A sinking Chinese fishing boat was rescued by the Japanese Coast Guard near the East China Sea, amid an ongoing feud between both countries over disputed islands in the area.

The boat had collided with a 300m long Greece-flagged merchant ship, near a group of Japan-controlled islands.
The Japan Coast Guard rescued six Chinese crewmembers and are searching for eight others.
Beijing has "expressed appreciation" towards Tokyo for the rescue.
It comes after Japan's foreign minister warned earlier this week that ties with China were "significantly deteriorating".
The group of uninhabited, Japan-controlled islands, referred to as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, are the source of a long-running dispute between the two countries.
How did uninhabited islands sour China-Japan ties?
The fishing boat sank just after 05:00 local time, according to the Japan Times, after it collided with the bulk carrier Anangel Courage, about 65km off Uotsuri Island.
A distress signal was issued by the cargo ship, with a coast guard dispatching a vessel and plane to the area, according to the Japanese coast guard.
China expressed its "appreciation" after it was informed of the incident, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a statement.
Earlier this month, about 230 Chinese fishing boats and coast guard vessels entered waters near the islands.
Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida demanded they leave saying "the situation surrounding the Japan-China relationship is significantly deteriorating".


The bodies of two US tourists have been located in Alberta, Canada, after they were caught in an avalanche in the Banff National Park.

The bodies were recovered on Friday morning at around 10:30 (16:30 GMT), Parks Canada said.
The two tourists, who came from Boston, were caught in the avalanche on either Saturday or Sunday.
They had failed to check out of their hotel on Tuesday and their car was found near Lake Louise.
A rescue team discovered snowshoe tracks leading to avalanche debris.
Parks Canada said a helicopter flying over the area had picked up signals from two radio distress transmitters.
Rescue services were able to retrieve the bodies only when the avalanche risk was deemed to have dropped sufficiently.
"The thoughts of all Parks Canada staff are with the family and friends of those involved," a Parks Canada spokesperson said.


Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman who was shot in the head in Oxfordshire.

Kerry Reeves died two days after being shot in Abingdon on 3 November.
Billy Johnson, 20, from Ripon Court, Corby, Northamptonshire, and Charles Noble, 20, from Kempton Avenue, Northolt, Ealing, have both been charged with her murder.
They appeared at Oxford Magistrates' Court and will next appear at Oxford Crown Court on Monday.
Ms Reeves, 26, was found in Thornhill Walk. She was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in a critical condition where she later died.
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Monday, where the preliminary cause of death was given as a gunshot wound to the head.


A team given the job of eliminating Syria's chemical weapons says it has made "encouraging initial progress" after talks with government officials.

UN-backed experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Syrian documents handed over on Wednesday "looked promising".
The team said analysis of technical diagrams would be necessary and "more questions remain to be answered".
Onsite inspections and arms disabling are scheduled to start next week.
The timetable is dependent on the outcome of preparatory talks with Syrian experts which began on Wednesday, a statement issued by the UN in New York said.
The experts said they wanted to verify the information handed over by the Syrian government. Their next stated priority was to ensure the inspection teams' safety and security.
UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said: "The technical experts need to study everything they are given very closely.
"There is clearly... good cooperation with the Syrian authorities at the expert level to try to understand the material provided to the advance team from the UN and OPCW."
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The inspectors' daily work on the ground has been shrouded in secrecy.
A convoy of three UN vehicles was seen leaving a hotel in central Damascus on Thursday but their destination was not clear.
A second group of inspectors is expected to join the mission in Syria within a week.
Nineteen disarmament experts had arrived in Syria on Tuesday with the aim of implementing a UN resolution requiring the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal by mid-2014.
One of the key areas they are working on is to make practical arrangements for destroying chemical weapons material and equipment.
Concerted international action to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons was agreed by the UN Security Council last week.
Its resolution was based on a deal reached by the United States and Russia in Geneva last month.
The US had threatened military action to punish the Syrian government over a nerve agent attack in Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus on 21 August.
The Americans said more than 1,400 people were killed. Russia and Syria believe rebel groups were responsible for the attack.
Syria's chemical weapons arsenal is believed to include more than 1,000 tonnes of the nerve gas sarin, the blister agent sulphur mustard and other banned chemicals stored at dozens of sites.
Last month, it submitted to the OPCW a full account of its arsenal.
It also acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), in line with the US-Russian initiative.


The head of Australia's Royal Commission into union corruption has dismissed an attempt to force him to step down.

Retired High Court judge Dyson Heydon was under pressure from unions who argued  that connections to the Liberal party created the perception of bias.
They argued his decision to speak at a Liberal Party fundraiser, even though he withdrew later, was problematic.
But Justice Heydon ruled that the "fair minded observer" was unlikely to agree.
"There is no reason to think that the fair-minded observer might apprehend that my intention in agreeing to give the Address was to raise funds or assist in raising funds or gathering support for the Liberal Party," he wrote in a 67-page document.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), aligned with Australia's Labor Party, responded by saying that the commission is "now terminally tarnished".
ACTU Secretary David Oliver called on the Prime Minister to shut down the commission and save taxpayers AU$60m ($43m; Â£28m).
Labor has accused Mr Abbott of using the royal commission as a political witch hunt against Opposition leader Bill Shorten.
Unions considered taking legal action to force Mr Heydon's removal on the grounds of "apprehended bias", a legal rule that judges and other officials such as royal commissioners must not only be impartial, but must be seen to be impartial.


Steven Spielberg's presidential biopic Lincoln is the frontrunner at this year's Golden Globe nominations.

It is up for seven prizes, including best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, best director for Spielberg, and best film drama.
In the latter category, it competes with Ben Affleck's thriller Argo and Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, both of which have five nominations.
The winners will be announced in Los Angeles on 13 January, 2013.
There are also nominations for three British Dames - Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, as well as TV nods to Downton Abbey, The Hour and Sherlock.
In the drama actor category, British star Day-Lewis is shortlisted alongside Richard Gere, John Hawkes, Denzel Washington and Joaquin Phoenix, for The Master.
Phoenix shared the best actor prize with his co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman at the recent Venice Film Festival, but the elder actor has been demoted to the supporting actor category at the Globes.
Tom Hooper 'proud' of Globes nominations
Nominations for best actress are led by Jessica Chastain, who plays a CIA agent on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden in Zero Dark Thirty.
She is joined on the shortlist by Marion Cotillard, Naomi Watts and British stars Rachel Weisz and Dame Helen Mirren, who stars in Hitchcock, which documents the making of Psycho.
The film adaptation of stage hit Les Miserables, by British director Tom Hooper, has four nominations. It is in the running for best film - musical or comedy, while stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway both get acting nods.
Hooper, who won an Oscar for The King's Speech in 2010, told the BBC the nominations were a "testament" to the film's production crew, "who were largely London-based".
"It's a great moment for the industry there," he added.
However, Hooper himself missed out on the shortlist for best director.
Instead, Ben Affleck, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow and Ang Lee - who filmed the "unfilmable" novel Life Of Pi - all made the cut.
This is the first time Affleck has been named in the category, but his counterparts are all former nominees, with Lee and Spielberg going on to win twice.
Voted for by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are an important precursor to the Oscars.
Last year's winners included Meryl Streep, Octavia Spencer, Jean Dujardin and Christopher Plummer - all of whom went on to receive Academy Awards in the main acting categories.
One notable difference of opinion in recent years came over The Hurt Locker.
The Globes overlooked Kathryn Bigelow in the best director category, giving the prize to her former husband, James Cameron, for Avatar. A month later, the decision was reversed at the Oscars, where Bigelow became the first woman ever to win the best director award.
Darker tones
Another of the big differences between the two ceremonies is the spilt between "drama" and "musical or comedy" in the main categories, meaning the Globes can lavish praise on lighter films which may miss out at the Oscars.
The category has darker tones this year, however, with the inclusion of Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook, a comedy with a strong focus on mental health problems.
On the other hand, romantic drama Salmon Fishing In The Yemen unexpectedly received three nominations in the category, with British stars Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt up for best actor and actress.
Another British contender is pop star Adele, nominated for best original song for her title track from the Bond film Skyfall.
She is up against Suddenly from Les Miserables, as well as songs from The Hunger Games, Act of Valor and Stand Up Guys, which features a song from Bon Jovi.
In the foreign language category, Amour - the winner of the Palme d'Or in Cannes - is up against A Royal Affair from Denmark, Untouchable from France, Rust & Bone and Kon-Tiki.
By Helen O'HaraEmpire magazine
The Golden Globes are overstated as an Oscar predictor.  I don't think separating drama from comedy and musicals is that useful in a year where you have a very strong musical.
Les Miserables feels like the most traditional best picture winner at the Oscars, but the Globes put it in the musical category, so you can't tell whether it could beat Lincoln, Life of Pi or Argo at the Oscars.
In terms of best actor, I think if Daniel Day-Lewis doesn't get it, then there is something wrong with the world.  Jessica Chastain should win best actress because she is terrific in Zero Dark Thirty.
It's interesting not to see The Hobbit anywhere there which I think people will be disappointed by. I think in the Oscars, too, it is going to do better in the technical categories.
The Golden Globes also recognises achievements in television and there are some notable successes for British shows and actors.
Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery is nominated for best actress in a TV miniseries, while her co-star Dame Maggie Smith is nominated in the supporting actress category.
"This continued run of success for Downton in the US awards demonstrates the affection for the show in America and shows that British writing, acting and production can match the very best of Hollywood," said the show's executive producer Gareth Neame.
BBC One newsroom drama The Hour, comedy series Episodes - starring Friends actor Matt Le Blanc - and Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes are all in the running for prizes.
Damian Lewis, the British-born star of Homeland is up against Boardwalk Empire's Steve Buscemi in the shortlist for best actor in a TV drama.
Hosting duo
Amanda Nevill, CEO of the British Film Institute, said: "With nominations for British films and talent spread across so many categories at this year's Golden Globes, the UK's world class film industry, talent and skills are once again in the global spotlight."
Claire Danes is up for best actress for Homeland, having won the award last year. But the winner of the best actor last year, Kelsey Grammar saw his show Boss cancelled after series two.
Also nominated are Bryan Cranston, Jeff Daniels and Mad Men's John Hamm.
After being hosted for three years by Ricky Gervais, this year's Golden Globes will be hosted by comedy actresses Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.
Both are up for the TV comedy actress prize, for their shows Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock.
It has already been announced that Silence of the Lambs actress Jodie Foster will receive the Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at January's event, held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel.


