US computer-maker Dell and the Chinese smartphone company OnePlus are both raising their prices in the UK and saying the move is the result of the nation's vote to leave the EU.

Another company, used by several camera equipment-makers to bring their goods to the UK, has also revealed it will soon follow suit.
Intro 2020 said it had been "punched in the stomach very hard" by sterling's drop after the Brexit referendum.
Experts predict further price rises.
The pound hit a fresh 31-year low against the dollar earlier on Wednesday - it has dropped more than 12% since the eve of the Brexit referendum result.
Falls against some Asian currencies have been even larger.
Dell declined to give examples of specific product price changes, but the Register reported that the company had already implemented a blanket 10% increase in the costs it charged UK retailers.
The PC-maker did, however, tell the BBC it had delayed the move as long as possible.
"In line with the rest of the industry, our component costs are priced in US dollars, and unfortunately, the recent strengthening of the US dollar versus sterling and other currencies in the EMEA [Europe, Middle East and Africa] region, following the UK's decision to leave the European Union, will have a direct impact on the price we sell to our UK customers and partners," a spokeswoman said.
"We understand that this is an uncertain time for many British businesses, and we will continue to work closely with our customers and partners to provide great value products and services."
OnePlus said it would sell its latest handset, the OnePlus 3, for Â£329 from 11 July in order to protect its "extremely thin margins".
That marks a 6.5% rise on its current price of Â£309.
"While we've held off action for as long as we can, the sharp drop witnessed in the currency markets following the Brexit decision has forced us to re-evaluate the OnePlus 3's pricing in the UK," the company said on its website.
"Accessories will not be affected."
Intro 2020 plans to raise its prices by 10-12%.
The company is the official UK importer for several camera-related products including:
"For virtually everything we handle, there will be price increases from 1 August," the company's general manager, Jim Mackay, told the BBC.
"The currency situation is precarious for us at the moment - my feeling is that it's going to be six to nine months before we get some stabilisation.
"It's painful. We expect our turnover will fall as a result."
The UK division of lens-maker Sigma has also indicated it will soon act likewise. All its products are made in Aizu, Japan.
"We build in a small buffer, which prevents the necessity of constantly changing our prices with every minor fluctuation of exchange rate, but the dramatic fall in the value of sterling as a result of [the] vote to leave the EU is far too great to be absorbed in this way," said Graham Armitage, general manager of Sigma Imaging UK.
"Our customers, who are predominantly High Street retailers, are buying more [stock].
"Whether that is to be in a position to maintain current street prices for longer or to increase their profit is anybody's guess."
The retail consultancy Verdict believes further tech price rises will follow.
"These will come sooner rather than later for those who have not hedged currency far in advance or for whom there is little flexibility in operational costs to mitigate currency fluctuations," said Andrew Hall.
"Retailers cannot be fully expected to absorb the costs incurred by currency volatility in the wake of Brexit.
"As such, price rises are likely to impact a number of products.
"For some markets, such as clothing and footwear, this will see a return to inflation after a period of deflation."


A new law in California forces companies to prove higher salaries paid to men are based on factors other than gender.

On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law 'Fair Pay Act' expanding wage discrimination laws in the state.
Supporters called it the strongest equal pay regulation in the US.
California companies will have to show that higher salaries earned by men are based on experience or skill alone.
Businesses accused of wage discrimination will have to demonstrate men who are paid more receive their wage based on any "bona fide factor other than sex".
Companies can show a male employee has seniority, is ranked higher on a merit based system or performs a greater quantity or quality of work.
Senator Hannah Beth Jackson, who wrote the bill, told the BBC's World Service: "After 35 years of fighting for equal pay we have now the strongest law in the entire country."
Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates which sponsored the legislation told the BBC: "We engaged the business community on this bill so they could justify pay difference for reasons that aren't gender related and that's what brought us a bill both business and workers can get behind."
But, she acknowledged the law is only one step.
"There are really great provisions to allow people to talk about pay, but there isn't absolute transparency on pay in offices that aren't run by the government or that don't have a union," she said.
The law comes into effect on January 1.
Companies will not have to make public how much each employee earns, but will be subject to harsher penalties if they retaliate or discriminate against individuals who ask or share this information.
The California Chamber of Commerce applauded the bill.
In a statement the Chamber's president Allan Zaremberg said: "Equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender, shouldn't be an issue in California. We applaud the Governor and a bi-partisan vote in the legislature for establishing this fundamental tenet in statute and providing guidance to employers to determine appropriate wages for non-gender related reasons that allow employers to effectively manage their workforce."
In 2013 in California women made $0.84 cents (Â£0.57) for every $1 (Â£0.65) earned by a man, according to Equal Rights Advocates.
In 2009 President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to fight pay discrimination, but has not been able to make much headway since then.


The Kremlin has said it will take "adequate measures" after the US increased sanctions on Russian individuals and companies because of the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

As well as six bank officials, the US has targeted Yevgeny Prigozhin, a man known as the Kremlin's caterer, who has close links to the defence ministry.
The US Treasury said the action underscored its refusal to recognise the annexation.
The EU has prolonged its sanctions too.
When Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014, the US and EU imposed travel bans and asset freezes on individuals and companies linked to Russia's ruling elite and added further names in the following months.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not specify what new measures would be taken by Russia, which imposed a food import ban on European countries in retaliation in 2014.
"We can only once again express regret and misunderstanding over this destructive persistence of our US colleagues," Mr Peskov said on Wednesday. "We believe this damages bilateral relations."
Hours earlier, the US Treasury said it would target six executives at Bank Rossiya and its affiliates ABR Management and Sobinbank. One of them is Kirill Kovalchuk, nephew of Bank Rossiya's biggest shareholder, Yuri Kovalchuk, who is also known as the personal banker to President Vladimir Putin.
Several construction and transport companies linked by the Treasury to Crimea are also included.
What is not clear is whether US sanctions on Russia will continue for much longer when Donald Trump becomes president.
When asked if sanctions would stay in place, Reince Priebus, chosen by the president-elect as has White House chief of staff, said this month that "as far as where that product goes next, you have to just wait and see".
Unlike the US, the European Union has not added further names to its list.
Although EU leaders did agreed that sanctions should be extended for another six months, some member states, including Italy and Slovakia, are keen to have the measures eased.


Formula 1 technical and sporting boss Ross Brawn says he has offered to help McLaren's engine partner Honda with its performance problems.

Brawn told BBC Sport: "I have had some discussions with them to see if I can help them have any clarity on what they need to do for the future."
His remarks come at the end of a difficult week for Honda, in which it has been heavily criticised by McLaren.
McLaren executive director Zak Brown said: "Something needs to change."
Brown had already said on Wednesday that he had "serious concerns" about Honda's ability to succeed in F1 and that the company appeared "lost" when it came to solving its problems with performance and reliability.
The team have scored no points this season and McLaren cars have finished only four times in 12 races.
Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa said: "It is very difficult. It is very unfortunate we cannot convince them we can do that. From the results point of view, we demand much improvement. We need to do everything."
He added: "It is obviously a frustrating current situation and we are disappointed with our results so it is no wonder there is some complaining comments.
"But the things we can do is try our very best for the team and we are aiming to go in the same direction."
Brawn added: "We value Honda as part of the sport and if we can do anything to support their efforts to improve for the future we will do that."
Asked about Brawn's comments, Hasegawa said: "I appreciate his comments and I will ask him if we need his support."
There is growing speculation that McLaren and Honda are nearing the point where their partnership will become untenable.
The pair have a long-term contract but Brown has shifted from McLaren's previous position of being "100% committed" to the partnership.
He said in an interview with BBC Sport on Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix: "The plan right now is to have the Honda in the back of the car (in 2018) but some things need to happen between now and then for us to have the confidence we can be at the front of the field next year.
"We need to get competitive and show regular signs that we are getting competitive.
"Right now, we're not racing well, not finishing races and that can't happen any more.
"We are starting to work on the 2018 car so we need to make any decisions that impact 2018 by the summer break. Something needs to change. If you keep doing the same thing, you are going to get the same result. Maybe take some risks, do things they wouldn't normally do. Can't keep doing the same thing and expect things to change."
He added: "We have a plan B, a Plan C. We have some plans."
At least one of those options is an approach to Mercedes to use their engines on a customer basis next year.
McLaren-Honda's lack of performance is threatening their hopes of persuading two-time champion Fernando Alonso to stay with them next year.
Brawn ruled out the F1 Group playing any role in trying to find the Spaniard a competitive car in 2018, as former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has been known to do with drivers in the past.
Alonso said on Thursday that he would stay at McLaren if they were winning by September but that if they were not "maybe it was time for a change of project".
Brown said: "We want Fernando Alonso to stay. If we are not fortunate enough to keep him then we will find someone else.
"We have a lot of races between now and September so we will just focus on getting back up the field. That's what he wants and we want."
Brawn's partner on the commercial side of the F1 Group, Sean Bratches, said he was confident of securing the future of the British Grand Prix despite the threat hanging over the race.
Silverstone has strongly hinted it will activate a break clause that would end the contract after the 2019 race if F1 does not reduce its fee.
The track's owners the British Racing Drivers' Club has until this year's race next month to action the clause.
Bratches said: "We are in conversations with the British Grand Prix and the team there and we are optimistic of having a long-term future of having a grand prix in Great Britain.
"We have three years to the last grand prix under the contract. So there is a lot of things that can happen in that period of time, notwithstanding what happens in the next three weeks."
One likely scenario is that Silverstone will activate the break clause next month but that talks will continue between the two parties aimed at securing the future of the race beyond 2019 on the basis of a new contract.


There are 94,000 fewer smokers in Wales since a ban on lighting up in enclosed public places came into force 10 years ago, Welsh Government data shows.

