A new festival will recall World War Two's Arctic Convoys that operated from a loch in the Scottish Highlands.

Allied ships sailed from Loch Ewe, near Poolewe in Wester Ross, to Russia with supplies of food and weapons to help it fight invading German forces.
The Loch Ewe World War Two Festival on 6-7 May will mark 75 years since the first of those convoys.
Veterans of the convoys and representatives from Russia and the USA are to attend the festival's events.
These will include a memorial service at Rubha Nan Sasan at the head of Loch Ewe and the site of defences during the war.
Military re-enactments are to be held in Loch Ewe and at nearby Aultbea, featuring a Soviet-era T34 tank and full-size replicas of a RAF Spitfire and German Messerschmitt fighter planes.
A Russian sail training ship, Yuny Baltiets, is also visit to loch with its crew and about 40 Russian sea cadets.
The Arctic Convoys, which also operated from the Clyde in Scotland and Iceland, involved Britain's Merchant Navy along with Russian, US, Canadian, Norwegian and Dutch merchant fleets.
More than 3,000 seamen lost their lives to the freezing conditions and attacks by German submarines and aircraft.


Brazil's Michel Temer is battling to save his presidency, amid allegations he authorised paying bribes to silence a witness in a huge corruption scandal.

"I will not resign. I know what I have done," he said in a televised address.
The turmoil caused the Brazilian stock market to have its worst day in over a decade, dropping 9%.
A year ago, Mr Temer took over office, after the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff. Now there are calls for his impeached, too.
Brazilian authorities have released an audio recording where Mr Temer appears to be discussing bribes.
The Supreme Court has approved an investigation into the allegations, but Mr Temer said he would prove his innocence.
The audio came from a conversation between the president and Joesley Batista, the chairman of meat company JBS.
It was originally obtained by O Globo newspaper, having been recorded by Mr Batista using a hidden device.
Much of the conversation is inaudible, but the key line comes when Mr Temer appears to discuss making payments to silence politician Eduardo Cunha, who is currently in jail.
When Mr Batista appears to imply he was paying Cunha to remain silent, the president was recorded saying, "You need to keep that up, okay?"
It does not say what Cunha was being asked to keep quiet about.
Mr Temer has said the footage is authentic, taken from a meeting in March, but he has strongly denied wrongdoing.
In his address, he said, "I never authorised any payments for someone to be silent. I did not buy anyone's silence. I fear no accusations."
Mr Temer is already deeply unpopular in Brazil but his centre-right party has been able to govern as part of a coalition.
Opposition parties have been demanding snap elections and his impeachment.
Various cities held protests on Thursday night, calling "Fora Temer" (Temer out).
Of more concern to Mr Temer may be signs of dissent within his administration, with a leader of his coalition allies, the social democrat PSDB, saying they were considering leaving the government.
The allegations have rattled Brazilian markets, with investors concerned that if Mr Temer is forced out, his efforts to pull the economy out of recession would be derailed.
The main Sao Paulo share index closed down 9% and the Brazilian currency suffered its worst day in 14 years.
It is the first time Mr Temer has become fully embroiled in the massive corruption inquiry known as Operation Car Wash.
The probe, launched in March 2014, centres on companies that were offered deals with state oil giant Petrobras in exchange for bribes, which were funnelled into politicians' pockets and political party slush funds.
The scandal has engulfed Brazilian politics, with a third of Mr Temer's cabinet under investigation for alleged corruption. Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is facing five charges.
The man Mr Temer allegedly condoned the bribery of - Eduardo Cunha -  is in prison for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
Both men played a key role in the downfall of former President Dilma Rousseff, who was removed from office accused of illegally manipulating government accounts. She denies all the charges.


Brighton's i360 tower will take longer to repair than first thought following its closure when passengers were left stranded in its viewing pod on Friday.

British Airways i360 planned to re-open the attraction on Monday after a damaged data cable caused passengers to be stuck for more than an hour.
The company said the tower would not re-open until Wednesday at the earliest.
The attraction has broken down several times since it opened in August.
Passengers reported having to use a temporary toilet in a tent erected in the pod during the latest breakdown.
A British Airways i360 spokeswoman said: "Specialist parts will be arriving on site on Monday.
"Following a period of testing we hope to re-open on Wednesday, 1 March but will confirm this early next week."
In September, the observation pod broke down three times in five days shortly after opening.
A private party of 180 people, including a heavily pregnant woman, was stuck for two hours with no proper toilet facilities.
In a later breakdown, 200 passengers were stuck at ground level for more than an hour when one of the sensors around the pod docking stations became loose.
Two hours later, there was a second technical fault leaving another group of visitors stuck in the pod.
The 531ft (161m) tower - branded the world's thinnest tall building - offers views of up to 26 miles of the Sussex coastline.
Visitors ascend 450ft (137m) in a 360-degree curved-glass pod.


Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, is balloting college lecturers over their pay.

