More than half a century ago, David Collin made a boat trip for a picnic with his father he will never forget.

On 18 August 1960, they set out for Little Ross island off Kirkcudbright in the family dinghy to explore the bay.
They would end up finding the body of a lighthouse keeper who had been killed by his colleague in a case which is still part of local folklore.
No wonder he is watching the current efforts to sell the island with more interest than most.
"I think it means a lot to everybody in Kirkcudbright, really, because we think of it as our island - we don't own it but it is our view," he said.
"It sits at the mouth of the bay in a very commanding position.
"In good weather it looks very tempting and in bad weather it's a shelter for visiting vessels and anybody entering the bay that anchors behind it.
"So it is important on a whole lot of different levels."
However, the island is particularly significant to Mr Collin whose memories of his visit 57 years ago remained crystal clear while making another trip this week.
"There was a lot less wind on that day, we really just drifted down to the island dodging between sunny spells and the occasional shower," he recalled.
"My father was a banker in Kirkcudbright, he wasn't an experienced sailor - I was boat-daft and my father respected that and understood it so he eventually succumbed to pressure and bought a small family sailing dinghy.
"My father was never a seaman really. He wanted, however, to come to the Ross so I was essentially taking my father out."
It was his father's day off and with a decent weather forecast they set off on their expedition.
When they arrived on the island, things immediately felt a little bit different from previous trips.
"Both of us were surprised that there were no people in evidence, there were no keepers," said Mr Collin.
"Usually you saw the keepers somewhere but we thought perhaps they were asleep after being on watch half the night so we didn't pay too much attention."
They went up to the lighthouse tower to introduce themselves but got no answer and went for their picnic.
Later they heard a phone ringing which went unanswered, but it was only when it was almost time to leave that they checked the cottages.
"My father eventually plucked up courage and went into one of the houses, in fact we both went into the house on the right, the principal keeper's house," said the retired architect.
"Everything was spick and span, neat, clean, tidy, beautiful - a budgie singing in its cage - no sign of anybody.
"My father went into the second house - I didn't go in - but he quickly came running out and said: 'Get help if you can, there is a man ill in his bed'."
Mr Collin ran to the east quay where he knew two people were lobster fishing - one of them came ashore and all three went into the room.
"We found an elderly man lying in his bed...he was tucked up in his pyjamas and there was a towel beside his head, partially covering his head," he said.
"We didn't disturb him at all but we kind of got the impression he was dead, but we didn't really know and we didn't have medical expertise so we were fairly cautious."
His father phoned the police and the doctor in Kirkcudbright and they then waited for help to come.
"It never crossed our mind that we had discovered a murder - you don't think of murder on an August day on a remote island, it's the last thing that would enter your head," said Mr Collin.
"We thought that the man had perhaps fallen, perhaps taken ill and been put to bed by his fellow keeper.
"I think it was 16:00 we phoned the police and it was about 19:00 before anybody got to the island.
"We felt, chiefly, just sad that somebody had apparently died but we weren't apprehensive and we didn't see any evidence that led us to think there had been a murder."
It quickly emerged, however, that the lighthouse keeper had been killed.
"We were very shocked - as I think everybody in Kirkcudbright was - we just found it difficult to reconcile with what we had found," explained Mr Collin.
"In fact, the relief keeper Hugh Clark had been shot by the assistant keeper Robert Dickson at very close range with a .22 rifle.
"There was no sign of an entry wound and, since we didn't turn him over, we didn't see the exit wound."
Dickson had fled the island but he was later arrested in Yorkshire and came to trial at the High Court in Dumfries.
The murder and subsequent court case grabbed the attention of the national media, generating lurid headlines and much misinformed speculation.
"We saw nothing gory or macabre - there were some bloodstains on the towel but nothing like the stories people in Kirkcudbright tell you," said Mr Collin.
"I have been reliably informed he was stabbed seven times in the chest, his throat was cut from ear to ear and that his face had been blown away by a shotgun.
"All of this is complete, total nonsense - fabrication - but these stories caught everybody's attention and still do to this day."
Despite the experience, the 76-year-old said it had not put him off coming to an island he first visited when he was 15.
"My memory of that day is perhaps more of the principal keeper's beautiful little house - his friendly dog, his budgie in the cage, the neatness and tidiness that prevailed," he said.
"The Northern Lighthouse Board keepers were required to keep everything spick and span. Everything that could be polished was polished, everything was neat and tidy, they never knew when they were going to be inspected.
"Inspections reflected very badly on their future promotion prospects if they hadn't kept everything smart."
He was more troubled by the trial where, despite a defence plea of insanity, Dickson was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to hang.
"I sat through the whole court proceedings and whereas there was no doubt of the guilt of the accused equally, in my mind, and I think a great many other people's minds, there was no doubt he suffered from some form of mental illness," he said.
"He had a history of mental illness and the defence was insanity but the judge's direction to the jury, on legal grounds, was that he was guilty.
"I felt more troubled by seeing a young man sentenced to death in Dumfries surrounded by people that I knew, fellow witnesses and so on.
"I was far more troubled by that than actually finding the unfortunate victim which really wasn't that distressing - it was sad but not distressing.
"What permanently haunts me is having witnessed somebody sentenced to death, I found that horrific."
That death penalty was later commuted to life in prison but Dickson took his own life in jail.
And, after so many years, what would Mr Collin like to see happen to the island which selling agents Galbraith have described as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity?
"I'd like to see it find a caring owner who wouldn't alter very much," he said.
In the meantime, he will carry on visiting an island which holds a special place in his affections.
"I always feel sad when I leave it," he said. "There is something about arrivals and departures - arrivals are happy, departures are nearly always sad.
"But I always look forward to the next time and there will be many next times I'm sure."


A German university has voted to strip Education Minister Annette Schavan of her doctorate after an investigation into plagiarism allegations.

The University of Duesseldorf's philosophy faculty decided on Tuesday that she had carried out "a deliberate deception through plagiarism".
The minister has denied the claims and said she will appeal.
An earlier plagiarism row brought an end to the political career of Germany's defence minister in 2011.
Large parts of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg's 2006 legal dissertations were found by Bayreuth University to have been copied and he stood down before it issued its damning verdict in May 2011.
Using the same words as Duesseldorf's Heinrich Heine University, it concluded that he had "deliberately deceived".
When Ms Schavan became the second minister in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to be accused of copying her doctorate, in this case by an anonymous blogger, she insisted she had never "knowingly falsely cited any sources" and promised to respond to the accusations.
But the faculty committee concluded that her work, which dealt with the formation of conscience, included a "substantial number of unaccredited direct quotes from other texts".
In a statement declaring the doctorate invalid and withdrawing it from Ms Schavan, the faculty head Bruno Bleckmann said they had "decided by secret ballot, by 12 votes to two, with one abstention".
The minister herself, 57, was said to be on a five-day education and science co-operation trip to South Africa.. Education minister since 2005, she is described as a close colleague of Chancellor Merkel.
Her lawyers reportedly rejected the university's ruling and said Ms Schavan would appeal.
When the university announced its inquiry, she said she had no intention of standing down.
But the investigation into one of Chancellor Merkel's closest allies is seen as potentially awkward months before Germans vote in federal elections.
The popular German newspaper Bild said the news was a bitter blow to the chancellor, and wondered whether she would need to find a new education minister at the start of her election campaign.


A Suffolk police e-fit showing only the eyes of a suspect has been described as "a ninja" and "a joke" on the force's Facebook page.

Officers issued the image of a hooded man wanted in connection with a knife incident in Little Wratting.
One person wrote: "A man with eyes... Not too many of them around." Another said police were hunting "Darth Vader".
The police said e-fits were "helpful" and the victim gave a detailed description of the man's eyes and hood.
The artist's impression was released on Monday after a man was threatened with a knife in the town on Saturday morning.
The suspect is described as a white man, aged in his late 30s to early 40s, around 5ft 10in tall, of skinny build with blonde hair.
A Suffolk Police spokesman said: "The victim was able to describe in detail the offender's eyes, style of cap, hooded top and scarf worn across his face."
He added some people have "come forward" since the e-fit appeal.
But some, posting on the force's social networking site Facebook page, thought the picture was "a wind-up".
Dozens of people commented, including one who wrote: "You'll never catch a ninja" and a number of people suggested it was "a waste" of the artist's time.
Dr Samantha Lundrigan, senior lecturer in criminology at Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, defended the e-fit.
"Assuming that the facial features that are portrayed are accurate, then this man may well be recognisable to those that know him," she said.
"As the e-fit clearly shows the suspect's eyes and some of his eyebrows, it is possibly not quite as useless as it first appears."


Manchester United have sacked their manager David Moyes after just 10 months in charge.

The club announced on Twitter on Tuesday morning: "Manchester United announces that David Moyes has left the club.
"The club would like to place on record its thanks for the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the role."
It comes after several newspaper reports that Moyes' time at the club was over, following a poor season.
United previously said on Monday that Moyes had not been sacked, but they refused to comment on his longer-term future.
The news comes after Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Everton - Moyes' former club. It means United cannot qualify for the Champions League next season.
Moyes was chosen by Sir Alex Ferguson for the job when he stepped down after 26 years in charge last summer.
The 50 year-old was handed a six-year deal to leave Everton for the Premier League champions.
United, who are currently in seventh place in the table with four games remaining, will finish this Premier League season with their lowest ever points tally.


Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule", the Pentagon says, as they begin the second day of the battle to retake Mosul from so-called IS fighters.

But Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook warned it "could take some time" as it remained to be seen whether Islamic State (IS) would "stand and fight".
The coalition of forces launched their push towards the city in the early hours of Monday.
IS seized Mosul, then Iraq's second-largest city, in June 2014.
The extremists' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi then chose Mosul as the place to announce the forming of a caliphate, so retaking the city would be "symbolic", according to Mr Cook.
Mr Cook told reporters in Washington: "Early indications are that Iraqi forces have met their objectives so far, and that they are ahead of schedule for this first day. This is going according to the Iraqi plan - but again, it's early, and the enemy gets a vote here. We will see whether ISIL [IS] stands and fights.
"We are confident no matter what, however, that the Iraqis have the capabilities to get this job done, and we stand ready to support them, along with the rest of the coalition."
A coalition of 30,000 Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Sunni tribal fighters began their advance on lS's last major stronghold in the country after months of planning on Monday.
It is thought between 4,000 and 8,000 IS fighters remain in Mosul.
The Kurds seized several villages in the first few hours of the operation, and announced on Monday evening they had achieved all their key objectives, including recapturing 200 sq km and nine villages in under 24 hours.
They also secured an additional significant stretch of the Irbil-Mosul road.
One Kurdish general told the BBC's Orla Guerin: "We have a powerful enemy, They are not just fighting the Kurds or the Shia, they are fighting the whole world.
"We want to defeat them for everyone's sake."
But as the fighting gets closer to the city, concerns have been raised for the safety of civilians still trapped in the area, with British International Development Secretary Priti Patel said the protection of civilians must be a "paramount concern".
"Retaking Mosul will be an important step towards defeating Daesh [IS] in Iraq and ending its tyranny over the civilian population in the city," she said.
"However, with up to one-and-a-half million people still living in the city, it is clear that their protection and wellbeing must be a paramount concern."
Already, the Iraqi government has dropped thousands of leaflets on Mosul telling residents what to do during the offensive.
"My understanding is that there may be as many as seven million leaflets dropped in the next 48 hours or so to try and educate the population of Mosul as to the safest way to conduct themselves as this fighting plays out," Mr Cook said..
The BBC understands that British aircraft have also been involved in Monday's coalition air strikes on Mosul.
The RAF has been providing support to Iraqi troops in the build-up to the operation and will continue to play a "leading role" in the fight against IS, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said.
About 30,000 pro-government troops are involved in the operation. The main assault is being led by Iraqi army troops.
About 4,000 Kurdish fighters are trying to clear villages to the east of Mosul, to allow the army to move in.
US Special Operations personnel are advising forces on the ground. Elite Iraqi counterterrorism forces are expected to join in the coming days.
An estimated 4,000-8,000 Islamic State fighters are defending the city.
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Mosul, the oil-rich capital of Nineveh province, is Iraq's second-largest city. IS militants overran it in June 2014.
Its capture became a symbol of the group's rise as a major force and its ability to control territory. It was there that IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in parts of Iraq and neighbouring Syria.
The city was one of Iraq's most diverse, comprising ethnic Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians and Turkmens, as well as a variety of religious minorities.
While members of those minorities largely fled the onslaught by IS, many local Sunni Arabs initially welcomed the militants, angered by the sectarian policies of the previous Shia Arab-led central government.
But after two years of brutal IS rule, opposition has reportedly grown inside Mosul.
One major concern for those still there is the involvement of Shia militiamen in the offensive, after they were accused of sectarian abuses in other cities that have been recaptured.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has sought to reassure them by saying only Iraqi security forces would be allowed to enter Mosul.
Even if IS is driven out of Mosul, the group will still control areas of northern and eastern Iraq.
Up to 100,000 Iraqi civilians may flee to Syria and Turkey to escape the military assault in Mosul, the UN says.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has issued an appeal for an additional $61m (Â£50m) to provide tents, camps, and winter items such as blankets for displaced people inside Iraq and the two neighbouring countries.
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien said: "I am extremely concerned for the safety of up to 1.5 million people living in Mosul who may be impacted."
Many are expected to be caught in the fighting. There are fears that residents could be used as human shields by IS.
As many as a million people could be forced to flee their homes.
Most are expected to leave "with only the clothes on their backs," Becky Bakr Abdulla of the Norwegian Refugee Council told the AFP news agency.


Jamal Siddiqui has been sewing embroidered clothes for more than a decade, but until recently, had no idea who wore them.

On Thursday, he was proudly smiling and showing his skills to people on the ramp at the India Fashion week.
"I am making a beautiful dress," he told a woman, even as he expertly stitched tiny hand-cut pieces of fabric together to form 3D textures.
Mr Siddiqui came to Delhi from the eastern state of Bihar in 2006. He didn't have a college degree, but he did have fine embroidery skills.
A decade later, he was on the runway at India's premier fashion week.
"I come from a small town and never knew that people appreciated my profession. I still can't believe what has happened, I saw models walking wearing the clothes I had made," he told the BBC.
Mr Siddiqui works with Delhi-based designer and textiles artist Rimzim Dadu, whose idea it was to showcase not just clothes, but the people who created them.
She told the BBC that she thought of her show as an "anti-thesis" of fashion.
"I wanted people to interact with the artisans who make our clothes. I wanted to take the focus away from just the final product and put the spotlight on the process," she said.
Mr Siddiqui and his 15 colleagues demonstrated different stitching techniques in workstations placed on the ramp and among the audiences.
Audiences were handed instruction manuals before they entered the show area, and were encouraged to "touch" and "interact" with the textile designs, both on the ramp and off it.
Mansi Malhotra, a member of the audience, told the BBC that it was "unique" that people were allowed to walk on the runway, which is usually sacrosanct and reserved for models and designers.
"I had never seen anything like that. The artisans were so keen to talk and explain their techniques to audiences," she said.
Ms Dadu said she preferred creating her own fabric and textures, which required fine craftsmanship.
"That is why I opened the gates 20 minutes before the show began, to let people understand our techniques better," she said.
Chandan Srivastava, who comes from Bareilly in northern Uttar Pradesh state, was thrilled to be part of the show.
"I have lived in Delhi for more than a decade and worked mostly in workshops, but today I got to show my skills to people at the fashion week. I am so happy," he told the BBC.
Jaffar Ali, who was working on a unique technique to turn delicate chiffon into fine yarn, told people that it sometimes took two to three weeks to make a single dress.
"We tear chiffon into small pieces and weave them to get mildly stiff cords, which are then sewn on clothes to get unique textures," he said.
Ms Dadu said she wanted the audience to feel like they were visiting her studio.
The designer wants to keep putting focus on India's artisans and textile heritage. She took nearly two years to create a silicon Jamdani sari as part of an initiative to "reinvent" Indian textiles last year.
"I am happy that my colleagues got this opportunity. They were just thrilled to see their hard work on the ramp. I hope this can be a step towards achieving more transparency in an otherwise glamour-driven industry," she said.


Borough Market is set to reopen for business after it was forced to close following the London Bridge terror attack.

Traders will hold a minute's silence to remember the victims before the market bell is rung at 10:00 BST.
The historic market has been closed since the attack on 3 June while police carried out forensic investigations.
Donald Hyslop, chair of trustees, said the opening would mark the beginning of a "healing process" for the community.
"It is essential for the well-being of everyone associated with Borough Market that we return to at least a semblance of normality as soon as we can," he said.
A trader support fund has been set up to help those who suffered financially because of the closure.
Opening hours have been extended over the next two weeks, with shoppers able to visit on 18 and 25 June to further help businesses.
Some traders have also created special dishes which they will be selling in exchange for donations to the fund.
Staff at one restaurant in the market, which will be reopening on Wednesday lunchtime, said they had "emerged from a tough time as a stronger family".
Workers in the El Pastor were hailed as heroes for throwing objects at the terrorists as they burst in during the attack.
In a post on the restaurant's Instagram page, they said "the kindness and bravery shown by individuals and groups on the the night of 3rd June and afterwards has been awe-inspiring."
The reopening of the market comes as inquests into the deaths of the eight victims are held at Southwark Coroner's Court.
Borough Market, positioned at the south end of London Bridge, has existed in one form or another for about 1,000 years, making it one of the oldest markets in London.
Originally a wholesale market, it now centres around artisan foods.
It is one of the largest food markets in the country, with more than 100 stalls selling gourmet goods from both Britain and abroad. As well as selling food to take away, there are more than 30 bars, cafes and restaurants.
It is a tourist attraction in its own right, attracting about five million visitors a year.
The market and its surrounding streets have been used as film locations for such features as Bridget Jones's Diary, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
London Bridge spans the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London.
It is often depicted in films, news and documentaries showing the throng of commuters journeying to work into the City from London Bridge Station.


Prime Minister David Cameron has set out his case in the House of Commons for air strikes targeting so-called Islamic State militants in Syria.

Mr Cameron fielded questions from 103 MPs in a mammoth session that lasted over two-and-a-half hours.
Here is a pick of some of the contributions:


A teenager is to stand trial accused of murdering an OAP in his Glasgow home.