Sunday marks a decade since the law came in and 19% of adults in Wales now smoke compared to 24% before the ban.
There are also 6% fewer teenage boys and 14% fewer teenage girls smoking.
Campaign charity Ash Wales said there had been a "major cultural shift" but smokers' group Forest said the ban had hit pubs and clubs.
The only group that saw an increase in smokers was the unemployed, where the level has risen from 41% to 43% in the last 10 years.
Ash Cymru said other measures had contributed to the fall in smoking, such as the ban on sales from vending machines, uniform packaging, and the rise in the age limit to buy tobacco from 16 to 18.
Chief executive Suzanne Cass said: "The smoking ban has resulted in the most positive improvement in the nation's health in decades.
"The significance of this legislation should not be underestimated.
"Thousands more children now live in a smoke-free home, and hundreds of thousands of people are no longer subjected to the deadly effects of passive smoking."
Ms Cass also said she supported the increased use of e-cigarettes, with 141,000 users in Wales, saying they are "95% less harmful than traditional cigarettes".
The charity's research showed 81% of people in Wales supported the ban - including three quarters of smokers themselves.
However, in its own survey of 1,000 people, pro-smoking group Forest found 58% of people think pubs and private members' clubs should be allowed to provide well-ventilated smoking rooms, with 37% opposed.
Forest director Simon Clark said: "The suggestion that the smoking ban is hugely popular has been exposed as a myth.
"The smoking ban hit pubs and working men's clubs really badly."
He called on the Welsh Government to commission an independent review on the full impact of the ban including public health, the hospitality industry and local communities.
It will comment on the figures on Monday.


Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has urged more companies to offer shares to their employees, saying it will improve productivity and unlock growth.

He told an audience in the City that the government planned to cut red tape, and reform the tax system to accommodate employee ownership.
It is hoped the measures will create what he called a "John Lewis economy".
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said Mr Clegg was following Labour's lead on responsible capitalism.
Department store group John Lewis is owned by its employees and distributes its profits between them.
The Lib Dem leader told the event hosted by the City of London Corporation and Centre Forum think tank: "We don't believe our problem is too much capitalism - we think it's that too few people have capital.
"We need more individuals to have a real stake in their firms. More of a John Lewis economy, if you like.
"And what many people don't realise about employee ownership is that it is a hugely underused tool in unlocking growth.
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"I don't value employee ownership because I believe it is somehow 'nicer' - a more pleasant alternative to the rest of the corporate world. Those are lazy stereotypes.
"Firms that have engaged employees, who own a chunk of their company, are just as dynamic, just as savvy, as their competitors. In fact, they often perform better.
"Lower absenteeism. Less staff turnover. Lower production costs. In general, higher productivity and higher wages. They weathered the economic downturn better than other companies."
Mr Clegg said the concept of employee ownership had long been a "touchstone" of liberalism and he wanted to get it "into the bloodstream" of the British economy.
That could include the introduction of a right for workers to request shares in their companies, he said.
The move would challenge the corporate culture and help usher in a new era of "responsible capitalism", he added.
Ministers have already announced plans to give shareholders more power to curb executive pay, following public anger over excessive boardroom pay and bankers' bonuses.
The government's full package of boardroom reforms is expected to be announced by Business Secretary Vince Cable next week.
Lib Dem Business Minister Ed Davey will spearhead work on removing barriers to employee ownership.
And Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, will study the tax arrangements.
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said Labour leader Ed Miliband had led calls for a more responsible capitalism.
"Despite having first scorned Labour's initiative, David Cameron now claims he has become a convert to the cause," he said.
"The question for both him and Nick Clegg is whether they have the courage or the conviction to make the change that is needed.
"If Nick Clegg wishes to follow Labour's lead in promoting shareholder activism and engagement, that is welcome."
Charlie Mayfied, chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, said greater diversity in the ways companies were owned and run should be welcomed.
"Employee ownership is not a silver bullet to the economy's ills, but it could be one solution to the problem of building a more sustainable economy built on long-term foundations.
"Employee ownership can also help fulfil the increasing desire we have for more influence in our work so as to unleash our potential and productivity," he said.
Michael Stephenson, general secretary of the Co-operative Party, said: "We welcome the recognition from the government that crony capitalism needs reform, but Nick Clegg's ideas barely scratch the surface of employee ownership or co-operative businesses.
"There are one billion members of co-operatives worldwide and only 328 million shareholders: the Tory-led government are clueless about giving ordinary people a real say in running businesses."


The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for UK economic growth next year as it warned that the global recovery remains "weak and precarious".

Although the IMF raised its prediction for UK GDP growth this year to 1.8%, the figure for 2017 was cut to 1.1%.
Its assumptions are based on "smooth post-Brexit negotiations and a limited increase in economic barriers".
The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook predicts "subpar" global growth this year of 3.1%, rising slightly in 2017.
Chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said: "Taken as a whole, the world economy has moved sideways. Without determined policy action to support economic activity over the short and longer terms, sub-par growth at recent levels risks perpetuating itself."
A fall in US growth this year to 1.6%, down from the previous 2.2% forecast, will be offset by increases in countries including Japan, Germany and Russia and India, the IMF said.
Economists for Brexit, a group of eight influential economists which supported the Leave campaign ahead of the EU referendum, criticised the IMF's forecasts arguing their pre-Brexit forecasts had already been proven wrong.
"The IMF, together with countless other institutions, forecasted a state of Armageddon which hasn't even come close to materialising in the UK," said Graeme Leach, member of Economists for Brexit and chief executive of Macronomics.
He added: "The UK economy seems to be strengthening, not weakening. Just today, construction PMI was positive, ahead of many gloomy forecasts.
"Consumer spending is strong, with retail sales up 6% and car sales also growing."
The group said it still expects the UK to grow 2.6% this year and next, unchanged from its pre-referendum forecast.
The indifferent economic recovery after the global financial crisis has been a persistent theme in the Fund's regular World Economic Outlook reports.
The latest report warns of the danger of a pattern of underperformance becoming entrenched.
Weak growth can lead to lower investment, slower productivity growth and the erosion of what the IMF calls "human capital" - which means skills and expertise.
The UK referendum result highlights wider trends in developed economies, the IMF says.
"The Brexit vote and the ongoing US presidential election campaign have highlighted a fraying consensus about the benefits of cross-border economic integration," the report says.
The US reference is about the hostility to international trade agreements such as NAFTA, which involves the US, Canada and Mexico,) voiced in the election campaign.
The Republican candidate Donald Trump has been the most vocal, though not the only voice expressing such views.
It is a political trend that has the IMF worried. It argues that an environment hostile to trade would make it harder for commodity exporters and poorer countries to develop new lines of exports. Such a trend would also undermine productivity growth and the spread of knowledge and technology.
Mr Obstfeld says: "It is vitally important to defend the prospects for increasing trade integration. Turning back the clock on trade can only deepen and prolong the world economy's current doldrums."
In one important area - China - the IMF's concerns have eased somewhat in the short term. Growth has been stable, allaying fears that China's widely reported economic slowdown would be much more abrupt than it has been.
However, there is a warning about the country's longer-term prospects and the debt burden faced by many businesses.
"A still-rising credit-to-GDP ratio and lack of decisive progress in addressing corporate debt and governance concerns in state-owned enterprises raise the risk of a disruptive adjustment," the IMF says.
That could have important international implications especially for commodity and machinery exporters, for which China is a vital market.


Derbyshire are guaranteed to finish bottom of the County Championship for the first time in six years after failing to take the final two wickets they needed to beat Leicestershire.

After declaring on their overnight score of 286-8, Leicestershire were set an unlikely target of 347.
The hosts looked on course when, after Mark Cosgrove (110) and Paul Horton 61) had gone, the Foxes slipped to 242-8.
But Rob Sayer (32 not out) and Richard Jones saw them to 301-8.
Tony Palladino's 4-64, which took him to 38 Championship wickets for the season, proved in vain while Leicestershire ended just 46 short of victory after an unbroken 59-run ninth-wicket stand.
Bottom club Derbyshire were denied a first win of the season and the only side they could catch, Glamorgan, defeated newly-crowned Division Two champions Essex.
Leicestershire complete their season with a home game against Glamorgan at Grace Road, starting on Tuesday, Derbyshire travel to Worcestershire having extended their unwanted county record of "wooden spoons" to 16.


An Aberdeen man who tried to sue the Scottish government after failing to overturn his rape conviction has lost his case.

Graham Gordon was jailed for five years after being convicted at the High Court in Stonehaven in 2002.
The trial had heard how Gordon took the woman to his Bridge of Don home after meeting her in a nightclub in 2001.
A Â£695,000 action against the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and Scottish government has failed.
A sheriff ruled against Gordon and the case has been closed, although the former golf professional can appeal the decision.
He has always denied the attack and claims it was consensual sex.


The government has announced £6bn of funding for local governments designed to boost local economies.

