Politicians are used to having little room to manoeuvre, but political strategy is not much use when you are stuck in a lift.

That's the position Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny found himself in on Wednesday.
Mr Kenny and two of his cabinet ministers were trapped between floors at a food plant in County Kildare.
A technician was called and the taoiseach and his colleagues were freed after a few minutes.
It put a downer on an event to mark the official opening of the new food technology centre.
But, looking at the upside, cabinet minister Jimmy Deenihan was heard to quip that the lift was "a good meeting room".
It is not the first time a top Irish politician has had their buttons pushed by temperamental transport.
In 2013, the then health minister, James Reilly and his colleague Kathleen Lynch were trapped in a lift for 15 minutes while touring a new health centre.


Tyson Fury has had his licence to fight temporarily revoked the day after he gave up his world heavyweight titles to focus on mental health problems.

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Fury, 28, has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 and has twice withdrawn from rematches.
The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed his licence was suspended "pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues".
Fury was charged with a doping offence by the UK's anti-doping body in June.
On Wednesday, Fury vacated his WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles, saying he was unable to defend them because of his health.
He will now have to meet with the BBBofC before a decision is taken on whether he can fight again.
He has an appeal hearing for his doping offence scheduled for November.
Earlier this month, Fury appeared to announce his retirement on Twitter, before backtracking several hours later.
He later revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that he was taking cocaine to help deal with depression.
Fury's uncle and trainer, Peter Fury, believes the former champion still has a future in the sport.
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "Once he produces all of his records of what he's been through, then I don't think the boxing board will have any option but to give him his licence back.
"This is a guy that's needed medical treatment. Once the powers that be say he's fit to box, then there's no reason why he can't be reinstated.
"He's at the pinnacle of his career. He's only 28. He's got a massive future."
Peter Fury also claimed that Fury would be "welcomed with open arms" by the boxing world once he does decide to return.
Meanwhile, promoter Eddie Hearn has said a deal is "very close" for British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to defend his IBF title against Klitschko, with the vacated WBA belt also on the line.
It is thought New Zealand's Joseph Parker and Mexico's Andy Ruiz Jr could now contest the WBO title.
Mick Hennessy, Fury's promoter, is confident that he will be back in the ring and says he remains "unbeatable" in the heavyweight division.
"The board of control need to help Tyson, not put any more problems his way," Hennessy told BBC Radio 5 live.
"They should realise what he has achieved and what he has been through. He doesn't need anyone firing any more arrows his way.
"Tyson wants to concentrate on getting himself better. He has been suffering with severe depression and that is being addressed. The signs are very good.
"If he gets himself together, he is an incredible fighter, an incredible athlete and he will be impossible to beat in the heavyweight division."
Mike Costello, BBC Radio 5 live boxing correspondent
"Fury needs to get himself medically fit. Then it's up to him, his uncle, Peter Fury, and promoter Mick Hennessy to decide what route they want to take.
"Will he be fit enough and able enough to go straight back in for a world title shot or will he need a warm-up contest before he fights again? It's so unclear at this stage because of the medical situation."


ISAF officials in Afghanistan have confirmed a military dog went missing during a mission in December last year.

US military sources say the dog belonged to a coalition partner and the BBC understands it was working for British forces.
The Taliban earlier released footage of what they claimed was a dog they captured from US troops.
They said the dog, apparently called Colonel, was wearing a GPS tracking device, a torch and small camera.
By David LoynBBC News, Kabul
Dogs are considered unclean by Afghans, and their use by international forces in house searches has been controversial.
Rumours and myths have risen among insurgents about the capacity of dogs, including the widely held belief among Taliban fighters that the dogs are trained to kill.
In recent years, more dogs have been employed by Afghan forces to detect explosives.
Looking rather mournful, on a lead being held by a long-haired Taliban fighter, the small reddish-brown dog was paraded for a Taliban cameraman, reports the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul.
The Taliban said the dog was taken during a night raid in Laghman in eastern Afghanistan in late December.
The insurgents also showed off captured weapons of a type frequently used by American special forces.
Our correspondent says there were local reports a few weeks ago that a senior Taliban commander in the area was seen with a "foreign dog".
But the video is the first positive sighting.
Coalition forces have long used sniffer and protection dogs in Afghanistan, mostly German shepherds, Labradors or spaniels.


On this week's Tech Tent we look at London's drive to make sure it remains the world's leading centre of fintech - or financial technology.

We find out why it's so hard to find a wi-fi hotspot in Germany, and we visit a coding school for refugees.
From mobile payment apps to digital currencies, from the blockchain to artificially intelligent insurance brokers, financial technology is one of the hottest areas for tech investment.
And London, one of the world's most important financial centres with plenty of talented software engineers, is regarded as just about the best city on earth for anyone starting a fintech business.
But will that continue to be the case after the UK leaves the European Union?
The British government certainly hopes so, and it convened the International Fintech conference in London this week to bang that message home.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, and the Bank of England governor Mark Carney, took to the stage to tell the delegates that the UK had a unique mix of the right talent and the right kind of regulation to allow fintech to thrive.
But we hear a rather different message from the founder of TransferWise, probably the most successful fintech firm to be born in the UK.
Taavet Hinrikus, who came to the UK from Estonia to start a money transfer business that now employs over 600 people, says Brexit has made everything uncertain.
His principal concern is about access to talent because he fears skilled people are already being put off from coming to the UK.
But he's also concerned about the loss of passporting, which allows financial firms to operate across the European Union.
So would he still start a business in the UK today, I ask him?
"Probably not," he replies.
"When it comes to how easy it is to get people to come to London, we don't know how it will be in two years time... it is the right thing to consider whether you should do it in Amsterdam or Berlin or any other city in Europe."
But we get a more cheerful view from Erik Abrahamsson, who launched his social media insurance business Digital Fineprint in London last year.
He says investment did dry up for a while after the Brexit vote but now the weak pound is helping him attract overseas investors and customers because his products look cheaper to them.
Around the world people now take it for granted that you can pop into a cafe or a public space and get online via a wi-fi network.
But in Germany you will struggle - there are about half as many wi-fi hotspots per head as in the UK.
As our correspondent Joe Miller explains - from one of the few Berlin cafes that offer free wi-fi - that is because businesses fear the consequences of people using their wireless networks to do something illegal.
German law makes them responsible if someone downloads pirated content.
And as German copyright owners are very hot on defending their rights, that can prove costly.
Now there is a new draft law going through the German parliament which makes it clear that third parties should not be liable for the activities of those using wireless networks illegally.
That could make offering hotspots easier, but copyright holders will still be able to demand that access to their content is blocked on wireless networks where piracy has been detected.
Germany, like every modern economy, wants to be seen as a highly connected nation, but when it comes to public wi-fi it is still in the slow lane.
Graduation ceremonies are always inspiring events, but the one which Tech Tent attended this week in London was a real celebration of what the technology community can achieve.
We had come to see the first graduates of Code Your Future, a coding school for refugees, showing off their web development projects to friends and to the volunteers who had taught them.
The six-month course was the brainchild of German Bencci, who had heard about a similar project in Amsterdam.
He mobilised volunteers from the technology industry who taught the refugees face-to-face every Sunday, then monitored their work online during the week.
We meet him and two of the students, Arockia Ansi from India and Sentahyu Mekoonn from Ethiopia.
The hope is that the skills they have learned will gain them jobs as software developers in a country which, like many, is always short of engineering talent.
A new class has now started the course and the hope is that Code Your Future can expand with classes in Manchester and Glasgow.


Blood found at the home of the man accused of murdering missing April Jones in a sexually motivated attack matched that of the five-year-old, Mold Crown Court heard.

