The final section of Didcot Power Station's boiler house will be demolished on Sunday - despite opposition from families of men killed when it collapsed.

Only one body has been found since the plant partially collapsed in February, killing four men.
Efforts to recover the three remaining bodies were halted amid fears of a further collapse.
The men's families had opposed plans to use explosives for the demolition.
Steve Hall, son-in-law of victim Ken Cresswell, previously said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces."
The remains of the boiler house at the Didcot A plant will be brought down between 05:30 and 07:30 BST.
Remote-controlled vehicles will be used to place explosive charges at the base of the building's columns.
RWE Npower described the operation as "extremely complicated", and said the recovery operation will resume as soon as the building is demolished and the area declared safe.
Earlier in the week, the firm sent letters to people living nearby informing them preparations for the demolition had started.
It said noise from the explosion would last "about a minute" and any airborne dust would not be harmful "but could cause a nuisance".
It warned members of the public to not attempt to enter the site "for safety reasons and out of respect for the families of the three men involved in this incident".
Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, were killed in the collapse.
Mr Collings' body was recovered soon after, but family members have criticised the length of time it has taken to find the other three.
John Howley, the uncle of Mr Cresswell, described it as "diabolical".
Labour MP for Rotherham Sarah Champion also branded it a "national scandal".
Roads in the area will be closed during the blast.


A Leeds school where teacher Ann Maguire was killed has improved despite the murder, inspectors say.

Corpus Christi Catholic College's inspection came after Mrs Maguire, 61, was murdered by Will Cornick, 15, on 28 April 2014.
Ofsted rated the college as "good" in its latest inspection after previously judging it as requiring improvement.
But, the inspectors said "pace of progress was slow and some learning was affected" by the tragedy.
In the report, Ofsted stated: "Leaders, well supported by the local authority and the Catholic community, have mitigated the effects of the critical incident and maintained the focus on school improvement.
"Behaviour in lessons and around the school is good. The calm college atmosphere supports a good work ethic in classrooms.
"The pace of school improvement slowed and some learning was affected by staff absence following the critical incident."
It added students had been "well-supported following the incident and help continues to be available".
In a statement, Corpus Christi Catholic College said it was "delighted" with the judgement.
"It is wonderful that Ofsted has recognised the good progress that has been made despite the challenges that we have faced," it said.
"We are immensely proud of the way that we pulled together as a whole learning community, following the tragic death of Ann last year and we know that she would have been very proud of this judgement.
"Her legacy lives on in the college and we continue to remember her in our thoughts and prayers."
Mrs Maguire was stabbed seven times in a classroom by Cornick during a Spanish lesson at the school, where she had taught for more than 40 years.
She had been due to retire last September.
After his trial at Leeds Crown Court in November, Cornick was detained for life and told by a judge he must serve a minimum of 20 years.


Reading bounced back from last weekend's 5-0 thrashing by Fulham with a 2-1 victory over fellow play-off hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday.

The Royals dominated first-half possession but struggled to create clear-cut chances.
Wednesday's Lucas Joao fired wide after the break before Roy Beerens' deflected shot gave Reading the lead.
Beerens then doubled his side's advantage, before Steven Fletcher's late header set up a tense finish.
Reading's four game winning streak came to an end when they travelled to London last weekend, but their defence looked far more assured against high-flying Wednesday, until a frantic final five minutes.
The Owls, who would have leapfrogged Reading with a win, offered very little going forward in the first period without striker Fernando Forestieri, who was was sent off in their 2-1 win against Preston.
Joao should have given them the lead immediately after the break when he beat the offside trap, only to fire wide from 15 yards.
Dutch winger Beerens then punished Wednesday with a lucky deflected shot and a superb strike after substitute Yann Kermorgant's headed assist.
Reading looked to have the game all wrapped up before Wednesday substitute Fletcher headed home in stoppage time.
And Scotsman Fletcher could have stolen a point with seconds remaining but Ali Al-Habsi's superb fingertip save denied the Owls a comeback.
Reading manager Jaap Stam (on FA Cup tie against Manchester United): "We haven't even spoken to the team about the draw. It's not even relevant to speak about it because it's in about a month or so.
"We still need to play five games in the league before we play that game with United. So for us, it's no discussion.
"The league at the moment is much more important for us than the game against United. Our focus is on the games that we need to do well in the league.
"We were not happy after that game (at Fulham) and how we performed. But that sometimes makes you aware of what you need to do if you are going to get results in the Championship. That's what we did today."
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal: "There is a saying 'if you don't kill, you can die'. And that's what happened today.
"We prepared very well for the game and we closed down Reading very well. I don't remember any problem for us in the first half.
"We had a clear chance in the second half (Joao), probably the best clear chance of the game. But we didn't shoot the goal.
"In my opinion, we were more threat to them than they were to us. It's important in these games that when you control them, you must score."
Match ends, Reading 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Second Half ends, Reading 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mendes.
Attempt blocked. Joseph Mendes (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Reach.
Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Goal!  Reading 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
Corner,  Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Wallace.
Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Garath McCleary.
Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas João.
Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces Joey van den Berg.
Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. George Hirst replaces Sam Hutchinson.
Goal!  Reading 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas João.
Attempt missed. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross Wallace.
Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt missed. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Joey van den Berg (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


Ipswich Town teenager Andre Dozzell has agreed a contract extension with the Championship club to run until 2020.

The 17-year-old has made 11 first-team appearances, nine of them this season.
His only goal so far came on his debut last term, when he scored against Sheffield Wednesday when aged just 16 years 11 months and 15 days.
"I've been in and around the first-team this season and that's my goal, to play regularly for the team," midfielder Dozzell told the club website.
"It was hard when I wasn't involved over the first half of the season but I can see why I wasn't.
"The Championship is a tough league and it's difficult to throw someone of my age into those types of games but I've been working hard in the gym to become bigger and stronger," the England Under-17 international added.
He is the son of former Ipswich forward Jason Dozzell, who remains the youngest goalscorer in the top-flight of English football, having netted on his debut in 1984 aged just 16 years and 57 days.


Former chancellor Ken Clarke has warned Conservatives that choosing a leader based on their opinion of the EU could lead to civil war within the party.

In an interview with The House magazine, the veteran Europhile said going back to "euro-wars" would keep the party out of office.
He said he thought it was "pretty zany" Europe was being debated again.
And it would be "irresponsible" for anyone to tactically campaign to leave the EU to further their leadership bid.
He said: "If we choose our next leader on the basis of the leader's views on Europe, then we're continuing the same insanity that's put us out of office throughout the 2000s."
Mr Clarke, a longstanding advocate of Britain's EU membership, urged party members to consider more important issues than "where you put them on this ridiculous scale on Europeanism".
"The reason we couldn't defeat Blair for so long was because the Conservative Party was making itself appear rather peculiar to the British public with this neurotic civil war it was having on an issue that wasn't regarded as very important by large numbers of the public."
Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement that he would not serve a third term as leader of the Conservatives has led to speculation over who will succeed him.
Home Secretary Theresa May, Chancellor George Osborne, and Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan are among those considered to be in the running at this stage.
But Mr Clarke, who has made three failed bids to be Conservative leader, said he thought the next leader would probably be "some candidate that nobody had thought of until the last three or four weeks" before the contest begins.
He added: "I don't remember anybody who started campaigning for the leadership a year or two before the vacancy getting anywhere near it."
He criticised David Cameron's planned in/out referendum, due to be held by the end of 2017, saying referendums "never settled anything," citing Scotland's vote on independence earlier this year.
He said: "I never imagined that 50 years after I started in politics I'd still be engaged in the same arguments about Britain and Europe as I was when I started."
But Mr Clarke was hopeful that his party could avoid a split over the referendum, remarking "it's a corny old line, but some of my best friends are Eurosceptics. We don't fall out personally over these things."


Julie Walters has said she feels like a "freak" in modern-day Hollywood as one of the few middle-aged actresses not to have had any plastic surgery.