Two rare bottles salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore are being auctioned.

The collectors' items were part of the cargo on the 8,000-tonne SS Politician, which sank off the shores of Eriskay, in the outer Hebrides, in 1941.
The incident inspired Compton Mackenzie's book Whisky Galore and an Ealing comedy of the same name.
Glasgow auction website, Scotch Whisky Auctions, will take bids for the bottles until 5 May.
The SS Politician was headed for Jamaica when it ran aground on the northern side of Eriskay in bad weather.
Islanders recovered hundreds of cases of whisky from the wreck and some of the bottles were buried to keep them hidden from customs officers.
Other bottles have since been found washed up on the island's shores and also recovered by divers.
The two being auctioned are among eight bottles that were recovered in 1987 when Donald MacPhee, from South Uist, explored the wreck.
Mr MacPhee sold his find at auction at Christie's for a total of Â£4,000.
Two of those bottles were bought by a man in Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire. He recently died and his widow decided to sell them along with the neck tags from Christie's and letters of authentication.
The whisky is thought to be not fit for consumption, however, Scotch Whisky Auctions' director Bill Mackintosh said their story was likely to attract bids.
He said: "Everybody loves the idea of the wily islanders diving to the bottom of the wreck and coming back up with bottles of whisky which they would then hide from the customs.
"This lot of two bottles is incredibly scarce and provides a rare opportunity to obtain a real piece of Scottish history."
The shipwreck continues to inspire groups and individuals today.
A musical of Whisky Galore was performed at the Festival Theatre in Pitlochry while on Barra a festival celebrating the events of the 1940s were staged four years ago.


Russian-owned roofing and insulation group TechnoNicol International is to use its newly-acquired Scottish base to launch an expansion drive in the US.

Stirling-based Superglass, which it bought in the summer, will host a new regional headquarters.
It will focus on new business opportunities in the US, as well as the UK and Ireland.
TechnoNicol said an unspecified number of new jobs are likely to be created in Stirling as the new HQ takes shape.
Currently 150 people work at the Stirling base.
The group, which has more than 50 production centres globally, said it saw "considerable opportunities" in the construction products and accessories market in the UK and the US.
In addition to growing its presence in the UK and Ireland, the company said it aimed to establish "a significant market share" in North America over the next five years.
Superglass chief executive Ken Munro has been appointed chief executive of the new regional division, TechnoNicol (UK, Ireland & USA).
Mr Munro will manage and co-ordinate TechnoNicol's presence in the three countries.
He will also continue to lead the Superglass business in Stirling as it is incorporated into the new regional structure.
TechnoNicol said Mr Munro would have responsibility for the global development of the Superglass brand, which includes glass wool and mineral fibre insulation products.
Mr Munro said: "The integration of Superglass into the TechnoNicol family represents a significant step forward in the development of our business and opens up new opportunities, both for our people and our customers.
"I look forward to leading the integrated business across these geographies and to managing the expansion of Superglass as a key insulation brand within it."


A campaign group involved in the public inquiry into historic allegations of child sexual abuse says it may withdraw from the process.

Shirley Oaks Survivors Association said the inquiry's new chair, Prof Alexis Jay, may have a potential conflict of interest as a former social worker.
The group represents 600 people who allege they were abused in south London children's homes.
The national inquiry is made up of 13 separate investigations.
Claims of abuse in children's homes in Lambeth are due to form a key part of the embattled inquiry's work.
But Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who supports the Shirley Oaks campaign, said the social work profession was "culpable" and that Prof Jay should step aside for this strand of the inquiry's work.
He has suggested each of the 13 investigations should have a separate chair.
How will the inquiry work?
Last week, Raymond Stevenson, from the survivors' group, told BBC Newsnight there had been a sea change in the way the inquiry was operating.
"We have to recommend at this moment in time that we pull out. We have given the inquiry an opportunity to meet us. We contacted them two weeks ago and we are still waiting for a meeting," he said.
Inquiry officials met the Shirley Oaks campaign on Friday but refused to comment on its concerns.
Sources at the inquiry say Prof Jay has not been a social worker for some time.
More recently she has been visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and the independent chair of the Centre of Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland.
In a statement, a spokesman for the inquiry said: "The chair and the panel were selected because of the broad range of skills and experience they bring to the inquiry and their work in the area of child sexual abuse and institutional failure."
Prof Jay previously led the inquiry into child sexual abuse in Rotherham.


Land Rover is recalling more than 65,000 cars to fix a software bug that can "unlatch" the vehicles' doors.

Drivers would get no dashboard warning that the doors of their car had been unlocked, the firm said.
The glitch affects Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles sold between 2013 and now.
In a statement, Land Rover said no accidents or injuries were reported to have occurred as a result of the bug.
Range Rover owners would not have to pay for the modifications to be made, it added.
Adverts have been placed in newspapers informing owners about the recall and the "unlatching" issue.
Land Rover said the recall was not related to widely-reported problems with keyless ignition and locking systems on some luxury cars that had made them favourites with car thieves.
Last year car thieves were found to be targeting some models of Range Rovers and BMW X5s because they found it easy to unlock the vehicles.
It is believed that a handheld "black box" was being used by some gangs to unlock and start cars that had keyless ignition systems.
Some newspapers reported that insurers were unwilling to extend cover to Range Rover owners unless they could park in secure, off-street car parks. Other insurance firms insisted on the use of tracking systems that could help find a car if it was stolen.
"It's been known for over a year that keyless entry and ignition systems possess certain vulnerabilities," said a spokesman for Thatcham Research which gathers data on car crime.
"There were a number of vehicles suggested as being vulnerable in this way, Range Rovers being one of them," he said.
Other cars targeted include Ford Focus and Fiestas, Audis and some light commercial vehicles.
"That was all to do with keyless entry systems and vulnerabilities through the onboard diagnostic port," he said.
A thief who got access to a car could plug a device into that port that helped to re-program a blank key so it could be used to start the car, he said. Cars were being stolen to order or were being broken up for cheap spares.
"All the manufacturers have been working hard to find a solution to this and are well on the way to introducing preventative measures," he said.


Shares of Apple dipped below the $400 mark for the first time since December 2011 amid concerns over slowing sales.

Its shares fell as low as $398.11 in Wednesday trading, before ending the day down 5.5% at $402.80.
The concerns were triggered after one of its suppliers, Cirrus Logic, which makes sound components for the iPhone and iPad, reported a decline in sales.
With Apple due to release its latest quarterly results next week, some fear the numbers may be underwhelming.
According to various estimates, demand from Apple accounts for nearly 90% of Cirrus's revenue.
Michael Yoshikami, a portfolio manager at Destination Wealth Management, said that Cirrus's warning makes it more likely that "Apple's not going to surprise on upside".
Apple which enjoyed tremendous success in recent years, has been facing increasing pressure lately, both from rivals as well as investors.
While the sales of its popular iPhone and iPad have grown - they have fallen short of market expectations - and its market share has been declining.
At the same time, its biggest rival Samsung has been steadily increasing its market share, both in the smartphone and tablet PC sectors.
According to research by Gartner, in the final quarter of 2012 Samsung sold 64.5 million smartphones to Apple's 43.5 million.
Samsung also doubled its share of the tablet PC market to 15.1% in the last three months of 2012, while Apple saw its share slide to 43.6% from 51.7%, despite seeing a jump in sales, data released by IDC earlier this year showed.
At the same time, some analysts have also been disappointed over the delay in launch of new products by the company.
There are rumours that the release of the company's next iPhone may not be until September, rather than in June as had been earlier expected.
To add to its woes, a brand survey released by consultancy Added Value in March showed that Apple is perceived as less "inspiring" than it was three years ago.
Meanwhile, Samsung is now seen as equally inspiring in the US.
That has led many investors to fear that Apple may be losing its dominance and as a result its revenues and profits may be hurt.
"There's not a lot of conviction about what the second half is going to look like," said Shannon Cross of Cross Research.
All these concerns have seen investors ditch Apple's stock. Its shares have fallen more than 40% since hitting their peak in September 2012.


A man has died after an industrial accident in Montrose.

The 26-year-old was trapped in machinery at Gemini Corrosion Services on Brent Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance and a trauma team were sent to the scene at around 15:40, but police confirmed the man had died.
Police Scotland and the Health and Safety Executive have begun a joint investigation.


About 200 people have taken part in strike action in Powys in protest over "excessive workload and cuts".