Mark Bridger, 47, from Ceinws, Powys, denies abducting and murdering April, who disappeared near her home in Machynlleth on 1 October 2012.
Blood was found in his living room, bathroom and hallway, the jury heard.
Prosecutors said there was a one-in-a-billion chance it was not April's.
On Wednesday, prosecutor Elwen Evans QC also told the jury:
As the prosecution continued its opening, Ms Evans said bloodstains on a carpet, sofa and near a fireplace at Mr Bridger's house matched April's DNA.
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She said that when the prosecution referred to a one-in-a-billion match "that is, in fact, April's blood".
The prosecution has said Mr Bridger used the fire to dispose of evidence and used detergent as part of an "extensive clean-up".
Further details were given to the court of where blood was found, including the inside of the bathroom door and on the glass of the washing machine.
Tests showed blood in tile grouting in the hallway which experts say indicates a clean-up, the court heard.
Three DNA profiles were also found on the shower curtain, the jury was told - of Mr Bridger, April and a third individual.
The prosecution said examination of bone fragments at Mr Bridger's house "strongly support" the fact they came from a human skull.
"What happened to April as she lay bleeding in front of the fire in the defendant's living room?" Ms Evans said.
"One person, we say, knows and he's not prepared to say.
"He did say a very great deal in the very lengthy interviews that took place, but not what he'd done to April."
The court was told the defence does not dispute it was April's blood that was found.
The jury was shown pictures of clothing Mr Bridger was wearing on arrest which, the prosecution claimed, featured evidence of April's DNA.
The court heard DNA which might have come from April was found inside Mr Bridger's trousers.
The prosecution has also outlined Mr Bridger's explanation to police about what happened.
Mr Bridger said he had hit April with his car. He attempted first aid but said he realised she had suffered serious injuries.
He told police that he then drove around and suddenly realised April was not in the car with him.
In interviews, he told police he was drinking vodka while driving.
He then said that he woke up in the early hours at his home and the first thing he did was get up and check the car.
The court was earlier told that Mr Bridger had said to police he wished he knew what he had done with April.
The jury heard that when arrested on the day after April went missing, Mr Bridger said: "I know what it's all about."
He later told police he had been looking for April all night on foot because his car was in the garage.
"I didn't abduct her. I did my best to revive her," he said.
He went on: "I panicked", saying he got more drunk as he drove through the night.
"I just wish I knew what I'd done with her. I need to say sorry to her family," he told police.
"I wouldn't have dumped her. She's a human being."
The prosecution told the jury police had shown and questioned Mr Bridger about indecent images of children found on his computer, and about images of young murder victims including Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman from Soham.
He also said to officers during one interview: "I don't believe April's ever been in my house. I don't believe I took her to the house, because I can't ever recall seeing her in the car."
Mr Bridger had become a suspect the day after April went missing and police arrived at his home at 15:00 BST to arrest him.
Officers said his home was "uncomfortably hot" and smelled of detergent.
The jury has already heard how bone fragments consistent with those of a juvenile human skull and a concentration of blood was found near his wood burner, as well as evidence of an extensive clean up.
The court was also shown pictures of three knives found around Mr Bridger's fireplace. One, found on top of the wood burner, was burnt.
Earlier on Wednesday, the court was told that Mr Bridger had approached two girls aged eight and 10 on the day when April went missing.
One was friendly with his daughter and he invited her for a sleepover.
The approach was made shortly after he had attended a parents' evening at the same school where April was a pupil.
Prosecutor Ms Evans said: "Bridger left the school parents' evening at around 5.45pm and shortly after he approached a couple of girls who were playing in the area.
"They were a 10-year-old and an eight-year-old who were riding their bikes.
"He invited the older girl to go for a sleepover with his daughter."
After the girl refused, Mr Bridger drove off.
The court was also told about Mr Bridger's movements around Machynlleth that evening.
The prosecution said Mr Bridger's vehicle was parked close to garages on the Bryn-y-Gog estate where April lived at about 19:10 BST.
Evidence suggests "the abduction happened quickly", the court heard.
The jury was told a man saw Mr Bridger drive back in the direction of Ceinws at about 19:20 BST.
He said Mr Bridger seemed to be travelling fast.
Prosecutor Ms Evans said: "Where did he go? Where did he take April? He says he doesn't know."
Mr Bridger was next seen shortly before 09:00 BST the following day, 2 October, said Ms Evans.
One person who had joined the search for April and travelled through Ceinws told police she saw Mr Bridger near a lay-by carrying what looked like a black bin liner in his hand.
"What was Mark Bridger doing at that location? What was in that black bin bag?" said Ms Evans.
"In fact, 90 police officers were involved in clearing and excavating that lay-by and that bank, and they found nothing."
The court also heard how a postman had called at Mr Bridger's home and had spoken about April going missing.
The postman said Mr Bridger had appeared affected and shocked during their conversation and asked what vehicle police were looking for.
The defendant later drove his vehicle to Dyfi Autos in Machynlleth.
He spoke to mechanics and said the news was terrible and said he was going to see if he could help.
"Lies and tears appear to come easily," said Ms Evans.
There was no evidence of blood stains in the vehicle or any large scale clean up, the jury was told.
The court heard how a police helicopter searching for April had filmed Mr Bridger, before he was a suspect, walking his dog. His appearance was different from the previous day.
Smoke  was also seen coming from the chimney of his home shortly after 10:30 BST.
In a text message to a friend after being asked if he had seen anything from the Bryn-Y-Gog estate, the jury heard Mr Bridger's reply was: "Saw nothing strange, trying to rattle my brain."
Earlier, the court heard how on the morning before April went missing, Mr Bridger had propositioned three women via Facebook asking two of them to meet up "with no strings attached".
He sent the messages after breaking up with a girlfriend.
The jury has also been shown CCTV images of April's movements in the hours before she disappeared - the last known pictures of her.
She had been to school, went home and eaten.
April then went for a swimming lesson at the local leisure centre with a friend, shortly after 16:30 BST.
Her parents, Coral and Paul, went to a parents' evening at the school "where the defendant was later to go".
The public gallery at the court was earlier cleared to allow the jury to continue viewing images from Mr Bridger's computer.
They were shown images viewed by him on 30 September.
Mr Bridger, wearing a short-sleeved blue shirt, tie and grey trousers, wore headphones to hear everything said in court.
April's parents were in court.
April, who had mild cerebral palsy, disappeared while playing near her home in Machynlleth and has never been found.
Mr Bridger also denies intending to pervert the course of justice.
On Tuesday, the prosecution told the jury that Mr Bridger had gone to enormous lengths to conceal what he had done.
An extensive clean-up had been carried out by the defendant at his home, she said, but bone fragments consistent with those of a juvenile human skull and a concentration of blood was found near his wood burner.
The trial continues.


A West Virginia man has been charged with making a fake bomb threat, which led to the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty in April.

The authorities said Jason Paul Smith, 42, told emergency services that he was a "terrorist" and planned to blow up the New York City monument.
He has also been accused of making other calls threatening attacks on Times Square and the Brooklyn Bridge.
The authorities later determined Mr Smith's threats were not credible.
More than 3,000 tourists were evacuated from Liberty Island on 24 April as a precaution after the call was made.
Officials said Mr Smith used an iPad to make the calls to emergency services.
Federal authorities arrested Mr Smith on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.


A former cabinet minister has likened Russian bombing in Syria to Nazi attacks in Spain in the 1930s during an emergency Commons debate on the humanitarian situation in Aleppo.

Andrew Mitchell accused Russia of being a "barbaric" and a "bully" - and of committing a war crime by attacking a UN relief convoy last month.
He compared this to the destruction of the Basque city of Guernica by fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War.
Russia says it is targeting terrorists.
The northern city of Aleppo has become a key battleground in Syria's bloody five-year civil war.
The UK government has strongly criticised Russia's bombing of Syria, while French President Francois Hollande has suggested Russia could face war crimes charges over its actions in Aleppo.
Mr Hollande also said he might refuse to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is due to visit France next week.
Russia has denied carrying out the attack on the aid convoy.
Beginning the three-hour Commons debate that he called, Mr Mitchell, a former international development secretary, accused Russia of helping a "barbaric bombardment" of Aleppo, including bombing a hospital.
He added: "We should single Russia out like a pariah. The Kremlin, like any bully, is winning credibility if no-one stands up to them."
Mr Mitchell also said: "What Russia are doing to the United Nations is precisely what Italy and Germany did to the League of Nations in the 1930s. And they are doing to Aleppo precisely what the Nazis did to Guernica in the Spanish Civil War."
In 1937, the Spanish fascist dictator Francisco Franco allowed the ancient Basque capital of Guernica - which had held out against the advances made by his army since the beginning of the civil war the previous year - to be bombed by Germany's air force. This is regarded as the first deliberate aerial bombing of a city in history.
More than 1,600 people died, but Franco denied the raid had taken place. The events provoked international outrage and inspired the anti-war painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
Mr Mitchell raised the prospect of setting up a no-fly zone in Syria, saying: "This is not about attacking Russia. It's about defending innocent civilians.
"This is humanitarian work and protection from a barbarism we thought we had confined to the last century."
Western countries must not be "cowed" and "pole-axed" into not taking a stronger role in Syria by experiences in countries like Iraq, Mr Mitchell said. He argued the UK should "take a lead" in looking at "every possible way" of ending the bloodshed.
Analysis by James Landale, BBC diplomatic correspondent
MPs have not formally debated Syria for months, distracted from the bloodshed by Brexit.
But on Tuesday, for three hours, they will discuss what more the British government - if anything - could do to protect civilians, increase access to aid and reduce the violence.
Former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell compares the Russian attacks on Aleppo to the Nazi bombing of civilians in Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
And he is urging the government to use its diplomatic clout to put more pressure on Moscow and deploy military assets to identify Russian planes bombing civilian targets.
Western and other powers are beginning to discuss what they could do differently over Syria.
But there will be no answers until a new US president is elected. And that might be too late.
The UN has warned that if nothing changes, eastern Aleppo will be destroyed by Christmas and thousands more lives lost.
Boris Johnson is due to speak for the government during Tuesday's debate - in what will be his first appearance at the despatch box since becoming foreign secretary in July.
Last month Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK would "never intentionally strike or focus on Syrian forces", after Britain confirmed it had taken part in air strikes that killed dozens of Syrian troops.
At least 62 Syrians were killed in the strikes, as the US said it might have accidentally hit a government position.
Last week Russia vetoed a Franco-Spanish UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to the bombing.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the Russian government rejected the UK's criticism of its actions in Aleppo and questioned the UK's own contribution to military and humanitarian efforts.
Major-General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defence, suggested the UK and other Western countries had failed to check the territorial advances of so-called Islamic State and affiliates of al-Qaeda, while his country's forces had been "achieving results".
"Where was Great Britain when ISIS almost reached the shores of the Mediterranean, almost turning Syria into a terrorist caliphate - in the same way that happened in Libya thanks to your efforts?" he asked.


A new search to find a schoolgirl who disappeared 60 years in North Lanarkshire has begun.

In February 1957, 11-year-old Moira Anderson left her grandmother's house in Coatbridge to go to the shops but never returned.
Bus driver and convicted paedophile Alexander Gartshore, who died in 2006, is suspected of her murder.
Police are now looking at an area of Monkland Canal in an attempt to find her remains.
Moira Anderson was last seen on 23 February 1957 when she left on an errand during a heavy snowstorm, and boarded a Baxter's bus that was driven by Gartshore.
Later that year, he was jailed for raping a 17-year-old babysitter.
In 1999, convicted child abuser James Gallogley named his former friend Gartshore as Moira's murderer.
Gartshore's own daughter Sandra Brown was convinced he was the killer and campaigned to have him charged.
In 2014 prosecutors took the unusual step of announcing that Gartshore would have faced prosecution for the schoolgirl's murder if he were still alive.
In 1957 a witness reported seeing a tall man carrying a large, heavy sack towards the canal the morning after Moira disappeared but the possible sighting was not followed up.
Four years ago a grave in Old Monkland Cemetery in Coatbridge was exhumed as part of the search but no evidence was found that Moira was buried there.


Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley in the original Addams Family, has died at the age of 59.

The actor suffered a heart attack and was found at his home in California on Sunday.
Pugsley was the oldest child of Gomez and Morticia Addams in the 1960s TV series.
The show featured a family of macabre oddballs who believed they were normal, and was famed for its catchy finger-snapping theme song.
The dysfunctional family were first created by cartoonist Charles Addams in the New Yorker magazine.
The characters were made into a TV show, which aired on ABC from 1964 to 1966, had a total of 64 episodes.
Weatherwax, who also voiced the role of Pugsley in an animated version of the series in the 1970s, played Pugsley senior in a TV special Halloween With the New Addams Family in 1977..
Three films based on the show were made during the 1990s. The first two starred Anjelica Huston, the late Raul Julia and Christopher Lloyd, while the third, released for TV in 1998, featured Darryl Hannah and Tim Curry.
Following his role in The Addams Family, Weatherwax featured in several TV commercials and served in the army.
He also worked for Universal Studios as a grip - providing support to camera operatives - according to his niece Shanyn Viera.
In a 2007 interview on Fox News, Weatherwax said he enjoyed taking on the role of Pugsley but found it hard to find work because of typecasting.
Weatherwax also said he had been teased at school about his character's name.
He retired a few years ago for medical reasons, Ms Vieira added.


Net migration to the UK increased in the year ending December 2012, the Office for National Statistics says.

Latest figures show net migration rose to 176,000 - up from 153,000 people in the year to September 2012.
The increase appears to buck the trend of a decline in net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to and leaving the country.
Prime Minister David Cameron wants to get UK net migration below 100,000 before the next election in 2015.
The increase was driven by a change in the number of people who left Britain. In the year to September 2012, 342,000 moved abroad. But fewer people left the UK in the year to December 2012.
Over the same period, the number of immigrants arriving in the country remained virtually unchanged. The difference between these two factors meant that net migration rose - although it did not climb back above the level it was at in December 2011.
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
Today's figures show how tough the government's self-imposed net migration target could become.
The news is not all bad. The detail shows that immigration itself is down on where it was when the coalition came in - now sitting at under half a million people a year.
But the problem for ministers is that they can't control all forms of immigration and emigration - and fewer British and EU citizens are leaving.
If fewer people leave, then the net migration balance can rise, even if the number of immigrants declines.
So if the government is going to hit its target, it may need to find more tools to increase departures while maintaining pressure on arrivals.
And that's why many experts on different sides of the political and policy debate argue that the net migration target isn't a sensible measure of how well the system is being managed.
Immigration minister Mark Harper said net migration was however down by a third since its peak in 2010.
He added that a new immigration bill coming into force in the autumn would make it more difficult for people to come into Britain if they had no right to do so and would make it easier to remove people who were not entitled to stay in the country.
"We are committed to bringing net migration down from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands," Mr Harper said.
"We are working across government to protect public services and ensure our welfare system is not open to abuse."
Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant said the figures were "a blow" to the home secretary.
"Theresa May's focus on net migration, which has gone wrong in these figures, has also meant the government is failing badly on illegal immigration, which is a major concern to the public and is getting worse and worse with fewer people being stopped at the border, absconsions up and deportations down.
"Immigration needs to be controlled, but we must recognise there is immigration that works for Britain and immigration that doesn't."
But the pressure group Migrationwatch UK said that the detail of the latest figures showed the government was succeeding in cutting immigration from outside the EU - and that further reductions in net migration could come by ensuring that people leave when they should.
Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch's chairman, said: "It is far too early on the basis of one quarter's figures to call this a setback to the government's policy. Student interviews and measures to ensure that students leave when they should will make a substantial difference."
Sarah Mulley, of the centre-left think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research, said the statistics suggested the government was running out of options to meet its target.
"Recent declines have been driven in large part by falling numbers of international students, which has come at a high economic cost, but this trend now appears to be levelling off," she said.
Other figures released in the report include:


Sunday's defeat for Yorkshire Carnegie by Doncaster Knights in the Championship play-offs brought an end to Kevin Sinfield's dazzling career.

As the 35-year-old retires from all forms of rugby, BBC Sport looks back on the Leeds Rhinos legend's near 20-year career across both codes.
Sinfield made his debut for the Rhinos against Sheffield Eagles in 1997, aged just 16.
Looking back on his first club appearance on the eve of his 500th career game he told BBC Radio Leeds: "I made my debut the day after I got my GCSE results and I was just a boy coming into a man's game."
The stand-off was appointed Rhinos captain in December 2002, three months after his 22nd birthday.
"I think if you'd offered me what the club has gone on to achieve back on that day in 2002 I would have snapped your hand off," he told the BBC in 2012.
"We'd lost Iestyn Harris a year and half before and Francis Cummins had been doing a great job as captain. It could have gone to any number of the senior players but fortunately I was offered the job.
"It was tough to start with because I was trying to lead blokes who were 10 years older than me and had a lot of Great Britain and England caps."
Despite his trepidation, Sinfield was a near-instant success, leading the club to their first Grand Final win in October 2004.
Sinfield was appointed England captain in October 2012, replacing club team-mate Jamie Peacock.
One year on he suffered his biggest disappointment with the national side. The hosts were leading New Zealand 18-14 in the dying seconds of their World Cup semi-final at Wembley when Shaun Johnson's last-minute try set up the Kiwis for a sensational victory.
Sinfield, who played in three World Cups, retired from international rugby league the following year.
In March 2015 Sinfield surprised the sporting world when he announced his intention to switch codes and finish his career with rugby union side Yorkshire Carnegie.
That still left him time to win three more trophies with the Rhinos, ending his league career with his first treble.
After scoring 3,698 points in 521 games for the Rhinos, Sinfield joined Carnegie on an 18-month deal in November 2015.
However, in April he announced that he would be retiring from all forms of rugby at the end of Carnegie's play-off campaign.
"I have always said that some day I will need to get a proper job and that day has now come," he said.
"I have been privileged and deeply honoured to have enjoyed a 20-year career as a professional rugby player and to retire, on my own terms rather than through injury, is something I feel lucky to be able to do."


Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate, calling her a "consistent, courageous fighter".

The former presidential candidate is the former CEO of technology company Hewlett-Packard.
Mrs Fiorina dropped out of the presidential race after a poor showing at the New Hampshire primary.
She has been an active supporter for Mr Cruz, a senator from Texas, on the campaign trail.
The early announcement is unusual because vice-presidential picks are not normally decided until after a candidate secures the nomination.
"Over and over again, Carly has shattered glass ceilings," Mr Cruz said.
He doesn't have the Republican nomination. He doesn't even have the lead for the nomination. In fact, he has no clear path to the nomination. But it looks like Ted Cruz will have a running mate.
Naming Carly Fiorina as his vice-presidential pick at this point provides Mr Cruz with several benefits. First, he can generate some positive press and at least partially move on from the drubbing he received at the hands of Donald Trump in Tuesday's mid-Atlantic primaries.
Second, he positions his campaign to make a strong play for that grand prize on the horizon, the California primary on 7 June - a battleground that could decide whether Mr Trump secures the Republican nomination without a convention fight.
While Mrs Fiorina's 2010 general-election bid for a Senate seat there was spectacularly unsuccessful, she did win her party's nomination and is a known quantity among the state's conservative voters.
Mr Cruz has his back to the wall. He needs a win in Indiana, and he really needs a strong performance in California. Mrs Fiorina on the ticket could help - and at this point, anything that might work is worth a shot.
Mrs Fiorina could help Mr Cruz in his battle against front-runner Donald Trump, who has made disparaging comments about women - including her.
"Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?" he said.
Mrs Fiorina responded: "I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr Trump said."
Mr Cruz alluded to this exchange in introducing Mrs Fiorina in Indiana, saying she handled it with "grace and class".
While at Hewlett-Packard, Mrs Fiorina laid off 30,000 people and was fired by the company's board, though she has argued that her leadership "saved" the company.
She also had a failed bid for a California Senate seat.
Donald Trump's son Eric Trump called the move desperate.
While addressing the crowd, Mrs Fiorina broke into song.
She sang about Mr Cruz's daughters and their times together on the Cruz campaign bus.
"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two sides of the same coin," she said, and Mr Cruz's presidential bid is not over yet, despite what "the media says".


Nobody in tennis is surprised by Andy Murray's split from coach Amelie Mauresmo, says Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

British two-time Grand Slam winner Murray, 28, and Frenchwoman Mauresmo, 36, mutually ended their two-year working partnership on Monday.
"Everyone knows everyone in the locker rooms and players' lounges," said Mouratoglou, who has coached Williams to eight Grand Slams since 2012.
"Obviously something was wrong."
The Frenchman told BBC Sport that tennis has "codes" which "everyone" knows "how to interpret".
And Mouratoglou pointed to Mauresmo not being in the players' box at the Miami Open in March, where the Scot went out in the third round while making 55 unforced errors against Grigor Dimitrov.
In a joint statement about the end of their association, double Grand Slam champion Mauresmo, who gave birth to her first child in August 2015, said dedicating time and travel "has been a challenge".
Murray, who lost his number two ranking to Roger Federer after his defeat by Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Open final on Sunday, credited Mauresmo's "calming influence" and added: "We will all miss having her around."
Murray was previously coached by former world number one Ivan Lendl, under whom he won the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon titles.
"The only time in his career when he could find this extra thing to win those matches against the top three and win Slams, the Olympics, was when he was with Ivan," added Mouratoglou.
"But even if he's not able to make that little extra difference, with his level of play he should be most of the time in the top four."
Since becoming the first leading male player to employ a female coach in June 2014, Murray has won seven titles - including his first two on clay - and led Great Britain to the Davis Cup title - but failed to add to his two Grand Slam titles.
Swedish former world number four Jonas Bjorkman also left Murray's coaching team in December.
Former GB Davis Cup captain David Lloyd told BBC Radio 5 live he did not think there was another female coach with "the quality he needs" and tipped "solid" current Davis Cup captain Leon Smith as a contender to be Murray's new coach.
Lloyd said the decision to appoint Mauresmo was a "very, very brave move", which "worked in a way", but added that the timing of the split was "not great" before the French Open later this month.


