Police have launched a dedicated email address to receive images and video which captured scenes of disorder after Saturday's Scottish Cup final.

The force also revealed that, so far, 15 people had been arrested or reported to prosecutors over violent scenes which marred the aftermath of the game.
Rangers said its players and backroom staff were assaulted when fans invaded the pitch at Hampden Park.
Hibernian won the game 3-2 - the club's first cup win since 1902.
Det Supt Kenny Graham, who is leading the investigation, said, "Our focus at the moment is on reviewing video and images in order that we identify those who were responsible for causing disorder, violence and anti-social behaviour on the pitch, not those who may have been caught up in the crowd.
"I am sure that there are people who witnessed or have captured incidents on their mobiles and it's vital that we speak to them so we can view any material that could help us.
"Similarly, I am keen to appeal to the media to send any footage or images to us, as well as members of the public, as this could assist with the inquiry."
The detective urged fans and members of the media who had images or video of the disorder to send them to: ScottishCupFinalPitchInvasion@Scotland.pnn.police.uk
He said a "dedicated inquiry team" had been set up at Govan Police Office "to investigate acts of criminality".
Det Supt Graham said officers were currently reviewing CCTV footage and other video and photographic images to identify those involved.
The final ended in chaos when thousands of Hibernian fans flooded onto the pitch as they claimed their first Scottish Cup success in 114 years.
Amid the celebrations some Hibs supporters are alleged to have attacked Rangers players and backroom staff as they attempted to leave the field.
Some Rangers fans also made it past stewards and on to the pitch, leading to a period of fighting between the two sets of supporters before mounted police and stewards restored order.
The pitch invasion delayed the presentation of the trophy and there was no lap of honour for Hibs players.
Rangers players were not able to pick up their cup final medals.
The SFA has since announced that an independent investigation will be held into the scenes of disorder.


One of the first people due to appear in court under new "revenge porn" laws has had a warrant issued for his arrest after failing to turn up.

Alex Till was due at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court, having already had a previous hearing adjourned after complaining of feeling unwell.
Mr Till, 25, of Manor Close, Kidderminster, is accused of putting a private sexual photograph on Facebook with intent to cause distress.
The offence can lead to a jail term.
Prosecutor Owen Beale told magistrates Mr Till had been due to attend along with a sick note explaining his initial absence from court on 9 July.
He said: "Whether he's ill or not, unfortunately one would have expected him to contact court if there was a good reason.
"In absence of that reason, I ask for a warrant without bail."
The warrant means Mr Till can now be arrested by police and brought to court at a later date.
The specific offence of revenge porn, which includes the sharing of material both on and offline, became illegal after the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill received royal assent earlier this year.
Offenders face up to two years in jail if convicted.


Some 50,000 relics have been discovered in Mexico in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, Mexican archaeologists say.

The city, located about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Mexico City, dominated central Mexico in pre-Columbian times.
The relics found include jewellery, seeds, animal bones and pottery like these human figurines.
The objects were found inside a sacred tunnel that was sealed about 1,800 years ago.
The entrance of the tunnel was discovered in 2003 and its contents came to light after the archaeologists worked meticulously for nine years.
The researchers dug out mountains of dirt and rocks, using remote-control robots, and found zoomorphic vessels like this.
The artefacts, like these sea shells, were unearthed from about 18 metres (60 feet) below the Temple of the Plumed Serpent, the third largest pyramid at Teotihuacan.
At the end of the tunnel, the archaeologists also discovered offerings just before three chambers, suggesting that the remains of city's ruling elite could be buried there.
Such a discovery could help shine light on the leadership structure of Teotihuacan, including whether rule was hereditary.
The ancient city is the largest pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Americas, but its ruins have long been shrouded in mystery because its inhabitants did not leave behind written records.


A man who died when two boats crashed off the Isle of Wight has been named.

Ryan McKinlay, 36, from Gosport, was as a passenger on a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) when it collided with a larger motorboat, which had been carrying the RIB earlier the same day.
Mr McKinlay was pulled from the sea in Osborne Bay at about 17:00 BST on Friday after a Mayday call.
He was airlifted to hospital where he was pronounced dead. A post-mortem examination is due to be held.
Tributes have been paid to Mr McKinlay on social media.
@darrenbox wrote: "Lost one of my closest friends yesterday, shocking & devastating, my thoughts are with Ryan's family, utter shock".
Louie Martin tweeted: "Ryan McKinlay... Absolute Gentleman. RIP".
The other person on the RIB was pulled from the water and treated for head and chest injuries, along with some cuts, before being taken to hospital by ambulance.
It is understood the RIB was the tender for the larger motorboat, which has been named locally as True Blue.
The RNLI said the RIB was towed from the scene by Cowes lifeboat.
The motorboat, which had about 12 people onboard, was brought into Cowes by its own crew escorted by a police launch.
The incident has been reported to Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
Police are also investigating.


Scotland's first sports business incubator is being launched at Stirling University Innovation Park.

The Sport Hive will bring together entrepreneurs, students and businesses to "develop ideas that enhance the world of sport".
Six "incubees" will receive business mentoring from industry experts to help grow their respective businesses.
The Sport Hive was set up by a project called Sporting Chance Initiative, which started in 2010.
Since then it has helped more than 700 Scottish companies realise their business potential, according to organisers.
The Sport Hive's incubees include Scotland's first "sports entrepreneur in residence", Michael Harkins.
Mr Harkins, who is a swimming instructor, is developing a children's flotation aid called Turtle Pack which won him a sports innovation challenge competition award in 2015.
He said: "The recognition and funding provided gave me the momentum and desire to kick-start the Turtle Pack journey.
"It's a great honour to be part of The Sport Hive and I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with the other start-ups."
Among other ideas which will be developed at the hub are a patent-pending hydration product that converts water instantly into an isotonic sports drink and training apparel fitted with sensors for motion capture.
Sporting Chance Initiative programme manager Ryan Carenduff said: "We know from our national entrepreneurship programme, The Sports Innovation Challenge, that the next generation of Scottish sports entrepreneurs are brimming with innovative ideas for sports products, services and technologies.
"The Sport Hive will help us nurture and support these entrepreneurs and other start-ups through mentoring, investment and our international links to other sports incubators in France, the Netherlands, the United States of America, Canada and Australia."


A Cardiff man has been jailed for life for murdering his neighbour in a "sexually motivated" attack.

Kris Wade, 37, admitted killing Christine James, 65, who was found dead just days after she failed to catch a flight to Florida in March.
Mrs James, the mother-in-law of ex-Wales rugby captain Jonathan Humphreys, was found dead in her Cardiff Bay flat.
At Cardiff Crown Court on Thursday, Wade was jailed for a minimum of 21 years.
Wade, who lived in neighbouring Hansen Court, appeared via video link from Long Lartin prison.
Prosecutor Paul Lewis QC acknowledged there were no signs of any sexual injuries on Mrs James or that any sex between her and Wade had taken place.
However, he added: "The ball gag used together with the bloodstained handcuffs gives rise to the overwhelming belief that the killing of Mrs James was sexually motivated."
After Mrs James was reported missing, police conducted house-to-house inquiries, with Wade "appearing agitated" when they knocked on his door.
Her body was found on 2 March and Wade was arrested at his parents' home in Church Village, Rhondda Cynon Taff, five days later.
Mr Justice Wyn Williams said Mrs James was attacked after Wade went to her flat with a suitcase containing sex toys and she rejected his advances.
He said Wade subjected his victim to "brutal and savage violence".
The court was told police found Mrs James's body in the hallway of her flat and a gag used in sadomasochistic sex was underneath her.
When police searched Wade's flat, Mrs James's blood was found on a small black suitcase which contained a bloodstained handcuff and earring.
Elsewhere in the flat there was sadomasochistic equipment.
At a previous hearing, John Charles Rees QC said his client admitted murdering Mrs James, but contested it had a sexual motivation.
He told the court on Thursday Wade felt sorrow and remorse.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating contact between Mrs James and South Wales Police before her death.
Mrs James's son told the court his mother's death was a "senseless brutal murder in her own home".
"She was a gentle loving mother and grandmother. We can only speculate about what took place, a sustained and barbaric attack that may have taken place over several hours or two days," he added.
Janine Davies, district Crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, described Mrs James as the "innocent victim of a brutal and devastating attack carried out by Kris Wade".
She added: "Wade has shown no remorse for this callous and fatal assault."


A plaque has been placed on a bench near Conwy castle appearing to protest against cuts to deaf services.

Campaigners from North Wales Deaf Association (NWDA) said they do not know who placed it there on Tuesday, but "appreciate the support".
The group has been left "frustrated and angry" at a Â£50,000 annual funding cut from Conwy council.
But the authority said talks took place 18 months before funding was cut and it is probing a bench being "defaced".


Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets in the second one-day international in Melbourne to level the series.

After home captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat, Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir took 3-47 to restrict Australia to 220 all out.
Pakistan stand-in skipper Mohammad Hafeez made 72 and Shoaib Malik posted 42 not out as the visitors passed the target with 2.2 overs to spare.
It was their first one-day victory on Australian soil for 12 years.
The third ODI in the five-match series is in Perth on Thursday.


The number of drink-driving offences in Scotland has fallen since the legal limit was lowered a year ago.