The ballot closes in the first week of March, and a strike could take place before Easter.
The union is unhappy about discrepancies over how much staff who do similar jobs earn at different colleges.
Colleges Scotland said it was "disappointed", saying it didn't want students to be "disadvantaged".
The strike ballot is in support of the EIS Further Education Lecturers Association's pay claim for 2015/16.
Union general secretary Larry Flanagan said the offer on the table was "unacceptable" and "unfair".
He said: "The EIS submitted a pay claim more than 15 months ago, seeking a fair cost of living increase for lecturers and for colleges to commit to addressing the current pay inequity across the sector.
"Colleges are obliged to deliver the Scottish government's commitment for national bargaining on pay and conditions, so it is unacceptable that they have tabled an offer that would widen, rather than narrow, pay differentials for lecturers doing the same job in different colleges.
"The fact that colleges are now threatening to impose this unfair offer will only strengthen lecturers' resolve and lead to increased support for strike action."
The postal ballot is open to members at most of Scotland's colleges, and runs until 4 March.
Colleges Scotland said it was "disappointed by the actions of the EIS".
Chief executive Shona Struthers said: "The college sector is committed to national bargaining and to addressing pay differentials.
"However, this cannot be done overnight nor in isolation to conditions of service, which for lecturing staff are very generous.
"The EIS position is so far from what is realistic that we fear any industrial action will not only detrimentally affect students but also do little to improve lecturers' prospects of reaching a pay settlement this year."
The Scottish government called on management and staff to "work together to find a solution in the best interest of students".
Further education has been an early battleground in the Scottish Parliament election campaign, with the Scottish Conservatives pledging an extra Â£60m to colleges and the creation of 10 new "skills academies".
Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to put education "front and centre" in the SNP campaign, and has defended the Scottish government's track record, pointing to Â£526m of resource budgets for the 2015/16 year.


A rugby fan was nearly six times over the drink-drive limit after downing a bottle of vodka in the NekNominate craze, a Cardiff inquest has heard.

Stephen Brookes, 29, of Rumney, died after a friend filmed him drinking three-quarters of the 75cl bottle in the online drinking challenge.
He was "nominated" by a friend to down the drink for Facebook.
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by acute alcohol poisoning and cocaine use.
The inquest was told Mr Brookes had been drinking early in the day on Sunday 9 February after watching Wales play Ireland in the Six Nations.
But he was dared by friends to gulp back the vodka.
The inquest heard labourer Mr Brookes said he would be "OK" just before performing the stunt.
But within minutes he had collapsed and was unconscious. He was taken home by friends but was later found dead.
His cousin Jodie Cummings told South Wales Police: "Stephen had been watching a rugby match with friends at a house. He had taken a 75cl bottle of vodka.
"A few weeks ago he had been NekNominated. This is something where somebody nominates a friend to down something like a bottle or a pint.
"After midnight when I was in the bathroom, Stephen down the bottle of vodka.
"It was filmed and I saw it on a friend's phone. I saw him neck back the bottle of vodka. He just held the bottle in the air.
"Afterwards he was in good spirits and said, 'you know me'.
"He was dancing around. But 10 minutes later his balance had gone. He was slurring his words - it all happened so quickly."
Friends told police how people were encouraging him to down the vodka at around 01:30, the day after he had watched Wales play Ireland in the Six Nations rugby.
Another friend Shaun Chivers said the vodka went "within seconds" as he was filmed in the party near his home.
"I saw Stephen had three quarters of the bottle left and I knew he was going to neck it," he said and told his friend to stop "messing around".
He added: "The next thing he necked the bottle and it was gone in seconds.
"Soon after he was swaying all over the place."
Mr Brookes died within an hour of the NekNominate stunt and was later found to have 458 millilitres of alcohol in his blood - the drink-drive limit is 80.
He also had a high level of cocaine in his blood and had taken between 10 and 20 lines of cocaine.
Pathologist Thomas Hockey said he was clearly "well over" the fatal range for alcohol.


The BBC missed opportunities to stop "monstrous" abuse by DJ Jimmy Savile and broadcaster Stuart Hall because of a "culture of fear", a report says.

