Guy Sebastian has been chosen to represent Australia at its debut Eurovision Song Contest in May.

He was a judge on Australia's version of The X Factor between 2010 and 2012.
The announcement was made in a ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday morning.
Australia was given a special entry to the 60th edition of the competition, to be held in Vienna, Austria.
Sebastian has since had eight top ten albums and two number one singles in his country.
The singer said he was "pumped" to be performing at the competition.
"It's Eurovision, it's huge and keeps growing here in Australia which is nice," he told Australia's ABC news.
He has yet to choose a song to perform.
The annual song contest is hugely popular in Australia - three million watched the competition in 2014.
The European Broadcasting Union said the country had been given a pass to the final "to not reduce the chances" of the semi-final participants.
Australia will be allowed to vote in both semi-finals, as well as the grand final.
Australians have participated in the competition before, representing other countries. Olivia Newton John sang for the UK in 1974 - coming fourth - as did Gina G in 1996. Jane Comerford represented Germany in 2006.


It is "unrealistic" to expect councils to find the £246m upfront costs of merging them, a committee of AMs has warned.

Ministers want to begin the process of reducing the 22 councils to eight or nine after May's assembly election.
The local government committee has urged the Welsh government to consider lending councils money for the mergers.
Ministers said options to pay for mergers include using reserves or other "borrowing approaches".
Merger plans have had a hostile reception from political opponents and some Labour council leaders.
An assessment for the Welsh government of how much local authorities would need to spend preparing for mergers in 2019-20, the year before new authorities would be established, puts the costs at between £54m and £90m.
The total cost of the merger process, from 2019-20 to 2023-24, is estimated to be between £97m and £246m.
The Welsh Local Government Association has warned it would be "impossible" for councils to meet the costs of mergers without significant cuts to services.
The committee's report, published on Wednesday, said: "While we recognise the potential for savings in the medium to long term, we consider it unrealistic to expect authorities to meet the upfront costs without any assistance from the Welsh government."
The report said the committee was "pleased to hear" Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews would "not rule out" giving councils repayable grants.
"While this may not be the preferred solution for local government, we believe it would be more acceptable than the current position and a positive step forward," the report said.
The Welsh government said: "The minister for public services has previously highlighted the net savings of up to £650m over 10 years which would arise from mergers.
"He has made it clear that there are a number of routes open to local authorities in paying for mergers including using reserves, invest-to-save and other borrowing approaches."


Cesc Fabregas scored a free-kick and a late penalty as Chelsea earned a point to frustrate West Ham's Champions League ambitions.

The Hammers took the lead when Manuel Lanzini beat Thibaut Courtois with a sumptuous curling effort from 25 yards.
Fabregas's superb set piece on the stroke of half-time pegged them back.
Substitute Andy Carroll looked to have won it for West Ham, before Fabregas snatched a point after Michail Antonio fouled Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Victory would have moved West Ham in front of Manchester City into fourth place, but Slaven Bilic's side were unable to add Chelsea to Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal on their list of away scalps this season.
Chelsea, who remain unbeaten in the league under interim boss Guus Hiddink, stay 10th.
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After Carroll finished clinically from Dimitri Payet's superb through-ball, West Ham were two minutes plus added time away from their first victory in Stamford Bridge at 14 years when substitute Loftus-Cheek tumbled in the area.
Referee Robert Madley pointed to the spot, but replays appeared to show that rather than being clipped by Antonio, the midfielder tripped over his own feet.
In addition, Antonio - who had scored in each of his previous three league matches - appeared to be outside the box when Loftus-Cheek went down.
"To concede that late is gutting, but to concede it from a penalty that is not a penalty is unacceptable," Bilic said.
"It was not close to the line. It was way out. It was not a penalty. We are gutted and we are not getting these decisions."
Following last week's defeat by Everton in the FA Cup, reigning league champions Chelsea have nothing left to play for this season - but they showed plenty of battling spirit to take a point from this match.
The Blues were not at their fluent best but 18 crosses and 22 shots told the tale of their unstinting endeavour in forward areas.
Fabregas, a superb performer last season, has endured a much more difficult campaign this time round, and has sometimes been accused of going missing in difficult matches, but here he was at his influential best.
His free-kick was masterful, getting the ball up and down from 25 yards and beating the dive of Adrian after Winston Reid had fouled Oscar.
But his performance was about much more than goals - the 28-year-old Spaniard also had more shots, passes and touches than anyone else on the pitch.
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink: "We stared well in the first 10 minutes but we then started losing the possession too easily. We reacted just before half-time, especially with the beautiful Fabregas free-kick. In the second half we got caught on the counter, but we reacted perfectly to get the draw.
"This is a very good West Ham side. They are knocking on the door for the top four. I was happy with the late penalty decision. It's difficult for me to make a judgement - I think he was tripped on the line. On the line is part of the box."
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic: "I don't look too much at the table but what gives me confidence is the way we are playing, no matter who or where.
"We are capable and we are having chances against any team. That approach should take us far."
Chelsea face Aston Villa on 2 April, while West Ham host Crystal Palace.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 2.
John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Carroll (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Traore following a set piece situation.
Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Winston Reid (West Ham United).
Foul by Gary Cahill (Chelsea).
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Willian (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
Adrián (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Chelsea 2, West Ham United 2. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Michail Antonio (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
Corner,  West Ham United. Conceded by Branislav Ivanovic.
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
Foul by John Obi Mikel (Chelsea).
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Oscar.
Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang replaces Manuel Lanzini.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
Attempt blocked. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner,  West Ham United. Conceded by Willian.
Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
Corner,  West Ham United. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Corner,  West Ham United. Conceded by John Obi Mikel.
Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Carroll.
Attempt missed. John Terry (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
Substitution, West Ham United. Emmanuel Emenike replaces Enner Valencia.
Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt blocked. Oscar (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro with a cross.


HTC has announced a waterproof, wide-angled digital camera, the RE, capable of taking still photographs and videos.

The RE's cylindrical design includes a sensor that automatically turns the device on when it is picked up and only two button controls.
An app lets wirelessly connected smartphones and tablets stream the footage live and play it back later.
Experts said the device would compete with GoPro's products, but that it compared unfavourably to them.
However, HTC suggested its gadget had the potential to "change the face of mobile photography".
"Combining incredible hardware with unrivalled software, HTC is reinventing the way we think about imaging," said the Taiwanese firm's chief executive Peter Chou.
"We are taking you out from behind the viewfinder and putting you back where you belong, at the heart of the action."
The company also unveiled an Android smartphone with 13 megapixel (MP) front and rear cameras at a New York launch event.
HTC recently reported net income of $640m New Taiwan Dollars ($21m; £13m) for its last quarter, reversing a loss from the previous year. However, its sales were lower.
The RE features a 16MP camera and is capable of shooting in 1080p "full high-definition" video at normal speed, and 720p in slow motion.
A tap of its shutter button, at its base, takes a photo, while a longer press starts a video recording. A switch on its side allows users to change the video mode between real speed, slow motion and time lapse.
It does not feature a screen of its own, but can record to a SD memory card, stream material to a live YouTube channel and send footage to an associated Android or iOS app.
The suggestion is that owners use it in situations that they do not need to monitor framing - freeing them up to watch events directly as well as record them - thanks to the inclusion of a lens that captures a 146 degree field-of-view.
The machine has an IPX7 waterproof rating, meaning it can be submerged in water to a depth of 1m (3.3ft) for up to half an hour.
An add-on case can protect it to depths of 3m for two hours, and HTC is also releasing clip-on and suction mounts to allow the RE to be attached to bicycles, cars and other kit.
"My big question is the form factor," commented Francisco Jeronimo, from the tech research firm IDC.
"It's weird - it looks like an asthma inhaler.
"This is a very niche product and it's going to be very difficult for HTC to compete against GoPro.
"GoPro is a very established brand in this segment and has recently announced a cheaper product that will likely cost less than what HTC will decide to charge for the RE."
He added that HTC had told him it planned to pitch the RE to a wider audience than that of GoPro, and would play up its ability to rapidly go from dormant to active states.
But he added that in his opinion, a smartphone would suit most people's needs.
GoPro recently announced new models, including the top-end Hero4 Black, which can capture video in 4K - four times the resolution of the RE - and is waterproof to 40m, has a 12MP sensor and comes with a remote control. It costs £370.
The firm's new basic Hero model costs £100, records video in 1080p - the same as the RE - is also waterproof to 40m, and has a 5MP sensor.
GoPro sold 3.8 million cameras last year, up 66% on 2012.
Roberta Cozza, from the Gartner tech consultancy, was also nonplussed by HTC's attempt to enter the market.
"The digital camera sector is crowded and very tough to get into," she said.
"While GoPro targets a very specific segment of the market, HTC has said it expects the RE to be more mainstream, used for things like capturing the first steps of your child.
"But I fail to grasp the convenience of it, and I think HTC could have done a better job with the design."
The analysts were, however, more positive about the company's new handset, the HTC Desire Eye.
The smartphone's 13 megapixel front camera is the highest resolution on the market today.
It also features face-tracking software that can monitor up to four people at once.
This can be used to identify, crop and position each person's face so that they can all take part in a Skype video chat without having to worry about exactly where to stand.
"It's much better for taking selfies than rivals as no-one else has a 13MP camera," said Mr Jeronimo.
"And it could also prove interesting to the corporate world for video conferencing as the video image quality is good."