Imrich Joni, 19, is accused of killing 68-year-old Gordon Bolam in the city's Pollokshields area between 29 June and 14 July 2016 and then hiding the body.
Prosecutors claim Mr Joni used a knife and ligature to kill Mr Bolam. He also stands accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Joni denies the charges against him. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lady Scott set a trial date for April.
Prosecutors stated that Mr Bolam was struck on the head, neck and body with a knife and a mug or similar items.
Mr Joni is further said to have inflicted blunt force injuries by "means unknown".
The allegation claims the teenager then placed a ligature around Mr Bolam's neck.
Mr Joni faces a separate accusation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by hiding Mr Bolam's remains in a wardrobe and piling clothes and bags on top of his body.
He is also alleged to have cleaned the flat to try and remove blood as well as getting rid of clothes, trainers and a knife.
Mr Joni is further accused of breaching a bail order imposed by a sheriff on 20 June. A condition was said to be he did not enter Glasgow other than for the "purpose of attending court".
He also faces final charges of breaking into Edinburgh's Festival Theatre on 30 or 31 July and having bladed items in a public place.
Mr Joni's trial is due to get under way at the High Court in Edinburgh on 11 April.


There are up to 5.9 million CCTV cameras in Britain, according to a report by The British Security Industry Association.

The association says it is the biggest survey that has been done so far, and the results suggest there could be millions more cameras in the country than previous records show.
It's thought Britain could have more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world.
Paul Phillips, from the BSIA said: "Internationally it seems there are more CCTV cameras here than elsewhere." But that could be because other countries might not keep a full record of their CCTV cameras.
Footage from CCTV cameras is often used by police as evidence to convict criminals, and some people believe this helps prevent crime.
However, there are others who believe such a high number of CCTV cameras is an invasion of privacy, and charities like Big Brother Watch campaign against them.
We asked you what you thought about CCTV.
"I think CCTV cameras are a great idea and they ensure that no criminals get away with destructing the United Kingdom."
Lucy, Inverness, Scotland
"Without CCTV cameras Britain would be a dangerous place to live. For example, shop lifters would get away with stealing a lot more easily causing shops and companies to close down."
Jessie, Hertfordshire, England
"I think CCTV cameras are bad because if a criminal got to be in control of them they would be able to see everything."
Fred, Grangemouth, Scotland
"I think there are too many and invade privacy, like if you're picking your nose; it would be recorded on tape and everything, so embarrassing!"
Alanna, Pontypool, Wales
"They are there to keep you safe and CCTV cameras are a positive thing!"
Ellen, London, England
"I think CCTV cameras are excellent for the UK. Children in the UK are being protected as they are being fitted into schools, even though sometimes they do invade privacy."
Thomas, South Yorkshire, England
"It's an invasion of privacy, but it's for our own good."
Nerius, Hounslow, England
"I think that CCTV is a good way to help solve crimes, but also invades privacy."
Kelly, Bedford,  England
"I think that CCTV are really good because they alert the police if someone is not being good."
Rahma, Birmingham, England
"I think CCTV cameras are a good idea! If police were tracking down a criminal, and the criminal had been spotted in a shop, they could look at the CCTV film and find out more about the criminal."
Alex, Ashford, England
"I think Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) is a good idea because it helps the police and private security companies track potential criminals without them even knowing."
Matthew, Sheffield, England
"They are there to keep you safe and CCTV Cameras are a positive thing!"
Ellen, London, England
"I think CCTV cameras are excellent for the UK. Children in the UK are being protected as they are being fitted into schools, even though sometimes they do invade privacy."
Thomas, South Yorkshire, England


Linfield have completed the signing of former youth player Michael McLellan from Championship One side H&W Welders.

The 23-year striker has been prolific for the second-tier title challengers, amassing 74 goals since the start of last season.
McLellan played in the Blues and Preston North End youth teams before joining Portadown in 2012.
A spell with Ballymena United was followed by his switch to the Welders in 2014.
McLellan will provide competition in the Blues attack for Andrew Waterworth, Paul Smyth and Guy Bates.
He is the second transfer window arrival at Windsor Park following the loan signing of Swansea City winger Stephen Fallon.
"I am delighted that Michael has chosen to join Linfield as there were a few other clubs interested in him," said Linfield manager David Healy.
"I have seen him play and am encouraged by what he wants to achieve, while the scouts also speak very highly of him," Healy told the Linfield FC website.


The latest plans for a new £2bn "garden village" with almost 6,000 homes on the outskirts of Cardiff have been passed by planners.

Redrow Homes was granted permission for the development which will include four schools, shops, health and sports facilities on fields near St Fagans.
Plasdwr will be developed over 20 years and will also see new roads, bus and cycle routes built.
But some had objected to the plans over traffic and environmental concerns.
Permission for the first phase of 1,000 homes near Pentrebane Road and Llantrisant Road has already been granted.
But the committee heard the latest application was the biggest the council had ever had to consider.
Along with schools and homes, the 368 hectare site (900 acres) on fields bordering Fairwater, St Fagans, Danescourt and Radyr, will include food stores, a GP surgery, allotments, restaurants and pubs.
Plasdŵr is expected to create more than 30,000 jobs over 20 years, mainly in the construction phase but also permanent jobs through the on-site facilities.
Work on the first phase of homes is due to start next month.


Britain's exit from the European Union has been plunged into uncertainty.

Theresa May has not secured the clear mandate that she sought for her version of a hard Brexit.
When she called the election, she declared: "Every vote for the Conservatives will make me stronger when I negotiate for Britain with the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of the European Union."
Well, she is not stronger.
She has fewer seats than she started with.
As a result, it will now be hard for the government - formed with the help of Northern Ireland's DUP - to start talking to the EU in nine days time as planned without rethinking its strategy.
The EU will be dismayed at the uncertainty the election has created.
They had hoped Mrs May, with a healthy majority under her belt, would be a strong negotiator, liberated from the strictures of the Brexit ultras in her party.
Instead, the 27 other EU member states are facing a divided British parliament in a divided Britain.
The EU's budget commissioner, Gunther Oettinger, told German radio he was unsure the Brexit negotiations could begin on time.
He said having Britain as a weak negotiating partner could result in what he described as "a poor outcome".
With her government relying on the support of the DUP, Mrs May could start negotiations but she might have to compromise over her plans if she wants to get any Brexit-related legislation through the House of Commons.
Depending on the wishes of the Democratic Unionist Party MPs would be a recipe for survival, not stability.
If at any point Mrs May stands down as prime minister, any negotiations over Brexit would be delayed while the Conservative Party chooses a replacement for her and discusses if or how to change its approach to Brexit.
This would not be straightforward because Tory divisions over Europe would remain and potential leadership contenders would have to decide whether to argue for a soft or hard Brexit.
The key question would be this - can the Tories continue pushing for a hard Brexit, defined as a free trade deal with the EU outside the single market, the customs union and the free movement of workers?
Or might they be forced to consider a softer Brexit that involved, say, some single market membership in order to secure the support of other parties?
Might that put the so-called Norway option back on the table?
Norway, it must be remembered, has access to the single market through its membership of the European Economic Area but is not a member of the EU.
Speaking on ITV News, the former Chancellor George Osborne said: "Hard Brexit went into the rubbish bin tonight."
There will now be a battle royal within the Conservatives between those who agree with Mr Osborne's analysis and those hardline Brexiteers who do not.
And of course there is always the possibility that a second general election could be called at some point.
This would yet more take time and yet more delay to any Brexit discussions.
One big question is whether the UK could stop the clock on the Article 50 Brexit negotiations which is ticking away until it automatically leaves in March 2019.
That would be hard but not impossible.
But it would require the political agreement of all 27 other EU member states and they would demand a high price.
Theresa May called this election to strengthen Britain's negotiating hand. She appears to have ended up weakening it.


Residents in England's east coast have escaped significant flooding after the peak surge, strongest winds and largest waves did not happen in all areas.

More than 5,000 homes were evacuated in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, amid fears of a tidal surge, but the town was unscathed.
There are currently no severe flood warnings - meaning risk to life - but 148 other alerts and warnings remain.
Residents in parts of the Suffolk coast have been told it is safe to return.
Suffolk Police said people in Lowestoft could go back to their homes.
Residents were braced as gale-force winds and higher than usual tides were expected to bring waves crashing over coastal defences along the east coast.
The Environment Agency said things were not as bad as predicted because the "combination of the peak surge, strongest winds and largest waves didn't coincide in all areas, and did not reach the most dangerous levels that were possible all along the east coast".
In east Suffolk, 1,800 residents were told to leave their homes. Meanwhile, about 140 residents in Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea in Essex evacuated ahead of high tide at about 00:15 GMT on Saturday.
More than 200 people took shelter at a rest centre in Jaywick.
Further along the Norfolk coast, 80 homes were evacuated in Walcott, south of Cromer.
Residents in Great Yarmouth - where some refused to leave their homes -  have expressed relief as the town escaped a battering.
Charles Osborne, 52, said: "The river did get pretty high but I didn't think it would ever go over the walls. I guess it was a lot of panicking but you can't be too careful."
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Jess Hudson, 19, from Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, said: "I didn't think it would be as bad [floods in 2013] but people were worried and they'll be relieved the worst seems to have passed."
Great Yarmouth Council defended its evacuation plan and said it was not an overreaction.
Council leader Graham Plant said: "We're very grateful to all the people from all over the country who came here to help us.
"I don't believe we overreacted... If [the water] had breached, the residents would have been so grateful to have those people there to help them."
Norfolk Police thanked residents and volunteers for their support "in ensuring that the flood risks were minimised".
In Essex, police said the warnings were grounded in science and advice from the Environment Agency and the Met Office.
"We prepare for the worst case scenario and we would be happy to take the same decision again should we be faced with the same advice as we have had over the last 36 hours," Deputy Chief Constable Matthew Horne said.
In a statement, the force added the Environment Agency had been unable to predict just how bad the situation might be as the likelihood of flooding was "so finely balanced".
Only a few people remain at the rest centre in Jaywick this morning.
Last night 230 people bedded down - including an 18-day-old baby - but probably about 20 remain, most waiting for special transport.
There's very much an atmosphere of relief as the centre winds down.
There are blankets to fold and hospital beds to remove, but the centre has promised to stay open as long as it's needed.
And there's still lots of toast and jam, and coffee on offer.
About 200 army troops from the Wiltshire-based King's Royal Hussars and gunners from RAF Honington in Suffolk were drafted in to help evacuate homes in Great Yarmouth.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said it attended a few incidents to "assist with flooding", including rescuing people stuck in flood water and assisting "with emergency lighting at an evacuation centre" in Walcott.
Further up the east coast similar flood warnings were in place.
A number of coastal roads were closed and the local council asked people to stay away from Whitby harbour while emergency services dealt with a number of incidents there.
North Yorkshire Fire Service dealt with flooding in nearby Sandsend on Friday and issued a warning asking people not to view the high tides.
Humberside Police said the high tide in Bridlington had passed "without serious incident" but said high waves had been reported along the coast.
The BBC Weather Centre said Friday's winds are dying down and most places on the east coast should see some sunshine, although some sleet or snow flurries are likely in some areas.
The weather on Sunday is forecast to be similar, but more grey.
The Environment Agency's flood duty manager, Doug Wilson, said teams were out inspecting and repairing any damaged defences.
"We will continue to warn and inform the public of flood risks, as necessary," he added.
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The principal cause of a storm surge is high winds pushing the seawater towards the coast.
There is also a smaller contribution from the low pressure at the centre of the storm "pulling" the water level up - a similar effect to what happens when you drink through a straw.
The strong winds can generate large waves on top of the surge which can then damage sea defences or cause water to spill over the top of defences, which increases the flood risk to coastal communities.
Source: The Met Office