Police figures show offending in the nine months after December 2014 fell by 12.5% compared with the same period the previous year.
The total number of offences over this period dropped from 4,208 to 3,682, Police Scotland data revealed.
Meanwhile, a survey has suggested that 82% of Scots believe that drinking any alcohol before driving is unacceptable.
The poll was commissioned by the Scottish government and Transport Scotland.
Only one in 20 respondents said they would drive themselves home after they had been drinking on a night out,
More than two thirds ( 67%) said they would not consider driving the morning after drinking.
Last December the Scottish government reduced the legal alcohol limit for driving from 80mg to 50mg in every 100ml of blood.
The limit in England and Wales remains at 80mg.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said: "Since the Scottish government lowered the drink-drive limit last December, all the statistics are going in the right direction - fewer people are being caught, but more importantly there's a shift in attitudes to even having one drink and driving, and indeed driving the next day after drinking.
"But while these figures show that positive steps are being taken to change attitudes towards drink-driving, it is concerning that there is still a minority who would risk the safety of other road users, and themselves, by getting behind the wheel after drinking.
"That is why I welcome the police action being taken to tackle reckless road users who continue to flout the law. Collectively, we are sending out a strong message when it comes to drink-driving and our advice is simple - just don't risk it."
Speaking ahead of this weekend's launch of Police Scotland's festive campaign against drink driving, Supt Fraser Candlish said: "Police stop around 20,000 drivers a month in Scotland - that's one vehicle on average every two minutes.
"We will be increasing our enforcement throughout the festive period to discourage anyone thinking about drinking and driving, so the best advice is if you are planning to drink this Christmas, don't drive."


Aberdeen have revealed plans to build a new stadium and training facility at Kingsford to the west of the city.

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The site near Westhill is close to the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
The Dons had been considering a relocation to Loirston, to the south of Aberdeen, a proposal which had been marred by planning difficulties.
Chairman Stewart Milne said Kingsford was "an ideal location for supporters" and that he hoped to move into the new stadium for the 2019-20 season.
Training facilities should be operational by 2018, he added.
The Scottish Premiership club abandoned plans to build at Bellfield beside Kingswells in 2003, which is close to the new site.
The Pittodrie side faced strong opposition back then from local campaigners.
Milne said the next step will be a 12-week period of public consultation, after which initial planning for the training facilities will be applied for, with the outcome "expected later this year".
"Kingsford offers an opportunity to locate both the stadium and the training facilities within a single site, as was the original plan for Loirston, and it is in an ideal location for supporters travelling from all areas in and around Aberdeen," added Milne.
"Crucially, we have full control of the site via a concluded missive with the landowner. Extensive site diligence has already been carried out at Kingsford to establish the feasibility of the land area and also the requirements for the planning process.
"Since Loirston was previously identified as our site for the new stadium, there have been various changes in circumstances and furthermore the development of the AWPR will now provide easy access to the new site at Kingsford.
"AFC and Aberdeen City Council see a new stadium and training facilities as a vital part of the region's infrastructure, and there is a strong desire by the club to deliver these new facilities as soon as possible."
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes welcomed the announcement, saying it was "fantastic news".
"I've said from the day I arrived here that the one most important aspect where the club needs to drive forward is in terms of its training facilities, so the fact the new stadium is potentially going to be at the same location as these is an added bonus," he said.
"When completed, this will have a huge impact in terms of Aberdeen's ability to attract and then improve players, both in terms of youngsters for our youth academy and also established first-team players."


An official body in South Africa has ruled that university bursaries offered to proven female virgins were unlawful and should be scrapped.

The Uthukela municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province introduced the bursaries to reduce Aids and child pregnancies.
But the Commission for Gender Equality ruled that a bursary "contingent on a female student's virginity is fundamentally discriminatory".
The scheme caused an uproar when it was unveiled earlier this year.
In a ruling made after rights groups referred the scheme to it, the commission said: "It goes against the ethos of the constitutional provisions in relation to dignity, equality and discrimination."
"Virginity is not intrinsic to the task of studying," it added.
The municipality, which is in a socially conservative part of South Africa, has not yet commented.
The commission has given it 60 days to respond to its recommendation that the scheme should be closed, the AFP news agency reports.
An estimated 6.3 million people in South Africa are HIV-positive, with more than one in 10 people living with the virus.
Teenage pregnancy are also on the rise in South Africa.
In 2013, a government-backed survey found that teen pregnancies had risen to nearly 100,000, up from 68,000 just two years earlier.
When the scheme was unveiled, Uthukela mayor Dudu Mazibuko said the virginity tests would not be carried out by the municipality or universities.
Instead, schoolgirls who had already undergone the tests as part of an annual ceremony hosted by the Zulu king would qualify for the bursaries, she said.
Teenage pregnancy in South Africa
Source:  Human Sciences Research Council, World Bank; Stats SA 2013


Ultimate Fighting Championship world featherweight champion Conor McGregor will fight Brazil's Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title on 5 March.

Ireland's McGregor, 27, won the UFC featherweight belt with a 13-second win over Jose Aldo in December - and is being allowed to keep that title.
He aims to alternate between each weight, fighting for both belts.
The Dos Anjos fight will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, the venue of the Dubliner's win over Aldo.
McGregor wrote on Facebook after the announcement that he will "behead" the Brazilian, who won the title in March 2015.
The other headline fight on the UFC 197 card sees women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm defend her belt against Miesha Tate.
Holm caused a major shock when she beat Ronda Rousey to win the title in November.


Britain's Kyle Edmund set up a US Open showdown with Novak Djokovic by beating John Isner to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

The Briton, 21, overcame the big-serving American and 20th seed 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in two hours and 43 minutes on Court Louis Armstrong.
The world number 84 faces 2015 champion and top seed Djokovic on Sunday.
Djokovic reached the last 16 when a second successive opponent pulled out through injury at Flushing Meadows.
Edmund joined fellow Briton Johanna Konta in reaching the fourth round while compatriots Andy Murray and Dan Evans will on Saturday seek to join them in the last 16.
Edmund was beaten by Isner in straight sets at the French Open this year but his confidence has risen since he led Britain to Davis Cup victory, without Murray, over Serbia in July.
Isner, 31, fired down 27 aces but could only convert one of his seven break points as Edmund's serve held up under the pressure.
"It's been a great tournament so far," said Edmund, who knocked out world number 15 Richard Gasquet in the first round.
You just have to get a racquet on the ball and hustle really.
"I've really enjoyed playing here. It may not have been the result you guys wanted but I want to say thanks for the support."
Perhaps the key moment came when the American had just taken the second set and created three break points at the start of the third.
Edmund, however, saved all three and then broke twice himself, sealing the set when Isner failed to make a simple forehand volley.
Isner saved two match points in the fourth set tie-break, but a forehand winner confirmed Edmund's thrilling victory.
"Chances don't come very often against John. You have to capitalise when they do. You see how many aces he hits," he added.
"You just have to get a racquet on the ball and hustle really.
"I played the big points well. I knew it would come down to one or two points."
Djokovic will be a step up in class, but Edmund knows what to expect after losing to the Serb in Miami in March.
He may also seek advice from Murray, his compatriot and mentor, who knows the 12-time major champion's game as well as anyone.
"Playing the world number one is always going to be tough," Edmund said.
"He's rightfully world number one. He's been very consistent at a high level.
"I'll learn from what happened in Miami. Playing Isner at the French Open helped me tonight so maybe that will help me again."
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Edmund had only won one Grand Slam match before this year - but in the space of eight months has turned into a man capable of winning vital Davis Cup matches and reaching the second week of a Grand Slam.
Isner's long, drawn-out route to the third round caught up with him, but he showed great willpower to drag Edmund into a fourth set tie-break.
In turn, the 21-year-old showed great resilience to take his third match point, and control the tension that was coursing through his veins.
Djokovic, who had a walkover in the second round when Jiri Vesely conceded, was leading 4-2 when Russian Mikhail Youzhny quit with a leg problem.
"It's difficult to pick the words. I don't think I have had this situation before," said the top-seeded Serb.
Djokovic, who has been troubled by a wrist injury in recent months, was on court for only 32 minutes.
"Mikhail carried the injury into this match," said the 29-year-old, who went to the practice courts with coach Boris Becker immediately after his on-court interview.
"I will try to get the positives out of these six games. I started well with good intensity and will try to carry that on to the next match.
"I'm sorry you guys watching didn't get to see a full match."
Two-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain beat Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov 6-1 6-4 6-2 in the final men's match of the day.
Nadal, seeded fourth, has not dropped a set in reaching the last 16 of a tournament he won in 2010 and 2013.
"I had a fantastic first set, a little trouble with my serve in the second but the third was key so I'm very happy," said Nadal.
The 30-year-old next faces France's 24th-seeded Lucas Pouille, a 3-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 6-1 winner over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
American 26th seed Jack Sock knocked out 2014 champion Marin Cilic.
Croat Cilic was affected by cramp and unable to create a break point as he lost 6-4 6-3 6-3.
"There's nothing better than playing in front of the home crowd here in New York," Sock said. "I put it out there on the line on every point."
Sock, 23, will face France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who beat South African Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4), in the fourth round.
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A man who established his own independent state on a former military platform in the sea off East Anglia has died at the age of 91.

