Four candidates will compete to become Labour's new leader, after left-winger Jeremy Corbyn secured enough nominations to get on the ballot.

Mr Corbyn reached the 35 MP threshold just two minutes before the noon deadline, helped by colleagues wanting to widen the range of candidates.
He joins Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in the contest.
Ms Kendall's campaign team has complained to Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper about media briefings against her.
Labour MP Toby Perkins, who chairs Ms Kendall's campaign, wrote to the two candidates saying he was "sad" to see negative reports about her based on anonymous briefings.
He said a description of her supporters as "Taliban New Labour" reported in the Daily Telegraph was "inappropriate and offensive", adding: "It was particularly surprising that your campaigns have chosen to do something that, predictably, had the effect of taking precedence over the speeches that both of you were making today."
Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper's teams have distanced themselves from the "Taliban" quote, which was attributed to a source in one of their campaigns.
The contest will involve a series of public and televised hustings over the coming weeks, with the winner announced before the party conference in September.
Mr Corbyn told BBC 2's Daily Politics he "fully acknowledged" that some of his nominations came from colleagues who did not support his candidacy, but who wanted to ensure a full debate.
"I will take part in that debate and hope that at the end of it the Labour Party emerges stronger and more resolute in opposing the principles behind austerity and impoverishment of the poorest in Britain," he said.
The election was sparked by Ed Miliband's resignation in the wake of the party's electoral defeat in May.
Mr Burnham topped the list with 68 nominations, followed by Ms Cooper on 59, Ms Kendall on 41 and Mr Corbyn on 36.
This leaves 28 Labour MPs who did not nominate anybody.
Mr Corbyn's appearance on the ballot paper was criticised by Labour MP John Mann, who tweeted: "So to demonstrate our desire never to win again, Islington's Jeremy Corbyn is now a Labour leadership candidate."
But it was welcomed by other Labour figures who said it would ensure a wider range of candidates.
Former shadow cabinet minister Sadiq Khan - who is running for the London mayor - said he would nominate Mr Corbyn, without voting for him in the ballot, to ensure the "widest possible debate".
Labour MP and another London mayoral hopeful, Diane Abbott, who stood for the leadership in 2010, told the BBC the way the party elected its leaders must change, claiming the 35 MP threshold "artificially narrows the choice".
"And it doesn't just lock out the left, it locks out newer candidates and younger candidates," Ms Abbott said.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said there was some "unease" among MPs - both that the party had rushed into a contest and about the calibre of the line-up.
Former Labour minister Frank Field has written to Labour Party chairman John Cryer to request a rule change to make it easier for the party to get rid of a failing leader.
Mr Field told the Mail on Sunday: "We cannot hide from the fact that we made catastrophic errors in the choice of our two most recent leaders, Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband.
"Having chosen them, it was then impossible to change them when we were hurtling towards election defeat."
He said the Conservative Party "would not have hesitated for a moment" to ditch their leader if they had been in the same "predicament".
Under his proposal, a vote of confidence in the leader would be called if it had the support of 30 anonymous Labour MPs. A vote on his proposed changes is expected next week.
Margaret Hodge, who backs a change in the rules, said that now was the right time to do it, before a new leader was elected.
"Our rules are just too cumbersome, unlike the Conservative Party's," she told BBC2's Daily Politics programme, adding that the aim was to "mimic" the Tories in this area.
Put to her that it suggested a lack of confidence in the current candidates, Ms Hodge disagreed, saying: "This is entirely about putting in place a mechanism that we can use, because of our experience in the past, without actually passing judgement on any individual."
Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper both made speeches on Monday setting our their pitch.
Mr Burnham said he wanted as many people as possible to be involved in the leadership election, saying it had to be "a campaign for Labour to reach out to every corner of the country and win again".
The shadow health secretary also said Labour would need to "look again" at the tuition fees system.
Ms Cooper, shadow home secretary, set out her background as a "comprehensive girl" whose first job was picking fruit on a farm before she went on to secure a place at Oxford University.
She said the UK should invest 3% of GDP on "science, technology and innovation".
The winner will be decided by a vote of Labour Party representatives, members and affiliates, to be conducted on a one-member, one-vote basis.
The result will be announced at a special conference on 12 September.
A vacancy has also arisen for the deputy leadership, after Harriet Harman announced she would be stepping down once the posts were filled.
Nominations for that election close on Wednesday, with seven candidates in the race.
15 June: Nominations for leader will close at midday
17 June: Nominations for their deputy will close at midday
12 August: Deadline for people to join the Labour Party
14 August: Ballot papers sent out by post
10 September: Polling closes at midday
12 September: Winners announced at special conference
27 September: Labour's party conference begins


A 16-year-old girl thought to have been electrocuted on railway tracks was "beautiful inside and out" and "an amazing girl", her mother has said.

Taiyah Pebbles was found dead at Herne Bay station in Kent shortly before 07:00 BST on Wednesday.
She was last seen with a group of friends near the station at about 23:00 the previous evening.
A vigil was held in her memory at the scene by her friends and family on Wednesday night.
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Friends carried balloons and candles and laid flowers in tribute to the teenager.
Lauren Allen described Taiyah as "so much more than a friend".
"She listened when you wanted her to, she gave you advice that you needed, she helped you through everything.
"She had so much to do, we had so many plans."
Cacey Young added: "She was like my sister."
British Transport Police said the teenager was pronounced dead at the station after sustaining serious injuries believed to have been caused by electrocution.
Her death is being treated as unexplained while officers investigate the circumstances.
Det Ch Insp Paul Langley said Taiyah had been fatally injured "some time between 23:00 and 07:00".
He appealed for anyone who might have been near Herne Bay station during that period to contact officers.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Friday.


Problems recruiting and retaining experienced social workers in Wales is affecting children in and leaving care, a report has said.

Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales' (CSSIW) findings follow its inspection of how authorities fulfil their "corporate parent" role.
The report said urgent action was needed to give children the emotional and psychological support they need.
Council leaders said the findings would help improve "outcomes for children".
The report was commissioned after high-profile child exploitation cases in England.
While inspectors found many examples of good practice, they were concerned about a range of issues including high turnover of social work staff.
They also noted difficulties recruiting foster carers, variable quality of care planning for children in care, and inconsistent and insufficient preparation and support for care leavers as they move to independent living.
CSSIW's inspection took place between January and May 2014 and included the views and experiences of more than 300 looked-after children and care leavers who exhibited "vulnerable or risky behaviours".
The report concluded that agencies need to "work together more effectively as corporate parents to deliver improved and ambitious outcomes for children in care".
Nigel Brown, assistant chief inspector for CSSIW, said although it was seeing greater stability in the workforce than in the past, retaining experienced social workers was still a problem.
"For some reason we found social workers were not staying working in those frontline teams, dealing with the most complex casesâ€¦ they were moving on after a short period of time and that meant young people receiving those services were continually seeing different social workers, they didn't have stability in that relationship with their social worker," he said.
The report suggested the Welsh government and councils should question why social work was not viewed as a "more positive career route".
Chris Dunn, development coordinator for Voices from Care, which was involved in the inspection, echoed Mr Brown's comments, saying "a lot of young people say they don't feel supported".
He added: "Some of that can come through consistency of services and of workers, and what's needed in general is this communication across the board, learning from what works and what helps young people."
A spokesman from the Welsh Local Government Association said the report recognised the need for cultural change and said its recommendations would be used to help deliver improved and sustainable outcomes for children and young people in Wales.
It is hoped the report will feed into the Welsh government's Social Services and Well-being Act.


Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has retired from Test cricket after a calf injury cut short his involvement in the tour of England.

The 34-year-old played in 59 Test matches, scoring 3,731 runs at an average of 35.19 and taking 75 wickets at 33.68.
Having made his debut in 2005, he has played in five Ashes series, including this summer's 3-2 defeat by England.
"I just know it's the right time to move on," said Watson.
"I don't have that real fight in me, especially for Test cricket, knowing the lengths physically that I'd have to go through, mentally and technically as well, to be at my best in Test cricket.
"I've been through a lot of different waves of emotion about what is right for myself, my family and most importantly the team as well.
"Over the last couple of days there was a lot of clarity of what the right decision was. I've given everything I possibly can to get the best out of myself.
"I'm hopefully not moving on forever, still able to play some one-day and Twenty20 cricket for Australia as well."
His injury came in Saturday's 64-run win at Lord's, which gave Australia a 2-0 lead after two matches of the five-game one-day series.
A two-time Ashes winner, Watson was dropped after one Test of this summer's series following a run of poor form that had seen him reach a half-century only 11 times in 62 innings since the start of 2011.
Before that, Watson had scored 1,373 runs in 14 matches at an average of 52.81, culminating in him being named Test player of the year.
A powerful batsman who has operated in several positions in the batting order, Watson scored four Test centuries - including a top score of 176, which came against England at The Oval in 2013.
Watson also courted controversy when he left the tour of India in 2013 after being one of four players dropped for the third Test for failing to deliver feedback on how the team could improve, as requested by then coach Mickey Arthur.


St Helens spoilt Challenge Cup winners Leeds Rhinos' Headingley return, sealing a first win in five games to boost their Super League top-four bid.