The Dame Janet Smith review identified 72 victims of Savile - including eight who were raped - and 21 victims of Hall, over five decades from 1959.
She said BBC culture "was deeply deferential" and staff were reluctant to speak to managers about complaints.
Director general Lord Hall said the BBC had failed to protect the victims.
The review found that senior managers were not told of complaints about Savile because of an "atmosphere of fear" which still exists in the BBC.
However, a small number of BBC managers in Manchester had been aware of Hall's conduct, it said.
Hall, 86, who presented TV show It's a Knockout, was jailed in 2013 after admitting indecently assaulting 13 girls.
Dame Janet Smith report: Key sections
Analysis: How did Savile get away with it?
Hall's sexual behaviour at the BBC
Dame Janet said Savile - who died in 2011 aged 84 without ever facing prosecution - and Hall were "serial sexual predators" and the BBC had missed five clear opportunities to stop their misconduct.
The report found Savile would commit sexual assaults "whenever the opportunity arose" and incidents took place "in virtually every one of the BBC premises at which he worked".
His usual tactic with young girls - and in some cases boys - was to groom them by inviting them to watch him perform on set and then make a sexual approach in his dressing room, the report said.
When a junior employee at Television Centre complained to her supervisor in the late 1980s that she had been sexually assaulted by Savile, she was told "keep your mouth shut, he is a VIP", the report found.
The review, which cost Â£6.5m and is 1,000 pages and three volumes long, heard evidence from more than 700 people - including 117 witnesses from the BBC who had heard rumours about Savile.
They included two BBC managers who had confronted Savile over claims he took teenagers home from Top of the Pops - claims which Savile admitted, but said he was simply giving the girls a bed for the night because they had no where to stay.
The impartial investigation was set up by the BBC in 2012 to look at the corporation's culture and practices during the years it employed Savile - thought to be from 1964 to 2007. It found:
Dame Janet Smith report: Key sections
Liz Dux, a specialist abuse lawyer who represents 168 of Savile's victims, said the report was "disappointing", and many victims would feel it was "nothing more than an expensive whitewash".
She said Dame Janet did not have the power to compel people to give evidence and her clients "will always be left with that feeling - is everything known about? Do we know the full picture?".
Meanwhile, Lord Hall said DJ Tony Blackburn had "parted company" with the BBC after failing to fully co-operate with the inquiry.
Mr Blackburn, 73, denies the allegation and says he was cleared of any wrongdoing. In a statement, he accused the BBC of making him a "scapegoat" and threatened to sue the corporation.
At a news conference to announce the details of the findings into the abuse of Savile and Hall, the director general apologised to their victims and said: "A serial rapist and a predatory sexual abuser both hid in plain sight at the BBC for decades.
"What this terrible episode teaches us is that fame is power, a very strong form of power and like any form of power it must be held to account... and it wasn't."
BBC Trust chairwoman Rona Fairhead said the corporation had "turned a blind eye, where it should have shone a light".
House of Commons leader Chris Grayling said it was "inexplicable" that BBC staff had missed opportunities to stop the abuse.
Referring to Savile and Hall, Dame Janet said: "Both of these men used their fame and positions as BBC celebrities to abuse the vulnerable.
"They must be condemned for their monstrous behaviour."
Dame Janet's report highlights a number of people who either knew about Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall's abuse, suspected it, or should have known, but failed to take action. In the report, she said:
Ted Beston, Savile's Radio 1 producer, acted as a "provider" of young women for Savile at least once, and "must have realised" some of the girls were under-age - although he denies this - and should have reported it.
Canon Colin Semper, who worked with Savile as a producer and on his book God'll Fix It, was praised as "a completely honest man"  - and the failure to stop Savile's behaviour had weighed heavily on his mind. However, he "clearly" had suspicions about Savile, and should have raised them with his superiors, the report said. He said on Thursday he felt "utter, utter sadness" that he had been "so angled towards the programme" that he had not seen through Savile.
Douglas Muggeridge, late controller of Radio 1 and 2 in 1973, launched two investigations into Savile in 1973 but the inquiries were more concerned with "risk of damage to the BBC's reputation" than the welfare of the girls who might be involved with Savile.
Raymond Colley, regional television manager at BBC Manchester from 1970 to 1986, spoke to Stuart Hall about his conduct but failed to check up on the star's behaviour - which could have stopped further abuse. He said he never knew anything about specific incidents, and if he had he would have taken action.
Tom German, late BBC Manchester editor in the 1970s, was "probably aware" Hall was having sex on BBC premises and should have shared concerns with Mr Colley, but had not known any underage girls were involved.
Dame Janet Smith report: Key sections
Dame Janet said there had been a "culture of separation, competition and even hostility between different parts of the BBC, so that concerns arising in one part would not be discussed with others".
"Staff were reluctant to speak out to their managers because they felt it was not their place to do so," she said.
She said celebrities had been "treated with kid gloves and were virtually untouchable".
Savile exploited his celebrity status to abuse hundreds of adults and children across the country, assaulting or raping them in television dressing rooms, hospitals, schools, children's homes and his caravan.
The abuse is thought to have begun in the mid-1940s, when he was in his late teens or early 20s, and lasted until 2009.
In his lifetime, millions knew Jimmy Savile as an eccentric TV personality.
He was one of Britain's biggest stars, a larger-than-life character who was known for tea time TV favourites such as Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It, as well as stints on BBC Radio 1.
He was also, to some, Saint Jimmy, a diligent fundraiser who raised Â£40m for charity.
But, a year after his death in 2011, allegations of abuse surfaced.
It transpired that he was, in fact, one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators.
He had been exploiting his status to prey on hundreds of people - girls and boys, men and women, but mostly vulnerable young females.
In 2015, reports on Savile's links with hospitals and children's homes revealed the late DJ abused patients, staff and visitors at institutions over many years.
Profile: The Jekyll and Hyde TV presenter


A community recycling site in Powys is due to close next month.

Powys council has been reviewing sites across the county and said banks from Berriew Street car park in Welshpool will be removed.
The facility is said to be attracting fly tipping and vermin.
The council said with the rollout of the kerbside recycling scheme to all areas of Powys now complete, there is a need to reduce a number of community recycling sites.
Residents are being asked to use alternative sites in the town.
The council's Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, John Powell, said: "This site has experienced a large level of fly-tipping over recent years.  It has now reached such a level that it is attracting vermin to the area.
"We have discussed options with the town council and it was decided to close the site."
Last month the council ended a bulky waste collection service in Machynlleth.
It was introduced following the closure of the Potters Yard recycling centre in January 2015, but Powys council's cabinet made the decision to withdraw it due to its "high running costs".


Pontypridd will play RGC 1404 in the Welsh Premiership at Sardis Road on Saturday after the artificial pitch was given the go ahead following testing.

The pitch has undergone tests ever since visiting Merthyr RFC players complained of suffering burns after playing on the 3G surface.
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) inspected the playing surface this week.
Full contact rugby will resume at the stadium until the end of the season, when another review will take place.
A club statement said: "A Thursday afternoon pitch inspection at Sardis Road, and consequent ratification from the game's governing bodies, has given the green light for the Pontypridd v RGC Premiership match to be played there on Saturday, 6 May.
"There have been numerous inspections made on the 3G surface at Sardis Road over the past month, and high level discussions up to World Rugby level regarding the use of the artificial pitch."
Pontypridd had made contingency plans to play elsewhere if they are unable to play at their home ground on Saturday.
Training and six-a-side football has recently been allowed but no contact rugby has been played since the Merthyr v RGC 1404 game on 25 March, 2017.


Cardiff Blues player Owen Williams says he does not feel any bitterness or anger about his situation after suffering a significant spinal injury.