A £40m revamp of Bristol City's Ashton Gate ground will go ahead this summer, the club has announced.

Bristol Sport Ltd, which owns the football club, wants to replace two stands to increase capacity.
The plan is an alternative to proposals to build a new stadium at nearby Ashton Vale, which has been delayed by an application for a town green.
Majority shareholder Steve Lansdown confirmed the club would begin work at a shareholder meeting on Tuesday.
The work was approved by Bristol City Council in November.
Mr Lansdown told the club's official website: "We'll sign the section 106 agreement any day now, and then we have six weeks to wait for the judicial review period.
"We wanted to give some certainty to supporters, so if we get through to March with no judicial review, then we will be going ahead with the redevelopment plans, starting in May."


Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is to reprise his role in BBC mockumentary W1A, which is to return for a second series next year on BBC Two.

Bonneville plays Ian Fletcher, the BBC's fictional BBC head of values.
In the new series, Fletcher will have to deal with the issue of the BBC's charter renewal which is due in 2016.
"We're overwhelmed and privileged to have Ian Fletcher return," said the BBC's Myfanwy Moore. "We just need to find him a desk."
Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning, added: "There's an all-too-painful yet comedic delight in [writer] John [Morton] and his ability to pick away at the scab of modern corporate piffle and bureaucratic absurdity.
"We can't wait to see what dysfunctional madness lies ahead for Ian Fletcher and colleagues in this sly fiction," he added.
Bonneville's character Fletcher also gave his response to the cameras being allowed to film his everyday work again.
"I am very happy to have the cameras back. Being Head of Values is all about re-setting the dial for the BBC and perhaps about shining a new light on that dial, or at least shining the old light but with a new bulb, so none of us can be in any doubt where the dial is or can have any excuse for not being able to read what it says," he said.
Fletcher was also at the centre of Twenty Twelve, a spoof documentary which looked at his role in organising the London 2012 Olympics.
The new series of W1A - named after the postcode of BBC Broadcasting House in London - will be shown in one hour-long instalment and three 30-minute episodes.
The BBC said the show would have a topical twist when it begins filming.
"Until the cameras roll it won't be known exactly what crisis will be averted or indeed where Ian's desk will be," it said.


Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris St-Germain recovered from their Champions League exit to Manchester City to hammer Caen 6-0 and go 30 points clear at the top of Ligue 1.

Ibrahimovic set the champions on the way to their biggest home win of the season with his 31st league goal.
Blaise Matuidi made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time before Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria both struck.
Ibrahimovic then made it four goals in 11 minutes before Maxwell's late goal.
Sweden international Ibrahimovic, 34, became the first player to score more than 30 goals in a season in France's top division since Argentine striker Carlos Bianchi scored 37 for PSG in 1977-78.
His total of 32 goals is also the most Ibrahimovic has managed in a league season in what is set to be his last at PSG before ending a four-year spell at the Parc des Princes in the summer.
PSG are still chasing a domestic treble as they play Lille in the League Cup final next Saturday, following a French Cup semi-final at Lorient next Tuesday night.
Paris St-Germain coach Laurent Blanc: "We lifted our heads out of the water.
"But this win did not wipe anything away. It won't allow us to play in the Champions League semi-final. But it's important for the rest of the season."


Former Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has joined Championship side Burton Albion as a non-executive director.

Moxey, 54, left as Norwich City chief executive in February after six months, having spent 16 years at Wolves.
He represents the Championship on the board of the English Football League and the EFL on the board at the Football Association.
Moxey said: "I'm honoured. I will do whatever I can to assist the club continue its remarkable success story."
Chairman Ben Robinson added: "I'm delighted. He brings a wealth of experience at a number of high-profile clubs. I'm sure Burton will benefit greatly from his knowledge and expertise."


Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a man in his car more than 20 years ago have named a man they want to talk to.

Officers have said they want speak to Justin Martin Clarke, 59, in connection with Paul Milburn's killing in 1993.
Mr Milburn, 43, from Surrey, died following attack in Noke Lane, St Albans, on 26 April 1993.
Hertfordshire Police said Mr Clarke uses various aliases and has connections in the UK and overseas.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.
Det Insp Justine Jenkins said: "We have wanted to speak with Justin Clarke in connection with the murder of Paul Milburn for a number of years now.
"Justin Clarke uses different aliases including Martin Maher and Justin Martin, among other variations and combinations of his name. He has links to Birkenhead, Oxfordshire and London, as well Ireland, Croatia and Qatar.
"We would like to speak with anyone who has any information about his current whereabouts.
"Anyone who sees Clarke should not approach him but should contact police immediately via 999."


William Hill made a record weekly loss of £14m in January after a series of "customer-friendly" football results.

A high number of key Premier League and European matches were won by the favourite team in the third week of this year.
In that week, leading teams including Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham, and in Europe, Barcelona and Real Madrid,  all won.
In lunchtime trading, the company's shares were down 3.3%.
William Hill also said it had extra costs of £20m from the introduction of a new "point of consumption" tax and a higher tax on gaming machines.
That helped to send operating profit for the 13 weeks to March down by 19% or £16m.
Betting in its 2,360 shops fell by 4%, but online betting rose by 16%, while mobile gaming rose by 48%.
Betting at the important Cheltenham Festival in March was up by 29%.
Over the year, the company closed around 100 shops and changed the way it staffs the outlets.
James Henderson, chief executive of William Hill, said: "Operating profit benefited from the changes we made to the staffing model in April 2014 as well as from the reduction in costs driven by shop closures".
He also said the betting firm had not yet made up for the football loss.
Earlier this year, William Hill had attempted to take over online rival 888 for more than £700m.
The offer was rejected and talks failed after what 888 called a "significant difference of opinion".


Britain's IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook said he took the fight with undisputed world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin "to reach greatness".

The undefeated fighters will meet in London on 10 September.
Brook, 30, who is moving up two weight divisions, is unbeaten in 36 fights while Kazakh Golovkin, 34, has won all 35 of his professional bouts.
"The greats have gone on, like Sugar Ray Leonard, to win titles in the heavier divisions," said Brook.
"To be a great fighter, you have to do great things. For me, a welterweight, to step up against one of the most feared fighters in the world, I'll have to do everything right. If I don't, I'll come up short.
"We're going to put the hard work in in training. We will go through hell in that training camp but that's what you have to do to reach greatness.
"When it was floated, I jumped at the chance. I'm doing it for the fans."
American Leonard won titles at five weight divisions in the 1980s - welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight.
Golovkin has never boxed in Britain before but has beaten two British fighters in world title defences - Matt Macklin was knocked out in three rounds in 2013 and Martin Murray lasted 11 rounds in 2015.
Speaking at a news conference in New York, he said he thinks Brook will give him his most difficult fight to date.
"It's the biggest day for me," he said. "He's (Brook) very strong. It's the biggest test for me."


Great Britain enjoyed a second victory in three games in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a 1-0 win over hosts Malaysia.

An Alan Forsyth penalty stroke in the second quarter was enough to separate the two sides.
GB had been dominant for long spells but had to hold out against late pressure from Malaysia.
They are now below Australia at the top of the six-team table but only on goal difference - at least until the two sides meet at 11.05 BST on Wednesday.
Results, fixtures & tables on the tournament's official website


British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Cincinnati Masters after a first-round loss to Joao Sousa.

The world number 45 went down 3-6 6-2 3-6 in one hour and 37 minutes to his Portuguese opponent, who is ranked nine places below him.
Edmund, 22, also lost in the first round of the Rogers Cup this month.
British women's number one Johanna Konta, 26, has received a bye into the second round, where she will face either Oceane Dodin or Kiki Bertens.
Men's top seed Rafael Nadal will be the new world number one from next Monday after Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament with a back injury.


West Brom striker Saido Berahino has returned to training after suggesting that he would never play for the club again - and could feature against Southampton on Saturday.

Berahino, 22, made the outburst on transfer deadline day after a move to Tottenham Hotspur was blocked.
But West Brom manager Tony Pulis says Berahino has since "trained well".
"We're keen to draw a line under it all and concentrate on playing football again," Pulis told the Telegraph.
The England Under-21 international was given extra time off and was due to meet Baggies officials on Monday.
Berahino was the subject of four bids from Spurs over the summer and has been left out of the team for the last three matches.
West Brom are 15th in the Premier League table after winning just once in their opening four matches.


The number of people in Northern Ireland claiming unemployment-related benefits has fallen by 1,000, according to the latest official figures.

The jobless total now stands at 39,700.
The other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, showed a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.9% - the UK average of is 5.3%.
Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell said: "While it has been a difficult time, the figures contain positive messages from key labour market indicators."
But the figures also show two lingering problem areas are worsening.
Those are the number of long-term unemployed and the number of economically inactive, or people not seeking jobs.
Mr Bell added: "Economic inactivity continued to increase over both the quarter and the year, and this continues to be a persistent issue for our economy."
The Northern Ireland Executive has a strategy for tackling economic inactivity, but it has yet to be implemented.


Reading are to release Hal Robson-Kanu, Anton Ferdinand and Simon Cox after their current contracts expired.

