In the world of managerial merry-go-rounds and instant success, few clubs in football seem to stick with their managers for long.

But on Tuesday, Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale will take charge of his 500th game as his side host Oxford United in League Two.
When he was appointed as the manager of the supporter-owned club in June 2006, the iPhone was a mere pip on Apple's drawing board, Tony Blair was still Prime Minister, Facebook was something only a few thousand students knew about and Twitter had yet to leave its nest.
The fashion-conscious 43-year-old has been promoted twice, relegated once, lost a play-off final at Wembley and had to cope with off-field tragedy and financial worries.
"It's a long old stretch," he tells BBC Sport. "But I enjoy it here, I enjoy working within the brief that the manager is set here at Exeter.
"There's been moments along the way where I could have left, but I'm still here, I enjoy it and the club is getting healthier and healthier."
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For those who do not follow Exeter every week, Paul Tisdale is synonymous with his touchline dress-sense.
From pork-pie hats to cravats and trench coats to three-piece suits, Tisdale is not afraid to experiment with his attire.
When he speaks to reporters on tape, Tisdale often thoughtfully gives enough away to elicit a very good answer while rarely divulging all his secrets, often with a wry smile that illustrates he knows the answer you want, but you're not necessarily going to get it.
Asking how he picks his clothes for game day elicits such an answer:
"It's business day," he says. "Whatever type of thought I have, which I keep to myself, I come to work to mean business and I want the players to have confidence and stand out from the crowd and I'll take the lead.
"The most important thing is I'm a football manager and it's about the football.
"It's an aside, I know it gets spoken about, it does no harm, it's certainly one of the quirky aspects of Exeter City, but the club's got as many interesting angles to it without too much focus on my hat or whatever it is."
"His dress sense is different, as is the way he speaks," says Graham Kirk, a lifelong Exeter City fan who presents a weekly radio show about the club.
"He doesn't do soundbites, you ask him his thoughts and he'll talk for two or three minutes, you don't get 'the boys done good' or 'we're over the moon'."
After almost going bankrupt, the club which was famously the first team to take on Brazil 102 years ago, was taken over by a fans' trust in 2003.
With no rich owner to bankroll any losses, Exeter must spend every penny wisely and rely on bringing through young players and planning well in advance, something Kirk feels is one of Tisdale's strengths.
"He's a quirky character, but the club is as well," he told BBC Sport.
"That quirkiness has helped him as the people who run the club care passionately about the club, he really buys into the Trust set-up and model.
"He has a long-term vision. The be-all and end-all is not the result on a Saturday.
"And he's been helped by the stability at the club as well. It's not just him that's been here for a long time, so too have Steve Perryman, Julian Tagg (Exeter chairman), Mel Gwinnett (Exeter's goalkeeping coach), and a host of people on the commercial and business side of the club."
Steve Perryman, Exeter's director of football, knows a thing or two about the game. A Tottenham legend, he had played more games in top-flight English football than anyone else until Ryan Giggs took his crown in 2011.
For the past decade he has been one of Tisdale's closest confidants as they try to plot success at St James Park.
"My first recollection of Tis was stood at the far end of two dugouts in his first game at York. Normally managers stand in the middle where they can have an effect on the fourth official.
"The York manager at the time in that first game was giving the referee and the fourth official all sorts of abuse. Tis was just there looking at it, totally not involved. Some people would describe that as lack of passion, but I'm telling you, he's as passionate as the next one."
Perryman adds: "He's a very intelligent man, a clever man. In football terms, clever can mean tricky, slippery - but this means clever as in educated.
"He's a good man to follow, he's the leader of the troops."
In football terms he and Tisdale are very different - while Perryman played almost 1,000 games at the highest level, Tisdale's career was severely punctuated by injuries before he eventually hung up his boots early and coached university side Team Bath.
"Part of the synergy is that we're both very comfortable in our own bodies," says Perryman.
"We have our own way of doing things, but we both have no egos. Therefore Tis asks me my opinion, I give him my opinion, if he goes completely opposite to my opinion I don't have my head in my hands thinking about what this means for the future.
"It means he's decided to go his own way, and that's what a manager is there to do. He's at the sharp end and he lives up to that responsibility and he's not frightened to make decisions in any shape or form.
"I've seen him take off a striker when we're a goal behind and put on a midfield player and we end up winning the game. It's sometimes hard to understand, even for me with my experience, but it works."
The average tenure of a manager in England is around 15 months, so while Tisdale is something of an exception in modern football in terms of longevity, those who know him well feel that he will, at some point, part ways with the Grecians.
"Exeter's not a sacking club, and the managers that have left previously all went through their own choice," says Kirk, who had seen his fair share of Exeter managers in his time as a fan until a decade ago.
"One day he'll decide it's time to move on, but I don't think the right operating environment has come up yet."
In the past Tisdale has been publically linked to roles at Portsmouth and Swansea City, and who can say how many times he has been sounded out without news leaking?
So far he has opted to stay put, but Perryman gives him this glowing reference: "You read about managers being workaholics, I'm telling you he is.
"If he has a day off, it's looking at the DVD, looking at the stats, looking at what we've done wrong. I really like him, I respect him, I think we respect each other.
"There's no limit to what this man can do, he's a phenomenal football talent."
So what of the man himself, and his thoughts of another 500 games at Exeter?
"Why not?" he says with that typical wry smile.


The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is to seek an appeal against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius killed Ms Steenkamp in February 2013 after firing four times through a locked toilet door.
A manslaughter verdict was overturned last month and a murder verdict introduced in its place.
The athlete's defence has lodged papers at the Constitutional Court, urging a review of his murder conviction.
He is currently under house arrest after spending one year of his original five-year sentence in jail.
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in December that the lower court had not applied correctly the rule of dolus eventualis - whether Pistorius knew that a death would be a likely result of his actions.
Last month, Justice Eric Leach said that having armed himself with a high-calibre weapon, Pistorius must have foreseen that whoever was behind the door might die, especially given his firearms training.
Pistorius has always maintained he believed he was shooting at an intruder.
His lawyers say the appeals court made fundamental errors, claiming in appeal papers that the court "acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it rejected the factual finding of the Trial Court and replaced it with a contrary factual finding of its own".
Pistorius's lawyer, Andrew Fawcett, says the appeal is now in the hands of the director of public prosecutions, who must decide whether there are grounds for appeal. If so, the case will go before the Constitutional Court.
The South African made history by becoming the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics, in London in 2012. He competed in the 400m, wearing carbon-fibre blades to run against able-bodied athletes.


Pop stars Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have surprised fans by recording a duet for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.

I Don't Wanna Live Forever is Swift's first release since her multi million-selling 1989 album.
She shared news of the single with her 82 million Twitter followers with the cryptic comment: "Z T 50".
The announcement was retweeted nearly 15,000 times in an hour; while her Instagram post, featuring a snippet of the song, has been viewed 2m times.
A yearning, sultry ballad, I Don't Wanna Live Forever finds the couple pulling at the unravelling threads of a relationship.
"Wonder if I dodged a bullet / Or just lost the love of my life?" sings Swift, before hitting a breathy falsetto for the chorus.
"What is happening to me? / I don't wanna live forever/ 'Cause I know I'll be living in vain," responds Zayn. "I just want to keep calling your name, until you come back home."
Produced by fun.'s Jack Antonoff, the song was co-written by Antonoff, Swift and Sam Dew.
The single has been posted on iTunes and Apple Music but is currently not available on other streaming or download services.
The song doubles as Malik's final release of 2016. He recently confirmed his next song would be the first single from his upcoming second album, due out in 2017.
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US swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologised to the people of Brazil after "over-exaggerating" claims he was robbed at gunpoint while at the Rio Olympics.

Mr Lochte had claimed that he and a group of three other US swimmers had been robbed at a petrol station.
But CCTV footage contradicted that story, showing the men had vandalised the petrol station.
Mr Lochte told Globo TV, Brazil's largest broadcaster, that he had not lied over what happened.
"I wasn't lying to a certain extent," he said. "I over-exaggerated what was happening to me."
He added that he was sorry, saying: "Brazil doesn't deserve that."
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up a disciplinary commission to investigate the incident and the four athletes' behaviour.
US cringes at Ryan Lochte 'bro' antics
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News of the alleged robbery emerged through Mr Lochte's mother last Sunday.
Mr Lochte then gave an account of the events, saying he and the other swimmers were returning by taxi from a club in the early hours of the morning when they were robbed at gunpoint by men who forced the vehicle to pull over.
However, police said a day later that there were inconsistencies in the men's accounts.
On Wednesday, two of the men, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, were taken off a US-bound plane at Rio de Janeiro airport and questioned by police.
Both were eventually allowed to leave the country. Another swimmer, Jimmy Feigen agreed to pay $11,000 to a Brazilian charity after the incident.
On Friday, Mr Conger said in a statement that Mr Lochte had pulled a metal advertisement in a frame to the ground, but Mr Conger said he was "unsure why".
He also said Mr Lochte began yelling at guards for an unknown reason. The men then agreed to pay the guards for the damage.
Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes had told media he felt nothing but "shame and contempt" towards the men for their portrayal of what happened.
In a separate interview with the US network NBC, part of which also aired on Saturday night, Mr Lochte said he felt "hurt" watching footage of his team-mates being taken off their plane. Mr Lochte had already returned to the United States from Brazil.
"I mean, I let my team down and you know, I don't want them to think I left them out to dry," he said.
However, he maintained the men were threatened and made to pay.
"Whether you call it a robbery or whether you call it extortion or us just paying for the damages, we don't know. All we know is that there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money."
Lochte is one of the most successful swimmers in history, with 12 Olympic medals, and he once had his own reality television show in the US. In Rio, he swam in two events, winning gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay along with Conger.
Feigen won gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Bentz competed in the 4x200m preliminaries, but not the final. He still received a gold medal after the US team's win.


