Sir Richard Branson's space company says it is boosting the capability of its satellite launcher.

The Virgin Galactic rocket will be air-launched in a similar way to the firm's proposed tourist spaceplane - from under a carrier jet.
But by having its own dedicated carrier, the satellite launcher's performance can be improved.
The aim now is to loft payloads up to 200kg into standard orbits, instead of the previously stated 120kg.
And it should be possible to get 400kg into some other, lower orbits.
Virgin Galactic intends to debut the liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket in 2016 or 2017 for a price of under $10m.
"This is customer-led; we've been talking to the market about what they wanted, and it's this new capability," said CEO George Whitesides.
"And what we hear from industry is that if we had this capability right now, we'd be selling [launches] like hot cakes," he told BBC News.
Mr Whitesides was speaking here in Paris at the World Satellite Business Week conference organised by Euroconsult.
The extra performance in the rocket, which is dubbed LauncherOne, comes from stretching its tanks to hold more propellant.
This increases the mass and length of the rocket (from just over 15m to nearly 20m). And in order to handle that, Virgin Galactic will need a more capable carrier jet than the one designed to lift the tourist spaceplane to its launch altitude.
Mr Whitesides says this is in the process of being acquired, but he will not divulge at this stage if that means merely a bigger version of the tourist carrier or a completely different design altogether.
One of the implications of the change is a larger volume under the clamshell fairing that houses the satellite payload on its ascent to orbit.
Virgin executive AC Charania said this was almost as important as the extra mass capability.
"We're challenging satellite operators to think about what you could do with that extra volume. You could get a very interesting telescope in there for Earth observation, for example."
Virgin Galactic has one big customer for its LauncherOne rocket at the moment: the OneWeb company.
This British Channel Islands-based concern is planning a huge constellation of over 600 broadband satellites.
It will be using LauncherOne to maintain the network at full strength.
"What they're offering us now is the capability of two satellites per launch, just below the operational orbit, but that extra performance means we could also take one satellite directly into the operational orbit, which is interesting to us if we have a failure and need a rapid replacement," explained OneWeb's Brian Holz.
Virgin Galactic believes a key selling point beyond just the price will be its frequent and responsive schedule.
It intends to turn out 20-30 rockets a year at its Long Beach, California, factory.
Satellite payloads will be integrated in the nearby Mojave Desert, before being flown out over the Pacific by the carrier jet for their launch to orbit.
British space officials have expressed the desire to have Virgin Galactic run out of the UK as well.
Ministers are looking to license an operational spaceport before the end of the decade.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos


Energy firm SSE has said plummeting wholesale gas prices and lower household energy demand led to a 19% fall in annual profits.

It said pre-tax profit for the year to the end of March was £593m, compared with £735m a year earlier.
Operating profit at its wholesale gas division fell 94% to just £2.2m, from £36.6m a year earlier, as a result of the fall in gas prices.
Costs relating to its coal-fired power stations rose to £287m in the year.
In January, SSE cut its standard gas tariff for domestic customers by 5.3%.
But the UK's second largest energy company still lost about 300,000 energy customers in the year, leaving it with 8.2 million households and businesses.
SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies said the energy firm had coped well with "the impact of prevailing commodity prices and intense retail market competition".
"At the same time, SSE has continued to demonstrate financial discipline and commitment to its long-term strategic framework. The fact that some of the mist is beginning to clear around the legislative, political and regulatory environment means there are grounds for some cautious optimism for the next couple of years," he added.
"SSE continues to invest for the future and in the year ahead plans almost £1.75bn of investment into new energy infrastructure in the UK and Ireland and improvements in services for our customers,"
In March, SSE closed its Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in Yorkshire.
SSE also announced on Wednesday that it would be selling up to a third of its 50% stake in gas distribution business SGN to raise cash for shareholders or to reinvest.


Queens Park Rangers moved to the top of the Championship after two late goals secured victory over goal-shy Cardiff City.

Former Cardiff defender Steven Caulker broke the deadlock, heading home Jake Bidwell's cross.
QPR sealed victory with Tjarron Chery's penalty after Sebastian Polter was brought down by Bruno Manga.
Cardiff managed only one shot on target and have failed to find the net in their first three games this season.
Bluebirds boss Paul Trollope reverted to the side which had started in the 0-0 draw at Birmingham City on the opening day, having made six changes for the midweek EFL Cup loss at Bristol Rovers.
Trollope's QPR counterpart and ex-Cardiff striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made one change from the side which had beaten Leeds 3-0 on the opening day with Jordan Cousins replacing Olamide Shodipo.
Caulker gave Cardff an early warning, heading over following a corner from Ben Gladwin, who would be replaced by Yeni Ngbakoto after suffering an ankle injury.
Both sides failed to hit the target during an opening period bereft of chances however the visitors came close to breaking the deadlock early in the second half.
Anthony Pilkington headed over the bar in response for Cardiff, who handed a debut to new signing Emyr Huws off the bench in a bid to break down a stubborn QPR defence.
But within a minute of the introduction of the Wales midfielder and fellow substitute Kenneth Zahore, Caulker opened the scoring after several chances.
The former England international, who scored five goals during a solitary season with the Bluebirds in 2013-14, headed home Bidwell's delivery to give his side the lead.
The Rs doubled the lead with five minutes remaining with Chery scoring from the penalty spot, his second goal of the season, after Manga had hacked down Polter.
Cardiff City manager Paul Trollope said: "We didn't think our goal was under too much threat. QPR came at us in the second half and pushed us back, but it's very disappointing to concede two goals from set-plays.
"They were both from poor decisions by our defenders, firstly to concede the free-kick for the first goal in an innocuous position.
"Then, when you're hoping to find a way back, the defender (Manga) lunged in with the player's back to him, so we can't argue with the penalty decision."
Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Attempt saved. Emyr Huws (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross.
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Offside, Cardiff City. Matthew Connolly tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. James Perch replaces Sebastian Polter.
Foul by Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers).
Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Conor Washington replaces Tjaronn Chery.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Offside, Cardiff City. Matthew Connolly tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Cardiff City 0, Queens Park Rangers 2. Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty Queens Park Rangers. Sebastian Polter draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) after a foul in the penalty area.
Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
Foul by Sebastian Polter (Queens Park Rangers).
Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Jazz Richards.
Offside, Cardiff City. Matthew Connolly tries a through ball, but Anthony Pilkington is caught offside.
Goal!  Cardiff City 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Steven Caulker (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a set piece situation.
Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Emyr Huws replaces Lex Immers.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Frederic Gounongbe.
Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lex Immers (Cardiff City).
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Tjaronn Chery tries a through ball, but Jordan Cousins is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Steven Caulker (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Tjaronn Chery (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lex Immers (Cardiff City).


Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times as Real Madrid demolished Malmo to equal the biggest victory in the history of the Champions League group stage.

The Portuguese hit three in 11 minutes either side of half-time before adding his 88th Champions League goal.
Karim Benzema scored the last goal and the opening two for a hat-trick, with Mateo Kovacic also netting.
The result equals Liverpool's 8-0 win against Besiktas in 2007 - when Madrid manager Rafael Benitez was in charge.
Ronaldo - the all-time highest Champions League scorer - becomes the first player to score more than 10 goals in the group stages with his 11 in six games.
Spanish club Madrid had already qualified for the knockout stages as Group A winners, while Malmo of Sweden finish bottom.
In the group's other match, French champions Paris St-Germain - who were sure of second place - beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 at home, with the Ukrainians dropping into the Europa League with third.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 away to leapfrog their Portuguese opponents and reach the last 16 as winners of Group C.
Both teams were assured of a place in the knockout stages already, while the group's other match finished in a 1-1 draw between Galatasaray and Astana.
That result means Turkish club will go on to play in the Europa League after finishing third in the group.


A Saudi court has sentenced five men to death for their role in three suicide bomb attacks on expatriate residential compounds in Riyadh in May 2003.

Another 37 people were given imprisoned for between three and 35 years.
The attacks, which left 39 foreign nationals and Saudis dead, were part of a campaign by an al-Qaeda offshoot that aimed to destabilise the Gulf kingdom.
The authorities subsequently launched a three-year crackdown on the jihadist group, imprisoning thousands of people.
Although al-Qaeda has since struggled to operate in Saudi Arabia, a number of Saudis formed al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in neighbouring Yemen in 2009 and have become senior operatives.
The five men sentenced to death on Sunday have not been named.
However, the Sabq news website said they had been found guilty of rigging the car bombs used to attack the residential compounds.
The Saudi Gazette newspaper reported that one was a former guard at al-Hayer prison who had "sheltered one of the wanted terrorists" and been involved in a gun battle with police at an apartment complex in 2003.


African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water from their bases in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, a rights group says.

