Was Dr Dan Poulter MP speaking for many businesses and households in the region when he called on BT to "go further and faster and more quickly" when there is capacity?

"That should be something which is enabled and encouraged, not slowed down by BT," he told the House of Commons on Tuesday evening.
The MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich had called a debate about the roll out of superfast broadband which he called: "The single most important issue facing rural Suffolk and many rural businesses and homes."
Many schools and farmers in his constituency were served by poor broadband provision, he told MPs. Some places had been waiting for more than two years for superfast broadband, while those who had it found that it didn't live up to its name.
Suffolk and Norfolk were two of the first counties in the country to sign up to the superfast broadband roll out: a deal between the government, county councils and BT to provide better broadband to homes and villages in rural areas.
Dr Poulter conceded that the scheme is going well with 100,000 new properties due to be upgraded by this September, but his concern was that BT was dragging its feet and was slow to prioritise coverage in hard to reach areas.
"Suffolk has had issues with getting BT to prioritise coverage of industrial estates and business parks which are vital to the Suffolk economy," he said.
"In general BT tend to ignore Suffolk's priorities in favour of their own." Other MPs from Suffolk agreed.
Peter Aldous (Waveney) claimed BT had under invested in its commercial roll-out. His colleague Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds) called superfast connectivity "the fourth utility".
He said: "It disables our constituents if we do not give them the facility."
Dr Poulter had another gripe which many broadband users may also share - "superfast broadband is only superfast at times of low usage," he said.
"Businesses will obviously be using the internet and broadband services at peak times and if the superfast broadband service they have bought into is not superfast, then it is not fit for the purpose for which it was intended."
This is not the first time that MPs from the East have expressed concern about the speed of the broadband roll out and the role of BT.
Several from the region were present at another Westminster debate a few weeks ago on the provision of broadband in the South West. South Norfolk MP Richard Bacon expressed his frustration with BT by accusing the company of "talking crap".
The Culture Minister Ed Vaizey told this week's debate he was unstinting in his praise for BT but believed "it does have some problems with customer service".
He added that it was slow to keep its promises and explain to customers why delays occur.
"When BT gets on the ground and does the mapping exercises, it might find that getting to a particular village is more complicated than it had thought, so it revises its plan," he said.
This, he accepted, caused "great consternation" and he said BT should be better at keeping customers informed. Although he added that people should remember: "We cannot deliver it overnight."
A spokesman for BT told us:" We are committed to making superfast fibre broadband as widely available across Suffolk as quickly as possible.
"It's a huge task with around 100 engineers and support staff involved, and we have already connected 367 green roadside fibre broadband cabinets and laid more than 1,700km of fibre cable".


A former soldier has been jailed for four years for a campaign of "significant violence" against six ex-partners in Tayside.

Richard Beech, 33, was convicted of the physical abuse over a six-year period, but cleared of four rape charges.
Beech, of Dundee, will be monitored in the community for two years following his release from prison.
The trial heard the offences were committed in Dundee and Forfar.
Beech attacked one of his victims to the danger of her life by putting a pillow over her face and his hands round her throat at a house in Forfar.
The woman told the trial: "I actually thought he was going to kill me."
She told the High Court in Glasgow she eventually managed to push him off "with force", but was "really petrified" following the attack.
Another woman, who met Beech through a dating website, told the trial he seemed "like a nice guy" at first, but that he later got "really angry" and told her he knew how to build bombs.
Beech, who has previously been convicted of going Awol from the army, was found guilty of nine charges against six women committed between 2007 and 2013.
Defence QC Edward Targowski told the court that Beech continues to deny the offences.
Jailing Beech, judge Lady Scott told him: "You subjected one of your partners to regular violence, slapping her and pouring hot liquid over her and head-butting her, often accompanied by threats.
"You compressed the throats of three of your victims.
"One said this happened a number of times and she said she thought she was going to die.
"This was a sustained and serious course of conduct of significant violence against female partners."


A teacher who accessed a pornographic website during a lesson then accidentally projected it on the walls of his classroom has been struck off.

Stephen Lawrie, 56, admitted accessing the site during a computing class with S2 pupils at Coatbridge High School in North Lanarkshire on 27 April 2015.
Pupils as young as 13 saw the site when Lawrie accidentally projected in onto the classroom smart board.
He was struck off at his own request by Scotland's General Teaching Council.
Following a procedural hearing, the council's fitness to teach panel ruled: "In light of the respondent's consent to removal from the register...the panel decided to direct that the respondent be so removed.
"Once the respondent has been removed from the register, the respondent remains so removed unless and until an application for re-registration is made by him and a fitness to teach panel directs that the application be granted.
"Again in light of the consent that the respondent provided, the panel directed that he should be prohibited from making an application for re-registration for a period of two years from the date of removal."


Munster's postponed European Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 has been rescheduled for 7 January.

The Pool 1 fixture, due to be played on 16 October, was postponed because of the sudden death of Munster head coach Anthony Foley in a Parisian hotel.
It will now take place at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir at 15:45 GMT.
The rearranged match means a new date will be agreed for Munster's Pro12 meeting with Edinburgh, which had been scheduled for 7 January.
The fixture would have been the Scottish club's first match at Myreside, where Edinburgh will play their home matches between January and May, rather than Murrayfield.


Portugal is planning to cut 30,000 civil service jobs and to raise the retirement age by one year to 66 as it tries to meet the terms of a bailout.

Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said civil servants would also be required to work 40 hours a week instead of 35.
The proposals, which would be applied mostly from next year, would save 4.8bn euros (Â£4bn) over three years, he said.
Austerity measures have proved deeply unpopular and have triggered large protests.
"With these measures, our European partners cannot doubt our commitment" to the bailout, Mr Coelho said in an address to the nation late on Friday.
"To hesitate now would harm the credibility that we have already won back," he added.
Portugal received a 78bn euro bailout from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in 2011.
Unemployment stands at nearly 18% - a record high - and the economy is expected to shrink for a third consecutive year in 2013.
Last month, the Portuguese Constitutional Court struck down more than 1bn euros (Â£847m; $1.3bn) of proposed cuts, which included the suspension of holiday bonuses for public sector workers and pensioners.
That forced the centre-right government to look elsewhere for savings - though it has ruled out raising taxes.
"We will not raise taxes to correct the budgetary problem resulting from the Constitutional Court's decision," Mr Coelho said.
"The way must be through the structural reduction of public spending."
Portugal's main Socialist opposition party has accused Mr Coelho of inflicting excessive austerity on Portugal in pursuit of an ideologically driven programme.


"It is the forgotten campaign," says Leighton James.

A former Derby, Burnley and Wales winger, James won 54 caps and scored 10 goals for his country between 1971 and 1983.
The highlight of his international career is also the oh-so-nearly moment of Welsh football.
For many football fans, from Cardiff to Colwyn Bay and Porthmadog to Prestatyn, the crop of the mid-70s is the Wales team that time forgot: the quarter-finalists of Euro '76.
The Dragons - captained by Leeds legend Terry Yorath and led from the front by Liverpool's John Toshack - came within a whisker of reaching the last four of a major international competition.
The finals of the 1976 European Championship took place in mid-June, in an affair conducted behind the Iron Curtain. The competition format saw just the remaining four countries gather for the final stages.
West met east with communist Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia facing the free market might of West Germany and the Netherlands.
Wales, under the stewardship of Mike Smith, reached the last eight by topping a group containing the fancied Hungary as well as Austria and Luxembourg.
Other Home Nations, by contrast, fell at the first hurdle of the group stages, and it was up to Wales to fly the British flag in the quarter-finals.
Two matches against hosts Yugoslavia - who in 1976 were required to qualify for the tournament they were hosting - would decide Wales's fate.
"We were quietly confident," James told BBC Sport. "Provided that we didn't blow up out in Yugoslavia, we would have a chance in Cardiff."
Yet it all went wrong on a tough night in Zagreb.
"We lost 2-0, going a goal down after less than a minute," recalls James. "That was a disastrous start for us. We lost but we were still confident of clawing it back.
"In the second leg we had an East German referee and he refused to start the game unless the East German flag was flown over the stadium. He gave them an awful penalty and they scored, putting us 3-0 down. We then proceeded to hammer them, got a goal back, and really should have beaten them. We played very well on the day, but it wasn't to be."
Yet, despite the team's failure to qualify for the finals, a Welshman still had a part to play.
One of the darkest moments in Dutch footballing history took place on 16 June 1976 when the masters of total football took on unfancied Czechoslovakia, the eventual tournament winners.
After 120 gruelling minutes played in a quagmire under pouring rain, and with two Netherlands players and one Czech sent off, the underdogs emerged 3-1 winners.
The referee in that controversial, unforgettable European semi-final? Welsh official Clive Thomas.
None of the Home Nations were able to join Welsh referee Clive Thomas at the finals in Yugoslavia. Wales fell at the knock-out quarter-final stage, while England dropped out at the group stage, finishing second in Group One behind eventual winners Czechoslovakia. Scotland finished second bottom in Group Four, while Northern Ireland managed second in Group Three, behind the tournament hosts.
"It was the most difficult [second] half of a match that I ever refereed in my career," Thomas confessed to BBC Sport 36 years later.
"It rained the whole day before, it rained the day of the game. Holland had no chance of playing their ideal game of total football.
"I had the impression as the second half wore on that the Dutch thought they were bigger than the game, and that they were bigger than you. They could do what they liked. That wasn't my game of football.
"Johan Cruyff was one of the worst, but then he always had been. You had to nail him right at the very beginning, because if he knew that he had control of you then you had had it. I saw too many matches where Cruyff had control of referees.
"You don't expect players of that calibre to act like they did."
Thomas even admits that, as he received abuse from certain Dutch players having dismissed Willem van Hanegem for repeated dissent, he considered abandoning the game.
Is Thomas disappointed that the Welsh footballers of his generation never got to experience the 1976 finals in Yugoslavia, as he did?
"It was a shame Wales didn't get there. But I got to the semi-finals because they didn't," he explained.
"Talk about Ryan Giggs, Ian Rush, Mark Hughes, all of them. Not one of them have had what I had. I've been to the World Cup and to the European Cup. None of them have gone to a finals."
How does ex-Wales international James recall 1976, that year of the oh-so-nearly?
"I feel pride, plus a little bit of sadness that we didn't get to Yugoslavia," he reflected.
"When we all meet up we still mention it and we get a little peeved or annoyed that people tell us we've qualified for nothing since 1958.
"We went out in the quarter-finals, and that's still something the footballing public of Wales doesn't pay much attention to."