Quorn Foods is recalling 12,000 packets of its frozen meat-free mince over fears it may contain small pieces of metal.

The Food Standards Agency warned customers not to eat the product because it represented a safety risk.
The recall only affects products sold at Tesco stores and does not include goods bought before 27 February 2017.
The 300g packets have a best-before date of 31 August 2018 and a batch code of 136331.
Quorn Foods said it was a precautionary measure resulting from an "isolated production issue."
No other Quorn products are affected.
Customers are advised to return the product to Tesco where they will get a full refund.


White South Africans have chained themselves to the statues of colonial-era leaders to protest against them being vandalised or removed.

Crowds rallied at the statues of Paul Kruger in the capital, Pretoria, and Jan van Riebeeck in Cape Town, saying they were part of their heritage.
Black protesters have defaced a number of monuments, including one of Cecil Rhodes at the University of Cape Town.
On Wednesday students voted to remove that statue, a student leader tweeted.
The tribute to the 19th Century British colonialist figure was smeared with excrement last month - the first in a spate of attacks.
Rhodes controversy:
Dividing South Africa
Why keep Rhodes?
Kruger, a contemporary of Rhodes, was an Afrikaner leader known for his opposition to the British in South Africa.
Van Riebeeck was a Dutch coloniser who arrived in South Africa on 5 April 1652.
A white protester at his statue held a placard which read: "Hands off our heritage. This is genocide."
White minority rule ended in South Africa in 1994.
South Africa's leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has backed the campaign to remove the statues.
"All these statues must go down," its spokesman Mbuyseni Ndlozi said earlier this week.
"We need to craft a new symbolism to remember and commemorate the colonial and apartheid past that is not based only on icons of white supremacy like Jan van Riebeeck and Paul Kruger but shows freedom fighters, black and white, who opposed it."
Government officials have condemned the attacks on statues, and say a decision on their future will be taken only after consulting all groups.
For the latest news, views and analysis see the BBC Africa Live page.


There are long delays on the A55 after police closed the road at Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.

The dual carriageway is shut in both directions and congestion is stretching back from junction 23a for Abergele to junction 28 for Rhuallt.
North Wales Police said it is dealing with an "ongoing incident" and told motorists to stay in their cars.
Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.


An Edinburgh lawyer has been cleared of causing the deaths of three people by careless driving.

Andrew Houston, 48, had denied driving carelessly on the A9 between Newtonmore and Kingussie on 9 July 2013.
His wife, Abigail, and seven year-old daughter, Mia, died along with German tourist Dr Mohammad Hayajneh.
Houston was convicted of a reduced charge of careless driving. He was fined Â£1,000 and disqualified from driving for a year.
The trial at Inverness Sheriff Court began on Monday.
Outside the court the family of Dr Hayajneh said they had not wanted Houston jailed but did not feel justice had been served.
Mr Hayajneh's son Jonas said: "We are sad at this verdict and believe that justice has not been done for our father and husband.
"We don't feel hatred towards Mr Houston and at no point we wanted him to go to prison, but we wanted him to be found guilty since all the evidence suggested he was and we are convinced that this tragedy could have been avoided.
"We now face the prospect of not gaining proper closure."
Dr Hayajneh's wife, Ursula, praised the actions of the police and medical staff in the aftermath of the accident.
She said: "After the accident I learned that Scottish people are very helpful, they have a great heart and so friendly and at this horrible time I would say 'thank you' to the police and to everybody who were so helpful to me."
Houston is a senior partner at McSporrans defence Solicitors in Edinburgh.
Now the family will pursue a civil action against Houston.
He made no comment as he left the court with the mother of his late wife and her sister.
However, his defence counsel, Frances McMenamin said: "His mother and sister in law have been fully supportive of my client since the tragedy and it hardly needs saying that Mr Houston will always carry the burden of the loss of all those lives and knows the grief and loss to others.
"It has taken its toll on him both emotionally and physically and he has found it psychologically difficult to cope with.
"He expresses his inevitable sadness for what this loss has meant to others."
It was five months before the solicitor advocate was fit enough to be interviewed by police about the tragedy.
But he could not remember how it happened, only a loud bang "and the horrid aftermath" he told officers.


British heavyweight Tyson Fury will fight Wladimir Klitschko for the Ukrainian's world heavyweight titles in Dusseldorf, Germany on 24 October.

Fury, who is unbeaten in 24 fights, successfully defended his European heavyweight title in London in March.
Klitschko, 39, is WBA, IBF and WBO champion and has not lost for 11 years.
Fury, 26, said on Twitter he could not wait for what would be the "best fight in heavyweight history" and added he would knock out Klitschko.
The fight will be a record-breaking 28th heavyweight title bout for Klitschko and his 19th defence in his second reign as world champion.
Speaking after he beat Bryant Jennings in his last fight in April, he said he was "ready" for Fury.
The 6ft 9in Manchester fighter beat Romania's Christian Hammer in his most recent contest.


Chelsea, the reigning Premier League champions, losing at home to Burnley (that's Burnley, the team that won once away in the whole of 2016-17) on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
It is, of course, very early days. But should Antonio Conte be worried?
History suggests he should.
It's been eight years since a side staged a successful defence of the Premier League title, Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2008-09.
And going back even further, since 2006-07 the Scot is one of only two managers - along with Manchester City's Manuel Pellegrini - to win the title and still be in his job come the end of the following May.
Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea, 2009-10), Roberto Mancini (Manchester City, 2011-12), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea, 2014-15) and Claudio Ranieri (Leicester, 2015-16) were all gone 12 months after winning English top flight's biggest prize.
That's four of the six title-winning managers before Conte.
There's also David Moyes, who took over a side just crowned champions under the retiring Ferguson but who failed to make it to the end of his first season in charge.
And if that's not enough to worry Chelsea's Italian manager, what about these stats?
Chelsea are only the second reigning Premier League champions to lose the opening game of the following campaign (after Leicester last season).
They are also the first title holders to concede three goals in the opening game of the next season, and the first side to pick up two red cards on day one.
Worrying times.
At least, not in August.
There's probably not a single person in your office who did not have Harry Kane in their Fantasy Football team, and why not? The Tottenham striker was the Premier League's top scorer last season with 29 goals.
However, there's a strange statistic about the deadly finisher - he has not scored a single goal in August in 11 Premier League appearances.  Not one.
With six efforts against Newcastle, no-one had more shots on goal this weekend than Kane. The ball just would not go in the net.
Spend that Fantasy Football cash elsewhere...
Conte might have had a nightmare on Saturday but one manager certain to have slept soundly was David Wagner.
The Huddersfield boss led the Premier League new boys to a stunning 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, a result which meant the Terriers spent a night as the leaders of England's top flight for the first time since 18 August 1970.
Only a last-minute goal by Paul Pogba for Manchester United against the Hammers on Sunday denied the Terriers top spot heading into the second round of fixtures.
But we're sure Huddersfield fans will get over that disappointment when they read this statistic - of the 14 previous teams to win their Premier League opener following promotion, only four have gone on to be relegated.
If you watched Match of the Day on Saturday then you might have been scratching your head at the addition of a new statistic on the end-of-match stats - expected goals.
The metric is designed to assess every chance and determine how many goals a team should score in a game. Still confused? Head here to read more.
This weekend marked the first time "expected goals" had been rolled out for the Premier League, so what did it tell us?
What stands out from the table below is that Burnley and Huddersfield were clinical. Very clinical.
They both scored three goals in their respective games, despite their xG value being low. In fact, they are the only two teams to win their games despite having a lower xG value than their opponent.
What does that mean? Well, if your cup is half full it bodes well as they were clinical when they had half-chances.
But if you're of a slightly more pessimistic persuasion, it also suggests they conceded the kind of chances that, ordinarily, other teams will capitalise on.
It also shows that Southampton should have beaten Swansea comfortably but wasteful finishing let them down.
Speaking of taking your chances, Huddersfield's record signing - Steve Mounie - had a debut that will live long in his memory.
The Benin international, signed from Montpellier in the summer for a club-record £12m, scored two goals from his first two shots in English football. Talk about a way to make an impression.
There was also double delight for Romelu Lukaku on his Manchester United debut. The Belgium international made an instant impression at Old Trafford by getting two  goals in Sunday's 4-0 win against West Ham. Lukaku now has 11 goals against the Hammers, more than against any other English side.
Is it rare to score more than one goal on your Premier League debut? Forty-three players have bagged a double in their first appearance but only one has managed a hat-trick - Fabrizio Ravanelli for Middlesbrough in 1996.
The first debutant to score this weekend was Alexandre Lacazette. Arsenal's record signing did so with his first shot, and his second touch, as a Premier League player; just one minute and 34 seconds into Friday's 4-3 win at Leicester.
Unfortunately for Frank de Boer, his Premier League debut was not one he'll want to remember for long.
The former Netherlands international was appointed Crystal Palace boss in the summer but the Eagles' surprise defeat by Huddersfield at Selhurst Park makes it one of the worst home debuts for a manager in Premier League history.
Alan Smith will have sympathy, although probably not much. His Palace home debut in August 1994 ended with a 6-1 loss to Liverpool.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman said Wayne Rooney was "still one of the best in his position" after he scored the only goal in his team's win over Stoke. Rooney himself said it was a "special moment" full of relief and emotion".
It also set a new Premier League record for the longest gap between goals for the same team.
His last league strike for the club he supported as a boy was in a 1-1 draw against Leeds on 13 April 2004. A few months later he was starring for England at Euro 2004 - before moving to Manchester United shortly before the transfer window closed.
His winner on Saturday came 4,869 days after his goal at Elland Road.
His header also means that he has now been involved in 300 Premier League goals - scoring 199 of them with a further 101 assists. Only Alan Shearer has been involved in more - with 324.
There was no Rooney at Old Trafford on Sunday, of course, but that did not affect Manchester United's incredible opening-day pedigree.
The Red Devils' 4-0 thumping of West Ham was their 17th round-one win in 26 Premier League seasons. Conversely, no top-flight team has lost more season openers than the Hammers (11).
The victory was also Jose Mourinho's biggest as Manchester United manager and his biggest home win in the Premier League since Chelsea beat Arsenal 6-0 in March 2014.
It's a bit of a familiar sight for Newcastle fans - seeing one of their players sent off.
Jonjo Shelvey's second-half dismissal against Tottenham was the fourth time a Magpies player has been sent off in their Premier League opener. Only Arsenal (six) and Charlton (five) have had more opening-day red cards.
In total there were three reds shown at the weekend, with the remaining two coming at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea's Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas were sent off.
That's quite a lot to kick the season off with, but not the most in Premier League history. The most red cards on an opening weekend is four, an unwanted record set in the 1994-95 and 2003-04 seasons.
Back when the Premier League was launched in 1992, Eric Cantona was the first, and only, French player involved.
Since then, 199 players have made the short trip across the Channel to play in English football's top flight, with Newcastle's Florian Lejeune becoming the latest on Sunday.
The defender was also the 27th Frenchman to play for the Magpies in the Premier League.
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This ancient species of reptile, known as Tuatara, has been captured on camera hatching at Chester Zoo.