The money will go towards supporting local businesses, creating jobs, building new houses and local infrastructure improvements.
Decisions on where to spend the money will be made by local authorities and businesses.
The £6bn is the first instalment of £12bn the coalition is investing in a series of local "Growth Deals".
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Growth Deals are a crucial part of our long-term plan to secure Britain's future.
"For too long our economy has been too London-focused and too centralised. Growth Deals will help change all that. They are about firing up our great cities, towns and counties so they can become powerhouses.
"By trusting local people, backing business and investing in infrastructure, skills and housing, we can create thousands of new jobs."
The government says it expects the investment to lead to work on more than 150 roads, 150 housing developments and 20 rail stations, as well as kick-starting super-fast broadband networks.
At the end of last month, the opposition Labour party said it would transfer £30bn of funding from central to local government.
"The government's announcement today falls far short of Labour's plans, with only a small fraction of the £30bn being devolved, no decentralisation of powers over skills, infrastructure and employment and no proposals for city regions to benefit from increased business rates revenue," said shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna.
Figures from £2bn, 2015-16 Local Growth Fund
The decision to invest directly in local economies follows a report by former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine in 2012 calling for a greater devolution of power from London to the English regions.
The report recommended moving £49bn from central government to regional bodies to help local businesses.
Alex Thomson, chief executive of the Localis think tank, told the BBC that the funding marked "the beginning of the end of the culture of Whitehall knows best".
He said Local Enterprise Partnerships, comprising local authorities and businesses, now had to show they could provide good value for money in order to secure additional funding in the future.
The projects earmarked for investment include £18m to revamp the Metrolink transport system in Manchester, which will include 12 new trams, revamped stations and improved bus services. This is part of a wider £50m transport package across Greater Manchester.
They also include £23m for a new road tunnel linking Swindon to nearby Wichelstowe.


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An on-air attack on a TV reporter in Russia has sparked a debate on the impact of state propaganda.

Violence against opposition-minded journalists is nothing new in Russia, but this time around it was a correspondent working for one of the key pro-Kremlin channels, NTV.
The attack has been widely condemned, but some also noted that, having celebrated the use of military force in Ukraine, Russian TV now found itself on the receiving end - quite literally.
Praise for Russia's military might is a key topic on state TV, and is often complemented by harsh criticism of the government in Ukraine.
Nikita Razvozzhayev was delivering a characteristically upbeat report about Wednesday's Paratrooper Day festivities in Moscow's Gorky Park.
Seconds into the live despatch, an apparently drunk man staggered into shot, shouting, in between expletives, "We'll capture Ukraine!"
The man, dressed in a T-shirt bearing the logo of an eastern Ukraine separatist movement called Oplot, then punched Mr Razvozzhayev in the jaw after politely being asked not to interrupt the broadcast.
He was detained shortly afterwards.
Mr Razvozzhayev later hooked up with the studio after being discharged from hospital, saying that the punch "wasn't as bad as it looked".
While Paratrooper Day is a notoriously rowdy affair in Russia, Mr Razvozzhayev said he was "surprised" by incident.
The incident received prominent coverage on the main evening news. Russian TV decried the "outrageous assault", but at the same time all three main channels appeared keen to make sure it cast no shadow on the reputation of the country's highly-revered paratroopers.
They all said that the attacker had actually never been a paratrooper himself and NTV denied that he had any links with Oplot.
There was also no discussion of the man's threat against Ukraine in any of the main TV bulletins. State TV's Channel One merely said that the man "tried to say something", while the other two channels bleeped the phrase out along with the expletives.
Some Ukrainian news sites said the man had served in eastern Ukraine and published images they said showed him mingling with key separatist leaders.
Over on social media, there was widespread condemnation of the attack. "Who gave paratroopers the right to drink in public? Who gave them the right to party and brawl in parks with children every 2 August?" was the most-liked comment underneath NTV's Facebook post about the incident.
But others argued that NTV was partly to blame for encouraging jingoism and in particular aggressive feeling towards Ukraine.
"The correspondent has my genuine sympathy," wrote independent journalist Andrey Loshak, "but you can't disagree with this comment someone left on the NTV website: NTV got punched in its lying optimistic face by a thug that it had brought up."
In Ukraine, the incident was greeted with barely-concealed delight.
Yuriy Butusov, the editor of Ukrainian news website Censor said on Facebook: "A victim of propaganda showed a propagandist that his efforts to turn the Russians into half-wits are not in vain."
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Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez has arrived in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to help with the defence of jailed opposition politicians.

Mr Gonzalez will meet lawyers and families of the prisoners.
He postponed a trip in May when the trial of one of the opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez, was cancelled.
The Venezuelan Congress has classified him as a "persona non grata".
Two other former leaders, ex-presidents Andres Pastrana of Colombia and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia, have also offered their help to members of Venezuela's opposition.
In a visit to the country last week they were forbidden from visiting Mr Lopez, Daniel Ceballos and Antonio Ledezma, opponents of the government of President Nicolas Maduro who are all in jail.
President Maduro has described the interest of the foreign leaders in Venezuelan affairs as part of a hostile campaign against his government and the country.
Mr Lopez is on hunger strike in a military prison outside Caracas while he awaits his trial.
He is accused of being responsible for the violence during a series of anti-government protests last year in which 43 people died, some of them police officers.


Political leaders from the Highlands have expressed disappointment after failing to get reassurances about the future of the Fort George army base.

The 250-year-old barracks outside Inverness is among a number of bases at risk of closure as part of a Ministry of Defence review.
Highland Council leader Margaret Davidson and MP Drew Hendry met Defence Minister Mark Lancaster in London.
Mr Hendry said: "It is disappointing that we still have no firm answer."
He added: "Following our discussions, the minister can be left in no doubt about the military, social and economic value of Fort George - both to our local economy and to our armed forces.
"We have urged him, yet again, to put an end to this uncertainty and to seriously consider the potentially-damaging impact of this decision on the Highlands."
The Ministry of Defence review is due to report by the end of October.
Following the Westminster meeting, a spokesman for the MoD said: "Every penny made from the sale of sites will be invested back into defence on things like the new maritime aircraft at Lossiemouth or the new ships being built on the Clyde.
"While no final decision about future sites has been made, the government is committed to having an enduring defence presence in Scotland where it continues to invest heavily."
Fort George currently houses soldiers from the Black Watch (3 SCOTS).
Campaigners claim the closure of the base would put 750 jobs at risk and cost the local economy ??16m.
Ms Davidson described the meeting with Mr Lancaster as "very worthwhile".
She added: "It gave us an opportunity to clearly articulate a very sound case for maintaining the last army barracks in the Highlands.
"I hope that the MoD now understands the importance of Fort George to the Highlands and the wider economic impact of removing the base.
"We understand that the review is very long term and I hope that our representations will be taken into account when it comes to making a decision."


A controversial scheme allowing people across the UK to take out 95% mortgages will be launched next week - three months earlier than planned.

PM David Cameron made the announcement as the Conservatives gathered in Manchester for their annual conference.
He rejected fears the Help to Buy scheme will fuel a housing bubble.
He told the BBC's Andrew Marr show the market was "recovering from a very low base" and first-time buyers needed help to get on the housing ladder.
"As prime minister I am not going to stand by while people's aspirations to get on the housing ladder are being trashed."
He added: "If we don't do this it will only be people with rich parents to help them who can get on the housing ladder - that is not fair, it is not right."
He rejected concerns - raised by Business Secretary Vince Cable among others - of an unsustainable boom in house prices, particularly in the south-east of England.
The prime minister urged people to "trust" the Bank of England, which has been given an enhanced role in monitoring the effect of the scheme on prices.
And he said mortgage-lenders, including the Halifax, RBS and Nat West, had already signed up to it.
Some of the UK's biggest lenders - HSBC, Santander, Nationwide and Barclays - have yet to decide whether to take part, the banks told the BBC.
Mr Cameron also used his Andrew Marr interview to stress that there would be no "mansion tax" if he his prime minister after the next election, making it clear that this would be a so-called "red line" - a point he would refuse to concede - in coalition negotiations.
A property tax on more valuable homes - known as a mansion tax - is a key demand of the Liberal Democrats.
Meanwhile, about 50,000 people took part in a union protest outside the conference against government austerity policies, particularly those affecting the NHS.
Greater Manchester Police described it as one of the largest protests they had ever policed.
In other developments:
Mr Cameron admitted to mistakes in the way the government handled the gay marriage issue, saying:  "I don't think I expected quite the furore that there was."
He said he understood and respected people's difficulties with the policy and said the government had failed to convey the fact the policy would not affect what happened in churches, mosques and synagogues.
The Conservatives will use their week in Manchester to unveil a series of policies aimed at showing they are "on the side of hard working people". Other policy announcements are set to include a crackdown on welfare payments and an expansion of free schools.
Labour extended its lead in the opinion polls after announcing at its conference last week that it would freeze energy prices and increase corporation tax to pay for a cut in business rates for small firms.
Mr Cameron dismissed Labour leader Ed Miliband's economic strategy as "nuts," arguing that increasing tax on big business risked choking off the recovery.
He said the only way to "sustainably raise living standards is to keep the recovery going, and the economy is now moving, to keep on creating jobs...to keep on cutting the deficit."
Under the first phase of the Help to Buy scheme, launched in April, the government will give homebuyers in England equity loans of up to 20% of the price of a new property worth up to £600,000.
Homebuyers need to contribute at least 5% of the property price as a deposit, with a 75% mortgage to cover the rest.
Under the second phase of Help to Buy, which had been due to launch in January, the government will underwrite 15% of the value of a mortgage, allowing people to buy properties with a 5% deposit.
It will apply to all home purchases in the UK of up to £600,000.
Applications for loans from the scheme will now be brought forward to the week beginning 7 October but the loans will not be paid out until 1 January. Anyone hoping to complete on their home purchase using the second phase of Help to Buy before 2014 will not be able to.
Adam Marshall, of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "With all the concern expressed about Help to Buy - rushing into it seems less than responsible on part of government."
House prices rose at their fastest rate in more than six years in September, according to property analysts Hometrack.
Labour said the government needed to build more houses to ease shortages.
"Unless David Cameron acts now to build more affordable homes, as Labour has urged, then soaring prices risk making it even harder for first time buyers to get on the housing ladder," said Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.
"You can't deal with the cost of living crisis without building more homes, so it's no wonder that for millions of families this is no recovery at all.
It comes as a poll of more than 1,400 Conservative councillors in England and Wales for BBC One's Sunday Politics suggested nearly a quarter would support an electoral pact with the UK Independence Party (UKIP) at the next general election.
A Tory source said: "80% of our councillors didn't respond to this survey so it's hardly representative. It should be taken with a large pinch of salt."
The conference opened on Sunday with a tribute to former Prime Minster Baroness Thatcher, who died aged 87 in April.
It will close with Mr Cameron's keynote speech on Wednesday.