Teachers marched from Llandrindod High School to county hall holding banners and chanting.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said the strike was on behalf of children "whose right to a good education is being undermined."
Powys council's cabinet member for schools, Arwel Jones said he was disappointed by the union's action.
The authority is consulting on plans to reorganise secondary schools in the mid and south of the county.
Councillor Jones said schools are facing "major challenges" and that strike action would "not deflect their programme but could disrupt the work of school pupils at a crucial time."
Nineteen Powys schools have been affected by the strike - six are fully closed and 13 partially.
NUT organiser Cai Jones said the turnout for the march was "wonderful," with parents and children joining the teachers.
"We walked through the centre of town and the community really got behind us," he said.
"People came out of their shops to show their support and cars beeped as they passed."
The teachers handed a list of their demands to Powys council at county hall and met in Llandrindod Pavilion afterwards to discuss the changes they want to see.


President Barack Obama has awarded an emotional and surprised Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour.

Mr Obama praised his vice-president for his "faith in your fellow Americans, for your love of country and your lifetime of service".
The award comes as both men prepare to leave office when Donald Trump is inaugurated on 20 January.
Mr Biden has said he plans to stay active in Democratic Party politics.
A visibly emotional Joe Biden stood by as Mr Obama heaped praise on what he called the "best possible choice, not just for me, but for the American people".
The medal was awarded with distinction, according to the New York Times.
That additional honour has been reserved in recent administrations for just a handful of recipients, including Pope John Paul II.
Mr Obama joked that the internet would have one last chance to mock the pair's "bromance".
Mr Biden said he was "part of the journey of a remarkable man who did remarkable things".
He said that he had had no idea the award was coming.
"I had no inkling. I thought we were coming over to Michelle for you, Jill and Barack and I and a couple of senior staff to toast one another and say what an incredible journey it's been.
"Mr President, you got right the part about my leaning on Jill but I've also leaned on you and a lot of people in this room.
"Mr President, I'm indebted to you. I'm indebted to your friendship. I'm indebted to your family."
Mr Obama said that Mr Biden's career was "nowhere close to finished" both at home or abroad.
Mr Biden has said he plans to work on policy issues at institutes at the University of Delaware and University of Pennsylvania, and continue his efforts tackling cancer, which claimed his son Beau in 2015.
Mr Biden gave an hour-long interview with media outlets on Thursday in which he strongly criticised Mr Trump for his condemnation of the US intelligence services.
"It is really very damaging in my view to our standing in the world for a president to take one of the crown jewels of our national defence and denigrate it," Mr Biden said.
"It plays into, particularly now, the Russian narrative that America doesn't know what it's doing."
However, he was full of praise for his successor, Mike Pence, saying he had sent him memos on how to handle certain situations.


Shoppers are set break a new record and spend more than £700m online on Christmas Day, experts have forecast.

In a bid to take advantage of sales shoppers are expected to spend an exact sum of £728m - up 11% on last year - according to research from data firm Experian and online retailers IMRG.
Meanwhile, a separate survey suggested almost a fifth of people shop online on Christmas Day because they are bored.
On Black Friday online UK sales passed £1bn on one day for the first time.
Experian spokesman Nick Jones said: "We have already witnessed record-breaking spending over the festive period.
"On Black Friday [27 November] to Cyber Monday weekend, spending reached a phenomenal £3.3bn across the four days."
He said on Boxing Day £856m is expected to be spent online - up 22% on last year.
"In addition, rightly or wrongly, we've seen more people than ever spending a significant proportion of their Christmas Day shopping online," he added.
"Due to the rise of the use of personal connected devices, consumers can now shop for bargains on their mobile or tablet when they have a spare couple of minutes - even if that does mean sneaking away from the festivities and risking the wrath of family members."
Meanwhile, clothing retailers have been impacted by what has been one of the warmest December months for decades.
This led to a number of high street chains - such as H&M, Gap and Jack Wills - to begin sales early.


A Hindu temple has urged worshippers not to give new five pound notes in donations after the Bank of England confirmed they contain animal fat.

The notes are made from small amounts of tallow, derived from animal waste products, which has angered a number of groups who are against animal harm.
Vibhooti Acharya, president of one of Leicester's largest temples, said it has caused "anger" among Hindus.
She said the temple's committee was considering a ban on the notes.
About 90,000 people have signed a petition calling for tallow to be removed from bank notes.
The fatty substance is traditionally derived from beef or mutton and sometimes pork, at the slaughterhouse or later in the food production process.
Donations are taken at the Shree Sanatan Mandir temple for charitable causes in the community.
Ms Acharya, from the temple, said the revelation has been a source of "frustration" among Hindus as hurting animals is against their beliefs.
She said: "No-one was informed and it's been thrown upon us. We don't have the opportunity to choose.
"There needs to be a decision made between committee as to whether we accept five pound notes in religious ceremonies in future.
"We have to give a reasonable amount of time for resolve, [but] we can't really take any drastic steps because it's just not practical."
She said the temple will encourage people not to bring in the fivers as charitable donations and will put up notices to make them aware.
However, Ms Acharya said it was a "matter of choice" and the temple will accept them for now.
Leicester has one of the largest populations of Hindus in England and Wales and holds one of the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India.
Source:  Bhaktivedanta Manor - UK home of the Hara Krishna Movement


The Women's Rugby World Cup starts on Wednesday with World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont expecting a "record-breaking" tournament.

Twelve nations will compete for the trophy, including hosts Ireland, defending champions England and Wales.
The pool matches in Dublin are sold out, with the semi-finals and final taking place at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
"The excitement across Ireland and beyond is phenomenal," said Beaumont.
"It all points to what will be a defining, record-breaking Rugby World Cup."
World Rugby, the game's governing body, has suggested that this tournament could be "the most competitive, best attended, most watched, and most socially engaged women's rugby event to date".
England - the only professional outfit, although their contracts expire after the tournament ends - are both the World Cup holders and the current world number ones.
Captain Sarah Hunter, who was part of the winning Red Roses team in 2014, said: "We are immensely proud of what we achieved then, but we are with a new squad now and it is very much about being one of 12 teams who are here to win a competition - not retain a trophy."
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Champions England start their defence against Spain on Wednesday (kick-off 14:00 BST), and will go on to face Italy and USA in Pool B.
Twelve players will be making their World Cup debuts in the opening match, while head coach Simon Middleton has left 392 caps on his bench, and big names Natasha Hunt and Marlie Packer miss out on the 23 altogether.
Wales have been handed a very tough draw in a group with world numbers two and three, New Zealand and Canada, along with debutants Hong Kong.
Carys Phillips captains the Welsh in their opener against New Zealand (14:45 BST), while 18-year-old India Berbillion has replaced Rebecca De Filippo in the squad after the centre was ruled out with a foot injury.
Hosts Ireland - semi-finalists in 2014 - have suffered a major injury blow with captain Niamh Briggs being ruled out of the tournament through injury.
Flanker Claire Molloy will lead out the team against Australia in their first Pool C match (19:00 BST) before matches against France and Japan.
Sara Orchard, BBC Radio 5 live commentator
England are currently on top of the world and they have done it in quite impressive fashion.
They will be the hunted team - everyone will want to knock them off their perch.
There are definitely teams out there who can compete. France, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand play good rugby - they are all top-level teams.
If anyone dares say that women can't kick a rugby ball, I think you'll be very shocked when you watch this tournament. It is fierce, it is ferocious and I'm delighted to say I won't be on the field of play taking them on.
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1: Hong Kong are making their first appearance in the Women's Rugby World Cup
4: The nations who have reached the final - USA, England, New Zealand and Canada
15: Italy and Japan return to the World Cup after a 15-year absence
134: New Zealand hold the record for the most points scored in a World Cup match. They beat Germany 134-6 in 1998.
1,227: The number of points New Zealand have amassed in their World Cup history. Only England and the USA join them in breaking the 1,000 point barrier.
Ireland head coach Tom Tierney: "The Australians are a good team and we will have to be very good for the opening game.
"However, this is a home World Cup and we're confident that the crowd will get behind us, which will be an added benefit for us, and we're all looking forward to getting the tournament under way."
England head coach Simon Middleton: "We are really happy with the way our tournament preparation has gone and the squad have worked really hard over the past number of months. Now it's about translating that hard work and preparation and delivering performance on the pitch."
Wales coach Rowland Phillips: "We're hoping to do Wales proud. We've set out a path to take women's rugby in Wales to new heights, and while that goes well beyond New Zealand, the Black Ferns are an excellent team to test yourself against."
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Scientists say they have developed a way of testing how well, or badly, your body is ageing.

They say it could help predict when a person will die, identify those at high-risk of dementia and could affect medicine, pensions and insurance.
The team at King's College London say looking at "biological age" is more useful than using a date of birth.
However, the work, published in Genome Biology, provides no clues as to how to slow the ageing process.
The test looks for an "ageing signature" in your body's cells by comparing the behaviour of 150 genes.
It was developed by initially comparing 54,000 markers of gene activity in healthy, but largely sedentary, 25 and 65-year-olds and then whittling them down to a final 150.
Prof Jamie Timmons, from King's College London, told the BBC News website: "There's a healthy ageing signature that's common to all our tissues, and it appears to be prognostic for a number of things including longevity and cognitive decline.
"It looks like from the age of 40 onwards you can use this to give guidance on how well an individual is ageing."
The team said "health" and "age" were two separate entities.
And while some lifestyle decisions, like spending all day on the sofa, could be bad for your health they do not appear to affect the speed your body ages.
The team believe combining lifestyle factors and your biological age would give a more accurate picture of your health.
The researchers tried the test out on samples from a group of 70-year-old men in Sweden.
They worked out who was ageing well and who was ageing very rapidly and were able to predict who would die in the next few years.
"You could actually pick out people who had almost no chance of being dead, and you have people who had an almost 45% chance of being dead," said Prof Timmons told the BBC.
There are plans to pilot the test in organ transplants in the UK to see if people who are technically old, but have a young "biological age", can still donate organs safely.
The researchers say it could also alter cancer screening, with people who are ageing rapidly needing to be screened at a younger age.
Prof Timmons said the test would also form a "useful tool" in predicting the onset of dementia.
He said that it could be used in conjunction with other checks to identify those at highest risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease and to enrol them in clinical trials.
"What we really need now are tools to identify those most at risk in 10, 20 years time and I think that's where this research will really have an impact," he added.
The research group at King's are aware that being able to check your biological age could have wide-ranging consequences from pensions to insurance premiums.
Prof Timmons told the BBC: "It raises a number questions, no doubt, and strenuous debate, but we are judged by our age already so this might be a smarter way of doing it.
"You might decide not to pay so much into your pension and enjoy your life as it is now."
Dr Neha Issar-Brown, from the UK's Medical Research Council, said: "This new test holds great potential as with further research, it may help improve the development and evaluation of treatments that prolong good health in older age."
Dr Eric Karran, from the charity Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "One of the biggest questions in human biology is how we age, and how this process impacts our wider health and risk for conditions like Alzheimer's.
"There is much interest in developing a blood test for diseases like Alzheimer's but such a test would need rigorously validating to show it was accurate and sensitive before it could be used in the clinic."


Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock says the club may make another offer for Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes.

The Dons turned down an undisclosed bid for the 29-year-old, who has made 22 appearances this season, on Friday.
"It's one of those things. You put a value on a player and that's what happens," Warnock told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
"We are just weighing up two or three other players at the moment to see what we're going to do."
He continued: "We try to keep away from the last-minute deadline but I'm afraid it's always there. There's a possibility that we might make another offer."
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes says he has told Cardiff to "be serious" with regard to the fee if they wish to pursue their interest in Hayes.
Meanwhile, Warnock revealed he was in talks to bring a Premier League goalkeeper to the Cardiff City Stadium, and said he would not have sanctioned former keeper David Marshall's move to Hull City last summer.
"If I had been here all season I would have desperately gone out of my way to make sure he didn't leave," he added.
"We lost two goalkeepers on the last day [of the transfer window] and didn't recruit anybody, which has really snookered me really.
"I've been looking to get a permanent goalkeeper in now, I've made two offers for players which have both been turned town and now I'm trying to get somebody on loan from the Premier League."


The oldest operating ferry in Finland is being relaunched as the country's first all-electric vessel.

The Fori first entered service in 1904 as a steam-powered boat. It was fitted with diesel engines in 1955.
When it returns to the Aura River in Turku on Saturday, it will be fitted with two electric motors and an electric drivetrain system.
Despite the upgrade, the ferry will still make the crossing at an average speed of 2kmh (1.24mph).
The work was carried out by local boatyard Mobimar, using an electric drivetrain system designed by Finnish company Visedo.
Each of the two engines consists of a DC/DC converter to increase the voltage from the batteries, and a permanent magnet motor drive to transform the electrical signal into mechanical energy.
The new system is eight tonnes lighter than the diesel engines and hydraulic motor it has replaced.
Visedo said it should use about 3kW of energy per hour during the summer months, rising to 4kW in the winter.
The ferry only needs one engine to operate, but the design allows for both to be used when extra power is required - such as during the winter when river ice begins to form.
It also means the ferry can stay in service when one of the engines needs maintenance.
The Fori is one of Turku's less obvious tourist attractions, operating non-stop during the day, transporting up to 75 passengers at a time from one side of the Aura River to the other.
The city authorities announced the plan to convert the light vehicle ferry from diesel to electric in 2015.


A man has been arrested by police in Bahrain in connection with the death of former BBC journalist and News Letter editor Austin Hunter.

Mr Hunter, 64, was knocked down and killed on a road in the Arab state at the weekend.
The father-of-two was working as a media consultant for Northern Ireland Co-operation Overseas (NI-CO).
The organisation sends local experts to advise state bodies abroad.


Hackers have managed to make a huge video billboard in Atlanta display an obscene image favoured by internet pranksters.

It prompted calls to police, and soon after, the billboard's owner cut off its power supply.
The hack came after a security researcher warned the company, which runs thousands of the video billboards, that they were vulnerable to attack.
The FBI and Homeland Security are now investigating the hack.
The attackers are believed to have been able to take over the billboard because it used an easy-to-guess password on its net-connected remote administration system.
The billboard is owned by US electric-sign giant Yesco, which runs thousands of similar billboards across America.
Other signs in other states are also believed to have had their images changed at the same time.
Security expert Dan Tentler said in a tweet that he had warned Yesco about the potential for attack, but the company had told him that it was "not interested" in his information.
Mr Tentler said it was easy to find hundreds of other signs on the internet that were vulnerable in the same way.
Many of these signs were still online after the hack attack had taken place, he added.
A group calling itself the Assange Shuffle Collective claimed responsibility for the attack, in a discussion on social news site Reddit.
However, there has been no independent verification of the claim.


Kim Philby denied being a Soviet agent while working for MI6 during the 1950s and early 1960s.

4 April 2016 Last updated at 11:16 BST
Philby then fled to Russia in 1963 and when he died in 1988, he was given a burial in a Moscow cemetery with full military honours.
Now, the BBC has uncovered previously unseen footage of Philby describing his career as a Soviet agent to the Stasi, the East German Intelligence Service, in 1981.


Stuart McCall has distanced himself from the Dundee United manager's job, insisting he is concentrating on his Scotland assistant coach role.

Jackie McNamara, 41, has been relieved of his duties at Tannadice after a poor start to the season.
And former Motherwell and Rangers boss McCall, 51, was asked on BBC Scotland's Sportscene if he would be applying for the vacancy.
"I'm solely focused on the Scotland v Poland game," he said.
"I really am and I think it's a game we can go and win.
"It goes without saying, Dundee United are one of the bigger clubs in Scotland - really good fan base.
"I'm sure they'll have a lot of good candidates, it's a terrific club but at this moment in time I'm just focused on the international scene.
"I can't see them rushing into an appointment. The international break is on the horizon next week. I know they've got a big game at Partick Thistle on Saturday."
Scotland face Poland and Gibraltar next month in the the final two rounds of Group D qualifiers for Euro 2016 still in contention for a play-off place.
McCall, who has been part of Gordon Strachan's Scotland coaching team since early 2013,  finished last season in charge of Rangers but could not lead the Ibrox side to promotion after reaching the end-of-season play-offs.
He was at Motherwell for almost four years, leaving during the first half of last season after a series of defeats for the Fir Park side.
United are second bottom of the Scottish Premiership with five points and only one win from their opening nine league games.
They led at St Johnstone on Saturday before eventually losing 2-1 - and McNamara's fate was sealed in a meeting with chairman Stephen Thompson shortly after full-time.
Thompson has been in discussions with a consortium of other businessmen to take control of Newcastle Jets in Australia.
"That possibly would be a concern for anyone looking at it," added former Rangers, Everton and Scotland player McCall.
"I remember when I went into Motherwell, Dundee United were in a lot of debt. They've reduced it, I believe, but there does seem - behind the scenes - to be a bit of uncertainty.
"I'm sure whoever goes for an interview or an application would look into the background of it but, certainly, I'd imagine it's a good club to work for."


A fire at a garage in Irvine has prompted emergency services to evacuate the surrounding area amid fears about smoke and harmful chemicals.

Fire crews were called to the garage, in Ayr Road, at 12:58. They worked with police to clear the area after discovering the presence of acetylene.
Local residents have been advised to keep their windows closed because tyres are on fire and thick black smoke is affecting neighbouring properties.
No-one has been injured in the fire.


Southend United gave their fading League One play-off hopes a boost with a home victory over Sheffield United.

The hosts went in front when Tyrone Barnett stabbed in as the Blades appealed in vain that goalkeeper George Long had control of the ball.
Dean Hammond headed an equaliser but David Worrall drilled home to re-establish the Shrimpers' lead.
Jack Payne sealed the victory with a dinked finish just seconds after Che Adams hit a post for the away side.
Southend climb to eighth, six points adrift of the play-off places, while Sheffield United slip to 13th.


At least 15 rebel forces in Syria are ready to succeed so-called Islamic State (IS) if it is defeated by the US-led coalition, new research suggests.

The Centre on Religion and Geopolitics, linked to former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, also says that 60% of the rebels could be classified as Islamists.
It argues that attempts by world powers to distinguish between moderate and extremist factions are flawed.
Western countries have stepped up air strikes against IS in Syria and Iraq.
But the Centre on Religion and Geopolitics said the greatest danger to the international community was groups who share the IS ideology but are currently being ignored.
They number about 100,000 fighters, the centre said.
"The West risks making a strategic failure by focusing only on IS," the centre said. "Defeating it militarily will not end global jihadism. We cannot bomb an ideology, but our war is ideological."
If IS is defeated, dispersed fighters and other extremists could attack targets outside Syria under a rallying cry that "the West destroyed the Caliphate", the centre warned.
Such new groups could compete for the spotlight to ensure allegiance from the global fighters and financing that IS currently attracts.
By contrast, fewer than a quarter of the rebels surveyed were not ideological, the centre said.
But many of those were willing to fight alongside extremists and would probably accept an Islamist political settlement to the civil war, it claimed.
In response, the military campaign against IS must be accompanied by an "intellectual and theological defeat of the pernicious ideology that drives it", the centre said.
It also said that unless Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves or is removed from office, the war in the country is likely to spread further.


A security guard was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an alleged shoplifter was tackled to the ground and bled to death when bottles he was carrying smashed.

