The Palace of Westminster risks "crisis" and a growing risk of a "catastrophic event" without a £4bn restoration, MPs and peers have warned.

All MPs and peers should vacate both Houses of Parliament for six years for urgent repairs, a senior parliamentary committee has recommended.
It wants the Department of Health's headquarters to host MPs, with Lords moving to the QEII conference centre.
Both Houses of Parliament are expected to need to approve the temporary move.
The Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster warned the decision on how to repair Parliament must not delay further and suggest work, estimated to take about six years, should start in 2023.
A delivery authority to prepare the budget should be formed, the report said. Then a detailed preparatory stage must take place to make sure plans were cost-effective.
Parts of the Palace of Westminster are so riddled with asbestos, frail stonework and ageing electrics and wiring, it has been said the Grade I-listed building would be knocked down if it was not protected.
"The Palace of Westminster, a masterpiece of Victorian and medieval architecture and engineering, faces an impending crisis which we cannot responsibly ignore," the report said.
"It is impossible to say when this will happen, but there is a substantial and growing risk of either a single, catastrophic event, such as a major fire, or a succession of incremental failures in essential systems which would lead to Parliament no longer being able to occupy the Palace."
Lord Lisvane, formerly the most senior Commons official, added: "The roofs are leaking. The stonework is rotting. We need to do a great deal more in fire compartmentation."
He added: "All of the facilities, whether it's electricity, IT, comms, sewage, fresh water, high pressure steam, central heating, all of that, have just been laid one over the other.
"I don't think I'm giving away any secrets by saying there are lots of wires, nobody is quite sure where they go."
The work to repair Westminster could be hampered by a shortage of trained craftsmen and women, the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) warns.
The committee behind the plans for the palace wants MPs to move out to enable the work to be be carried out as quickly as possible.
But Riba doubts that is possible with current specialist skills levels.
It blames a decline in investment in conservation and a high existing demand for workers. But it admits the parliament project may be the ideal opportunity for training the "next generation".
It is 60 years since Parliament's last major refurbishment and some of the restoration committee's members were sceptical about the need for a total relocation at first, rather than having the repairs in stages to allow members to remain in situ.
The BBC Daily Politics' Mark Lobel said a source close to the committee said that after more than a year touring the crumbling parts and interviewing experts the weight of evidence convinced them of the urgent need for action.
The plan would be for MPs to relocate to the Department of Health's nearby headquarters on Whitehall, building a temporary debating chamber in the courtyard in which MPs would debate laws, vote, deliver statements and hold Prime Minister's Questions.
It is seen as a safe location on the parliamentary estate and many MPs have offices in neighbouring buildings, Mark Lobel added.
The other alternatives...
Under the committee's plans, the House of Lords would be relocated to the QEII conference centre, which has a wide variety of conference rooms, just across Parliament Square.
As it is owned by the government, the centre could quite easily be turned into a second chamber to shape laws and challenge the executive.
Key ceremonies like the State Opening of Parliament and the lying-in-state period after a death of a member of the Royal Family would have to be moved from the Palace of Westminster if and when the relocation and renovation programme proceeds.
Buckingham Palace, Banqueting House on Whitehall, - the last surviving part of the Palace of Whitehall - Westminster School and Westminster Abbey are among the locations being mooted by the joint committee.
It is confident "suitably dignified" alternative arrangements could be made.
The Royal Household has responsibility for reviewing plans for any lying-in-state. It would not be the first time a state opening happened outside of the Houses of Parliament - alternative arrangements had to be made after a fire in the 1830s.
Addresses by foreign heads of state and minor, daily ceremonies such as processions by the speakers of the House of Commons and the Lords would also have to be considered.
Downing Street said the Prime Minister would consider and respond to the report, but did not set out a timescale.
Theresa May would be determined to ensure value for money for the taxpayer on the multi-billion pound project, a spokesman added.
He added: "We are talking about protecting one of our most treasured buildings, an internationally recognised landmark. It's right that we protect a building which has such important historic value."


One of the world's biggest networks of hijacked computers has been dismantled after a four-year investigation, the EU law enforcement agency Europol says.

The Avalanche network was used to target online bank customers with phishing and spam emails, it adds.
More than a million emails were sent per week with malicious files or links. When users opened them, their infected computers became part of the network.
Five people have been arrested, but Europol has not said where.
According to Europol's statement:
The investigations started in 2012 in Germany, after a substantial number of computer systems were infected, blocking users' access.
Millions of private and business computer systems were also infected with malware, giving criminals access to email and bank passwords.
The announcement comes after a cyber attack left 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers with their broadband service cut off on Sunday.


Five people have been charged with multiple sexual offences after Sydney's police found footage apparently showing a gang rape of a 16-year-old girl.

Police said the suspects were four men in their 20s and a 17-year-old boy.
They were arrested after police conducting an anti-graffiti operation found the footage on a GoPro camera.
The alleged assault took place in May during a party in Sydney's suburb of St Clair, police said, and was not reported at the time.
The 16 minutes of footage, found later that month, depicted "multiple sexual assaults of a teenage girl by a number of male offenders," a New South Wales police statement said.
Police are alleging up to eight men were in the room at the time, with a number of them involved in the assault.
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans, from the Child Abuse squad, was quoted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that "it was quite obvious to investigators when viewing this footage that the child was either unconscious or semi-conscious during these assaults".
Officials believe that the victim - who has not been identified and is currently in counselling - may have had her drink spiked at the party.
Australian media have named two of the men charged with sexual assault at Penrith Local Court as Andrew Waters and Kurt Stevenson. Another man and an unnamed teenager also face similar charges.
A fifth person, Tristan Carlyle-Watson, was charged with concealing a serious offence.


(Close): Fashion house Burberry led the market higher following speculation that it could be a bid target.

Burberry rose 2.81% on speculation that the company could be takeover target for a US private equity firm.
Mining shares were hit by a number of broker downgrades following recent falls in commodity prices.
At close of trade in London the FTSE 100  index of leading blue chip stocks was ahead by 77.95 points, or 1.12%, at 7015.36.
Anglo American shares fell 0.24% after Credit Suisse cut its rating on the company to "neutral" from "outperform".
Downgrades also hit BHP Billiton, which fell 1.09%. Credit Suisse cut its rating for BHP to "underperform" from "neutral", while Investec downgraded to "sell" from "hold".
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.83% against the dollar to $1.4743 but was up 0.17% against the euro to ???1.3813.
Sterling was weakened by the latest UK trade figures, which showed the trade deficit widening by more than expected in February.
The Bank of England kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5% - as expected - following its latest meeting.


Cold weather in New York state left one house completely encased in ice.

The home, on the shore of Lake Ontario, was captured by a local photographer after being battered by water whipped up from the lake by freezing winds.
The photographer said many people on social media refused to believe the images were genuine.
John Kucko said he was "amazed at how many people think I sprayed foam on the place" and posted video footage as proof.
He said he found the house after being "tipped off" by a local and "was on a mission to find the place before sunrise."
A frigid windstorm last week in western New York was strong enough to knock out power to over 200,000 people. Over 8,000 were still without power by Monday morning.
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New York state remains subject to a blizzard warning from the US National Weather Service, with 12 to 20 inches of snow expected in New York City and surrounding areas on Monday and Tuesday.
The heaviest snowfall is expected to come on Tuesday morning when it will fall on the city at rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour.
Blizzard warning are also in place along much of the East Coast, as people brace for the so-called Nor'easter storm.
Major cities from Boston to Washington DC are forecast to receive several inches of snowfall, which comes only one week after unusually clement weather.
Last month was the second warmest February on record since record-keeping began in 1895.


The United States has submitted a bid for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup as it seeks to host the tournament for the first time.

England, which hosted it in 2013, has already announced it will bid for 2021.
The US proposal has been put forward by Sydney-based sports marketing company Moore Sports International.
If the bid is successful, it would be the first time the competition has been held outside Australasia and Europe since it began in 1954.


A fourth person has died following a serious crash on the M9 in West Lothian last week.

Sajjad Ahmad, 37, was the driver of a Mercedes which was involved in a collision with a van between Polmont and Linlithgow on Friday evening.
His death on Tuesday followed his wife, Saadia, 37, who died at the scene and their nine-year-old daughter, Ayesha, who died in hospital on Saturday.
Mark Hansen, 42, the driver of a white Vauxhall van, died at the scene.
The Ahmads' two sons remain in hospital.
The motorway was closed between Junctions 3 and 4 southbound until 04:00 on Saturday for a police investigation.
Sgt Scott Sneddon, of Police Scotland, said: "Our sincere condolences go to the Ahmad family, who have asked that their privacy be respected at this tragic time.
"Our inquiries continue to establish the full circumstances surrounding this collision, and I'd like to thank the witnesses who have so far come forward.
"Anyone who witnessed the collision, saw either of the vehicles shortly beforehand, or has any information about this and has not yet been in contact is urged to get in touch."


Scotland reached the semi-finals of the European Under-17 Championship semi-finals for the first time after coming from behind to beat Switzerland.