The troops had "misused" their power over women fleeing violence and poverty, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
One Muslim girl, aged 15, reportedly had her headscarf ripped off before being raped.
The AU, which has some 22,000 troops fighting militant Islamists in Somalia, says it will investigate the claims.
In 2012, the UN recorded 1,700 rapes in camps for displaced people in Somalia.
Many were thought to have been carried out by members of the Somali security forces.
Last year, there was a huge public outcry following claims that AU and government soldiers had gang-raped a woman in Mogadishu.
A joint investigation by the AU and government dismissed the allegation as unfounded, even though neither the woman nor independent witnesses had been interviewed.
Most of the women who were abused lived in camps for displaced people after fleeing violence and the 2011 famine, HRW said.
"The AU can no longer turn a blind eye to the abuses on Amisom [AU Mission in Somalia] bases, as it's undermining the very credibility of the mission," said Liesl Gerntholtz, HRW's women's rights director.
It interviewed 21 women and girls, some as young as 12, who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian soldiers in the AU force, HRW said.
Only one rape case, in which the victim was a child, is before Uganda's military court in Kampala, it added.
"Some Amisom soldiers have used humanitarian assistance, provided by the mission, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity," HRW said.
"A number of the women and girls interviewed for this report said that they were initially approached for sex in return for money or raped while seeking medical assistance and water on the Amisom bases, particularly the Burundian contingent's base."
A Burundian soldier gave a 15-year-old girl $10 (Â£6) after raping her, HRW said.
"First he ripped off my hijab [headscarf] and then he attacked me," it quoted her as saying.
The girl had gone to an AU base of Burundian soldiers to collect medicine for her mother who was ill, HRW said.
Somalia has been hit by instability since the overthrow of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.
The AU force was deployed in 2007, with most of its troops coming from Uganda and Burundi.


Channel Four have finally revealed the new Great British Bake Off line-up.

Paul Hollywood remains as a judge and will be joined by Prue Leith.
Prue is already a well-known food writer.
It's the presenting line up which is more surprising.
Comedian and writer Sandi Toksvig will be joined by Noel Fielding.
Noel is a comedian and actor.
Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt says "Paul and Prue have huge amounts of expertise and warmth.  I'm looking forward to seeing them putting our great new bunch of amateur bakers through their paces."
Bake Off will start on Channel 4 after being on the BBC for many years.


There's a certain amount of fag-end legislating, next week, as MPs and Peers put the finishing touches to several bills.

The most interesting action may be the debates on some important policy issues highlighted by select committees. I'm particularly interested in the debate on the Health Committee's report on children's and adolescents' mental health, which argues for a major re-balancing of the way the NHS mental health budget is spent.
Here's my rundown of the week ahead:
Monday
The Commons meets at 2.30pm for Education questions (incidentally, with dissolution of Parliament due by March 31, most departmental question times will be the last before the election.)
Any ministerial statements or urgent questions will be taken, as usual, from 3.30pm. And the main business is two "Estimates Day" debates, both on select committee reports which turn out to be on very apposite subjects - the first is on the Communities and Local Government Committee report on Devolution in England: the case for local government.
This has suddenly become extremely interesting after the emergence of proposals to devolve NHS spending to local government in Greater Manchester, an area blazing the trail for devolution of power in England...
The second is even more salient after reports that the Chancellor has now conceded that Britain's defence spending will slip below the Nato target - it focuses on the Defence Committee report Towards next Defence and Security Review: part two - NATO.
In Westminster Hall, from 4.30pm - 7.30pm there's a debate on an e-petition relating to Harvey's Law by Derek Twigg.
Poodle Harvey went missing in November 2013, when owners Jude Devine and Shaun Robertson were visiting friends. But they only discovered in February 2014 that he had been killed by a vehicle less than an hour after his disappearance. Since then, "Harvey's Army" have campaigned for a change in the law, to require the Highways Agency to scan all dead pets and log the incidents with the police and dog wardens.
In the Lords from 2.30pm, constitutional nerds should watch out for former minister Jeff Rooker's opaque-looking question on the effectiveness of the Conventions between the two Houses of Parliament - he wants to ask what the manifestos of the main parties on Lords Reform say and, in particular, to go beyond the normal issue of 'composition' and look at their thinking on the powers and functions and relations between the two Houses (the reason the Clegg Bill fell).
Anoraks will be worn.
Peers will then consider making a few final tweaks to the Recall of MPs Bill in its third reading debate.
This is the measure to give voters a means of sacking an MP for expenses abuse and other serious misconduct. In a concession from the government, the minister in charge, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, has an amendment to reduce the period in which a recall petition is available for signing from eight weeks to six, and requiring a report on the process to be published, and that is now being supported by Labour.
And the Labour peer and former MP, Lord Campbell-Savours, has an amendment to increase the length of suspension from the Commons, which would trigger the recall process, from 10 days to 15.
Then the Serious Crime Bill bounces back from the Commons to allow peers to consider amendments made by MPs: creating a duty to notify police of female genital mutilation, making it an offence to throw articles or substances into prisons, the government assessing the issue of the evidence of termination of pregnancy on the grounds of the sex of the foetus (Fiona's Bruce's amendment to ban sex-selective abortions was defeated), and requiring the permission of a judge before police could use investigatory powers to find journalistic sources. None of these issues are likely to be pushed to a vote.
Tuesday
MPs open (at 11.30am) with Foreign Office questions, to be followed by a ten minute rule bill from the Conservative, Nick de Bois. His Housing Ombudsman (Power to Settle Disputes Between Neighbours and Tenants) Bill creates a new mechanism to deal with anti-social tenants of Housing Management Organisations - HMOs.
Two more Estimates Day debates follow - the first is on the Work and Pensions Committee report on support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system  and the second is the Health Committee's report on children's and adolescents' mental health - this will raise a set of really important issues, from the detention of mentally-ill children, as highlighted by the case of a teenage girl who spent 36 hours in a police cell, to the overall share of the mental health budget spent on children, which the committee regards as being far too low; to the lack of up to date "prevalence data"  showing the extent of mental health problems; to the impact of cyber-bulling.
Committee Chair Sarah Wollaston regards this as an important opportunity to press for a re-balancing of funding.
In the Lords (2.30pm) the main legislating is on the report stage of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - - key issues deal with companies abusing relationships with suppliers over delivered goods and services; and on late payments, plus access to finance and public sector procurement.
Labour's Baroness Thornton has an amendment requiring the Business Secretary to make regulations requiring companies to publish information showing whether there are differences in the pay of male and female employees. The Lib Dem Lord Wills calls for a review and report on the operation of the UK whistleblowing framework and Lords Watson and Philips (Lib Dems) want the Business Secretary to report annually on how government is keeping the PCS (People with Significant Control) register up to date.
There will also be a short debate on access to treatment for patients with rare diseases.
Wednesday
The Commons opens at 11.30am with Wales Questions, followed, at noon by prime minister's questions.
That's followed by a bit of legislative rubber-stamping, with proceedings on the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipations and Adjustments) Bill, and the final states of the Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill - this is the bill which allows Northern Ireland to set its own corporation tax rate from April 2017.
This devolution of powers was part of the recent Stormont House Agreement. Labour will not oppose it so it should go through with no trouble - but it sets a precedent that the SNP, in particular, will be keen to apply elsewhere.
The main debate will be on a Labour motion - subject to be announced.
In the Lords (3pm), two more bills are due for their third readings. First up is the Modern Slavery Bill - the government suffered a defeat at report stage on 25 February, when peers passed an amendment from the Crossbencher, Lord Hylton, with the support of the Bishop of Carlisle, which gives greater protection to overseas domestic workers.
Then peers move on to the third reading of the Deregulation Bill - key issues will include health and safety with likely votes, as government's proposals are unlikely to go far enough.
The minister in charge, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, has a huge wodge of amendments on licensed conveyancing, and Labour's Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has an amendment excluding the Professional Standards Authority, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and people with regulatory functions in health and care services from the general power for ministers to issue guidance about how regulators perform their functions.
Final business in the chamber is a regret motion from the Crossbench superlawyer, Lord Pannick, on an Statutory Instrument on Civil Proceedings and Family Proceedings fees. No vote is expected.
Thursday
MPs meet at 9.30am for Transport questions, after which the Leader of the House and the MP who speaks for the House of Commons Commission, the administrative arm of the House, take questions on in-House issues.
There may be some reaction to the BBC's fly on the wall documentary, Inside the Commons.
That is followed by the weekly Business Statement from the Leader of the House, which has turned into a kind of stand-up comedy competition between Shadow Leader Angela Eagle and William Hague.
The afternoon's backbench business is two debates which used to be annual fixtures, but which now have to be argued for on their own merits - first on International Women's Day, and then on Welsh affairs.
In Westminster Hall from 1.30pm - 4.30pm, the Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown leads a debate on planning and the National Policy Planning Framework.
In the Lords (from 11am) question time has an International Women's Day theme: they cover gender equality and education of young women and in developing nations, prevention of sexual violence and publication of What is Consent toolkit by the Crown Prosecution Service, and measures to encourage women to participate in sports on a professional basis .
And the main debate is on women's economic empowerment both nationally and internationally. Final business is a short debate on technologies to reduce the number of collisions between heavy goods vehicles and cyclists.
There are five more short debates in the Moses Room, (the noble equivalent of MPs' Westminster Hall) hourly from 1pm: on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine; the participation of women in the sport of rowing; the effect of youth unemployment on any increase in the employment levels of older people; the steps being taken to meet the continuing challenge of HIV and AIDS; and - from Oona King - on the role that women's refuge centres play in protecting victims of domestic and mental abuse.
Friday
The Commons sits at 9.30am, to debate private members' bills - I think this is the last Friday sitting of this Parliament.
A recent addition to the very long list of private members' bills for debate today is Lord Saatchi's Medical Innovation Bill, which would give greater leeway for doctors to use experimental treatment on terminally ill patients.... it is so far down the batting order that it has zero chance of actually being debated, and it also has sufficient critics to guarantee that someone will shout "object" to prevent it from being nodded through into committee stage.
So its presence on the Order Paper seems to be a kind of holding manoeuvre, while some debating time is found for it elsewhere in the increasingly threadbare Commons agenda. It says something about Lord Saatchi's commitment and persistence that this measure is still alive and that, even at this late stage in the Parliament, Commons business managers are under pressure to keep his bill moving.
Top of the day's batting order is the report stage of the Conservative Jonathan Evans Mutuals' Redeemable and Deferred Shares Bill - this would enable mutual insurance companies, which are amongst the oldest continuous companies in the country, to raise capital in new ways.
The credit crunch exposed the need for financial institutions to have greater reserves, but this has proved difficult for mutuals which cannot issue new shares.
After that, the agenda is dominated by Conservative awkward squaddie Peter Bone, who was one of the cabal of MPs willing to spend the night in the Public Bill Office to bag the top place in the queue for the right to bring in bills (behind the 20 MPs who won priority in the annual ballot).
His personal Queen's Speech includes the Free Movement of Persons into the United Kingdom (Derogation) Bill, the British Bill of Rights and Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights Bill, the Wind Farm Subsidies (Abolition) Bill, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Bill and several more. Essentially he'll get a chance to make speeches on some of these, but almost certainly won't then press them to a vote... and with only a few weeks left in the life of this Parliament, they would have zero chance of becoming law, in any event.
Come 2.30pm a list of undebated bills of which there will be around 40, will be read out, and they will be ritually pole-axed when a whip (or another MP) shouts out "object".
They include, notably, Zac Goldsmith's Recall of Elected Representatives Bill, of which, I suspect, more will be heard in the next Parliament.