The suspected thief also suffered a cardiac arrest in the altercation in The Shires car park in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on Thursday afternoon.
He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene, police said.
The 20-year-old security guard, from Trowbridge, was arrested shortly after.
He was later released on unconditional bail.
Det Ch Insp Jeremy Carter said: "He tackled the suspected shoplifter causing a number of glass bottles he was concealing to smash.
"He suffered significant bleeding from which he died."
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He said the victim, who was aged 30 and thought to be from Cornwall, was suspected of committing a number of shoplifting offences in the town and there had been "various episodes involving this individual and security staff from surrounding stores during the day".
"We need to understand whether or not the force being used was proportionate to the circumstances that unravelled during the course of the day," added Mr Carter.
"Formal identification is yet to be carried out and a post-mortem is due to be carried out later today [Friday]."
An Asda spokesman told BBC News its security staff were not involved.


It's been a historic day for the UK, with people voting to leave the European Union, a club of 28 countries.

24 June 2016 Last updated at 17:00 BST
The country has been a member of the EU for more than 40 years.
Soon after the result, Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would be resigning - he had campaigned for the UK to stay in the EU.
Naz reports from London on what's been happening on this massive day.
UK votes to leave EU - as it happened


It would be overdoing it to say that Barack Obama has been dragged kicking and screaming towards involvement in defeating the so-called Islamic State (IS) - but everything about the administration's policy and body language has suggested a wariness towards the fight and a weariness to those demanding something more.

The question rumbling round Washington DC like rolling thunder these past 48 hours is whether in the wake of the hideousness of Paris, the president of small incremental steps is prepared to become the president who throws everything at the problem.
There will be books written, I feel sure, that will chart the development of his policy towards IS (a book on his successes in the fight looks as though it might be a rather slim volume; the book on the shortcomings rather fatter) - but I am going to do the rapid precis of it.
And we are going to go quickly:
Let's make our starting point August 2014 when there was the confession from the president that "we don't have a strategy yet" for dealing with IS.
The strategy did come some weeks later. The mission would be to "degrade and ultimately destroy" IS.
Keen students of textual analysis would later notice a subsequent subtle shift to "degrade and defeat".
There would be no US boots on the ground.
Instead Americans would train rebel groups to lead the fight - a policy that has failed ignominiously.
Can you imagine the humiliation for General Lloyd Austin, the head of US Central Command, when he had to tell a congressional committee that the $500m (Â£330m) programme had only resulted in a handful of fighters battling the jihadists.
"We're talking four or five," he told the Armed Services Committee.
But then came another amendment that maybe some American troops would be on the ground doing training specifically.
Now they are to be bolstered with about 50 US special forces to be deployed in Syria to assist the rebels.
But let's dwell a little longer on something the president said in February, when he urged people not to overstate the significance of IS by "over-inflating their importance".
And he said it was wrong to suggest "in some fashion that they are an existential threat to the United States".
Existential threat. Well I am sure the US band The Eagles of Death Metal, would disagree with that having scarpered for their lives as the gunmen opened fire in the Bataclan Theatre in Paris's 11th district, killing dozens and dozens of concertgoers.
To state the obvious, what Paris brutally underscored is that IS now poses a serious threat way beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq.
And it may not be the existential threat of mutually assured destruction from Cold War days when intercontinental ballistic missiles threatened to flatten whole cities.
But it is a very 21st Century existential threat. It is a threat to the way people live.
The attackers were able to plan multiple, simultaneous attacks. So the question is: if this isn't a game changer, what is?
This weekend speaking to people in Washington close to the administration I have heard two different scenarios advanced.
The first is that the pressure on the president to show that he is serious about putting IS out of business is going to intensify massively.
Not only do you have the French wanting to intensify the campaign against IS, you have the same political imperative in Moscow where President Putin will not want to appear weak following the downing of the Russian jet over Sinai.
What this will mean, say some from the president-has-to-leap school, is that there will be more than just air strikes, there will be a commitment to retake Raqqa, the de facto IS capital - and, yes, that might involve Western ground troops fighting alongside the Kurdish Peshmerga and other anti-IS forces.
And then there is the other scenario from those who have worked with Barack Obama and know his mindset: that a wary president will just move the dial one reluctant notch.
Given past form, that must be considered the more likely.
But we should learn in the coming days whether the man with the most powerful armed forces in the world does believe that after Paris, the game has changed.


Fifty-five jobs have been saved following the sale of Austins, the Londonderry department store.

The firm which owned it, Austin & Co, was placed into administrative receivership last Wednesday.
The receiver has now sold the trading side of the business and the store will continue operating as normal.
The building, which has a prominent position on the Diamond, is now for sale.
Austins had been under pressure for some time, posting significant losses in 2011 and 2012.
The business was facing a winding-up petition later this month which could have lead to it being liquidated.
The Austins directors worked consensually with their bank, AIB, and the receiver to prevent that.
It is not clear exactly who now has control of the trading business though it is understood not to be the previous directors, Luke and Declan Hasson.
The receiver, Seamas Keating of PKF-FPM accountants, said "the administrative receivership has resulted in the sale of the trading operation of the company to a new operator.
"The administration receiver is continuing to realise company assets. "
The business began in 1830 when Thomas Austin came to Derry opening a drapery shop in the corner of the Diamond.


A taxi driver has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sian O'Callaghan who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Swindon in March last year.

Christopher Halliwell, 48, of Ashbury Avenue, sexually assaulted the 22-year-old office worker and stabbed her in the head and neck.
He was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison.
A charge of murdering Becky Godden, 28, will lie on file as a detective did not follow arrest guidelines.
It can be reported for the first time that the second charge was withdrawn after a High Court judge ruled Det Supt Steve Fulcher breached Halliwell's rights by failing to caution him and denying him a solicitor in an attempt to force information out of him.
During a series of one-to-one interviews over the course of three hours, Halliwell confessed to murdering Miss O'Callaghan and took Mr Fulcher to her body.
He then admitted he had killed another woman and showed the detective where Miss Godden was buried.
The judge said: "As soon as he began to talk about another offence it is clear that he should have been cautioned."
Wiltshire Police said Mr Fulcher has been suspended pending an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into allegations of "inappropriate contact with the media".
IPCC Commissioner Naseem Malik said: "Now that the criminal process has concluded the IPCC can start its investigation into the police investigation into the tragic deaths of these two young women.
"The IPCC will also separately investigate allegations that Det Supt Steve Fulcher, from Wiltshire Police, spoke about the case to some media outlets on separate occasions contrary to force instructions, the force media strategy and policies."
He said an investigation into five complaints against the force - not relating to Mr Fulcher - had already been completed and three complaints were upheld.
Mr Malik said the force had agreed to apologise to the complainant and review its family liaison policy.
Halliwell was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court to life in prison with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of Miss O'Callaghan.
She had left the Suju nightclub at 02:53 GMT on 19 March for the short journey home.
Her body was found days later near the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire.
The court heard Halliwell had been cruising around Swindon that night deliberately looking for a victim.
He had switched off the radio inside his vehicle which allowed colleagues at his taxi company to know where he was.
After leaving the nightclub, Miss O'Callaghan walked past the Goddard Arms on High Street in the Old Town area and got into Halliwell's taxi.
He drove his victim to Savernake Forest, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, where he killed her.
Using CCTV, police identified Halliwell through the number plate on his car and he was put under surveillance.
He made four visits to where Miss O'Callaghan's body was hidden in the 24 hours after her abduction.
By the early hours of 21 March Halliwell had moved the body from Savernake Forest to the spot where it was later found.
He then attempted to cover his tracks by cleaning his car and burning his seat covers.
Halliwell was also captured on CCTV at a petrol station with posters about Miss O'Callaghan's disappearance in the rear windows of his taxi.
When Miss O'Callaghan's body was discovered five days after she went missing, her father Mick spoke of the family's "raw and overwhelming" pain.
Miss O'Callaghan's family were in court to see Halliwell plead guilty.
A victim impact statement from her boyfriend Kevin Reape, which was read in court, said his heart had been "ripped out" and his life "destroyed".
Speaking outside the court, Mr O'Callaghan said he wanted to thank Det Supt Fulcher for finding his daughter's body so soon.
"Our thoughts go to Becky's family and hope their conclusion comes as it has for us," he said.
Det Ch Supt Kier Pritchard, of Wiltshire Police, said: "Sian's family and loved ones have shown great dignity throughout the court process.
"I hope this conviction will in someway help the family move forward and onward with their lives."
Karen Edwards, Becky Godden's mother, said: "After a very complicated and painful journey over the last 18 months, Sian's family have today had the justice for the murder of their beautiful daughter.
"However our family's fight for justice for Becky has only just begun.
"Even though Becky has been found, after all this time we still have no full understanding of how she met her death.
"Wiltshire Police will be continuing the ongoing investigation into my daughter Becky's murder.
"As you can imagine this has been a very dreadful time for all our family and I would like to thank everyone for their continuing support in striving for justice for Becky."


Plans to replace a town's 200-year-old street lights have been put on hold amid an outcry from campaigners.

The cast-iron lamp-posts - which originally housed gas-powered lamps - were set to be switched for modern versions by Reading Borough Council.
But locals said the antique street furniture, produced in local foundries in the 19th Century, gave the town its spirit.
A consultation will be held before any work commences, the council said.
The number of iron street lights in Reading has fallen from 700 to 400 since 2016.
Only lamp-posts which have structural faults or were a risk to public safety would be replaced, the council said.
Residents of the Bell Tower area of the town, where 21 of the lights are clustered in four terraced streets, were among those to complain about the plans.
"There are very few of them left in the country, and they reflect the original Victorian character of the area", said David Neale from the Bell Tower Community Association.
"They have already been satisfactorily retro-fitted for electric lighting, so believe that it should be possible for them to be fitted with modern lighting".
Deputy council leader Tony Page said: "We fully appreciate the heritage value of cast iron columns, and our preference is of course to keep these columns in place wherever possible."
He also said the council will not remove any of the cast-iron columns while it consults with local residents about their future.


