An "independent, comprehensive and unfettered" inquiry is to be held into flaws at a flagship leisure centre.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed to commission the probe into the beleaguered DG One in Dumfries.
Councillors decided to continue repairs on the site which it has already been revealed are set to run at least Â£3m over their Â£10m budget.
Council leader Elaine Murray confirmed she would also write to the Health and Safety Executive and Police Scotland.
The local authority is to draw down Â£500,000 initially to allow repair works to continue.
A report is then expected back within eight weeks to put a final price tag on the remedial work.
They decided against more dramatic options which could have seen the building demolished and replaced or simply knocked down.
"It is not a position any of us would have wanted," said Ms Murray.
"This is the best outcome we could have given the situation - we will be able to deliver a facility for Dumfries."
Earlier, Ms Murray had told councillors she would be contacting the police and the HSE to look at the potential of a criminal investigation.
It echoed calls made by south of Scotland MSP Colin Smyth who said such a probe should not be ruled out.
He said the "eye-watering" scale of repairs meant questions needed to be asked as to whether the building was safe during the time it was being used by the public.
DG One opened in 2008 but a string of problems led to its complete closure in 2014.
A long-running legal wrangle meant it took nearly two years before the council reached a settlement with contractors to allow the current repairs programme to begin.
It has unearthed further problems which Ms Murray described as "absolutely shocking".
"It is an absolute disgrace and we feel - in the administration group at least - that we need to investigate the possibility of criminality and how that can be taken forward," she said.
The council also agreed to commission an independent inquiry into the DG One building and its construction so that "all lessons are learned".
A spokesman for Kier, who built the centre, said last week that a settlement for the building had been reached last year allowing full remedial works to be undertaken.


A Scottish couple who scooped a £14m Lottery jackpot kept their win secret while they jetted off on holiday.

John and Alison Doherty, from Elderslie, Renfrewshire, discovered their numbers had come up the day before they were due to go to Florida.
Rather than take their winning ticket away with them, they hid it inside a lantern until they returned from their two-week break.
They admitted that they spent the fortnight in a "daze".
Mrs Doherty, 50, said she realised she had won after checking her numbers for the 2 July draw on her tablet.
"When I realised I had all six numbers I couldn't believe it," she said.
"I was screaming, lying on the floor, shaking like a leaf - just in complete shock".
Their first post-win purchase was a designer label handbag, which cost $400 (about £300).
Mrs Doherty said: "I love handbags but this was $400. I walked around the store for about an hour before I worked up the courage to go to the cash desk.
"I also saw someone pull up to our hotel in a beautiful Jaguar so I'm tempted to make that our new car.
"We love Formula 1 and have never been to a Grand Prix and that is definitely on our wish list along with a new house."
The holiday to Florida was a treat to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
They may also have to fork out for a new car for their son, Ryan, 20, who wants a new Ford Fiesta.
But daughter, Laura, 11, might be easier to please. She wants a new goldfish.
They told a press conference that they decided to go public with their win because they're "rubbish at keeping secrets".
Mrs Doherty, a former classroom assistant at Dumbarton Primary, said: "We want our family to share in it. We want this to be nice thing."
Mr Doherty, 52, who runs JDPS Plumbers, said he was not planning to give up work yet.
He said: "I enjoy my work, I've done it for 33 years and I've got a lot of customers that I'm loyal to.
"I was out working yesterday and I'll be out working tomorrow. It's quite hard to give up."


Portsmouth recorded a second successive four-goal victory as they took another step in gaining promotion to League One by dismantling Grimsby at Fratton Park.

Kyle Bennett, Danny Rose and Carl Baker scored first-half goals before Kal Naismith added a fourth shortly after the interval.
Pompey find themselves just four points shy of second placed Plymouth following a third straight win.
The home side took the lead after 12 minutes when Bennett struck a shot from outside the area, which took a heavy deflection as it looped over visiting goalkeeper James McKeown.
Their lead doubled midway through the first half when Gareth Evans' pass was dummied by Bennett, leaving Rose to find the net with a deflected strike from distance.
Pompey added another goal on the stroke of half-time when Evans and Baker linked up down the right before the midfielder smashed his effort into the roof of the net.
Less than a minute into the second half the home side got their fourth after McKeown could only parry Baker's long-range shot into the path of Naismith, who made no mistakes completing the rout.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Portsmouth 4, Grimsby Town 0.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 4, Grimsby Town 0.
Attempt missed. Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
Danny Rose (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Luke Maxwell (Grimsby Town).
Attempt missed. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Eoin Doyle.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Adi Yussuf replaces Akwasi Asante.
Foul by Carl Baker (Portsmouth).
Zak Mills (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Eoin Doyle (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Eoin Doyle (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Zak Mills.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by James McKeown.
Attempt saved. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Kal Naismith.
Corner,  Grimsby Town. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
Attempt saved. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Luke Maxwell (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Doyle (Portsmouth).
Corner,  Grimsby Town. Conceded by Danny Rose.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Brandon Comley replaces Jamey Osborne.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Craig Disley replaces Sam Jones.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Zak Mills.
Attempt blocked. Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Scott Vernon (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Grimsby Town. Conceded by Gareth Evans.
Attempt blocked. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Sam Jones (Grimsby Town).
Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Jamey Osborne (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Roberts (Portsmouth).
Goal!  Portsmouth 4, Grimsby Town 0. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carl Baker.
Attempt saved. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Second Half begins Portsmouth 3, Grimsby Town 0.
First Half ends, Portsmouth 3, Grimsby Town 0.
Goal!  Portsmouth 3, Grimsby Town 0. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gareth Evans with a cross.


White-tailed sea eagles have had a successful breeding season on the Isle of Canna, according the island's owners National Trust for Scotland (NTS).

Two breeding pairs of the birds, which are the largest raptor species in the UK, are both rearing two chicks.
NTS said Canna's golden eagles are rearing a single chick.
For many years, golden eagle chicks from the Hebridean island were used to reintroduce the birds of preys to parts of Ireland.
NTS said Canna is believed to have the highest density of eagles in Scotland.
The trust's Dr Richard Luxmoore said: "Canna has proven to be a very productive breeding site for sea eagles and most years since reintroduction we have had two pairs nesting on the island.
"It is not so common to have both pairs successfully raise two chicks each so this is great news."


The 100th anniversary of a massive explosion that killed most of the 750 sailors on a Royal Navy battleship has been marked in Portsmouth.

The huge blast ripped through HMS Bulwark in the Medway Estuary shortly after dawn on 26 November 1914.
Conducting a remembrance service earlier, naval chaplain the Reverend Bernard Clarke, described it a "terrible tragedy".
Cordite charges are believed to have caused the blast.
The explosion was so cataclysmic parts of Bulwark were hurled up to six miles and the pier at Southend shook.
Personal effects were reported raining down on the town of Sheerness.
Bodies were still being washed up on the Kent coast two months after the disaster.
Navy investigators at the time quickly discounted theories of a U-boat attack or a Zeppelin raid and focused on ammunition stored in cross-passages.
It is thought cordite charges left next to a boiler bulkhead ignited and caused the blast.
The wrecked segments of the port and starboard bow remain on the Medway seabed.
The remembrance ceremony was held at HMS Excellent where a plaque commemorates the loss of the 15-strong HMS Excellent Royal Marines Band in the tragedy.
Mr Clarke said: "The ceremony was all about marking this terrible tragedy and reflecting on the wider sacrifices made by not only the Royal Marines Band Service but the wider naval family and the whole of humanity during the First World War."


Drinks giant Diageo could face industrial action after one of the two unions representing workers rejected a deal to end a dispute over pensions.

Members of the GMB union voted strongly in favour of the deal, but it was rejected by Unite members.
The dispute is over plans to move staff from a final salary pension scheme.
Both unions voted last month to take industrial action at Diageo sites in Scotland, as well as other locations in Northern Ireland and Cheshire.
A deal appeared to have been struck following further talks with the company.
Members of the GMB union, which has 1,200 members working with Diageo in Scotland, voted by almost 3-1 in favour of accepting the deal.
But Unite members rejected it by a margin of 62% to 38%.
Diageo, which is the world's largest producer of Scotch whisky, said it awaited confirmation from Unite of its position.
Unite, which has more than 700 members at Diageo sites around the UK, has yet to comment on the the outcome of its ballot.
However, it is understood union officials will be speaking to Unite representatives at Diageo in the coming days.
The GMB union's Scotland organiser, Louise Gilmour said: "After a long campaign our members have voted strongly to accept this deal which means they will continue to have a pension scheme that ranks among the very best in the UK private sector.
"We will now sit down with Diageo and talk about the future to ensure the interests of our members are at the very heart of this hugely profitable global company that is so vital to the Scottish economy."
In a statement, the company said it was committed to "providing competitive and sustainable pensions".
It said: "In the last decade we have invested an additional Â£1.1bn into the final salary scheme over and above our normal employer contributions.
"With the costs of this scheme escalating, it is simply no longer sustainable."
Diageo said it had held "extensive talks" since February with UK employees on proposed changes to the final salary scheme.
It added: "The GMB trade union membership, our majority union, has accepted the company proposal.
"The minority union membership, Unite, has rejected the proposal and we await confirmation of their position.
"We will seek to engage in discussions with the GMB trade union and other employee representative forums to move forward on this proposal."
In Scotland, Diageo runs 29 distilleries and two bottling plants at Leven in Fife and Shieldhall, Glasgow.
Its brands include Johnnie Walker, Bells, Talisker and Dalwhinnie.


Birmingham City have signed Watford striker Jerome Sinclair and Arsenal defender Krystian Bielik on loan until the end of the season.