Pep Guardiola says his failure to convince his Manchester City players to attack in Monaco is the reason for their Champions League elimination.

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Leading 5-3 from the first leg of their last-16 tie, City fielded an attacking XI in the second leg on Wednesday but lost 3-1 to go out on away goals.
"I tried to convince them in all the meetings we had to come here, try to attack and score," said Guardiola.
"My mistake was being not able to convince them to do that."
The Spaniard added: "I did [convince them] in the second half but it was too late.
"All managers make mistakes but I don't think it was down to a tactical mistake.
"It's simple. The difference was between the first and the second half. In the second half we tried to win the game, we tried to play. I did it all my career in that way. But the problem was the first half. We weren't there."
City were overrun and sloppy at the back as they conceded twice in the first half.
They were much improved in the second 45 minutes and looked to have saved themselves through Leroy Sane's 71st-minute strike, but further defensive frailties were exposed as Tiemoue Bakayoko headed in a decisive third for the home side.
Guardiola continued: "It's not about the defence. Today was not about that. Why was the second half a problem with the defence?
"Our strikers have to be aggressive and pick the ball up, but we didn't at this crucial time. That's why we are out."
This is the first time that a side managed by Guardiola have exited the Champions League at the last-16 stage.
But he was adamant his players would learn from the experience and come back stronger next season.
"I came here to win the Champions League. I tried, I tried - and I will try again," he said. "Playing like we have done this season, like in the second half, would have been enough.
"The competition is so demanding. Hopefully we are going to learn so that, next season, we can come back here and make the same performance we did at the Etihad for the whole 90 minutes."
Former Manchester City winger Trevor Sinclair on BBC Radio 5 live: "I thought Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva and Fernandinho didn't take responsibility on the ball. They looked shell-shocked at the start by Monaco. From the first kick of the second half they went long and the gaps appeared. They needed to realise that sooner. In the first leg, Yaya Toure did that. It happened too late here.
"There was a lack of leadership on the pitch and a lack of bravery. Take John Stones out of that, who was excellent tonight. There was too many players who underachieved and didn't take responsibility."
"Looking at the game management, Pep may feel let down by his players. They didn't have the footballing IQ to know they had to play some long balls in, to recognise the scenario of the game. It took Pep to tell them at half-time. That is basic football."
Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville on BBC Radio 5 live: "They have been two brilliant football matches. City lost it in the first half when they were outplayed, outfought and were bullied. They got back into the game and they thought they were through. But their Achilles heel was a sloppy goal. Another year has failed to live up to expectations.
"I am not so sure the signings over the last five years have been that good. But when Sane scores I think Pep is thinking 'this is perfect, we can control the game from here'. Then they concede.
"Pep Guardiola doesn't go out there and spend the bulk of his money on defenders. He will be thinking if they had put one of those chances away they would be in the next round."
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More than 100 tanks have been seized from a militia group loyal to former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, government officials say.

Nearly 30 rocket launchers were also captured when security forces raided a camp in Tarhuna, near Tripoli.
The officials say the Brigade of the Faithful group was behind last Sunday's car bombings which killed two people.
In a separate development, at least three people died in clashes between rival tribes in northern Libya.
A number of people were also reported to have been injured in the clashes in the town of Zlitan, south-east of the capital, Tripoli.
Libya remains awash with weapons left over from last year's uprising which ousted Col Gaddafi, and the new government has struggled to assert its authority across the vast country.
The capture of the tanks and other heavy weapons was announced by the authorities at a news conference on Thursday.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdelmonem al-Hur said one person was killed and a number of others injured during Wednesday's raid on the camp Tarhuna, about 60km (35 miles) south-east of the capital.
In all, 13 people - including the group's leader - were arrested during the operation, but three militants managed to escape.
Mr Hur added that the authorities had believed the group "defended Libya and the revolution, but it turned out to be contrary".
Last Sunday, two people died and up to five were injured in the twin car bombings in Tripoli.
One blast took place near the former military academy for women, while the other struck close to the interior ministry.
The attacks took place as crowds prepared for mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration at the end of the fasting month Ramadan.


Everton have signed Barnsley's England Under-19 defender John Stones on a five-and-a-half-year deal for a fee thought to be about £3m.

A deal was agreed between the two clubs on Thursday before Stones, 18, agreed personal terms and passed a medical.
"I am very excited to be joining. Now the hard work begins," said Stones.
Meanwhile, Everton's former France under-21 midfielder Magaye Gueye, 22, has joined French club Stade Brest on loan until the end of the season.
Stones opted to join the Toffees despite reported interest from Chelsea, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Manchester City and Wigan.
He made his Barnsley debut in December 2011 at the age of 17, going on to make 28 appearances for the Tykes and scoring his first goal in a 4-3 League Cup victory over Rochdale in August.
His England Under-19 debut came in a 3-1 defeat by Germany in September.


The driver of the bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow in December 2014 killing six people has appeared in court on dangerous driving charges.

Harry Clarke, 59, allegedly drove a car dangerously on 20 September 2015 knowing he had had two previous medical incidents.
Mr Clarke made no plea or declaration when he appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
He was released on bail pending further investigations.
Mr Clarke faces an alternative charge of culpably and recklessly driving the vehicle on 20 September.
He is also accused of committing fraud between June and September 2015 by pretending to an insurance company that he had a driving licence when it had been revoked.
Clarke, from Baillieston in Glasgow, faces a further charge of making a false statement in an application for insurance in May 2015.
Papers from the court allege that on 20 September, on Buchanan Street, Baillieston, and elsewhere he drove a car dangerously.
The charge alleges that he did so in the knowledge "on 7 April 2010 you had suffered a loss of consciousness or an episode of altered awareness when behind the wheel of stationary bus".
It also claims that he drove knowing "on 22 December 2014 you had suffered a loss of consciousness when behind the wheel of a moving refuse collection vehicle resulting in the deaths of six members of the public and injury to 15 further members of the public".
The charge further alleges that as a result of the two matters his licence was revoked on 27 June 2015 for 12 months and he knew or ought to have known that he was unfit to drive and that there was a "real risk of suffering a loss of consciousness or episode of altered awareness whilst driving".
The alternative charge alleges that the driving was "culpable and reckless".
It is expected Mr Clarke will return to court at a later date.
Clarke was driving the bin lorry on 22 December 2014 when he lost control of it and careered into six people, killing them.


The history of Hampton Court Palace will be retold in one evening as part of celebrations to mark its five hundredth anniversary.

Live period music and a banquet prepared in the Tudor kitchen are just some of the activities being held later to mark the event.
Actors will also be performing palace stories throughout the day.
Declared a palace in 1530 by Henry VIII, the London building has hosted William Shakespeare.
Rebuilt under the orders of Cardinal Wolsey in 1515, the palace also hosted the religious conference which led to the creation of the King James Bible.
Deborah Shaw, from Hampton Court Palace, said the site had always been used to make a statement.
"It was a real bling palace.  It was a place to show off for... first of all for Wolsey when he started rebuilding it," she said.
"He was on the European stage as a cardinal and he had to have a place to entertain ambassadors and obviously the king, and of course the king, Henry the VIII, loved it so much that he got Wolsey to rather obligingly hand it over."
Celebrations will culminate in a party this evening where the historic palace's south facade will be lit up with animation and music displaying its 500-year history, ending with a 25-minute light show.
Thousands of young people have been recruited to contribute to an animated film covering the history of the palace. Workshops have been held at the venue since February.
Hampton Court Palace has hosted many royal honeymoons, meetings between Elizabeth I and her suitors and a performance from Handel.
It is the place where Jane Seymour died, where Charles I was imprisoned and where William III suffered a fatal accident.