Striker Robson-Kanu, 27, who is expected to be part of Wales' squad for the European Championships, has spent seven seasons with the club.
Former West Ham and Sunderland defender Ferdinand, 31, has suffered with injuries in two seasons at Reading.
Academy graduate Cox, 29, who rejoined the club in summer 2014, has struggled for goals in the last two campaigns.
The Championship club have also confirmed that six loan players who represented them this season have all returned to their parent clubs.
Defender Andrew Taylor, midfielders Ola John and Alex Fernandez and striker Matej Vydra follow the departures of Chelsea pair Michael Hector and Lucas Piazon, who left the club last month.


Doctors in London have used sound waves to successfully operate deep inside the brain.

They treated a man from Cornwall who suffered from uncontrollable tremors in his right hand.
Selwyn Lucas, who is 52, can now hold his hand steady and said he felt "fantastic".
The team at St Mary's hospital used MRI guided focused ultrasound to destroy tissue causing mistimed electrical signals to be sent to muscles.
The BBC was given exclusive access to the treatment, which was performed in the imaging department rather than operating theatres, and did not involve surgeons.
Dr Peter Bain, consultant neurologist with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, told me ultrasound brain surgery had an "enormous future" and could be used to treat other movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
Prof Wladyslaw Gedroyc, consultant radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said: "This is a game changer for patients with these movement disorders because we can cure them with a treatment which is completely non-invasive and we don't have to give unpleasant drugs."
Around one million people in the UK suffer from tremors - uncontrollable shaking of the hands, head or body.
It is a neurological condition usually caused by faulty circuits in the thalamus, a small area at the base of the brain.
It can sometimes be treated with drugs, which can have serious side effects, or with brain surgery, but this carries the risk of stroke and infection.
I first met Selwyn Lucas a week before his surgery, at Charing Cross hospital, when he attended his final assessment.
His right hand does not shake when it is at rest, but begins to vibrate uncontrollably when he goes to use it.
Each time he tried to do something with his hand it began to shake.
He was asked to draw a spiral shape and as soon as he put pen to paper his right hand began juddering.
This is typical of the condition known as "essential tremor", which affects one in 25 adults over the age of 40.
It contrasts with the tremors in Parkinson's disease, which occur when the patient's hand or other affected limb is at rest.
Mr Lucas, who is a painter and decorator, said the tremors began nearly 20 years ago and have got progressively worse.
"I have to use my left hand when painting to do all the edging, otherwise I would end up with wiggly lines between the walls and ceiling," he said.
"My concern is that it might spread to my left hand."
On the morning of surgery, Mr Lucas arrived at St Mary's Hospital with a shaved head - necessary because hair could trap heat from the ultrasound and cause a burn.
After another shave, to remove any remaining follicles, a metal frame was bolted to his scalp to ensure that his head remained completely still during treatment.
He was then led to the MRI suite and his head inserted in the ultrasound machine.
How it works
The machine uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to destroy the faulty electrical circuits in the brain which are causing the tremor.
Ultrasound is sound waves which are at higher frequencies than those audible to humans.
At low intensity, ultrasound is harmless, and widely used for health imaging, such as in pregnancy.
By contrast, the machine at St Mary's uses 1,024 high-intensity, focused ultrasound beams which target a precise point in the thalamus.
But how can sound waves perform surgery?
At high intensity, ultrasound waves cause molecules to vibrate, which generates energy and heat.
When the beams are focused on a single point, this can ablate, or destroy, tissue by heating cells to near 60C until they die.
Prof Gedroyc said: "One simple way to imagine this is to think of how a magnifying glass can be used to focus the sun's rays on a single point and burn a hole."
The procedure lasted around five hours and involved more than a dozen "sonications", each lasting several seconds.
These were calculated using the real-time brain scans of the MRI machine, which showed where the temperature hot spot was being targeted.
After each sonication, the patient was asked to raise his right hand to check the tremor.
His neurologist, Dr Bain, also checked that his speech was not slurred, which would be a warning sign that the ultrasound was targeting the wrong part of the brain.
Dr Bain said there was little margin for error: "It's like asking the RAF to blow up 10 Downing Street but leave 11 Downing Street in perfect shape - we have to be very careful because parts of the brain with vital functions are just nearby."
The result was remarkable - the tremors in Mr Lucas's right hand completely disappeared, and doctors hope this will be permanent.
Mr Lucas was also able to write his name for the first time in years.
His ability to draw a spiral also showed dramatic improvement.
Mr Lucas emerged from the scanner with no apparent ill-effects and a beaming smile.
He told me: "I'm absolutely made-up. It's brilliant.  I'm looking forward to being able to carry a tray of drinks without worrying about dropping them."
His wife, Marianna, said she was thrilled for him.
"Selwyn used to get very frustrated and his condition did get him down from time to time, so this is wonderful."
The ultrasound machine, Exablate Neuro, is produced by Insightec, a technology firm based in Israel.
There are 24 of the machines worldwide, in the United States, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Spain, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, but this is the first in the UK.
The Â£1.1m cost was funded entirely by the  Imperial College Healthcare Charity.
Focused ultrasound was approved for essential tremor by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States earlier this year.  It also has a CE mark in Europe.
The treatment at St Mary's is part of an international trial, which is now full, to further assess its safety and effectiveness.
So far, four patients have been treated and there are about 15 more who have been identified for the trial.
The results will form a crucial part of evidence to be submitted to NICE and NHS England on whether the procedure should be made widely available.
The cost of the treatment is Â£12,500 compared with Â£35,000 for brain surgery.
Dr Bain said deep brain stimulation, which involves drilling through the skull and implanting an electrode in the thalamus, carried a one-in-100 risk of stroke and one-in-1,000 risk of death. "The balance of gain to risk is hugely altered by this treatment, and the patient can go home the same day," he said.
Next year the same team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust will take part in an international trial to treat motion disorders in Parkinson's disease.
A different part of the brain will be targeted - one which is responsible for causing use bradykinesia, slowness of movement, which is a feature of Parkinson's.
Dr Bain said it could also be used to correct tremors from other neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, and might have wider applications.
"We could also potentially use it for activating chemicals inside the body which remain inert until you focus sound waves on them, and this could be invaluable in treating brain tumours."
If the procedure is approved it will require a significant reorganisation in the way hospitals treat patients with serious tremors.
It would free up time in operating theatres, which would be a major benefit.
But the MRI unit at St Mary's already runs at full capacity, so services would need to be reorganised in order to enable the ultrasound machine to get fully used.
It can take years for medical advances to be picked up by the NHS.
The radiology and neurology teams at Imperial College are hoping this is one innovation that will be rapidly adopted.
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Norwegian midfielder Kristoffer Ajer has arrived in Glasgow for signing talks with Celtic.

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The 17-year-old, presently with Tippeligaen club Start, will stay overnight in the city to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms.
The Norway youth international spent a week on trial with Celtic last month and has now been offered a contract.
"I'm really happy. I enjoyed it last time," Ajer told BBC Scotland after landing at Glasgow Airport.
"It's a big club, so we will see what will happen and tomorrow I will talk to them more."
Ajer had flown from Alicante, where he had been at a pre-season training camp in La Manga, but was not daunted by the cold, driving rain that greeted him in Scotland.
"Yes, I love it," he said. "I'm from Norway, so it's no problem."
Ajer is the youngest player to captain a team in the Tippeligaen, which is presently in its close season.
Start finished third bottom of the Norwegian top flight in 2015 but won their promotion/relegation play-off final against Jerv.
Now Ajer is poised to move to the Scottish champions, where he will work under compatriot Ronny Deila.
"It'll be fun," the midfielder said of his forthcoming talks with the Celtic manager.


The troubled Co-operative Bank has reported a pre-tax loss of £75.8m for the first half of 2014, down from £845m a year ago.

It has also cut staff numbers by 13% in the first six months of the year.
The bank was rescued in 2013 after discovering a £1.5bn capital shortfall.
"Considering the scale of the challenge we faced a year ago we are encouraged by the progress made to ensure the stability of the bank," said chief executive Niall Booker.
After the discovery of the capital black hole, a deal was reached which saw the wider Co-op Group cede majority ownership of the bank to bondholders, including a number of US hedge funds.
Last year, before the bank rescue, it was hit by a separate scandal when its former chairman Paul Flowers was arrested in connection with a drugs supply investigation.
In April the bank confirmed it made a loss of £1.3bn for 2013.
Mr Booker reiterated that the bank did not expect to achieve a full-year profit until 2016.
But he also said the bank was now ahead of schedule in the disposal of non-core assets and had "improved governance, particularly at board level".
Chris Wheeler, a banking analyst at Mediobanca, told BBC 5 live that "there are signs of progress" but there were still "problems they have to deal with," including a drop in deposits.
Mr Wheeler also said that a reduction in money set aside for bad debts "flattered" the profit figures.
The bank also lost 28,199 current accounts in the first half of 2014,  but that figure represented less than 2% of accounts.


A wave of violence in Mexico has left nearly 40 people dead in three days, authorities say.

