The great Wales adventure at Euro 2016 came to a disappointing end as they were beaten in the semi-final by Portugal in Lyon.

Chris Coleman's side entered the biggest game in Welsh football history - at their first major tournament since 1958 - carried by a wave of emotion and optimism after their 3-1 win against Belgium in the quarter-final.
The big threat was always going to be Cristiano Ronaldo - and so it proved as his magnificent header broke the deadlock after 50 minutes.
Three minutes later, his shot was diverted past Wayne Hennessy in the Wales goal by former Manchester United team-mate Nani.
Wales sorely missed the energy and authority of suspended midfielder Aaron Ramsey - and with Ronaldo overshadowing Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale in this game's crucial battle, a journey that has made a country proud finally reached its conclusion.
Portugal will now face hosts France or 2014 World Cup winners Germany in Sunday's final at the Stade de France final in Paris.
The Wales fans have been magnificent at Euro 2016, entering into the spirit of a patchy tournament with the same passion and positive thinking that has epitomised Coleman's squad.
And as defeat became increasingly inevitable on a steamy night in Lyon, they showed their appreciation for what they have seen in these recent weeks with rousing songs and a splash of colour.
Wales may have lost but the manner in which they approached Euro 2016 was exemplary and has provided memories that will last a lifetime, especially those second-half goals from Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes that sank Belgium.
They took the tournament head-on, perhaps only wavering when gripped by the occasion against England in their Group B contest Lens, even then only losing to Daniel Sturridge's injury-time winner.
The confidence Wales can take away from France will provide the ideal platform for their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, which starts against Moldova in Cardiff in September.
It was the great personal confrontation of this Euro 2016 semi-final - the meeting of the two Real Madrid superstars.
Sadly for Wales, it was Ronaldo who came out on top, although this is no reflection on Bale, who has been a shining light on and off the pitch in France. He was tireless in Lyon and ends the tournament with his reputation enhanced as an international.
Bale was dangerous in the first half here, especially with one dangerous run and cross and shot clutched by Rui Patricio. But once Wales had suffered those two blows early in the second half, it was beyond even his powers to be the catalyst for a comeback.
Ronaldo had a quiet first 45 minutes but, as the greats do, he changed the emphasis of game with a towering header that was a triumph of power, technique and ability that flashed past Hennessey.
Now he has the chance to crown his career with the honour that has always escaped him, namely leading Portugal to victory in a major tournament.
Wales were robbed of their dreams of reaching the Euro 2016 final when they conceded those two goals in three minutes at the start of the second half - and it was then that it looked like their exertions in reaching the last four had finally caught up with them.
The demoralising effect of those two goals from Ronaldo and Nani had a visible impact on Coleman's team.
Wales never looked likely to launch a comeback. Indeed, it was Portugal who threatened to add more goals, with Ronaldo firing a blistering free-kick just over as well as having other chances.
Wales looked tired and short of ideas. There is no shame in that and they can take their leave from Euro 2016 with heads held high.
Wales boss Coleman joined his squad and staff in a corner of Stade de Lyon to take the acclaim of thousands of their supporters.
The 46-year-old has rebuilt his own reputation, scarred by bad experiences at Real Sociedad, Coventry City and Larissa in Greece after showing such promise at Fulham.
Coleman took the Welsh job in tragic circumstances in January 2012, following the death of his friend and predecessor Gary Speed, and soon answered any questions about his credentials by guiding them to Euro 2016.
Here, in contrast to the shambles played out by England, Wales looked motivated, organised and with a clear plan.
This may the end of one momentous journey but it could be the start of another.
Match ends, Portugal 2, Wales 0.
Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Wales 0.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Joe Allen (Wales).
Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner,  Portugal. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
Gareth Bale (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gareth Bale (Wales).
Cédric Soares (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Nani.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by André Gomes.
Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Gareth Bale (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by João Mário (Portugal).
Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Chester.
Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces Adrien Silva.
Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
Corner,  Portugal. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nani.
Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Williams.
Foul by Simon Church (Wales).
Cédric Soares (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Portugal. André Gomes replaces Renato Sanches.
Attempt missed. Renato Sanches (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Alves following a fast break.
Attempt missed. James Chester (Wales) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a cross following a set piece situation.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
Jonathan Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
Bruno Alves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
Wayne Hennessey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Bruno Alves (Portugal).
Attempt saved. José Fonte (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
Corner,  Portugal. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
Foul by Chris Gunter (Wales).
Renato Sanches (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Sam Vokes (Wales) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
Substitution, Wales. Jonathan Williams replaces James Collins.
Attempt missed. João Mário (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.


New opening hours for some GP surgeries in England will benefit more than seven million patients, far more than originally planned, David Cameron says.

The prime minister announced the Â£50m GP Access Fund in October - and he now says a "great response" from surgeries means 1,147 will take part.
He says surgeries will offer access to GPs outside normal hours and by methods including phone, email and Skype.
Labour said it had got "much harder" to see a GP under the current government.
The GP Access Fund is intended to make it possible for people to see their GP in evenings or weekends, or contact them remotely for convenience.
A Department of Health spokesman said it originally estimated half a million people would benefit from the Â£50m pot, but high levels of interest had meant more surgeries were included.
Mr Cameron said: "There has been a great response from doctors, with lots of innovative ideas, and we will now see over seven million patients given weekend and evening opening hours, alongside more access to their family doctor on the phone, via email or even Skype.
"This is an important step and good news for patients."
The prime minister also announced plans to improve care services for elderly people.
About 800,000 people over the age of 75 and those with more serious health complaints would get tailored care, co-ordinated by just one local GP, he said.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the move was "one of the biggest changes that we need to make in our NHS".
"Many doctors already give great care but I want to make sure this is completely co-ordinated to head off problems and keep people from going to hospital unnecessarily," he said.
David Jackson, in Norfolk, says:
"There's a shortage of GPs, especially in rural places, this won't help.
My local surgery only has one GP, the rest are locums. It takes about seven to 10 days to get an appointment.
The solution should be two-pronged; attract more GPs and then extend surgery open hours."
Metia Bethell, in Staffordshire:
"People will definitely benefit from this.
My mother-in-law recently had shingles and we could not get a doctor's appointment. We had to take her to the local A&E in the end.
The only way we could get an appointment was to physically go to the surgery and queue up."
But shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: "People know from their own experience that it has got much harder to get a GP appointment under David Cameron."
He said Mr Cameron had "removed Labour's guarantee of an appointment within 48 hours" and "cut the money for later opening hours".
"For the vast majority who are outside of this scheme, things will carry on getting worse and they are being told to expect to wait a week for a GP appointment," Mr Burnham said.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practice Committee, said the changes must be "properly supported".
"The government must take further action so that community, social and urgent care work in tandem to deliver truly holistic care to patients," he said.
"Ministers must also deliver on their commitment to increase resources in the community so that there are more GPs, nurses and other health and social care services to provide co-ordinated care to the escalating number of patients who need care closer to home. "


Fernando Forestieri's late close-range strike gifted Sheffield Wednesday victory over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town.

The hosts almost took the lead when Tommy Smith picked out Harry Bunn but his long-range shot deflected wide.
Dean Whitehead later fouled Forestieri and Ross Wallace forced Terriers 'keeper Jed Steer into a fine save.
The visitors stole all three points with seven minutes left when Lucas Joao crossed for Forestieri to slide home.
In a nervy local derby of few chances prior to Forestieri's 83rd-minute winner, the Owls could have broken the deadlock earlier on were it not for Joel Lynch clearing Aiden McGeady's effort off the line.
The result meant that play-off hopefuls Wednesday rose to fifth place, aided by Derby's 2-1 defeat at Cardiff.
It was also Wednesday's third successive league victory, while Huddersfield missed the chance to take another step closer to sealing their Championship safety and dropped to 18th in the table.
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner:
"We restricted them to two chances and they scored one. We were unable to create chances ourselves and it was clear the first team to score would win the game.
"It was an interesting tactical game by two good sides. Our defence was good but we did not cause them enough problems.
"It hurts to concede after 83 minutes but it happens and it's an experience we must learn from.
"We saw there is a distance between us and the top six teams but we will get closer."
Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal:
"The players were unbelievable. Our players are focused and they are doing exactly what we intended for them to do.
"We knew we would get our moment and when that moment came Forestieri took his chance.
"We fought for the points and our defensive organisation was almost perfect. We don't care about clean sheets. We want to create chances and score goals.
"I understand everybody is excited but the players are in the dressing room sipping water and everything is quiet. Nothing has changed."


A nursery worker has appeared in court accused of rape and inciting the sexual exploitation of a child.

Jamie Chapman, 28, of Tamar Drive, Smith's Wood, Solihull, is facing 15 charges and was remanded in custody at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.
Mr Chapman is due at Birmingham Crown Court on 9 December.
Police said there was no evidence to suggest any inappropriate contact between him and children at the nursery.
Officers are also liaising with previous places Mr Chapman worked at.
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A number of items of computer equipment were seized following a search of his home when he was arrested on Wednesday, the spokesman added.
Mr Chapman is charged with rape, four counts of causing or inciting a boy to engage in sexual activity, and two counts of causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child.
He is also accused of taking an indecent image of a child, distributing an indecent image of a child, and six counts of making an indecent photograph.


Scotland's wait to regain the Calcutta Cup goes on after England opened the Eddie Jones era with victory away at Murrayfield.