A Lebanese rock band says it has been banned in Jordan because its music supports religious and sexual freedom.

Mashrou' Leila was to play in the Roman amphitheatre in Amman on Friday, but the concert was cancelled on Tuesday.
The band said the official explanation was that its music was at odds with the "authenticity" of the site, despite having performed there three times.
Mashrou' Leila's lead singer is openly gay - and the band tackles taboos that few other Arab musicians have explored.
The five band members, all former students at the American University of Beirut, came together in 2008 and have amassed a large following across the region.
Profile: Mashrou' Leila
In a post on its Facebook page, Mashrou' Leila announced that it would not be able to play at Amman's amphitheatre this week as scheduled, citing the organisers as saying the "performance would have been at odds with what the ministry of tourism viewed as the 'authenticity' of the site".
"Informally, the story is much more problematic. We have been unofficially informed that the reason behind this sudden change of heart, few days before the concert day, is the intervention of some authorities," the band added.
"Our understanding is that said authorities have pressured certain political figures and triggered a chain of events that ultimately ended with our authorisation being withdrawn."
"We also have been unofficially informed that we will never be allowed to play again anywhere in Jordan due to our political and religious beliefs and endorsement of gender equality and sexual freedom."
Amman governor Khalid Abu Zeid told the Associated Press on Wednesday that the group had been banned because its songs "contradicted" religious beliefs, and not because its music went against the amphitheatre's historic ambience.
Mashrou' Leila denounced what it called the "systemic prosecution" of voices of political dissent and of advocates of sexual and religious freedom, and the censorship of artists.
But the band also asked the Jordanian government to "reconsider its stance".
Jordan is one of the Arab world's most liberal countries.
The constitution stipulates that Islam is the religion of the state, but provides for freedom to practice one's religion in accordance with local customs unless this violates public order or morality.
While homosexuality is not illegal, societal discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is prevalent and they are targets of abuse, according to the US.


Uruguay's players were left looking at each other in bemusement prior to their Copa America clash with Mexico when the wrong national anthem was played.

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Instead of "Orientales, la Patria o la Tumba", organisers played the national anthem of Chile.
Tournament officials apologised to the "people of Uruguay" and blamed human error for the mistake.
To compound matters, Uruguay, missing the injured Luis Suarez, conceded two late goals to lose the match 3-1.
The Copa America is being held in United States for the first time.
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A ceremony honouring the sacred cow has been held at Britain's first slaughter-free dairy farm in Leicestershire.

The event, organised by Hindus in Leicester, took place at a farm in Groby, created on land donated by a Hare Krishna temple.
Home-made jaggery sweets and organic vegetables were offered to cows at the farm in thanks for the milk they produce.
Officials said the idea was to offer "love and respect" to the animals.
Pradyumna Das, temple president of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Leicester, said: "Cows are especially revered by Hindus all over the world, and on this day we offer them thanks, love, and respect for what they offer to us."
The ceremony was part of Diwali festivities in Leicester, one of the largest events of its kind held outside of India.
Hindus regard cows as sacred and milk production at the farm follows the teaching of Ahimsa, which is often translated as non-violence.
In conventional farms, male calves born to dairy cows are normally killed or sold for meat, while female cows are killed when they get older and cannot produce as much milk.
The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation said cows could live up to the age of 20.
The foundation said its mantra was that "no cow, calf or bull in our herd will ever be killed and are allowed to live out their lives in their entirety".
Source:  Bhaktivedanta Manor - UK home of the Hara Krishna Movement


Joe Allen says Wales' squad can cope without Gareth Bale in Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Group D leaders Serbia.

Real Madrid forward Bale misses the trip to Belgrade through suspension.
Stoke midfielder Allen said: "We see it as a chance to tackle that challenge and we are confident we still have enough in that squad to go out there and get a good result."
He also aims to use the motivation of Wales' 6-1 defeat by Serbia in 2012.
Allen described that September night as his "worst night in a Welsh shirt" and hopes memories of it can galvanise Wales against the Serbs.
Wales are third in Group D - four points behind Serbia and second-placed Republic of Ireland - as they head past the halfway stage.
But they are without Bale, who has netted four times in this campaign, because he second yellow card in it during their 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland in March.
Allen said: "We are going to miss him, there is no point hiding from that fact.
"He's key to us and he's a world-class player, but one of the main qualities of this group is that we're all about team work and we are all about resilience.
"I like to think we have always got a 'plan B' even when we have him playing. It can be about relying on him to pull the rabbit out of the hat, but even when he's playing it's not as simple as that in international football.
"You learn that and whether its offensively or defensively we have to deal with the Serbians in many different ways."
Allen is set to win his 36th cap in Belgrade and was part of the Wales team who were thrashed in Novi Sad on their last visit to Serbia.
He admitted: "I think that scarred anyone who was involved in that game. It scarred us. For me it was the worst night in a Welsh shirt.
"But I think I the great thing about going back out there, having another chance is we can see how far we have come.
"Some of the lads are still in the squad, some are new players, but we are a million miles away from the team that turned out that night.
"That's a positive and I think we can draw on that going into this game. As players you cannot help but carry that feeling of wanting to set the record straight.
"And I don't know about all the lads but I think I will be using that to try and help me in this game as well."
However Allen, insists this game is not a 'must-win' as Wales go into a key match a year to the day since they opened their memorable Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-1 win over Slovakia in Bordeaux.
Allen was part of Coleman's side then and said: "We have tried to use all the positives of last summer.
"I hope we will be able to do that throughout our careers - it was such a pivotal moment and highlight that you can only draw inspiration from that.
"It's gone fast, to think its a year is incredible really. But the vibe and the atmosphere in the camp is just as good as it was then and that's a real positive for us."


Middlesbrough missed the chance to go top of the Championship as they were held to a goalless draw by Leeds United at Elland Road.

Before kick-off Leeds fans projected images on to one of the stands urging chairman Massimo Cellino to quit.
And there was little to cheer during the game as Leeds' best chance saw Souleymane Doukara's header saved.
Boro's Jordan Rhodes missed when clean through, before team-mate Ben Gibson saw red for two yellow cards late on.
Rhodes, a £9m signing from Blackburn, was handed his first start by Aitor Karanka, but shot straight at Marco Silvestri first time when he perhaps should have taken an extra touch midway through the second half.
The Scotland striker, who had scored five goals in his past four appearances against the Whites, had a first-half header ruled out after the ball was deemed to go out of play before Ritchie De Laet put in the cross and also nodded wide late on.
All of the focus before the match was once again off the pitch as home supporters urged Cellino to sell his 75% share in the club.
Several images lit up the East Stand including 'Time to go Massimo' and 'Billy [Bremner] wouldn't accept this… so why should we? Sell the club' and remained on show during the match.
Cellino agreed in principle to sell his majority share to supporters' group Leeds Fans United at the end of last October, but changed his mind a week later. Numerous protests against the Italian businessman have taken place since.
Middlesbrough are now without a win in five games and remain one point behind leaders Hull in second, while Leeds stay 16th.
Leeds manager Steve Evans said: "It's not my job to get involved with supporters.
"I think supporters are quite rightfully the lifeblood of every club. I am a Glasgow Celtic supporter and Glasgow Celtic supporters are the lifeblood of that club.
"Leeds United supporters are long here before any owner arrives or head coach, manager, player, and they will be here for a long time after.
"But our supporters want to see performances on the pitch. That's what disappoints them more than anything."


Business leaders from 36 organisations in the South East are taking a letter to 10 Downing Street arguing the case for expansion at Gatwick Airport.

They said a second runway would create tens of thousands of jobs and add Â£1.7bn a year to the local economy.
Campaigners against the idea have claimed it would cause "unacceptable" levels of pollution.
The government is due to make a final decision over whether Gatwick or Heathrow should expand this summer.
Last July the Airports Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow as its chosen solution.
The organisations have a combined membership in excess of 15,000 businesses who, it is estimated, employ more than 100,000 people.
Jeremy Taylor, of Gatwick Diamond Business, who co-ordinated the support for the letter said: "This is the clearest indication the prime minister needs that the next runway for the country should be built at Gatwick.
"It is the cheapest and most deliverable option that causes the lowest impact of the schemes under consideration.
"Those who oppose have made a lot of noise for a very small number of people; the quiet majority now feel it is their turn to be heard."


A parade and service to remember a war hero from Torfaen was held on Saturday.

Pte John Fielding, of Cwmbran, received the Victoria Cross for his part in the 1879 defence of Rorke's Drift.
A band and parade of veterans marched from Abbyfields to St Michael and All Angels church, Llantarnam, where a service marked the battle's 138th anniversary.
Pte Fielding joined the 24th Regiment of Foot at the age of 20 in 1877.
Two years later, he was one of about 140 British troops who fought hand to hand with 4,000 Zulus.
He lived to the age of 75, dying of heart failure in 1932.
Newport Road was closed for a short time for the event which was organised by Cwmbran and District Ex-Service Association.


