E-sports will be included in the official sporting programme of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said it wanted to reflect "the rapid development and popularity of this new form of sports participation".
Competitive video gaming will also feature as a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
And it will first appear in this year's Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan.
Alongside Fifa 2017, gamers at AIMAG can expect to compete in MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) and RTA (real time attack) games.
The move is the result of a partnership between Alisports, the sports wing of e-commerce giant Alibaba, and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
E-sports generated $493m (£400m) in revenue in 2016, with a global audience of about 320 million people.
Revenue is predicted to rise to $696m (£553m) in 2017, with 15% of that coming from China alone, according to e-sport analysts Newzoo.
The winning team at the biggest e-sports event, the League of Legends World Championship, shared $1m (£810,000) in prize money last year.
While millions of viewers watch online, tournaments staged in front of live audiences attract tens of thousands of fans.
In 2014, more than 40,000 people attended the League of Legends World Championship finals when they were held in Seoul.


Thousands of pipers will converge on Glasgow over the next two days for The World Pipe Band Championships.

A total of 234 bands from more than a dozen nations, such as Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, will contest "The Worlds".
The competition will be staged at Glasgow Green and is the culmination of the week-long Piping Live! festival.
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia won the competition in 2015 and were the first Scottish winner since 2005.
This year the event welcomes one of the biggest fields in it history.
Ian Embelton, chief executive of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, said: "Glasgow has been home to the World Pipe Band Championships for the last 30 years and you can see from the strength of the entry that the appetite from bands to come and play at Glasgow Green remains as strong as ever.
"We are looking forward to a very strong day of competition from some truly gifted, dedicated and outstanding musicians."
The Lord Provost of Glasgow and Chieftain of the World Pipe Band Championships, Sadie Docherty, said: "It is an enormous privilege to be asked to be chieftain of this truly incredible event.
"Glasgow is proud to have such a long association with the World Pipe Band Championships."


Scotland's Neil MacDonald has been named in the GB squad for this month's European Judo Championships in Warsaw.

The 19-year-old is the junior world number one and will make his debut in the competition as the team's youngest member.
MacDonald, who trains at the British Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall, won silver at the 2016 Junior European Championships in Malaga.
He is currently the top-ranked 60kg junior judoka in the world.
The 11-strong British team heading to Poland from 20-23 April contains a mixture of experienced judoka - among them Olympian Natalie Powell - and debutants.
In 2016 British Judo had its best return from the European Championships in 10 years with Colin Oates and Powell winning silver and bronze respectively.
GB Judo squad: Chelsie Giles, Kelly Edwards, Nekoda Davis, Bekky Livesey, Alice Schlesinger, Amy Livesey, Natalie Powell, Ashley McKenzie, Neil MacDonald, Max Stewart, Ben Fletcher


A 16-year-old boy is being questioned by police on suspicion of kidnap and sexual assault after a female jogger was attacked on a canal towpath.

The 39-year-old woman was sexually assaulted then held round the neck until she became unconscious.
The attack took place on the Leeds Liverpool canal near Viaduct road in Leeds at about 06:00 BST last Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.
Police released CCTV pictures last week in an attempt to find the suspect.
Detectives want to speak to cyclists who were in the area early last Wednesday and may be potential witnesses.


Manchester Thunder leapfrogged Hertfordshire Mavericks at the top of the Netball Superleague with victory away to Team Northumbria.

Thunder, helped by debutant Amy Clinton, edged clear in the final quarter for a 65-51 success that moved them to the summit on goal difference.
Mavericks had beaten Celtic Dragons the previous Monday.
Team Northumbria remain a place above bottom side Yorkshire Jets, who were beaten 52-39 by Loughborough Lightning.
The battle between third and fourth saw Surrey Storm beat Team Bath 54-42 to go level on 15 points.
Bath won the Super Saturday battle between the two teams in January but Surrey gained revenge to keep up the pace at the top end of the table.
Storm are back on court in Monday's televised game when they take on Team Northumbria.


A Scottish government minister has defended its inquiry into child abuse after survivors' groups called for its remit to be extended.

Campaigners have claimed institutions such as the Catholic Church and Boy Scouts could be "let off the hook".
But Education Secretary Angela Constance said the scope of the inquiry was "very far reaching".
And she said religious organisations were covered when they had looked after children in a residential capacity.
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has been tasked with "raising public awareness of the abuse of children in care, providing an opportunity for public acknowledgement of the suffering of those children and a forum for validation of their experience and testimony."
But survivors' organisations, who are due to meet Ms Constance on Thursday, have called for its remit to be extended amid claims that institutions such as the Catholic Church would be excluded from its investigations.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Ms Constance told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme that "religious organisations and orders are included in the inquiry where they have looked after children in a residential capacity".
She said the scope of the inquiry had already been widened, and that the definitions of "in care" and "abuse" were very broad.
She added: "What we have tried to do is to try to strike the right balance.
"We want to ensure that survivors don't actually lose hope and that the inquiry will report back within a reasonable timescale - we have set four years - and actually be able to make clear and meaningful recommendations."
The inquiry has been tasked with investigating the nature and extent of abuse of children while in care in Scotland, and to consider the extent to which institutions and bodies with legal responsibility for the care of children failed in their duty of care.
When she established the inquiry last year, Ms Constance said it would "aim to shine a light in the dark corners of the past, to shape how we respond in the present and guide how we go forward in the future."
She also said that "we need to learn all we can to ensure no institution becomes a hiding place for those who abuse positions of trust to prey on children."
The inquiry's remit currently allows it to investigate cases of children being abused while in institutional care "within living memory" up to December 2014.
It classes "in care" as being:
But it does not cover children who were abused while living with their natural or adoptive families, while using sports and leisure clubs or attending faith based organisations on a day to day basis.
The inquiry will also not examine allegations of children being abused in non-boarding schools, nursery or day-care centres.
The definition of "abuse" for the purpose of the inquiry is taken to mean primarily physical abuse and sexual abuse, with associated psychological and emotional abuse.
The inquiry has been instructed to publish its report and make its recommendations by October 2019 - four years after it was established.
But the White Flowers Alba (WFA) survivors' organisation said Catholic victims were being discriminated against because the inquiry had not been given the necessary powers to investigate allegations of abuse carried out in parishes or day schools.
It has called for the inquiry's remit to be extended to match that of one being led by Justice Lowell Goddard in England and Wales, which is investigating abuse carried out within the Catholic Church and other religious orders.
WFA spokesman Andi Lavery said: "Survivors continue to suffer. Why does a child raped by a priest in Cumbria, matter more than one in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Motherwell?"
He added: "When as children we said: 'No, please stop doing that', we say together resolutely as adult abuse survivors: 'This current inquiry is not fit for purpose'."
His comments were echoed by the In Care Abuse Survivors Scotland (INCAS) group, whose spokesman Alan Draper said the inquiry should "fit the purposes of survivors, not those institutions that have failed generations of children".
Mr Draper added: "We do know, for example, that the Boy Scout organisation and the Catholic Church have failed generations of children and we asked her (Ms Constance) to extend the remit.
"She is currently letting them off the hook. This is not justice."
In a letter to Ms Constance, Mr Draper argued that this "failure" to extend the remit had effectively resulted in the government becoming complicit in the cover-up of abuse."
The attack on the government came as the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry announced special measures to prioritise the testimonies of elderly or seriously ill people.
Its chairwoman, Susan O'Brien QC, said: "We are not quite ready to issue a call to all survivors and witnesses to come forward, as we are arranging to put support in place for people who will find giving evidence upsetting.
"Unfortunately, not everyone can wait even a few more weeks, so we have decided to take evidence from a small number of survivors as a matter of urgency."
The inquiry also said it was dropping the word "historical" from its title as it was prepared to hear allegations of abuse from as recently as December 2014.


Fears over patient safety mean some hospital operations are to be postponed.

It is the fallout from a "risk summit" focusing on Worcester Acute Hospitals Trust (WAHT), which according to NHS England is "experiencing difficulties".
"Bed occupancy", the body says, is too high, potentially jeopardising patient safety.
To try to boost the number of available beds, some non-urgent surgery will be delayed.
The BBC understands the trust's Worcestershire Royal Hospital has been running at up to 110% capacity.
NHS England - the body that leads the health service in the country - says the trust is working towards a national aim of 85% bed occupancy.
"This will also help with A&E flow through the hospital," a spokesperson said.
The situation is to be reviewed in mid-January.
"Risk summits" are a formal meeting between local authorities, hospital trusts - the provider organisation - and other health agencies, including NHS England, to identify and mitigate dangers for service users.
Thursday's meeting, NHS England said, was organised to discuss "concerns raised following a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission" and "ensure that patient safety is maintained".
An NHS England spokesperson said: "It is common, at a risk summit, for health and social care organisations within a health economy to agree actions to assist a trust that is experiencing difficulties.
"To help reduce bed occupancy it is usual for a trust to postpone some non-life threatening elective surgeries. This is what WAHT will be doing."
A spokesperson for WAHT said: "The trust welcomes the support and advice received and will be working to confirm all required actions and improvements are fully implemented."


Two Danish students had to be rescued from the Pennine Way on the Scottish border on the first day of a three-month walking tour.

