Millions of voters lined up through the day to cast their ballots in the Indian capital, Delhi, and the Election Commission had to extend voting hours beyond the closing time.

Officials said the voter turnout was 66% - unusually high for the city.
The ruling Congress party - which is seeking a fourth consecutive term - and the main opposition BJP are the main rivals for the 70-seat assembly.
But the new Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party has emerged as a critical player.
Led by a former civil servant Arvind Kejriwal, the party was born out of a strong anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago.
Though both the Congress party and BJP have dismissed talk about the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) being a serious contender, a number of pre-election polls suggest that the new party could upset their calculations.
More than 10 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots at 11,753 polling stations in Wednesday's polls. Over 800 candidates are contesting seats.
By Nitin SrivastavaBBC Hindi
Delhi, which has traditionally seen low turnouts in local elections, seems to be in a rush to vote this time.
Polling stations saw huge crowds as soon as voting began.
There is a heavy police presence and numerous checkpoints on major roads.
Voters appear baffled by a new rule which bars them from carrying their mobile phones inside the polling booths.
Many of them are stranded outside the booths wondering what to do with their phones.
Some people who say they have voted for decades are complaining that their names are missing from the list.
Tens of thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers were deployed to help conduct a peaceful election.
Long lines of voters outside many polling booths forced the Election Commission to extend voting hours to 19:15 India time (13:45GMT) - the official closing time was 17:00.
"It has been a good turnout all over Delhi," the Press Trust of India quoted Delhi's Chief Electoral officer Vijay Dev as saying.
In the last assembly polls held in 2008, turnout was 57.58%.
Officials said the polling had been "peaceful and there were no reports of any untoward incident".
The AAP and the Congress party have fielded candidates in all 70 constituencies, while the BJP fielded candidates in 66 seats.
The Congress campaign has been led by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, 75, who is seeking a record fourth consecutive term in office promising "inclusive development".
The BJP's campaign has been led by the chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan, a doctor who has promised to cut electricity costs and bring down rising vegetable prices if voted to power.
Mr Kejriwal's AAP, which drew big election crowds, has promised to set up a citizens' ombudsman, also known as the Jan Lokpal, cut electricity prices and supply free water, among other things.
Both the Congress Party and BJP see Delhi as critical to its ambitions of winning next year's national elections.
Both the parties put up their top leaders, including the BJP's prime-ministerial candidate for next year's general elections Narendra Modi and Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, to campaign in the Indian capital.
But a robust performance by the AAP could upset calculations and even lead to a hung assembly, experts say.
The Times of India has called this a "historic" poll and the "most interesting" election Delhi has ever seen.
Delhi's polls conclude key assembly elections in five Indian states - Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram - held between 11 November and 4 December. Votes will be counted on 8 December.
A total of 110 million voters were eligible to cast their votes in the five states.
Correspondents say the results will give a sense of how the electorate may vote in the general elections due in 2014.


An Irishman has been stabbed at a Portuguese tourist resort, reports say.

The victim was attacked by two men in Praia da Rocha near Portimao in the early hours of Sunday, the Irish Independent reported.
He was taken to a nearby hospital before being transferred to SÃ£o JosÃ© Hospital in the capital, Lisbon.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the case and "stands ready to provide assistance if requested".
The paper said Portuguese police were still seeking the attackers, and were said to be treating the incident as attempted homicide.
Praia da Rocha is the beachfront town for the city of Portimao around two kilometres away, and is a lively tourist destination.
In a separate incident, a British woman was left with serious injuries following an acid attack on Saturday night in the nearby village of Alvor.


A lack of marketing could mean Wales misses out on economic opportunities surrounding the Nato summit, officials from the host resort have warned.

Bosses of the Celtic Manor in Newport criticised a lack of a marketing campaign by the Welsh government when they appeared before a committee of MPs.
They also said it was "shameful" they had closer links with Bristol Airport than Cardiff due to the Welsh airport offering fewer routes.
The summit is held in September.
With little more than 100 days to go before up to 60 world leaders arrive at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort, its chief operating officer told MPs that nothing had been "nailed down" in terms of a planned outreach programme.
Ian Edwards said it was "shameful" that the resort worked more closely with Bristol Airport on an international campaign because it offered more routes than Cardiff Airport.
He said Wales had done well out of the Ryder Cup at the resort, but could have done better.
"We've got to learn the lesson from the Ryder Cup and make sure we don't make the same mistakes with Nato," he said.
Mr Edwards told MPs on the Welsh affairs committee: "At the moment it's more viable for us to have an alliance with Bristol Airport to put on an international campaign because they have more routes coming into Bristol than into Cardiff.
"How shameful is that?"
The Nato summit will be five times the size of the Ryder Cup, with delegates and media staying in hotels from Swansea to Swindon.
Mr Edwards said no-one in the Welsh government was promoting the conference market, where delegates spent three times as much as ordinary leisure visitors.
The resort's director Simon Gibson said that before the Ryder Cup people overseas thought Wales was spelled "whales".
The executives criticised the "GREAT Britain" marketing campaign to bring tourists to Britain.
Mr Edwards said: "We only became part of that because of the Nato summit. Before that, it didn't exist."
But Mr Edwards also told MPs that he believed that the body promoting Welsh tourism - Visit Wales, was effectively under new management.
"Visit Wales is under a new leadership, new direction, and is still sort of finding its feet at the moment," he said.
"Once everything is pulled together, we will have the right team to move things forward."
He told the MPs that he felt the Welsh government was working hard towards ensuring the Nato event was a success.
He added: "We will absolutely be ready for Nato. We have to be ready for Nato - it's not an option."
However, Mr Gibson went on to criticise UKTI, the government department charged with helping business, for inviting Wales to take part in investment opportunities late in the bidding process for a share of investment from sovereign wealth funds.
"I don't always think we're at the front of the queue at UKTI when it comes to opportunities," he said.
"It's billions. An opportunity like that might have paid for the M4 relief road.
"It could have done all sorts of projects of a large nature but if we're at the back of the queue we're going to lose."
Responding to some of Mr Edwards comments, a spokesperson for the Welsh government said: "We have an excellent relationship with the Celtic Manor and are working closely with them and the UK Government to ensure we maximise the benefits to Wales from hosting the NATO conference.
"We are also working closely with the Celtic Manor on plans to deliver a world-class convention centre to enhance Wales' reputation as an international destination for major conferences."


A series of attacks in Europe over the summer months has raised the number of people killed in the West by jihadists during the past three years to more than 420, writes Dr Lorenzo Vidino.

The deaths of 16 people in Barcelona and Cambrils earlier this month highlighted the continued threat posed by Islamist militants.
The summer months have also seen new attacks in Belgium, France, Austria, Germany and the UK, as well as the first in Finland and one in the US.
Although the vast majority of Islamist attacks are elsewhere in the world, an unprecedented number have taken place in Europe and North America since the declaration of a "caliphate" by the so-called Islamic State, in June 2014.
The first look at the data behind the attacks - everything from the age of the perpetrators, to immigration status - offers an insight into those responsible and how they might be tackled.
We identified 63 attacks between September 2014 and late August 2017 that we considered to be acts of jihadist terrorism.
A relatively limited number of countries were affected: nine in Europe - those named above, plus Denmark and Sweden - along with the US and Canada.
Regardless of country, most attacks were in large towns and cities - including Barcelona, London, Manchester, Paris, Nice, Berlin, Brussels, Stockholm and Orlando.
A few attacks hit iconic targets, such as the Champs-Elysees and the Louvre museum in Paris, Westminster in London and Las Ramblas in Barcelona.
Many others targeted crowded spaces such as busy pedestrian areas, entertainment venues or transport hubs.
But some terrorist attacks have hit more unusual places, including an office Christmas party and a service at a church.
We looked at attacks motivated by jihadist ideology, that involved deliberate acts of violence against other people and were intended to intimidate or convey a message to a larger group. Other organisations use different definitions.
In total, the 63 attacks caused 424 deaths and left almost 1,800 people injured.
The perpetrators are not included in these figures.
The Paris attack of November 2015 was the deadliest, with 130 people killed, including 90 at the Bataclan theatre.
France also saw the Nice lorry attack, which left 86 people dead.
There were many other attacks that left many people dead and others injured.
In total, these 11 attacks were responsible for 386 deaths.
However, most of the attacks did not cause casualties, with the exclusion of the perpetrators.
Although the number of young people being radicalised has caused concern, the average age of the attackers - 27.5 - is not unusually young.
The two youngest were 15 - an unnamed boy who attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete in Marseille, and Safia S, a girl who stabbed a police officer at a Hannover train station.
Of the five who were under the age of 18 at the time, four were in Germany.
15 Age of the youngest attacker
27.5 Average age of attackers
54 Age of the oldest attacker
The vast majority of the attackers were in their 20s, with about one in four attackers above the age of 30 and six aged 40 or older.
The oldest suspect, Mohamed H Khalid, was 54 when he was accused of stabbing to death an elderly couple in the Austrian city of Linz.
In the UK, Khalid Masood, was 52 when he drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and stabbed to death a police officer at the Houses of Parliament.
Despite women becoming increasingly active in jihadist networks, only two out of 85 individual perpetrators were female.
Fewer than one in five perpetrators was a convert to Islam, with a significantly higher percentage in North America than in Europe.
74% were known to the authorities before attack
50% had a criminal background
26% had served time in prison
64% were citizens of the country of attack
However, the converts were significantly more likely to have a criminal background and to have served time in prison.
Overall, half of the attackers had a prior criminal background.
The relationship between terrorism and migration is a complex one and has been at the centre of extremely polarising debates, particularly during the European migrant crisis.
However, the number of attackers who were illegally in a country or who arrived as refugees is small.
Two-thirds were citizens of the country they attacked, with others either legal residents, or legal visitors from neighbouring countries.
However, individuals who were in the West illegally also carried out deadly attacks.
At least two of those involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks are thought to have posed as refugees to enter Europe through Greece.
Three other individuals were refugees or asylum seekers at the time of attack, while seven were in the country illegally or awaiting deportation.
The latter group includes Uzbek national Rakhmat Akilov, who killed four people with a hijacked lorry in Stockholm in April 2017, and Tunisian citizen Anis Amri, who also used a lorry to commit his attack at the Berlin Christmas market.
There is also one case of "terrorist tourism", involving Egyptian citizen Abdullah Hamamy, who lived in the United Arab Emirates and attacked soldiers at the Louvre in February 2017.
Two of the four most lethal attacks - those in Paris in November 2015 and in Brussels in 2016 - are believed to be well orchestrated multiple attacks directed by IS.
They were also executed in part by former foreign fighters.
However, the two other most deadly attacks - those in Orlando in June 2016 and in Nice in July 2016 - were carried out independently by individuals without operational connection to a jihadist group.
These episodes demonstrate that terrorist sympathisers who never travelled to conflict areas and who act independently can be as dangerous as a team of highly trained militants.
Overall, links between attackers and jihadist groups operating overseas are not always easy to determine.
Of the attacks that have hit the West since June 2014, fewer than one in 10 was carried out under direct orders from the leadership of IS.
In some cases it can be difficult to tell, for example IS said it was behind both the Las Ramblas and Cambrils attacks, but it did not provide any evidence.
Nevertheless, the influence of IS can be clearly seen.
During or before the attack, six out of 10 perpetrators pledged allegiance to a jihadist group, almost always IS - which frequently claims responsibility.
Unsurprisingly, given the frequency of attacks and the number of deaths and injuries, jihadist terrorism has come to the fore of political debates in the West and receives widespread news coverage.
The threat is not expected to wane in the near future, with policymakers, counter-terrorism officials and the public all being asked to take action.
There are huge implications for domestic and foreign policy throughout Western countries.
It is hoped that knowing more about the attacks and the people who carried them out will help us all have a more informed debate about what action is needed.
About this piece
This analysis piece was commissioned by the BBC from an expert working for an outside organisation.
An earlier version of this piece was published on 14 June 2017. This version provides updated figures, based on the attacks that have subsequently taken place.
Edited by Duncan Walker