The Netherlands' home friendly against France was stopped after 14 minutes for a minute's applause to remember Dutch great Johan Cruyff.

Former Ajax and Barcelona star Cruyff, who famously wore the number 14 shirt, died of cancer aged 68 on Thursday.
A minute's silence for the former Dutch captain and coach was planned, but the tribute turned into a standing ovation from fans at the Amsterdam Arena.
Blaise Matuidi, France's number 14, hit a late winner in the 3-2 away win.
The Netherlands, who play England at Wembley on Tuesday, fought back from 2-0 down at half-time to level, only for the French captain to dampen the mood on an emotional night in the Dutch capital.
Cruyff, who was named European footballer of the year three times, helped the Dutch reach the 1974 World Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to West Germany.
Flowers and a number 14 shirt were left on an empty seat in the VIP area.
Each Dutch shirt had Cruyff's iconic number printed on the right sleeve, but none of the home players wore the number 14 jersey itself.
An image of Cruyff appeared on the stadium's big screen during the minute's applause, with all 22 players pausing to join in the tribute.
"It was special," said France coach Didier Deschamps. "A great man like Johan Cruyff deserved such a tribute and the stadium responded to him."
Netherlands coach Danny Blind said his side's performance was not affected by the occasion.
He added: "I'm not going to blame that. Once the whistle goes, you have to be ready like a pro.
"We were unfortunate with the first goal. The second goal, we did not do well."
Earlier on Friday, Dutch football association (KNVB) president Michael van Praag suggested the 53,000-capacity Amsterdam Arena could be renamed in honour of one of the city's most famous sons.
"I can't wait for the moment when we rename our stadium the Johan Cruyff Arena. It's the best tribute we can pay him," said Van Praag.
Amsterdam officials said they were discussing the suggestion, but also had to consult Cruyff's family in the matter, as well as other major sponsors.
Match ends, Netherlands 2, France 3.
Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, France 3.
Corner,  France. Conceded by Jeffrey Bruma.
Goal!  Netherlands 2, France 3. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Netherlands).
Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Paul Pogba.
Goal!  Netherlands 2, France 2. Ibrahim Afellay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a corner.
Corner,  Netherlands. Conceded by Paul Pogba.
Corner,  Netherlands. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
Substitution, Netherlands. Vincent Janssen replaces Luuk de Jong.
Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Jeffrey Bruma (Netherlands).
André-Pierre Gignac (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Netherlands. Patrick van Aanholt replaces Jetro Willems.
Foul by Joël Veltman (Netherlands).
Anthony Martial (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Davy Klaassen.
Corner,  Netherlands. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
Substitution, France. André-Pierre Gignac replaces Olivier Giroud.
Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luuk de Jong.
Attempt missed. Jetro Willems (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Blaise Matuidi (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Riechedly Bazoer (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Blaise Matuidi (France).
Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jetro Willems (Netherlands) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
Foul by Quincy Promes (Netherlands).
Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Joël Veltman (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
Daley Blind (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Martial (France).
Corner,  France. Conceded by Jeffrey Bruma.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.


An Irish Navy vessel has rescued 242 people off the north coast of Libya as part of its first major operation in the Mediterranean Sea.

LÉ Samuel Beckett rescued 237 men and five women from a wooden craft at 08:00 on Monday 5 October 2015.
The rescue was co-ordinated with the Royal Navy's HMS Enterprise.
Two other Irish Naval vessels deployed to the area have previously rescued  7,397 people.
All of those rescued this morning are receiving food, water and medical attention where required.
LÉ Samuel Beckett was deployed to the Mediterranean on 25 September, replacing the LÉ Niamh which had been involved in rescue missions in the Mediterranean since 10 July.
There are 59 crew members onboard the LÉ Samuel Beckett.


Funding for up-and-coming British tennis players is to be severely cut in an attempt to develop more players who can survive in the world's top 100.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) will phase out existing levels of support over the next year, giving players who lose out significantly a chance to adjust to their new financial means.
Funding will only be offered to those competitive with the world's best.
Coaches rather than cash will be the LTA's main currency in future.
The key adjustments include:
The philosophy of the LTA started to evolve even before Michael Downey took over as chief executive in January of this year.
Funding for elite players had already been reduced from £12m to £10m for 2014, and could only be claimed by players under 24 who agreed to pay back 20% of the prize money they earned.
The pace of reform has, however, been speeded up dramatically. The LTA is mindful of the need to reduce spending, but is also increasingly of the view that having too much too soon can hinder a player's development.
The hope is that if a player has to stay with a host family rather than in a hotel, and cook for themselves rather than eat out, they will more greatly appreciate the value of each ranking point gained and pound earned.
2013 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray benefited from the attention of world-class coaches such as Brad Gilbert and Paul Annacone when they joined the LTA at great expense in 2006.
Kyle Edmund and Liam Broady are now about the age Murray was then: both have just broken into the top 200 for the first time, and will have reached their targets, though modern-day funding is not designed to stretch to such illustrious coaches.
Since splitting with Greg Rusedski in October, Edmund has been working full-time with the LTA's James Trotman, and Broady - who reached the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open as a junior - has a similar arrangement with Mark Hilton.
The LTA's new director of player development, Bob Brett, is investing a lot of time in developing a network of British coaches. But one concern, by his own admission, is the talent pool is not yet deep enough.
"The coaches probably have been neglected across the country and it's important for us to support those coaches and try to help them take their players to higher levels," he told the BBC during an interview at last month's World Tour Finals.


Huawei's latest high-end smartphone features a camera on its front that counts how many people are in shot.

If the P10 detects there is more than one person being photographed in a "selfie", it automatically switches from standard to wide-angle mode.
The phone's rear cameras also use use 3D depth-sensing technology to help enhance portraits.
Analysts said the device only marks a relatively minor improvement on last year's well-received model.
It was unveiled on the eve of Mobile World Congress, a tech trade show in Barcelona.
"I think it's deliberately incremental, but I don't think that's a problem,"  commented Ben Wood from CCS Insight.
"It makes it an even more refined version of the P9, which was a milestone device for Huawei as it took them from being a relative unknown to a player with a credible top-end smartphone."
The Chinese firm is currently the world's third bestselling smartphone-maker. It has said it intends to be one of the top two by the end of 2018.
The company shipped more than 139 million handsets last year -  according to market analysis by IDC - which represented a 30% gain on 2015.
That put Huawei's share of 2016's smartphone market at 9%, behind Apple with 15% and Samsung with 21%.
The P10 continues Huawei's alliance with Leica, the German camera-maker whose brand is stamped on the phone's photo sensor components.
As before, there are two of these cameras on the rear of the device, one capturing colour, the other black-and-white data - the information is combined to create a single 12 megapixel colour image or used to deliver a 20 megapixel monochrome one.
What is new, is that software now analyses the difference between the two images to work out the position and size of the subject's various facial features - such as how big a nose they have. This is then used to adjust the lighting, shadows and skin colours to try and produce more flattering portraits.
In addition, Huawei has built in software co-developed by the action camera-maker GoPro to automatically create photo books and videos.
The firm has also moved the fingerprint sensor from the rear of the device to the front.
The standard P10 has a 5.1in 1080p high definition display, while the P10 Plus has a 5.5in higher resolution component.
The Plus will cost â‚¬699 (Â£590) and up while the standard P10 will sell for â‚¬649.
Much of the firm's press conference was dedicated to the fact they now come in blue and green bodies among other options.
"If you saw it against the P9 you might think: what's the difference?" commented David McQueen from ABI Research.
"What Huawei has done is really push the camera features and functionality.
"That will appeal to keen photographers, but others won't notice much improvement."
Phone-makers usually take to the stage at Mobile World Congress to explain the new features of their latest handset in a glitzy no-expense-spared presentation.
Huawei certainly didn't scrimp on the venue or staging. Strange, then, that it spent the first 25 minutes talking about colours. In unparalleled detail.
Did you know for example that the colour blue symbolises "constancy", because the sky has not fallen and it is blue. Except of course when it is orange, or red. Or black.
The in-depth colour briefing was more suited to a private internal design meeting at Huawei, rather than being broadcast to the world's press.
As the speaker announced the conclusion of her speech about the colour blue, a few savage cheers rang out in the auditorium.
But at least it got the message across. The phone is now a bit better than last year, and comes in blue.


Opponents of the takeover of Dee Valley Water have dropped their appeal.

On Wednesday, the High Court approved the Â£84m takeover by utilities giant Severn Trent.
The shareholders of the Wrexham-based company, who called it a "David versus Goliath" dispute, had planned to appeal.
Shareholders said they had dropped the legal challenge so uncertainty "can come to an end."
Dee Valley Water employs about 180 people and has 230,000 customers across the Wrexham and Chester areas.
Severn Trent Water said it plans to build on Dee Valley's customer service record and make a "significant" investment in the region, but some staff and customers opposed the move amid fears for jobs and an increase in bills.
Shareholders had been granted leave to appeal the ruling and had until Monday to launch their application.
In a letter, seen by BBC Wales News, shareholders said the legal process had taken up a "significant amount of time and energy".
"After much consideration, the opposing shareholders have decided that it is now appropriate to end their legal challenge to the takeover so that the uncertainty which has been hanging over employees and our local community for some time can come to an end," the letter reads.
The letter adds: "Although this is not the outcome that the opposing shareholders would have wanted, we sincerely hope that Seven Trent Water can retain the local workforce and suppliers.
"We wish the company every success under its new ownership in continuing to provide the high levels of service to the community we care so strongly about."
Plaid Cymru AM for North Wales Llyr Gruffydd said jobs had to be safeguarded in the area.
He said: "Before the takeover, some promises were made by Severn Trent about jobs and I now call on the company to maintain a presence in Wales and to ensure that the skills and services provided in Wales are not lost."