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The 23-year-old Wales international was temporarily paralysed in June after being tackled during a 10-a-side tournament in Singapore.
Williams now has some movement in both arms, but no feeling yet in his legs and torso, and says he cannot afford to have negative thoughts.
"It's just about the future," he said.
"I try not to think about what's gone on."
Williams, capped four times by Wales, was injured in the first half of the Blues' 26-17 defeat by Asia Pacific Dragons in the third-place play-off of the World Club 10s.
He was initially treated in Singapore before being transferred by air ambulance back to Wales and then onto the Welsh Spinal Injuries and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit in Cardiff in early July.
Speaking publicly for the first time since suffering the injury, Williams said he was focused on the future rather than dwelling on the past.
"I don't want to go thinking about being angry with anyone. You've just got to crack on with it," Williams told Scrum V.
"The past is the past now. I just want to look to a positive future. I've been tackled like that a hundred times before and… nothing.
"It was just a stroke of bad luck really; a bit unlucky on the day."
Williams has been spending time out of hospital and was a guest at Wales' autumn Test against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in November.
He revealed he will be making his first visit to the Arms Park on Boxing for the Blues' Boxing Day Pro12 derby against Newport Gwent Dragons.
Watch the full interview with Owen Williams on Scrum V, Sunday, 21 December, 17:55 GMT on BBC Two Wales


Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has criticised a new Welsh Government Brexit group for having only one confirmed Leave campaigner.

The 20-member advisory body - which includes UKIP MEP Nathan Gill - meets for the first time on Wednesday.
Mr Davies said it was disappointing to see the group packed "with people such as Lord Kinnock".
The Welsh Government said the issues to be considered go beyond the interest of any party or campaign group.
It said invitations were aimed at bringing together a wealth of experience and understanding of European issues.
The body has been tasked with providing advice to the Welsh Government on the "challenges and opportunities" arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU, and includes representatives of business, universities and trade unions.
They are joined by a number of current and former politicians, including five from Labour and all of Wales' MEPs.
They are Labour MEP Derek Vaughan; former Labour MEP and now AM for Mid and West Wales Baroness Eluned Morgan, former Labour leader and ex-Vice President of the European Commission Lord Kinnock, and Cardiff council leader Phil Bale.
Labour cabinet secretary for finance and local government, Mark Drakeford, will be the group's chairman.
Conservative MEP Kay Swinburne and Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans are also on the body, as well as former Lib Dem AM William Powell.
Others include former-UN ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry, general secretary of Wales TUC Martin Mansfield and CBI Wales director Emma Watkins.
The only known Leave campaigner is UKIP's Mr Gill.
In comments written for the Brexit Central website, Mr Davies said: "In spite of the first minister's claims that no individual or group has a monopoly on good ideas, his rhetoric isn't born out in deed, and on a panel of 20 there is just one confirmed Leave campaigner - or 5% of the group."
He said that, while he wishes the group well, "it is very disappointing to see the first minister packing it with the people such as Lord Kinnock, who not only helped the Remain campaign to defeat, but who spoke with such venom about many of the people for whom he will now claim to speak".
He said he held many of the names "in high regard" but he could not help feel it was a "missed opportunity" to prove the Welsh Government was serious about engaging with everyone to "shape a positive future for Wales".
Mr Davies has previously called the plan  a "last-minute scramble for ideas".
Neil Hamilton, UKIP's Wales leader, said the appointment of Wales' MEPs to the group "wouldn't take us very much further forward" and the "Labour, Plaid and Tory MEPs in Wales were all rabid Remainers".
First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "Leaving the EU is unchartered territory for the UK and it is vital we consider a range of views about how we secure the best possible outcome for Wales."
A Welsh Government spokesman added: "The issues to be considered by the advisory group go far beyond the interests of any political party or campaign group.
"As such, invitations were not based on how individuals campaigned ahead of the referendum, but were aimed at bringing together a wealth of experience and understanding of European issues."


As an MPs' report released on Tuesday reveals how sexual harassment has become a part of everyday life in English schools, one expert says inappropriate behaviour is often trivialised and classed as "banter".

Kerry Cabbin, the founder of Tough Cookies Education, which delivers workshops on sex and relationships to teenagers, says the digital age has created a culture where sexual bullying is considered a guide to whether boys like them and more targeted education is needed in the classrooms.
Sexual harassment has become a major issue in schools in the UK.
This report by the Commons Women and Equalities Committee does not surprise me as it highlights many of the problems that young people face on a daily basis.
All too often sexual harassment and bullying is dismissed as banter.
The behaviour is considered to be flirtatious or a laugh by pupils. Far too often, young people do not realise that their actions constitute sexual harassment.
There's something about secondary school aged children - they are not being educated that this type of behaviour is not right.
The MPs' report revealed 29% of 16-18 year old girls had said they have experienced unwanted sexual touching at school.
In 2015, a BBC Freedom of Information request found more than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police in the past three years.
In 2010, a YouGov poll found 71% of girls had heard the terms "slut" or "slag" used towards them at school.
Through the workshops we deliver we have found that many young women see sexual harassment as an indication of whether a person likes them or not.
It is used as a guide to figure out if a boy fancies them. In the 1970s a boy would ask them out to the cinema, now girls think a boy likes them if they slap their bottom.
Young women are no longer feeling empowered. When we spoke to the teenage girls in our workshops, not one of them had been educated before on giving sexual consent.
Often, if someone wants to touch them sexually or kiss them they don't feel confident enough to say no. There are not enough girls that feel strong enough to stand up and say this is not acceptable.
The digital era has also played a part in this culture. Young people use their mobile phones to communicate so when it comes to verbal interaction it all gets a bit muddled.
We have found that young people have become desensitised to sexual language. In this day and age there is no watershed. Young people are exposed to sexual words and they are willing to use them in everyday settings.
Girls have become less offended so can hear words such as "slag" or "slut" and they don't think it is an issue. Often girls will even use these words themselves.
The Commons Women and Equalities Committee made recommendations to the government which included:
Young people need to realise that sexual harassment shouldn't be accepted but I wouldn't like to see all of this behaviour criminalised.
Pupils are often learning this behaviour from TV. In my day we watched Byker Grove but now children are watching Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach.
They show this type of sexual harassment so teenagers begin to think that it is acceptable. They think "oh well, if they're showing it on TV then it must be OK".
I believe the majority of this inappropriate behaviour is not intended to damage or hurt the person it is targeted towards. It's seen as banter and a bit of fun.
Sexual harassment in schools needs to be treated as seriously as bullying. Many schools have moved forward and brought in specialist anti-bullying policies and sexual harassment needs to come under this umbrella.
Young people need to be educated and given the confidence to say that this behaviour is not acceptable. I believe that young people would listen to this education and would adapt and change the culture.