Electronic toy and educational material seller Vtech has confirmed that about five million customers were affected in the data theft reported on Friday.

They are from all over the world, including the US, UK, France and China.
Vtech has also suspended 13 websites following the hacking of its Learning Lodge app database.
The hacked database included a lot of customer data, including some details about children, and the company was told about the breach by a journalist.
It did not contain any credit card information, Vtech said, but it did store the "name, email address, encrypted password, secret question and answer for password retrieval, IP address, mailing address and download history" of customers.
"The Vtech breach illustrates one of the major issues facing us today," said Tod Beardsley, security engineering manager at internet security firm Rapid7.
"With the Internet of Things, companies of all sorts are rapidly morphing into information technology companies, but without the hard-won security learnings that traditional infotech companies now enjoy.
"It's tough to be both a toy manufacturer and a mature technology company with a robust security program.
"This is not just a challenge for companies that are just now entering tech, but a challenge for the security industry to communicate effectively, and quickly, to these companies who haven't yet earned their security stripes the hard way."
Professor Alan Woodward, cybersecurity expert at Surrey University, said it looked like the Hong Kong-based firm may have been subjected to a simple hacking technique known as an SQL injection.
"These breaches are endemic and we have to stop. If that means focusing the minds of these companies through big fines then so be it. It needs to be taken seriously and those responsible held to account," he told the BBC.


Saracens inflicted Toulon's first-ever home loss in Europe's top-tier competition as a superb first-half show won a titanic Champions Cup opener.

Sean Maitland dived over and Richard Wigglesworth strolled under the posts as Saracens took control early on.
Chris Wyles rounded off a slick team move just before the break, but Levan Chilachava and Bryan Habana crossed as Toulon rallied in the second half.
But a late Owen Farrell penalty denied the hosts even a losing bonus point.
Farrell, playing for the first time this season because of a back injury, insists that there is more improvement to come from Saracens despite their ground-breaking win.
"It was a great effort to come to a place like this and get a result is a massive scalp," he said.
"But there are still things to work on, our discipline was not great in the second half and I am sure we will look at that.
"I was a bit stiff coming towards the end of the game. I was ready for that, I was itching to be back out there."
In their meetings in the 2013 semi-finals and 2014 final, Saracens were outmuscled by Toulon's fearsome pack and lacked the weapons to dent the French side out wide.
But since those try-less defeats, Saracens' forwards have added a new dimension to their play and the first-half performance in the Stade Mayol by the champions - they did the Champions Cup/Premiership double last season - must rank among the finest in the club's history.
While matching the physicality of the likes of Toulon's Mamuka Gorgodze and Duane Vermeulen, they were quicker, nimbler and more creative around the pitch. Toulon had no answer.
Hooker Jamie George carved through the heart of the Toulon defence to lay on Wigglesworth's score.
But it was their third try - featuring a side-step and skilful offload from Mako Vunipola and superb hands between second-row pair Maro Itoje and George Kruis to put Wyles into the corner - that summed up their play as their young England forwards excelled.
With New Zealand setting new standards in forward play, this shows that the trend to more mobile play up front is catching on in the northern hemisphere, for some teams at least.
As the home side, 19 points behind, departed to jeers from the boisterous Stade Mayol crowd at the break, it seemed like the match might already be over at the break.
But they emerged re-energised and a lapse in discipline from Itoje - after a world-class opening 40 minutes - gave them a route back into the game.
Composure and clear thinking have been a hallmark of the 21-year-old's meteoric career so far, but he rashly plunged his hands into a breakdown under the nose of referee John Lacey to earn yellow with his side camped on their own line.
Chilachava drove over from the next phase and Saracens' depleted defence was stretched out of shape eight minutes later as Habana went in to reduce the lead to just five points.
But with quarter of an hour remaining, Saracens reverted to ruthless percentage rugby.
Even Schalk Burger's 72-minute sin-binning could not throw them off track as they ground down the clock deep in Toulon territory.
Maitland came within inches of making the game safe, narrowly failed to gather a Brad Barritt grubber, before Farrell did so by landing his final penalty.
The lack of a losing bonus point means that Toulon - who won the tournament three years in succession from 2013 - have plenty to do in a pool completed by Sale and Scarlets.
RC Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; Josua Tuisova, Matt Carraro, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Francois Trinh Duc, Sebastien Tillous-Borde; Florian Fresia, Guilhem Guirado, Levan Chilachava, Samu Manoa, Mamuka Gorgodze, Charles Ollivon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Duane Vermeulen (capt)
Replacements: Jean-Charles Orioli, Xavier Chiocci, Manasa Saulo, Liam Gill, Mathieu Bastareaud, Pierre Bernard, Eric Escande, Romain Taofifenua
Saracens: Alex Goode; Sean Maitland, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt (capt), Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Jackson Wray, Schalk Burger, Billy Vunipola
Replacements: Schalk Brits, Richard Barrington, Petrus du Plessis, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Michael Ellery
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Wales could follow England's lead and abolish tuition fees if Labour wins the general election.

First Minister Carwyn Jones said "it would be difficult to conceive" a scenario where fees are abolished in England but not Wales.
Labour's leaked draft manifesto included a pledge to abolish fees.
Grants that cover the bulk of fees are set to be scrapped from next September, replaced with support for living costs following an earlier review.
Thursday's leaked UK Labour manifesto contained a pledge that Labour "will reintroduce maintenance grants for university students, and we will abolish university tuition fees".
It is estimated that the policy would cost more than £7bn a year.
Welsh Labour leader Mr Jones said: "Clearly if there are no tuition fees in England that's bound to have an effect on the way we see things in Wales."
Universities can charge a maximum of £9,000 for a full-time undergraduate course but Welsh students only currently pay the first £3,900.
The rest has been paid for by the taxpayer - at a cost of £237m in 2015-16.
But last year the Welsh Government outlined a new system which would give all students £1,000 a year towards the costs of living, before a means tested grant is then awarded.
A student from a family on average income should receive £7,000 a year.
Ministers in the Welsh Government have maintained that living costs rather than fees - which can be paid back over time after students start work - are a bigger barrier to poorer students going to university.
Since 2012, a significant portion of Welsh students' fees have been paid for by the Welsh government, wherever they study in the UK.
The current Welsh education minister is the assembly's only Welsh Liberal Democrat - Kirsty Williams.
A Welsh Lib Dem spokesman said Jeremy Corbyn "isn't going to win the election". "Living costs, not fees, are the biggest barrier to young people accessing universities," he added.
Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts said her party "has a longstanding policy to work towards scrapping tuition fees altogether so that higher education is accessible to as many young people as possible".
UKIP's education spokeswoman in the assembly, Michelle Brown, claimed Labour "are able to offer the world on a plate right now because they know they are not going to win".
Darren Millar, Welsh Conservative education spokesman, accused the Welsh Government of "flip-flopping" and said there was ""political consensus in Wales" around the recent tuition fees review.


Worcester City striker Sean Geddes struck twice as the non-leaguers pulled off a shock FA Cup first round win against 1987 winners Coventry City.