The British film star told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that studios were not "very good" at giving roles to older women.
But Walters said she would not have cosmetic work done, adding: "I look real. It's good."
The Labour supporter also described PM Theresa May as "a good woman".
And she said she sometimes felt that her comedy partner and close friend Victoria Wood, who died earlier this year, was "still with us".
Walters, 66, who has starred in films such as Educating Rita, Billy Elliot, Harry Potter, Mamma Mia! and Calendar Girls, will appear next week in a Channel 4 drama National Treasure, which focuses on the relationship between a woman and her husband, a famous comedian who is accused of child sex offences.
Asked about the attitude of Hollywood studios to older actresses, she said: "I don't think they're very good with roles for women, are they?"
"There are exceptions. Meryl Streep is an exception, isn't she?" said Walters, who was born in Birmingham and began her working life as a nurse. "And Julianne Moore, people like that. I mean, she's not that old, Julianne, but she's 50-odd.
"And I've just worked with wonderful Annette Bening. Annette Bening doesn't look like she's had anything done to her face and that's unusual in Hollywood. I know if I go out there now I'd look like a freak, because everybody has."
Pulling up the skin behind her jaw to mimic having a facelift, Walters said: "I don't want to do that."
A study published in 2014 suggested that male Hollywood stars' average pay increased until the age of 51. For women it peaked at the age of 34. There have also been reports that male stars out-earn their female co-stars at all ages.
"I suppose they do a lot of those big blockbuster things," said Walters, "violent things that must bring in money all round the world, I suppose - whereas the women tend to do more interesting things that don't bring in so much money."
Victoria Wood, who wrote and then starred with Walters in shows such as Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV and Dinnerladies, died in April, aged 62.
Walters said: "It was really strange. I couldn't kind of respond to it at the beginning, even though we all knew it was probably close...
"I found I couldn't respond for some time. I was hugely anxious first of all." Walters said she had eventually allowed herself to grieve in private and it sometimes felt like Wood was still "with us".
Walters, a longstanding Labour supporter, called party leader Jeremy Corbyn "a great bloke".
"I think he's fantastic," she added, "and his speech when he launched his campaign was fantastic. But I can't see him as a leader. He was sort of absent at Brexit. I wasn't aware of him, really, making any speeches."
Asked about Corbyn's opponent in the current Labour leadership contest, Owen Smith, she said: "I'm just not sure about him."
She expressed concern over Labour's future, saying: "I feel sad, really. I feel there could be a split, which is really scary."
Walters described Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May as "better than what they could have had - better than [Michael] Gove and better certainly than Boris [Johnson]." She added that May was "better than the women too, the other women" the party might otherwise have chosen.
She was critical of the government's plan to increase the number of grammar schools in England, but added: "What I feel about Theresa May, though, is that she's a good woman. I do feel that.
"I think that it comes from a good heart, that she does genuinely think she's going to give working-class kids a chance, but I don't think it will result in that."
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North Yorkshire Police has confirmed it has received reports of historic child abuse within football.

It comes after several players or ex-players made allegations against football coaches in other areas.
The North Yorkshire force has been contacted by Operation Hydrant, the national body which co-ordinates the response to past child abuse, in relation to allegations in the county.
It is urging anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse to get in touch.
An NSPCC hotline was set up after a number of footballers spoke out about sexual abuse they suffered as children at the hands of coaches.
Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight offences of sexual assault against a boy aged under 14, prosecutors have said.
The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received a file of evidence from Cheshire Police relating to allegations of historical abuse.
Mr Bennell, 62, is a former youth coach at Crewe Alexandra.
The offences are alleged to have been committed between 1981 and 1985.
Police Scotland, North Wales, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Cheshire, Northumbria and Metropolitan forces have all said they have received reports of allegations of abuse.


A judge has refused a bid to dismiss the case against a woman accused of driving her boyfriend to suicide.

Defence lawyers said Michelle Carter's actions were "reckless", but did not rise to the level of criminality.
The 20-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter for calling and texting 18-year-old Conrad Roy, urging him to take his own life.
The prosecution rested its case on Thursday, saying her texts amounted to: "I love you. Kill yourself."
Ms Carter's lawyer, Joseph Cataldo, argued on Friday that the state could not prove she caused Mr Roy's death.
The attorney asked Bristol Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz to dismiss the case, citing a lack of "causation", but the judge disagreed.
Prosecutor Katie Rayburn argued the causation came when Ms Carter told Mr Roy during a 46-minute phone conversation on the night of his death to "get back in the car", as it was filling with poisonous carbon monoxide gas.
Ms Rayburn claimed that in the 20 minutes it took for Mr Roy to die, the accused could have sought emergency help.
Mr Roy was found dead in his pickup truck in a K-Mart car park on 12 July 2014.
On his phone were multiple messages from Ms Carter, including one saying: "You're so hesitant because you keep over thinking it and keep pushing it off. You just need to do it, Conrad."
"Hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself I don't know there's a lot of ways," she said in several messages sent in the two weeks before his death, as he was on holiday with his family.
Ms Rayburn also argued on Friday that Ms Carter, who was 17 years old at the time, took advantage of Mr Roy's struggles with depression and attempted to "isolate" him from his family.
Video journals documented by Mr Roy have been shown to the court.
He often discussed his "social anxiety", but at other times expressed hope for his future and job prospects.
"I just got a job from the Boston Duck Tours to captain their boat," Mr Roy said into his home computer's camera. "Like that's a huge accomplishment."
The prosecution said Ms Carter urged Mr Roy to kill himself in order to get attention as "the grieving girlfriend".
But Mr Cataldo reminded the judge, who will be determining the verdict after Ms Carter opted to forgo a jury trial, that Massachusetts is one of about 10 states that do not criminalise assisted suicide.
Her lawyers have argued that her words fall under free speech, protected by the first amendment of the US constitution.
On Thursday, friends of Ms Carter testified about their conversations with her in the days after Mr Roy's death.
In one text to a friend, Ms Carter wrote: "Sam, [the victim's] death is my fault like honestly I could have stopped him I was on the phone with him and he got out of the [truck] because it was working and he got scared and I f****** told him to get back in Sam because I knew he would do it all over again the next day and I couldnt have him live the way he was living anymore I couldnt do it I wouldnt let him."
Another message to her friend, Alexandra Eitheir, stated: "I was on the phone talking to him when he killed himself. I heard him dying."
She also contacted a friend when she learned that investigators were looking through Mr Roy's phone.
"They read my text messages to him I'm done", the accused wrote, adding, "his family will hate me and I could go to jail".
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BBC Afghan's Karim Haidari says that the lynching of a woman who was falsely accused of burning the Koran reflects the ugly and misogynistic nature of parts of Afghan society.

It has been four nights that I have been struggling to get any sleep. What keeps me awake is the noise of an angry mob and the images of the bloodied and burned body of a woman, beaten to death.
The frenzied attack on Farkhunda happened thousands of miles away in my hometown of Kabul, but the violent scenes have followed me here all the way to London.
Perhaps I feel guilty for being a man. After all, men are the authors of all wars. Or for being an Afghan man. Men in my country inflict similar misery upon women time and again in one corner of the country or another.
I left Kabul weeks before Farkhunda set foot in the Shah-Du-Shamshaira (The King of Two Swords) shrine.
It is a beautiful building on the banks of the Kabul river in the centre of the city. The main bazaar and the presidential palace are both within walking distance.
People often come here to make a wish or seek resolution to a problem by tying a ribbon on a tomb in the grounds.
A few weeks before I left Kabul I went to the shrine to tie a ribbon on behalf of a friend in California.  She had asked me to take a picture and send it to her.
As I climbed the steps, I noticed a large group of women gathered nearby. It was a Wednesday, a traditional day for female worshippers to visit shrines across the country.
I made my way inside and fixed a piece of shiny green polyester to one of the four cloth covered poles at the tomb, adding to the dozens already there, all in different colours, attached to the top of the tomb and the interior walls.
"What did you wish for?" a middle-aged woman asked, straining to make herself heard above the noise of the crowd. I responded, "A wish is a secret, Khala (auntie)."
As I was leaving, I noticed at least two old men with long beards and white turbans, sitting very close to the women and scribbling something on small pieces of paper.
That too is a common sight. Women come to ask such men for charms or amulets to help deal with a family problem - to bring good health to their husbands, to keep their sons safe in the army, or to find good husbands for their daughters.
It is a source of income for such poorly educated mullahs - however dubious the service.
In Afghanistan both on television and on social media there is growing criticism of this practice, with people saying that it is not only an abuse of Islam, but also fraud.
Farkhunda, the woman who was killed in Kabul last week, was one of these critics. A theology graduate, she went one step further than speaking out in the media. She actually confronted one of the mullahs selling charms to childless women at the shrine.
In the course of the argument, she was accused of burning the Koran. It seems the crowd overheard this and attacked her.
She must have underestimated what some men are capable of - not just cheating women out of their money, but actually - from one moment to the next - taking a woman's life under the eyes of the police.
There is always a big crowd of young men outside the shrine. They come to look at the women, in the hope of maybe catching someone's eye and engineering an encounter.
At least 20 people have been arrested so far in connection with Farkhunda's murder.  Many are young, modern urban men. Many have Facebook pages where they claimed responsibility for the attack.
For many Afghans - me included - it is upsetting that young men like this, can suddenly transform themselves into misguided protectors of the holy book, and that they are capable of such appalling violence.
A young life has been painfully lost to unveil a society where many have a poor understanding of religion, and where scholars often make premature judgements - only to recant later.
It is a society with a corrupt and incompetent police force, where the end of women's suffering is still a distant dream.


Sky Sports has said off-air remarks made by two football presenters about female assistant referee Sian Massey were "not acceptable".