At least 16 bodies were found in the Toluca region on Monday and another 22 in Mexico City over the weekend.
Police said organised crime is thought to be involved in the Toluca killings.
Recently inaugurated President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that reducing violence in Mexico is one of his government's top priorities.
He has recently enacted a law to trace and help thousands of victims caught up in drug violence and other crimes.
The bill sets up a compensation fund and establishes a national registry to record what happened to victims.
Authorities have said the high death toll in Mexico City was "unusual" for the capital, but ruled out the involvement of organised crime.
On average, there are fewer than two violent deaths a day in the city.
In Toluca, however, many of the bodies had been dismembered and showed signs of torture.
Next to some of them, police found notes reportedly left by drug gangs.
President Pena Nieto has promised to reduce violence levels in the country.
His predecessor, Felipe Calderon, launched a war on the powerful drug gangs in December 2006.
Critics say the deployment of the army to fight the cartels has led to an escalation in violence, affecting mostly innocent victims.
Several drug lords have been arrested or killed. But an estimated 70,000 people have died in drug-related violence in the past six years.


Two men have been arrested after explosives were discovered by police investigating dissident republican activity in Dublin.

Armed officers forced a car to stop on Spring Garden Street in Ballybough at about 18:00 on Friday.
They discovered what they believe to be a quantity of detonators and Semtex explosives.
The surrounding area has been cleared and cordoned off and an army bomb disposal team is attending.
The two men are being held under Ireland's Offences against the State Act and can be questioned for up to three days.


The angry relatives of 10 people killed by soldiers in Ballymurphy in 1971 have walked out of a meeting with the Northern Ireland secretary.

The Ballymurphy families represent 10 people killed in west Belfast as the government introduced internment - imprisonment without trial.
They walked out of a meeting with James Brokenshire on Monday.
They had urged him to release funds for inquests into the shootings.
"My father was murdered, he was shot 14 times when he was defenceless as he lay on the ground," said John Teggart.
"I will continue to campaign but I am really disappointed with how things went. I thought better with the new secretary of state."
Mr Teggart said the families had told the secretary of state what happened to their loved ones and how they had been campaigning.
"We had asked about funds for the legacy inquest, but he refused to answer," he said.
"We asked him to release funds out of the Â£150m set aside by the British government to deal with the legacy of the past. He refused to answer questions on that. He batted it back and put it back to the executive.
"We walked out because he was going around in circles and refused to answer questions."
Mr Teggart said that referring the matter back to the Executive was "a red herring".
He insisted that funds should be released.
"It is not just the Ballymurphy families. It is ourselves, Kingsmills, the RUC widows - All our hurt is the same. We are campaigning for the same thing. It is up to the British Government to release the funds."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "The legacy aspect of the Fresh Start agreement is one that is continuing to exercise all of use, but more importantly the families of victims.  I am hoping that the last piece of the jigsaw can be put in place," he said.
"I do believe there is a huge responsibility on the British government to stop using the delays of others on the issue. They should fund those inquests as requested by the Lord Chief Justice.
"This is a big issue, these people have waited for 45 years and I think it is only right that the British government take up their responsibility."
Ten people were shot dead in west Belfast in the three days after internment was introduced, in what the bereaved families refer to as the Ballymurphy Massacre.
A priest and a mother of eight were among the civilians killed by the Parachute Regiment.
An 11th person died of a heart attack after a confrontation involving a soldier.


A place at The Open Championship will be up for grabs at next week's Barracuda Championship in Nevada.

The place at Royal Troon in July had been due to be allocated at the Greenbrier Classic, but the tournament has been cancelled after devastating floods in West Virginia.
The invitation from the R&A will now go to the highest top-five finisher in Nevada not already exempt for The Open.
If there is a tie, the place will go to the higher-ranked player.
The Greenbrier's host course, The Old White TPC in Greenbrier County, suffered extensive damage in the floods that saw at least 23 people killed and hundreds injured.
Tour officials said it is beyond reasonable repair before the scheduled start date of 7 July.
Royal Troon, situated in South Ayrshire, will host the Open from 14-17 July.


A man who shared an explicit photo of his former girlfriend using the messaging service WhatsApp has been jailed for harassment.

Luke King, who had previously threatened to put explicit photos of the woman on the internet, changed his profile picture to one of the images.
The woman, from Derbyshire, told police she was "disgusted" and "really upset" by the act of so-called "revenge porn".
King, 21, of Calcroft Close, Aspley, Nottingham, was jailed for 12 weeks.
He was sentenced at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court, where he had previously pleaded guilty to the offence, which happened on 8 August.
The woman told police she had sent King the images for him to see only.
Derbyshire Police said King's victim had previously contacted them when he initially threatened to post the images, and officers warned him not to do so.
A spokesman said: "It's important for people to realise that it is an offence to harass others in this way. We agree with the judge that it was a despicable thing to do, especially after Luke King received warnings to stop.
"Anyone who is subjected to this type of crime should keep the evidence and contact the police as soon as possible."
King was prosecuted under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, but other people who distribute revenge porn images and videos could face two years in jail under a new law dealing specifically with the practice.
The amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill covers material shared via the internet, text messages and via physical distribution.
WhatsApp, which King used to display the image, is a messaging service for mobile phones where users can send photos and videos using the internet.


Research into itching has indicated why scratching can paradoxically make you feel more itchy.

A study in mice found that "scratch cycles" get harder and harder to break because of serotonin released into the system.
The research, which has not been tested in humans, indicates that blocking specific serotonin receptors in the spine could reduce chronic itching.
Dermatologists said the research could help towards effective itch control.
Itchiness can be caused by a number of factors, ranging from very minor irritation by dust and small hairs to serious skin conditions.
One of the purposes of scratching is to produce pain. This disrupts the itch by getting nerves to carry pain signals instead of itch signals.
The pain causes the "happy" neurotransmitter serotonin to be released by the brain, to control the pain.
But the serotonin then activates spinal cord nerve cells that control itch intensity when it reaches the spine, according to Prof Zhou-Feng Chen, director of Washington University's Center for the Study of Itch.
"In mice, there is a vicious itching [and] scratching cycle," Prof Chen said. "If you reduce the serotonin the itchy intensity reduces."
Prof Chen said it was not feasible to block serotonin release, because that could have wide-ranging consequences. Serotonin is involved in growth, ageing, bone metabolism and in regulating mood.
The research indicated that one of the most promising ways of controlling chronic itching is to disrupt the interaction between serotonin and cells that relay itch signals to the brain, Prof Chen added.
A spokesman for the British Association of Dermatologists said the research could help better understanding of the itch mechanism, and ultimately could help the development of treatments for chronic itching.
"More effective ways of managing itch... would be hugely comforting for people with a wide range of conditions," he said.


A police dog has broken his neck in two places after falling from a height while chasing suspected thieves.

German Shepherd Nero, six, jumped over railings in Watford which, unknown to his handler, had a 12ft (3.5m) drop on the other side.
The dog "landed badly", police said, breaking his neck in two places.
Officers said Nero, who was "injured doing what he loved, servicing his community and tracking down baddies", was in a stable condition.
He was with handler PC Clive Warncken of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire dog unit, when the accident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A spokesman for the unit said: "Nero was immediately taken to a vet where it was discovered he had sustained two fractures to his neck."


Bestival is putting on its first festival outside the UK in Toronto, Canada.

The event, which happens on the Isle of Wight in the UK, will stage a two-day festival at the Canadian city's Hanlan's Point Beach.
It'll take place on the weekend of 12-13 June on the shore of Lake Ontario.
"We have waited 12 years to decide to launch another Bestival outside the UK," said organiser and Radio 1 DJ, Rob da Bank.
"Our beloved Besitval has grown into one of the most important festivals in the global calendar.
"It took a really special city, and an even more exciting site, with Toronto and Toronto Island, to make us take the leap.
"So, the waiting is over and we are so excited to be launching in North America in June, with a classic Bestival line-up waiting to thrill, intrigue and party.
"We cannot wait."
No acts have been announced yet.
Bestival was launched in 2004 and is now held over four days in Robin Hill Country Park.
The Chemical Brothers, Underworld and The Jacksons are among the first acts to be announced for this year's festival, which takes place between 10-13 September.
Its theme is "Summer of Love" - with festival goers encouraged to wear fancy dress to match.
Sister event, Camp Bestival, takes place at Lulworth Castle in Dorset on 30 July until 2 August and has run each year since 2008.
Underworld are also headlining that event - alongside Clean Bandit and Kaiser Chiefs.
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Sixteen-year-old debutant Hamidullah Qadri spun Derbyshire to a first County Championship victory in 710 days, as Glamorgan were bowled out for 172.