Scotland's domestic season is under way, while its four European representatives had an even earlier start, and the revolving doors have been in motion as squads have been dismantled, rebuilt or merely tweaked.

Rangers, after a disappointing third-place finish last season, have been the biggest spenders as they try to narrow the gap between themselves and champions Celtic.
Portugal defender Bruno Alves is their most high-profile signing, from Cagliari, as manager Pedro Caixinha begins to turn Ibrox into Glasgow's Latin quarter.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers appears fairly content with the squad that won the club's sixth title in a row, but they have once again made the single biggest acquisition, with French midfielder Olivier Ntcham arriving from Manchester City in exchange for £4.5m.
Some of Scotland's best emerging talent has headed across the border to English football - Hibernian striker Jason Cummings and Rangers winger Barrie McKay to Nottingham Forest, right-back Calum Paterson from Hearts to Cardiff City, centre-half Liam Lindsay from Partick Thistle to Barnsley, while teen midfielder Billy Gilmour had not even established himself with Rangers before being sold to Chelsea.
The league's top scorer, Northern Ireland striker Liam Boyce, was also sold, by Ross County to Burton Albion.
They have been replaced with some well-known faces returning to the Scottish top-flight, albeit the wrong side of 30 - Iceland defender Kari Arnason to Aberdeen, Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty and Scotland defender Christophe Berra to Hearts, former Norwich City duo Graham Dorrans and Steven Whittaker to Rangers and Hibs respectively, while former Ibrox defender Kirk Broadfoot and Scotland international Gordon Greer joined Kilmarnock.
Team rebuilding couldn't prevent Rangers and St Johnstone making ignominious exits at the first stage of Europa League qualifying, while Aberdeen fell two rounds later and Kilmarnock kicked-off the domestic season with a surprise League Cup defeat by third-tier Ayr United.
While Motherwell and Rangers have been the busiest in the transfer market, it took until the day before they opened the season against East Kilbride for Hamilton Academical to make their first addition - although defender Xavier Tomas' arrival from Lausanne-Sport was the first time they had paid a transfer fee in eight years.
There's obviously more work to be done before the transfer window closes at the end of August.
We asked BBC pundit Allan Preston, a man who knows the player agency world inside out, to assess how the clubs have recruited this season and where they might make further signings.
Preston's report card: Jonny Hayes and Niall McGinn were a massive loss to Aberdeen, but Derek McInnes has signed really well once again and added some good players, such as Greg Stewart on loan and Gary Mackay-Steven.
Key signing: Ryan Christie coming back for a second loan spell from Celtic is especially good business and, now that he knows he will be at Pittodrie for another year, he seems to have the bit between his teeth.
August targets: Aberdeen still need another big right-sided centre-half, although Kari Arnason has returned and could be that guy.
In: Gary Mackay-Steven, midfielder (Celtic, undisclosed); Kari Arnason, defender (Omonia Nicosia); Greg Tansey, midfielder (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Nicky Maynard, forward (MK Dons). Loan: Greg Stewart, forward (Birmingham City); Ryan Christie, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Jonny Hayes, midfielder (Celtic, £1.3m); Ryan Jack, midfielder (Rangers); Niall McGinn, forward (Gwangju); Ash Taylor, defender (Northampton Town); Peter Pawlett, midfielder (MK Dons); Neil Alexander, goalkeeper (Livingston); Cammy Smith, forward (St Mirren); Aaron Lennox, goalkeeper (Raith Rovers); Robbie Mutch, goalkeeper (Falkirk); Jamie Henry, midfielder (Arbroath); Lawrence Shankland, forward; Joe Nuttall, forward; Jamie Henry, forward; Dylan Thomas, midfielder; Aaron Norris, midfielder.
Manager: Derek McInnes (appointed March 2013)
Last season: 2nd
Clive's prediction: 3rd. While they have lost some flair, the Dons probably now have a better squad and, while that won't be enough to eat enough into the large gap between themselves and likely champions Celtic, it will ensure a close battle for second with a heavily financed Rangers.
Preston's report card: Celtic at one stage last season had 31-32 players in their first-team squad, which is far too many. Brendan Rodgers has gradually whittled it down this summer while bringing in a couple of players of quality.
Key signing: I've watched Olivier Ntcham emerge as a youngster with Manchester City and is a very good player. He will be an excellent addition to the Celtic midfield.
August targets: Rodgers is right to say that Celtic can't afford to have three top-class strikers - not because of the cost but because you can't have a good player sitting kicking his heels. However, with Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele having some injury problems, he would probably like to add a wide man who can deputise up front from time to time, like Patrick Roberts did last season.
In: Olivier Ntcham, midfielder (Manchester City, £4.5m); Jonny Hayes, midfielder (Aberdeen, £1.3m); Kundai Benyu, midfielder (Ipswich Town, compensation).
Out: Emilio Izaguirre, defender (Al-Fayha, undisclosed); Efe Ambrose, defender (Hibernian); Gary Mackay-Steven, midfielder (Aberdeen, undisclosed); Saidy Janko, defender (St Etienne); Logan Bailly, goalkeeper (Mouscron); Paul McMullan, midfielder (Dundee United); Eoghan O'Connell, defender (Bury); Fiacre Kelleher, defender (Oxford United); Conor McManus, midfielder (Greenock Morton); Kris Commons, midfielder; Leo Fasan, goalkeeper; Luke Donnelly, forward. Loan ended: Patrick Roberts, midfielder (Manchester City). Loan: Scott Allan, midfielder (Dundee); Sam Wardrop, defender (Dumbarton).
Manager: Brendan Rodgers (appointed May 2016)
Last season: 1st
Clive's prediction: 1st. It is probably too much to expect Celtic to go on another unbeaten domestic season. However, they obviously feel confident enough that they can secure yet another title without having to break the bank.
Preston's report card: Neil McCann has stayed on after his short spell at the end of last season, has made a number of signings and the foreign guys will take a bit of time to settle. Jack Hendry looks a good addition to the defence and Scott Allan, who lost his way a bit at Rotherham and Celtic, should be a good signing if he recovers the excellent form he showed with Hibs.
Key signing: Being unable to find a good enough replacement for Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart was costly for previous Dens boss Paul Hartley and it is not easy with the budget available to most Scottish clubs to find a consistent goalscorer. But Sofien Moussa seems like a bit of a handful, has already started scoring goals and could fit the bill if McCann can keep him healthy and hungry.
August targets: With Julen Etxabeguren still out injured and James McPake being a long-term absentee, Dundee possibly need to add one more defender.
In: Glen Kamara, midfielder (Arsenal); Randy Wolters, midfielder (Go Ahead Eagles); Sofien Moussa, forward (Lokomotiv Gorna); Jack Hendry, defender (Wigan Athletic); Lewis Spence, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Elliot Parish, goalkeeper (Accrington Stanley); Roarie Deacon, midfielder (Sutton United). Loan: Scott Allan, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Rory Loy, forward (Falkirk); Kevin Gomis, defender; Nick Ross, midfielder; Daniel Higgins, defender (Kilmarnock); Yordi Teijsse, forward (Quick Boys); David Mitchell, goalkeeper (Falkirk); Josh Skelly, forward (Arbroath); Matty Allan, defender (Montrose); Calvin Colquhoun, midfielder; Kyle Clark, midfielder. Loan ended: Henrik Ojamaa, forward (Go Ahead Eagles). Loan: Conor Quigley, defender (Forfar Athletic); Ian Smith, forward (Edinburgh City).
Manager: Neil McCann (appointed April 2017)
Last season: 10th
Clive's prediction: 8th. Sofien Moussa will find the Premiership harder going than the League Cup, but his five goals in four games so far suggest the Tunisian striker could be the man to keep Dundee clear of relegation trouble.
Preston's report card: Hamilton's philosophy is to develop players, promote them to their first team and sell them on. They might get relegated as a result, but their philosophy does not change. They believe they have 20-25 youngsters behind the scenes that have a chance to break through and that's why they have only made two signings so far this summer.
Key signing: Central defender Xavier Tomas is an unknown quantity, but Ryan Fulton is a young Scottish goalkeeper they have high hopes for - and, if Hamilton are going to stay in the Premiership, they need a goalkeeper who is consistently good.
August targets: With captain Michael Devlin, a terrific player, being out long term, they might look to bring in another defender.
In: Xavier Tomas, defender (Lausanne-Sport, undisclosed); Ryan Fulton, goalkeeper (Liverpool).
Out: Gramoz Kurtaj, midfielder (SHB-Da Nang); Blair Adams, defender (Hartlepool United); Craig Watson, defender (East Fife); Jack Breslin, defender (Clyde); Richard Roy, forward (Broughty Ferry); Alex D'Acol, forward; Jesus Garcia Tena, defender; Danny Seaborne, defender. Loan ended: Remi Matthews, goalkeeper (Norwich City).
Manager: Martin Canning (appointed January 2015)
Last season: 11th
Clive's prediction: 12th. With just about every club strengthening this summer, Accies will be doing well to avoid automatic relegation unless a few gems emerge quickly from their lauded youth system to save them.
Preston's report card: Hearts have recruited players of undeniable ability, with Christophe Berra, Kyle Lafferty and Rafal Grzelak being current internationals. I worry about the lack of pace in their defence, but the nucleus of the squad is good. What they lacked under Ian Cathro was a manager who is able to motivate them.
Key signing: It is a big season for Kyle Lafferty. With Northern Ireland looking to qualify for the World Cup finals, the striker needs to be playing regularly and scoring goals.
Remaining targets: Hearts need someone with experience to challenge Jack Hamilton. The young man will be a good goalkeeper, but he has been struggling in a struggling team and I believe Hearts are looking at bringing in Freddie Woodman, who did well with Kilmarnock last season, on loan from Newcastle. With Jamie Walker not playing amid doubts about his future at the club, they also need a wide player.
In: Kyle Lafferty, forward (Norwich City); Christophe Berra, defender (Ipswich Town); Rafal Grzelak, defender (Korona Kielce); Michael Smith, defender (Peterborough United, nominal); Cole Stockton, forward (Tranmere Rovers). Loan: Connor Randall, midfielder (Liverpool); Ashley Smith-Brown, defender (Manchester City).
Out: Ian Cathro, head coach: Bjorn Johnsen, forward (ADO Den Haag, undisclosed); Callum Paterson, defender (Cardiff City, undisclosed); Perry Kitchen, midfielder (Randers); Sam Nicholson, midfielder (Minnesota United); Faycal Rherras, defender (Mechelen); Gavin Reilly, forward (St Mirren); Billy King, midfielder (Dundee United); Robbie Buchanan, forward (Cowdenbeath); Alexandros Tziolis, midfielder; Andraz Struna, defender; Tasos Avlonitis, defender; Juwon Oshaniwa, defender; Dylan Bikey, forward; Dale Baxter, midfielder. Loan ended: Moha Choulay, midfielder (Stoke City). Loan: Nikolay Todorov, forward (Livingston); Ally Roy, forward (Dumbarton); Harry Paton, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Andrew Irving, midfielder (Berwick Rangers); Callum Morrison, midfielder (Stirling Albion).
Head coach (interim): Jon Daly (appointed August 2017)
Last season: 5th
Clive's prediction: 7th. Much will depend on who comes in to replace Ian Cathro - and how quickly. But being forced to play so many games at the start of the season away from home because of the new Tynecastle stand may be enough of a handicap from which they never fully recover.
Preston's report card: Hibs have signed well this summer and brought in the likes of Steven Whittaker, a versatile player with international pedigree. Neil Lennon's problem will be deciding what his best 11 is.
Key signing: It will be interesting to see if Simon Murray can prove himself at Premiership level. The former Dundee United striker has certainly hit the ground running in the League Cup.
August targets: Bringing Anthony Stokes, another quality striker, back to the club will be the final piece of the jigsaw for Lennon.