The women set off from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders on Thursday but ran into difficulties after darkness fell.
Cousins Sissel and Marie Bertelsen ended up far from shelter without an adequate tent and phoned for help.
Borders Search and Rescue Unit (BSARU) was called out and the pair traced "cold and a bit scared" but unharmed.
Sissel told the BBC Scotland news website: "There was a lot more snow than we expected and it was cold and wet.
"There was snow up to our knees almost - we didn't expect it to be as cold.
"It didn't look very good for us to stay up there overnight."
The students had just arrived in Edinburgh on Wednesday and were planning to spend three months walking the UK and Ireland.
They set off from the northern end of the Pennine way on Thursday, intending to camp at Windy Gyle.
They struggled through considerable amounts of lying snow and then missed a refuge hut at Auchope Ridge before calling for assistance.
BSARU team leader Stuart Fuller-Shapcott said: "They made a 112 call for help and asked for fire rescue.
"This was then routed to the police by the fire service, who called out BSARU.
"No hint of a location was available, even after phone conversations."
A mobile-phone app, however, did help to pinpoint their position to a point near Windy Gyle.
Mr Fuller-Shapcott said. "The young women had just started the climb towards their exposed destination, which lies on the Pennine Way at 619m (2,000ft) and became aware that they were getting increasingly tired and cold, and were far outside their comfort zone.
"Twenty team members were available, having been diverted en route to our monthly business meeting, and made their way to Cocklawfoot Farm in the remote Bowmont Valley, and from there onto the hill.
"Conditions at valley level were extraordinarily muddy and slippery after recent rain and snow-melt, which made vehicular access to the hill difficult."
A local farmer was able to shuttle some of the rescue team onto the hill with the remainder making their way on foot.
"The casualties were found cold and a bit scared but otherwise unharmed," Mr Fuller-Shapcott said.
"We warmed them and walked them to the Border Gate, where the farmer collected them and ferried them down into the valley."
He paid tribute to the farmer for his help as well as colleagues in Northumberland for assistance using the app to help track the walkers.
"The girls on this occasion were just a bit inexperienced and under-equipped in terms of kit and hill-craft to be tackling the Cheviots in winter conditions," added the BSARU team leader.
"No doubt, after a few days' reflection, they'll carry on with their holiday a little wiser for the experience. We wish them happy travels."
Ms Bertelsen said they did intend to continue their trip but had shelved plans to carry on along the Pennine Way.


Leicester manager Nigel Pearson says the club do not want to sack him, despite reports he was dismissed on Sunday.

The Premier League's bottom side issued a statement later that day denying they had sacked the 51-year-old.
"They don't want to get rid of me," Pearson said after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Arsenal. "I'm here. I had lunch with the owners today.
"My relationship remains very good, professionally and personally."
He added: "I'm more than within my rights to move on from that situation now."
Pearson said he spoke to Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur on Monday after the pair tangled on the touchline in Leicester's defeat on Saturday.
"It was a friendly chat and the lad comes out of it with an awful lot of credit in defusing the situation," said Pearson, who avoided FA punishment for the altercation.
Owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who bought Leicester in 2010, sat one seat in front of Pearson in the stands during the first half and the pair were spotted laughing at one point.
Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a 2-0 lead before Andrej Kramaric pulled a goal back.
He was denied a late equaliser by Arsenal keeper David Ospina to leave Leicester five points adrift of Premier League safety.
"I'm getting a bit tired of talking about being an unlucky side," Pearson added.
"It's all well and good talking about performances. It's all right looking on the bright side of life but ultimately it's about winning games and we continue to be under scrutiny because of the position we are in."


One of Scotland's largest law firms, Simpson & Marwick, has announced it is to merge with global legal business Clyde & Co.

Simpson & Marwick has 45 partners based in offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, North Berwick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and London.
Clyde & Co has more than 320 partners, 1,700 legal professionals and 2,800 staff in 39 offices worldwide.
The merged firm will be known as Clyde & Co.
However, the residential property division will continue to trade under the Simpson & Marwick name.
The merger is due to take effect from 1 October.
Simpson & Marwick, which was founded in 1886, specialises in insurance disputes and residential property.
Clyde & Co senior partner James Burns described it as a "client-led" merger.
He added: "Simpson & Marwick is the go-to firm for many of our clients in Scotland and we've long held it in high regard.
"Not only does it firmly position us as the leading insurance-sector firm on both sides of the border but it benefits our clients across all our sectors by giving us a great platform to meet their legal needs in Scotland."
Simpson & Marwick managing partner Gordon Keyden said: "We are proud of our history as one of Scotland's leading law firms and this is a merger that will enable us to significantly increase the services we offer to our clients.
"Increasingly clients want consolidated expertise across England and Scotland and Clyde & Co is a tailor-made fit for us given that we share a number of similar practices and clients.
"Many of our insurer clients operate on a global stage and this merger enables us to join them on that stage."
The deal is the latest in a series of mergers involving Scottish firms over the past 18 months.
Last year, Dundas and Wilson merged with international law firm CMS, while Aberdein Considine completed a merger with Stirling-based Muirhead Buchanan.
Harper Macleod also announced a tie-up with solicitors Bird Semple, while Thorntons merged with leading Fife solicitors Murray Donald and Cupar legal firm Steel Eldridge Stewart.


Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been named in Pakistan's squad for the Test series in England starting next month.

It marks a first Test call-up for Amir, 24, since he was banned and imprisoned for spot-fixing at Lord's in 2010.
His five-year ban ended in September 2015 and he was named in Pakistan's limited-overs squads earlier this year.
The four-Test series begins on 14 July. Pakistan's squads for five one-day internationals and a one-off Twenty20 will be announced at a later date.
Left-armer Amir is waiting to learn if he will be granted a visa to enter the UK.
If selected for the opening match, it will mean a first return to Lord's for Amir since his part in a conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls against England in a match there in August 2010.
Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty of arranging deliberate no-balls in return for money. The three each received a custodial sentence and a ban.
Mohammad Hafeez was also selected, subject to his full recovery from a knee injury sustained two months ago, but there was no place for fellow opener Ahmed Shehzad.
Pakistan arrive in England later this month before holding a training camp in Hampshire. Their first warm-up match starts on 3 July, against Somerset.
Pakistan Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez (subject to fitness), Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Imran Khan.


You might be interested in why so many banks - Lloyds, RBS, Clydesdale, TSB and Tesco Bank - have all said in the past 24 hours that in the event of Scotland voting for independence they would move their legal homes south of the border or create new English companies for some of their operations.

Why have they moved in a sheep-like way in collectively making these disclosures?
Well they all had to consider making this announcement last weekend when opinion polls showed the possibility of Scottish independence was no longer remote.
As I have mentioned many times, they had been considering for months how to ensure their main transactions would continue to be in sterling and how to be confident they would still be regulated by the Bank of England and would have access to the Bank's emergency lending facilities (which is a matter of corporate life and death, literally, in a crisis).
Without being able to demonstrate such continuity of currency and regulation, there was a risk they would lose access to vital credit and that depositors would take flight.
It was not rocket science that the simplest way to secure this continuity was to become properly English, rather than Scottish - especially after the Westminster government and Labour said they would never agree to monetary union with Scotland.
Now the probable migration south was implied by Royal Bank of Scotland, for example, in its last annual report (and I was writing and broadcasting about RBS's and Lloyds' plans to become English for weeks before RBS's annual report was published).
So why firm up these plans now, rather than the day after the referendum?
Well I am told the chain reaction of announcements was started by the leak of Lloyds' plans to the Sun Newspaper - in the sense that RBS got wind of this leak yesterday and then convened an emergency board meeting last night to sign off its own migration plans.
And once these two banks had decided that it was right and proper to tell investors about plans to become English if Scotland became independent, every other bank with important Scottish interests had to show its hand - or risk creating damaging market uncertainty.
For what its worth, some bankers have seen the invisible hand of 10 Downing Street corralling these bankers to make announcements that have been embarrassing for Alex Salmond and those campaigning for independence.
"There was someone in Number 10 trying to get the banks to co-ordinate on this" a senior banker told me.
But Downing Street says this isn't true.
So I cannot tell you if there is sinister Sassenach conspiracy here.
What I can tell you is that there are some economic consequences from the relocation, but quantifying them is hard.
Vast numbers of jobs would not leave Scotland, although a few high quality ones would.
And, along with the relocation of some fund management operations to England, Scotland could lose valuable export earnings.
The implications for tax are murkier.
Before the crash, the likes of Lloyds and RBS were huge payers of corporation tax.
That said, it will be years before they fund any exchequer in this way again, because they are still rebuilding their operations and have accumulated vast losses to shelter any future corporation tax liability.
So corporation tax would not have been seen as a big source of income from RBS or Lloyds by either Edinburgh or Westminster for a few years yet.
However corporation tax as a potential future revenue stream from the top companies of these banks will  eventually flow to England,  Northern Ireland and Wales, not Scotland, if Scots break away from the rest of the United Kingdom (and by the way, any corporation tax payable on RBS's or Lloyds' relatively small Scottish operations would of course flow to Edinburgh, if Scotland becomes an autonomous nation),
By contrast both Lloyds and RBS are big payers of the banking levy introduced by the current government.
If the Scottish government had hopes of channelling this to their own coffers, that will no longer happen.
Finally there is the biggest source of tax payable by RBS and Lloyds, which is the unrecovered VAT they pay on their costs but cannot recover from VAT charged on their income (because most of their income is interest, on which VAT isn't payable). By the way, because of this unrecovered VAT, RBS is the fourth or fifth biggest taxpayer in the UK.
Again the bulk of this VAT will continue to flow to HMRC in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But, to be honest, I am not sure if Scotland could ever have hoped to secure the lion's share of this.
However, in a globalised world of multinationals, working out where tax is paid - if it is paid - is ferociously complicated.
That said, in summary the proposed relocation of these banks might reduce the flow of taxes to Edinburgh a bit - but I cannot tell you whether the reduction in tax flows, relative to what Alex Salmond and his colleagues were expecting, would be big.


The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at between 0.25% and 0.5% in the face of an uncertain jobs market.