Afghan-born Qadri (5-60), Jeevan Mendis (2-80), and occasional bowler Wayne Madsen (2-12) did the damage as the pink ball turned sharply all day.
Only Nick Selman, with a slow 43, and Aneurin Donald (31) got going before Chris Cooke's late 39 not out.
Derbyshire's last four-day win was at Northants in July 2015.
Qadri is his county's youngest-ever Championship player and first cricketer born in the 21st century to appear in the four-day competition.
He showed remarkable composure in bowling most of the day and consistently tying down all the batsmen.
Fittingly he claimed the final wicket of Glamorgan captain Michael Hogan, caught at mid-wicket, to spark mid-pitch celebrations among the delighted Derbyshire fielders.
Derbyshire bowler Hamidullah Qadri told BBC Radio Derby:
"It's amazing, a first win for Derby for two years, so all the boys are so happy and they were very supportive throughout my spell. It was really good to express my skills and take a first five-for of my career in a winning cause.
"As a youngster you want to take every opportunity, so it felt really good. I back my skills, I know I'm good enough to play on this stage and I reckon you should express your skills and play without fear.
"I'm really happy for Afghanistan and Ireland to get Test status, they deserve it and they've been playing good quality cricket so it's good for (Afghan) bowlers and batsmen to get good experience of different conditions around the world.
"I've been receiving messages from a few news anchors in my country with good wishes, it's been wonderful."
Glamorgan coach Robert Croft told BBC Wales Sport:
"Where we got in a difficult situation was the third session of day one, when the last three put on 131, and in our first innings batting when we gave up a couple of soft wickets.
"That was a very easy pitch to bowl spin on at the end, fair play, their spinners bowled nicely but I'd expect any spinner to bowl well on that towards the end.
"There are parts of (day-night cricket) that I've really enjoyed and parts it would take me a lot more convincing.
"The timings are one thing, there are certain periods when it's quite clear bat gets on top of ball or ball gets on top of bat when it starts swinging in the twilight zone. The ball goes very soft, there's a need to make sure it retains its hardness like the red Duke ball."


Mental health services will be developed to provide specialised support for victims of female genital mutilation in England.

Healthcare professionals will be trained to understand how to treat FGM's psychological impact, the government said.
FGM refers to any procedure that alters or injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
The news comes on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM.
The Department of Health has been working alongside survivor groups and charities to understand mental health implications.
Online training tools and guidance for NHS healthcare professionals will be developed, with advice on the specific mental health needs of women affected.
The announcement aims to ensure NHS staff in England are better equipped to deal with the long-term effects of the practice, which is also known as female circumcision.
Public Health minister Jane Ellison said: "I think it's the next obvious step in how we support girls and women who've been through FGM.
"We've made a lot of progress on the physical side of things but what really comes through from the conversations that you have with people who've been through FGM, is that the trauma can stay with them for a lifetime."
Doctors, nurses, midwives and teachers in England and Wales are legally required to report cases of FGM to the police.
The government says it is committed to ending the "abusive and illegal practice" within a generation.
A recent study estimated that about 137,000 people in England and Wales have been affected by FGM.
Between July and September last year, 1,385 cases were reported, with the highest number in London.
Christina - not her real name - is 42 and lives in west London. She was circumcised in Eritrea, east Africa, when she was six.
She was called into a room after being told her grandmother had come to visit.
"I went in and I was held down by four ladies and that's when they did it," she said.
"I was screaming for my mother but she wasn't there.
"My father didn't even know about it."
Christina has been having counselling sessions with healthcare professionals and now paints to try to help deal with the impact of the experience.
"I'd say right now, more than the physical part, it's the mental part I find difficult," she said.
"I started having flashbacks, it was a shock. It felt like it had happened now and not 36 years ago."
The Hillcrest Surgery in Ealing, west London, is one of the only practices in the UK to provide specialised support to those affected by FGM.
Deqa Dirie is a healthcare advocate at the clinic and runs discussion groups where women have a safe space to talk about their experiences.
She said: "We see people from a number of different cultural backgrounds.
"It's important for professionals to be trained so that if they come across a lady who has FGM they know the best way to help her, not just physically but mentally too."
Source: World Health Organization


A plan to rid the world of polio by the end of next year is "off track", say international experts.

India is praised for having had just one case of polio in the first six months of this year.
But the report by independent monitors warns that Pakistan "risks becoming the last global outpost of this vicious disease". It has also resurfaced in four other countries.
There were around 1,000 cases of polio worldwide last year.
The virus remains present in Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan and in the countries where it has resurfaced, there have been twice as many cases - 162 - as there were in the endemic countries.
The experts are particularly concerned about new cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad.
England's former chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, is leading the board monitoring the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which works to support the goal set in 1988.
Sir Liam said: "Polio is a very resilient disease. There was a big impact in tackling it in the first two decades since the goal.
"But we still have this very big rump of cases left behind. Tackling the remaining 1% of polio is the greatest challenge yet.
"India has done something simple - it's run very high quality vaccination campaigns. They have public health leaders who are meticulous in making sure every child is vaccinated.
"If they can do it, why can't other countries?"
Polio is highly infectious - and tends to strike children aged under five. It invades the nervous system, leading to irreversible paralysis.
There is no cure, but a vaccine of mouth droplets can give good protection.
Sir Liam and his colleagues say strong political and community leadership is important in the countries with polio outbreaks. They also identify a funding gap of Â£366m.
The report highlights problems that occur within some vaccination programmes. In one part of Pakistan, paid vaccinators had sub-contracted their tasks to untrained children.
And in another campaign, the vaccinators stood passively at their post in the town square, rather than mingling with the crowds and encouraging immunisation.
The monitoring board said: "Our view remains that stopping polio transmission needs to be treated as a global health emergency.
"Fourteen countries have had polio outbreaks since the start of 2010. It is alarming and bad for the programme's morale that there are still these surprises.
"Polio eradication is still possible in the near-term if there is enhanced political commitment, secure funding and strengthened technical capacity."
Rotary International, which is part of the Eradication Initiative, said: "We welcome this frank assessment of the programme.
"We will work with our members in countries affected by polio to follow the board's recommendation of creating a checklist, to enhance the impact of the immunisation teams and ensure standardisation."


Schools could start to look overseas to fill teaching vacancies as a "ghastly" teacher training shortage in England starts to bite, expert say.

The latest figures on teacher trainee recruitment predict a 7% shortfall for next September - the third in a row.
Supply teacher agencies are now turning to Canada, Australia and the Irish Republic in search of trained teachers.
The government said it was confident it would meet demand, adding it offered Â£25,000 bursaries for top trainees.
But the Association of School and College Leaders deputy general secretary, Malcolm Trobe, said head teachers across the country had been describing the recruitment situation as "ghastly", "really difficult" and "a disaster area".
"From Durham in the north-east, Taunton in the west, and in the south and east, the message is consistent around the country. People found last year the most difficult year to recruit teachers.
"It's not just in the traditionally difficult subject areas, such as maths and physics."
He added: "We have always had a number of overseas teachers, particularly in London. We are going to be moving back into that situation again."
He said he had raised the matter with government and urged ministers to look at both long- and short-term solutions, adding that recruiting from overseas was one of the major strategies that could be employed.
His comments came as the Department for Education published the latest statistics on its teacher training recruitment targets. They show some 19,213 trainees have been recruited to courses for primary school teachers - 93% of the target.
For secondary programmes, 91% of the target or some 12,943 were recruited. That is a shortfall of 2,278 teacher trainees against the target for September 2015.
But over the past three years, a shortage of more than 6,000 teachers has built up, analysis by Prof John Howson, of Data for Education, suggests.
"It started to affect schools two years ago, and it was worse last year. We predict things will get even more difficult next year," he said.
He said he knew of supply teacher agencies who were already turning to Canada, Australia and the Irish Republic to fill the gap.
The government must take action if a fourth year of recruitment problems was to be avoided, he said. He also highlighted that the population bulge working its way through primary schools would soon hit secondaries.
The data also shows big shortfalls for certain key subjects such as maths where just 88% of the registration target was met, and in physics where just 67% of the total were registered.
Teacher supply expert Chris Waterman warned that next year would be a "catastrophe" as "all these trainees that we haven't got cannot be converted into the full-time posts".
Mr Waterman, who is also the chairman of the supply and teacher training advisory group, said schools in more challenging circumstances, such as those in coastal towns that already found it hard to recruit, would be hit the hardest.
He knew of a number of head teachers who had travelled to Canada on teacher recruitment trips, he said.
"In September 2015, many secondary pupils will either have no teacher or an untrained teacher in maths, physics and modern languages, and other shortage subjects.
"Places like Dover, Great Yarmouth and Blackpool will be at the back of the queue for teachers."
He added: "A secondary school student could do their entire GCSE course without ever having seen a single lesson from a maths specialist."
A DfE representative said it always allocated more places on courses than were needed to ensure a high quality supply of teachers across England's classrooms.
"We never expect to fill to 100% of allocated places and we are confident we will continue to meet future demand.
"Despite a tightening labour market, trainee teacher recruitment is holding steady - with low vacancy rates in priority subjects like maths and science.
"We want the best and brightest teachers in our schools. That's why we are offering increased bursaries worth Â£25,000 tax free to top graduates training in priority subjects, including physics, maths and languages and prestigious scholarships, to trainees in maths, physics, chemistry, and computing."


Wales manager Chris Coleman would find it very difficult to turn down a Premier League job, says his former international team-mate Iwan Roberts.

Coleman, who led his side to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, said the 2018 World Cup will be his last as Wales boss.
The FAW says it would be hard to keep Coleman, 46, if he decides he wants to manage a club side before then.
"I know he misses the day-to-day running of a football club, working with players," Roberts said.
"He's got a burning desire to take Wales to a World Cup and I think that really is what's made him sign his new contract.
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"But if a big contract came up from a Premier League club I think it would be hard for Chris to turn down."
Coleman, who managed Fulham in the Premier League between 2003 and 2007, signed a two-year contract extension with Wales in May.
Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford is hopeful Coleman will his see out his contract until after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
But Ford conceded it would be difficult to keep Coleman if the former Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers defender wants to move into club management before then.
Coleman, who succeeded the late Gary Speed in January 2012, has expressed a desire to manage abroad in the future having previously coached in Spain and Greece.
He managed Real Sociedad and Greek side Larissa after a spell in charge of Coventry City.