"Prince" Roy Bates set up the Principality of Sealand in international waters seven miles off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Mr Bates died on Tuesday at a nursing home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
His son "Prince" Michael said he would be remembered as a man who stood up to the establishment.
World War II veteran Roy Bates was involved in setting up the pirate radio station Radio Essex at a different offshore platform before moving to Roughs Tower, which he renamed Sealand and declared it as independent territory in 1967.
The tower was built as a platform for anti-aircraft guns during World War II.
Michael Bates, who lives in Southend, Essex, said: "He was an extremely intelligent and active man and he developed Alzheimer's, which he would have absolutely hated, and he barely recognized his family over the last few years.
"My father will always be remembered for shaking up the establishment with pirate radio, declaring Sealand's independence and confronting the Royal Navy and other foreign governments."
During the Bates' time on the platform, they saw off an attempt by the Royal Navy to evict them, and an attempt by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize control of the platform by force in 1978.
Michael Bates said they were taken to Holland and he returned with his father to successfully recapture Sealand and the five men who were on it.
He said: "We were both armed and that's certainly one of the most memorable days I spent with him."
Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987 to include Sealand.
Roy Bates' funeral service is due to take place at Southend-on-Sea Crematorium next Wednesday.
As well as his son, Roy Bates leaves his widow "Princess Joan", his daughter Penny and four grandchildren.
Sealand, now run by Michael Bates, is used as a base for internet servers and other business ventures.


A man is thought to have fallen to his death on his first night out to celebrate being "clear" from cancer.

Father of two Adam Fenton, 32, from Newquay, Cornwall was found on Towan beach on 28 July.
He was celebrating initial reports of his recovery after six months of chemotherapy to treat blood cancer.
Family friend Tracey Sinkevicius, speaking on behalf of the family, said relatives were left "numb" and in "total shock".
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She said concern for Mr Fenton's partner Carly Blackman and his two daughters and step daughter prompted her to set up a fundraising page, which has raised more than Â£1,000.
Mr Fenton, described as an "amazing, loving, man", was with his partner Carly for eight years and due to be married next year.
Police said the death is being treated as unexplained, and their inquiries continue.


The Nottingham tram system should be extended to Kimberley, a government planning inspector has said.

A line to the town has been suggested in the past but campaigners have said the latest comments are a boost.
The inspector made the reccommendation in a report allowing an appeal for 116 homes on the potential route through Nuthall.
Broxtowe Borough Council rejected the application because it found insufficient provision for a new line.
Planning inspector Mrs K Ellison wrote in the report: "I consider that the potential extension to Kimberley should be regarded as both desirable and enjoying reasonable prospects of being brought forward."
She added that there was enough room for a tram to travel along residential streets in the development, known as Hempshill Hall.
The Kimberley Eastwood and Nuthall Tram Action Group, has been campaigning for an extension from Phoenix Park since 2009.
Chairman Andy Cooper said: "It's definitely a boost to the campaign.
"But there are quite a few areas in Nottingham hoping for the next phase of the tram."
The group is hoping to fund a feasibility study into the route this year.
"This area is crying out for regeneration - it's a neglected area," said Mr Cooper.
"Not only that it would cut down on traffic congestion - the Nuthall island on the A610 is a nightmare."
Chris Deas, Nottingham Express Transit project director told the Nottingham Post: "We are pleased that the planning inspector recognises the need to safeguard the potential tram route towards Kimberley."
But not everyone in the town supports the possible extension.
Roy Plumb, who owns a hardware store, said it was more likely to take shoppers out to Nottingham.
"Apart from improving the traffic situation, I can't see any benefits for the town," he said.
A Â£500m tram extension to Chilwell and Clifton is set to be completed by the end of this year.
Suggested future extension routes in the past have included to Toton, Ilkeston, Long Eaton and Gedling.


Police in the US say they "have an idea" of the whereabouts of an Oxford University college finance officer who is suspected of stabbing a 26-year-old man to death in Chicago.

Andrew Warren, 56, and his alleged accomplice, American Prof Wyndham Lathem, 42, have been urged  to turn themselves in by police.
Restrictions are in place to prevent the pair leaving the country.
Trenton Cornell-Duranleau was found dead in Prof Lathem's flat on 27 July.
Officers say the victim, a hairdresser who lived in Chicago, was found with multiple stab wounds in the 10th floor apartment.
Andrew Warren is a senior treasury assistant at Oxford's Somerville College.
Court files give his address as the Oxford college but he says on Facebook that he lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, and is a former cashier and driver for Stagecoach.
Wyndham Lathem is a microbiology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, who specialises in the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague.
According to the Times, the pair met online.
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said Mr Warren was reported missing on 25 July having left the UK the day before.
US police warned that the suspects were believed to be "armed and dangerous".
"We do have an idea of their whereabouts and efforts to locate them are only intensifying from here on in," a spokesman said.
"Our primary focus is to facilitate a safe surrender and we strongly encourage Professor Lathem and Mr Warren to do the right thing."
It is thought the pair have left Chicago.
Oxford University said it had been in contact with police in the UK about Mr Warren and was "ready to help the US investigating authorities in any way they need".
The statement added: "Andrew Warren's colleagues at Somerville College have now all been informed and are shocked to learn of the case.
"Whatever the circumstances, we would urge him to contact the US authorities as soon as possible, in the best interests of everyone concerned."
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Nearly one in four jobs outside of London pay less than the living wage - the pay level suggested for an adequate standard of living.

Some 23% of jobs outside London paid less than the living wage in 2014, compared with 19% in London, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
The living wage in April 2014 was £8.80 an hour in London and £7.65 an hour outside London.
This wage is set by the Living Wage Foundation and Mayor of London.
The living wage rates have since been increased to £7.85 an hour outside London and £9.15 in London, and are expected to be uprated next month.
The ONS figures show that the proportion of jobs paying below the living wage has grown.
In 2014, young adults were most likely to be paid less than the living wage. Some 58% of jobs carried out by 18 to 24-year-olds outside of London and 48% of jobs in this age group in London were paid less than the living wage.
In accommodation and food services in 2014, an estimated 65% of jobs paid less than the living wage in London and 70% in the rest of the UK.
Northern Ireland had 29% of jobs paying below the living wage, the highest in the country. At the other end of the scale, 19% of jobs in the South East of England, London and Scotland paid below the living wage.
On a local level, west Somerset had the highest proportion of jobs paying below the living wage, at 41.9%. Runnymede had the lowest proportion, at 8.5%,
A spokesman for the Living Wage Foundation said: "Despite significant progress in many sectors, more jobs than ever are below the voluntary living wage rates that we recommend.
"These figures demonstrate that while the economy may be recovering as a whole, there is a real problem with ensuring everyone benefits, and low pay in still prevalent in Britain today."
The living wage is a voluntary code - different from the national minimum wage, which stands at £6.70 an hour, and the new National Living Wage announced by the government of £7.20 an hour which will come into force for over 25-year-olds in April.
There are more than 1,800 accredited living wage employers in the UK, with 200 having agreed to pay at this level in recent months.


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Tottenham showed a "lack of desire" to win the Premier League with their first-half display in the 2-0 loss at Liverpool, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.

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Sadio Mane scored twice in the space of 138 seconds as second-placed Spurs disappointed at Anfield.
"If you start a game like we start then it is very difficult," said Pochettino.
"It is difficult to fight for the Premier League if you show that lack of desire to play for a win."
Chelsea can extend their lead at the top if they beat Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday, and Pochettino added: "If Chelsea go 12 points clear, it is a big problem."
Spurs have won just twice on the road since 24 September, including defeats at Chelsea and Manchester United in addition to draws at fellow top-six rivals Arsenal and Manchester City.
In their past 17 meetings with the other top-six sides away from home, Pochettino's team have won just once.
"In the first 45 minutes you saw a team that is not ready to fight for the Premier League," the Argentine told BT Sport.
"We are in a position that is up to us. But if you show like today that you cannot cope with the pressure then it is difficult to challenge and fight for the Premier League."
Former Liverpool and Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy on Match of the Day
"I couldn't believe what I was watching, they had the best defensive record last season and the joint best this year, but they were all over the place. Against the big sides they have played with a back three but they had a back four today, but I think they should have stuck with what they have done against the big sides - play with a three.
"It was so unlike Spurs, they do so well at home, but the contrast is amazing. There's a lack of pace, and a different mindset when they go away from home. They have to improve and quickly."


A Scottish Labour politician who had challenged for the leadership of his party has lost his constituency seat to the Conservative Party.

Ken Macintosh had been an MSP for Eastwood since the Scottish Parliament was created in 1999.
He lost out to the Scottish Conservative's Jackson Carlaw.
However, Mr Macintosh - who came third behind the SNP - will return to Holyrood after gaining a seat on the West of Scotland regional list.
Speaking to the BBC's Glen Campbell, he said: "I don't know what to feel - stunned and elated?"
In the summer of last year, Mr Macintosh was beaten by Kezia Dugdale to the leadership of Scottish Labour.
Despite his lengthy service as an MSP, including during Labour's coalition government with the Liberal Democrats from 1999 to 2007, the 54-year-old has never held a front-bench position.
He shadowed the education portfolio during the SNP's first two stints in government, and was most recently Scottish Labour's community spokesman.
Mr Macintosh's defeat comes a year after Labour's Jim Murphy lost the area's Westminster seat to the SNP.


Monaco replaced Nice at the top of Ligue 1 after former Manchester United and Chelsea loan signing Radamel Falcao scored in an easy win at Marseille.