The possibility of Brexit was one of the factors that led the US Federal Reserve to keep interest rates on hold, Chair Janet Yellen said.
The US central bank also said it expected a "slower path" for future rate rises.
It raised rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade.
On the 23 June UK referendum on whether to stay in the European Union, Ms Yellen said: "Clearly this is a very important decision for the United Kingdom and for Europe.
"It is a decision that could have consequences for economic and financial conditions in global financial markets.
"If it does so it could have consequences in turn for the US economic outlook that would be a factor in deciding on the appropriate path of policy," she added.
Meanwhile, the US Treasury cleared all bond sales on the 23 June.
Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP, told Bloomberg Business that the Treasury alters its auctions calendar to avoid Fed monetary policy announcements, and that the UK referendum was a "similar kind of market event".
Fed policymakers did not reveal when rates might rise, but the door has been left open for an increase when they next meet at the end of July.
Chair Yellen added: "Proceeding cautiously and raising our interest-rate target will allow us to verify that economic growth will return to a moderate pace, that the labor market will strengthen further, and that inflation will continue to make progress toward our 2% objective."
The Fed said in a statement that the pace of improvement in the labour market had slowed. The bank added, however, that "economic activity will expand at a moderate pace and labour market indicators will strengthen" even with gradual rate increases.
Analysis: Andrew Walker, BBC News
The key consideration in this decision was the US jobs market - with a little help from the uncertainties arising from the forthcoming British referendum and a few other factors.
We have had two months where job creation has been disappointing, especially May.
The Fed Chair Janet Yellen called it "something of a loss of momentum".
But she also said signs there were signs that the labour market is "approaching maximum employment" and it's important not to attach too much importance to one data point.
She - and, she said, the Fed's policy making committee - did not feel that "progress in the labour market has come to an end".
Which leaves us (or at least me) having to pore over the next jobs report to see how likely a rate rise is in July.
At this stage it doesn't look very likely, but it is not altogether off the table.
The dollar fell against the euro and sterling, but Wall Street held on to earlier gains, with the S&P 500 up 0.3%.
The Fed expected the unemployment rate to stand at 4.7% by the end of this year, before falling to 4.6% in 2017 and remain at that level in 2018.
In May, US job creation fell to its lowest level in more than five years, after faltering in April.
Ms Yellen said it was important not to overreact to one or two monthly readings.
"That said, we will be watching the job market carefully," she added.
The Fed now expects the US economy to expand by only 2% a year for the foreseeable future - slightly lower than the forecast in March.
Brian Jacobsen of Wells Fargo Funds Management said: "It's as dovish as the Fed can get without actually cutting rates."
Aaron Kohli of BMO Capital Markets agreed that the statement appeared "somewhat dovish", adding: "The market had expected them to moderate their tone a little bit given what's been going on and given the risk that we have in terms of Brexit."


Nico Rosberg has vowed to "keep it simple" over the final three grands prix of the season as he closes on the Formula 1 World Championship.

The German is 26 points ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and could clinch the title in Mexico if he wins and Hamilton retires.
Rosberg said: "Of course I'm aware of that. It's an obvious calculation which everybody is telling me and it's great.
"But the approach is keep it simple - just look for the race win."
Rosberg can afford to finish second to Hamilton in all the remaining races, with Brazil and Abu Dhabi in November following Mexico City, and still win the title. Even one third place and two seconds would be enough.
He owes his advantage partially to the reliability problems that have hit Hamilton disproportionately through the year. But he said he was not allowing himself to think about the fact that, by the law of averages, he is due a technical failure.
"That's not within my control so I completely block that out," Rosberg said before this weekend's race in Mexico.
Hamilton won in Austin on Sunday to cut his deficit to Rosberg but because there are now only three races remaining the victory did not change the mathematical situation between the two.
It was Hamilton's first win since the German Grand Prix at the end of July, following a string of problems for the Briton, some of them technical, some of his own making.
It was also his first win from pole position since the British Grand Prix two races before Germany.
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"Not many seasons there can be 100% reliability on a car," said Hamilton. "Will that be the case on Nico's? I guess time will tell.
"I can't get fixated on that. I just have to focus on mine.
"I am hoping that for these last four I have 100% reliability. That would be a breath of fresh air and I will try to utilise that opportunity with driving as I did in Austin."
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The new series of BBC One's drama Atlantis starts on Saturday night, but fans are being warned to gear up for a very different show.

It's more serious and darker, a bit like Doctor Who in its last series.
Not everyone was happy with that change, but the team behind Atlantis say they are prepared for any criticism.
"The show is made to work pre-watershed," says executive producer and co-creator of Atlantis Johnny Capps.
"I think audiences now are a lot more sophisticated than they used to be.
"Children are exposed to a lot more darker and interesting material than they used to be.
"So I think you have to reflect that in the fact that your audience is more sophisticated."
He says that thanks to their later time slot of 8.30pm, they're hoping to catch adults and children.
And making the programme darker isn't necessarily a bad thing.
"I think it's a good thing because your showing the complexities of life and emotional stories," he says.
"So I think they are richer and I think a family audience will learn more about life, because the shows are darker.
"So they show the light side and the dark side. They show the consequences of emotional stories."
Jason, who is played by Jack Donnelly, says he was worried about the changes and how they would be received by the audience.
"It's nothing like series one," he tells Newsbeat.
"I was chatting with Mark (Addy) and Rob (Emms) about it the other day, and it's not even really a follow-up.
"They've pretty much rebooted the entire series.
"It's a lot darker, a lot more serious, all the episodes are serialised, one leads into the other, leads into the other. [They're] not standalone stories any more."
But are the team prepared for the backlash?
"Slightly, yes," admits Jack.
"I will be honest, Mark, Rob and myself, we were concerned in the beginning because we'd sort of built up a rhythm with each other last year.
"We knew what we were doing, and there was a humour that undercut all the serious moments.
"And we've sort of had to step away from that, under the producer saying, 'You know this is a new direction we are going in.'
"And having seen some of the episodes, just only rough cuts, I would say it might not be suitable for all the younger members of the audience [like] it was last year.
"But I do think overall, the show has improved.
"I think it is a positive thing, where they've taken it. And it just makes it more interesting.
"So for everyone we lose, I'm hoping we're going to gain someone else."
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A woman was stabbed to death before her body was discovered in Greater Manchester, tests have revealed.

Police officers found Sian Roberts at a property in St Helier's Drive, Salford, at about 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
A post-mortem examination confirmed the 36-year-old died from stab wounds to the chest.
Greater Manchester Police have been given more time to question a 36-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton said: "We are eager to find out what Sian had been doing and where she had been on the day of her death.
"This is an extremely difficult time for the family."


A college lecturer has admitting killing his wife in "a stabbing frenzy" after wrongly believing he was not the father of their two children.

Robert Kerr, 39, inflicted 76 wounds on 39-year-old Xin Xin Liu at their home in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire.
The Crown accepted his plea to culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility after it emerged he suffered "an abnormality of the mind".
Kerr will remain at the State Hospital under an interim compulsion order.
At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Boyd imposed the interim compulsion order for Kerr to remain at Carstairs and the case was adjourned until November.
The court heard that Xin Xin had moved to Scotland from China around 15 years ago to study law at Aberdeen University.
It was there she met Kerr, who was completing a computer course. They were married in 2003.
Kerr was latterly a lecturer at West College Scotland in Paisley, while Xin Xin was training to be a translator.
They were described as a "quiet and private couple" with family not aware of any problems between them.
In April this year - weeks before the killing - Kerr had contacted his GP complaining of stress in respect of "work and personal issues".
He added he was suffering from anxiety, insomnia and spoke about "paranoid feelings".
Four days before the attack, Kerr spoke to a nurse and said he had been feeling much better and appeared to be sounding "chirpier".
The court heard that on 26 April, however, Kerr attacked Xin Xin as their two sons slept upstairs.
Just before midnight, he dialled 999 and admitted: "I have just killed my wife. I murdered her in a stabbing frenzy."
He went on to state there was "blood all over the place".
Police discovered Xin Xin lying on the kitchen floor with a knife still in her body.
After being held, Kerr then told officers: "I found out tonight they were not mine."
Prosecutor Jane Farquharson said he had "suspicions" that a friend was the father of his children.
Ms Farquharson told the court: "A paternity test recently carried out...has since confirmed that Robert Kerr is the biological father."
A number of blood-stained items were found at the couple's house, including a milk carton.
The advocate depute said: "Kerr has since admitted that he had made himself a hot drink after this incident."
A post mortem later revealed Xin Xin had suffered a total of 76 wounds.
The court heard that Kerr had since been receiving treatment at the State Hospital at Carstairs.
One doctor concluded that his "ability to control his conduct" that night was "substantially impaired by reason of abnormality of mind".
He was said to be suffering from a "delusional disorder" including his belief about the paternity of his children.


Kurdish mourners gathered at Heathrow Airport as the body of Ryan Lock arrived back in the UK on Saturday.

19 February 2017 Last updated at 00:04 GMT
Mr Lock, 20, from Chichester, West Sussex, went to Syria to fight against so-called Islamic State.
He died on 21 December during a battle for the IS group's stronghold of Raqqa, while fighting with the Kurdish forces known as the YPG.
Mr Lock, a chef, had travelled to Syria in August 2016 having told friends and family he was going on holiday to Turkey.


A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing a murder during an armed robbery in Essex.