Chinese officials have come under fire after repairs to the Great Wall left part of the ancient structure smoothed and resembling a concrete path.

A five-mile (8km) stretch of the Unesco world heritage site was repaired to protect it from exposure to the elements.
The ancient stone wall was repaired with materials reported to include sand and concrete.
"It really was an ugly repair job," a local official admitted.
Ding Hui, the head of the Liaoning Provincial Antiquities Bureau, said the repairs to the 635-year-old structure took place in 2014.
He said the repairs filled broken gaps, and added an additional protective layer on the top surface "like a hat", but admitted "the surface does not look ideal".
The repairs have only now come to light from photos posted to Chinese social media platform Weibo, where thousands of users criticised the renovation work.
However, an official survey said the stretch of wall was in danger of falling apart and being washed away by the rain.
The affected section of the Great Wall lies in Suizhong county, along the border with Hebei province.
Local news outlets reported a wide variety of materials had been used, including sand, lime and cement. The work was labelled "basic and crude" by Dong Yaohui, vice-chairman of the Great Wall Studies Society.
The Chinese government has specific regulations on the preservation of the Great Wall, which is crumbling in many remote locations. Some stretches have been damaged or demolished over the years.
The law for damaging a cultural relic is strict, with those found guilty facing up to 10 years in prison.
The Great Wall, a Unesco world heritage site since 1987, was built and rebuilt on a continual basis from around 220 BC until the Ming Dynasty in the 1600s, when it was the world's largest military structure.
Designed to protect the Chinese empire from northern invasions, it once stretched 20,000km (12,400 miles).
Several museum employees in Egypt endure a hairy time after the beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh, Tutankhamun, comes unstuck and is rather too hastily glued back on. The authorities are not amused.
An elderly parishioner carries out an alarming restoration of a prized Jesus Christ fresco in a church near Zaragoza in Spain. Bizarrely, the monkey-like do-over has brought in tens of thousands of admiring pilgrims since its creation in 2012, helping to ease the town's recession. It's a miracle.
Not so botched, perhaps. Although some criticised the repair of Spain's 9th Century Matrera Castle, saying it had been turned into a 1960s multi-storey car park, the architect had the last laugh as he walked off with the architecture and preservation prize at the Architizer A+ awards.
Then there are these embarrassing miscalculations through the ages, from Sweden's Vasa warship to London's Millennium Bridge.


US cigarette maker Reynolds American has rejected a buyout offer worth $47bn (Â£38bn) from British American Tobacco, according to reports.

British American already owns 42% of Reynolds, the company behind brands including Camel and Newport.
Last month it proposed buying the rest of the business to create the world's biggest tobacco firm.
But both Reuters and Bloomberg report the deal has been rejected. Reynolds declined to comment on the reports.
British American, which makes brands including Rothmans, has been a shareholder in Reynolds since 2004. The FTSE 100 company is offering $20bn in cash and $27bn in shares for the US business.
At the time of the bid BAT said the merger was "the logical progression in our relationship" and estimated it could produce cost savings worth $400m.
If the buyout went ahead, it would be the biggest foreign deal by a British company in recent years, and go against the idea that a weak pound would stop British companies buying foreign rivals.
RJ Reynolds has been operating since 1875 and is the second-largest tobacco company in the US after Altria, which owns Philip Morris USA.
Last year, Reynolds completed its $25bn takeover of US rival Lorillard. The combined company was forced to sell a number of brands, including Kool, Salem and Winston, to satisfy regulators. They were eventually bought by Imperial Tobacco - now Imperial Brands - for $7.1bn.


England lock Courtney Lawes is out of Saturday's Six Nations home game against Wales with an ankle injury.

The 27-year-old sustained the injury in Northampton's 20-15 Premiership victory over Saracens on Saturday.
He will be replaced by Leicester Tigers forward Ed Slater.
Northampton club-mate Luther Burrell is also in a 33-man training squad, taking over from Harlequins winger Marland Yarde, who suffered a shoulder injury in Saturday's defeat by Sale Sharks.
Bath centre Ollie Devoto has recovered from concussion to make the squad, while Leicester's Manu Tuilagi, who has not played for England since 2014, is also included.
Tuilagi scored his first Premiership try of the season during the 31-27 win over Exeter on Sunday, but Tigers coach Richard Cockerill does not believe Tuilagi is ready to return to Test rugby yet.
England are top of the Six Nations table, one point ahead of Wales, with three victories from three matches.
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Luther Burrell (Northampton), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Ollie Devoto (Bath), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Jack Nowell (Exeter) Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath), Manu Tuilagi (Leicester), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester)
Forwards: Kieran Brookes (Northampton), Dan Cole (Leicester), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Dave Ewers (Exeter), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Wasps), Paul Hill (Northampton), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Ed Slater (Leicester), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens)


A father accused of killing his baby daughter three years ago acted "in a rage", a court has heard.