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The game turned just before half-time when Coventry reserve keeper Lee Burge was sent off following an altercation with Worcester striker Daniel Nti.
Geddes converted the resulting penalty, then added a second after the break.
Sky Blues skipper Reda Johnson, who had missed a first-half penalty, pulled one back nine minutes from time.
But mid-table Conference North side Worcester - 64 places below the Sky Blues in the English football pyramid - saw it through to the final whistle, Carl Heeley's unfancied side putting in an inspired performance.
It was Coventry's first defeat by a non-league side since their infamous exit to Sutton United 25 years ago - and the first time that the club have gone out at the first round stage since 1959.
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Worcester had met the Sky Blues twice before in the FA Cup, losing both games (in the first round in 1960/61 and at the third round stage in 1982/83).
But, once Hereford-born youngster Burge had been spotted by the referee kicking out at Nti in the 39th minute, it was always going to be hard work for the home side's 10 men to make it a third Cup win over Worcester, for whom 22-year-old Geddes proved the hero.
The former Manchester United trainee had a long wait for his spotkick as the home side arranged for regular keeper Ryan Allsop to come off the bench, at the expense of striker Frank Nouble.
But he kept his nerve to fire home the penalty before adding a second in the 55th minute when his low shot from the edge of the area flew past Allsop.
In between, Coventry had a great chance to level when teenager James Maddison was bought down in the box by Graham Hutchinson, but Johnson fluffed his penalty, goalkeeper Vaughan diving to his right to save comfortably.
Johnson then set up a nervous finale for Worcester when he dived low to head in at the far post with nine minutes remaining.
But, despite the addition of seven minutes' added time, homeless City, who now play their Conference North games as neighbours Kidderminster Harriers' tenants at Aggborough, hung on to reach the second round again - as they did when they last reached this same first round stage nine years ago.
Worcester City boss Carl Heeley told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"The seven minutes of injury time were the longest of my life, but this is the proudest day of my football career and finishes off the week for me after the birth of my daughter.
"We genuinely thought we could come here and get a result. We've got some good footballers and they're incredibly fit lads, so I didn't think the full-time/part-time thing would be a factor.
"Often in these games, you get fazed by the occasion but we took the game to them and were the better side and I'm very proud of them.
"I'm delighted for Sean Geddes. He was a key part of a Stourbridge side who've had a couple of cup runs. He's got goals in him. That's why we brought him here.
"We hope there's more good times to come. We want to reach the third round and there'll be a few wary of drawing Worcester City after that."
Match ends, Coventry City 1, Worcester City 2.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Worcester City 2.
Attempt saved. Nick Wright (Worcester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Worcester City. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
Attempt saved. Nick Wright (Worcester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Tristan Dunkley (Worcester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jack Finch (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Tristan Dunkley (Worcester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack Finch (Coventry City).
Attempt saved. Ellis Deeney (Worcester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Wayne Thomas (Worcester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Aaron Martin (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Marcus Tudgay (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Tyler Weir (Worcester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcus Tudgay (Coventry City).
Nathan Vaughan (Worcester City) is shown the yellow card.
Jordan Murphy (Worcester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Haynes (Coventry City).
Danny Jackman (Worcester City) is shown the yellow card.
Simeon Jackson (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Jackman (Worcester City).
Goal!  Coventry City 1, Worcester City 2. Reda Johnson (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Jordan Murphy (Worcester City).
Ryan Haynes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Jackman (Worcester City).
James Maddison (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ellis Deeney (Worcester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Danny Jackman (Worcester City).
James Maddison (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Worcester City. Tristan Dunkley replaces Daniel Nti.
Substitution, Worcester City. Connor Gater replaces Sean Geddes.
Foul by Nick Wright (Worcester City).
Jack Finch (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. James Maddison (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Ellis Deeney (Worcester City).
James Maddison (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Reda Johnson (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jordan Murphy (Worcester City).
Josh McQuoid (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


Heavy fog has been causing delays and disruption for drivers and commuters in some parts of Scotland.

A 40mph speed restriction on the Forth Road Bridge led to long tailbacks in the area and reports of hour-long delays on the A92 and a six-mile queue on the M90.
There were also problems on the M73 at the Baillieston Interchange, on the A8 in North Lanarkshire and on the M77.
Flights from some Scottish airports were also affected by the fog.
There were a number of cancellations from Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Airport said flights were able to take off and land there but that fog in London, Amsterdam and Cardiff had resulted in delays and cancellations.
Glasgow Airport tweeted: "Due to fog elsewhere, some of our flights are delayed or cancelled this morning. Please check with your airline for further details."
Brian Sim, 30, was meant to be flying home from Heathrow to Glasgow first thing on Monday morning.
He said: "My original flight was cancelled outright, and I was booked on a replacement six hours later. However the replacement has now been delayed by another two hours.
"I was meant to be at work at 9am this morning. Luckily my colleagues have been able to cover for me so far, but it's still not clear if I'll make it back for my evening shift."
He added: "There are a lot of people standing around and queuing at the airport, but it's a fairly sedate atmosphere to be honest."
On the M90, police said some drivers had been illegally using the bus lane to avoid the congestion. They said anyone caught doing this would face a fine.
The delays around the Forth Road Bridge were caused by a combination of the speed restrictions and a lane closure due to ongoing roadworks. The speed restrictions were later lifted.
Traffic Scotland was tweeting updates throughout the morning rush hour.
It said: "Lots of fog affecting the network this morning. Please use appropriate lights and drive safe."
It later jokingly appealed for help to "locate" the Forth Road Bridge as a further blanket of fog moved in.


Britain's Andy Murray became Wimbledon champion for the second time with a superb performance against Canada's Milos Raonic in the final.

The Scot beat Raonic in straight sets to repeat his triumph of 2013 and claim a third Grand Slam title.
Murray is the first British man to win more than one Wimbledon singles title since Fred Perry in 1935.
"I'm proud to have my hands on the trophy again," said Murray.
Murray finally ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male Wimbledon champion in 2013 - and the chance to see him repeat the achievement attracted huge attention.
Fans queued overnight just to grab a spot on Henman Hil to watch the match on a big screen, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those watching from the Royal Box on Centre Court.
"This is the most important tournament for me every year," added an emotional Murray.
"I've had some great moments here, but also some tough losses. The win feels extra special because of the tough losses."


The director of a young offenders' unit at the centre of allegations staff assaulted children has left his job.

Ralph Marchant is stepping down from the G4S-run Medway Secure Training Centre in Kent after severe criticism of its management.
His decision came after Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick urged the government to establish a commissioner to oversee the unit.
A team inspected the unit the day a BBC Panorama investigation was aired.
There are no allegations against Mr Marchant, whose role will be filled in the interim by the director of the immigration removal centres at Gatwick, Ben Saunders.
In a joint HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Ofsted report, Mr Hardwick urges Justice Secretary Michael Gove to establish a commissioner to "provide increased oversight, scrutiny and challenge of managerial arrangements in particular in relation to the safeguarding of young people" at the centre in Rochester.
"Managerial oversight failed to protect young people from harm," he said.
He also recommended body-worn cameras should be worn by staff who have regular contact with children at all institutions holding youngsters and they should "be expected to record all use of force incidents".
Inspectors said a small number of young inmates described staff using "insulting, aggressive or racist language" and also told them they felt "unsafe in areas not covered by CCTV".
"The concerns raised with us by a small number of children are consistent with the evidence presented by the BBC investigation which showed targeted bullying of vulnerable boys by a small number of staff in addition to the conditioning of new staff," Mr Hardwick said.
"There was also evidence in the BBC programme that a larger group of staff must have been aware of unacceptable practice but did not challenge or report this behaviour."
He also detailed the high level of staff turnover, said to be "in the region of 50% of the basic grade custody staff", but said inspectors were now satisfied "measures have been put in place to ensure appropriate staffing levels" at the unit.
Extra independent oversight was also being provided by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) and Barnardo's advocates, according to Mr Hardwick.
Following the publication of Mr Hardwick's report, Mr Gove told the House of Commons an "independent improvement board" would be set up to examine whether the failings at Medway Secure Training Centre were being addressed.
The panel will investigate safeguarding arrangements, "oversee, challenge and support" G4S over its improvement plan and report to the justice secretary on its "confidence in the capability of G4S, Youth Justice Board and other organisations to meet appropriate safeguarding standards at Medway" in the future.
Analysis
So, the fall-out from the Panorama programme on Medway continues.
A resignation, to add to the five dismissals and four suspensions; an inspection report blaming failings in managerial oversight and a panel of experts to oversee improvements.
It's this development, announced by Michael Gove, which carries the most significance.
One of the panel's terms of reference is to report to the Justice Secretary by March on whether it has "confidence in the capability" of G4S and the YJB, among other bodies, to meet "appropriate safeguarding standards" at Medway.
That sounds to me like a last chance for the controversial private security company to prove that it's able to fulfil the terms of its contract to run Medway, a contact which was renewed by Mr Gove last year.
The YJB has warned G4S there will be "contractual implications" if its fails to "deliver the improvements required" at Medway.
It also confirmed that body-worn cameras will be worn at Medway, as well as the G4S-run Oakhill secure training centre in Milton Keynes, following Mr Hardwick's recommendation.
YJB chief executive, Lin Hinnigan, said the safety of young people was "paramount importance" to the board.
Peter Neden, of G4S UK and Ireland, said the firm was "committed to supporting" an independent review commissioned by the Ministry of Justice.
The allegations uncovered by Panorama relate to 10 boys, aged 14 to 17, and involve unnecessary force, foul language and a cover-up.
Five men are currently on police bail.
Kent Police said four of the men were arrested on suspicion of child neglect. A fifth person was held on suspicion of assault.
Five members of staff at the 76-bed centre, which houses young inmates aged 12 to 18, have been sacked by G4S.
Four other people have been suspended and one has been reinstated.
The firm said the person had been present when another member of staff was restraining an inmate but its disciplinary investigation cleared them  of "all fault or blame"


The US Supreme Court has upheld a key portion of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, preserving health insurance for millions of Americans.

