Queen of the South recorded their first Championship victory of the season with a comfortable home win over Ayr United.

Derek Lyle opened the scoring for the hosts with a right-footed strike before Stephen Dobbie doubled the lead just before the break.
The Doonhamers extended their lead further when Lyle found the net for the second time.
The visitors managed to pull one back through Kevin Nisbet before Lyndon Dykes sealed the victory for the hosts.
Match ends, Queen of the South 4, Ayr United 1.
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 4, Ayr United 1.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Daryll Meggatt (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Ayr United. Craig McGuffie replaces Gary Harkins.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Steven Rigg replaces Stephen Dobbie.
Attempt missed. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner,  Ayr United. Conceded by Jamie Hamill.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Jake Pickard replaces Callum Tapping.
Corner,  Queen of the South. Conceded by Michael Rose.
Andy Dowie (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Harkins (Ayr United).
Attempt missed. Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jamie Adams (Ayr United).
Goal!  Queen of the South 4, Ayr United 1. Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Dobbie.
Attempt blocked. Ross Docherty (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jamie Hamill (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jamie Hamill (Queen of the South).
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jamie Adams (Ayr United).
Callum Tapping (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Callum Tapping (Queen of the South).
Patrick Boyle (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Dean Brotherston replaces Derek Lyle because of an injury.
Jamie Hamill (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Harkins (Ayr United).
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Nicky Devlin (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Queen of the South 3, Ayr United 1. Kevin Nisbet (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Harkins.
Substitution, Ayr United. Alan Forrest replaces Robbie Crawford.
Substitution, Ayr United. Jamie Adams replaces Paul Cairney.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Ross Docherty (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


A senior BBC director has rejected a request for journalist and presenter Huw Edwards to give evidence to AMs.

Culture committee chair Bethan Jenkins said her colleagues wanted to speak to him about axed programme The Wales Report, which he presented.
But director of nations and regions Ken MacQuarrie said it would not be "appropriate" for Mr Edwards to give his personal views.
A BBC source said that Mr Edwards would have been happy to have given evidence.
The source said Mr Edwards - named on Wednesday as one of the BBC's most highly-paid presenters - felt "very strongly" about the provision of serious political programming in Wales.
It is widely known in the BBC that he is extremely concerned about the recent direction taken by BBC Wales in this area, the source added.
The Wales Report, an independently-produced current affairs show made for the BBC by Wales & Co, ran from 2012 until June this year.
It is set to be replaced by a current affairs show produced in-house by BBC Wales.  A monthly debate programme has also been commissioned.
On 5 July Ms Jenkins wrote to the BBC making a formal request for Mr Edwards to speak to the assembly's culture committee as part of an inquiry into news journalism in Wales.
She said she had been in discussion with Mr Edwards with a view to him giving "evidence about his experience as a Welsh journalist with a wide perspective of both Welsh and UK journalism and how from his personal experience news journalism in Wales can best be supported".
Mr MacQuarrie replied on behalf of the BBC saying: "While we appreciate the importance of the Committee's work, we do not believe it would be appropriate for Huw Edwards to give evidence on the matters you have indicated.
"The BBC's views on matters of media policy, including journalism, are the responsibility of the corporation's management.
"Huw, as our pre-eminent daily news journalist and presenter, has considerable experience in the area of broadcast journalism but it would not be appropriate for him to present his personal views before a parliamentary or assembly committee."
He added: "I hope you will understand this principle, particularly given the importance of maintaining the editorial independence and impartiality of the BBC's daily news operation."
Ms Jenkins, a Plaid Cymru AM for the South Wales West region, said: "We want to ensure that our committee work is relevant and reflects the thoughts of those at the BBC - not only the top bosses."
"We did intend to ask him questions about The Wales Report," she said, "as Huw himself has made public statements about it not being commissioned again."
She added that she thought "it would be within the public interest to hear from him in this regard".
Mr Edwards had tweeted on the day of the last episode of the programme that the BBC had "dropped" the show after inviting tenders for a brand new programme.
BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies, when asked by the culture committee in June why The Wales Report was not recommissioned, said that every two or three years "we invite a range of suppliers to put ideas on the table in terms of weekly current affairs".
"That's exactly the process that we've just been through," he said.
"On this occasion, Wales & Co, who are the producers of The Wales Report, decided not to bid for that," he said.
A BBC spokeswoman referred to Mr MacQuarrie's letter when asked for comment.


Police Scotland has pledged to ensure its buildings are "fit for purpose" after it emerged it faces a maintenance bill of £263m over the next decade.

The figure was released following a Freedom of Information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
It includes the cost of upkeep for buildings and maintaining the force's mechanical and electrical systems.
Police Scotland responded by saying it was developing an estate investment programme.
Last October, the Scottish Police Federation raised concerns about the "crumbling police estate".
The Association of the Scottish Police Superintendents later said that the force was facing "significant budget challenges" and that many stations were in a "shocking state of disrepair".
Police Scotland has been reviewing buildings in a number of locations which could be closed as part of a wide-ranging estate review.
In November, the force said it needed "modern, flexible buildings which are fit for the future".
In releasing the maintenance figures, Scottish Lib Dem justice spokesman Liam McArthur said: "We've seen reports of police cars held together with duct tape, leaking interview rooms and officers searching charity shops for gear.
"Now this Freedom of Information request reveals that, over the next 10 years, the cost of routine maintenance of the police estate will be more than a quarter of a billion pounds.
"That is a huge bill and it is what is required just to keep up, replacing outdated electrical equipment and buildings.
"It won't even begin to cover the new investment that is required to ensure officers and staff have the 21st century resources they need."
In its response, Police Scotland said the estimated spending on maintenance included replacing "components and systems assessed against the anticipated lifecycle" that may be required over the next 10 years.
Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said: "The Police Scotland estate was inherited from the legacy arrangements of eight forces and the Scottish Police Services Authority.
"Much of the estate had not been maintained or upgraded to an adequate standard. In addition, a number of the buildings are no longer suitable for the demands or needs of local communities."
Mr Livingstone said the total was the amount the force would have to pay "if we were simply to maintain our current estate".
He added: "However, that is not our intention, and through the Policing 2026 Strategy, which was approved by the SPA and placed before the Scottish Parliament this week, we laid out ambitious plans to build the police service Scotland needs for the future.
"These plans detail our intention to ensure Police Scotland becomes financially and operationally sustainable within three years.
"As part of these plans, Police Scotland is now developing an estate investment programme to ensure we have buildings which are fit for purpose across the wide range of communities we serve.
"The actual amount Police Scotland will spend on estates over the next 10 years will be calculated and refined as this investment programme is developed to ensure we continue to deliver a quality service to local communities."
Mr McArthur blamed the size of the maintenance bill on the "botched centralisation" of the force by the Scottish government in 2013.
But the government responded by saying it was "committed to protecting the £1bn police resource budget in real terms in every year of this parliament, a boost of £100m by 2021".
A spokeswoman added: "We have also increased the capital budget in real terms in 2017-18 and provided a further £61m to support the delivery of Policing 2026, the 10-year strategy to ensure Police Scotland is equipped to tackle new and emerging threats.
"We will continue to press UK ministers over the glaring disparity on VAT which sees Police Scotland, unlike all other UK territorial police forces, unable to recover VAT."


The brutal fight to rid Mosul of so-called Islamic State has left the northern Iraqi city in ruins, thousands dead and survivors scattered far and wide.

More than one million - equivalent to the population of Dublin - have fled their homes since the offensive started in October last year.
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Wasps have re-signed Zebre and Italy hooker Carlo Festuccia on a contract until the end of the season.

Festuccia, 36, who first joined Wasps at Adams Park in 2013, left last summer after three seasons with the now Coventry-based Premiership club.
He comes in as cover after injuries to Tom Cruse and Academy hooker George Edgson, while Tommy Taylor was named in England's 34-man Six Nations squad.
But Edd Shervington, who came out of retirement in December, is to leave.
He was brought back as injury cover at hooker on a three-month deal, following a short spell with Bristol, but will return to his free-range egg farming business in south Wales.
"We'd like to thank Edd for coming out of retirement to help us and wish him well when he returns to Wales," said Wasps director of rugby Dai Young. "As we saw, he was needed on the bench against Toulouse due to the injuries we picked up in that area.
"We know Carlo will do a brilliant job for us. He was a very popular member of the squad during his time here and has a good relationship with the players and coaches, as well as an understanding of how we like to play.
"You know exactly what you're going to get, physicality, strong work at the set-piece and a player who will give his all."
Festuccia did not play for Zebre in Saturday's final Champions Cup group game against Wasps, but he did return to the Ricoh Arena in October when Wasps won 82-14 and ran in 12 tries against the Italians.


UKIP leader Paul Nuttall is to stand in Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire in June's General Election.