Host Richard Keys and pundit Andy Gray commented on Ms Massey's appointment for the game between Wolves and Liverpool on Saturday.
Believing their microphones were off, the pair agreed female officials "don't know the offside rule".
In a statement, Sky said the two men had apologised for the comments.
The Football Association has given its support to Ms Massey, 25, who made a correct borderline call in the build-up to Liverpool's first goal at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton.
Speaking ahead of the match, Mr Keys said "somebody better get down there and explain offside to her" and Mr Gray remarked "women don't know the offside rule".
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Mr Keys then said "of course they don't", before adding: "I can guarantee you there'll be a big one today. [Liverpool manager] Kenny [Dalglish] will go potty."
He then went on to remark on comments made by West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady in the Sun newspaper on Saturday morning about the level of sexism in football.
"See charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? Yeah. Do me a favour, love," he said.
Sky said: "The comments are not acceptable. They were not made on air but we have spoken to Richard and Andy and told them our views and they have apologised and expressed their regret."
An FA statement said it had made "real strides in encouraging both male and female match officials to enter the game at every level, and will continue to offer every encouragement to all officials within the football family to progress to the highest levels possible".
"We are proud to have some of the world's best match officials, both male and female.
"Overall the number of female referees in England (Levels 1-8) stands at 853 and climbing, and all of our female match officials act as fantastic ambassadors for the game.
"They have our wholehearted and continuing support," it said.
Referees body Professional Game Match Officials issued a statement from their general manager Mike Riley.
It said: "All PGMO referees and assistant referees are appointed on merit and ability. They are assessed on their performances only."
Former executive deputy chairman of Millwall Football Club Heather Rabbatts told BBC Radio 5 live the game needed more female officials.
"But when they're appointed, sadly, they'll get the same abuse as their male colleagues."


Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has apologised for saying in 2003 that IRA members should be "honoured".

The MP, appointed by new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, said the comments had clearly caused offence and apologised "from the bottom of my heart".
Speaking on BBC Question Time, he said he had been trying to give both sides of the conflict a way to lay down arms with "some form of dignity".
Unionist politicians welcomed the apology but questioned his motives.
Mr McDonnell also said he was sorry for an "appalling joke" about former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
In 2010, he said that if he could go back in time he would "assassinate Thatcher".
Challenged on this remark by a member of the audience, he said: "It was an appalling joke. It's ended my career in stand-up, let's put it that way, and I apologise for it as well."
Mr McDonnell's remarks about the "bravery" of the IRA have been highlighted since his appointment to Mr Corbyn's shadow cabinet.
His remarks were made at a gathering in London in 2003 to commemorate IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
Mr McDonnell told the meeting: "It's about time we started honouring those people involved in the armed struggle.
"It was the bombs and bullets and sacrifice made by the likes of Bobby Sands that brought Britain to the negotiating table."
Speaking on Question Time on Thursday, he said at the time he made the comments it had looked like "we were going to lose the peace process".
By Chris Mason, BBC political correspondent
This was John McDonnell attempting to deal with the most toxic of his comments dredged from a back catalogue of remarks dismissed as insignificant when they were first uttered, but now being held up to scrutiny.
It illustrates the central challenge for the new Labour leadership.
Elected because they offered what was seen as the unspun authenticity of those with track records unsullied by the compromises of office, they are now burdened for the first time with that label "figurehead" - and with it the duty to represent the sensibilities and sensitivities of the whole Labour movement.
And, they hope, in time, the country too.
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have spent the week wobbling along a tightrope, pointing upwards towards what they see as the virtues of novelty, honesty and freshness.
But a battalion of Labour MPs behind them are pointing in the other direction, down; fearful their party is perilously close to tumbling into a cavern of shambolic misery and irrelevance.
Although the Good Friday Agreement, aimed at bringing an end to the Troubles, came into force in 1998, devolved government in Northern Ireland proved difficult to implement because of disagreements over a range of issues.
Direct rule from Westminster was reintroduced in October 2002, with the Stormont Assembly not returning for nearly five years.
The MP for Hayes and Harlington said his choice of words in 2003 had been wrong, adding: "What I tried to do for both sides is to give them a way out with some form of dignity otherwise they wouldn't lay their arms down."
He added: "And can I just say this, because this has been raised with me time and time again - I accept it was a mistake to use those words, but actually if it contributed towards saving one life, or preventing someone else being maimed it was worth doing, because we did hold on to the peace process.
"There was a real risk of the republican movement splitting and some of them continuing the armed process. If I gave offence, and I clearly have, from the bottom of my heart I apologise, I apologise."
Colin Parry, whose 12-year-old son Tim was killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993, said the apology was welcome "on the face of it", but questioned the MPs motivation for making it.
"How sincere it is or how much it is based on the fact that his political profile has changed, I don't know," he said.
"Far from consolidating the peace process by saying what he did, you could argue that he was giving succour to the view the more you fight, the more you fight on, the better the deal you get."
Nigel Dodds, the deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, suggested the MP had been forced into the apology because of the "strength of public outrage" and urged him to be honest about his "long record" of support for the IRA.
"The credibility of his wording in relation to this apology is undermined by the incredibility of the self-justification we have heard," he told Daily Politics.
"For anyone, least of all him, to pretend this was part of a grand scheme to persuade republicans to lay down arms as part of the peace process...John McDonnell, Jeremy Corbyn and people on the hard left played no role whatsoever in the peace process."
Mr Dodds said Mr McDonnell's views were "totally unrepresentative" of opinion within the wider Labour movement, adding: "We must have people in positions of great seniority who are not in the position where they are supportive of or have condoned violence in the past."
Fellow DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr said he understood that shadow cabinet members would have demanded Mr McDonnell's sacking had he not apologised.


Sam Warburton and Gethin Jenkins return from injuries to start for Cardiff Blues in their European Challenge Cup clash against Calvisano on Friday.

Their returns are a boost for Wales as they prepare for the Six Nations.
National captain Warburton comes in at open-side, while Gareth Anscombe takes over at fly-half from Rhys Patchell, who is on the bench.
Blues can reach the quarter-finals from Pool 3 if they win heavily and other results go their way.
Warburton, who has not played since the World Cup, has recovered from ankle problems.
Anscombe came off the bench in Blues' 34-26 at pool leaders Harlequins in the last round and starts for the region for the first time this season.
Jenkins leads the side and has a chance to press his claim to be Wales' first-choice loose-head prop in the forthcoming Six Nations.
Head coach Danny Wilson has made 12 changes, with Jenkins part of a completely changed pack and recalled Wales wing Tom James back after illness.
Former Wales captain Matthew Rees is set to return from a seven-week ban, imposed for stamping on Harlequins number eight Nick Easter.
Blues beat Italian second-tier side Calvisano 50-9 in November.
Meanwhile, Wales and former Blues centre Jamie Roberts sits out Harlequins' visit to Montpellier in the same group.
The Welsh region need a Harlequins victory to give them a chance of finishing as one of the best runners-up in Europe's second-tier competition.
Wilson said: "A few players deserve an opportunity and they get the chance to impress.
"The outcome of our qualification hopes is now out of our hands, all we can concentrate is our performance and getting the five points we need. We will react to what happens elsewhere."
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Gareth Anscombe, Tavis Knoyle; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Ethan Lewis, Dillon Lewis, Jarrad Hoeata, Lou Reed, Cam Dolan Josh Navidi, Sam Warburton.
Replacements: Matthew Rees, Thomas Davies, Scott Andrews, Macauley Cook, Ellis Jenkins, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Patchell, Aled Summerhill.
Calvisano: Ben De Jager; Giacomo De Santis, Alberto Chiesa, Tommy Castello (capt), Marco Susio; Florin Vlaicu, Pablo Canavosio; Luca Scarsini, Lorenzo Giovanchelli, Rudy Biancotti, Michele Andreotti, Davide Zanetti, Matteo Archetti, Renato Giammarioli, Jim Tuivaiti.
Replacements: Gabriele Morelli, Sami Panico, Marco Riccioni Agustin Cavalieri, Emilio Vezzoli, Nocola Belardo, Riccardo Raffaele, Filippo Buscema.
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France).


The Christmas holidays are over and it's back to school!