In a 6-3 decision, the justices said that tax subsidies that make health insurance affordable for low-income individuals can continue.
The ruling preserves the law known as Obamacare, which Mr Obama considers a major part of his presidential legacy.
Republicans have vowed to continue fighting the law.
"We've got more work to do, but what we're not going to do is unravel what has now been woven into the fabric of America," Mr Obama said.
The case, known as King v Burwell, was the second major challenge the law has faced in the US's highest court.
Unlike in many other western countries, the US does not have a single-payer healthcare system. Private companies, rather than the US government, provide health insurance for US citizens.
The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - one of Mr Obama's most significant and controversial domestic achievements - in 2010 mandated that every American had to purchase private insurance. It provided the subsidies to allow many to do so.
In 2012, the mandate portion of the law was challenged in the court. The justices ruled to preserve it.
In that decision, as in the decision on Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts surprised observers by siding with his liberal colleagues in support of the law.
"Congress passed the Affordable Care act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion.
Justice Anthony Kennedy dissented in 2012, but sided with the majority on Thursday.
Had the court made the opposite decision, an estimated 8.7 million people in the US would have been at risk of losing the aid that makes healthcare affordable.
The stakes could not have been higher.
People's health (crucially important) and Obama's legacy (less important, but for him and those around him fairly vital) were at stake.
Well a politically finely balanced Supreme Court has given an emphatic, overwhelming vote in favour of the president by 6-3.
I bet "No-drama Obama" is high-fiving anyone and everyone in the White House - that is how big it is.
Obama defies lame-duck expectations
Demonstrators gathered outside the court as early on Thursday morning.
Reading updates on their mobile phones, the crowd became jubilant when they learned mid-morning that the court had ruled in their favour. Some began dancing, while others chanted "If you're covered and you know it clap your hands."
"This is a big sigh of relief for millions across the country," said Ron Pollack of Families USA, a health-care advocacy organisation. "The ACA is not just the law of the land, it will remain the law of the land".
"Today is a good day for healthcare in America," said activist Benton Strong. "I hope this is the end of the line."
Demonstrators opposing the subsidies did not have a large visible presence.
Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in his dissent that the Supreme Court is setting a precedent of favouring some laws over others.
"We should start calling this law Scotuscare" Justice Scalia wrote, referring to the court's acronym. "Today's interpretation is not merely unnatural; it is unheard of."
Congressional Republicans have voted more than 50 times to undo the law.
House Speaker John Boehner said that they will continue their "efforts to repeal the law and replace it with patient-centred solutions that meet the needs of seniors, small business owners, and middle-class families".
Following the enactment of the ACA in 2010, states were given the option of establishing their own healthcare exchanges - online marketplaces for citizens to buy health coverage.
Citizens in states that refused to establish exchanges could shop for coverage on a federal exchange.
In the court, opponents argued that a phrase included in the law, "established by the state," meant the federal government could only provide subsidies to people in states that set up their own exchanges.
However, most Americans receiving subsidies purchase healthcare through the federal exchange, after many states decided not to set up their own marketplaces. Only 13 states and Washington DC have set up their own exchanges.
The Obama administration argued that was a too-narrow reading of the law, which spans nearly 1,000 pages, and the rest of the legislation makes clear subsidies are intended for those who meet income requirements, regardless of which exchange insurance was purchased from.
Source: Reuters
The upholding of the law cements President Obama's biggest legislative victory. Limiting the subsidies could have unravelled Mr Obama's signature healthcare reforms.
Republican Congressional leader Steve Scalise said he was disappointed with the ruling and would work to have the law "repealed and replaced," echoing near-universal Republican sentiment.
"It does not change the fact that Obamacare has been a dismal failure for millions of Americans who have lost the good healthcare that they liked, and are paying more for the plans that they have," Mr Scalise said in statement.
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A woman has appeared in court accused of trying to murder two police officers by driving a car at them.

Sharon McKenzie, 46, was also charged with driving while unfit through drink or drugs and failing to provide a breath specimen.
Police were responding to a report of concern for a person on Thursday afternoon when one officer was hit by a black Mini in Blackburn, West Lothian.
The officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
Ms McKenzie was also charged with breach of the peace and resisting arrest during the incident in Hopefield Drive.
McKenzie, who lives in Blackburn, made no plea or declaration. She was committed for further examination and remanded in custody.
James Drysdale, 43, from nearby Bathgate, made a separate appearance on petition at the same court also charged with attempted murder.
He made no plea or declaration and was also fully committed and remanded in custody pending further inquiries.
Ch Insp Barry Blair, Police Scotland's Area Commander for West Lothian, said the force was eager to establish the full circumstances surrounding the alleged attacks.
He said: "Anyone who was in the Hopefield Drive area on the evening of Thursday 13th October and witnessed the incident, is asked to come forward immediately."


A "callous" burglar has broken into a family's home and stolen their Christmas presents from under the tree.

The culprit left the Christmas paper after unwrapping and stealing Â£900 in items, including three Android tablets.
Sue Percival's grandchildren and daughter, Steph Summers, found the grim scene when visiting her home at Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Her four-year-old, Tristan, the first in the house, told her: "Mum, Santa's been. All the presents are open."
Grandmother-of-seven Ms Percival said: "We are devastated.
"I had finished all of my Christmas shopping because I started it in September.
"They stole the presents, including the electronic tablets I bought, all the alcohol and even all of my change that I had put in a coin counter for emergencies.
"The police said they think it is a personal targeted attack and that somebody might had waited for me to go to work."
South Wales Police's Sgt Adam Johnson said the burglar struck on Wednesday between 07:30-11:30 GMT.
He said: "The burglar forced the back door and made a search of the house, spending time to unwrap the Christmas presents which were in the house and choosing to take the high-value items and alcohol.
"The carnage was discovered by the children in the family who have now had their Christmas spoilt thanks to this callous person."
Among the items stolen were three computer tablets, trainers, perfumes sets and a large amount of alcohol.


Mae'n "naturiol" bod datblygwyr pencadlys newydd S4C yng Nghaerfyrddin wedi gofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru am gefnogaeth ariannol, yn ôl prif weithredwr y sianel.

Ddydd Mercher fe gyhoeddodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi Ken Skates y bydd y llywodraeth yn buddsoddi £3m yn Yr Egin yn dilyn cais am arian gan Brifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant.
Mae disgwyl i £3m arall ddod o fargen ddinesig Bae Abertawe.
Ym mis Chwefror dywedodd Prif Weinidog Cymru ei fod wedi cael addewid gan S4C na fyddai'r adleoliad o Gaerdydd yn creu cost i'r trethdalwr.
Wrth roi tystiolaeth i Bwyllgor Diwylliant y Cynulliad dywedodd Ian Jones, prif weithredwr S4C: "Os yw'r datblygiad yn gwneud impact economaidd, ieithyddol, cymdeithasol yn yr ardal a bod e'n ticio'r bocsys i gyd i Lywodraeth Cymru yna mae'n eithaf naturiol bod y brifysgol yn mynd i ofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru am gyfraniad."
Ychwanegodd Huw Jones, Cadeirydd Awdurdod S4C ei bod hi "wastad yn glir i ni fod nhw [y brifysgol] yn mynd i fod yn ymgeisio am grantiau".
Fe wnaeth Ian Jones hefyd amddiffyn penderfyniad S4C i dalu gwerth 20 mlynedd o rent - £3m - o flaen llaw i'r brifysgol.
"Edrychom ni ar saith neu wyth gwahanol opsiwn gan gynnwys cymryd rhan ecwiti mewn unrhyw adeilad, ond penderfynom ni ar ôl craffu'r prosiect yn fewnol ac allanol y byddai'n rhoi mwy o sicrwydd i S4C i wneud blaendal rhent," meddai.
"Y rhesymau am y blaendal rhent, mae'n syml iawn. Does yna ddim rent increases dros 25 mlynedd, does yna ddim effaith chwyddiant dros y cyfnod hynny felly rydyn ni'n gwybod faint ry'n ni'n ei dalu."
Mae'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig wedi dweud y bydd ei aelodau'n holi Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant ar ddydd Llun 13 Mawrth mewn sesiwn fydd yn canolbwyntio ar ariannu pencadlys newydd S4C yng Nghaerfyrddin.
Dywedodd datganiad gan y pwyllgor ddydd Iau mae'r gobaith yw gofyn i'r brifysgol "egluro unrhyw amheuon ariannol ynghylch y prosiect."


Highland Council has secured a compulsory purchase order (CPO) from Scottish ministers for its Inverness West Link project.

It allows the local authority to begin the process of buying land on the proposed route of the new road.
The West Link has been put forward as a way of easing travel across Inverness but is opposed by a local campaign.
Opponents say the West Link will lead to the loss of green space.
The Â£55m road project also involves relocating Torvean Golf Course and Highland Rugby Club's pitches, creating a new sports hub and parkland at Torvean and extending Kilvean Cemetery.
In June, councillors approved proposals for the replacement golf course.
On Tuesday, they will be asked to grant full planning permission for a new rugby clubhouse, an artificial pitch and two grass pitches.


Reading supporters and players past and present have shown their support for academy manager Eamonn Dolan on social media.

Dolan, 47, is undergoing a course of chemotherapy following an operation to remove a tumour from his bladder.
The Irishman has brought hundreds of players through the academy over more than a decade with the club.
Graduates Steve Sidwell, Shane Long and Jem Karacan are among those to have used #21forDolan on Twitter.
The number 21 follows a suggestion by fans website The Tilehurst End to stand for a minute's applause in the 21st minute of their opening home Championship fixture against Leeds United on Sunday.
It also recognises Dolan's long-time post as manager of the under-21 side.
In a statement issued by the club, Dolan expressed his thanks for "the superb support and medical care" he has been given since his operation.
Dolan's playing career, which included appearances for West Ham, Birmingham and Exeter City was cut short in 1993 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
He was also appointed Reading caretaker manager for one match following the dismissal of Brian McDermott in 2013.


Photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel have spent the past year travelling on the number 75 bus in Portland, Oregon, stopping off along the way to explore and capture parts of the town usually only glimpsed thorough the window.

The route runs for nearly 20 miles and comprises 131 stops, from upper St Johns to downtown Milwaukie.
Their pictures depict the wide range of communities spread along the way as well as capturing something of the gentrification in parts of the town.
Here is a selection of images from the project.
Bus 75: Hidden Portland was supported by a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, a local arts organisation in Portland.


A man who was facing trial for a double killing in east Belfast has been given a life sentence after he changed his pleas and admitted the murders.

Ciaran Nugent was due to stand trial at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday.
Nugent, 33, formerly of the Simon Community on the Falls Road in Belfast, had denied involvement in the murders.
But late on Monday his legal team asked that he be re-arraigned for the killings of friends Caron Smyth, 40, and 42-year old Finbar McGrillen.
The friends' bodies were found in the living room of Mr McGrillen's apartment at Ravenhill Court on 13 December 2013.
Last week, 34-year old Shaun Patrick Joseph Hegarty, formerly of Grainne House in the New Lodge area of Belfast, admitted murdering Ms Smyth and Mr McGrillen.
The minimum prison sentence that both men will have to serve before being considered eligible for release will be set at a later hearing.
Pre-sentence reports have been ordered on both men, who are currently on remand.