Demba Ba's winner ended Manchester United's quest for the domestic Double and secured holders Chelsea an FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley.

Ba's athletic finish early in the second half leaves United concentrating on winning the Premier League title - with a 20th title all but secured as they currently hold a 15-point advantage.
Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, was able to celebrate victory over old adversary Sir Alex Ferguson and remains in contention to win the FA Cup and Europa League.
The Blues are just one match away from their fifth FA Cup final in seven seasons. They lifted the trophy in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012.
Chelsea are now unbeaten in 29 FA Cup games (excluding penalty shootouts). It is the longest ever run without defeat by a single side.
Benitez attracted criticism for fielding a weakened side in defeat at Southampton on Saturday as they search for the top-four place that would assure Champions League football next season - but will feel a measure of vindication as this was still a win of some significance.
United were without Wayne Rooney because of a groin injury sustained on England duty and lacked some of their usual menace but it still took a save of the highest class from Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to keep out Javier Hernandez's header as they pressed for an equaliser.
They were left to rue the carelessness that saw them cast aside a two-goal lead in the first game and will now focus on next Monday's derby with Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Chelsea's agenda shifts to the Europa League quarter-final against Rubin Kazan at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Inevitably, after playing only 48 hours previously, there was a somewhat unfamiliar look to both sides. As well as being without Rooney, United left Robin van Persie on the bench, although Rio Ferdinand returned in defence.
John Terry, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres were among the Chelsea substitutes - with attacking duties entrusted to Ba.
Eyes were trained on the respective technical areas before kick-off to see if the managers would shake hands after Benitez claimed his old rival Ferguson ignored the pre-match ritual in the  Ferguson pointedly waited at the tunnel entrance and, when Benitez emerged, he took a sharp right for a brief handshake.
The quick turnaround in fixtures may have gone some way to explaining a lifeless first half, the monotony only broken by a hamstring injury to Ashley Cole, sustained in a touchline race with Danny Welbeck.
United goalkeeper David De Gea saved with his feet from Ba and Chelsea counterpart Cech did the same to deal with Hernandez's swerving effort from 25 yards.
The deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half in a moment of real quality. Juan Mata demonstrated vision to pick out Ba, who escaped from Ferdinand to hook a fine finish beyond De Gea.
United responded and it took a world-class save from Cech to deny Hernandez an equaliser. Welbeck picked out the Mexican at the far post and his header looked in all the way until Cech showed stunning reflexes to make a remarkable one-handed stop.
Manchester United failed to score for the first time in 23 matches in all competitions.
Van Persie was already waiting to come on and arrived seconds later for the subdued Tom Cleverley. He was soon joined by Ryan Giggs for Nani.
It was Chelsea, however, who had the next big opportunity as Eden Hazard ran through on goal following Michael Carrick's mistake. The Belgian only had De Gea to beat but pulled his finish inches wide.
Van Persie's big chance arrived from Patrice Evra's cross three minutes from time but the striker's usually sure touch deserted him and he hit a poor finish over the top.
United could not muster another clear opening and it is Chelsea who take their place at Wembley on 14 April.


Scotland prop Gordon Reid says Wales will try to bully the Scots when they meet at Murrayfield on Saturday.

The Scots resume their Six Nations campaign following a week's break with a victory against Ireland under their belt and a loss to the French in Paris.
"We need to front up. Wales are going to come out and try to bully us up front - mentally bully us," said Reid.
"We just need to try to stand up for ourselves. Stand up as a team, stand up for Scotland."
Scotland have lost their last nine meetings - including the last four at home - against Wales, their last victory coming at Murrayfield in 2007.
The last two have been closely contested, with Wales prevailing 26-23 on their last trip to Edinburgh two years ago, before a 27-23 victory in Cardiff last year.
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Reid, who is pushing hard for a start at loose-head after appearing as a replacement for Allan Dell in the first two Six Nations matches, believes Scotland must improve their set-pieces if they hope to end that run on Saturday.
"There's still a load for us to work on," said the Glasgow prop. "Teams will be targeting our scrums and line-out. They weren't performing that well against Ireland and France.
"But I think we're getting there. We've done a lot of work on it in the past couple of weeks so hopefully we'll be hitting form by the weekend.
"What have we done to fix it? A load of scrums. We've been working on technique because we know what Wales are going to bring.
"We've scrummaged against these guys before. Most of the guys have come up against Scarlets, who [Wales props] Samson Lee and Rob Evans play for."
Asked how he would describe the Welsh scrummaging style, he replied: "Erm, interesting. Yeah, interesting.
"We always look to be legal and do everything by the book. It's just the Scottish way. We don't look to take shortcuts - we grit our teeth and do things the hard way.
"Is that the wrong thing to do when you compare it to some of the methods used by other sides? Not really. We just need to work a bit harder. If there is a problem, we'll get there."


Germany became the first nation to reach four consecutive World Cup semi-finals as Mats Hummels' early header proved enough to see them past France at the Maracana.

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The three-time champions needed extra time to beat Algeria in the last 16 and suffered a bout of illness in midweek, but they were comfortable victors over a disappointing France in Rio de Janeiro.
Hummels got the better of Raphael Varane to score what proved to be the winning goal and Germany can now prepare for a meeting with Brazil in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday after the hosts beat Colombia.
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer gave another faultless performance and Joachim Low's men deserved their win against a France side who failed to hit the heights of earlier in the tournament.
It is 60 years to the day since Germany overturned a two-goal deficit to upset Hungary in the 1954 final, and this will go down as another memorable day in their history.
In the build-up, Low dismissed talk of France seeking revenge for 1982, when Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher escaped punishment for a brutal challenge on Patrick Battiston and went on to save two penalties as his side came through a shootout to reach the final.
But what could not be ignored was Germany's greater experience and, despite a reconfigured starting line-up and doubts over their health, they again showed their international pedigree.
Hummels returned to central defence after a bout of "flu-like symptoms", with Per Mertesacker unexpectedly the man to make way as Germany looked to contain France's quick forwards.
Philipp Lahm moved from midfield to right-back in place of Shkodran Mustafi, Sami Khedira coming into midfield, and there was a surprise start for 36-year-old Miroslav Klose in attack.
Germany looked far more balanced than against Algeria in their last match, and a period of sustained pressure told when Hummels held off Varane to guide home a Toni Kroos free-kick.
It was the first time France had gone behind in the tournament and the first time they had conceded in the opening half. Their afternoon could have got worse when Mathieu Debuchy challenged Klose in the box, only for referee Nestor Pitana to ignore the Germany appeals.
Les Bleus were struggling to find any rhythm as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Khedira and the excellent Kroos dominated the midfield, but they soon began to expose Germany's dangerously high defensive line.
Antoine Griezmann broke clear and crossed for Mathieu Valbuena to force Neuer into a stunning one-handed save and Karim Benzema's close-range follow-up was deflected over the bar.
Benzema went close twice more as France gained some momentum before half-time, and they maintained it after the break as Yohan Cabaye, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi gained control of the central areas, allowing Griezmann and Valbuena to cause damage from wide.
But Germany appeared to realise the increased threat, dropping deeper and limiting France to a Varane header and Matuidi strike that were both comfortably saved by Neuer.
Low introduced Andre Schurrle from the bench and he significantly boosted the tiring Germans, although he might have done better with two opportunities on the counter attack.
France manager Didier Deschamps turned to Olivier Giroud, who set up Benzema in stoppage time, only for Neuer to repel his angled drive with a strong fist.
The atmosphere inside this iconic ground was relatively flat, reflecting an unspectacular encounter, but at the end the Germany celebrations and France tears illustrated just how much the result meant.
France coach Didier Deschamps:
"Although our adventure in Brazil ends here and we're sad, disappointed and frustrated, we'll move on.
"I hope this group of players can play together for a long time. I have a lot of work to do with them, but things are definitely promising.
"Today, there wasn't much between the two sides. I thought we were a little bit timid at first and they scored early. After that, we showed promise. We created chances and could have been more clinical, but Manuel Neuer had a good game."
Germany coach Joachim Low:
"We played well, we played with a compact defence. They had some long balls against us but we did a classy job taking care of those.
"Our midfield did a very good job disrupting their attack. We didn't have any organisation problems.
"It was an incredibly exciting match but you can't expect anything else at the World Cup. Both teams were equals. Our team had fought hard to the end."


More than 30 lions rescued from circuses in Colombia and Peru have been flown to South Africa to start a new life in a sanctuary.

Reporters said they appeared healthy but a little distressed after their long journey.
A circus surrendered some of the lions, while others were taken in raids.
The US-based group Animal Defenders International (ADI), which was behind the action, says almost all the lions have had teeth or claws removed.
They would not survive in the wild.
The lions are being transferred by land to the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary, a 5,000-hectare reserve in northern South Africa. There, the lions will have drinking pools, platforms, toys and veterinary care.
"This is a hugely important rescue mission because it does make a statement around the world about the way people treat animals," ADI spokeswoman Jan Creamer said.
"These lions have suffered tremendously."
The first group of nine lions was collected in Colombia's capital Bogota on a cargo plane, which then flew to Peru's capital Lima to pick up 24 more animals.
"It will be hugely satisfying to see these lions walking into the African Bush," ADI Vice-President Tom Phillips was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
The lions were freed after the use of wild animals was banned in Peru in 2011 and Colombia in 2013.
The 5,000-hectare (12,355 acres)  Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary is on private land and already houses six other rescued lions and two tigers.
The lion habitats there would be steadily expanded over the coming months as the lions became familiar with their new life and were introduced to each other, said ADI.