Guide: Is homework a good idea or not?
That means lessons, assembly, seeing your friends and - for a lot of you - time to do homework again!
While giving homework to pupils in secondary schools is generally seen as a good idea, some don't think that kids in primary schools should have to do it.
For the last 100 years or so, experts have been trying to work out if it is beneficial to give homework to kids in primary schools.
In the UK, the government says it's up to the head teacher to decide whether or not their school will set extra work like this.
Find out more about both sides of the argument with Newsround's guide, and then let us know what you think  of doing homework when you're in primary school.
Homework: A timeline
Homework generally means work that is set by teachers for you to do outside of your normal school hours.
When you're younger, your parents might help you to do it.
But as you get older, you will generally take more responsibility for doing your homework on your own.
Professor Sue Hallam from the Institute of Education - who is one of the most experienced researchers into homework in the UK - says that in 1997, just over 6 in every 10 primary schools made their pupils do homework.
Just two years later, this had risen to around nine in ten primary schools and the majority still set homework now.
Many think that giving homework to primary school children is an important part of their learning.
They believe it helps them to practice what that they have learnt in lessons, in order to get better at things like spelling and handwriting.
They say it helps to teach children how to work on their own and be disciplined with themselves - both skills that are useful later in life.
It can also allow parents or guardians to get involved in their children's learning.
To find out more about why people think homework is a good idea, Jenny spoke to Chris from the campaign for Real Education, which is a group of teachers and parents who care about how well schools are doing.
Members of the organisation believe that traditional homework is important.
Chris told Newsround: "If you like learning, homework helps to support your learning. It's really important to go back afterwards and think about what you're learning in class. Practice makes perfect."
"In parts of the world, children are doing much better in school than children in the UK. In most cases, they are doing much more homework.
"That doesn't mean you should be doing home work all the time.
"But a little bit of homework to support what you're doing in the classroom, involving your parents and guardians, is really good because it allows you to do as well as everybody else in the world."
Chris added that it is important to have a balance between homework and other activities.
"Homework shouldn't be overdone. Let's do some homework and some play."
Some people think that giving homework to children at primary school is not necessary.
They think it puts too much pressure on them and that the time spent doing homework could be used to do other activities.
Jenny also spoke to Nansi Ellis - assistant general secretary of one of the biggest teacher's unions in England, made up of teachers and heads - who doesn't believe that giving homework to primary school children is needed.
She told Newsround: "There is other good stuff you can do at home, like reading, playing sport or a musical instrument, or helping with the cooking, shopping or with your siblings. You might be a Guide or a Scout.
"Those things are really helpful for you to learn to work in a team, to learn to be creative, to ask questions and to help other people. These are really important skills.
"The trouble with homework is that it gets in the way of all of those good things that you could be doing and it doesn't necessarily help you with your school work."
Sometimes parents or guardians try to help with homework and, if they have been taught differently, it can end up being confusing for the child doing the homework. They can also end up doing too much of the work themselves!
Nansi added: "Some children live in really busy houses with lots of people coming and going, and they don't have a quiet space to do homework, so they can't use it to help them to get better at studying on their own, which doesn't seem fair.
"Teachers set homework for you to get better at your learning - that seems like a really good reason. But actually, the evidence isn't clear that even that's true."
Another expert Rosamund McNeil, from a teachers' organisation called the NUT, said: "Pupils in Finland are assigned very little homework yet they remain one of the most educationally successful countries in the world."
People have been trying to find out if homework is a good thing or a bad thing for many years.
Recently, a report was done by an organisation called the Teaching Schools Council, which works with the government and schools in England.
It says: "Homework [in primary schools] should have a clear purpose."
The report explains that if there isn't a clear reason for the homework and the pupils won't necessarily gain something from doing it, then it should not be set.
Dame Reena Keeble, an ex-primary school head teacher who led the report, told Newsround: "What we are saying in our report is that if schools are setting homework for you, they need to explain to you - and your mums and dads - why they're setting it, and your teachers need to let you know how you've done in your homework.
"We found homework can really help with your learning, as long as your school makes sure that what you're doing for your homework is making a difference."
Many people have different opinions. However, the truth is it's hard to know.
Professor Hallam explains that part of the problem is that it is difficult to accurately work out how useful homework is.
Generally, people agree that homework is good idea for children in secondary school.
But for primary school, it isn't clear if there's a right or wrong answer to this question.
Nearly 900 of you took part in an online vote about the amount of homework you get: whether it is not enough, just right or too much.
It's just a quick snapshot of what some of you think. Here's the results:


Experienced Scotland winger Sean Lamont has signed a new one-year deal at Glasgow Warriors.

The 35-year-old made his 98th Warriors appearance as a second-half replacement in Saturday's 14-7 loss at Connacht.
Capped 104 times for Scotland, Lamont left Glasgow in 2005 before returning in 2012 and has scored 27 tries over his two spells at the Pro12 champions.
"I feel I've still got more to give and I'm enjoying being part of a winning team," he said.
"I want to keep on playing and I'm glad I get to extend my time at a club which I really enjoy representing."
Lamont was not selected for Scotland's summer tour to Japan.
The winger featured in three Six Nations matches this year, starting against Wales and coming off the bench twice.


Two 24-hour Tube strikes planned for this week have been called off after talks between unions and London Underground (LU) managers.

Tube workers have been in dispute with LU over rotas and working conditions on the new Night Tube service.
The Unite union said it had suspended its action as a "gesture of goodwill" to allow further talks.
Unions have put forward new strike dates of 8 and 10 September if a deal is not reached.
The industrial action scheduled for Wednesday and Friday would have been the third round of strikes this summer, following walkouts on 8-9 July and 5-6 August.
Unite regional officer Hugh Roberts said there were still some "remaining sticking points" but the union felt enough progress had been made to suspend industrial action.
He added he hoped LU would "seize this opportunity to reach a deal that fully addresses our members' concerns".
Rail union leaders met LU managers under the chairmanship of the conciliation service Acas on Monday in the hope of reaching a last-minute deal.
The drivers' union Aslef had already decided not to strike.
The night service was originally scheduled to start at weekends from 12 September.
LU has said it is operationally ready for the launch but unions believe it will be delayed because of the protracted row.


A parade with 4,000 handmade poppies has taken place in a Denbighshire town as part of World War One commemorations.

Schoolchildren from across Ruthin helped to make the poppies to mark the centenary of the battle of Mametz Wood.
It is part of events being held in the town, which have been organised by Ruthin Community Group.
Its events organiser, Ron Bell, said the commemorations had been "designed to bring all generations together".
The 38th (Welsh) Division attacked Mametz Wood between 7 and 14 July 1916, with more than 4,000 of them killed or injured.
Mr Bell said: "The aim is to help people not only remember World War One but to learn about the sacrifice their predecessors made for their freedoms."
The commemorations have been funded by the Heritage Lottery World War One programme and the Big Lottery Awards for All.


Exports in the world's second largest economy, China, have risen, ending three months of decline in June.

Exports rose 2.1% in yuan-denominated terms compared with a year ago, up to 1.17tn yuan ($187bn; Â£121bn).
But imports fell for the eighth month in a row, down 6.7%, taking the trade surplus 45% higher to 284.2bn yuan.
China is the world's biggest trader of goods and a decline in exports has hampered its economic growth.
Last year, the economy expanded at the lowest rate in almost a quarter of a century, growing 7.4%, while 7% growth in the first quarter this year was the worst quarterly gain since the global financial crisis.
But exports also beat expectations in dollar denominated terms, rising 2.8% in the same period.
China's General Administration of Customs said the debt crisis in Greece was having an impact on trade, along with weak demand, rising labour costs and a stronger currency.
Authorities have rolled out a series of measures to boost activity in the economy such as cutting interest rates for the fourth time since November just last month.
The government is set to release growth figures for the second quarter on Wednesday and many economists have forecast that it could slip below 7% - which would be its weakest showing in six years.


At least 45 people have been killed and 13 injured in a gun attack on a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.

Police said six gunmen on motorcycles had stopped the bus and fired indiscriminately at passengers.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack and ordered an investigation.
Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jundullah and Islamic State (IS) both said they had carried out the attack.
Later, the militant group Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also said it was behind the shooting.
Analysts say Pakistan's fragmented militant movements have previously competed to claim responsibility for attacks.
Wednesday's attack was the second deadliest in Pakistan this year after 62 Shia Muslims were killed in a suicide bombing in January.
This is the first such attack on the Ismaili community in Pakistan, and it is shocking even by the standards of Karachi. The sheer numbers of casualties and the manner in which they were killed provide an uneasy contrast with the peaceful image of this Shia sect, which makes up a tiny proportion of Pakistan's mostly Sunni Muslim population.
We are not likely to find out for sure who did it because Karachi is in the throes of an armed struggle between the military and a confusing array of political, religious and sectarian militants.
Ismailis consider the Aga Khan their hereditary spiritual guide. They mostly inhabit the Himalayan region of northern Pakistan, but also have a significant presence in Karachi where they run businesses and charities, and tend to use community-built accommodation and transport.
The attack is likely to cause some diplomatic tensions for Islamabad as the Aga Khan has been a major source of development funds. This may be one reason why both the prime minister and the army chief have set aside other engagements to head for Karachi.
About 60 people were on the bus when it was stopped in the Safoora Chowk area on its way to the Ayesha Manzil Ismaili centre, police said.
Relatives of some survivors said the gunmen were dressed as policemen.
"As the gunmen climbed on to the bus, one of them shouted, 'kill them all!'," a survivor told Pakistani TV.
"Then they started indiscriminately firing."
They said the bus driver was killed and an injured passenger drove the bus to Memon Hospital Institute.
BBC Urdu service editor Aamer Ahmed Khan in Karachi said the bus was making one of five daily scheduled trips between a gated community housing mainly Ismailis on the north-eastern outskirts and the main city.
Who are the Ismailis?
One man at the hospital told AFP news agency: "I have come to collect the body of my young son. He was a student preparing for his first year exams at college."
Ismaili spiritual leader Prince Karim Aga Khan said in a statement the "attack represented a senseless act of violence against a peaceful community".
Amnesty International said the attack marked "a new low in a campaign of sectarian violence that has left Pakistan's religious minorities fearing for their lives".
It said extremists in the country were operating with impunity.
Mr Sharif described the killings as "a deplorable attempt to spread chaos".
A Jundullah spokesman said the group had carried out the attack because it considered the victims to be infidels. He threatened more attacks against Ismailis, Shias and Christians.
A statement purportedly from IS posted on jihadist Twitter accounts also claimed the attack.
Pakistan's army chief Gen Raheel Sharif has cancelled a trip to Sri Lanka and is leading the investigation, the BBC's Urdu editor said.
Pakistan is about 20% Shia and 70% Sunni, with the remainder made up by other minorities. Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, has long had a reputation for sectarian violence.
60 killed in a mosque in southern province of Sindh in January
20 killed in attack on a mosque in Peshawar in February
14 die in suicide bombings outside two churches in Lahore in March
45 killed in attack on Karachi bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in May


Plans to restrict camping around several lochs in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park have been approved by the Scottish government.