The offer of a £1m bonus for any horse winning big steeplechases at Haydock, Kempton and Cheltenham is to be renewed by the Jockey Club.

Cue Card almost landed the hat-trick last season when winning the Betfair Chase and King George VI Chase before falling in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Joe Tizzard, the horse's assistant trainer, said Cue Card would be aimed at the treble again.
"This is brilliant news. That's what he'll be aiming at this time," he said.
Jockey Club Racecourses managing director Paul Fisher said the bonus was covered by an insurance policy.
19 November 2016 - Betfair Chase, Haydock, three miles 24 yards
26 December 2016 - King George VI Chase, Kempton, three miles
17 March 2017 - Cheltenham Gold Cup, three miles two furlongs 70 yards
If successful, the bonus would be awarded as follows:
£650,000 - Winning owners
£150,000 - Trainer
£100,000 - Jockey (£33,333 per race if different riders)
£100,000 - Split between winning stable's staff


The blizzard left nearly 2ft (60cm) of snow in the Washington area,  making it of one of the biggest storms in the city's history.

For Republicans the weather has meant delays and bad news - at least for their campaign against Democrats.
Every month US state department officials release a batch of emails from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private computer server. They're following an order from a federal judge who said that the emails must be shown to the public.
A batch of emails was scheduled for release on 29 January.
On Friday, though, state department lawyers asked the federal court for an extension on their deadline for releasing the emails, saying the blizzard would hamper their work.
They said they'd planned to spend time on the task over the weekend. But now wouldn't have time to process the emails and asked for an extra month to complete their work.
Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, said it wasn't the snow that slowed the state department officials down - but politics.
He said they were trying to avoid "damaging developments in Hillary Clinton's email scandal" this month, shortly before voters go to Iowa caucuses and choose candidates in the New Hampshire primary. The caucuses are on Monday, and the primary is on 9 February.
Clinton and other candidates are campaigning in these states in a tough race for the presidency. Republicans believe that her emails may show signs of wrongdoing - which will embarrass or discredit her as a candidate.
And now the US House of Representatives has cancelled votes all week because of the snow.
This will delay the efforts of Republicans to override US President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would repeal parts of his Affordable Care Act.
Some Republicans want to knock down the Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare, because they said it's bad for the US economy, among other things.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans didn't expect victory with the vote. They knew they didn't have enough support in Congress to override the president's veto.
Still they believed it was important as a symbolic act. Now it will have to be postponed.
"A lot of folks are just annoyed because they're not able to do something that would give the administration heartburn," said Aaron Jones, the director of congressional relations at the Wilson Center and a former staffer for a Republican congressman, Hal Rogers of Kentucky.
Not surprisingly leading Democrats have said little about the delayed vote. This week they've been relatively sanguine about the weather and its effect on the city.
In the past Obama has complained about the way Washingtonians react to snow.
Not long after he arrived, he heard classes at his daughters' school, Sidwell Friends, were cancelled because roads were icy. He thought people should buck up.
"We're going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness," he said.
This time, though, he hasn't chastised people in Washington for not being flinty enough, especially as the storm has led to fatal car crashes and other deaths.
His own plans the week seem unchanged, however.
He travelled around Washington on Monday and made snow jokes, pretending to hold up a shovel before he got on board a presidential helicopter. Meanwhile his dogs, Bo and Sunny, have been playing in the yard.
Others in Washington said the weather delays mean little.
After digging his car out of the snow, Jones spoke to me on a mobile phone. He said the snow might slow things down. But it wouldn't stop them from getting done.
People would still be able read the Clinton emails even if they're released late. (The court was closed on Monday, and it's not clear what the judges will say about an extension.)
Republicans will vote on Obamacare when they return to Capitol Hill.
"The theatre's going to continue," he said, "once they come back."
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The gang behind a Halloween "ride-out" in Leeds which was likened to scenes from the film Mad Max has been jailed.

More than 100 bikers congregated in Kirkstall Road before riding into the city, disrupting traffic and driving through pedestrianised areas.
David Armitage did not take part in the event but had organised it through social media, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Also jailed were 12 other defendants, who had all admitted causing a public nuisance at an earlier hearing.
The judge said their actions on 31 October could "not be tolerated".
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Armitage, 26, of Brookfield Road, Headingley, had been filmed on 31 October telling riders to "shut down" the city centre.
Jailing him for two years, Judge Geoffrey Marson QC said: "This is a case which calls for a deterrent sentence.
"Behaviour of this sort, having serious effects on this city, cannot be tolerated."
West Yorkshire Police received around 160 calls from members of the public, some of whom had likened it to scenes from the Mel Gibson film, Mad Max.
Ch Supt Paul Money said: "The behaviour of these individuals and others that night put people's safety at risk, caused unnecessary fear to the public and created an image of lawlessness in the heart of the city that we simply could not allow to go unchallenged."
Following the incident, Leeds City Council secured an injunction banning people from anti-social driving of vehicles, including motorbikes and quad bikes, in any public place where it involves two or more vehicles.
Councillor Debra Coupar said the group had shown "sheer disregard" for public safety.
David Armitage, 26, of Brookfield Road, Headingley - jailed for two years
Jamie Ayres, 26, of Lupton Avenue, Burmantoftswas - jailed for 12 months
Omar Ahmed, 24, of Stonegate View, Meanwood - jailed for 12 months
Ashley Benson, 25, of Whingate Road, Armley - jailed for 12 months
Michael Clough, 27, of Torre View, Burmantofts, - jailed for 14 months
Ben Colley, 26, of Butterbowl Road, Farnley, also convicted of driving while disqualified and without insurance - jailed for 14 months
Dean Fawcett, 28, of Intake View, Middleton - jailed for 12 months
Nicholas Flaherty, aged 29, of Prospect Street, Farsley, also convicted of perverting the course of justice - jailed for 18 months
Rachel Taylor, aged 29, of Nowell Lane, Harehills - jailed for 12 months
Joshua Hawley, aged 22, of Mead Grove, Colton  - jailed for 12 months
Dylan Lockwood, aged 23, of Torre Grove, Burmantofts - jailed for 12 months
Adam Nicholson, aged 26, of Henley Terrace, Bramley - jailed for 12 months
Anton Rojas, aged 26, of Skelton Avenue, Burmantofts - jailed for 12 months


A man has been arrested over the killing of Redwan El-Ghaidouni who was shot dead on his driveway in Uxbridge.

The 38-year-old father was shot eight times through his car window. A 34-year-old man from Uxbridge was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
Police said he was linked to "criminality and drug importation".
A Â£50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible.


The bread firm behind brands Kingsmill, Allinson, and Burgen has said it plans to shut a distribution depot in Flintshire, with up to 53 job losses.

Allied Bakeries said the decision to close the Chester Road site in Saltney is part of an efficiency review.
The company has started formal consultations with staff and unions.
It said it hoped jobs could be found in other parts of the business or the wider parent company, Associated British Foods.
"We are currently consulting with our employees and their union representatives about these proposals, which if accepted would, regrettably, result in 53 people being placed at risk of redundancy," said a spokesman for the breadmakers.
"We understand that this will be a difficult and unsettling time for our employees and their families.
"If the proposals are accepted every effort will be made to help those people affected secure alternative employment, either within other parts of Allied Bakeries operations, or externally in the local area."
The company added that the decision "in no way reflect the commitment and efforts of those affected".
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union said it would be meeting management from Allied Bakeries next Wednesday.


There are 60,065 species of trees in the world, according to a comprehensive study of the world's plants.

Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) compiled the tree list by using data gathered from its network of 500 member organisations.
It hopes the list will be used as a tool to identify rare and threatened species in need of immediate action to prevent them becoming extinct.
Details of the study appear in the Journal of Sustainable Forestry.
The data revealed that Brazil was the nation with the greatest number of tree species, home to 8,715 varieties.
Apart from the polar regions, which have no trees, the near-Arctic region of North America had the fewest number of species, with less than 1,400.
Another fact to emerge from the data was that more than half of the species (58%) were only found in one country, suggesting that they were vulnerable to potential threats, such as deforestation from extreme weather events or human activity.
About 300 species have been identified as critically endangered as they had fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild.
BGCI secretary general Paul Smith said that it was not possible to accurately estimate the number of tree species in the world until now because the data has only just been digitised.
"We are in a unique position because we have 500 botanical institutions as members," he told BBC News.
"A lot of the data is not readily available to the public. The digitisation of this data, in effect, is the culmination of centuries of work."
An important factor of the study is the geo-referencing of the tree species, which allow conservationists to locate individual species, Dr Smith explained.
"Getting location information, such as which countries do these these trees occur in, gives us key information for conservation purposes.
"That is hugely useful for us in prioritizing which ones we need to do conservation action on and which ones we need to do assessments to find out what their status is," he added.
BGCI identified a species that was on the edge of extinction as a result of overharvesting. Karomia gigas is found in a remote part of Tanzania. At the end of 2016, a team of scientists found a single population of just six trees.
They recruited local people to guard the trees and to notify them when the trees produced seeds.
The plan is for the seeds to be propagated in Tanzanian botanical gardens, allowing the species to be re-introduced back into the wild at a later date.
BGCI said that it did not expect the number of trees on its GlobalTreeSearch list to remain static as about 2,000 plants were newly subscribed each year. It would be updating the list whenever a new species was named.
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told the BBC that Holyrood could try to block the UK's exit from the EU.