In: Vykintas Slivka, midfielder (Juventus, undisclosed); Efe Ambrose, defender (Celtic); Ofir Marciano, goalkeeper (Ashdod, undisclosed); Danny Swanson, midfielder (St Johnstone); Deivydas Matulevicius, forward (Royal Mouscron); Steven Whittaker, defender (Norwich City); Anthony Stokes, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Simon Murray, forward (Dundee United).
Out: Jason Cummings, forward (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed); James Keatings, forward (Dundee United); Fraser Fyvie, midfielder (Dundee United); Chris Humphrey, midfielder (Bury); Jordon Forster, defender (Cheltenham Town); Alex Harris, midfielder (Falkirk); Danny Handling, forward (Dumbarton); Scott Gallacher, goalkeeper (Dumbarton); Aaron Dunsmore, defender (Elgin City); Grant Holt, forward; Brian McLean, defender; Jamie Insall, forward. Loan: Sam Stanton, midfielder (Dundee United); Callum Donaldson, defender (Berwick Rangers); Kevin Waugh, defender (Berwick Rangers); Lewis Allan, forward (Edinburgh City); Sean Mackie, defender (Edinburgh City).
Head coach: Neil Lennon (June 2016)
Last season: 1st, Championship
Clive's prediction: 4th. Even Rangers found the transition from Championship title winners to top-six contenders difficult last season, but Hibs have already shown they can compete with the best in cup ties last term and have added some players of undoubted quality.
Preston's report card: Kilmarnock now have a proper manager in place with Lee McCulloch and he has recruited some good experience in Kirk Broadfoot and fellow defender Gordon Greer, who will be an excellent signing if he can play enough at the age of 36 on a 3G pitch that saps your legs.
Key signing: It was a surprise that Motherwell let Dom Thomas go. The winger maybe got the jolt he needed by being sent out on loan to Queen of the South and has been on fire at the start of the season.
August targets: Killie need someone to play up front along with Kris Boyd and play in behind him. They had Conor Sammon last season on loan and might hope they can get him again from Hearts. I expect they will also hope young defender Kristoffer Ajer returns on loan from Celtic.
In: Chris Burke, midfielder (Ross County); Gordon Greer, defender (Blackburn Rovers); Kirk Broadfoot, defender (Rotherham United); Lee Erwin, forward (Leeds United); Cammy Bell, goalkeeper (Dundee United); Alex Samizadeh, forward (Bolton Wanderers); Dom Thomas, midfielder (Motherwell); Stephen O'Donnell, defender (Luton Town); Calum Waters, defender (Alloa Athletic); Daniel Higgins, defender (Dundee); Alan Power, midfielder (Lincoln City).
Out: Aaron Splaine, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Lewis Morrison, forward (St Mirren); Dapo Kayode, defender; Jack Whittaker, midfielder (Cowdenbeath); Jamie Cobain, defender. Loan ended: Kristoffer Ajer, midfielder (Celtic); Conor Sammon, forward (Hearts); Josh Umerah, forward (Charlton Athletic).
Manager: Lee McCulloch (appointed January 2016)
Last season: 8th
Clive's prediction: 6th. Lee McCulloch has added some old heads to his squad that can only suggest a higher league position than last season.
Preston's report card: Motherwell have lost the leadership of Keith Lasley in midfield as he has turned to coaching and will hope that their summer additions have also plugged a weakness in central defence after taking a couple of hammerings last season. But Stephen Robinson has signed some decent players and they have had a good League Cup campaign.
Key signing: Chris Cadden can provide from midfield and Louis Moult can score, so the most important thing for Motherwell this summer is to hold on to both. Aberdeen made an attempt to buy Moult and it is imperative that Motherwell keep him if they are to have a reasonable season.
August targets: With the departure of Scott McDonald, I imagine they will be looking for another striker to play alongside Moult.
In: Cedric Kipre, defender (Leicester City); Ellis Plummer, defender (Manchester City); Alex Fisher, forward (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Russell Griffiths, goalkeeper (Everton); Craig Tanner, midfielder (Reading); Gael Bigirimana, midfielder (Coventry City); Andy Rose, midfielder (Coventry City); Charles Dunne, defender (Oldham Athletic); Trevor Carson, goalkeeper (Hartlepool United); George Newell, forward (Bolton Wanderers); Dylan King, defender (Oldham Athletic); Liam Brown, midfielder (Queen's Park).
Out: Dom Thomas, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Scott McDonald, forward (Dundee United); Craig Samson, goalkeeper (St Mirren); Lionel Ainsworth, midfielder (Plymouth Argyle); Joe Chalmers, defender (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Keith Lasley, midfielder (retired); Craig Clay, midfielder (Leyton Orient); Dylan Mackin, forward (Livingston); Craig Moore, forward (Ayr United); David Ferguson, midfielder (Ayr United); James McFadden, forward; Stephen Pearson, midfielder; Lee Lucas, midfielder; Tom Fry, midfielder; Jordan Pettigrew, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Zak Jules, defender (Reading); Oliver Pain, goalkeeper (Sunderland).
Manager: Stephen Robinson (appointed March 2017)
Last season: 9th
Clive's prediction: 10th. Northern Irishman Stephen Robinson has built a little English enclave at Fir Park as he has recruited from leagues down south he knows best. League Cup results suggest his side have improved, but they might just find that others have improved more.
Preston's report card: Thistle have been relatively quiet in the transfer market, but Alan Archibald still has the nucleus of a very good squad. He has brought in Jordan Turnbull, who is a very good footballer, from Coventry City, while Blair Spittal has started the season well having lost his way in a struggling Dundee United side.
Key signing: Liam Lindsay has gone to Barnsley, but he is a different kind of player to Turnbull. Lindsay is a strong centre-half, but Turnbull is a lovely passer of the ball.
August targets: Thistle have lost Mustapha Dumbuya for several months through injury, so another right-back was Archibald's priority and he has brought in Milan Nitriansky, who last played with Bohemians 1905 in the Czech top flight.
In: Milan Nitriansky, defender (Bohemians 1905); Niall Keown, defender (Reading, undisclosed); Blair Spittal, midfielder (Dundee United); Jamie Sneddon, goalkeeper (Cowdenbeath). Loan: Jordan Turnbull, defender (Coventry City).
Out: Liam Lindsay, defender (Barnsley, undisclosed); Mark Ridgers, goalkeeper (Inverness Caledonian Thistle); Ade Azeez, forward (Cambridge United); David Amoo, midfielder (Cambridge United); David Wilson, midfielder (Dumbarton); Michael McMullin, defender (Albion Rovers); Dominic Docherty, midfielder (Queen's Park); Matthew McInally, defender (Cowdenbeath); Sean Welsh, midfielder; Conor Cullen, goalkeeper; Jamie Hall, midfielder; Struan Herd, goalkeeper. Loan ended: Jason Banton, midfielder (Crawley Town).
Manager: Alan Archibald (appointed January 2013)
Last season: 6th
Clive's prediction: 11th. Archibald's Thistle defied predictions last season with a top-six finish, but the margins between sixth and bottom six were so fine that the Maryhill mob might find they are in a struggle at the bottom again due to their inferior playing budget.
Preston's report card: Pedro Caixinha has had a massive turnover of players and Ryan Jack is a good signing. Although Rangers have paid money for them, I am not sure what some of the foreign players will bring, especially when it comes to a cold November night in Dingwall.
Key signing: Bruno Alves should be a positive influence because of his class and standing in the game, although the Portugal centre-half is 35 years old now.
August targets: Rangers have shown interest in Aberdeen's Kenny McLean and Hearts' Jamie Walker and might pursue those. Meanwhile, Kenny Miller is like old father time and just keeps going, but Rangers need a striker capable of taking over from him as they can't keep relying on a 37-year-old if new signings Alfredo Morelos and Eduardo Herrera can't displace him.
In: Bruno Alves, defender (Cagliari, undisclosed); Graham Dorrans, midfielder (Norwich City, undisclosed); Alfredo Morelos, forward (HJK Helsinki, undisclosed); Ryan Jack, midfielder (Aberdeen); Fabio Cardoso, defender (Vitoria Setubal, undisclosed); Daniel Candeias, midfielder (Benfica, undisclosed); Carlos Pena, midfielder (Guadalajara, undisclosed); Eduardo Herrera, forward (Pumas, undisclosed). Loan: Dalcio, midfielder (Benfica).
Out: Barrie McKay, midfielder (Nottingham Forest, £500,000); Joe Garner, forward (Ipswich Town, undisclosed); Rob Kiernan, defender (Southend United, undisclosed); Matt Crooks, midfielder (Northampton Town, undisclosed); Billy Gilmour, midfielder (Chelsea, undisclosed); Philippe Senderos, defender; Clint Hill, defender; Max Ashmore, midfielder; Jordan Gibson, forward; Amin Bouzaig, forward; Sam Jamieson, forward; Josh Jeffries, midfielder. Loan ended: Emerson Hyndman, midfielder (Bournemouth); Jon Toral, midfielder (Arsenal). Loan: Andy Halliday, midfielder (Gabala), Michael O'Halloran, midfielder (St Johnstone); Robby McCrorie, goalkeeper (Berwick Rangers); Kyle Bradley, defender (Clyde).
Manager: Pedro Caixinha (appointed March 2017)
Last season: 3rd
Clive's prediction: 2nd. With the amount of money Pedro Caixinha has been allowed to spend this summer, the Portuguese coach will find his position untenable unless Rangers finish second and narrow the gap between themselves and prospective champions Celtic. But they will face a tough fight to even wrest the runners-up spot from Aberdeen.
Preston's report card: Ross County had a decent end to last season but have now lost the league's top scorer after Liam Boyce was sold to Burton Albion. We know Dingwall's not the end of the earth, but people down south seem to think it is and County often have to pay more to persuade players to go there, but they have managed to sign Billy Mckay as a replacement.
Key signing: County will hope that Mckay can rediscover the form he showed in his first spell with Inverness after less productive times at Wigan, Dundee United and back at Caley Thistle.
August targets: Mckay is a different type of striker to fellow Northern Ireland international Boyce and is more of a runner, so County might also look to bring in someone with more physical presence in central midfield to compensate.
In: Billy Mckay, forward (Wigan Athletic, undisclosed); Thomas Mikkelsen, forward (Odense); Sean Kelly, defender (AFC Wimbledon); Jim O'Brien, midfielder (Shrewsbury Town, loan to permanent); Tom Grivosti, defender (Bolton Wanderers). Loan: Jamie Lindsay, midfielder (Celtic).
Out: Liam Boyce, forward (Burton Albion, undisclosed); Chris Burke, midfielder (Kilmarnock); Ian McShane, midfielder (St Mirren); Chris McLaughlin, defender (Dumbarton); David Brownlie, defender (Airdrieonians); Paul Quinn, defender; Jay McEveley, defender; Jonathan Franks, forward; Oscar Gobern, midfielder; Matt Hall, defender. Loan ended: Milan Lalkovic, midfielder (Portsmouth). Loan: Mark Foden, goalkeeper (Stirling Albion).
Manager: Jim McIntyre (appointed September 2014)
Last season: 7th
Clive's prediction: 8th. Without chief marksman Liam Boyce, who was the Premiership's top scorer last season with 23 goals, County will find it more difficult to avoid the battle against relegation.
Preston's report card: Tommy Wright will hope to again keep St Johnstone in the top six with a minimum of squad changes. Saints will miss Danny Swanson for his goals and ability on the ball, but they will hope that new signing Stefan Scougall can provide that from midfield.
Key signing: Bringing Michael O'Halloran back from Rangers is a good piece of business considering three or four other clubs were interested and it would be a surprise if he was not back scoring goals now that he is under Wright's wing again.
August targets: Steven Anderson is getting on in age and I would imagine Saints would be looking to bring in another centre-half as cover, or someone who can fill in across the back.
In: Stefan Scougall, midfielder (Sheffield United); Callum Hendry, forward (Blackburn Rovers); Kyle McClean, midfielder (Nottingham Forest); Scott Tanser, defender (Port Vale). Loan: Michael O'Halloran, midfielder (Rangers).
Out: Danny Swanson, midfielder (Hibernian); Tam Scobbie, defender (Dundee United); Connor McLaren, forward (Montrose); George Hunter, forward; Eoghan McCawl, midfielder. Loan: Greg Hurst, forward (East Fife).
Manager: Tommy Wright (appointed June 2013)
Last season: 4th
Clive's prediction: 5th. St Johnstone keep punching above their weight, but yet another season finishing fourth might just be beyond them thanks to the return of Hibs.


Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego says the abuse directed at players in Twenty20 cricket has reached "football hooligan levels".

The 36-year-old says he received "foul" abusive messages after Somerset lost to Glamorgan by one run on Sunday.
And he believes the shorter form of cricket is to blame for "bringing a lot of idiots to the game".
However, former England captain Michael Vaughan says players must learn to take social media abuse "on the chin".
Trego, who made his first-class cricket debut 17 years ago, said one expletive-strewn message sent by a boy on Instagram this week was "one of the most abusive messages I think I've ever read in my life".
The post, which Trego has not reported to police, branded the cricket veteran as "useless" and also urged him to quit the sport.
Speaking to BBC Somerset's cricket reporter Charlie Taylor, Trego said: "To send professional athletes, who are giving their best, abusive messages is just an absolute disgrace, and unfortunately I think it is a little bit en vogue at the moment for young people to feel like that's OK."
He added: "When it gets to what I would call football hooligan abuse level, I just think, is that really what we want for the future of our cricket?
"I know [the T20 game] brings in a lot of money, a lot of revenue, a lot of excitement. But it's also bringing in a lot of idiots to the game who might be spoiling other elements of our game for the next generation."
But former England batsman Vaughan claims social media is making this the hardest era for players because there is no respite from criticism.
The 42-year-old said: "For a fan to be able to direct message their opinion to you, whatever that opinion may be whether it's good or bad, I would say to players you've got to do one of two things.
"You've either got to take it on the chin, you've got to accept that's the modern world. Or don't look at your phones."


A care home let one resident's ulcer get so deep her bone was visible, a tribunal has heard.

The hearing was told Brookfield Residential Home in Clacton, Essex, lacked "the most basic level of care".
Essex County Council removed all of its 11 residents last year after a series of inspections.
Brookfield's managers have now lost a tribunal appeal against a Care Quality Commission (CQC) decision which banned them from running the home.
The Care Standards Tribunal heard the appeal brought by Lystra and Jos Dorval, who were the managers and care providers.
The CQC's inspection in November 2014 concluded the home was inadequate and "even the most basic level of care was not being provided".
The tribunal judge outlined the concerns raised by inspectors, who reported that a female resident had an open ulcer on her left buttock which was "about 1.5ins (4cm) in diameter".
The report said she also had a black eye, was inadequately fed and one of her lower limbs was oozing a liquid which soaked her bed sheets.
Concerns were also raised about poor food hygiene, poor management of medicines and inadequate staffing levels and staff training.
The Dorvals challenged the CQC's ruling by claiming its inspector was "biased" against them and had either "invented or exaggerated" the problems in the final report.
In rejecting the claims, Judge John Burrow said: "Mr and Mrs Dorval had not shown insight, had not shown a commitment or ability to drive change and did not display the managerial ability to bring about the necessary improvements."
He concluded the commission's cancelation of their registrations was "necessary, proportionate and correct".
Speaking after the tribunal, Mrs Dorval said the loss of the council contract was because the authority "found a cheaper contract in a bigger home".
She said: "There was one lady who had a fall that morning [of the inspection] - she had a black eye and had a doctor and social worker seeing her and her relatives were told about it - and they [the CQC] were fully aware of all of that.
"There was not one person in the community said a bad word about the home."
Dick Madden, councillor with responsibility for adult services at Essex County Council, said it "acts to safeguard residents if failings come to light and deals with failings appropriately".


Students have spent a night occupying an Edinburgh University building in protest at its "failure to commit" to divestment from fossil fuels.

At least 30 students occupied Charles Stewart House in Chambers Street, which is home to the university's finance department.
The students said calls for divestment had received "overwhelming support".
An Edinburgh University spokesman said it supported the right of all students to protest lawfully and peacefully.
The students said the university invested about Â£9m in fossil fuel companies including BP, Shell and BHP Billiton.
The university had established a Fossil Fuels Review Group to look into the issue.
The university announced on Tuesday that it will continue to invest in fossil fuel companies, but said it will use its research activities and "responsible investment" to work with them to reduce their emissions.


Newport Gwent Dragons wing Aled Brew has left the Welsh region to join Premiership side Bath on trial until the end of the year.