Belle Vue Aces team manager Mark Lemon hopes to end a 23-year wait between winning speedway league titles.

The Aces beat Lakeside Hammers 112-69 on aggregate to win their semi-final and set up an Elite League final against Wolverhampton Wolves.
The Manchester-based club have not won the league since 1993, finishing second last year, in 2005 and 1998.
"We're commonly known around the world as the famous Belle Vue Aces," Lemon told BBC Sport.
"But there has not really been much to really rave on lately and it's been 23 years since the Aces won the league.
"It's been a long drought and even in the last 10 years we haven't been remotely close apart from last year. If we did it we could be compared to the by-gone eras of the 1960s and 1970s and put the Aces back up on the mantelpiece where they should be."
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The season started in disruptive fashion for Belle Vue as they had to cancel the opening night of their new home, the £8m National Speedway Stadium.
They were forced to postpone four subsequent fixtures before finally starting life at the stadium with a 50-40 loss to Swindon 54 days after it was due to open.
"It's been a colossal effort to be fair," continued Lemon.
"Going back to early March it was pretty dire with the state of the track, and with the opening night it felt like we were never going to recover from it.
"We got our heads down, got everything sorted out and we've now probably got the best race track in the world, a great new stadium and the boys have really come on."


Ethiopia's government is using imported technology to spy on the phones and computers of its perceived opponents, a Human Rights Watch report says.

The New York-based rights group accuses the government of trying to silence dissent, using software and kit sold by European and Chinese firms.
The report says the firms may be guilty of colluding in oppression.
An Ethiopian government spokesman, quoted by AFP, dismissed the report as a part of a smear campaign.
"There is nothing new to respond to," Ethiopian Information Minister Redwan Hussein told the agency.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says its report is based on more than 100 interviews with victims of abuses and former intelligence officials, conducted between September 2012 and February this year.
Rights groups frequently accuse the Ethiopian government of cracking down on opposition activists and journalists.
The government denies the claims.
All phone and internet connections in Ethiopia are provided by a state-owned company. According to HRW, this has given the government unchecked power to monitor communications.
"Security officials have virtually unlimited access to the call records of all telephone users in Ethiopia," the report said. "They regularly and easily record phone calls without any legal process or oversight."
Recorded conversations are also alleged to have featured in abusive interrogations of suspected dissidents.
The technology used by to monitor the communications is said to have been provided by companies based in China, the UK, Italy and Germany.
"The foreign firms that are providing products and services that facilitate Ethiopia's illegal surveillance are risking complicity in rights abuses," HRW's business and human rights director, Arvind Ganesan, said.
According to the report, the government has extended its surveillance to Ethiopians living overseas.
Ethiopians living in the UK and the US have accused the authorities in Addis Ababa of planting spy software on their computers.
Both countries have been urged to investigate the claims, on the grounds that they may have violated domestic laws against invasions of privacy.
HRW says the firms that sell surveillance technology to governments also have a duty to ensure that their products are not helping to suppress human rights.
"The makers of these tools should take immediate steps to address their misuse," Mr Ganesan said.


A mother who went missing with her three-year-old son has contacted a newspaper to say they are safe.

Rebecca Minnock, 35, and Ethan disappeared from their home in Highbridge, Somerset, on 26 May.
Ms Minnock told The Sun she had "lost all trust and faith in the system completely" following a custody battle in which a judge ruled Ethan should live with his father.
Police say Ms Minnock may have been spotted in Cheltenham or Birmingham.
Ms Minnock contacted The Sun through a family member, the newspaper said.
She told the newspaper: "We're both safe and well and he is very happy."
She added: "I couldn't bear to leave my son. I just felt trapped.
"I know I'm going to be in a huge, huge amount of trouble.
"I've even got family members into trouble but it's my son and I need to put him first over myself or anybody else."
The newspaper said it did not know where Ms Minnock was hiding.
Speaking before Ms Minnock confirmed she and her son were safe, Det Ch Insp Marie Wright, of Avon and Somerset Police, said she was worried about the "emotional impact" on Ethan and his mother of weeks in hiding
"Rebecca needs to return Ethan back to the court process where he is going to live with his father," she said.
"Rebecca knows this and she is evading the court process.
"Ethan's father is very upset, as you would expect. Ethan needs to go and live with him."
On Sunday Ms Minnock's brother, sister and mother were arrested, accused of withholding information.
They told a judge at Bristol Crown Court they did not know her whereabouts - he said he had suspicions they knew more but released them from the court, saying he was "not satisfied" he could commit them for contempt of court based on the evidence he had heard.
Ms Minnock is about 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall and of medium build. At the time of her disappearance she had dark wavy shoulder-length hair. Ethan has blond hair and blue eyes.
He has lived with his mother since his parents separated in February 2013.
A month later, his father Roger Williams, applied for contact with him.
On 27 May this year a district judge ruled Ethan should live with his father after finding Ms Minnock had made false allegations and obstructed contact between the father and son.


A group of men who said they were tortured in Northern Ireland have cleared the first stage in a battle to have their case fully investigated.

The group, known as the "hooded men" were interned in 1971.
Their lawyers were granted leave to seek a judicial review at the High Court in Belfast on Thursday.
They are calling the chief constable, secretary of state and Department of Justice to account over alleged failures to order a full inquiry.
Fourteen men said they were subjected to torture techniques after being held without trial back in 1971.
They said they were forced to listen to constant loud static noise; deprived of sleep, food and water; forced to stand in a stress position and beaten if they fell.
They said they were hooded and thrown to the ground from helicopters - despite being at near ground level, they had been told they were hundreds of feet in the air.
In 1978, the European Court of Human Rights held that the UK had carried out inhuman and degrading treatment.
However, the court fell short of defining this treatment as "torture".
Last year, the Irish Government said it would ask the European Court to revise this judgement.
Eleven of the men are now working with lawyers to secure a full inquiry.
Separate proceedings have also been lodged by the daughter of Sean McKenna, another of the group whose death has been blamed on his treatment.
Granting leave to seek a judicial review in both applications, Mr Justice Treacy ruled that they should proceed "in tandem".
He listed the cases for full hearing over four days starting on 30 November.


Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports.

"I'm extremely worried. I'm even having sleepless nights. I don't know what I would do without this money. My family will starve," Magebatho Mamaile tells the BBC.
The 78 year old lives in a township east of the main city Johannesburg. She has a family of six to provide for, including two children and six grandchildren.
She is one of 17 million vulnerable South Africans who rely on the government's social grant scheme to get by.
An astonishing one in three people in the country falls into this group, which encompasses single mothers, disabled people, pensioners and war veterans.
This social safety net - one of the biggest in Africa - is among the proudest achievements in the 23 years the African National Congress (ANC) has governed South Africa, since the end of white minority rule.
But now it is under threat.
The government contract with the company which is responsible for delivering the money is due to expire 31 March, raising fears that the next round of payments, worth about $67m (Â£55m), might not be paid as scheduled on 1 April.
As the deadline looms, there has been an outcry in recent weeks over the failure of the South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa), the government body responsible, to agree a new contract.
Sassa cannot argue that it didn't have ample warning of the crisis or enough time to come up with a solution.
The country's highest court ruled more than two years ago that the contract with private company Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) was invalid, but despite this, it appears that no alternative provider has been found.
Nevertheless, the country's social development minister insists that the grants will be paid on time, but has not said exactly how it will happen.
Bathabile Dlamini is facing growing calls for her resignation and has had to deny opposition accusations that she has been responsible for "an avalanche of failures" that have led to the current crisis.
The Constitutional Court has given the department until Wednesday to come up with some serious answers.
But assuming the worst-case scenario for a moment, what would actually happen if no solution was found and the payments didn't arrive?
"It will be a crisis of majestic proportions. The people will literally go hungry. So they might take to the streets to find food," economist and Wits University Professor Jannie Rossouw tells the BBC.
The damage, he says, would not only be limited to those who directly receive the payments.
"It will also have an impact on the economies of small towns and villages who sell goods to the beneficiaries."
Judging by what I have seen in townships and villages across the country, when beneficiaries stand in long snaking queues waiting to be paid, there could well be serious tensions if people do not receive their grants.
Sibongile Mngomezulu, 18, receives a child support grant for her three-month-old baby.
"The money I get, I'm going to use it to buy my baby's food because I am unemployed at the moment," she tells the BBC.
She says if she doesn't receive the money next month, she'll need to ask her mother for help.
Taken on their own, the monthly payments may not seem huge. They range from 350-1,000 rand ($30-80).
But with unemployment levels at more than 25%, the figures soon add up.
In his budget speech last month, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan set aside $11.5bn (Â£8.9bn) to be allocated for expenditure on grants.
In many ways social grants are a form of peace tax in a country with huge inequality.
As long as the payments are made, the wealthy sleep soundly in their beds.
Would that still hold true if millions of their fellow countrymen were allowed to go hungry?
Back in Johannesburg's KwaThema township, Magebatho Mamaile's situation starkly illustrates the need for the government to urgently resolve this crisis.
"The pension money I receive from the government is the only source of income for my family," she says.
"I use it to buy food and electricity... to pay school fees for my grandchildren and to pay rent."
The grant scheme is a massive poverty alleviation programme which could determine the fortunes of the governing ANC.
If this scheme were to collapse, it is quite possible that millions of beneficiaries could punish the 105-year-old liberation movement at the ballot box.
So there are colossal political ramifications for those overseeing this self-imposed crisis.