A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after an 18-year-old was seriously injured in an attack.

The victim was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning in Talavera Close, in the St Philips area of Bristol.
He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police say his condition is not life-threatening.
The 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and is being questioned by police.


The collapse of the Kids Company charity was a result of an "extraordinary catalogue of failures", a committee of MPs has said.

The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) also criticised the charity's trustees and the Charity Commission.
Kids Company closed in August after questions over management and finances.
Camila Batmanghelidjh, who founded the charity in 1996, said the report "is a product of bias and rumour".
She added: "The only place we got a rigorous fact-based investigation was with the police."
Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin, who chairs the committee, said its inquiry had heard "an extraordinary catalogue of failures of governance and control at every level - trustees, auditors, inspectors, regulators and government".
He did say that the committee had heard positive accounts of valuable work by Kids Company, and of "inspired and motivated employees", which made the trustee board's failure to ensure the charity's sustainability "all the more tragic".
He added: "There has been a litany of allegations of inappropriate 'therapies', lavish spending and abuse of power within the organisation, and we hope that this episode highlights to all trustees that protecting the reputation of an organisation is a core element of good governance."
The charity supported deprived and vulnerable inner-city children and young people in London, Liverpool and Bristol.
By Lucy Manning, BBC News special correspondent
The report spares no one: Camila Batmanghelidjh, the trustees, government ministers, the auditors and regulators are all criticised.
The heaviest criticism is for the trustees led by the BBC's Alan Yentob.
He's described as someone who condoned excessive spending and lacked proper attention to his duties. The BBC is also accused of poor leadership for failing to take action against him when he tried to make suggestions about the BBC's reporting of Kids Company.
The report also makes clear that even without the police investigation that triggered the charity's collapse, it would have been unlikely to survive due to the trustees' financial negligence and Ms Batmanghelidjh's reluctance to restructure the organisation she founded.
Overall it makes for very sorry reading about a charity doing some good work let down by those who ran it, those who were supposed to oversee it and those who kept funding it without making proper checks.
Mr Yentob and Ms Batmanghelidjh kept insisting there had been no financial mismanagement. This report makes clear there certainly was.
While the committee's report said ultimate responsibility for the charity's closure was on its "negligent" trustees, including the BBC's former creative director Alan Yentob who was chairman of Kids Company's trustees, the government and regulators must also learn lessons from its failure.
The PACAC report criticises the government, saying it is unacceptable that successive ministers appear to have released funds to the charity "on the basis of little more than their relationship with a charismatic leader, small-scale studies and anecdotes, and no more than two visits made by [Oliver] Letwin more than 10 years previously".
The committee says such an approach was an unjustifiable way to conduct government business and to handle public money.
Ms Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company "appeared to captivate some of the most senior political figures in the land, by the force of the chief executive's personality as much as by the spin and profile she generated for the charity", the report added.
The committee also highlights "extraordinary accounts of luxury items and holidays or spa days being lavished on 'Camila's kids', a favoured group of clients".
Conservative minister Oliver Letwin over-ruled civil service objections to pay a Â£3m grant to Kids Company just days before it collapsed.
He appeared before the PACAC committee in November to discuss the charity's closure.
Speaking after the committee's report was complied, he said: "As I said to the committee I believed it was the right thing to do to give this charity one last chance to restructure.
"We will of course pay careful attention to this report and in light of what we now know about Kids Company we will be reviewing our grant-giving process.
"Charities across the country do important work transforming people's lives and strengthening communities, and they are well placed to deliver publicly funded services.
"By updating the process by which grants are awarded we will make sure the most stable, most effective charities receive taxpayer funds."
June 2015: Concerns raised by the Cabinet Office about Kids Company's request for a Â£3m government grant, but ministers approve the funding
July 2015: Ms Batmanghelidjh steps down, denying the charity has been mismanaged. The Met Police launches an investigation into allegations of failings and abuse linked to the charity.
August 2015: Ministers say they want to recover the government grant. The charity closes. Ms Batmanghelidjh tells the BBC that Kids Company was subjected to a "trial by media"
October 2015: Ms Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company chairman Alan Yentob (at the time also a BBC executive) appear before the Commons Public Administration Committee and again deny the charity was badly run. The National Audit Office says the charity received at least Â£46m of public money despite repeated concerns over its management
January 2016: The Met Police says it has concluded its investigation into allegations against the charity, and concluded there is no evidence of criminality
What went wrong?
The report also said the charity's board of trustees had failed to protect the long-term needs of beneficiaries of the charity, which had centres in London, Liverpool and Bristol.
It said: "Throughout Kids Company's 19-year existence, the board ignored repeated warnings about the charity's financial health, failed to provide robust evidence of the charity's outcomes, and did not adequately address increasing concerns about the suitability of its programmes and behaviours of its staff.
"The trustees' negligent financial management rendered the charity unable to survive the predicted reduction in donations following the emergence of allegations of sexual abuse. Its closure left many vulnerable beneficiaries without an important source of support."
The Metropolitan Police last week announced it had found no evidence of criminality after investigating allegations of physical and sexual abuse at the charity. Kids Company had always denied the claims.
And the PACAC also called on the Charity Commission to raise its profile so as to provide a more visible outlet for people to raise concerns with.
"A number of witnesses who had grave concerns about the charity did not alert the Charity Commission: the commission projects too limited a public profile to provide much reassurance about charities and their regulation, and to attract complaints," the report said.
Camilla's Kids Company: The Inside Story will be broadcast on BBC One at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday 3 February, and on BBC Two in Wales.


Britain's Bradley Wiggins clinched the biggest win of his road-racing career with success in the Criterium du Dauphine race in the Alps.

The Team Sky rider led by one minute and 26 seconds going into the 117.5km final stage and retained that advantage over Australia's Cadel Evans.
Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez, who won Saturday's stage, made it back-to-back wins by taking Sunday's finale.
Wiggins finished in 10th place, 11 seconds behind the Spaniard.
The win is a massive boost to the Londoner ahead of the Tour de France, which begins on 2 July.
He is the third Briton to win the traditional Tour de France warm-up race after Brian Robinson in 1961 and Robert Millar in 1990.
Wiggins took the overall lead in the race after a storming display in stage three's time trial on Wednesday.
He then produced a considerable effort on the mountain stages to control the race and maintain his lead.
"We have a plan for the Tour de France and the Dauphine was part of the plan. I'm not 100% yet," said Wiggins, whose best Tour de France finish was fourth place in 2009, but he struggled in the mountains last year.
"I am just going to have to ride my race, not put myself in the red in trying to follow [Alberto] Contador and [Andy] Schleck.
"It's clear that the podium is certainly a real possibility, but others like [Belgian] Juergen van den Broeck can also get there."
Rodriguez broke clear in the last kilometre of the stage from Pontcharra to the mountain resort of La Toussuire.
Thibault Pinot of France was second and Dutch rider Robert Gesink was third on the stage - both eight seconds behind the Spaniard.
Stage results:
1. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha)  3 hrs 24 mins 30 secs
2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ)                       +8 secs
3. Robert Gesink (Ned/Rabobank)
4. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel/OmegaPharma-Lotto)
5. Alexandre Vinokourov (KZH/ Astana)
6. Chris Sorensen (Den/Saxo Bank)              +11"
7. Cadel Evans (Aus/BMC Racing)
8. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR/HTC - Highroad)
9. Janez Brajkovic (Slo/RadioShack)
10. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/Team Sky)
Overall standings:
1. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/Team Sky)  23 hrs 33 mins 24secs
2. Cadel Evans (Aus/BMC Racing)              +1:26"
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (KZH/Astana)        +1:49"
4. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel/OmegaPharma-Lotto) +2:10"
5. Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha)               +2:50"
6. Christophe Kern (Fra/Europcar)               +3:05"
7. Jean Christophe Peraud (Fra/AG2R)            +3:30"
8. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR/HTC - Highroad)    +4:14"
9. Janez Brajkovic (Slo/RadioShack)           +4:22"
10. Thomas Voeckler (Fra/Europcar)               +4:30"


Using Windows 8 devices could involve signing on by tapping, circling or touching images.