Hollywood director Tim Burton is set to switch on this year's Blackpool Illuminations, it has been revealed.

Burton has described himself as "Blackpool Pleasure Beach's biggest fan" and used the seaside town for scenes in his latest film.
He achieved fame through directing blockbusters like Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Planet of the Apes and Alice in Wonderland.
The famous lights will be turned on following a concert on 4 September.
A host of stars will perform including The Vamps, Lawson and Professor Green.
Burton, who was formerly married to actress Helena Bonham Carter, chose to shoot scenes in Blackpool for US band The Killers' video "Here with Me".
His latest movie "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" has also brought him to the resort.
Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson, was one of the cast who featured in scenes filmed on the promenade and inside Blackpool Tower.
He announced his arrival in the town in May by posting a selfie on Instagram.
Councillor Gillian Campbell, deputy leader of the town's council, said: "Having one of the most famous film directors in the world turn on the Blackpool Illuminations is a major coup and shows the high regard the town is held in the hearts of our famous visitors.
"We know he is a huge fan of Blackpool and we are delighted that he has agreed to switch the Illuminations on for us on the biggest night of Blackpool's year.
"This is gearing up to be one of the best switch-on events we have ever had."


A 16-year-old boy has died after he was stabbed in a busy Leeds street, prompting a murder inquiry.

Police were alerted to the stabbing in Harehills Lane, Harehills, at about 15:40 GMT.
The wounded teenager was taken to hospital for treatment, but died a short time later.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, West Yorkshire Police said. He remains in custody for questioning.
Det Supt Pat Twiggs, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "This tragic incident happened in a busy area at a busy time of day with large numbers of people going about their daily business.
"I am appealing directly to anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help our inquiries to come forward."
The force is hoping to speak to anyone who saw a person running in the area or those who have mobile phone footage.
The scene remains cordoned off, with police forensic examinations expected to continue over the weekend.


Alistair Brownlee beat brother Jonny as they repeated last year's achievement of a British one-two at the World Series Triathlon event in their home city of Leeds.

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The duo opened up a sizeable gap in the cycle before Olympic champion Alistair ran clear with 2.5km left to win in one hour, 46 minutes and 51 seconds.
Jonny crossed the line 12secs later with Spain's Fernando Alarza third.
Bermuda's Flora Duffy produced a superb display to win the women's race.
The 29-year-old, who triumphed in the World Series event in Yokohama last month, dominated the race, winning in a time of one hour, 57 minutes and two seconds.
America's Taylor Spivey was second, 1min 30secs behind Duffy, with Italy's Alice Betto third.
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For the first time in a World Series triathlon event, four of the top five finishers were from the same country, thanks to Britain's Adam Bowden and Tom Bishop, who finished fourth and fifth respectively.
Once again, though, the Brownlees dominated in their first race together since Alistair carried stricken Jonny over the line in last year's World Series finale in Cozumel in Mexico.
They were among the first out of the water, in a field that did not contain world champion Mario Mola or Javier Gomez, and were part of the lead group on the bike leg alongside Pierre Le Corre and Aurelien Raphael before breaking away from the French pair after the first 10km.
The gap was more than a minute when they began the run, during which Alistair again showed his superiority.
"It was really special," Alistair told BBC Sport. "You can never expect to win a race and know what is going to happen.
"I was involved in it from the very start, bidding to get it here and doing some course organisation. The last few hundred metres leading up to Millennium Square was amazing. I will remember this experience for the rest of my career.
"We were riding really hard on the bikes. For the first three laps of the circuit, we were probably riding as hard as we ever have. That took it out of us on the run."
Jonny said: "It was a hard way to do that race, to be the two of us from the end of the swim.
"If I want to beat Alistair, that is not the way to do it. I basically turned it into a long-distance hard man's race and he is a bit harder than me.
"We wanted people to work with us but they weren't strong enough. I was feeling good at the start of the run but injuries and illnesses mean I have missed quite a lot of training this year."
Alarza heads the World Series rankings with 2,743 points, 679 ahead of compatriot Mola.
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Three-time British Triathlon champion Annie Emmerson, speaking to BBC Sport
It is one of the best races I have ever seen. What those guys do - coming into town and staying away from that bike pack, which was literally 10 lengths behind - is amazing.
It was the Brownlee show. For all these guys that have come out here today, they have made it special.
Once again, though, Alistair has shown that he is just the best that there is.
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Jessica Learmonth was the highest-placed Briton in the women's race, with a World Series personal best of sixth after a final surge took her past Australia's Gillian Backhouse.
The Leeds-born athlete was leading during the cycle, but dropped back to help team-mate Non Stanford.
"We spoke before the race and that was the tactic [to work as a team]," Learmonth told BBC Sport. "I was more than happy to drop back and help Non push on. It is something we need to practice and this is a great place to do it."
Welsh former world champion Stanford finished 11th.
"It wasn't my best time," she said. "I have had a rough couple of weeks since Yokohama. I gave it as much as I could for as long as possible, but when I got to the run I had nothing left.
"We decided we were going to work as a team and that Jess would wait, so I did everything I could to get back up to her after the swim and to get us in a good position but I don't think I contributed very much, unfortunately.
"It is just a matter of getting myself round and the crowds helped me do that. I know it is a cliche but the support was fantastic."
The women's World Series rankings are led by American Kirsten Kasper, who finished fourth on Sunday and now has 2,049 points, 175 more than compatriot Katie Zaferes.
Team GB triathlete Vicky Holland, speaking to BBC Sport
These guys [Jessica and Non] are my team-mates and friends so I know when they have had troubles and injuries and illnesses and setbacks. I don't think there is a single person in the team today who has had a smooth run-in.
These two gave it everything. There is no doubt what they put into the race. Jess did a great job and went back for Non.
The front group were working together, motivated well by Flora Duffy, and the gap kept growing as they were motivated by the podiums.


Ian Paisley has been challenged to withdraw remarks made in 1999 linking innocent murder victims to the IRA.

Catholic brothers John Martin, Brian and Anthony Reavey were shot dead in their home at Whitecross in south Armagh by the UVF in January 1976.
A special Assembly debate heard how Mr Paisley alleged under parliamentary privilege that their brother was behind the next day's Kingsmill massacre.
They were all later cleared of being in the IRA and any wrongdoing.
In the Assembly's last day before adjourning for the summer, SDLP Newry and Armagh assembly member Dominic Bradley said: "Ian Paisley is known as 'the big man' - he now has the opportunity to show that he is big, not just in stature, but in heart and in mind as well.
"I hope for the sake of Sadie Reavey (88-year-old mother of the victims) that he matches up to that description.
"Many more people died in South Armagh and I remember all of them here this evening. I hope that their loved ones get the truth which they deserve.
"I ask this House to join me in that sentiment and to recognise the innocence of the murdered Reavey brothers and the whole family, and to join me in urging Dr Paisley to do the right thing by them."
Ulster Unionist Newry and Armagh MLA Danny Kennedy challenged claims of widespread security force collusion in South Armagh killings.
He said blanket criticisms of security forces in the past by nationalist politicians had raised tensions.
"None of those events should have happened," he said.
"Can I say that in relation to specifically the murder of the three Reavey brothers, Brian, John Martin and Anthony who died some weeks later, it is my belief that they were murdered in a very cruel and callous manner and that they were entirely innocent victims.
"And I place that on the record and I have no doubt of that."
At the time of the Reavey murders, 16 people were killed in 24 hours.
The victims of the spate of sectarian shootings included three members of the Catholic O'Dowd family who were killed by gunmen on the same night as the Reavey family murders.
Joseph O'Dowd, 61, and his nephews Barry O'Dowd, 24, and Declan O'Dowd, 19, were killed, while Barney O'Dowd, father of the boys, was seriously injured.
Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd is a relative, and he spoke of how he heard of the attack.
Unionists challenged Sinn Fein speakers over the legacy of IRA violence, but Mr O'Dowd said: "I know members opposite have lost loved ones in similarly horrible circumstances.
"And their pain is no different from any other family's pain, whether you be an innocent civilian, whether you be a republican activist, or whether you be a member of one of the British services that lost their lives during the conflict.
"The pain is no different to a family member."
The day after the Reavey brothers were killed, 10 Protestant workmen were murdered by the IRA at Kingsmills in south Armagh. Two people survived the attack.
Mr Bradley later said no speaker had risen to defend Ian Paisley's claims, and he should now apologise to the family.


The RSPCA has had a 100% success rate for its prosecutions after facing a "growing animal cruelty crisis".