Thomas Lemar's lob gave the visitors the lead before Falcao doubled the lead with a delicate chip.
Rolando's header reduced the deficit but two goals from Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva sealed Monaco's fourth win in five league games.
Monaco are level on points with Nice but have a superior goal difference.
Nice, Ligue 1 leaders since 21 September, were earlier held to a goalless draw by bottom club Metz.
Champions Paris St-Germain are third in the table, three points behind the top two, after Julian Draxler scored on his Ligue 1 debut against Rennes on Saturday.
Monaco, who have not won Ligue 1 since 2000, are away to PSG on 29 January before entertaining Nice on 4 February.
Match ends, Marseille 1, Monaco 4.
Second Half ends, Marseille 1, Monaco 4.
Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Andre Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
Substitution, Monaco. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin replaces Bernardo Silva.
Substitution, Marseille. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Florian Thauvin.
Attempt saved. Bafétimbi Gomis (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Monaco. Guido Carrillo replaces Falcao.
Corner,  Marseille. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Bouna Sarr.
Substitution, Monaco. João Moutinho replaces Valère Germain.
Foul by William Vainqueur (Marseille).
Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by William Vainqueur.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Yohann Pelé.
Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabinho.
Corner,  Marseille. Conceded by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
Attempt blocked. William Vainqueur (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Marseille. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
Bafétimbi Gomis (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
Maxime Lopez (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Marseille. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.
Substitution, Marseille. Doria replaces Karim Rekik.
Corner,  Monaco. Conceded by Hiroki Sakai.
Foul by William Vainqueur (Marseille).
Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Marseille. Bouna Sarr replaces Rémy Cabella.
Goal!  Marseille 1, Monaco 4. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Attempt saved. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.


(Close): London's leading shares lost ground in afternoon trading on Friday, following Wall Street lower after disappointing US jobs figures.

The FTSE 100 closed down 50.07 points, or 0.9%, at 5,848.69.
The fall came despite some big gains in miners, which are benefitting from a weaker US dollar, making commodities more affordable in other currencies.
Anglo American rose another 10.7% after a near-20% gain on Thursday, while Antofagasta was up 3.7%.
On the downside, house builders suffered, with Berkeley Group down 5% and Persimmon 3.6% lower.
On the commodities markets, Brent crude was down 0.4% at $34.32 a barrel, while US light crude was 0.4% lower at $31.60.
Oil prices have fallen more than 70% since mid-2014, hit by the slowing global economy and oversupply.
On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.9% against the dollar at $1.4466 and was 0.2% lower against the euro at â‚¬1.2989.


At least four people have been killed and more than 100 injured after an earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Friday evening, officials say.

The 6.7-magnitude quake near the city of Surigao on Mindanao island damaged buildings and cut power to many areas.
Residents rushed to open areas and spent the night in parks, local reports said.
There was no tsunami threat from the quake, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The quake took place at a depth of about 10km (6 miles) about 13km east of Surigao, the US Geological Survey said.
The victims died after being hit by falling debris and concrete walls, provincial disaster-response official Gilbert Gonzales said.
A bridge and a hotel collapsed, power and water supplies were cut in some areas and Surigao's airport was also temporarily closed because of deep cracks on the runway, officials said.
About 90 aftershocks had been recorded and more could follow but they were unlikely to cause significant damage, the Philippines' seismic agency head Renato Solidum told local radio.
The Philippines is located on the geologically active Pacific "Ring of Fire" and experiences frequent earthquakes.


Ikea is recalling a beach chair sold in the UK after reports that it can collapse and cause injury.

The Swedish giant asked customers who bought any model of the Mysingso chair to return it for a full refund.
The global recall comes after Ikea received reports from Finland, Germany, the US, Denmark and Australia that users had received injuries to their fingers that needed medical treatment.
Ikea's statement said the chair had a "risk of falling or finger entrapment".
It said: "After washing the fabric seat it is possible to re-assemble the chair incorrectly leading to risks of falls or finger entrapments.
"Ikea has received five incident reports in which a Mysingso beach chair collapsed during use due to incorrect re-assembly. All five reports included injuries to fingers and required medical attention.
It added that a full investigation had led to an improved design "to further mitigate the risks of incorrect re-assembly and injuries" and the updated chair would be available from next month.
Ikea has more than 300 stores in 27 countries.


A mild winter is being blamed for an explosion of a pest that can devastate hawthorn hedgerows.

Millions of Orchard Ermine moth larvae have stripped long sections of the plant along a country road near Kilkeel, County Down.
The foliage has been consumed and the larvae have spun a long web over the bushes.
Local man Stephen Rooney discovered the phenomenon along the Slatemill Road.
"It's the strangest sight. I've never seen the likes before," he said.
Moth expert Andrew Crory of Ulster Wildlife said the Orchard Ermine moth larvae was a well-known pest of the hawthorn and blackthorn plants which make up much of Northern Ireland's hedgerows.
He said the millions of larvae had the capacity to destroy large sections of a roadside ditch.
He blamed the mild winter but said the pest is a long standing problem.
"We've had them as long as we've had hawthorn," he said.
Earlier this week, BBC News NI reported that tens of thousands of larvae had stripped a number of trees almost bare in the Belvoir Estate in Belfast.


Irish police have arrested a man in his 30s in connection with the murder of Londonderry man Andrew Allen.

The father of two was killed in his home in Buncrana, County Donegal, in February 2012.
Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) admitted responsibility for the murder. Mr Allen's family have always denied claims he was a drug dealer.
He was the first man to be murdered by the vigilante group.
The suspect was arrested on Monday morning and is being held at Buncrana Garda Station.
Gardai said the man was arrested in Burnfoot, County Donegal.


Taxi booking app Uber has been fined $7.3m (Â£4.6m) in California for not giving regulators enough information about its service and operations.

A judge at the California Public Utilities Commission - the regulator that allows the company to operate in the state - said Uber had not filed all the reports required by the body.
It was accused of withholding details on incidents such as accidents.
Uber has been involved in legal battles around the world over its operations.
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The San Francisco-based firm's services in US cities such as Portland, Oregon have been suspended after a disagreement with the city, while its practice of offering unlicensed taxi drivers has been banned in countries like Germany and Italy.
Uber's app allows passengers to request rides from drivers in the area and its fares are generally lower than those of traditional taxis.
The company has also been accused of not giving data on how often it provided access to disabled passengers in California.
Uber has defended its operations in the state by saying it has given enough information to the commission.
After the ruling, the firm said that it would appeal against the decision.
The company has up to 30 days to appeal before its licence to operate in California is suspended.


Great Britain were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic football tournament by South Korea after losing a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

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Daniel Sturridge saw his penalty saved by substitute keeper Lee Bumyoung as GB lost the shoot-out 5-4 in Cardiff.
Ji Dong-won had earlier given South Korea a deserved lead with a long-range strike before GB were awarded two first-half spot kicks.
"It is an impossible situation. Credit to the South Koreans because they have taken five outstanding penalties.
"I just thought once Daniel Sturridge stuttered the run, the alarm bells went off.
"It was a really good save and a great guess from the goalkeeper, but it is a really tough way to go out."
Aaron Ramsey scored with the first but saw a second saved by Jung Sungryong.
it means there will be no football medals for GB at the 2012 Games, while the future of a unified GB team at other Games remains uncertain.
It was a disappointing end to a campaign that had seen Stuart Pearce's team top their group and show signs of improvement through the tournament, but their defeat means they miss out on a semi-final tie against Brazil in Manchester on Tuesday.
Pearce had opted to stick with the same XI that defeated Uruguay in Cardiff on Wednesday but it was a less than convincing performance for long periods by GB, especially during the first half.
Jack Butland did well to make a one-handed save to turn a 20-yard strike from Ji around the post and Park Chu-young should have headed his team in front but missed the target after rising above Joe Allen at the far post.
But their promising start was rewarded when Butland failed to stop a powerful strike from Sunderland's Ji shortly before the half-hour mark after the 21-year-old had taken one touch to control a pass from Ki Sung-yueng.
In contrast, GB had offered virtually nothing going forward as they struggled to generate any kind of attacking momentum.
However, they were handed a chance to equalise when a low strike from Ryan Bertrand hit the arm of substitute Oh Jae-suk as he tried to block the shot.
Ramsey was fortunate to see his penalty squeeze under the dive of Jung 10 minutes before the break but his luck ran out shortly afterwards when GB were awarded another spot kick after Hwang Seok-ho was adjudged to have bought down Daniel Sturridge.
Once again Ramsey had a lengthy wait to take his penalty. The Wales captain this time sent his spot kick to the keeper's left but Jung got down low to save.
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If GB struggled to open up their opponents in the first half, they ran at their opponents with a lot more conviction from wide areas after the restart.
Tom Cleverley was inches away at the near post from converting a low Craig Bellamy cross and later turned provider, with a free-kick from out wide that saw Micah Richards clash with Jung in the South Korea goal.
Both players were injured as they went for the ball and were substituted after failing to respond to treatment.
There were half chances and promising moves that broke down for both teams but the next clear-cut opening came shortly after the start of extra time and GB were once again spared by poor Korean finishing.
Butland parried a strike from Koo Ja-cheol and Ji rose above the static Neil Taylor to head at goal, but missed the target from eight yards.
There was a further chance for Ji before he was withdrawn, but he once again missed with a header after a corner found him unmarked on the edge of the six-yard box.
There was an inevitability as the match crept towards a shoot-out - and even more so about the result.
The first eight penalties were converted before Lee dived to his left to deny Sturridge and Ki sealed victory with his spot kick.


A French court has jailed a couple who fraudulently obtained €60,000 (£50,500) from a fund set up to help survivors of last year's jihadist attacks in Paris.