Announcing his bid on Saturday, he said the seat voted "overwhelmingly" for Leave in the EU referendum last year.
The constituency, held by the Conservatives in 2015 with UKIP second, recorded the highest Leave vote, with 75.6% choosing to leave the EU.
Mr Nuttall said he would make it his "mission" to "ensure there is no backsliding on Brexit".
He had said on Friday that he would do his "duty to lead the party into battle" and stand for election, but at that time refused to confirm speculation he would stand in the Lincolnshire constituency.
Mr Nuttall had been due to make a speech in Hartlepool on Saturday as part of the election campaign, but a party spokesman said it had been cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances".
Police said two women, aged 28 and 62, were arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation broke out as supporters of the party waited for Mr Nuttall to arrive.
The party leader said: "It is a great honour and a privilege to stand for UKIP in Boston and Skegness.
"The constituency voted overwhelmingly for Leave inspired in part by the massive betrayal of our fishing industry by successive governments, something that today's Conservative Party led by Theresa May looks set to repeat.
"I will make it my mission to stand up for the people of Boston and Skegness and ensure there is no backsliding on Brexit."
Mr Nuttall has said UKIP would be "standing in the vast majority of the country", but that he had asked "a number" of branches to consider not standing in areas currently represented by prominent Leave campaigners from all parties, if they were at risk from a challenge by a pro-Remain candidate.
His predecessor Nigel Farage would "play a front-of-house role in this election", Mr Nuttall has said.
He said he believed the party was "in with a chance of winning a number of seats at this election".
Conservative MP Matt Warman won the seat of Boston and Skegness with a majority of more than 4,000 in the last election.
UKIP won 3.9m votes in 2015, which resulted in only one seat.


US basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal has announced his plans to run for sheriff in 2020, but he has not yet decided where.

The former NBA star, known as Shaq, owns homes in both Georgia and Florida and could run in either state.
"This is not about politics. This is about bringing people closer together," O'Neal told an Atlanta news outlet.
He is an honorary deputy in Clayton County in Georgia and has served as a reserve police officer in Florida.
"When I was coming up, people loved and respected the police, the deputies, and I want to be the one to bring that back, especially in the community that I serve," the former Lakers star told NBC affiliate WXIA.
The Hall of Famer said his ability to relate to everyone makes him perfect for the role.
"I can put on a suit and have a conversation with Bill Gates. I can go in the hood and talk to the homies, and talk to the children," he said.
His imposing 7ft 1in (2.16m) bulk would surely also come in useful as a deterrent to would-be law-breakers.
"My style is going to be to surround myself with guys that have been doing it way longer than I've been doing it, surround myself with smarter people. And I know it will be successful."
O'Neal is also a deputy marshal in Lafayette, Louisiana, according to Southern Living.


Thousands of police and paramilitaries were on hand for Pakistan's nervy win in their first home full international fixture since a terror attack in 2009.

Pakistan moved to within 30 runs of Zimbabwe's total of 172 without losing a wicket, before a batting collapse almost cost them the Twenty20 match.
Skipper Shahid Afridi hit his first ball for four to give his side victory with three balls to spare in Lahore.
Gunmen attacked buses carrying the Sri Lanka team in the city six years ago.
Beforehand, fans waited at the Gaddafi Stadium in temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius and faced frequent security checks.
Both teams arrived at the stadium in a fleet of vans carrying armed guards.
Dozens of CCTV cameras were installed in the surroundings of Nishtar Park, where the Gaddafi Stadium is located.
Tickets for both Friday's and Sunday's T20s in Lahore were sold out within two days, and the teams will also play three one-day internationals at the venue next week.


Face-to-face information is needed as part of a major upgrade in careers advice for young people in England, says the National Careers Council.

The council, which advises the government, says that fewer than 1% of teenagers have used a phone line set up to offer them careers advice.
There are worries that pupils lack an understanding of the jobs market.
Council chairwoman Deirdre Hughes says there needs to be a "culture change" in providing careers advice.
A report from the National Careers Council warns of a disconnect between young people and the world of work, with high levels of youth unemployment reported at a time when employers say they have difficulty recruiting suitably qualified staff.
"It is clear that there is a mismatch between the career aspirations of young people and the reality of the jobs market," says Dr Hughes.
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock says the report sets out an "ambitious new path for how careers guidance needs to progress".
The report, calling for improvements in careers information, says there are more than a million young people who are not in education, employment or training while the CBI says half of firms have problems finding staff.
"It's clear that business, the education system and government must raise their game," said Sir Roger Carr, the CBI's president.
"Young people need the skills that employers demand - we cannot afford to waste talent when the long-term economic outlook is so challenging."
There are also concerns that a lack of accessible careers information is a significant barrier to social mobility, with advice much more widely available to wealthy, well-connected youngsters.
"This is particularly important for the two million young people who live in workless homes and often don't have the 'soft networks' - contacts via family and friends to the world of work," says the report, An Aspirational Nation.
The report wants an expansion of the National Careers Service, set up last year. And it calls for face-to-face advice to be available for all pupils from the age of 12, rather than providing advice via a phone line or website.
The careers service is described in the report as a "well-kept secret", with many youngsters not aware of the help available.
There were 34,000 phone calls received by the helpline service in the year to March 2013 and similar numbers of emails, web chats and texts, from an age group of more than four million youngsters.
Face-to-face advice from the National Careers Service is not available to young people and is only offered to adults.
Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the ASCL head teachers' union, said that for younger teenagers it was a "big ask to pick up the phone to a stranger and say that you don't know what you want to do with your life".
"In a face-to-face conversation with someone you know and trust, it's much easier to draw things out, to explore different career paths and to see how it's possible to channel your interests and skills into a job."
The ASCL leader, Brian Lightman, said there should be guaranteed "access to high quality careers provision to all young people regardless of where they live or where they go to school".
Susan Burke, head of careers at a secondary school on Merseyside, said that the practical problem can often be that without good personal advice young people don't know how to begin finding out about the range of jobs available.
Too often students' understanding of work will be limited to a narrow range of jobs that they have come across in their own lives.
Even the terminology of certain types of work will be confusing, she says.
"How are students meant to know where to look?"
Responsibility for careers advice has been handed to individual schools - a decision which was criticised by a report from MPs on the education select committee earlier this year.
The cross-party report warned that careers services showed a "worrying deterioration" and called for urgent improvements.
Ms Burke says that schools trying to save money might put careers staff on to part-time contracts, working against the idea of giving careers advice a higher status.
Nick Chambers, director of the Education and Employers Taskforce charity and an associate member of the National Careers Council says: "As a country we are doing our young people a huge disservice if we don't give them enough information to allow them to make informed decision about their futures.
"Far too many young people are having to make vital and incredibly important decisions about their futures without access to good and reliable information."
Tristram Hunt, shadow minister for young people, said: "Michael Gove and David Cameron are pulling up the ladder of opportunity after them. With almost a million young people unemployed, undermining careers advice is short-sighted and incredibly self-defeating."
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock said: "Last year we created the National Careers Service to provide professional advice; and give schools and further education colleges a powerful new responsibility to secure independent careers guidance for their students.
"This report sets out an ambitious new path for how careers guidance needs to progress - to inspire, motivate and inform - and I look forward to working with the National Careers Council to consider the detail of their recommendations."


Charities and campaign groups have been "frightened" into curtailing their public work by a new lobbying law, ex-Bishop of Oxford Lord Harries has said.

A report by a commission he chairs said there had been a "chilling effect" on organisations who feared breaking the new law.
He told the BBC he expected some campaigners to face legal challenges.
The Lobbying Act tightened regulation on campaign spending during election periods.
The BBC has been told the Catholic Church in England and Wales consulted lawyers before writing to congregations because of concerns about the new law.
Crossbench peer Lord Harries of Pentregarth told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "We've had clear evidence that a number of campaigning groups have already decided not to campaign or not to join with other bodies to campaign on an issue because they are frightened of running foul of the act."
The report from the Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement - shared with the World at One - found that more than half of the organisations it surveyed said compliance with the Lobbying Act made their work more difficult even before the election period began.
It is due to be published later this week.
Under the new rules, non-party political campaigners must comply with lower spending limits than existed at previous elections, from last September to polling day.
More activities - such as public events, market research and press conferences - have also been brought under the scope of the act.
Charities and campaign groups' work counts towards the spending total if it can be seen as intended to influence voters, and is aimed at the public.
Organisations can be fined organisations up to Â£20,000 for breaching the rules, by elections watchdog the Electoral Commission.
One anonymous organisation told the Electoral Commission it feared politicians would use the act to complain about its activities to harm it financially.
Lord Harries, a crossbench peer, said: "I would be very surprised if at the end of this election there weren't a number of legal cases where complaints had been brought against campaigning groups."
A Cabinet Office spokesman said the government had, on the recommendation of the watchdog, amended its plans when the bill was going through Parliament, in response to concerns.
Two major religious groups - the Quakers and the Salvation Army - are to formally register with the Electoral Commission in a bid to comply with the rules.
Both the Church of England and the Catholic Church in England and Wales have sought legal advice and decided not to register.
The Catholic Church took advice before sending a letter to congregations that will urge them to question candidates about their policies, but will not tell them which politicians to support.
Charities have complained the new rules are unclear and tie them up in red tape.
The Commission was formed by groups that, like Lord Harries, opposed the new lobbying rules.
He rejected the suggestion it amounted to a left wing coalition - pointing out it had the support of pro-hunting group The Countryside Alliance.
Jessica Metheringam, from the Quakers, said the law was never intended to include church groups - and misunderstood them.
She said individual churches were concerned about holding individual events on nuclear weapons and food banks.
"It makes an assumption we have a large database of Quaker supports, we push a button and they do something political - that's not how a church works," she said.
The Quakers - which opposes nuclear weapons and the replacement of Trident - has had to divert resources to monitoring and logging their own activities, she added.
Friends of the Earth's Liz Hutchins said: "It's hard to escape the conclusion the government wants to escape criticism of unpopular policies before the elections."
The Cabinet Office spokesman said: "We want to make the political system more accountable and prevent a situation where opaque and unaccountable groups spend large sums of money attempting to influence the political system."
The Electoral Commission said it had consulted with campaigners and produced guidance.
"Where a significant amount of money is being spent on campaigning, it's right that voters can see who is spending that money and what outcome they are campaigning for," a spokesman said.