She was speaking following a referendum on Thursday which saw Britain vote by 52% to 48% to leave Europe.
However, in Scotland the picture was different with 62% backing Remain and 38% wanting to go.
SNP leader Ms Sturgeon said that "of course" she would ask MSPs to refuse to give their "legislative consent".
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, insisted the Edinburgh parliament did not have the required authority to block Brexit.
In an interview with the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme Ms Sturgeon was asked what the Scottish Parliament would do now.
Ms Sturgeon, whose party has 63 of the 129 Holyrood seats, said: "The issue you are talking about is would there have to be a legislative consent motion or motions for the legislation that extricates the UK from the European Union?
"Looking at it from a logical perspective, I find it hard to believe that there wouldn't be that requirement - I suspect that the UK government will take a very different view on that and we'll have to see where that discussion ends up."
Could Scotland block Brexit?
By BBC Scotland's political editor Brian Taylor
It could be argued - it is already being argued - that, if it came to a constitutional battle, Westminster would have the final say. Holyrood might withhold consent for the legislative moves to implement Brexit.
Westminster might note such a verdict, no doubt with polite gratitude - then proceed to implement Brexit, exercising its over-riding sovereignty.
Would that be wise? Would it be politically smart? Those are different questions, to discuss should this issue arise for real.
To be clear, Nicola Sturgeon is not personally making a big deal of this. She is not issuing scatter-gun threats.
She is attempting to remain calm, adopting the persona of one of the few serving leaders in these islands not resigning or under pressure to resign.
To be clear, further, she did not float the issue of a "veto" on Friday in her formal response. It emerged today in reply to decidedly adept questioning from my estimable colleague, Gordon Brewer.
Read more of Brian Taylor's blog
When Ms Sturgeon was asked by presenter Gordon Brewer whether she would consider asking the parliament not to back such a motion of legislative consent she replied "of course".
She added: "If the Scottish Parliament was judging this on the basis of what's right for Scotland then the option of saying look we're not to vote for something that's against Scotland's interest, of course that's got to be on the table."
Ms Davidson said that the advice she had taken "suggests this is not within the power of Holyrood".
Constitutional law expert and Conservative MSP Adam Tomkins tweeted that Holyrood had no power to veto the UK's withdrawal.
Mr Tomkins - who backed the Remain side of the referendum campaign - said that while Holyrood had the power to withhold consent, that was not the same as blocking.
Earlier on Sunday, Ms Sturgeon said that she and her colleagues would begin talking to Brussels officials next week about Scotland remaining in the EU.
The day after the full result was known, the Scottish leader confirmed that a second Scottish independence referendum was back on the table.
In September 2014, people in Scotland voted by 55% to 45% to stay a part of the UK.
Following the UK's decision on 23 June to leave the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his intention to resign and a number of Labour shadow cabinet members have quit - with more resignations expected - in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership over the EU referendum.


It was the number of letters which her aunt was receiving that first made Penny Eggebrecht suspicious.

That and the fact her aunt was getting through a chequebook almost every week sending money in response.
The letters were from overseas lottery companies offering cash prizes but requesting payments each time.
It was a scam but her 91-year-old aunt was in denial and getting her to stop replying was proving impossible.
"Having talked to her myself and realising I wasn't getting through to her I tried to involve other people that I felt she might listen to - her solicitor, GP and friends. But they really weren't getting anywhere either," Ms Eggebrecht says.
She thinks her aunt was spending £500 each month. It was more than the monthly income from her pension so she was dipping into her savings.
"I became quite stressed about it," she says. "She was using up so much money she could end up out on the street because she does not own her home so all her money could just disappear."
Experts say that loneliness is a key factor among fraud victims.
Although Ms Eggebrecht's aunt had the support of her niece, neighbours and friends, she was still quite lonely.
She honestly thought she was going to win, and that the letters were sent to her from people who were her friends.
This story - as shocking as it is - is not uncommon among vulnerable people.
Action Fraud - the UK's national fraud and internet crime reporting centre - recorded 230,630 fraud offences in England and Wales in the year to the end of March, a 9% increase on the same period the previous year.
Delegates at the Trading Standards Institute's national conference - the people who try to tackle this issue - were told that the sheer scale of fraud against vulnerable adults has reached such a point that almost everyone knows of someone who has been conned.
It is widely acknowledged that most frauds go unreported for all sorts of reasons, sometimes because people feel embarrassed about being conned, sometimes because they do not realise it has happened.
Banks can help identify victims and have become more proactive at doing so. It means customers who try to withdraw or transfer unusually large amounts of money at their local branch can expect to be asked questions by the cashier.
"We will not stop the customer taking the money", says Mark Douglas, Natwest Bank's regional director for Wales. "We will delay the customer doing that if we think we need to make further investigations.
"Once you sit down and you explain that, just in Wales, we are getting 10 referrals a day and we have recently protected more than £80,000 of customers' money, I think they understand it."
Source: Age UK
With scam mail, almost every victim sends a cheque. The banks are able to monitor how many cheque books are being issued to customers and can raise the alert.
"We have one particular bank which has identified two scam mail victims to us proactively," says Ruth Andrews, head of investigations and safeguarding at North Yorkshire Trading Standards.
"They have been able to say that a customer is ordering a chequebook once a week or every fortnight and they have realised something is wrong. The attitude from the banks has changed considerably in the last two or three years.
"It does vary between different banks and building societies but they have all got a level of protection in place now for vulnerable customers."
Meanwhile, the government is looking to set up a new National Fraud Taskforce but the plans are at a very early stage so it is not yet clear how it might help.
For Penny Eggebrecht's aunt it took the arrival of an extraordinary parcel in the post for her to start recognising she was dealing with criminals.
The parcel contained £20,000 in £20 notes with instructions for her to take it to a travel agent and convert it into vouchers. It is thought the vouchers would have been sent abroad and converted back into local currency. She was told she would be paid a fee for her trouble.
"The travel agent was rather concerned this old lady had gone in with £20,000 in cash so they rang the police," says Katrina Nelson-Bury, a trading standards officer who is working on the case.
"The police advised her they believed she had been subject to an organised crime group and she was potentially money laundering. I think that was the moment she realised something wasn't quite right and that really she was a victim herself."
Ms Eggebrecht now has her aunt's mail redirected to her so the scams can be sifted out. A call blocker has been fitted to her aunt's phone so only genuine calls get through. Trading standards officers are also working with charities that provide befriending services.
"Of the victims that I have dealt with, loneliness is one of the key factors," says Ruth Andrews, of North Yorkshire Trading Standards.
"If we haven't addressed that person's loneliness then they are just as likely to open the door to another doorstep crime offender or answer the phone to an investment fraudster or reply to scam mail."


Politicians and business representatives from Northern Ireland and the Republic are among those reacting to the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