Sasa Damjanovic, 36, got six years and his partner Vera Vasic, 29, three years - the heaviest prison sentences to be handed down in France in such a case.
They claimed to have been outside the Stade de France on 13 November 2015 when the suicide bombers struck. In fact they had been at home in Antibes.
The November attacks killed 130 people.
The fraud by the couple from Antibes was exposed when they put in a claim for compensation for the Nice terror attack of 14 July this year. The Bastille Day attack killed 86 people on the Nice beachfront - victims of a lorry driver who smashed his huge vehicle into the crowd.
The court judgment in Grasse, near Nice and Antibes on the Cote d'Azur, said the penalty was intended to act as "an example".
The couple, who have two children, aged six and seven, admitted their crime in court.
The prosecutor, quoted by Nice-Matin news, said "as a citizen, man, woman, judge, how can you not be sickened by such behaviour?"
The couple have already spent the €60,000 - some of it on vehicles which they planned to re-sell. They told the court that they had sought the money to pay off debts.
A lawyer for the compensation fund said that by 30 November this year it had paid out €46.5m to 2,444 victims of the Paris attacks.
The jihadists, from so-called Islamic State (IS), injured hundreds of people, besides the 130 they killed in simultaneous attacks across Paris.


The US justice department says federal agencies will have to obtain search warrants to use technology that tracks mobile phones under new guidance.

Until now agencies such as the FBI had not needed a warrant to use machines called cell-site simulators that track the locations of phones in the area.
Authorities say they have been an important tool in fighting crime.
However, civil liberties groups have expressed concern at potential invasions of privacy.
The new rules will come into effect immediately and also mean that "when the equipment is used to locate a known cellular device, all data must be deleted as soon as that device is located, and no less than once daily".
"Additionally, the policy makes clear that cell-site simulators may not be used to collect the contents of any communication in the course of criminal investigations. This means data contained on the phone itself, such as emails, texts, contact lists and images, may not be collected using this technology," according the justice department.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called the new rules "a positive first step".
"However, this policy... does not apply to other federal agencies or the many state and local police departments that have received federal funds to purchase these devices," Nathan Freed Wessler, staff attorney at the ACLU, said.
The ACLU has previously said it has identified 53 agencies in 21 states that own the equipment.
The ACLU also expressed concern that the new rules state that "there are limited exceptions in the policy for exigent circumstances" where a search warrant will still not be necessary.
By mimicking a legitimate mobile tower and tricking every phone in range into connecting to them, cell site simulators "catch" the international mobile subscriber number (IMSI) and electronic serial number (ESN) of each and reveal the exact location of its user.
Campaigners say they are therefore very difficult to use in a targeted manner, as when used in urban areas thousands of people's mobile phones are swept up in that dragnet.


Three men have been charged in connection with an alleged online fraud worth about £400,000 and money laundering.

Two of the men, aged 36 and 39, are from Aberdeen, and the third is aged 40 and from Manchester.
It followed an operation on Monday which saw properties searched in Aberdeen, Manchester and Milton Keynes.
It involved Police Scotland, Greater Manchester Police, Thames Valley Police and Immigration Enforcement.
The men are expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court at a later date.


A high-speed ferry service between the UK and the Channel Islands has been halted over safety concerns.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) staff visited the Condor Liberation in Poole on Tuesday.
The agency said the ferry had been detained "after substantial deficiencies were observed by inspectors".
Condor said their operating schedule will be disrupted "for at least part of the weekend" due to re-inspections.
It added engineers were rectifying faults and working on the trimaran's propulsion and steering systems.
Alternative sailings will be offered on conventional ferries while repairs are made.  A return to service date is due on Thursday.
Paul Clifton, BBC South's transport correspondent
This is the latest in a sorry saga of misfortunes to affect the Condor Liberation. It is also potentially the most serious.
Condor has been in the headlines almost weekly since the troubled Liberation ferry was introduced a year ago.
The MCA does not detain passenger ships lightly and finding "substantial deficiencies" in the safety of a nearly-new ship is almost unheard of.
The last occasion I can recall affecting Channel Islands services was a very old ferry called Havelet almost 20 years ago.
When ships are detained in this manner, sometimes changes can be made in a few days. Sometimes it can take much longer.
The Â£50m high-speed ferry service has been blighted with problems since its launch in March.
Last month, passengers on the fast ferry experienced hours of travel delays because of steering problems.
Its replacement vessel, the Commodore Clipper, then suffered a ramp failure meaning cars on its upper deck were unable to get off for more than 12 hours.
The ferry operator is meeting with Channel Island's politicians monthly to monitor how it is improving its service to customers.


The 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will kick off at 16:00 GMT on Saturday when hosts Gabon take on debutants Guinea-Bissau.

Sixty years have passed since the first Nations Cup, which took place in Sudan in 1957, consisted of only three teams and was won by Egypt.
This year's edition has 32 matches over 23 days, featuring 16 teams - who begin their quest in four groups of four - and will end on 5 February with the winning finalists lifting the Italian-made trophy and taking home $4m (£3.28m).
Africa remains enthralled by the tournament, which has steadily grown to become the continent's biggest sporting event, and the 2017 finals are guaranteed to provide a mix of flair, surprise, controversy and historic moments.
Gabon welcomes back the cream of African football only five years after it co-hosted the Nations Cup with Equatorial Guinea.
The country was awarded the finals by the Confederation of African Football as replacement for Libya, which had been due to host in 2013 but swapped years with South Africa which had been selected to host in 2017.
The civil war in Libya meant it had to withdraw entirely and in stepped Gabon.
However, the oil-rich country with a population of 1.8m has been experiencing its own troubles since incumbent President Ali Bongo was declared the winner of a contested election in August. His victory was followed by deadly clashes on the streets.
Opposition activists have called on citizens to boycott the tournament as part of their plans to highlight their protests against Bongo's rule.
On the pitch, Gabon are the lowest ranked team in the finals, occupying 108th spot in Fifa's world rankings for January.
But they do have in their side one of the world's most coveted strikers in Pierre-Emerick Aubamenyang. The Borussia Dortmund forward goes into the tournament in scintillating form, having scored 20 goals in 22 games this season for his German club.
As well as Aubameyang, many eyes will be on reigning BBC African Footballer of the Year and Caf African Footballer of the year Riyad Mahrez and Africa's most expensive player Sadio Mane.
Leicester winger Mahrez will be a key figure in an Algeria team which until recently had been ranked the best team in Africa.
Mane, who cost Liverpool £34m, leads the line for Senegal. The Teranga Lions have never won the event but Mane could be the key to changing that statistic.
Twenty three players from English Premier League clubs will be in Gabon including Mahrez, Mane, Manchester United's Ivorian defender Eric Bailly, West Ham's Ghanaian Andre Ayew, Leicester's Algerian Islam Slimani and Crystal Palace's Ivorian Wilfried Zaha.
Winger Zaha has only just switched international allegiance from England and started his career with the Elephants in sensational style by scoring on his second appearance for the team in a friendly against Uganda earlier this week.
Egypt's Mohamed Salah has been outstanding since his switch from Chelsea to Italian giants Roma. Once labelled the African Messi, the winger has recently recovered from injury but if he can find his best form he could light up the tournament.
At the other end of the spectrum, Guinea-Bissau skipper Bocundji Ca was playing for third division French club Paris FC last season.
Togo coach Claude LeRoy is making a record-extending ninth appearance at the finals and leading a sixth different nation. The Frenchman, considered the Godfather of the Nations Cup, has won the tournament once - with Cameroon in 1988 - and has only once failed to reach the quarter-finals stage.
Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary can become the oldest player in the tournament's history - if he gets some game time in Gabon. The veteran shot stopper turns 44 on 15 January. Compatriot Hossam Hassan holds the record - he was 39 when he played in 2006.
The Pharaohs have won the tournament a record seven times and they have a chance to further pull away from the pack for the first time since their last success in 2010. Failure to qualify for the last three editions has marred their recent past and they will relish the chance to re-establish themselves at the top table.
Herve Renard is aiming to become the first coach to win the title with three different teams. The Frenchman lifted the trophy with Zambia in 2012 and led Ivory Coast to glory last time out.
He is aiming to make it a hat-trick with Morocco. Only two coaches have won the Cup of Nations three times - Charles Gyamfi achieved the feat in charge of Ghana in 1963, 1965 and 1982 and Hassan Shehata also won it three times with Egypt between 2006 and 2010.
Guinea-Bissau are making their first appearance at the finals. Their qualification is virtually the stuff of fairytales: one of the world's poorest countries overcoming 2012 champions to top their group, having previously won only four of 32 matches in their history.
With a squad almost entirely made of expatriates who are based in the lower leagues of Portugal, few expect Guinea-Bissau's run to continue but what a story it is already.
It is the first time in 39 years that Uganda are at the tournament. And in a curious twist of fate they are paired in a group with Ghana, who were hosts in 1978 - the last time Uganda qualified - and beat the Cranes 2-0 in the final.
Uganda were named National Team of the Year at the recent Caf awards and goalkeeper Denis Onyango was named Africa-based Player of the Year. They are a team on the rise but it would be a major shock if they went deep into the tournament.
"When I view the Algeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal squads, I realise we are not among the best on paper, but there will be 23 highly committed Togolese footballers at the Cup of Nations." Togo captain and striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who has been without a club since his release by Crystal Palace in June 2016.
"We are victims of blackmail." - Cameroon official Simon Lyonga is unhappy with European club managers who he believes privately encourage their players to reject call-ups to play in the Nations Cup. Eight Cameroonians, including Liverpool defender Joel Matip, opted out.
"With these kind of decisions they are controlling every second so, for sure, they are going to win the African Cup." - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho vented his anger at Ivory Coast's refusal to delay the departure of centre-back Eric Bailly by 24 hours so he could play against West Ham.
"The fact that I have had a lot of success in recent years also makes people think that alone can make the difference. But that doesn't matter, what matters is the spirit of the team and the way we go into our matches." - Morocco coach Herve Renard plays down his own influence on proceedings.
"There aren't many differences between coaching in Europe and Africa except that one day you might be having lunch with the head of state and then the next day you are standing alongside some dusty field looking at a prospective player."- Togo coach Claude LeRoy on the particular demands of managing on the continent.
"Avram Grant has taken us as his children, always checking on us, how conditioned we are. Even if you aren't part of the team he motivates you to train harder and get much playing time in your team." - Ghana's Afriyie Acquah is full of praise for the former Chelsea manager Avram Grant, who is widely expected to lose his job after the tournament no matter whether he leads the Black Stars to a first title in 35 years or not.
Reigning champions Ivory Coast have a new-look squad following the international retirements of legendary players such as Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba. They struggled in qualifying but the same was true before they won the trophy two years ago. New recruit Zaha is tipped to be used as the main striker for the Elephants - it will be intriguing to see how that works out.
Ghana might be considered the Germany of Africa - they always seem to come good at tournaments. But the last of their four titles came in 1982 and they have suffered defeat in the final three times since then, including on penalties to Ivory Coast last time out. Can they go one better in Gabon?
Algeria boast Africa's hottest property in 2016, Mahrez, and his Leicester team-mate Slimani as well as Porto midfielder Yacine Brahimi. They were unbeaten in qualifying and have strength in depth in their squad. They will be confident in their chances of winning a second title.
Senegal qualified with a 100% record and if they can maintain that kind of form, and Mane clicks up front, they will surely have a good chance of being there at the finals stages of the tournament. Alongside Mane, they have big talent in the likes of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate and Fenerbahce striker Moussa Sow.
Egypt also enjoyed a strong qualifying campaign and have the pedigree to perform when it matters most. Like Senegal, they will look to one player more than any other - Salah is charged with providing the inspiration to win matches.
However, it is notoriously difficult to predict Nations Cup winners - Zambia caused a huge upset to take the title in 2012, giants Nigeria are once again absent, Ghana's fifth title is proving elusive and the competition is getting tougher all the time.
As Ghana's Andre Ayew says: "I think the Cup of Nations is becoming increasingly difficult to win because all the teams are getting stronger."