The animal charity said there were 297 convictions last year in Wales, a rise of 20%, following an increase in the number of animal welfare cases reported.
RSPCA Cymru's Steve Carter said workers faced "immense demands".
The charity said the economic downturn was probably still partly to blame with some people unable to look after pets.
The 100% conviction rate was up from 97.8%.
Mr Carter said it demonstrated "how robust our investigative process is".
The number of animals rescued or collected also more than doubled, which the charity says is more positive.
Other figures reported for 2013:
HORSE SUFFERING: A Gwynedd horse breeder allowed his ponies to suffer so much that nine had to be put down.
Evan Lloyd Evans, 69, was jailed for 10 weeks after being found guilty of multiple animal welfare offences in October 2013.
The conditions the horses were kept in were described as "appalling and completely inappropriate".
EMACIATED DOGS: In another case, a married couple from Pembrokeshire were banned from keeping dogs for five years after their dogs were found to be so emaciated that one of them - a lurcher - weighed less than a cat.
CATS LEFT TO BREED: A mother and daughter from Wrexham who neglected 17 cats in their care were disqualified from keeping all animals indefinitely. The family had left the cats to breed uncontrollably with only one of their cats being neutered. Several, including the two kittens, had to be put to sleep because of their serious health issues. Both women were given community orders.
'WORST' FLEA INFESTATION: A suspended sentence and life ban were given to a Pontypridd man, 55, who had a cat with the worst flea infestation the vet had ever seen.
The cat, which was found living in squalid conditions in an upstairs bedroom, recovered. The man had previously been prosecuted by the RSPCA regarding two of his dogs.
Source: RSPCA
The RSPCA believes the economic downturn could still be playing in part in the increase in cases reported to it, where people are unable to look after pets which in some cases leads to neglect.
The charity said social media was also playing a part in raising the profile of the charity's work.
"We are getting people reporting cases on Twitter but we'd really encourage them to contact our helpline as the first port of call, and those messages we receive on social media we refer on to there," said a spokesman.
Mr Carter said the rise in cautions reflected how the charity had tried to work with people to educate them.
"However, where there is evidence of a crime and serious animal abuse then we will take legal action to protect the animals and prevent further abuse. We also want to see courts taking these offences far more seriously," he said.


A large bird native to South America has been captured in a garden in Hampshire after fleeing from its owner.

The white female rhea, nicknamed Snowflake, was spotted in North Boarhunt. It is thought she escaped from a private collection.
Police, the fire service and members of a specialist team from Sparsholt College helped catch the bird.
She is being kept at the college while she waits to be reunited with her owner.
A man spotted the bird at 12:30 BST on Thursday in his garden.
Chris Mitchell, centre manager at Sparsholt College, said: "Working with animals, we're accustomed to unusual conversations involving out of the ordinary situations.
"However it did catch me slightly off guard when we had a call from the Hampshire police control room declaring that there was a large bird in a front garden in North Boarhunt and could the college assist."


How do you stop a polite conversation about politics, even with your nearest and dearest, descending into a slanging match?

The only failsafe answer of course is not to talk about politics at all.
But it's a very real question that the prime minister faces right now. He says ministers who want to campaign to leave the EU will be able to do so in the runup to the vote.
But on this subject, that has so divided the Conservatives in the past, how can he stop what will be an energetic debate in the party doing lasting damage?
The Downing Street headed notepaper, the clarifications of parliamentary precedent, and the careful words all look terribly polite.
But in David Cameron's three-page letter to his ministers this afternoon, there are some robust messages to his own side, and evidence of his own anxieties about the self-harm the Conservatives could indulge in during the coming months.
It was only last week that he succumbed to the (almost) inevitable and said that ministers will be able to vote according to their beliefs, and campaign to leave the EU in the referendum. But the PM clearly believes the decision alone is not enough. So, to try to rein people in, he's published a set of rules.
First off, in no uncertain terms, ministers are told to keep quiet on the subject until he reaches a deal, expected in the middle of next month.
But even after the negotiations are complete, the letter states that ministers will only be able to give their overall positions on the basic question, stay or go.
He writes "all other EU or EU-related businessâ€¦will continue to be subject to the normal rules of collective responsibility".
So, a row between the Home Office and Brussels over a new European regulation?  A spat between DEFRA and the EU about environmental regulations?
Under David Cameron's rules, Eurosceptic government ministers would not be allowed to use evidence from normal government business to make the case to leave.
And ministers who want to leave the EU won't be able to use the power, the drama of Westminster itself to argue for exit.
Number 10 will not allow Eurosceptics with jobs in the government to campaign for Out from the backbenches, nor will they be allowed to speak at length on the issue from the despatch box.
If they are asked a question by an MP that requires them to make reference to an EU issue, they will be able to point out their own position, while also referring to the government policy.
But that's as far as it goes, whereas the prime minister, and those who are expected to campaign to stay will be able to argue for the government position, almost inevitably making the case to stay.
Tonight, it's prompted accusations there simply is one rule for one side, another for the other. Campaigners for Out are gleefully pointing out tonight that ministers are being given less licence to express their views than Liberal Democrat ministers were under the coalition.
The civil service won't be neutral, and will support the government's position "in the normal way".
Eurosceptic cabinet ministers I've spoken to are relatively relaxed about the suggestions, but with one important caveat, that the prime minister does not use the immediate aftermath of the summit where he agrees the deal, to hail it as a huge breakthrough before they are allowed to make their case.
With summits finishing on Friday afternoons, and the Cabinet traditionally meeting on Tuesday mornings, there are nerves about a vital 72-hour gap where the campaign to stay could suddenly have huge advantage.
Most telling perhaps is what the letter tells us about the political dangers of this project, probably the biggest risk David Cameron has ever taken.
He calls for Conservative ministers to remain a "united, harmonious, mutually respectful team".
The fact he feels the need to spell that out suggests just how worried he may be about polite disagreement descending into bitterness.


An 83-year-old man was stabbed to death while out walking his two dogs in Norfolk woodland, say police.

The victim's body was found on Saturday near the Fiveways Junction in East Harling.
He died from multiple stab wounds to his neck and head, a post-mortem examination showed.
Ch Supt Mike Fawcett, of Norfolk Police, said he could understand the shock of the community at the "level of brutality".
The man was described as a "family man from the local area".  Police said the victim was seen as "well-mannered, well-natured and well-liked".
Ch Supt Fawcett added: "The motive remains unclear and we are appealing for people who have noticed any unusual activity in the area recently.
"Those who use the woodlands and footpath regularly, especially whose who were there between 9am and 11am on Saturday 5 August, are urged to contact us."
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He said "dedicated teams" were investigating the case and a mobile police station has been set up at the scene.
A cordon remains in place.


A couple from Wales have fulfilled their ambition to stand atop one of Scotland's best known mountain features - in their wedding attire.

Mel Morrell and Steve Hill went on a climbing trip to Skye shortly after first going out six years ago.
The pair had hoped to tackle the Cioch, a block of rock on cliffs in the Cuillin, but could not complete the climb at that time.
They returned last Thursday and completed the ascent.
The Hills, who live in Swansea, were married two years ago, but only last week were able to return to Skye for the climb.
While on the Cioch they recreated a famous sword fight scene from 1986 film Highlander that featured Scots actor Sean Connery.
Mr Hill said: "We found the plastic swords in a crack once we were on the Cioch. It felt wrong not to use them."
The Hills, who are members of South Wales Mountaineering Club, made their trip to Skye with climbing friends.
Mrs Hill made her ascent in her climbing gear before putting on her dress.
Her husband put on his suit at a safe point just before finishing his climb via another route so as not to hold up others waiting to make the same climb.


Dundee United recorded a £3.9m profit for the year to June 2015 but admit spending continues to exceed income.

The club say it's "the largest profit since the foundation of the football club in 1909".
United - currently bottom of the Scottish Premiership - sold Ryan Gauld, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong during the accounting period.
Net debt was reduced to £1.28m. Turnover was up 4% to £5.82m but there was an operating loss of £799,000.
Debt had stood at £7.3m in 2007 while the latest profit represents a £2.7m increase on the previous year.
"It is noted that the club continues to spend more than it generates in income," the club added.
"The operating loss for the year was £799k and only successful player trading can sustain such losses.
"Much work continues to be done on identifying and implementing reductions in operating expenses and the value of this work should be reflected in forthcoming results."


Remembering the winning feeling and how to celebrate one of those "goal things" provided some much-needed relief to a couple of teams in the Championship.

But it wasn't all good news. An unwelcome guest halted proceedings at a League One match and a reunion with former work colleagues didn't go so well in League Two.
BBC Sport reflects on five things that may have passed you by from Saturday's EFL action.
Derby County could be forgiven for forgetting how to celebrate the glorious goalscoring moment.
But, having netted just once in seven Championship matches this season, Ikechi Anya struck late in the first half against Bristol City to double their tally with one deft finish.
Aaron Wilbraham's injury-time equaliser ultimately spoiled the feeling for Rams fans and manager Nigel Pearson, whose side have still only one league win this season.
The former Leicester boss said his side were "mugged" in the midweek home defeat against Ipswich Town and the feeling remained after another painful setback.
Pearson told BBC Radio Derby: "We have to be clinical. The reality is we know have had four very good chances in the second half to bury the game and we have continued to miss pretty straightforward chances."
Eight matches, two goals, one win, six points, fifth from bottom. But, Derby fans, as Goodbrand Stats so brilliantly put it in Oasis hashtag-style.....
Exeter City against Plymouth Argyle is always a big deal in Devon. So important locally that Argyle gave the occasion a boxing-style introduction on their Twitter account.
But there was added interest to this one. The fact that Argyle won the lunchtime kick-off 2-0 ensured the team in the Green corner would drift off to sleep for their Saturday night slumbers as, still, League Two leaders.
And, just to spice it up further, former Plymouth striker Reuben Reid had a debut to forget against the club he left in the summer after rejecting a new contract.
Reid was the Pilgrims' top scorer for two of the last three seasons, but made little impact after coming on as a substitute for the Grecians at St James Park.
The 28-year-old scored a hat-trick for Argyle in the fixture two seasons ago. This time around, his "warm" reception was far from welcoming, with a 'Judas' banner and some heated exchanges with former team-mates.
A first league victory of the season in game number eight is hardly time to open the champagne, buy party streamers and get the bunting out.
But having started with a 4-1 home loss to Norwich and defeats in five of their first seven Championship fixtures, Blackburn Rovers fans at last have something to smile about.
At 1-0 down to fellow strugglers Rotherham United, it seemed an uphill task for the former Premier League champions.
But three goals turned things around for Owen Coyle's men and - despite a late scare - they clinched a 4-2 win to move off the bottom of the table, albeit only on goal difference.
Security scares, pitch invasions, rain of biblical proportions, streakers and now... drone stops play.
And no, in case you were thinking as much, it wasn't the latest technological advances in assessing player performance. It was simply an unwanted space invader.
Bradford's 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers was a pretty unremarkable 1-1 draw in many ways. Rovers did score late on to deny the Bantams the chance to go second in League One.
But the appearance over the stadium of a drone that began circling the pitch will probably live longer in the memory for most people at the Northern Commercials Stadium.
Referee Andy Haines took the players off the pitch 20 minutes into the second half but three minutes later the unwanted guest had disappeared. The teams re-appeared and it was a case of 'as you were'.
Fifty seven years ago, drones were not really a thing. In fact, in 1959 photocopying wasn't really a thing - that was until the Xerox machine entered the mainstream market and cheered up many a worker.
Coventry City were not really a force in football terms either. But Saturday's 0-0 draw at home to Oldham, coupled with Rochdale's victory against Fleetwood Town, saw the Sky Blues sink to the bottom of the third tier - their lowest point since the final year of the 50s.
In 1959 they were promoted as Division Four runners-up behind Port Vale - that was their only season in the fourth tier of English football in their 97-year history.
Coventry did play in both Division Three North and South at various times, in the days of regional lower league divisions.
But it's not good news whichever way you look at it, so here's a video of one of the great Wembley goals to cheer up glum Coventry fans, and anyone else who loves a brilliant diving header.
It's a cracker and will take some copying.
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More rapes have been reported in West Fife than any other area in Scotland between April 2013 and May this year, according to data obtained by BBC Scotland.