Craig Wighton, Jack Sheppard and Ryan Hardie netted to secure a 3-1 win over the Swiss, who had led through Dimitri Oberlin.
Scot Gemmill's youngsters will face the Netherlands in the last four.
Portugal topped Scotland's group and will play England in the other semi-final.
Scotland were behind at half-time following Oberlin's strike.
But Wighton's shot on the turn levelled the score before Sheppard slid in to edge Gemmill's side into the lead for the first time.
There was a suspicion of handball as Hardie went through to net Scotland's third but the goal stood.
Switzerland won a penalty before the end but Robby McCrorie saved Boris Bobic's effort from 12 yards.
England completed their group campaign with a defeat by the Dutch.


Alistair McGowan has won critical praise for his performance in the controversial new play An Audience With Jimmy Savile.

One reviewer said McGowan was "riveting" and "revolting" in the role of the shamed DJ and sex offender.
Jonathan Maitland's play at north London's Park Theatre is the first drama to tackle the Savile scandal and has faced questions over its timing.
Maitland told the BBC the critical verdict had been "extraordinary".
Speaking after the opening night, the investigative TV reporter and playwright said he had "never had any doubt" about the timing of the play.
"I'm a journalist and I'm not afraid of difficult subject matter," he said.
"If the play is decent and enough people think it's good, then the timing becomes irrelevant. The victims think it's not too soon, it's too late."
Several of Savile's victims have seen the play, with one telling Sky News about feeling "quite unwell" watching McGowan's performance.
Maitland said he understood the play might be traumatic for Savile's victims. "It's difficult because I really don't want to cause anybody distress, but they are adults and if they make the decision to go and see it, I respect that.
"They know it might be traumatic, but there's undoubtedly a catharsis that they get out of it."
Sources close to the production say there is interest in transferring the play to the West End.  A percentage of the profits are going to the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.
Since his death in 2011, it has emerged Savile was one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators.
Set in 1991, Maitland's play is presented as a This Is Your Life-style show and draws on transcripts of interviews, witness statements and official reports.  It features the parallel storyline of a woman who was raped by Savile as a child in hospital.
The Mail's Quentin Letts admitted he had doubts about whether Savile was "fruitful material" for a theatre production.
"Having seen the show I unhesitatingly say this dramatisation is entirely justified â€” indeed, it is necessary," he wrote in a four-star review.
"Here is drama taking a topical subject and asserting its right to comment pungently on an all-too-recent scandal. That is an entirely legitimate function for theatre."
In a three-star review for Whatsonstage.com, Matt Trueman said: "McGowan lets you see Savile anew, as a set of traits and tics, not an eccentric or a ogre, and it's that enacted impersonation that justifies Maitland turning journalism into drama.
"Is there a tendency to read everything he does as covering up for his paedophilia? Yes, and Brendan O'Hea's production is weaker when it strays into fiction, where Lucy's subplot can feel too generic, but this is an illuminating evening nonetheless."
The Independent's Paul Taylor said in his four-star review that the casting of McGowan as Savile was a "smart move".
"It arouses expectations of a likeable comic impression and so heightens the chilling glimpses we get of the intimidating thug under the clown persona that so calculatedly harnessed 'the power of odd'.
"The menacing assertiveness and the name-dropping megalomania in McGowan's portrayal make is easier to understand how Savile got away with it."
The play itself did not impress The Telegraph's Ben Lawrence who awarded two stars. "The problem is that the play is all exposition, a detailed explanation of events (as far as we know them) that is completely lacking in drama," he wrote.
"Initially it looked as if McGowan would stay close to the surface, but slowly he teases out a riveting, revolting performance that is by far the best thing of the evening."
Marianka Swain, writing for The Arts Desk, said the play offered responsible reconstruction, but minimal drama.
"As Savile, McGowan performs a skin-crawling conjuring trick," she observed. "We become sickeningly complicit as the skilled entertainer charms and disarms, until his underlying brutality and foul-mouthed misogyny are revealed, notably in a riveting verbatim police interview."
While TheatreCat's Libby Purves was struck by a scene in which Savile victim Lucy (Leah Whitaker) confronts Savile in his home.
"What happens next sends the whole audience into shock. And, I think, justifies what Maitland has done. Because for all the millions of words since, for all the smashing of his tombstone and the humiliation of his grand apologists, we'll get no other closure."
An Audience With Jimmy Savile is at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, until 11 July.


Saudi Arabia says it is prepared to introduce a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen.

A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen six weeks ago. At least 1,400 people have been killed, the UN says.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saudi Arabia and Yemeni rebels are discussing when to start the ceasefire.
The Saudi foreign minister said any truce would depend on the rebels' co-operation.
Saudi Arabia insists the Houthis must lay down their arms for the humanitarian ceasefire to be implemented. The rebels have not yet responded to the appeal.
The Saudi-led coalition aims to restore the government of exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
He fled the capital Sanaa in February and took refuge in the southern port city of Aden, before leaving for Saudi Arabia.
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has accused Shia-led Iran of backing the Houthis, who are affiliated with the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam. Tehran denies the accusations.
Aden has seen some of the heaviest fighting in recent weeks, with hundreds of families reported to be trapped in the city centre with dwindling supplies.
Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance, said at least 6,000 people had been injured in the fighting, many of them civilians in Aden.
"People in Aden have endured extreme hardship as a result of conflict over the last six weeks and must be able to move to safer areas to seek medical and other assistance," Mr Laerke said.
The key word in Saudi Arabia's proposed ceasefire announcement in Yemen is "conditional".
It depends, say the Saudis, on Yemen's Houthi rebels laying down their weapons and stopping fighting. Even if their leaders agree to that condition, it is far from certain that will translate into a ceasefire on the ground.
The last time the Saudis announced a pause in their air strikes to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians, the Saudis say the rebels took advantage of the lull to seize a major military barracks and advance further into the port of Aden. The air strikes then resumed.
The Saudis don't trust the rebels but they also know they can't keep bombing Yemen indefinitely.
At a press conference in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said $274m (Â£180m) would be provided in humanitarian assistance.
However, on Wednesday, a statement by 22 aid agencies working in Yemen said a humanitarian pause would "not alleviate the humanitarian impacts of the current conflict".
The charities - who say their work is being hampered by a lack of fuel in Yemen - called instead for a permanent end to the fighting.
Also in Riyadh, Mr Kerry said the US and Saudi Arabia did not have plans to send ground troops into Yemen.
This is despite earlier pleas by Yemen's government to the UN to authorise the deployment of foreign ground forces.
A letter to the UN said Houthis were "targeting anything that moves" in Aden.


Warren Gatland says the "Gypsy boy" comment aimed at Samson Lee by Joe Marler was "banter" and insists Wales have no issue with the England prop.

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Marler apologised to Lee, who is from a Traveller background, at half-time during England's Six Nations win.
Traveller campaigner Shay Clipson said Marler should be banned.
"It's not just in sport, I think it's in every aspect of life where people get so PC and just make massive issues about things," said coach Gatland.
"It was just one of those things, a little bit of banter. We've accepted that and we've accepted his apology. Just move on.
"Fifteen or 20 years ago, those things were sorted out with fists and stuff."
The comment by Marler, 25, is under investigation by Six Nations officials.
Clipson, the founder of the National Alliance of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Women, told BBC Radio 5 live that the Harlequins prop "cannot make mistakes like that and expect to just say sorry and walk away".
She added that the public had to imagine what the reaction would have been had a black or Asian player been subject to that sort of derogatory remark.
Marler has been cited for a separate incident of foul play involving another Wales prop, Rob Evans.
A previous Welsh Rugby Union statement said: "We're disappointed by the comment made and pleased Joe Marler apologised."
On Monday, assistant coach Rob Howley commented: "As players and coaches, there's banter in the game, but I think there's no place for that."
Marler's comment was heard by television viewers after being picked up on referee Craig Joubert's microphone.
"In modern sport, players have got to be aware that there are microphones everywhere and you have to act accordingly," said Gatland.


Macclesfield Town have re-signed forward Connor Jennings from Tranmere on a one-month loan and brought in Grimsby midfielder Luke Summerfield on loan until the end of the season.

Jennings, 25, scored 16 goals for the Silkmen during the 2013-14 season, when he was on loan from Scunthorpe.
He has just returned from a three-month injury lay-off.
Former Plymouth, Shrewsbury and York man Summerfield, 29, has scored twice in 27 outings this season.
The Silkmen will have the option of signing him permanently should they win promotion to the English Football League.
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More than $43m (Â£34m) has been seized from a flat in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, the anti-corruption agency says.

Officials raided the flat after a tip-off about a "haggard-looking" woman in "dirty clothes" taking bags in and out of it, the agency added.
The money was believed to be from unlawful activity, but no arrests have as yet been made, the agency added.
This is the latest in a series of raids which uncovered bundles of cash in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy.
In March, the agency said it had found "crispy" banknotes worth $155,000 (Â£130,000) at the airport in northern Kaduna city.
Apart from US notes worth $43.4m, investigators found nearly Â£27,800 and some 23m naira ($75,000) at the four-bedroom flat in Lagos's affluent Ikoyi area, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement.
The "neatly arranged" cash was stashed in "sealed wrappers" in wardrobes and cabinets in the seventh-floor flat, the EFCC added.
Guards told investigators that no-one lived in the flat, but a source reported that a "woman usually appeared on different occasions with Ghana Must Go bags", the EFCC said.
"She comes looking haggard, with dirty clothes but her skin didn't quite match her outward appearance, perhaps a disguise," it quoted a source as saying.