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Four months on from a disastrous World Cup campaign on home soil, England established an early lead through George Kruis' converted try, but were then pegged back by the boot of Greig Laidlaw to make it 7-6 at half-time.
But after the hosts failed to capitalise on several promising openings, English strength from the bench helped establish a grip on what had been a messy affair.
Jack Nowell finished off a well-worked try and Owen Farrell landed his second penalty, and with their forwards increasingly in control, England closed the game out in comfort.
Scotland - who have not won the Calcutta Cup since 2008 - were left disappointed once again and their overall record remains just eight wins from nine Six Nations campaigns.
But a third successive win in Edinburgh for the men in white means Jones - who has had just seven training sessions with his new charges and had picked a team for a rumble rather than a revolution - has time to stamp his own mark on England.
England dominated the early territory and had their first try of the Jones era when Kruis rumbled through weak Scottish tackling to crash over from four metres out.
Laidlaw landed a fine penalty and as both sides attacked from deep and wide, the match quickly became frantic and error-ridden.
England were shipping penalties at a rate - eight in the first period alone - and with George Ford struggling at fly-half, Scotland gained a foothold in the game.
Laidlaw missed from out wide but made it 7-6 from 20m out after England were burgled at the breakdown, and had Russell not rushed a straightforward drop-goal attempt the home side would have led at the break.
Scotland came again, setting up a series of drives deep in English territory only for errors to leave them without reward.
Jones threw on Courtney Lawes for Joe Launchbury and Mako Vunipola for Joe Marler, and as England's ball-carriers made dents, quick ball came and the points with it.
George Ford went right, prop Vunipola hit Farrell with a cute inside pass and Nowell scampered into the corner for 12-6.
Farrell kicked a penalty to the corner and England drove the line-out, hammering away at the line until Russell intercepted and almost sent Stuart Hogg away.
Farrell then stroked over a penalty from distance, only for Scotland to haul themselves to within a converted try through Laidlaw's third penalty.
But England's power from the bench snuffed out any sparks, and they will head to Rome next week with some confidence restored.
England's go-to man so often, Billy Vunipola consistently made the sort of hard yards that gave the visitors critical momentum.
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter: "The players are very disappointed. That game was there to be won and that's the hard, cold fact."
England head coach Eddie Jones: "I always thought we were going to win the game unless we did something silly."
Former England international Jeremy Guscott: "The old coaching regime identified that Billy Vunipola could be world class. He enjoys the game more than working on his conditioning. Keep him playing and keep him motivated by picking him."
Former Scotland international Andy Nicol: "I would give Scotland a rocket, but I would give them another opportunity. That was Scotland's best team out there today, and we need to stick with them."
Scotland: Hogg; Maitland, Bennett, Scott, Seymour; Russell, Laidlaw; Dickinson, Ford, Nel, R Gray, J Gray, Barclay, Hardie, Denton.
Replacements: Taylor for Seymour (65), Reid for Dickinson (57), McInally for Ford (64), Fagerson for Nel (69), Swinson for J Gray (69), Cowan for Barclay (58).
Not Used: Hidalgo-Clyne, Weir.
England: Brown; Watson, Joseph, Farrell, Nowell; Ford, Care; Marler, Hartley, Cole, Launchbury, Kruis, Robshaw, Haskell, B Vunipola.
Replacements: Youngs for Care (54), M Vunipola for Marler (49), George for Hartley (76), Lawes for Launchbury (46), Clifford for Robshaw (69).
Not Used: P Hill, Goode, Devoto.


Russia's state-controlled television has rejected an offer from organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest to allow their nation's contestant to perform via satellite link.

Channel One said that the offer for Julia Samoilova to perform in the event in Ukraine remotely was "strange".
Samoilova has been banned from Ukraine, which hosts this year's contest, for entering annexed Crimea via Russia.
The Kremlin had called for a rethink of Ukraine's decision.
"We consider the offer of remote participation strange and reject it," Channel One said in a statement on Thursday quoted by Tass news agency, adding: "It completely contradicts the very essence of the event."
The offer to perform in the competition via satellite link is a first in Eurovision's 60-year-history, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said, adding that the contest had to "remain free from politics".
Samoilova is due to take part in the second semi-final of the song contest.
Jon Ola Sand, executive supervisor of Eurovision, earlier said that organisers were talking to Ukrainian authorities "with the ambition to have all artists present" in host city Kiev for May's contest.
He said: "It is imperative that the Eurovision Song Contest remains free from politics and as such, due to the circumstances surrounding Julia's travel ban, we have felt it important to propose a solution that transcends such issues.
Frank-Dieter Freiling, chairman of the governing body of the Eurovision Song Contest, said he hoped Ukraine would not enforce the travel ban and would instead "find a solution in line with the contest's slogan, celebrate diversity".
Samoilova has said she was "not upset" by Ukraine's decision.
She told Channel One state-controlled television, which selected her as Russia's contestant with her song Flame is Burning, that she did not understand why Ukraine saw "some kind of threat in a little girl like me".
"I will keep going. I somehow think that everything will change," added Samoilova.
The 27-year-old singer performed in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014, in 2015.
Ukraine considers the visit illegal and has refused to issue Samoilova a visa.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The decision from our point of view is absolutely unfair, it's unfortunate. And we hope all the same that it will be reconsidered."
He said the decision to ban Samoilova "seriously devalues the upcoming contest".
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The PSNI has defended its handling of an investigation into alleged criminal activity within the Police Ombudsman's office linked to the 'Derry Four' case.

Teenagers Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner, Stephen Crumlish and Gerard Kelly were charged with killing Lt Steven Kirby in 1979.
The so-called Derry Four then skipped bail and fled across the Irish border.
They remained outside of Northern Ireland for nearly 20 years before they were acquitted of all charges in 1998.
Their treatment by the RUC was investigated by the Police Ombudsman and in 2012, the matter was referred to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
In 2014, the prosecution of two former police officers in connection with the interrogations of 'The Derry Four' collapsed after the PPS received new information from the ombudsman.
In the wake of that collapse, the PSNI was called in to look at how the complaint by the four men was investigated by the ombudsman's office.
As a result, the men could not be given the final Police Ombudsman's report, said Paul O'Connor from the Pat Finucane Centre.
"Since the original accusation was that police were involved in the abuse of these teenagers, we thought it totally inappropriate that police would be involved in how that abuse was investigated," he told BBC Radio Foyle.
"What has happened since is absolutely nothing. We've constantly been in contact with the PSNI to ask when they are going to look at this issue and there have been no moves whatsoever.
"As long as this situation continues, the men cannot receive their report and yet they logged their complaint 11 years ago," added Mr O'Connor.
In a statement to the BBC, Det Supt Kevin Geddes said: "The PSNI fully understands and acknowledges the concerns raised in relation to this.
"The PSNI is carrying out an investigation into alleged criminal activity within the office of the Police Ombudsman linked to this case.
"As stated before, we remain committed to carrying out a full and thorough investigation however, given the current financial and resourcing climate the PSNI is operating in, we must prioritise our resources against the potential threat, risk and harm to the public."
Mr O'Connor said: "The latter part of that statement tells you everything, that as long as there is a threat out there this will be put on the backburner.
"I can think of no greater priority than clearing up the issue of the abuse of four teenagers charged wrongly with the murder of a soldier.
"It is simply unacceptable and I can tell you that there has been no attempt by the PSNI to contact the Derry Four over the last 18 months," he said.


A dairy farmer is making more money using the slurry produced by his cows for energy production than he is by selling their milk.

Cow muck is scraped off, piped into an anaerobic digester and broken down by bacteria to produce methane gas.
The gas is then used to produce electricity to power his farm and also sold into the National Grid.
David Metcalfe, from Leyburn, North Yorkshire, said: "The milk is losing money, the slurry is making money."
He said his cows each produced about 33 litres of milk a day, or 10,000 litres a year, with current milk prices ranging between 23p and 25p a litre.
The 900 cows also create about 100 tonnes of slurry a day.
That electricity that is produced cuts the farm's power costs by 60%.
Mr Metcalfe said: "We looked at the economics and it looked viable.
"It's given us another angle to our business."
The extra bonus is that the processed slurry is re-used as a fertiliser, halving that bill.


Syria's army says the battle for Aleppo is in its final phase, after major gains by troops in the city's south left rebels on the brink of defeat.

Lt Gen Zaid al-Saleh, head of the government's local security committee, said rebel fighters did not "have much time" and needed to "surrender or die".
Tens of thousands of civilians are also believed to be in the rebel enclave.
Syrian state TV showed footage of people in Aleppo celebrating, amid reports the army was close to victory.
The director of the UK-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, warned of "real massacres" being carried out in Aleppo.
Rami Abdel Rahman called on the international community to find a safe haven for civilians.
Rebels have now lost more than 90% of the territory they once held in eastern Aleppo since government forces stepped up their offensive to regain full control of the city a month ago.
Russia, which backs the government, says more than 100,000 civilians have been displaced by the fighting and that 2,200 rebel fighters have surrendered.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city, and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011.
For much of the past four years it has been divided roughly in two, with the government controlling the western half and rebels the east.
Troops finally broke the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes, reinstating a siege on the east in early September and launching an all-out assault weeks later.
On Monday morning, the official Sana news agency cited a military source as saying that the army had taken full control of the key southern district of Sheikh Saeed, as well as the neighbouring areas of Karam al-Daadaa and Saliheen.
Hours later, nearby Bustan al-Qasr, Kallasa, Fardous, Jaloun and Jisr al-Haj had also fallen after rebel fighters withdrew in the face of an intense government bombardment, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Late on Monday the monitoring group said that clashes were continuing in Salah al-Din neighbourhood and other areas remaining under rebel control.
In an interview with the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, an English teacher who is still inside a rebel-held area described the conditions as terrible.
"The situation inside the eastern part of Aleppo is literally doomsday," Abdul Kafi Alhamado said. "Bombs are everywhere, people are running, people are injured in the streets, no-one can dare go to help them, some people are under the rubble."
The Syrian Observatory says that at least 415 civilians and 364 rebel fighters have been killed in rebel-held areas since 15 November. Another 130 civilians have died in rebel rocket and mortar attacks on the government-controlled west.
Russia and the United States, which backs the rebels, held talks in Geneva over the weekend to discuss a deal for civilians and rebel fighters to leave Aleppo.
But on Monday, US officials said their Russian counterparts had rejected a proposal for an immediate cessation of hostilities to allow for safe departures.
Analysts say the fall of Aleppo would be a big blow to the opposition, as it would leave the government in control of Syria's four largest cities.
However, the head of the umbrella group that represented political and armed opposition factions at failed peace talks at the start of this year insisted that their determination to overthrow the president would not be diminished.
"If Assad and his allies think that a military advance in certain quarters of Aleppo will signify that we will make concessions, then [I say] that will not happen," Riyad Hijab, general co-ordinator of the High Negotiations Committee, told reporters.
As fighting intensified for the last rebel-held neighbourhoods, there have been frantic efforts to secure guarantees to evacuate the most vulnerable - the very ill, gravely injured and innocent children. All efforts have been in vain.
"It's a far dream," one frustrated aid official told me on Monday, about a long-standing request for a UN-organised medical mission for about 500 patients and their families.
Two efforts, which seemed close to agreement, collapsed last week when Russia asserted there was no need for a ceasefire since tens of thousands were escaping without one.  Sources say Russia then shifted its stance. But rebel groups demanded a ceasefire and a delivery of aid first.
In desperation, aid agencies reduced their request from 72 hours to just three. A group known as "Doctors Under Fire" has also been pleading for the evacuation of hundreds of children.
British surgeon Dr David Nott says "we only need a temporary cessation of 60 minutes to save them all." Even that seems to have been too much.


Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, best known for the Underworld Series of films, has given her blessing to the BBC bringing back Porridge.

The classic 1970s sitcom starred her father Richard Beckinsale as Lenny Godber, cellmate to Ronnie Barker's Norman Stanley Fletcher.
Porridge will return for a special episode, again written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Set 40 years on, Kevin Bishop will play Fletcher's prison inmate grandson.
Nicknamed "Fletch" Fletcher, Nigel is behind bars for a series of cyber crimes.
Beckinsale said in an interview for Radio 5 live, Afternoon Edition:  "I don't think that's such a terrible idea. I think that's quite nice really.
"When it's beloved characters and a beloved project, it's quite nice to have an imaginary, 'what is their grandson doing?'"
But Beckinsale, whose new film is Love & Friendship - a romantic comedy based on Jane Austen's novel Lady Susan - has no desire to make a cameo in her father's old show.
"In Porridge? You've got to be joking. It's a boy's prison. I'm not that versatile. Tea lady?"
Her father died from cardiac arrest at the age of 31 in 1979.
He appeared in all three series of Porridge between 1974 and 1977 and finished making the film version a few weeks before his death.
Beckinsale, who starred in 2012's reboot of Total Recall, which originally starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, does not now believe remakes are a good idea, she says.
"I think it's a shame sometimes when they take something that is almost perfect or perfect and then remake it. That's a silly idea.
"They should remake things that aren't very good and have another go at it."
The new episode of Porridge will be broadcast this summer as part of a landmark sitcom season to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the start of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC TV.
It will include contemporary follow-ups to Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances and Up Pompeii! while lost episodes of Steptoe and Son, Till Death Do Us Part and Hancock's Half Hour will be remade from their original scripts for BBC Four.
The interview with Kate Beckinsale can be heard on Radio 5 live's Afternoon Edition on Tuesday 31 May at 1300.
Love & Friendship is currently in UK cinemas.


Thousands have attended an annual Singaporean gay rights rally, which foreigners are now banned from attending under new laws.

Only citizens and permanent residents are allowed at the event, which has come under growing restrictions.
Estimates suggested the number of those attending had dropped slightly - but organisers said the event was still over capacity.
Gay sex is illegal in socially conservative Singapore.
Previous Pink Dot rallies have been open to everyone. But because it is illegal for foreigners to take part in political protests in Singapore, they were technically there only as observers.
Organisers said 20,000 Singaporeans and residents attended - compared with 25,000 or more in previous years.
However, that did not include any foreigners restricted to the sidelines, or those who could not pass the security barriers after the park reached capacity.
Long queues were seen snaking around Hong Lim Park, as participants lined up for security pat-downs and identity card checks.
"Even with this restricted space that limits Singapore's true propensity for love, we feel that we have taken yet another important step in achieving true equality for all," spokesperson Paerin Choa said.
The new rules appeared to do little to dampen the festive mood at Pink Dot, as thousands dressed in pink crammed into tiny Hong Lim Park to picnic and listen to speeches.
Dozens more were standing beyond the barricades, quietly watching the party. They included Martin, a German, and Kian, a Singaporean. Only Kian was allowed to enter, so the couple decided to stay together on the sidelines.
"This event is about anti-discrimination but because of the rules they have to keep out foreigners. I feel that's silly," said Martin.
Some attendees, like Singaporean participant Jinesh Lalwani, believed there was a silver lining to the increased restrictions.
"It's galvanised locals to turn up. That's important because some believe foreign forces are behind the gay rights movement here. So this event shows there's actually strong Singaporean support," he said.
Recent changes to Singapore's laws classify anyone attending the event as a participant so organisers announced in May that they had no choice but to bar foreigners altogether.
Authorities said the restrictions apply to all political events, not just Pink Dot, and are necessary to prevent foreign involvement in domestic socio-political causes.
But several gay-friendly bars in the city organised alternate events, with live screenings of Pink Dot, to host foreigners.
Foreign companies such as Google and Goldman Sachs, which had previously given funding, have also been banned from sponsoring the event this year. This prompted about 100 local firms to step in to provide sponsorship.
Pink Dot, which has been held annually in a small park since 2009, has grown significantly over the years and has sparked a backlash among conservatives.
In 2014, religious groups held a counter-campaign called Wear White.
The gay rights movement has gained significant momentum in some parts of Asia.
In May, a Taiwanese court ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for Taiwan to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions.


Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila has denied allegations that he tried to suppress coverage of allegations against him and his family.

Mr Sipila has already rejected claims of a conflict of interest over a contract awarded by a state-run mine to a steel company owned by his relatives.
But the case has now also placed him at the heart of a censorship row.
It has emerged that Mr Sipila sent a series of emails to public broadcaster YLE to complain about its coverage.
Finland has been rated highest in the World Press Freedom index for the past five years.
The prime minister told reporters on Wednesday that he had not tried to limit press freedom or influence the broadcaster, but said he had not been given a fair opportunity to comment on the allegations against him.
According to YLE, Mr Sipila also felt that its coverage had given an impression that he or his relatives had acted fraudulently.
The Suomen Kuvalehti website reported on Wednesday that the prime minister had sent a string of critical messages late on 25 November to a YLE reporter covering the story.
A news story written by the public broadcaster on Friday night assessing allegations of a conflict of interest involving Mr Sipila was dropped, the website said. A further story written on Monday morning about the prime minister's emails was also shelved, it added, citing three sources at YLE.
Finnish talk show host Ruben Stiller complained on Twitter on Friday that he had been barred from raising the issue on his weekly programme.
YLE's news and current affairs editor Atte Jaaskelainen responded to the allegations with a lengthy piece denying that the broadcaster had been silenced. The story had led all YLE's platforms for four days, he argued, insisting that the prime minister's emails had played no part in its coverage.
However, he said the broadcaster had decided not to publish stories questioning whether Mr Sipila should have not taken part in decisions on contracts awarded to his relatives' steel company.
That was because YLE had decided to wait until investigations had been carried out into whether there had been a conflict of interest. Mr Stiller returned to Twitter on Wednesday to say the ban on him covering the story had been lifted.


British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland hopes Liam Williams avoids a "brain explosion" in the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Wales' Williams was a surprise inclusion to start at full-back for the first Test.
The ex-Scarlet was sin-binned on his Lions debut against the Blues
"You know that every now and then there might be a brain explosion with Liam Williams, as we saw with the yellow card," said Gatland.
"He must be switched on, mentally."
Saracens-bound Williams impressed on Tuesday as the Lions beat the Chiefs, but Gatland noted another mistake in that game.
"To be honest, he has played his way into the Test team by his performance," Gatland added.
"He did one dumb thing, which was his little chip ahead."
However, Gatland said Williams has showed the All Blacks he is a threat during Wales' tour there in June, 2016.
Gatland added: "He caused the All Blacks problems with his running and attacking game, and when we sat down on Wednesday we asked whether we needed to look at our back-three.
"We needed to go there and have players who have some footwork and to play some rugby."
Another Welshman, George North, lost out to England's Elliott Daly for a wing spot.
Gatland said: "Elliot Daly was outstanding (against the Chiefs). That run down the sideline, where he threw the inside pass, there aren't many who can do that.
"He just put the gas on and passed inside.
"Elliot is just an outstanding rugby player. You tell him once and he gets it. There are not many people who understand the game as well as he does."
North starred for the Lions against Australia in 2013 as did fellow countryman Alun Wyn Jones against the Wallabies and four years earlier in South Africa.
But Gatland says Jones is "under pressure" from replacement Maro Itoje, who lost out to Jones on the "toss of a coin".
"That was a tough call. Alun Wyn played well against the Crusaders, Maro was outstanding against the Maori," said Gatland.
Wales centre Jonathan Davies is braced for the "pressure" and "intensity" of the Test series.
Saturday's first Test will be the Welshman's fourth consecutive Lions Test start.
Davies, 29 started all three Tests in the series win in Australia in 2013 but expects a tougher task this time.
"I think some sort of familiarity helps but the game's moved on since the last tour," he said.
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"The pressure and the intensity has gone up a lot of levels.
"The first Test of a Lions series in New Zealand, I don't think they get much bigger than this."
Scarlets' Davies is one of four Welshmen in the starting XV to face the World champions at Eden Park in Auckland, where the All Blacks have not lost since 1994.
Williams, number eight Taulupe Faletau and Jones all start, but tour captain Sam Warburton is on the bench alongside hooker Ken Owens, full-back Leigh Halfpenny and scrum-half Rhys Webb.