The prosecution at Craigavon Crown Court alleged that Christopher O'Neill lost his self-control when caring for three-month-old Cárágh Walsh.
A prosecution lawyer said the 26-year-old used considerable violence against the baby in February 2014.
The defence dismissed the claims as "utterly fanciful, speculative, and sheer wishful thinking".
Cárágh died two days after being rushed to hospital from her home in Twinbrook.
The prosecution said it was not their case that O'Neill, from Whiterock Road in west Belfast, set out to murder baby Cárágh.
It was rather, the lawyer said, that O'Neill had "reached his limits and simply snapped, leaving her with injuries akin to those received in a high speed crash".
However, during final submissions to the jury of 10 men and one woman, the defence said Mr O'Neill was a devoted and caring father who had not "lost it".
Rather, he was looking after a sick child, and did all he could for the daughter he loved, said the lawyer.
The defendant was "an innocent man who should be found not guilty of murder and even of manslaughter", he said.
The jury will be asked to consider their verdict in the four-week trial on Thursday.


AFC Wimbledon have signed Darius Charles on a permanent contract after a successful loan spell from Burton.

The defender stays along with Barry Fuller, George Francomb and Dannie Bulman, who have agreed new deals.
"Darius has been immense," manager Neal Ardley told the club website. "This is a guy who just does not want to lose."
The Dons confirmed earlier on Tuesday they had released Callum Kennedy, Sean Rigg and Adebayo Akinfenwa following the club's promotion to League One.
Striker Akinfenwa, 34, revealed his contract would not be renewed moments after the play-off final win against Plymouth.
Akinfenwa leaves after two seasons with the Dons, having been named their player of the year last season.
Midfielder Kennedy, 26, leaves after three seasons with the club and having played in Monday's Wembley final.
Former Oxford and Port Vale forward Rigg, 27, departs after joining on a two-year deal in May 2014.


Wales coach Warren Gatland wants to set up a Six Nations showdown with England by beating France in Cardiff on 26 February.

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His side bounced back from the 16-16 draw in Ireland to beat Scotland 27-23 in Cardiff.
After France, Wales face England at Twickenham on 12 March before hosting Italy in Cardiff.
"If we can beat France then you're potentially playing England for the Championship," said Gatland.
"That's what it boils down to. That's taking nothing away from Italy in the last game, but if we win the next two the motivation will be there against Italy at home.
"But one step at a time."
Wales, who have won their last four matches against France, trailed until the 65th minute against Vern Cotter's Scotland team before tries from Jamie Roberts and George North broke the visitors' resistance.
The New Zealander singled out man of the match Roberts and winger North for special praise after their match-winning exploits.
"We had a couple of chances and we took those chances," he added.
"Jamie Roberts was man of the match and deserved to be, and we saw something special from George North too.
"Sometimes you need that in games, you need someone to do something special for you.
"It was a tough game - we had to dig deep and we had to grind out a victory.
"We had to use everything we had in the tank with the six day turnaround it was tough as well."
Gatland also praised the impact of the substitutes, with Gethin Jenkins, Bradley Davies and Dan Lydiate - all with more than 50 caps to their names - helping Wales see out the win.
Roberts says Wales need to produce a markedly improved performance to beat France.
"In every facet, we need to improve our defence certainly, we need to improve our attack," Roberts told BBC Wales Sport.
"But we did some good stuff, and we need to look at the positives, improve on the positives, and the negatives as well."
Roberts' midfield partner Jonathan Davies says the Harlequins centre's efforts are a barometer for Wales' performances.
"Jamie's showing great form at the moment - in a rich vein of form - and when he plays well, we play well we normally get the result," said Davies.


A water attraction has reopened after a six-month restoration project.

The Â£850,000 Marine Lake in Clevedon, funded by Heritage Lottery, included work to reinforce and raise the seawall and de-silt the lake bed, for the first time in 80 years.
The work has also included improving access to the lake and a water play area for children.
Marine Lake opened in 1929 and was once a huge visitor attraction, but fell out of favour in the 1960s.
Marine Lake Ranger Jo Tasker said the lake would gradually fill up with high tides expected next week and "people need to take care in and around the seafront".
North Somerset Councillor Peter Bryant said: "It will secure the long-term future of this historic landmark and shows what can be achieved by local organisations and people working together."
The official opening of the lake will take place in April to coincide with the anniversary of its original opening.


An 11-year-old girl who finished top in Wales in a world spelling championship has now scooped a national film award.

Agnieszka Kolaczynska won the "ones to watch" category at the National Youth Film Festival for documentaries about her sister who has Down's Syndrome.
Agnieszka, from Llidiartywaen near Llanidloes, has been making films and music videos since the age of eight.
She was presented with her award by Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter at a ceremony in Leicester Square in London.
The National Youth Film Festival celebrates young filmmakers across the UK.
A festival spokesman said Agnieszka's short documentaries called My Little Sister - Who Happens To Have Down's Syndrome had reached unexpected audiences around the world, with the first episode alone receiving more than 200,000 internet hits.
The films are about Agnieszka's little sister Magdalena and they show the pair dancing, singing and playing.
Agnieszka, who won in the 11 to 15 age category, said she loved how film could make people question and think and "take you into another world".
"For me, a self-taught film maker, home educated in the remote Welsh hills, this award has come as a bolt out of the blue," she added.
"It was incredible to see my film on a screen in Leicester Square and I intend for many more of my films to hit the big screen too.
"I love the magic of creating films that move people and make a film a day. It's awesome that the My Little Sister - Who Happens To Have Down's Syndrome series that I started when I was eight, will be seen by more people too."
The festival said Agnieszka spent time researching filmmakers, their films and developing her own techniques.
One of the festival's judges Jim Carter, who plays butler Carson in the ITV drama Downton Abbey, said it was brilliant to see children so passionate and confident about film.
"I presented the ones to watch award, a boy and two girls who have made their own films, produced, directed, and written them," he added.
"They are quite alarmingly good, so I was thrilled to be asked to do it and I wish them all the best in the future."
Agnieszka, who has Polish roots, was first in Wales, seventh in the UK and 31st worldwide at the World Education Games spelling championships last year, finishing ahead of 1.5 million other children.
Children from 200 countries took part in the event against the clock and Agnieszka, who is educated at home, had not sat a spelling test before.
"If you can spell my name, you can spell just about anything," said Agnieszka after winning the prize.