Microsoft has revealed details of a login system for the next version of Windows based around pictures a user stores on a touchscreen device.
Only when parts of an image are tapped or touched in the right order will a user be able to access a device.
Experts said it might stop people using weak passwords but could lead to other loopholes that are harder to solve.
Microsoft aired the idea of using images to sign on to a device via a blog written by engineers working on Windows 8 - the next version of the Windows operating system expected to be released in late 2012.
Windows 8 is designed for touchscreen devices such as tablets and the novel sign-on systems makes use of the sensitive displays they are likely to sport.
The familiar process of getting to use a desktop PC or laptop by typing in a password made of up lower and upper case letters as well as numbers was felt to be too "cumbersome" for tablets,wrote Microsoft engineer Zach Pace on the blog.
The replacement system proposed by Microsoft employs a picture chosen by a user from their collection of images on a device.
On this image, users are encouraged to tap on, underline or circle the parts that are important to them. The sequence of gestures, including start and end positions and orientation act as a key to unlock the device.
User-testing suggests that the image-based system can grant access to a portable gadget far faster than was possible through text-based passwords, wrote Mr Pace.
He stressed that the system would work alongside text-based passwords rather than replace them. If a user failed to properly reproduce the correct gestures fives times in a row they would be prompted for the password they set up when they first used the device.
The permutations of taps, touches and circles that could be drawn on a picture was likely to be far higher than those available from text-based passwords, said Prof Alan Woodward from the department of computing at the University of Surrey.
That was especially true, he said, when one considered the limited number of words from which most people picked their passwords.
"The initial calculations show that it is likely to provide a level of security that is at least as strong as a password, and frankly, stronger than most passwords chosen by users," he added.
Graham Cluley, senior security researcher at Sophos, said the research was "interesting and cute" but may introduce other security problems.
It could, he said, make people vulnerable to "shoulder surfing" - a practice better known from cash machines where crooks try to spot a victim's Pin as they tap it into a number pad.
"With normal password entry, what you're doing is asterisked on the screen," said Mr Cluley. "With this gesture input, folks may find it easier to see the movements you are making."
There might be more value in operating systems encouraging people to use stronger passwords by refusing to let them use dictionary words or ones that are easy to crack, he added.


Gale force winds have brought down a number of trees on the Isle of Man and caused major disruption on the island's roads.

The Department of Infrastructure said its staff had been dealing with fallen trees at numerous locations, including one that fell on live power lines.
Winds of up to 53mph (85km/h) forced the cancellation of some flights as well as the overnight ferry to Heysham.
The Manx Met Office issued an amber weather warning for the whole island.
A spokesman said wintry showers remained possible in the strong to gale force winds.
The Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service said it has dealt with two weather related incidents.
At 07:36 GMT, fire crews from Peel attended a collision at Ballacraine after high winds had caused a tree to fall on to a moving van.
Neither of the two occupants were seriously injured.
The fallen tree damaged overhead power cables, however, leading to loss of power to nearby houses.
Earlier crews from Douglas attended a car which had left the road and rolled 20m down a steep hill near Ballasalla.


A bagpiping busker used a Hillsborough charity banner to dupe big-hearted Scousers into handing over money, a court has heard.

Angus Carpenter, 62, has played the Scottish instrument in Liverpool city centre for more than 30 years, usually dressed in kilt and piper's regalia.
Liverpool Crown Court heard he gave the impression he was collecting for charity three times in 2015.
He denied three charges of fraud and told the court he was busking.
Sgt Chris Gaynor told the court Mr Carpenter was spotted by police on three occasions in 2015, each time giving the impression he was collecting cash for charity.
On one occasion his collecting bucket was adorned with stickers resembling the Help for Heroes logo and the other two with a Hillsborough Justice Campaign banner draped on his bagpipes.
Passers-by would have assumed he was collecting on behalf of those organisations, the court heard.
Mr Carpenter said he has piped for charity in the past but on these occasions he was busking.
The court heard Kenneth Derbyshire, chairman of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, said he had given Mr Carpenter permission to design and display a banner featuring the eternal flame and the word justice.
But he said he had made it clear to Mr Carpenter he was not use it to collect funds for the charity.
Mr Carpenter told the court the banner was a tribute to the victims not an attempt to deceive anyone.
He told the court he was a busker who made money from performing on the streets and he never intended to give the impression he was raising money for charity.
On occasions when he did fundraise, he said, he always insisted that representatives from the relevant charities collected the cash.
The trial continues.


Bundesliga side Schalke have appointed 31-year-old Domenico Tedesco as coach to replace the sacked Markus Weinzierl.

Last season, Tedesco took charge of second-tier FC Erzgebirge Aue for the last 11 games - his first job as a boss - and guided them to survival.
Tedesco has signed a two-year deal at Schalke, who finished 10th in the German top-flight.
The division's youngest coach Julian Nagelsmann, 29, has extended his deal with Hoffenheim until 2021.
Nagelsmann took over in February 2016 without a proper senior licence, but led them to a club-best fourth-placed finish, qualifying for the Champions League play-offs.
His excellent showing has since seen him linked several bigger clubs, including champions Bayern Munich.


India's latest auction of mobile phone licences has fallen flat, raising less than a quarter of the money the government had targeted.

The auction for second-generation (2G) mobile phone licences raised 94bn rupees ($1.7bn; £1bn). The government had wanted closer to 400bn rupees.
Many companies had complained that prices were set too high.
An earlier sale of the licences was annulled by the Supreme Court after a corruption probe.
The previous licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling the bandwidth in what has been called India's biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja, who is currently on trial for fraud, has denied any wrongdoing.
Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (£24.5bn).
The auction has been marred with controversy as firms not only complained about the high base prices, but also alleged that the  limited amount of bandwidth being offered had deterred many bidders.
"The limited amount of spectrum... was guaranteed to have a very detrimental impact on the auction," said Rajan Mathews, secretary general of the Cellular Operators Association of India.
"We said that the high reserve price would ensure that limited players come into the bid and that is exactly what we have seen."
In a big blow to the government, four circles, including Mumbai and Delhi did not attract any bids.
There were also no takers for the all-India licence.
"All in all, a big embarrassment for the Indian government, but one could see it coming," said Prashant Singhal, telecom industry leader, at Ernst & Young India.
The lacklustre response to the 2G auction contrasts with the 2010 sale of faster third-generation (3G) licences that fetched the government nearly $15bn.


Willy Caballero was Manchester City's hero as they beat Liverpool on penalties to win the Capital One Cup at Wembley.

The 34-year-old Argentine goalkeeper spectacularly rewarded the faith of manager Manuel Pellegrini with saves from Lucas, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana in the shoot-out after he was selected ahead of first-choice Joe Hart.
Fernandinho put City ahead just after the break after an error by Liverpool's otherwise heroic keeper Simon Mignolet. But two glaring misses from former Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling opened the door for Coutinho's late leveller.
In the shootout, Fernandinho hit a post with City's first kick, but Jesus Navas and Sergio Aguero were on target as Caballero made his decisive saves, allowing Yaya Toure to convert the winning penalty.
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Pellegrini made a huge call in selecting the veteran Caballero ahead of Hart, particularly in the light of his dreadful display in the 5-1 FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge a week earlier.
City's manager has always trusted the keeper he coached at Malaga before bringing him to Manchester - and it was repaid with interest as Caballero made a magnificent stop from Divock Origi's header before defying Liverpool in the shootout.
The temptation would have been to reinstate Hart after Caballero's struggles last Sunday but Pellegrini kept to his tried and trusted policy in this competition - and came out a deserved winner.
It ensured at least one trophy for the Chilean coach in his final season before Pep Guardiola takes over, with success in the Premier League and Champions League still a possibility.
Liverpool keeper Mignolet showed the inconsistency that brings him as much criticism as praise.
The Belgian was badly at fault for letting Fernandinho's shot slip under his body but redeemed hlmself - and more besides - with some stunning stops from Aguero, and also dived bravely into a six-yard box scramble to clear as City threatened once more.
This, it seems, will always be life with Mignolet in goal but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp trusts the keeper the extent that he was recently awarded a five-year contract.
It still remains to be seen whether he is the long-term solution because he simply cannot eradicate important errors from his game.
If Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City's celebrations with even more gusto than his team-mates, it may have been through relief as much as joy.
This is because if City had lost, the forward who made an acrimonious £49m move from Liverpool in the summer would have carried a large portion of the blame.
Sterling was guilty of two dreadful misses when City were 1-0 up and seeking the second goal that would have eased their path to victory.
The England international steered wide of an open goal when it seemed so much easier to score, then was off target with another perfect opportunity after being set up by Aguero.
Sterling, whose every touch was jeered by Liverpool's fans after the manner of his departure from the club, got away with it but this was further proof that the weaknesses that have lingered in his game, namely finishing and decision-making, still exist. A work in progress.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "We feel down but now we have to stand up. Only silly idiots stay on the floor and wait for the next defeat.
"We will strike back. We have felt how it is to lose. It is not the best moment but on Monday morning maybe we can change everything.
"We will go on and we will get better. We have to work really hard, carry on and there is light at the end of the tunnel. This important."
Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini: "I was concerned about the amount of chances we missed. After that we played better in extra-time.
"It's a very important moment, and it's always very special to win a title at Wembley."
There's little chance for Liverpool and Manchester City to catch a breather before they meet each other again - in the Premier League at Anfield on Wednesday.
Match ends, Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1(3).
Penalty Shootout ends, Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1(3).
Goal!  Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1(3). Yaya Touré (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Adam Lallana (Liverpool) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  right footed shot saved  in the bottom left corner.
Goal!  Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1(2). Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty saved! Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  right footed shot saved  in the centre of the goal.
Goal!  Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1(1). Jesús Navas (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved! Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  right footed shot saved  in the top right corner.
Penalty missed! Still  Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1. Fernandinho (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
Goal!  Liverpool 1(1), Manchester City 1. Emre Can (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty Shootout begins Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1.
Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool).
Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Yaya Touré (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Lucas Leiva.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner.
Attempt saved. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Substitution, Manchester City. Wilfried Bony replaces David Silva.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
Attempt saved. Divock Origi (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Second Half Extra Time begins Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1.
Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Offside, Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Kolo Touré is caught offside.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.