New by-laws will "regulate" camping in three zones in the park - West Loch Lomond, Trossachs (West) and Trossachs (North).
The authority said the plans only affected 3.7% of the national park and included investment in new facilities.
But the by-laws have been criticised by many outdoor recreation groups.
Those opposed to the legislation, including Ramblers Scotland and the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, said they were concerned the laws would damage access rights.
The seasonal by-laws, which come into effect next year, will be active from 1 March to 30 September.
They will cover much of the west side of Loch Lomond, the northern tip of Loch Long and many of the Trossachs lochs, including Loch Earn, Loch Venachar and Loch Lubnaig.
The national park convener Linda McKay said: "This is tremendously positive news for all those who, like us, want to protect and enhance some of Scotland's most precious natural places.
"These carefully-considered proposals reflect the views of a wide body of interests and demonstrate the delicate balance that needs to be struck when caring for our national parks."
As part of the plans, 300 low-cost camping places will be introduced. Some of the sites will be new or improved camping facilities and in other areas permits will be issued which will allow "informal" lochshore camping at "sustainable levels".
The national park said the by-laws were necessary to tackle anti-social behaviour. They will also make it an offence to cause damage to the natural environment and prevent long-term encampments in lay-bys.
But some outdoor groups have greeted the Scottish government announcement with "disappointment".
Kim Atkinson, chief executive officer of the Scottish Sports Association said: "Our Outdoors Pursuits Group (OPG) members have always acknowledged that there are significant problems arising from certain roadside camping activities which take place along loch shores within the national park.
"However, our OPG remains unconvinced that by-laws are the solution, and remains concerned that they will undermine Scotland's much-prized access legislation."
Jess Dolan, director of Ramblers Scotland, said the new by-laws would penalise the "vast majority" who camped responsibly.
She said: "This is a sad day for everyone who holds Scottish access rights dear. The national park itself has admitted that most of the anti-social problems arising from some camping activities are caused by a lack of infrastructure and enforcement of existing legislation.
"Therefore we are disappointed that the minister has decided to approve by-laws, albeit with a short delay before they come into effect."
Ms Dolan added that Ramblers Scotland would be working to ensure the legislation was not renewed when it comes up for review in three years' time.
And Dave Gibson, chief executive officer for the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, argued the national park and police already had the powers they needed to tackle lochside problems.
"We believe that an outcome of the by-laws will be that they will criminalise those who would otherwise wish to exercise their rights to wild camp responsibly under the terms of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003," he said.
"As such, this decision goes against the rights to responsible access provided in the act."
However, the national park's plan has seen widespread support from residents of the park.
Richard Graham, chairman of St Fillans Community Council, said: "This is great news, not only for the communities who have had to put up with environmental degradation and anti-social behaviour for years, but also for the visitors who have been put off spending time in these 'no go' zones.
"We've seen the restorative effect that dealing with the similar issues had on East Loch Lomond and look forward to seeing families, responsible campers and visitors return to areas like ours, which have been blighted by these problems for too long."
The new by-laws are rooted in a "Five Lochs" study, which originally looked at problems around Loch Venachar, Loch Lubnaig, Loch Earn, Loch Achray and Loch Voil.
The study followed an alcohol ban and restricted camping along parts of east Loch Lomond, introduced in 2011. The park said the by-laws had resulted in more families visiting the area and a reduction in anti-social behaviour.
The measures in place on east Loch Lomond will now see a "slight adjustment" to make them consistent with the new legislation.


Andre Agassi has attracted as many camera lenses as Novak Djokovic in the opening days of this year's French Open, but the question remains whether this is a fleeting glimpse or the long-term return of one of the game's greats.

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The 47-year-old Las Vegan began working with Djokovic via phone calls to Madrid and Rome last month, and took up coaching duties in person last week in Paris.
There is no clear idea yet of how long the relationship will last.
"That's a question for him, to be honest," was all Djokovic would say on the subject before the tournament.
What we do know is that Agassi is scheduled to leave Paris at the end of the first week to carry out prior engagements, and there is no clue yet as to when, or if, he will be back in Team Djokovic.
"I will be very surprised if this relationship is going over the US Open," said Fabrice Santoro, a former rival of Agassi now commentating at Roland Garros.
"I think it's going to be a very short relation between Andre and Novak," the Frenchman told BBC Radio 5 live.
"Andre Agassi knows the game very well, he loves the game, he likes Novak, but it's not his life at the moment.
"He has his own life at home with his foundation, with his family, and I'm not sure he's happy to spend much time in the locker room."
It was in Paris 12 months ago that Djokovic finally cemented his place among the very best by completing the career Grand Slam, and holding all four major titles at once - something that has eluded Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
But with 12 Grand Slam titles to his name and seemingly set to dominate for the foreseeable future, the Serb's form deserted him.
"I think Novak needs to be back as a warrior, like he was a few months ago," said Santoro.
"It's not like 10 years ago - when he won the French Open last year he was not giving one free point to the opponent, he was sliding all over Paris to win a point. You could see in his eyes how big his ambition was. He's lost that."
"Private issues" contributed to Djokovic's early exit at Wimbledon, he later revealed, while a wrist injury curbed hopes of a quick return to form.
But by his own remarkable standards, the fact that he has since lost his grip on three of those Slams and seen the number one ranking go to Andy Murray is little short of a disaster.
"Shock therapy" was what he felt necessary, and it came with the surprise announcement late last year that he was parting ways not only with 'super coach' Boris Becker after three years, but his entire team, including long-time coach and confidante Marian Vajda.
"All these beautiful memories we shared with each other on and off the court cannot be forgotten just like that," said Djokovic. "We are still very close."
Djokovic won six Grand Slam titles over three years with Becker, and all 12 since starting work with Vajda in 2006.
The Serb's employment of Becker in 2013 was seen by many as a response to the success Andy Murray had after taking on another legend of the past in Ivan Lendl.
But even in his current, second coaching spell, Lendl is likely to spend up to 18 weeks of the year working with Murray, with Jamie Delgado alongside the Scot throughout the season.
"I think Andre Agassi's help could be enough if Marian Vajda was still there, but he's not," Santoro said of the fledgling Djokovic arrangement.
"So Novak needs someone to replace Vajda first, and then find a super coach like Andre.
"I know that if Andy Murray was travelling only a few weeks a year with Ivan Lendl, but without Jamie Delgado, he would be in trouble. This is the situation now with Novak."
Murray himself was a huge Agassi fan growing up and once discussed working with the American, but it never came to a formal offer.
"He was always really, really nice to me, which is great," said Murray.
"I'm sure he'll help Novak as well. I'm not sure exactly what their deal is or the situation is, but having someone with that much experience around can only help."
Djokovic is currently just working with his brother, Marko, a former professional but with no coaching credentials, and Pepe Imaz, a former world number 146 who now runs a tennis academy that preaches a philosophy of love, peace and meditation.
"I'm not convinced that this person helps Novak Djokovic a lot," said Santoro. "Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm right. On court, for sure not."
For all the scrutiny that his relationship with Imaz has come under, the lack of a settled fitness trainer and physio is incongruous for a player who wrote a book on the value of physical and mental well-being.
"I have certain people and methods that I have been trying out lately," said Djokovic on Monday. "I am working on something, for sure, but still not ready to be shared."
So what can Agassi bring that will rejuvenate and enhance the Djokovic game?
Djokovic turned 30 a few weeks ago, and Agassi won two of his eight Grand Slam titles in his 30s.
He also returned from the depths of 141 in the world in 1997 to regain the number one spot and complete the career Grand Slam in 1999 - a mountainous challenge compared to Djokovic's relatively minor slide.
Technical changes are rarely the major issue when elite players call upon greats of the past, and Djokovic is sure to look more for emotional support from Agassi, with neither man averse to a bout of introspection.
"On the first day we had two practice sessions, and then we had a very, very long conversation in the evening," the Serb said of their first day together in Paris.
Becker, the man who used to provide that support, gave Agassi a very public welcome to the role in the stands of Philippe Chatrier Court during Djokovic's opening match at the French Open.
"I think it's an excellent choice," Becker told the BBC. "Andre's personality fits with Novak's.
"Ideally you don't want to start a new relationship at a Grand Slam because you have to get to know each other but that was their decision, so I wish them luck.
"Ideally you have to spend a lot of time together - even in smaller tournaments to really get to know each other and trust each other - but it is what it is and hopefully successful."


An 18-year-old man has died after being shot in Liverpool, prompting a murder investigation.