Offensive messages posted about TV star Katie Price's disabled son are being investigated by Sussex Police.

Officers are looking into posts sent from an account in the Brighton area after the model asked her Twitter followers to help identify the culprit.
She posted a screengrab of a message she received which featured two images mocking her 14-year-old son, Harvey, who is blind.
She wrote: "Caught out!! Another bully on our hands. Anyone know this guy??"
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Later, she tweeted: "Thank you to everyone for supporting me with Harvey's bully's [sic]
"This is something I feel strongly about and will always raise awareness for."
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police are aware of offensive social media posts targeting Katie Price's son and an investigation has begun."


Holders Germany were held to a goalless draw by a well-organised Sweden side in their opening Women's Euro 2017 Group B game in Breda, Netherlands.

Striker Mandy Islacker angled just wide with Germany's best effort after half-time in a game of few chances.
Montpellier's Stina Blackstenius had Sweden's best chance, but her low shot from close range was well blocked by Wolfsburg keeper Almuth Schult.
Earlier on Monday in Rotterdam, Italy fell to a 2-1 loss against Russia.
Germany, bidding for a seventh consecutive European title, had won their past 11 competitive games against Sweden.
In a repeat of the 2016 Olympic final, which Germany won 2-1 in Rio, the Swedes frustrated the pre-tournament favourites for the Euros, and their Chelsea goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl rarely had a save to make.
In the first game in Group B, Russia led when Elena Danilova's low strike bounced past Chiara Marchitelli at her near post and Elena Morozova's header made it two before the break.
Fiorentina striker Ilaria Mauro poked in late on after Italy, who were finalists in 1993 and 1997, had been denied by fine saves from Russian keeper Tatyana Shcherbak either side of half-time.
In a frantic finish, Italy thought they had earned a dramatic equaliser but Elisa Bartoli was correctly adjudged to be offside, before Russia's Elvira Ziyastinova scrambled the ball off the line after the Azzurri had hit the bar in stoppage time.
But Russia held on to end their 16-game winless run at the European Championship finals.
At the previous Euros, they were eliminated by the drawing of lots with Denmark, but four years on they now top the group after their first match.
Next up for Germany is a meeting with Italy in Tilburg at 19:45 BST on Friday, after Sweden face Russia in Deventer at 17:00 on the same day.
Match ends, Germany 0, Sweden 0.
Second Half ends, Germany 0, Sweden 0.
Offside, Germany. Babett Peter tries a through ball, but Hasret Kayikci is caught offside.
Offside, Germany. Carolin Simon tries a through ball, but Hasret Kayikci is caught offside.
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lotta Schelin (Sweden).
Attempt missed. Josephine Henning (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carolin Simon with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Germany. Conceded by Kosovare Asllani.
Substitution, Sweden. Magdalena Eriksson replaces Jonna Andersson.
Offside, Germany. Dzsenifer Marozsán tries a through ball, but Mandy Islacker is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Lina Magull (Germany) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sara Däbritz.
Attempt saved. Leonie Maier (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carolin Simon.
Attempt missed. Babett Peter (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Germany. Conceded by Hedvig Lindahl.
Attempt saved. Mandy Islacker (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dzsenifer Marozsán.
Attempt missed. Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Leonie Maier (Germany).
Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Germany. Sara Däbritz tries a through ball, but Leonie Maier is caught offside.
Offside, Germany. Almuth Schult tries a through ball, but Carolin Simon is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Lisa Dahlkvist (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Lina Magull (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lina Magull (Germany).
Elin Rubensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Lotta Schelin (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani.
Substitution, Germany. Leonie Maier replaces Anna Blässe.
Attempt missed. Dzsenifer Marozsán (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristin Demann.
Attempt saved. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonna Andersson.
Attempt blocked. Hasret Kayikci (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mandy Islacker.
Attempt missed. Mandy Islacker (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carolin Simon with a cross.
Substitution, Germany. Hasret Kayikci replaces Anja Mittag.
Attempt missed. Linda Sembrant (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jessica Samuelsson with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Sweden. Conceded by Josephine Henning.
Lina Magull (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Caroline Seger (Sweden).
Foul by Sara Däbritz (Germany).
Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Germany. Conceded by Caroline Seger.
Attempt blocked. Sara Däbritz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Sweden. Stina Blackstenius replaces Fridolina Rolfö.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger felt his side showed against Lincoln City that they have their confidence back, following the heavy defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

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The Gunners beat the non-league side 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
It came after they lost 5-1 to Bayern Munich at the same ground on Tuesday.
"We have been short of confidence after some disappointing results recently," said Wenger.
"When the confidence was there in the second half, our quality came back.
"It was all us in the second half but you have to congratulate Lincoln for what they have achieved in the FA Cup."
It was a much-needed win for Wenger after a difficult couple of weeks.
Arsenal had lost five of their seven games prior to the visit of the Imps - including 5-1 defeats home and away to Bayern Munich and a 3-1 loss to Liverpool in the Premier League.
Wenger's long-term future at Arsenal is uncertain, with his contract due to expire this summer, and there were protests calling for the Frenchman to step down prior to Saturday's game.
Arsenal initially looked nervous against Lincoln before Theo Walcott opened the scoring just before half-time.
"We were a bit nervous because your confidence drops when you don't have the results," added Wenger.
"The team was unjustifiably criticised for our last game against Bayern Munich because we had an outstanding game.
"The game was killed not by the fault of the players but we have to look at the bigger perspective.
"Overall, we had to respond and that's what we did."
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The defeat for Lincoln brought to an end their historic FA Cup run, in which they became the first non-league side in 103 years to reach the quarter-finals.
Around 9,000 fans made the trip south to cheer Lincoln on and boss Danny Cowley praised their "world class" support.
"We need to learn from this journey, not just from today but this journey," he said.
"And if we can really, really learn and take something from playing against world-class players then we will be better footballers and players as a result."
"I did our fans a massive disservice in the week because I said they were Premier League. They were much, much better than that.
"You saw world-class players play today in the Arsenal team but you also heard and witnessed world-class supporters because that's how good they were."
Former Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown on Match of the Day
Lincoln revitalised the FA Cup, their run was magical. Arsenal came in wounded, there was a lack of confidence early on, but the goal just before half-time was perfect and settled them down. Them needing that goal to settle them down was some compliment to Lincoln, but the Gunners played with a swagger in the second half. Still, Lincoln can hold their heads very high.
Former England winger Trevor Sinclair on Match of the Day
A National League team getting to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup? It is a fantastic achievement. I am sure everyone at the club will be so proud, and it doesn't happen by accident. They kept Arsenal at bay for 45 minutes.
The players and fans will remember it for the rest of their lives.


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Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Sir George Martin, saying he was "like a second father" to him.

The death of Sir George, the veteran music producer who signed The Beatles, was confirmed on Wednesday morning.
In a statement posted on his website, Sir Paul said he had "so many wonderful memories" of Sir George.
"The world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of British music," he said.
Sir George produced more than 700 records, working with artists including Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dame Shirley Bassey and Cilla Black.
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I'm so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin.  I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever. He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me.
He guided the career of The Beatles with such skill and good humour that he became a true friend to me and my family. If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle it was George.
From the day that he gave The Beatles our first recording contract, to the last time I saw him, he was the most generous, intelligent and musical person I've ever had the pleasure to know.
It's hard to choose favourite memories of my time with George, there are so many but one that comes to mind was the time I brought the song Yesterday to a recording session and the guys in the band suggested that I sang it solo and accompany myself on guitar. After I had done this George Martin said to me, "Paul I have an idea of putting a string quartet on the record."
I said, "Oh no George, we are a rock and roll band and I don't think it's a good idea".  With the gentle bedside manner of a great producer he said to me: "Let us try it and if it doesn't work we won't use it and we'll go with your solo version." I agreed to this and went round to his house the next day to work on the arrangement.
He took my chords that I showed him and spread the notes out across the piano, putting the cello in the low octave and the first violin in a high octave and gave me my first lesson in how strings were voiced for a quartet.
When we recorded the string quartet at Abbey Road, it was so thrilling to know his idea was so correct that I went round telling people about it for weeks. His idea obviously worked because the song subsequently became one of the most recorded songs ever with versions by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and thousands more.
This is just one of the many memories I have of George who went on to help me with arrangements on Eleanor Rigby, Live and Let Die and many other songs of mine.
I am proud to have known such a fine gentleman with such a keen sense of humour, who had the ability to poke fun at himself. Even when he was knighted by the Queen there was never the slightest trace of snobbery about him.
My family and I, to whom he was a dear friend, will miss him greatly and send our love to his wife Judy and their kids, Giles and Lucy, and the grandkids.
The world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of British music.
God bless you George and all who sail in you!