Crisp maker Mackie's has reported a six-fold leap in annual export sales to Canada.

The company exported 279,000 packets to the country in 2013 - up from 46,000 in the previous year.
The Canadian market now makes up about 40% of Mackie's export sales turnover.
The figures were announced as Commonwealth Games Secretary Shona Robison visited a store in Toronto which stocks the Perthshire firm's products.
Ms Robison has been in the country as the Queen's Baton Relay continues its journey through Canada.
Ms Robison said: "This is another terrific example of a Scottish firm making a big impact on the international stage, and it's great to see Scottish brands on supermarket shelves abroad.
"Mackie's have been working extremely hard to gain a foothold in Canada and this has resulted in tremendous sales figures - a six-fold increase in one year is remarkable."
Ronnie Wilson, commercial director for Mackie's Crisps, said: "The response to our crisps in Canada has been tremendous, and our Scottish provenance has proven to be a key selling point in this market.
"Following the introduction of our dedicated Canadian packaging at the beginning of this year, which is bilingual and features a prominent saltire flag, we now have scope to broaden our distribution into mass grocery channels.
"Furthermore, we are about to launch 13 new lines into the Canadian market - in addition to the nine lines we already supply there."
Mackie's Crisps was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between Aberdeenshire-based Mackie's of Scotland and Perthshire potato company Taypack.


Romania scored 17 points in the final 28 minutes as their powerful pack overcame Canada in the biggest comeback in World Cup history.

Gordon McRorie's penalty and a DTH van der Merwe try put Canada 8-0 in front at half-time.
The lead became 15-0 as Jeff Hassler bounced his way out of some tame tackling to touch down.
But number eight Mihai Macovei went over for two late tries and Florin Vlaicu's penalty won it for Romania.
It is the first time Canada have lost all four of their group matches at a World Cup, while Romania can still finish third in Pool D - securing automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup - if they beat Italy on Sunday.
A Canada victory seemed on the cards after a one-sided first half. Van der Merwe became the first player from a tier-two nation to score a try in four successive World Cup matches, after scores against Ireland, France and Italy.
The 29-year-old showed the one moment of clinical finishing in an opening period that saw numerous promising situations.
Van der Merwe is set to join Scarlets from Glasgow at the end of this tournament and the Welsh side will no doubt have been impressed by his powerful running and ability.
When Hassler took full advantage of some weak defending to touch down for a converted try after the interval, Canada were in full control at 15-0 up.
Romania's predictable battering-ram approach up front was making little impact against a resolute wall of red.
Countless times the Canadians saw off several phases of play and the lack of progress and defensive pressure resulted in an inevitable Romania handling error as they tried to play the ball out wide in slippery conditions.
Finally Romania seemed to twig, keeping the ball within yards of their huge pack and driving forward from close quarters, with their captain Macovei the inspiration.
He went over to set Canada nerves jangling and, after Jebb Sinclair was sin-binned for bringing down a rolling maul, Macovei's second close-range score made it 15-12.
Vlaicu added the extras and slotted a nerveless late penalty in a game that saw both sides miss several kicks at goal.
Romania coach Lynn Howells: "They've earned the right for a beer but it won't be to a great extent.
"It'll be in the team room and we'll have control over them."
Canada captain Jamie Cudmore: "What do you think it feels like? It's horrible. The guys are extremely disappointed after working so hard."
Canada manager Gareth Rees: "To echo Jamie's comments, it is totally unacceptable to finish a campaign with that performance, for 30 minutes, and to finish a game like that.
"I would like to apologise on behalf of the players that we let those people down."
Canada: Jones, Hassler, Hearn, Blevins, van der Merwe, Hirayama, McRorie, Buydens, Barkwill, Wooldridge, Beukeboom, Cudmore, Sinclair, Moonlight, Carpenter.
Replacements: Pritchard for Jones (74), Trainor for Blevins (49), Mack for McRorie (49), Sears-Duru for Buydens (45), Ilnicki for Wooldridge (67), Dala for Moonlight (63).
Not Used: Piffero, Gilmour.
Sin Bin: Sinclair (73).
Romania: Fercu, Lemnaru, Kinikinilau, Vlaicu, Botezatu, Wiringi, Surugiu, Lazar, Turashvili, Ion, Popirlan, van Heerden, V. Ursache, Lucaci, Macovei.
Replacements: Gal for Wiringi (51), Calafeteanu for Surugiu (22), Tarus for Lazar (74), Radoi for Turashvili (65), A. Ursache for Ion (45), Carpo for Lucaci (77).
Not Used: Burcea, Apostol.
Sin Bin: Fercu (20).
Att: 27,153
Ref: Wayne Barnes (RFU).


A 23-year-old man has been stabbed by a would-be robber in a south of Scotland town.

The incident happened in the Agnew Crescent area of Stranraer on Saturday between 20:30 and 21:00.
The victim was confronted by a man at knifepoint before being stabbed by him once. He then fled from the scene empty-handed.
Police said the man who was attacked had suffered only a "minor injury" in the incident.
His assailant has been described as in his late 20s, of slim build and was wearing a blue hooded top and grey jogging bottoms.