The family of a man who disappeared in Tenerife 12 years ago have issued a fresh plea for information in a bid to solve the mystery.

Kevin Ainley was living and working on the Spanish island when he went missing in June 2004.
The 24-year-old, of Fleetwood, Lancashire, had moved to the tourist area of Playa de las Americas three months earlier.
His sister Gemma Brooke said the family was "desperate for answers".
"It is no exaggeration to say we have been put through 12 years of hell. Somebody must know something," she said.
Mr Ainley, who had also lived in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is known to have worked handing out leaflets for a bar named the Sportsman in an area known as "the patch".
On the day of his disappearance he had visited bars and clubs with a friend.
At around noon, he and another friend went for a meal at a Chinese buffet restaurant called Merlins.
He was last seen walking in the direction of the Sportsman, and his passport and belongings were later found in his apartment.
Despite a Spanish investigation and a Lancashire Police review of the case in 2012, no conclusive information has come to light.
"We are convinced there must be someone out there who saw or heard something," Ms Brooke said.
"I just hope that if someone does know something they can find it in their hearts to come forward and help put us out of our misery."


BBC Wales' new broadcast centre in Cardiff's Central Square will have a fibre optic connection to the Principality Stadium, it has announced.

This will allow live coverage of sport or other major events using next generation technology.
Work on the new BBC building is on track, with construction work expected to be finished next April.
The first staff will transfer from the existing Broadcasting House in Llandaff in the autumn of 2019.
The new building is expected to be fully operational in 2020.
It will be the first major BBC site to use the latest IP (Internet Protocol) broadcasting technology and it will have virtual reality enabled studios.
In total, about 1,200 staff will be based in the new headquarters, including BBC Studios and some staff from S4C.
BBC Wales has also announced plans to provide training opportunities to more than 250 people over the next two years, including an additional 20 full-time, paid trainee and apprenticeship placements.
The development scheme will focus on attracting people from under-represented communities, putting them through an intensive training programme.
An independent report published in 2015 estimated that the BBC Wales relocation to the centre of Cardiff could provide an economic boost of more than £1bn directly and indirectly for the Welsh economy.


A man has been charged over the alleged assault of a police officer whose car was taken with a police dog in the back.

The alleged attack happened in Chigwell, Essex, on 31 October when the officer tried to breathalyse a driver.
Tony Turner, 36, of Vincent Road, Dagenham, has been charged with a number of offences including assault and aggravated vehicle-taking.
He was remanded after appearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court.
Mr Turner will next appear at Chelmsford Crown Court in February.
Charges against him include: assault, furnishing false information, driving other than in accordance with a licence, possessing identity documents with intent, aggravated vehicle-taking, escape from lawful custody and driving without insurance.
The police car was later found in Romford with the Labrador dog unharmed.


16 August 2016 Last updated at 14:01 BST
An investigation has begun after a trawler caught fire in Peterhead harbour.
More than 30 firefighters tackled the blaze on Ardent II after being called out at about 05:40 on Tuesday.
The boat's crew have all been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries.
The fire took nearly four hours to bring under control.


West Ham have signed Southampton captain Jose Fonte for £8m on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

The 33-year-old Portugal centre-back - who spent seven years at Southampton - made a transfer request with 18 months left to run on his Saints deal.
The transfer includes a possible £1m in add-ons and gives Fonte the option to extend his contract for a further year.
Southampton's director of football Les Reed said Fonte had the chance to sign an improved deal but requested a move.
Fonte, a Euro 2016 winner, said West Ham manager Slaven Bilic was a "very big influence" in convincing him to choose the Hammers ahead of other clubs.
"I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the club," Fonte told the club's website.
Fonte made 288 appearances at St Mary's and was the last remaining member of the Saints side that rose from League One to the Premier League.
"I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham," he added.
"With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight."
The Hammers confirmed Fonte will not be available for Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough.


When the word Google entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2006 it was widely seen as proof that the chirpy US tech firm, with its primary-coloured logo and "do no evil" mantra, had officially captured the zeitgeist of the internet age.

The word alphabet - well that's been around a little longer. As have Google's ambitions for growth - Wikipedia lists 182 acquisitions alone, in addition to the company's core business.
Alphabet Inc - Google's new parent company - will make the tech giant's activities "cleaner and more accountable", said its chief executive (and one of Google's original founders) Larry Page in a blog post announcing the news.
Mr Page admitted that from the outset, some of Google's interests "might seem very speculative or even strange" for the firm.
"We are still trying to do things other people think are crazy but we are super-excited about," he said.
More detail of the surprise restructure is expected in the coming weeks, but here's a brief guide to Alphabet's core areas of activity so far -  though not in alphabetical order, just to keep you on your toes.
Google itself will continue to exist as a subsidiary of Alphabet under the leadership of a new CEO, but long-term Google exec, Sundar Pichai.
It will include Google's most obvious - and profitable - internet outlets such as search, Maps, YouTube, Chrome and the Android mobile phone platform.
This is Google's research and development lab, where projects like the driverless car, drone delivery service Project Wing and Project Loon, an ambitious idea to connect rural communities to the net via a global network of high-altitude balloons, are born and nurtured.
Last year pharmaceutical giant Novartis agreed a deal to work with Google X on a smart contact lens for people with diabetes, designed to measure the level of glucose in the wearer's tears and communicate the information to a mobile phone or computer.
The division is is notoriously tight-lipped about much of its work but its web page lists 20 different research areas including artificial intelligence, data mining, software engineering and cryptography.
It refers to some of its more outlandish projects as "moonshots" - a Google X code word for big-thinking propositions.
Google launched a separate health-focused research and development company in 2013, with Larry Page announcing in a blog post that its work would be based around the research areas of "health and well-being, in particular the challenge of ageing and associated diseases".
"We are scientists from the fields of medicine, drug development, molecular biology, and genetics," says the firm on its website.
"Through our research we're aiming to devise interventions that slow ageing and counteract ageâ€‘related diseases."
Google bought thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn (Â£2bn)  in early 2014.
Nest's first major product, the thermostat, was able to learn about users' behaviour and decipher whether a building was occupied, but it has since branched out into other areas of smart homeware.
This has included, most recently, a camera that senses movement in a user's home and alerts them via a smartphone app.
Google Fiber is a superfast broadband and TV-on-demand service, promising speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second. It's currently only available in certain parts of the US, including Atlanta, Nashville and Salt Lake City.
It is unclear whether Google's robotics work will also become a more separate entity under Alphabet Inc.
Google snapped up six robotics companies in 2013 - including military robot-maker Boston Dynamics which developed Cheetah, the world's fastest running robot.
However the tech giant has been clear that none of its robots will be used for military means.
"With fears mounting about Google's wealth, power and knowledge of every aspect of our lives, you can understand why it wanted to give that assurance," said BBC Tech Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones.
In addition to its acquisitions, Google has two investment arms - Google Ventures and Google Capital.
Google Ventures claims to have made more than 300 investments alone, with recipients including Uber, Periscope, and Fitstar (which has since been bought by fitness tracker form FitBit).


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A mix-up which saw an air ambulance being sent to Shetland instead of Orkney to pick up a sick baby was down to human error, an investigation found.