Timothy Smith, 57, was pushed during the robbery in The Drive, Hullbridge, at about 23:00 GMT on 19 March.
He fell heavily on to a low level wall and suffered a serious brain injury. He died two days later.
A 50-year-old man from Southend has been detained on suspicion of murder, robbery and possessing a firearm.
Detectives are appealing for anyone who saw a Ford transit van in or near Ferry Road, or two men at or near a bus stop on Ferry Road in Hullbridge on 19 March between 19:00 and 23:00 GMT, to contact them.


New Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has admitted he is still finding his feet when it comes to playing the Time Lord.

"I don't know if it's quite fallen into place yet," the 56-year-old told the Radio Times. "I think it's a mistake to get it to click, to get into a groove.
"I've tried to avoid finding a way to do it and then just repeating that," the former Thick of It actor continued.
The latest series of the popular sci-fi show begins on Saturday with an 80-minute episode set in Victorian London.
It will be the first full adventure for Capaldi's Doctor following his brief introduction as Matt Smith's successor at the end of last year's Christmas Day special.
"I'm trying all the time to see what works and what doesn't work," said the Scottish actor, who made a previous appearance in Doctor Who in 2008.
"I'm trying to bring back some of the Doctor's mystery and strangeness, which is hard to do given that the show is 50 years old.
"I think I'm a more grown-up Doctor, but he's still mirthful," continued Capaldi, who said his time traveller would be "serious when he needs to be".
His comments follow a previously aired interview with the BBC in which he said his Doctor would be "less user-friendly" and "a little darker" than previous incarnations.
Capaldi's latest interview also sees him speak generally on the advice he has received from Smith and David Tennant - another Scot to have played the Doctor in recent years.
"You're an actor and sometimes have to compare notes to see how the others might have felt about the things I am going through or am being asked to do," he is quoted as saying.
"It's good to be able to chat to people who have been in the same situation [and] have something to do with people who you have seen triumph in that situation."
In the run-up to this weekend's series launch, it has been revealed that Capaldi will be joined by his Thick of It co-star Chris Addison later in the run.
The comedian, who played Oliver Reeder to Capaldi's Malcolm Tucker in the political satire, said it was "a 35-year dream come true" to have a role in the new series' two-part finale.


On her latest album, singer PJ Harvey has depicted the horrors of war in brutal detail, motivated by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

There are arms and legs in the trees. There is flesh quivering in the heat. There are deformed and orphaned children. Heavy stones are falling. Death is everywhere.
Welcome to the world created by PJ Harvey on her new album Let England Shake, from which these lines come. Enter at your peril.
Over 20 years as one of Britain's most single-minded and artistically driven music-makers, Harvey has always ventured where other musicians fear to tread.
But whereas inner anguish has previously fuelled her personal, visceral songs, for this record she has decided to tell harrowing stories from the front lines.
The songs on Let England Shake create vivid snapshots of conflicts from Gallipoli to Helmand and convey her pretty damning view of the societies that allowed them to happen.
Determined to reflect the human toll of modern combat, Harvey spent two-and-a-half years researching the subject and interviewing survivors, just as a novelist or scriptwriter might.
She imagined herself as a wartime "song correspondent" and her dispatches tell of service personnel who witness terrible things and oppressed civilians who see their countries torn apart.
Asked which conflicts provoked her to write the album, Harvey replies: "All current conflicts I would say.
"But of course the most recent conflicts, particularly the ones we are involved in - Iraq and Afghanistan - but all conflicts really.
"It's the result of just living in the world that we're all living in today. That's what's brought about the need for me to try and write an album like this."
Harvey has always been "very politically engaged" but was previously afraid of sounding self-righteous or preachy when tackling global issues, she says.
"Very gradually over the last four or five years I began to feel that my writing had got to the stage where I might be able to try and address such things now within song.
"So that was coupled with a greater sense of urgency and need to want to try to wrap words round our contemporary situations."
The urgency, she says, comes from "the world that we're living in", adding: "I think a lot of people are feeling that at the moment."
The songs are rarely overtly political but are set against a backdrop of Western societies whose faraway failures have had catastrophic consequences.
Harvey, who won the Mercury Prize in 2001, is vague about her own political views, making deliberately diplomatic statements when asked for her thoughts about global affairs.
"I'm not wanting to talk about my personal opinions because I want the work to stand up for itself and be taken in any way that the listener hears it," she says.
She will say it is a writer's job to "absorb the world around you" and "absorb what's in the air".
"I've always felt very interested in what's going on in the world and our country and everywhere. It did feel timely. It felt timely now to write this piece."
The first single, The Words That Maketh Murder, is a serviceman's tale of seeing how "soldiers fell like lumps of meat, blown and shot out beyond belief, arms and legs were in the trees".
This Glorious Land depicts a country that is ploughed not by iron ploughs but "by tanks and feet marching", with the "glorious fruit of our land" being deformed and orphaned children.
The song is punctuated by a hunting bugle and a haunting refrain of "Oh America, oh England".
Harvey, who recorded the album in a church in her home town of Bridport, Dorset, chose to tell her stories through the eyes of ordinary soldiers and civilians because she could only speak as "a human being who feels emotions and to empathise", she says.
During her research, she spoke to people who had various different roles in Iraq and Afghanistan, she says, as well as learning about other historical conflicts.
"I did a lot of research in many, many different areas," she explains. "A lot of reading, a lot of watching documentaries, and as much as I could, reading first hand accounts, whether that was in the form of blogs or books or interviews.
"At any opportunity I could I would try and speak to people who had first-hand accounts too.
"And then other types of research - I watched films by great film-makers. Stanley Kubrick, Ken Loach. I read a lot of poetry both contemporary and also from history. But this is just the tip of the iceberg."
After immersing herself in war stories, she set about writing the lyrics. "Instinct would take over and at some level then the song begins to write itself," she says.
"But first of all I just had to feed myself as much information as possible."
The songs were written as poems first and the music was added only after the words was were finished.
As a result, with its graphic realism and personal approach, the album has more affinity with other battle-weary cultural works - from Apocalypse Now to Picasso's Guernica - than the pop albums with which it will share a shelf.


Six British members of a stag party on a Ryanair flight were arrested for allegedly drunken behaviour which forced an unscheduled landing in Berlin, police there say.

The men were flying from London Luton to the Slovak capital Bratislava.
The groom was among those detained for endangering security when the flight landed at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport.
They were later released, but could face fines of up to â‚¬25,000 (Â£20,000) and a possible civil damages suit.
The group of 12 from Southampton were among 170 passengers on the Ryanair flight on Friday evening.
As six of the party, including the groom, became drunk, they ignored crew instructions, a Berlin police statement said.
When refused further alcohol, they became aggressive and one member of the group undressed, according to German press reports.
The pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport, where the six men, aged between 25 and 28, were taken into police custody, but later released.
The remaining 164 passengers, including the six members of the stag party who were not involved in the incident, were able to continue their journey to Bratislava.


Manchester United's players may be struggling under the pressure of playing for the 20-time English champions, says manager Jose Mourinho.

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Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Premier League rivals Watford means United have lost their past three matches.
"Some individuals probably feel the pressure and responsibility too much," said former Chelsea boss Mourinho.
"We started the season very well. But was I thinking that my team was ready, perfect, unbeatable? Not at all."
He added: "I was completely aware that we were not perfect, with lots of players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes."
Mourinho has lost three consecutive games in a season for the first time since February 2002, when he was Porto boss.
United won the Community Shield and their opening three league games under the former Real Madrid manager, who replaced Louis van Gaal in the summer.
But defeat by neighbours Manchester City at Old Trafford last weekend was followed by a disappointing Europa League loss at Feyenoord on Thursday.
On Sunday, Watford led through Etienne Capoue's first-half strike, only for teenage United striker Marcus Rashford to level from close range.
Hornets substitute Juan Zuniga scored with seven minutes to go before Troy Deeney sealed the win with an injury-time penalty.
The defeat leaves United seventh in the table with nine points from five games.
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Mourinho believes his team have fallen victim to a number of unfair refereeing decisions and felt they were harshly treated against Watford.
He thought Anthony Martial was fouled in the lead-up to Watford's first goal.
Mourinho also claimed United were denied a penalty in the 2-1 derby defeat by City, while a Feyenoord player appeared to be offside in the build-up to their goal in last week's 1-0 win in the Netherlands.
"The referees' crucial mistakes are not in my control, there is nothing I can do about that," said Mourinho. "That is not under my control.
"So we were punished by these mistakes and I can't do anything about it."


Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award.