Mexican officials say marines have captured a man believed to be one of the country's most wanted drug lords, Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez.

Mr Costilla, a suspected Gulf cartel leader, was detained in the northern state of Tamaulipas, they said.
His capture follows the arrest last week of the suspected head of a rival Gulf faction, Mario Cardenas Guillen.
The Gulf cartel has been engaged in a bloody battle with the Zetas drug gang for trafficking routes into the US.
A Mexican Navy statement said a man identifying himself as Jorge Costilla Sanchez was arrested on Wednesday in Tampico in Tamaulipas.
The Navy said more details would be issued early on Thursday.
Mr Costilla, known as El Coss, is wanted by both the Mexican and US authorities.
He is on the Mexican government's list of the 37 most wanted drug lords, with a reward of more than $2m (£1.2m) offered for information leading to his capture.
More than 20 of the men on the list, which was published in early 2009, have been killed or captured.
Mr Costilla, who had been a local police officer in the city of Matamoros, joined the Gulf cartel in the early 1990s.
The cartel has been weakened since 2010 when relations were severed with the Zetas, its former enforcers, who are now one of Mexico's most powerful drug-trafficking organisations.
The gang also split into rival factions in 2010 after the then head, Antonio Cardenas Guillen, was killed in a shootout with troops.
The latest arrests come during the final months in office of President Felipe Calderon, who launched a crackdown on the cartels in 2006.
Combating drug-related violence will be one of the main challenges for President-elect, Enrique Pena Nieto, who will be sworn in on 1 December.


The origins of the Parades Commission can be traced back to July 1996, when the Drumcree dispute brought Northern Ireland to a halt.

Sixteen years ago marches were seen as a public order problem, with the main responsibility lying with the police to deal with.
The then secretary of state, Sir Patrick Mayhew, said there should be an independent review.
Following the publication of the North Report, the Parades Commission was born.
In 1997, the new Secretary of State, Labour's Mo Mowlam, allowed Orangemen down the Garvaghy Road.
After that, there was a general consensus that there was a need for an independent decision-maker.
The Parades Commission is a 'quasi-judicial non-departmental body'.
This means its determinations are legally binding and it is not associated with any government department.
The Parades Commission is responsible for deciding whether restrictions should be placed on contentious marches.
The commission makes its determinations after considering submissions from both sides.
The other members are:
The power to ban a parade outright lies with the secretary of state, although the Parades Commission (as well as the chief constable of the PSNI) will usually be consulted.
There are around 4,000 parades of all types every year.
Only a small number are contentious and the commission encourages dialogue between marchers and residents.
The Parades Commission regards dialogue as very important.
Its website states: "The commission takes into account the extent to which there has been any meaningful dialogue or engagement between the parties and their respective willingness to listen to the concerns of each other and to address them where it is within their power to do so.
"The commission regards parade organisers who are prepared to engage in dialogue with local communities as more responsible than those who are not."
Since the inception of the Parades Commission, the Orange Order has refused to recognise its authority or engage with it.
On its website, the order describes the commission as "an unelected quango accountable to no-one".
In 2002 a review came up with the idea of having two separate bodies - one to deal with human rights issues, the other to facilitate negotiations between marchers and residents.
However, the assembly was suspended at this time, not to be reconvened until 8 May 2007.
This meant that parades featured prominently in the negotiations between Sinn Fein and the DUP which led to the St Andrews Agreement in 2006.
The former Liberal Democrat leader, Paddy Ashdown, was then asked to come up with a solution to the marching issue.
He and his team concluded that local dialogue was the key.
They suggested that where there was no agreement, the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister should appoint a mediator.
However, at this time Northern Ireland's political parties were arguing about the transfer of policing and justice powers.
Sinn Fein accused the DUP of making the dissolution of the Parades Commission a precondition to this.
At Hillsborough in 2010 there was a new deal between Sinn Fein and the DUP.
They agreed that there should be a "Public Assemblies, Parades & Protests Body" which would be overseen by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
However, the Orange Order rejected this proposal.
Last year, this idea was put on hold and the secretary of state appointed new members to the Parades Commission.


Hat-trick hero Andrew Considine insists there is no chance of in-form Aberdeen taking their foot off the gas in the remaining weeks of the season.

The defender hit a treble as the Dons, who are second in the Premiership, won 7-0 at Dundee to increase their lead over third-placed Rangers to 11 points.
"We have the upper hand but a lot can change in football, I've seen it a lot over the seasons," Considine said.
"We can't let up, we have to keep chasing this second spot."
Derek McInnes' side were in devastating form at Dens Park on Friday night, with a Considine double and goals from Adam Rooney and Kenny McLean giving them a 4-0 lead at half-time.
Ryan Jack and Niall McGinn increased their advantage before defender Considine completed the first hat-trick of his career.
The result also ensured Celtic's title celebrations will have to wait until at least Sunday, when they face Hearts at Tynecastle.
Considine was, however, only concerned with his own side's display.
"The boys were terrific, they were getting in their faces and the intensity was incredible," Considine, who turns 30 on Saturday, told BBC Scotland.
"Even though we were four up at half-time we kept going in the second half and that shows the confidence the manager has installed in the team. A lot of folk thought because of the international break things might change but the manager has made sure we're on the ball.
"It's a fantastic 30th birthday to score a hat-trick, it's another one ticked off the list."
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Delighted Dons manager Derek McInnes echoed Considine's sentiments.
"For us to produce a performance at this stage of the season says everything about them (the players)," he told BBC Scotland.
"It shows you how determined they are, how focused they are. You don't get to enjoy too many nights like that in your managerial career. We look like a team that has benefited from the winter and international breaks.
"You know it's a good night when Andrew Considine has got a hat-trick. The fans sang two different songs for him tonight. He could have had four, he missed a free header."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley had harsh words for his below-par players.
"I'm extremely disappointed at the performance tonight," he said. "They've let themselves down, they've let the club down and they've let the supporters down.
"We know the preparation was good but we were so off the pace it was unbelievable. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. Every individual was off their game.
"We had some words after the game but I gathered my staff to talk through things, where we go from here and how we galvanise the players for a massive game on Tuesday (against Ross County). The onus is on the players to perform on Tuesday."


A health official has raised concerns that emissions from a planned waste processing plant in Caerphilly county may affect residents' health.

The rare weather phenomenon of temperature inversion could trap the plant's emissions over Cwmfelinfach, an Aneurin Bevan health board boss said.
Residents raised the issue before Caerphilly council approved the plans in December.
The firm involved said emissions would have a "negligible" impact.
Dr Gillian Richardson, executive director of public health at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, has written to officials at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) recommending they "exercise caution" when considering granting the plant a permit.
The environmental body is consulting on whether to approve the development.
Temperature inversion is where cold air is trapped in a valley by warm air above, preventing clouds and smog from escaping.
Residents opposing the development have argued it could also trap emissions.
The health board said temperature inversion was not taken into account in the original air quality assessment.
It recognised that any emissions would be within legal limits.
But Dr Richardson said new data showed the development would cause "significant short-term local air quality deterioration within an area of deprivation, including vulnerable populations".
She claimed "there is no known safe threshold of exposure" to an emission like nitrogen dioxide, which can irritate lungs and lower resistance to respiratory infections, such as influenza.
The proposed plant would turn 100,000 tonnes a year of household, industrial and commercial waste, which would normally go to landfill, into fuel.
The company behind it, Hazrem Environmental Limited, said nitrogen dioxide could be produced by any kind of factory.
A spokesman said: "The initial air quality assessment which was provided to NRW was based on a worst case scenario, as the exact specification of the dryer had not been received at the time of the permit application back last year.
"The dryer specification has now been decided on and the supplier has said that the NOx (mono-nitrogen oxides) emissions will be closer to 50mg/m3 rather than the  predicted 300mg/m3 used in the air quality assessment.
"This updated information will be passed to both NRW and Public Health Wales for their consideration."
A Caerphilly council spokesman said: "In considering a planning application such as this, a broad range of assessments and surveys, including those on air quality and transport are given careful consideration before a decision is determined."
NRW operations manager Jon Goldsworthy added: "When we consider any application we look at the potential impact it could have and consult with health specialists.
"As part of the permit determination we will consider all the information available to us before we make a final decision."


A leading Baloch separatist has said he is ready to consider dialogue with Pakistan, as long as the army ends military operations in the province.