The child needed to be transferred to Aberdeen for treatment in March.
The fixed-wing aircraft was initially sent to Shetland by mistake, although the patient was later safely transferred.
NHS Grampian said that after a full investigation it was clear the mistake was "not symptomatic of wider issues".
A statement added: "We have reminded all staff about the importance of clearly establishing transfer requirements and communicating these to the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS).
"We would take this opportunity to apologise again to the family involved for any distress caused."
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said: "For islanders, the air ambulance service can be the difference between life and death.
"News that an emergency flight meant for Orkney was sent instead to Shetland, therefore, caused understandable public concern locally.
"Thankfully, the consequences of this incident did not prove lasting, but it was right that NHS Grampian and SAS undertook an urgent investigation.
"NHS Grampian has confirmed that human error was to blame and taken steps to avoid any repeat in future. That is welcome, as indeed is their apology to the family affected."


Former Great Britain coach Brian Noble says there should be no pressure on Warrington boss Tony Smith as his side go through a "perfect storm" of injuries and poor form.

Last season's Grand Final runners-up are bottom of Super League having lost all six of their games this season.
The Wolves have suffered from injuries, including the loss of Stefan Ratchford.
"They had six or seven busted players at the start of this run," Noble told BBC 5 live's Rugby League podcast.
"Every coach will tell you it depends on how healthy your horses are.
"When you've invested heavily in super star players - the [Ben] Curries of this world, the Ratchfords, who haven't been playing, and [Ben] Westwood's only just back - when you miss those pivotal people, and your other pivotal people are slightly off form, it's like Leeds encountered last year - the perfect storm."
England utility-back Ratchford returned at St Helens on Friday but was unable to prevent the Wolves losing 31-6 to seal their worst start to Super League.
Their only win this campaign came in the World Club Series when they produced an excellent display to beat Australian side Brisbane Broncos 27-18.
This is in stark contrast to last season when they were consistently good to win the League Leaders' Shield and reach the Challenge Cup final and Super League Grand Final.
Noble believes a change of personnel has also added to their problems in 2017.
"Remember, they've swapped halves," he added. "Kevin Brown, a new player who has to get used to the system, for [Chris] Sandow, who was a line breaker and a runner. Everyone is getting used to each other."
Smith was asked whether he worried that his job may be under threat after the mis-firing start that has left the Wolves outsiders for a Grand Final, even this early in the season.
"No, if I worried about my job I'd be a taxi driver," he said. "This is the industry that I love and adore and enjoy. And while my players are trying hard, that's all any coach can ask of them.
"We're going to handle this patch with dignity. It'll come, it's frustrating in the meantime.
"I enjoy all the times I spend with these boys, even the bad bits.
"This is where people stand up when it gets a bit tough. A lot of people walk away from it all, take the easy decisions. That's not what Rugby League people do."
Noble himself has been in a similar position when he was head coach of Bradford. In 2005, the Bulls were hot pre-season favourites, yet suffered opening round defeats against unfancied Wakefield and Widnes.
They lost five of their first nine games, but still went on to win the Grand Final at the end of the year.
"In that position you're hoping that the players have the same mindsets. Let's strip this down to basics and find out what's going wrong and we can put that right.
"They have to understand that to get the first one is very important. They've got to kick well and chase well, they've got to do all those fundamental things that keep them in a game.
"You've got to play the percentages, which you don't like doing as a coach because you want to entertain. Simplify the game, get one win, then you've got to grind out the next one.
"But not having your best players out on deck every week is a strain on the squad.
"It's not a nice place to be, you've got to roll your sleeves up and grind out a win."


A 34-year-old man who recently travelled to South America has become China's first confirmed case of Zika virus infection, reports state media.

China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said the man was from Ganxian county in the eastern province of Jiangxi, Xinhua said.
The virus is carried by mosquitoes and has been linked to birth defects.
But Chinese authorities have downplayed the risk of it spreading there, because of the winter cold.
The man had travelled through Hong Kong and Shenzhen on his way back from Venezuela, where he originally displayed symptoms, including a fever and dizziness.
He is now being quarantined at a hospital in his hometown and is recovering normally, the report said.
An international health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization over the virus, which has spread rapidly in South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean.
Brazil has been particularly badly affected, prompting concern about its hosting of this summer's Olympics.
Zika has been linked to a condition called microcephaly, in which babies are born with underdeveloped brains.
While the disease is a concern for women who are, or may become, pregnant, most other sufferers experience only mild symptoms, such as fevers and skin rashes.


Sheffield United have signed Fulham defender Richard Stearman for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

The 29-year-old spent the majority of last season on loan with Wolves, making 19 appearances in all competitions.
He previously played 211 league games for the Molineux side between 2008 and 2015 before moving to Craven Cottage.
"Richard was our number one target throughout the summer and I'm delighted he has signed," boss Chris Wilder told the club website.
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A Ukrainian helicopter has crashed in Slovakia, killing six people, Slovak officials say.

They say the Mi-2 turbine-powered helicopter went down near Slovakia's border with Ukraine, the eastern frontier of the European Union.
Reports in Slovak media say the pilot may have been flying dangerously low in foggy weather to avoid being detected.
Slovak and Ukrainian officials say the helicopter may have been involved in smuggling people across the border.
Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak was quoted by the novyny.sk website as saying illegal migrants could have been on board the helicopter.
Ukraine's border guard later said in a statement (in Ukrainian) that two Ukrainian nationals and four people from south-eastern Asia were on board.
It said the helicopter was likely used to transport illegal migrants.
Local officials say they found the bodies at the crash site near the village of Stretavka in Michalovce district on Friday.
Mr Kalinak did not rule out the possibility that the death toll may increase, as Mi-2 helicopters can carry eight people on board.


A former congressman who resigned in disgrace over his racy Twitter messages has announced he will run for mayor of New York City.

Anthony Weiner enters the race with one poll ranking him second in the contest for the Democratic mayoral nomination.
In 2011, he had said his account was hacked, then admitted sending half-nude photos to young women.
Mr Weiner already has almost $5m (Â£3.3m) in campaign funds ahead of the city's mayoral election this November.
In a YouTube video released late on Tuesday, the former New York representative said: "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons.
"I'm running for mayor because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. And I hope I get a second chance."
He previously ran for mayor in 2005 and was expected to do so again in 2009 before current Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would run for a third term.
In recent interviews, Mr Weiner has said he should not have lied about the photos he posted on Twitter, but did so because he wanted to keep the truth from his then-pregnant wife, Huma Abedin.
Ms Abedin, a longtime aide of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has said she has forgiven him.
Mr Weiner faces several rivals for the Democratic mayoral nomination, which will be decided at a primary election in September.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday places Mr Weiner second with 15% of the vote, trailing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn by 10 points.
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson both followed with 10% of the survey.
But the poll, conducted before Mr Weiner's announcement, also found nearly half of city voters said he should not enter the race for mayor.
However, Mr Weiner may have taken encouragement from another disgraced politician who recently made a comeback.
This month, former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who quit following an extramarital affair, was elected to the US Congress.


One-Day Cup South Group leaders Somerset beat Gloucestershire by 81 runs to secure a fifth win in six.

In a rain-reduced game of 46 overs per side, a 93-ball unbeaten 101 from Adam Hose and Jim Allenby's 90 off 110 balls helped Somerset post 294-6.
Chasing a revised target of 297, the hosts slipped to 62-4 with Craig Overton (2-39) amongst the wickets.
Jack Taylor's explosive 68 stemmed the flow of wickets, but Gloucestershire fell short and were all out for 215.
Gloucestershire have won only two of their six matches and their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages are hanging by a thread.
Somerset's total owed much to the fourth-wicket partnership of 123 between Hose and Allenby.
The home side never got going in reply and lost Phil Mustard to the first ball of the second over.
Taylor's 50-ball knock gave Gloucestershire some momentum and contained three sixes and eight fours, but once he fell to Jamie Overton (3-53), the innings fell away.
Max Waller finished with 3-37 as Somerset moved onto 10 points from their six matches.


The debut album from Viola Beach - the British band killed in a car crash in February - looks set to reach number one in the album chart.

All four members of the band and their manager Craig Tarry died when their car plunged into a canal in Sweden.
The Official Charts Company said Viola Beach's self-titled album was leading the chart by around 6,000 sales.
The families of the Warrington band said they have released the album to "celebrate" their lives.
The four-piece band consisted of singer Kris Leonard, guitarist River Reeves, bassist Tomas Lowe and drummer Jack Dakin.
Their album features nine songs including Swings And Waterslides - which reached the top 20 in the singles chart earlier this year.
In June, Coldplay paid tribute to Viola Beach at Glastonbury by performing the band's song Boys That Sing as part of their headline slot on the Pyramid Stage.
This week's official chart will be revealed by DJ Greg James on BBC Radio 1 at 17:00 BST on Friday.
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Chapecoense have played their first game since most of their team were killed in a plane crash on 29 November.

Seventy-one people, including 19 players and staff, were killed as the Brazilian team travelled to Colombia for the final of the Copa Sudamericana.
The team recruited 22 new players and hosted Brazilian league champions Palmeiras in Saturday's friendly.
Three players who survived the crash, received the Copa Sudamericana before the game at the Arena Conda stadium.
Defenders Neto and Alan Ruschel and goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who had his leg amputated, were among the six survivors.
They received the trophy and medals alongside families of the victims in front of 20,000 fans at Chapecoense's sold-out stadium, while another survivor, radio reporter Rafael Henzel, commentated on the game.
The club gave 241 journalists from around the world accreditation for the game.
The game stopped on 71 minutes as players from both teams and supporters stood and clapped in honour of the victims, before continuing with the match.
Chapecoense were awarded the Copa Sudamericana trophy following the disaster, a move backed by Colombian club Atletico Nacional, who were scheduled to face them in the final.
To rebuild the side, sporting director Rui Costa has recruited 22 players, most of them on loan, and appointed Vagner Mancini as manager.
Douglas Grolli scored Chapecoense's first goal and Amaral added a second as they drew 2-2 with Palmeiras.
Half of the match proceeds will go to the families of those killed, while the rest will be used to rebuild the club.
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Mani Djazmi, BBC World Service Sport at the Arena Conda stadium
The next chapter of Chapecoense's life has begun. Before the match, those who died were honoured, and their relatives given medals.
The three surviving players received the Copa Sudamericana trophy on behalf of their fallen team mates and the people of Chapeco.
Folman, who was the reserve goalkeeper, came in a wheelchair, from his hospital bed, where he's recovering from a partial leg amputation.
But after the emotion, the glorious triviality of football: the cheering, the drums, yellow cards, and, best of all, four goals.
Palmeiras' equaliser, scored by Vitinho from outside the area, recieved warm applause from the home fans, showing that this was a match, not of team against team, but a display of two teams together.