"I think this is a good result for the United Kingdom. Our nation state has made a clear definition as to where they want to go forward.
"They backed hope, they backed aspiration, they backed the future potential of the United Kingdom and I'm very pleased with the result."
"The British government has no democratic mandate to represent the views of the north in any future negotiations with the European Union and I think there is a democratic imperative for a border poll.
"I think the fact that we have seen a situation where 56% of the people of the north - who are unionists and nationalists and republicans - voted together to stay in Europe, further strengthens the case for a border poll."
"Despite the clear majority within Northern Ireland voting to remain within the European Union, we must respect the overall result and deal with it and its implications, political, financial and social.
On the negotiations that lie ahead, Mike Nesbitt said: "Does (Arlene Foster) go representing the DUP, who are Brexiteers, or does she go as First Minister recognising that 56% of people in NI voted to remain?"
"Yesterday Northern Ireland voted to remain as part of the European Union. Ireland's rightful place is at the heart of Europe. That was true yesterday, it remains true today.
"There can be no return to a physical border across this island. There must remain freedom of movement for people, goods and services across Ireland."
"There will be no immediate change to the free flow of people between Britain and Ireland. We have engaged in detailed contingency planning for the possibility of this result.
"The Dáil (Irish parliament) will be recalled on Monday.  We will do our upmost to maintain the common travel area."
"As we move into negotiations around the fiscal relationship with London, I will act resolutely to protect the interests of all our people, especially against further austerity.
"It is essential we assure potential investors, the business community and those in receipt of European funding that we will endeavour to put in place the necessary measures to safeguard our interests. I will be doing my utmost to prevent more barriers being erected between our people across this island."
"What a glorious night for British democracy, British sovereignty and the British people! Well done all who voted Leave. This is your victory."
"Cameron to resign as he can't represent a country that voted to leave. Can Arlene represent NI when it voted Remain?"
"It's a sad day for those of us committed to the peace and prosperity brought about by European unity. I can only hope that having taken this decision that those who drove this know what they are doing because the consequences will be reaching on so many levels.
"As a matter of priority political leaders in Northern Ireland will need to find a way to reflect the democratically expressed will of the majority people as expressed here against backdrop of the decision taken."
"All of the factors which have made Northern Ireland a good place to start and grow a business, including our attractiveness as a location for investment, a base for research and development and as a trading partner, remain and will continue to provide the foundations upon which to grow our economy in the future.
"As part of the 5th largest economy in the world, we are confident that Northern Ireland will continue to succeed as an attractive location for inward investment, in particular from our largest target market, the USA; and that the reduction in corporation tax will play an invaluable role in creating a business-friendly environment to support job creation, based on the combination of tax, talent and value.
"Three quarters of IoD NI members who took part in a survey in March 2016 wanted the UK to remain in the European Union but now that the UK has voted to leave the EU, it is imperative that political leaders manage this transition as smoothly as possible.
"One thing the UK Government must do is to guarantee the right to remain of EU citizens currently working in the UK. Many companies in Northern Ireland have EU nationals employed in key roles and do not want the disruption of losing valued staff."
"Obviously there will be a great deal of shock among the immigrant communities here this morning because they don't really know what their position is.
"I do believe that there will be no particular change to their positions immediately, but it will effect certainly family members who want to come here and any other people who want to come from countries like Poland."
"We are very sad that the vote is to leave the European Union. While we fear that the result will be economic damage, we call on our political leaders to establish arrangements that limit this damage.
"This means that we need to know as soon as possible what will happen to Northern Ireland's borders with the Republic and with Great Britain. We need to know what the future cross-border travel rules will be and what, if any, customs controls will be put in place. "
"We don't want farmers to panic.  CAP (Common Agriculture Policy) support is guaranteed to 2019.
"We will immediately enter into discussions on future support arrangements, funded by the UK Treasury, and also on the continuation of trade with Europe.
"We also have a UK farm union's team in Brussels that will work closely with the European Commission and UK government as the UK makes the transition to exit the EU."
"I am of course very disappointed by the national outcome of the referendum, but it is one that Northern Ireland clearly took a different view of. A majority here, 56%, voted to remain in the European Union on a regional turnout of 62.7%."
"I am proud that our members gave NUS-USI a mandate to campaign to remain in the EU and our regional result here, just like in Scotland should act as a serious message to the UK government to work closely with the devolved governments to minimise the very clear economic implications that the referendum outcome will have."
"Today some of us will be feeling delighted, angry or bewildered; a time of mixed emotions at the onset of profound change.
"For believers, our identity is found in Jesus, not in Stormont, Westminster or Brussels. Real hope is secure, as Christ is sovereign and good. Today we pray for our political leaders, for wisdom and strength as they lead us through this period of change."
"Following the result of the UK referendum on EU membership and the decision to leave the EU, I believe it is important that special arrangements are reached swiftly to protect businesses that rely so much on cross-border trade and on trade between the Republic of Ireland and the UK as a whole.
"This is not a time for panic but it is a time for wise, careful and prudent planning."
"It is too early to speculate on potential outcomes/impacts of the UK now having voted to leave the European Union.
"As always, we are committed to our businesses, all our employees and our customers in the UK, and we will continue to work with the government and other industry stakeholders to create the necessary business environment to ensure our future success."
"The result of yesterday's referendum is deeply disappointing from our perspective. While the reaction on the financial markets has been swift and severe, a fuller assessment of the impact on our economy will take some time to emerge.
"It has to be recognised that the drop in the value of sterling has caused an immediate problem for Irish firms exporting to the UK and in the wider conduct of cross border commerce. Much will now depend on the negotiations around the UK's exit from the EU."
"The Irish government must now ensure that the terms of the UK's exit do not lead to unnecessary burdens and tariffs particularly on Northern Ireland businesses trading with the rest of Europe.
"The decision of voters in the UK who wanted their country to leave the EU sends a message to those of us who remain.  Brussels must reform its approach to decision making."


A man has suffered serious injuries in a "large scale disturbance" involving a number of people at an Edinburgh pub.

Police said a fight broke out in the Spey Lounge on Leith Walk at about 01:00, then spilled out onto the pavement.
A 22-year-old man suffered serious head injuries and has been taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. A woman, 22, was treated for minor injuries.
Those involved had fled by the time officers arrived, police said.
Det Con Ryan Lee said: "Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault and large scale disturbance on Leith Walk.
"This was an extremely violent attack and we are keen to trace all parties involved as quickly as possible.
"Leith Walk is a busy part of the city and many people had been out watching the football match between England and Scotland."
He added: "We're also keen to hear from motorists who were travelling on Leith Walk and who were forced to slow down in order to pass the group safely."


Torrential rain and thunderstorms caused power to be lost in thousands of homes and businesses overnight.

Northern Powergrid said about 38,000 properties in the North East were affected, with 1,500 yet to be reconnected.
A lightning strike damaged railway signalling between Durham and Morpeth, causing widespread disruption.
Many homes in parts of Teesside, County Durham and Northumberland were also affected.
A spokesman for Northern Powergrid said: "Engineers have successfully restored customers since the storms started in the early hours by diverting electricity through alternative routes on its network, wherever possible.
"The electricity distributor is continuing to monitor the weather and has taken action with additional staff being drafted into repair the damage the lightning storms have caused to parts of North East's power network.
"We have also had the helicopter ready to fly today, weather conditions permitting, to carry out network inspections and help spot any damage so repairs can be carried out as soon as possible."


US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has declared victory in the Kentucky primary while her opponent Senator Bernie Sanders won in Oregon.

Mrs Clinton remains the front-runner to secure the nomination in July, with a significant delegate lead.
But Mr Sanders again resisted pressure to drop out of the race, saying he was "in until the last ballot is cast".
Mrs Clinton only narrowly won Kentucky. With most of the votes counted she was less than 0.5% ahead.
But Alison Lundergan Grimes, chairwoman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections, told CNN that unofficial results confirmed that Clinton would narrowly win the state's primary contest.
Shortly afterwards, Mrs Clinton tweeted: "We just won Kentucky! Thanks to everyone who turned out. We're always stronger united."
Kentucky results as they come in
Oregon results as they come in
It was a narrow win in Kentucky, but Hillary Clinton will take it.
As far as the delegate count goes, it didn't really matter whether Mrs Clinton edged out Bernie Sanders or he ended up on top. But from a psychological standpoint - which is the only real battlefield left in this Democratic nomination race - it is probably a welcome boost.
Now Sanders supporters won't be able to tout much of a winning streak heading into the delegate-rich primary in California next month.
The case his campaign might make to the unbound super-delegates - who have largely endorsed Mrs Clinton and will almost certainly have to switch sides to give him the nomination - will be even less convincing.
With each state that ends short of a resounding win for Mr Sanders, Mrs Clinton takes one step closer to the nomination. And there aren't many states left on the board.
Given the turmoil in Nevada last weekend and Sanders team's assertions that Democrats are taking its supporters for granted, however, the party seems to be making little progress toward coming together to defeat Donald Trump in the autumn general election.
These Kentucky results aren't likely to change that, either.
Nevada chaos should worry Democrats
In the Republican race, Donald Trump won the party's only contest on Tuesday in Oregon, which was no surprise as he was the only candidate left in the race.
The Kentucky Democratic primary will award 60 delegates to go to the party's convention in Philadelphia while Oregon's primary will award 74.
Pressure is rising on Mr Sanders, a senator from Vermont who has historically been an independent, not a Democrat, to drop out of the race.
But he said he still has a path to the Democratic nomination.
Speaking at the California rally, Mr Sanders recognised his campaign's "steep hill to climb" but called for his supporters to remain hopeful and "take our fight into the convention" in July.
But senior party figures are pressing the Vermont senator to do more to bring his supporters into line, after some of them disrupted a state convention in Nevada last weekend.
Majority leader Harry Reid said Mr Sanders faced a "test of leadership".
And Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz described Mr Sanders' response to the violence as "anything but acceptable".
Republican Donald Trump had a busy day on Tuesday. As well as winning in Oregon he:
Trump open to talks with North Korea
Young Republicans weigh up Trump effect
Who will be Trump's running mate?
How Trump can win the White House
28 things that Donald Trump believes


Saracens, Northampton, Exeter, Wasps and Leicester have joined three French teams in the Champions Cup last eight.

Premiership title holders Sarries will host Saints, and Wasps will welcome Exeter to the Ricoh Arena.
Leicester face Stade Francais at home, having already played them twice in the pool stages, and Racing 92 will play reigning European champions Toulon.
It is the first time there is no Pro12 representation in the last eight of the competition.
Sarries, Leicester and Racing 92 guaranteed themselves a home tie in the quarter-finals last weekend, while Wasps joined them after winning Pool Five on Saturday, with three-time defending champions and Toulon joining them as one of the best runners-up.
Stade Francais were confirmed as one of the three best runners-up after they beat Tigers with a bonus point on Sunday, but the other two places went down to the wire.
Northampton's win over Scarlets on Saturday was enough to see them through as runners-up in Pool Three, and Exeter came through as winners of Pool Two on points difference after beating Ospreys.
Clermont Auvergne, last year's losing finalists, would have taken Exeter's place in the quarters had they kicked a late penalty which would have secured a vital losing bonus point against Bordeaux-Begles.
The quarter-final games will be played on the weekend of 8-10 April.
The winners of the Northampton v Saracens match will meet Wasps or Exeter in the semis, ensuring that at least one English team will reach the final in Lyon on 14 May.
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