UK intelligence agencies say they are recruiting more female staff - and are targeting middle-age and "mid-career" women for jobs.

MI6 and and GCHQ advertised on the Mumsnet website for the first time this year, and MI5 has raised its target for women employees to 45% by 2021.
Flexible working and the importance of "high emotional intelligence" are also being stressed in recruitment.
The agencies were responding to calls from MPs to recruit more women.
Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee reported in March 2015 that 37% of intelligence agency staff were women and women only make up 19% of senior civil servants in the agencies.
One year on, the government says that it and the agencies - internal security service MI5, external spy agency MI6 and the government listening post GCHQ - "agree wholeheartedly" with the need for "diversity" in agency staff.
It says action has been taken since the report was published to "increase their focus" on "all aspects of diversity", including recruiting more women.
Recruitment targets, "diversity champions", events such as a recent "Women in Cyber" event and more career support for female officers are part of efforts to employ more women and encourage talented existing women to apply for promotion.
They also say they are doing more to "promote a flexible working culture" for men and women with childcare commitments and to allow women returning from maternity leave to take up their old jobs - including in intelligence roles.
The three agencies also said they were always looking for "new and innovative ways to recruit those with the right skills, mind-set and diversity of approach".
MI5 had already used Mumsnet as well as local newspapers to target women "not currently in work" while the other two agencies did so for the first time this year.
GCHQ has also removed a requirement of a 2:1 university degree from its "fast-stream" recruitment to encourage women who had followed a "non-traditional graduate route".
The government said the initiatives were having an effect as MI5 had recently been placed in the Times Top 50 employers for women and had increased its number of new female employees by 5% to 46% of new recruits. GCHQ had seen applications from women rise to 40%. MI6 had increased its female recruitment targets for 2016/17 after seeing a 4% drop in women - to 41% of new recruits.
The government also said career support for female staff was having a "real impact" with increased numbers of women applying for senior roles in MI5.


Mae cyn bencampwraig rhedeg o Bowys wedi cael ei charcharu am 18 mlynedd ar ôl cyfaddef iddi geisio llofruddio swyddog athletau.

Fe ymosododd Lauren Jeska, 42 o Fachynlleth, ar bennaeth adnoddau dynol corff UK Athletics, Ralph Knibbs, 52 oed, gyda chyllell.
Digwyddodd yr ymosodiad yn stadiwm Alexander, Birmingham fis Mawrth llynedd.
Roedd yr athletwraig drawsryweddol mewn dadl gyda'r corff llywodraethol ynglŷn â phrofion hormonau, wedi i ganlyniadau ei ras gael eu diddymu.
Clywodd Llys y Goron Birmingham fod Jeska wedi trywanu Mr Knibbs yn ei ben a'i wddf, gan greu twll 2cm, a bod gwaed yn llifo ohono.
Cafodd dau gydweithiwr i Mr Knibbs eu trywanu gan Jeska wrth iddyn nhw geisio ymyrryd.
Dywedodd y barnwr y byddai Jeska yn wynebu pum mlynedd ychwanegol ar drwydded ar ôl iddi gael ei rhyddhau o'r carchar.


Web giants Google, Facebook and Twitter have joined forces with a British charity in a bid to remove millions of indecent child images from the net.

In a UK first, anti-abuse organisation Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has begun sharing lists of indecent images, identified by unique "hash" codes.
Wider use of the photo-tagging system could be a "game changer" in the fight against paedophiles, the charity said.
Internet security experts said images on the "darknet" would not be detected.
The IWF, which works to take down indecent images of children, allocates to each picture it finds a "hash" - a unique code, sometimes referred to as a digital finger-print.
By sharing "hash lists" of indecent pictures of children, Google, Facebook and Twitter will be able to stop those images from being uploaded to their sites.
Online security specialists welcomed the move as a positive step, but said it would not block content on the "darknet" - a network with restricted access - where abusers often posted images.
Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron said intelligence experts and organised crime specialists would join forces to tackle child abuse images on the "dark net".
Online child exploitation existed on an "almost industrial scale" worldwide, he said.


One in four Welsh workers earns less than the UK "living wage" calculated to cover the basic costs of living.

The voluntary rate of £7.85 an hour set by university researchers is 21% higher than the legal minimum wage of £6.50.
Wales TUC national officer Julie Cook said low pay was "blighting the lives" of hundreds of thousands of families.
Business organisation CBI Wales said living wages were a useful guide but many firms could not afford to pay more than the minimum wage.
The UK government said it supported firms who paid the living wage "only when it is affordable and not at the expense of jobs".
Around 261,000 workers in Wales are thought to earn less than the living wage, according to the latest annual report on the matter by KPMG.
Across the UK 22% of workers are said to earn less than the living wage, with Northern Ireland worst off with 27%.
The voluntary rate has been adopted by more than 1,000 employers across the UK, benefiting 35,000 workers.
Ms Cook called for people to be given "a fair day's pay for an honest day's work", saying it would help boost the economy.
She said: "It is now time for all responsible employers to commit to adopting this standard, which enables workers to earn just enough to be able to live a decent life."
The UK living wage is calculated by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, while a higher rate for London is calculated by the Greater London Authority.
CBI Wales Director Emma Watkins said living wages could be a "useful guide" but stressed that the national minimum wage enjoyed "strong support" from the business community.
She added: "Rather than requiring firms to introduce pay rises that many cannot afford, we must look at ways to raise living standards sustainably."
A spokesperson for the UK Department for Business, Industry and Skills said:  "We support businesses that choose to pay the Living Wage, however only when it is affordable and not at the expense of jobs."


New evidence appears to back the idea that the Roosevelt administration helped cover up Soviet guilt for the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish soldiers.

Historians said documents, released by the US National Archives, supported the suspicion that the US did not want to anger its wartime ally, Joseph Stalin.
They showed the US was sent coded messages suggesting the Soviets, not the Nazis, carried out the massacre.
More than 22,000 Poles were killed by the Soviets on Stalin's orders.
Soviet Russia only admitted to the atrocity in 1990 after blaming the Nazis for five decades.
According to a review of the documents by the Associated Press, they show that American prisoners of war sent coded messages to Washington in 1943 saying they had been taken to see corpses in an advanced state of decay in the Katyn forest near Smolensk, in western Russia.
The group of American and British POWs had been taken by the Nazis against their will to witness the scene.
What they saw convinced two Americans, Capt Donald B Stewart and Lt Col John Van Vliet, that the killings must have been carried out by the Soviets, rather than the Nazis, who did not occupy the area until 1941.
A statement from one, Captain Donald B Stewart, made in 1950, confirmed he sent a coded message, the gist of which was: "German claims regarding Katyn substantially correct in opinion of Van Vliet and myself."
They were apparently persuaded by the advanced state of decay of the bodies - suggesting they must have died before August 1941, when the Germans seized the area.
They also saw items found on the bodies, including letters, diaries and other items, none of which was dated later than the spring of 1940.
And the good state of the men's boots and clothing suggested the men had not lived long after being captured by invading Soviet forces.
The close to 1,000 pages of new material will help determine what the US knew and when, the BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington says.
It has long been believed that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did not want to question the version of events put out by Stalin, an ally whom the Americans were counting on to defeat Germany and Japan.
According to the report by the Associated Press, information about the massacre was suppressed at the highest levels in Washington.
Katyn expert Allen Paul told AP some of the material did not appear in the record of Congressional hearings in 1951-52 held to investigate the massacre, suggesting it had been deliberately kept hidden.
Among the new evidence is a report sent to President Roosevelt by the then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill - who did not challenge Stalin's claim either - which also pointed to Soviet guilt.
The report is written by the British ambassador to the Polish government-in-exile in London, Owen O'Malley, AP says.
"There is now available a good deal of negative evidence," Mr O'Malley wrote, "the cumulative effect of which is to throw serious doubt on Russian disclaimers of responsibility for the massacre."
The April 1940 killings were carried out at Katyn and other sites by the NKVD secret police on Stalin's orders.
Members of the Polish elite, including officers, politicians and artists, were shot in the back of the head and their bodies dumped in mass graves.


An archbishop in Sicily has moved to reclaim the term "godfather" from the mafia - by banning gangsters from taking the role at baptisms.

Michele Pennisi, a vocal mafia critic, has his diocese in Monreale, near Palermo.
He said he wanted to challenge the idea that crime bosses have a paternal side.
"The mafia has always taken the term godfather from the Church to give its bosses an air of religious respectability," he told AFP.
"Whereas in fact, the two worlds are completely incompatible."
Archbishop Pennisi's diocese includes the notorious village of Corleone, a vendetta-torn enclave made famous by Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather.
The cleric last made headlines in February by condemning a Corleone priest's decision to let the son of an infamous mobster, Toto Riina, become his niece's godfather.
The row gave rise to his latest decree, which bans anyone convicted of "dishonorable crimes" from acting as a godparent.
Archbishop Pennisi admits that the mafia culture of "omerta" - the law of silence - will make the ruling harder to enforce.
"If someone has not been convicted we cannot judge people on rumours, without proof," he said.
He added that the path to reformation is open for mobsters, as for others.
"If one of them admits to having done wrong, asks to be pardoned for the bad they have done - in that case we can discuss a path of conversion," he said.
The archbishop had faced death threats in 2008 after he refused to allow Crocefisso Emanuello, the head of a mafia family, a religious funeral.
He was granted police protection as a result.
Pope Francis took a stand against organised crime in 2014 by excommunicating all mafiosi - meaning they are banished in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church.
"Those who in their lives follow this path of evil, as mafiosi do, are not in communion with God," he said.