The figures from Police Scotland reveal that the command area - which includes Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath - received 102 reports over the 14-month period.
The Fife Council area received the same number of reports (222) as Glasgow.
Its population is two-thirds the size of Scotland's largest city.
Nearly 2,000 rapes were reported to Police Scotland between April 2013 and May 2014.
You can explore the data for your own Police Scotland command area using the SEARCHABLE DATABASE developed by BBC Scotland.
These new figures come in the wake of a police report last month which acknowledged that reports of rape were on the rise across its national divisions.
In the first full year of Scotland's single police force, the number of alleged rapes being reported to the authorities increased by more than a fifth to almost 1,700 while the level of sexual crimes recorded rose by 11.8%.
But the data released to BBC Scotland under Freedom of Information legislation further breaks down these divisional reports by police command area and month.
While West Fife topped the list, police in the command areas of West Lothian (92), Dundee (87), Glasgow South-East (74), Perth and Kinross (69), and Central Fife (69) also received a high number of reports.
The single largest number of incidents (23) was reported in West Fife in August 2013.
The data released to BBC Scotland also reveals peaks in incidents of rape reported nationally in November 2013 (154) and January 2014 (158). The monthly average over the 14-month period was 142.
But Det Supt Louise Raphael, the head of Police Scotland's new National Rape Task Force, warned that these figures should be treated with caution.
"This data shows when crimes were reported to us, and not necessarily when they were committed," she said.
Det Supt Raphael said the data could include multiple crimes reported by a single person - crimes which may have occurred over a long period of time.
"We also know that about 36% of rapes reported to us were historic in nature - crimes that were a year or more old," she added.
"That figure increases to nearly 50% for crimes reported up to three months after they actually occurred."
Det Supt Raphael said that, coupled with the fact that only 19% of rapes against adults are reported, the task force has found it challenging to pinpoint geographical or seasonal trends in attacks.
"We want to see more reporting to the police because if we don't have that then we can't properly understand the nature of the crime and the causal factors.
"So we anticipate seeing an increase in the number and not necessarily a decrease."
She added that the introduction of risk assessment questionnaires for those suffering domestic abuse had encouraged many victims to come forward.
Sandy Brindley, national coordinator of Rape Crisis Scotland, said court was "a big deterrent to many people who are scared, feel they can't go through with it, and who may not have confidence in the system".
But she lauded Police Scotland for adapting a number of significant measures to boost public confidence.
In addition to a recent awareness campaign, Police Scotland also unveiled a new scheme last week that would see men suspected of sex crimes issued with police warnings.
It is hoped the Persons of Interest scheme would frighten sexual predators into changing their behaviour if they thought the authorities were on their trail.


Workers at spirits producer Chivas Brothers have voted in favour of going on strike in a dispute over pay.

Members of the Unite union at the firm's sites in Paisley and Dumbarton were balloted after talks aimed at averting industrial action failed.
The union called for a "decent pay increase and harmonisation of pay between sites".
A spokesman for Chivas Brothers said the company was "disappointed" by the decision to strike.
Operations at the company's Paisley plant are to be closed by 2019 with workers offered jobs in Dumbarton.
Last November, Chivas announced plans to invest Â£40m in building a new bottling plant at its Kilmalid site in Dumbarton.
Unite said 76.4% of members balloted in Paisley voted for strike action and 81.9% for action short of strike.
At Kilmalid, members voted by 90.8% for strike action and 98.5% for action short of strike.
Regional co-ordinating officer for the union, Elaine Dougall said: "We believe our claim for a decent pay increase and harmonisation of pay between sites was both reasonable and affordable."
"The fact that the company first refused to improve their initial offer, were then forced to talks at ACAS and then brought nothing new to the table shows what little respect they have for the rules of negotiation.
"We are also disappointed that the company has failed to recognise the contribution our members make towards the successful brand that Chivas is today, by awarding a pay increase that reflects that."
She said the door remained open for "an eleventh hour reprieve".
She added: "We would say to Chivas management, come back to the table with an offer that is fair and reflects the hard work and commitment of our members and this action can be halted."
A Chivas Brothers spokesman said: "After a period of constructive and transparent negotiation with employee representatives, we have made several significant improvements and firmly believe our pay offer - which exceeds the rate of inflation in the UK-  is fair and reasonable and ensures that our employees have a highly competitive salary and benefits package."


One of the biggest events in women's sport has been taking place in stadiums across Northern Ireland and the Republic.

But how much do you know about the Women's Rugby World Cup?
Here are five key facts about the competition, which comes to a climax this Saturday at Belfast's Kingspan Stadium.
This is the first time the Women's Rugby World Cup has been hosted by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
The tournament, which is held every three to four years, was established in 1991.
However it was not officially recognised by the then governing body - the International Rugby Football Board.
It was eventually given retrospective endorsement by the World Rugby Union in 2009.
This year's event is set to be the biggest tournament yet.
Twelve teams have been competing in this year's tournament in the hope of being crowned World Champions.
They have travelled from far and wide to compete, with teams from Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and Australia set to show off their skills.
Each squad is made up of 23 players, 15 of whom take to the pitch to face their rivals.
The rules are the same as in men's rugby, and the opening rounds of the tournament were played at Dublin's UCD Bowl and Billings Park, with the play-offs based at Queen's University in Belfast.
Tuesday's semi-finals - in which New Zealand eased past the USA and England defeated France - were played at Belfast's Kingspan Stadium, which also plays host to Saturday's final between England and the Black Ferns at 19:45.
Five other matches on Saturday will decide which teams come in from third to 12th places.
More than 6,000 fans turned out to watch the international sides battle it out in the opening rounds of the competition.
Officials said tickets for the opening matches were fully sold out.
Looking ahead to Saturday's final, the trend has been is continuing, and fans hoping to attend are encouraged to pre-book - although there will be a limited number of tickets on sale at the stadium.
The teams have been supported by rugby die-hards who have followed them across the globe.
That of course means good news for Northern Ireland's tourism and the economy.
Tourism NI's Director of Events, Aine Kearney, said the tournament was not only a highlight of the sporting calendar, but also a "key economic driver".
"With 21 matches broadcast to a global audience, it will undoubtedly benefit Northern Ireland," she told BBC News NI.
While men's rugby has a long-held tradition in Ireland, Ireland also has a claim as the founding land of women's rugby.
In 1887, Emily Valentine became the first female ever recorded to play rugby and score a try during a match at Portora Royal School, in Enniskillen.
She was only 10 years old at the time, and was asked to play alongside her brothers as the team were a man down.
Delighted at her achievement, Emily Valentine wrote a detailed description of her experience in her journal.
"I used to stand on the touchline in the cold damp Enniskillen winter, watching every moment of play, furious when my side muffed a ball, or went offside, bitterly disappointed when a goal was missed," she wrote.
"I knew the rules. At last my chance came. I got the ball - I can still feel the damp leather and the smell of it, and see the tag of lacing at the opening."
"I grasped it and ran dodging and darting, but I was so keen to score that try that I did not pass it, perhaps when I should.
"I still raced on, I could see the boy coming toward me. I dodged, yes I could and breathless, with my heart pumping, my knees shaking, I ran.
"Yes, I had done it; one last spurt and I touched down, right on the line."


The rate of US home sales fell in November as buyers struggled with new regulation.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said existing home sales decreased by 10.5% in November, despite continued demand.
The pace of sales was the slowest since April 2014.
NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said "sparse inventory and affordability issues" continued,  but new rules likely caused the sudden dip.
In October a new mortgage filing rule - Know Before You Owe - came into effect with the goal of making mortgage applications clearer. The new process gives borrowers three days to ask questions about the loan from the provider.
Yun said the longer timeframe likely caused some deals that would have closed in November to be pushed back to December.
Provided the timeframe does not get much longer, Yun said he expected a normal pace of home sales to resume.
The price of housing in the US also rose. The average price was $220,300 (Â£148,719) in November, 6.3% higher than the previous year.
The value of US housing is now increasing at twice the rate of the average US salary.
Sales of existing homes for the year are on pace to rise by 5%.
First time buyers continued to make up about a third of the market.
Some analysts see this as concerning, as the price of mortgages gets set to increase following the Federal Reserve's decision in December to raise interest rates.