A woman cut out of her mother's will has been awarded a £164,000 inheritance in what could prove to be a landmark ruling.

Heather Ilott, of Ware, Hertfordshire, went to court after her mother Melita Jackson left her £486,000 estate to animal charities when she died in 2004.
The Court of Appeal has ruled she should receive a third of the estate.
The ruling could significantly weaken people's right to leave money to those they want to inherit it, it is thought.
The court heard Mrs Ilott, 54, had eloped at the age of 17 with her boyfriend and, as a result, her mother had never forgiven her and did not want her to receive a penny of her estate. It was left to the RSPCA, RSPB and Blue Cross charities.
Mrs Ilott later married her partner. They have five children and the court heard Mrs Ilott planned to use the inheritance to buy their housing association home.
by Clive Coleman, legal affairs correspondent
When Melita Jackson died in 2004 she made it crystal clear she didn't want her estranged daughter Heather Ilott to benefit, and so left her estate to animal charities with which she had little connection.
The relationship between mother and daughter soured when, aged 17, Heather eloped with her future husband.
Yesterday she was awarded a third of the estate because her mother hadn't left "reasonable provision" for her in the will.
She'll now be able to buy her housing association property and won't lose her state benefits.
Experts say the ruling means you can still disinherit your children but you'll have to explain why and what connects you to those you do leave money to.
That'll make it easier for adult "disinherited" children to challenge wills and claim greater sums by way of reasonable provision.
Mrs Jackson made her last will in 2002 with a letter to explain why she had disinherited her only daughter, referring to the fact she had walked out of her home in 1978 to live with her boyfriend.
Mrs Ilott, who was an only child born two months after her father died in an accident, had in 2007 won the right to an inheritance of £50,000 after a district judge concluded she had been "unreasonably" excluded by Mrs Jackson. That ruling was reversed, before Appeal Court judges ruled she was entitled to a share of the money.
Case timeline
2002: Melita Jackson makes her last will with a letter to explain why she had disinherited her only daughter, referring to the fact that she had walked out of her home in 1978 to live with her boyfriend.
2004: Mrs Jackson dies aged 70.
2007: Heather Ilott, her daughter, challenges the will under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act and is awarded £50,000 on the basis she had been "unreasonably" excluded by her mother. But when she applies for a larger share of the money, a High Court judge reverses the decision to award it to her in the first place.
2011: The Court of Appeal rules Mrs Ilott is entitled to a share of the money after all.
2014: Mrs Ilott loses a battle to get a larger share of the money at the High Court - a decision which has now been successfully challenged at the Court of Appeal.
When Mrs Ilott appealed to get the amount increased, Mrs Justice Parker dismissed this at the High Court in London, ruling in March 2014 that the previous decision that £50,000 was appropriate could not "be said to be wrong".
However, in the latest hearing Lady Justice Arden said Mrs Ilott's mother had been "unreasonable, capricious and harsh" and ruled she should receive a greater proportion of the estate.
In a joint statement, the three charities said they were "surprised and disappointed" by the judgement.
The solicitor representing them, James Aspden from Wilsons LLP, said it was a "worrying decision for anyone who values having the freedom to choose who will receive their property when they die".
David Mitson from Gisby Harrison Solicitors, who made Mrs Jackson's will, said he could not comment on the latest development because of client confidentiality.
A battle of wills


Jeremy Corbyn's future will form part of discussions around the fall out of the Copeland by-election, Labour's shadow defence secretary has said.

Llanelli MP Nia Griffith said "everything" will be discussed in the wake of the loss of the English safe seat.
She failed to give Mr Corbyn her full support in a BBC Radio Cymru interview.
Mr Corbyn has said he will not step down in the wake of the loss to the Conservatives.
Copeland had been held by Labour for more than 80 years - the Tories' Trudy Harrison won with 13,748 votes to Labour's Gillian Throughton's 11,601.
Speaking on Post Cyntaf, Ms Griffith said: "The Conservatives are very strong at the moment so there'll be a lot of questions raised now within the party.
"What's important now is discussing the whole thing and what happened in Copeland. Why has it happened and what is the best way forward?"
Asked if the loss raised questions about Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, she said: "There will be a lot of discussion about every aspect of our party now and that will probably form a part of it".
When asked if she would resign to trigger another leadership ballot, she added it was important the party rebuilds and needs to be better prepared for future elections.
Meanwhile Gerald Jones, a Labour shadow Welsh minister, told BBC Radio Wales the result was "a significant set back for us as a party and one that we have to now rebuild from".
The Merthyr Tydfil MP said the Labour party has to "take stock" with a "lot of work to do".
Mr Corbyn said while it was "a day of disappointment in Copeland" he would not be quitting as Labour leader.
Asked if he would fall on his sword following the defeat, he said: "No. I was elected leader of this party - I'm proud to lead this party."


Ireland's Katie Taylor stopped Nina Meinke of Germany in the seventh round of Saturday's world title eliminator at Wembley Stadium.

The 30-year-old, who won gold at the 2012 Olympics, is now expected to challenge Uruguay's WBA world lightweight champion Cecilia Comunales.
Taylor, from Bray in County Wicklow, has won all five of her bouts since turning professional in October 2016.
She hopes to have a world title fight in Dublin in the autumn.
Taylor dominated from the start as she again impressed and Meinke was on the backfoot throughout.
The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds but the referee stepped in to end the contest in the seventh with Taylor securing another comfortable victory.


Apple has called a surprise news conference on 16 July at 1800 (BST) to talk about the iPhone 4 as the clamour for the company to resolve antenna problems with the new device intensified.

The company has refused to give details about whether the event will address reception problems that some users have reported with the phone, launched just last month.
Apple has faced mounting criticism from analysts and consumers over its handling of the issue.
Industry watchers said the firm was in danger of damaging its "rock star" reputation over how poorly it had dealt with what would normally be a minor problem.
"It seems there has been a real crisis of leadership here," said Patrick Kerley, senior digital strategist for Levick Strategic Communications which deals in crisis managment and reputation protection.
"There are so many conflicting reports about this issue and a lot of confusion in the marketplace.  They need a plan of attack. Today's companies have to react quickly before chatter on Facebook or Twitter turns into news headlines as is the case here," Mr Kerley told BBC News.
That was a view echoed by a number of other brand managers and industry analysts.
"They have not handled this well at all and they have turned this into a bigger problem than it needed to be," said Van Baker, senior vice president of research at Gartner.
Reports of problems with the iPhone 4's antennas began around the 24 June launch date when users who pre-ordered phones were among the first to claim signal strength fell away and calls were dropped when they gripped the phone on the lower left side.
Some posted videos on YouTube complaining about the reception issue.
Days later an e-mail that purported to have been sent by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did the rounds after one user contacted him to find out if there was a fix for the problem.
BoyGeniusReport.com, an gadget news blog, printed the transcript in which Mr Jobs e-mailed back "you are getting all worked up over a few days of rumours. Calm down".
The authenticity of the exchange was denied by Apple, though BoyGenius maintains it is authentic. The controversy over its veracity helped to light a fire among critics and fans alike who marvelled at the tone of the messages.
"The arrogance of this e-mail, true or not, escalated the problem for Apple when what they should have done was get out in front of the problem and said here is the deal," said technology analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group.
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On 2 July, Apple issued a statement explaining that it was "surprised" by reports of reception problems and that an investigation found there was an error in the how the signal bars were displayed, rather than the signal itself.
The casing of Apple's latest phone is made of stainless steel and also serves as its antenna.
Tests carried out this week by Consumer Reports confirmed a problem with the iPhone 4's reception. In what was seen as a body blow to Apple, Consumer Reports said it could not recommend the phone to users because of this flaw.
The tests by Consumer Reports has helped to keep the iPhone 4 antenna problem in the headlines over the last 48 hours.
There have been requests to have the phone recalled but that is seen as unlikely given the damage that would cause to Apple's bottom line and its reputation.
"Apple is probably one of the most important brands of the last 50 years," said Olivier Blanchard, president of Brand Builder Marketing.
"They are rock stars in that sense and I believe that this fiasco with the iPhone 4 is an excuse to attack a company that is becoming such a giant. Five years ago when they were the underdog this would have been a non-issue," Mr Blanchard told BBC News.
Analysts have estimated a recall could cost up to $1.5bn (Â£1bn) whereas the cost of issuing free rubber bumpers to alleviate the problem would be cheaper. Estimates based on the retail costs of bumpers suggest giving out the protectors would cost nearly $180m (Â£118m).
Despite the negative headlines, a number of analysts have reported that consumers are not turned off.
"So far, in our supply chain and industry checks, we have not seen any change in build plans or demand patterns and thus we are not changing our estimates looking for 7.5 million iPhones in the June quarter and 40 million in 2010," said Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros.
"In fact, our sources indicate that Apple is still having difficulty keeping up with strong demand due to screen supply constraints. Should this antenna issue become a bigger deal, there could be a risk to iPhone estimates."