A man has been arrested by Italian police investigating the killing of a Nigerian immigrant which the government has condemned as a racist attack.

Police say a row broke out at Fermo, a town on Italy's east coast, when racist abuse was hurled at the partner of Emmanuel Chidi Namdi, 36.
The violence escalated when a traffic pole was pulled from the ground. The victim later died in hospital.
A local man described as a well-known "ultra" football fan is being held.
Amedeo Mancini, 35, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of racially aggravated manslaughter. His lawyer said he "did not mean to kill" and that he had punched the Nigerian in self defence.
Emmanuel Chidi fled Nigeria with his partner Chinyery, 24, after their families came under attack from jihadist group Boko Haram.
Their families were killed in an attack on a Nigerian church in 2015, Italian media reported.
As the couple made their way across the Mediterranean, their baby died.
They finally arrived in Fermo last November and were taken in by a local Christian charity. They had a wedding ceremony in January, conducted by local priest Father Vinicio Albanesi, which was unofficial because they had lost their documents, Rai TV reported.
What happened on Tuesday evening is unclear. However, it is thought that the attacker subjected Chinyery to racist chanting and then grabbed her.
At that point the traffic pole was pulled out of the ground as Emmanuel Chidi and his attacker came to blows. He was taken to hospital in a coma but never recovered.
Local churches which have worked with migrants have recently been targeted by small bombs, according to Father Vinicio Albanesi.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was among many across Italy who took to social media to express disgust at the killing, using the hashtag Emmanuel.
"The government today is in Fermo with Don Vinicio and the local institutions in memory of Emmanuel. Against hate, racism and violence," he wrote.
Visiting the town, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano told reporters on Thursday that the seed of racism had to be stopped before it could bear fruit. "The heart of Italy isn't represented by those who carried out this murder."
He also announced that Emmanuel Chidi's partner Chinyery had been granted refugee status.


A 16-year-old boy from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of computer hacking, blackmail and fraud.

The teenager was taken into custody following a police raid at his home in Croxteth, Liverpool, at 07:30 BST.
Detectives are investigating allegations that someone illegally accessed an Instagram account before attempting to blackmail its owner.
An online shopping account was also allegedly accessed in order to buy and steal goods.
Computer equipment and other electronic devices were seized at the house, and the boy was taken into custody for questioning.
Det Ch Supt Chris Green, head of Titan, the North West's organised crime unit, said: "Cyber-crime is increasingly common with criminals turning to the internet to commit the same kinds of offences as traditionally would be committed in the real world such as theft, blackmail and fraud.
"As we now all spend more and more of our daily lives online, we need to take the same precautions and care about our personal details as we would on the street."


The government is to pass new laws to encourage adoption, as part of plans to improve the chances of children in social care, David Cameron has said.

Writing in the Sunday Times, the PM promised "zero tolerance" of state failure around social care and a new covenant for those leaving care.
New laws will encourage the permanent adoption of children, even when it overrides family ties, he added.
Labour said government cuts had already harmed students and working families.
The government will outline the plans in the Queen's Speech on Wednesday.
The speech - which will mark the official state opening of Parliament - will reveal the laws the government hopes to get approved over the coming year.
It is expected to include measures aimed at encouraging top UK universities to do more to improve social mobility and more help with energy costs for poorer households.
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said Mr Cameron was "keen to demonstrate that his current focus on the EU referendum was not at the expense of the domestic political agenda".
In January, Mr Cameron promised an "all-out assault on poverty" with a series of social reforms to include better mental health services and mentoring schemes.
Writing ahead of the Queen's Speech, Mr Cameron said the government will legislate to encourage permanent adoption - even if it means children are not placed with relatives.
He said he was "unashamedly pro-adoption" and criticised courts and social workers for favouring "less stable placements" with distant relatives rather than with adoption families.
"We will legislate to tip the balance in favour of permanent adoption where that is the right thing for the child - even when that means overriding family ties", he said.
"For too long, whether through misguided notions of what is right or sensitivities about not wanting to cause offence, we have let the most vulnerable in our country down. That needs to change," he wrote.
Reforms will also set "new, demanding standards" for all child and family social workers to meet by 2020, he added.
A new regulator will be introduced to oversee the system, he said.
Instead of "rigid rules and processes", social workers will be allowed to use their "experience and common sense to make good judgements".
Mr Cameron pledged people leaving care would be given "far more effective support", with the introduction of the UK's first care leavers' covenant.
"This will be a promise, set out in law, to everyone who has been through the care system, making sure that local authorities set out clearly what they are entitled to locally - including housing, jobs and healthcare."
Care leavers will be given "more personalised help", with every person under the age of 25 given a mentor.
The prime minister wrote: "Our priorities are clear: with our economy now fundamentally stronger, I want the next four years to be a period of great social transformation in Britain."
The plans also include changes to the prisons system, new powers to tackle extremism and measures to extend educational opportunity, he added.


A Cumbria shopping centre had to be evacuated after a fire started in a shop storeroom.

More than 20 firefighters were sent to the Westmorland Shopping Centre in Kendal just after 08:00 BST when smoke was spotted by a member of staff.
A cordon was put in place around the split-level complex, which houses about 30 shops and an indoor market.
A fire service spokesman said the blaze was quickly extinguished and no-one was injured.
He said the site would remain closed for a time for smoke to be ventilated from the building.


The US economy added 215,000 jobs in March, a little less than it did in February when 242,000 jobs were created.

The unemployment rate has risen to 5% from 4.9%, which was an eight-year low.
The Labor Department said more Americans were finding jobs, which suggested a sign of confidence in the US economy.
The increase could allow a cautious Federal Reserve to raise interest rates gradually this year.
The US is continuing to create jobs, despite a global economic slowdown and cheap oil prices which have hit the energy sector.
The gains were in the service sectors, especially retail, health and education and leisure and hospitality. There were also new jobs in government and construction.
The unemployment figures for January and February have been revised slightly down to show 1,000 fewer jobs created than previously reported.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said that while the numbers for jobs created last month looked good, a rate rise from the Federal Reserve would not be the right move.
"Another good month of hiring in the US will encourage further chatter in some corners of the Fed moving closer to hiking interest rates again, but signs of weakening economic growth mean policymakers are likely to be cautious and hold off until the global economy is showing greater vigour and the US economy more sparkle," he said.
"However, while the labour market data shout 'rate hike', signs of a worrying weakness in the pace of economic growth at home and abroad caution against the Fed rushing into any further tightening of policy."
Curtis Long, chief economist at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions in Washington, said that while the employment numbers were "solid", not all areas of the economy were performing well.
"We are seeing some weakness in some industries like the oil sector. Manufacturing is having another bad month," he said.
"Everything is not clicking on all cylinders. Growth is strong enough to support the labour market. We are drawing nearer to full employment. We could see some slowing in the second half."
Financial markets have almost priced out the likelihood of a rate rise at the Fed's June policy meeting.  A survey from CME FedWatch suggests a 47% chance of an increase in November, with 57% suggesting it would happen in December.


A convicted killer who stabbed to death a Good Samaritan in a village in Hertfordshire has been jailed for life.

Ian John McLoughlin, 55, admitted murdering Graham Buck, 66, in Little Gaddesden, last July, while on day release from a murder sentence.
Mr Buck was stabbed when he went to help his neighbour, Francis Cory-Wright, 86, who was being robbed.
McLoughlin, who also has a previous conviction for manslaughter, was told he must serve at least 40 years.
He was on his first day release from HMP Spring Hill where he was serving a life term for the 1992 stab murder of Brighton barman Peter Halls.
He had previously been jailed for 10 years for the manslaughter of Len Delgatty, 49, in 1984, whom he beat over the head with a hammer.
Sentencing McLoughlin at the Old Bailey, Mr Justice Sweeney said he was barred from passing a whole-life term because of a European judgment that those sentences were in breach of human rights.
Mr Justice Sweeney told McLoughlin:  "The offence was committed on the day of your first day-release from prison after 21 years in custody, after being in prison for a life sentence for murder in 1992."
The judge went on:  "You decided to go to Cory-Wright's home to get money from him by theft or robbery if necessary."
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, which includes Little Gaddesden, has written to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Chris Grayling calling for an inquiry into how a double murderer could be considered safe for day release.
"At face value it is unbelievable that a man who has committed two brutal murders - on separate occasions - could be deemed safe for day release," he said.
A Ministry of Justice (MoJ) spokesman said Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, was reviewing the decision to allow McLoughlin to be part of the prison day release programme.
In July the MoJ said release on temporary licence was used to prepare prisoners for their eventual release from custody.
The spokesman added that Attorney General Dominic Grieve was considering whether to challenge the new sentence as too lenient.
Speaking outside the court after sentencing, Mr Buck's wife, Karen, said: "Graham's death has left a hole in many people's lives. He will be missed but he will not be forgotten.
"Many questions still remain unanswered at this stage and I await the MoJ's inquiry into day release of prisoners with interest."
The court heard McLouglin turned up at Mr Cory-Wright's house claiming to need help setting up a charity supporting elderly ex-offenders.
McLoughlin suddenly grabbed him and demanded to know where he kept his "gold and silver".
He tied Mr Cory-Wright to a bed, stuffed silver family heirlooms into a pillowcase and demanded his bank cards and PIN numbers.
Father-of-three Mr Buck, who lived two doors away from Mr Cory-Wright, went to help him after hearing shouting.
McLoughlin said he was confronted by Mr Buck as he tried to flee Mr Cory-Wright's house and stabbed him in the neck, causing a gaping wound.
The judge said he had no doubt that McLoughlin intended to kill Mr Buck.
He said McLoughlin had been in a rage when he carried out the killing.
"That rage had come about because Cory-Wright had the money he wanted, but wouldn't voluntarily hand it over," he said.
Mr Buck was born in London and lived in Surrey and Sussex before moving to Hertfordshire in 1995.
Since his retirement he had worked as a non-executive director at Aldwyck Housing Association in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
He had two sons, a daughter and two grandchildren.
In July, Det Ch Supt Jeff Hill said: "Mr Buck's actions were totally selfless and illustrate a deep sense of community spirit which deserves recognition and respect."
Det Insp Martin Brunning, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, called Mr Buck's murder a "horrific crime".
He said: "Our thoughts are with Graham's family at this time. No-one should lose a loved one in these circumstances."
McLoughlin also admitted robbery for which he was sentenced to eight years, to run concurrently.