A 45-year-old man has died after being attacked by his pet dog at his home, police in Cumbria have said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the attack at the house in Robert Owen Avenue, Cleator Moor, at about 14:00 BST on Sunday.
The animal, believed to be a Staffordshire pitbull crossbreed, was destroyed.
Three other dogs were seized from the property and will be examined to determine if they are a banned breed.
The victim has not yet been identified.
Insp Gary Hunter said the man's two teenage daughters are thought to have pulled the dog away from their father before calling police.
When officers arrived they found the animal shut in a bedroom in a distressed state.
Efforts to subdue the animal using deterrent sprays failed, and officers were forced to use a Taser gun.
Insp Hunter said: "In 20 years I've never seen anything like that. The dog had been angry for a good three hours or so.
"There was a lot of blood everywhere and the dog was still in a room quite close to the landing.
"The door wasn't that secure and behind the door the dog was barking very loudly and trying to get out."


Eastman Kodak has sold its digital imaging patents to a consortium of bidders, which includes Google and Apple, for $525m (£322m).

Kodak said 12 intellectual property licensees led by Intellectual Ventures (IV) and RPX Corp bought the patents.
The photography pioneer has sold the patents to pay creditors after filing for bankruptcy in January.
The bids for the roughly 1,100 patents up for sale fell short of a $2.6bn target.
Companies participating in the consortium buying the patents include Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Adobe, Facebook, Amazon, Shutterfly, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, Fujifilm, HTC and Huawei Technologies.
IV and RPX are so-called "patent aggregators" which dedicate themselves to buying and then licensing out patent rights.
In the initial stages of the bid process IV and RPX had formed two rival consortiums to purchase Kodak's patents, with Apple backing IV and Google behind RPX, before they decided to collaborate.
The agreements are subject to approval by the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
"This monetisation of patents is another major milestone toward successful emergence," said Kodak's chairman and chief executive officer Antonio Perez.
"This proposed transaction enables Kodak to repay a substantial amount of our initial DIP loan [loans used to turn around a business], satisfy a key condition for our new financing facility, and position our commercial imaging business for further growth and success."
The patent portfolios on sale include ways to let devices capture, process, edit and transmit images.
Kodak filed for Chapter 11 protection in January. Chapter 11 refers to a section of the US Bankruptcy Code. It protects a company from its creditors, giving it time to reorganise its debts or sell parts of the business.
Kodak filed a motion to sell several of its patents in June after pulling out of the digital camera business to focus on making printing equipment. It plans to exit bankruptcy in the first half of 2013.


A fugitive mafia boss has been found hiding in a secret compartment in his own home after five years on the run, Italian police say.

It took agents several hours to dislodge Antonio Pelle, 54, from his hideout between a bedroom and a bathroom, before arresting him.
Pelle, known as "Mamma", was first held in 2008 but escaped three years later when he was sent to hospital.
He faces 20 years in jail if convicted for drugs and arms smuggling.
"Fifty of us searched the two-storey villa where Pelle had always lived [prior to becoming a fugitive], but it took a very attentive eye to discover his hiding place," police commander Francesco Ratta was quoted by Reuters as saying.
The room contained a mattress, a fan, some bottles of water and cash. It is not clear how long he had been staying there for.
Pelle is said to be head of a leading crime family, whose feud with a rival clan left six people dead in a restaurant in Duisburg, Germany, in 2007.


TV presenter Zoe Ball and husband DJ Norman Cook - better known as Fatboy Slim - have announced their separation after 18 years together.

The pair announced the news "with great sadness"  in a statement on Twitter, but said they remained "great friends".
"After many exciting adventures together over the last 18 years we have come to the end of our rainbow," the pair said.
BBC Radio 2 DJ Ball and Cook married in 1999 and have two children together.
In the statement, they said: "We are still great friends and will continue to support each other and raise our beautiful children together, living next door but one."
The couple, who live in Brighton, East Sussex, had their first child, Woody, in 2000.
They announced they were to separate in 2003, but reconciled, and had their second child, Nelly, in 2010.
Ball, 45, is best known as a former BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host and currently hosts Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
Cook, 53, is a former member of the band the Housemartins and under his pseudonym Fatboy Slim enjoyed success with songs including Praise You; Right Here, Right Now; and Weapon of Choice.


A Royal Marine who made bombs for dissident republicans suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after a 2002 sectarian beating, a court has heard.

Ciarán Maxwell, now 31, was injured in a sectarian attack in his hometown of Larne, County Antrim, when he was 16.
He has admitted offences including bomb-making. The Old Bailey heard he bought bomb-making materials online and sent them to his grandmother's house.
The London court hearing will determine the length of his jail sentence.
Maxwell was not in court, but appeared by video link from Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes.
On Thursday, a defence barrister said Maxwell "feared violence" on a daily basis as he grew up as a Catholic in his hometown of Larne.
In 2002, he was "beaten by golf clubs, iron bars and hammers" and "left for dead in a field".
The court was told that a doctor's report said Maxwell had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the immediate aftermath of the attack, and that condition had persisted into his 20s.
But earlier, a prosecutor said there was "no direct evidence" that Maxwell's offending was motivated by the beating he was subjected to by loyalists.
Instead, he was "motivated by dissident republican sympathies and a hostility broadly to the United Kingdom", prosecutor Richard Whittam QC said.
The court was told that in later years, Maxwell feared that being identified as a member of the British military would put his family in Larne under threat from republicans, and that they may even be killed.
Maxwell now fears for the safety of his family because he has co-operated with police since his arrest, the defence added.
"He was in over his head and the PTSD presented some difficulty in dealing rationally with the situation," the barrister said.
The case was one of "contradictions", he added.
"He was Marine by day and it would seem republican bomb-maker on leave."
The court also heard that Maxwell had once given a presentation to other Royal Marines on the security situation in Northern Ireland.
He was due to be promoted to the rank of corporal before his arrest, and was described in court as someone who would have been thought of as a "successful member of the military".
"He was an obsessive in his planning, someone who was a record keeper, organised and he liked to be tidy and made copious notes," the defence barrister said.
The prosecution revealed the marine had set up 43 weapons hides across England and Northern Ireland.
More than half of those hides were discovered in or near Maxwell's hometown of Larne, while another 19 hides were found at Powderham New Plantation, close to his home in England.
Two of the pipebombs he constructed were used by dissident republicans after his arrest in August 2016 and had "clear potential to cause death and injury".
Maxwell stole items from his military base, including a detonation cord and detonators, the prosecution added.
Some of the items "must have been taken by him from England" when he travelled home to Larne by ferry, said Mr Whittam.
He cited bullets as an example of that and suggested it may have been easier for Maxwell as he would have been able to show military identification.
"There is concern he might have found it easier to travel between England and Northern Ireland because of the ID he would have had," the prosecutor said.
Other materials for making the explosives, including chemicals and equipment, had been bought online and sent to his late grandmother's house, Mr Whittam told the court.
The defence said Maxwell started making explosives as "a rather unusual hobby" with a man in Larne who was later jailed for explosives offences.
Niall Lehd had known Maxwell since their days as pupils at the same school and the Marine had gone for a drink with him while on leave.
The court heard Lehd told Maxwell he was a member of the dissident republican paramilitary group, the Continuity IRA.
During the drinking session, the Marine "ended up saying a little bit too much" and was identified as "being of use" to dissident republicans.
"Lehd was the instigator, enthusiasm and driving force, a very sinister figure indeed," the defence barrister told the court.
"Maxwell has made some very bad decisions that will haunt him and members of his family for a significant amount of time to come."
During Wednesday's hearing, the court was told that Maxwell had drawn up a list of targets and address of police officers, military staff, an MI5 member and loyalists.
Maxwell lived in Exminster in Devon, and was based with 40 Commando in Taunton, Somerset.
His arrest came after a search near Exeter found hides with a range of explosive substances, as well as ammunition, weapons and tools for making bombs.
He has also pleaded guilty to drugs and fraud charges.