27 February 2017 Last updated at 13:05 GMT
Don't let size fool you... This little species is even older than some dinosaurs! And scientists think they can live for up to 120 years.
The Tuatara went extinct approximately 70 million years ago in Europe, but still live in the wild in New Zealand.
Six have now hatched at Chester Zoo and were filmed by cameras there for the TV programme The Secret Life of the Zoo on 28th Feb.
Watch this one break free into the world!


US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has nominated the first female in US military history to lead a combatant command.

General Lori Robinson has been nominated to lead the US Northern Command, Mr Carter announced on Friday.
The position is one of the most senior in the US military and must be confirmed by the Senate.
She is currently commander for the Pacific Air Forces and enrolled in the Air Force in 1982.
"General Robinson, it just so happens, would also be the first ever female combatant commander," Mr Carter said at an event in Washington hosted by Politico.
"That shows yet another thing - which is that we have, coming along now, a lot of female officers who are exceptionally strong. And Lori certainly fits into that category."
The US Northern Command oversees all of North America.
US media reported that Ms Robinson would be the likely choice in January. If appointed, she would replace Admiral Bill Gortney, who has had the position since 2014.
In December of last year Mr Carter opened all combat roles in the US military to women.
"America's force of the future," he said, must be able to benefit from the "broadest possible pool of talent".
The move opened up about 220,000 positions to women.


Eight years after making his debut in Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel is back with another film that features an impoverished Indian boy on a life-changing journey.

And like Slumdog, which won eight Oscars, Patel's new film Lion is now being talked up as a major awards contender.
But that's about where the comparisons end.
"Thematically and tonally the films are completely different," said the 26-year-old British actor after the film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"Slumdog has a frenetic energy and this film is a sweeping story... it's a mothers and son story,"
Lion tells the true story of Saroo, a five-year-old boy who becomes tragically separated from his family after he boards a train and is transported hundreds of miles from his rural village.
He ends up in a Calcutta orphanage from where he is adopted by a couple in Australia, played by Nicole Kidman and David Wenham.
Twenty-five years later Saroo attempts to use Google Earth to find his way home.
The film has an emotional punch that saw many in the audience wiping away tears at a press screening in Toronto on Sunday.
Patel plays the adult Saroo, while newcomer Sunny Pawar puts in an unforgettable performance as the young boy.
It's Patel's fifth film shot in India.
"I spent most of my existence in school trying to shun my heritage to avoid getting beaten up or bullied or just to fit in," he recalled.
"And then I discovered Bombay with [director] Danny Boyle for Slumdog. It struck like lightning. It's so enthralling for me to go back.
"Working in India is beautifully chaotic."
Nicole Kidman said that as a mother with adopted children she had found Saroo's story "very, very emotional".
"For me this is a film about the power of mothers whatever form they come in - whether they are biological or adoptive.
"I said to the real Saroo: 'You have two mothers - lucky boy'.  When you have good luck like that you really flourish."
Kidman met Saroo's real adoptive mother Sue Brierley, who lives in Tasmania, as part of her preparation.
"She was more than willing  - she flew to Sydney and we spent day together talking and we clicked," Kidman said.
"She's a very gentle, compassionate woman. I got to know her very well."
In its review, The Hollywood Reporter said the Lion was "as enthralling as it is emotional".
The Guardian noted that Lion was likely to strike a chord with many, including Oscar voters.
"It's refreshing to see the complications of a mixed racial identity brought to the screen," it said.
But Variety said that while Garth Davis' film boasted a terrific cast "it's barely meaty enough to wrap the evening news, let alone sustain a two-hour feature".
Dev Patel, meanwhile, was happy to be back at the Toronto festival which he had first attended in 2008, aged 18.
"I rocked up here with Slumdog in my school shoes and a borrowed suit," he recalled.
"It's nice to be back here with a bit of facial hair."
The Toronto International Film Festival runs until 18 September.
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Tonight a slightly - and unusually - shaky-looking George Osborne said the Lords have behaved in an unconstitutional way and they will be "dealt with".

There is an unresolved question about how far the Lords should stray into the governments finances. It's very clear ministers want to put the problem at peers' door, not their own.
On Tuesday, No 10 will announce some kind of review.
But the real problem is how on earth ministers, and particularly George Osborne, pull themselves out of a hole they have dug with their own hands.
For the last few weeks, while critics, including on their own side, have warned the government about the risks, ministers have been publicly, and privately, insisting there was no way round introducing cuts to tax credits in the way they planned.
Now Lords, brimming with confidence, have forced a dramatic climb down.
The government so far doesn't have an answer on how they will smooth the impact of their changes and save the same amount of money, or how George Osborne - considered the government's master tactician - will repair his reputation.
Just weeks ago, at the party's conference, his rise seemed unstoppable. Tonight, some on the Conservative benches may be thinking again.


Takata shares recovered slightly ahead of Wednesday's earnings report after a warning earlier in the week over its airbag recalls saw them tumble.

The Japanese company's shares were up 3.2% in early trading, after losing 11% this week and more than 80% over the past 12 months.
Takata inflators have been linked to 11 deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose by 1.5% to 16,804.73 points.
Traders picked up a strong lead from Wall Street and were also buoyed by hopes that the weaker yen would be good for business.
China's mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite rose by 0.3% to 2,841.61 points while Hong Kong's Hang Seng traded flat at 20,260.60 points.
In Australia, the ASX/200 was up 1% to 5,393.50 points with energy stocks benefitting from a slight rebound in oil prices.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index went against the regional trend and lost 0.3% to 1,976.21.


A man suffered a head injury when he was run over by a council van while lying on the ground in an east London park.

The man, who is in his 30s, was taken to hospital after being run over in London Fields, Hackney, at about 10:35 BST.
The air ambulance attended the scene close to the park's barbecue area, which has been closed.
Hackney Council said it was investigating the "serious incident".
A council spokesperson said: "There was an accident this morning in the barbecue area of London Fields involving one of our parks vehicles and a member of the public.
"They have been taken to hospital for treatment, and our thoughts are with them and their family."
The barbecue area will remain closed until further notice, Hackney Council said.
The Met Police said the incident was not being treated as suspicious, and added: "At this early stage officers believe that the male was run over by a vehicle as he lay on the ground in the park."


A man on trial charged with shooting dead gangland figure Martin Hamilton in West Lothian has died.

James Farrelly, 52, is believed to have died following an illness which saw him granted bail from court proceedings.
Hamilton was one of Scotland's most wanted men and was nicknamed the Blackhill Butcher, after the housing estate from which he operated.
His remains were found in woods near the Five Sisters Business Park in West Lothian in December 2015.
He was released from prison in September 2014 but went missing in April last year.
James Farrelly had denied murdering Hamilton, 53, in Mosside Drive, Blackburn, between 16 April and 17 December 2015.
It was alleged that, while acting with others, Mr Farrelly shot Mr Hamilton in the head and inflicted blunt and sharp force injuries to his head.
Hamilton, from Glasgow, had been on the police's most-wanted list before he was jailed in 2000 over a string of charges including drug dealing, torture, abduction and sodomy.


A mass participation cycling event for amateurs and professionals will be held in Northern Ireland for the next three years as a legacy to the Giro d'Italia.

The Gran Fondo is run by RCS, the organisers of the Giro, with the first event scheduled for June 2015.
Two race routes have been provisionally recommended by the organisers, preceded by cycling activities on the day before the main event across Northern Ireland.
Both routes, made up of 177km and 59km, start and finish at Titanic Belfast.
Up to 4,000 riders are expected to take part in the one-day major spin-off from the Giro, which attracts amateur competitors from across the world, plus professional former stage winners.
Tourism chiefs have invested approximately £400,000 in a bid to capitalise on the feel-good factor generated across the country in May amd while the routes are yet to be announced, they are expected to include the Mourne Mountains and Strangford Lough.
"The 2014 Giro d'Italia captured the imagination of the people of Northern Ireland and was hailed as a resounding success by the organisers, who were bowled over by the warmth of our welcome and enthusiasm," said Arlene Foster, minister of enterprise, trade and investment.
"Cyclists are now coming to ride the Giro stages and other routes across Northern Ireland and we want to capitalise on that interest.
"The Gran Fondo will establish a tangible legacy event to the Giro d'Italia and further increase awareness of Northern Ireland as a premium cycling and tourism destination, as well as having a positive economic impact."
The event attracts amateur cyclists from across the world to the host country to participate.
"Following the great success of the 2014 Giro d'Italia Big Start from Belfast, in the amazing scenery of the Northern Ireland coastline, we are very happy to announce a new three-year partnership which will see a series of Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia events hosted in this fantastic country," said Andrea Trabuio, head of mass events, RCS.
"We are sure that this 'made in Italy' event will be a big success and will positively promote Northern Ireland."
"There will be strong engagement with the local communities, the event will pass through and our aim will be to create the 'pink magic' that was done so well in May during the Big Start," added Darach McQuaid, part of the organising team.
Fondo events take place throughout Europe and the rest of the world, with recent hosts including Miami and New York City.