The 30-year-old has moved in a bid to resurrect his career, having made only two first-team appearances for Dragons during the 2015-16 season.
Dragons have stated that Brew has left them "by mutual consent".
Brew has won nine caps for Wales, but has not featured for his country at international level since June, 2012.
Dragons' statement said: "He has struggled with injuries during his latest spell with the Dragons following his return from Biarritz Olympique.
"His opportunities have been limited as a result and he leaves by mutual consent."
Dragons head coach Kingsley Jones said Brew had left the region on good terms.
"This is a decision that suits both parties and will hopefully allow Aled to gain a fresh start and more game time at another club. We wish him well," Jones said,
Former Dragons boss Darren Edwards is now part of Bath's coaching staff.


Indian comedian Kiku Sharda has been arrested for mimicking a popular religious guru.

The actor has been sent to judicial custody for two weeks for allegedly hurting the "religious sentiments" of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's followers.
Sharda mimicked the guru in a TV appearance on 27 December.
The comedian has apologised, saying he was "really very, very sorry" and he "did not want to hurt anyone's sentiments" through his act.
"I have a lot of respect for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singhji. The look [on the show] wasn't deliberate; it just happened to match [the guru's looks]. We didn't plan it as a spoof on him. It's a coincidence, and it is unfortunate. I am sorry that people felt hurt," he told the Hindustan Times newspaper.
But a spokesperson from the guru's ashram told the CNN-IBN news channel that "you cannot commit a crime and apologise. The law has no such provision".
The controversial 48-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect dresses up in colourful clothes and has a rock star image.
He has published half a dozen music videos and regularly performs at rock concerts, which are attended by tens of thousands of followers.
In his 2014 hit number Highway Love Charger, which has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube, the guru is seen singing and dancing in multi-coloured pyjamas and a top that is embellished with glittering sequins and stones.
He's also played himself in two films - Messenger of God and Messenger of God 2 - where he performed daredevil stunts, riding bikes and taking on villains.
The Dera Sacha Sauda website claims it is a "social welfare and spiritual organisation that preaches and practices humanitarianism and selfless services to others".
The sect claims to have more than 50 million followers around the world and says it campaigns against female foeticide and for reforms for sex workers, as well as running schools and several hospitals.
In recent months, the Dera chief has been mired in controversy, with allegations that he forced 400 followers to undergo castrations so that they could get "closer to God" and is also accused of rape and murder - charges a spokesman for the sect has denied.
He has also been opposed by mainstream Sikh leaders, who accuse him of insulting and belittling their faith.
Some comedians have criticised Sharda's arrest.
"This seems like an overreaction to a comic act. This will definitely discourage new stand-up comedians," actor and comedian Sunil Paul said.
However he urged his colleagues "to be careful while mimicking people who have millions of followers".


Papal travel is a complex science: a delicate formula that has to balance Vatican diplomatic relations, religious occasions, strategies to reach the world's 1.2 billon Catholics - and the incumbent Pope's personal wishes.

Pope Francis' trip this weekend to the Greek island of Lesbos, which hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have used as a stepping stone in their trip to northern Europe, clearly emerges from the Pope's own personal desire.
Migrants and refugees have always occupied a central part of his discourse - and so has his criticism of the way developed countries have dealt with this crisis.
"All too often," he said recently of migrants, "[they] meet along the way with death or, in any event, rejection by those who could offer them welcome and assistance."
In two speeches - at the Moira refugee centre and at the Mytilene port - Pope Francis is set to urge leaders and societies to show more compassion for those fleeing war and poverty.
But more than anything, the short visit is seen as hugely symbolic - and if you look at Pope Francis' travel record, it seems that for him, making an appearance is enough of a message.
In July 2013, his first trip outside Rome after being elected pontiff was to Lampedusa, the tiny Italian island off the coast of Libya that - like Lesbos - was becoming a symbol of the incipient migrant crisis.
The visit occurred months before the attention of the world turned to the deadly crossing between Libya and Italy.
Ever since then, it became clear that travelling to the front line of a conflict would become a recurring feature of Pope Francis' travel agenda.
And it has also become obvious that the Vatican is increasingly aware of the symbolic power that the Pope has - and the global media attention that comes with a visit by one of the world's most popular leaders.
So the Pope is also using his seemingly unrivalled media power to shed light on certain conflicts around the world - even if this means pushing the boundaries on the definition of papal travel.
Take his trip last November to the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the poorest countries in the world, ravaged by more than three years of armed conflict between Christians and Muslims.
For months after the Vatican first announced the trip, observers insisted that it posed too high a security risk for the Pope himself and the crowds that were expected to greet him in Bangui.
After all, never before had a pope visited an active war zone.
Pope Francis, oblivious to calls to reconsider, went ahead with the trip - visiting a mosque and camp for displaced people, holding a mass at the cathedral and calling on factions to lay down their weapons.
After the papal plane left the conflict has continued, but the visit did bring an enormous amount of media coverage to a conflict that ranks amongst the most under-reported war of our times.
It was the "Francis effect", in full form.
In 2014, moved by news of the savage murder by the mafia of a three-year-old child in the southern Italian region of Calabria, he travelled to the remote village of Cassano allo Ionio.
At the stronghold of the local crime syndicate known as 'Ndrangheta, the Pope issued a strong message to mobsters: you are all excommunicated. And his words reverberated across the Italian peninsula, where the mafia continues to expand its tentacles.
Full of standout moments too was his presence at the fence between Mexico and the United States earlier this year, or his visit to Cuba in September last year, where he supported the historic thawing of the island's relationship with the United States.
But is there anything more than pure symbolism in the Pope's travels?
Sometimes his attempts to mediate in international conflicts are seen as naive, if not somewhat clumsy.
During his trip to the Holy Land in May 2014, at the end of a mass at Bethlehem's Manger Square, he broke the news that he was inviting the then Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to a "day of prayer" at the Vatican.
A few weeks later, the event did take place and under the eye of the world's media the three leaders - joined by the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew - shared a slightly awkward photo opportunity, during which they planted an olive tree in the Vatican Gardens.
It is difficult to establish what concrete, on-the-ground effect - if any - such a gesture had on the decades-long conflict in the Middle East.
But, ignoring the sceptics, this Pope seems keen to continue his policy of getting involved in continuing crises - visiting hotspots in what he calls the "peripheries" of the world and issuing strong calls for more mercy for the downtrodden.
This weekend's trip to Lesbos is clearly emblematic of this approach.
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Highly-rated Wales youth forward Ben Woodburn has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.

The 17-year-old plays for the Reds' Under-23 side and scored twice for the first team in pre-season friendlies.
Kevin Stewart, a 23-year-old midfielder who has made 17 senior appearances for Liverpool, has also signed a new deal.
The third to sign is full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 18, who made his first-team debut against Tottenham in the EFL Cup in October.
Woodburn has opted to represent Wales at youth level despite being qualified for England.
"Ben is in those earlier stages and has a lot of developing to do still - but wow, what an exciting talent he is," said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
"All three of these players are big talents and are at different stages of their development, but it is development that is key and they must continue to learn and improve to achieve their full potential."


France's centre-right presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, has been hit by further allegations on the day that anti-corruption police raided his office in parliament.

Satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine said last week that his wife Penelope had been paid hundreds of thousands of euros for fake jobs.
Now it has reported that she earned far more and for longer.
Mr Fillon hit back, calling the claims a campaign to destroy his candidacy.
"Never in the history of the Fifth Republic has such an operation of very professional slander been launched in an attempt to eliminate a candidate," he said.
He earlier insisted he and his wife had nothing to hide. His campaign team told Le Monde that the fresh allegations did not change a thing but just gave a more impressive figure.
Nevertheless, his reputation and poll ratings have been badly damaged by the claims.
The newspaper said on Tuesday that Welsh-born Penelope Fillon had been paid €830,000 (£710,000; $900,000) for working as a parliamentary aide to her husband and his deputy over two periods, €330,000 more than it originally alleged.
That was on top of the €100,000 that it says she was paid by a literary review owned by a wealthy friend of her husband called Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere.
Two of the couple's children, the weekly added, had been paid €84,000 for working as Mr Fillon's parliamentary assistants. Mr Fillon has already said he employed the pair for specific tasks.
MPs and senators in France are allowed to employ family members, but Le Canard Enchaine said it had found no evidence that Penelope Fillon had ever done any work.
The couple were interviewed separately on Monday by investigators for more than five hours as part of a preliminary inquiry that may or may not lead to formal investigation.
On Tuesday morning, anti-corruption police raided parliamentary offices, reportedly in a search for contracts covering Mrs Fillon's work there.
Mr Fillon's lawyer, Antonin Levy, told French radio that the candidate had not had a constituency office while working as an MP and had instead used his home.
"And who is at home? Penelope Fillon of course," he said.
The head of the parliamentary Republican party, Christian Jacob, has said that MPs are unanimous in their support for Mr Fillon, 62, and are standing by him.
But an opinion poll for BFMTV on Tuesday suggested that 76% of French voters were unconvinced by his explanation and the affair has already hit his poll ratings.
He is now running neck and neck with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron, who is also likely to pick up votes from disenchanted supporters on the right of the Socialist party.
Both are a few points behind far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who would win 25% of the vote, but either candidate would beat her in the second round run-off in May, polls suggest.
Mr Fillon, who campaigned on his reputation for integrity and beat former president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe to his party's nomination, had been leading in opinion polls.
He has vowed to slash 500,000 public sector jobs, cut benefits and increase working time.