Brahamdagh Bugti told BBC Urdu his party could drop calls for independence if "the Baloch people agree".
Mr Bugti, who lives in Switzerland, is accused of leading an armed struggle.
Balochistan has seen a long-running conflict between security forces and separatists who want a greater share of the province's natural resources.
Brahamdagh Bugti, 34, is regarded as one of the most hardline of the Baloch separatist leaders and has until now been opposed to any rapprochement with the Pakistani state which he has vowed to "fight to the death".
His remarks are being viewed as an olive branch to the military and could signal the first softening of attitudes within the separatist movement.
Talking to the BBC from his base in Geneva, Mr Bugti said the Pakistani military had already suffered a moral defeat.
"What has been the cumulative effect of the last 10 or 15 years of violence, murder, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and body bags? Have the Baloch people changed their minds or has this strengthened their resolve?"
He made his remarks in an exclusive interview with the BBC Urdu service on the ninth anniversary of the death of his grandfather Akbar Bugti, a former governor and later separatist leader who was killed in a Pakistani military operation in 2006.
The killing ignited the latest wave of the Baloch insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives since.
Asked if he might drop demands for a separate Balochistan, as a condition for peace talks to begin, Mr Bugti said: "If our friends, allies, comrades and the Baloch people want this then of course we will be prepared to talk to Pakistan."
He denied any contact with Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan who is currently in London where other Baloch leaders are based.
"If he wants to meet us we are prepared to meet him. It would be foolish for anyone to refuse a political dialogue if it is offered in the right spirit."
Mr Bugti said previous attempts at dialogue had not been serious, and added: "If the fighting continues it will be impossible to hold peace talks and that is why we are calling for an end to the military operation and withdrawal of armed forces from the province.
"Only if these demands are met can conditions be ripe for peace talks."
Mr Bugti said it was up to the military to make concessions.
"We are the persecuted minority in this conflict. It is up to them to tell us what they are prepared to give and what their agenda is. If talks begin we will take to them only what is acceptable to the majority in our ranks.
"The army has to stop believing it can solve every problem with force. We don't have a huge army to fight them but nothing will be achieved by this kind of bloodshed."
Pakistan blames India for a campaign of sabotage and disruption in Balochistan and has accused it of fuelling the insurgency in the province.
Mr Bugti said the military made such allegations to hide its own failures.
"If India wants to help us why should we refuse? Everyone has the right to ask for help in self-defence. We can also ask for help from America and the United Nations. India is not responsible for the military operation in Balochistan."


A former Conservative MP has told a court his reputation had been "trashed" by a national newspaper which alleged he breached parliamentary codes of conduct.

Tim Yeo, MP for South Suffolk 1983-2014, is suing The Sunday Times for libel over three articles from 2013.
The paper claimed he told reporters he could promote business concerns in return for cash, the High Court heard.
Mr Yeo's counsel said his client never said he could act as a "paid advocate".
The court heard two journalists posed as representatives of a solar energy firm and had lunch with Mr Yeo, who was then chairman of the Commons' Energy & Climate Change Select Committee.
At an earlier hearing, Mr Justice Warby said the articles alleged Mr Yeo, 70, had offered to act as an advocate to push for new laws to the company's benefit.
The judge said the articles suggested Mr Yeo would approach ministers, civil servants and other MPs for a daily fee of Â£7,000.
Times Newspapers Ltd said the articles were true, it was fair comment and responsible journalism on a matter of public interest.
Desmond Browne QC, Mr Yeo's counsel said the paper had acted "with a singular lack of responsibility both at the journalistic and the editorial level".
"Mr Yeo was the unfortunate victim of that irresponsibility. He says that in his last years of service as an MP, his reputation was trashed.
"At no stage during the lunch when he spoke about ways in which he might be able to assist the journalists, did Tim Yeo understand that what he was being asked to do was act as a paid advocate in breach of the rules."
Mr Yeo was cleared of breaking House of Commons rules by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in 2013.
The libel trial is due to last for seven days.


Revolutionary engineering is bringing the power of the ocean to the mountains of North Wales.

The go-ahead has been given to build the UK's first inland surf lake.
The giant wave lagoon, three times the size of a football pitch, will be the first of its kind in the world.
The technology to create the consistent perfect wave has taken a decade to develop and could transform the sport of surfing - giving it the potential to be considered as an Olympic event.
A prototype has been built near the Spanish city of San Sebastian. An underwater foil operates beneath a pier that runs the length of the lagoon. It works like a snow plough, pushing the water upwards and outwards.
Wavegarden engineer Alex Onatibia presses a button and 1.2m (4ft) waves rise up, peel and break in exactly the same spot. One is formed every minute.
Mr Onatibia demonstrated the hand-held control panel: "We have all the parameters we need to control the machinery. You can see the height and shape and speed and the temperature of the water and exactly where the wave is positioned," he says.
Lloyd Cole is the GB surf team head coach. He spends a few hours surfing the mechanical wave.
"It's so much fun! So much better than I thought it was going to be. Just the way the wave is formed and the power behind it," he tells me.
"It's going to be a game-changer, both from a coaching point of view and a surfing point of view. We're really lucky to have it in the UK. It puts a smile on your face and that's what surfing is all about."
It was the idea of Wavegarden chief executive Josema Odriozola, who surfs in the Basque Country.
"Every surfer dreams of having the perfect wave in his backyard. Our ambition was to create a wave that is as good as a really good wave in the ocean," he says.
In the natural world waves are created by the action of wind moving over the water and are affected by, among other things, tides and the geography of the ocean floor. It is a complicated mix.
"The computer simulation of fluid dynamics has changed dramatically in the last 5 years," says Mr Odriozola.
"It's hard if you make a mistake of 10cm in the depth of the lagoon. Surfers know with the coming and going of the tide that a wave will disappear. We have to be precise."
It's not just for experienced surfers. The wave can be made smaller for beginners. Mr Odriozola's sons were both under six years old when they started surfing it.
The company bringing the technology to the UK is Surf Snowdonia. Construction has just started on a patch of wasteland near the town of Dolgarrog. An aluminium factory used to stand on the site but was closed down in 2007.
The freshwater lagoon will be 300m long and 110m wide and will generate an estimated 60 waves per hour. A ride of 18 seconds will be possible on the expert wave.
Andrew Ainscough is the project director. "The wave is on tap. You book your hour online, you turn up and you get in. It's awesome," he explains.
According to managing director Steve Davies, the International Surfing Association believes this facility could help persuade the International Olympic Committee to accept surfing as an Olympic sport.
"One of the obstacles is that every competitor wants precisely the same conditions as the other competitor, and when you're dealing with the natural world, that's impossible to guarantee. The Wavegarden technology produces a level playing field," he says.
Andrew Cotton from Devon recently surfed one of the largest recorded waves - around 24m (80ft) - off the coast of Portugal.
"It's a good way to get people in to surfing. But you're missing out on the ocean. Every wave is different and that's what makes a good surfer, reading waves and reading conditions. Learning about the ocean is the key to surfing. But at the same time you can progress your techniques and manoeuvres much more easily," he says.
The Snowdonia team looks set to pip another group in Bristol which wants to bring a similar project to the West Country. The Bristol Wave hopes to get planning permission in the next few days.
There are other surf wave machines, including ones in Tenerife and Dubai. However they operate in a different manner. According to Lloyd Cole, water is lifted up and dropped and it loses its energy more rapidly. This new technology is mechanical, giving engineers the capability of creating a wave that could last for miles.
The Snowdonia site is set to open around Easter 2015 and looks set to be the first of many Wavegardens around the world which could revolutionise the sport of surfing.


Captain Greig Laidlaw came off the bench to rescue Scotland in Tokyo and give them a second victory against Japan to seal a 2-0 series win.

The deeply disjointed and rudderless visitors trailed 16-9 when Laidlaw entered the fray in the 50th minute.
They led 6-3 early on with two penalties from Henry Pyrgos but the hosts hit the front with a breathtaking 90-metre try finished by Kaito Shigeno.
But Laidlaw landed four kicks to avert a nightmarish end to Scotland's season.
It started a year ago with a summer training camp and the first of four pre-World Cup warm-up matches last August, but their 16th Test in a little over 10 months brought valuable ranking points before next year's draw for the 2019 event.
The Test - or at least the second half - was watched by the Imperial couple - Emperor Akihito and and Empress Michiko. This was the first time they have ever seen Japan play live and they should really have seen them win, too.
Scotland created virtually nothing all day while Japan played most of the rugby. They have good cause to feel aggrieved by some of the penalties given against them by referee Marius Mitrea. They were harshly dealt with at times.
That first half was a horror show for Scotland. Sure, the heat and humidity was a factor but they built an error mountain out there, any hope of momentum getting checked early by a battery of mistakes.
The Scots were ahead 6-3 coming to the end of the first quarter - two Pyrgos penalties to one from Yu Tamura.
In the midst of all of that, Ruaridh Jackson's telegraphed pass had been picked off by Tim Bennetts, the Japan centre, who went all the way to the posts. Play was called back and the try chalked off. That was Scotland's warning. They didn't heed it.
Japan's try was a score for the ages, a piece of brilliance that would - OK, might - have had the Emperor on his feet in giddy applause had he not delayed his arrival until half-time. It had its origins inside Japan's own 22.
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An epic breakaway came roaring out of defence, sweeping left and drawing the Scotland defence, then in a glorious blur sweeping across field. It was all done at breakneck speed and with unerring accuracy. Scotland were panting and wheezing in an attempt to keep up. They couldn't.
It was testament to Japan's mindset - and footballing ability - that a number eight, Amanaki Mafi, and an open-side, Shoukei Kin, were the ones who punched the final holes and unloaded the final pass, to Shigeno, who darted away to score.
Tamura added the conversion to worsen Scotland's plight. Pyrgos put over a third penalty to reduce the damage but Tamura merely knocked over one of his own soon after. Scotland looked an error-ridden, rudderless mess.
Vern Cotter replaced his entire front row at the break, then brought on John Hardie for the injured Ryan Wilson in the back row. Japan's response was to add another three points from Tamura's boot.
It was at that point that Cotter pressed the emergency button, taking off Pyrgos and replacing him with Laidlaw in an attempt to bring some direction. Laidlaw's boot swiftly made it 16-12 and then 16-15.
It was a one-point game now, a game that South Africa-based centre Huw Jones had been thrust into for his debut at the expense of the lost Jackson, Peter Horne moving to 10.
Japan kicked on from there but couldn't land a blow. They mounted some huge assaults on the Scottish line, looking for all the world like they had to score until Kosei Ono lost the head, dived for the line and lost the ball.
They came again, but Scotland held out. And then they struck out.
The Scottish scrum proved decisive, winning a penalty within Laidlaw's range, the captain proceeding to bang it over as you knew he would to give the visitors an improbable 18-16 lead with 10 minutes left.
Laidlaw wrapped it up with another penalty three minutes from time.
Japan: Riyika Matsuda, Male Sau, Tim Bennetts, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yasutaka Sasakura, Yu Tamura, Kaito Shigeno; Keita Inagaki, Shota Horie (captain), Kensuke Hatakeyama; Hitoshi Ono, Naohiro Kotaki; Hendrik Tui, Shokei Kin, Amanaki Mafi.
Replacements: Takeshi Kizu (for Horie, 61) Masataka Mikami (for Inagaki, 71), Shinnosuke Kakinaga (for Hatakeyama, 61), Kotaro Yatabe (for Ono, 66), Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Keisuke Uchida (for Shigeno, 62), Kosei Ono (61), Mifiposeti Paea.
Scotland: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Matt Scott, Peter Horne, Sean Maitland, Ruaridh Jackson, Henry Pyrgos (capt), Rory Sutherland, Stuart McInally, Moray Low, Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, Josh Strauss, John Barclay, Ryan Wilson.
Replacements: Fraser Brown (for McInally, 41), Gordon Reid (for Sutherland, 41), Willem Nel (for Low, 41), Tim Swinson (for Barclay, 68), John Hardie (for Wilson, 44), Greig Laidlaw (for Pyrgos, 50), Huw Jones (for Jackson, 58), Sean Lamont (for Maitland, 80).
Attendance: 34,073
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)