Sinclair, 20, rejected a new Liverpool deal to join Watford on a five-year contract in June for a compensation fee of about £4m.
He scored his first Hornets goal in the FA Cup win over Burton on 7 January.
Polish centre-back Bielik, 19, joined Arsenal from Legia Warsaw for £2.4m in 2015 but has made just two appearances.
Both games came in EFL Cup ties against Championship opposition, the most recent a 4-0 win at Nottingham Forest in September.
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A Northern Ireland council has made an apostrophe gaffe costing the taxpayer more than £1,000.

Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council's grammatical error appeared on an advert for a performance of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations in July..
The council chose to reprint its promotional material at a cost, the BBC understands, of about £1,200.
A spokesperson said it was the right thing to do as the event was a celebration of a "literary giant".
"To promote our outdoor theatre production of 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens, we produced a variety of advertising and publicity materials to maximise public awareness of this exciting free event," they continued.
"Unfortunately, due simply to human error, a misplaced apostrophe was not picked up."
Some £140 was spent on correcting 48 sheets, £95 on delivering additional leaflets, £295 on reprinting advertising boards, £332 on flyers and posters and £290 on a window vinyl.
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council is by no means alone in falling into the rogue apostrophe trap.
In February last year, Tesco apologised after making two grammatical gaffes in one two-pack of baby clothing.
And in April, the BBC reported on a self-proclaimed "grammar vigilante" in Bristol who goes out at night correcting street signs and shop fronts which display misplaced apostrophes.


The UK government is being urged to put off a ban on so-called legal highs after claims similar legislation in the Republic of Ireland is flawed.

Ministers are due to publish draft laws modelled on Irish legislation introduced in 2010, with prison sentences of up to seven years.
However, a senior Irish drugs officer has admitted the law can leave police powerless to prosecute.
The Home Office said the UK system would be "flexible and proportionate".
The Irish Psychoactive Substances Act says it is illegal to buy or sell substances that are "psychoactive".
But a BBC investigation has found that Ireland's drugs squad is unable to act against a range of legal-high type drugs because of problems with the legislation.
To bring a prosecution, police must scientifically prove that a substance has a psychoactive effect. So far, there have been only four successful prosecutions in five years.
One form of synthetic cannabis linked to a number of deaths is being openly traded in some Irish towns, obtained on the internet and marketed as Clockwork Orange or Happy Joker. It costs about 10 euros a gram, or Â£10 a gram in the UK.
Source: Frank
One of Ireland's top drug squad officers, Det Sgt Tony Howard from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, said: "Unfortunately a prosecution cannot be taken."
"There are problems. It's not perfect legislation."
Police scientists have examined samples of the drugs but have so far been unable to prove that they are technically "psychoactive", he said.
"We are relying on scientists to assist us with these prosecutions and, unfortunately, they haven't been able to provide the evidence to us."
The admission has prompted calls for the UK Home Office to postpone similar legislation in Britain.
"The comments raise serious doubts about the likely consequences of the government's legislation," said Baroness Meacher, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Reform.
"I believe that, given these concerns, the government should pause the bill and call for a full impact assessment of the Irish psychoactive substances ban".
Despite Ireland's ban on legal-high type drugs, two young men on one estate in Monaghan recently died after using the synthetic cannabis.
"It killed them. It killed both of them," synthetic cannabis addict David O'Leary said.
"It killed my brother Michael in December and it killed my best friend two months before that. He took his own life."
David is also addicted to the drug, which he describes as more addictive and dangerous than heroin.
"It's a dirty, dirty drug. You want to cut yourself to pieces or cut your throat or hang yourself.
"Last week I had a plan to hurt my own brother. I had a plan in my head to get up and stick a knife in his stomach and twist it because he had money and I hadn't."
A public meeting was called after the body of one young man, PJ McQuaid, was found hanging from a tree in the middle of the Monaghan estate last October. He had been trying to beat his addiction to the synthetic cannabis.
The meeting turned angry after the local police chief explained that, even with the blanket ban on psychoactive drugs, Clockwork Orange was legal and his officers could do little to stop it.
"I blame the Garda (Irish police)," PJ's mother Sharon McQuaid said.
"They know who the dealers are but they just turn a blind eye."
Det Sgt Howard said the police had interviewed a number of people, but had to "act within the legislation that we have".
"I am aware of those cases where unfortunately we have had fatalities," he added.
A local community worker says whole families are addicted to the legal-high type drugs, empty packets are scattered like leaves across the Mullaghmatt estate.
"It is an epidemic, that's what it is," Packie Kelly said.
"The legislation doesn't seem to be working here. The availability of it seems to be endless. It's as easily got now as cigarettes."
Most of the supplies of the drug are obtained via the internet. David O'Leary says a large delivery arrived in Monaghan last week.
"It comes in a box and you open the door and sign for it and the smokes are in your hand. And that's it."
Another young man from a different Irish town had a similar story: "It is in every town. There's loads of it online," he said.
"One time it did my head in that much I took an overdose and ended up in hospital. I very nearly died."
A blanket ban on legal highs, which are often sold online or on the High Street, was in the Conservative Party's election manifesto and featured in the Queen's Speech.
The Psychoactive Substances Bill will apply to "any substance intended for human consumption that is capable of producing a psychoactive effect", the government has said.
What are legal highs?
Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine will be excluded, and there are also exemptions for food and medical products, while controlled drugs will continue to be regulated by existing laws.
Home Office Minister Lord Bates recently confirmed that the proposals are based on Ireland's legislation.
"As with the legislation in the Irish Republic, we have designed the enforcement framework so that the police, local authorities and other law enforcement agencies can adopt a flexible, proportionate response," he told the House of Lords.
Some brands of synthetic cannabis have already been classified as Class B drugs in Britain under the Misuse of Drugs Act, but the government says the blanket ban on all psychoactive substances is required to deal quickly with new products as soon as they emerge.
"We need a system that is nimble enough to be able to nip problems in the bud before they escalate," Lord Bates explained.
An amendment to the legislation has now been tabled calling on the UK home secretary to "conduct an impact assessment" of Ireland's Psychoactive Substances Act before the blanket ban is introduced.


Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has refused to apologise for demanding that police investigate sex abuse claims against the late Lord Brittan.

His refusal came after Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames said he had "vilely traduced" the former home secretary.
But Mr Watson told the Commons he was "right to demand that guidelines were adhered to", and said abuse survivors had been "belittled for too long".
Lord Brittan died unaware that police had dropped a rape inquiry against him.
The Crown Prosecution Service found in July 2013 that there was not enough evidence for a prosecution over the claim Lord Brittan had raped a 19-year-old female student in 1967.
Mr Watson later called for a full review of all abuse allegations made against the peer, who died in January.
Defending his conduct, Mr Watson told the Commons he was right to raise the issue.
"I understand MPs feel aggrieved Leon Brittan was interviewed by the police and they are angry with my use of language but I am sure they would also agree that when someone is accused of multiple sexual crimes by numerous completely unrelated sources the police have a duty to investigate, no matter who it is," he said.
Mr Watson made reference to remarks made by Prime Minister David Cameron earlier, who urged him to "examine his conscience" over his actions, after Lord Brittan's brother called for an apology over "unfounded accusations".
"I think we all need to examine our consciences in this House, we presided over a state of affairs where children have been abused and then ignored, dismissed and then disdained.
"If anyone deserves an apology it is them," Mr Watson added, to cries of "shame" from the Conservative Party benches.
Sir Nicholas, who had demanded an apology to Lord Brittan's family in a point of order, said afterwards that Mr Watson's statement was a "non-apology" and that his conduct was "completely unacceptable".
"He has become the witch-finder general," he told BBC Radio 5 live. "I really do think we have got to bring some order to this debate which is running out of hand."
Meanwhile, BBC News has obtained a letter written by Mr Watson to the Director for Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders in April 2014 about the rape allegation against Lord Brittan.
In the letter he said he was "driven to the unpalatable conclusion that the identity of the alleged perpetrator - Leon Brittan - may in some way have influenced treatment of the case".
Mr Watson also made it clear he was writing the letter following complaints from the alleged victim over the way the case had been handled and urged Ms Saunders to look at it again.
The BBC also understands that four Conservative MPs have asked Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz to put Mr Watson's actions on the agenda when it meets on Tuesday.
The prime minister told LBC radio: "The House of Commons select committees are quite rightly going to ask him some questions so I'm sure he should answer those questions and examine his conscience about whether he's said enough so far."
On Friday Mr Watson admitted he should not have repeated a claim that Lord Brittan was "close to evil" and said he was sorry for causing distress to the Brittan family.
But the MP said he had wanted the claims against Lord Brittan, whose career included two years as home secretary in Margaret Thatcher's government, "properly investigated".
Following the reopening of the case last year, officers interviewed Lord Brittan, who had terminal cancer at the time, but no charges were brought.


A scenic route in the Highlands may need a 10 year-long strategic plan to ensure the roads involved can cope with increased traffic, an MSP has said.