Momentum, the grassroots organisation set up in the wake of Jeremy Corbyn's election victory, has caused panic in the ranks of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

Many Labour MPs view it as a party within a party; a front for the far-left; a vehicle for ousting those opposed to the Corbyn revolution.
So who are Momentum and what do they want?
I went to meet a group of Momentum supporters  in Brixton.
They don't easily fit the hard-left stereotype.
There was not a Trotskyite beard to be seen. No one tried to sell me a newspaper.
What Steve, Samira, Nadine and Roland have in common is an enthusiasm fired by Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign.
They are Corbyn's foot soldiers.
Steve - a self confessed "middle aged, BBC Radio 4 addict"- says he joined the Labour Party "about 20 seconds" after Mr Corbyn's victory.
Samira also joined after Mr Corbyn won.
"For the first time", she says, "I felt there was somebody I could stand behind and that I could trust".
Momentum currently has about 60,000 supporters, charges no membership fee, organises mostly through social media and has around 50 local groups across the UK.
Its self declared aim is "to create a mass movement for real progressive change".
But the fact anyone can join Momentum has prompted fears it is ripe for infiltration by the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and other far-left groups who are bitterly opposed to the Labour Party.
Labour MP and former shadow minister Emma Reynolds describes Momentum as "a parallel organisation to the Labour Party".
"I think they have questions to answer," she says.
"What is it they are seeking to do? Who is going to be involved? Are there going to be members of the SWP or Trotskyite, Stalinist parties involved? And there is a suspicion they are really about de-selecting MPs and forcing MPs out of our party."
Some far-left groups like the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) have already signalled that they are keen to work with Momentum.
TUSC chairman Dave Nellist  - the former Labour MP expelled for his membership of Militant -  says Momentum was set up to provide Mr Corbyn with an alternative powerbase with which to purse a left-wing agenda and to "democratise" the Labour Party.
This, he says, would include making the party conference the supreme policy making body, restoring Clause 4 of the party's constitution, committing it to public ownership of industry, and re-introducing mandatory re-selection, seen by opponents as a tactic to purge the party of "moderate" MPs.
It is the issue of re-selection which has, perhaps, caused the most anxiety among Labour MPs.
Back in Brixton, Nadine insists Momentum is not talking about de-selecting sitting MPs.
"But", she says, "that's not to say there won't be opportunities coming up with boundary changes and MPs standing down".
It is clear Momentum wants to bring about change.
Yes it wants to create a broad anti-austerity movement outside of the Labour party.
But it also wants to create a different sort of Labour Party. One that looks more like Momentum; a Corbyn Labour Party.
And that is what frightens so many Labour MPs.


British number one Johanna Konta believes she has done everything she can to be ready for her first meeting with 22-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams at the Australian Open.

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Konta, 25, will face second seed Williams in the quarter-finals at around 02:00 GMT on Wednesday.
"I've played quite a few Grand Slam champions and former world number ones," said world number nine Konta.
"So I've prepared myself as much as possible for a competitor like Serena."
Konta beat Russian 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-4 to reach the last eight without dropping a set.
She has a 2-1 winning record over Serena's sister Venus - a nine-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one - including a first-round victory at last year's Australian Open.
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It will be Konta's second quarter-final at a Grand Slam, after reaching the semi-final in Melbourne last year, compared to 35-year-old Serena's 47th.
"I've been fortunate enough that I've played her sister a few times and I think she's just as incredible," said Konta.
"I was thinking I'd love the opportunity to be on court with her before she retires. But I doubt she's talking retirement.
"She will be playing until the very last ball she can physically hit. Hopefully it won't be the last time I play her before she retires."
Serena, in pursuit of her seventh Australian Open title, had only played two matches between the end of the US Open in August and her first-round victory in Melbourne.
Konta, meanwhile, remained busy on tour and took her world ranking from 49 at the end of 2015 to a career-high of nine.
"I watch her game a lot. She's been doing really, really well, She has a very attacking game and I look forward to it," said Serena.
"I have absolutely nothing to lose in this tournament. Everything here is a bonus for me. Obviously I am here to win, and hopefully I can play better."
Eighteen-time Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova
"The game is there for Konta. It's all about the head now.
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"It's a big ask when you've never played Serena Williams to beat her at a Grand Slam quarter-final but you never know. She's got the game to beat anyone.
"She needs to follow her game plan, believe in it and commit on every shot. If you have doubts then Serena eats you alive."
Former British number one Sam Smith
"I think Serena's looked great. There can't be any of these second-gear starts she had a few years ago.
"The match against Konta is another level. It will help Konta that she hasn't played her - there is no scar tissue.
"Serena wins her matches often in the first 15 seconds she strolls on to the court, but that's not going to happen with Jo."


Warrington Wolves have signed Wigan prop Dom Crosby and St Helens back-rower Andre Savelio for the 2017 Super League season.

Crosby, 25, was a Grand Final winner with the Warriors against Warrington at Old Trafford on 8 October, and has signed a two-year deal.
Savelio, 21, spent part of last season on loan at Castleford having played three first-grade seasons at Saints.
The ex-Latchford Albion lock has signed a one-year deal.
"I'm looking forward to working with Dom," said head coach Tony Smith. "He's come from a successful programme and is looking for a change.
"Andre has been on our radar for a while. He has some X-factor about him. He can break the line and offload the ball."


Ralph Lauren is cutting jobs and closing offices and shops, including its 711 Fifth Avenue Polo store, as the company strives to reduce costs.

The fashion-to-homeware brand, known for its "preppy" look, expects to make $140m in annual savings as a result.
Faced with increased competition from fast-fashion retailers, the firm launched a cost-saving strategy in June.
It faces further uncertainty when its chief executive steps down in May.
Stefan Larsson had been in the role for less than two years when it was announced in February that he would be leaving, following differences between him and the company's founder and chairman Ralph Lauren. Mr Larsson outlined the broader restructuring programme nine months ago.
The company's share price fell more than 3.5% following the announcement.
The fashion firm also said its e-commerce business would move to "a more cost-effective" platform in collaboration with online technology company, Salesforce, instead of being built in-house as originally planned.
The company did not say how many jobs would be lost, but last year it indicated around 1,000 jobs and 50 stores would be sacrificed in order to lower costs. The Fifth Avenue Polo store is the most high profile closure so far.
"The decision will optimise our store portfolio in the New York area and allow us to focus on opportunities to pilot new and innovative customer experiences," said chief financial officer, Jane Nielsen.
"The Polo brand remains strong, and we expect it to further strengthen as we continue to evolve the Polo product and marketing."
Americans are spending less on clothing and Ralph Lauren's sales have fallen over the last two years.
Online retailers which mimic catwalk fashion at high speed are challenging lower end luxury brands.
The company will take a $370m charge related to the plan.


Three Britons have been sentenced to jail and caning in Singapore for having sex with a drunk and unconscious woman.

Khong Tam Thanh, Vu Thai Son, and Michael Le went on trial this week for raping a woman in a hotel room in the city-state in September.
The three men, who are in their early 20s, later pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
They received sentences of up to six-and-a-half years in jail and eight strokes of the cane.
The men flew in to Singapore last year with a group of friends for a stag party and to attend a music festival.
One of their friends later met the woman, a Malaysian, at a nightclub and she consented to have sex with him at his hotel room.
She later passed out, and the three men then took turns to have sex with her.
The woman woke up while Le was on top of her, and lodged a police report later.
The men were eventually found guilty of aggravated outrage of modesty and wrongful restraint of the woman under reduced charges in an apparent plea deal, reported local media.
The BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Singapore said the three men looked visibly relieved in court after the judge delivered their sentences.
Our correspondent says the case has generated some controversy in Singapore, with some on social media questioning how the Britons were able to get reduced charges.


A Surrey town centre was closed and the police helicopter deployed after diners were showered with glass in an attack of vandalism on a pub.

A window in the Wetherspoon Rodborough Buildings in Guildford was broken in two places in the attack on Wednesday.
"People were pretty frightened and were hiding under the tables and running down the stairs," said BBC Surrey reporter Adrian Harms.
Surrey Police said it was believed stones were thrown at the window.
"I did see people standing on the roof of the Friary Centre opposite who looked as though they were throwing objects in the direction of the pub," said Harms, who was in the pub at the time.
Police officers searched the area with the help of the National Police Air Service but no culprits were found.
Nobody was injured.
The town centre was closed for 45 minutes after the attack at 21:00 GMT.
Richard Potts, operations manager at The Friary, said: "We are aware of an incident that took place yesterday evening close to The Friary and have liaised with Surrey Police.
"The incident did not take place in The Friary, which was closed at the time, and The Friary opened this morning as usual."


Johanna Konta has reached her highest career ranking of 18, the first British woman to break into the top 20 since Jo Durie in 1983.

The British number one moved up three places despite losing to German Julia Goerges in the French Open first round.
Durie, who won two WTA singles titles in 1983, achieved a career-high ranking of five a year later.
Konta, 25, faces American Victoria Duval in the first round of the Nottingham Open on Monday at 12:00 BST.


Long-term unemployed people in eastern counties of Wales will be offered training and work placements under a new £6m scheme backed by EU cash.

Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Newport, Monmouthshire, Powys, Wrexham and Flintshire are covered by the Active Inclusion Fund.
A £16m scheme for west Wales and the valleys was unveiled in the spring.
Finance Minister Jane Hutt said: "This EU investment will support people most in need and at risk of poverty."
The Welsh government said the aim was to help more than 10,000 long-term unemployed people aged over 25 across Wales over the next three years.


Pest control company Rentokil Initial has sold its parcel delivery firm City Link for £1, after years of losses.

Rentokil acquired City Link in 2006, but City Link has lost money since 2007, including £26m in 2012.
It has struggled in the face of weakening demand for its services from small businesses.
It is now being offloaded to restructuring specialist Better Capital, who are expected to invest £40m into the business.
Better Capital has recently invested in fashion retailer Jaeger and double-glazing firm Everest.
City Link will continue to be run by its existing management team, Rentokil said in a statement.
Rentokil chief executive Alan Brown said: "I believe City Link has now turned the corner after five years of substantial losses."
But he said Rentokil was offloading the business to focus on its core pest control and hygiene operations.
Its shares closed 0.6% down, having been up more than 4% in morning trading, following the news.