The injured teenager was found on Tagus Street, at the rear of Lodge Lane, Toxteth, at about 20:30 BST on Friday.
Merseyside Police said he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. His family have been informed.
It follows two gun attacks in Seaforth and Fazakerley where two men were hurt in "linked" attacks in their homes.
Both attacks happened within 25 minutes of each other on Thursday.
Armed police attended the Toxteth murder scene.
Chief Inspector Keith McLachlan said: "We are relentless in pursuing those who choose to bring firearms onto the streets of Merseyside.
"I am sure local people will be appalled that this has taken place in daylight hours.
"Information from the community will always be acted on, so help us remove those responsible and their weapons from the streets."
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.


One of the world's rarest diamonds has sold for a record-breaking $46 million (£29m), the highest price ever paid for a jewel.

The 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" diamond was sold to a well-known British dealer at an auction in Geneva.
Bidding at the Sotheby's auction was said to be fierce, and the sale surpassed expectations.
Last sold by a New York jeweller 60 years ago, the gem has been kept in a private collection ever since.
The diamond had been expected to command at least £625,000 per carat.
The previous record for a jewel at auction was set by a blue 35.56 carat diamond which sold for £15.2m at auction in 2008.
"This is the highest price ever bid for a jewel at auction," said David Bennett, the head of Sotheby's jewellery division, as the auction room in Geneva's luxury Beau Rivage hotel broke into applause.
It was bought by top diamond trader Laurence Graff, who bid by telephone, Sotheby's said.
The auction house said it sold jewels worth a total of £66m - a world record for a single sale.
Five hundred lots were on sale, including jewellery that belonged to Christina Onassis and Cristina Ford - who was married to Henry Ford II, grandson of the founder of the Ford Motor Company.
"I think this tells you a bit about the health of the market," Mr Bennett told reporters afterwards.
He said the pink stone - which is described as having an emerald cut with gently rounded corners - had a "soft sensual feel".
Pink diamonds of such a size are extremely rare.
"There's only one or two other stones I've seen like this in the 35 years I've been doing this job," said Mr Bennett. "I just love it."
BBC Geneva correspondent Imogen Foulkes said it was a "beautiful, rosy pink with an alluring sparkle".


Wales women's table tennis team won their three matches against Kosovo in a European Championship qualification fixture.

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Wales will face Austria, ranked 11th in the world, in Vienna early next year in the third qualification match.
All three teams in the group will be able to attend the European Championships in Luxembourg next year
The qualification matches offer the chance to get a higher seeded spot in the competition.


A fresh round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme will be held in Moscow in June, officials announced after a second day of talks in Baghdad.

The EU's foreign policy chief said "significant differences" remained, but some common ground had been found.
Six world powers made Iran an offer if it stopped processing medium-enriched uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, EU officials said.
But Tehran insists that uranium enrichment is its non-negotiable right.
Speaking at a news conference after the talks on Thursday evening, the EU's Catherine Ashton described the two days of talks in the Iraqi capital as "intense".
"It is clear that we both want to make progress, and that there is some common ground. However, significant differences remain," she said.
A new meeting would be held in Moscow on 18-19 June, she said.
Speaking shortly afterwards, Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili reiterated that peaceful nuclear energy and uranium enrichment were Iran's "right".
The BBC's James Reynolds at the talks says no-one was expecting any immediate breakthrough.
Earlier, an unnamed Western diplomat was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that negotiators for the six world powers presented Iran with a package combining new and old proposals.
It included an offer of medical isotopes and co-operation on nuclear safety.
In exchange, Tehran would stop its 20% uranium enrichment programme as a first step, the diplomat said.
Iran's official Irna news agency quoted government officials as describing the offer as "nitpicking" and the student news agency Isna said the package was "not balanced".
Iranian media said Mr Jalili, presented Tehran's own five-point package of proposals on "nuclear and non-nuclear issues".
Mrs Ashton confirmed that Tehran had offered its five-point plan, without giving further details.
Talks in Baghdad were extended for an additional day.
The goal of the six powers' team, led Mrs Ashton, is an Iranian agreement to curb uranium enrichment and allow UN inspectors to verify its nuclear activity is for peaceful purposes only.
Iran's priority is to secure an end to international sanctions that isolate the country and damage its economy.
Tehran has repeatedly said it is not seeking nuclear arms.
The talks are being closely watched by Israel, which says Iran is trying to buy time to keep its nuclear plants in full operation. Tel Aviv has hinted at military action unless Iran's nuclear development is curbed.
Security was tight for the talks, with thousands of Iraqi police and troops protecting the venue inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.
On Tuesday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano said an agreement with Iran over nuclear inspections was expected "quite soon" following his recent talks in Tehran.


A couple from Northampton who face extradition to the United States have asked to have their case heard at the Supreme Court.

Paul and Sandra Dunham "vehemently reject" allegations of fraud and money-laundering while working at a US company.
Last month their bid to avoid extradition was rejected by the High Court.
Their lawyers have now asked permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Mr Dunham, 58, was chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry.
He was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and money-laundering by a grand jury in Maryland, in December 2011.
Mrs Dunham, 57, is accused of aiding and abetting him.
Mr Dunham said he wanted the Supreme Court to recognise the "improper way the US criminal system has been exploited to cause Sandra and me the greatest personal, emotional and financial hardship imaginable".
The High Court heard the couple were in the US for a decade from 1999 to 2009.


Researchers at Glasgow University have developed a new way to protect farmed salmon from sea lice.

The tiny crustaceans are a naturally-occurring parasite that can cause disease and are responsible for many losses to wild and farmed fish stocks.
With resistance to chemical treatments rising, the Glasgow team has been looking at breeding resistance.
It has now come up with a new protocol to breed resistant fish and developed a mathematical model to predict outcomes.
Sea lice can cause skin lesions and increased susceptibility to infections by suppressing the host's immune system.
The parasite is estimated to cost the worldwide fish farming industry hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
Professor Michael Stear said: "Sea lice infection is a major threat to the health of farmed salmon and to the fish-farming economy.
"Our research has produced a practical tool for quantifying resistance to sea lice and shown that selection could substantially reduce the need for drug treatments.
"Selective breeding for sea lice resistance should reduce the impact of sea lice on fish health and thus greatly improve the sustainability of Atlantic salmon production."
The study outlining the Glasgow University model is published in the Royal Society journal Interface.
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "There is no doubt that sea lice are a major problem for Scotland's salmon farming industry and that large amounts of chemicals are currently used to combat the problem.
"If we are to protect the wider environment, then finding ways to reduce the industry's reliance on chemicals is to be welcomed.
"However, as chemical use is only one of a number of environmental impacts from salmon farming, we need to see more farms sign up to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council's "responsible farming" labelling scheme, and pledge to operate more sustainably in all aspects of their operations."


Guiseley have signed former Sheffield United and Kilmarnock midfielder Callum McFadzean following a successful trial.

McFadzean, 23, joins the National League side after being released from a short-term contract at Alfreton Town.
The former Scotland Under-21 player and brother of Burton defender Kyle McFadzean made eight appearances for Kilmarnock and Alfreton last season.
He becomes Guiseley's third summer signing following the arrivals of Joe Green and John Rooney.
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An investigation has been launched into an arson attack on a home in Caerphilly county, the fire service said.

Two fire crews were called to the house in Mynyddislwyn Close, Pontllanfraith, near Blackwood, at 04:50 BST on Friday and the blaze was extinguished.
The ground floor of the property was set alight deliberately, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said.
Fire investigators were due to return to the scene on Friday morning.


Neil Warnock wants what he believes would a record eighth promotion as a manager at Cardiff City, but is tight-lipped on how long he will be there.

Warnock became the new Bluebirds' boss after Paul Trollope was sacked after only 12 matches in charge.
The 67-year-old has been out of work since the end of 2015-16 when he helped Rotherham avoid relegation.
"I was hoping I could get a job where I could get my eighth promotion or have a good go at it," he said.
"Whilst I don't think it's impossible at any level to do that it's probably going to be a little more difficult when you're second bottom.
"Before the end of my career it'd be nice to do that, no one else has done that before.
"You've got to have ambitions and you've got to have challenges and that still is the last big challenge that I've got in my career to do and I hope that I can achieve that while I'm here."
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With the summer transfer window having closed and the January window scrapped, Warnock hopes to bring in fresh faces from the pool of club-less players seeking work before Cardiff host Bristol City on Friday, 14 October.
He said: "We've talked about the playing side. I've only been here 24-hours, but I haven't been idle.
"I've been looking to improve the squad and try and bring faces in before the Bristol City game and I've had total backing on that."
It remains unclear how long Warnock will be in the Welsh capital.
The club statement announcing his appointment on Wednesday did not mention any details on the duration of his contract.
He added: "I don't think you can say anything is long term, can you really?
"One of the clubs I talked to [in the summer] talked about a long term project and didn't want me because I couldn't commit to three years.
"But you tell me many managers in the Championship who last three years.
"I think it's ridiculous, you should only look to tomorrow.
"You should only look at building a club as far as you can.
"You go on the ride and you hope you can take it where you want to go.
"I think in the Championship, if you start looking long term, I think it's all talk.
"When he [Chairman Mehmet Dalman] told me that I was his number one choice I just said, well, I'll come.
"We hadn't even discussed finance or anything like that and that's how we are.
"What are contracts? When you're a young manager you want a three-year contract because you know you're going to get sacked at some stage and you'll get a good pay off. We'll play it by ear.
"First and foremost, we've got to see how we go, we've got to win games.
"Whilst I'm not committed for three or four years, you just don't know in this game."
Bluebirds chairman Mehmet Dalman said the club had tried to appoint Warnock in the past, and strongly refuted suggestions the club have refused to pay the money needed to attract a "big name" manager to the club.
"He's here," he said.  "It's not true. We have Neil Warnock here so how can that have any credibility?
"He was our number one choice, not once, but twice.
"We missed out on him once before so we were pretty determined not to miss out on him again."
Warnock also dismissed the notion that he would struggle to work under Cardiff's controversial owner Vincent Tan saying that "everyone deserves a chance".
He said "When I went to Crystal Palace, I'd retired then and Simon Jordan asked me to go to Selhurst Park.
"The first question that day was 'how can you characters get together without fighting' and the rest of it.
"Simon Jordan was the best chairman by a mile that I've ever had.
"Knowledgeable, supportive, you name it, so I think you've got to give everyone an opportunity."


Liberal Democrat Coalition minister Danny Alexander said he was optimistic about May's general election despite the fight that lay ahead.

He was addressing his Scottish party's spring conference in Aberdeen.
Recent polls have suggested that the Liberal Democrats could lose most of their Scottish Westminster seats.
However, Mr Alexander said he was not daunted by the election because he knew "who we are fighting for, and what we are fighting for".
He told the gathering: "Our vision is optimistic. It's positive. It's full of hope. Now you might be reeling in shock that I am talking about optimism. But I am.
"And here's why - these last five hard years of repairing the economy, of having to take difficult decisions, of having to fight through the tough times, have put us in a place that is the envy of so many other countries.
"We are now within touching distance of being able to finish the job of balancing the books."
On Wednesday, Mr Alexander sat alongside Tory Chancellor George Osborne who delivered his final Budget before the country goes to the polls.
And on Thursday the chief secretary to the Treasury revealed the Liberal Democrats economic plan, contained in a yellow box.
Mr Alexander said the Budget had been agreed by the two halves of the coalition, but his party would not cut as much from public spending as the Tories, or borrow as much as Labour.
In a speech to the Scottish Liberal Democrat conference, the MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey said: "I want the plans contained in the Yellow Budget Box to shape a fairer, stronger Britain for the next five years.
"Tax cuts for working people - an income tax personal allowance of Â£12,500.
"Balancing the books fairly, not on the backs of the working people on low pay.
"A new tax on high value property.
"A new crackdown on tax dodgers.
"Protecting education - from cradle to college.
"No rises in the taxes that most people pay - VAT, income tax, National Insurance.
"A Liberal Democrat plan, for a stronger economy and a fairer society, that's what we will deliver in the next parliament."
He went on to criticise his coalition partners, the Conservative Party, saying that "they want to balance the books solely on the backs of the most vulnerable in our society".
On Labour, Mr Alexander insisted the party was "still so deep in denial about its role in the greatest financial crash of modern history, that they seem determined to repeat the same mistakes again".


Fernandinho's deflected goal earned Manchester City a draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Paris St-Germain.

Kevin de Bruyne's clinical finish gave City the lead after Joe Hart saved Zlatan Ibrahimovic's penalty for PSG.
Ibrahimovic capitalised on Fernando's error to equalise and Adrien Rabiot tapped in after the break to put French champions PSG in front.
Fernandinho's scuffed effort gave City a potentially vital second away goal.
The second leg takes place at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, 12 April.
Teams who have drawn the first leg 2-2 away from home in European competition have progressed on 220 out of 277 previous occasions - a 79.4% success rate.
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This fixture was touted as a battle of Europe's richest clubs, with both sides backed by wealthy Middle-Eastern owners - PSG's from Qatar and Manchester City's from the United Arab Emirates.
While the teams have spent a reported £800m between them on players in the past five years, the game, which was entertaining, lacked the quality expected from such blue-chip line-ups.
Fernando's mistake for PSG's equaliser was a prime example.
The Brazilian collected the ball from Hart on the edge of his own penalty area and, while trying to flick a pass with the outside of his foot, directed the ball off Ibrahimovic's boot and into an empty net.
It undid the superb work of Hart to save Ibrahimovic's penalty low to his right - after David Luiz was tripped by Bacary Sagna - and De Bruyne's powerful finish from a tight angle following Fernandinho's surge forward.
Former Chelsea defender Luiz will be banned for the return leg after being shown a yellow card 12 seconds into the game, as will midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
Manuel Pellegrini's side were fortunate to be in a position to salvage a draw as the fragile defence that has contributed to their disappointing Premier League campaign continued to look unstable.
Their deficiencies without injured captain and centre-back Vincent Kompany have been well documented, and they have now managed only one clean sheet in nine Champions League games this term.
Rabiot, who had a brief spell in the City youth set-up, made the most of non-existent marking to score at the back post after Hart parried Ibrahimovic's header into his path.
Ibrahimovic had missed a clear chance when through on goal and also headed against the crossbar in the second half.
In the second leg, Pellegrini may want to re-assess the 4-4-2 formation that saw his side press PSG high up the pitch, with left-back Gael Clichy exposed by David Silva's unfamiliarity with his position on the left of midfield.
But Pellegrini remains in a strong position to secure a Champions League semi-final - and perhaps title - for City, before being replaced by Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola in the summer.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini: "A very close game right to the end. The quarter-final continues to be open but this is a good result for us.
"We made a couple of important mistakes for the first goal and the second goal was offside.
"If we want to win, we cannot make those kind of mistakes. But we are trying to win the game from the first minute - it is the way we play."
Before the return leg, Man City host West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday, the same day PSG travel to Guingamp, having already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title with six more games remaining.


A woman who beat her teenage sister-in-law to death in the family home following a "regime of terror" has been jailed for life.

Shahena Uddin, 19, fell unconscious after suffering 54 injuries and was left to die by choking on her vomit in Watford in October last year.
Salma Begum, 32, denied murder but was convicted at St Albans Crown Court. She must serve a minimum of 18 years.
Four of Miss Uddin's brothers and a sister were also jailed.
Her eldest brother, 35-year-old Suhail Uddin - Begum's husband- was acquitted of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.
He must serve a minimum of 10 years for causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult.
Three brothers were convicted of the same charge. They are:
Jhuhal Uddin, 33, sentenced to nine years
Jewel Uddin, 27, who received eight years
Tohel Uddin, 24, who must serve six-and-a-half years
Miss Uddin's sister, Rehena Uddin, 22, was handed a sentence of five years for the same charge.
All six defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice by attempting to impede the police investigation.


Mae Aelodau Seneddol wedi pleidleisio o 498 i 114 i ddechrau'r broses o adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd.

Fe wnaeth mwyafrif o ASau Cymru gefnogi'r mesur fydd yn caniatáu tanio Erthygl 50 - ond gwrthododd saith o ASau Llafur Cymru â dilyn gorchymyn eu harweinydd i gefnogi'r llywodraeth.
Roedd yr arweinydd, Jeremy Corbyn, wedi dweud wrth ASau Llafur i bleidleisio o blaid y mesur.
Ond fe wnaeth Chris Bryant, Kevin Brennan, Madeline Moon, Jo Stevens, Stephen Doughty, Owen Smith ac Ann Clwyd wrthwynebu'r chwip.
Roedd dau o ASau Plaid Cymru - Liz Saville-Roberts a Hywel Williams - a'r Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Mark Williams hefyd wedi pleidleisio yn erbyn y mesur.
Fe bleidleisiodd cyfanswm o 47 AS Llafur yn erbyn y mesur, yn ogystal â 50 o aelodau'r SNP - ac un Ceidwadwr, Ken Clarke.
Ond gyda mwyafrif o 384 o blaid, fe fydd y mesur nawr yn symud ymlaen at y cam nesaf.
Dywedodd Mr Smith, AS Pontypridd oedd o blaid aros yn yr UE: "O ran y bleidlais, fe fydd hanes yn dangos ein bod yn y lle anghywir."
Ond dywedodd AS Ynys Môn, Albert Owen fod yn rhaid i Aelodau Seneddol barchu canlyniad y refferendwm, rhywbeth yr oedd Mr Corbyn hefyd wedi ei ddweud.
Fe wnaeth penderfyniad Mr Corbyn arwain at ymddiswyddiad Jo Stevens fel llefarydd y blaid ar Gymru.
Bydd y mesur nawr yn mynd gerbron pwyllgor yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin, ble mae disgwyl i ASau geisio cynnig cyfres o welliannau iddi.
Dywedodd Mr Smith fod ei benderfyniad i bleidleisio yn erbyn y blaid yn rhywbeth mawr iddo, gan nad oedd erioed wedi gwrthwynebu'r chwip o'r blaen.
Dywedodd Mr Owen bod rhaid parchu canlyniad y bleidlais a bod bobl am adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd: "Fe wnaeth 17m bleidleisio i adael.
"Dim dyma beth oeddwn am weld, ond dyna beth sy'n rhaid i mi ei barchu a'i dderbyn."
Cyn y ddadl roedd Ms Moon wedi dweud na allai hi bleidleisio dros broses "sydd ddim yn rhoi unrhyw sicrwydd i bobl Pen-y-bont o ddyfodol diogel iddyn nhw a'u plant".
Fe gyfaddefodd Mr Bryant ei fod yn pleidleisio "ar ran lleiafrif" o'i etholwyr yn y Rhondda, a ddewisiodd i adael yr UE, ond ei fod yn gwneud hynny am y byddai Brexit yn gadael y wlad yn "dlotach a gwanach".
Ond mynnodd AS Ceidwadol Gorllewin Clwyd, David Jones mai pleidlais i ddechrau'r broses oedd hon yn hytrach na mynegi barn ar ganlyniad y refferendwm neu fanylion eraill.
Ac fe alwodd y Ceiwdadwr David Davies ar ASau i beidio â gwrthwynebu'r brose mwyach a "dod yn rhan o beth sy'n digwydd nawr".
Dywedodd arweinydd grŵp Plaid Cymru, Hywel Williams fodd bynnag na fyddai ei blaid yn cymeradwyo "fersiwn eithafol y Torïaid o Brexit", ac y bydden nhw'n gwrthwynebu'r mesur oni bai bod sicrwydd y gallai'r DU barhau i fasnachu'n rhydd ag Ewrop.