East Kilbride battled back to draw 2-2 at Buckie Thistle in the League Two play-off semi-final first leg.

The Highland League champions took the lead through Chris Angus and he was then downed in the box by Fabio Capuano for a penalty that Sam Urquhart scored.
Paul Woods pulled one back for the Lowland League champions before half time and Russell McLean squared it with a header seven minutes from time.
The return leg will be played at K Park on 6 May.
The hosts had made a bright start to the first leg thanks to Angus' goal but EK showed their threat soon after when Sean Winter rattled the bar with a fine shot. Joao Victoria fired the rebound goalwards but Buckie keeper Daniel Bell made a good stop.
Following Urquhart's spot-kick and Woods' close-range finish, Buckie had a great chance to make it 3-1 but Kevin Fraser was unable to connect at the back post.
That proved costly as McLean rose to meet a long throw and seal a draw for the visitors.
The winner of this tie will play the side finishing bottom of League Two in the play-off final, with the victor of that contest earning a spot in the SPFL League Two for next season.


Thousands of people who use the Luas tram service in Dublin are facing disruption as a two-day strike begins.

Workers from the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (Siptu) have stopped work for 48 hours in a dispute over pay.
The red and green Luas lines are not operating on Thursday and Friday. It is estimated that 90,000 customers will be affected each day.
A further two-day stoppage has been scheduled for next week.
The union is seeking pay rises averaging at 40% for members.
Siptu's Owen Reidy said they were open to negotiation and to spreading the rise over a period up to seven years.
The union said its members believe they are underpaid, particularly when compared to workers doing similar jobs in Irish Rail.
However, Transdev, the private company that operates the Luas, has described the claim as excessive, saying they lost 700,000 euros (Â£551,000) last year.
Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe told Irish state broadcaster, RTÃ‰, on Wednesday that major efforts had been made to avert a strike.
He urged both sides to return to the labour court and called for reasonable negotiations.


American Webb Simpson clinched his maiden major title with victory on an absorbing final day of the US Open.

The 26-year-old beat Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and fellow American Michael Thompson by one shot at a foggy Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Simpson shot 68 to set the target at one over and watched as 2010 champion McDowell missed a 25ft putt to force a play-off on the 18th.
Lee Westwood took 73 for five over, while Tiger Woods (73) was seven over.
Clubhouse scores in full
Simpson, who climbs to fifth in the world, becomes the 15th different major winner in a row, the ninth straight first-time winner and the third consecutive American to win one of golf's grand slam events.
"I've never felt nerves like I felt today," said Simpson, who was pipped to the US money list title by England's Luke Donald last year. "I had to hit my legs because I couldn't feel them.
"I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life."
Starting the final day four shots behind co-leaders McDowell and Jim Furyk, Simpson made his move with a spell of four birdies in five holes from the sixth.
Parring his way home, he bettered the clubhouse mark of first-round leader Thompson, who shot 67, and took the outright lead when Furyk, who had been in front all day and led by two at one stage, bogeyed 16.
Both 2003 champion Furyk and McDowell had a chance to force an 18-hole play-off on Monday, but the 42-year-old American finished with another bogey via the left bunker on 18 for a 74 to end two back and McDowell could only make par for a 73.
"It was grind and a slog, but I'll be back," said the 32-year-old McDowell, who had hoped to make it three Northern Irish wins in a row following Rory McIlroy's success last June.
"There's a mixture of emotions inside me right now, disappointment, deflation, pride but mostly just frustration."
Furyk, whose hooked drive on the par-five 16th sparked his downfall, said: "I don't know how to put that one into words, but I had my opportunities and my chances and it was right there.
"On that back nine, it was my tournament to win. I've only got myself to blame."
Ireland's Padraig Harrington put up a serious challenge for a fourth major title and first since 2008 with a run of five birdies in 11 holes. But needing a birdie at the last to join Thompson, he ran up a bogey five after finding sand with his approach and ended with a 68 to finish three over.
Americans David Toms (68), John Peterson (70) and Jason Dufner (70) also finished three over with 1994 and 1997 US Open winner Ernie Els on four over.
The South African, who was third to McDowell at Pebble Beach, was one stroke off the lead after 15 but bogeyed the 16th and 18th for a 72.
We shouldn't be too surprised at Simpson's victory. Twice a winner of big tournaments on the PGA Tour last year he is part of the wave of younger American players which shows that however good European golf appears to be at the moment, things are fairly bright on the other side of the Atlantic as well.
England's world number three Lee Westwood was in contention for his first major title at the 57th attempt, but was derailed when he lost a ball, seemingly stuck up a pine tree on the fifth. He was forced to go back to the tee and play another and ran up a double bogey from which he never fully recovered, despite an eagle on 17.
Woods, chasing a 15th major title and first for four years, began bogey-bogey-double bogey and dropped six shots in his first six holes. The former world number one fought back with birdies on the eighth, 14th and 17th but could only finish in a tie for 21st with, among others, England's Justin Rose (72).
"Overall, the way I struck the golf ball, the way I controlled it all week is something that's very positive going forward," said the 36-year-old Woods.
"I was just a fraction off just a couple yards here and there and that's all it takes. I had so many balls that landed in the fairway that went into the rough."


(Close): There were more records broken on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes edging to new highs.

Machinery and equipment makers climbed after strong results from Deere, but technology companies fell after HP gave a weak profit forecast.
Stocks opened mostly lower, but soon began moving upwards on hopes that the US economy is continuing to strengthen.
The Dow ended 0.3% up at 19,083 points, and the S&P 500 rose 0.08% to 2,204.7. The Nasdaq lost 0.11% to 5,380.6.
Machinery maker Caterpillar rose 2.7% and hit the highest in about two years, while Deere jumped 11% to a record high close after the farm equipment producer reported a much smaller-than-expected decline in profit.
Industrial stocks also were given a boost by a report that showed a strong jump in orders for durable goods in October due to demand for machinery and other equipment.
Pharmaceutical stocks were hit after drugs giant Eli Lilly said it would stop developing its Alzheimer drug following a trial failure.
Eli Lilly fell 10%, and rival Alzheimer drug developer Biogen closed down 3.8%.
Healthcare stocks, like other sectors, had been hitting record highs in the wake of the US presidential election.
Wall Street had little reaction to minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting, which showed that policymakers appeared confident that the economy was strengthening enough to warrant interest rate increases soon.
Expectations among investors remained high that the Fed will raise rates in December.
"It's fully factored in," said John Traynor, executive vice president and chief information officer of People's United Wealth Management, in Connecticut.


A swarm of up to 20,000 bees has taken over a car in Hull.

Shirley Taylor said the bees took residence in her Nissan car parked outside her front door in Watt Street, on Sunday.
Chairman of the Beverley Beekeepers' Association, Chris Coulson, has been trying to lure the swarm out of the vehicle since.
He said it was not clear what had attracted the bees to the vehicle and it could take a while to clear them.
Mrs Taylor said the bees had arrived on Sunday when she received a message from a neighbour warning her to be careful of her car when she got home.
"I just went indoors and closed all the windows and the neighbours did as well," she said.
"It has been a bit of a hair-raising experience.
"There were thousands all over the place and I have been stung and my daughter and granddaughter also got stung.
"It is like Nightmare on Watt Street."
Mrs Taylor said: "I did ask 'why pick on my car?' but my husband, who is a bit of a joker, said it was because of all the Bee Gees CDs in the car."
Mr Coulson said bees usually swarm when their hives get too large and a colony breaks away to form a new one.
However, he said he had never seen such a large swarm descend on a car before.
"These cars have all kind of recesses and the bees seem to have gone into every one they could find.
"We are trying to make them fly. In the box on top of the car we have young bees, some eggs and things like that and the bees in the car will hopefully try to cover those to make sure they don't die."
He said he hoped they could remove the bees and find them a "more acceptable" new home.


The roof of a double decker bus has been torn off after it struck a railway bridge in Basingstoke.

Police were called to reports the Stagecoach bus had hit the bridge at Chapel Hill, near the train station, shortly before 14:00 BST.
Two people were on board the bus at the time, but were not injured.
Chapel Hill has been reopened. Network Rail said train services between Basingstoke and London, which use the bridge, had not been affected.


Pubs and small businesses will receive extra help with their business rates bill, the chancellor has announced.