Suffolk's reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the return of some of the original archaeologists.

The site at West Stow near Bury St Edmunds was excavated 1965-1972 on land where a village is believed to have existed from 420-650.
The reconstruction of huts and farming pens was begun by a team of students from Cambridge University in 1973.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council is hosting a reunion on Saturday.
The excavation was led by Suffolk archaeologist Stanley West, who concluded that the Anglo-Saxon huts had wooden floors, whereas it had previously been thought people lived in dirt pits covered with wooden roofs.
Ian Alister was a 21-year-old reading Anglo-Saxon history at Cambridge when he began the reconstruction project in 1973 with three fellow students.
"It's very satisfying that the thing has survived, because a lot of people were very dubious and thought the huts would blow down in the first gale," he said.
"We used contemporary materials including a cow hide which we bought at the abattoir in Bury St Edmunds and it's still there.
"We were living in a beautiful place without running water and electricity and, having been engaged in dry, academic activity for three years, it was fun."
Alan Baxter, heritage manager at West Stow, said: "It's a 40-year commitment to a most unusual archaeological experiment - there is no other Anglo-Saxon village reconstructed on its original site and these are the roots of our nationhood here.
"Hopefully, the students will be very pleased that a lot of what has happened, since that is exactly what they wanted to happen all those years ago.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council spends about £200,000 a year subsidising the Anglo-Saxon village.


Scarlets' uncapped scrum-half Aled Davies has arrived in New Zealand as an injury replacement for Lloyd Williams.

Cardiff Blues scrum-half Williams suffered an ankle injury in training last week and is ruled out of the remainder of the tour.
He will return home to the UK on Sunday along with prop Paul James who has failed to recover from a calf injury.
Wales play the All Blacks on Saturday at Eden Park, the first of three Tests against the world champions in June.
Tight-head Aaron Jarvis arrived as injury cover for James on Wednesday.


Anti-doping chiefs are investigating claims a Kenyan athletics official offered to give athletes prior warning of drugs tests in return for £10,000.

The Sunday Times and German broadcaster ARD secretly filmed Major Michael Rotich apparently making the offer.
But he told the newspaper he was only going along with it because he wanted to find out who the undercover reporters were and "protect" athletes.
The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya confirmed it will look into the report.
Chief executive Japhter Rugut said: "ADAK will investigate, verify and authenticate this new allegation."
Rotich has now been sent home from the Olympic Games in Rio.
"He is not going to be with the team anymore. He is someone who has messed up. He has to carry his own sword," Kip Keino, Chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Commitee, told BBC World Service.
Athletics Kenya vice president Fatma Awale said: "As a country and as a nation we are shocked and surprised with the new developments.
"We will wait for the investigations to take place so we can ascertain what is the real story to these allegations."
Kenyan sports minister Hassan Wario added: "The timing is malicious. It's aimed at demoralising our team."
In the undercover operation, Mr Rotich was approached by a doping specialist hired to supply banned substances to a fictional British sports team, the Sunday Times reports.
In the film Mr Rotich appears to request a one-off payment to give the athletes 12 hours' advanced notice of a pending drugs test because he knew the official anti-doping testers.
Kenya was only removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of "non-compliant" countries on Friday.
The country twice failed to meet Wada's requests for anti-doping mechanisms to be put in place, with athletes facing special testing before the Rio Games, which opened on Friday.
More than 40 of its track and field athletes have failed doping tests and been banned since 2011.


The Conservative Party has produced documents about its spending during the general election after the Electoral Commission took court action.

The watchdog applied to the High Court to force the party to disclose the documents, as part of an investigation into an alleged spending rules breach.
Within hours, the commission said it had received the documents from the party and was reviewing them.
The allegations relate to accommodation costs of activists on its "battle bus".
The Conservative Party acknowledges that due to an "administrative error" some accommodation costs for the activists may not have been properly registered.
It says the bus tour was part of the national campaign organised by Conservative campaign headquarters and the costs would not have breached national spending limits, as it says it was "some millions below the national spending threshold".
But others argue that spending ought to have been declared under the local campaigns, in constituencies where the battle bus and its activists visited .
On Thursday, Lincolnshire Police joined a list of police forces investigating whether election spending for candidates was not properly recorded.
The police probe will ascertain whether the expenses for the people using the bus should have been filed by the MPs' agents in their local expenses.
The case has also led to calls for the new police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to stand aside while she is investigated over her part in the campaign.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said it will review allegations that Alison Hernandez failed to declare expenses as an election agent in Torbay in the 2015 election. She has denied any wrongdoing.
In a statement, the Electoral Commission said: "Using its powers under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) 2000, and in line with its enforcement policy, the Electoral Commission may issue a statutory notice requiring any person, including a registered party, to provide us with specific documents and/or information as part of an investigation.
"This places the recipient under a legal obligation to provide the required material.
"However, if the recipient does not comply with this statutory notice, the commission may apply to the High Court for a disclosure order which if granted would be the court compelling the respondent to release the required documents and information to the commission."
The commission said the Conservatives had failed to act properly on two statutory notices requiring it to produce information - providing "limited disclosure of material in response to the first notice (issued on 18 February 2016) and no material in response to the second notice (issued on 23 March 2016)" - despite being granted extensions to the original deadlines to comply.
Prior to receiving the information, the commission's Bob Posner said: "We are today asking the court to require the party to fully disclose the documents and information we regard as necessary to effectively progress our investigation into the party's campaign spending returns."
A Conservative Party spokeswoman said the party had advised the Electoral Commission on 29 April "that we would comply with their notices" by 13:00 on 12 May.
"There was no need for them to make this application to the High Court," the spokeswoman added.


British shot putter Sophie McKinna has set up her own meeting on Saturday as she bids for an Olympic qualification distance before Monday's deadline.

The 21-year-old has already thrown 18.41m in 2016, well over the 17.75m British Athletics qualifying standard.
But that was at an event without the correct permit to count towards Rio 2016 qualification.
In a final attempt for Rio, the Great Yarmouth athlete has created her own event at the University of East Anglia.
If she throws more than 17.75m at the competition it shall only count as one qualifying standard, even if she achieves the distance twice.
Two qualification standards are required for automatic selection, but the single standard would allow the performance director to consider her for a place in the Olympic squad.
She told BBC Radio Norfolk: "To go to the Olympic Games is the pinnacle of any athlete's career and I've got to achieve it through adversity, which would make it even more special after the mess around I've had this season."
McKinna's 18.41m throw at the event in Lincolnshire, put on by her former coach Geoff Capes, was 1.43m further than any of her other in-competition efforts this year.
However, it is still some way short of Judy Oakes' British record of 19.36m which has stood for almost 28 years.
McKinna has previously admitted to losing motivation following the split with twice Commonwealth Games shot put champion Capes, but said she now felt focused.
"I wanted to go there [to the Lincolnshire meeting] to prove a point that I'm over that and better than that now. That was really my sole motivation," she said.
"Because of the circumstances and atmosphere of it, I came out and produced that massive throw and I'm hoping that with a similar atmosphere I'll be able to do a similar thing.
"I don't think it's unachievable. If I thought it was unachievable I wouldn't have gone through all the stress of putting on the competition."


Scotland's children's commissioner has renewed his attack on the UK government's proposed welfare cuts.

It comes after the Department for Work and Pensions said it made "no apology" for attempting to make work pay.
In a letter to newspapers, Tam Baillie claimed the proposals would impact life expectancy, educational attainment and mental health.
He was also critical of the decision to change the definition of child poverty.
The UK government said child poverty levels were at their lowest in Scotland for 30 years and that eradicating it completely remained an "absolute priority".
Earlier this week, the children's commissioners for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland warned in a report to the United Nations that government austerity measures had failed to protect the most vulnerable children.
The report said the Â£12bn of planned cuts, further details of which are expected to be set out by the Chancellor in next week's budget, would impact disproportionally on the 2.3 million children in the UK estimated to be living in poverty, and urged a halt to the policy.
In response, a spokesman for the Department for Work and Pensions said the UK government believed that the best route out of poverty was work, and that it "makes no apology for its efforts to raise incomes by expanding employment opportunities".
In his letter, Mr Baillie criticised the government's comments.
He wrote: "When the UK government says 'no apology', to me it means no apology for more children being plunged into poverty, no apology for them dying younger, no apology for their educational attainment being badly affected, and no apology for their poor mental health."
He said action was needed to make child poverty a "key focus" for the UK and devolved governments "as a matter of urgency".
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced on Wednesday that the way child poverty was classified would be changed to reflect the "root causes" of poverty rather than simply the income of the family.
Currently, a child is defined as as being poor when it lives in a household with an income below 60% of the UK's average.
Responding to Mr Baillie's letter, a spokesman for the UK government said the number of children living in relative poverty in Scotland was at its lowest since the 1980s.
He added: "Eradicating child poverty is an absolute priority for this government.
''The current child poverty measure is a poor test of whether children's lives are genuinely improving.
"Our new approach will focus attention on making meaningful change to children's life-chances that reflect our conviction that work is the best route out of poverty.
"With substantial tax-raising powers on the way to the Scottish Parliament, there will be scope to make greater decisions on spending in Scotland, whilst continuing to benefit from sharing the risks and resources with the rest of the UK."
The Scottish government has also called on the UK government rethink its plan to cut Â£12bn in welfare payments.
A spokesman said: "The shocking reality of the UK government's austerity agenda has led to unacceptable levels of child poverty in Scotland with 210,000 children now living in relative poverty after housing costs were paid.
"These figures are completely inexcusable."