The North Coast 500, also known as the NC500, covers 500 miles (804km).
David Stewart said the route was an important economic driver but added that there were road safety and maintenance issues to be considered.
North Highland Initiative, which promotes the NC500, said it encourages responsible driving of the route.
The NC500 features roads in the Black Isle, Caithness, Sutherland and Wester Ross.
It includes several challenging ascents and descents, including the Bealach-na-Ba at Applecross. The unclassified road rises to about 626m (2,053ft) over about four miles (8km).
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Mr Stewart said the route was a "brilliant concept".
But he said a balance had to be struck between attracting more tourists on to the roads, some of which are narrow, winding and single track, and reducing any negative impact increased traffic had on local communities.
Labour MSP Mr Stewart said: "There is so much to look at with regards to this issue that I do not want to miss an opportunity, particularly for those communities directly affected by the NC500, that I think those who can make improvements, changes, address concerns and market this route to the benefit of all, should sit down round a table and come up with a five and 10-year strategic plan for the safe development of route NC500.
"If nothing has happened so far, then I am more than willing to host such a meeting."
The NC500 website has a section on its website offering advice on safe and responsible driving.
North Highland Initiative chairman David Whiteford told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the organisation had said it would meet Mr Stewart.
He said the NC500 was helping to "grow the economy of one of the most fragile areas in Europe" and had been welcomed by businesses in the area.
On road safety, Mr Whiteford said there might be "one or two" irresponsible drivers on the route.
But he added: "The evidence from the police is that speeding fines are down year on year."
The NC500 is also regarded as a challenge for endurance cyclists.
In May, seven women cyclists set a time of 36 hours to complete the route in a non-stop team time trial.
The seven included Commonwealth Games cyclists Lee Craigie and Anne Ewing and British 24-hour mountain bike champion Rickie Cotter.
The other riders were author and travel blogger Emily Chappell, transcontinental cyclist Gaby Leveridge, plus Zara Muir and Jo Thom, winners of the women's pairs event at this year's Strathpuffer endurance ride near Strathpeffer.
Scottish endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont previously completed the NC500 solo in 37 hours 58 minutes.
Edinburgh cyclist and Commonwealth Games rider James McCallum also beat Beaumont's time after completing the route in June.


Spanish police have launched an investigation after finding the body of a British man who had been tied up and may have been choked to death.

The body of the 51-year-old man was discovered outside Malaga airport on Friday morning.
An airport worker alerted police after finding the body bound to a bench.
Police said the man, who had been stripped from the waist down and had his hands tied behind his back, could have been sexually assaulted.
It is not immediately clear whether the man was waiting for a flight, had recently flown to Malaga or was in the area for another reason.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are in close contact with the Spanish authorities following the death of a man believed to be British in Malaga and are ready to provide assistance if needed."
Spanish police are examining CCTV footage around the airport.


A man who admitted selling illegally imported puppies has been given a 200-hour community order.

Attila Kovacs pleaded guilty to selling dogs illegally imported from Europe.
Kovacs' home was raided by trading standards officers and several dogs were found that had to be quarantined, at a cost of Â£26,000 to the taxpayer, Bristol Crown Court heard.
The animals were sold on without the correct paperwork or vaccinations, the court was told.
However, Recorder Ignatius Hughes said he had taken full account of Kovacs' mitigation, which was not read to the court, and found him to have been "reckless rather than dishonest".
He warned Kovacs, of Westfield Park, Bristol, that if he did not comply with the community order he could be brought back to court.
A fourth fraud-related charge was allowed to lie on file.
Speaking after the sentencing, The Dogs Trust said underage puppies are regularly smuggled into the UK by dealers from Eastern Europe.
The charity's veterinary director Paula Boyden said "dealers often disguise themselves online as loving family homes in order to dupe their buyers".
A couple who bought a puppy from Kovacs three months ago told the BBC how the pet became seriously ill with parvovirus within 48 hours.
"We bought him in good faith and Mr Kovacs was very convincing [but] as it turned out the puppy was extremely sick," they said.
"It's been a long drawn out process and it has cost Â£5,000 to try and get him well.
"We're gobsmacked how he has been able to get away with his behaviour."


Telegram, a secure messaging service app, has offered a reward to the first person who can crack its encryption.

The firm's founder has put up an award of $200,000 (Â£122,000) worth of Bitcoins for breaking the protocol.
To win the award, users will have to intercept a daily message between the founders Pavel and Nikolai Durov to find out a secret email address.
They have to send the decrypted text of the message to the email address to prove they have cracked the protocol.
Telegram, which says it is "the fastest and most secure messaging system in the world", said users would also have to give a detailed description of how they cracked the encryption.
The firm says it will publish encrypted Telegram traffic between the two founders on its website and users can view it in real time.
"To prove that the competition was fair, we will publish the participating keys necessary to decrypt the traffic as soon as a winner is announced," the firm said.
In case there is no winner by 1 March 2014, encryption keys will be published on that date.


An inquiry into the mishandling of baby ashes at a crematorium in Shrewsbury could lead to new national guidelines, the government has said.

An investigation is being into Emstrey Crematorium's failure to return babies' ashes to bereaved parents.
Last month, its head David Jenkins said at least 60 families had been affected.
The Justice and Civil Liberties Minister Simon Hughes said work on a national standard could begin as soon as the Shropshire inquiry concludes.
"It is clear we need to have a much more consistent practice of burial and cremation across the country," he said.
"We need to make sure we have absolutely the best standards in every part of the country and anything the inquiry recommends to me by the way of improved practice not just in Shropshire, but elsewhere, I would intend to follow.
"There's been a commission into infant cremation in Scotland. We'll make sure we learn the lessons from that and the inquiry in Shropshire."
Mr Hughes, who is responsible for coroners, cremations and burials, said work on national regulations could begin before the election and be in place later in the year.
The Shrewsbury independent inquiry, set up by Shropshire Council, is investigating cases at Emstrey Crematorium before 2012 and is due to report its findings next month.
A BBC investigation found just one set of ashes had been returned to bereaved families since 2004.
Co-operative Funeralcare, which took over the running of the site in 2011, said while it had returned infant remains in all cases since new equipment was introduced in 2012, it continued to follow industry guidance in advising families it could not "fully guarantee ashes".


The number of people treated within four hours at A&E departments recovered in the second week of January, BBC Newsnight has learned.

But while performance has improved since the first week in January, it remains way below its target of 95%.
Leaked data covering last week puts the national figure at 82.4% with only five hospitals meeting the 95% standard.
NHS England said they were doing "everything [they] can to ensure the best care possible is being delivered."
While the national figure remains low, it does show an improvement on the first week in January, which is usually the health service's hardest week. An earlier exclusive report by BBC News had revealed that, in that first week, 79.6% of patients were seen within four hours and only one hospital met the 95% target.
The new analysis by NHS Improvement, which oversees foundation and NHS trusts, reveals a general pattern of gradual improvement since the low of January 3, when the daily A&E rate reached a low of 75.8%.  Over this weekend, the service managed to see more than 85% of patients inside the four-hour waiting target.
A spokesman for NHS Improvement said: "In the past few days, we've seen a real improvement in how quickly patients are being seen and discharged from accident and emergency departments - including to social care. But we know the pressures facing our hospitals will continue over the remaining weeks of winter and we're working hard to ensure they have the support they need to offer patients quick, safe, quality care."
The leak also reveals that, in the second week of January, 14,700 people who had been admitted to a hospital were left waiting for more than four hours to find a bed.
Of these, 140 people endured so-called "trolley waits" of more than 12 hours. While these figures are well down on the first week in January, they remain historically high - up by 3,000 on the equivalent week two years ago.
There are further signs of vulnerability: for the week covered by the data, which runs 9 to 15 January, the number of beds in use remained an exceptionally high 95.3%, with 4.9% of the service's beds occupied because patients were stuck in hospitals awaiting transfer to another care provider (a so-called "delayed transfer of care").
This is well above the preferred rate of bed use. A large number of studies of hospital management have demonstrated how, when there are few spare hospital beds, even very modest further reductions in the number of free beds can dramatically increase the likelihood of any given patient being caught in a hospital backlog, which can lead to significant delays in care.
That high utilisation rate is why, in addition to the elevated rate of trolley waits, there were 177 cancelled operations. That figure is much higher than the previous week, but is likely to be distorted because of the Bank Holiday. The rate at which operations was being cancelled also fell during the week.
The strain on the service will have been eased because of the expected fall in traffic over the second week of the year, with average daily A&E attendances dropping from 50,993 in the first week of the year to 47,195 in the second.
A spokesperson for NHS England added: "We started planning for winter this year earlier than ever before and will continue to do everything we can to ensure the best care possible is being delivered."


People in Harlow and beyond have been expressing their shock at the murder of Polish national Arkadiusz Jozwik.

A group of teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of killing Mr Jozwik in a possible hate crime.
As yet there has been no proven link to the incident being a hate crime.
Here, Polish people give their reaction to the murder in a possible hate crime.
Civil servant Artur Tondera, 34, from Warsaw
"I like to be kept informed of what is happening in England, as my sister lives there.
I heard about the murder from articles I read online.
I see it as a part of something bigger than this one incident.
I don't think as a Pole I feel threatened - it was an offence on a human being.
You see acts of violence by reckless people in different places.
But, right now, the agenda of immigration and racial issues are highlighted in the media and form part of the political language.
The incident would not probably be seen as racial if it was not part of the current racial discourse.
People can talk about immigration being a bad thing and then suddenly someone is silly enough to believe that and reacts in a negative way.
I hope this act of violence doesn't become a common occurrence."
Ivona Schulz-Nalepka, the director of the Harlow Polish School in Essex
"Some people in the Polish community are frightened about what happened.
This is the first time something as serious as this has happened in Harlow, so, of course, we are worried.
The Polish society was shaken upon learning about Arek's [Arkadiusz Jozwik] death.
We do hope that such a tragic act will not happen again and that the offenders will be taken to court and punished."
A minute's silence is planned for Saturday at the spot where Mr Jozwik was attacked, as well as a march.
Organisers are hoping the event will be a show of solidarity among Polish and British people.
British Poles Initiative co-ordinator George Byczynski said: "We want there to be Polish and British flags to show peace and understanding.
"Local people are gravely worried, and we want to show that a small group of thugs won't impact on the good relations Polish people have with British people."
By Andree Massiah, BBC UGC and Social News team


Four men accused of rape after a university's summer ball have been cleared after the case against them was dropped.

It was alleged they had attacked a woman, 20, after an end of term party at the Royal Agricultural University in Gloucestershire, in 2014.
The men, three of whom were students, denied the charges made against them.
A trial was due to start two weeks ago but prosecutors have now decided not to proceed with the case against the men.
All four made no comment as they left Gloucester Crown Court after not guilty verdicts were recorded.
Earlier, prosecutor Fiona Elder told the court a decision had been made not to offer any evidence against the four.
"The decision was made that there was no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction and therefore in the circumstances it was not for the Crown to pursue this case to trial," she said.
"The police were informed and discussed the decision with the head of the South West Rape and Serious Sexual Offences unit.
"The head of the South West Rape and Serious Sexual Offences unit consulted with the complainant and her family to ensure they knew and understood the decision, whatever their view of it."


American Airlines president Scott Kirby is moving to rival United Continental to take up the same job.

Mr Kirby had been seen as a future chief executive of American Airlines, but instead will move straight into his new job at United.
American Airlines is giving him more than $13m (Â£10m) in severance pay.
United's financial performance has been lagging behind competitors and Mr Kirby's appointment will bring extra experience to the management team.
Last summer, United chief executive Jeff Smisek stepped down amid a corruption investigation.
A few months later, United's board faced a leadership challenge from two activist hedge funds.
United's current chief executive Oscar Munoz is also considered an industry newcomer and has been struggling with health issues following a heart attack last year.
"Scott is a proven leader, whose deep airline experience and expertise will further accelerate our efforts to build the best airline in the industry," Mr Munoz said in a statement.
"Scott's appointment, along with other recent leadership announcements, is the culmination of the formation of my senior leadership team".
Mr Kirby played a key part in the 2005 combination of America West and US Airways, as well as the 2013 merger of American and US Airways.


Welsh actress Angharad Rees has died after a long battle with cancer, her family has said.

Rees, who starred in BBC drama series Poldark in the 1970s, was 63.
In a statement, her family said they were "deeply saddened" and the actress, who also enjoyed an extensive theatre career, would be "greatly missed".
"Angharad passed away peacefully today with her family at her bedside in London, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer," her family said.
Rees was married to the late Dynasty actor Christopher Cazenove for more than 20 years and they had two sons together, Linford and Rhys, 35.
Linford, the elder of the two, died in a car crash on the M11 in Essex in 1999 aged 25.
In 1994 the actress divorced Cazenove and went on to marry David McAlpine, of the construction family, in 2005, with whom she lived in London.
Rees played Demelza in Poldark, a costume drama based on the novels written by Winston Graham and first broadcast in the UK between 1975 and 1977.
She also had a role in cult classic Jack the Ripper film Hands Of The Ripper and on stage she appeared in A Winter's Tale, Richard II and Romeo And Juliet.
In addition to her acting success, she also founded an eponymously titled jewellery design company based in Knightsbridge, with her pieces featured in the film Elizabeth, The Golden Age.
Her family said she remained an active supporter of the arts and was an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, the city where she grew up as a young child.
Her funeral will be private but there are plans for a service in celebration of her life which will be announced at a later date.


Mental health staffing levels at a jail where nine inmates have committed suicide since 2012 are "insufficient", a report has said.

Healthcare services at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes were inspected by the Care Quality Commission amid concerns over the number of deaths.
While staff had the necessary skills, there were not enough of them, the inspectors found.
The NHS trust which runs the service said more staff had been recruited.
Inspectors visited the Category A prison in September.
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They concluded the jail's mental health team, which consisted of three nurses, an interim deputy head and a clinical lead, was "insufficient to meet the needs" of the inmate population.
While practitioners had the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment, staff shortages in both its primary healthcare and mental health teams had been an issue for a "significant length of time", inspectors said.
Patients in crisis were seen promptly, but inspectors were concerned others with longer-term mental health issues might not have their needs met.
CQC told Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, which provides services for the prison, it must ensure both its primary and mental healthcare teams are "fully staffed".
Dr Shamir Patel, clinical director of offender care at the trust, said they accepted the report and added: "There needs to be a focus on improvement across the whole prison system."
He added:  "It's been a very hard time at the prison with the high number of deaths and we share the concerns of all the families who have lost loved ones."
New clinicians had been recruited and were "waiting for employment clearances", he said.
HMP Woodhill opened in 1992 and can hold 819 inmates.


Seven people have been killed after a volcano in western Indonesia erupted, blasting clouds of volcanic ash 3km (2 miles) into the sky.

The victims were farming in an area that was declared unsafe because of its close proximity to Mount Sinabung.
The volcano was still spewing ash on Sunday, hampering rescue operations.
More than a dozen people were killed when it erupted in 2014. It also erupted in 2010, after having been dormant for 400 years.
Rescue teams are still scouring the area, looking for more victims who may have been killed or badly burned by the hot gas and ash clouds released in the eruption.
Rescue teams were searching homes and farms in the village of Gamber, which was also evacuated in 2014.
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The 2,460-metre (8,070 foot) tall volcano is among the country's most active.
Indonesia, located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, has more than 120 active volcanoes.


Experienced flanker John Barclay admits Scotland have "lots to work on" ahead of next week's second Test against Japan.

The Scots opened their series with a 26-13 win at the Toyota Stadium and face the Cherry Blossoms again in Tokyo on Saturday.
"We were just a little bit sloppy, at times," said Barclay, 29.
"If we look after the ball, go through phases and are clinical, we score tries."
A first-half penalty try, WP Nel's score in the second period and 16 points from the boot of Greig Laidlaw outweighed Shota Hosie's early try and eight points kicked by Yu Tamara for Japan.
"Lots to work on - looking after the ball in contact, accuracy," Barclay told BBC Scotland.
"We defended well but just kept giving the ball back to them. If we play like that next week, we'll probably struggle again.
"When we did have the ball, we looked quite dangerous."
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Barclay admitted the humid conditions made life difficult for the tourists and added: "Hopefully, it's one of those things that you get used to after a game and next week won't impact on us quite as much."
Rory Sutherland, an early replacement for Alasdair Dickinson, described Saturday's match in Toyota City as "really tough".
"I just had to dig deep and keep battling on," he added.
"Our ball retention was pretty good. What let us down? Penalties, handling errors.
"We're not used to that style of rugby. We're not used to playing such a fast side and I thought that's where we were going to struggle.
"All in all, we stayed calm and composed and that's what won us the game."


Mend the Living, a "heart-breaking" novel about 24 hours in the life of a heart that is transplanted, has won the Wellcome Book Prize.

Maylis de Kerangal is the first French author to win the Â£30,000 award, which honours books of any genre that has a central theme of health or medicine.
It is the first translated text to win and only the second novel to win in the award's history.
Head judge Val McDermid called it "compelling, original and ambitious".
Described as "a heart-breaking and gripping story of life-saving medical science" it follows the story of Simon Limbeau's heart.
He heads out on a surfing trip with two friends but they crash their van on the way home and he is left brain dead but with a beating heart.
His family then face the tough decision whether to donate his heart.
The book depicts the "24-hour whirlwind of trauma and death, life and hope" and ends when the heart starts to beat in the body of someone else.
This year's Chair of Judges, Val McDermid, announced the winner at a ceremony at the Wellcome Collection in London on Monday.
"Mend the Living is a metaphorical and lyrical exploration of the journey of one heart and two bodies," she said.
"Over 24 hours we travel from trauma to hope, discovering both the humane aspect of organ donation and the internal dramas of those affected by it.
"Compelling, original and ambitious, this novel illuminates what it is to be human."
Mend the Living is de Kerangal's fifth novel. She has won previous awards in France for her novel Birth of a Bridge and her novella Tangente vers l'est.
It was translated by Jessica Moore, an award-winning translator, songwriter and poet based in Montreal.
The book has already been adapted into a film by French film director Katell Quillevere, which will open in UK cinemas from 28 April.
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A new app which uses GPS technology to locate the nearest mass and confession services for Catholics has been launched by a Scottish archbishop.

The Catholic App is claimed to be the world's first interactive mass and confession finder app.
It has been developed in partnership with Scottish technology company Musemantik.
Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh unveiled the new app on a visit to the Vatican in Rome.
He said: "This is a little bit of smart technology that could make a big impact on how the Catholic Church brings the mercy of God and the joy of the Gospel to our contemporary world."
Musemantic, an Edinburgh-based company, has worked with Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh to develop the technology.
It now hopes other Catholic dioceses from around the world will purchase the app, with five other dioceses in Scotland already expressing an interest.
Dr Maciej Zurawski, chief executive of Musemantik, said: "Websites are losing popularity - what is needed to engage with the mobile generation is an app that is smart and personal, an app that is like a companion, a friend that takes the initiative to inspire you - that's the vision behind the Catholic App."
The Catholic Church in Scotland said the app was a "personal thank you to Pope Francis" in the Church's Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The launch in Rome was attended by Monsignor Dario Vigano, Prefect of the Vatican's newly created Secretariat for Communication.
He added: "I congratulate Archbishop Cushley, the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh and the Catholic Church in Scotland for being so imaginative in responding to the Holy Father's call to bring the mercy of God to modern society by means of modern communications."


Wang Qi, an army surveyor with China's People's Liberation Army, was jailed for seven years after crossing into India, a few weeks after the 1962 Indo-China war.

31 January 2017 Last updated at 00:03 GMT
He settled in a small village in central India soon after and has not been allowed to leave. Mr Wang now yearns to meet his family.
Produced by Vineet Khare, shot and edited by Kashif Siddiqui and Neha Sharma


The forecourt of a Tesco fuel station is being dug up after drivers reported engine problems after buying diesel.

A number of vehicles broke down shortly after after filling up at the station in Branksome, Poole.
The supermarket said it was carrying out "further research" after tests on the fuel came back as inconclusive.
About 20 motorists were initially thought to have had problems but the firm said the number of new cases being reported was increasing.
An excavator was seen at the forecourt but Tesco would not give further details of work taking place.
A Tesco spokesman said: "We have been working urgently to respond to customers' complaints and get people back onto the road as quickly as possible.
"Our customer services team have now contacted every known complainant and are proceeding on an individual, case-by-case basis to resolve their problems."
Hertfordshire County Council's trading standards is also dealing with the supermarket - which has its head office in Cheshunt - as part of the investigations.
Council spokesman Simon Hoggett said: "The council's actions will be governed by what the tests show.
"Is this a case of fuel being contaminated, or is it a case of the wrong fuel being put in the wrong tanks? We just don't know."
Anyone who has not yet reported a problem to the supermarket should call the customer service team on 0800 505555.


Sunday Oliseh has resigned as coach of Nigeria citing contract violations, unpaid wages and lack of support.

Oliseh, 41, had been in the job for only eight months.
Nigeria have installed Samson Siasia to oversee next month's crucial 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Group G leaders Egypt.
"Your contractual violations and the interest of the nation necessitates that I tender my resignation," he wrote to the Nigeria Football Federation.
"So little help is being rendered me in getting the players to give their best and very vital conditions and advantages to the team play are also being sacrificed... my several e-mails and others seeking your aid to effectively carry out my duties were ignored."
The NFF technical director Shaibu Amodu, who has managed the national team on four occasions, is widely expected to take charge of the team on a temporary basis.
Former Nigeria captain Oliseh endured a turbulent reign as Nigeria boss after succeeding Stephen Keshi in July 2015.
Some high-profile players have retired, including goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama - Nigeria's most-capped player, who quit after he was replaced as captain.
Two weeks later striker Emmanuel Emenike also announced his retirement from international football.
In early February, a frustrated Oliseh posted an eight-minute video rant on his own website to hit back at what he called the "insanity" of his critics.
He had come under pressure after Nigeria failed to get past the group stages of the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda.
The coach later apologised to the NFF for his outburst aimed at the Nigerian media as well as some of his former international team-mates.
Oliseh had also gone public with the money problems affecting his team during the continental tournament in Rwanda, to the embarrassment of his employers.
Nigeria face seven-time African champions Egypt in back-to-back 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers next month.
They are two points behind group leaders Egypt after two rounds of matches with only group winners guaranteed automatic qualification to the tournament in Gabon.


Isis-led Sunni rebels are in control of a disused chemical weapons factory, Iraqi officials have confirmed.

In a letter to the UN, Iraq said it would be unable to keep to obligations to destroy its chemical weapons.
The Muthanna complex northwest of Baghdad houses remnants of rockets filled with sarin and other deadly nerve agents.
The UN and US say the munitions are degraded and the rebels will be unable to make usable chemical arms from them.
In the letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Iraq's UN Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said the rebels took over the complex on 11 June, after disarming soldiers who guarded the site.
The document stated that Muthanna's surveillance system showed that there was "looting of some equipment and appliances" at the factory, about 70km (45 miles) north-west of the Iraqi capital.
As a result of the takeover, the letter stated that Iraq was unable "to fulfil its obligations to destroy chemical weapons".
However, it added that the government would resume its commitments "as soon as the security situation has improved and control of the facility has been regained".
It is believed that some 2,500 rockets filled with nerve agents - including sarin and mustard gas - are stored at Muthanna.
The US said nearly three weeks ago that the militants had taken the chemical factory,
In recent weeks, Isis (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) insurgents have seized huge swathes of north-western Iraq.
The UN has said at least 2,417 Iraqis, including 1,531 civilians, were killed in "acts of violence and terrorism" in June.
More than a million people have fled their homes as a result of the fighting.


A family of five were rescued from their tent after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a barbecue.

They were taken to hospital after emergency services were called to Trevella Park at Crantock, near Newquay, Cornwall, just after midnight.
The two adults and three children have now been released from hospital.
Firefighters warned of the dangers of having a barbecue inside a tent and said the outcome could have been very different.
The family were rescued by two men from a neighbouring tent, who helped to pull them from the tent.
One of the men, Tony Woodward, from Nottingham, said: "I heard a bit of a commotion. We didn't quite know what was going on.
"The father was trying to take his family out one by one. But then he didn't have enough strength as the carbon monoxide took hold.
"One of his daughters was unconscious in the far side of the tent. We had to physically carry her out of the tent."
Another of those involved in the late-night rescue, Mat Stone, from Derby, said: "We got some air into their lungs. One of the girls in the opposite tent phoned the emergency services."
Shaun Taylor, the watch manager at Newquay Fire Station, said: "We found that the occupants of the next tent had helped in rescuing the family from the tent.
"We discovered they had a lit barbecue inside the tent. Any item that produces heat or vapours can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. That was our concern.
"If the dad hadn't woken up and the people in the next tent hadn't got the people out we would have been looking at a very sad and serious situation this morning."
Barry Templeton, the general manager at the camping park, said the family arrived back at the site safe and well at about 07:00 BST.
He said it was the first incident of its kind on the site which had "welcomed thousands of customers over the last 50 years".
"The well-being of people at Trevella is our concern. I think our first response would be to put a warning notice in the welcome pack highlighting the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning."
At the end of July a group of holidaymakers was taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident at another campsite near Padstow.


A heterosexual couple who want to have a civil partnership rather than get married have lost a legal challenge.

Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, from London, were told in 2014 that they could not have a civil partnership because they did not meet the legal requirement of being of the same sex.
They took their case to the High Court, saying they faced discrimination.
But Mrs Justice Andrews dismissed their claim for judicial review. The couple have said they intend to appeal.
One of the government's arguments was that now gay couples are able to marry, civil partnerships might be abolished or phased out in the future, and changing legislation before then would be "costly and complex".
A government spokesperson welcomed the ruling, saying the "current regime of marriage and civil partnership does not disadvantage opposite sex couples".
Ms Steinfeld, 34, and Mr Keidan, 39, said they wanted to commit to each other in a civil partnership as it "focuses on equality" and did not carry the patriarchal history and associations of marriage.
However, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 - which applies throughout the UK - requires that partners be "two people of the same sex". It grants gay couples legal rights similar to those given to married couples.
The introduction of same-sex marriage - which became legal in England, Wales and Scotland in 2014 - has since given gay couples a choice between that and civil partnership.
Ms Steinfeld and Mr Keidan argued that, as a heterosexual couple, they did not have the same choice as gay couples and were therefore discriminated against.
Current legislation was "incompatible" with their right to a private and family life, they said.
The government argued that civil marriage was an institution that protected the core values of family life and was entirely egalitarian, and that where the objection was ideological there was no infringement of rights.
By Clive Coleman, BBC legal affairs correspondent
Some observers will be surprised by today's ruling. An important part of the foundation of modern human rights and equality law is the protection against discrimination on grounds including sexual orientation.
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 appears to fly directly in the face of that.
It requires civil partners to be "two people of the same sex", meaning gay couples can now choose marriage or a civil partnership, whilst heterosexual couples can only marry.
However, Mrs Justice Andrews ruled that the different treatment of gay and opposite-sex couples didn't infringe the right to a private and family life enshrined in Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
And even if it did, maintaining the different treatment is justified, essentially because opposite-sex couples can enter civil marriages, which are egalitarian and encompass the core principles of family life.
After the ruling, Ms Steinfeld said the government was "barring us, and many thousands of opposite-sex couples like us, from the choice of forming a civil partnership".
She told the BBC: "We are very disappointed in the judge's ruling today, which we think undermines equality in the United Kingdom.
"And we know that that disappointment will be shared in the court of public opinion because we have 36,000 people who've signed our change to all petition supporting opening up civil partnerships to all."
Mr Keidan said "the fight goes on" and there was still a chance "for this wrong to be righted in time".
Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who has championed the case for equal civil partnerships for more than a decade, said the ruling was "a sad defeat for love and equality".
Meanwhile, Ava Lee, campaign manager of the Equal Civil Partnership campaign, said it was time the government reconsidered its position on civil partnerships
At a hearing earlier this month, the government said the future of civil partnerships had not been decided.
It said it would wait "to see how extending marriage to same-sex couples impacts upon civil partnerships before reaching a final decision on the future of civil partnerships".
Dan Squires, counsel for the government, said ministers had decided it was "not necessary to undertake the costly and complex exercise of extending civil partnerships in the interim where they may be abolished or phased out in a few years".
Mrs Justice Andrews said the government was "acting well within the ambit of discretion afforded to it with regard to the regulation of social matters".
"Opposite-sex couples are not disadvantaged by the hiatus, because they can achieve exactly the same recognition of their relationship and the same rights, benefits and protections by getting married, as they always could," she said in her ruling.
She concluded: "The government's decision to wait and see serves the legitimate aim of avoiding the unnecessary disruption and the waste of time and money that plunging into a programme of legislative reform without waiting is likely to produce."


Primary schools need to make sure science lessons challenge all pupils, a report from the watchdog has said.

Estyn said by the end of primary school, many pupils in Wales have developed a good understanding of basic concepts such as gravity and magnetism.
Nearly all understand the importance of undertaking investigations carefully.
But the report said primary schools need to reduce the achievement gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and their classmates.
It added they should ensure the more able pupils also find science lessons challenging.
In February, Estyn said more able learners' progress was being stifled.
Estyn's report, looking at science and design and technology for seven to 11-year-olds, recommended schools make sure they know their strengths and weaknesses so they can improve.
It recommended local authorities and consortia should provide more training opportunities for teachers.


A growing controversy over a Singapore concert starring openly gay US singer Adam Lambert has highlighted a widening cultural divide in the strait-laced city-state.

Lambert will be the headline act of a lavish New Year's Eve show organised and televised live nationally by state-owned broadcaster MediaCorp.
Over the course of the week, thousands of Singaporeans have flocked online to sign two duelling petitions.
One, started on Wednesday, calls on MediaCorp and the government to drop Lambert, on account of his support for gay rights and reputation for risque performances, which it called "contrary to mainstream Singaporean values".
Comments on the petition called Lambert's performances "disgusting", "disturbing" and "lewd". "Please give more wholesome role models to our youths," said one petitioner Elaine Lui.
A counter petition was started on Thursday night and quickly gathered steam, calling on organisers to keep Lambert as a demonstration that Singapore "shuns discrimination and promotes diverse inclusive points of view".
"In no way whatsoever does his sexual orientation have any relation to his role as an entertainer and singer. Asking for him to be banned on TV is ludicrous and is akin to asking retailers to stop selling iPhones because [Apple has a] gay CEO," said commenter Ivan Lin.
As of Friday evening, both petitions were neck-to-neck with thousands of signatures each, drawing in supporters from Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan as well.
Lambert previously performed in Singapore in 2013 to few complaints, and concerts by other artists such as Lady Gaga have generated greater controversy.
The debate over Lambert this time stems from a cultural divide in Singapore that has widened recently.
A modern and open city-state with a thriving gay scene and liberal minority, much of its society also remains deeply conservative. A religious right, supported by some Christians and Muslims, has grown in tandem with a burgeoning gay rights movement.
The annual gay rights event Pink Dot, where supporters don pink as a message of inclusion, has sparked a counter campaign called Wear White where conservatives tog themselves in white as a symbol of purity.
Both sides have become more vocal in recent years, and though the conflict has not gone beyond heated debate, it has unnerved Singapore officials charged with maintaining the peace on the tiny island.
They have tried to strike a balance. A controversial law that bans gay sex - a key flashpoint in the divide - remains on the books, but the government has promised never to enforce it.
Authorities have also sought to rein in both camps by curbing their public demonstrations, in some cases refusing permits to both conservative and gay rights groups to hold or expand their public events.
As for Lambert, they appear to have come to a compromise.
MediaCorp has not dropped him - but has promised that the show will conform to strict broadcast regulations and be made "suitable for family audiences".
Meanwhile, Lambert has said in a statement that his performance would "celebrate the entire human family in all its diversity" and that he was "a uniter, not a divider".


People in the United States are deciding who will be their next president on 8 November.

7 November 2016 Last updated at 07:08 GMT
One of the big issues being talked about by politicians and the American public in the election is immigration.
Immigration is when people come into a country, where they weren't born, to live - usually to work or study.
Ayshah visits the US cities of Detroit and Findlay to find out what children there think about immigration and its impact on the country.


A man has appeared in court to deny human trafficking offences in Essex.

Gheorge Negreanu, 24, was arrested at Wycke Hill, Maldon, in October.
At Chelmsford Crown Court he denied facilitating the travel of a person with a view to sexual exploitation.
He also denied managing a brothel and controlling prostitution for gain.  Mr Negreanu will be tried at Chelmsford Crown Court in the New Year, said a court official.


A new oyster farm on Barra has received support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help it expand the business.

Traigh Mhor Oysters is a joint venture between family-owned food group AP Jess and Isle of Barra Oysters Ltd.
HIE has awarded the business Â£490,000 to help it buy new equipment and add to its six staff.
The farm's six million oyster capacity could also be increased by an extra four million.


"Buckets" of coffee and local dairy produce kept the leaders going during their all-night Ukraine peace talks, the Belarus leader has said.

President Alexander Lukashenko hosted the talks in Minsk, which resulted in a new ceasefire deal on Thursday. Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany took part.
"They ate omelettes, cheese, dairy produce, drank several buckets of coffee," he was quoted as saying.
"My job was to provide the ammunition on time," he said jokingly.
He added that it was Belarusian and Russian produce that the leaders consumed.
Russia has blocked imports of EU food and drink, in retaliation for Western sanctions imposed over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict.
The expert advisers at the talks "slept in shifts - in order to keep clear heads", Mr Lukashenko told the Belarus news agency Belta.
The Minsk talks brought together Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
Mr Lukashenko rules in authoritarian style, cracking down on dissent and maintaining state control over key economic sectors.
Sometimes dubbed "Europe's last dictator", he has ruled Belarus - a former Soviet republic - with an iron fist since 1994.


The Women's Euros have started in Amsterdam - and there is a big game on Wednesday night!

19 July 2017 Last updated at 16:56 BST
That's right - Scotland and England will be coming face-to-face.
England will be hoping to improve in this tournament, after getting third place in the 2015 World Cup.
Meanwhile, Scotland are playing in their first major tournament so they will be looking to make their mark.
Who do you think will win? And what will the score be? We've been finding out...


The Brazilian Supreme Court has voted to back corruption charges against the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha.

Mr Cunha is a rival of President Dilma Rousseff, He will be charged with bribery connected to contracts with the state oil company, Petrobras.
The court will rule later on whether Mr Cunha should leave his post. He denies wrongdoing and refuses to stand down.
Mr Cunha has been leading efforts to impeach President Rousseff.
The lower house's Ethics Committee has also approved an investigation into whether Eduardo Cunha should lose his position for lying to a congressional hearing by denying he held bank accounts overseas.
Swiss prosecutors say they later located accounts held by Mr Cunha.
Prosecutors have said Mr Cunha accepted $5m (Â£3.5m) in bribes between 2006 and 2012 in connection with the construction of two Petrobras drilling ships.
He is charged with corruption and money-laundering. The charges are part of a wide-ranging and complex investigation into a huge corruption scheme at Petrobras.
Under Brazilian law, charges against federal congressmen and other top government officials can only be filed and judged by the Supreme Court.


Syria's deputy prime minister has said the government is prepared to discuss the exit of Bashar al-Assad, but that the president's resignation cannot be a pre-condition for talks.

Speaking on a visit to Moscow, Qadri Jamil also said the West "is looking for a pretext to intervene militarily".
Echoing Russia's foreign minister, he said there must be no intervention.
However, the US said there was nothing new in his remarks, and Washington wanted Mr Assad to go quickly.
"Frankly, we didn't see anything terribly new there," said US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
"Obviously, the longer this goes on, the harder it is, but we still believe that the faster Assad goes, the more chance there is to quickly move on to the day after," she added.
Mr Jamil's comments follow President Obama's warning that the US may intervene if Syria uses chemical weapons.
On Monday, Barack Obama said the deployment of chemical weapons represented a "red line" for the US.
Following talks with China's top diplomat and a Syrian delegation including Mr Jamil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said only the UN Security Council could authorise the use of force against Syria and warned against imposing "democracy by bombs".
At a press conference, Mr Jamil warned that "any direct military intervention in Syria is impossible".
"Those who contemplate it are rushing into a much wider confrontation, one that goes beyond the Syrian borders," he said.
Although the Syrian regime has said in the past that it is open to unconditional negotiations, Mr Jamil went further by explicitly saying everything could be discussed, including the resignation of President Assad.
As talks were going on in Moscow, Syrian opposition activists and residents said at least 20 young men had been killed when government forces seized a suburb of Damascus in the latest round of fighting.
The bodies of several men who had been shot at close range were found inside buildings after the troops withdrew from the town, they added.
In Syria's second biggest city, Aleppo, the opposition said attacks by government aircraft killed more than a dozen people.
A commander in the Free Syrian Army, Col Abdul Jabbar al-Ukaidi, told the AFP news agency that its fighters now controlled "more than 60%" of Aleppo, although a security source in Damascus dismissed the claims.
The UN says that the conflict in Syria, which has been going on for 17 months now, has left 18,000 people dead so far.
On Tuesday, global leaders and aid agencies urged the UN Security council to reach an agreement with Syrian authorities on humanitarian access.
Groups including Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council warned in a letter that thousands of people need help but are being "held hostage" by political deadlock at the UN.
The letter warned that the violence engulfing Syria's towns and cities has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, some of them numerous times.
Mr Lavrov told Syria's deputy prime minister in Moscow that he wanted to hear his plans for "further actions to shift the situation into the channel of political dialogue in order for Syrians themselves to decide their fate without external interference".
After meeting with the Syrians and China's top diplomat, State Councillor Dai Bingguo, he said Moscow and Beijing based their diplomatic co-operation on "the need to strictly adhere to the norms of international law and the principles contained in the UN Charter, and not to allow their violation".
Sources: CSIS, RUSI
Fears over fate of Syria's chemical weapons
Russia and China have opposed intervention in Syria since anti-government protests erupted in March 2011. They have vetoed three Security Council resolutions seeking to press President Bashar al-Assad to end the violence.
On Monday, President Obama warned Syria's government at a news conference that "there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons".
Mr Obama said that he had not ordered military engagement "at this point", but added that the US was monitoring the situation carefully and had made contingency plans.
In July, the Syrian government admitted that it had chemical and biological weapons and might use them in case of any "external aggression". But it insisted they would "never be used in the Syrian crisis, no matter what the internal developments".
Correspondents say there is also growing unease in Washington that Syria's chemical weapons may fall into what Mr Obama termed "the hands of the wrong people".


Chelsea have signed Brazil Under-20 international forward Kenedy from Fluminense for an undisclosed fee.

The 19-year-old was part of Jose Mourinho's squad on their pre-season tour to North America and has now completed a move to Stamford Bridge.
"I very much enjoyed my time with the squad during pre-season and I am very grateful to Fluminense for allowing me this opportunity," said Kenedy.
"I am very happy to complete my transfer to Chelsea."
"It is an exciting time for me to join the English Premier League champions and I hope I can become an important player for the club."
Kenedy joins other Brazilians Ramires, Oscar and Willian at the club, while Nathan, who is also from Brazil, has moved on loan to Vitesse Arnhem after joining Chelsea in the summer.


Schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils, known as the pupil premium, to plug holes in budgets, a report says.

Two-thirds of England's schools face real-term budget cuts during this Parliament, according to the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR).
It comes as a newspaper report says the Department for Education is to be hit with £2bn worth of spending cuts.
The DfE said it was vital schools used the funds to help disadvantaged pupils.
This year schools in England received £623 for every pupil on free school meals - a total of £2.5bn by the end of this Parliament.
Jonathan Clifton's analysis for the think-tank of how schools use the coalition's flagship pupil premium argues that it is "not additional money" for the majority of schools.
He said: "Over the next three years, schools face a cut in their main budget on the one hand, and an increase in their pupil premium funding on the other.
"The Institute of Fiscal Studies has calculated when these are taken two things are taken into account, the majority of schools are expected to see a real-terms cut in their per-pupil funding.
"They conclude that around 65% of primary schools and 80% of secondary schools will see a real-term cut in their budget between 2010-11 and 2014-15."
At the same time a minority will see a substantial increase in their budgets, it says.
He continued: "Many schools are struggling to maintain their existing level of provision, and are unable to fund additional or innovative activities.
"Perhaps unsurprisingly, those schools that report they have 'significantly' changed the way they support disadvantaged pupils tend to be the same schools that have seen an increase in their budget."
The fact that the pupil premium is not ring-fenced means that is "subject to competing demands", and the school league tables system often means schools focus their resources to ensure pupils get at least C grades in GCSEs.
He also highlighted how politicians talk interchangeably about the pupil premium being used to support pupils who are falling behind and those on free school school meals.
But last year only 23% of low attaining pupils at the end of primary school were on free school meals, and only 26% of pupils on free school meals were low attaining.
He also calls for the extra funding to be tied to a strong professional infrastructure to ensure the best results are achieved.
The report calls for the greater share of the money to be re-targeted at primary schools to ensure that more pupils are starting secondary school with adequate standards in English and maths.
It also suggests that money aimed at secondary school pupils who are falling behind, known as the "catch-up premium", should be re-named a "catch-up entitlement" to ensure it reaches the correct pupils.
A DfE spokeswoman said: "The coalition has protected schools funding, while also ensuring that every disadvantaged child benefits from the pupil premium, which will be worth £2.5billion a year in 2014/15.
"It is vital that schools use this funding effectively to raise disadvantaged pupils' attainment and close the unacceptable gap with their peers.
"While schools are free to use this funding in the way they think will most help disadvantaged children, they are held accountable through Ofsted inspections, performance tables and a requirement to report online on how they use the pupil premium.
"In contradiction to the IPPR's allegations, the Sutton Trust/NFER survey in May shows that only 3% of schools surveyed said the pupil premium was offsetting budget cuts elsewhere, down from 11% in 2012."


It may be the final weekend of action in the Olympic Park - but fans in attendance on Saturday were determined not to be downhearted and to make the most of every minute.

Huge crowds flocked to the Park again in record temperatures, and whether or not they had tickets for any of the action did not seem to make any difference to their enjoyment of the day.
Everywhere you looked people were strolling around, stopping for photos, or just sitting down and taking it all in.
People seem to realise that attending the Paralympics and the Olympics is likely to be something they may never do again, and as a result they are all there for a good time.
This is helped by the attitude of the much-praised Games Makers volunteers who are there from the minute the public leave the various Stratford stations.
Their humour and genuine good-naturedness ensures people are in the right frame of mind straight away.
Some wear big foam hands and high-five young and old members of the crowd inching their way to the Park.
Others are on megaphones bellowing out catchphrases like: "Anyone not smiling is not allowed into the Park" or singing: "If you are happy and you know it clap your hands".
As soon as they get into the Park, almost everybody takes pictures under the pink entry signs with the Olympic Stadium in the background before making their way to their venue.
First thing in the morning many make their way to the athletics but others are happy just to be in the Park - either to sit by the big screen or to visit one of the other venues with a Day Pass ticket.
Andy Paschal, a Games Maker from London who has worked in the Park through the Olympics and Paralympics, says the atmosphere has been equally good at each set of Games.
He said: "I think a lot of people don't want the Games to finish - they want it to carry on because of that feel-good factor."
One of the fans - Dave Rutland from Milton Keynes - had attended Olympics athletics events before watching Paralympic athletics on Saturday morning.
He and his family spent the afternoon in the Park Live site but out of view of the big screen. Instead he was in an area where his children could roll down the hill to their heart's content.
He said: "It's really quite chilled with a generally friendly atmosphere."
Anne Farmer from Aylesbury also attended both Games. She has been using a wheelchair to get around because "of the vastness of the Park".
She added: "I think the atmosphere is absolutely marvellous. It is London at its best and the English people at their best."
The verdict of her nine-year-old grandson Nathan: "It's pretty good."
Anne Croasdell from Bakewell had watched swimming in the morning and was due to see the evening's athletics.
She said "It is really well-organised, it all flowed very well and all the people in the pink uniforms (Games Makers) making everyone cheer. It's such good fun!"
Everyone agreed that the Monday morning blues would hit hard than ever this week.
Games Maker Mr Paschal said: "It's going to be strange. When you are getting up every morning and know you are coming to a place where you are going to see at least 250,000 people - knowing I won't be coming here it will be different and I think I will miss it."
The end of the day proved as irresistible to spectators as the start with many still milling around in the Park more than an hour after the end of the athletics.


The Loopallu music festival is be held for the last time, its organisers have said.

The festival in Ullapool will mark its 13th year when it takes on a different format on 29 and 30 September.
For the first time it will be held on the town's pier after the organisers were unable to secure the continued use of the site's usual venue.
Acts include The View, Glasvegas, The Pigeon Detectives, Hunter and the Bear, The Rezillos and the Vatersay Boys.
The Wonder Stuff, Twin Atlantic and Mark Radcliffe's band Galleon Blast have previously played at Loopallu - which is Ullapool backwards.
A spokesman for the festival said: "The whole team would like to say a big thank you to all who have come over the years, your support and enthusiasm made the event what it was and what it is.
"Loopallu may come back in the future in a different guise, but for now let's have a party one last time."
He added: "Loopallu is dead. Long live Loopallu."


Brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan won rowing silver in the lightweight men's double sculls to give Ireland their first medal of the Rio Olympics.

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The brothers finished 0.53 seconds behind France's Pierre Houin and Jeremie Azou, who won gold.
Norway's Kristoffer Brun and Are Strandli were edged out for bronze.
"It's brilliant, said Gary O'Donovan. "We're Ireland's first Olympic rowing medallists ever and we're so proud to come home with a medal."
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A former soldier accused of rape has been cleared after a court heard he was suffering from a sleep disorder.

Peter Atilla, 46, from Northampton, said he had a sleep condition called sexsomnia.
Mr Atilla was accused of having sex with a woman while she slept after she invited him in bed "for a cuddle".
Methyr Tydfil Crown Court heard he had returned from a tour of Afghanistan the day before, and may have been in "action mode" when he went to sleep.
Two psychiatrists told the court it was "possible" the defendant suffered from parasomnia - defined as unwanted behaviour during sleep.
Dr Chris Idzikowski said a subset of parasomnia was sexsomnia - a type of "confusional arousal" - which can lead to sexual behaviour from a person in deep sleep.
Dr Idzikowski said: "If he arrived back in action mode it's potentially something that would come through in his sleep.
He said Mr Atilla, a former Royal Logistics Corps officer who served "with distinction" in the first Gulf War, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, may have been triggered by something as simple as a sound.
He admitted the evidence the disorder led to Mr Atilla having sex with the woman while asleep was "weak" but said he could not exclude it from being possible.
Another psychiatrist, Dr Chandan Seghal, said he too "could not exclude" the attack relating to a sleep disorder, but agreed the evidence was "weak."
Mr Atilla told the court he had "no memory" of the alleged incident.


People are being asked how Welsh farming should be supported after the UK leaves the European Union.

The assembly's rural affairs committee said Brexit could prompt the biggest shake-up of the sector in 40 years.
Welsh farmers currently share Â£250m a year in EU subsidies, plus Â£500m aid over six years for rural development.
Committee chair, UKIP AM Mark Reckless, hailed "an opportunity to restructure agricultural and rural policies ... bespoke to the needs of Wales".
The consultation asks:
Mr Reckless said that, following the vote for Brexit, the future shape of rural policy "may be decided in Wales".
"This can be seen as an opportunity to restructure agricultural and rural policies so that they are bespoke to the needs of Wales," he said.
"In devising new policies, the outcomes to be delivered for the people of Wales must be clearly explained and understood."
Earlier in August, the National Farmers' Union launched a consultation of its members, saying Brexit should drive a "new, bold ambition" for farmers.


MSPs have taken part in a minute's silence in the Holyrood debating chamber in memory of those killed in the Florida nightclub shooting.

US authorities say gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State shortly before the attack at a gay club in Orlando on Sunday.
Hundreds of people attended a vigil in Glasgow on Monday evening to show solidarity with the victims.
The rainbow Pride flag was flown over the Scottish government's headquarters.
The attack at the Pulse nightclub, in which 49 people were killed and 53 injured, is the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. It ended when police shot Mateen dead.
On Monday, flags at Holyrood were flown at half mast as a mark of respect.
When parliament met at 14:00, for the first time since the shooting, a minute's silence was held.
There was due to be a topical question from Labour's Claire Baker MSP asking what action the Scottish government is taking to tackle hate crimes against LGBTI people.
More than 600 people attended the hour-long vigil in George Square in Glasgow, with flowers laid and candles lit.
The organisers, from the Free Pride Glasgow group, said they felt it was important to provide "a place where people could come and be around friends and get support from people and show solidarity with the people in Orlando".
A similar vigil has also been organised in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Earlier on Monday, the Pride flag was raised at the Scottish Government's headquarters in Edinburgh.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Scotland stands in solidarity with the people of Orlando, and LGBTI communities across the world."
The flag was also flown at half mast above Glasgow City Chambers, overlooking George Square.


Investigations are continuing into the death of a girl who fell from a rapids ride at Drayton Manor as similar attractions across England reopen.

Evha Jannath, 11, was on a school trip on Tuesday when she fell from a boat on the Splash Canyon ride.
The park has stayed closed for a third day as police and the Health and Safety Executive investigate.
Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor have reopened similar water-based white knuckle rides.
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Drayton Manor has not yet announced when the park, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, will reopen and Staffordshire Police could not confirm how long the force would remain at the scene.
Earlier, theme park operator Merlin Entertainments reopened the Congo River Rapids at Alton Towers and Legoland Windsor's Vikings River Splash, which had been closed as a precautionary measure following the schoolgirl's death.
The firm said Thorpe Park's Rumba Rapids was due to reopen on Friday afternoon.
The family said their "world was torn apart" following Evha's death.
Erfana Bora, the head teacher at Jameah Girls Academy the Islamic day school in Leicester that Evha attended, described the pupil as a "lovely, sweet-natured girl [who] was loved by everyone".
Staffordshire Police said Evha's post-mortem examination was expected to take place on Monday.
The Splash Canyon ride, which opened in 1993 and features up to 21 boats each with a capacity of six people, promises "a wild ride" with "fast-flowing rapids". Height restrictions are imposed and in some cases children are required to be accompanied by an adult.


The granddaughter of a woman whose ashes were found in a skip said it was a "massive shock".

Sylvia Bradshaw, of Fakenham, Norfolk, heard an appeal by Gamble Plant Skip Hire to find relatives of Gwendoline Harding, whose remains were found in a metal urn in one of its containers.
She had been cremated in March 1996 at West Hertfordshire crematorium.
Ms Bradshaw thanked the skip firm for being "decent human beings". "They've done a tremendous thing," she said.
She heard her relative's name on a BBC Radio Norfolk appeal, where skip firm office manager Alex Dunmore said it was doing all it could to trace the family.
He said the firm had contacted the people who ordered the skip but they did not recognise the name.
Ms Bradshaw said she was "at a complete loss" as to how the remains ended up in the skip.
She believed the urn had been with her father, Allan Bradshaw, in Little Snoring. Mr Bradshaw is no longer alive.
Her grandmother had lived in Elstree for many years and was living in a Harrow retirement home when she died, aged 83.
The ashes had been brought to her son - Mr Bradshaw - in Norfolk.
Ms Bradshaw now plans to take the urn to her aunt Julie Hall, her grandmother's eldest daughter. She once took the ashes on an Orient Express trip, as that had been her mother's lifelong ambition.
"I feel like she's has lots of journeys now, after this," Ms Bradshaw said.
"It'll be just nice that she'll be back with her family.
"It's an emotional day - I'm happy, tearful and sad at the same time."


From a teenager on a council estate in west London to self-made multimillionaire, Jamal Edwards hasn't done too badly for himself in a very short space of time.

Still just 23 years old, the amateur film-maker turned media boss is worth more than Â£8m, and counts famous entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson as one of his friends.
Jamal is the owner of SBTV, a broadcasting company that makes videos - typically music videos featuring rap and pop music stars - and puts them up on YouTube.
Attracting millions of hits, the business continues to make a fortune by taking a percentage of YouTube's advertising revenues for adverts that are linked to its videos.
It is not a bad living for a young man who got into film-making after his parents gave him a basic video camera as a Christmas present when he was 15, and someone who by his own admission has no formal training.
Jamal says it is just a question of believing in yourself, and finding your talent, which for him is making videos.
"Try anything, don't be scared of failure, that is my advice," he says. "The only failure is not trying. And when you find your niche, what you are really good at, hit it so hard."
Back when Jamal was 15, he says he and his video camera immediately became inseparable, and he started to film friends rapping or singing.
Not instantly aware of the commercial potential of what he was doing, Jamal says he started to upload the videos to YouTube simply to make it easier for his extended friends to see them.
"You can say my videos had mixed reviews to begin with, some people didn't get them, but others thought they were sick [good]," he says. "So I started to put them up on YouTube so everyone could see them, and it just grew from there."
Leaving school and getting a job in clothing company Topman, Jamal continued to make videos avidly in his spare time.
Building up a reputation for the quality of his work, he would film up-and-coming rappers and singers, while also targeting more established stars outside nightclubs, hotels and dance music radio station Kiss 100.
As word of mouth spread, his videos on YouTube, put up under the name SBTV (the SB stands for SmokeyBarz, Jamal's own rapping nickname) started to get hundreds of thousands of hits, predominantly from 13- to 30-year-olds.
And so Jamal contacted YouTube to see if he was eligible for a share of advertising revenues.
YouTube, owned by internet search engine giant, Google, turned him down three times, but Jamal persisted. YouTube ultimately agreed after he was able to prove that all the videos he was uploading were original content that he had made himself.
"My first YouTube cheque was for a couple of hundred pounds. So I said, 'Look mum, I have earned money from YouTube.'
"But my parents were like, 'That's not sustainable income, that's not steady.' But the cheques have just got bigger and bigger. The more effort I put in, the more views the videos get, and the more advertising revenues I get back."
Soon Jamal was able to quit Topman and run SBTV on a full-time basis.
Today he has 12 members of staff, and SBTV also has its own website that carries news stories and feature articles in addition to the videos.
The business has further branched out into its own clothing line, as Jamal says he is always thinking of ways to expand.
And while the grime dance music scene remains a core focus, SBTV has also moved into other musical genres. An SBTV video of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has had 7.7 million hits on YouTube.
Jamal says he is now set on conquering the US, and further expanding the video content to cover comedy, sport and fashion. Regarding his interest in the latter, he was seen in the front row at September's London Fashion Week.
Jamal has also this year published a self-help e-book called Self Belief: The Vision.
The business so impressed Sir Richard Branson that last year Jamal won a best new start-up award from Virgin Media. And the two have stayed in touch ever since.
Others who have seen SBTV's potential include technology and music investment specialists Miroma Ventures, which last month bought a share in the business for an undisclosed sum.
Jamal was also chosen to become an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, the youth charity run by Prince Charles which supports young people setting up their own companies.
After such meteoric growth, Jamal says he often has to remind himself to slow down.
"I still get bad anxiety at times, if I have too many things going on. I have to sit down and tell myself to take a breather," he says.
"I think this is one of the most important things for any entrepreneur to remember - that you can't go 100% all of the time.
"I have crashed and burned about three times over the years because I was just working, working, working. Now I'm more planned, more organised."
But has becoming a multimillionaire changed him?
"Honestly no, I come from a humble background, I'm from a council estate. It is nice to be comfortable, and be able to buy things for friends and family, but I'm not motivated by the money.
"I don't want to be treated any different, I'm still the same person, I'm well grounded. And if I wasn't, my friends and family would soon knock me down to size."


A theatre show aimed entirely at animals will give paws for thought in Bristol.

Dramatic duo Alex Bailey and Krõõt Juurak are bringing their pet project to the Bristol Biennal Festival from 5-8 September.
The pair use their own research and consultations with pet psychologists to tailor their show to their animal audiences.
The idea may seem barking, but they have performed more than 80 times at the homes of pets in Zürich, Erlangen, Berlin and Vienna and hope to find some new fans among Bristol's animal population.
The duo said the work was a "thank you" gesture to animals everywhere for their playfulness and creativity.
"Pets are such interesting and charismatic performers - you have probably noticed that if a pet comes on stage, it will instantly steal all the attention from human performers," said Mr Bailey.
The performance usually involves them travelling to a pet's home and then using a mixture of techniques, including "non-human voice and body languages", to connect with the animals.
Miss Juurak added: "Some pets, especially young ones, try to join us and we welcome them, although the performances are not necessarily interactive.
"So much of their body language informs our performance and some of their responses involve direct interaction, like being licked or sniffed.
"Cats always leave the room at first but they always come back, they are the most ardent of observers."
Performances have not always gone according to plan though.
Once the pair turned up to perform to what they thought was a pair of micro-pigs, only to be confronted by two pigs that were same size as them who had been separated for fighting.
The pair were also once on the receiving end of what appeared to be amorous attention from one poodle as they performed on the floor, which Mr Bailey said was "somewhat inconvenient".
He added: "When researching this behaviour we subsequently discovered that it wasn't connected to anything remotely sexual but resulted from a mixture of confusion and excitement.
"Really it was a compliment, a form of dog standing ovation."
Interested parties in Bristol will be able to book the duo for special performances in homes, gardens and streets during one-hour slots at the festival.