The new measures mean that 90% of pubs in England will receive a discount while small firms set to lose their rate relief will see increases capped at £50 a month, the chancellor said.
A £300m fund for local councils to offer discretionary relief to the worst-hit firms was also announced.
But business groups said the system still needed overhauling.
Overall, the extra relief will cost the government £435m, Chancellor Philip Hammond said.
Ahead of the Budget, business had been lobbying hard over the issue. An update to business rates comes into effect in April and many firms - pubs and restaurants in particular - had complained that the sharp increases threatened their survival.
Business rates are based on a what is known as the "rateable value" of its property - that is a calculation based on the rental value of the space. For pubs, the latest measure applies to those with a "rateable value" of £100,000 for this year only.
The cap on small business set to lose their rate relief will apply for five years.
"Personally I feel huge relief but the bigger picture is that rates are still a problem for the High Street. There are four other places nearby who are not getting this relief and so are still getting hit by massive increases. If they close, that affects the High Street as a whole and me as well.
I was due to pay a 353% increase over the next five years. That has now been capped at £500 a year so that will be an increase of just under 40%.
Business bodies gave a lukewarm reaction.
"Measures that mitigate the short-term impact of business rate rises are little more than a sticking plaster," said the British Chambers of Commerce. "The radical changes needed to improve the broken business rates system will have to wait for another day."
Mike Cherry, chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses said the "new money is a direct and much-needed response to those facing astronomical hikes in their business rates".
But he added that the tax remained out of date and called for the creation of a simpler, fairer system.
And Jerry Schurder, head of business rates at the property consultancy Gerald Eve said the plan for another consultation into more frequent revaluations was "timewasting of the highest order".
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, a body representing retailers in the eating and drinking sector, welcomed the move on pub rates, saying it would "safeguard investment and jobs".
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) was pleased with the relief on rates, but said that the  increases in beer duty - an extra 2p on a pint - was not good news.
"Beer tax has now risen by 43% in the past 10 years. This latest rise will mean 4,000 fewer jobs this year, mostly in pubs. Tax rises on all alcohol will add £125m to the cost base of pubs," said Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the BBPA.
All alcohol duty will go up with the rate of inflation, as previously planned.
Business rates are in effect the commercial version of council tax, and are paid on the rental value of the space that businesses occupy. The amount depends of the size of the property and what it's used for.
This update to property values is two years behind schedule, making it a harder pill to swallow in areas where the price of real estate has been rising.
It is a devolved issue. Scotland and Wales have already announced changes to their systems.


Daithí McKay has resigned as an MLA after claims he and another Sinn Féin member "coached" loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson as a witness to an inquiry.

The allegations followed leaked Twitter messages between Mr Bryson, Mr McKay and Sinn Féin member Thomas O'Hara.
They exchanged messages before Mr Bryson testified to a Stormont inquiry, chaired by Mr McKay, into the National Asset Management Agency (Nama).
Mr McKay said he accepted this was "inappropriate, ill-advised and wrong".
The outgoing MLA for North Antrim also apologised for his actions.
Sinn Féin chief whip Carál Ní Chuilín said Mr McKay had "accepted that he made an error of judgement" and had been suspended from the party.
She added on Thursday night that her party would "welcome and co-operate fully with any inquiry".
"Sinn Féin will co-operate fully with any inquiry and I am totally confident that any examination of the facts will confirm that Sinn Féin had absolutely no knowledge of, or involvement in, these events," she added.
Last September, Jamie Bryson used a Stormont finance committee hearing to make explosive claims about the multi-million pounds Nama property deal.
His evidence included an allegation that the then First Minister Peter Robinson was set to profit from the sale.
Now it has emerged that Mr Bryson was in contact with Daithí McKay and another Sinn Féin member about how exactly he should make his claims.
The DUP believes the latest revelation shows there was a dirty tricks operation against Mr Robinson, who strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
Now Mr McKay, once considered a party high-flyer, has submitted his resignation.
The Stormont Finance Committee inquiry was set up last year due to political controversy over the multi-million pound sale of Nama's Northern Ireland property portfolio.
It followed an allegation made in the Dáil (Irish parliament) that a politician or political party in Northern Ireland stood to profit from the loan sale.
Last September, Mr Bryson used a meeting of the committee to name former DUP leader Peter Robinson as the individual he referred to as "Person A" in relation to the scandal.
The then first minister of Northern Ireland strongly denied he had sought to benefit in any way from the multi-million pound property deal.
It is now claimed that Sinn Féin's Mr McKay and Mr O'Hara advised Mr Bryson about his evidence before the hearing.
Leaked social media messages obtained by the BBC's Nolan Show and The Irish News show that on 17 September 2015, Mr McKay sent a direct message to Mr Bryson, telling him to follow a Twitter account in the name of Thomas O'Hara, who is understood to be a fellow Sinn Féin member.
The following day, a direct Twitter message from Mr O'Hara to Mr Bryson said: "You may only get 10-15 seconds on this before Daithi as chair has to pull you on it so squeeze your best points on this into 1-2 lines and come straight to the point."
Another message from him said: "Keep it short if you can, when it's said it's said and its privileged. Will be a great finisher."
In his resignation statement, Mr McKay said: "I want to be absolutely clear that my intention was not, as alleged,  to coach the witness in question with regard to the substance of his testimony, but rather ensure that the inquiry had full access to the truth with regard to all the issues relating to the Nama scandal."
Shortly before Mr McKay's resignation on Thursday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness vehemently denied having any knowledge about the exchange.
"Having spoken to all relevant personnel in the Assembly I am now entirely satisfied that Sinn Féin had no knowledge of any such contact."
But Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said Mr McGuinness's statement "lacked the ring of truth" and was not the end of the matter.
The Alliance Party's deputy leader Naomi Long said: "This is something that an independent person is going to have to look into to restore some sort of public confidence."
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said the "seriousness" of the claims "cannot and must not be underplayed".
Mr Bryson told the BBC that allegations he had been coached by Sinn Féin before giving evidence were "absolute nonsense".
"I can categorically state that the source of my information did not come from Sinn Féin," the blogger said.
He also denied leaking the information to the media.


Grainne McCoy shot to fame in last year’s series of The Apprentice, reaching the semi-final.

15 March 2017 Last updated at 22:14 GMT
For a School Report special Grainne returned to her old school, St Paul’s in Newry, to share the secrets of her success and to find out if there was a budding Lord Sugar in their midst.
This report was originally broadcast as part of BBC News School Report.
You can find more School Report stories produced by young people in Northern Ireland here.


Worcester secured their first Premiership away win in two years and temporarily eased their relegation fears with victory at Newcastle.

Andy Goode kicked two penalties for the hosts early on but flanker Dewald Potgieter crossed to give the Warriors a 7-6 lead at the break.
Kiwi winger Bryce Heem added a second try as Worcester played with the wind.
Falcons prop Rob Vickers crossed on his 200th appearance, but Craig Willis missed the vital conversion.
Worcester's last Premiership away victory was also at Kingston Park when they won 17-12 in March 2014 - and this is their first-ever league double over the Falcons.
After a 13-game winless run was ended by beating Sale Sharks, Dean Ryan's team have now won two of their last three games to move above Newcastle into 10th and are nine points above bottom-of-the-table London Irish.
Newcastle fly-half Goode, who amassed 823 points in three years with the Warriors, was taken off late on and his replacement Willis could not convert Vickers' 72nd-minute try - the first Falcons conversion missed at Kingston Park in 2016.
Although Dean Richards' side's six-game winning streak at home came to an end with defeat by Worcester, their losing bonus point leaves them just one point behind the Warriors in 11th.
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards:
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"We just didn't perform and were about 60% efficient in what was a pretty boring game, which is very disappointing. They took their chances and we didn't.
"We tried hard in the last 10 minutes but it was a pretty poor game between two sides who looked as if they were both trying to lose the game.
"We won by a point against Northampton and we lost by a point this time. It's disappointing that we didn't play to our potential."
Worcester director of rugby Dean Ryan:
"I'm just pleased for the lads. They had the courage to go out play for the win.
"To come back from that late try and get a result says a lot about this team.
"The win is a relief. Let's not talk about momentum. If you win two or three that's momentum. We've broken Newcastle's momentum which is important and it puts the pressure back on them."
Newcastle: Hammersley; Tait, Harris, Powell, Watson; Goode, Young; Vickers, Lawson, Vea, Wilson, Robinson, Welch (capt), Latu, Hogg.
Replacements: McGuigan, Rogers, Hatakeyama, Botha, Chick, Takulua, Willis, Socino.
Worcester: Pennell; Heem, Wynand Olivier, Mills, Vuna; Heathcote, Hougaard; Rapava Ruskin, Bregvadze, Schonert, O'Callaghan, Barry, Dowson, Potgieter, van Velze (capt).
Replacements: Annett, Leleimalefaga, Johnston, Sanderson, Betty, Baldwin, Lamb, Symons.
Referee: Wayne Barnes.
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Controversial plans for an iron ring sculpture accused of "insulting Wales" have prompted a council to distance itself from the project.

More than 7,000 people have signed a petition calling for plans for the £395,000 sculpture at Flint Castle to be scrapped.
Flintshire council urged the Welsh Government to talk to the community before any "further action is taken".
The Welsh Government said it would listen to a range of views.
The design, said to represent the relationship between the Medieval monarchies of Europe and castles, was selected by a panel following a nation-wide competition.
The architects behind the design said it demonstrated "the unstable nature of the crown" but it has been criticised for symbolising the oppression of Welsh people.
The council said it was not privy to Cadw's proposals for the art installation before they were unveiled on Friday.
When opened in 2018, visitors will be able to walk along the sculpture, symbolic of a giant rusted crown. which could potentially stand 7m (23ft) high and 30m (98ft) wide.
The authority made clear it would not be funding the installation and Cadw would need planning consent before it could proceed.
It said the castle - one of the first built in Wales by Edward I - was under-funded compared to others in north Wales and Welsh Government cash was "vital" to allow it to fulfil its potential.
Derek Butler, cabinet member for economic development, said: "The council would welcome Welsh Government investment in any of the culture and heritage assets of the county following appropriate discussions with local communities and stakeholders and with the council itself."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We recognise that art divides opinions, encourages debate and can be interpreted in many ways and that combining history, art and place can often lead to powerful emotions and passions.
"These plans are about investing in Flint, increasing visitor numbers and growing the local economy."


Mobs have killed six people in India's Jharkhand state because of rumours of a child abduction ring, police say.