The Rhinos retained the cup on Saturday but for the second year running found a fired-up Saints who prevented them going six points clear at the top.
Saints halves Travis Burns and Luke Walsh were dominant, with the latter scoring 16 of the 32 points.
The win puts the visitors level on points with third-placed Huddersfield.
Castleford, who lost at the Giants on Thursday night, are now under pressure to beat St Helens when the two meet at the Jungle next Thursday - as defeat would end their hopes.
Having been so clinical in the Challenge Cup final victory against Hull KR, Leeds lacked the same accuracy and execution with crucial errors throughout.
They were without key players Zak Hardaker, Kallum Watkins and Rob Burrow, although stand-in full-back Ashton Golding emerged with credit on his 19th birthday.
Keiron Cunningham's side took full advantage of the hosts' mistakes to score the opener on the back of Danny McGuire's error through Tommy Makinson, although Jimmy Keinhorst burst through for a reply on the back of work from Mitch Garbutt and McGuire.
Adam Cuthbertson and Garbutt's mix-up on the restart gave Saints field position and they twisted the screw with repeat sets that led to Josh Jones' try on the left.
Mitch Achurch twisted over as Leeds kept pace but sublime footwork from Walsh took him across, and after a penalty goal Adam Quinlan took a delicious inside pass from Travis Burns in the second half to further extend the lead.
Ryan Hall's well-worked score lifted spirits around Headingley but once Jon Wilkin crossed late for a 100th try a controlled St Helens had a comfortable lead to see them through to the hooter.
Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott on potential Challenge Cup hangover:
"There is a bit in that, I wouldn't put it all down to that. I thought Saints played very direct and aggressive.
"There was too much dropped ball near their try-line and, as the game started to bite, too many fellas dropped off tackles.
"I thought the team we had out there was good enough. We looked decent for spells in the game. Defensively I thought we were solid for the most part, but as we got tired, which we thought we would, we started to drop off."
St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham:
"You saw the leadership that Jon Wilkin gives the team, I thought Luke Walsh was phenomenal and Alex Walmsley just gets better every week.
"We were really determined tonight, I could see it on the faces of the players in midweek. A few people like to kick you when you're down but we're together and we quite like the idea that everyone had written us off. It's not the best we've been with the ball - we need a lot of improvement in our attack - but defensively I was really happy with the intent from minute one.
"I'm pleased for the team. We've been in a bit of a dark place over the last four weeks but the break definitely did us good and I'd like to think we can move on."
Leeds Rhinos: Golding; Briscoe, Keinhorst, Moon, Hall; Sinfield, McGuire; Garbutt, Cuthbertson, Peacock, Ablett, Ward, Delaney.
Interchanges: Singleton, Achurch, Lilley, Leuluai.
St Helens: Quinlan; Makinson, Percival, Jones, Swift; Burns, Walsh; Amor, Roby, Savelio, Wilkin, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Turner.
Interchanges: Walmsley, Flanagan, Richards, Greenwood.
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: James Child


A pregnant woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car whose driver tried to commit a fraud in the shop she works in.

She was struck by the grey Volkswagen Golf as the man tried to make off from the scene in Leigh-on-Sea on Monday.
Officers found the woman, aged in her 30s, with head and facial injuries at The Turnpike shop at about 17:00 BST.
She was taken to hospital where she was also found to have internal injuries. Her baby is thought to be unharmed.
A 25-year-old man was arrested in London on suspicion of dangerous driving and assault.
He is also suspected of fraud by false representation and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
Essex Police said he was being kept in custody at Southend where he was being questioned and that a car had now been recovered.
Det Insp Stuart Truss said the force was appealing for witnesses.
"The shop was very busy at that time of day and there were also a lot of people in the area who may have seen what happened."


NHS Highland has encouraged its employees to hold meetings standing up rather than sitting down to help improve their health.

The message forms part of the health board's internal Beware The Chair campaign.
It said ill health related to inactivity was the fourth biggest killer in Britain.
The campaign also suggests that staff stand up three times every hour and to go for walks in their lunch breaks.
Other recommendations include standing up when on the phone, having a coffee or eating lunch.
Occupational health physiotherapist Lesley Marshall said: "Many of the NHS Highland employees we treat have problems which can be directly attributed to the fact that their lives are too sedentary.
"We want them to be more active, and that includes while they are at work."
The Beware of The Chair campaign has been adopted by NHS Highland as a priority health and wellbeing strategy for staff.


When George Osborne stands up on Wednesday to deliver the first Conservative Budget in almost 20 years, we should bear in mind what David Cameron last month told the first Conservative cabinet in almost 20 years.

The prime minister said: "I want everyone around this table to remember who we're for. Every decision we take, every policy we pursue, every programme we initiate, never forget: we're here to give everyone in our country the chance to make the most of their life.
"The pundits might call it 'blue-collar Conservatism', others being on the side of hardworking taxpayers. I call it being the real party for working people: giving everyone in our country the chance to get on, with the dignity of a job, the pride of a pay cheque, a home of their own and the security and peace of mind that comes from being able to support a family.
"And just as important - for those that can't work, the support they need at every stage of their lives."
The task for the chancellor will be to square his boss's rhetoric with the substantial spending cuts that he intends to announce. The Conservatives were elected on a promise of cutting a further £12bn from the welfare budget.
In the Budget we will find out where the axe will fall. Tax credits and housing benefit are expected to take most of the pain.
Now when faced with cuts of this size, Conservatives frequently accuse journalists like me of exaggerating the potential impact.
They say the media are as bad as government departments in talking up the consequences of spending reductions that ultimately get absorbed with less hullaballoo than predicted. But the cuts that Mr Osborne announces will be significant and tough. They cannot be otherwise.
And he has every reason to give us most of the detail now. This is the first Budget in a five-year Parliament. Mr Osborne will want to get as much pain out of the way as soon as he can. He will want to use the mandate and momentum of a newly-elected government to carry out its manifesto commitments.
He will want to make the most of a rudderless Labour Party. He will want to crack on with the cuts now so that, if everything goes to plan, he has a surplus to spend ahead of the next election in 2020. When, perhaps, he may be leading the Conservative Party.
But £12bn is still £12bn and the cuts will be felt by low-paid people who you might call, say, "hardworking taxpayers" who the government wants to support "at every stage of their lives".
And remember - the Conservatives want these people's votes to be as blue as their collars. As Mr Osborne told Andrew Marr at the weekend: "We've got to make sure this is a fair Budget, that we're all in this together."
So how may Mr Osborne try to square the circle?
First, he will make the moral case for cutting tax credits, arguing that they subsidise employers who pay too little and provide disincentives to work more hours. He will urge more firms to pay the living wage and - some hope - perhaps even provide them with incentives to do so.
He will almost certainly cut taxes for the less well off by once again raising the threshold at which income tax is paid. He will highlight his manifesto commitment to raise the minimum wage in line with that threshold.
Second, Mr Osborne will almost certainly hit the rich. He is promising a £5bn crackdown on tax avoidance and tax planning, something that affects only rich people and companies. He has hinted that he might change the rules and fees paid by wealthy non-doms.
He has already promised to increase taxes on the pension contributions of higher earners to pay for an inheritance tax cut. He could always tax those pension contributions even further. If he was feeling even more radical, the chancellor could commission work on creating a new council tax band for expensive homes, a kind of watered-down Tory mansion tax.
All he needs is enough to generate a counter-narrative that the rich are taking some of the pain.
Third, he will argue the spending cuts are needed to keep the recovery secure, to keep cutting the deficit so that Britain is further protected from economic shocks such as Grexit. Expect to hear quite a lot about Greece.
So this is George Osborne's big moment, his first Budget free from Liberal Democrat constraints, the first in a Parliament that he wishes to end as leader of the Conservative Party.
He needs to get enough pain out of the way early to ensure the impact is not felt at the next election. But he needs to do so without inflicting lasting damage on his party. That is some circle to square.


The co-chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi, has become involved in a dispute over whether she paid rent while staying at a house in London, for which she claimed expenses.

Lady Warsi has also admitted failing to declare rental income from a flat she owns in north-west London in the House of Lords register of interests.
The baroness said she took full responsibility for that "oversight".
Labour MPs have called on the Lords' standards commissioner to investigate.
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna told the BBC's Sunday Politics there had to be a "proper independent investigation".
"I don't think this is anything any politician from any political party can crow about. When you see these types of stories being reported, it is bad for politics generally."
Lady Warsi claimed accommodation expenses from the taxpayer while she was staying with a friend, at a house he rented in Acton, west London.
But according to reports in the
          Sunday Times
 and the
          Sunday Telegraph
, the owner of the property denies that he received any income from her.
It is reported that Lady Warsi was claiming £165.50 a night subsistence allowance.
In a statement last night, the baroness said she bought a flat in Wembley in September 2007 but it was not due to be ready until the following year.
While it was being finished she stayed predominantly at two hotels, but also for "occasional nights" in Acton with Tory party official Naweed Khan, who later became her special adviser.
She says she stayed there for about two nights a week over a six-week period at the start of 2008.
"For the nights that I stayed as a guest of Naweed Khan, I made an appropriate financial payment equivalent to what I was paying at the time in hotel costs."
Mr Khan confirmed that she had paid him an unspecified amount for the nights she stayed there.
"In the early part of 2008, for a short period, Baroness Warsi stayed with me," he said in a statement.
"I confirm she made a financial payment on each occasion, which compensated for the inconvenience caused and additional costs incurred by me as a result of her being there."
But it's not clear if the money went to the owner of the house, Dr Wafik Moustafa.
The GP has campaigned and raised funds for the Conservative Party for many years, but according to the Sunday Telegraph, he recently fell out with the baroness.
He told the Sunday Times she didn't pay rent, utility bills or a council tax contribution and had her own bedroom and front door key.
Dr Moustafa said she usually stayed there from Monday to Thursday and occasionally at weekends.
Labour MP John Mann said he would be asking the Lords Commissioner for Standards to investigate, adding: "It all seems very murky."
The issue is far less clear cut than some of the expenses claims that first emerged in 2008 but there appears to be gaps in the versions of what went on, says BBC political correspondent Robin Brant.
The rules for expenses claims by members of the House of Lords,
          as set out on the Parliament website for the year 2007-08
, say members living outside of London can claim a maximum of £165.50 a night for overnight accommodation in the capital.
It does not say if that figure may include additional expenses such as meals. Nor does it say whether receipts are required, although the amount of expenses MPs could claim without a receipt was cut from £250 to £25 in April 2008.
In a separate development, Lady Warsi, whose main home is in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, admitted not fully declaring rental income from the Wembley flat after she moved out in June 2010.
Party sources have not revealed the full amount Lady Warsi earned from renting her property, but they say it is over the £5,000 annual limit before full disclosure is required.
The baroness had declared the property on the register of ministerial interests but she failed to inform the register of Lords' interests that she was letting the property.
Baroness Warsi added: "When the discrepancy became apparent this week, I immediately informed the registrar of Lords' interests of its omission.
"At all times my ownership of the flat and the fact that it was being let out was fully disclosed to Cabinet Office officials and HM Revenue and Customs, and was appropriately reported on the register of ministers' interests held by the government."
Conservative party sources have described the incident as a "cock up" which has been remedied, and said that Lords authorities will not take further action.