Mae angen eglurhad "brys" ar oblygiadau datganoli treth stamp i Gymru ar gartrefi sydd ar y ffin gyda Lloegr, yn ôl cyfreithwyr.

Yng Nghymru, bydd y Dreth Trafodiadau Tir yn dod yn lle'r Dreth Stamp ym mis Ebrill 2018.
Mae pobl sy'n prynu cartrefi gyda thir yng Nghymru a Lloegr yn wynebu gorfod talu treth ddwywaith ar wahân.
Dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru ei fod yn gweithio gyda'r gofrestrfa tir i adnabod pa gartrefi all gael eu heffeithio.
Yn ôl adroddiad i bwyllgor Cynulliad, mae 1,093 o gartref sydd ar y ffin.
Dan y rheolau presennol, bydd rhaid talu'r Dreth Trafodiadau Tir ar y rhan o gartref sydd yng Nghymru, a'r Dreth Stamp yn Lloegr.
Mae hynny wedi codi pryderon am sut y bydd gwerth yn cael ei roi ar y tir.
Yn siarad â rhaglen Sunday Politics Wales y BBC, dywedodd un gyfreithwraig yng Nghroesoswallt nad oes digon o gyfarwyddiadau am sut i roi gwerth ar y tir.
"Dwi'n meddwl bod angen eglurder ar frys gan fy mod yn ymwybodol y bydd angen amser i wneud y gwaith i sicrhau'r eglurder," meddai Emma Wilde.
"Dwi'n meddwl bod angen i ni fod mewn sefyllfa i gael sicrwydd o ran rheolau yn gynnar yn y flwyddyn."
Mae'r Gymdeithas Gyfreithiol wedi dweud bod angen i'r llywodraeth weithio gyda'r gofrestrfa tir i gael sicrwydd erbyn i'r dreth ddod i rym yng Nghymru.
Dywedodd cadeirydd Pwyllgor Cyllid y Cynulliad, Simon Thomas AC bod "angen i'r llywodraeth gael gafael ar hyn oherwydd mae'r broblem yn fwy nag oedd y llywodraeth wedi ei feddwl".
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y gofrestrfa tir: "Rydyn ni'n gweithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a HMRC i sicrhau sut y gallwn ni gynorthwyo trethdalwyr i ddeall lle yn union mae'r ffin."
Mae Sunday Politics Wales ar BBC One Wales am 11:00, 22 Ionawr.


Ferry bookings for the opening day of reservations to next year's Isle of Man TT have risen "significantly", it has been revealed.

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company processed a record 5,000 bookings which is 1,500 more than the opening day of reservations to attend this year.
Chief Executive Mark Woodward said it underlines the continued growth in the event's popularity.
The first races at this year's event will be held on Saturday.
According to the operator 14,000 passengers have already booked, an increase of 4,000 on those attending this year, and 6,511 motorcycles have reserved a place.
Around 35,500 ferry passengers travelled for the TT in 2016 and the final passenger figures for this year's event will be published next week.
More than 42,000 people are expected to attend this year's festival.


Two sisters and their sons have been chosen to be "The Face of Birmingham" for a new piece of public art.

A bronze statue of Roma Jones and her sister Emma, with their sons Kyan Ishann Jones and Shaye-Jones Amin, will be put up in Centenary Square.
It is part of a three-year project by Turner Prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing and the Ikon gallery to find out what it means to be a family.
A campaign to raise £100,000 to build the statue has started.
The family said: "We feel truly amazed and honoured to be chosen to represent what it means to be a family in Birmingham.
"We feel it highlights that family is an indestructible bond between people that is universal and it doesn't matter how it is made up or what it looks like."
They were chosen from a shortlist of four families by a panel of nine judges.
Stuart Tulloch from the Ikon gallery said it was a "unanimous decision" to select them.
"Their story is compelling and says much about contemporary Birmingham: two mixed-race sisters, both single-parents with happy, lively young boys, who identify themselves strongly with the city of their birth.
"The bronze sculpture will take its place in Centenary Square near statues of kings and industrial pioneers.
"In-so-doing, we draw attention to the everyday and the unsung, a lasting memorial to the people of Birmingham who are the life-blood of our city."


A developer has announced plans for Belfast's first large scale "build-to-rent" housing scheme.

It is a model where flats are built purely for private rent, with the building owned by a large investor.
It has been encouraged by the UK government as a way to increase the supply of rental properties.
Lacuna Developments and Watkin Jones are planning to develop a 19-storey block of flats on Academy Street, close to the Ulster University campus.
The same firms have been among the biggest developers of purpose-built student accommodation in the city, selling their student schemes to major institutional investors.
The Academy Street scheme would consist of about 120 flats run by a management company.
Mark Watkin Jones of Watkin Jones said build-to-rent was a "proven model" in other major UK and Irish cities.
Anthony Best, Director of Lacuna Developments, said Belfast has one of the lowest city centre populations in Europe.
He said the scheme would contribute to the council's target of increasing the number of city centre residents.
Lacuna and Watkin Jones will now undertake a 12-week pre-planning application community consultation.
A public exhibition will be held later at The Arc (Arts Resource Centre) on Donegall Street Place.
Official figures suggest almost a fifth of of households in Northern Ireland live in the private rented sector.
It is essentially a cottage industry dominated by thousands of individual landlords renting out a single property.
So this new development, with a single professional landlord owning 100 or more flats in one block, would be a big change.
However, it will only be a microscopic section of a market which consists of more than 125,000 dwellings.


The US government has paid dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals millions of dollars in Social Security benefits after forcing them to leave the US.

The payments, funded by taxpayers, were made through a legal loophole, an Associated Press investigation has uncovered. Some are still being paid.
Former guards at Nazi labour camps, where millions died, are among them.
The US justice department says benefits are paid to individuals who renounce US citizenship and leave voluntarily.
But there is anger that public money is being used in this way.
"It's absolutely outrageous that Nazi war criminals are continuing to receive Social Security benefits when they have been outlawed from our country for many, many, many years," said Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Getting paid:
She said she plans to introduce legislation to close the legal loophole.
Four World War Two suspects are said to still be alive and collecting benefits. One is former SS guard Martin Hartmann, another is Auschwitz camp patroller Jakob Denzinger.
Mr Hartmann is said to have moved to Berlin from Arizona in 2007, while Mr Denzinger left Ohio for Germany in 1989. He currently resides in Croatia.
The arrangement reportedly allows the justice department's Office of Special Investigations to avoid drawn-out deportation hearings and expel more Nazis from the US.
At least 38 of 66 suspects who left the US kept their benefits, the Associated Press investigation found.
In a statement, justice department spokesman Peter Carr said that in 1979, the US Congress ordered the removal of Nazi criminals "as expeditiously as possible" to countries where they would face the possibility of criminal prosecution.
"Under existing US law, all retirement benefits - Social Security and Medicare - are terminated if someone is ordered by the court to be removed from the US," he added.
"However, if an individual renounces their US citizenship and voluntarily leaves the US, they might continue to receive Social Security benefits."


A 21-year-old man has died following a road crash on the M74 near Bothwell.

He was driving a blue coloured Ford Fiesta southbound near the Raith Interchange when it happened at 23:05 on Saturday.
Police said the car apparently went out of control causing it to cross the central reservation, hit a lamppost and overturn before coming to rest on the opposite carriageway.
The man was taken to Monklands Hospital where he died a short time later.


Prime Minister David Cameron has given the green light to plans for a high-speed "HS3" rail link in the north of England, following a report by HS2 boss Sir David Higgins.