Three people were beaten to death in Seraikela district on Thursday morning and three more were killed in Jamshedpur district in the evening.
A senior police official told BBC Hindi that the incidents happened because of "rumours that a child-kidnapping group was active in these areas".
Police have not yet arrested any suspects in the two cases.
It is not clear when and how the rumours started. But RK Malik, a spokesperson for the state police, said people had become increasingly worried by them.
"They are suspecting anybody unknown to them [to be] a child kidnapper," he said.
He added that police officers had been injured while trying to stop the mob in Seraikela.
The state's top policeman, DK Pandey, said police had not received any reports about kidnapped children in these two districts in recent days. "So these are just rumours," he said.
More than 100 police officials had been deployed in each district to provide security and quell rumours, he added.
Jharkhand is one of India's poorest states.
India has seen sporadic incidents of mob justice and vigilantism in the past. In April, a man transporting cattle died after being beaten by a mob.
A Muslim man in northern India was also beaten to death in 2015 over rumours that his family had slaughtered a cow - considered sacred by Hindus.
In the north-eastern state of Assam, more than 70 people - mostly women - were beaten or stoned to death between 2010 and 2016 on suspicion of practising witchcraft, and in 2015 a suspected rapist was taken by a mob from a prison in Nagaland and killed.


The arts venue that hosted the UK premiere of Reservoir Dogs and was the first to commission art by Damien Hirst closes for the final time later.

Manchester's Cornerhouse, which opened in 1985, will shut as staff move to Home on First Street to join the also-relocating Library Theatre.
Tom Jeffers, an usher there for 30 years, said it had been the city's "beating heart of popular culture".
Chief executive Dave Moutrey said he was "proud" of what it had achieved.
Cornerhouse was founded by the Greater Manchester Visual Arts Trust (GMVAT) in 1985 and came to serve about 500,000 visitors every year.
Its success is partly the reason for the move, as the current building could not cope with the numbers and needed "continuous, costly maintenance", a spokeswoman said.
Mr Moutrey said some visitors may "miss the leaky roofs, uncomfortable cinema seats, idiosyncratic gallery spaces, and lining up outside in the rain [but] I am sure people will recognise something of Cornerhouse in Home and come to love the place as much."
In April 2012, GMVAT merged with the Library Theatre Company to become Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd, which was the first step in the move to Home.
Manchester City Council, which owns both the new venue and the Cornerhouse, said no decision had been made on the long-term plans for the Oxford Road site.
The vacant buildings on the corner of Oxford Road and Whitworth Street West will be used by Manchester Metropolitan University as a teaching space in the short-term.
Cornerhouse is hosting an event called The Storming to mark the move, which will see "audiences, artists, community groups and DJs from Manchester's club scenes taking part in a truly unique send-off" on Saturday, a spokeswoman said.
Mr Moutrey said there had been an "outpouring of love for Cornerhouse as we have been moving towards retiring the building and name".
"It shows that we must have been doing something right for the last umpteen years."
Tom Jeffers has been an usher at Cornerhouse for three decades:
"The venue has been important to me as it gave me a education in arthouse cinema and the opportunity to be part of a organisation that was groundbreaking in offering Manchester the best in contemporary visual art, independent film and cafe culture.
"I have been lucky to have many highlights but the ones that stand out are meeting Quentin Tarantino, who was doing a Q&A for Reservoir Dogs, speaking to actress Julie Christie and literally bumping into Lauren Bacall in the cafe.
"As a iconic venue, it will be missed - it has been the beating heart of popular culture in Manchester for the last thirty years.
"Farewell and thank you for all the memories, old friend."
It's "one of the most interesting, challenging, exciting and fun places to work in the arts", said Mr Moutrey.
"A large and distinctive group of contemporary artists and filmmakers have brought their ideas and work to our visitors.
"There is no other programme or place like Cornerhouse in the UK [and] we will continue and grow."
Home, which boasts two theatres and five cinema screens, officially opens on 21 May, following a preview show in the building by the Hofesh Shechter Company in the last weekend of April.
Its patrons include Oscar-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle, the National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner, actress Suranne Jones, playwright and poet Jackie Kay and artist Rosa Barba.


A US contractor who has been in jail in Cuba for more than four years has ended his week-long hunger strike.

In a statement released by his lawyer, Alan Gross said he suspended his fast because his mother, 91, had asked him to end it, but added that "there will be further protests to come".
Mr Gross, 64, began fasting on 2 April to protest against his treatment by both the Cuban and US governments.
He was jailed for 15 years for taking internet equipment to Cuba illegally.
"My protest fast is suspended as of today," Mr Gross said in the statement.
"There will be no cause for further intense protest when both governments show more concern for human beings and less malice and derision toward each other," he added.
He had stopped eating after his last solid meal a week ago "to object to mistruths, deceptions, and inaction by both governments".
The case of Mr Gross is seen as a major obstacle to better US-Cuban ties. The two countries have not had formal diplomatic relations since 1961.
Mr Gross was arrested in 2009 while working for a firm under contract with the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Cuba considers USAID's programmes as illegal attempts by the US to undermine the island nation's Communist government.


India's state-run Press Information Bureau is facing online mockery after tweeting an edited image of PM Narendra Modi surveying deadly Chennai floods.

The bureau initially retweeted the prime minister's photo of himself looking through a plane window, with submerged fields and buildings visible.
Hours later, they tweeted the same image again, but with a much clearer scene crudely pasted on to the window.
The second tweet was deleted but not in time to prevent social media ridicule.
The PIB has made no public comment yet.
Mr Modi flew to Chennai (Madras) in Tamil Nadu state on Thursday to see the damage caused by the widespread flooding, which has left more than 260 people dead since last month.
A large-scale rescue operation is under way, amid neck-high water in some areas.
While some saw the deleted tweet as light relief, others criticised it as inappropriate amid the tragedy. Others also shared their own edited Modi pictures.
It isn't the first time Mr Modi has fallen victim to some amateur image editing.
Last year, before Mr Modi became prime minister, a fake photo showing US President Barack Obama watching one of his speeches went viral.
Commentators on Twitter suggested the image was released by an ardent Modi supporter trying to imply the US president was following Mr Modi's election campaign.


We all know that population size is not proportionate to footballing success, otherwise China and India would contest the World Cup final regularly.

But it can still make for some interesting comparisons.
There is Nigeria, for example - a country of around 175 million people, and the 2013 African champions - which has been unable to field a team capable of qualifying for this year's finals.
And then there is the tiny island nation of Cape Verde - population 500,000 - which will be at the Nations Cup for the second tournament in its history, and the second in a row.
Last time around, Cape Verde got through a group containing hosts South Africa, former champions Morocco and Angola, before putting up a decent fight against Ghana in the quarter-final.
Ranked seventh in Africa, above Nigeria and South Africa, they are rated 40th in the world, above the likes of Turkey and the Republic of Ireland.
They have achieved the feat in much the same way Algeria has climbed up the rankings, by luring Europe-based professionals to play for a country with which they have ancestral links.
This time around, the team from the islands that lie 500km (310 miles) off the west coast of Africa will be up against three former champions: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia and Zambia.
Just like Cape Verde, Burkina Faso and Zambia have shown that anything is possible at a Nations Cup - with Burkina Faso unexpectedly reaching the 2013 final, having never won any of their previous 21 Nations Cup matches away from home.
When Chipolopolo won the championship against all expectations in 2012, they were driven on by an unseen power - namely, their determination to reach the final in Gabon to honour the 18 players, and 12 other officials, who died in a plane crash shortly after taking off from the capital, Libreville, in 1993.
Should the same sort of inspiration work this time around, then South Africa - already revitalised under coach Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba - could be a force to be reckoned with following the death of their captain Senzo Meyiwa in October.
He was shot dead during a botched robbery and his replacement, Dean Furman, has already said Bafana Bafana want to win the tournament for the late goalkeeper.
First, they will have to get out of one of the toughest groups in Nations Cup history, with four-time champions and perennial favourites Ghana, Africa's highest-ranked side Algeria and 2002 runners-up Senegal, who conceded once in qualifying.
That will be a draining exercise, but so will any sort of progress because of the logistical challenges facing most of the teams in Equatorial Guinea, which is unexpectedly hosting the competition.
Congo-Brazzaville have already been told their hotel does not have enough rooms for them, prompting coach Claude LeRoy to describe the experience as unlike anything he had seen at eight previous Nations Cups, which must be saying something.
Burkina Faso found their accommodation so bad they left and looked for another hotel just 48 hours before their first game - while DR Congo's hotel had no hot water and not enough food to feed the squad.
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The carrot for teams prepared to fight is that the accommodation will only improve the further they go - with the pick of the best hotels becoming available as the losers go home.
Ivory Coast, as ever, will fancy staying a long time, as will Cameroon, revitalised after a disastrous World Cup.
How long Cape Verde stick around depends on whether the David-beating-Goliath element that has been so prevalent in recent African football history continues in Equatorial Guinea - another nation of less than a million who reached the quarter-finals when co-hosting the tournament three years ago.


Uganda goalkeeper Abel Dhaira has died at the age of 28 at his base in Iceland after losing his battle against cancer.

Dr. Bernard Ogwel, from the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa), confirmed the news on Sunday.
"It is really sad for his family and Uganda as a country," Ogwel told BBC Sport.
Dhaira played for Icelandic Premier League side IBV Vestmannaeyjar and was diagnosed with cancer in recent months.
The goalkeeper made his debut for the national team in 2009 and helped the Cranes win the regional Council for East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) Senior Challenge Cup in 2012 at the Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
Former Cranes skipper Andrew Mwesigwa, who is now based in Vietnam, was amongst the first to pay tribute to his compatriot.
"On a sad note we have lost our brother Abel Dhaira who has just died a few minutes back," Mwesigwa said.
A former goalkeeper for Ugandan Premier League side URA FC, Dhaira's health deteriorated in January 2016 and he was hospitalised in Kampala at the Nsambya Hospital before returning to Iceland where he was receiving further treatment.
Dhaira's coach at IBV Vestmannaeyjar, Bjarni Johannsson said last month that the club would do everything to help the player during this time of need.
The club had organised a testimonial game for Dhaira early this month in Iceland.
Dhaira had not featured for the Uganda Cranes since 2013, but he had always remained hopeful he would make a comeback.
Dhaira also featured for Express FC in the Uganda Premier League before joining DR Congo's AS Vita and later Tanzania's Simba SC.