England's women booked a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup thanks to victory over Japan in Group B.

Hope Powell's side held off some intense pressure from the Japanese before going in front when Ellen White superbly lobbed in from 22 yards.
They doubled their lead after the break when substitute Rachel Yankey took a touch and clipped in a smart finish.
In the last eight in Leverkusen at 1700 BST on Saturday England will play France, who lost 4-2 to hosts Germany.
The Germans topped Group A and go through to a quarter-final against Japan, who finished runners-up to England.
"We were very, very good today," said a delighted Powell. "You've got to respect Japan and the way they play, but we had a gameplan and we implemented it.
It's almost indescribable, scoring in a World Cup, it's the pinnacle of your career. You've got to beat the best to be the best, so bring them on in the quarter-finals
"The ambition was to get out of the group and top the group and we've done that. We're in the quarters and we'll have to do our best."
England should not fear either side after a display of endeavour and quality in Augsburg, marked by two goals of supremely clinical finishing either side of the interval.
Japan, who had beaten New Zealand and Mexico in their opening Group B games, impressed with their neat approach play and movement, but they could not find an end product to match.
England knew they could still qualify for the quarter-finals even if they lost the tie, with Mexico not only needing to beat New Zealand in the other game but having to improve their goal difference too.
The Mexicans took an early lead to put pressure on England and Japan threatened when Kozue Ando and Yuki Nagasato fired in shots which forced Karen Bardsley to save low down.
White had a shot deflected wide at the other end, but with 15 minutes gone England's nerves were calmed when White fastened on to a ball from the back and, with Ayumi Kaihori off her line, expertly lofted into the net.
The Japanese, who were already guaranteed a last-eight berth, continued to force England back, but Powell's rejigged defence - Sophie Bradley came in for rested captain Faye White - stood up to the task.
Striker White was a constant threat herself, seeing one wonderful hooked volley fabulously tipped over by Kaihori, but England made the game safe after 66 minutes.
Yankey, on as a half-time sub, took a touch to control Rachel Unitt's left-wing ball in and beat Kaihori with a classy dink over the keeper and into the net.
They played the rest of the game out in relative calm, while New Zealand produced a terrific fightback in Sinsheim, scoring twice in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw with Mexico.
In Tuesday's other match Nigeria beat Canada 1-0 in Dresden, a third successive defeat for the Canadians.
England Ladies: Bardsley, Alex Scott, Unitt, Stoney, Bradley, Jill Scott, Clarke (Yankey 46), Asante, Ellen White (Bassett 90), Smith (Aluko 62), Carney.
Subs Not Used: Chamberlain, Faye White, Williams, Houghton, Susi, Rafferty, Brown.
Goals: Ellen White 15, Yankey 66.
Japan Ladies: Kaihori, Kinga, Iwashimizu, Kumagai, Sameshima, Sakaguchi (Iwabuchi 75), Miyama, Sawa, Ando (Maruyama 56), Ono (Kawasumi 82), Nagasato.
Subs Not Used: Yamago, Yano, Utsugi, Kamionobe, Tanaka, Takase, Fukumoto.
Att: 22,000.
Ref: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada).


The weather's not great and the place is so flat it feels like you can see the curvature of the earth, but Silverstone remains one of the world's truly great grand prix circuits.

For Lewis Hamilton, it offers a chance to create history this weekend. On Sunday, he will attempt to equal Nigel Mansell's British record of four F1 wins at the Northamptonshire circuit.
Several drivers will say that the track is not as good as it was before the newest layout was created for the 2010 race, replacing the Bridge and Priory corners with the section that runs infield to Village and The Loop.
But, thankfully, they left the best bit intact - and very few places anywhere in the world match up with the section from heart-in-mouth Copse through the breathtaking Becketts sweepers.
It's a place where a Formula 1 car can breathe, where its driver gets to extend its full capabilities. And to watch a great driver through there is to marvel both at the laws of physics and man's ability to master and exploit them.
No matter how many times you see it, you still can't quite believe it.
A little lift and then flat - at nearly 190mph - through Copse. This was where Fernando Alonso passed Sebastian Vettel around the outside during the race in 2014.
Then it's flat through the kink at Maggotts, a dab on the brakes into the first right-hander at Becketts, then left and right again - shedding speed all the time, but with neck-snapping G-forces, and never less than 120mph - before flooring it through Chapel and out on to the Hangar Straight.
This section alone is worth the price of admission. But there's a lot more to Silverstone.
With the venue packed out for three days, no matter what the weather, the fans are as knowledgeable and enthusiastic as anywhere in the world. They create a unique atmosphere that just has to be experienced. And it's not a bad place for racing, either.
It's not as crazy as Suzuka, as amazing as Spa, as spooky as Monza or as glamorous as Monaco.
But Silverstone has something special all of its own.
And even the traffic's generally OK these days, too.
Andrew Benson, chief F1 writer
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A late deflected strike by Steven Lawless secured a vital win for Partick Thistle in their bid to avoid being dragged into a relegation tussle.

The three points moved Thistle ahead of Motherwell, who would have cursed their luck at Lawless' injury-time goal.
For long enough the game had seemed certain to finish goalless, with both defences dogged.
Motherwell's best chance fell to Stephen McManus, whose header was cleared off the line by Gary Fraser.
The conditions set a challenge for the players. Sleet showers greeted them as they emerged for their warm-ups, and significant areas of the pitch were bare and heavily sanded due to the recent heavy rain.
Passes tended to be rushed in a crucial encounter, with both sides winless in the league in 2016 and aware that a continuation of that form would drag them closer to second-bottom Kilmarnock.
The early exchanges were promising, with Dan Seaborne meeting Stuart Bannigan's cross but seeing his header saved by Conor Ripley.
The flow of the game was routinely interrupted, though, with five players booked in the opening half.
There were flashes of attacking intent, with Scott McDonald and Marvin Johnson lively for the visitors and Lawless and Kris Doolan carrying a threat to the Motherwell defence.
The visitors managed a flurry of pressure before half-time and felt that Johnson was fouled in the area, but the referee Barry Cook waved play on.
Motherwell worked an opening for Stephen Pearson inside the area but his effort was deflected wide by Seaborne.
Thistle switched to a front two when Mathias Pogba came off the bench, and he carried a different type of threat to the Motherwell defence with his muscular presence. He managed to meet a Gary Miller cross with his head but the ball ended up on the roof of the net.
The breakthrough finally came when Thistle broke on the counter and Lawless saw his effort fly beyond the helpless Ripley via a deflection.


A firefighter has been treated in hospital after working at a recycling plant blaze outside Londonderry.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire at the property on the Heather Road, after receiving a report shortly before 16:00 BST on Tuesday.
Ten appliances and almost 50 firefighters were involved in tackling the fire.
One man was injured by a vehicle. His injuries are not thought to be serious.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
The building contains a shredding machine, waste paper and cardboard.
The man has since been released from hospital.


A man accused of murdering two people has told a court he would admit to the killings if he was shown "any substantial bit of evidence".

James Allen denies killing Colin Dunford, 81, of Middlesbrough, and Julie Davison, 50, of Whitby, North Yorkshire.
They were found with head injuries in their homes in April.
Mr Allen, 36, admitted to Newcastle Crown Court that he has robbed hotels all his life.
The prosecution say he was motivated by robbery and Robert Smith QC asked him why he had tried to stay in a Whitby hostel for free.
Mr Allen replied: "I did not want to pay for it as I was going to rob the place. I have robbed hotels all my life."
Mr Allen, responding angrily to Mr Smith's questioning, said: "You are a proper crank you are mate. You are in the wrong profession."
He said: "If you can show any substantial bit of evidence I will admit it to you right now.
"Here's your chance, I'm giving you an opportunity, show me one bit of evidence and I will admit it to the press now."
Mr Allen told Mr Smith he had liked Mr Dunford and called him a "decent old bat that lived next door".
But he said Mr Dunford had nothing to steal.
"Why would I kill him when I could go to a shop that has 20 to 30 times more," he said.
Mr Allen also threatened to throw a ring binder of evidence at Mr Smith and said he would show his "dark side".
The trial was adjourned until Friday.


Twitter is rolling out a new homepage designed to engage people who have not logged in to the website.

The new page shows real-time updates from celebrities and news websites, and lets people search through tweets.
The design was trialled in the US and Japan and will now roll out in a further 21 countries, including the UK.
One analyst said the company was trying to widen its appeal, but needed to tackle issues that could put people off using the service.
"The old homepage was targeted at getting people to sign up for an account or download the app," said David Wilkinson, managing partner at digital consultancy Soho Strategy.
"This is a bid to expand its appeal beyond the registered users, and get people to engage with content regardless of whether they're signed in.
"But it's also a recognition that algorithmic curation of content is beating human curation, and that its timeline model could be flawed."
Twitter has struggled with competition from rivals such as Snapchat and Facebook, and its share price has tumbled since its stock market debut in 2014.
The social network currently attracts about 500 million visitors every month, but has only 320 million registered members.
The redesigned homepage, which will roll out on the Twitter website and mobile site, draws in live updates from some of the website's most prolific tweeters.
"Starting today, anyone can explore and discover different topics and stories as they occur, including some that are tailored just for you based on your location," the company said in a statement.
Previously, the website's homepage outside the US and Japan displayed only a large photograph and a log-in panel, without indicating what registered users could do or see on the website.
"It shows Twitter's recognition that an algorithmic way of curating content, like on Facebook, is something that might interest people," said Mr Wilkinson.
"It's still a huge platform for brands and celebrities to communicate with the public, and they can now reach a larger audience outside of those who follow them.
"But they're playing catch-up when it comes to curating content, and this shows they're developing their own means of filtering."


Five people snared in the UK's biggest car insurance fraud investigation have been sentenced at Newport Crown Court.

Bethan Palmer, 26, of Newport, Stephen Pegram, 50, of Blackwood, Nicola Cook, 41, of Hengoed, Nicola Rees, 48, of Bargoed, Caerphilly County, and Stephen Brooks, of Cardiff, were convicted last month.
They were involved in claims worth £132,000 between 2009 and 2011.
The total number of convictions in relation to the scam has now hit 81.
Judge Daniel Williams said each claim involved "dishonesty sustained over a long time", adding the cost to motor insurance companies of this type of fraud is "immense".
He told the defendants: "The preparedness of people like you to make false claims has spawned an industry of accident management companies and teams of lawyers and doctors and others who are capitalising, knowingly or unknowingly, with fraud by unquestioningly processing false claims."
Palmer was given a 10-month sentence, suspended for two years, after she was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and perverting the course of justice.
However, she made no claim herself and received no money.
Pegram was jailed for six months, after he was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Cardiff Crown Court over a £4,200 payment he received when his car was written-off.
In total, he was involved in £19,000 of claims.
Mother-of-two Cook was handed 12 months, following her conviction on the conspiracy offence; this related to a £5,500 injury claim she made.
Rees, a nurse, had a nine month sentence suspended for two years after she was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud in relation to £22,000 of claims.
Brooks, of Llanedeyrn - who was also convicted of the conspiracy charge with claims worth £19,500 - was handed a six month sentence that was suspended for two years.
The wider case, uncovered by Gwent Police's Operation Dino, involved 28 separate claims and 57 cars, costing the insurance industry more than £760,000.
It operated out of a garage based in Pengam, Blackwood, which was known as both St David's Crash Repair and Easifix and owned by the Yandell family.
Gwent Police has said they were the masterminds, providing the insurance fraud service for scores of friends and relatives.
Byron Yandell, 32, his father Peter Yandell, 53 and wife Rachel Yandell, 31, along with Gavin Yandell, 31, and Michelle Yandell, 52, were all jailed for between six and two years.


A burglar with an "appalling record" of 250 break-ins during a 50-year criminal career has been jailed.

Simon Berkowitz, 68, was given a six-year sentence for breaking into a retired couple's home just 16 days after being given early release.
His crimes include trying to sell stolen documents in 1992 about Paddy Ashdown's affair with his secretary.
Berkowitz, from Hove, denied burglary but admitted five counts of using their bank cards fraudulently.
Judge Francis Gilbert QC told him: "You do not feel the least bit of sympathy for what you have done.
"It is perfectly obvious you have no regrets or remorse whatsoever. Burglary is your chosen way of life.
"You are a persistent burglar. You have an appalling record and it is extremely likely you will continue to offend."
About two weeks after being freed half way through a five-and-a-half-year sentence, Berkowitz travelled to Devon in search of properties to burgle.
He broke in to the home of pensioners John and Ann Searle on Guy Fawkes night last year while they were away on holiday.
Berkowitz was caught on CCTV when he used Mr Searle's stolen bank cards to obtain Â£1,100 in Sidmouth and Exmouth.
Police arrested him in Sidmouth carrying a rucksack containing a burglary kit consisting of metal levers, gaffer tape, two torches and a piece of wire bent into a hook.
He denied burgling the house in Hillside Road, Sidmouth and told Exeter Crown Court he had no need to steal because he inherited Â£4,000 from his mother who died during his last jail sentence.
The jury took less than an hour to convict him after hearing his list of previous convictions dating back to 1961.


Former Tottenham and West Ham boss Harry Redknapp says he has no intention of becoming Derby County manager - this season at least.

The 69-year-old was appointed as a football advisor by the Championship promotion hopefuls on Wednesday.
Redknapp, who has been out of football since leaving QPR in February 2015, will work with Rams head coach Darren Wassall until the end of the season.
"No chance. I will not be manager of Derby County this season," he said.
"Darren is here until the end of the season and hopefully many years to come. The chairman has said Darren is managing until the end of the season and that he's good enough. That's what he told me. He is the manager.
"If for any reason he doesn't stay until the end of the season and he goes I will not take over as manager - I will go as well.
"I'm here to help until the end of the season, that's it. If we go up who knows what could happen next season. The chairman may say he wants me to come back next year. But I'm only looking at these nine games, plus possibly the play-offs."
He also stressed he was there in an advisory capacity: "I'm not director of football. I won't be bringing any players in, I won't be making any signings," he said.
"I'll sit in the stand. I'm not going to run down to the dug-out or have a hotline to the touch line."
The emergency loan window for Football League clubs closes on 24 March and Redknapp is known as a shrewd dealer in the transfer market.
But he insisted he was merely at the club to offer Wassall a second opinion when he needs it.
The Rams are fifth in the Championship, seven points outside the automatic promotion places.
Redknapp, who has also agreed to manage Jordan for their next two World Cup qualifiers, is confident the club have the team in place to earn promotion to the Premier League this season.
"They've got an excellent group of players. It is a group that should be getting promoted," he told BBC Radio Derby.
"The chairman has invested big. Everything they have wanted they have been given and now it's time for them to give something back."


Two of the country's most senior police officers have signalled that the era of routine patrols by "bobbies on the beat" has come to an end.

The comments have been made by the chairwoman of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), Sara Thornton, and Craig Mackey, the deputy commissioner of the Met Police.
They said funding cuts would lead to a transformation in investigating crime.
The Home Office said police reform was working and crime was falling.
The police service does not have a ring-fenced budget and has been told to expect a 25% to 40% reduction in funding in November's Comprehensive Spending Review.
In an interview with BBC Newsnight, Mr Mackey said the Met was anticipating a Â£1bn cut in funding, which could lead to up to 8,000 job losses - a quarter of the force. He said compulsory redundancies were now a real possibility.
He said it was inevitable the threshold for investigating certain crimes would rise, which would involve victims getting a telephone call rather than an officer at the door.
The Met, he said, was also considering seeking funding from banks and other big business to help pay for  investigations into certain offences - such as cyber crime.
"We are driving out costs everywhere we can but when you get to these sorts of figures it will be challenging...on our scenarios some of the services you previously got face to face you won't get in the future," he said.
Mr Mackey said the force had to think of "completely different models of working" to tackle cyber crime.
"We should be working with business and industry to achieve that... and they can help with paying for that," he added.
Asked if that meant direct funding for policing programmes, he said: "Potentially. I think that is one of the things we are going to have to think about as we go forward."
Mr Mackey admitted there were "all kinds of ethical hurdles" to consider and that it would not be comfortable for an independent police force.
"But we absolutely have to explore it," he added.
A certain amount of "DIY policing" would also help the force, he said.
"Getting people involved in the whole notion of prevention work and crime detection work has got to be part of the future."
On the totemic issue of "bobbies on the beat", Ms Thornton, formerly chief constable of Thames Valley, said: "It's a difficult one because it's one of those features of policing that the public have come to like and respect over many, many years but in fact the evidence would say that random police patrol doesn't prevent crime, doesn't solve crime, it doesn't in fact make people feel safer."
Asked if she thought the days of routine patrols were over, she said officers would "always respond to the pub fight, domestic abuse, to people in difficulty" but, in the future, patrols would not be focused on areas of low crime.
Minister for Policing Mike Penning said police reform was working and crime had fallen by 8% year-on-year and by more than a quarter since 2010, according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales.
"Over the last five years, frontline services have been protected, public confidence in the police has gone up and crime has fallen to its lowest ever level," he added.
The changes made since 2010 have made it easier for the police to do their job by cutting red tape, scrapping unnecessary targets, and giving officers the discretion to use their professional judgement, he said.
"Decisions on the operational deployment of resources are matters for chief constables, in association with Police and Crime Commissioners, but there is no question that the police still have the resources to do their important work.
"As HMIC has shown, what matters is how officers are deployed, not how many of them there are in total."