A rare tropical turtle found in a serious condition after washing up on an Anglesey beach is more lively and improving every day, a zoo has said.

The animal, nicknamed Menai, was discovered at Tan-y-Foel close to Anglesey Sea Zoo a month ago.
The zoo said it was the first time an Olive ridley turtle had been in the UK.
Staff, who took it to a vet, said Menai was now progressing to the next stage of its recovery by being moved to a larger tank inside their aquarium.
Zoo owner Frankie Horbo said: "As she is now so active we are hoping this new environment will allow her to start diving and moving around more, and may help to resolve some of her buoyancy issues."
She said records dating back to 1748 showed Menai was the first Olive ridley to arrive in the UK.
"It's incredibly unusual. The nearest breeding population is in Gabon, in south western Africa," she said.
Ms Horbo said Menai was comatose when she arrived but had managed to retain "a core of body heat" and was now back to her ideal temperature.


Following a number of high-profile cases of UK citizens committing sexual offences against children in Kenya, the UK's National Crime Agency has partnered with Kenyan police to set up the country's first Child Protection Unit.

4 January 2017 Last updated at 12:44 GMT
Video Journalist: Roderick MaCleod


The Scottish government says it is working closely with health officials following a global cyber hack.

Eleven of Scotland's 14 territorial health boards were hit by the "ransomware" attack linked to other IT attacks around the world.
The hack has encrypted information on NHS computers, denying access unless a payment is made.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said work to fix the systems affected had entered a "recovery phase"
She called the attack "hugely concerning" but said there was no evidence as yet to suggest outdated computer systems were responsible for the breach.
Scotland's Health Secretary Shona Robison said there was a "level of confidence" that systems would be back up and running by Monday and that no breach of patient confidentiality had been detected.
The health boards which have been affected are:
The Scottish Ambulance Service has also been affected, along with NHS National Services Scotland.
The incidents are thought to be part of a wider attack affecting organisations in about 100 countries around the world.
IT problems have also caused disruption in about 30 health authorities in England, while the NHS in Wales and Northern Ireland are so far unaffected.
The Scottish government said most incidents had been confined to desktop computers in GP surgeries, dental practices and other primary care centres.
A spokesman said the only acute hospital sites so far affected had been in NHS Lanarkshire.
BBC Scotland understands that computer systems at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride were compromised.
Ms Robison told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that IT specialists had been working non-stop to get GP systems back up and running.
She said: "People are working very, very hard and have worked through the night. The update I've got this morning is that we're very much into recovery phase now, with a lot of work going on to get systems back up running.
"The GP systems, which of course were the main problem across our health boards - work is going on, and there is a level of confidence that many will be back up and running before GP surgeries open on Monday morning."
Ms Sturgeon told the BBC: "Obviously cyber-attacks of this nature are hugely concerning and I think they underline the vulnerability not just of the public sector, but also of society generally to cyber-attacks, but they also underline the importance of all organisations making sure that they have all appropriate measures in place to protect against those kinds of attack."
She added: "Obviously there is a lot of investigation into exactly why the health service has been affected in the way it has. I think it's important to stress that this has been a global international attack."
Shona Robison said NHS Lanarkshire had been more affected in terms of its acute hospitals, but said manual systems had worked safely and insisted that patients had not been negatively impacted by the breach.
"The intention today is to begin testing those IT systems and to gradually and safely try to bring those back on over the course of the weekend."
Ms Robison added: "Throughout all of this there's been no breach to patient confidentiality that has been detected to date so patients should be reassured by that."
Patient services, including emergency services, are continuing to operate across Scotland, the Scottish government confirmed.
Ms Robison emphasised there had been no impact on the majority of the out-of-hours systems across Scotland, with NHS 24 working as normal along with the Scottish Ambulance Service, where the only issue had been with desktop PCs that were "non-patient facing".
"All the other parts of the system that people would use over the weekend are working as normal," Ms Robison said.
In NHS Lanarkshire, non-emergency patients have been urged to stay away from its hospitals as it deals with the ransomware attack.
Dr Helen Mackie, chief of medical services at Hairmyres Hospital, said staff had reverted to paper and manual records for patients.
She has urged any patients turning up at the authorities emergency departments to bring their medication with them because medics may have problems accessing their records.
She said: "Help us by bringing as much information with you, So bring your medicines, bring any information you have about health care. Relatives can really help us as well because they're a wealth of information for us."
Dr Mackie said the IT issues were leading to the cancellation of planned out-patient appoints for tests such as CT scans. However, she said that any emergency diagnostic tests would continue to take place.
She added: "It's business as usual in terms of emergency care in our Lanarkshire hospitals. We are asking the public to help us by only coming to emergency departments if it is an emergency. But please be reassured that all our emergency access to treatment and care is up and fully running."


Brad Pitt's latest film has failed to topple Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them from the top of the UK box office.

Allied, which also stars Marion Cotillard, took £1.3m on its opening weekend to debut in second place.
But it was not enough to dethrone Fantastic Beasts, which took a further £8.9m on its second week of release.
The film, which is a spin-off from the Harry Potter series, stars Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston.
The animated children's film Trolls continued to perform well in its sixth week - taking a further £834,000 to land at number three.
Bad Santa 2 debuted at number four with £799,000 - 13 years after its predecessor was released.
Arrival, which stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, held on to its top five position for a third week after taking a further £778,000.
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A Palestinian teacher has won a $1m (£707,000) global teaching prize - with the award announced in a video message by Pope Francis.

Hanan Al Hroub grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp and now is a teacher of refugees herself.
She specialises in supporting children who have been traumatised by violence.
The winner was announced at an awards ceremony in Dubai, with a video message of congratulation sent by Prince William.
Pope Francis sent a message saying that teachers were "the builders of peace and unity".
Ms Al Hroub told the audience that "teachers could change the world".
Growing up in a refugee camp near Bethlehem, Ms Al Hroub now works with refugee pupils, with an approach using play that is aimed at resolving violence and tension.
"I am proud to be a Palestinian female teacher standing on this stage," she said after receiving the award.
She says she will spend the prize money on supporting her students.
Prince William spoke of the "incredible responsibility" of teachers and that they could "influence, inspire and shape a young person's life for the better".
There was a UK finalist, Colin Hegarty, a maths teacher from London who has created a website with interactive online maths lessons.
The finalists for the Global Teacher Prize included teachers from India, Kenya, Finland and the United States.
Created by the Varkey Foundation, the charitable arm of the GEMS international education firm, the prize and Oscars-style ceremony are intended to raise the status of the teaching profession.
The audience for the event included Hollywood stars such as Salma Hayek and Matthew McConaughey and political figures including former UK prime minister Tony Blair and the vice president of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The top 10 finalists were invited on stage by a video message from physicist Stephen Hawking and were congratulated by video messages from US vice-president Joe Biden and former US president Bill Clinton.
Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey Foundation and who created the prize, said he hoped that Hanan Al Hroub's story would "inspire those looking to enter the teaching profession".
The finalists included:
•Maarit Rossi from Finland developed her own method for teaching maths. Finland has some of the best maths results in the world in international tests, but Ms Rossi's classes are high achieving even against Finnish standards.
•Aqeela Asifi came to Pakistan as a refugee from Afghanistan and is teaching refugee children in a school that she created.
•Ayub Mohamud, a business studies teacher from Kenya, has reached the finals with a project to discourage violent extremism and radicalisation.
•Robin Chaurasiya from Mumbai in India founded an organisation to teach and support teenagers from the city's red-light district.
•Richard Johnson, a science teacher from Perth in Australia, set up a science laboratory for primary school children.
•Michael Soskil from Pennsylvania in the United States, a previous winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, has motivated his pupils by linking them with projects around the world.
•Kazuya Takahashi from Japan has developed innovative ways to teach science and to encourage global citizenship.
•Joe Fatheree from Illinois in the United States has pioneered teaching projects using 3D printing, drone technology and using online games such as Minecraft.
Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey Foundation, told the international education conference that the prize was intended to bring greater public recognition to the importance of teachers.
"My hope is that children from around the world will watch Sunday's ceremony and think about what their own teachers do for them," said Mr Varkey.


Bournemouth earned their first Premier League away win of the season as Nathan Ake's header ended Stoke's six-game unbeaten run in an ill-tempered game.

Centre-back Ake, on loan from Chelsea, met Junior Stanislas' cross to give the Cherries the lead midway through the first half at the Bet365 Stadium.
The hosts had the chance to equalise when Simon Francis was deemed to have fouled Bojan Krkic just inside the area, but Bojan smashed the resulting penalty against the bar.
That miss - and wasted chances late on from Xherdan Shaqiri, Jon Walters and Bruno Martins Indi - proved costly as Stoke were unable to make the breakthrough despite heavy pressure.
The result condemned the Potters to a first league defeat in more than two months and ensured Bournemouth - who were also denied what looked a clear penalty in the first half when Ryan Shawcross brought down Callum Wilson - moved into the top half of the table.
Mark Hughes' side looked surprised, and a little rattled, by Bournemouth's intensity from the opening moments and they often they let it show in a game that saw six bookings - three to each side.
"They are a counter-attacking team and we should have done better to recognise that. They sat deep and that frustrated us for the majority of the game," he said.
"We didn't deserve to get beaten but didn't do enough to win."
The Stoke manager also accused Bournemouth of excessive time wasting, saying that the six minutes added time "could have been 16".
"It was cynical and blatant. We all do it every now and again but never to the extent Bournemouth did today.
"It's hard for the refereeing team but I feel they could have been on top of it a lot better."
Bournemouth were denied what appeared to be a clear penalty in the first half as Shawcross slid in on Wilson inside the area and seemed to bring him down without making any contact with the ball.
Referee Roger East confidently indicated play on - to the amazement of Cherries players and boss Eddie Howe alike, and the visiting manager had his say after the game.
"I'm a big fan of Roger East. I think he's one of the best referees around but he got two big calls wrong today," said Howe.
"It was definitely a penalty. You are effectively accusing Callum of diving if you don't award it. Shawcross was lucky to still be on the field."
The other call in question was the penalty awarded for Francis' touch on Bojan at the edge of the area - the missed spot-kick feeling like an injustice avoided for the visitors.
"Those two calls from the ref were game changers," added Howe. "It could have been the difference of two goals for us."
Both teams are heading to London for their next Premier League matches.
Stoke are in action at Watford on Sunday, 27 November, and will be without suspended midfielder Joe Allen. Arsenal loanee Jack Wilshere will not be eligible to face his parent club as Bournemouth visit Emirates Stadium on the same day.
Match ends, Stoke City 0, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Bournemouth 1.
Charlie Adam (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charlie Adam (Stoke City).
Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Crouch with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Crouch.
Attempt blocked. Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Adam with a cross.
Corner,  Stoke City. Conceded by Simon Francis.
Foul by Marc Pugh (Bournemouth).
Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
Benik Afobe (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
Attempt blocked. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Adam with a cross.
Corner,  Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Pugh.
Offside, Bournemouth. Simon Francis tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Charlie Adam (Stoke City).
Attempt saved. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Adam.
Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
Foul by Benik Afobe (Bournemouth).
Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Marc Pugh replaces Joshua King because of an injury.
Delay in match Joshua King (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Substitution, Stoke City. Jonathan Walters replaces Bojan.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth).
Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Charlie Adam.
Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere with a through ball.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Callum Wilson.
Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Wilfried Bony.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Junior Stanislas (Bournemouth) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (Bournemouth).
Charlie Adam (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


How to pronounce the budget retailer's name has caused a basket-load of debate.
Some claim "Pry-mark" is an upmarket affectation. Others say "Pree-mark" is a northern thing.
But Primark have tried to settle the matter once and for all, writing on their website: "We like to use Pr-Eye-Mark."
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Team Sky have confirmed the signing of Olympic team pursuit champion Owain Doull.

The Welshman along with Sir Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke and Ed Clancy beat world champions Australia to claim gold in Rio.
Doull, 23, will join up with Team Sky for the rest of the 2016 before turning professional full-time on the road in 2017.
"It's always been a bit of a boyhood dream to try and join Sky," Doull said.
"So to finally be at a stage where I'm about to start racing for the team, and then joining the team properly in 2017, is a bit surreal."
Doull joined Team Wiggins in January 2015, but will now link up with fellow Welsh riders Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe at Team Sky.
Team Sky Team Principal Sir Dave Brailsford said: "Owain has consistently put in excellent performances on the track and the road and we think he has the potential to be an important part of the team."


Former Leeds United assistant manager Nigel Gibbs has been awarded £331,426 in damages over his exit from the club.

Gibbs left Elland Road in July 2014, two months after boss Brian McDermott.
At Thursday's hearing in London, the judge Mr Justice Langstaff said that Gibbs had not been assigned work befitting his status and felt he was standing around "doing nothing".
The ex-Watford man resigned after being told by then head coach Dave Hockaday that he had no future at the club.
He was excluded from taking any meaningful part in the training of the first team and was told by email that his role was to be confined to working with the under-18 and under-21 players, which the judge said was not reasonable.
Gibbs is now the assistant head of player development at Tottenham.


Electronic group Leftfield has been added to the headline acts for this summer's Groove Loch Ness dance music festival.

Held at Dores on the shores of Loch Ness for the first time last year, the latest event is to be staged on 20 August.
Formed in 1989, Leftfield released a new album last year called Alternative Light Source.
Other acts confirmed include Duke Dumont, Mark Knight and Boys Noiz.
Also, underground dance music acts Leon Vynehall, Dan Shake and Moxie.
Festival founder Dougie Brown said: "We are delighted to announce Leftfield as our special guests, there is no arguing the impact they have had on the electronic music world and their set is guaranteed to be a highlight of the festival."
Groove Loch Ness is held at the site of the cancelled RockNess music festival, which drew up to 35,000 people at its peak but has not been held since 2013.
Last year's inaugural event was headlined by Groove Armada and was organised in just eight months by four people working in the music industry in Scotland.


Germany's highest court has ruled in favour of a hip-hop artist who used a two-second sample of music from the pioneering electro-pop band Kraftwerk.

Kraftwerk's Ralf Hutter sued Moses Pelham, alleging that his use of the clip, without asking, infringed the band's intellectual property rights.
But the German Constitutional Court decided that the impact on Kraftwerk did not outweigh "artistic freedom".
The sample came from the cult band's 1977 album Metal On Metal.
The dispute centres on a short drum sequence looped repeatedly in the song Nur Mir (Only Me) by Sabrina Setlur.
In 2012 Germany's Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) ruled that Setlur's song should no longer be promoted, agreeing with Hutter that it amounted to copyright infringement.
Now the constitutional court in Karlsruhe has sent the case back to the federal court, saying it must reassess the case.
The top court believes that blocking Pelham's sample would "practically exclude the creation of pieces of music in a particular style".
In November Hutter had told the Karlsruhe court that it was incumbent on Pelham, as a fellow musician, to ask permission before creating the sample. Pelham copied the track in 1997.
Before Tuesday's ruling the German Federal Union of the Music Industry warned that an attitude of "artistic freedom trumps everything" could have far-reaching consequences. The union's director Florian Druecke said such a position "would be manna from heaven for those who claim that everything should be allowed on the internet".
German media say Pelham got support from the singer Sarah Connor, rapper Bushido and reggae musician Gentleman.


The United States has indicted 17 alleged members of one of Colombia's largest criminal gangs, Clan Usuga.

The charges have been brought by courts in New York and Miami, which accuse the gang of exporting more than 73 tonnes of cocaine into the US since 2002.
Most of the 17 people charged are still at large, including gang leader Dairo Antonio Usuga David, known as Otoniel.
The United States says it will try to secure the extradition of the alleged Clan Usuga members.
The announcement of the indictments was made by President Juan Manuel Santos in Bogota, at a joint media conference with American officials.
"We will continue to act strongly against these criminals who poison our youth, who sow violence, who promote corruption not only in Colombia but across the world," said Mr Santos.
The US has previously offered up to $5m (Â£3.4m) for information leading to Otoniel's arrest.
Otoniel has been in charge since his brother, Juan de Dios, was killed on 1 January 2012 when police raided his New Year's Eve party.
The gang is mainly engaged in drug trafficking, but it has also been accused of extortion, illegal mining, forced disappearances and murder, says the BBC's Natalio Cosoy in Bogota.
Colombian police estimate the gang has some 2,000 active members.
Over the past five years, the security forces have captured 6,700 members of the group.
"Your operatives will continue to be dismantled; they will be captured and your government, our ally in Colombia, will work with us to secure your extradition," said Wifredo Ferrer, US attorney for the Southern District of Florida at the presidential palace in Bogota.
Clan Usuga operates in several countries in the region. Members have been arrested as far away as Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Peru and Spain.


JK Rowling's "secret" crime novel has topped book charts after it was revealed she had written it under a pseudonym.

The Harry Potter novelist published the book - The Cuckoo's Calling - as Robert Galbraith.
The book had sold fewer than 500 copies before the secret emerged in the Sunday Times, according to Nielsen BookScan's figures.
Within hours, it rose more than 5,000 places to top Amazon's sales list.
The digital version is now also at number one in the iTunes book chart.
The book was published by Sphere, part of Little, Brown Book Group which published Rowling's first foray into writing novels for adults, The Casual Vacancy.
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Little, Brown's David Shelley confirmed to The Bookseller the publisher had ordered an "immediate reprint" with the number not yet confirmed.
Rowling said she had "hoped to keep this secret a little longer".
The author described "being Robert Galbraith" as "such a liberating experience".
A spokesman for bookseller Waterstones said: "This is the best act of literary deception since Stephen King was outed as Richard Bachman back in the 1980s."
One reviewer described The Cuckoo's Calling as a "scintillating debut", while another praised the male author's ability to describe women's clothes.
Crime writer Peter James told the Sunday Times: "I thought it was by a very mature writer, and not a first-timer."
Fellow crime author Mark Billingham, who reviewed the book ahead of its publication in April, said he was "gobsmacked" at the revelation.
The fictitious Galbraith was supposed to have been a former plain-clothes Royal Military Police investigator who had left the armed forces in 2003 to work in the civilian security industry.
However a clue that Rowling was behind the novel was that she and Galbraith shared an agent and editor.
In previous interviews, Rowling has said she would prefer to write novels after Harry Potter under a pseudonym.
Another Cormoran Strike book by Robert Galbraith is in the pipeline, to be published next year.


Elliott Whitehouse scored on his first start for Lincoln as they beat York to extend the Minstermen's winless run in the National League.

The visitors opened the scoring when Whitehouse turned the ball past York shot-stopper Scott Flinders at the near post.
Nathan Arnold's 20-yard free-kick five minutes later saw Lincoln take a 2-0 lead into the break.
York came close to pulling a goal back when Sean Newton hit the bar, before the visitors extended their advantage three minutes later when Luke Waterfall fired in from close range.
The home side got one goal back when Yan Klukowski found the net after his initial effort had been saved by Paul Farman - but Lincoln restored their three-goal lead five minutes later thanks to Bradley Wood.
York were reduced to 10 men in added time when substitute Daniel Nti was dismissed.
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Match ends, York City 1, Lincoln City 4.
Second Half ends, York City 1, Lincoln City 4.
Daniel Nti (York City) is shown the red card.
Substitution, Lincoln City. Adam Marriott replaces Theo Robinson.
Goal!  York City 1, Lincoln City 4. Bradley Wood (Lincoln City).
Substitution, Lincoln City. Alan Power replaces Matt Rhead.
Goal!  York City 1, Lincoln City 3. Yan Klukowski (York City).
Substitution, Lincoln City. Jack Muldoon replaces Nathan Arnold.
Goal!  York City 0, Lincoln City 3. Luke Waterfall (Lincoln City).
Substitution, York City. Callum Rzonca replaces Charlie Cooper.
Substitution, York City. Daniel Nti replaces Aidan Connolly.
Substitution, York City. Alex Whittle replaces Matt Fry.
Second Half begins York City 0, Lincoln City 2.
First Half ends, York City 0, Lincoln City 2.
Luke Waterfall (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  York City 0, Lincoln City 2. Nathan Arnold (Lincoln City).
Yan Klukowski (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  York City 0, Lincoln City 1. Elliot Whitehouse (Lincoln City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Serbia has compared Croatian border restrictions to racial laws enforced by a Nazi puppet state during World War Two, in a deepening row over migrants.

Croatian border police are stopping all Serbian vehicles from entering the country in protest at Serbia's decision to transport migrants to the border.
But Croatia's interior minister said the ban did not apply to Serbian people.
The Serbian authorities have responded by banning cargo traffic from Croatia.
Amid escalating tension, Serbia's foreign ministry said the measures were "discriminatory" and "can only be compared with measures taken in the past, during the fascist Independent Croatia", referring to the Nazi puppet state proclaimed in Croatia in 1941, which sided with Berlin.
Croatia's Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, speaking in Brussels where EU leaders have been discussing a response to the migrant crisis, said Serbia's behaviour was "not normal".
Some Serbian nationals were not let into Croatia early on Thursday, but the Croatian government blamed this on a computer glitch.
Croatia has blocked cargo transport from Serbia since last week, shutting all but one of its crossings in order to prevent more migrants entering the country after a surge of almost 45,000 people arrived in a week.
The Croatian authorities are angry that Serbia has been bussing migrants straight to its border after Hungary sealed its southern border with a metal fence.
Croatia in turn sends them north across its own border with Hungary, which passes them on to Austria, but Zagreb says it cannot cope with the pace of the influx.
The border closures have damaged the economy in Serbia, which is a conduit for cargo to western and central Europe.


The main road which feeds the Forth Road Bridge from the south is to be closed to all traffic for demolition work to remove a bridge over the A90.

The A90 and M90 south of the crossing will be shut and the bridge itself will be open for local access only from 20:00 on Saturday until 06:00 on Monday.
The closed section of road includes the M9 spur.
The diversion route will involve the M9, the Kincardine Bridge and A985.
However, there will still be local access between South Queensferry, Kirkliston and Dalmeny.
The work will enable the demolition of the road bridge on the B800 between South Queensferry and Kirkliston.
Stein Connolly, from Transport Scotland, advised motorists to plan their journey, avoiding the affected areas around the Forth Road Bridge if they can.
He said: "The A90 south of the Forth Road Bridge will be totally closed and the Forth Bridge will be in contraflow, so there will be one lane running in each direction and we do expect there will be heavy congestion."
Mr Connolly said the work was part of the improvement works for the new Queensferry Crossing.
He said: "The B800 has to be demolished and this is the only safe and efficient way that we can do it.
"We need to maximise the use of our closure so we have got other necessary works going on at the bridge, so it will reduce the closures at a later date."
Further roadworks are planned for the weekends of 31 October and 14 November.
Mr Connolly said: "We have programmed the closure to avoid the school holidays and major events in the area. There are not many good times to do it but it is a job that has to be done."


A man has been arrested after climbing over a gate at Buckingham Palace.

He was arrested for trespassing on a designated site as he dropped to the ground, police said.
The 21-year-old was not carrying an offensive weapon but inquires are continuing, police added. He has been taken into custody and will undergo a mental health assessment.
No members of the Royal Family are thought to have been at the palace at the time.
It is third time a person has tried to enter the palace grounds this year.
A 22-year-old man was spotted on CCTV in August after climbing over a security fence but he was stopped "within a security perimeter".
Several months earlier, a 41-year-old man spent seven minutes in the grounds before being arrested.


Hershey has rejected a $23bn (£17bn) offer from Mondelez that would bring some of the world's best known biscuit and chocolate brands under one roof.

A deal would have merged the maker of the famous Hershey's chocolate bar with Mondelez's Oreo and Cadbury brands.
And it would have combined Hershey's strong US business with Mondelez's global distribution footprint.
Hershey's controlling shareholder, the Hershey Trust, is a $12bn charity created by the firm's founder in 1894.
Hershey said in a statement: "The board of directors of the company unanimously rejected the indication of interest and determined that it provided no basis for further discussion between Mondelez and the company."
According to the Reuters news agency, a source said Mondelez had sought to provide assurances to Hershey that it would keep its name and preserve jobs.
Mondelez sees little antitrust risk given the limited geographic overlap of the two companies'  businesses, Reuters says.
Mondelez is the second-largest confectionary company globally while Hershey ranks number five.
Their merger would have put them in the top place, with 18% of the market, according to research firm Euromonitor International.
A merged company would have leapfrogged Mars, which has 13.3% of the global market.
There will be speculation that Mondelez could return with a higher offer, but RBC Capital Markets analyst David Palmer said he did not think a deal would ultimately happen. The Hershey Trust's mission statement is that it keeps control of the business.


A 100-year-old woman who received more than 16,000 birthday cards after an internet appeal went viral has died.

Winnie Blagden, from Sheffield, was sent cards from across the world after a Facebook post by BBC Radio Sheffield was seen by millions of people.
The appeal, launched after it was discovered she had no surviving friends and family, got responses from Prime Minister David Cameron and actor Dustin Hoffman.
Mrs Blagden died at her home on Sunday.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield, Winnie, who celebrated the milestone birthday on 31 May, said: "When I die I don't want anyone to be sad. I want them to remember the good times we had."
Her birthday was marked with a surprise party at Sheffield City Hall.
Mrs Blagden did not have children and had no known relatives following the death of her husband George 30 years ago.
Hundreds of the cards sent, some which came from as far afield as the US, Australia, New Zealand, Romania and Japan, went on display at Sheffield's Winter Garden.
Martyn Weston, managing editor of BBC Radio Sheffield, said: "Winnie's story touched the hearts of people around the world and the response to our appeal was extraordinary and moving.
"Winnie was a little overwhelmed by what happened - as we all were. But she thoroughly deserved and enjoyed the attention.
"She was a lovely woman and it is wonderful to think our listeners, and kind-hearted people from around the world, came together to make her last birthday so special."


Senior politicians have paid tribute to former Hereford MP Paul Keetch who has died at the age of 56.

Mr Keetch, who served as the area's Liberal Democrat MP from 1997 to 2010, was the party's defence spokesperson and played a role in its decision to oppose involvement in the 2003 Iraq War.
Mr Keetch died in London on Wednesday following a long illness.
His family said he had been proud to represent Hereford, where he was born.
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In a statement, they said: "He was an advocate of putting Herefordshire on the map and would take every opportunity to do so."
Lib Dem president Baroness Sal Brinton described Mr Keetch as a man of "absolute principle".
"He cared passionately about the people he represented in Herefordshire and was an assiduous local MP," she said.
"His knowledge of foreign affairs and the experience of individual people in some of the most difficult places in the world informed his role on national issues. We will miss him."
The party's former leader Lord Campbell said Mr Keetch was "an enthusiast in everything he did".
He added: "He had a special interest in defence, in which he showed exemplary judgement. It was a pleasure to work with him."


Residents fed up with getting mail for the wrong people have voted to change the name of their village.

Newton, near Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, is reverting to its original name Newton in the Isle "to set us apart" from the other 40 or so Newtons, the parish council said.
As reported in the Fenland Citizen, the name was approved at a recent meeting.
Council chairman Doug Fullbrook said new road signs were being drafted and could be in place by the summer.
Mail being sent without a full postcode often ends up in the wrong Newton, he said.
About 80% of residents of the village, which has a population of about 600, voted to go back to the old name, he told the BBC.
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"People coming to the village see 'Newton' on the highways signs then get to the middle of the village and see one of the lovely old signs which says Newton in the Isle, and they ask, how did this happen?
"Well, 600 years ago that was the name given to the village when it was formed as a settlement in about the 13th Century. The 'isle', of course, is the Isle of Ely," Mr Fullbrook said.
"Somewhere along the way someone decided to shorten the name."
Changing it back would "set Newton apart... from all these other Newtons", he added.
The process had been "simple" he said, and Fenland District Council approved the proposal.
Newton in the Isle is commonly mixed up with Newton near Cambridge
There are also Newtons in the neighbouring counties of Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire
Other Newtons are scattered throughout North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire as well as Scotland and Wales
There are also numerous versions of Newtons as well, including Newton Abbot in Devon and Newton on the Moor in Northumberland.
Fig Newtons are a popular biscuit taking their name from another Newton - this time in Massachusetts, USA.


(Close): US shares flaunted new highs on the first day of the trading week, as investors await more news of President Trump's tax reforms.

The Dow Jones ended the day 142 points higher at 20,412, while the wider S&P 500 rose 12 points to 2,328.
Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 30 points to 5,763.
Apple Inc closed at a record high of $133.29 after a Goldman Sachs analyst predicted a future i-Phone could feature augmented-reality technology.
Apple is now 50% higher than lows in the first half of last year and following Monday's rise is worth $699bn.
And Botox giant Allergan agreed to take over Zeltiq Aesthetics for $2.5bn, sending the target up 13%.
The total value of the S&P 500 topped $20tn for the first time, with analysts viewing President Trump's approach as very business-friendly.
"Day after day, corporate executives from a variety of industries are being brought to the White House to consult with the president.
"Business does seem to be back in the driver's seat, and I think that's why people are willing to pay up a little bit more for stocks," said Jamie Cox, managing partner of Harris Financial Group in Richmond, Virginia.
The political climate has remained fair despite potentially difficult conversations with foreign leaders.
This week Federal Reserve head, Janet Yellen, will address Congress.
This scheduled half-yearly testimony is on Tuesday and Wednesday. She will be watched for hints on interest rate changes, although she has consistently said she will raise rates only gradually.


The Great Yorkshire Show has opened in Harrogate, with security measures tightened following the London and Manchester terror attacks.

About 130,000 visitors are expected at the Great Yorkshire Showground over the three days, with armed police patrols and bag checks in place for 2017.
The farming show, which started in 1838, includes livestock judging, sheep shearing, show gardens and a food show.
Organisers said the increased security was about "safety and reassurance".
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Ahead of the show, a review of security at the site took place and was approved by North Yorkshire Police.
A bag storage facility in the members' pavilion has been removed, with attendees warned bags should not be left unattended anywhere at the show.
Highlights for 2017 include a display by stunt horses used in the BBC drama Poldark and the holding of the Great British Poleclimbing Championships.
Nigel Morgan, operations manager at the Great Yorkshire Show, said: "Clearly in light of what's happened in London and Manchester, we want to make sure that the show is as safe as possible for everybody attending.
"There will be a greater police presence both inside and outside the show ground, some will be visible, some won't be. Of those inside, some will be carrying arms."
He continued: "It's not to worry people, it's there to reassure visitors that it's safe at the show and if something happens at least the police are there to respond to it."


One of the most prominent Democrats in the US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, will not seek re-election in 2012.

Mr Frank, 71, said his decision to retire was partly based on redistricting plans in Massachusetts.
A prominent liberal, he was the co-author of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation passed in 2010.
He was elected to represent Massachusetts in 1980 and became one of the first openly gay US politicians.
In the Monday news conference, Mr Frank said that Massachusetts' redistricting in 2012 was part of the reason for his retirement.
The state is to lose one representative in the House of Representatives. Mr Frank said that his new district would include many people he has never represented before.
"I know my own capacity and energy levels and it would have been a mistake... I could not have put the requisite effort in," he said.
Mr Frank has been a key Democratic member of the House for many years, including as chair and as the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee.
As chair, Mr Frank helped pass the 2010 Dodd-Frank bill, which contained the strongest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, and helped create the 2008 bailout legislation.
In 1987 Mr Frank publicly acknowledged he was gay, becoming one of the first US politicians to do so.
A few years later he was reprimanded by Congress for using his congressional status on behalf of a male prostitute he had employed as a personal assistant, including seeking the dismissal of 33 parking tickets.
He also strongly opposed the Iraq war, consistently voting against authorisation and funding bills in Congress.
Mr Frank is known for his outspoken liberal beliefs, and has attracted headlines for his speeches on the floor of the House and even when meeting constituents.
At a town hall meeting in 2009, a woman asked Mr Frank how he could continue to "support a Nazi policy", referring to Mr Obama's healthcare reform plans. She held a picture of the president with a Hitler-like moustache.
Mr Frank replied: "It is a tribute to the first amendment [of the US Constitution] that this kind of vile, contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated.
"Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table," he added. "I have no interest in it."
Mr Frank joins 16 Democrats and six Republicans who will not seek new terms in the House of Representatives in 2012.
Because of changes to congressional district boundaries, Massachusetts will lose one seat in the House of Representatives in the next election. However, the plans do not affect Mr Frank's district.


Patient safety campaigners are due to meet Scotland's health minister to demand stronger measures in the wake of a series of health scandals.

The campaigners will argue that an independent health regulator needs to be established to protect the public.
Last Wednesday the Penrose Inquiry into the contaminated blood disaster found that the NHS in Scotland put public safety at risk.
It had continued to collect blood from prisoners during the 1980s.
The inquiry recommended that everyone who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should be tested for Hepatitis C.
The pressure group Patients First - which was set up by a number of NHS whistleblowers - will call on Health Secretary Shona Robison to protect patients by properly implementing the Health and Safety at Work Act in the NHS.
Earlier this month a health and safety expert said dozens of opportunities to prosecute NHS managers had been missed because the act was not being observed.
Former crown prosecutor Roger Livermore told BBC Scotland that, because of a failure to bring prosecutions, there was a "never-ending stream of avoidable harm".
Patients First is also calling on the Scottish government to follow the recommendations of the "Freedom to Speak Up Review" which was released last month by Sir Robert Francis QC, who led the public inquiry into the Stafford Hospital scandal.
It said many staff who voiced concerns about patient safety were victimised, bullied or hounded out of their jobs.
Patients First wants Ms Robison to order health bosses to end the suspension, dismissal, bullying and victimisation of whistleblowers.
Nurse-turned-whistleblower, Rab Wilson, said: "The best thing that Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon can do here is to ensure that the Health and Safety at Work Act is applied rigorously in future in the NHS and that an independent health regulator is re-appointed as soon as possible.
"These are the only measures that will ensure and guarantee in law that a scandal such as the haemophilia sufferers disaster can never happen again.
"The Penrose Inquiry as we know made one recommendation - 'to prevent unnecessary suffering going forward'.
"I believe that the SNP government will take these measures as they are the only sensible, practical and legal solutions that will ensure once and for all that, in 'going forward', families and individuals will never in the future have to suffer a tragedy of this magnitude."
A Scottish government spokesperson said: "Work is already under way to develop a robust package of measures which encourage and support staff to raise any concerns they may have about practices in NHS Scotland.
"We have welcomed Sir Robert Francis' Freedom to Speak Up Review, which will inform our thinking, and have recently consulted on introducing a duty of candour across health and social care.
"Healthcare Improvement Scotland has wide ranging powers to scrutinise the NHS and to make sure services are improved across the NHS, while all NHS boards are fully accountable to the Scottish government."


The International Energy Agency (IEA) is warning consumers not to let cheap oil lull them into a false sense of security amid forecasts of a price spike by 2021.

In a report, the IEA said it expects prices to start recovering in 2017.
But it forecasts that will be followed by a sharp jump in price as supply shrinks following under-investment by struggling producers.
Brent crude touched a 13-year low of $28.88 a barrel in January.
It has since recovered somewhat, but is still far below a high of $115 in June 2014.
On Monday the price was up around 4.9% at $34.62.
Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, said: "It is easy for consumers to be lulled into complacency by ample stocks and low prices today, but they should heed the writing on the wall: the historic investment cuts we are seeing raise the odds of unpleasant oil-security surprises in the not-too-distant-future."
The policy advisor expects global oil supply will grow by 4.1 million barrels of oil per day between 2015 and 2021, down from an increase of 11 million barrels of oil per day between 2009 and 2015.
It also expects investment in oil exploration and production to fall by 17% in 2016 following a 24% decline last year.
The IEA said: "Only in 2017 will we finally see oil supply and demand aligned but the enormous stocks being accumulated will act as a dampener on the pace of recovery in oil prices when the market, having balanced, then starts to draw down those stocks."
Global markets have been awash with oil following the boom in shale energy production in the US. That has spurred the Opec oil producing nations, led by Saudi Arabia, to leave oil output unchanged to drive the price of crude down and put pressure on its American competitors.
An economic slowdown in China has also adversely impacted demand for oil.


Captain Kieran Williams says Wales Under-20s need to learn lessons from the Six Nations defeat in France ahead of the Junior World Cup.

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The 40-20 defeat was Wales' second loss of the campaign to finish third.
Holders England, Australia and Samoa will be their opponents at this summer's World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia.
"We'll re-group, get back to training and build for the World Cup," Williams said.
"We've got a fantastic brand of rugby and I'm disappointed we didn't implement that.
"The last two games we've been brilliant and it's disappointing to end on such a disappointment. Every single game you learn.
"We'll go back on the training field and work on that, see what we did wrong and we'll put that right for the World Cup."
Wales' six-try defeat by France in Montauban came after back to back wins over Scotland and Ireland following a loss to England and win in Italy.
Jason Strange's side held an early 13-0 lead but a disappointing second half saw France run out winners.
"We went off script a little bit," Williams told BBC Wales' Scrum V.
"No discredit to France, who were brilliant, but I don't think we were at the races at all.
"We had a good 20-30 minutes but after that we just fell off tackles and from didn't think we were good enough."


Lawyers for jailed South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius have launched a legal bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges.

Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled in December that prosecutors could appeal against the acquittal.
She had sentenced Pistorius to five years in prison for the lesser charge of culpable homicide, or manslaughter.
Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013.
He said he mistook her for a burglar, while prosecutors argued that he shot her after a row at his upmarket home in the capital, Pretoria.
The double amputee athlete was acquitted by Judge Masipa of both premeditated murder and the lesser murder charge of dolus eventualis, also known as common-law murder.
In South African law, this charge applies if the accused knew they might kill someone but still went ahead with their course of action.
Prosecutors argued that Judge Masipa misinterpreted the law when she cleared Pistorius of murder on the basis that he did not intentionally shoot Ms Steenkamp.
Giving them permission to appeal in December, she said: "I cannot say... that the prospect of success at the Supreme Court of Appeal is remote."
The BBC's Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg says that defence lawyers are now challenging the judge's decision, and do not want the culpable homicide verdict to be overturned.
On 13 March they will appear before Judge Masipa and intend to cite previous cases to back their argument that the appeal should not be allowed.
Pistorius was one of South Africa's most celebrated sportsmen until his arrest.
He made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics in London in 2012.


Harlequins number eight Nick Easter says the players want to win the European Challenge Cup for outgoing director of rugby Conor O'Shea.

Quins face French side Montpellier in Friday's final, which will be O'Shea's last game before he joins Italy.
"There are many reasons to perform and win on the weekend and he is certainly one of them," Easter, 37, said.
"If we can bring a fourth trophy in six years that's an incredible time Conor has had here and we have had with him."
O'Shea guided the south-west London side to Challenge Cup success in 2011, the Premiership title in 2012 and LV= Cup victory in 2013.
The Irishman was denied a winning send-off in his final game in charge at The Stoop, as Quins were beaten 62-24 by Exeter Chiefs last Saturday.
"It was sad last week, doing a lap of honour for him, given what happened," Easter told BBC Radio 5 live.
"That is no way to send off someone who is going to be in the annals of history as far as Harlequins is concerned - the only man to bring us the English championship.
"We owe him, with the success he has brought in the last six years."
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Harlequins are bidding to win their fourth Challenge Cup title, having previously won the competition in 2001, 2004 and 2011 - with all three victories coming against French opposition.
Having finished only seventh in the Premiership, beating Montpellier would give the club a place in next season's European Champions Cup.
"We didn't finish the season the way we wanted to in any way shape or form," O'Shea said.
"Earlier this season we were playing some outstanding rugby. Sport gives you a chance for redemption we want to finish with that emotional high."
The 45-year-old said he had "loved" his six-year spell with the club.
"This place has given me more than I have ever given to it," he added.
"I wouldn't change anything. This club will thrive and hopefully I have played a part in the history of this club."
Experienced fly-half Nick Evans has recovered from a broken leg suffered in February to be fit for the final, and has urged his team-mates to seize the opportunity in front of them after an "embarrassing" showing against Exeter.
"We owe the fans a lot after a performance like that," the New Zealander told BBC Radio London.
"These chances don't come around too often. For all the Tests [Wales and British & Irish Lions prop] Adam Jones has played, he's never been in a European final.
"You want to make the most of it."
The 35-year-old added: "You look at how Man City went about their European semi-final with Real Madrid and they didn't really fire any shots.
"If we can put on the pitch everything we are about - which we didn't do anything of last week - and impose our style, then we can hold our heads high afterwards."


US presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has apologised to France for referencing their working week to insult a rival.

In light-hearted comments to reporters, Mr Bush said he had done a "disservice to the French" by using them to mock Marco Rubio's senate voting record.
"I made the mistake of saying that the Congress operates on a French work week," he was reported as saying.
He said he had since learned that the French work longer hours than the Germans do.
"So, my God, I totally insulted an entire country - our first ally - that helped us become free as a nation!" Mr Bush said, according to Time magazine.
Mr Bush made the original comments during a Republican presidential debate last week.
The former Florida governor asked Mr Rubio whether the Senate ran on French time and if lawmakers only had to show up for three days weekly.
His campaign spokesman Tim Miller said he had been inundated with emails from French journalists following the debate.
Even Gerard Araud, the French ambassador,  responded on Twitter to correct Mr Bush.
The French officially work a 35-hour week though many employees put in far longer hours.
Mr Bush and Mr Rubio are trailing behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.


A taxi driver who was found to be twice the drink-drive limit after being seen weaving down a road has been banned from driving.

Raziq Hussain's Hackney cab was stopped after driving on the wrong side of Oldham Road in Manchester in December.
The 32-year-old, of Eastbourne Street, Oldham, registered double the legal limit when he was breathalysed.
Manchester magistrates heard he had been taking fares. He was fined Â£110 and banned from driving for 16 months.
Greater Manchester Police said Hussain was first seen cutting a corner on Whitley Road in Collyhurst in the early hours of 19 December.
After being stopped, he registered 71mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath when breathalysed at the roadside, double the legal limit of 35mg.
He told officers he had not drunk alcohol since he started work at 18:00 GMT and had taken several fares that night.
Speaking after sentencing, Sgt Matt Bailey-Smith said Hussain's profession was the "significant aggravating factor" in his case.
"His actions were reckless and risked the safety and welfare of every fare he took that evening as well as innocent motorists and pedestrians," he said.
Along with his ban and fine for driving with excess alcohol, Hussain was also ordered to pay costs of Â£85 and a victim surcharge of Â£20.


Former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole wants to "go back to things like going for a run and playing football" after kidney failure.

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The 44-year-old, who won five league titles and the Champions League with United, contracted an airborne virus.
"I don't think my kidney is going to be 100% now, if it gets back to 70-80% I will be delighted," he told BBC Sport.
"When I admitted to myself I was ill, it was tough to accept. I didn't want my family to worry about me."
Cole, who scored 121 goals in 275 appearances for the Red Devils, played for 12 clubs in his career - including Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers - and made 15 appearances for England.
He has been diagnosed with a condition called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, which causes scarring of the kidney.
"Putting on all the weight has been the toughest part," added Cole. "When I retired, I promised my kids I will never put on weight because when [footballers] retire they eat and drink.
"Seeing the change in my body, that has been tough, it wreaks havoc with yourself. You get comments like, 'Andy Cole's let himself go, who ate all the pies?'
"I have to take it day by day. I am four months off a year and it has been tough going through this process."
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A 1940s film about a black American miner and singer who moved to Cardiff to find work has been remastered and is going on tour.

Filmed in south Wales, The Proud Valley stars Paul Robeson, who is being celebrated as part of the British Film Institute's (BFI) Black Star season.
It tells the story of David Goliath, who was adopted by the community after joining a local male voice choir and getting work with Blaendy miners.
The tour will begin on Sunday.
It is being launched at Chapter in Cardiff where Treorchy Male Choir will perform.
Hana Lewis, manager of Film Hub Wales, one of the BFI's nine UK film audience network hubs, said: "Venues across Wales, including in the heart of the main coal mining region, have the chance to explore the role he played in the civil rights movement across their local communities.
"Audiences will have a chance to see unique choral performances alongside the film, in spectacular settings, from art deco auditoriums to regenerated miners' halls."


Roedd rhaid i wirfoddolwyr timau achub mynydd oedi gyda'u dathliadau blwyddyn newydd yn dilyn galwadau i achub cerddwyr oddi ar fynyddoedd Eryri.

Cafodd 19 o wirfoddolwyr o dîm achub Llanberis a thîm achub Ogwen eu galw nos Sul i arwain dau gerddwr a gafodd eu dal yn y tywydd garw ar fynydd Carnedd Llewelyn.
Roedd rhaid i aelodau o'r ddau dîm achub weithio gyda'i gilydd gan fod yna rew wedi'i ffurfio ar Fwlch Eryri Farchog.
Fe dreuliodd tîm achub mynydd Ogwen saith awr yn ceisio achub dau ddringwr a aeth i drafferthion nos Sadwrn.
Doedd y dringwyr methu â dringo lawr un o'r slabiau yng nghwm Idwal, Dyffryn Ogwen. Fe fethodd hofrennydd eu hachub oddi ar y graig oherwydd y gwyntoedd cryfion.
Fe gafodd tîm achub Aberdyfi ei alw allan hefyd brynhawn Sadwrn ar ôl i ddau gerddwr o Birmingham gyrraedd copa Cader Idris gyda dillad ac offer 'anaddas.'
Ar ôl brwydro drwy'r gwynt a'r glaw fe lwyddodd na 14 o'r tîm achub gyrraedd y copa a rhoi dillad cynnes i'r cerddwyr cyn eu harwain lawr y mynydd.
Fe ddywedodd Graham O'Hanlon sydd yn gwirfoddoli gyda thîm achub Aberdyfi: "Mae hi'n wych gweld pobl yn mwynhau'r awyr agored ond mae hi'n bwysig cymryd awyrgylch y mynydd o ddifri, yn enwedig yn y gaeaf."


The European Commission wants free wi-fi to be provided in public spaces across its member states within four years.

The goal was announced by the president of the European Union's executive body, Jean-Claude Juncker, in his annual state of the union address.
He also wants at least one city in each EU country to have deployed a 5G mobile network by 2020.
However, one expert cast doubt over whether the public would benefit.
European officials have struggled to deliver an earlier promise to abolish mobile roaming fees.
The new pledges may not apply to the UK because it may have quit the EU before the end of the decade.
Mr Juncker said digital technologies were "permeating every aspect of life", so everyone should be able to get online.
"Everyone benefiting from connectivity means that it should not matter where you live or how much you earn," he said.
"So, we propose today to equip every European village and every city with free wireless internet access around the main centres of public life by 2020."
A factsheet for his Wifi4EU plan states that it applies to parks, squares, libraries and public buildings.
However, it makes clear that the commission plans to spend a maximum of â‚¬120m (Â£102m) to install the necessary equipment, and that local bodies will have to cover subscription costs, maintenance and other expenses.
Mark Newman, chief analyst at the telecoms consultancy ConnectivityX, said: "â‚¬120m doesn't sound like a huge amount of investment.
"In many towns and cities, people can already find free wi-fi on the High Street.
"I would question whether frugal councils will really see it as a priority to deliver free wi-fi in all their buildings and squares."
Mr Newman said the 5G pledge was also less impressive than it sounded.
"The 5G standard itself won't be ready until 2018," he said.
"And I can't see any spectrum licences being allocated until the next year or the one after that.
"So, the only deployment in 2020 would be in highly targeted areas - something like a shopping precinct or Trafalgar Square.
"That means there will be limited coverage and very few devices available to access it, so saying it should launch in major cities by that date isn't actually saying very much."
Additional goals set for 2025 included:
The EU's digital economy commissioner backed his president, suggesting the targets would help focus minds.
"Europe has the ambition to lead on the deployment of 5G," said Gunther Oettinger.
"It is time to move to a gigabit society and make sure all Europeans, whether in the countryside or the cities, can get access to a quality internet connection."
The European Commission has faced criticism of its handling of a promise to stop its citizens being charged roaming fees when using their handsets in a different European country to their own.
The executive first proposed the idea in 2013.
But when it published a detailed plan, earlier this month, it said there should be a 90-day limit to the commitment.
Its intention was to prevent people living in one country buying a plan from another to cover their day-to-day use.
But the move caused a backlash, and last week Mr Juncker called for the scheme to be rethought.
"The draft was not technically wrong," Mr Juncker said in his state of the union address.
"But it missed the point of what was promised.
"And you will see a new, better draft as of next week.
"When you roam, it should be like at home."


Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden and wicketkeeper Alex Mellor have signed contract extensions.

Poysden and Mellor, both 25, have committed to the Bears until at least the end of the 2018 season after five Championship games each this summer.
Warwickshire chief executive Neil Snowball said: "Josh and Alex have big futures here at Edgbaston.
"They played important roles in 2016 and proved that they can compete at the highest level of the domestic game."
Poysden, who was already tied to Edgbaston to the end of 2017, has worked with the England Lions at the National Cricket Centre in Loughborough this autumn and is currently with the Lions squad at their training camp in Dubai.
He has made 16 one-day and 19 T20 appearances for the Bears since initially joining on trial after leaving Cambridge University ahead of the 2014 season.
He also made a late-season breakthrough in the County Championship this summer, taking 15 wickets in his five appearances, including a career-best 5-53 against champions Middlesex at Edgbaston.
Former Staffordshire player Mellor, who first joined the Bears at the end of the 2015 season on a one-year deal, has now signed a new two-year contract.
Mellor, whose late-season Championship appearances came as cover for the injured Tim Ambrose, has also played three limited-overs games.
Warwickshire are still without a director of cricket following the departure of Dougie Brown in October.
They have been strongly linked with a return to Edgbaston for former Bears boss Ashley Giles, who is still contracted to his current county Lancashire for another year.
BBC Sport understands that negotiations remain ongoing with Lancashire over Giles, who still lives in the Midlands.
Chief executive Neil Snowball reiterated last week that they would like to make an appointment before Christmas.


American Webb Simpson carded a three-under-par 67 to open a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Dean & Deluca Invitational in Texas.

England's Paul Casey (68) and South Korea-born New Zealander Danny Lee (69) are joint second on seven under.
Simpson, the 2012 US Open champion, survived another windy day to post a nine-under 201 total at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.
The 31-year-old also saw a 15-foot birdie putt lip out at the final hole.
Americans Stewart Cink (66) and Kevin Kisner (70) are three off the pace, while defending champion Jordan Spieth (68) and Masters champion Sergio Garcia (71) are both five shots behind.
Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell dropped shots at three consecutive holes on his front nine as he shot a two-over 72 to fall seven strokes adrift.
World number 14 Casey, without a PGA Tour victory since 2009, began the day in a group with Garcia one behind a four-way tie for the lead.
The 39-year-old had three birdies in four holes at the start of the back nine, sending his tee shot to within four feet at the par-three 13th.
After finishing with a 23-foot putt for a birdie at the last, he said: "Weeks I've putted well I've always had a chance to win, or won. We can't predict the future but I'm very excited with how I've been playing."
Former world number one Spieth played the final seven holes with trainer Damon Goddard carrying his bag after regular caddie Michael Greller fell ill in the oppressive heat and humidity.
"Michael went down with heat exhaustion," said Spieth, who finished with two birdies in the last three holes and is in a share of eighth.
"When we were walking down the 11th, he said: 'This is my last hole.' I thought he was acting a little strange, a little quiet."


South Africa posted the joint-third highest total in one-day international history as they beat India by 214 runs in Mumbai to win the series 3-2.

Quinton de Kock (109), Faf du Plessis (133) and skipper AB de Villiers (119) all hit centuries in their 438-4.
Only once before has a team made three centuries in an ODI, also South Africa against West Indies in January.
India were all out for 224 in the 36th over, their second heaviest ODI defeat in terms of runs.
South Africa opted to bat at a sweltering Wankhede Stadium and made full use of the wicket, with 38 fours and 20 sixes recorded.
De Kock notched his eighth one-day century and his second of the series off 87 balls.
Du Plessis, who was dropped on 45 and 85, hit six sixes and nine fours, even finding the rope while hobbling on one leg because of cramp, which eventually forced him to retire hurt.
De Villiers reached his century, his 23rd in the ODI format, in just 57 balls and cleared the boundary ropes with ease, hammering 11 sixes.
The South Africa captain, who holds the record for the fastest ODI century - 31 balls - now has seven hundreds scored in 75 balls or fewer.
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned figures of 1-106 in his 10 overs, the second most expensive in ODIs behind Australian Mick Lewis's 0-113 against South Africa in 2006.
Ajinkya Rahane struck three sixes in his 87 from 58 balls but he departed in the 27th over, the fifth India wicket to fall, as the innings quickly subsided.


China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 at a lower range of 6.5%-7%.

Premier Li Keqiang made the announcement in his opening speech, warning of a "difficult battle" ahead.
The annual meeting in Beijing sets out to determine both the economic and political agenda for the country.
It comes at a time when China struggles with slowing economic growth and a shift away from overreliance on manufacturing and heavy industry.
The congress is also expected to approve a new five-year plan, a legacy of the communist command economy.
Why China's National People's Congress matters
"China will face more and tougher problems and challenges in its development this year, so we must be fully prepared to fight a difficult battle," Mr Li told delegates on Saturday.
Last year, China's goal was "about 7%". The economy actually grew by 6.9% - the lowest expansion in 25 years.
Mr Li also said that China was targeting consumer inflation at "around 3%" and unemployment "within 4.5%".
Meanwhile, the country's defence spending will be raised by 7.6%, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports, citing a budget report.
China's congress is a highly choreographed, largely rubber stamp affair, but Premier Li's opening address can at least be gleaned for clues about the overall direction of policy, the BBC's John Sudworth in Beijing reports.
There was plenty of talk about "painful rebalancing", the need to reform inefficient state owned enterprises and to cut overcapacity - but for many, this speech will look a lot like business as usual: a commitment to growth at all costs, our correspondent adds.
As expected, China released an economic growth target at the opening session of the NPC.
But this was the first time we saw a range set instead of a hard and fast number. A recognition that China's growth may slip below the 6.9% recorded last year, yes, but economists have long said that a growth range may indicate a more accommodating stance towards much-needed structural reforms.
Why does this matter to the rest of us? Well, China is now the world's second largest economy and has been a massive consumer of a lot of the stuff Asian businesses are selling. So while a slowdown will inevitably impact Asia in the short term, it'll be more important to see whether China's growth, slowing or not, will transition to a more sustainable path.
This year's congress is overshadowed by the current economic strains as China experiences slowing economic growth and extreme volatility in stock markets.
The stock market slump had seen indexes lose more than 30% of their value in 2015 and led to large-scale government intervention of limited success.
Beijing has also been accused of guiding the yuan currency lower to boost the competitiveness of Chinese exports on the global market.
A slew of weak economic data has recently added to the concerns and US ratings agency Moody's has downgraded its outlook for China from "stable" to "negative".
There also is concern over rising unemployment as Beijing seeks to gradually shift its economy from overdependence on manufacturing and industry towards more services and consumer spending.
A government official said earlier this week that 1.8 million workers were expected to be laid off in the steel and coal industries.
With Beijing keen to prevent social unrest, the government has tightened its grip on dissenters and government critics.
In their latest move, authorities have blocked the account of a prominent critic and cracked down on Hong Kong booksellers publishing books critical of China's leaders.
President Xi Jinping recently went on a well-publicised tour of the main Communist Party newspaper, the state news agency, and state television, demanding absolute loyalty to the party and its leadership in thought, politics and action.
Under China's 1982 constitution, the most powerful organ of state is meant to be the National People's Congress, China's parliament. Critics argue though that it is little more than a rubber stamp for party decisions.
The congress is made up of nearly 3,000 delegates elected by China's provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and the armed forces. Delegates hold office for five years, and the full congress is convened for one session each year.
This sporadic and unwieldy nature means that real influence lies within a standing committee of about 150 members elected from congress delegates. It meets every couple of months.
In theory, the congress has the powers to change the constitution and make laws. But it is not seen as an independent body in the Western sense of a parliament.