The CBI has cut its UK growth forecasts and warned of further risks to the economy posed by a possible "messy" end to the Greek crisis and uncertainty over the EU referendum.

The business lobby group now expects 2.4% growth this year and 2.5% next year, down from February's forecast of 2.7% and 2.6% respectively.
It blamed weaker-than-expected growth in the first quarter for the downgrade.
The 0.3% expansion marked the UK's weakest growth since the end of 2012.
The CBI described this as a "temporary blip" and said it now believed the UK economy was on a "firm footing".
But it said a "still sluggish eurozone", renewed uncertainty over Greece's economic future, and the in/out referendum on the UK's EU membership - which Prime Minister David Cameron has said will take place by the end of 2017 - were all potential threats to the UK's recovery.
"Risks to UK growth are tilted to the downside. A messy resolution of the Greek crisis could spark financial market and exchange rate volatility which could spill over into the real economy," the CBI said in its forecast.
It also warned that uncertainty over the EU referendum's outcome meant investment spending could be delayed.
The CBI said continued weak productivity - which, as measured by output per hour worked, has been exceptionally weak since 2008 - also posed a threat to the UK economy.
"While we are seeing a strong domestic picture, cracking the productivity conundrum would really help cement the recovery," said CBI director of economics Rain Newton-Smith.
The CBI forecast came as accountancy firm and services group BDO said UK manufacturing firms' confidence had seen its sharpest drop in two years.
It said its monthly manufacturing optimism index, based on the UK's main business surveys, had seen a four-point drop - its biggest since March 2013.
BDO said a combination of the strong pound and a weak eurozone economy had hit exports, while low oil and gas prices had curbed investment in the sector and slowed orders for manufacturing firms.


The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be under threat because of the "potentially ruinous risk" of staging the loss-making race.

Circuit owner the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is considering giving notice to exercise a contract break clause at the end of 2019.
A letter written by BRDC chairman John Grant - seen by ITV News - says a decision will be made by "mid-year".
Silverstone does not want to lose the British Grand Prix any more than do the 140,000 fans who went there to watch it last year
The BRDC's contract with Formula 1 runs until 2026.
Silverstone first hosted the British Grand Prix in 1950 and has been the event's permanent home since 1987.
Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone told ITV News: "If they want to activate a break clause, there is nothing we can do.
"Two other tracks have contacted us and we are keen to keep a British Grand Prix, there is no doubt about it, we want to have one."
Three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart added: "I think it's a credible threat, not impossible for it to happen. I would be very sad if it did.
"There's no other race track that would be able to host the British Grand Prix."
BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson
For anyone who has followed Formula 1 for the last decade or two, another story questioning the future of the British Grand Prix is about as surprising as cold weather in winter.
There is no doubt Silverstone's owners the British Racing Drivers' Club mean it when they say they are considering activating a break clause in their contract with F1 which would end the race after 2019.
But equally there is no doubt that it fundamentally amounts to posturing - Silverstone does not want to lose the British Grand Prix any more than do the 140,000 fans who went there to watch it last year.
The issue is the cost of the 17-year contract - £12m in 2010; a 5% annual escalator means the race will cost nearly £17m this year and more than £26m by 2027.
This is small by comparison with Russia, which pays $50m (£40.3m) a year. It's not that far out of line with the new deal signed by Italy for €68m (£58m) over 2017-19, which averages out at £19.3m a year. But Silverstone - almost alone among grands prix - receives no government funding of any kind.
No other circuit in Britain is even remotely close to being able to replace it - so ignore any suggestions from F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to that end.
The solution lies in new F1 owner Liberty Media, which has made it abundantly clear it wants to retain and nurture the historic European races, home of the sport's core audience, as a bedrock of its new-look F1.
Liberty will complete its takeover deal before the end of the first quarter of this year. So expect some time between then and this year's British Grand Prix on 16 July a compromise deal that revises the terms of the contract and secures the race's future.


UK pupils are being offered the chance to speak to astronaut Maj Tim Peake by video-link next year, during his six-month mission around the Earth.

More than 1,000 schools, both primary and secondary, have already signed up.
A few pupils will be able to question Maj Peake directly, others will send questions via social media.
Organisers described the Times Educational Supplement and European Space Agency link-up as a "once in a lifetime opportunity".
Maj Peake will devote 20 minutes of his time on board the International Space Station (ISS) to the event, early in February.
The organisers are inviting every UK school to register and send in questions and ideas from pupils in advance.
The link-up, dubbed the Cosmic Classroom, aims to be "world's largest schools and space science event".
Separately, three Norfolk schools and the University of East Anglia will hold a 10-minute radio-link conversation with the astronaut.
Millions of people worldwide, including the prime minister, tuned in to watch Maj Peake's blast-off from Kazakhstan on the Principia mission.
The UK's first ESA astronaut is expected to inspire new interest in space travel, in schools.
Jeremy Curtis, head of education at the UK Space Agency (UKSA) said Maj Peake was "very keen to make sure that young people across the UK can play their part in his mission".
"We're sure pupils will suggest some interesting things for Tim to do to help him share his experience of living and working in space," said Mr Curtis.
TES Global's chief education adviser, Lord Knight urged every teacher in the country "to sign up now, to make it the world's largest schools and space science event".
"The countdown to the Cosmic Classroom begins now, and I await with anticipation the creative, insightful and entertaining ideas our teachers and their classes come up with." said Lord Knight.
Earlier this year, York University researchers began a three-year project looking at the influence of human space travel in popularising science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects.
In particular, the researchers are assessing how the views of primary and secondary pupils are affected by Maj Peake's ISS mission.


Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has been named as Valencia's head coach until the end of the season.

The 40-year-old, who will take charge officially on Sunday, will remain part of the England coaching set-up.
Peter Lim, Valencia's Singaporean owner, has a stake in Salford City, the non-league club co-owned by Neville.
His brother Phil, who joined the Spanish club as assistant manager in July, will stay on the coaching staff.
"I am absolutely thrilled to be given this opportunity with Valencia," the new head coach said.
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"Valencia are a huge football club of immense standing - and I know from my time as a player the passion and dedication of the Valencia fans."
Neville, who has stepped down from his position as a Sky Sports pundit with immediate effect, will attend a news conference with club president Layhoon Chan on Thursday.
Chan said of Neville: "He is hugely respected in English football and it was his personal qualities which persuaded us that he was the right choice to lead Valencia until the end of the season."
Neville's brother Phil will assist interim head coach Voro for Valencia's next two matches, away to third-tier side Barakaldo in the Copa Del Rey on Wednesday and at home to Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday.
Next Wednesday's Champions League home match against Lyon will be Neville's first match in charge.
England head coach Roy Hodgson said: "As far as I'm concerned, this will be an extra string to his bow and the experience he will gain working in the Spanish league can only be beneficial to our work together with the England team.
"Gary's commitment to the FA's preparations for Euro 2016 will not be in any way affected by the fact that he will be coaching abroad during the next five months."
Neville replaces Nuno Espirito Santo, who resigned after Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Sevilla, a result that left Valencia ninth in the Spanish league.
The club finished fourth last season, but have won only five of their opening 13 league matches this term.


The family of a black motorist found hanged in her Texas jail cell has reached a $1.9m (£1.4m) settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, a lawyer says.