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Mahrez has scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in 34 league games to take Leicester to the cusp of the title.
The award was voted for by the Algeria international's fellow professionals.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, 20, was named PFA Young Player of the Year, while Manchester City forward Izzy Christiansen won the Women's Player of the Year award.
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Sunderland striker Beth Mead, 20, was named Women's Young Player of the Year.
Mahrez, 25, held off competition from Tottenham forward Harry Kane, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, West Ham United midfielder Dimitri Payet and fellow Leicester men Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kante to win the award.
He was handed the prize at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Sunday, hours after scoring in his side's 4-0 win over Swansea City as leaders Leicester moved to within five points of the title.
Analysis: 'I voted for Vardy but Mahrez deserves it'
"Without my team-mates I wouldn't get this award," Mahrez, who joined Leicester from French second-tier side Le Havre in January 2014, said.
"And for my manager and the staff - without them I wouldn't receive this award and I wouldn't score. It's the team spirit, and I want to dedicate it to them.
"It's extra special because if the players vote for me it's because they've seen I've been great this year so I'm happy."
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One year ago, Alli was getting ready to play at Rochdale for MK Dons having been loaned back to the League One club after signing for Tottenham for an initial £5m in February 2015.
This season he has scored 10 times in 32 top-flight games to help Spurs challenge Leicester for the title.
In addition, Alli has made six senior appearances for England, scoring in a 2-0 friendly win over France last November.
Alli was unable to collect the award in person as Tottenham host West Brom on Monday, but former Spurs player and manager Ossie Ardiles collected the prize on his behalf.
"Thank you Ossie, the Tottenham legend for receiving this award for me," Alli said in a video message screened at the awards.
"Sorry I can't be there tonight but we have a big game tomorrow."
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Leicester and Tottenham have provided eight players between them for the Professional Footballers' Association Premier League Team of the Year.
Mahrez is one of a quartet of players from league leaders Leicester, while Alli is one of four men from Spurs.
Ozil, a PFA Player of the Year nominee, misses out.
Players from champions Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal dominate the Women's Super League 1 Team of the Year.
Burnley, battling for promotion to the Premier League, have four players in the Championship Team of the Year.
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton, defender Michael Keane, midfielder Joey Barton and striker Andre Gray represent the team that is currently top of the league on goal difference.
Leaders Wigan have four players in the League One Team of the Year, with Reece Wabara, Craig Morgan, Yanic Wildschut and Will Grigg included.
League Two champions Northampton have three inclusions in the division's Team of the Year.
Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, the most decorated player in the English game, won the PFA Merit Award.
Giggs, 42, follows in the footsteps of former United greats Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Matt Busby and Sir Bobby Charlton in picking up the prize.
Now assistant to manager Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, Giggs made a club record 963 appearances for the Red Devils and won 13 league titles, four FA Cups and two Champions League crowns during a glittering career.
Giggs, PFA Player of the Year in 2009 and two-time Young Player of the Year in 1992 and 1993, said: "When you win each award you look down the trophy and you see the players who have won it before and you realise what a great accolade it is.
"This is the same. I've been here on the nights when people have won it and it's legends of the game.
"I'm fortunate to win it and I'll enjoy it."
Watch highlights of the PFA awards on BBC One on Monday. The programme starts at 23:30 BST (Northern Ireland 23:45 BST and Wales 00:30 BST on 26 April).


Scunthorpe kept their League One play-off hopes alive as they made it four straight wins with a comfortable victory at mid-table Peterborough.

The visitors went in front when Posh's Ricardo Santos miscued a Jordan Clarke cross past his own goalkeeper.
Tom Hopper secured the points for the Iron with a close-range finish.
Leonardo Da Silva Lopes and Aaron Williams saw efforts saved for the hosts as the Iron climb to eighth and just two points outside the top six.


Plans to overhaul urgent care services at two hospitals have been put forward.

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg health board is proposing cutting the opening times of minor injury units at Singleton and Neath Port Talbot hospitals.
The unit at Singleton could also merge with three other services which treat patients who are not 999 emergencies but who still need urgent care.
The health board said the systems at both hospitals do not work well and the plans would "better meet demand".
It will begin consulting with the public over the plans in the next few weeks.
Currently, Singleton's minor injury unit sees about 30 patients a day, mainly during daytime hours.
The unit at Neath Port Talbot has about 120 patients during the day but just three on average after midnight.
Dr Chris Hudson, the health board's clinical director of medicine and unscheduled care, said: "We believe these are common sense changes we can make which will really make an improvement to the service we can offer, particularly around managing times of peak demand.
"Working together in one team [at Singleton] will provide a more timely service and a much improved experience for patients.
"It will also have a positive effect for patients at other hospitals like Morriston, because it will reduce pressure on that hospital."
Claire Birchall, Neath Port Talbot Hospital's unit service director, added: "As the patient numbers are increasing this means that people who are waiting to be seen can also wait longer, and we appreciate that this can be frustrating.
"We want to improve the quality of our service by making sure we have more staff available when we know more people will be attending."


Warrington Wolves secured second place in the Super League table going into the Super 8s by beating Huddersfield.

The Wolves led 16-14 at half-time through tries from Stefan Ratchford, Ben Currie and Ben Westwood, with Gene Ormsby (2) and Aaron Murphy replying.
Nathan Mason put the Giants ahead but the hosts hit back through Chris Sandow and Ryan Atkins to make it 28-20.
Ormsby's third and Craig Huby's score restored the visitors' lead but Daryl Clarke crossed late on to settle it.
With Huddersfield bottom of the table and resigned to playing in the Qualifiers, the meeting in humid and overcast conditions at the Halliwell Jones Stadium lacked intensity.
Warrington raced into a 10-0 lead but lost their way when full-back Ratchford was forced off with injury midway through the first half.
The lead changed hands six times over the afternoon but the Giants were unable to hang on and secure a first win under new coach Rick Stone, despite Ormsby's hat-trick against his former club.
The Wolves face Wakefield in the Challenge Cup semi-finals next Saturday before the start of their Super 8s campaign while Huddersfield have two weeks to prepare for their first fixture in the Qualifiers.
Warrington: Ratchford, Russell, T. King, Atkins, Evans, Gidley, Sandow, Hill, Clark, Sims, Currie, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Dwyer, Westwood, Bailey, G. King.
Huddersfield: Brierley, Murphy, Cudjoe, Connor, Ormsby, Brough, Ellis, Rapira, Hinchcliffe, Huby, Ta'ai, Lawrence, Ikahihifo.
Replacements: Wood, Roberts, Mason, Crabtree.
Referee: Jack Smith.


Four patient deaths which prompted a police raid on an Alderney GP's surgery occurred within an 18-month period, officials have said.

Documents and other items have been removed from the Eagle Medical Practice since the raid on Thursday morning.
No arrests have been made but Dr Rory Lyons, who runs the surgery, has been suspended.
Guernsey's health department said concerns about one death this year triggered its initial investigation.
Police entered the surgery, which has about 500 patients out of an island population of about 1,900, at about 10:30 BST on Thursday.
As well as the surgery in Ollivier Street, St Anne's, a private residence on the island has also been searched.
Guernsey Police Chief Patrick Rice said it began looking at the surgery after "concerns were raised with the Health and Social Services Department following the death of a patient who had been under the care of the Eagle Medical Practice".
Dr Carol Tozer, chief officer of Guernsey's Health and Social Services Department (HSSD), which is responsible for the health and well-being of the people of Alderney, said: "We can confirm that concerns were raised with HSSD shortly after the death of a patient earlier this year.
"The internal HSSD investigation began immediately and identified three further deaths of concern, all occurring within the last 18 months."
The General Medical Council had also been informed, the department added.
HSSD staff have been sent to Alderney to provide information and advice to concerned patients.


An MP accused of faking a death threat has defended modifying a message from a constituent.

Conservative MP for Telford, Lucy Allan, posted an email ending with the words "unless you die" on Facebook.
The email's author denied writing the final line. Mrs Allan admitted adding it - but said it came from another email sent to her that day.
The BBC is yet to see the email, which Mrs Allan said police were investigating.
Mrs Allan said she shared the email from Adam Watling, son of Telford & Wrekin Labour councillor Paul Watling, in a bid to stop normalising online abuse.
But Adam, writing under the alias Rusty Shackleford, said he had not written "unless you die".
He told the BBC: "Wherever the 'unless you die' line came from, it was absolutely not from any of my correspondence to Lucy. I am a peaceful person and would never make a threat of that nature."
Mrs Allan responded to allegations that she had doctored the email by saying.
"I posted actual comments made to me on the same day, although not in the same email. Comments were added to the post as they came in. I posted them to show examples of the type of unacceptable online abuse that comes in most days and that most people tolerate silently.
"The comments were not posted to discredit any individual. "Rusty" could have been anyone, or a wholly fictional person. he chose to identify himself and came forward with a surname. At that point I took the post down."
She said there had now been a campaign against her, and the police were investigating.
The Facebook posts have since been deleted.


An auctioneer is selling a portrait of a Titanic survivor who was in the same lifeboat with his own ancestor.

Timothy Medhurst was researching the life of Elsie Bowerman, a suffragette and barrister, when he stumbled upon his connection with her.
His great-great-grandfather Robert Hitchens, was a quartermaster on Titanic and was in lifeboat number six with Ms Bowerman and about 22 others.
Mr Hitchens also survived the sinking of the luxury liner in 1912.
The portrait of Ms Bowerman, which was found by a local man who was cleaning out his home, will be sold in March at Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester, Dorset, with an estimated price of up to Â£1,000.
Ms Bowerman joined Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) two years before boarding the Titanic on its maiden voyage from Southampton.
In World War One she joined a Scottish women's hospital unit and was later the first female barrister to practise at the Old Bailey.
In World War Two she worked with the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, the Ministry of Information and the BBC and in 1947 went to the US to help set up the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
She died in 1973 and a blue plaque now marks the site in St Leonards, East Sussex, where she lived.
"It is a wonderful thing to be able to look at the same lady who would have looked at my great-great-grandfather over 100 years ago on board a lifeboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean," said Mr Medhurst.
"It is unusual to see a female subject dressed in service clothes - she is wearing the uniform of the Scottish Women's Hospital."


Thousands of rabbits have been "culled" in the Second Life virtual world.

The web server sustaining them has been deactivated after a legal threat from a company claiming to have designed them.
Added to Second Life in 2010, Ozimals bunnies were collectible pets that players could breed.
Some owners had secured an "everlasting timepiece", giving their pets eternal life but preventing them from breeding. But the remaining rabbits entered "permanent hibernation" on Saturday.
They were designed to communicate with a web server to ensure they had not been tampered with, but the company that created them closed in 2016.
Since then, the server sustaining them has been run by a volunteer known by the pseudonym Malkavyn Eldritch.
On Tuesday, Eldritch said he had received a cease-and-desist letter, demanding he "cease all use of Ozimals intellectual property" from a company claiming to have designed the rabbits' "visual assets".
"I do not have the means to fight this in court, therefore I have no choice but to comply," said Eldritch.
"I'm sorry.
"It was never my intention for the time we've all spent with the bunnies... to end like this."


Irish cricket has received a major boost with the ICC's decision to grant the Inter-Provincial Championship first-class status.

Matches in the Twenty20 and 50-over formats in the competition will also be elevated to List A status.
It is the first time a domestic competition has been given first-class status outside a Test-playing country.
"This reflects the standard of inter-pro cricket on show," said Leinster Lightning captain John Anderson.
The news was also welcomed by Ireland head coach John Bracewell.
"First-class cricket is the vital link between part-time cricket and the international game," he said.
"It is connected to your value in world cricket, historically. This to me is key for Irish-based players willing to make the sacrifices necessary to reach the standards required to compete at the pinnacle of our sport.
"Over the last two seasons watching domestic cricket in Ireland I have seen consistent performances from top quality cricketers who deserve to have these recognised.
"The standard of play is not only highly competitive but also first class in its output."
Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom outlined the importance of the decision to award first-class status to the Irish domestic game.
He said: "It's significant  as it elevates the perception of the competition, and places the inter-pros statistically and status-wise at the same level of all first-class cricket around the world in established Test nations.
"Playing first-class domestic cricket is a significant milestone on our long-stated journey to become a Test nation and is what the full members do - if we want to be considered among the front rank of nations, then so must we."


A North Yorkshire school is ordering all its girls to wear trousers after claiming that the length of some pupils' skirts is "inappropriate".

St Aidan's Church of England School in Harrogate said children were "clearly wholly unaware of the signals they are giving out" by wearing short skirts.
In a letter to parents, head teacher Dennis Richards said all students must wear trousers from September.
He said the school had received "many supportive messages" from parents.
Mr Richards said: "Parents who come in have been astonished to see the difference between the length their daughter may wear her skirt as she leaves home and what has happened by the time she is walking the corridors of the school."
He said the school had been "seriously concerned now, for a number of years, that girls as young as 12 or 13 years of age are placing themselves at risk by wearing skirts of a wholly inappropriate length".
Mr Richards said he had received supportive messages from parents who were "grateful to us for taking a difficult decision on their behalf".
Carolyn Brown, who has a daughter at the school, told BBC Look North she was "100% behind the decision".
"It's hard to keep a track on what they are wearing and the school is definitely making the right decision."
But another parent, Jo Bagley, said: "On the one hand you have got society wanting women to be able to dress as women... but on the other hand here you have a school saying they can't wear skirts.
"It seems outrageous that they shouldn't be given the choice."
The school urged parents who might suffer financial difficulty as a result of the move to contact its finance manager in confidence.


Volkswagen has agreed to pay $10.2bn (£6.9bn) to settle some claims in the US from its emissions cheating scandal, according to reports.

Most of the money would compensate 482,000 owners of two-litre diesel cars programmed to distort emissions tests.
Owners could receive between $1,000 and $7,000, depending on their car's age.
The agreement could still change when it is officially announced by a judge on Tuesday, sources said.
Lawyers representing car owners, Volkswagen and the US Environmental Protection Agency have not yet agreed the steps VW will take to fix the cars.
The company still faces accusations over its three-litre diesel cars, as well as the prospect of hefty fines from US regulators and possible criminal charges.
Earlier this year the German company more than doubled its provisions for the scandal to €16.2bn (£12.6bn).
On Wednesday VW chief executive Mr Mueller issued a fresh apology to shareholders, saying the "misconduct goes against everything that Volkswagen stands for".
However, he has not put a figure on the total cost of the emissions scandal until a final deal was reached with US authorities.
Volkswagen admitted in September it had installed a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines in the US that could detect when they were being tested.
The company subsequently revealed that more than 11 million cars worldwide were affected.
Volkswagen said it was unable to comment ahead of the court's decision.


Portsmouth's automatic promotion hopes suffered a blow as Paul Cook's side slumped to defeat against lowly Crewe at Fratton Park.

George Ray's header 13 minutes from time capped a miserable week for Pompey after being held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Morecambe on Tuesday.
Callum Cooke sent in a ball from the left and defender Ray rose highest at the back post to nod past goalkeeper David Forde.
Crewe would have been in front seconds before half-time but for Enda Stevens clearing a Ben Nugent header off the line after Forde flapped at a corner.
The visitors produced a stubborn defensive display, reducing Pompey to few clear-cut scoring opportunities.
Striker Eoin Doyle should have done better with a ninth-minute header which he sent over the crossbar from Stevens' centre.
Gary Roberts also curled a long-range free-kick narrowly over the frame of the goal while Kal Naismith could not keep his effort down after Kyle Bennett had crossed.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Portsmouth 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Callum Ainley replaces Alex Kiwomya.
Hand ball by Noel Hunt (Portsmouth).
Foul by Gareth Evans (Portsmouth).
George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Nugent (Crewe Alexandra).
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by George Cooper.
Attempt blocked. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Ben Nugent.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. George Cooper replaces Callum Cooke.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Noel Hunt replaces Gary Roberts.
Carl Baker (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Zoumana Bakayogo (Crewe Alexandra).
Goal!  Portsmouth 0, Crewe Alexandra 1. George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Cooke with a cross following a corner.
Attempt saved. Billy Bingham (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Callum Cooke.
Foul by Carl Baker (Portsmouth).
Billy Bingham (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dangerous play by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
George Ray (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gareth Evans (Portsmouth).
Jordan Bowery (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Nugent (Crewe Alexandra).
Michael Doyle (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).
Foul by Gary Roberts (Portsmouth).
James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Eoin Doyle (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Ray (Crewe Alexandra).
Substitution, Portsmouth. Carl Baker replaces Kyle Bennett.
James Jones (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Jones (Crewe Alexandra).


French President Francois Hollande has named Jean-Marc Ayrault as his new foreign minister.

He succeeds Laurent Fabius, 69, who announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as part of a cabinet reshuffle.
Mr Ayrault is, like Mr Fabius, a former prime minister, leading the government from 2012-14.
The leader of the Greens, Emmanuelle Cosse, has been named housing minister, and two other Green politicians have been given junior posts.
Segolene Royal - a former presidential candidate and Mr Hollande's ex-partner - has been given an expanded portfolio, becoming minister for environment, energy and the oceans, the Elysee Palace said.
Mr Fabius was seen as the architect of an interventionist foreign policy that saw French troops battle militants in Mali and take part in coalition air strikes against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq in recent years.
Mr Fabius has been named to head France's Constitutional Council, which ensures bills comply with the constitution.


Six senior members of a notorious Chicago gang accused of murder, robbery and drug dealing have been convicted by a US federal jury.

The leader of the Hobos, Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester and alleged hitman Paris Poe were among those found guilty of racketeering conspiracy.
Prosecutors alleged the conspiracy involved nine murders in a decade punctuated by ruthless violence.
The verdict comes amid continuing concern at Chicago's murder rate.
Officials say 762 people were killed in Chicago last year, far more than any other US city, with much of the violence attributed to gangs.
Among the most vicious killings was that of government informant Keith Daniels, who was shot dead in front of his step-children and fiancee three years ago.
The court heard how Poe, wearing a mask and dress in black, shot Daniels more than dozen times outside his apartment.
Poe was also alleged to have robbed NBA player Bobby Simmons at gunpoint outside a nightclub, making off with a $200,000 (Â£162,000) diamond and gold necklace.
Prosecutors described how the gang gloried in extreme violence on Chicago's South Side, including the use of a hot iron to torture robbery victims.
All six will be sentenced later this year and face possible life sentences.


Residents of a small Irish village are getting ready to welcome Barack Obama, and clinging tightly to their "golden tickets" to see the US president.

People living in Moneygall queued for up to six hours to get their hands on one of the special invitations.
The president's great, great, great-grandfather - Fulmouth Kearney - came from the County Offaly village, before emigrating to America in 1850.
On Monday afternoon, Mr Obama will retrace his Irish roots by visiting Moneygall, in the heart of the Irish countryside 86 miles south-west of Dublin.
An exclusion zone around the village will be put in place but a limited number of tickets were distributed last week for people to watch the presidential visit. Residents of the village got priority.
Willie Jones, 57, has lived in the village all of his life. "This golden ticket is precious," he said. "If we put it on the market, we could get anything from 500 to 1,000 euros.
"They are like gold dust. They're wanted in every part of the parish and outside it. People are coming from Wexford, Dublin and God knows where. But no money will buy it."
Moneygall has a population of 300 people, but during an hour-long tour of the main street I could only find one person willing to part with their cherished ticket.
Paul O'Reilly said: "Give me 500 euros and you can have it in a heartbeat."
So why was he willing to sell?
"It's just like the Queen visit - you are not going to see too much of it.
"You're just going to see a flash of him. That's it. You'll see more on the TV than you will around the village."
Security restrictions mean that even if people want to transfer their tickets, it is unlikely that they will be able to do so.
Photo identification, names and addresses will be checked by police along with every ticket.
The security operation is huge. Police officers are in every field around the village. Some have taken shelter under trees, leading to one local wag joking that "they must be special branch".
Moneygall has two pubs but has no bank, cash machine or petrol station.
Like the rest of Ireland, County Offaly has been hit hard by the collapse of the Celtic Tiger economy.
However, a number of new shops have opened in advance of the visit, selling Obama souvenirs including T-shirts which say: "What's the craic Barack?"
Another says: "O'Bama: Is Feidir Linn" - that is Irish for "yes, we can".
Notice the apostrophe. Obama has become O'Bama in Ireland.
A new coffee shop - Obama cafe - has been built in Moneygall. One of those involved, Mark Costello, said the presidential visit has been good for local businesses.
"We've used local electricians, painters. It's been a much-needed boost for people here.
"People are out chatting on the street all the time now. It harks back to the old days when I was a kid."
In Ollie Hayes' pub on Moneygall's main street, President Obama is likely to sip a pint of the black stuff on Monday afternoon.
Unlike most barmen, Ollie Hayes is unlikely to be very talkative. He lost his voice last week, blaming too many TV interviews.
Other residents of the village are happy to do the talking for him.
Pensioner Marie Shepherd said: "The atmosphere is electric. It's wonderful for Ireland. I'm delighted that I lived to see it."
One of Obama's distant relatives is still in the village. Henry Healy is the President's eighth cousin, and is due to meet him during the whistlestop visit.
He said: "I can barely sleep - rehearsing what I am going to say to him."
If he is stuck he can always ask: "What's the craic Barack?"


Hot on the heels of Black Friday, it was Black Saturday for a couple of the EFL's top sides as their impressive winning runs came to an end.

Elsewhere, players came together to send a message of tolerance, although in League One the supporters of two clubs were in no mood to be nice to their owners.
Here are five things you may have missed from Saturday's action.
Newcastle seem to be everyone's favourites to canter to the Championship title this season and return to the Premier League at the first attempt.
And since the middle of September, Rafael Benitez's men have lived up to that billing, winning nine league games in succession for the first time since the end of the 1993-94 and start of 1994-95 seasons.
In the latter campaign, the Magpies finished sixth in the Premier League as Blackburn Rovers won the title, and in a quirk of fate, it was Rovers who the Toon faced to try and achieve a record-breaking 10th win.
But sport has a funny way of showing you up - Rovers were in the relegation places at the start of the day, but Charlie Mulgrew's goal saw the champions of 21 years ago take the points and send the statisticians back into their darkened rooms....
In League Two, leaders Plymouth Argyle had won a club-record seven away games on the bounce ahead of their trip to the north west, while hosts Morecambe had lost their last seven at home.
An away banker, if ever there was one? Of course not!
Michael Rose's penalty gave Morecambe an early lead, but Oscar Threlkeld levelled just before half time and Pilgrims fans sensed that their 660-mile round-trip would not be in vain.
Sadly nobody bothered to tell Peter Murphy as the Shrimps' midfielder got his second goal of the season to inflict a third defeat in-a-row for Argyle - who had been unbeaten in their previous 14.
A seven-point lead at the top of League Two eight days ago has evaporated for Argyle, who lost last season's play-off final.
"In affectionate remembrance of Coventry City Football Club which is dying due to neglect and abuse at the hands of Sisu from 2007 to 2016 and by others over several years before.
"Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances. R.I.P. N.B. — The body will be cremated and the ashes taken back to Highfield Road."
The words of Covfans2gether, a group of supporters who held a mock funeral ahead of their League One game with MK Dons at the Ricoh Arena.
City fans have been protesting against the club's owners - the hedge fund Sisu - who have yet to arrange a deal for the club to continue to play their games at the Ricoh Arena after next season.
To end a sombre day for the Sky Blues, they lost the game 2-1.
Karl Robinson must love a challenge. Just a month after leaving MK Dons, he was at The Valley to see his new side Charlton Athletic for the first time before taking over as boss on Monday.
There cannot be many new managers who are welcomed by fans throwing smoke grenades, rubber taxis and balls onto the pitch as a protest, but that's just what the Robinson witnessed.
Like their friends in Coventry, Charlton fans want their owners out - Roland Duchatelet has made Robinson his seventh managerial appointment since the Belgian businessman bought Charlton in January 2014.
While Robinson watched from the stands, coach Kevin Nugent took charge in the dugout, and the Addicks got a last-gasp equaliser in stoppage time to draw 1-1 with promotion-chasing Sheffield United.
It leaves Charlton just two points off the play-offs in League One - perhaps Karl can give the Charlton faithful something to cheer on the field at least?
After the postponement of Oldham's game against Peterborough because of an icy area on the pitch, a number of other grounds were hit by fog, including Oxford's trip to League One leaders Scunthorpe.
But this weekend, teams all across the country came together to show support for Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign.
The LGBT rights charity hopes to be able to make English football - a sport without a single openly gay player - more welcoming to gay people.
Players and clubs the length and breadth of the country did not disappoint as they stood together. #rainbowlaces


Writer and actress Kay Mellor made her name with her 1992 play A Passionate Woman, based on the story of her own mother's doomed affair with a Polish fairground worker.

Now she says it is "very moving" to be playing her mum in a revival of the show.
Most people dread turning into their parents as they get older.
Kay Mellor, on the other hand, is turning into her mother five nights a week.
"I'm embracing it," she says with a wry laugh.
Thirty years ago, over the washing up, Mellor's mother Dinah told her daughter about an intense affair she had had with a man called Craze.
That revelation inspired A Passionate Woman, which was first staged at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds before running in the West End for a year.
"It's extraordinary because at times it's very moving for me - more so than playing another role," she says of performing in the lead role in the latest production.
"This brings my mother quite close to me. That's lovely in some respects, but in other respects I really miss her," says Mellor of Dinah, who died three years ago.
"But I'm sure she'd be delighted if she was watching me from somewhere playing her, and highly amused.
"Both my daughters said: 'Mum it's really freaky, when you're on the stage you turn into nana.'"
Although Mellor wrote the original play, acting has given her a different insight into her mother's story.
"You wear a different head," she says. "As a writer, you're looking at something analytically. You're looking at the show and the structure of it and all that.
"But being in it, you're involved on an emotional level right throughout it. You're engaging on every level with your thoughts and feelings. It's an emotional journey, and it can be at times quite profound, what happens to you.
"I get caught out sometimes. I can be completely reduced to tears in a minute and then think, get a grip girl, you've got to act this.
"At times it can be quiteâ€¦" There is a long pause. "Unusual. It is unusual. I've played other roles. I've played big roles and you're always slightly outside yourself, watching yourself. But with this sometimes I can get lost within it."
In the play, the central character is called Betty and she tells her on-stage son Mark about her affair. That conversation represents the moment that Dinah divulged her secret to Kay.
"When I'm playing it I can feel how awkward it must have been to tell me, and why she didn't tell me for many, many, many years," says Mellor.
When Dinah died, Mellor decided to pay tribute and dusted off a screenplay version she had prepared.
The result was a two-part BBC One drama, starring Billie Piper and Sue Johnston as her mother at different stages of her life. That aired last year.
And it sparked interest from around 40 theatres who wanted to revive the stage version, says Mellor.
In the end, she teamed up with Gareth Tudor-Price, then artistic director of the Hull Truck Theatre.
The pair had worked together before - and besides, as an ex-boyfriend of Mellor's daughter Gaynor Faye, Tudor-Price had an unrivalled insight into the family he was putting on stage.
"I can't remember who suggested it, whether it was him or me, but it just evolved that I would be the right person to play my mother," says Mellor.
"I am the right age now to play my mother at the time that she told me about Craze, so I said yes."
The play starts with Betty finding an old ballgown in her loft, leading decades-old emotions to come pouring out.
Mellor first performed the role in Hull last year before moving to Ipswich last month. The play will open at the Oldham Coliseum on Wednesday.
Twenty years after the original production became a hit, why does Mellor think the story has held its power over audiences?
"I think it's got universal appeal," she says. "Because the themes are so big - marriage, love, death, mother and child relationships - they transcend age, time, culture."
A Passionate Woman runs at the Oldham Coliseum from 18 May to 4 June.


National Theatre boss Rufus Norris has said he hopes to stage more work that will focus on the issue of disability.

Norris spoke on Tuesday of plans for a show in the NT's temporary theatre that was "very focused on disabled issues".
He added he was also in talks with "senior writers" about a play on the main Olivier stage addressing similar themes.
Norris was speaking at a public debate on diversity in UK theatre at the NT in London.
Act for Change, which organised the event, revealed statistics that showed over the Easter weekend only one actor with a "visible disability" had been noted across all theatre sectors, (the West End, regional and subsidised). That had been at the National Theatre.
Interviewed on the Olivier stage, Norris said he was considering whether to introduce quotas to improve diversity within the organisation.
"There is a big argument about whether there should be quotas. Across this year we will be testing that to see how desirable it is," he said.
"Our policy is quite simply to reflect this city and this country. That means in terms of gender, BAME [black, Asian and minority ethnic] and disabled. That's not a difficult policy."
Norris said that in 2014/15 the National's BAME on-stage figure was an unusually high 33% - driven in part by shows such as Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Here Lies Love. He said his aim was for 20% in any given year.
He admitted that it was "much harder" to achieve the same figures in permanent backstage staff.
Pressed on the issue of quotas, he said: "The last thing I'm saying is no.  What I want is for this community to represent the country accurately and if that's the best way of doing it then, yes - why not?"
The Act for Change debate was chaired by Shami Chakrabarti, head of civil rights group Liberty.
Panellists included actors Adrian Lester and Cush Jumbo, director Phyllida Lloyd, critic Mark Lawson, shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant and Jenny Sealey, coÂâ€


Police have issued security advice after "suspicious packages" were sent to a Scottish MP, a council building and the SNP's headquarters.

Officers said the "white powder type substance" was delivered between 25 and 26 April.
They said the packages were "associated with the forthcoming UK general election".
Those who received the packages include SNP MP John Nicolson and an Angus Council building in Forfar.
Officers were called to Mr Nicolson's office in East Dunbartonshire on Tuesday afternoon, while emergency services attended at Angus Council's municipal buildings in Forfar on Wednesday.
Police advice has been sent to all elected representatives across Scotland.
The guidance includes actions that MPs, MSPs, councillors and their staff should take if suspicious mail is received at their offices.
Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Mawson said emergency services were also responding to reports of suspicious packages delivered to the Scottish Police Federation building in Glasgow and to the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents based at the Scottish Police College, in Tulliallan, Fife, on Thursday.
He said that at Tulliallan no dangerous or noxious substance was involved and emergency services had been stood down and that inquiries were continuing the other incident.


Bradford City have signed AFC Wimbledon midfielder Jake Reeves for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

The 24-year-old former Brentford and Swindon man scored once in 46 league appearances in 2016-17.
He joins former Dons team-mate Dominic Poleon at the League One club after he moved to the Bantams last month.
Stuart McCall's side, who lost to Millwall in last season's play-off final, start their campaign with a home game with Blackpool on 5 August.
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Cardiff City have signed Denmark international Andreas Cornelius from FC Copenhagen for a club record £7.5m.

The 6ft 4in striker passed a medical on Monday and has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League newcomers.
"He's a big guy, but actually when he was a youth player he wasn't that big, so he developed his technique and needed to survive on his technique and suddenly he just flew up and got big. So he has the technique and the physicality. He broke through instantly and scored a lot of goals and got to the national team, so he's been a great story this season in Denmark."
- Tommy Kjaersgaard of TV3 Sport in Denmark
Cornelius, 20, was top scorer in the 2012-13 Danish Superliga, scoring 18 goals in 32 appearances.
"This is a dream come true for me, I was impressed by what the club is trying to do," he said.
Interviewed for Cardiff City's website, Cornelius added: "I've been given a great opportunity and this is a very exciting project that's taking place at Cardiff City.
"I'm very happy to be here and to be playing for this club in the Premier League."
The transfer fee smashes the previous record of £3m Cardiff paid Sunderland for Michael Chopra in July 2010.
Cornelius is highly rated in Denmark having represented his country at under-18, under-19 and under-20 before making his full international debut against the Czech Republic in September 2012.
He scored his first international goal in the 1-1 draw with Mexico on 31 January this year.
The Dane is manager Malky Mackay's first signing since leading the club to the Premier League.


The chief minister of the Pakistani province of Balochistan has been sacked over deadly bomb attacks in the provincial capital Quetta on Thursday.

The sacking, announced by Pakistan's prime minister, had been demanded by Shia protesters in the city.
They have been mounting a three-day protest vigil with the shrouded bodies of the victims of Thursday's attacks.
The banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the bombings, which killed at least 92.
Security concerns have grown among Pakistan's Shia minority, which makes up about 20% of the country's predominantly Sunni population.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf announced that the governor of Balochistan had been put in charge of running the province after talks in Quetta, with representatives of the Shia community.
Formidable power of Pakistan's anti-Shia militants
Protesters had previously rejected a delegation led by the Minister for Religious Affairs, Syed Khurshid Shah, which came to the city on Saturday.
The worst of Thursday's attacks targeted a snooker hall. A suicide bomber detonated his device and a car bomb was detonated minutes later as police, rescuers and media arrived.
The president of the Shia Conference, Syed Dawood Agha, had told the BBC his community would not bury its dead until the army had given an assurance it would take administrative control of the city.
Among the dead was Quetta-based rights activist Irfan Ali, who was reportedly helping those wounded in the first blast.
Balochistan is plagued by a separatist rebellion as well as the sectarian infighting.
The Taliban and armed groups that support them also carry out attacks in the province, particularly in areas near the Afghan border.


Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle hopes to maintain their Premiership title push with victory over Portadown at Solitude on Saturday.

The Reds impressed in last weekend's 2-0 win over Ballinamallard, leaving then eight points behind leaders Crusaders.
"We were fantastic against the Mallards and we have to continue that when we play Portadown," said Lyttle.
"We'll never give up on going for the title - our squad is in good shape and we'll just keep going for it."
He added: "We are not worried about Crusaders, our focus is only on what we do.
"We have brought in quality players and we have quality players coming back from injury so the squad if getting a bit bigger now.
"Our aim on Saturday is simple - three points and a clean sheet."
The Ports have bolstered their attack by signing striker Mikey Withers from Lisburn Distillery on an 18-month deal.
Crusaders visit Coleraine while third-placed Linfield, who have brought in forward Michael McLellan from H&W Welders, welcome Carrick Rangers to Windsor Park.
Ballymena United will be without the suspended Tony Kane for the Ferney Park clash against a Ballinamallard side sitting just one point above the bottom.
The Mallards are under pressure from inform Warrenpoint Town, who remain the basement team but are eyeing safety after an unbeaten run of six league games.
However, Warrenpoint's game at Dungannon has been called off because of snow while Glenavon's contest with Glentoran has also falling victim to the winter weather.


Oldham have re-signed Bolton winger Chris Taylor on loan until the end of the season and brought in Tope Obedayi after his release by Dundee United.

Taylor, 30, started his career with the Latics, making 254 league appearances before joining Millwall in May 2012.
Former Bolton winger Obedayi, 27, scored two goals in 25 appearances for the Scottish Championship side.
He has also played under Oldham boss John Sheridan, having served under him at Chesterfield and Plymouth Argyle.
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The bodies of the four Scottish holidaymakers killed in the Tunisia terror attack have been released to their families.

It comes after an inquest at West London Coroner's Court heard details of how they died.
William Graham, 51, died from gunshot wounds to his pelvis while his wife Lisa Graham, 50, died from gunshot wounds to her chest.
James and Ann McQuire, aged 66 and 63, were both fatally shot in the chest.
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Graham, from Bankfoot in Perthshire, and Mr and Mrs McQuire, from Cumbernauld, were flown back to London on Thursday for post-mortems to be carried out.
Chinyere Inyama, senior coroner for West London, said the victims' bodies will now be released to their families and authorised transportation to Scotland.
He added: "I'm going to suspend the investigation pending completion of parallel investigations in both Tunisia and the UK."
Thirty Britons were among 38 victims killed by Seifeddine Rezgui when he opened fire in the resort of Sousse at about  11:15 on Friday 26 June.
Det Sgt David Batt of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command told the inquest the shootings lasted around half an hour.
In a statement read out during the hearings, he said: "Tourists were indiscriminately targeted by the gunman. The gunman was shot by security services."
The bodies of the victims were moved to the central mortuary in Tunis after they were killed, he added.
Det Sgt Batt said: "Senior UK police identification managers have assisted in Tunisia and in the UK to oversee the identification process."
Mr Batt said 275 witness accounts had been taken by police so far, and more than 1,200 potential witnesses have returned to the UK.
"Accounts are being taken from those who are deemed significant," he added.
Police were patrolling the streets around the coroner's court and a large number of officers guarded a fenced-off area surrounding a white tent close to the building.
Flowers and cards were piled on the pavement nearby.
The final five bodies of the murdered Britons arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire in an RAF C-17 aircraft on Saturday afternoon.
Tunisia's president has declared a state of emergency in the wake of attack.
On Friday, the Queen, the prime minister and Scotland's first minister joined millions of people across the UK in a minute's silence in tribute to those killed.


Churches are being asked to check records for any evidence that a convicted paedophile bishop may have taken services in the 1990s.

Former Bishop of Gloucester Peter Ball was jailed last year after he admitted sexually abusing teenagers and young men.
The Diocese of Truro is working to find out what evidence it has that Ball conducted services in the area.
Bishop Ball's brother, Michael, was a former Bishop of Truro in the 1990s.
An independent review is under way into the way the Church of England responded to the case.
Ball, who has been jailed for 32 months for abusing young men in the 1970s and 1980s, was investigated by police in 1993 and given a caution.
Ball promised to resign as Bishop of Gloucester and "immediately leave the country", but instead continued to officiate as a priest in the Church of England until 2010.
The Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton said there was no evidence that the Diocese of Truro gave Peter Ball permission to lead services in Cornwall in the 1990s.
The Bishop said: "We have one or two bits of evidence now where it does appear as if Bishop Peter went and did things which Bishop Michael should have been doing.
"It might be that Bishop Peter thought it was clear that he was being Bishop Peter, and on some occasions might have made it very clear at the beginning that he was there in place of his brother, but it might not have been evident to everybody."
He added that it would have been "a limited number of services in a limited number of churches".


Alvaro Morata scored twice to help holders Juventus build a comfortable lead over 10-man Inter Milan in their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.

The former Real Madrid striker opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Juan Cuadrado was fouled by Jeison Murillo.
Morata added the second before Murillo was dismissed for a second yellow card.
Substitute Paulo Dybala added the third following Kwadwo Asamoah's centre as Juventus made it nine straight wins.
The second leg in Milan is on 2 March.
In the other semi-final first leg, played on Tuesday, AC Milan beat third-tier Alessandria 1-0 thanks to a Mario Balotelli penalty, his first goal for four months.
The second leg of that tie takes place in Milan on 1 March.


Police in Japan are questioning a man who says he jumped from a North Korean ship and swam ashore clinging to a plastic container, media report.

The man was carrying no proof of identity when he was found in the city of Nagato on Saturday.
Police are expected to hand him over to immigration officials who will decide whether he is a genuine defector.
In 2011, nine North Koreans were picked up by the Japanese coastguard after spending five days at sea.
They later settled in South Korea.
Some 29,000 North Koreans have fled the country since the peninsula was divided at the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, many of them crossing the border into China.
In April, a senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations defected - South Korean officials said at the time that such high level defections were rare.
Any North Korean who makes it to the South enters into a rehabilitation programme and is given an aid package to help them start a new life.
Despite this, many find it hard to adjust.