As 2016 arrives, business leaders around the world are now focusing intently on their aims and challenges for the next 12 months.

From implementing plans to further grow their companies, to dealing with the likely problems that will need to be overcome, this is the time of year when forward planning is the centre of attention.
Here some of the best business leaders - and rock music legends - profiled in 2015 for the BBC's The Boss slot share their thoughts on running or setting up a business in 2016.
Have a clear objective. Understand the DNA of your business.
What you put in is what you get out. Do not take "no" or "can't" as an answer.
Socialise and network within your industry.
Get rid of all your loser friends. You know the ones - they drink too much, they get high. And like vampires they will suck the life blood out of you.
That may not leave you with very many friends, butâ€¦ in business your friends will not be much help.
You're too young and not rich enough to take vacations. Work, it's a good word.
There are many reasons people get into business. For me it was creative pursuit, and being a creator of my own destiny.
You need to build your business the right way for the right reasons. If it is just for the money then you will only have a business short term.
New companies are hungry for cash, so anything you are making will go straight back into the business. And often the founder, who is working 120 hours a week, is the last person to see any returns for a long time from their hard yards.
Yet these are the businesses that succeed, and in the long run are the ones that are truly successful. By contrast, firms that are stripped of their cash to "fund" the lifestyle of their owners are very short-lived.
Building a business on passion and hard work, and surrounding yourself with great people, is the recipe for success.
Be digitally minded - digital is a vital part of any business now, and it goes beyond just having a good website and being on social media.
Consumers want a digital experience across all elements of any business they engage with, and they want it to be seamless.
Diversify - think about how your business can grow and diversify in to new areas, but always ensure these new areas reflect your customer demographic.
I always look for new ways to evolve the brand, and in early 2016 we will be launching Rabbit, our own dating app.
Listen - this is a tip that's relevant every year, never stop listening to your customers.  They are the most vital source of information and their feedback is invaluable.
When leading your business, focus on what makes you different - not what is generic.
This allows your team, customers and suppliers to all "buy in" to why your business matters, and why it is worth joining, and staying and working with.
It also means that everyone is better focused on your competitive advantage and unique proposition.
Talk about what makes your business what it is.
Collective wisdom says that goal-setting, planning and managing your time wisely are critical for success.
However, there is a secret formula to achieving objectives that is widely overlooked - do what you dread first!
Tackle the task, have the conversation, do the mundane that you least want to do at the beginning of your day.
It takes incredible discipline to start with the unexciting, but when you complete the task, you avoid using psychic energy towards fretting about what you're avoiding.
You will open yourself up to more inspiration and imagination and find more time to accomplish greatness.
In business, no two weeks are ever the same, but if your company has been in existence for a year or more, then analyse and learn from the previous 12 months.
Identify the surge periods and the quiet moments, and make sure that you have the proper staffing levels in place, as well as being ready to pre-empt problems and capitalise upon perennial opportunities.
As they grow, far too many businesses become rigidly hierarchical - the distance growing between senior management and the staff on the frontline.
Beyond the obvious fact that layers of bureaucracy are an enemy to innovation, listening to all staff members, irrespective of their position, is crucial. Not only does such engagement prove good for morale, but the insights that staff can offer could be the thing that changes your business for the better.
Having landed a big contract or launched a new service, it is entirely understandable that maintaining this new workload becomes a priority for a business. However, it should not do so to the complete detriment of maintaining company growth.
Keep on implementing new business strategies and growth plans at all times. It may seem an obvious point to make, but so many companies become wholly dependent on one big client or project that they suddenly find themselves in deep trouble should they lose the work.
Setting up your own business requires enormous focus, drive and ambition, coupled with an incredibly hard work ethic.
You need funding, and you need relentless energy. Charm and wit help.
You also need to have a decent pair of rose tinted glasses to hand as if you knew all the pitfalls before you started you probably wouldn't do it.
But my one piece of advise is that outside legal and finance issues - don't listen to anyone, don't read business books, and do things your own way.
Technology and new ideas are changing the world faster than people can become experts in it. Don't follow the crowd - think for yourself, be different and break the mould.
The most important things when starting a business are - don't lie, don't pretend, and don't mislead your executives and the masses. And be passionate about the mission, have an innovative mind, and be totally honest in implementing your vision.
Hiring the best team is a matter of luck. Bosses must keep their eyes open not to allow politics, dishonesty and indiscipline. Anybody who gets involved with these three, should be sent home immediately. In my experience, referrals are the best source of fine personnel.
How long does it take for positive returns? Management is about making things happen, managing changes.
If the vision is innovative and supported by all requisites, i.e. finances, production planning, and strong administration, then success needs short gestation.
Innovation is not only required for product, but also for administrative and financial systems. Slow progress can be tolerated, but negativity beyond a short space of time - in spite of the excellent management team - should indicate the time is ready to pull the plug.
There ought to be constant innovation in both product, resources and management. Without personal commitment and understanding of people's psyche, the best can fail. A successful entrepreneur needs divine grace, commitment to the cause, discipline and courage.
Entrepreneurs have a different level of risk taking.
In life we all have a risk threshold. There are people for whom not having secured their regular monthly salary cheque is daunting.
You have to believe in yourself, and then you have just got to go for it.
Depending on where you are on the risk register separates the very calculated "I need to know all the answers" type of person, from the 'I've got a good gut feel about this, I'm just going to give it a go' person. To be honest, the later one is the kind of person I am. I'll have a go.
I don't take on unnecessary risk. But if you want dead certs they don't come your way. They don't exist.
Reconsider your marketing. If your marketing is the same as others in your sector, you're doing it wrong.
Make sure that your customer can work out the value for money. If they can't, you don't deserve to retain them.
Think of different things you can do with your business that are not just about making money.


Hamish Marshall's third Championship century of the season was not enough to save Gloucestershire from an innings defeat by Kent in Bristol.

Needing 312 in their second innings to make Kent bat again, Gloucestershire were bowled out for 243 on day four.
Marshall (118) was the ninth wicket to fall, while no other batsman passed 25.
Kent are now 24 points behind Division Two leaders Essex with three games left to play, while Gloucestershire's slim hopes of promotion appear to be over.


Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar began his three-day visit to Canada by taking part in the Montreal Pride Parade.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ireland's first gay PM, attended Sunday's event with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.
The leaders also held talks, where they discussed a range of issues, including Brexit and abortion.
Mr Varadkar and Mr Trudeau met for the first time when the Canadian prime minister visited Ireland in July.
Mr Trudeau said the taoiseach was the first foreign leader to take part in a pride event in Canada.
Speaking at a joint news conference after the bilateral talks, Mr Varadkar said he discussed the issue of abortion with Mr Trudeau. He stated that he wanted to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment in the first half of next year.
The Eighth Amendment to the Irish constitution was passed in 1983 and granted a foetus equal right to life as its mother, effectively outlawing abortion.


Tehran's hardline mayor, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has withdrawn from Iran's presidential election.

Mr Qalibaf called on his supporters to back conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi against the incumbent Hassan Rouhani, a moderate who is seeking a second term.
A victory for Mr Raisi on Friday was vital for "the preservation of the interests of the people, the revolution and the country", he warned.
Mr Qalibaf had been under pressure from the clerical establishment to drop out.
Hardliners reportedly feared the anti-Rouhani vote would be split and make a second round run-off more likely.
In the last election in 2013, the former Revolutionary Guards commander and police chief came a distant second to Mr Rouhani with 16.5% of the vote.
In a statement published by state media on Monday, Mr Qalibaf wrote that he was withdrawing his candidacy in an attempt to put an end to President Rouhani's "inefficient and impotent" administration.
"A fundamental and crucial decision must be taken for the unity of the revolutionary front," he explained.
"To protect this great ideal, I ask all of my supporters across the country to offer all of their support to the success of our dear brother, Ebrahim Raisi."
Mr Raisi is a close ally of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The former prosecutor is currently head of a multi-billion-dollar charitable foundation that manages donations to Iran's holiest shrine in the city of Mashhad.
Unofficial polls suggest that Mr Rouhani will win the election, but it is not clear if he will receive more than 50% of the vote and avoid a run-off on 26 May.
The president has faced a significant challenge from conservatives because the landmark nuclear deal with world powers that he negotiated in 2015 has not triggered the economic recovery he predicted.
Mr Raisi has promised to build a self-sufficient "resistance economy", create millions of jobs and triple cash hand-outs to the poor.
Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri and the two other men whose candidacies were approved by the Guardian Council last month - reformist Mostafa Hashemitaba and conservative Mostafa Mirsalim - are also thought to be likely to withdraw before the election.