The PSNI has said a viable device has been found during a security alert in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

Army Technical Officers attended the scene at Fairmount Park at about 11:00 GMT on Wednesday following the discovery of a suspicious object.
The device has been made safe and has been taken away for further examination.
A number of houses had to be evacuated during the incident while the operation was under way.
Residents have since been allowed to return to their homes and the road has re-opened.
Insp Robert McGowan thanked residents and the business community for their "patience" during the operation.
Police are appealing for witnesses.


Venus Williams is prepared to end her sister's attempt at a first calendar Grand Slam when she meets Serena in the US Open quarter-finals.

The sisters will play each other for the 27th time when they open the night session at 00:00 BST on Wednesday.
Serena, 33, has not lost a Grand Slam match since Wimbledon 2014 and hopes to win the first calendar Slam since 1988.
"No-one is out to be a spoiler, but at the same time you're focused on winning your match," said Venus, 35.
But she added: "I think people love to see history being made."
Serena is in the process of rewriting the tennis history books as she closes in on a 22nd major title, a record seventh US Open and fourth in a row, and matching Steffi Graf's achievement of winning all four in 1988.
The world number one's last Slam defeat came against Alize Cornet at Wimbledon last year, since when she has racked up 32 wins at the major events.
The 25th of those victories was against Venus in the fourth round at Wimbledon - Serena's sixth in the last seven of a professional rivalry stretching back to 1998.
"I'm playing, for me, the best player in the tournament, and that's never easy," said Serena, who leads the overall head-to-head 15-11.
"She's beaten me so many times. I've taken a lot of losses off of her - more than anybody.
"She's a player who knows how to win, knows how to beat me, and knows my weaknesses better than anyone."
The victorious Williams sister will play the winner of the rather less heralded quarter-final between unseeded duo Kristina Mladenovic of France and Italian Roberta Vinci.
They open play on Arthur Ashe Stadium at 17:00 BST on Tuesday, followed by men's defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia against French 19th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Day nine will conclude with top seed Novak Djokovic taking on Spanish 18th seed Feliciano Lopez at around 02:00 BST on Wednesday.


The office walls are bare, apart from a photograph of a Welsh rugby triumph and a Nelson Mandela poster.

They too will soon be carefully packed and sent to their new home. After 24 years at Westminster, Peter Hain is leaving the building.
The Neath MP, a cabinet minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, is one of eight Welsh MPs stepping down at the general election.
Surrounded by packing boxes, some of them heading for the Welsh Political Archive, he admits it feels "a bit odd" to be leaving and admits he will miss his constituency work.
"There are some MPs who are leaving who can't wait to go," he tells me.
"There are others who have suddenly started to get quite fearful.
"I've made my decision and I know what I'm going to do and I'm going to stay active in politics and keep fighting for Labour and I just see it as a different phase of that."
He says his next political role - one offered by Ed Miliband - "will become evident" but there are few clues ahead of the election other than a commitment to stay politically active.
What stands out from his time as Neath MP?
"The peace settlement in Northern Ireland, delivering extra powers for Wales in the 2006 act and helping win the referendum in 1997, those are amongst the achievements I'm most proud of," he said.
Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd is also leaving, having first won his seat in the 1992 general election.
The Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP, a barrister, has established a reputation at Westminster for his work on criminal justice issues; his work on stalking paved the way for a new law.
He leaves Westminster with a prime ministerial tribute ringing in his ears.
During the last prime minister's question time of the current parliament, David Cameron said: "I remember some very passionate speeches, not least on the Iraq war.
"I remember some very passionate speeches about civil liberties in our country and making sure that we respond in the right way to terror.
"He has always stood up for his constituents, he cares passionately about Wales, he cares passionately about rugby, and he will be missed by everyone."
Other Welsh MPs stepping down include former Welsh and Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy, Labour MP for Torfaen since 1987, and Tory Jonathan Evans, a minister in John Major's government.
Sian James, Martin Caton, Dai Havard and Hywel Francis are also retiring.
Some of those leaving the Commons may find themselves swapping its green leather benches for red ones.
I suggested to Peter Hain that most former cabinet ministers end up in the House of Lords.
"Do they?" he asked with the air of someone not totally surprised by the question.
I tried again: "You don't fancy it then?"
The reply was polite but firm: "I'm not saying what I'm going to do."
Lord Hain of Ynysygerwn does have a certain ring to it, although not one he might have anticipated during the early years of anti-apartheid protest that saw him carried out of Downing Street by two police officers.


A councillor has suggested that Highland Council buy a robot to scare away gulls that forced the closure of a sports pitch for nine months last year.

The birds could not be disturbed because they were nesting at the site at Tain in Easter Ross.
Once the gulls had moved on, the mess they left cost Â£60,000 to clean up.
Councillor Jamie Stone said he was aware of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) developing a bird-scaring robot.
He told BBC Alba the gulls were returning and schoolchildren, and the wider community, were again facing the loss of the pitch for another nine months.
Mr Stone said: "We need the sports facility and to have it closed for nine months of a whole year is not good enough. This has to be taken seriously.
"We don't have a budget for dealing with seagulls. However, I am aware that UHI is developing a robot that will scare away the gulls."
Mr Stone said the initial cost of buying the robot might be expensive, but once purchased could prove crucial to keeping the pitch open year-round.
UHI has recently been working with secondary school pupils on a robots project.
Professors at the university have suggested that the council could explore the use of automated broadcast of sounds that scare birds, including the sound of distressed gulls.
Robop Limited, an East Lothian company that makes bird-scaring robotic birds of prey, said it was working with Highland Council on a number of projects.
It said one of its devices was already in use at Lochaber High School in Fort William and also has one installed at Inverness College UHI.


Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has said that he will not stand down over corruption allegations.

In a televised address to the nation, Mr Perez Molina dismissed claims that he had received money from a customs bribery scheme.
He insisted that his conscience was clear.
Eight members of his government have resigned over the allegations and a former vice-president has been arrested.
On Sunday, the agriculture and health minsters became the latest to resign.
"I categorically reject any link" to the scandal, the president said.
"I will not resign and will fully submit myself to the legal process."
Mr Perez Molina's comments followed a late-night cabinet meeting held behind closed doors at the presidential palace.
Anti-corruption protesters have held daily demonstrations in the capital calling for the president to step down.
On Friday, former Vice-President Roxana Baldetti was arrested on corruption charges three months after she was forced to leave office.
She is accused of taking part in the same bribery scheme.
Nearly 30 other people have been detained, accused of taking millions of dollars from businessmen who paid bribes in order to avoid higher import duties.
Presidential elections are being held in early September, but electoral law bars Mr Perez Molina from standing for another term.
The elections are expected to go to a second round of voting, later in October.


Three people working for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been kidnapped in an area close to the Rwandan border.

The three are civilians who were helping to remove mines, the UN says. They are believed to be two Congolese and a Zimbabwean.
Locals say their vehicle was found abandoned with the engine still running.
It is not yet clear who who kidnapped the trio or where they are being held.
They went missing on Thursday afternoon near Kibumba, a town about 19 km (11 miles) north of Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, reports BBC DR Congo correspondent Maud Jullien.
People in the area have told the BBC that the Congolese army presence there had been reduced over the past few weeks and that insecurity has since been on the rise.
Government officials have also been reporting incursions in the area by Rwandan soldiers.
Rwanda has denied this and the information cannot be independently verified.
Rwanda has twice sent its troops into DR Congo and was a key player in the conflict which led to the deaths of up to six million people.
The UN mission in DR Congo (Monusco) has more than 20,000 personnel - one of the world's biggest.
Monusco worked with the Congolese army to help flush out M23 rebels from North Kivu in 2013.
A similar operation was due to start against another rebel group in the region, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, earlier this year, but a dispute over two Congolese generals accused of human rights abuses ended that cooperation.