Sir David said better rail links in northern England were "desirable" and "possible" after being asked to look at ways of maximising the benefits of HS2.
The government said it would now develop a strategy looking at options, costs and a delivery timetable for HS3.
A report will be produced in March.
Mr Cameron welcomed the report and said improving connectivity and reducing journey times was "crucial" to the government's long-term economic plan for the north of England.
"These sort of decisions - decisions about our country and the future of rail - matter. They are not always popular. HS2 is not always popular. But I profoundly believe they are right," he said.
He said that it was a "big flaw" of the original HS2 plans to miss east-west connections.
Journey times from Manchester to Leeds could be cut from 48 to 26 minutes.
The east-west improvements backed by Sir David would be in addition to the north-of-Birmingham phase two of HS2, which will see a Y-shaped route going from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Sir David did not make specific proposals on how to achieve faster times, but said a mixture of current and new projects would make them possible.
He said improvements to rail services between Leeds and Manchester could involve a doubling of trains per hour, with either a new high-speed track and tunnel under the Pennines, or an upgrade to the existing line.
He told BBC Breakfast: "If you look at the two huge cities - Leeds and Manchester - less than half a percent of the people in each city travel to the other city to work.
"So in this competitive world access to skilled people is crucial for cities to compete and a good, reliable, fast rail service will improve that."
Dr Richard Wellings, from free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, described HS3 as "little more than a costly vanity project".
"Rather than creating headline-grabbing policies, government resources would be better spent on smaller-scale schemes that deliver high returns for the taxpayer," he said.
Stop HS2 campaign manager Joe Rukin said HS3 would be even more expensive per mile than HS2.
But Sir David said he could not see how HS3 could cost more than HS2.
"It will be a combination of upgrading existing lines, also some new tunnel," he said. "There's no reason why it would be more expensive."
Analysis
By Richard Westcott, transport correspondent, BBC News
The announcement is a long way shy of any solid commitment to speed up trains across the Pennines.
The government has just asked for some possible routes and prices…. a cynic might say it's all good publicity in the run-up to an election.
And one industry expert told me HS3 could cost £7bn.
But that's not to say that it won't happen. There is real momentum now behind the campaign to help England's great northern cities compete with London.
If you've ever caught a train between, say, Hull and Liverpool, you'll know how frustratingly slow and often overcrowded it can be. It doesn't exactly oil the wheels of industry being stuck on an overcrowded old chug-chug for hours on end.
Londoners are about to enjoy their brand new £16bn Crossrail train line, due to start running in 2018. Many feel the North is long overdue for the same kind of help.
Follow Richard on Twitter @BBCwestcott
George Osborne said in June that a high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds could help to create a "northern global powerhouse" and asked Sir David to consider how to improve east-west connectivity.
In his report, Rebalancing Britain, Sir David said: "I firmly believe that substantially improved services east-west across the North are not only desirable, but possible. We need to turn the aspiration into a practical plan."
He said the plans were "as important to the north of England as Crossrail is for London".
The chancellor has set up a new body called Transport for the North, made up of the main northern city regions, which will work with the UK government to produce a strategy for the region.
Estimated journey times under HS3
Leeds to Manchester: 26 to 34 minutes (currently at least 48 minutes)
Liverpool to Leeds: Around 60 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 28 minutes)
Manchester to Hull: Under 1 hour 30 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 51 minutes)
Manchester to York: Under 60 minutes (currently at least 1 hour 14 minutes)
Manchester to Newcastle: Under 2 hours (currently at least 2 hours 22 minutes)
Source: Rebalancing Britain
In the report, Sir David recommends sticking with the plan to split the HS2 line in two after the London to Birmingham stage is completed.
An eastern leg will stretch from Birmingham to Leeds, via the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. A western leg will run from Birmingham to Manchester, via Crewe.
Sir David also recommends a north-west England hub for HS2 is built in Crewe, saying it is the "best way to serve not just the local region, but also provide services into the rest of the North West, north Wales and Merseyside".
Speaking at the launch of the report, Chancellor George Osborne said the government "need to take David's report and turn it into a proper plan that can now be legislated in parliament".
Analysis
Spencer Stokes, BBC Look North reporter
The announcement from Sir David Higgins is partly a reaction to critics of HS2 who claim that the high-speed line risks sucking economic growth in the North towards London, rather than spreading it evenly across the country
It's likely that the faster trains in the north of England wouldn't run on completely new lines, but a mix of upgraded and new tracks.
And while the proposed HS2 route would have a maximum speed of 225mph, the suggested speed for the new trans-Pennine link would be around 125mph. That's the same as trains currently running on the West and East Coast Main Lines.
Rail services across the North are considerably slower than those in the South.  A journey between Leeds and Manchester currently takes on average 55 minutes for a distance of 42 miles. In comparison passengers can get from London to Reading  in 25 minutes, a distance of 36 miles.
Mary Creagh, Labour's shadow transport secretary, said: "Labour supports high-speed rail to tackle commuter overcrowding and to improve connections between cities in the North and Midlands and London.
"We have repeatedly said we need value for money for the taxpayer and to improve the existing plans to maximise the benefits for the whole country."
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said it was "disappointing and illogical" that Liverpool was not included in the HS3 proposals.
"We are once again being by-passed by an investment that will fail to realise its supposed purpose," he said.
Construction on the £50bn HS2 project is due to start in 2017.
Phase one involves a new high-speed line from Euston in London to Birmingham, with an expected completion date of 2026.
Phase two was originally scheduled to be completed in 2032/33, although Sir David is keen for this date to be brought forward.
Objectors to HS2 have said the scheme will cause an unacceptable level of environmental damage, loss of homes and disruption to many communities.
But in January the Supreme Court rejected a legal bid to force further scrutiny of the first stage of the government's plans.


Ospreys head coach Sean Holley has not ruled out wanting to become director of coaching when Scott Johnson leaves at the end of the season.

Johnson departs the Liberty Stadium to take up a job with Scotland.
"From a personal point of view I've done a lot of coaching in my career. I've done a lot of on-field stuff. I'm happy to continue that," said Holley.
"But in my personal career then I'd have to think about moving to a slightly different role."
Holley, who has been at the region since its inception in 2003, added: "That's nature taking it's course.
"We will have to wait and see. I'm currently happy with what we are doing.
"Johnno does offer us a lot on the field, so clearly we then would want another body, another voice in some department."
I'm happy to fulfil a role at the Ospreys as I always have done and we have had some success in that time but that's up to the board to decide
Chief operating officer Andrew Hore has said the Ospreys are considering whether to appoint a direct replacement for Johnson, who was appointed in April 2009.
He revealed the claims of Holley and forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys will also be assessed.
Holley said: "I don't know whether the board feels that role is needed. Scott was originally brought in for a three-year period to help Jonathan and I nurture our coaching.
"It's up to them to assess whether that role is needed, whether we need further development.
"I have a job description and I've got another two-and-a-half years.
"I'm happy to fulfil a role at the Ospreys as I always have done and we have had some success in that time but that's up to the board to decide.
"It's not just on the field; there's a lot of off-the-field things. We need some facility development. Scott and Andrew have put a lot of systems and structure in place and some of those things need some continuation to allow a coaching team to focus on the field.
"So they may feel that needs to be continued. They may feel they may need a different role, I don't know.
"All I know is I've got a couple of years in my present role and I'm happy to fulfil it."


How do you remove an elephant's tooth, give a polar bear a check-up or make a hippo's teeth sparkle?

This week Lucha the elephant had to have a rotten tooth removed by a human dentist and that made us think about other massive animals whose teeth have needed a once over...
Experts at a zoo in Bedfordshire realised something was wrong with Lucha when she wasn't eating her food.
A human dentist was called in to help and removed the rotten tooth.
Lucha was asleep while the operation was carried out and she's now doing much better.
Walker, a male polar bear at The Highland Wildlife Park, has regular trips to the dentist for check-ups, because he's had problems with his teeth in the past.
It took 23 people to help manhandle Walker into place at the park in Scotland.
Polar bears are very powerful animals, so for safety Walker needed to be asleep throughout the procedure.
With a giant toothbrush of course!
This zoo-keeper at the Tennoji Zoo, in Japan, were tasked with brushing 'Tetsuo' the hippopotamus's giant choppers.
Hippos have up to 40 teeth, some of which can grow up to half a metre in length.
They usually let fish and birds clean their teeth for them, so it was a bit of a change to have a human help them to clean their teeth.
Hippos use their teeth for fighting and eating tough plants, so it's better to leave the cleaning to the professionals.


Luis Suarez and Neymar were again on target as Barcelona easily won at Getafe to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid.

The pair have now scored Barca's last 14 goals in Lionel Messi's absence with seven each during that run.
Suarez gave Barca a half-time lead from Sergi Roberto's superb back-heeled pass to slot in his 300th career goal.
Neymar then volleyed home after an hour as the champions kept pace with Real, who earlier beat Las Palmas 3-1.
Getafe had a chance to take an early lead but Stefan Scepovic shot wide.
Suarez then took his tally for the season to 11 when he beat goalkeeper Vicente Guaita with a cool finish after Roberto had cleverly flicked Neymar's cross into his path.
Neymar's well-taken effort from another Roberto assist means he is two behind Suarez but all nine of the Brazilian's goals have come in La Liga, making him the competition's leading scorer.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said: "It was a complete performance from the beginning. We controlled things waiting for our chances."
Elsewhere, Celta Vigo moved into third after fighting back from 2-1 down to beat coach David Moyes's Real Sociedad 3-2.
Imanol Agirretxe scored twice for Sociedad, but ex-Liverpool player Iago Aspas also grabbed two before Pablo Hernandez's superb volley a minute from normal time decided the contest.
Moyes's men are 15th, but only three points off the bottom.
Villarreal are fourth after beating Sevilla - Manchester City's opponents in the Champions League next Tuesday night - 2-1.
Valencia moved up to sixth with a 3-0 win over bottom club Levante.
Match ends, Getafe 0, Barcelona 2.
Second Half ends, Getafe 0, Barcelona 2.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Moi Gómez (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandro Ramírez.
Foul by Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona).
Ángel Lafita (Getafe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Bernard Mensah (Getafe) because of an injury.
Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Víctor Rodríguez (Getafe).
Attempt missed. Víctor Rodríguez (Getafe) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Scepovic with a headed pass.
Substitution, Getafe. Bernard Mensah replaces Juan Rodríguez.
Attempt missed. Ángel Lafita (Getafe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Rodríguez.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Stefan Scepovic.
Substitution, Barcelona. Sandro Ramírez replaces Sergi Roberto.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Alexis.
Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ángel Lafita (Getafe).
Offside, Getafe. Vicente Guaita tries a through ball, but Stefan Scepovic is caught offside.
Substitution, Getafe. Moi Gómez replaces Pablo Sarabia.
Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Offside, Getafe. Damián Suárez tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
Mehdi Lacen (Getafe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta replaces Munir El Haddadi.
Substitution, Getafe. Ángel Lafita replaces Pedro León.
Goal!  Getafe 0, Barcelona 2. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross following a fast break.
Corner,  Getafe. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
Corner,  Getafe. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Pedro León (Getafe).
Offside, Getafe. Damián Suárez tries a through ball, but Stefan Scepovic is caught offside.