The Texas Department of Public Safety and Waller County Jail have agreed the payout to relatives of Sandra Bland, says their attorney, Cannon Lambert.
But the defendants' legal team said the settlement had not yet been finalised.
Ms Bland killed herself in July 2015 three days after her arrest for a minor traffic offence, authorities said.
The family lawyer said that under the settlement the county jail will step up staff training and inmate monitoring.
"This is the beginning, not the end," he said, adding that Ms Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, had insisted jail reform be included in the settlement.
"It's awesome," Ms Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, told the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.
"It's a victory for mothers across the country."
Ms Reed-Veal said that as part of the settlement Waller County Jail will be required to have a 24-hour nurse on duty.
Ms Bland died by asphyxiation after using a plastic bag to hang herself in her cell, authorities said. Her death was officially ruled a suicide.
She was about to begin a new job in the Houston area when she was pulled over by a state trooper for failing to change lanes without signalling.
A dashboard camera filmed the officer, Brian Encinia, arguing with Ms Bland, and threatening her with a stun gun.
"I will light you up!" shouts Mr Encinia, who was later fired and charged for lying to authorities about the arrest.
The death led to nationwide protests by activists from Black Lives Matter.


African solutions to African problems is the mantra, but when it came to trying to sort out the situation in Burundi, heads of state have pulled back from taking decisive action.

In December the African Union's Peace and Security Council was unequivocal in its condemnation of the violence in Burundi and pledged to send a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force, regardless of what the government thought.
But just over a month later, AU leaders at this weekend's meeting in Addis Ababa abandoned those plans and instead opted to send a delegation to hold talks.
Commissioner for Peace and Security Council Smail Chergui explained why.
"We want dialogue with the government, and the summit decided to dispatch a high-level delegation," he said.
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurinziza, whose third-term bid began the recent bout of trouble, has always been opposed to the troop deployment.
The AU could have deployed troops without Burundi's consent as under its charter there is a clause that allows it to intervene in a member state because of grave circumstances, which include war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
However, it would have been the first time it had taken such a step.
Senior AU diplomat Ibrahima Fall said such a move would have been "unimaginable".
So the idea of African solutions to African problems seems to be stalling here.
Stephanie Wolters, from the Pretoria-based Institute of Security Studies, told me that this was a setback for the AU.
She said "this is a sign that African heads of state are not ready to set a precedent to intervene without the consent of the host government".
"The heads of state threw out a decision that was approved by their very own ambassadors," she emphasised.
The move not to send troops to Burundi suggests that it is going to take a long time before the AU can assert itself and distinguish itself from the lethargic Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
I was in Durban at the AU's inaugural summit in 2002 when then-South African President Thabo Mbeki, who was also AU chairman, set out his vision for the new organisation which emerged from the OAU.
"Together we must work for peace, security and stability for the people of this continent," he said.
"We must end the senseless conflicts and wars on our continent which have caused so much pain and suffering to our people."
Many here on the continent hope that this this U-turn will not mean another senseless conflict breaks out of the type which President Mbeki spoke so eloquently about.
The ordinary Burundian will hope that the AU delegation will indeed avert what some fear could become a new civil war.
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First Minister Arlene Foster has said the increased threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in great Britain is "alarming".

Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, she said she was "rather surprised" by the news, which came on Wednesday.
The increased threat level means an attack in England, Scotland or Wales is "a strong possibility".
The level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Northern Ireland remains severe.
Mrs Foster said Stormont would have to "work even harder" to fight the threat of terrorism and work "with our neighbours in the Republic".
She said terrorists "use the cover of republicanism to engage in criminality.
"They seek to move us backwards.
"We need to bring stability to Northern Ireland in a way they really don't want to see happening."
When asked about her own experiences during the Troubles, Mrs Foster said she knew "very well what terrorism was all about."
She told Andrew Marr that republican terrorists had "capabilities". She said: "They've shown that by the murder of Adrian Ismay earlier this year."


Dozens of people are still missing in Nepal after a mountain river burst its banks near Mount Annapurna, in the west of the country, causing flash flooding, police say.

A police official told AFP that a search operation for the 43 missing people was under way, but he saw little chance of finding any of them alive.
Three Ukrainian tourists trekking in the area are among the missing.
At least 13 people died when the floods surged down the Seti river on Saturday.
Eight people have been rescued from the surge of water. The area is popular with tourists.
"We have a list of another 43 people who have gone missing. Their chances  of survival are almost zero. The three Ukrainians are still missing," district police superintendent Sailesh Thapa told AFP.
Earlier reports said the three missing foreigners were Russians.
Mr Thapa said earth-moving equipment had reached the worst-affected area in an effort to find any bodies buried in the mud.
Fast-flowing floodwaters from the swollen Seti smashed into two buildings and a number of shacks in the village of Kharapani, in Kaski district.
One eyewitness, Uddha Bahadur Gurung, described the moment the surge hit:
"There was nothing unusual. People were enjoying picnics, some were relaxing in the hot spring pools by the river and others working," he told the Kathmandu Post.
"Out of nowhere came this swelling dark murky water with debris, sweeping away many people."
One local woman said she was collecting fire when the flood hit. "We haven't seen such a flash flood in years," she said.
"I saw floods 60 years ago but it was not as severe as now. This time they say everything across the river has been swept away."
The floodwaters also swept into the city of Pokhara, where several people were swept away along with their houses and livestock.
May is the end of the trekking season, but before the monsoon.
The floods are thought to have been caused by waters of the Seti building near its source, high above the snowline, during days of rain and then suddenly bursting free, army spokesman Ramindra Chhetri told AFP.


One of the busiest roads in Glasgow's west end has been closed to traffic amid concerns about an unsafe chimney.

Police Scotland said it was made aware of concerns about the chimney, at 105 Byres Road, above the Countrywide estate agents shop, at about 09:30.
Byres Road was shut between Lawrence Street and White Street and the flats below and estate agents evacuated.
Glasgow City Council said building control officers were attending and the chimney would be taken down.
A council spokesman said: "Byres Road is completely closed at the moment due to a dangerous chimneyhead at 105 Byres Road - the chimneyhead had partially collapsed.
"The residents of the top two floors and the estate agents on the ground floor have been evacuated.
"The council's building control team will continue to assess the situation. What's remaining of the chimneyhead will be taken down by contractors as soon as possible, and this is likely to be completed tomorrow."


Police are investigating a nationalist bonfire in Londonderry after complaints that a poppy wreath and effigies of soldiers were burnt at the weekend.

The DUP's Gary Middleton saw poppies burning on one bonfire in the Creggan area and said offensive materials on all bonfires "must be challenged".
Police said they were investigating "flags and symbols" on the bonfire.
Meanwhile, officers have sent a file to prosecutors over symbols burned on a loyalist bonfire in Antrim on 11 July.
The loyalist bonfire in the Ballycraigy estate attracted criticism after effigies of republican politicians and Irish tricolours with sectarian and racist slogans were displayed.
The Irish News reported that police are bringing a "landmark prosecution" over the Ballycraigy bonfire.
A spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) told the BBC that prosecutors received a file from the police "in relation to allegations connected to activity at a bonfire in Antrim on 11 July 2014".
"That file was received last month and remains under active consideration," the PPS statement said.
In relation to the Creggan bonfire on Saturday night,  Mr Middleton told the BBC's Nolan Show: "There was a poppy wreath placed on it, with a board in behind it [saying] something along the lines of 'blood-stained poppies'.
"Obviously it has caused concern within the community and I'm not going to be hypocritical.  I understand too well that there is offensive material put on all bonfires across Northern Ireland, but at the same time we feel that it cannot go unnoticed and it needs to be challenged."
Sinn FÃ©in councillor Kevin Campbell said he wanted to see an end to all bonfires because they encouraged anti-social behaviour and on-street drinking.
"Once the bonfires are lit they attract negative elements within the community," Mr Campbell said.
"It just becomes a hate-fest. I think they are absolutely wrong, the community has rejected them."
Ch Insp Tony Callaghan told the Nolan Show: "We are investigating the placing of flags and symbols on the [Creggan] bonfire.
"Inquiries are continuing and where there is evidence of an offence, we will consult with the PPS with a view to prosecution."
Bonfires are traditionally lit in many loyalist areas on 11 July, to commemorate the victory of the Protestant William III over his Catholic father-in-law, James II at the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.
On 15 August, some nationalist communities light bonfires to mark the Catholic feast of the Assumption, commemorating the Virgin Mary's death and assumption into heaven.


A woman whose sea scooter collided with another on a Cambridgeshire lake died as a result of chest injuries, an inquest heard.

Rebecca Louise Hellens, 22, from Chatteris, was fatally injured at South Lake Ski School near St Neots when the scooter she was on collided with another at about 11:45 BST on 26 July.
She died a short while later in hospital, Cambridgeshire Police said.
The district council is considering whether to investigate the incident.
The collision happened at the water sports centre which has three lakes.
One of these is an 8.5 acre lake solely for use by people with their own sea scooter machines, its website says.
Cambridgeshire Police were initially alerted to the incident by the ambulance service which had been called to a young woman reported to be in cardiac arrest after a collision.
Miss Hellens was taken to Bedford hospital where she died.
A spokesman for Huntingdonshire District Council said they were "liaising with the management of the club, Cambridgeshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive to determine the need for an investigation under the Health and Safety at Work Act".
An inquest into Miss Hellens' death was opened by the Cambridgeshire coroner and adjourned until 7 January.


Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension which commits him to the club until 2021.