Two X Factor New Zealand judges, who were sacked for making abusive comments to a contestant, have apologised.

Natalia Kills and husband Willy Moon were fired by broadcaster TV3 after the pair laid into singer Joe Irvine.
He'd just performed his version of Michael Buble's Cry Me A River.
"A lot goes on behind-the-scenes of a reality show and what you see isn't always the whole story," said Kills in a statement on her Twitter account.
"The show brought me on to bring my passion, dramatic expression and perspective. I was encouraged to be outspoken and things got out of hand.
"Joe, I hope you can forgive me and I wish you all the best! Be natural, unconventional and be you! Love, Natalia Kills."
During the show Kills criticised Irvine saying: "As an artist who respects artists' integrity and intellectual property I am disgusted at how much you have copied my husband.
"From the hair, to the suit, do you not have any value or respect for originality?
"You're a laughing stock. It's cheesy, it's disgusting. I personally found it absolutely artistically atrocious.
"I am embarrassed to be sitting here in your presence, even having to dignify you with an answer of my opinion."
Moon joined in the tirade, saying it felt cheap and absurd and "like Norman Bates dressing up in his mother's clothing".
The audience mostly booed the judges' commentary and Irvine said he thought "he looked good".
Willy Moon also released a statement on his Twitter account saying: "The reality of 'reality' TV is that there's a lot the viewer doesn't see.
"The show encourages judges to be forthright and highly opinionated. It went too far and I never intended to single anyone out.
"I wish the contestants, crew, and particularly Joe, all the best. With love, Willy Moon."
Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Shelton Woolright have been announced as the new The X Factor NZ judges joining Mel Blatt and Stan Walker.
Bassingthwaighte, 39, used to play Izzy in Neighbours and fronted Australian electro-pop band, Rogue Traders, until 2008 when she went solo.
"I am thrilled to be joining The X Factor New Zealand family and I can't wait to begin mentoring my boys," she said.
"We are going to have the so much fun and I'm so excited to see their talents evolve. I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I hope will see them through to the very end of the competition."
Woolright is the drummer in I Am Giant and has previously played in Blindspott.
He said: "I am absolutely stoked to be involved in X Factor NZ and I'm especially looking forward to working with the Groups.
"I've been working with labels, filmmakers and publishers as well as producing I Am Giant and other bands for years and I can't wait to share my expertise with fresh eager minds. This is going to be awesome, and we are going to win."
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In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene reflects on Ghana's decision to remove visa requirements for citizens of all African countries.

After President John Dramani Mahama delivered his State of the Nation address two weeks ago, most of the discussions were on local and internal affairs, and this being an election year in the country, the debates were heated and will continue for a long time.
But hidden somewhere in the speech and lost in all the discussion was a major foreign affairs initiative which slipped by without media reporting or analysis and it seems likely people may have missed this completely.
Ghana's new visa-on-arrival policy for citizens of African Union (AU) member states, to be introduced from July, only came to light after an announcement from the pan-African body.
Nationals from African countries complain loudly about the humiliations they go through to get visas for Europe and the United States but the process for African visas is often just as frustrating.
Anyone who has tried to cross borders on the African continent will have experienced the difficulties with travelling in Africa.
Air fares cost more than anywhere else and few roads or railways connect the countries to each other.
The immigration and police check points turn the journeys into veritable obstacle courses.
We no longer have to go through Europe to fly to each other's countries, but flight connections are so few and so random, you are tempted to resort to the old routes through Europe to go to the country next door.
However, this is nothing compared to the hassle one has to go through to get visas for another African country.
Business people trading in the continent felt frustrated in the past at spending weeks trying to get visas for each country.
They pointed out that once armed with a European Schengen visa, they could travel through many European countries and conduct business without hassle.
Unsurprisingly Ecowas, the West African regional body established in 1975 was at the time considered an attractive union due to the introduction of visa-free travel among member states.
Continental organizations like the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), formed to foster cooperation between African states and its successor the African Union (AU), launched in 2002, have few passionate supporters these days in Ghana as they are seen as pointless bureaucracies that have no bearing on the lives of people.
President Mahama's policy could boost AU's significance once again.
African unity was taken very seriously here in Ghana. It was our first President, Kwame Nkrumah, who was the driving force behind the establishment of the OAU back in 1963.
During the struggle for independence, Ghana provided a place of refuge for many freedom fighters, especially from South Africa with many being given Ghanaian passports.
As countries gained independence, Ghanaians were dismayed to discover they were not particularly welcome in these countries.
In the early years of Ghana's independence, and before the establishment of Ecowas, there were visa exemptions for "persons of African descent" born in the neighbouring west African countries, and members of the Casablanca group, which consisted of Guinea, Tunisia, Mali, United Arab Republic, Morocco and Algeria.
But these arrangements were scrapped after the overthrow of President Nkrumah.
With the new visa policy, Ghanaians will be watching to see if the number of non-Ecowas African nationals coming to Ghana will rise.
We in Ghana have a reputation for restless feet and are always trying to find new destinations to get to.
Obtaining visas for travel is often the greatest obstacle to travel and any country that makes it easier for us to enter becomes very attractive.
Whilst many here will be feeling that Ghana is taking a lead in implementing an AU directive, there will be greater interest in knowing how many other African countries will be allowing Ghanaians to enter their countries on a visa-on arrival policy.
More from Elizabeth Ohene:
How to insult a politician
Ghana's fondness for creative language
Our presidents are addicted to titles
Britain's speedy high-drama elections seen through Ghanaian eyes
Should Ghanaians be given a three-day-weekend to attend funerals?
Taking advantage of a crisis
Tolerating fufu made in a microwave


No trace of alcohol or drugs has been found in the blood of the driver of the car in which the band Viola Beach died, Swedish police said.

The four-piece Warrington group died along with manager Craig Tarry on 13 February while on tour in the country.
They were the only people in a car that plunged off a bridge into a canal, about 18 miles from Stockholm.
A police spokeswoman said that, for the moment, they would not release any information on who was driving.
"We can confirm that the very preliminary post-mortem results show that the driver of the car had no trace of alcohol or drugs in the blood."
She added more tests would be carried out in the coming weeks.
Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin and their manager, who were aged between 20 and 33, were killed when their car fell more than 25m (82ft).
Hours earlier, the band had played their first gig outside the UK.
Their hired car went through a barrier of a bridge that had opened to let a boat pass underneath.
The barrier - 50 metres before the opening - had flashing lights and warning signs, an officer handling the case said earlier this month.
The band, who had played several sessions for the BBC Introducing showcase, were due to travel to the South By South West (SXSW) festival in Texas next month.
Their song Swings & Waterslides entered the singles chart at number 11 last week after fans campaigned to get it to number one.
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Worcestershire's winning start to the County Championship season came to an end against Sussex at Hove as they were beaten by an innings and seven runs.

After four straight wins, tagged on to the two they ended with last season, a run which started with victory at Hove, Steve Rhodes' side were finally bowled out in mid-afternoon for 260.
Ross Whiteley survived two missed chances at second slip to make 53.
But Sussex proved too strong as South African Vernon Philander took 3-30.
That gave Sussex's overseas signing match figures of 6-102, ahead of his final appearance, starting against Leicestershire at Grace Road on Friday, before the forthcoming Test series with England.
Worcestershire's hopes of saving the game, on a pitch of variable bounce, largely relied on reports of bad weather on the way. But, after resuming on 124-4, needing 267 to make Sussex bat again, the visitors lost just two early wickets in the morning session.
After Ben Cox was beaten by Philander's extra pace and edged to Chris Nash, who took a chest-high catch at second slip, Jofra Archer then bowled nightwatchman Josh Tongue, knocking back his off-stump with a ball which jagged back off the seam.
Whiteley then shared a seventh-wicket stand of 79 with Ed Barnard but that came to an end off the last ball of the first over after lunch.
Barnard was caught behind off Stiaan van Zyl and fellow South African David Wiese got Whiteley the same way. But, with the rain due and Worcestershire just seven runs away from making Sussex bat again, Philander finished things off with the new ball, dismissing visiting captain Joe Leach and then Jack Shantry.
Third-placed Worcestershire, who are at home to Glamorgan, are also back in Championship action this Friday (9 June).
Only two of Worcestershire's 11 players in this game have not come through the county's own flourishing youth system.
Overseas player Nathan Lyon, who is deputising for fellow Australian John Hastings while the other, Ross Whiteley, who came from Derbyshire in 2013, was only playing because Tom Kohler-Cadmore had been dropped after it was revealed that he is to join Yorkshire next season.
Sussex's overseas player this season is South African Vernon Philander, but they also have two other South Africans on Kolpak deals, Stiaan van Zyl and David Wiese. And they have no plans to replace Philander when he departs later this month for the England-South Africa Test series.
They also have Australian Steve Magoffin, who bowled just nine overs in the match after picking up an injury. He played half a season with Worcestershire in 2008, but now has a residential qualification, having played for Sussex since 2012.
In addition, fast bowler Jofra Archer is from Barbados where the other member of the Sussex attack, England's Indian Premier League all-rounder Chris Jordan was born.
Sussex skipper Chris Nash told BBC Radio Sussex:
"It was an excellent win for us. The bowlers did a fantastic job on the last two days but I'd go back to the first morning when it was quite tough to bat and Harry Finch and Luke Wells did a fantastic job in difficult conditions to set the game up for us.
"Worcestershire are a good side but, when we get it together, we are a match for anyone in this division. It was a really good team performance. We know that if we can get runs on the board we have a bowling attack who are going to make life hard for any side.
"We just need to find that consistency now. We've won two games and if we can win a couple more before the T20 starts we'll be in a good position. There is still a lot of Championship cricket to be played but we're moving in the right direction."
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"We left the lads with a lot to do after our decision at the toss to bowl first. Sussex got a big score and the wicket became more difficult to bat on in the last two days, especially against a fiery international-class attack.
"There were some balls that were quite dangerous, which you can get on the last day so we had to take a few bruises but I'm not blaming anyone for that - it is part and parcel of the game.
"Some of the fighting spirit we showed, the openers in the first innings and guys like Ross Whiteley in the second,  was great to see. We really fought hard. It was a great effort on the last day."