A relative of a Newcastle couple has been charged with their murder.

Eric Ruddy, 64, and his 54-year-old wife Carol, were found with serious injuries at their home in Bentinck Street at 10:25 GMT on Friday.
They were taken to the city's Royal Victoria Infirmary, where they were later pronounced dead.
Police said Martin Ruddy, 28, from South Tyneside, had been charged with two counts of murder and was due before North Tyneside magistrates on Monday.
No details of how the couple died have been released but the results of a post-mortem examination are due later.


A man who carried out "juju" witchcraft on teenage girls he trafficked from Nigeria to Europe for prostitution has been jailed for 20 years.

Osezua Osolase, 42, from Gravesend, Kent preyed on poverty-stricken orphans with the promise of a better life, Canterbury Crown Court heard.
Judge Adele Williams told him he was devoid of conscience and compassion.
Osolase was found guilty of five counts of trafficking, one of rape and one of sexual activity with a child.
The jury was told in a six-week trial which ended on Friday that West African "juju rituals" were used to instil terror into Osolase's three vulnerable victims, one aged just 14.
The judge said the recycling worker, who has HIV, put his victims "in fear" to force their obedience and secure their silence.
"You were dealing in exploitation and manipulation and degradation," she told Osolase.
"You are undoubtedly a very, very dishonest man. You are arrogant and manipulative, you are devoid of conscience, devoid of any compassion to your victims."
The judge said Osolase treated the girls as objects to be sold as sex slaves. The fact that he raped one girl knowing he had HIV was a "seriously aggravating" feature.
It was recommended that Osolase be deported once he has served his sentence.
The court had heard girls were trafficked into the UK and taken to Osolase's home in Gravesend before being sent to work as prostitutes in mainland Europe.
One of the girls described the Juju ceremony performed on her in Nigeria. During the ritual, samples of blood were extracted from the girl and her head hair and pubic hair were also cut.
She was then told to swear an oath of silence.
Osolase was stopped at Stansted airport in April 2011 attempting to board a plane.
Anthony Orchard QC, defending, said Osolase disclosed that he had HIV voluntarily to police.
"Mr Osolase acknowledges and regrets the consequences of his actions in relation to taking the girls out of the UK, and he has to bear the consequences of those actions," Mr Orchard told the court.


You have probably heard of acupuncture for humans, but the ancient Chinese therapy is growing in popularity among pet owners too as a holistic supplement to traditional veterinary care.

Just like with people, small needles are inserted into the animals' skin at defined points to try and relieve pain through stimulated blood circulation.
In cats and dogs it is most commonly used in musculoskeletal and chronic pain ailments such as arthritis or gastrointestinal issues.
It emerged several decades ago but remains an unconventional and alternative therapy method that most vets don't use.
The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) now has about 1,900 members, and they are holding a conference in Cairns, Australia this week with practitioners from 21 countries.
But like with acupuncture in human medicine, a great deal of scepticism surrounds the practice in pets. A 2006 study said "there is no compelling evidence to recommend or reject acupuncture" in veterinary medicine because of inconclusive and limited research.
But thousands of owners and practitioners swear the procedure is making a difference to the quality of pets' lives - especially elderly and chronically ill animals.
One mainstream theory in acupuncture research is this temporary pain relief stems from the release of a natural painkiller called adenosine around the insertion point.
Critics maintain that the improvements owners see are a transfer of a "placebo effect" to the observer.
Lara Sypniewsk, a Clinical Professor of Small Animal Medicine at Oklahoma University, is a vocal advocate of the practice who held a TedxTalk on the subject.
Speaking to the BBC, she explained she first sought the treatment for animals that weren't able to use traditional pain relief medication because of pre-existing liver and kidney conditions.
"Our animals' role in our lives has changed tremendously - they used to sleep outside and now the husband is being kicked out bed to make room for the dog," she said.
"Preventative medications mean animals are living a lot longer. Acupuncture is just one part of wider treatment plan to make suffering animals comfortable so they can enjoy their life.
"The growing popularity is definitely client driven, people ask me if there's something that can be done to reduce the drug doses their pets are being given.
"A 100% of people are sceptical in the beginning, but quickly become flabbergasted by the results."
Reuters spoke to vet Jin Rishan in Shanghai who said he had treated more than 2,000 family pets since the clinic opened in 2013. He claimed up to 80% of animals had seen an improvement after treatment.
Critics maintain that the improvements observed are a transfer of a "placebo effect" to the pet owner.
Liv Wills from Hertfordshire in England posted pictures on social media of her 15-year-old cat Barney calmly having acupuncture after a vet suggested it could help his worsening digestive problems.
"He had 14 needles, including one on his nose and he didn't even flinch. He instantly relaxed," she said.


Barack Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser, the White House has confirmed.

Mr Obama warned his successor less than 48 hours after the November election during a conversation in the Oval Office, former Obama officials said.
Mr Flynn's contacts with a Russian envoy left him vulnerable to blackmail, a Senate panel heard on Monday.
He was fired in February for concealing the nature of these contacts.
Mr Flynn, a retired army lieutenant-general, misled the Trump administration about discussing US sanctions against Russia with the country's envoy, Sergei Kislyak, before the inauguration.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer told the daily briefing on Monday: "It's true that President Obama made it known that he wasn't exactly a fan of General Flynn's."
But Mr Spicer said that should not come as a surprise "given that General Flynn had worked for President Obama [and] was an outspoken critic of President Obama's shortcomings specifically as it related to his lack of strategy confronting Isis and other threats around that were facing America".
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The Obama administration fired Mr Flynn from his role as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014, citing issues of mismanagement and temperament.
Mr Obama's warning to Mr Trump came before concerns emerged about Mr Flynn's contacts with the Russian ambassador, a former Obama official told NBC News.
The Democratic president reportedly thought Mr Flynn was not suited for such a high-level position.
When Mr Trump sat down with Mr Obama just two days after winning the election last November, it was smiles all around. Now, according to reports, it turns out Mr Obama spent part of the time warning him to steer clear of Michael Flynn - and the president-elect ignored his advice.
In hindsight, Mr Trump would have been better served heeding his predecessor's advice, as the ensuing scandal over contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak quickly ended Flynn's controversial tenure as the president's national security advisor.
The timing of this revelation, just hours before Sally Yates testified on Mr Flynn's Russian ties and her own efforts to warn the Trump administration, was no fluke.
The president took a shot at the woman he fired as acting attorney general via Twitter this morning, and now Mr Obama's team is coming - anonymously - to her defence.
It's yet the latest bit of evidence of an ongoing feud between the past and present presidential administrations as well as the tension between Mr Trump's inner circle and the US intelligence community.
The stakes are high, and there's no indication anyone is backing down.
But on Monday, Mr Spicer questioned the former president's objections to Mr Flynn.
"If Mr Obama was truly concerned about General Flynn," the White House press secretary told reporters, "why didn't he suspend General Flynn's security clearance, which they had just reapproved months earlier?
"Additionally, why did the Obama administration let Flynn go to Russia for a paid speaking engagement and receive a fee?"
The revelation came as former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified for the first time in public before a congressional panel about Mr Flynn's contacts with Mr Kislyak.
A 27-year Justice Department prosecutor, she was fired in January by Mr Trump after she refused to uphold the administration's travel ban.
Ms Yates told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee she had warned White House counsel Don McGahn about Mr Flynn during an in-person meeting on 26 January.
She said she told Mr McGahn she had seen statements regarding Mr Flynn's contacts with the Russian envoy "that we knew not to be truth".
Ms Yates said Mr Flynn had "lied" to the US vice-president, and the Russians were aware of this.
"That created a compromise situation," she said, "a situation where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by Russians."
She added: "To state the obvious, you don't want your national security adviser compromised with the Russians."
Ms Yates said she could not disclose whether her knowledge derived from intercepted US intelligence communications between Mr Flynn and the envoy.
Mr Flynn's links to Russia are being scrutinised by the FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, as part of wider investigations into claims Moscow sought to tip the election in favour of Mr Trump, and into contacts between Russia and members of the president's campaign team.
President Trump on Monday appeared to accuse Ms Yates of leaking information to media on Twitter, which she denied during the hearing.
After her testimony he tweeted: "The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax, when will this taxpayer funded charade end?"


Activity in the UK's construction industry grew last month at its fastest pace since February, a survey suggests.

The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the sector rose to 58.1 in June from 55.9 in May. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
Markit added that confidence in the sector about the coming 12 months was at its highest for 11 years.
Residential house building remained the fastest growing area in the construction sector.
Looking ahead, nearly two-thirds of construction firms expect to see a rise in their activity as a result of increased investment spending among developers and robust demand for new residential projects.
Construction firms are also hiring staff at the fastest pace in six months the survey found.
Tim Moore, senior economist at Markit said the extent of the recent rise in construction optimism was "partly down to relief that pre-election uncertainty has now passed".
He added that the rise in output also suggested firms were confident that underlying demand would continue to recover.
Earlier in the week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised UK economic growth for the three months to March up to 0.4% from an original estimate of 0.3%, based on stronger than previously calculated activity in the construction industry.
The upbeat construction survey contrasts with the Markit/CIPS PMI reading for the manufacturing sector, which indicated growth slowed to its lowest pace in more than two years in June.
The manufacturing PMI reading fell to 51.4 in June from 51.9 the month before.
Markit's survey for the UK's services sector is due to be released on Friday.