The Argentine, 44, was appointed in May 2014 on a five-year deal and guided Spurs to a fifth-place finish in the Premier League and a League Cup final in his first season in charge.
With one game to go, Spurs are guaranteed a top-three Premier League finish this season.
"We believe this is just the beginning," said Pochettino.
Spurs were challenging for the Premier League title until a bad-tempered 2-2 draw at Chelsea last week ensured Leicester City were crowned champions of England.
Pochettino has created a fast and powerful side with a backbone of young English players such as striker Harry Kane, defender Eric Dier and midfielder Dele Alli, who have all received their first international caps during the Argentine's tenure.
He was photographed having lunch with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson this week, prompting rumours he could be a target for the Old Trafford team this summer.
However, the former Paris St-Germain player believes he can bring trophies to Spurs.
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"We have a long-term project and huge belief that we can achieve something big here for the future," added Pochettino.
"This club has all the ingredients to continue to challenge at the very top in both the Premier League and in Europe.
"We want to be here to be a part of what I believe will be a special period in the club's history."
Assistant head coach Jesus Perez, first team coach Miguel D'Agostino and first team goalkeeping coach Toni Jimenez have also agreed extensions to their contracts.


On a sweltering afternoon, an ambulance crawled slowly along the fresh gravel path behind Kerry Town - the centrepiece of Britain's contribution to the fight against Ebola here in Sierra Leone.

The vehicle parked at the back gate and a team of white-suited medics carried out the first of four confirmed Ebola patients onboard.
One - a 40-year-old man - would die minutes later.
"You never know what you'll find when you open those doors," said Irish doctor Carrie Garavan, adjusting the protective headgear on a Sierra Leonean medic.
The ambulance's arrival coincided with a shift change at Kerry Town - a huge logistical operation.
It takes 20 minutes for each health worker to put on the elaborate protective clothing required to enter the Ebola red-zone and its 80 beds.
"It takes time. You can't rush. You can't be complacent. The safety of our staff is of paramount importance," said Dr Garavan, who is overseeing a large team of British, Cuban, Sierra Leonean and other international staff at the green-field site about one hour's drive outside the capital, Freetown.
But almost four weeks after Kerry Town opened, there is growing concern - expressed vocally by some Sierra Leoneans, and more privately by foreign humanitarian experts - that the facility is seriously behind schedule and lacking a sense of urgency.
So far, a total of 44 patients have been admitted. Fourteen of Kerry Town's 80 beds are currently occupied.
"It's very, very, very slow," said Charles Mambu, director of Sierra Leone's Health for All coalition.
"Our only hope was in Kerry Town. Why is it not fully occupied? We are not happy with what's happening here. We call on our former colonial masters - you have to do more."
Kerry Town is being run by Save the Children - a British charitable organisation that acknowledges it has stepped into profoundly unfamiliar territory.
"This is a complete departure. Are we up to the job? Well... No-one else was prepared to do it. We said at the outset we didn't have the right level of experience but we'd acquire it and we've hired an awful lot of really competent people and put it together," said Michael Von Bertele, Save the Children International's Humanitarian Director.
"I make no excuses. Many of the staff we've got are very inexperienced and we've got to move very slowly.
"It's a very dangerous environment. I think the organisations doing this well started in exactly the same place.
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700 Hospital beds supported by UK - tripling Sierra Leone's capacity
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100 Beds on board medical ship RFA Argus being deployed to region
"[The French medical charity] MSF for example - they've got years and years of experience... and they make it look easy and I sincerely hope that in six weeks time we'll make it look easy. Our plan was always to scale up slowly," he said.
In the meantime, staff at Kerry Town say the criticism - which included a recent MP's question in the British Parliament - is taking a toll.
"A lot of the team are upset. I think it's terribly unfair and unfounded and I do hope people stop," said Dr Garavan.
But there were smiles and songs a few minutes later, when staff gathered to say goodbye to 21-year-old student Kadiatu Sesay, who was being discharged after beating Ebola. She is only the third patient to be sent home so far.
"I feel so happy. This is the happiest day of my life," said Ms Sesay, who admitted she'd been sceptical about the virus before she caught it, and now plans to convince her friends and neighbours to take every precaution.
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Josh Meekings forced the ball home in stoppage time to give Inverness Caledonian Thistle a dramatic first league win of the season.

Caley Thistle edged into a deserved lead when Ross Draper towered above the home defence to head in Greg Tansey's free-kick after a goalless first half.
Richard Foster's blistering finish looked to have given ineffectual St Johnstone a point out of the blue.
But Meekings stabbed the ball over the line in a late goalmouth scramble.
Richie Foran's side remain at the foot of the Scottish Premiership table, if only on goal difference behind Partick Thistle.
Not that the rookie manager will be bothered about that after the sort of performance he was looking for following defeats in their first three league games.
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Draper's fourth goal of the season, after 59 minutes, was no more than Caley Thistle deserved for the way they had gone about their work.
Then they had to show real grit and determination to dig out the win once Foster scored his first for the Perth club with a stunning strike with 11 minutes remaining.
Irishman Foran demanded the sort of character from his side that he showed as a player and they certainly responded positively.
They were unrecognisable from the shambles of a side that were hammered by Hearts last week and played with an aggression and determination that pinned the visitors back for long spells in the first half.
Unfortunately for the Highlanders, they came up against Alan Mannus at the top of his game as the Northern Ireland goalkeeper made a string of impressive saves.
He denied Draper, Alex Fisher and Billy King in the opening period, while Fisher and Liam Polworth failed to make the most of the clearer chances created during that time.
Of course, St Johnstone are masters of making a nuisance of themselves in such circumstances, but they squandered the best chance of the lot before the break.
Danny Swanson was untouchable down the left as he made it to the bye-line, but Chris Kane failed to take advantage of the cutback as he skied the ball over when he should have scored.
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Substitute Murray Davidson headed just wide in the second half, but Saints finally found the equaliser when Steven MacLean laid the ball back to Foster to lash home.
Persistence paid off in the end for Caley Thistle, which is just as well as things don't get any easier for the Highlanders - it's Aberdeen away then Celtic at home in their next two matches.
Inverness Caley Thistle manager Richie Foran: "From start to finish I thought we were excellent. Man for man we were excellent and we should have been two or three up at half time so that was the only disappointing part.
"But I told the boys it wasn't quality that won the game, it was pure team spirit that they showed that got them the result. All over the park we were really good.
"This sets us up nicely for Aberdeen after the break. If you don't get points on the table then the players and the fans can get a bit nervy so that was massive for us today."
Foran gave newly signed French striker Lonsana Doubouya a few minutes' run-out as substitute and he hopes to make another two additions to the squad before the transfer window closes.
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: "We did well to get back into the game but are disappointed that we contrived to let Inverness back into it after we got back to one each.
"Near the end they put us under a lot of pressure with long throws and we gave away silly free kicks. You think we would have learnt our lesson from the first goal we lost.
"They built up pressure and got a deserved winner in the end but it is only four games into the season and this is a difficult place to come.
"We knew that their run couldn't continue much longer and we contributed to it because in the first half we didn't get to the pace of the game and didn't get enough balls in the box."
Wright recently brought in Richard Foster to bolster his defence but the Perth club's manager doesn't think there will be any further signings done in this transfer window.
Match ends, Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 1.
Second Half ends, Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 1.
Josh Meekings (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone).
Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal!  Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 1. Josh Meekings (Inverness CT) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
Corner,  Inverness CT. Conceded by Alan Mannus.
Attempt saved. Ross Draper (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Inverness CT. Conceded by Joe Shaughnessy.
Attempt missed. Ross Draper (Inverness CT) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Inverness CT. Conceded by Joe Shaughnessy.
Attempt saved. Scott Boden (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Jake Mulraney replaces Billy King.
Lonsana Doumbouya (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Craig (St. Johnstone).
Substitution, Inverness CT. Scott Boden replaces Iain Vigurs.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Lonsana Doumbouya replaces Alex Fisher.
Hand ball by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
Goal!  Inverness CT 1, St. Johnstone 1. Richard Foster (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Graham Cummins.
Attempt saved. Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Lewis Horner.
Alex Fisher (Inverness CT) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steven Anderson (St. Johnstone).
Attempt missed. Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Gary Warren (Inverness CT).
Graham Cummins (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gary Warren (Inverness CT).
Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
Attempt missed. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Craig replaces Paul Paton.
Ross Draper (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ross Draper (Inverness CT).
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Graham Cummins replaces Christopher Kane.
Hand ball by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
Goal!  Inverness CT 1, St. Johnstone 0. Ross Draper (Inverness CT) from a free kick with a header to the top right corner.
David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy King (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Anya Shrubsole took three late wickets as England women fought back to beat South Africa by 15 runs in the first Twenty20.

The hosts looked well set at 96-0 in reply to England's 147-7, but openers Dane van Niekerk and Trisha Chetty's slow scoring put pressure on the tail.
Shrubsole removed Van Niekerk, before dismissing Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez as the hosts stumbled to 132-6.
Sarah Taylor earlier made 74 not out for England in Paarl.
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"Our bowling performance in the last 10 overs was fantastic," Taylor told BBC Sport. "We limited what South Africa could do and were really smart with what we did."
The tourists made a slow start and were stuttering at 41-3 after the cheap dismissals of captain Charlotte Edwards, Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones.
However, they were boosted by wicketkeeper Taylor's 51-ball effort, in which she struck 11 fours, with Shrubsole arriving to help take 18 from Shabnim Ismail's final over.
Van Niekerk and Chetty made 52 and 46 respectively, but struggled to keep pace with the run rate on a playing area with long boundaries.
Once they were dismissed within four balls of each other, South Africa's middle order found themselves with too much to do.
England play another two Twenty20 internationals against South Africa - in Cape Town on Friday and Johannesburg on Sunday - before travelling to India to prepare for the World Twenty20.
You can follow both matches live on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website.
Earlier in the tour, England won the one-day series 2-1.


League One side AFC Wimbledon have signed striker Dominic Poleon after his exit from Oldham Athletic.

The 22-year-old former Chelsea and Leeds trainee spent two seasons with the Latics where he scored 11 goals.
Poleon, who can also play on the wing, becomes the fifth new arrival for the Dons this summer after their promotion last season.
"Oldham wanted to strike a deal with him, but he is a London boy," boss Neal Ardley told the club website.
"We tried to pull on the old heart strings to get him some home cooking back with his Mum."
Poleon added: "It was the best decision for me and my family. I believe that the manager here can get the best out of me."
Wimbledon have not disclosed the length of Poleon's deal.
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A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in the Vale of Glamorgan which left a woman with severe burns.

Police were called to Glanmor Crescent, Barry, at about 21:15 BST on Thursday.
A 54-year-old woman was taken to hospital with burns where she remains in a serious condition.
A South Wales Police spokesman said the arrested man from Penarth was believed to be known to the victim.
"A crime scene is being preserved at the address and a police cordon has been set up," he added.
The investigation is ongoing and an appeal has been made for witnesses.
A fire crew from Barry and an ambulance were also in attendance.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at about 21:35 BST on Thursday, 4 August to reports of a fire at an address in Barry.
"A crew in an emergency ambulance attended the scene and a woman was taken to the University Hospital of Wales."
She was later transferred to Morrison Hospital.


Scunthorpe have signed Hull City full-back Conor Townsend on a free transfer.

The 22-year-old scored twice in 12 games during a recent loan spell with Grimsby Town this season and now joins the Iron on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Townsend, who spent time on loan with Scunthorpe last term, will not be able to play against Chelsea in the FA Cup on Sunday as he is Cup-tied.
He is the second defender to join the Iron this month after Huddersfield's Murray Wallace made his loan permanent.
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Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore has been recruited by the government to help improve Britain's sporting economy.

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The 57-year-old will co-chair the Sports Business Council with sports minister Tracey Crouch.
The newly established group will aim to support growth for the sports sector and improve access to finance.
Scudamore oversaw a record £5.136bn deal for Premier League TV rights in 2015.
He was chief executive of the Premier League between 1999 and 2014 before becoming its executive chairman.
"I am looking forward to helping shape policies that will cement and further enhance the UK's reputation for sporting excellence, as well as attracting the investment that makes this all possible," Scudamore said.


Homeless people are struggling to access healthcare, according to a new Wales-wide report.

A third of people surveyed by housing charity Cymorth Cymru said health problems contributed to them losing their home.
Seven recommendations have been made to health boards, landlords and councils to ensure better support.
The Welsh Government said it welcomed the report and would consider its recommendations.
The charity - an umbrella body for providers of housing support and social care services - analysed responses from 332 homeless people from 21 out of 22 local authority areas.
It was commissioned by the Welsh Government to look at the experiences of people who had slept rough, stayed in a hostel or B&B, stayed with friends or relatives, or applied to the council as homeless.
A third of the sample stated their homelessness was caused, at least in part, by a health problem, when drug or alcohol problems were included as part of a broadly defined health issue.
Nearly a quarter who were admitted to hospital said they were discharged to the streets or "unsuitable accommodation".
More than two-thirds of respondents had not had a hepatitis B or flu vaccination and half the eligible female respondents did not have cervical smears or breast examinations on a regular basis.
Waiting times, the inability to make an appointment, as well as drug and alcohol problems are some of the factors which prevent people from accessing health services, the report said.
Cymorth Cymru director Katie Dalton said the results suggested poor health was a cause as well as an effect of homelessness.
"People can start to experience a physical or mental health problem and that can impact on their ability to engage in employment - they could see their income reduce or stop, not be able to afford their rent or mortgage and lose their home," she said.
"We know that around 30% of people who are homeless saw their health get worse in the past 12 months and that many of them face barriers to accessing a range of health services that could have prevented that deterioration from happening."
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Ms Dalton added: "It's really important that we think more creatively to improve those health stats in futureâ€¦ this isn't necessarily about more resources - it's about being smarter.
"Significant proportions of homeless people use emergency departments and ambulances to access hospital - we believe that if early intervention was working, those people could be prevented from needing those services and reduce pressure on the NHS.
"We actually found that 63% of people who filled out the questionnaire didn't have a drug or alcohol problem - that's probably in contrast to what public perception is around substance misuse."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We continue to work closely with Public Health Wales, health boards, local authorities and homelessness organisations to ensure appropriate services are planned and delivered to meet the health needs of homeless people and those at risk of homelessness."


Stoke City midfielder Ibrahim Afellay has suffered a knee ligament injury and could be out for eight months.

Manager Mark Hughes said the 30-year-old Netherlands international twisted a knee in training on Friday.
"It's unfortunate. He'll come back stronger with our support," Hughes told Sky Sports before Saturday's Premier League match at Manchester City.
Afellay, who joined on a free transfer in July 2015, has played 31 of Stoke's 35 league games this season.
BBC Radio Stoke reported that the former Barcelona and Olympiakos player is not expected back until Christmas.
His absence adds to Hughes' injury problems, with goalkeeper Jack Butland out for the rest of the season with a broken ankle.
Xherdan Shaqiri is sidelined by a hamstring problem, while Jon Walters, Glen Johnson and Marc Wilson have knee issues.


BHS' administrators have received "multiple offers" to buy some or all of the business, the BBC understands.

The offers will now be put to secured creditors for consideration, but the level of interest will raise hopes that some of the 164 shops and almost 11,000 jobs currently at risk can be saved.
Potential buyers had until 5pm Tuesday to submit a firm offer for BHS.
The High Street chain collapsed into administration two weeks ago with debts of £1.3bn.
"It's understood that there have been multiple firm offers for some or potentially all of the business," said BBC business correspondent Emma Simpson.
Those reported to be interested in buying all of BHS include Sports Direct, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Preston-based millionaire property owner Yousuf Bhailok.
Firms including Swedish furniture chain Ikea and discount chain B&M are reported to be interested in buying parts of the group.
The stores, currently in the hands of administrator Duff & Phelps, will continue to trade as the sales process continues.
BHS was sold for £1 by Sir Philip Green, the owner of Arcadia, 13 months ago.
BHS effectively ran out of cash after its new owners, a consortium called Retail Acquisitions,  failed to secure more than £100m of funding for a turnaround plan. It also had a huge pension deficit to service.
Earlier, research indicated the retailer could have saved more than £15m last year if there had not been a delay in the revaluation of business rates.
Colliers International, the commercial real estate agency and consultancy, says business rates at 90% of BHS stores would have been cut, had the last revaluation gone ahead as planned.
In a Commons select committee session on the BHS failure on Monday it emerged that the pensions watchdog was first in discussions with BHS in 2009 about its pension fund deficit.
As soon as the sale of BHS by Sir Philip Green was announced, the Pensions Regulator said it had opened an anti-avoidance case to determine whether the previous owners should be pursued to make up the fund's shortfall.


Gemma Arterton will take the lead role in Nell Gwynn when the critically acclaimed new play by Jessica Swale transfers to the West End.

The production has been playing at London's Shakespeare's Globe but will move to the Apollo in February.
The play charts the rise of the 17th-Century actress from the slums to the stage - and into the heart of the king.
Arterton, best known for screen work, has proved herself in plays such as the Globe's The Duchess of Malfi.
Most recently, Arterton starred as Rita O'Grady in the West End musical Made in Dagenham, for which she won the Evening Standard best newcomer in a musical award.
Her other theatre credits include The Little Dog Laughed, The Master Builder and Love's Labour's Lost, again at the Globe.
She takes over the Nell Gwynn role from Gugu Mbatha-Raw whose Globe performance earned her a best actress nomination at the Evening Standard awards.
On screen, Arterton most recently starred in the romantic comedy Gemma Bovery, in which she plays a young bride who becomes the fixation of the male residents when she and her husband try to establish themselves in a rural French village.
Prior to that, Arterton made her name in the 2007 St Trinian's movie, for which she won Empire and National Movie Awards.
She went on to become a Bond girl in Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 in Quantum of Solace.
She has since starred in The Boat that Rocked and as Thomas Hardy's tragic heroine Tess of the D'Ubervilles in a BBC drama TV adaptation.
The story of the real-life Nell Gwynn is one of an unlikely heroine who pulled herself up from her impoverished roots in London's Coal Yard Alley to become Britain's most celebrated actress, and the mistress of King Charles II.
Jessica Swale's story has been described as "blissfully entertaining" by the Globe and focuses on how Nell has to keep her wits about her and play to her charms in order to survive at Court at a time when women were seen as second-class citizens.
Swale directed playwright Nell Leyshon's Bedlam at The Globe in 2010, while her first play, Blue Stockings, was performed in 2013.
The Globe theatre has a tradition of championing new writing and seeing works that began life on its stage make successful transfers to the West End.
It most recently saw Farinelli and the King starring Mark Rylance make such a move, to great critical acclaim.


Hundreds of green-fanged tube web spiders have taken over the back garden of a family home in Cardiff.

Haydn Harwood, 33, says the black spiders are in "every nook and cranny" of the outside walls of his house and garage in Llanedeyrn.
He said his wife, Kayleigh, and any family members who visit are afraid of venturing into the garden.
Tube spiders are one of the UK's largest, with bodies up 2.2cm (0.9in), with green iridescence on their jaws.
Mr Harwood first spotted the colony at his end-of-terrace home a year ago.
He said: "They are nocturnal creatures so I hadn't seen them until one night when I was outside having a cigarette because I am not allowed to smoke in the house.
"I saw something move, went in and got a flashlight and saw them all in the cracks of the walls. They were in the eaves, all along the back wall, down the side of the house and under the kitchen window.
"It is a bit of worry for our pets.
"We have two cats and a Chihuahua and it would be terrible if they got bitten by them.
Tube web spiders - Segestria florentina
He asked a friend for help to exterminate them but within three months the colony had returned.
Mr Harwood said he has asked Cardiff council for help.
Experts say the spiders originated in the Mediterranean and north Africa and made their way to Britain on cargo ships.
They believe the spiders are now able survive and spread because of the UK's increasingly mild climate.


Fifteen police officers have been injured during rioting at Belfast City Hall on Monday night.

It followed the passing of a vote to change the council's policy of flying the union flag all year round.
A loyalist protest outside the building erupted into violence minutes after the motion was passed. Disorder also broke out in east Belfast.
Council staff removed the flag at 07:00 GMT on Tuesday. It will now only be flown on 18 designated days.
Two security guards and a press photographer were also hurt during the violence at the City Hall.
he police were attacked with bottles and bricks in the Albertbridge Road and Templemore Avenue areas of east Belfast.
The former SDLP leader John Hume used to frequently say "you can't eat a flag".
Ask most Northern Ireland politicians whether they would prefer to spend their time discussing flags or "bread and butter issues" and they'll tell you the economy every time.
Despite that, flags, murals and even the wearing of poppies continue to have the potential to stir sharp divisions.
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Three people were arrested - two teenagers in east Belfast and a 22-year-old man in Donegall Square in the city centre.
First Minister Peter Robinson condemned the violence but said the decision to remove the flag was "provocative".
In a statement, the DUP leader said: "There is no excuse or justification for attacks on police officers, council staff, and property."
However, Mr Robinson added: "The decision to pursue the removal of the flag from city hall and other council buildings, despite warnings of the likely consequential impact on community relations, was foolish and provocative.
"Those who talk most about building community relations have by their actions in the council substantially damaged relations across the city."
Nationalists wanted the union flag taken down altogether, but in the end voted on a compromise from the Alliance party that it would fly on designated days.
The vote was 29 to 21, with unionists accusing the Sinn Fein, the SDLP and Alliance of attacking their cultural identity.
Sinn Fein Policing Board member Gerry Kelly said the police operation had been completely inadequate.
"If that had been 1,000 or more republicans out there they would not have left it that they were able to come into the back of city hall."
However, Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said: "We put in place last night a considered police operation, a substantial police operation - there were dozens, in fact scores of police officers deployed there.
"There was nothing to suggest before last night that there was going to be any significant violence."
He added: "Put the responsibility on the people who actually committed the criminality.
"Clearly there was a level of orchestration - some people brought bolt cutters, others put on masks immediately after the vote came through."
Justice Minister David Ford said some unionist politicians had to share some of the blame for the disturbances.
"The violence which took place at the city hall and round St Matthew's Church (in east Belfast) was the responsibility of two groups of people," he said.
"The first is those who went to the city hall spoiling for a fight, who attacked police officers and council staff.
"But there is a second group which bears responsibility. DUP and UUP politicians fomented this protest, with both leaflets and the use of social media.
"They called people on to the streets. They must have known, from experience as recent as this summer, that violence was almost inevitable."
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt said: "Firstly, we are clear that no one should have been attacked or injured last night, no property should have been damaged, and no illegality should be tolerated. Attacking police officers is wrong, full-stop.
"But it is also wrong to continue to make the unionist people of Belfast feel that they are to be treated as a minority whose heritage and values are to be suppressed."
However, SDLP councillor Tim Attwood said: "The actions of these people, who were protesting the democratic decision by the council to alter the flag policy at city hall to only flying the union flag on designated days, were themselves an outrage to the democracy they claim to desire.
The council had to adjourn for half an hour when loyalists stormed Belfast City Hall's courtyard and came close to breaking into the building.
The DUP has now asked that the union flag be allowed to be flown every day from the cenotaph in the grounds of the building.
The proposal is being considered and requires the Alliance party to support it.


Dr Muhammad Waseem Moaz, one of the last remaining paediatricians in rebel-held Aleppo, was killed in an air strike on Thursday.

Charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said the attack on the al-Quds hospital left more than 50 people dead, including at least six medical staff.
But it was Dr Moaz's death in particular that has struck a nerve.
This emotional Facebook tribute posted by a colleague has now been shared more than 23,000 times.
In it, Dr Hatem, the director of the Children's Hospital in Aleppo, praised Dr Moaz's "humanity and bravery".
He said that Dr Moaz, 36, used to work at the Children's Hospital during the day and then attend al-Quds hospital for emergencies in the evening.
"Dr Moaz and I used to spend six hours a day together.
"He was friendly, kind and he used to joke a lot with the whole staff," he said.
"He was the loveliest doctor in our hospital."
Another colleague of Dr Moaz told the BBC's World Tonight programme that they had worked together for five years.
"He was one of my best friends. He was 36 years old, unmarried up until now, waiting for this bloody war to stop to be married", he said.
"He loved his country, he loved his city. He had to stay close to those babies. Who would treat those babies if everybody left?"
Medecins Sans Frontieres, which ran the al-Quds hospital, said Dr Moaz was "one of the last paediatricians in Aleppo". He had worked at the hospital since 2013.
"He kept it going, was always there and always worried about the needs of the people. He was honest and very committed. He worked in conditions you cannot even begin to imagine," MSF representative Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa told the BBC.
MSF said that the hospital was well-known locally. It was hit by a direct air strike on Wednesday.
Aleppo's hospitals are already under extreme strain. Earlier this month Dr Zahed Katurji told the BBC that there were no more than 25 doctors operating in Aleppo.
Local sources blamed Syrian or Russian war planes. The Syrian military has denied targeting the hospital.
MSF said that seven of the hospitals it supports have been bombed since the start of 2016, leaving at least 16 medical staff dead.


Snap shares plunged 14% on Thursday after the social media firm reported more than $400m (Â£310m) in quarterly losses and fewer than expected users.

The share price fall extended a decline that started almost immediately after Snapchat started trading on the stock market this spring.
The firm reported 173 million daily users, up 4% on the prior quarter.
But the company is struggling with fierce competition from Facebook, which offers similar features.
Snap's stock, which was priced at $17 for its public offering in March, is now trading at less than $14.
On Thursday, chief executive Evan Spiegel pledged that he and fellow co-founder Robert Murphy would not sell any of their own shares this year, as a sign of confidence in the firm's prospects.
The shares were worth billions at the time of the IPO.
"We believe deeply in the long-term success of Snap," he told analysts on a call after the results were released.
Snap made its name as a messaging app, with texts that would disappear. It now offers video stories, maps and other features.
The firm said it is working to woo advertisers with low prices and evidence that its ads are working - features it hopes will set it apart from rivals.
Revenue over the three months to the end of June was $181.7m, more than double the same period in 2016.
But expenses grew even faster, reaching more than $630.6m for the quarter, including expenses related to stock-based compensation.
Snap's user base increased by more than 20% year-on-year. But the firm added just seven million new users in the quarter, compared to eight million in the first three months of the year.
Shares in the firm fell more than 14% in after-hours trade.
Mr Spiegel said the company was making "a lot of progress".
He estimated that a quarter of people with smart phones in the US, UK and France use Snapchat every day, with users typically spending more than 30 minutes daily on the site.
Snap is not the only young company that has stumbled after going public while facing off with one of the tech giants.
The prepared meal company Blue Apron, which started trading in June, has also lost much of its value.
Analysts say Amazon's plan to acquire Whole Foods, combining its delivery strength with a well-known grocer, has dimmed its prospects.
On Thursday, in its first earnings report since its stock market debut, Blue Apron reported more than $238m in revenue for the three months to the end of June and losses of $31.6m.
Its shares fell more than 17%, to $5.14, compared to $10 price set at the IPO.


Milton Keynes, the new town synonymous with concrete cows, has welcomed a new herd of heifers as it celebrates its 50th birthday.

The "Herd About MK" scheme will see 50 new fibreglass cows placed across the town in one of the area's biggest-ever arts and charity projects.
Many of the life-size structures have been sponsored and decorated by local businesses.
Money is being raised for three local charities.
The cows will be on display at spots across Milton Keynes until November.
The project was launched at centre:MK but the statues will move around the city with a number of showcases planned at different landmarks.


The UK economy grew at its slowest rate since mid-2013 in the three months to January, according to the CBI.

Its survey of manufacturers, retailers and the services sector showed a balance of 6% reporting increased business, the lowest since May 2013.
The economy has had a "tough start to the year", said Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director of economics.
Official figures last week put UK growth at 0.5% in the last quarter of 2015, the slowest for three years.
Ms Newton-Smith said: "Manufacturing and business and professional services have struggled to make a mark, but a healthier picture can be seen in the household-focused consumer services and retail sectors."
Output from professional services firms - including telecoms, computing and legal services - slowed down the most, according to the CBI Growth Indicator.
The CBI figures signalled only "modest" growth in the next three months.
Reports have suggested the Bank of England will this week cut its UK economic growth forecasts to around 2.3% for 2016, compared with 2.5% in November.
The central bank will release its latest inflation report on Thursday, when it will also keep interest rates unchanged amid concerns about global economic volatility.
A Treasury spokesperson said: "Despite turbulence in the global economy, Britain is pushing ahead and continues to grow steadily."