The drama Doc Martin represented an idyllic notion of a coastal GP practice that was embraced by viewers throughout the world.

But the fictional doctor at the heart of the story is a reluctant rural dweller who is scathing about the simple ways of the Cornish villagers and their obscure medical conditions.
Far fetched? Maybe not in Northern Ireland, where the Health and Social Care Board (HSC) is struggling to recruit GPs to country practices.
In what might be seen as an unusual move for a healthcare organisation, the HSC used the HBO drama series Game of Thrones as a marketing tool for a post in Glenarm, County Antrim this week.
And they tweeted out this advert for anyone interested in the job.
According to the BMA, the shortage of GPs in Northern Ireland is now critical.  It says the problem is especially acute in rural areas, where the workforce is too lean.
Ten years ago, County Fermanagh had 18 practices, but the BMA says that figure is now expected to drop to five.
Dr Tom Black of the BMA says the dwindling workforce in rural areas makes it even more difficult to attract young doctors to work there.
Another problem, he says, is that Queen's University medical students only do 5% of their training in GP practices - less than any other university in the UK.
In February 2015, the BMA called on the Department of Health to train an additional 46 GPs per year in order to meet gaps in the workforce.
The number of training places was increased by 20.
It is hoped proposals for a new graduate entry medical school in Ulster University's Magee campus in Londonderry could go some way towards resolving this issue.
"This new school would have more GP focused training, with a greater shift in resources away from hospitals and into the community," said Dr Black.
Since 2014, hundreds of millions of pounds have been invested in general practice by the Department of Health, but the BMA says it is not enough.
With a growing and ageing population, demand has been growing on general practice, encouraging many doctors to take early retirement.
In south Armagh, the local health trust stepped in with emergency cover in one practice during the summer to ensure it stayed open until a permanent replacement could be found.  The BBC understands that is still the case.
Most practices are reporting waiting lists of up to several weeks, with a common complaint from the public being that it is rare to see a GP of your choice without having to wait up to a fortnight.
But with the average doctor now seeing 43 patients per day, Dr Black says that many practices are now "at breaking point" due to the pressure GPs are under. He also suggested that the current crisis has been looming for years, so it was not un-forseen by department officials.
"The Department of Health has ignored GP practice for years and now it's reaping what it sowed," he said.


Newcastle United are fortunate to have togetherness and unity within the squad, says defender Grant Hanley.

The Mapgies have had key absentees through injury this season, such as top scorer Dwight Gayle, striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and midfielder Vurnon Anita.
In spite of this, Rafael Benitez's side have maintained their Premier League promotion bid, topping the Championship with 78 points from 38 games.
"It's a massive strength we've got here," Hanley said.
"It's brilliant that the lads are together."
Hanley, 25, played for the first time since February in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Birmingham City, one of 18 appearances this season.
The Scotland international deputised for fellow defender Ciaran Clark, who has suffered knee ligament damage.
"I've not got as much game time as I'd have liked but I'm not alone as there are a number of lads who are probably feeling the same," Hanley added.
"The lads who have been playing have done really well and that's the way it is.
"Everybody knows they have a part to play, so it's important to be constantly ready and on top of your game so when you're called up you're ready to go."


England's defeat by the Netherlands at Wembley on Tuesday was the last international before manager Roy Hodgson names his squad for Euro 2016 this summer.

Hodgson will have most of his squad for France firmly fixed in his mind - and domestic form and match fitness will be the key factors in any late changes to his plans before the official announcement on 12 May.
Which England players can count on a place at Euro 2016? Who are the men still fighting for places? And who can make plans for their holidays?
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart (Manchester City) Age 28. Caps 57. Currently sidelined with injury but England's undisputed number one choice in goal. Will assume the same responsibility he did at Euro 2012 and the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 - if Hodgson's side are to succeed, he will need to be at his best.
Fraser Forster (Southampton) Age 28. Caps 5. The Southampton giant has made an impressive return to action after a serious knee injury and is now the very obvious deputy to Hart after Jack Butland broke an ankle in the friendly win against Germany in Berlin.
Defenders
Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) Age 24. Caps 11. Goals 0. The Liverpool defender has not yet proved he is of the highest class at international level - but there is a shortage of quality English right-backs, so he is likely to be fighting it out with Tottenham's Kyle Walker for a starting place at Euro 2016.
Kyle Walker (Tottenham) Age 25. Caps 14. Goals 0. Looks to be in a straight fight with Clyne for the right-back spot and has the chance to edge ahead if he can help Spurs win the title.
John Stones (Everton) Age 21. Caps 8. Goals 0. Stones is a stylish central defender with the potential to become world class. He has experienced a dip in form and fortune at Everton this season but is still a certainty to travel to France. Stones was a very mixed bag against the Dutch at Wembley but will have a very good chance of making England's team against Russia for the Euro 2016 opener in Marseille if he shows his true form in the coming weeks.
Gary Cahill (Chelsea) Age 30. Caps 41. Goals 3. Fortunate not to have sterner competition for central-defensive places after a mixed season at Chelsea and a clear vulnerability against strikers of the highest calibre, as proved against Germany. He will still be in France, when Hodgson will hope he can rediscover some of his old authority.
Chris Smalling (Manchester United) Age 26. Caps 23. Goals 0. The Manchester United defender has been very much a project for Hodgson since his early days when they were together at Fulham. Still has some positional problems but development elsewhere means he looks certain to start England's Euro 2016.
Phil Jagielka (Everton) Age 33. Caps 39. Goals 3. Everton's experienced captain is unlikely to make England's starting line-up in central defence - in an ideal world this would be Smalling and Stones - but will fill a role as experienced back-up in that position, as will Cahill. Still showed uncertainty in cameo as substitute against the Netherlands.
Midfielders
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) Age 25. Caps 23. Goals 0. Another player short of true international class but his energy and enthusiasm make him a squad certainty and a player Hodgson feels he can rely on.
Eric Dier (Tottenham) Age 22. Caps 4. Goals 1. Hodgson has been looking for a solid midfield presence with Manchester United's Michael Carrick in decline and Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, used in that role, regularly injured. Dier has made a seamless transformation from central defender to midfielder with such confidence that it is easy to see him starting for England when they face Russia.
Ross Barkley (Everton) Age 22. Caps 21. Goals 2. Recovered well from a poor campaign last season to show flashes of the skill that make him such a special, unpredictable talent. Tottenham's Dele Alli may just have pushed him out of a starting place but his ability to change a game in a moment means he must be on the plane.
James Milner (Liverpool) Age 30. Caps 58. Goals 1. England's 'Mr Reliable' - may not even get a game but his all-round solid ability and attitude have made him a comfort blanket for a succession of England managers. He will go.
Dele Alli (Tottenham) Age 19. Caps 6. Goals 1. Alli has moved from White Hart Lane rookie to one of the premier names on Roy Hodgson's team sheet in just a few months. This is testimony to his quality, versatility and temperament. Wowed the watching Berlin gallery with a consummate display in the friendly win against Germany.
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) Age 27. Caps 21. Goals 0. Makes a sound, if unspectacular, contribution to Hodgson's England and is clearly someone the manager feels he can count on.
Forwards
Harry Kane (Tottenham) Age 22. Caps 10. Goals 4. Premier League top scorer with 21 goals this season, but more significantly for Hodgson looks just as composed and comfortable on the international stage as he does domestically. Kane has a goalscoring instinct and range of game and positional sense that now make him England's first-choice striker.
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Age 30. Caps 109. Goals 51. Plenty of debate about whether Rooney will be kept out of the side by the likes of Kane and Jamie Vardy. There should be no word of debate about whether he should be on the plane. A must. Rooney will also go as captain, a role he has fulfilled superbly, and still possesses the ability to have an impact at the highest level.
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) Age 29. Caps 6. Goals 2. Carrying his surge of confidence that has helped Leicester City to the top of the Premier League into England's team. Magnificent first international goal in Germany, an audacious near-post flick, and has the sheer pace to trouble any team in the world, either from the start or as an impact substitute. Man of the match when scoring against the Dutch.
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) Age 25. Caps 34. Goals 14. Unsung hero of England's squad - just look at his international goals record. Hodgson loves Welbeck and trusts him completely. Knows he can fulfil any role he requires selflessly, either as a central striker or playing wide. Do not bet against him figuring prominently at Euro 2016.
Goalkeepers
Tom Heaton (Burnley) Age 29. Caps 0. Heaton has had another fine season at Burnley as they chase a return to the Premier League and Butland's injury means he now has a great chance of travelling to Euro 2016 as third-choice keeper behind Hart and Forster. Good end to this campaign should seal his place.
Defenders
Danny Rose (Tottenham) Age 25. Caps 2. Goals 0. Maturing at White Hart Lane this season as Spurs chase their first title since 1961. Now near the front of the queue with Manchester United's Luke Shaw still recovering from a broken leg and no obvious clear first choice at left-back.
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) Age 27. Caps 7. Goals 0. Will have been disappointed not to be able to press his claims against Germany and the Netherlands after being ruled out through injury, but right at the forefront of Hodgson's thinking and in with a real chance.
Leighton Baines (Everton) Age 31. Caps 30. Goals 1. Had a disappointing World Cup in Brazil and has seen his season at Everton disrupted by injury. He may now be behind Rose and Bertrand. Needs a big end to this term to prove to Hodgson he is worth a seat on the plane.
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) Age 20. Caps 6. Goals 0. Long shot as he makes his recovery from the broken leg he sustained against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in September. But he is scheduled to return to training soon and hopeful of making some sort of contribution before the end of the season. If he impresses and shows he is back to fitness, then there is every chance Hodgson will seriously consider selecting this outstanding young left-back in a position that has not yet been nailed down.
Midfielders
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) Age 24. Caps 28. Goals 2. The great imponderable. We know Hodgson would have him in the squad (and probably the team) in an instant - just think back to his two superb goals that helped England beat Slovenia 3-2 in June. How can he be considered, though, without a game to his name this season? Hodgson will be desperate for him play, and impress, to help him solve a thorny problem.
Fabian Delph (Manchester City) Age 26. Caps 9. Goals 0. Delph made a very decent contribution as England won 10 qualifiers out of 10 to reach Euro 2016 but his first season at Manchester City has been interrupted by injuries and he will feel anxious about making the squad.
Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City) Age 26. Caps 1. Goals 0. Made a steady international debut against the Netherlands on Tuesday and is deservedly right on Hodgson's radar but will need to keep making that good impression. Winning a Premier League title is not a bad way to do it.
Forwards
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) Age 26. Caps 17. Goals 5. Arguably England's most naturally gifted, but also most physically fragile, striker. If fully fit and playing for Liverpool he is an absolute certainty to go to France - any more injury problems between now and the end of the season leaves Hodgson with a dilemma.
Theo Walcott (Arsenal) Age 27. Caps 43. Goals 8. Seemingly a fading force for club and country on recent evidence and will need to show a lot more to convince the doubters in the weeks ahead.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Age 22. Caps 24. Goals 5. Simply hasn't trained and a player who might have been a certainty for inclusion not many months ago is now in real danger of finding himself on the outside looking in.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) Age 21. Caps 20. Goals 2. Transitional season for his club and yet to fulfil his potential. Should be a certainty but currently recovering from injury. If he does come back in time, then he can take his seat on the plane but he is by no means a certain starter.
Goalkeepers
Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) Age 32. Caps 7. A long spell out through injury has allowed Burnley's Tom Heaton to jump the queue in England's goalkeeping line of succession. His best hope now is that, with Butland out, Hodgson reverts to a preference for someone who has played for England - but unlikely.
Defenders
Phil Jones (Manchester United) Age 24. Caps 20. Goals 0. Hodgson has tried Jones in a variety of positions from right-back and holding midfielder to his favoured central defence without him ever resembling an international player. Too much time on the sidelines again this season and too much of a risk.
Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) Age 26. Caps 10. Goals 0. Now looks to be fourth in a two-horse race for the left-back slot. Missed the opportunity to play against the Netherlands as cover because he was on holiday having not been called up initially. Unlikely to make the breakthrough for France now.
Midfielders
Michael Carrick (Manchester United) Age 34. Caps 34. Goals 0. Carrick's performance in England's 2-0 loss to Spain in Alicante in November was another example of his inability to control and dictate games at the highest level. Not going to change now.
Mark Noble (West Ham United) Age 28. Caps 0. Been something of a cause for West Ham United's fans but if he has not been called up now he never will be. To hear England boss Hodgson mention his name in the same breath as Grant Holt in Germany did not sound good for his prospects.
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) Age 24. Caps 6. Goals 0. Looked to have revived his England career when he played a part in the Euro 2016 qualifiers but has disappeared, and even a £12m move to Newcastle has not revived his hopes.
Tom Cleverley (Everton) Age 26. Caps 13. Goals 0. Has had a decent season at Everton but has now drifted away from the England scene. He can forget about a place in France.
Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) Age 24. Caps 10. Goals 3. Looked at one time like a player who could really flourish under Hodgson for England with his pace and eye for goal, but was pushed to the margins at Spurs to kill that momentum and, like Shelvey, a move to struggling Newcastle has not helped.
Forwards
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) Age 18. Caps 0. No room for a 'bolter' in this England squad, a la Theo Walcott's inclusion in Sven-Goran Eriksson's 2006 World Cup squad - but this outstanding young player's time will come before too long.
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) Age 27. Caps 9. Goals 2. Any short burst of form and fitness brings suggestions that he could be back on to the England scene - but neither ever lasts long enough to turn promise into end product. No place for him in the current set-up.
Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) Age 22. Caps 0. Was considered a certain full England international at one point but is nowhere near contention after a proposed move to Spurs never came off and he drifted in and out of the West Brom side.