Oscar Pistorius was a picture of composure as the judge announced he was guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The athlete, who became emotional on Thursday after being described as an "evasive witness", seemed to have been expecting this verdict.
The judge had already spoken of his negligence and use of "excessive force" when he fired through the door.
Although he was acquitted of the most serious charge, culpable homicide still carries a prison term of up to 15 years but, unlike murder, the judge may use her discretion and suspend the sentence or only impose a fine.
Some say this is the best outcome he could have hoped for.
Friends and relatives of Reeva Steenkamp wept, as the poised and soft-spoken Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down her judgement.
Reeva Steenkamp's mother, June, seemed shell-shocked.
The Steenkamps left the court soon after the hearing ended, no doubt keen to get away.
The Pistorius family addressed the media in the courtroom where the verdict was delivered.
Arnold Pistorius, the family patriarch, addressed the throng of media crammed on the court benches and thanked Judge Masipa for not convicting his nephew of murder, saying "a huge burden had been lifted".
"We as a family remain deeply affected by this devastating tragedy," he said with his wife, Lois, standing by his side.
"It won't bring Reeva back but our hearts do go out to her friends and family," Mr Pistorius continued.
Pistorius himself was not there - he had left moments earlier.
As the Paralympic champion was escorted out of the courthouse, scores of young women screamed and cheered, like fans at a rock concert.
But the case is not yet over. It will resume on 13 October, when Judge Masipa will sentence the athlete.
For the past six months, the world has had a front row seat watching the fall from grace of the man referred to as the "blade runner".
As the case enters its final stretch, two courts in South Africa are now debating Judge Masipa's verdict - the courts of public opinion and of the legal system.
Some legal experts say she followed the law impeccably, by looking at the evidence before her and then evaluating whether the state had proven its case.
But others have been unsettled by her ruling that Pistorius was not guilty of murder, saying the prosecution had grounds to appeal.
In South Africa, a perpetrator can be convicted of murder if he or she had foreseen that their actions would lead to someone's death and still proceeded with that course of action.
Ms Masipa said she could find no proof that Pistorius had the requisite intention to "kill the deceased, or anyone else for that matter".
Legal expert Prof Pierre de Vos tweeted : "Not sure rejection of [murder charge] is correct here.
"Surely if you shoot into a door of a small toilet and know somebody behind door you foresee and accept possibility of killing?"
But the judge clearly said on both Thursday and Friday that the prosecution had not proven beyond reasonable doubt that the athlete had foreseen that he would kill someone when he fired four shots through the door of his toilet in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.
The judge, perhaps anticipating the backlash, said the verdicts had been reached unanimously. There are no juries in South Africa but she was assisted throughout the trial by two assessors.
Judge Masipa, a figure of quiet authority, has a reputation for fairness in court circles and is well respected - but on the streets this has somewhat changed.
On social networking sites and among the crowds outside court, many say they feel Pistorius got off lightly because of his fame and his ability to employ expensive lawyers.
Thankfully for her, public opinion has no bearing inside court.
South Africa itself has been on trial over the same period. The world has been told of police bungling and a spotlight has shone on the fear of crime.
There is a perception here in South Africa that most crime is committed by poor black people targeting the white middle classes or the wealthy elite.
Cue "white fear" - a phrase used to refer to the rich white haves in society who live behind high walls, afraid of the intruder who may come in the night. It was the threat of this intruder that apparently gripped Pistorius with fear on that tragic morning.
In a country where domestic violence is a serious problem, it is not surprising that many hoped this case would be an impetus for change in the laws protecting women.
It was never proven that this was a case of domestic abuse but this did not stop political parties and women's organisations from using Ms Steenkamp as the face of the vulnerable woman - failed by her country and the system.
#JusticeForReeva is currently trending among South Africa's Twitter users.
Outside court, one protester told me: "Women always lose".
But whether or not he spends time in prison, the Oscar Pistorius the world celebrated and South Africa collectively worshipped is gone forever.
While the Steenkamps feel they still have not had justice for their daughter.
"This verdict is not justice for Reeva," her mother, June told NBC. "I just want the truth."


A £10m technical college has opened on the site of a former sports stadium.

Sheffield's second University Technical College (UTC) will specialise in sports science, healthcare and wellbeing.
It has been built on the 26-acre Olympic Legacy Park being created on the site of the Don Valley Stadium, which was pulled down in 2013.
UTC principal Sarah Clark said it would "develop the health professionals, the sports coaches and the sports scientists of the future".
The city's first UTC campus on Matilda Street in the city centre opened in 2013, with a focus on engineering and creative/digital industries.
Richard Caborn, former sports minister and lead of the Olympic Legacy Park Project, said: "This probably will be one of the major centres of excellence in the world."
The National Centre for Sports Exercise and Medicine will open at the park in October, when development of the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre will begin.
A 3,000-seat arena is also planned. The 600 pupils, aged 14-19, and 56 staff, will move in gradually from the nearby Oasis Academy until the college fully opens on 26 September.


Sprinklers could be installed in council-owned Cardiff high rises after the Grenfell Tower fire.

Seventy-nine people are either dead or missing presumed dead after the London fire last week.
Cardiff council will now review all safety procedures and discuss "the need for sprinklers" in its nine high rises with the fire service.
Swansea city council has sprinklers and alarm systems installed in its 11 high rises, as does Flintshire in its three.
There are nine high rises in Cardiff, in areas such as Gabalfa, Whitchurch, Butetown and Llanedeyrn, with most 11 storeys but the highest 16.
While the Welsh Government made it compulsory for sprinklers to be fitted in all new-builds from 2016, the move was not retrospective.
In a briefing, cabinet member for housing Lynda Thorne, said this meant it "cannot be applied to existing unaltered premises".
However, despite regular risk assessments taking place, the local authority will now discuss the need for installing sprinklers.
In a letter to tenants following the London incident, it said the fire service advises the safest place for residents during a blaze is within their flat, unless it is directly affected.
"Each high-rise flat is built to be fire proof; this means fire should be contained within the individual flat," it read.
"It is worth noting that while there have been instances of fire in our high-rise blocks in the past, none have spread to adjoining properties."
The letter added that cladding used at Grenfell Tower, said to have contributed to the fire spreading, is different to that on Cardiff high rises.
"You may be aware that there is concern that a new cladding system installed at Grenfell Tower may have contributed to the spread of fire," the letter added.
"While several of our high-rise blocks were over clad in the early 1990s, this was done using traditional fire-retardant materials, different from those used in London.
"Your safety is our utmost concern and in order to satisfy any doubts you may have we will be engaging an independent firm of consultants to review the integrity of existing cladding systems."
A review of cladding used is now taking place at Channel View, Grangetown and The Maelfa, Llanedeyrn.


A patient campaign group has written to the first minister calling for a public inquiry into the safety of Scottish maternity units.

The group, ASAP-NHS, said mothers and babies had been harmed by a failure to implement UK-wide health and safety legislation in Scotland.
A BBC investigation revealed what were described as the "unnecessary" deaths of six babies at Crosshouse Hospital.
The Scottish government said some of the campaigners' claims were wrong.
The final report of a review - ordered by Health Secretary Shona Robison - into the baby deaths at the Kilmarnock hospital is due to be published soon.
Families involved heard the key findings of the review last week , with some saying they were "disappointed" by the report which included recommendations for improvements within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
They were also told the final version of the report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), expected to be made public later this month, is to include national recommendations for better training in maternity services.
The letter from ASAP-NHS (Action for a Safe and Accountable People's NHS) to Nicola Sturgeon requests a public inquiry and immediate action "to secure the safety of mothers and babies in the care of Scottish maternity units".
It said: "Currently, the approach of the Scottish government to the safety of babies and mothers, fails to meet the UK-wide statutory requirements. Presently, the Scottish government operates a healthcare service, which is unregulated; that in itself, is a breach of statutory law."
The group said it had provided the Scottish government with three reports it has compiled "based on extensive evidence" that supported its calls for action and an inquiry.
Responding to the letter, Ms Robison said: â€Ž"The safety of mothers and their babies is of paramount importance.
"At the heart of any incident is a family that is suffering from pain or loss, which is why we must do everything we can to mitigate against similar incidents happening again.â€Ž
"We have a number of initiatives already in place to get to the root of these problems and upgrade that service, but clearly there is still room for improvement.
"However, some of the claims being made are clearly wrong and without foundation, so we will be focusing on areas for change which can make a genuine difference."


An animal welfare charity is seeking to re-home 35 guinea pigs abandoned, or given up by their owners, in the Highlands.

The pets are being cared for at the Scottish SPCA's Inshes centre in Inverness.
Most of the guinea pigs are only a few weeks old.
Centre Manager Elaine Floyd said, "We have lots of lovely little guinea pigs in our care at the moment and we're keen to find them fantastic new homes."
She added: "Ideally we'd like our guinea pigs to be re-homed in small same-sex groups or pairs as they are sociable creatures who enjoy the company of their own kind.
"Some of our guinea pigs are confident and easy to handle, while we have others who are in need of more human interaction to help them feel more comfortable."


A student nurse who was reported missing after she was last seen leaving a hospital, has been found.

Anna Lewis, 27, had been seen on CCTV leaving her work placement at Southmead Hospital on Thursday 13 April.
Avon and Somerset Police said she walked into a police station in North Devon on Wednesday afternoon, and was "safe and well".
Previously police said they were "growing concerned for her welfare" and the disappearance was out of character.
Ms Lewis was reported missing by her family last Friday and specialist police teams began searching areas in north and central Bristol on Tuesday.