Residents in Didcot escaped unhurt when a tree hit their houses in strong winds caused by Storm Barney.

The 60ft (18m) tree crashed onto two homes in Mendip Heights shortly after 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Fire crews had to use chainsaws to cut away the branches of the tree to free trapped residents.
Station manager Paul Webster said: "This must have been really scary for the occupiers. People don't expect a tree of this size to be blown over."
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A parked car and a motorcycle were also crushed by the tree.
Neighbour Phil Keable said: "I heard this massive crack, grabbed the dog and ran out to the front door and there was a tree in the doorway."
The storm, in which winds peaked at 85mph, saw electricity cut off to several thousand homes in Oxfordshire.
A spokesman for Scottish and Southern Electric Power Distribution said engineers worked through the night, and power had been restored to all homes.


Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes will be brought to TV screens for two Christmas specials on BBC One.

Magic Light Pictures, the producers behind The Gruffalo, will adapt the stories.
The collection of six rhymes, which retell classic fairytales with different twists and endings, were written by Dahl in 1982.
David Walliams, Tamsin Greig, Dominic West and Rob Brydon will voice characters in the programmes.
Revolting Rhymes will be shown as two half-hour films that weave together five of Dahl's rhymes - Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk and Cinderella.
Walliams and Brydon will voice the Ugly Sisters as well as Jack's mother and the King respectively, while Gemma Chan will voice Snow White and Dominic West will play the Wolf.
In a statement, West said: "The incredible poems written by Roald Dahl have been beautifully brought to life by the production team and I was delighted to take part in the project. I look forward to enjoying them with the family this Christmas."
Walliams added: "I absolutely loved working on these films. I'm a massive fan of Dahl's work and to be able to voice his characters was a real treat".
The voice cast also features Bertie Carvel, Bel Powley and Isaac Hempstead Wright, while Rose Leslie will voice Red Riding Hood.
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Newcastle have recalled defender Mike Williamson from his loan at Wolves after an injury to Jamaal Lascelles.

Williamson, 32, was due to remain with the Championship side until January but Lascelles suffered a minor hamstring injury at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Williamson has made only two League Cup appearances for the Magpies this term and played five matches for Wolves.
Newcastle are one place off the bottom of the Premier League and have conceded eight goals in their last two games.


Scottish ministers have taken part in a resilience meeting to discuss the ongoing response to the terrorist attack in Sousse, Tunisia.

At least 15 Britons were among 39 holidaymakers killed in the beach massacre.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister John Swinney and other senior Scottish ministers took part.
A Tunisian student linked to Islamic State (IS) extremists carried out the gun attack in Sousse.
Tunisia's PM Habib Essid said the majority of the dead were British.
Speaking afterwards, Ms Sturgeon said the Government was preparing for the possibility that some of the victims could be Scottish, while it stands ready to offer assistance to holidaymakers arriving back from Tunisia in the coming days.
She said: "This has been a horrifying and senseless act of violence. The perpetrators of this atrocity do not speak for Muslims, and their actions in the name of Islam are a perversion of that faith.
"Our heartfelt condolences go to all of those who have lost loved ones in this horrific attack. My thoughts are also with any families who are worried about relatives they may not have been able to contact and with all those who have sustained injuries.
"We understand that a high number of those killed are likely to be UK citizens, and while there are not so far any confirmed victims from Scotland, we must prepare ourselves for that possibility."


The number of people defrauded in the UK by online dating scams reached a record high in 2016, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.

According to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, there were 3,889 victims of so-called romance fraud last year, who handed over a record £39m.
Action Fraud, the UK's cyber-crime reporting centre, says it receives more than 350 reports of such scams a month.
One woman who lost more than £300,000 says she felt emotionally "brutalised".
Nancy - not her real name - is 47, and a single mother from North Yorkshire, who runs her own business.
In 2015, after her marriage broke down, she signed up to dating site Match.com.
After a few days she made contact with someone calling himself Marcelo from Manchester, an attractive Italian who was working in Turkey, with whom she had "a rapport and similar values".
"Marcelo" soon persuaded Nancy to move their chat off the dating website and on to an instant messaging service. The two began exchanging messages from morning till night.
After about six weeks, Marcelo said he had been mugged in Turkey and was unable to pay his workers before returning to the UK, when he and Nancy were due to meet. He also said his son was in hospital and needed surgery.
Nancy said she was uncomfortable with the situation but ended up "reluctantly" sending 3,650 euros (£3,160).
"It escalated unbelievably quickly, so straight away it was the medical fees, then it was money for food, money needed to pay rent, money for taxes to get out of Turkey.
"I wasn't comfortable, and then I got so far in I couldn't get myself out, and I didn't want to walk away having lost £50,000 or what-have-you, so you keep going in the hope that you're wrong and this person is genuine."
Nancy says she's now facing bankruptcy after having lost "over £300,000, maybe even over £350,000".
"That's really frightening, and the other aspect is that somebody's got inside your head, and they've just brutalised you emotionally. In some ways I'm not sure I'll ever recover from that."
Match.com says it provides regular advice on how to stay safe and suggests members keep conversations on the site "so that our customer care team can identify abnormal activity".
Online safety advice
Source: Action Fraud
Figures from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau show there were 2,824 reports of dating scams in 2013, with reported losses of £27,344,814.
In 2014, these rose to 3,295 reports and losses of £32,259,381.
In 2015, the number of people rose to 3,363, but the reported losses fell to £25,882,339. Both figures then rose the following year to their record highs.
Steve Proffitt, deputy head of Action Fraud, says each victim loses £10,000 on average.
"A lot of the online dating fraudsters we know are abroad. They're in West Africa, Eastern Europe and it's very difficult for British law enforcement to take action against them in those jurisdictions."
Judith Lathlean, 68, a university professor living in Hampshire, fell victim to a fraudster when she tried online dating in 2015, using the website Parship.
She matched with a man calling himself John Porter from London, who said he was an interior designer. He said that he too was a Christian, and his profile emphasised honesty and trust.
But he contacted Ms Lathlean from what he said was a business trip in South Africa, claiming he had lost his passport and saying he would lose a contract as a result.
"The emails started getting a bit frantic, and the phone calls - 'I'm really worried, I'll lose the contract and this is going to be awful because it's very valuable'," she said.
"And I immediately, because I was so believing in him, said, 'Don't worry John, I can loan you some money'. There was a total eventually of £54,000 for that particular part of the scam."
Weeks later, John got in touch to tell Ms Lathlean he had £15.5m trapped in a safe deposit box in Amsterdam. He asked her to go and release it, and she agreed.
"I met two people there, I was asked to take a handling fee. I didn't think anything of it. That was 16,000 euros (£13,800), and then they took me into this room and they showed me a trunk, which had all these notes in - all in $100 bills.
"The men were perfectly professional. I got a so-called receipt for the money I took as a management fee. They had an answer for everything."
Ms Lathlean estimates she lost a total of £140,000 through several scams by whoever John Porter was.
Parship said its security systems are constantly scanning for fake profiles, but added that in this case "communication was switched very quickly to outside the protected Parship platform, so the blocking facilities did not manage to prevent further contact with the scammer".
Prof Monica Whitty, a cyber-psychologist, says it is "not the case that stupid people fall for romance scams - they can be very clever".
"The criminal talks to them morning, noon and night. They use email to send poetry, they use instant messenger to groom them, to talk to them, to keep them awake at night.
"So they groom them until they're ready to give up money."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.


Two compounds normally found in wild plants could make good alternatives to emergency contraceptives - if scientists only knew where to get enough of them.

Chemicals from dandelion root and the "thunder god vine" plant have long been used in traditional medicines.
Now, Californian researchers have found they can also block fertilisation.
A UK sperm expert said the discovery could lead to a new and novel approach to male contraception.
But the compounds existed at such low levels in plants that the cost of extraction was very high, the US team said.
In tests, chemicals called pristimerin and lupeol stopped fertilisation by preventing human sperm from whipping its tail and propelling itself towards and into the woman's egg.
The chemicals were acting like "molecular condoms", the study authors wrote in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In other words, they successfully blocked progesterone - which triggers the sperm's forceful swimming - but didn't damage the sperm.
"It doesn't kill sperm basal motility. It is not toxic to sperm cells; they still can move," said Polina Lishko, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley.
"But they cannot develop this powerful stroke, because this whole activation pathway is shut down."
Lupeol is found in plants such as mango, dandelion root and aloe vera, while pristimerin is from the tripterygium wilfordii plant (also known as "thunder god vine") and is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The researchers found that the chemicals worked at very low doses and had no side-effects either, unlike hormone-based contraceptives.
They concluded that the compounds could potentially be used as an emergency contraceptive, before or after intercourse, or as a permanent contraceptive via a skin patch or vaginal ring.
Prof Lishko and her colleagues are now going to test how well these chemicals work in primates, whose sperm cells work in a similar way to humans.
They also are searching for a cheap source of the chemicals, which are very expensive to extract from wild plants because they are present at very low levels.
Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield said there was a real need for a non-hormone base male contraceptive.
"This is a very interesting study which shows that two natural compounds can knock out a key molecule on sperm that regulates how they swim in the final moments before fertilisation.
"Moreover, because the molecule is specific to sperm, it seems a good bet that this could be a novel contraceptive target that might lead to a male contraceptive pill without any of the side-effects so far seen in trials with hormone-jab contraceptives."
However, he said clinical trials were needed to show whether it worked in real people and this was likely to take a few years.