A record number of people are paying the highest rate of income tax, but remain a fraction of total taxpayer numbers.

An estimated 364,000 people are paying the 45p rate of tax on income over £150,000, up from 311,000 in 2013-14.
They represent 1.2% of income tax payers in the UK, figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show.
The number of people paying at the basic (20%) and higher (40%) rates of tax has fallen slightly.
The latest estimates show that 25.1 million (81.8% of taxpayers) were paying tax at the basic rate.
A further 4.2 million individuals (13.7% of taxpayers) pay tax at the higher 40% rate.
These numbers are likely to have been relatively static, owing in part to the increase in the threshold at which these rates of income tax are paid.
In 2010, the income tax personal allowance - the amount you are allowed to earn before paying any income tax - was £6,475. This year it is £11,500, having risen considerably faster than inflation.
In contrast, the threshold of £150,000 has been frozen, meaning the numbers paying the highest rate of tax may increase even if pay rises at this top end rise no faster than the cost of living. There have also been changes to pension rules for the most well-off.
Tom McPhail, head of policy at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "More and more low earners are being taken out of the tax system altogether, basic-rate taxpayers are paying a lower overall average rate of tax and whilst top earners' share of income is declining, their contribution to the income tax system is increasing.
"A significant contributory factor are the cuts to the reliefs and allowances on pensions."
The figures also show that the top 1% of taxpayers had a 12% share of total income, and were liable for 27.7% of all income tax.
It is estimated that 15,000 UK taxpayers have incomes above £1m, of which 4,000 have incomes above £2m, the figures show.
In total, there are now an estimated 30.3 million taxpayers in the UK.
The Treasury published analysis at the time of the Budget predicting what proportion of incomes people would be spending on all taxes by 2019-20.


A publicly funded memorial to 10 men from County Fermanagh who received Britain's highest military honour has been unveiled in Enniskillen.

Relatives of some of the men were at the service of dedication at Enniskillen Castle.
The event was also attended by the First Minister Arlene Foster.
The Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery, was introduced in 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts during the Crimean War.
Each medal is made from the bronze of Russian guns captured at the siege of Sevastopol.
The 10 men from County Fermanagh received the award for their bravery in British military campaigns, including the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the Abyssinia Expedition, the Boer War and the First World War.
A commemorative centenary paving stone was also unveiled to Captain Eric Bell as part of a nationwide campaign by the government to honour those who received the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
Eric Bell was born in Enniskillen and was killed at the Somme in July 1916 as he attempted to organise a counter attack at Thiepval.
The campaign to permanently recognise their heroism was organised by Oliver Breen, who thought it was "a piece of lost history".
He has spent  the past 10 years working to have the memorial erected and said the monument was built with the support of all sections of the community in Fermanagh.
"The men who won the VC's  here, they're from both sides of the community," he said.
"It's a shared history and let's hope they will give us a shared future.
"I feel very proud that the lost history of Fermanagh, which most people don't know about, has now been resurrected."
Marie Flanagan, great-great-granddaughter of Corporal Michael Slevin, said she was "very proud" to honour his memory.
"Just remembering the dead and remembering why they died, I think that's very important. They died so that we could have a country to live in."
James Irwin's ancestor Charles Irwin fought in the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
"He was wounded in the shoulder and he stormed into a house to rescue some colleagues, despite being severely injured.
"As a result, his colleagues put him forward for a VC, which is a great honour to receive."
He said he and his family only became aware of  the story about 15 years ago and described the unveiling of the memorial as "a very special occasion".
"It is very very important that we do remember the sacrifices they made," said Mr Irwin.


Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has been discharged from hospital after having tests on the head injury he suffered in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna.

The 32-year-old spent the night in hospital after falling heavily in an aerial challenge with Alex Bergantinos.
Atletico confirmed scans showed he has "no traumatic alterations or injuries" and will need to rest for 48 hours.
He said: "Thank you all for caring for me. It was only a scare."
After former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Torres' injury in the 85th minute in La Coruna, players from both teams immediately rushed to him and called for medical help.
He was assisted for several minutes by doctors before being taken off on a stretcher and transferred to a hospital.


Gareth Bale says beating Russia 3-0 at Euro 2016 was the best performance he has been involved in for Wales.

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Victory in Toulouse sent Wales into the last 16 as Group B winners, while England finished as runners-up with a 0-0 draw against Slovakia.
Wales will play the third-placed team from Group A, C or D at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday.
"It's incredible. It's a dream for all of us. What an amazing way to do it," said forward Bale.
"We knew everything was on this game. It was in our own hands and we said to go out there, enjoy ourselves.
"The performance was probably the best I've ever been involved in since I've been here. And what support."
Aaron Ramsey and Neil Taylor scored before Bale capped a dominant Wales display by poking past Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev in the second half, his third goal in as many games.
He is the leading scorer at Euro 2016 and the top scorer for Wales in a major international tournament, surpassing Ivor Allchurch's two goals at the 1958 World Cup.
"We started very well; we didn't feel too nervous at the start. We were very confident and to top the group, what more can you ask?" added Bale.
"We said we didn't want to come here and just make up the numbers and to win the group, we can't do any more than that.
"Now we look forward to who we've got next."
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Wales boss Chris Coleman, whose side began the game second in the group after their 2-1 defeat by England on Thursday, praised their "brave" display against Russia.
"The three points are massive for us but the performance was even sweeter than the points," said Coleman.
"The players were brave. I don't mean brave in terms of without the ball; I mean possession. They did everything that they are capable of doing in possession.
"We didn't do that against England. They were brilliant without with ball but with the ball we never played like we can play, as we showed tonight."
Wales' opponents in the first knockout phase will be confirmed on Tuesday, when the final round of Group C and D games are played. Albania finished third in Group A.
"It's not the end of the tournament," said Coleman. "This group of players are on the way to something else; they're on the way to some more success.
"This is the part of the journey they're on and me and my staff are just glad we're on it with them."
Playing in their first major tournament for 58 years, Wales have scored more goals than any other team in the competition.
Despite a potential meeting with world champions Germany in the quarter-finals, Coleman said his side "have nothing to fear".
He added: "We respect everybody and, when we play like that, why should we have any fear?"


A police force has come under fire for plans to put down a dog that bit four people after it escaped from a garden during Storm Doris.

Northamptonshire Police has applied for a Civil Destruction Order for Muppet - seized from Ingleborough Way, Duston, near Northampton, on 23 February.
The force announced the move on its Facebook page and has had 129 comments to date, most attacking the decision.
Police said letting the dog live was not a "safe option".
The dog's owner has refused to sign a destruction order, so a hearing will take place at Wellingborough Magistrates' Court on 15 October.
In total, four people were bitten and needed medical treatment.
Sgt Liam O'Neil said: "Letting the dog back was not an option. There were too many victims for this to be considered a safe option."
On the Facebook page, one man said: "Hardly the dogs fault when the fence blows down in a storm, the dog was probably fearing for itself.
"[The] way things are at the minute, I'd probably bite someone through fear of getting harmed.
"Poor dog, and as for putting a picture of it up that's just stupid, (like saying) 'this is the cute dog we're going to kill'."
One woman said: "Why not try to find an animal sanctuary that would take the dog."
Another woman wrote: "Such a shame for the dog to have to die."
Another man wrote: "I assume that during a storm the dog was frightened to death. Poor dog. Looks like it needs a cuddle not killing!"
Other posters were more supportive of the police. One woman said: " I must say I am in agreement with the destruction order, much as I am sorry for the dog. I don't believe a dog which has gone on the rampage like this can be retrained."
Northamptonshire Police has yet to comment about the criticism on Facebook.


A forum that brings together ministers from UK and devolved governments may not meet again before the formal process to leave the EU is triggered.

Brexit Secretary David Davis told MPs a meeting will be called once there is a resolution on Northern Ireland following earlier elections.
Mr Davis said that does not meant there will not be "further discussions".
He hinted the devolved administrations would get notice of the triggering of Article 50.
He told the Brexit committee: "We will be having conversations with them beforehand".
Mr Davis told MPs that a meeting of the joint ministerial committee (JMC) on European negotiations would be held "as soon as we can once we have a resolution on Northern Ireland."
An executive has yet to be formed after elections to Stormont earlier this month.
Mr Davis confirmed that the Brexit bill, which allows the prime minister to trigger Article 50 and begin the formal Brexit process, is expected to become law on Thursday.
Asked if the JMC would meet before the end of March - Theresa May's self-imposed deadline for triggering Article 50 - he said: "It may not be but that does not mean we won't have any further discussions with the relevant governments."
The minister sidestepped calls to publish a formal written response to official documents produced by the Welsh and Scottish governments.
He said they had been discussed in some detail at the JMC.
Plaid Cymru committee member Jonathan Edwards said: "The Article 50 letter and accompanying documents sent by the British government to the European Union will potentially have huge political and economic ramifications for Wales.
"In choosing the most extreme Brexit option possible the prime minister is recklessly gambling with people's jobs and wages."
On Tuesday Welsh Government minister Jane Hutt told the Senedd that ministers in Cardiff would expect to be consulted on any Article 50 letter before it is issued.
"The first minister made it very clear to the UK government that anything less would be totally incompatible with the approach that they agreed at the Joint Ministerial Committee after the referendum result," she said.


An elderly, disabled man who was attacked at his home in Bessbrook, County Armagh, may have been stabbed with a hook, police have said.

The victim, who is in his 70s, remains critically ill after being cut several times and beaten by a gang of men.
The incident happened while he was in bed at his home at Clogharevan Park at about 02:40 BST on Monday.
Police believe a sum of money was stolen and have renewed their appeal.
Det Insp David Henderson described the attack as "vile and terrifying".
He said the man was attacked with a "sharp implement, possibly a hook" and that police wanted to "identify the callous criminals responsible and bring them to justice".
"The man sustained multiple serious stab wounds and remains in a critical condition in hospital," he added.
"We have heard from several witnesses who were in the area at the time and we are grateful for their help, however we are keen to speak to others who have not yet come forward.
"We know from CCTV that there were several vehicles travelling on the McShanes Road at around the time the three men made their escape from the gentleman's home.
"I would like to appeal specifically to any motorist who was travelling on that stretch of road between 1.30am and 3.30am and who may have seen the three men or anything else that could be useful to investigators."
The man was taken to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry before being transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where he remained in a critical condition on Wednesday.


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A 23-year-old Indian woman has cut off the genitals of a Hindu religious teacher in the southern state of Kerala, claiming he raped her for years.

Police said the suspect, named as Gangeshananda Theerthapada, would come to the woman's house to perform prayer rituals for her father's health.
Her mother had hoped the self-styled holy man would ease the family's woes.
Instead, her daughter claims he assaulted her at every opportunity.
On Friday night, she grabbed a knife and attacked him when he allegedly tried to rape her, and then called the police herself.
The alleged rapist was rushed to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College for emergency surgery.
The hospital said in a statement: "A 54-year-old man from Kollam was admitted at 12.39am [19:09 GMT] to the hospital on Saturday. His penis had been cut (90%) and was hanging precariously. There was no way it could be stitched back.
"Plastic surgeons who are urology experts in the hospital did emergency surgery to stop the blood loss and to enable him to pass urine."
Deputy Commissioner of Police Arul B Krishna told The Times of India that the woman's father had been bed-ridden for years.
He said the victim had recounted her abuse to her mother, who may now face charges for failing to report it.
The young woman herself is not expected to face a criminal case.
Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has praised the victim's bravery, saying it was "a courageous and strong act".
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
Protesters frequently call for rapists to be hanged - the harshest sentence available for the crime.
Violent sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country.


Thirteen South African soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic as rebels seized the capital over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma has said.

Mr Zuma said the South Africans had died in a nine-hour "high-tempo battle" against the "bandits" in Bangui.
South Africa had about 200 troops stationed in the city to block Seleka rebels from seizing power.
Ousted CAR leader Francois Bozize has fled to neighbouring Cameroon, officials there have announced.
Following the rebel takeover, the African Union has suspended CAR and imposed sanctions on Seleka's leaders.
"The council asks all member states to take the measures necessary to completely isolate the authors of this anti-constitutional change of power," said AU peace and security council chief Ramtane Lamamra, adding that this includes travel restrictions and an asset freeze on Seleka's leaders.
Rebel leader Michel Djotodia said he was now in charge but would uphold a peace accord that promised elections in three years.
He also said the existing power-sharing government - headed by Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye, an opposition figure - would remain in place.
"We are not here to carry out a witch-hunt," Mr Djotodia told Radio France Internationale (RFI).
By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg
Sitting ducks? This is the question on the minds of many South Africans after the deaths of 13 soldiers in fighting with rebels in the troubled Central African Republic.
South Africa has for years prided itself on having one of the most organised armies in Africa but the deaths of these men begs the question: "Could the government have avoided this?"
President Zuma says just over 200 troops were deployed to the CAR in  January, half the number that was expected to have been sent to  support and train the poorly trained and ill-equipped forces of ousted President Francois Bozize. But officials are now hard-pressed to explain the role the South African soldiers were expected to play in the event of an attack.
Critics say the government may have underestimated the rebel threat and therefore did not react appropriately. Others have questioned why South Africa's role did not change from trainer to fighter when it became clear weeks ago that the rebels were gaining ground.
There are still many unanswered questions but some have accused the government of poor judgement, saying the incident has not only caused embarrassment for the army, but for South Africa as a key player in peace missions in Africa.
However, another rebel leader, Nelson N'Djadder, told Associated Press news agency that he did not recognise Mr Djotodia as the new leader of CAR.
"We had agreed that we would push to Bangui in order to arrest Bozize and that we would then announce an 18-month transition, a transition that would be as fast as possible and not one that would last three years," Mr N'Djadder told AP from Paris.
"I have enough soldiers loyal to me to attack Djotodia. I am planning to take the Wednesday flight to Bangui.''
Looters and armed gangs roamed the streets of Bangui after Mr Djotodia's forces captured the presidential palace on Sunday.
Tens of thousands of people have fled CAR into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in recent days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says.
Mr Zuma said just over 200 South African troops had battled more than 1,000 rebel fighters.
"They fought a high-tempo battle for nine hours defending the South African military base, until the bandits raised a white flag and asked for a ceasefire," he said.
"Our soldiers inflicted heavy casualties among the attacking bandit forces."
Thirteen South African troops were killed, 27 wounded and one was unaccounted for, Mr Zuma said.
It was the highest death toll South Africa's army had faced in a single battle since white minority rule ended in 1994, correspondents say.
The BBC's Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg says Mr Zuma's government must be worried that one of the most powerful armies in Africa had suffered heavy casualties at the hands of a rebel group.
It was bewildering that South Africa had sent troops to CAR as part of a bilateral agreement with Mr Bozize's government, rather than through the AU, he says.
The South African National Defence Force Union (Sandu), which represents soldiers, said Mr Zuma should recall troops immediately, "even if it entails launching a military offensive to relieve our troops in distress", its national secretary  Pikkie Greeff said.
But Mr Zuma said South Africa planned to reinforce its troops in CAR, as there was "no reason" to leave.
South Africa sent 200 troops in January out of a planned deployment of 400, Mr Zuma said.
Last week, Seleka denounced the South African forces as "mercenaries" and demanded their withdrawal.
Mr Djotodia told RFI that free and fair elections would  be held within three years, as outlined in the peace agreement signed with Mr Bozize in January.
The deal collapsed last week when Seleka withdrew its members from the government.
The group accused Mr Bozize of running a parallel administration and failing to honour key aspects of the deal, including the release of political prisoners.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the rebel seizure of power and called for "the swift restoration of constitutional order".
On Monday French troops guarding Bangui's international airport accidentally killed two Indian citizens and wounded a number of Cameroonians, the French defence ministry said.
The French soldiers shot at three vehicles approaching the airport after firing warning shots and themselves coming under fire, a statement said.
France doubled its military detachment at the airport to around 600 troops on Saturday in order to protect French citizens as rebels approached Bangui.
CAR, which has a population of about 4.5 million, has been hit by a series of rebellions since independence from France in 1960.


A selection of pictures taken by fashion designer-turned-photographer JJ Valaya, which shows models dressed up as characters from the Mughal and Rajput era amid scenes from present-day Delhi, are being exhibited in the Indian capital.

Valaya is one of India's best known designers and his clothes are often inspired by the opulence of the royal courts.
For this series of photographs, he made his models wear grand costumes designed by him and put them in "unstaged" chaotic settings of contemporary Delhi.
"The Indian capital has always been a seat of power and has a long history as the pivot of several empires. Today's Delhi... shows that its magic lives on its streets," Mr Valaya says.
The exhibition, titled Revisiting Beauty, is on at Delhi's Threshold Art Gallery until 20 October.


The Scottish government has said it is working "intensively" with councils to establish the safety of high rise flats.

It wants to know if any are covered in the type of cladding used on Grenfell Tower in London.
Ministers said no aluminium composite material has been used on cladding in local authority high-rise dwellings.
But they said work is continuing to provide a "complete" picture for all high-rise flats in Scotland.
Some blocks are not owned by local authorities.
Cladding is thought to have contributed to the rapid spread of fire at Grenfell Tower, in which at least 79 people are believed to have died.
Communities Secretary Angela Constance said: "Scottish building regulations state that cladding on high rise domestic buildings built since 2005, and cladding added to existing high rise domestic buildings since 2005, should be made of non-combustible materials or a cladding system that has met stringent fire tests.
"External cladding on high rise domestic buildings built before 2005 has to meet a Class 0 classification which was the most demanding anti-flame spread classification at that time.
"We have confirmation from all local authorities that aluminium composite material has not been used in the cladding of their high rise domestic buildings."
She added: "We are working intensively with local authorities to complete the picture for all high rise domestic buildings, including those that are privately owned, as quickly as possible."


An MP who received 2,500 anti-Semitic messages in three days has called for Twitter to ban racist words.

Luciana Berger, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, received a "torrent" of abuse after an internet troll was jailed in October for a racist tweet.
The MP needed special security advice as the abuse organised by US neo-Nazis also saw her receiving death threats.
A Twitter spokesman said it had expanded the number of personnel working on abuse reports.
Garron Helm, 21, from Liverpool, was jailed for four weeks in October after admitting sending an offensive tweet to the MP.
Ms Berger said this prompted the white supremacist group to encourage people to send anti-Semitic and racist posts on Twitter.
She said: "The police told me that at its peak I received 2,500 tweets over the course of three days and I received many hundreds of others beyond those three days."
The MP said her photograph was manipulated with violent, sexual and Holocaust imagery.
She added one picture superimposed her head on an Auschwitz inmate.
Ms Berger added: "It wasn't just online a few weeks after there were 10 people who turned up and were arrested outside my office in Liverpool."
She revealed police had given her specialist security advice and she never travelled alone at night.
When she first contacted Twitter she had the "onerous" task of reporting each tweet individually.
"I have met with Twitter and I think it is fair to say they are not doing as much as they should be," she said.
"Social media companies have a responsibility not to be hosting hate on their sites," Ms Berger added.
Twitter said its global team has reviewed abusive accounts around the clock regarding this specific situation, adding that it has worked closely with groups specialising in countering hate speech.


Special travel and security plans will be put in place on Saturday when Scotland take on England in their football World Cup qualifier.

Extra carriages are being added to key train routes and ScotRail Alliance warned services would be very busy.
British Transport Police said extra officers would be on duty. Alcohol bans will be in place on many routes.
Additional security, including bag and body searches, will be in place at the stadium, the Scottish FA said.
Turnstiles will open earlier than usual to help with any delays.
There will also be a minute's silence ahead of kick-off as a tribute to recent terror attack victims.
The SFA said: "The safety of fans is of paramount importance to the Scottish FA and a range of measures will be implemented as part of an enhanced security operation.
"These increased security measures at Hampden Park will include bag and people searches, and may result in delays in entering the stadium.
"Fans should expect to be searched at the outer cordons at Aikenhead Road, Prospecthill Road, Mount Annan Drive, Somerville Drive and Letherby Drive, with additional bag searches at the turnstiles."
Tens of thousands of fans from across the UK will be at Hampden Park in Glasgow to watch the match.
Queuing systems will be in place at key locations and fans are being advised to leave plenty of time for their journey as they may not be able to board their first choice of train.
Scotland fans will be directed to Mount Florida station before and after the game, while England supporters will use King's Park.
Jacqueline Taggart, from ScotRail Alliance, said: "We want everyone to have a great time at the match but, more importantly, to stay safe.
"With this in mind, police and extra staff will be on hand to assist at key locations across our network. Please help them to help you by following their instructions.
"We'll be doing all we can to get fans to and from the match. You can play your part by planning your journey now - remember not to leave it to the last train of the night to get home, as all trains are going to be very busy."
Ms Taggart said fans should also book their tickets now rather than buying them on the day.
British Transport Police said they had been planning for months alongside Police Scotland and train operators.
Ch Sup John McBride, who is leading the operation for British Transport Police, said: "This is a mighty event for both teams and we're looking forward to welcoming spectators as they arrive in Glasgow. Our policing operation will stretch the breadth of the nation and will involve a large number of officers.
"We want spectators to have a fun and enjoyable journey towards this match and will be on hand if they need assistance.
"Likewise, we will also be taking a zero-tolerance approach towards any individuals or groups who exhibit anti-social or criminal behaviour. There is no place for hooligan or intimidating behaviour and we will be taking firm action against those who are out to cause trouble."


Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be formally indicted on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, prosecutors said.

The case is tied to the scandal which led to the impeachment of the country's president, Park Geun-hye.
South Korea's special prosecutor's office announced the charges against the de-facto Samsung chief, along with four other company executives.
Three of those executives resigned on Tuesday following the announcement.
Samsung also said it was dismantling its corporate strategic office, a unit coordinating the various arms of the huge conglomerate.
Samsung is accused of giving donations to non-profit foundations operated by Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Ms Park, in exchange for government favours.
He had been arrested earlier this month as prosecutors prepared the indictment.
Prosecutors accused Mr Lee of giving donations worth 41bn won ($36m; Â£29m) to organisations linked to Ms Choi. They alleged this was done to win government support for a big restructuring of Samsung that would help a smooth leadership transition in favour of Mr Lee, who is standing in as chairman for his ill father, Lee Kun-hee.
The controversial merger required support from the national pension fund - the allegation is that this support was granted in return for the donations.
In a December parliamentary hearing, Samsung admitted giving a total of 20.4bn won to two foundations, but denied seeking favours in return.
Mr Lee also confirmed the firm gave a horse and money to help the equestrian career of Ms Choi's daughter, Chung Yoo-ra, something he said he now regrets.
This centres around President Park's ties to Ms Choi and has brought allegations of cult activities, influence-peddling and leaks of classified information.
Ms Choi is a long term family friend whose father had already had close ties with President Park's father who was president in the 1970s.
As well as soliciting donations, Ms Choi is accused of using their friendship to interfere in politics.
She is now on trial charged with various offences, including abuse of authority, coercion and attempted fraud, and denies wrongdoing.
Parliament voted in December to impeach President Park. Her case is now being heard by the constitutional court. Meanwhile she has been stripped of her presidential powers.
A friendship too far in Seoul?
Mr Lee is currently vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics. But since his father, Lee Kun-hee, suffered a heart attack in 2014, he is considered de facto boss of the entire Samsung Group conglomerate.
Regardless of the outcome, a trial is a big blow to the company. His arrest may not affect short term production or the running of the firm but there could be long term implications.
- Grandson of Samsung founder  Lee Byung-chul, son of current chairman Lee Kun-hee.
- Aged 48, he's spent his entire career in the company and is vice chairman of Samsung Electronics.
- Last year was nominated to join the board of Samsung Electronics - an appointment confirmed on 27 October.
- Widely expected to take overall control of Samsung once his 74-year-old father steps down.
- Critics say his position on the board is due to his birth, not his business experience.
Samsung is one of the biggest electronics companies in the world and for the head of a company that thrives on a premium brand image to be involved in a corruption scandal is a huge embarrassment.
Earlier in February, when Mr Lee was first arrested, the firm said it would do its best "to ensure that the truth is revealed in future court proceedings", though it denies wrongdoing.


The Royal Navy's new £3bn aircraft carrier is expected to arrive in its home port within weeks, the Defence Secretary has confirmed.

HMS Queen Elizabeth is due to sail into Portsmouth following extensive preparations at the naval base.
The exact date is weather-dependent but is expected to be no later than 22 August.
The 65,000-tonne ship has been undergoing sea trials since setting sail from Rosyth dockyard in June.
Sir Michael Fallon said the 280m (900ft) long carrier would have a window for entering Portsmouth which would open on 17 August.
"In just two weeks' time, the most powerful warship ever built for Britain's famous Royal Navy is set to sail into her proud new home in Portsmouth," he said.
"HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the Royal Navy's flagship for the next 50 years, keeping us safe by deploying across the seven seas, using her strike power to deter our enemies."
The carrier currently cannot deploy planes but flying trials are due to begin next year, with 10 F-35 Lightning II jets and 120 aircrew preparing for the task in the US.
Preparations for the arrival of the future flagship of the fleet saw more than 20,000 items ranging from a human skull to sea mines dredged up from Portsmouth Harbour.
The Ministry of Defence said specialist dredging vessels have removed 3.2 million cubic metres of sediment - the equivalent to 1,280 Olympic swimming pools - during the dredging operation carried out to deepen the harbour mouth to enable the Queen Elizabeth to reach Portsmouth naval base.


A Wrexham teacher who downloaded indecent images of children has been jailed.

Mark Haslock, 47, from Llandudno, Conwy county, taught at Ysgol y Grango in Rhosllanerchrugog.
He was convicted of making and possessing indecent images of children, and taking an indecent image between June 2014 and August 2015 at an earlier hearing in Caernarfon.
He was jailed for eight months at Mold Crown Court on Wednesday.
The court heard Haslock was head of design and technology at Ysgol y Grango at the time of the offences.
He was arrested after police found more than 1,200 images on two computers seized at his home last August - of which more than 280 were of the most graphic category.
Judge Peter Heywood, speaking via a live link from Swansea Crown Court, said Haslock was a man of "good character" who gave up a career in engineering to become a teacher after studying at Bangor University.
But the judge said there was "a darker and different side to his character" which emerged during the trial.
Haslock claimed they were downloaded when he tried to get material for sex education courses and to help with his master's degree.
This was rejected by the jury but he was cleared of a charge of voyeurism.
Judge Heywood said: "You are still in denial about these matters and don't accept that you deliberately searched for such material.
"This is a significant fall from grace."
The court heard he had since lost his job and that he would no longer be able to teach.
Haslock was ordered to register with the police as a sex offender for the next 10 years.
He was also made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order to stop him from working with children or vulnerable adults in the future.


Hundreds of people have been evacuated from villages around a volcano in western Mexico amid fears of a major eruption.

Ash from the Colima volcano is falling on local communities, and authorities have sealed off a 12km (7.5 mile) area. The local airport has also been closed.
Mexico's interior ministry said the volcano was showing signs similar to a major eruption in 1913.
Activity at the volcano began to intensify last Thursday.
Since then, explosions have been heard on its southern and south-western slopes and columns of ash have spewed 2.8km into the sky.
"The communities in this 12km radius are very small and don't exceed 800 inhabitants. They have all been evacuated," said civil protection co-ordinator Luis Felipe Puente.
The village of Yerbabuena, at the foot of the mountain, was said to be buried in up to 5cm (nearly two inches) of ash. Rain was making conditions worse.
The Colima volcano is also known in Mexico as the Volcano of Fire.


When the laptop ban on some flights to the US and UK was announced, there was an audible groan from business people across the world who use those precious hours to keep on top of work.

But there was another group who took an even deeper intake of breath: parents.
"@realDonaldTrump this is absurd," wrote one panicked Twitter user. "My toddlers can't go 2 miles w/o an ipad."
"Making kids sit through a 14 hour flight with no screens to distract is a form of terrorism," another dryly noted.
Their panic is unsurprising. After all, the majority of this particular travel group have never boarded a flight without a personal screen or two to keep the little ones entertained.
Indeed, when the Federal Aviation Administration announced electronics could now remain on throughout all flights in 2013, it was the parents who welcomed it most, according to a survey by Dish Network Corp.
But now a swathe of those once happy travellers not only face the prospect of switching off the tablet for take off and landing, but throughout a journey which could last 16 hours or more.
So, how on earth do you keep the little darlings quiet during all that time? Here's some advice from a pre-tablet childhood.
Colouring
OK, so it is no all-singing, all-dancing Peppa Pig game for the tablet, but choosing the right colour combination for your chosen design is a time-consuming activity in itself.
Reading books
While there may be children who have never picked up an actual book with pages in their lives, we can assure you that physical books still exist and are available for purchase.
Puzzles
Be it jigsaw, wordsearch or number problems, puzzles are a time-honoured way of stopping tears and tantrums.
Mini board games
Those with more than one primary-school-aged child would do well with a game of snakes and ladders, or investing in that classic, Connect Four. Just don't let it get too competitive - we are trying to stop the crying, not create it.
But at least there is still one screen
Before every child could watch their own, carefully selected programme on their long-haul flight, children were forced to watch the same film as everybody else - invariably projected on to a big screen that you were slightly too short to see.
Nowadays, pretty much every long-haul flight comes with a personalised screen in the back of a seat so you can still distract the kids with a few films.
Unfortunately, the same can't be said for those travelling short-haul to the UK.


Felipe Massa no doubt allowed himself to daydream about how his final Brazilian Grand Prix would play out.

Would he score points? Would he make the podium? Would he - whisper it - go out and win the thing?
Whatever was swirling in his mind before the race in his home city of Sao Paulo, the very last thing he would have wanted was a retirement - yet that is exactly what he got.
But in a weird and wonderful way, that was perhaps the best thing that could have happened, because what followed was one of the most heart-warming sights ever witnessed in this usually hard-headed and ruthless sport.
On lap 48 of 71, Massa's Williams crashed on the pit straight and retired on the spot. Crestfallen, the Brazilian climbed from his broken car to be greeted by a wall of applause and cheering from the home crowd.
He broke down in tears as he walked back to the pits draped in the Brazilian flag - cheers ringing in his ears throughout - and then members of other teams, including Mercedes and his old employers Ferrari, walked out of their garages and gave him a guard of honour.
Then came an embrace from his wife and young son Felipe Jr, and the tears came anew.
Massa will officially retire from F1 after next weekend's season-finale in Abu Dhabi, but his goodbye to the sport has already happened.
Nothing will top Interlagos.
Rewind to 2002 and, to be blunt, there was not a great deal to excite your average fan when presented with a new 20-year-old F1 driver named Felipe Massa.
A former Italian and European Formula Renault champion, and the reigning Euro Formula 3000 champion, Massa was nevertheless a largely unknown quantity when he was handed a Sauber drive after impressing in a test session at Mugello, Italy.
While team owner Peter Sauber was in no doubt about Massa's "remarkable" potential, to outside observers he appeared just another erratic F1 rookie. Quick, yes, but ragged. Sauber even sat him out of a race late in the season after he incurred the wrath of the FIA for a wild move on Pedro de la Rosa at the Italian Grand Prix.
When Peter Sauber shuffled him out of the team to spend 2003 testing with engine supplier Ferrari, some undoubtedly presumed that was the end of Massa in F1.
How wrong they were.
Re-signed by Sauber for 2004, Massa's career began to flourish. He proved more than a match for the highly-rated Giancarlo Fisichella in that first season, and then the following year he outscored his new team-mate - 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, no less.
And then came the defining moment of his career. A call from Ferrari. They wanted him as one of their drivers for 2006. His team-mate? Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.
Opportunities and challenges do not come much bigger.
Eight seasons followed as a Ferrari driver, delivering 11 wins and 36 podium finishes, yet the affection that those inside and outside the sport grew to feel for the Brazilian in this period was never going to defined by numbers.
It was instead shaped by three of the most famous moments in recent F1 history - two extraordinary near misses and one infamous radio instruction.
The story of the final corner, of the final lap of the final race of the 2008 F1 season has been told ad nauseam, so let's be brief here and focus on its impact.
For starters, 2008 was never meant to be about Felipe Massa. His Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was the reigning champion and it was to him that the sport was looking when assessing Ferrari's chances that season.
Yet Raikkonen's title defence quickly faltered, and instead it was Massa who bubbled to the surface.
He was, of course, a race winner by this point, picking up two victories in 2006 - including a memorable home win in Brazil - and three in 2007. But 2008 elevated him to another league.
By the final race in Brazil he and Lewis Hamilton were tied on five race wins each but the Briton had a seven-point lead in the standings. To take the title, Massa had to win and hope Hamilton finished sixth or lower.
Under enormous pressure, Massa did exactly what was required, and with Hamilton down in precisely sixth place as he crossed the finish line, Massa, his family and the Brazilian nation celebrated wildly for a few glorious seconds only to then face the devastating realisation that Hamilton had sneaked fifth place in the final metres.
The outpouring of sympathy was immediate - and when Massa took to the podium just minutes later, tears in his eyes and beating his chest, his place in the affections of all but the most flint-hearted of F1 fans was secure.
Nine months later and 6,000 miles away, Massa experienced misfortune of another magnitude entirely when he was lucky to survive a freak accident in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
With that year's Ferrari having fallen behind its rivals, a world championship challenge was a distant dream for Massa and he was instead fighting more often than not at the blunt end of the top 10.
But his frustrating 2009 season was about to come to an abrupt halt.
During the second segment of qualifying at the Hungaroring, a suspension spring from the Brawn car of fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello broke free and bounced down the track.
Massa collided with the 800-gram spring while travelling at 162mph. It hit him an inch above the eye, fracturing his skull and causing a brain concussion. The F1 world held its breath, fearing the worst.
He underwent surgery after being taken to an intensive care unit in Budapest, and mercifully made a swift recovery.
There's little room for sentiment in F1, but even by its usual standards the events of 25 July 2010 seemed incredibly harsh.
It was the one-year anniversary of his Hungaroring accident and for the first time since that day Massa had the chance to win a race as he led the German Grand Prix from Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso.
But then came a fateful call from the pit wall, a ham-fisted coded message designed to circumvent the ban on team orders - but its true meaning came through loud and clear.
"OK, so, Fernando is faster than you," came the message from Massa's race engineer Rob Smedley. "Can you confirm you understood that message?"
He did. And he duly moved over to aid his team-mate's title chances.
"Sorry, mate," Smedley added, helplessly.
As in Brazil 2008, Massa took the setback stoically and with dignity. The anger was instead vented, long and loud, on his behalf by pundits and fans, and for a time Ferrari's name was dirt.
Massa was the moral victor for many that day - and amid all the outrage his army of admirers grew that little bit larger.
"It's a very sad, emotional day," said Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams after Massa announced his intention to retire in early September.
"He's what we love at Williams - a true gentleman. We were so lucky he honoured us to come and drive for us."
Ultimately, however, Massa's three seasons at Williams will stand as the epilogue to his career, just as the three at Sauber were the foreword.
When history remembers Massa's time in F1, it will be for those 11 wins in Ferrari red, for the day he nearly won the world title, for the day he was robbed of an emotional victory, and for the day he nearly died.
And most will also remember him as one of F1's good guys, a family man with a ready smile and easy-going nature seemingly unaffected by his fame and success.
One man who would vouch for all of that is Massa's long-term race engineer and good friend Smedley, who followed the Brazilian to Williams in 2014 and has shared in his highs and lows.
Asked about Massa's recent Interlagos send-off, he said: "To see all of that, just to see the amount of love for him, was incredible.
"Mercedes is a team he's never had anything to do with, or been near, and all their guys came out and showed him so much love.
"All the Ferrari guys came out because he's so loved down there, but it was still quite incredible.
"He's done such a great job in F1, and such a great job for his country.
"We're all just really, really proud of him."
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Trainer Jason Ward faces a British Horseracing Authority investigation for using "racially offensive language".

The Briton used a racial stereotype when discussing his horse Monte Cinq on the At The Races television channel.
BHA spokesman Robin Mounsey said: "There is no place in British racing for racially offensive language."
Ward later apologised, saying: "It was not meant in a racist way, in any shape or form, and I can only apologise for my choice of words."
He wrote on his website: "It's very, very important that I apologise sincerely to anyone that I have offended with my post-race comments this afternoon, at Wolverhampton."
Mounsey added: "We are taking this matter very seriously. We will be taking the appropriate steps in relation to this matter."
North Yorkshire trainer Ward's original comments were made after 10-1 chance Monte Cinq won a five-furlong maiden race at Wolverhampton.


A gang of dealers who used so-called "cuckooing" techniques to sell class A drugs worth up to £275,000 in Southampton have been sentenced.

The five men and teenager are the last to be prosecuted as part of an 18-month investigation into a drug network from London targeting users in the city.
Cuckooing is when a drug dealer takes over the property of a vulnerable person in exchange for free drugs.
The gang also sent teenagers to manage the day-to-day operation.
The network, which ran between October 2015 and April 2016,  was uncovered as part of a Hampshire police operation investigating dealers from cities including London and Liverpool, cuckooing across Hampshire, Dorset, Oxford and Berkshire.
All six members of the gang were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine and pleaded guilty, except for the 16-year-old who was found guilty at trial.  They were:
Southampton Crown Court heard Whitter and Morris recruited young teenagers to the network, including a boy who was just 14 when he started selling drugs on the streets of Southampton.
According to the HM Courts and Tribunal Service there have been 187 convictions of gang members linked to cuckooing in the south of England since 2015.
This is a crime which crosses all social boundaries. I met two people from very different backgrounds. Paul lives in a rundown flat in Southampton and buys crack every week using his benefit money. He's been cuckooed before and police fear he's at risk again.
Less than two miles away I met Holly. A previous high-flyer who was introduced to class A drugs by a boyfriend. She now allows her flat to be used for drug dealing and officers think she's fallen into prostitution.
Gangs have been targeting counties in the south because there's a ready supply of customers. A National Crime Agency report recently said more than half of the towns and cities targeted are "middle-class or affluent".
It also found that criminal rivals already present in our rural areas are easily subdued by the gangs from London and Liverpool who routinely use much greater levels of violence.


A £350,000 project is set to link four cultural venues across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a bid to increase tourism and boost the local economy.

The Grand Tour was inspired by an 18th Century tradition where the wealthy toured Europe's cultural sites.
Nottingham Contemporary, Chatsworth House, Derby Museum and The Harley Gallery are all taking part.
It is hoped a number of exhibitions, which run until September, will increase visitor numbers at the venues.
The two counties have been chosen due to their connections to the original grand tours, which helped shape the art collection at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, and The Welbeck Estate, in Nottinghamshire.
Much of Chatsworth's collection was amassed by the Dukes of Devonshire. Items were either collected during the tour or were inspired by what had been seen.
Local figures like Lord Byron, whose ancestral home is Newstead Abbey, would have also taken part in the tour.
At Nottingham Contemporary, artist Pablo Bronstein will display hand picked objects from Chatsworth House's collection, including works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals.
A colossal Roman marble foot from the stately home will also be on display in Nottingham.
In Derby, The Wright Revealed exhibition focuses on two rare paintings by 18th Century painter Joseph Wright.
One of the paintings languished in a museum store room for more than 50 years.
The Grand Tour project has been co-funded by the National Lottery and the Arts Council to help create cultural destinations around the UK.


A former winner of TV's The Apprentice has lost her claim for constructive dismissal against Alan Sugar.

Stella English, 34, who earned £100,000 a year, claimed she had no real role at Lord Sugar's IT firm, Viglen.
Lord Sugar told the employment tribunal at the East London Tribunal Centre he had no case to answer and Ms English was effectively blackmailing him.
Following the unanimous ruling in his favour, he tweeted: "A victory for the law against the claim culture."
In a written judgment, Judge John Warren said: "This was a claim which should never have been brought.
"There was no assurance or suggestion that the winner would receive direct mentoring from Lord Sugar.
"The claimant was clear herself about this - she knew full well the job she (would) do at Viglen when she accepted the prize. She told the nation on the BBC Breakfast TV show."
He said Ms English had the wrong idea about how glamorous the role would be and had stated in her evidence that she believed previous winners of the show "had accompanied Lord Sugar in his private jet".
"The tribunal believes that the claimant had in her mind that having won The Apprentice the role would be much more glamorous and that she would be working alongside Lord Sugar as his assistant," Mr Warren said.
Ms English, from Whitstable, Kent, told the tribunal she was given a desk and a phone but no specific duties during a four-month probationary period.
She said her boss Bordan Tkachuk looked at her with "contempt" on her first day and said: "There is no job."
Ms English said she carried out basic administrative tasks but did not say anything to Lord Sugar because she "did not want to be a troublemaker".
The 2010 Apprentice winner resigned from Viglen in May 2011 and then felt pressurised into taking up a new position at Lord Sugar's internet set-top box company YouView, she told the hearing.
Lord Sugar said he was trying to help her out by offering her a new position because she had complained of being "desperate for money".
The judge found that Ms English was given a "real job" at Viglen, with "enormous scope for advancement and learning".
"The Viglen role was specifically selected for the claimant to expand and build on her already acknowledged experience and ability," he said.
"The respondent (Lord Sugar) had gone out of (his) way to ensure the claimant was placed in a role at YouView from which she could learn new skills, a job which she agreed to and which she enjoyed doing."
In a statement after the tribunal's judgement, Lord Sugar said: "There was never a case for us to answer but her need for money and fame meant that the whole system was subjected to this charade.
"I have been cleared of a derisory attempt to smear my name and extract money from me.
"The allegations were without substance, and I believe this case was brought with one intention in mind - the presumption that I would not attend the tribunal, that I would not testify and that I would settle out of court, sending Ms English on her way with a tidy settlement.
"I'm afraid she underestimated me and her reputation is now in tatters."


Great Britain's Mark Cavendish won the final stage of the Tour of California in a sprint finish on Sunday.

France's Etixx-Quick Step rider Julian Alaphilippe, 23, was the overall winner from BMC's Rohan Dennis.
Team Dimension Data rider Cavendish, 31, held off Tinkoff's Peter Sagan to take his first stage victory of the race.
"I'm happy," Cavendish told Eurosport. "We've been consistently visible throughout the week."
Cavendish was part of a group that reeled in an early seven-man breakaway with two kilometres to go on the 138km route.
The 2011 Tour de France green jersey winner then emerged from the bunch to finish ahead of Sagan and Katusha's Alexander Kristoff by a bike length.


Pro surfer Gabriel Medina has pulled off an epic backflip at a world surfing competition in Brazil.

18 May 2016 Last updated at 16:43 BST
Gabriel became a local hero in 2014 by becoming Brazil's first surfing world champion.
At the Oi Rio Pro surfing competition Gabriel managed to perform a perfect backflip over a wave and nailed the landing.
The crowd went wild and the judges all gave him a maximum ten out of ten points for his incredible feat!
Take a look at his flipping good moves...
Video courtesy of World Surf League


Work to restore a Norfolk river to a more natural state is starting next week at three sites.

The project on the River Nar aims to restore pools, meanders and gravel areas in the channel and reed beds.
Dilapidated weirs will be removed to allow more dynamic flows and reduce the build up of silt in the river.
Norfolk Rivers Board, the Environment Agency, Natural England and landowners will begin work on Monday at Castle Acre, Narborough and West Lexham.
The aim is to recreate habitat where eels, brown trout and sea trout as well as water voles, rare dragonflies and otters can thrive.
Most of the River Nar is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status.
Chris Bell, technical officer for the Environment Agency, said: "Over the generations there has been significant deterioration to some areas of the river.
"But I am delighted that we are now at the beginning of a focused effort to reverse this decline and bring life back to the whole of the river."


An emergency medical helicopter is a necessity, not a luxury, an intensive care consultant has said.

Dr John Hinds of Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh said the service is "essential" and should be introduced in Northern Ireland.
He said it "would be a game changer in terms of trauma provision".
A woman who was critically injured after she was hit by a motorbike at a racing event last month said she also supports calls for the service.
Dr Hinds added that "every other UK trauma network has an air ambulance providing enhanced care at the scene, and safe transfer to a trauma centre".
The health minister is involved in discussions on the issue.
The absence of an emergency helicopter was highlighted during the G8 summit in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in 2013, when organisers had to rent an air ambulance from Scotland.
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During last month's North West 200 motorbike races in County Antrim, a helicopter was dispatched from County Sligo to attend a serious accident.
Spectator Violet McAfee was transferred to hospital in Belfast when she was struck by a motorcycle that had left the road.
She said she was "shocked" to find out the helicopter was not based in Northern Ireland.
"I certainly do feel it is something that the province here does need, because nobody knows when an accident is going to happen," Ms McAfee said.
"It's really an important thing that we must have here."
When it comes to an air ambulance service, Northern Ireland has had a problematic experience with little agreement about how it could be delivered across the region.
Dr Hinds, a lecturer in trauma science, said he finds it "hugely frustrating to return home to what is essentially a third world system.
"Those of us who have worked in countries which have an air ambulance can see how game changing it is for victims of major trauma.
"It's not a luxury, it is essential and it would be cost effective.
"One of the problems is that Northern Ireland is a rural population, so the cut-off criteria for most major trauma networks is access within 45 minutes.
"Air ambulance cover in the rest of the UK is roughly one air ambulance to 1.5m of population, so we are well over that in Northern Ireland.
"If we consider cross-border work, that would go up to two million of population," he added.
"In countries that have an established service, the mortality rate from trauma has been cut from anything up to 40%.
"Some of the air ambulance services in England have reported cost savings up to Â£20m in the care of trauma patients."
TUV MLA Jim Allister is due to meet the health minister later to make the case for an air ambulance.
He said: "It's really about saving lives, because there are statistics which Dr Hinds has demonstrated that show that in countries where you have an efficient air ambulance service, those who suffer severe trauma have at least at 25% better chance of survival."
There have been previous calls for an air ambulance for Northern Ireland and controversy about the setting up of such a service.
A number of years ago, a charity raised about Â£700,000 towards an air ambulance.
But in 2009, a BBC investigation revealed that 90% of the money collected by the Ireland Air Ambulance Charity in its first year went on wages and overheads.
The charity was later wound up.
The then health minister Michael McGimpsey said Irish Air Ambulance never had an agreement in place to provide the service and he said there was no need for a dedicated air ambulance.