David Cameron became "distracted" after the 2011 intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama has said.

Speaking to the Atlantic magazine, he said the operation went as well as he had hoped, but Libya was now "a mess".
The article also said he had warned the PM the UK would have to pay its "fair share" and spend 2% of GDP on defence.
In response, Number 10 said there were "many difficult challenges" in Libya, while the White House said it deeply valued the UK's contributions.
Downing Street did not comment on President Obama's remark to the PM about defence spending, reportedly made before Chancellor George Osborne said the government would fulfil a Nato pledge to spend 2% of national income on defence last year.
In response to the interview, a spokesman for the US National Security Council said Mr Cameron had been "as close a partner as the president has had" adding that "we deeply value the UK's contributions on our shared national security and foreign policy objectives".
BBC North America editor Jon Sopel said the unsolicited statement put out by the White House suggested Downing Street had reacted angrily to the article.
"It's like we've seen a curtain drawn back on the unspun thoughts of President Obama, complete with frustration as well, and what we've seen tonight is the White House trying to close the curtain as quickly as it can," he added.
The toppling of the Gaddafi regime in Libya - following UN-backed air strikes designed to protect civilians - led to a power vacuum and instability, with no authority in full control.
The intervention was led by the UK and France - and in his interview, Mr Obama reflects on "what went wrong", saying: "There's room for criticism, because I had more faith in the Europeans, given Libya's proximity, being invested in the follow-up."
Mr Cameron, he said, became "distracted by a range of other things". He also criticised former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, saying he had tried to claim the spotlight.
The former French president, he said, "wanted to trumpet the flights he was taking in the air campaign, despite the fact that we had wiped out all the air defences and essentially set up the entire infrastructure" for the intervention.
President Obama said the intervention "averted large-scale civilian casualties (and) prevented what almost surely would have been a prolonged and bloody civil conflict". But he added: "And despite all that, Libya is a mess."
He also criticised what he called "free riders" in the interview, saying European and Gulf countries were calling for action against Gaddafi, adding: "But what has been a habit over the last several decades in these circumstances is people pushing us to act but then showing an unwillingness to put any skin in the game."
Despite efforts to support Libya's National Transitional Council, and the first elections in the country for decades, it rapidly descended into violence, with two rival governments and the formation of hundreds of militias, some allied to so-called Islamic State.
In January, Mr Cameron told MPs the "Libyan people were given the opportunity" to build a stable democracy - and it was a matter of "huge regret" they had not taken it.
He stressed that - unlike in Iraq - the post-conflict planning was locally driven.
"Gaddafi was bearing down on people in Benghazi and threatening to shoot his own people like rats," he said. "An international coalition came together to protect those people and to help the Libyan people, who then got rid of Gaddafi.
"And they had an opportunity to build what they said they wanted."
Responding to President Obama's interview, Downing Street said "coming to the aid of innocent civilians who were being tortured and killed by their leader was the right thing to do".
The government has tried to support stability in Libya and is "working hard to support the UN-led process to establish a stable and inclusive government that will allow them to build a peaceful future", a spokesman said.
"But ultimately a positive outcome for Libya is not just up to the international community - this process needs to be led by the Libyan people," he added.
The US National Security Council spokesman added: "With respect to Libya, the president has long said that all of us - including the United States - could have done more in the aftermath of the Libyan intervention."
He said the UK had "stepped up on a range of issues" including meeting the 2% commitment and pressing other Nato members to do the same.
Former Conservative Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind said it was "a bit rich" for the US president to single out the UK and France, as they had carried out more air operations in the Libya campaign than any other country.
15 February 2011 - Protests against Colonel Gaddafi's regime erupt in Libya
20 February - Anti-Gaddafi rebels seize control of Libya's second city Benghazi
21 February - David Cameron, on a tour of the Middle East, condemns violence by the Gaddafi regime. Over the next few days he faces criticism over the government's handling of the evacuation of Britons from Libya
28 February: Mr Cameron asks the Ministry of Defence to "work with our allies on plans for a military no-fly zone" over Libya
2 March: Mr Cameron is forced to defend the no-fly zone plan after US Defence Secretary Robert Gates dismisses the idea as "loose talk"
14 March: Mr Cameron insists it is "perfectly deliverable" - and denies he is having trouble convincing other EU leaders, with the exception of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, of the need for one
17 March: The UN Security Council votes to impose a no-fly zone over Libya
19 March: The RAF begins bombing raids alongside French and US jets, with logistical support from several Arab nations
21 March: MPs vote to authorise UK military action, which is backed by then Labour leader Ed Miliband
21 August: Rebel fighters enter Tripoli. Mr Cameron cuts short his summer holiday in Cornwall to hold a meeting of the National Security Council and makes a statement outside Downing Street saying: "Gaddafi must stop fighting - without conditions - and clearly show that he has given up any claim to control Libya."
1 September: Libya's interim rulers meet world leaders in Paris to discuss reshaping Libya, as Gaddafi urges his supporters to fight on
15 September: Speaking in Benghazi's Tahrir square, Mr Cameron praises the way Libya's interim authority has taken charge but warns the "hardest part" is still to come
20 October: Gaddafi is captured and killed by rebel fighters in the city of Sirte


A 47-year-old man had admitted causing the death of a motorcyclist and seriously injuring his wife by careless driving on the A9 last year.

William Couston pulled out of a junction and into the path of the oncoming motorcycle, causing the death of 55-year-old Orkney man Nigel Mills.
The incident happened at the junction to the Alness Business Park in the Highlands on 6 March last year.
Sentence was deferred for background reports and bail was continued.
Inverness Sheriff Court heard Mr Mills and his wife were on their way from their Orkney home to the Scottish Motorcycle Show at Ingliston, near Edinburgh.
However, bad weather in the north persuaded them to take an earlier crossing between St Margaret's Hope and Gills Bay.
Fiscal depute Roderick Urquhart told Sheriff Margaret Neilson that Couston was heading for Invergordon to attend the gym when he pulled out of the junction.
The prosecutor said: "Both Mr and Mrs Mills were thrown off their bike and on to the carriageway. The first witness on the scene said Couston's car was in the middle of the road, its right indicator still flashing and steam was coming from it.
"Ambulance and police were called and Couston identified himself to officers as being the driver. There appeared to be no signs of life in Mr Mills.
"Mrs Mills suffered a right leg fracture, a compound fracture to the left, a crushed pelvis, a fractured vertebra and a perforated bladder. She is still using crutches and a wheelchair and was in hospital in Aberdeen for three months after the accident."


The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan has said it is vital that other European Union member states understand the unique circumstances in the island of Ireland in the period before the UK triggers its departure from the EU.

Mr Flanagan was speaking at a conference attended by British and Irish politicians at Oxford.
Mr Flanagan also said that Northern Ireland's legacy inquest delays would be addressed by implementing the Lord Chief Justice's proposals.
The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, requested Â£10m funding for a five-year programme to deal with inquests into some of the most controversial killings of the Troubles.
Mr Flanagan said: "I believe it is the solemn responsibility of politicians in London, in Belfast and in Dublin to deliver a framework for dealing with legacy issues."
Minister Flanagan also welcomed the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's stance on addressing legacy issues.
James Brokenshire said on Friday that he wants the search for agreement on the stumbling blocks regarding the legacy of the Troubles to enter a more public phase.


Five Thai students who flashed a salute inspired by Hollywood film series The Hunger Games at Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha have been detained.

The three-fingered salute was widely used by protesters against Thailand's military coup in May.
The military had threatened in June to arrest anyone who refused to stop doing it when challenged.
Gen Prayuth led the coup, which came after months of political deadlock and unrest, and became PM in August.
On Wednesday, he was speaking at an event in the north-eastern province of Khon Kaen when five students from a local university sitting near the podium stood up.
They removed their shirts to reveal T-shirts underneath with a Thai slogan reading "No Coup", and flashed the three-fingered salute.
Police officers and soldiers immediately took the five away.
The three-finger gesture is used by characters in the dystopian Hunger Games film and book trilogy as a sign of silent dissent against a brutal authoritarian state.
It became so popular after the Thai coup that the authorities warned they would arrest anyone in a large group who gave the salute and refused to lower their arm when ordered.
Local media reported that Mr Chan-ocha appeared unperturbed on Wednesday and asked: "Does anyone else want to protest?" He added that protesters could lodge complaints with local government offices.
Army officials later confirmed that the students were taken to a military camp and were detained for "attitude adjustment", reported The Nation.
Lawyer Sasinan Thamnithinan said they had not been charged, the Associated Press reports.
Anti-coup leaflets had reportedly been distributed around Khon Kaen province before Gen Prayuth's arrival.
The area is known to be a power base for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his Pheu Thai party, whose supporters are known as "red shirts".
The military has been heavily criticised for its ousting of the democratically-elected civilian government.
But it has argued that its 22 May coup was necessary to bring peace and stability to Thailand, which saw violent clashes between red shirts and the pro-monarchy opposition "yellow shirts" supporters.
Gen Prayuth became prime minister after he was named by a legislature hand-picked by the military.
Amnesty International has said the military government has since engaged in widespread human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions and a clampdown on free speech.
The military has said it eventually plans to hand power back to civilians and promised to hold a general election in late 2015. But international players have raised concerns of the junta consolidating power in the meantime.