The Queen has handed out Maundy money to 178 pensioners at a service in Sheffield Cathedral.

It is the first time South Yorkshire has played host to the service, which recognises the work of elderly people to their community and church.
This year, 89 women and 89 men - one for each of the Queen's 89 years - received the Maundy money.
The Dean of Sheffield, the Very Reverend Peter Bradley, said it was a historic moment for South Yorkshire.
"We are deeply honoured to be chosen to host the Royal Maundy Service on behalf of our nation," he said.
"This service is a special opportunity to recognise individuals who have worked to make a positive contribution to the community."
The monarch's Maundy Thursday service has been held in England since the 12th Century, to mark Jesus washing his disciples' feet.
During the service the Queen distributed specially-minted money to the men and women, all from the Sheffield area.
The recipients were given two leather pouches, one of which contained Maundy coins equating in pence to the Queen's age.
Simon Green, an executive director of Sheffield City Council said: "It's a priceless event for Sheffield. It's a positive endorsement of the city."
He said the estimated cost for the council of the event was Â£30,000 but it had "brought 12,000 people to the city".


Tesla Motors says it is on track to produce 500,000 vehicles in 2018, two years earlier than expected.

On Wednesday, the electric carmaker reported a first quarter loss of $282m (Â£195m) up from $154m last year.
The loss was in line with investors' expectations, and the announcement that it was increasing production sent its shares up 4% in after-hours trading.
Tesla had been struggling to ramp up production of its cars including its newest Model X SUV.
Production of the Model X rose from 507 in the fourth quarter of 2015 to 2,659 in the first quarter of 2016.
The company confirmed it was on track to deliver 80,000 to 90,000 electric vehicles this year.
Tesla said it had seen demand rise across all its models, especially its Model 3 - the carmaker's first mass-market product.
Deliveries of the Model 3 are due to hit the market in 2017 and the company received 325,000 orders for the car within a week of announcing it. This could result in $14bn in future sales.
To meet that demand Tesla has cut two years off its timeline for ramping up production.
"Increasing production five-fold over the next two years will be challenging and will likely require some additional capital, but this is our goal," chief executive Elon Musk said in a latter to investors.
Tesla said its capital expenditure - money spent to grow the company - would probably increase by 50%.
Some investors have been concerned about Tesla's cash flow. The company has been spending money to increase its manufacturing facilities.
Though it has seen orders rise, the carmaker has yet to make a profit.
Since the start of the year Tesla has faced some production hurdles.
A shortage of parts for its Model X stalled production in January and February.
On Wednesday, Tesla announced two of its manufacturing heads were stepping down from their roles.
Greg Reichow, vice president of production will take a leave of absence as soon as a successor can be found.
Josh Ensign, vice-president of manufacturing, is also leaving the company.


A grieving widower says he is dismayed after being charged £160 for delays at his wife's funeral.

Violet Blades was buried at Hannah Park Cemetery in Worksop two weeks ago but Frank said he got the bill days after.
Clive Hopkinson Funeral Directors said the charge was due to Mr Blades visiting other graves and council staff staying over contracted hours.
Bassetlaw District Council denied this and insisted the bill was because the cortege arrived 45 minutes late.
Mr Blades said there was no mention of time limits either before or after the service.
When the £6,200 bill arrived, it had an "Additional Cemetery Fee" attached.
Mr Blades said : "I just accepted it. I just tried to forget it. It is just other people when I have told them, they have gone 'you are joking'.
"I've just ignored it, what is money at the moment? I am saying this because it might happen to other people."
Daughter Cindy Playfoot said it was "affecting the entire family".
A spokesperson for the funeral directors said: "We incurred a charge of £160 from Bassetlaw District Council due to their gravediggers working beyond their contracted hours when our client wished to visit other family graves following the funeral.
"As with any third-party fee that we pay on behalf of our clients this was included in our final invoice. Our funeral director remained with our client until he was ready to return home, for which we did not charge."
Liz Prime, head of neighbourhoods at Bassetlaw District Council, said she was surprised the charge had been passed on.
"The council has certainly not penalised Mr Blades for spending additional time at his wife's graveside to mourn her loss.
"As a burial authority it is important that we ensure the privacy of every funeral and that no two funerals take place at the same time. The onus is on the respective funeral director to ensure that each ceremony runs smoothly and on schedule," she said.


West Midlands Police says it is investigating allegations of electoral fraud during last year's general election.

Officers are looking into alleged improper electoral campaign spending returns in the region.
Nine other forces are investigating whether expenses should have been filed by MPs' agents as local spending.
The West Midlands force said it was working with National Police Chiefs Council and the Electoral Commission.


Mae Pencampwriaeth y Chwe Gwlad yn ôl, a gohebydd chwaraeon BBC Cymru, Cennydd Davies sydd wedi bod yn edrych ymlaen.

Pwyntiau bonws, rheolau taclo llym a thaith y Llewod ar y gorwel. Ydy, mae Pencampwriaeth y Chwe Gwlad eleni'n argoeli i fod yn hynod ddiddorol.
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Mae 'na gyffro, mae 'na gryn edrych ymlaen, a beth bynnag sy' 'di digwydd yn y gorffennol, mae'n lechen lan i bawb.
Wel chi'n siwr o glywed y frawddeg sy'n cael ei hadrodd pob blwyddyn: "Y gystadleuaeth fwya' clos ers blynyddoedd."
Amser a ddengys, ond mae 'na ddau dîm sy'n ymddangos ben ac ysgwyddau'n uwch na'r lleill ar hyn o bryd, wedi i Iwerddon lorio grym y Crysau Duon yn yr Hydref, a'r Saeson o dan Eddie Jones yn parhau i 'sgubo pawb o'r neilltu - mwy am hynny y man.
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Electric car maker Tesla has rolled out its new Model 3 vehicle - the company's cheapest car to date.

The first 30 customers - most of them employees of the company - received their cars on Friday.
Chief executive Elon Musk said the Model 3 was the "best car for its cost, either electric or gasoline".
Prices start at $35,000 (Â£26,650), which the firm hopes will bring mass market interest.
The price is still higher than that of rival electric car the Nissan Leaf, which starts at $30,680, or the hybrid Chevrolet Volt, which goes for $34,095.
Past Tesla models, the "S" and "X", had a starting price of $80,000, putting them beyond the means of many.
The company aims to produce 5,000 units of the Model 3 a week in 2017, and 10,000 a week by 2018. Buyers ordering now are being told to expect delivery late next year.
More than half a million customers have already placed deposits.
If Tesla can successfully produce and sell that many cars a year, it will outperform BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus in the US.
Showman Mr Musk was on buoyant form at a delivery ceremony at the firm's plant in Fremont, California, driving on to an outdoor stage in a Model 3.
"For the future, the future being now, the cars will be increasingly autonomous," Mr Musk said.
He added that every Tesla model had the hardware needed to drive itself.
"You will be able to watch a movie, talk to friends, go to sleep..."
The Model 3's electric battery will run for 354km (220 miles) before needing a recharge, Tesla says.
The more affordable Model 3 is a significant step for the firm, whose market value hit $49bn in April.
The Model 3 launch comes a week after the UK government announced an end to sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, under plans to tackle air pollution.


Jed Wallace scored a brace to help Millwall thrash Northampton Town and bolster their League One play-off hopes.

The hosts flew into a three-goal lead before the break, with Aiden O'Brien also on the scoresheet, as the Lions remain sixth in the table and in the play-off spots - one point above seventh-placed Southend with three games left.
Millwall striker Lee Gregory saw an early shot hit the post as Northampton struggled to gain a foothold.
O'Brien opened the scoring in spectacular fashion on 27 minutes, lashing in a sublime first-time volley off the bar from just inside the box after neat interplay with Joe Martin.
Ten minutes later Wallace struck a magnificent 25-yard effort which arrowed into the top corner, giving visiting keeper Adam Smith no chance.
Wallace got his second just before half-time, striking home from eight yards after O'Brien's neat cut-back from the by-line.
The Lions continued to attack in the second half but could not add to their tally as the Cobblers defence performed damage limitation to stifle the hosts.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Millwall 3, Northampton Town 0.
Second Half ends, Millwall 3, Northampton Town 0.
Attempt saved. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Revell (Northampton Town).
Attempt missed. David Worrall (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Alex Revell (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Ben Thompson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Millwall. Callum Butcher replaces Steve Morison.
Attempt missed. Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Jed Wallace.
Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Brendon Moloney replaces Luke Williams because of an injury.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Adam Smith.
Attempt saved. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Ben Thompson (Millwall).
Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Millwall. David Worrall replaces Lee Gregory.
Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Hiram Boateng.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by David Buchanan.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Alex Revell replaces Keshi Anderson.
Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town).
Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Millwall. Conceded by Matthew Taylor.
Byron Webster (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town).


Sir David Frost's 1977 interviews with former US President Richard Nixon were brought back into focus with the film Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard and based on the play by Peter Morgan.