Teachers at a school in County Fermanagh are spending up to two hours per week travelling between classes.

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School is operating on a split site following the amalgamation of two schools in the town.
The decision to close Portora Royal and the Collegiate Grammar Schools in 2014 divided the community.
A petition signed by thousands of opponents to the plan was presented at Stormont.
The school now has a single identity, but the two buildings at Cooper Crescent and Lough Shore Road are on opposite sides of Enniskillen.
Teachers raised their concerns at a recent meeting with the school's governors.
One teacher said they spent two hours each week travelling between sites, while another said they moved between schools four times in one day.
They said preparation time, lunch breaks and teaching time were being lost and providing cover for teachers who leave early or arrive late affects more than 100 classes a week.
It is claimed that staff in the same departments communicate by email, rather than meeting face-to-face.
The governors were told the situation was putting staff under "immense stress and pressure".
The school decided not to amalgamate every year group this year, in order to avoid disrupting pupils taking exams.
The principal of Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Elizabeth Armstrong, said the situation would improve next year, when the school became fully integrated.
She said that the split site was always going to cause difficulties, which they had tried to minimise, but added that it was up to the Department of Education to fulfil its promise of a new school.
"We as a school are up and running, we are making the most of the opportunities we have, we are doing our best to minimise the impact, but our young people, our staff and our community need this new-build and it's important that it's expedited as quickly as possible," she said.
Last month, the Department for Education announced that Portora was the preferred location, after conducting a technical feasibility report on site options for a new school.
However, the process of completing a business case, appointing a design team, obtaining planning permission, and tendering for contractors can take many years before construction can begin.
Another school in Enniskillen, Devenish College, has experienced years of delays as it waits for a new building.
Although a site was purchased in 2004, it took 10 years for an economic appraisal to be approved.
Construction was supposed to start last year, but was put back by bad weather.
It is now expected that building work will begin in the next financial year and that the school will be finished in 2019.
Peter Little, the head of the board of governors at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, said he would be very disappointed if pupils who have just started at the school "will not see the fruition of a new building".
"New pupils who have come in this year and new pupils who will join us in September, they will be amongst the first cohort that will have a new building, that will be the sort of timescale that I would envisage," he said, adding that, while there was no timetable in place yet, they were putting pressure on the Department of Education.
"This town has been blighted, to an extent, by delays in new school buildings," he said.
"We hope that this one won't be as slow. I'm fully aware it's going to take some time, but it's essential that we get a start to the work."


Weightlifter Darius Jokarzadeh, fourth in the +105kg class in Glasgow, is considering American Football instead.

The 21-year-old Welshman lifted a total of 361kg, 27kg behind Canadian gold medallist George Kobaladze's 400kg.
The 6ft 7in, 20-stone Jokarzadeh faces a choice between weight-lifting and his chances of a future as an American football player.
"For the moment I think American football is the thing for me, purely thanks to the money," Jokarzadeh said.
After missing out on a Commonwealth Games medal, the biochemistry student will return to the United States and continue playing American football for Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania.
He admits the lure of a big-money contract in the US could win out over a chance to compete in the 2016 Olympics.
"I'm going to have to make a decision if I'm going for Rio and see what funding is available," he said.
"If you make it over there, you're on a $15m contract. How can you earn that over here?
"But eventually, even if it's 2020 or 2024, I want to go here (in the weightlifting), because I definitely think I have the potential to win an Olympic medal, if not gold."
Jokarzadeh failed twice at lifting 175kg on the snatch to leave him fourth at the halfway stage.
He comfortably saw off 196kg in his first clean-and-jerk lift but was forced to move up to 212kg to try and get ahead of Australian Damon Kelly and could not manage it.
His final score of 361 was 27 off bronze medallist Kelly. Itte Detanamo claimed silver to bring Nauru its first Glasgow 2014 medal and 29th Commonwealth medal in total - the other 28 were also in weightlifting.


The flash of brown fur was difficult to see as it raced across the muddy field, but the dog was easy to spot.

It was over in seconds. The hare disappeared into a hedge and the lurcher slowed down to a trot.
No luck for the hare coursers this time.
Although the practice is against the law in the UK, the chase was clearly still happening in this field near Walcott - just one of more than 500 reports Lincolnshire Police received in the latter half of 2012.
A group of men seen nearby were stopped by officers, and made no attempt to deny what they had been doing, or how they felt about it being illegal.
"We chase and kill the hare but a farmer can take a shotgun on his land and blast the hell out of a hare - is that fair?" one told police.
"This is diabolical - all this police action is just costing the taxpayer - do you see the four-by-four he's driving around in?" he added, pointing to the wildlife officer's vehicle.
The three men were arrested, and officers also confiscated a lurcher and a greyhound.
An hour later, we found the carcass of a hare floating in a ditch a few miles away.
An eyewitness told the police a gang of men had let a greyhound off the lead, which easily caught it.
"They leave the hare in the field or in a ditch - they don't have any monetary value at all - they don't even eat them," wildlife officer Nick Willey said.
"It's not like the old days where it was one for the pot."
Hare coursers often bet on their dogs, which are sometimes worth as much as £9,000 if they are successful.
"A massive amount of money is involved... it is the betting that drives them," PC Willey said.
"They are not fazed by the law because they don't think they doing anything wrong
"They don't think it should ever have been made illegal."
Lincolnshire farmer Mark Leggott, who grows vegetables near Coningsby, said: "I heard once a few years ago that a few cars came on to a farmer's land and the last one was an expensive car with a bookie in it - and he had £20,000 to handle the bets."
Coursers prefer flat, rural areas where the dogs can see their prey more easily - and tend to hunt in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Cambridgeshire Police has dealt with more than 100 hare coursing calls this season - resulting in dozens of arrests and vehicles being seized.
The Hunting Act 2004 made hare coursing illegal and anyone convicted can be fined up to £5,000 by a magistrate - although it is more common for suspects to be convicted for trespassing in pursuit of game - with smaller fines of about £300.
Mr Leggott said he has had a few run-ins with coursers.
"I have confronted hare coursers in my drive and they have spat at me and threatened me."
Lincolnshire Police's dedicated hare coursing team, dubbed Operation Galileo, feels it is making some headway in tackling the problem, and Mr Leggott agrees.
"The police are doing a great job this year," he said. "I haven't seen any hare coursers on my land so far.
"It seems the word has got out that the police have a special team and they are staying away from Lincolnshire."
But the practice remains popular in some circles, with many willing to travel long distances to to find the ideal surroundings.
One Lincolnshire officer said he once stopped a suspect with a dog, and asked him what he was doing.
He said he was just out walking his pet - but the man was from Kent, a county almost 200 miles to the south.
Many hare coursing supporters have called for the UK ban to be overturned, but they face resolute opposition from animal welfare groups.
The RSPCA has said it would "continue to campaign to make sure the act is retained even though a lot of people are campaigning to bring hare coursing back".
"It is a horrid way for any animal to die to be brought down by dogs in this way," said the charity.
"We don't agree it is a good way for any animal to die - they are literally ripped apart."


Edinburgh Airport's boss has called for Scotland to "rethink" its relationship with London's airports.

The call came after the UK government delayed a final decision on whether to build a third runway at Heathrow.
Edinburgh's chief executive Gordon Dewar said Scottish airports no longer needed to think of themselves as feeder airports for Heathrow or Gatwick.
Mr Dewar argued that airports north of the border were "better connected than they have ever been".
The UK government move to postpone a decision on airport expansion until at least next summer followed an independent report by Sir Howard Davies, which backed a plan to build a third runway at Heathrow.
But he said that the new runway should come with severe restrictions to reduce the environmental and noise effects, and did not completely rule out another runway at Gatwick or doubling an existing runway at Heathrow.
Reacting to the delay, Mr Dewar said it must be seen as an opportunity to "rethink our relationship with those airports in the south".
He said: "Regardless of the merits of its case, we have long believed that a new runway at Heathrow is undeliverable and would in any case be a poor choice for Scotland.
"We are where we have been many times before and it is time for new thinking.
"We now have some of the world's largest airlines serving Europe, the Middle East and North America from Edinburgh."
He added: "We might be owned by the same company that owns Gatwick, but we are run independently and I am happy to compete aggressively with Gatwick and other airports for Scotland's share of air traffic to and from this country."
"That competition can only exist if we move on from the age-old obsession with Heathrow, which has been supported many times in the past and which has been grounded every time.
"Scotland is punching above its weight in the world aviation industry. All of our airports - supported by the Scottish government and others - are better connected than they have ever been.
"We should be confidently standing on our two feet and completely redefining our relationship with Gatwick and Heathrow, and I look forward to building support for that case over the next few months."