Protesters in Karachi have fired shots at the offices of local TV station ARY and attacked staff, police said.

One person was reportedly killed and several injured as police dispersed the protesters - supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party.
They were reportedly angry over a lack of coverage of a hunger strike.
Local media said the attack came after MQM's London-based leader Altaf Hussain called the protest. MQM wields significant power in Karachi.
It has has faced accusations of racketeering, abduction, torture and murder. The party denies links to crime.
"MQM workers fired shots at the ARY office, ransacked the premises and set fire to a police mobile," a police official told news agency Reuters.
Kashif Abbasi, a senior anchor for ARY, told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper: "They are Muttahida people. He [Mr Hussein] ordered them to do it and within 10 minutes all this happened."
Earlier on Monday, the MQM protesters had gathered outside a local press club where some had been on hunger strike to protest against alleged attacks on the group by security forces.
Wasay Jalil, a London-based spokesman for MQM, said that the MQM supporters were protesting peacefully and police fired first.
He told the BBC: "They were there to protest peacefully against the media trial of MQM... The MQM supporters did not commit any violence."
Mr Jalil said that one member of MQM staff was shot dead in clashes with security forces and a supporter was shot in the neck and wounded, although this could not be independently confirmed.
Dr Seemin Jamali, Head of Emergency at a nearby hospital, told Dawn: "At least one person was brought dead [to the hospital] while several others were injured."


Bury twice came from behind to earn a draw with Shrewsbury Town, who are now unbeaten in eight league games.

Sullay Kaikai's 25-yard shot into the top corner put Shrewsbury ahead but Tom Soares' glancing header made it 1-1.
Kaikai restored the lead when he curled home from 16 yards after a fine run, and both Kyle Vassell and Andy Mangan then went close to adding a third.
But Peter Clarke bundled in the Bury equaliser from a corner before Chris Hussey had two chances to snatch a win.
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Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"We've been beaten three times at home this season. I don't want to get beaten on the road or at home.
"It's a dig-out performance. In the second half, it should have been out of sight but it wasn't.
"I'm not relieved or happy with a point, because I wanted all three."
Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"In the first half we were excellent and we should have scored a few more goals to be out of sight but Bury have a great record here and can come back at you and I fully expected that.
"They battled hard and some of the set-plays from them were the best I've seen this season. Sometimes, the quality of those balls at the set plays are hard to defend against.
"You have to respect the point coming away to Bury. We have changed the shape of the team but we have been as good on the road as we have been for a long time and all in all I am happy."


Ex-Tottenham striker Garth Crooks says "every self-respecting black player" in the Italian league should strike this weekend unless Sulley Muntari's one-match suspension is withdrawn.

Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was banned after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd during Sunday's Serie A match at Cagliari, which earned him a yellow card for dissent before he walked off.
Italy's football chiefs were branded "gutless" by anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out.
"Those with power in Italy need to take action to stop this happening again," Kick It Out tweeted.
In a fuller statement on its website, the organisation added: "Garth Crooks, an independent Kick It Out trustee, is calling for every self-respecting black player in the Italian League to not play this weekend unless the Italian authorities withdraw the ban on Sulley Muntari.
"It's unbelievable that Cagliari escaped punishment as 'only 10' fans were involved. This situation should never be allowed to happen again."
Ex-Ghana international Muntari was cautioned for dissent after asking the referee to stop the match, and then walked off in protest - which earned him a second yellow card for leaving the field of play without permission.
The Serie A disciplinary committee which issued Muntari's ban agreed that the fans' actions were "deplorable" but said its guidelines meant it could not impose sanctions as only "approximately 10" supporters were involved - fewer than 1% of the Cagliari supporters in the ground.
World players' union Fifpro believes Crooks' call may be difficult to implement but agrees action is needed.
Spokesperson Andrew Orsatti told BBC World Service that the committee's decision was "appalling, outrageous and poorly managed".
He added: "The message had to be about racism and stamping it out and sending a clear message that Muntari's cry for help was heard. But they failed on both counts, the Italian authorities, and the mind boggles as to how that occurred."


A boy was taken to hospital in a fire engine as there were no ambulances available.

The Shropshire Star reported the 10-year-old had been involved in a car accident in Telford during the early hours of Wednesday and suffered a head injury.
West Midlands Ambulance confirmed it had been unable to take a patient to hospital at that time.
Ambulances were delayed by waiting times at the hospitals, it said.
The service's director of clinical commissioning, Mark Docherty, said it was an issue out of its control.
He said the hospitals needed to make improvements to make sure ambulance staff could get patients out of vehicles and hand them over quickly.
At the time of the accident, four emergency ambulances had been delayed by over an hour each to hand over their patients at two Shropshire hospitals.
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Earlier this month, West Midlands Ambulance reported there had been no ambulances available in the whole of the county "for a short period" on Saturday, 20, March.
The  service said it had raised the issue of long delays when offloading patients with the hospitals on a number of occasions.
Debbie Kadum, chief operating officers at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said the trust was seeing unprecedented volumes of very poorly patients attending its A&E departments.
The number of A&E cubicles at Telford had increased by 40 per cent but it has not been enough, she said.
Shropshire Fire Service said it could confirm that it did take the unusual step of transporting a casualty to hospital using one of its fire engines.


Chinese social media users are increasingly raising questions about televised "confessions" and how they affect the country's rule of law.

Prominent human rights lawyer Wang Yu is the latest to appear in a widely disseminated online video, renouncing her legal work for the Beijing Fengrui Law Firm.
She has subsequently been freed, though many people online believe that she made the video under duress.
Televised confessions have become a trend in the past four years under Xi Jinping's presidency, and include confessions of crime, but also confessions of perceived dissent.
They have faced common mockery online, from users who say such videos discredit people before they are given a fair trial.
Last week, Lin Zuluan, the democratically-elected leader of Wukan in southern Guangdong province, was charged with taking bribes, though his "confession" video met with heavy online criticism.
Mr Lin's "confession" was aired on a number of national state broadcasters, including the official CCTV, and Shanghai's leading provincial channel, Dragon TV.
He is filmed being asked by a policeman: "What do you need to confess to us today?"
Mr Lin responds: "Because of my thin knowledge and ignorance of the law, during public ventures, I accepted funds and kickbacks from all kinds of projects.
"Because of these faults, I most faithfully give myself up to the police and the prosecuting authorities. These points I confess are the sworn truth."
Mr Lin's "confession" has been viewed more than 71 million times on the online video platform Tencent TV.
It has also been shared more than 7,000 times via state-affiliated news website The Paper, and thousands of Sina Weibo users are discussing it.
It received heavy criticism from social media users, who say that such videos do not appear natural, and have simply become "routine".
"He read the manuscript well," says qtds, while ShedeLong quips: "My God, he obviously prepared his script in advance."
Many also criticise state media for sharing the video, saying that it "discredits" Mr Lin before he has faced trial.
"Without trial, what has he got to be guilty of?" asks Lugong Weixin.
Chen Sanjie adds: "You know where the problem is? It's in the shamelessness and fearlessness of our government." His comment has received more than 600 likes.
Televised confessions have become commonplace on Chinese state TV, particularly since Mr Xi became president in 2013.
They have mainly featured independent news journalists, including former Deutsche Welle journalist Gao Yu, US news portal freelancer Xiang Nanfu, and Wang Xiaolu from the mainland-based Caijing magazine.
Some have also featured activists, whose behaviour has run counter to government interests.
In January, state broadcaster CCTV aired a "confession" video of Swedish human rights activist Peter Dahlin, who was arrested for "instigating confrontations" and "distorting" reports.
The same month, Hong Kong publisher Gui Minhai appeared on the channel saying he was voluntarily handing himself over to the authorities for an outstanding drink-driving conviction.
Mr Gui was reported "missing" in December 2015, along with four other publishers, and his disappearance was originally believed by close family members to be related to him selling publications banned on the Chinese mainland.
"Confession" videos have also increasingly featured celebrities.
Taiwanese pop singer Kai Ko and Jaycee Chan, the son of actor Jackie Chan were shown on CCTV apologising for drugs abuses in August 2014.
The same month, Guo Meimei, a Chinese internet celebrity, was filmed apologising to the police for prostitution and arranging gambling events.
More recently, there has become a noted trend of celebrities issuing apologies that are unrelated to criminal activity.
In January, Taiwanese singer Chou Tzuyu posted an apology video to China after pictures of her emerged alongside a Republic of China flag, and she was perceived as inciting independence for Taiwan.
And in July, American-Japanese actress Kiko Mizuhara uploaded an apology video to China, after she "liked" a controversial social media post showing someone giving the middle finger in Tiananmen Square.
Televised confessions have become so commonplace that they have become a source of mockery.
Recently, after thousands in Taiwan signed up to a satirical Facebook event to offer "apologies" to China because of their commonality, a further 4,000 mainland users on Sina Weibo joined in using the hashtag #FirstAnnualApologiseToChinaContest.
A large number of posts since appear to have been removed from the platform, and state media instead tried to encourage users to post using the #FirstAnnualApologiseToTaiwanContest hashtag, and point mockery towards the island.
Yet some users have managed to bypass government censors by using traditional, rather than simplified Chinese characters, or by posting screenshots to avoid using sensitive words.
User HotaruWong, whose post has not been censored, issues her own confession, apologising for liking the Taiwan campaign "a lot".
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The discovery of a swan's head in Glasgow has prompted an investigation into the disappearance of nearby birds.

The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information about five swans which are believed to be missing from the grounds of Provan Hall.
The severed head was found near the Glasgow east end parkland by a member of the public.
The charity said it was possible the birds had been deliberately lured from water before being netted.
Scottish SPCA Inspector Stacey Erwin said: "We believe that whoever is responsible has removed five swans from Provanhall House Loch and Bishop Loch.
"Swans can be lured over by slapping the water. We suspect these birds may have been netted and then removed from the water.
"This is a very serious and cruel act and we are keen to find the person responsible.
"We're encouraging the public to be aware of any suspicious goings on around Bishop Loch and Provanhall House and to report any information to our animal helpline."


A man has been detained for 13 years after stabbing an acquaintance following a row in a coffee shop.

Alexander Habte, 20, of Conybere Street in Highgate, attacked Samuel Simret in Summer Lane, Newtown, in August.
A post-mortem examination confirmed the 26-year-old died from a stab wound to the chest.
Habte was originally charged with murder but the charge was reduced to manslaughter.
Police said they tracked down Habte thanks to his distinctive "bun" hairstyle, which was seen by witnesses.
They said an argument between the two men had started in a coffee shop. Mr Simret left the scene but the pair later became involved in a fight in which Mr Simret was stabbed.
He died two days later in hospital.
Det Insp Paul Joyce said: "Habte and Samuel Simret had both come over to this country from Eritrea and were well-known to each other.
"It seems they became involved in a dispute and Habte decided to arm himself.
"This was a tragic case of a young man senselessly losing his life but we hope the result today sends out a message that knife crime will not be tolerated on the streets."


Veteran actor John Hurt will receive the outstanding contribution to cinema award at the Baftas next month, it has been announced.

"I know that film means a great deal to me but I had no idea that I meant so much to film," the 72-year-old said.
Bafta chairman Tim Corrie said the actor has an "extraordinary screen presence" and brings "utter conviction to every role he undertakes".
His film credits include The Elephant Man and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
In 1976 he was presented with his first Bafta award for  his role as Quentin Crisp in the TV drama The Naked Civil Servant.
Since then he has received a further two more trophies for Midnight Express and The Elephant Man, while earning further nominations for Alien, The Field and, most recently, TV's An Englishman in New York in 2009.
He has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, for The Elephant Man and Midnight Express.
Recent screen roles have included Ollivander in the Harry Potter series and a role in the Oscar-nominated film, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Mr Corrie added: "He is one of a kind, an iconic figure, and Bafta is delighted to take this opportunity to honour his outstanding contribution to cinema."
Silent movie The Artist leads this year's Baftas with 12 nominations, including best film and best director.
British Cold War-era spy movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is close behind with 11 nominations.
The Bafta awards take place on 12 February in London.
The ceremony will be hosted by comedian and broadcaster Stephen Fry and will be broadcast on BBC One.


A huge forest fire that destroyed large areas in southern Spain has been brought under control by emergency services.

300 fire fighters tackled the blaze and more than 1,400 people had to be evacuated from their homes.
The fire took hold on Sunday, not far from the popular tourist resort of Benidorm.
The Spanish police think some of the fires might have been started on purpose.
The wildfire has destroyed around 790 acres of land and several buildings, local emergency services said.
Many people affected by the fire were evacuated to schools to spend the night.
Residents living nearby also offered those who had been moved places to stay and gave them food and water.


Venezuela says it is sending 2,600 troops to the western region of Tachira to quell looting and rioting amid continuing anti-government protests.

In the state capital, San Cristobal, most shops and businesses are closed and guarded by soldiers.
Three people, including two teenagers, were killed in Tachira this week.
Since the rallies for early elections and an end to the economic crisis began in early April, 43 people have died across the country.
President Nicolas Maduro has accused the opposition of inciting violence by calling people on to the streets.
Speaking on state television on Wednesday, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said: "I have ordered the transfer of 2,000 guards and 600 special operations troops."
The minister said the deployment in Tachira was part of "Plan Zamora" designed to pacify the situation. He provided no further details.
Meanwhile, looting continued in parts of San Cristobal, reports say.
People made off with items including coffee, nappies and cooking oil, local residents were quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
A 15-year-old boy died in hospital, a day after he was shot during the spate of looting in San Cristobal. He was named as Jose Francisco Guerrero.
"My mom sent my brother yesterday [Tuesday] to buy flour for dinner and a little while later we received a call saying he'd been injured by a bullet," his sister Maria Contreras told Reuters.
The authorities earlier announced the deaths of Luis Alviarez, 17, and Diego HÃ©rnandez, 33, who were fatally injured on Monday.
Defence minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the military operation in Tachira was part two of Plan Zamora.
The government has said little about what the plan entails - but that it is designed to pacify the situation.
When part one was put into action in the Carabobo state it involved an increased presence of heavily armed troops and riot police brought in to quell a spate of violent looting.
According to civil rights groups it also led to large-scale arrests of anti-government protesters and the use of military courts to try them.
Mr Padrino Lopez tried to reassure Venezuelans, saying the armed forces would not use weapons against civilians and would not be carrying pistols and machine guns.
He also seemed to pin responsibility for the deaths during recent protests across Venezuela on the government's opponents, saying the fatal injuries had been caused by home-made weapons.
On Tuesday, President Maduro extended the nationwide state of economic emergency.
The decree gives Mr Maduro extra powers for another 60 days, from Saturday, including an ability to impose tougher security measures.
The opposition denounced the move as an ongoing rights grab.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles responded by urging his supporters to take to the streets and protest "more than ever".
The unrest was triggered by a Supreme Court attempt to take over powers from the assembly on 29 March.
It reversed its decision a few days later but by then the opposition had seized the momentum.
Despite having the world's largest known oil reserves, Venezuela is facing a shortage of many basic items, including food and medicines.
Its economy has collapsed, with inflation expected to top 700% this year, and crime is rampant.
The opposition is calling for early elections and the release of opposition politicians jailed in recent years, saying the socialist governments of Mr Maduro and his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, have mismanaged the economy since coming to power in 1999.
Mr Maduro accuses the country's business elite of boycotting the economy to create unrest and topple his democratically elected government. His term ends in January 2019.


A torso has been found in a Dublin park by police searching for the remains of convicted rapist James Nolan.

Police said the "mainly intact" torso was discovered in Tolka Valley Park, in Finglas, on Monday.
Nolan, originally from Finglas, had served jail sentences for rape and burglary. He disappeared in November 2010 aged 46.
A dismembered arm, which washed up on Dublin's Dollymount beach in 2011, was later confirmed to be his.
GardaÃ (Irish police) began searching the Finglas park on Saturday 1 April after new information came to light.
Supt William Carolan told the media on Tuesday that police notified the state pathologist as soon as the remains were found.
The torso has been removed to the city mortuary where a post-mortem examination is being carried out.
Supt Carolan said they could not yet confirm that the torso was that of Nolan and DNA analysis was required.
Nolan's family has been informed and a police family liaison officer is in contact with them.
The dig will continue for about 10 days, with about half of the site already searched.


The UK government has been "unresponsive" to Wales' immigration needs, a former shadow home office minister has said.

Labour MP Chris Bryant said when it came to staff shortages in the NHS, Wales should be able to ask Westminster to speed up the process.
The Rhondda MP said the UK government should "be awake" to pressures in the devolved nations.
The UK government said it was building a system "that works for everyone".
Mr Bryant, shadow home affairs minister from 2011-2013, told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme he did not support recent calls for the UK Government to consider partially devolving immigration to Wales.
Last week a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration (APPGSI) claimed the UK's existing points-based immigration system is "generally unresponsive to demographic, economic and cultural differences between our constituent nations and regions".
Transferring some control over immigration to Wales and other parts of the UK "might instil confidence among members of the public that the immigration system works for their area", the study said.
Earlier this week Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the idea was "fraught with difficulties".
Mr Bryant said he would be "reluctant" to see immigration devolved but "the UK government should be awake to the fact that in different parts of the UK there are different pressures on different parts of the economy".
He added: "In particular in relation to the NHS, if south Wales feels that it has a shortage of orthopaedic surgeons then they should be able to say 'excuse me, Mr or Mrs Government Minister in Westminster, we need you to allow us to move quickly on this'".
"I'm absolutely certain that hasn't been the case and I think that's because we have an unresponsive government."
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said: "Our priority is to build an immigration system that works for everyone in the UK and delivers the control we need".
Sunday Politics Wales is on BBC One Wales on Sunday, 15 January at 11:00 GMT


Heavy storms raged over the South West, with heavy downpours and lightning striking properties.

The Met Office said over the four-hour period from midnight to 04:00 there was a "notable" amount of lightning.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service reported strikes at eight properties, and a BT box on a telegraph pole was destroyed.
Cornwall's fire service reported "properties and businesses" had been struck.
The events were caught on camera by members of the public across the region.
The Met Office said it was most likely the storm began to form over northern Spain before moving north over to Devon and Cornwall.
A spokesperson said: "Yesterday's high temperatures in the region, coupled with the approach of a weather front made a good recipe for the stormy conditions."
They added the "high-based clouds" produced a "noteworthy amount of lightning" and intense localised rainfall.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it began receiving calls "shortly after midnight" to properties which had been "struck by lightning, activating alarms and on some occasions causing small fires".


Reigning Olympic and London marathon champion Jemima Sumgong is the latest Kenyan athlete to fail a drugs test.

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The 32-year-old tested positive for banned substance EPO in an out of competition test carried out by athletics' governing body the IAAF.
Sumgong - the first Kenyan woman to win Olympic marathon gold - was due to defend her London title on 23 April.
Kenya was last year declared in breach of anti-doping rules, and athletes underwent special testing for Rio 2016.
The East African country was deemed "non-compliant" by the World Anti-Doping Agency, but was reinstated before last summer's Games.
Between 2011 and 2016, more than 40 Kenyan track-and-field athletes failed doping tests.
Among those sanctioned was female marathon runner Rita Jeptoo, 36, who was banned for four years following a positive test for performance-enhancing drug EPO in 2014.
Sumgong is provisionally suspended, and she will face sanctions if her B-sample also tests positive.
Eunice Kirwa of Bahrain took silver behind Sumgong in Rio, with Ethiopia's world champion Mare Dibaba claiming bronze and another Ethiopian, Tirfi Tsegaye, fourth.
"We can confirm that an anti-doping rule violation case concerning Jemima Sumgong (Kenya) has commenced this week," the IAAF said in a statement.
"The athlete tested positive for EPO (Erythropoietin) following a no-notice test conducted in Kenya.
"This was part of an enhanced IAAF out-of-competition testing programme dedicated to elite marathon runners which is supported by the Abbott World Marathon Majors group."
London Marathon organisers said they were "extremely disappointed" by Sumgong's positive test, adding: "We are determined to make marathon running a safe haven from doping."
In 2015, the Sunday Times claimed the London Marathon had been won seven times in 12 years by athletes who had recorded suspicious blood scores.
That followed details of 12,000 blood test results from 5,000 athletes published by the newspaper, in partnership with German broadcaster ARD.


Wales and Bath fly-half Rhys Priestland has been ruled out for between eight and 12 weeks with a leg injury.

The 29-year-old limped off during the first half of Friday's Premiership win over local rivals Bristol.
The former Scarlets player - who switched to the English club in 2015 - will see a specialist on Wednesday, Bath head coach Tabai Matson said.
"It is not looking really good. He is going to be out for a chunk of the winter," Matson told BBC Points West.
"For us, it is a big loss and a big blow for the squad."
Priestland was omitted from Wales' squad for the autumn Tests, as he was not one of their three players selected from outside Wales, a decision he "expected".
Bath are second in the Premiership after winning seven of their first eight league games this season.


Women smoking nowadays are far more likely to die as a result of their habit than they were in the 1960s, according to a new study.

Changing habits such as starting earlier and smoking more cigarettes have been blamed for the dramatically increased risks of lung cancer.
The trends, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, show death rates in women have caught up with men.
The study looked at data from more than two million women in the US.
The first generation of women smokers started during the 1950s and 60s. In those early years, women who smoked were nearly three times more likely to die from lung cancer as people who had never smoked.
Looking at medical records from women between 2000-2010 showed they were 25 times more likely to die from lung cancer than their non-smoking friends.
It follows a similar pattern in men, who reached a similar level in the 1980s.
Lead researcher Dr Michael Thun said: "The steep increase in risk among female smokers has continued for decades after the serious health risks from smoking were well established, and despite the fact that women predominantly smoked cigarette brands marketed as lower in 'tar' and nicotine.
"So not only did the use of cigarette brands marketed as 'Light' and 'Mild' fail to prevent a large increase in risk in women, it also may have exacerbated the increase in deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease in male smokers, since the diluted smoke from these cigarettes is inhaled more deeply into the lungs of smokers to maintain the accustomed absorption of nicotine."
Research published last year suggested that lifelong female smokers died a decade earlier than those who never started.
However, those who gave up by the age of 30 almost completely avoided the risks of dying early from tobacco-related diseases with those stopping by 40 died a year younger.
Speaking after that study, Prof Sir Richard Peto, at Oxford University, said "If women smoke like men, they die like men."


PPI still dominates complaints by consumers about financial services, but a report suggests that banks are among the best to respond to gripes sent on social media.

More than half of complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) about banks and financial services were about mis-sold payment protection insurance.
A separate study revealed how firms react to complaints on social media.
That suggested that the banking sector provided the best responses.
A mystery shopping exercise by market researchers BDRC Continental rated companies for their response rate, as well as the speed and quality of replies.
PPI has dominated the landscape of complaints to financial services companies for many years now. The loan insurance was designed to cover repayments if policyholders fell ill or were made redundant, but it was mis-sold on an industrial scale to those who did not want or need it.
The FOS received 164,347 new cases about financial products in general in the second half of 2015, a 6% fall on the previous six months, but PPI still accounted for 56% of new complaints.
"The financial services sector has been through a challenging and volatile period in the eight years since the ombudsman first began to publish data about individual financial businesses," said Caroline Wayman, the chief financial ombudsman.
"Complaints about PPI still continue to make up over half of our workload. During 2015, PPI complaints finally began to approach stable levels - but we are still seeing the volume of cases at a much higher level than many people expected."
A group representing claims management companies said many people had to go through the process of complaining to the ombudsman, which deals with disputes that cannot be agreed between consumers and financial services businesses.
"This report shows that thousands of people are suffering a double-whammy at the hands of the big banks," said Nick Baxter, chairman of the Professional Financial Claims Association.
"First, they were mis-sold financial products and then when they submitted totally legitimate claims for compensation, they have been fobbed off and left to navigate a complex system of appeal for anything up to two years."
There was some more positive results for banks and credit card firms, which came out on top of a survey into the way enquiries were dealt with on social media.
BDRC Continental oversaw a mystery shopping exercise when 9,000 tweets were sent out to 395 businesses in 32 sectors, and the responses were analysed for response times, whether the question was answered and whether additional information was offered.
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Only eight of the businesses failed to respond to any of the tweeted enquiries, but only 41 replied to them all. There was a wide range of response times - with some replying within a minute but with the slowest taking more than two days.
The most effective responses overall, the researchers suggested, came from the banking and credit card sectors, as well as rail companies, DIY stores, and airlines.
"Twitter is nearly 10 years old so companies have had plenty of time to learn how to use it effectively to handle customer queries and complaints," said Tim Barber, director at BDRC Continental.
"We believe that a decade on, responding promptly should be basic housekeeping for the UK's biggest brands. But to meet customers' increasingly high expectations of the service they receive, it's no longer enough just to respond - and to respond quickly - to every tweet: the response must be useful, provide the information needed, and address the question or complaint in an appropriate manner.
"It is particularly important as it's all done in public - questions and responses can be seen by anyone."


Jewellery and gold worth £45m has been stolen from Asian families in London over 12 months, Scotland Yard has said.

The number of offences for the 2014-15 financial year fell by 24%, or 1,324 incidents, compared to 2013-14.
But police said there was often a spike in thefts around Diwali - the five-day Hindu festival of light - which begins this year on 11 November.
A spokesman advised people to consider storing jewellery in safes and avoid travelling alone.
Bobby Kanda, owner of jewellers The Gold Factory, said families often invested in the highest quality gold available and were targeted because of its value.
He said he takes measures to prevent being duped by those trying to sell stolen items.
"We've had a couple of times when someone has brought in a chain and you can see that the catch has been stretched as it's been snatched off someone's neck and we get those trying to sell jewellery at a much lower price because they want money quickly," he said.
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"We won't buy anything without identification and if it's over £500 we try our best to use a cheque or bank transfer because if there's an issue we can help the police."
The Metropolitan Police said an annual rise in burglary and robbery as the nights draw in made Asian communities particularly vulnerable at a time when they would be travelling across the city to attend events.
Det Ch Insp Jane Corrigan said: "Gold will continue to be highly desired by criminals due to the speed and anonymity with which it can be exchanged for large sums of cash.
"These pieces of gold and jewellery are not just valuable possessions - they are also of great sentimental worth and, if stolen, would have a huge impact on owners."


A new five-year plan for a "joined-up" approach to palliative care has been unveiled by the Scottish government.

Ministers said the Â£3.5m plan should ensure everyone with a terminal illness gets access to good quality care across all health departments.
People should also have an opportunity to discuss their dying wishes before their condition deteriorates.
Staff across NHS and social care departments will be given extra training under the new scheme.
A recent study by the London School of Economics suggested thousands of people were not receiving the proper care.
The report for the Marie Curie charity said the system needed an "urgent overhaul".
Professor David Clark, from the University of Glasgow,  published a study last year which indicated one in three people in hospital are in the last year of their life.
He said: "Palliative care should be everybody's business.
"In our new hospitals the average length of stay is just 4.4 days.
"People are whirling in and out of hospital but we know a third of them are in their last year of life.
"We're not finding the opportunities to talk to them about it."
The ageing population could lead to an increase in the number of people dying over the next 20 to 30 years, and the merging of health and social care in Scotland gives the government the opportunity to improve care for those who are in the final years of their lives.
Earlier this week, new guidance was issued in England on a system of caring for the dying, to replace the Liverpool Care Pathway which was being used inappropriately.
The Scottish government had already announced that it would be phased out in Scotland.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "Many people will have gone through the extremely sad process of looking after a loved one towards the end of their lives.
"This will always be a difficult experience, but our health and social care services have a crucial role to play in making it as dignified as possible, and ensuring that the patient's wishes and needs are taken into account."
"Through this new framework we want to make sure that everyone receives high quality palliative care - tailored to their own symptoms and life circumstances.
"This should be delivered to the same high standards, regardless of where you live, or what your illness is."
Katherine Crawford, Scotland director of Parkinson's UK said welcomed the Scottish government's commitment to deliver high quality palliative and end of life care.
She said: "More than 800 people will die with advanced Parkinson's in Scotland this year, and we know that too many of them will miss out on the care they need as they reach the end of life.
"Research tells us that people with the most advanced Parkinson's can have quality of life that is poorer than terminal cancer and motor neurone disease.
"Yet symptoms like severe pain can go largely unmanaged, and 15 minute homecare visits provide little time to provide holistic support to people who are reaching the end of their life."
Macmillan's senior development manager Trisha Hatt said: "Macmillan will work with health and social care services on these recommendations, particularly on the key elements of education and training for staff.
"We need a Cancer Plan for Scotland to take forward these proposals to ensure everyone affected by cancer gets appropriate palliative care if they need it"


The government has won a High Court injunction blocking industrial action by prison staff on Wednesday.

The move prevents the Prison Officers' Association from asking members in England and Wales to withdraw from "voluntary tasks".
The POA said withdrawal from voluntary roles was not industrial action or a breach of discipline.
But the government argued the POA plan broke the law banning prison officers from taking industrial action.
The tasks the POA planned to withdraw included suicide prevention, first aid, control and restraint, and hostage negotiation.
Reaching his decision, Mr Justice Leggatt said: "It seems to me that the evidence indicates the proposed action constitutes industrial action."
The details of the injunction are now being discussed.
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The POA's plan follows a dispute over pay and pensions and surging levels of violence behind bars.
Last week, ministers said pay rises of up to Â£5,000 would be given to some officers at 31 prisons in London and south-east England with recruitment problems.
But the POA said the pay rise had "incensed" its members, many of whom would not benefit.
In November, thousands of prison officers staged a 24-hour strike because of health and safety concerns.
The High Court ordered the POA to suspend the protest and talks later took place with the government, focusing on pay and pensions.
The Ministry of Justice announced last month that the National Offender Management Service would be scrapped and replaced with a new prison and probation service aimed at cutting crime and reforming offenders.
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon said: "The Tories' complacent attitude to relations with prison staff suggests they are still not serious about resolving the crisis they have created in our prisons."


Edinburgh's Alan Solomons believes his Glasgow rival Gregor Townsend can go on to lead Scotland in the future.

The coaches go head-to-head over the festive period, with the first of two Pro12 matches at Murrayfield on Sunday.
"He's a really good coach and I think that's being recognised now," Solomons said of Townsend.
"He certainly has the ability to coach Scotland one day and those decisions will be made by the SRU but he certainly has the ability."
Like Solomons, Townsend recently committed to a contract extension until the summer of 2017, having steered the Warriors to their maiden Pro12 title last season.
"He was an excellent player and that has helped him too," added Solomons, who has experience as an assistant coach with his native South Africa. "He's an intelligent bloke.
"One advantage that Gregor has is that he has played in various parts of the world. He played in France, he played in England and he played in South Africa, so he even has a southern hemisphere influence."
Having played one game less, Glasgow are two points above seventh-placed Edinburgh going into the double-header, with the aggregate winners also taking home the 1872 Cup.
"These games are massive," said Solomons. "For me, this is one of the big derbies of world rugby."
Edinburgh won 20-8 on home soil last season to lift the trophy by a two-point margin but Glasgow - who had enjoyed a five-year stint of dominance before that surprise defeat - are determined to wrestle it back.
However, Townsend thinks it will take something special to cut Edinburgh's mean defence open.
"Edinburgh are improving all the time," he said. "When we played them last season they were better than the year before.
"What they have done this year is really build on what was already a strong defence. They are now the strongest defence in the league and have conceded the fewest tries.
"They are aggressive and very hard to break down. They work well together and the way they tackle slows down the ball.
"You've got individuals like John Hardie and Hamish Watson who have been in fantastic form too. Add to that, they have a scrum that's also rated the best in our league with the three guys that have been starting in the front-row for Scotland - Al Dickinson, Ross Ford and WP Nel.
"We've been working this week on how to break them down and it might be we go away from our traditional game plan and look at other ways to get through them."
Townsend insists revenge is not a motivating factor, stressing the chance to impress Scotland head coach Vern Cotter should be the main focus for his players.
"Those scenes last year was a good reminder of how much this game means to both teams," he added. "Edinburgh really celebrated their win last year and they deserved it. We will have to play very well to win the trophy back.
"A lot of the guys here played in those games and we know we underperformed. We have got to set high standards every game we play but we haven't really spoken about last year.
"The timings of the games are good for the supporters - they are even better for the Scotland selectors with the Six Nations just around the corner.
"Just a month before we play England they will be able to see how the guys are doing against their direct rivals, to see who is ready to step up."


Fighting between government and rebel forces has been reported in parts of Syria despite a nationwide truce coming into force early on Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said there had been fierce clashes and air strikes in northern Hama province.
It added that rebel-held Wadi Barada near Damascus was also bombarded. But the military denied doing so.
There has been no comment from Turkey and Russia, which brokered the truce.
The rival jihadist groups, Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Kurdish YPG militia are excluded from the initiative, which is aimed at restarting peace talks in Kazakhstan's capital Astana next month.
Reports of clashes emerged within hours of the truce starting at midnight local time on Friday (22:00 GMT on Thursday).
The Syrian Observatory said government warplanes had carried out 16 air strikes on rebel-held areas in the northern countryside of Hama province during the day on Friday.
The Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC), an opposition activist network, said the town of Halfaya had been targeted.
The Syrian Observatory and LCC also reported fighting in Wadi Barada, a valley in the mountains north-west of Damascus.
They said helicopters had attacked the village of Basima and positions held by rebels and allied jihadists from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, which was known as al-Nusra Front until it formally broke ties with al-Qaeda in July.
But a Syrian military media unit denied that troops had shelled Wadi Barada and accused the opposition of aiming to show it was not abiding by the truce.
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But a new top table has been forged before a new US president enters the scene. Russia is confirmed as the foreign force which matters. Turkey displaced the US as kingmaker on the other side. It has bargaining chips and, most of all, wants to stop the sway of Syrian Kurdish forces, who are US allies.
Many opposition fighters will welcome a pause after their stinging defeat in Aleppo. But they and Turkey still want President Assad to step down. That conflicts with Iran, the other key player, as well as Mr Assad's own circles. But that's for the next round in this new great game which could be talks in Astana, in Russia's orbit.
The UN expressed concern about the fighting in Wadi Barada on Thursday, saying combatants were deliberately targeting and damaging springs used to supply some four million people in the Damascus area with drinking water.
The LCC also reported on Friday that government shellfire had caused casualties in rebel-held Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus.
Abdulkafi Alhamdo, a teacher who was living in a rebel-held enclave in the northern city of Aleppo before being evacuated as part of a deal negotiated by Turkey and Russia earlier this month, said he was not optimistic.
"I can sleep a bit better and not wake up during the night in fear. But we have also experienced many ceasefires in the past and they don't last," he told the BBC.
"I believe [government forces] use that time to prepare their troops, and fix their planes and then they just target us again."
Meanwhile, Turkish military officials said Russian aircraft had carried out three air strikes against IS militants around the northern town of al-Bab.
The strikes appeared to be the first Russian support for a Turkish-backed rebel offensive aimed at recapturing the last IS stronghold in Aleppo province.
Russia has carried out an air campaign against President Bashar al-Assad's opponents since September 2015, while Turkey supports the rebellion.
On the one side, Syrian government forces, allied militias and the Russian military.
On the other, a loose alliance of moderate rebel factions that operate under the banner of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), plus several other groups.
The Russian defence ministry named seven "moderate opposition formations" included in the truce as Faylaq al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Islam, Thuwwar Ahl al-Sham, Jaysh al-Mujahidin, Jaysh Idlib and Jabhah al-Shamiya.
Ahrar al-Sham, which said it had "reservations" about the deal, and Jaysh al-Islam are Islamist groups that Russia has previously described as terrorist organisations.
The jihadist groups Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, "and the groups affiliated to them", are not part of the agreement, according to the Syrian army.
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on Friday it would continue to fight Bashar al-Assad, with a spokesman for the group saying the political solution under the truce would "reproduce the criminal regime".
Members of the group are currently operating as part of a rebel alliance that controls Idlib province.
The FSA also said the deal did not include the Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG). The militia, which has captured large swathes of north-eastern Syria from IS with US support, is designated a terrorist organisation by Turkey.
It is nominally nationwide, although that really only covers the areas where the sides who have signed up have a presence - western Syria.
Swathes of central and eastern Syria are under IS or Kurdish control.
Under the terms of the deal, talks on a political solution to end the civil war should begin within a month of the start of the truce and would be held in Kazakhstan.


Manager Mark McGhee is unsure if Motherwell will be able to keep winger Marvin Johnson at Fir Park.

Oxford say they will not pursue the 25-year-old further after a £300,000 bid was rejected last week.
But McGhee is sure others will be watching Johnson, who has been linked with a move to Brighton after scoring four goals in five games this season.
"He's a brilliant player and I wouldn't be surprised if somebody like Brighton fancied him," said McGhee.
Johnson is under contract until the summer of 2018, having joined the Steelemen from Kidderminster Harriers for an undisclosed fee on the final day of the winter transfer window in 2015.
He scored six goals last season.
McGhee insists there has been no approach from Brighton, one of his former clubs.
"I was at Brighton's game with Lazio last week and I spoke to their chairman and Paul Winstanley [head of recruitment] and neither of them mentioned Marvin Johnson to me.
"So it's all speculation. I know these guys very, very well and I can assure you they would speak to me.
"Marvin has got to deal with the speculation, we've got to deal with it too. Until somebody makes an offer then it is not really worth the paper it's written on.
"I'm not confident either way. But every day that ticks by is one less I have to contend with."
Johnson has started the new campaign impressively and McGhee is backing him to remain consistent despite the uncertainty.
"He is a boy who doesn't really let these things distract him," the manager explained.
"He should perform all right, although in the background his head will be churning a wee bit at the possibilities.
"I've spoken to him a couple of times and reassured him that we are looking after his best interests as well. If there are developments then we will talk to him."


A Limavady company that makes specialist therapeutic chairs has announced it is to create 64 new jobs.

Seating Matters distributes its chairs across the world to help people with comfort and postural support.
The business, which started up in 2006, already employs 125 people in Limavady, America, Canada and Australia.
The new jobs will be full time and permanent.
Managing Director Martin Tierney said: "We will be expanding our work force  and we will be recruiting people for various roles in the new year."


The daydream of many affluent Londoners is to trade the treadmill of city life for an idyllic existence in rural France.

It's a scenario that's brought to life in Gemma Bovery, a re-imagining of Gustave Flaubert's 19th Century classic Madame Bovary.
Gemma Arterton, who was born in Kent and who, until this production, did not speak a word of French, takes the title role of naive young Londoner Gemma who, with her older husband Charles, moves to Normandy, just a few miles from where Flaubert's book is set.
Since the novel's publication in 1856, Emma Bovary has become one of literature's classic heroines - a woman who brings about her own ruin by having adulterous affairs and getting deeply into debt while attempting to cope with the boredom of provincial life.
Arterton believes that modern twists on classic literature "can be deeply satisfying and very relevant, because they can still be the original characters, but you can see their motivations more clearly in the modern context.
"You can see, for example, that Gemma Bovery isn't bad," she tells the BBC. "She's just not ready to settle down yet, and she's chosen the wrong man."
The 29-year-old, known for her roles in James Bond film Quantum of Solace and the West End musical Made in Dagenham, says she sees "plenty of real-life modern-day Madame Bovarys".
"But I'm not sure if we can blame the man, the Charles Bovary figure, if a woman is bored in her relationship and life."
Directed by Coco Before Chanel's Anne Fontaine, Gemma Bovery is an adaptation of a 2000 graphic novel of the same name by British author Posy Simmonds, that was first serialised in The Guardian.
Simmonds, 70, claims she was inspired to write it "by seeing a woman in a cafe overloaded with designer handbags and treating her boyfriend like a dog. He had no idea how to make her happy. I thought, 'Emma Bovary, right there.'"
Simmonds is also the author of Tamara Drewe, another graphic novel that became a film in 2010 in which Arterton also starred. "I was initially reluctant to consider doing [Gemma Bovery]," the actress admits.
"But I really wanted to experience learning French and working in French film. Anne Fontaine is the most French of French film directors - she's scarily chic."
Just over 170,000 British ex-pats currently live in France - a figure that has dropped since the beginning of the 21st Century, when areas of rural Aquitaine were nicknamed "Dordogneshire" because of the number of British people buying property there.
Fontaine describes the movie as "Woody Allen" in tone. "It investigates the British belief that France is a green haven and the French puzzlement and suspicion when they arrive in town," she says.
"It plays on the British dream of the French rural idyll," Arterton continues. "We loved every minute of filming it, but I'm not sure about the reality of countryside living - it could get boring.
"But I suppose I have signed up in part for the French dream myself, since I now live in Paris as well as London. This film literally did change my life."
Arterton insists her French skills were non-existent before filming began in the summer of 2013. Now, though, she speaks it fluently.
The actress moves between London and the Paris home she shares with her director boyfriend Franklin Ohanessian - a two-city existence, she says, that "works really well".
"What London lacks Paris has, and vice versa," she explains - though she refuses to be drawn on which is better, saying "you can't compare the two".
The French media appear to have taken Arterton to their hearts, with one magazine describing her as "la Brit girl qu'on adore" (the British girl we love).
Could she become the next Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, an actress able to move easily between French and English roles? Possibly: her current projects include Orpheline, a French comedy-drama co-starring Adele Exarchopoulos.
"I'm so grateful for the new doors that are opening to me," says Arterton. "I love French cinema. That sounds really pretentious, but it's not a job to them.
"Everyone in the crew seems to be really invested, and also they're really well-dressed. The cashmere quota is probably the major difference between working in France and England."
Gemma Bovery is out in the UK on 21 August.


Defending Paralympic champions Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop have been named in a 44-strong Ireland team for this year's Games in Rio.

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Smyth earned sprint doubles in both Beijing and London but changes to the competition programme mean he will only race in the T13 100m in Brazil.
After his T37 800m triumph in Beijing, McKillop won two gold medals in London.
However, the International Paralympic Committee's programme changes mean he will be restricted to the 1500m in Rio.
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The squad for the Games which take place between 7-18 September includes four other Northern Ireland competitors.
Tyrone shooter Phillip Eaglesham has been selected while County Antrim pair Cormac Birt and Jordan Walker join Armagh's Ryan Walker in the football squad.
Overall, the Ireland team will compete across nine sports in Rio.
McKillop and Smyth's athletics team-mates will include Orla Barry who earned a bronze medal in London while Noelle Lenihan and Niamh McCarthy will also have high hopes of challenging for podium places.
Irish Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O'Donovan officially announced the team at Dublin City Hall on Tuesday morning.
"It is a tremendous honour for each of the 44 athletes who have been selected to represent Ireland at the Rio Games and they can all be very proud of that achievement," said the minister.
Ireland's Paralympic performance director Dave Malone said that a target of eight medals for the team "is achievable".
"The team is ready to achieve great personal and collective success at the Games," said Mr Malone.
"We also anticipate a large number of finals from the team, and we are seeking career best performances from as many of the team as possible on the biggest stage of all."
The first group of Irish athletes will depart for Brazil on 23 August, with a holding camp taking place in Uberlandia, just over 600 miles from the Olympic host city.
Ireland's Paralympic team
Athletics: Orla Barry (Cork), Orla Comerford (Dublin), Paul Keogan (Co. Meath), Noelle Lenihan (Co. Cork), Niamh McCarthy (Co. Cork), Michael McKillop (Co. Antrim), Patrick Monahan (Co. Kildare), Deirdre Mongan (Co. Galway) Jason Smyth (Co. Derry), Greta Streimikyte (Co. Dublin).
Canoeing: Pat O'Leary (Co. Cork)
Cycling: Eoghan Clifford (Co. Galway), Katie-George Dunlevy (Crawley, UK) and pilot Eve McCrystal (Co. Louth), Colin Lynch (Macclesfield, UK), Declan Slevin (Co. Westmeath), Ciara Staunton (Co. Wicklow), Damien Vereker (Co. Kilkenny now based in Waterford) and pilot Seán Hahessy (Co. Tipperary)
Equestrian: Helen Kearney (Co. Wicklow)
Football: Luke Evans, capt (Co. Dublin), Tom Badun (Co. Louth), Cormac Birt (Co Antrim), Joe Markey (Co. Monaghan), Brian McGillivary (Co. Dublin), Carl McKee (Co. Dublin), Gary Messett (Co. Wicklow), Ryan Nolan (Co. Wicklow), Eric O'Flaherty (Co. Galway), Dillon Sheridan (Co. Dublin), Aaron Tier (Co. Limerick), Conor Tuite (Co. Louth), Jordan Walker (Co. Antrim), Ryan Walker (Co. Armagh).
Sailing: John Twomey (Co. Cork), Austin O'Carroll (Co. Dublin), Ian Costelloe (Co. Kerry)
Shooting: Seán Baldwin (Co. Kildare), Phillip Eaglesham (Co. Tyrone)
Swimming: Ellen Keane (Co. Dublin), Ailbhe Kelly (Co. Dublin), James Scully (Co. Meath), Nicole Turner (Co. Laois)
Table Tennis: Rena McCarron Rooney (Co. Donegal)


Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer could be in line for a $23m (Â£18.9m) payout if she loses her job as part of the takeover of the company by Verizon.

The sale of Yahoo's core internet assets to Verizon, delayed after Yahoo suffered two data security breaches, is expected to go through later this year.
Thomas McInerney will lead what remains of the business after the sale.
This could trigger Ms Mayer's severance payment, which consists of $3m in cash and the rest in stock.
Ms Mayer is entitled to the "golden parachute" payment if she is fired without cause by Yahoo.
When the takeover deal was announced last year, she said: "For me personally, I'm planning to stay.
"It's important for me to see Yahoo into its next chapter."
Mr McInerney will lead the financial holding company that remains, which has the provisional name of Altaba.
The price of the sale of the internet assets was reduced by $350m (Â£288m) to $4.48bn (Â£3.7bn) last month as a result of the cyber-attacks suffered by Yahoo.
The company still faces lawsuits relating to the breach.


Andy Murray played a terrific final set to beat former champion Marin Cilic and reach the Aegon Championships final.

The Briton, seeded number one and trying to win a record fifth Queen's Club title, won 6-3 4-6 6-3.
Murray is through to the final in his first tournament since reuniting with coach Ivan Lendl on Monday.
The Scot, 29, will play Canadian third seed Milos Raonic or Australian Bernard Tomic in Sunday's final, which starts at 14:00 BST and will be on BBC One.
"I knew I was going to have to play really well to win and in the third set the intensity got raised, the level raised a little bit," Murray told BBC Sport.
Should Raonic reach the final, it would raise the prospect of Lendl and John McEnroe facing each other as coaches for the first time.
"It's not about who's in the opposite corner," added Murray.
"John was obviously an unbelievable player and a great, great grass-court player, so I'm sure he'll help Milos a lot, but I'm happy with my team and we'll get ready for tomorrow."
Murray crushed a resurgent Cilic with some of his best tennis after being taken to a final set.
Cilic had seen five break points come and go before finally edging ahead in the second set - but was then swept aside by the world number two.
Murray had taken the first set with two breaks of serve, after holding off four break points in game three as his second serve came under pressure.
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The momentum switched in the second when Murray finally dropped serve at 3-3 and then failed to level from 0-40 in the next game.
Cilic, watched by his own 'super coach' in former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, punched his fist as he tried to win a share of affection from the pro-Murray crowd.
The Scot remained focused on the job in hand, however, racing through his first service game of the decider and then breaking after the latest of several thumping cross-court forehands.
There was a long way to go from 2-0 but Murray would offer up just two points on serve - making 77% of his first serves - as Cilic was given nothing to work with.
Murray went close to sealing victory with another break in an eight-minute game but in the end could rely on the serve to wrap it up with no alarms.
"I think on this surface, the serve's an important shot because when the first serve lands, you can get a lot of free points," said Murray.
"That last game serving for it, to get three free points, two aces, when you're trying to serve it out is big. Hopefully I can serve like that again tomorrow."
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Harry Arter believes Bournemouth will have no pressure on them when they face Arsenal, even without the services of on-loan midfielder Jack Wilshere.

England international Wilshere, 24, is ineligible for Sunday's Premier League game against his parent club.
But Arter, who made his competitive Republic of Ireland debut earlier this month, is confident Bournemouth can raise their game without him.
"With some hard work and a bit of luck, we can pick something up," he said.
Arter labelled Arsenal the best side Bournemouth faced last season, but following a first Premier League away win of the season for the Cherries at Stoke on Saturday, the 26-year-old says confidence is high.
"I think these kind of clubs [Arsenal] always have the pressure on them," he told BBC Radio Solent. "The fans will be expecting them to beat us.
"If we can stay in the game and get a break, I'm sure it will get a bit nervy at their end and that's when we feel we can hurt them."
Arter and Wilshere have struck up a partnership in Bournemouth's midfield since the latter's arrival on the south coast on a season-long loan to gain more game time and fitness.
His presence on the pitch and the training ground has "lifted the standard" for others, according to the former Woking player.
"He's an unbelievable player," Arter added. "He's probably one of England's most talented players, and one of our most talented players in the squad without a shadow of a doubt.
"I can't pinpoint one thing I've learned from him. But his all-round game can take not just myself, but everyone on to the next level.
"He's getting fitter and that can only be good for England and also ourselves."


The Prince of Wales has met New Zealand Prime Minister John Key for talks in Auckland.

Prince Charles, who also had a meeting with leader of the opposition Andrew Little, discussed climate change and issues facing the country.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a 12-day tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Day six saw the couple visiting a garden party in New Plymouth on the North Island's western coast.
Despite delays to the day because of travel disruption the Duke and Duchess were met by cheering fans and invited guests at the Tea With Taranaki garden party, including former New Zealand rugby player Peter Burke.
Camilla also took part in traditional arts and crafts while local children performed a haka.
Later Prince Charles crossed the striking Te Rewa Rewa bridge along the region's coastal walkway. The bridge, designed by Peter Mulqueen, is shaped like a whale's skeleton.
He met also met members of a walking club and young surf guards along the area's eight-mile long coastal walkway.
The Duchess carried out her own engagements in the area, including a visit to a museum dedicated to the New Zealand artist Len Lye, famed for his kinetic sculptures.
The couple will end their New Zealand visit on Tuesday morning, before heading to Australia.


Oslo University has rejected an application from Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik for a place, saying he lacks qualifications.

News last month that the man whose attacks two years ago had traumatised Norway was now seeking a college place reportedly caused outrage.
But it was also known that the 34-year-old had not completed school.
Breivik is serving a 21-year sentence in a prison near Oslo for killing 77 people, most of them adolescents.
On 22 July 2011, he set off a bomb in a car near government offices in the capital before travelling to a lake island, where he shot people attending a summer camp of the ruling Labour Party's youth wing.
He said the meticulously planned twin attacks, which also left 244 people injured, were aimed at stopping the "Islamisation" of Norway.
A court convicted him of terrorism and premeditated murder, and handed down the maximum sentence of 21 years' imprisonment.
The university's rector, Ole Petter Ottersen, told AFP news agency: "The conclusion is that he isn't considered sufficiently qualified to start a course in political science."
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Breivik's lawyer, Vibeke Hein Baera, said he had been studying in prison to meet the necessary criteria for higher education.
"He's collecting points to study at university," she said. "He studied mathematics this summer and will certainly study other material to reach the required level."
Several unnamed members of college staff who spoke to Norway's TV2 channel last month said they were opposed to any dealings with the killer.
"I understand very well that this causes reactions, it is human to feel that," Mr Ottersen commented at the time.
However, Per Anders Torvik Langerod, a political scientist and politician from the Labour Party's youth wing, suggested that a course at the university might make Breivik confront his own extreme beliefs.
"Blindern [Oslo University] is a place where one learns that one should pursue one's opinions with words," he said.
"You cannot tape over the mouths of those you disagree with, or shoot them, and that's some of what I hope will be a punishment for Breivik. If he wants to relate to these studies and get what he wants, credits, he must do it our way."
Knut Bjarkeid, the director of Ila prison where Breivik is being held, told TV2 the jail would always try to help its inmates "get a formal qualification so that they have the ability to get a job when they come out".
Speaking to BBC News last year, prison spokeswoman Ellen Bjercke said that if Breivik qualified for educational activities, he would only be allowed to use a special internet server run by the prison "with a lot of filters".
He has the use of a laptop without an internet connection and can order books from the prison library, which is part of the public library network.


Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater says he is not guaranteed a place in Roy Hodgson's final 23-man England squad for Euro 2016.

The 26-year-old is in the provisional 26-man squad for the tournament in France, which starts on 10 June.
But he faces competition from fellow midfielders Fabian Delph, Ross Barkley, Jack Wilshere and Jordan Henderson.
"I'm just trying to do what I'm best at and if that doesn't get me in then I'll have to hold my hands up," he said.
"There's some real talent in the midfield, so if I miss out I'll make it a target [to get in the England squad in the future]."
Hodgson will announce his final squad ahead of the deadline on 31 May.
Drinkwater and his club team-mates took part in a Premier League champions parade through Leicester on Monday, with an estimated 240,000 people turning out to watch.
The former Manchester United trainee described the scenes as "unbelievable", but already has one eye on the Foxes' 2016-17 Premier League campaign.
He told BBC Radio Leicester: "We want to try to retain the trophy - it's a target, plus we're new to the Champions League at the club.
"Hopefully we can impress in that and retain the title at the same time."
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Sam Smith's Writing's On The Wall is on course to make history, by becoming the first Bond theme to reach number one.

The track is leading the chart after selling double that of its closest competitor, Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean?, in the first half of the week.
Smith's theme divided opinion when it was unveiled last week, being labelled both "bland" and "beautiful".
Out of 23 Bond themes, Adele's Skyfall and Duran Duran's A View To A Kill performed best, peaking at number two.
Smith is the first solo male British act to perform a Bond film's theme song since 1965, when Tom Jones was heard over the opening credits of Thunderball.
Smith could be surprised to find himself at the top of this week's official chart when it is revealed on Friday 2 October.
"I don't think it's a number one friendly song if you know what I mean," Smith told BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw last week.
"Who knows, but I don't think it will [get to number one] at all - but I'm not looking for that."
Other new entries this week include Rudimental and Ed Sheeran's collaboration Lay It All On Me, currently at number 10, plus Little Mix single Love Me Like You, currently at 14, and Sia's Alive at 20.
Meanwhile, dance duo Disclosure, who provided production work on Smith's Bond theme along with songwriter Jimmy Napes, are set to score their second number one album later this week.
Caracal features another collaboration with Smith as well as tracks with The Weeknd, Gregory Porter, Kwabs, Lorde, and Miguel.
Disclosure topped the chart in 2013 with their debut Settle, one of the year's biggest albums.
Combined sales and streaming figures put it 7,000 copies ahead of nearest rival New Order, who return with their tenth studio album, Music Complete.
Scottish synth-pop group Chvrches are currently at three with their second studio album Every Open Eye.