On screen Sir David was portrayed by British actor Michael Sheen, while Nixon was played by American Frank Langella.
Here Morgan and Howard pay tribute to the man who inspired their Oscar-nominated film.
"I was not able to develop a significant relationship but I had several opportunities to sit down and talk to him, where at a couple of those lunches he would leave you with a joke. You would be on your way out of the door and he would stop you and say 'wait' and tell a hilarious joke. He just wanted to leave you with a laugh.
"I found him fascinating to be around. It is a highlight for me that when we had finished the movie he wanted to interview me, because I had grown up respecting him and his interviews.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for him as a television producer with vision. I loved that when faced with an obstacle he would tirelessly work his way around it, under it, over it, you could not stop him.
"I just respected that commitment you got. Call it hubris, I think there was something almost of the entrepreneur spirit that as an American I really admired about him. He would damn the critics and carry on if he had a big idea that he cared about. He proved that with the Nixon interviews.
"He absolutely paved the way for a new network, a fourth network in the US. When he was rejected by every network in the US he got together a bunch of independents, which was something nobody had really done before. He managed to publicise and eventise it and made it a huge ratings getter. He basically signalled to the TV business that there was room for another network, and he turned out to be right, it was Fox, and then there were more after that.
"One of the highlights was getting to know him and I'm sad for his family."
"An amazing career and a man who lived a very full life and achieved extraordinary things.
"I feel I'm responsible for what was at the time one of his lesser known achievements which has now, sadly, probably eclipsed some of his better achievements because life is so reductive. I notice on the BBC News website it has got a picture of the Nixon interviews.
"It was great fun to collaborate with him, to write about him. He showed unfailing generosity and his was a remarkable career.
"He started out as a satirist and iconoclast and ended up a real pillar of the establishment. He made that transition with grace and good humour and remained to the very end a piercing intellect.
"He was thoroughly good company and I think much underestimated and underrated by a whole generation of his colleagues at Cambridge, for whom his success was probably too conspicuous and too meteoric to be acceptably British."


Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has attracted intense controversy for a bloody drug war and undiplomatic remarks since he took office in June 2016.

The straight-talking leader won by a landslide on the back of promises to tackle crime and corruption, and remains popular domestically for his hardline policies.
But he has increasingly earned criticism from the international community and rights groups that say his policies amount to human rights abuses.
The hallmark of Mr Duterte's administration so far has been a relentless crackdown on drug dealers and users.
He has urged citizens and the police to conduct extra-judicial killings of suspects. More than 3,000 people have died in a campaign which Mr Duterte controversially compared to the Holocaust in September.
Noting that there are three million addicts in Philippines, he has said he would be "happy to slaughter them".
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The United Nation, the Roman Catholic church, the European Union and the United States have repeatedly condemned his policy as a violation of human rights. Domestic activist groups have also protested the killings.
But Mr Duterte has said a hardline stance was necessary to wipe out the illegal drugs trade and remains undeterred, vowing to kill "every last one" of the traffickers.
The police has said the campaign has worked in reducing overall crime, with hundreds of thousands of suspects turning themselves in - although homicides and murders have gone up.
Faced with mounting criticism, Mr Duterte, known for making brash off-the-cuff remarks, has been bellicose.
He has threatened to "separate" from the UN - which he later said was a joke - and called UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon "a fool".
He also called the EU "hypocrites" during a September speech and showed the middle finger.
He famously referred to US President Barack Obama as a "son of a whore", but later expressed regret when Mr Obama cancelled a meeting.
Earlier he called the Pope "the son of a whore" in a largely devout Catholic country, and joked that when he was still the mayor of the southern city of Davao he should have been the first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in a prison riot.
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Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte was born in 1945 into a family closely tied to local politics. His father was once a provincial governor and the family had links with the powerful families in Cebu province, where his father was once mayor.
Mr Duterte trained as a lawyer and rose to become state prosecutor, eventually becoming mayor of Davao in 1988, ruling the city for much of the past 30 years.
He built his reputation fighting some of the biggest problems facing the Philippines - crime, militancy and corruption. All three dropped significantly during his time leading Davao, making the city one of the safest in the Philippines.
He has vowed to replicate his efforts in Davao at a national level.
Self-styled as both a socialist and a reformist, he has promised to change the country from a centralised system to a federal parliamentary form of government, to better share wealth.
His foreign policy direction, vague during campaigning, has continued to flip-flop.
Mr Duterte had previously hinted at taking a stronger stance against China, which the Philippines is engaged with in maritime disputes in the South China Sea. He famously said he would ride a jet ski to a disputed island claimed by both countries and stick a flag on it.
But since becoming president he has emphasised a desire to move away from the US  - the Philippines' former colonial ruler turned military and economic partner - and pivot closer to China and Russia, sparking concerns from investors.
His tough approach has earned him the nicknames "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry". He said in a televised debate that he would kill his own children if they took drugs.
All have burnished his strongman image among many in the Philippines as someone who will do what is necessary to get things done. A July poll saw him earning a historic 91% approval rating.
But horrified opponents have continued to castigate him, comparing him to US presidential Republican nominee Donald Trump. Mr Duterte has rejected the comparisons, saying that "he is a bigot and I am not".
Married twice, he has four children, one of whom - daughter Sara - took over as mayor for a term before he resumed office. He is now officially single, but has claimed to have several girlfriends.


Kevin Braniff scored four goals to fire Glenavon into a second Irish Cup final in three seasons and end Crusaders' hopes of a league and cup double.

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The Crues were ahead twice in the first half through Matthew Snoddy but Braniff levelled twice for the 2014 winners.
Paul Heatley restored his side's lead soon after the break but Braniff equalised again and scored the winner to secure a thrilling Windsor Park win.
Glenavon will face Linfield or Lurgan Celtic in the final on Saturday 7 May.
Crusaders were looking to take another step towards a first success in the country's premier knockout competition since 2009 and also aiming to avenge their defeat by the Lurgan Blues in the last four stage of the cup two years ago.
Gary Hamilton's side had suffered just one reverse in their last 10 matches and continued that run by ending Stephen Baxter's side's hopes of securing a first season 'double' in the north Belfast club's history.
Jordan Forsythe saw his early 25-yard free-kick brilliantly tipped round by Johnny Tuffey and then the unmarked Braniff poked wide from six yards out after meeting Andy Hall's cross from the right.
Snoddy poked home the opener from five yards out in the 24th minute after Jordan Owens had headed down Gavin Whyte's delivery.
Braniff restored parity three minutes later by curling a left-foot shot past Sean O'Neill when the ball fell to him on the edge of the area following a piercing run from Rhys Marshall.
Snoddy nudged the league leaders ahead again on 28 minutes, unleashing a low left-foot drive low and hard into the bottom corner of the net from 25 yards.
Two minutes before the interval, Ciaran Martyn released Braniff to fire under the body of O'Neill and make the half-time score 2-2.
The fans had to wait just two minutes for the goal-scoring action to resume on the resumption as Heatley swept a right-foot half-volley into the corner of the net to give his side the lead for the third time.
Braniff headed in Andy McGrory's cross in the 53rd minute and then met Declan O'Brien's pass across the face of goal to rifle in the winner after 72.
Crusaders piled on the pressure in search of an equaliser but Tuffey saved well with his feet from substitute Ross Holden and Diarmuid O'Carroll's effort flew wide of the post.
Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton: "I'm so proud of the players for the effort they gave us tonight. Three times they were a goal behind but they showed character and kept going right to the end.
"Sometimes I'm Kevin (Braniff)'s biggest critic and he knows that but what a performance he put in.
"It's not often you see a 10 out of 10 performance but that was one tonight and what a time to do it, in a cup semi-final.
"Every goal he scored was a great finish and I'm so glad for him because I keep preaching to him to get himself in the box and get himself into areas where he can affect games."


Waiting times for tests are "poor" for patients suspected of having bowel cancer in Wales and others parts of the UK, says a charity.

Bowel Cancer UK says conducting more tests sooner would help as it is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK.
In Wales, a national bowel screening programme aims to reduce the number of bowel cancer deaths by 15% by 2020.
The Welsh government is spending an extra Â£4m to improve diagnostic tests.
The charity's report said the situation in Wales was "particularly poor" with 15% of patients waiting between eight and 14 weeks, and 26% waiting over 14 weeks for a colonoscopy, an internal bowel examination, when they are suspected to have problem.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "Nine out of ten patients newly diagnosed with cancer via the urgent suspected cancer route start treatment with in our 62 day target. This includes having diagnostic tests.
"When talking about general diagnostic waits, that exclude cancer, the eight week wait for specified diagnostic waiting times in Wales is a target which we expect to be met and sustained as a standard.
"To achieve this we have recently given health boards an extra Â£4m to improve diagnostic tests in Wales. We expect to see significant improvement over the next few months."
The charity also highlighted data from a national colonoscopy audit which it says showed the rate of colonoscopies conducted in Welsh health units fell "woefully short" of the UK average of 32.2 procedures per 100,000 of population with a figure of 23.3 in Wales compared to 46.8 in Scotland.
In Wales, a national bowel screening programme offers a test kit to men and women aged between 60 and 74 to help with early diagnosis of any problems.
Public Health Wales runs the Bowel Screening Wales service in line with other national programmes, including Breast Test Wales and Cervical Screening Wales.
The Bowel Cancer UK report, Right test, right time, says people across the UK are waiting significant lengths of time between being referred and having their test.
It says figures for England show less than 2% waiting more than the recommended waiting time whereas in Scotland performance has dropped, with 6.8% waiting longer than the recommended six week waiting time target.
The health service in Northern Ireland had not met its target of no patient waiting more than nine weeks, according to the Bowel Cancer UK report.


A life-extending breast cancer drug will not be routinely offered on the NHS in England and Wales, despite repeated pleas and negotiations.

The final guidelines from NICE say the price tag per patient - Â£90,000 at full cost - is not tenable.
Manufacturer Roche says it offered a discount - the same one it used to cut a deal with the Cancer Drugs Fund.
Women in England will still be able to get Kadcyla through this fund for now.
Kadcyla can add about six months of life to those with incurable disease.
It is used to treat people with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and cannot be surgically removed.
Roche recently agreed an undisclosed, reduced price for Kadcyla with NHS England to stop the drug being taken off the Cancer Drugs Fund - a special fund set up by the government to help people in England access costly cancer drugs that are not routinely available on the NHS.
But this fund is due to end in March 2016. The government says a replacement is likely to be brought in from April 2016, although there are no details yet.
Any person currently receiving the treatment can continue until they and their doctor consider it appropriate to stop.
Charities are concerned that more breast cancer patients could miss out on getting Kadcyla (trastuzumab-emtansine) in the near future if no deal is reached between those holding the purse strings of the NHS and the drug manufacturer.
NICE says the price of Kadcyla is too high to justify for general use against its clinical merits and its decision is now final - although it will keep the guidance under review as new research becomes available.
Roche says it would be willing to return to the negotiating table with NICE.
Sally Greenbrook, of Breast Cancer Now, said patients were the ones who would ultimately suffer unless the treatment was made available.
"Women in England who could benefit from Kadcyla are covered - for now - by the Cancer Drugs Fund, but with just months until the new Fund is introduced, we're yet to be convinced that the proposals will improve the outlook for breast cancer patients.
"We'll do all we can to ensure that reform of the Fund leads to positive change but given that the plans include using similar thresholds to those used by NICE, and no mention of pricing negotiations, we're concerned that the new Fund will fail to improve on the existing one and may make matters worse."
Kadcyla is not available on the NHS in Scotland.


The story started in a field in southern Scotland more than two years ago.

Metal detectorist Derek McLennan, from Ayrshire, had a history of making significant finds having previously unearthed a haul of medieval coins.
This time, however, his discovery was one which made his senses "explode" and put him in a state of shock.
It turned out to be a haul of Viking treasure with a value running to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Historically, too, it was described as a "hugely significant find".
More than 100 items in total were recovered and subsequently passed to the Treasure Trove Unit in order to decide where they should go on display.
Dumfries and Galloway Council hopes to house it in a new art gallery currently under construction in Kirkcudbright.
"We've always maintained that the hoard was found in Galloway, so it should remain in Galloway," said councillor Tom McAughtrie recently.
It has committed Â£100,000 towards the bid but it has been estimated total costs could be up to Â£1m.
The local authority intended to work up a joint bid with National Museums Scotland (NMS) but the path of those efforts has not been as smooth as was hoped.
The latest report on the subject said that proposals from the national body did not offer "sufficient assurances" of the hoard's availability for display in Kirkcudbright.
At present, both the council and NMS have separate claims in to the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel for the hoard.
It is scheduled to meet on 23 March and both applications could be withdrawn for a joint bid prior to that.
The council is expected to finalise its intentions at a meeting of its communities committee on 7 March.
NMS, for its part, has said it is willing to continue discussions with the local authority.
However, it has not committed to the Kirkcudbright location as the best to put the items on display.
"The hoard is of considerable national and international significance," a spokeswoman said in its last statement on the subject.
"Acquisition by NMS would save it for the nation in the long term and ensure that the hoard is seen by people from Scotland, the rest of the UK and internationally."
A campaign has been launched by the council to lobby politicians to convince them that Dumfries and Galloway would be the best place to do that.
The clock is ticking on those efforts with about six weeks left before SAFAP meets to discuss the hoard's fate.
And what about the man who made the find himself?
"I am very, very proud of having found it and it is a wonderful, wonderful treasure for Scotland and the Galloway region of Scotland," said Mr McLennan.
"When it is finally publicised in the manner it should be then it is something the whole of Scotland will be proud of."
He declined to enter into the debate over the best location for its permanent home.
"I am happy for it to be on show and I believe everybody in Scotland should have access to it," he said.
"There will be better placed people to make that decision than myself."
Those people will be the SAFAP, of course, but whether they have a joint bid for the hoard or individual bids to consider remains to be seen.


A former US congresswoman who survived a gunshot wound to her head during a mass shooting has launched a campaign against gun violence.

Gabrielle Giffords' Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative aims to raise money for gun control efforts.
It comes as the White House holds talks with groups representing gun-owners, victims and the video game industry.
A school shooting in December that killed 20 children and six adults has fuelled debate over gun violence.
Ms Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly - both gun owners - wrote in USA Today on Tuesday: "In response to a horrific series of shootings... Congress has done something quite extraordinary - nothing at all."
The couple also highlight the influence of the gun lobby, adding: "Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching gun lobbyists in their reach and resources."
The initiative aims to counter the influence of powerful pro-gun groups such as the National Rifle Association, which in 2011 spent more money on lobbying than all gun control groups combined.
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"Until now, the gun lobby's political contributions, advertising and lobbying have dwarfed spending from anti-gun violence groups. No longer," Ms Giffords wrote.
The couple make it clear they do not intend to take away guns from responsible owners, but the BBC's Paul Adams says their article is a declaration of war on one of the most powerful vested interests in America.
The launch of the initiative marks two years exactly since Ms Giffords was shot during a meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona.
She is still recovering and her husband did most of the talking in the ABC interview.
On Friday, the former congresswoman visited Newtown, Connecticut, where the elementary school shooting occurred, and met families of the victims.
Connecticut Representative DebraLee Hovey, who represents Newtown in the state legislature, was criticised after she wrote on Facebook: "Gabby Gifford [sic] stay out of my towns!!" The politician has since apologised.
Ms Giffords and Mr Kelly also recently met New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a vocal gun control advocate.
In the wake of last month's shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, some pro-gun lawmakers have said they are reconsidering their views.
But correspondents say that attention around the issue may have slipped as politicians focused on reaching a deal to avert tax rises and spending cuts that were due to take effect at the end of the year. Another round of deadlines looms at the end of March.
The White House has pledged to look for ways to curb gun violence and is due to make proposals by the end of January.
Vice-President Joe Biden, who is leading the White House effort, is scheduled to meet gun violence victims groups and gun safety organisations on Wednesday.
He is also due to hold discussions this week with the NRA and other gun-owner groups, as well as representatives from the entertainment industry.
President Barack Obama has called on Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons, restrict availability of high-magazine clips and close a loophole allowing private gun sales to proceed without a background check.


At least 15 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in an air strike on a village in eastern Syria held by so-called Islamic State, activists say.

The DeirEzzor24 website reported that an unidentified jet had dropped cluster bombs on Dablan, about 20km (13 miles) south-east of the town of Mayadin.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 30.
It comes only two days after a US-led coalition strike reportedly killed 42 detainees at an IS prison near Mayadin.
The coalition confirmed it had targeted "IS command-and-control elements" in the area on Monday, but said the raid had been "meticulously planned" to avoid harming civilians.
There was no immediate comment from the coalition on Wednesday's reported attack. The Russian and Syrian air forces also fly sorties in the region.
At the start of June, the coalition said its 21,035 air strikes in Syria and Iraq since 2014 had unintentionally killed at least 484 civilians. However, human rights groups believe the true figure is far higher.
Airwars, an organisation that tracks allegations of civilian deaths, said that as of 8 June, the coalition had killed at least 4,118 civilians and perhaps more than 16,000.
DeirEzzor24 said the house of a person not connected to IS appeared to have been targeted, and that several nearby buildings had also been destroyed.
Women and children were among those killed, it added, warning that the death toll was likely to rise because of the serious condition of some of the injured.
Mayadin, which lies in the Euphrates river valley about 45km (28 miles) south-east of the city of Deir al-Zour, has been targeted frequently by coalition aircraft.
US intelligence officials believe IS moved most of its leaders to the town in recent months as Iraqi government forces advanced into the Iraqi city of Mosul and a US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters encircled the Syrian city of Raqqa.
Meanwhile at least 173 civilians and possibly many more have been killed in air and ground operations against IS this month in Raqqa itself, the UN's human rights chief said.
As many as 100,000 civilians were trapped in Raqqa and were being prevented from leaving by IS, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said.
"Civilians must not be sacrificed for the sake of rapid military victories," he said.
The intense bombardment of the city had reportedly left them "terrified and confused about where they can seek refuge", he added.