at unarmed students and mounted baton charges. Not only did they fail to end the protests, the operation was widely condemned as an overreaction, prompting thousands more to join.
China's legacy of youth protest


A £40m funding package for repairs to flood-damaged roads and bridges in Cumbria and Lancashire has been announced by the government.

Work to mend the A591 and investigate restoring Pooley Bridge and Eamont Bridge is due to begin in the new year.
Cumbria County Council leader Stewart Young welcomed the money but said total restoration would cost much more.
"Repairing all the infrastructure in Cumbria alone will run into hundreds of millions of pounds," he said.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said the local transport system was "the lifeblood" of the region.
"We are determined to help families and businesses in Cumbria and Lancashire get back on their feet as soon as possible," he said.
Engineers said severe flooding and landslides caused by Storm Desmond had left parts of the A591 looking "like a bomb site".