Police are investigating the rape of a young woman in a supermarket car park in Dumfries in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 19-year-old had been on a night out in the town when she flagged down what she believed was a taxi.
The driver of the silver, four-door saloon car took her to the Tesco car park at Cuckoo Bridge where she was assaulted.
Police are reviewing CCTV images from surrounding areas.
The suspect has been described as Asian, in his late 20s to early 30s, of medium height and build.
He was wearing a dark coloured T-shirt and denim jeans.  He did not have a local accent.
Additional patrols are being carried out in the area to "offer reassurance to the local community".
Det Insp Fiona Bell said: "I am appealing to anyone who has any information regarding this crime, in particular anyone who may have noticed the car.
"If you think you may have seen it during the evening or have any knowledge of the crime, then please do get in touch with us.
"A small piece of information could aid the investigation and lead officers to tracing the man responsible for this attack."


The word seems almost benign - a "glitch" affecting computer systems at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

But "glitch", when it involves payments to individuals and businesses likely to total many millions of pounds, does not do the issue justice.
RBS needs another technical malfunction leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without a proper understanding of their bank balance like it needs another chief executive called Fred Goodwin.
That is, not at all.
RBS insists the problem, which involves RBS itself as well as NatWest, Ulster Bank and Coutts (banks RBS owns), will be resolved by Saturday.
Which appears a relatively relaxed timetable, to put it mildly.
Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury select committee, described the four-day delay as "unacceptable".
"Restoration of payments should be a top priority," he said.
"It is crucial for those in the greatest financial need and also those who find it difficult to go to a branch.
"These failures should concern both the conduct and prudential regulators."
The regulators, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), will certainly be taking a close interest.
In November last year, RBS faced the biggest fine in retail banking history when the FCA and the PRA hit the bank with a £56m bill.
It was punishment for a major computer meltdown two years earlier - again described as a "glitch" - which affected 6.5 million customers.
Similar to today, in that case payments were not processed, meaning that wages were not paid and bills were left outstanding. Individuals and businesses were affected.
At its most basic, customers did not know how much money they had and were locked out of their accounts.
On top of the fine, RBS had to pay more than £70m in compensation.
Admittedly, today's problem is not of the same magnitude, and the affected 600,000 payments should been seen in the context of the 20 million transactions a day processed by RBS.
But after the major failure of 2012, which dragged on for weeks, again RBS has revealed that its technological processes lack essential robustness.
It has long been a problem across banking - archaic computer systems bolted together through a series of mergers and acquisitions which are out-of-date and too complicated to run.
A senior executive at RBS once described the bank's computer systems as resembling "15 different types of spaghetti".
It has been an under-resourced area for far too long, out of the public glare and too easily dismissed as a problem to be fixed "tomorrow".
Well, tomorrow came and went a long time ago, and RBS now insists that it is giving its technology the attention and the resources it deserves.
But with the government looking to start selling its 80% stake in RBS, the bank will need to reassure investors that it can service the, frankly, pretty simple banking needs of its customers without a "glitch".


Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey, Marion Cotillard and Sir Michael Caine are among those with films competing at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The line-up sees many returning auteurs including new films from Gus Van Sant, Nanni Moretti and Jacques Audiard.
Films from Woody Allen and new Pixar animation Inside Out will play out of competition, alongside Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary.
The festival begins on 13 May with a jury chaired by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Festival director Thierry Fremaux announced the line-up in Paris on Thursday, simultaneously launching a campaign to stem the tide of "selfies" on the red carpet.
"We don't want to prohibit it, but we want to slow down the process of selfies on the steps," said Fremaux. "We think it's ridiculous and grotesque and really slows things down."
"You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie," he added.
Thursday's press conference follows earlier announcements regarding the opening film - La Tete Haute (Standing Tall), by French actress-director Emmanuelle Bercot - and the worldwide premiere of Fury Road, the latest chapter in the revived Mad Max franchise.
Seventeen films were unveiled in competition and 14 in Un Certain Regard, although Fremaux noted there would be more films added to the line-up in the coming days.
Blanchett will star alongside Rooney Mara in Carol, based on a novel by The Talented Mr Ripley author Patricia Highsmith. The 1950s new York-set drama is directed by Todd Haynes of Far From Heaven fame.
In Gus Van Sant's The Sea of Trees, Matthew McConaughey and Ken Watanabe play two men who meet by chance in Japan's Suicide Forest, where both have gone to end their lives; Naomi Watts also stars.
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard will co-star in a new adaptation of Macbeth, from up-and-coming Australian director Justin Kurzel, while Italy's Paolo Sorrentino follows up 2013's The Great Beauty with the English-language drama Youth starring Sir Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor who receives an invitation to perform for the Queen.
The line-up also includes two other Italian directors, Gomorrah's Matteo Garrone - premiering his The Tale of Tales - and Cannes regular Nanni Moretti, with My Mother.
As tradition dictates, France is represented by four directors - including Audiard, Maiwenn, Valerie Donzelli and first-timer Stephane Brize.
Asia is represented by The Assassin, from Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-hsien, China's Jia Zhangke whose Mountains May Depart marks his fourth film at Cannes and Our Little Sister, from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Canada's Denis Villeneuve's is showing Sicario - a crime drama starring Emily Blunt and Benecio Del Toro.
Screening out of competition, Woody Allen's 45th film, Irrational Man, sees Joaquin Phoenix star as a college professor who starts a relationship with one of his students (Emma Stone).
There are no films from British directors in the competition line-up, though there is considerable anticipation for London-born Asif Kapadia's Amy screening in the Midnight section.
Last year's Palme d'Or was won by Winter Sleep, from Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan.