At least eight people have been killed by an explosion in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say.

The blast, which ripped through a shopping area, injured dozens more.
Initial reports suggested an electricity generator exploded, but police later said that it may have been a bomb.
Pakistan has been hit by a wave of bombings claimed by Islamist militant groups in recent days. There was no immediate claim for the latest blast.
It happened in Lahore's Defence Housing Authority suburb. Television footage showed buildings, cars and motorbikes damaged by the explosion.
The provincial Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said that investigators had found traces of explosive material at the site and were trying to establish how and why it was in the building.
Local police chief Haider Ashraf said the blast was in an area that was under construction, adding that work was being carried out by staff at the time.
"Our focus at the moment is to rush the victims to hospitals and secure the scene," Mr Ashraf said shortly after the incident on Thursday.
One witness, Asif, said he saw people lying on the ground before police and security officers arrived.
"As I am not a doctor, it was difficult to tell how many were wounded and how many were dead. But they were many," Asif said.
Last week a Taliban faction said it carried out a bomb attack in Lahore, which killed 13 people and wounded more than 80.
Days later a suicide bomb attack at a shrine in the southern town of Sehwan was claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS). Police now say 90 people were killed.
In response, Pakistan launched a security crackdown, which included closing border crossings with Afghanistan, and claims it killed 100 militants.


A car crash rescue bid, a mum's disgust at used syringes in a toilet block and a free fruit frenzy are among the stories making the headlines in Northern Ireland's weekly newspapers.

A teenage sea cadet has told the Ballymena Guardian his training helped him to rescue his family after a two-car crash on a dual carriageway.
Lewis Allison, 16, helped his father, Thomas and partner Hazel Edgar, as well as her eight-year-old son, Stuart, who has cerebral palsy. Ms Edgar was later cut free from a vehicle by the emergency services.
The pelting of cars with stones and free fruit is causing consternation in Dungannon and makes the front page of the Tyrone Times.
Police have warned those involved in the Ballygawley Road incidents that if they continue they will be "arrested and end up with a criminal record".
The Fermanagh Herald believes voter apathy could be one of the biggest obstacles facing politicians in the county if an election is called as a result of the Stormont crisis.
It also reports over 100 successful applicants from Fermanagh have received more than £2.6m under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.  It stresses there is nothing to suggest that any of the applicants have been abusing RHI.
A public meeting on the future of Daisy Hill hospital is the lead story in the Newry Democrat.
Daisy Hill Action Group wants people to attend Monday's event which is due to discuss the Bengoa report and the potential implications for the hospital.
Meanwhile, a mother's disgust at finding used syringes on separate occasions at an Armagh toilet block is the hot topic in the Ulster Gazette.
Police Inspector Kieran Quinn is aware of the problem at the building in McCrum's Court and will be "flagging this up" again with patrols.
Separately, the newspaper says the West Armagh Consortium is calling for a combined approach to tackle the destruction caused by weekend parties at Sherrys Field.
The Londonderry Sentinel's front page splash is about Derry City and Strabane District Council agreeing to take on board concerns about swimming timetable changes at the Foyle Arena.
One mother says others shared her anger that public access to the pool was closed at designated times during swimming lessons.
Elsewhere, it reports a remedy for an illegal waste site at Mobuoy Road could cost a minimum of £20m and a maximum of more than £100m.


"Numbers are my thing", says Gary Grant, the founder of toy shop chain The Entertainer.

He doesn't really need to say it. In an hour in his company, the conversation is peppered with numbers: How many shillings make a pound, how old he was when something important happened in his life and the dates of historic occasions. When he can't remember a number, he keeps interrupting himself, returning back to the original topic, until he does.
To a non-maths person it's exhausting, but it's an insight into how Mr Grant's mind works. Dyslexic, he wasn't interested in school at all, but says maths was "easy peasy". He failed his 11-plus exam and hence went to what he calls the "failures' school", which he left at 16 with just one qualification - O-level maths.
Now he looks at spreadsheets and can tell instantly if something's wrong, adds up without using a calculator and to this day, despite having a finance director, checks the weekly cash flow, signs every cheque and approves, or not, all outgoings.
His forensic attention to numbers has paid off. The Entertainer - named so they could switch sector if the toy idea failed - opened its first shop in 1981. It now has 110 UK stores plus four overseas and made a £7.8m pre-tax profit for the year to the end of January, up almost a third on the previous year, on sales just shy of £130m.
Its success comes in spite of what appears to be a determinedly non-commercial approach to running a business. Mr Grant became a Christian in 1991, a decade after he opened his first shop. His faith was so strong he almost quit to become a missionary, but instead decided to make the business compatible with his beliefs.
As a result, the shop never opens on Sunday, doesn't stock Halloween goods or some of the most popular toy ranges including Harry Potter related merchandise and realistic weaponry and gives 10% of the chain's profits to charity. "We just want to be comfortable with what we're selling," he says.
Before his conversion, when a religious customer told him he was "encouraging children to pay with darkness", and that if he stopped "the Lord will repay your business in other ways", he admits he thought she was "a fruitcake". "I just explained that I bought and sold things and made a profit and that's what being in business was all about".
Now, like her, he says the firm's continuing success is no surprise, noting the Bible states: "Those who honour me I will honour".
When the firm faced its toughest time, at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, he called in a vicar and took the unusual approach of inviting head office staff to pray with them. He was astonished by how many people - around 30 - turned up. They met weekly for around four months - praying for the staff of collapsed rival Woolworths, for wisdom for the government and their own economic situation. In the end the firm - which at one point looked like it would lose £1m - ended 2008 no worse off than when it started.
"We didn't make any money, we didn't lose any money but we survived," is how he sums it up.
Surviving is what Mr Grant was good at long before he founded his own business. His parents divorced when he was just three and money was scarce. "If I wanted anything I had to go out and earn it," he says. Whilst still at school, he did paper rounds, collected empty beer bottles and worked on a milk float as well as in a sweet and then a bike shop.
When he left school, he joined the bike shop full time, and it became the local epicentre of the 1970s skateboard boom. When the skateboard market collapsed, he bought the surplus stock to sell privately. Spending all his time on the shop phone talking to prospective customers eventually got him sacked but gave him enough money to start what he planned to be his own bike shop.
Instead, a call from an estate agent mate - who had a toyshop in Amersham on his books - proved fateful. Gary and wife Catherine took it over despite having no knowledge of the sector.
It seemed an ambitious move for the then 23-year-old. But he said life had already taught him that if one job finishes another would come along. "I'm not Del boy but people often call me that," he laughs.
Each week, he added up the shop's income and outgoings on the back of a brown envelope. "Money in, money out that's how you manage cash flow," he says.
Using profit to grow the business was initially slow, but the collapse of then rival Zodiac Toys in 1991 proved a turning point.  It enabled The Entertainer to secure its first shopping centre store - normally impossible for such a small retailer - and from thereon expansion increased.
Shops are still its main source of income - providing 80% of sales, with the rest online. It's a split Mr Grant's happy with and he gets angry at the suggestion that some people inevitably use the shops to look at the toys, but then go online to buy them cheaper.
"If you don't value customer service, range, store ambience, advice... then go and buy off Amazon because I'm not going to waste my time," he says. His stance is that the chain offers "outstanding value" but is not necessarily the cheapest. It costs at least £300,000 to open a shop and he says some of that cost has to be factored in.
"It's about getting a balance. We offer value and value isn't just price."
The firm's success - the business is owned wholly between his wife and four children, two of whom work in senior roles alongside him - has bought him plenty of material happiness, but one of the achievements of which he is proudest is that he has given lots of people a chance.
Below board level many senior staff have come up through the company, and not surprisingly you can get a job at the Entertainer without any qualifications at all.
"If I hadn't been given opportunities maybe I wouldn't have had a business this size. I want everybody to have an opportunity," he says.


Ministers have pledged £40m towards the fight against child sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking.

The cash will go towards bringing offenders to justice, targeting online exploitation, and protecting vulnerable children at risk of trafficking.
A new £7.5m "centre of expertise" will be set up to offer support and guidance to professionals on the front line.
But councils are warning that a "funding gap" of £1.9bn could put child protection services at risk.
Children's charity NSPCC says an anti-sexting law is needed to stop adults sending youngsters sexually explicit messages, which "are often the first step in grooming children".
In 2015, the government published a new strategy for addressing failures in child protection across England in response to the Rotherham abuse scandal - in which more than 1,400 children were abused between 1997 and 2013.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said there had been "several signs of success" since then, including an increase in the recording of contact child sexual offences by police, up 24% over the past year and 130% higher than in 2011-12.
Revised statutory definition of child sexual abuse
Child sexual exploitation is a form of child sexual abuse.
It occurs where an individual or group takes advantage of an imbalance of power to coerce, manipulate or deceive a child or young person under the age of 18 into sexual activity (a) in exchange for something the victim needs or wants, and/or (b) for the financial advantage or increased status of the perpetrator or facilitator.
The victim may have been sexually exploited even if the sexual activity appears consensual.
Child sexual exploitation does not always involve physical contact; it can also occur through the use of technology.
According to official figures, in the year to December 2015 the number of prosecutions rose by 14% while convictions jumped by 19%.
But Ms Rudd will say that the more funding is a recognition that more needs to be done in identifying abuse and protecting the most vulnerable.
"We have increased support for victims of sexual abuse, invested in training and technology to improve law enforcement's response to abuse both on and offline and brought a tougher inspection regime to ensure all frontline professions are meeting their child protection duties," she will say in an article for Mumsnet.
"But there is more to do. The measures I am announcing will further improve our ability to protect children and under my watch I am determined to bring those that would try to steal their childhood to justice."
Trafficking risk
The National Crime Agency will be handed an extra £20m to tackle online child sexual exploitation while a consortium of organisations, including the NHS, College of Policing, the Local Government Association and Barnardo's, will establish a new body to act as a "definitive source" of information and guidance for child protection officers, police officers and other practitioners on the front line.
There will also be extra resources for organisations helping victims of sexual abuse and charitable projects safeguarding children at the greatest risk of trafficking.
The Home Office has also announced that the statutory definition of child sexual abuse has been revised following a consultation earlier this year which concluded the previous version dating from 2009 was ambiguous and "not fit for purpose".
Officials said, among other things, the new definition properly reflected that abuse or child sexual exploitation was always the responsibility of the perpetrator.
Barnardo's chief executive Javed Khan said the centre of expertise would help the consortium "develop a deeper understanding of this abuse so that more children can be protected and helped to recover".
"And thanks to the roll-out of the Independent Child Trafficking Advocates, trafficked children in Hampshire, Greater Manchester and Wales will no longer have to navigate their way alone through complicated statutory systems including health, social care, education and criminal justice, to get the support they need," he said.
Councils in England welcomed the new centre of expertise but warned of a £1.9bn shortfall in funding for children's services by 2020.
Action needed
"It is important the government recognises the wider funding pressures facing social workers and others trying to deliver services for vulnerable children," said Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board.
"While funding individual programmes of work is positive, a co-ordinated long-term strategy and funding to protect all children is vital."
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless questioned why the Home Office report makes no mention of bringing in an anti-sexting law, which has been on the statute books for two years but has not yet been enacted.
"For more than two years we have demanded it fix a flaw in the law to stop adults sending sexually explicit messages to children - but it is still dragging its feet," he said.
"These kinds of messages are often the first step in grooming children and if the government is serious about tackling child exploitation, it could take action today."


A 64-year-old woman was threatened by two men with a knife as she closed her beauty salon in Edinburgh.

The robbery, described as a "frightening attack" by police, happened at the salon in Gorgie Road at about 20:00 on Thursday.
Police said the woman had received minor bruising following a struggle.
Her son was also threatened with the knife when he arrived at the shop but was not harmed. The two men stole cash and a laptop.
The first attacker was white, in his late 20s, about 6ft tall, of thin build and had short dark hair.
He was also said to have "a large pointed nose", thick eyebrows and brown eyes.
He was wearing a blue puffer jacket and a scarf covering his mouth and spoke with a local accent.
The second attacker was white, 5ft 10in tall, of thin build. He was wearing a dark, waterproof jacket with a white stripe down the middle, dark skinny jeans and dark trainers with white soles.
Det Insp John Kavanagh, of Police Scotland, said: "The victim was subjected to a violent assault during the robbery, it was a frightening attack on a lone woman.
"We are keen to trace these suspects as quickly as possible. Anyone who may have seen the attack, or who recognises the description of the men involved, is asked to contact Police Scotland immediately."


Black players from AC Milan's under-10 team allegedly suffered racist abuse at a tournament in Italy on Sunday, say the club.

The incidents were said to have happened during the 4-0 win over Paris St-Germain which saw them reach the Universal Cup semi-finals.
"There was alleged incidents of racism from certain 'people' in the stands towards Milan's black players," said a statement on the club website.
Milan beat Benfica to reach the final.
The Milan statement continued: "We do not wish to magnify the issue, but truly hope that these reports aren't true or that it was simply a sporadic incident.
"If they were to be confirmed, then it would be simply unacceptable."
Chelsea, Ajax, Inter Milan, Roma and Juventus are among the other teams taking part in the tournament in northern Tuscany.
The organisers have been contacted by BBC Sport, but have yet to respond. They have posted an anti-racism video message on their Facebook page since the alleged incidents took place.


London Irish back row Blair Cowan says his World Cup experience with Scotland was a "rollercoaster ride".

He played in the narrow quarter-final defeat by Australia after originally being left out of the squad.
Referee Craig Joubert's "questionable decision" to give the Wallabies a late penalty was tough for Cowan to take.
"It didn't really sink in until a couple of days after. We were absolutely devastated," the 29-year-old told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"To almost have history that close in our own hands and then stripped away took some accepting."
Before the controversy of that Twickenham showdown and the following fallout over Joubert's decision, Cowan had to come to terms with being overlooked in Vern Cotter's initial squad.
"My whole career, I had never worked for something so hard and wanted something so badly," he said, after being overlooked for fellow flanker John Hardie.
"I knew it was going to be tight for my position and in the end Vern went for one man. But I had a lot of support from my partner and family to pick me back up."
An injury to lock Grant Gilchrist against USA handed Cowan a second chance and within days he was involved against South Africa.
He and Hardie were to play on opposite ends of the back row by the time the quarter-final came around.
"I got on well with John in pre-season and the lead up to the World Cup," he added. "We needed to slow down Australia's rhythm in that game and it worked well.
"Going forward, I think it could well be an option providing I continue to get the chance."
The New Zealand-born flanker has since returned to club action with London Irish, scoring a try on his first appearance of the season as a replacement against Exeter.


When Nandan Nilekani began working on providing a unique identification number to half of India's billion-plus people four years ago, he ran into a wall of problems.

The main criticism was that 120bn rupees(Â£1.72bn; $1.89bn) project was also the world's biggest biometric exercise.
Not surprisingly Mr Nilekani, info-tech whizz turned head of the Unique Identification Authority of India, faced tough questions over access and misuse of personal information, surveillance, profiling, securing of confidential information by the government and threats of budget cuts.  A parliamentary panel even trashed the idea, saying it would be "misused".
Four years on, Mr Nilekani - the famous co-founder of Infosys, the $7bn Indian info-tech behemoth - believes he has been able to allay such fears.
Since the project began in 2009, some 500 million Indians have enrolled at 25,000 centres across the country to get a 12-digit unique identification number - called Aadhaar or foundation. Some 400 million people have been already issued an ID. The goal is to enrol 100 million more people by 2014.
Mr Nilekani says 10 of India's 28 states are already using the ID to transfer government pensions, scholarships, wages for a landmark jobs for work scheme, and subsides for cooking fuel to targeted recipients. Some states are using the number to distribute cheap food to the poor, plugging distribution leakages and checking for corruption.
This, Mr Nilekani believes, is transformative in a country where only 58% of children are registered at birth and 40% of people in villages do not have bank accounts.
"A lot of attention has been made to design the ID so that it doesn't become a massive data collector. It's a simple ID system that protects the residents," Mr Nilekani says.
It's been a long, strange trip for him.
When he became a part of a team to fix governance systems in the city of Bangalore a decade ago, he pointedly avoided talking about info-tech as a means to solve complex public problems.
It was Mr Nilekani's first foray into the "public sphere" and as the famous co-founder of Infosys, he was sheepish about flaunting his credentials.
"I was wary of being labelled a 'computer boy' who saw every problem as something that could be solved by writing a piece of code.
"After all, what do computers and software have to do with clearing garbage or provide soft drinking water?" Mr Nilekani wrote in Imagining India, his well-received 2008 book on how to "drive change" and shape a renewed idea of India.
How times change.
Sitting in his office, Mr Nilekani speaks about the need for an ID to change India with a brisk, evangelical flair.
"In the West, IDs are taken for granted. In India, things are different. You have millions of people who have no ID and no acknowledgement of their existence. They can't open a bank account, they can't have a mobile phone connection. It's an identity divide," says Mr Nilekani.
So how does the 58-year-old Bangalore-born info-tech billionaire - worth $1.3bn according to the Forbes rich list, making him one of the wealthiest Indians - work in the government, where the pace of change is usually glacial, and change itself can easily get embroiled in partisan politics?
For one, with its sleepy-looking offices peopled by taciturn bureaucrats and their armies of attendants, the government of India is a world far removed from the gleaming and energetic Infosys campus, Mr Nilekani's former workplace.
Mr Nilekani's office is a cosy, functional place with a cramped bookshelf, a big screen TV, a laptop, and papers and magazines strewn around. A blazing blue-flame "fly trapper" on the floor helps to keep the pests away.
A computer-generated paper warning in the men's toilet on the same floor is a sobering reminder of curious challenges. "Do not spit tobacco in wash basins/urine pots", it says.
But, more seriously, says Mr Nilekani, his four years in government has taught him patience and the art of consensus building.
"In the private sector, business takes a decision, you discuss it with your management team, get the approval of the board, go to shareholders, convince your analysts and so on. That's about it," he says,
"In the public sector, it an entirely different ball game - you deal with the government, parliament, bureaucracy, judiciary, activists, journalists. Then there's the federal structure - central government, state governments, local bodies. You negotiate all this and still get something done."
Working with the government and facing flak from opponents made Mr Nilekani also realise the "metric" of success in government is vastly different from that in business.
"In business, you are measured by revenue, cost control, profitability, new products, earnings per share, growth. The language of performance is identical no matter what the product is," he says.
"In the government, what is success?
"Somebody who believes in the ID programme will say I am successful if I can get it done. But somebody who does not believe in it will say no matter what I do I am not successful. The success in government is linked to the ideology of how you see the world."
Starting young
In many ways, that has been the story of Mr Nilekani's life.
When he was 12, his father, a textile mill manager in Bangalore, sent him away to stay with his uncle in the small town of Dharwad. He says he grew up fast, living independently from his parents at an early age. At home, he listened to his father and uncle, both intensely political creatures, sparring on public issues. It was, he says, a lesson in public engagement.
He went to India's top and fiercely competitive engineering school, got on to its quiz team, led the students' group and became, he says, "a well-rounded person, developed lots of social skills, became street smart and learnt to negotiate".
All this, Mr Nilekani believes, helped in his three decades with Infosys. He met global customers from a variety of industries, and constantly studied customers to see how he could "make a difference using technology". At Infosys, he led a group that designed banking software which is used all over the world now.
When he left the company in 2009 it had grown 50% and made him infinitely richer, "a genial billionaire", as the New Yorker magazine called him once.
"You know," he says, "I flourished not so much in technology for technology's sake, but in its application and use in solving large, complex problems for public good." That's what, he says, he wants to keep doing after his work with the ID project ends next year.
At work, he jokes that he would not be entirely displeased to be compared with Michael Bloomberg, New York mayor and business magnate. At home, he says, he is reminded of his limitations.
"My wife says I am a very poor electrical engineer," he says with a wry smile. "I can't even change a light bulb."


Cavan manager Terry Hyland declared the best had yet to come as his side celebrated going up to Division One of the Football League.

The Breffni men beat promotion rivals Galway 1-16 to 1-12 to finish runners-up to Division Two winners Tyrone.
The lads have taken a bit of criticism in the media because of the lack of senior success after the exploits of our Under-21s," said boss Hyland.
"You have to give them time to mature and develop and I believe they are."
Cavan scored an early goal through Jack Brady in Sunday's match but Patrick Sweeney quickly netted Galway's reply after the ball had come off an upright.
With Gearoid McKiernan putting in a superb display, Cavan racked up six unanswered points before the break.
Despite having Liam Buchanan sent off, they ran out four-point winners.
"Galway put us under pressure in the second half but our lads responded to it," added Hyland.
"It was a winner takes all match and there was a Championship feel about it.
"Roscommon have proved you can go up from Division Two and compete quite well and that is what we want to do."
Cavan will play Tyrone in the Division Two final at Croke Park on Sunday, 24 April.


Officials from Beijing's Forbidden City have said an ancient drainage system protected it during recent heavy rains and intense flooding.

Bad weather has killed 37 people in the Chinese capital in the past week while at least seven others are missing.
On 20 July, much of the city was shut down by a huge storm but the palace's official Sina Weibo said it was one of the few areas that remained open.
It even took in 30,000 visitors during the storm, it said.
China has battled serious floods throughout its history, and the designers of the Forbidden City would have been well aware of the need to build in proper defences.
The palace published a series of images on Weibo showing heavy flooding in the 600-year-old courtyards, but the drainage system in action removing the water.
State media quoted an unnamed official as saying the combination of cleverly designed sloping courtyards, stepped buildings and underground drains meant water could be carried away in 20 minutes.
The palace's original photos of the floods were later taken down - an official told BBC News that was because they did not know who had taken them.
But the original post and new images have been circulating on local news portals and social media.
The large volume of water in some of the pictures prompted some on popular Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo to question the "ancient engineering efforts".
"A royal drainage system? It still looks very flooded to me," commented one netizen.
"Engineering level: Ancient China," said another.
Other users questioned the loss of lives during the rainy season and called for "more serious action" with regards to the floods.
"Why couldn't this 600-year-old system have been used for other buildings as well if it's so effective? Many lives could have been saved," commented a Weibo user going by the name of Cisi Fang 52.


Two-thirds of women with extreme sickness in pregnancy are not given enough information or the drugs to treat it, charities say.

In a survey of nearly 400 women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), half also said accessing care was difficult.
The illness is so bad for some that 1,000 wanted pregnancies are terminated each year, the Midirs journal reported.
But better treatment for the condition - which the Duchess of Cambridge had - was reported in specialist units.
Jess Lowe says the care she received stopped her terminating her pregnancy.
She describes her first pregnancy with HG as "very difficult - 10 times worse than a sickness bug" - but her second pregnancy as "absolutely horrific".
"I felt like I was dying," she says.
"The sickness started early in the pregnancy, and it was unbearable.
"I was constantly heaving and retching.
"I couldn't keep anything down - even water and ice."
She simply stopped eating and began to lose a lot of weight.
It got to the point where she couldn't even get out of bed.
Getting treatment at the early pregnancy unit at Great Western hospital in Swindon was the turning point.
A reassuring early scan of her baby was carried out, and she was given intravenous fluids to rehydrate her body, followed by anti-emetic drugs to prevent vomiting.
"As a result I was able to care for my daughter who was three at the time," she says.
"It still wasn't easy.
"I was depressed and lonely and didn't bond with my growing bump, but I got through it."
The charity Pregnancy Sickness Support, which carried out the research with Plymouth University, said women were often misled about the risks of taking certain drugs to treat HG, which were actually safe.
The charity is calling for more day units for women with HG, which affects about 10,000 women a year, where they can receive specialist care from trained staff and avoid long hospital stays.
This is particularly important for women who have other children at home.
The survey found that women treated in these units were more satisfied with how much staff knew about the condition and the information they provided about it.
In the survey, women were four times more likely to be treated in hospital than in a specialist unit.
There are 22 day units in the UK.
Lead researcher Caitlin Dean, who chairs Pregnancy Sickness Support, said improving the knowledge and awareness of doctors and nurses of HG would make a massive difference to women.
"Women want staff not to doubt them if they say they are suffering," she said.
"They want basic, accurate information on medication, and they want healthcare professionals to treat them with dignity and respect."
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An Irish farmer is confident he has broken a world record by reversing a tractor and trailer for more than 13 miles (21 km).

Patrick Shalvey attempted the record on a long stretch of road in County Cavan he viewed only through a rear windscreen.
The record attempt took him about two-and-a-half hours. He finished at about 12:30.
Guinness World Records will confirm if the record has been broken by 4 April.
Mr Shalvey told local radio station Northern Sound that it seemed to go very well, aside from a bit of muscle pain from turning around to watch the road continuously.
"I stopped at one stage for a bit of physio, but that's allowed apparently as you're still going in a straight line.
"We didn't have to stop and go forward at any stage, so I'm happy enough.
"I was a bit anxious about this one for the last few days, especially with all the hype Northern Sound and other places were giving it - it was sort of adding to your nerves a bit."
He added that while driving a tractor is second nature to him, he said today's challenge was "a different story".
"You have gardaÃ (Irish police) going up one side of you, flashing lights all around you.
"There was wonderful support on the road, all the lorries and jeeps were beeping their horns at us.
"And at a couple of stages some bicycles went past me, that was a wee bit disconcerting - to be reversing, doing your best going backways and a racing bike goes by with a fella giving you wave.
"But it went very well and we're very happy with the whole thing."
After the world record attempt, Mr Shalvey bent down and kissed his tractor.
Sean McCaffrey, a reporter with Northern Sound, said Mr Shalvey was "buzzing" at the finish line.
The AA had warned that delays were expected on the N3 between Virginia and Poles from 10:00 to 13:00.
Irish police, St John Ambulance and support vehicles were on hand to assist Mr Shalvey in the attempt.
The rules of the world-record attempt dictated that Mr Shalvey could not drive forwards at any point or allow the trailer to veer so far off course that he had to correct it.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the record he aimed to plough through is already held by an Irishman.
Eamonn Hickson reversed a tractor and trailer 10.79 miles in County Kerry in 2014.
The endurance record attempt was filmed as part of Big Week on the Farm, a week of programmes to be shown on RTÃ‰ in early April.
The programme is no stranger to unusual world-record attempts: In 2016, County Donegal man Ivan Scott broke a world record after shearing a sheep in 37.9 seconds.
Big Week on the Farm will be broadcast live from the Shalvey farm throughout the week.


Strike action over funding cuts in England's schools has been backed by the National Union of Teachers.

The union's annual conference voted to use an existing ballot over funding to stage a one-day school strike in their challenge over budget shortages.
Teachers say that spending cuts are leading to job losses, timetable cuts and courses being cancelled.
But the Department for Education says that spending on schools is at the "highest level on record".
But this claim has been rejected by teachers, who point to a real-terms 8% cut as a result of unfunded extra costs, as well as changes from a new funding formula.
Jo Yurky, founder of the parents' campaign group, Fair Funding For All Schools, claimed that budget shortages had left schools worrying about money for heating - to the extent that in one school pupils had to wear their coats and hats in the classroom.
Speaking after the vote at the union's conference in Cardiff, the NUT's general secretary, Kevin Courtney, said he would consult his union's members before pushing ahead with any strike, national or regional.
However, as the union has an active ballot for strike action valid until August 31, this could be used as the legal basis for strikes.
He said: "There are places where the cuts are so bad and the degree of concern so big that strike action is a real possibility. We will consult with colleagues in the regions about the readiness of members to do this.
"If Justine Greening announces the funding formula is changing to make things even worse in some areas, that would be very likely to raise the level of anger in those areas to a point where action will take place."
The NASUWT teachers' union, holding its annual conference this weekend in Manchester, has warned that schools are relying on parental donations for funding - and BBC News website readers have sent in their own experiences of being asked for extra money by schools.
Speaking in favour of a one-day strike at the NUT conference, Cleo Lewis, a delegate from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "I've had enough. It's just too much. Nothing gets changed by sitting around and discussing.
"We can sit and discuss until we are blue in the face.
"The government are not accepting our nice words. We need to show them we are serious."
James Kerr, also from Lewisham, south-east London, said: "We need a strategy that can win on cuts."
Jacqueline Baker told the conference that in her school a teacher had been asked to teach Spanish without knowing a single word of the language.
But a Department for Education spokeswoman said: "We have protected the core schools budget in real terms since 2010, with school funding at its highest level on record at more than Â£40bn in 2016-17 - and that is set to rise, as pupil numbers rise over the next two years, to Â£42bn by 2019-20.
"We recognise that schools are facing cost pressures, and we will continue to provide support to help them use their funding in the most cost effective ways, so that every pound of the investment we make in education has the greatest impact."


African Champions League winners Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa lost again at the Club World Cup going down 4-1 to Jeonbuk Motors in Osaka.

Wednesday's win for the Asian champions from South Korea means they claim fifth place in Japan ahead of Sundowns.
Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Jong-ho and an own-goal from Ricardo Nascimento gave Jeonbuk a 3-0 lead before half-time.
Percy Tau scored for Sundowns early in the second half before Kim Shin-wook's header sealed the win.
Sundowns lost to Japanese champions Kashima Antlers 2-0 in their other game on their debut at the tournament on Sunday.


Cesc Fabregas scored twice in extra time as Chelsea came from two goals down to beat 10-man Leicester and reach the EFL Cup fourth round.

Shinji Okazaki's header and instinctive strike put Leicester in control, but Gary Cahill nodded in before the break.
Cesar Azpilicueta equalised with a long-range effort before Foxes defender Marcin Wasilewski was sent off.
Fabregas' clipped finish put Chelsea ahead early in the first extra period and a powerful shot sealed the win.
It had been a pulsating cup tie - particularly in the second half - with chances at both ends but Wasilewski's dismissal for elbowing Diego Costa ultimately proved costly.
Chelsea deserved to progress but Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri will perhaps be buoyed by his side's performance for much of the game, with glimpses of the incisive attacking and compact defending that helped them win the title last season.
Chelsea have scored in every game this season and their attacking strength came to the fore towards the end of this game.
However, their defensive frailties should continue to be a cause for concern for boss Antonio Conte.
Only once in their previous 14 games in all competitions have the Blues kept a clean sheet - and they were needlessly exposed in the first half of this game.
Azpilicueta's awkward touch when trying to deal with Ahmed Musa's cross allowed Okazaki to nip in and flick a header over Asmir Begovic, and the Foxes forward then profited from a static backline to score a second.
"Chelsea's decision-making when under pressure was poor," said BBC Radio 5 live summariser and former Leicester defender Gerry Taggart.
"We are talking about basics. Clear the ball first, then ask questions. Some of Chelsea's decision-making was abysmal."
Fabregas has been unable to establish himself under Conte, with the Spanish midfielder restricted to appearances from the bench in the Premier League so far this season.
His only two starts for the Italian have come in the EFL Cup - but he was arguably the standout player for the Blues in this game.
The 29-year-old has been criticised for a lack of goals in the past - he scored six last season and five the campaign before - but took both his finishes well against the Foxes and also provided the assist for Cahill's goal.
His was a performance to give Conte food for thought.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri: "I am happy with our performance until 2-0. We started very well and we were in control of the match. Chelsea had more possession but we were very smart and clever to score twice.
"The key was when we conceded a goal on the last corner of the half - we lost two dangerous men, Luiz and Cahill.
"In extra time I said stay together and close the space, but Fabregas scored and it was very difficult for us."
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: "It's important when I call someone to play and they show me my choice is not wrong.
"I am pleased for Cesc because he played a good game, he showed me great commitment in the training sessions. I am satisfied when I see this behaviour.
"This is the right way and I want my players to create good competition and, game by game, give me the opportunity to choose the best line-up."
Leicester return to Premier League action at the weekend with a tricky away fixture at Manchester United on Saturday. Chelsea, meanwhile, will look to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat by Liverpool last time out in the league when they travel to Arsenal, also on Saturday.
Match ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 4.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 4.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
Offside, Chelsea. Nathaniel Chalobah tries a through ball, but Cesc Fàbregas is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Vardy (Leicester City).
David Luiz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Second Half Extra Time begins Leicester City 2, Chelsea 4.
First Half Extra Time ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 4.
Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Ron-Robert Zieler.
Attempt saved. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Goal!  Leicester City 2, Chelsea 4. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
Goal!  Leicester City 2, Chelsea 3. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
First Half Extra Time begins Leicester City 2, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Chelsea 2.
Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Demarai Gray.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
Second yellow card to Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester City).
Substitution, Chelsea. Eden Hazard replaces Pedro.
Attempt missed. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Diego Costa (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City).
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Drinkwater.
Corner,  Chelsea. Conceded by Ron-Robert Zieler.


A sex attacker who has been on the loose for more than two years has been linked to four attacks in Derby.

Three women were seriously assaulted in Spondon - the first in September 2014 - and another raped in Darley Abbey.
Detectives believe the attacker is connected to the local area and they are "working extremely hard" to catch him, Derbyshire Police said.
Supt Tracy Harrison said the four attacks have had a "life-changing impact" on the victims.
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The woman who was attacked in December 2015 described how she fought off the sex attacker.
Sarah, whose identity is being protected, said: "He kept punching me in the head and telling me to shut up.
"Then he was trying to undo my trousers and he was holding my throat. I felt like I couldn't get out the way. It was horrible.
"My friend could hear me screaming, so she rang the police."
Supt Harrison said the force had received "new lines of inquiry" after a dedicated phone number was set up to try to find the person responsible for the attacks.
"I want to thank everyone who has been in touch with us so far," she said.
"The calls and emails that have come in today have provided us with new lines of inquiry and we will be looking into them all."
Extra officers have been drafted in to patrol the areas where the attacks took place.


A 62-year-old man has told a court being sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest as a young boy left him feeling "like a lamb to the slaughter".

Richard John James Robinson, 73, denies 22 charges relating to offences against six boys aged under 16 between 1959 and 1983 at churches in the West Midlands.
Jurors heard the alleged victim was abused in Walsall from the age of 11.
He told Birmingham Crown Court he had thought "we were good friends" and that he was "ashamed" after being attacked.
The former clergyman, who was known to parishioners as "Father Jim", worked in churches in Staffordshire, Birmingham and Coventry until the mid-1980s, when he moved to California.
He was extradited from the US in August last year.
The alleged victim told the court he was abused by Mr Robinson until he was in his late teens.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the jury he "froze" the first time he was abused by Mr Robinson at the home the former clergyman shared with his mother.
He said: "I was like a lamb to the slaughter, I had no idea. I thought we were good friends, that's all.
"I just froze. He told me he was in love with me and I was the special one.
"As a boy I loved him. I probably did tell him that he was my hero.
"I just lay there and thought, 'Oh God, what has happened to me'. I felt so ashamed afterwards.
"I was totally under his control, I don't know why."
The court heard Mr Robinson, who was ordained in 1971, abused the boy on a regular basis at a number of locations, including the cellar of the child's family home.
The alleged victim said Mr Robinson took him out in his sports car and showered him with attention.
He told the court: "He became like part of our family, everybody loved him and liked him, he was a very popular man.
"I liked him and, how can I put this to you, he was my hero, I was very fond of him.
"He was a boxer, a local celebrity, it was a sort of hero worship if you like."
Asked why he remained silent about the abuse the man said: "If you said to me afterwards why didn't you run away I'd have said, 'Well, where to? Where do you run to? Who do you tell?'"
He added: "At that time, they were different times, especially being from a Catholic family, you can't even mention sex."
Mr Robinson faces 22 charges, relating to indecent assault and serious sexual offences. He denies all the charges.
The case was adjourned until Thursday morning, with Mr Robinson remanded in custody.


Sony has unveiled a "life logging" software that charts a person's activities on an interactive timeline.

It records when a user speaks to friends, receives emails, watches a movie and other smartphone actions.
In addition the Android app receives data from a new, small piece of wearable hardware called the Core that acts as an activity tracker.
The software then uses this information to try and determine if the user was walking, resting or in a vehicle.
It is likely to raise privacy issues coming so soon after revelations about how spy agencies have forced tech companies to hand over information stored about their users.
However, the Japanese firm attempted to play down the issue.
"Sony treats the security and privacy of our users' personal data with the utmost stringency and integrity, adhering to legalities and ensuring it remains protected under appropriate technological procedures," it told the BBC.
"Upon first sign-in to Lifelog app, we make it clear absolutely clear what data users are submitting, how it is being used and provide them with option of opting in or out before proceeding."
Sony did, however, acknowledge that younger users were more likely to be willing to let their activities be logged with the service than older ones.
The announcement was made at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Lifelog is Sony's take on what is termed "the quantified self" - the ability to better understand and change behaviours by gathering data about ourselves.
"Today's alternatives can log your sleep and steps," Jun Makino, a senior product manager at Sony told the BBC.
"But there's more to life. We want to help you rediscover the best memories from the past as well as make smarter decisions for the future."
The kinds of data collected by the app from Android phones include information about when and where:
Sony is also releasing an application programming interface (API) to allow other apps to share information.
The Core is a plastic device containing an accelerometer that is supposed to be worn around the clock. It will provide data about the user's movements, which can then be used to try to work out what they were doing and how many calories were burned.
Sony said its algorithms would be able to distinguish between whether the user was on a train, using a bicycle or resting.
The device also features LED lights and a vibration motor to alert the owner to notifications sent to their phone. A "life bookmark" button can also be pressed to highlight special moments on the timeline.
It will initially be sold with a waterproof wristband.
But in time Sony aims to release accessories letting it to be worn around the neck, in shoes or even attached to a tennis racket among other options.
The firm added it also envisaged information being gathered from its other products, including Smart TVs and PlayStation 4 games consoles, to build up a more detailed record.
Those who sign up to the app will be able to get information telling them how much time they spent carrying out different activities to help inform their choices.
"If you have not reached your daily goal perhaps you should take a walk rather than a taxi," Mr Makino gave as an example.
This is a similar to the idea behind other wearable activity trackers made by companies including Jawbone, Fitbit and Nike.
However, one wearable tech expert attending CES suggested that what was needed were more insights rather than just more information.
"The end goal for these companies is to provide actionable advice and not just data logging," said Daniel Matte from the tech consultancy Canalys.
"I don't think the average user frankly cares if, for example, they slept eight or nine hours. What they want to know is whether that was adequate and what they can do to sleep better, eat better etc.
"Creating change should be the primary goal these technologies are striving for."
Sony said it might also make use of the data gathered by the app to help it better understand how people used their phones and to spot bugs.
However, it said that it would make users' identifies anonymous before carrying out this analysis to protect their privacy.


A French paratrooper has been killed and two others were seriously injured in Mali, French officials say.

The defence ministry said the special forces soldier died in the far north of the West African nation after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Six French soldiers have been killed since France launched an operation in Mali in January to drive Islamist rebels from the northern desert region.
France began withdrawing some of its 4,000 troops earlier this month.
But 1,000 will remain beyond the end of 2013 to pursue al-Qaeda-linked militants while other international forces concentrate on securing the main cities and roads.
Some towns and cities have been recaptured by French soldiers but a number of Islamist fighters are believed to remain in their desert hideouts in the north from where they launch isolated attacks against French and Malian forces.
The UN recently agreed to create a 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for Mali.
It will incorporate 6,000 West African soldiers already in the country.
The French defence ministry said the 32-year-old soldier was killed between Zaouaten and Boughessa near the border with Algeria.
Two more soldiers were seriously injured in the same attack, according to the ministry. A military spokesman said no militants were found in the area.
President Francois Hollande issued a statement extending his condolences to the relatives of the soldier killed and praising what he called the determination and courage of French forces in Mali.
The French intervention in Mali was prompted by Islamist rebels' increasing grip on the north and their advance further south towards the capital, Bamako.
The militants had taken advantage of weak central government after a coup in March 2012 and the inability of Malian forces to secure territory.
Major cities such as Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu fell and a strict form of Islamic law was imposed.
French forces, backed by fighter planes and Malian troops, retook major settlements in the weeks following the French intervention, including Timbuktu at the end of January.


China is the largest media market in the world, and has the world's largest online population.

Outlets operate under tight Communist Party control. The opening-up of the industry has extended to distribution and advertising, not to editorial content. However, there is leeway for independent coverage that is not perceived as a threat to social stability or the Party.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has described President Xi Jinping as the "planet's leading censor and press freedom predator".
The Communist Party has taken repression "to new heights", the group said in its 2016 World Press Freedom Index. "Journalists were spared nothing, not even abductions, televised forced confessions and threats to relatives."
Beijing tries to limit access to foreign news by restricting rebroadcasting and the use of satellite receivers, by jamming shortwave broadcasts, including those of the BBC, and by blocking websites.
Overseas Chinese-language news outlets that are not state-owned are blocked in mainland China. However, international English language websites like the BBC are often available to view. But content that is contrary to Communist Party rhetoric is filtered and English-language news sites can be filtered at times of tension.
Fears that the media in Hong Kong would lose their independence when the territory reverted to Chinese control in 1997 have generally not been borne out. Hong Kong still has editorially-dynamic media, but worries about interference remain.
TV is available in most homes and the sector is competitive, especially in cities. There are more than 3,300 local, regional and national TV channels.
State-run Chinese Central TV (CCTV) is China's largest media company. Its dominance is challenged by provincial TVs, which are on the air nationally via satellite. China is a major market for pay TV, which is almost entirely delivered by cable. All of China's 2,600-plus radio stations are state-owned.
There are around 1,900 newspapers. Each city has its own title, usually published by the local government, as well as a local Communist Party daily.
China spends hugely on TV, radio, online and press outlets targeted at international audiences, aiming to extend its political influence and boost its image. It is less keen to allow foreign players into the domestic market.
With 731 million users (China Internet Network Information Centre, CNNIC, January 2017), China has the world's largest internet-using population.
The CNNIC says 92.5% of China's online population can access the internet via a smartphone.
There are three powerful online giants, known collectively as "BAT": Baidu is the top search engine; e-commerce leader Alibaba has allied with Sina, which operates the Weibo microblog platform; and Tencent owns instant messenger WeChat.
Because of official censorship, Weibo is losing some of its appeal as a forum where relatively uncensored news can be shared.
WeChat, Tencent's take on the WhatsApp instant messenger, has more than 846 million monthly active users, making it the most popular social media platform in China.
China has the world's largest online video market. Streaming platforms, including market leader iQiyi, Youku Tudou and Sohu have a huge following and pose a challenge to traditional TV.
An extensive web filtering system, dubbed the "Great Firewall of China", blocks tens of thousands of sites using URL filtering and keyword censoring.
Thousands of cyber-police watch the web and material deemed politically and socially sensitive is filtered. Blocked resources include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and human rights sites.
The use of circumvention tools, including virtual private networks (VPNs), became harder after China strengthened its firewall to allow it to intercept data traffic to and from individual IP addresses. This was coined the "Great Fire Cannon" when it came into effect in 2015.


A PC has been sacked after he and another officer became so "rowdy" at a hotel that police were called.

Essex PCs Jason Munns and Luke Salmon had been out on a fellow officer's hen party in June last year.
A police conduct panel found them guilty of gross misconduct after hearing they were told to leave Norwich Travelodge because of their behaviour.
PC Munns was dismissed without notice while PC Salmon was given a final written warning.
The panel chair said PC Salmon's conduct on the night in question was "just as much of a disgrace" as that of PC Munns, and could undermine public confidence in the police force.
But he added that PC Salmon "recognised the seriousness of his conduct" and had "insight into the impact of his behaviour".
He said PC Munns "failed spectacularly to measure up to the standards expected of a police officer" and that he had failed to take on board a "dressing down" he had while on probation in 2010.
Both men - who were based in Colchester - apologised for their actions at the hearing, which was told they were "dedicated officers who performed to a high standard".
The hearing in Harlow heard how the hotel's night receptionist Christopher Burnett had asked the two off-duty officers to leave.
PC Munns told PC Salmon to tell Mr Burnett - using "highly abusive" language - to "do one", and Norfolk Police was called.
The pair then ended up in a disagreement with the officers who arrived as to the powers to remove or arrest them.
PC Salmon admitted his behaviour that night was gross misconduct.
PC Munns, the son of a chief inspector, also accepted his conduct amounted to gross misconduct, though he disputed some of the allegations against him.


Northamptonshire seam bowler Richard Gleeson has signed a new three-year deal to begin in 2017.

The 28-year-old had never played a professional game before last summer's tour match against Australia.
He has since appeared in 15 games across all three formats on a match-to-match basis, taking three wickets in both of his last two T20 appearances.
"His level of performance has been nothing short of sensational," said director of cricket David Ripley.
"He's turned himself from someone who looks like they'll be a good red-ball bowler and add some volume to our bowling resources to someone that's one of the early names on the teamsheet and branched into all formats.
"I think he can get better as well. He's got this far in a quite a short learning curve so his learning curve is steep at the moment," Ripley told BBC Radio Northampton.
"He's got to show his durability over seasons, but I'm really excited about Richard. It's quite amazing to think he's 28, never featured professionally and I would say we've done a good job in finding him."


(Close): Falling oil prices dragged down petroleum stocks causing Wall Street to close the day lower.

The value of US oil fell 4% bringing the price of West Texas Crude to $40 (??27) a barrel; Brent Crude fell 3.8% to $42.76 a barrel.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 158.67 points down to 17,729.68.
The S&P 500 index lost 23.12 point ending at 2,079.51 while the technology-heavy Nasdaq fell 33.08 point to 5,123.22.
As a result of the fall in oil, Chevron lost 2.4% and shares of ExxonMobil were 2.9% lower.
Earlier in the day Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen, told a panel of economists that she expects the US to continue to experience steady growth, adding to expectations that the Fed will raise its benchmark interest rate when it meets later in December.
Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial said Yellen's statement, "implies support" among her Fed colleagues.
Internet company Yahoo was one bright spot for the market.
Yahoo's shares rose 5.8% after a report in the Wall Street Journal said the internet company's board was meeting this week to discuss its future.
The company is reported to be discussing a potential sale of its main online business.


Unlike the other four main party leaders in Wales, Nathan Gill wasn't elected by his party members.

He was appointed by Nigel Farage in 2014.
Nevertheless, he still thinks he enjoys the support of the majority of UKIP members.
Now he must convince party members in north Wales to put him on top of their list of candidates for May's assembly election.
In each of the assembly's five regions, UKIP's candidates will be ranked in a ballot of party members.
Mr Gill says he fought for that ballot inside the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).
Some were worried about candidates imposed on them from outside Wales - candidates like former Tory MPs Mark Reckless and Neil Hamilton.
Mr Gill won't be drawn on individuals. It's up to members to decide, he says.
But some say Mr Gill didn't do enough - that the entire selection process should have been handled in Wales and that Mr Gill should stand down
"I've worked in Wales for UKIP for 11 years. I know the vast majority of members. I've canvassed with people all over Wales in every single area," he says.
"I know the quality of the people that we've got, the passionate membership, the capability that we have. And I've stood up for them.
"And maybe some of the members haven't seen that because it's happened behind closed doors. But I've stood up for Wales."
Critics in other parties, who dismiss UKIP as anti-Welsh, will raise an eyebrow at that statement.
But the critics in his own party are the bigger problem.
And because the decisions on how candidates are selected were taken in three private NEC meetings, unless those critics were in the room they have to take Mr Gill at his word.
"There are people obviously who don't like me. There are people who do like me. But I think the people who back me by far outweigh those who don't."
Some of those speaking out are motivated by "personal reasons", he thinks, having changed their minds about standing as candidates. And those who say he fails to represent the rank-and-file are talking "nonsense".
Compared to the other parties, UKIP's selection procedure has been messy. But UKIP sells itself as the antidote to other parties.
Despite being an MEP, Mr Gill doesn't see himself as part of a political class.
Perhaps that's not surprising in a climate where politicians are routinely traduced. Who would identify themselves as members of the political class?
I met him his at his home - a family-run bed and breakfast on Anglesey where he and his wife Jana are raising their five children.
Does part of him think he could do without the flack from those who want him to quit?
"Part of me does think that of course, I'm human. I've got a beautiful family. I've got a life outside politics."
So why carry on?
"Because we have the most important election in Wales for us in five years. We must get UKIP representation in that assembly.
"And also, very likely in five or six months time we will have the whole raison d'etre of UKIP.
"The whole reason why I joined UKIP is that referendum whether or not Britain should be a member of European Union.
"Whether we should be governed by Brussels or whether we think we're big enough to make our own laws.
"That is why I joined the party. I can't give up at the last hurdle."


Swindon Town director of football Tim Sherwood was given a two-match stadium ban because of a foul-mouthed rant at a referee, the Football Association says.

The former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss repeatedly swore at referee Mark Brown at half-time during a 1-0 defeat at Bury on 11 February.
Sherwood, 48, has already served the ban, while he was also fined £2,000.
On Monday, the FA published the written reasons for Sherwood's suspension.
It includes a report from Brown, which describes Sherwood "pointing aggressively in my face", as well as claiming that the former England midfielder used an expletive on five occasions.
Sherwood was appointed Swindon's director of football in November 2016.
They are 22nd in League One, seven points from safety with seven games remaining.


A lawyer for a family which lost three members in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has said they profoundly disagree with a decision not to prosecute anyone.

Jack and Lorraine Sweeney and their 18-year-old granddaughter Erin McQuade died while Christmas shopping.
Their relatives' QC, Mark Stewart, said they were "devastated" by their deaths and expressed "great concern" over how the tragedy was investigated.
He raised the issue at the inquiry into the six deaths on December 22 2014.
The fatal accident inquiry (FAI), which is drawing to a close at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is looking at the health of bin lorry driver Harry Clarke, 58, the bin lorry and its route.
It has already heard that Mr Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry veered out of control in Queen Street on 22 December last year.
Before it crashed into the side of the Millennium Hotel in George Square, the lorry had killed six people and injured 15 others.
The FAI has heard that Mr Clarke had suffered blackouts before.
One of these - at the wheel of a stationary bus in 2010 - was not fully disclosed to his own doctors, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or on application forms or medical declarations for council jobs.
In his closing submission on Thursday, Mr Stewart said the Sweeney and McQuade families did not agree that it should have been treated as a road traffic accident and believe there should have been more involvement from the Health and Safety Executive.
Concerns were also raised over the fact that driver Harry Clarke was never interviewed by police after the crash.
Mr Stewart said: "This was an investigation conducted with remarkable haste.
"The conclusion of the Crown Office, announced nine weeks after the tragedy, that no basis in criminal law could be established to bring criminal proceedings is one with which the family profoundly disagree."
The Crown Office said in February that no charges would be brought against Mr Clarke and the relevant information had been taken into account regarding a decision not to prosecute.
Earlier, Mr Stewart said the families of Mr and Mrs Sweeney and their granddaughter Erin had been "close" and left "devastated" by tragedy.
Mr Stewart said that the crash could have been avoided if Mr Clarke had been "clear, consistent and truthful" with doctors about his 2010 blackout.
He said these "catastrophic" events could also have been avoided had Mr Clarke revealed full details of his 2010 blackout in a DVLA medical in 2011.
Mr Stewart also said there were "deficiencies" in Glasgow City Council's risk assessment process for bin collection and the lorry should never have been in a busy area that day.
The QC said the fact that Mr Clarke's false declaration in a DVLA medical in 2011 was not discovered was a "defect in the system" which contributed to the bin lorry crash.
He said drivers needed to be held accountable for lying to the DVLA and a specific offence of failing to properly disclose health issues could be created.
The inquiry also heard from Alistair Forsyth, the advocate for the bereaved Ewing family, who said Mr Clarke's 2010 blackout was of central importance.
The advocate said Mr Clarke was "somewhat manipulative" over the 2010 episode in that he mentioned different things to different doctors.
Mr Forsyth said that if Mr Clarke had "told the truth" about this incident "he would not have been driving that day".
He also backed submissions by other families' representatives that doctors who examined Mr Clarke in 2010 should have investigated more his claims over the blackout.
The advocate also criticised evidence related to a First Bus reference for Mr Clarke over his application to join Glasgow City Council.
He said that if this had been accurate, Mr Clarke would never have been driving for the council.
Mr Forsyth said that by lying over the incident, Mr Clarke could have committed a "host of offences" under the Road Traffic Act and common law fraud.
Rhoderick McIlvride, QC for the DVLA, told the inquiry that between 2011 and the crash, neither Mr Clarke nor any doctor had provided any information about him to the DVLA.
The QC said that given this, it had not been established that any reasonable precaution could have been taken by the DVLA to avoid the crash.
Making his submission on behalf of Glasgow City Council, Peter Gray QC said the crash had happened, not because of anything the council did not do, but because the driver lost consciousness.
He said there were no reasonable precautions the council could have taken to avoid the "appalling tragedy".
This included Mr Clarke's reference from First Bus, risk assessment of the bin lorry route, training for crew members and the fitting of safety systems to vehicles.
In his submission, Liam Ewing, representing bin lorry crew members Matthew Telford and Henry Toal, said there were no reasonable precautions that could have been taken by the crewmen to prevent the accident and this had been backed up by expert witnesses.
The lawyer concluded by referring to Mr Telford's response when asked if there was anything he could have done differently.
Mr Ewing said: "He didn't think he could have done anything differently but said he will always ask himself that question. That remains the position of both Mr Telford and Mr Toal."
The inquiry continues.


Fire crews have put out a fire on a crane which closed part of the M77 in Glasgow.

The blaze broke out at about 06:30 near Junction 3 of the motorway.
The crane was moved to the hard shoulder and one southbound lane was closed while an oil leak from the fire was dealt with.
Traffic Scotland said the incident had now been cleared and the motorway was fully open.


England's world number 166 Aaron Rai secured a place at the US Open by winning the international sectional qualifier in Walton Heath.

The 22-year-old finished on 14 under par after five birdies and an eagle in his final nine holes helped him card a second-round 64 at the 36-hole event.
Rai, who will play in his first major, beat Li Haotong of China by one shot.
"It's a dream come true to play in any major, and with it being the US Open it makes it extra special," he said.
Scotland's Richie Ramsay, Welshman Bradley Dredge, Ireland's Paul Dunne and English trio Andrew Johnston, Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace also qualified.
Wallace, who recently won the Open de Portugal on only his third European Tour start, said: "My first major, I'm so happy.
"I just can't believe it. Six months ago I was on the Alps Tour, which is crazy. I've just had the best six or seven months of my life."
This year's US Open takes place between 15-18 June in Erin Hills, Wisconsin.
Qualifiers: Aaron Rai (Eng) -14; Haotong Li (Chi) -13; Alexander Levy (Fra) -12; Richie Ramsey (Sco) -12; Oliver Bekker (SA) -11; Joel Stalter (Fra) -11; Bradley Dredge (Wal) -11; Eddie Pepperell (Eng) -11; Brandon Stone (SA) -10; George Coetzee (S Africa) -10; Andrew Johnston (Eng) -10; Paul Dunne (ROI) -9; Matt Wallace (Eng) -9; Thomas Aiken (SA) -9; Wade Ormsby (Aus) -9.


Detectives looking for missing airman Corrie Mckeague are to search a landfill site in Cambridgeshire.

The RAF serviceman vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
A bin lorry made a collection in the area a short time after the last sighting of the 23-year-old.
His mother Nicola Urquhart said she was both "terrified and desperate" for the result the search, which will start on 22 February, may bring.
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Police will search more than 920 sq m (1,100 sq yd) of waste to a depth of 8m (26ft).
It is expected to take a team of specialist officers up to 10 weeks to complete the search at Milton, near Cambridge.
Mrs Urquhart, from Dunfermline, said: "It is with extreme mixed emotions that myself, the boys and our family take on board this news.
"To know that the police are now going to carry this out is emotionally overwhelming.
"My respect and gratitude to the officers carrying out this task is immeasurable."
Mr Mckeague was last seen walking into a bin loading bay known as the "horseshoe" at 03:25 GMT.
A bin lorry was seized early in the early stages of the investigation after Mr Mckeague's phone signal followed the same route as the vehicle.
No traces of Mr Mckeague were found in the lorry and the landfill site was never searched.
Det Supt Katie Elliott from Suffolk Police said searching the landfill site is the "next logical step".
She said: "While the search may not provide the answers as to what happened it is something we need to do as our investigation continues."
Mr Mckeague, from Dunfermline, is based at RAF Honington. His girlfriend April Oliver is pregnant with his child.


Wycombe Wanderers have signed forward Paris Cowan-Hall for the fourth time, on a contract until the summer of 2019.

The 26-year-old's loan spell at Adams Park from Millwall expired on Tuesday, but after his contract was cancelled by the League One club, he has returned to the Chairboys on a full-time deal.
He initially joined Wycombe in 2013 and was sold to Millwall in 2015, before returning for two separate loan spells.
In total, Cowan-Hall has scored 15 goals in 82 matches for the Chairboys.
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Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a town in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 11 people, reports say.

Witnesses said gunmen shot civilians and police in Damboa, about 85km (52 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
The area is a stronghold of the Boko Haram militant group.
The group was blamed for the deaths of 44 people in a mosque in the nearby town of Konduga last Sunday.
Local official Ayamu Lawan Gwasha said security forces repelled gunmen who attacked the police station and a military post in Damboa on Thursday night.
Farmer Mustapha Aji said other militants gunned down civilians and firebombed about 20 homes.
He told the Associated Press that residents had feared an attack following the deaths in Konduga and had asked for more security, but it hadn't yet arrived.
Another witness, student Adamu Isah, blamed the attack on Boko Haram fighters.
Correspondents say details of the attack have been slow to emerge because of a communications blackout imposed by the military.
In May, Nigeria declared an emergency in three north-eastern states in order to battle the militants.
On Wednesday the army said it had killed Boko Haram's second-in-command Momodu Bama, also known by his alias "Abu Saad".
However, there has been no independent confirmation of his death and Boko Haram has not commented on the statement.
Boko Haram is fighting to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north.
Thousands of people have died since it began its insurgency in 2009.


"Running away to join the circus" used to be a romantic way of escaping the family and leaving behind conventional society.

Now circus skills are being used not as a way of running away, but as a way of preventing marginalised young people from dropping out.
And there is a branch of academic study to examine the social impact of circuses, known as "circademics".
The idea of "social circus" is being used to help youngsters in many different countries. A map from the Cirque du Soleil group shows how such schemes are springing up all over the world.
Practitioners claim that teaching children circus skills helps them to trust other people, improves their "physical literacy", and raises their self-esteem and sense of identity.
These are skills that are particularly useful for young people in conflict zones and divided societies - and there have been projects in places such as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Northern Ireland.
The circus is rarely seen as a threat and this has allowed organisations like Clowns Without Borders to bring circus to families in refugee camps or warzones. This humanitarian project, which aims to relieve suffering through making people laugh, began in the conflict in the 1990s in the break-up of Yugoslavia. It now operates in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
There has also been the Mobile Mini Circus for Children in Afghanistan, running since 2002. The founder, David Mason, said he wanted to give children "the childhood they had been deprived of after so many decades of war".
Mr Mason said children in warzones can feel powerless and enter "survival mode", but working together as a team to learn new skills and perform them in front of an audience helps them to develop their own identities.
In an attempt to measure the value of such circus education projects, the Circus Research Network was set up last year, bringing together academics and those running "social circus" schemes, into the discipline now referred to as "circademics".
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The head of the network, Ron Beadle of Northumbria University, says the number of research projects into circus is growing rapidly and there is "compelling evidence" that circus benefits disaffected young people.
Prof Beadle wants circus to become an option in the school curriculum. "These transformative effects can be achieved with only an hour of teaching a week, which takes no more time than a PE lesson," he says.
He argues that circus is different to music and sport because learners soon reach a level where they can teach others. 'Teaching other kids gives them an early experience of responsibility which is hugely valuable,' he says.
One of the UK's longest-running circus schools is based in Belfast and celebrates its 30th anniversary this month.
The Belfast Community Circus School was set up as a response to the Troubles and its brightly-painted circus van became a regular sight on the Shankill Road and Falls Road in the 1980s and 1990s.
Will Chamberlain, head of the circus school, said they were quickly accepted by both communities because unlike other activities such as music and sport, circus was not "owned" by any particular religious or political group.
"People thought: 'What could be crazier than starting a circus in Belfast in the middle of the Troubles?' So they left us to it," he said.
For many years the group worked with St Vincent's Centre, a school for 11 to 16 year olds who have been excluded from mainstream education.
Teachers reported improvements in pupils' behaviour, attendance, and literacy rates with only two hours of circus training every week. Soon afterwards, circus became a formal part of the curriculum at St Vincent's.
Today the Circus School's weekly skills workshop in the centre of Belfast is attended by 300 children a week, with 1,200 on a waiting list.
Mr Chamberlain said circus has worked well in Belfast because of the physical risks involved in thrill-seeking activities like walking a tightrope or acrobatics.
"Circus gives an outlet for safe, supported risk-taking to marginalised young people,'" he said.
It also encourages children to trust other people regardless of their religion. "We do not sit down and talk to kids about how they are all the same or anything like that," he said.
"But if you are a Protestant lad on top of a human pyramid and the person holding you up is Catholic, you can't just walk away. You have to trust them."
Social circus does not only aim to change young people who are taught new skills, but also the adults who come to watch them perform.
NoFit State Circus in Wales has run skills workshops with children from the Shirenewton and Rover Way sites for gypsy, Roma and traveller people in Cardiff.
In the most recent project, the circus spent 12 weeks with children from the Rover Way caravan site. At the end, they performed in front of 500 people at an arts festival.
"When people hear there is a circus performance or a free workshop, they tend to show up," says Lynn Carroll, community manager at NoFit State Circus.
"The perceptions that so many people have about the Roma community are terrible and they often come from myths perpetuated in the media.
"When adults see these young people working hard and performing new skills, they learn to ignore these myths and it breaks down barriers between the travelling and settled communities."
Belfast's Will Chamberlain says circus is a valuable outreach tool because it does not require children to be able to read or write and it does not pit them against each other.
"In most activities some kids are better than everyone else at academic work, music or sport, but circus is all about working as a team and achieving your own potential," he says.
"Any child can learn a circus skill, whether it is juggling, trapeze, performing magic tricks. Or even being a clown."


The health of the countryside varies depending on how it is measured.

Farmers witness some bird species making a spectacular comeback.
Conservationists see other birds slipping towards extinction and register a huge loss of insect populations in the countryside.
Both sides have a case as the changing countryside is producing winners and losers.
The NFU, for instance, argues that species loss has slowed since the big decline driven by the early decades of farm intensification since the 1950s.
Conservationists don't disagree. But good species data exist only from 1970. And the report shows a clear ongoing decline in farmland species of around 20% from then, including an 8% decline from 2002–2013.
The trend improved slightly between 2011-2013, but the RSPB say it’s too soon to say if this is just a fluctuation influenced by weather and other factors.
The picture of wildlife is also radically different whether it's seen through binoculars or a magnifying glass.
Farmers watch red kites and buzzards re-colonising following the end of persecution; pigeons benefiting from autumn sowing; and barn owls increasing thanks to conservation measures.
They note that cirl buntings numbers have boomed in Devon since a grant-funded conservation programme.
Other bird species, though, have continued to decline - including skylarks, corn buntings and turtle doves. The Farmland Bird Indicator shows a drop of 54% since 1970.
A broader indicator list of 762 farmland species shows invertebrates are suffering very badly. The indicator of butterfly species has declined by 41% since 1976. There are also worries about the decline in pollinators.
Of the 1,118 farmland species assessed for extinction risk using national Red Lists, 137 (12%) were categorised as threatened.
The big picture finds a roughly even balance between winners and losers in the countryside. It shows that 52% of farmland species declined and 48% increased.
The RSPB says that apparently reassuring statistic is deceptive because it does not reflect the very fast rates of decline of some species heading towards extinction.
Twelve of 26 farmland breeding bird species, for instance, are now Red-Listed of conservation concern in the UK.
Behind the interpretation of the statistics lies a political battle. The average household pays £400 a year to subsidise British farmers through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, and those payments are up for discussion since the Brexit vote.
Ministers have said they want public goods (conservation, water management, flood alleviation) for public money, but the NFU is arguing that farm subsidies are working and should continue. Treasury funding for wildlife is by no means assured.
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Birmingham City earned their first Championship away win since January with a comfortable victory at Reading.

Clayton Donaldson's header opened the scoring inside two minutes before on-loan defender Ryan Shotton slotted in his first Blues goal to make it two.
Reading struggled going forward despite seeing plenty of the ball, suffering a first home league loss since December.
Victory ended Birmingham's five-match winless run to leave them nine points off the top six, with a game in hand.
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Reading, who had been bidding for a third straight win, slip to 14th in the table.
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An unmarked Donaldson nodded in David Cotterill's cross for his eighth goal of the season in the early stages and the Wales winger was involved again for Birmingham's second, seeing his free-kick palmed into the path of Shotton by Ali al-Habsi.
Reading's Stephen Quinn headed wide and later volleyed over, but the hosts otherwise lacked ideas to break down the visitors, who drop a place to 14th.
Gary Rowett's side's hopes of a play-off spot remain slim, but were further boosted by losses for rivals Ipswich, Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday.
Reading manager Brian McDermott:
"I really didn't see this coming. It was a difficult day. Losing the first goal as early as we did, it meant Birmingham could get behind the ball.
"Then they scored from a set-play and that was it really. We had a lot of the ball in the second half but just didn't create anything.
"We've had a really good 2016 as far as playing at the Madejski is concerned. We'd been unbeaten in the league. We'll have to put this one to bed as quickly as we possibly can.
"It's just a bad day. Bad days happen in football. We'll have to take that on the chin and go again at Middlesbrough on Tuesday."
Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett:
"It's funny. We'd ruled ourselves out of the play-offs, now suddenly all the other results are going for us. You win a game and all the lads are saying 'You know what, we've still got half a chance here'.
"But it's irrelevant really. We've got to try to win every game. We want players at this club who are going to give everything they can, whether it's a testimonial, a friendly or whatever.
"Mathematically, and if we win the game in hand - at home to Leeds on Tuesday night - then our situation could start to look a little bit different.
"We know what we're good at. We've got to work very hard and, when we're very organised and finish off one or two of the chances that we create, then we're an excellent team. I can't remember them having one meaningful chance."


Images of two men thought to have vital information in connection with two separate sexual assaults on a teenage girl have been released.

The 14-year-old was raped at Witton station in Birmingham between 20:00 BST on Tuesday and 02:00 BST on Wednesday.
She was then raped a second time after flagging down a vehicle when she left the station.
British Transport Police would like the men and anyone who saw them to get in touch.
Police said they now think a second man was present in the moments leading to the first attack. They also amended her age to 14, not 15 as earlier reported.
Two men approached the victim at the station at around 20:00 on Tuesday and led her to a secluded area of the station where she was raped by one of the men, officers said.
At around 02:00 on Wednesday the victim left the station in a disorientated state and was assaulted for a second time after flagging down a vehicle.
Police are now looking for three men in connection with the attacks.
The first is described as Asian in his early 20s, approximately 6ft and of slim build.
The second is also described as Asian, aged in his early 20s, 5ft 6in to 5ft 7in with a large build and tight beard.
A third man, sought in connection with the offence in the vehicle, is described as a thick-set man, approximately 5ft 6in with large biceps.
Det Ch Insp Tony Fitzpatrick, said the investigation is moving "at a fast pace".
He added: "If you were in the area at the time or live locally to Witton station then please contact us if you heard or saw anything out of the ordinary.
"Specialist officers from British Transport Police and West Midlands Police are with the victim and will continue to provide her with support."


League One newcomers AFC Wimbledon have signed former Shrewsbury Town and Peterborough striker Tyrone Barnett.

The 30-year-old had become a free agent after terminating his contract with Shrewsbury on Monday.
Barnett finished last season on loan at Southend United, where he scored five goals in 20 appearances.
"We wanted another target man and someone with strength, power and real quality," Dons boss Neal Ardley told BBC Radio London.
Barnett, who has also played for Macclesfield and Crawley and spent time on loan at Ipswich, Bristol City and Oxford United, becomes Wimbledon's seventh signing of the summer transfer window.
The Dons have not disclosed the length of his contract at Kingsmeadow.
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A new street art project from the man behind last year's giant water slide in Bristol has been unveiled.

Luke Jerram's Withdrawn sees a flotilla of abandoned fishing boats moored up for five months in the depths of Leigh Woods.
Talks on climate change and the fishing industry are also among events planned.
Huge crowds turned out for Mr Jerram's Park and Slide project in May 2014, which saw a 90m (295ft) water slide installed in Park Street.
He told the BBC he hoped his new project would also "ignite the imagination of the public".
"It's going to be slightly eerie," he added.
"People will stumble across the boats and they'll think 'how did they get here?'
"Were they perhaps dumped here by some giant tidal surge or is this the remnants of a collapsed fishing industry, perhaps."
Mr Jerram said the five boats had been bought on various online auction sites "for a couple of hundred quid".
"These are six-tonne fishing boats that are at the end of their life," he continued.
"They'll be used as a venue for a whole series of performances and events. We're having choirs turning up, and lectures on climate change and the fishing industry."
Anna Russell, from the National Trust in Bristol, which manages the woods with the Forestry Commission, said it was an "unusual sight".
"It's absolutely thrilling that the boats are here now," she added.
"It's been a lot of planning so we're really excited that they're here finally. It's amazing to see them here."
Withdrawn has been commissioned by the National Trust's Trust New Art Bristol contemporary art programme.
It was delivered in partnership with Forestry Commission England's Forest Art Works programme as part of Bristol 2015.
It will officially open to the public on 18 April and run until 6 September.


A section of cliff has collapsed onto a beach on Dorset's Jurassic Coast.

Dorset County Council said the rock fall on East Beach near West Bay appears to have happened in the early hours of Friday.
It follows other landslips earlier in the year caused by winter storms.
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage team urged visitors to pay heed to warning signs and avoid "putting yourself or others at risk" by venturing close to the bottom of cliffs.
Drone pictures taken by local photographer James Loveridge show debris from the sandstone cliff spread out on the beach below.
Sam Scriven, earth science manager for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage team, said the cliffs were being monitored.
"As ever, keep your wits about you, whether you are out walking, fossil hunting, having a picnic or taking selfies.
"Always stay away from top and bottom of cliffs. Landslides and rock falls can, and do, happen anytime. Never ignore a warning sign - they are there for your safety."
Bridport Harbour also posted a warning on Facebook.
It said: "These can happen at anytime and without warning. Stay a safe distance away from the bottom of the cliffs."


The 2020 Open Championship will be staged at Royal St George's.

The Kent club has hosted The Open 14 times, most recently in 2011, when Darren Clarke won the event for the first time.
The club voted  in March 2015 to admit female members for the first time in its history.
"It is a thrilling prospect to see the greatest players competing on one of the world's finest links courses," R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said.
The 149th Open will be played from 16-19 July 2020.


Ex-Hitchin player Alfie Barker has been charged by the FA in relation to tweets sent to Bournemouth's Harry Arter about the death of his baby daughter.

Bournemouth lost a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Tuesday, 3 January.
Barker, on Hitchin's books at the time, later posted: "Big hype just for a disappointment like the nine months leading up to your child's birth."
Barker, who was sacked, has until 25 January to respond to the charge.
He later apologised for his "disgraceful comments" and said that he would accept any punishment given to him.
Barker, who takes medication to combat the symptoms of ADHD and a mild form of autism, was sacked by both Hitchin and Codicote FC, where he had been on loan.
Arter and partner Rachel's baby daughter Renee was stillborn in December 2015.
In relation to Barker's charge, it is alleged he posted comments which were abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute.


Glamorgan batsman Colin Ingram has signed for Adelaide Strikers and will play in Australia's Big Bash competition for the first time.

Ingram was Most Valuable Player in the domestic T20 Blast in 2016 and has hit two centuries in 2017.
He has previously played in the Indian Premier League for Delhi Daredevils.
The 32-year-old left-hander will play limited-overs cricket for Glamorgan in 2018 and 2019 but will give up Championship cricket.
Glamorgan face Leicestershire in Cardiff on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast.
Adelaide Strikers are coached by former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie, who had a season with Glamorgan and has also coached Yorkshire.
"The decision was made that we'd look over the world for an overseas batsman and we found a quality one in Colin," Gillespie said.
"He gives it a whack... he has a lot of T20 experience and adds a great deal to our batting line-up."
The Big Bash competition starts in December and Ingram's participation will not clash with Glamorgan commitments.


Malaysia has said the substance used to kill Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, was VX, a hugely potent nerve agent which is banned internationally.

The clear, amber-coloured, oily liquid is tasteless and odourless, making it hard to detect. It is the most toxic of all known chemical warfare agents - about 100 times more potent than sarin.
A drop of VX on your skin can kill a person within minutes.
VX is originally an American code name for the official chemical name: S-2 Diisoprophylaminoethyl methylphosphonothiolate. It is banned under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), meaning states should not manufacture it and should destroy their stockpiles.
VX can be absorbed into the body by inhalation, ingestion, skin contact, or contact with the eyes. It works by penetrating the skin and disrupting the transmission of nerve impulses.
Its only use is as a chemical weapon. The nerve agent can be disseminated in a spray or vapour, or used to contaminate water, food, and agricultural products.
The symptoms are similar to pesticide poisoning, and start immediately after exposure.
A person will experience coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, or shortness of breath. As their vision becomes blurry, fatigue or headache will follow.
Other symptoms include runny eyes and nose, abdominal pain or diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle twitching or a seizure.
If the dose is high enough it kills by shutting down the nervous system, causing seizures.
Clothing can carry VX for about 30 minutes after contact with the vapour, which can expose other people.
Only Russia and the US have admitted owning VX stockpiles, but other countries are believed to have it.
Cindy Vestergaard, chemical weapons expert and senior associate at the Stimson Center, says Iraq "definitely produced VX" during the 1980s, but there is no evidence confirming its use.
In 1969, 23 soldiers and one civilian were sent to hospital after the VX nerve agent stored in a US military base in Okinawa, Japan, leaked.
The case created "huge outrage in Japan", Ms Vestergaard told the BBC, causing the US to "publicly state that they had chemical stores abroad".
She said if Kim case is confirmed, it would be the first ever instance of VX being used in an assassination.
North Korea - along with Egypt and South Sudan - has neither signed nor ratified the CWC.
Defence analyst Lee Il-Woo at the private Korea Defence Network told AFP it "is believed to have a large stockpile of VX, which can easily be manufactured at low cost".
South Korea's defence ministry said in a 2014 Defence White Paper that the North had began producing chemical weapons in the 1980s, and was estimated to have about 2,500 to 5,000 tonnes in stock.
North Korea has chemical weapons production facilities in eight locations including the north-eastern port of Chongjin and the north-western city of Sinuiju, it said in the 2012 edition of the document.