A woman has been charged with the murder of a pensioner in the Forest of Dean.

Gerald Nott, 66, was found dead at a property in Queensway in Broadwell, Coleford, on Sunday morning.
Amanda Howard, 46, from Broadwell, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court earlier and was remanded in custody.
She is next due to appear before Bristol Crown Court on Thursday, 30 October.


A four-hour ceremony with THAT many big names in one room is always going to get people talking.

And the 2015 Oscars didn't disappoint.
Best picture winner Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel tied with four wins each, followed by Whiplash with three.
Eddie Redmayne won best actor for his role in The Theory of Everything, while Still Alice star Julianne Moore won best actress. But with more than two million tweets using #Oscars2015, the winners weren't the only talking point.
After winning best supporting actress, Boyhood's Patricia Arquette said: "To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation.
"We have fought for everybody else's equal rights. It's our time to have wage equality once and for all.
"And equal rights for women in the United States of America."
The speech delighted Meryl Streep, who shouted "Yes! Yes!" from the audience.
In her similar vein, #askhermore trended during the evening.
The hashtag was used to encourage reporters to ask female stars more than "what are you wearing?" on the red carpet.
Reese Witherspoon was among the 320,000 people to use the phrase on social media.
Although thousands of kids, and big kids alike, were shocked that The Lego Movie wasn't nominated for best animated picture, it was won by Big Hero 6, the film was nominated for best original song.
That meant the artists involved, Tegan and Sara and comedy trio The Lonely Island, got to perform it.
It was GOOD. Think YMCA with too many e-numbers.
It involved animation, men dressed as builders cowboys and superheroes, and Oprah getting a Lego Oscar.
But the performance wasn't enough for the song to take the best original song award away from Selma's Glory by John Legend and Common.
Other performances on the night included Rita Ora's Grateful from Beyond the night, Maroon 5 playing Lost Stars from Begin Again and Tim McGraw singing I'm Not Gonna Miss You from Glen Campbellâ€¦ I'll Be Me.
The ceremony also marked The Sound of Music - which won five Oscars including best picture in 1966 - celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Enter Lady Gaga singing The Hills Are Alive.
Star of the original film Julie Andrews then arrived on stage to a lot of excitement from the audience - especially from Felicity Jones, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez.
Safe to say the performance went down pretty well.
It was the How I Met Your Mother star's first go in charge of the awards, taking over from Ellen DeGeneres.
He tried a few magic tricks but despite his opening song and dance number, he didn't seem to be able to recreate the popularity of Ellen's hosting.
During the ceremony BBC entertainment correspondent Tim Masters said: "He doesn't seem to have found his groove. A live telecast is hard thing to hold together."
It's especially difficult when you're in your pants.
In a spoof of Birdman and Whiplash, the host performed a skit where he is locked out of his dressing room and is forced to walk on stage in his Y-fronts, accompanied by Whiplash star Miles Teller on the drums.
This section of the evening remembers the names from the film industry who passed away in the last 12 months.
The Robin Williams tribute generally went down well but many on Twitter, including John Barrowman questioned why Joan Rivers didn't appear on the list.
A year after getting Idina Menzel's name completely wrong, Travolta took the stage again with the Frozen star. He got it right this time.
But he also touched her face a bit too much for some peoples' liking.
The Grease star also had a hug on the red carpet with Scarlett Johansson.
That's fine but the strange stomach rub thing that followed was a bit odd.
And finally, he might have missed out on best actor but Benedict taking a big swig on camera made sure he got some social media attention.
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A flag found in the ruins of a building where the 1916 Easter Rising was planned has been returned to Dublin.

An uncrowned green harp flag was flown above Liberty Hall by the Irish Citizen Army in the week before the rebellion.
But it was taken by a soldier when the British Army shelled and stormed the building, and it was later given to a military museum in County Fermanagh.
It has now been presented to the Irish president ahead of events to mark the revolt's centenary this weekend.
President Michael D Higgins praised the move by the Inniskillings Museum in Enniskillen, saying it was a "magnificent contribution to the 1916 commemorations".
The rising was a short and ill-fated republican rebellion in 1916 against British rule in Ireland.
In spite of its military failure, it is seen by many historians as a significant stepping-stone in the partition of the island and the eventual creation of the Republic of Ireland.
The Irish Citizen Army helped plot the rising and manufactured weapons in Liberty Hall.
The Proclamation, one of the most important documents in Irish history, was printed in the building the night before the rebellion.
A green harp flag had been hoisted above Liberty Hall on Sunday 16 April 1916 in a ceremony led by James Connolly, the commander of the Irish Citizen Army.
Nine days later, soldiers from the Enniskillen-based Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers arrived in Dublin to quell the rebellion and the next morning an armed patrol yacht opened fire on Liberty Hall in preparation for their assault.
By that stage, the building was virtually empty.
Acting Corporal John McAlonen, a 21-year-old fusilier, retrieved a flag, made from green tabby weave wool with an appliqued yellow wool harp, from the ruins of the hall.
It was presented to the Inniskillings Museum in 1935 by Col John McClintock, who was the commanding officer of the 3rd Inniskillings during the Rising.
The museum has said months of analysis and research indicate the flag in its possession is the same one flown above the Dublin hall at the time of the rising.
It contacted the current occupiers of Liberty Hall, the Irish trade union SIPTU, and a decision was taken to conserve the flag and loan it for public display.


There is a risk plans to turn all state schools in England into academies will not raise school standards, a group representing 37 largely Conservative local authorities has warned.

Councillor Paul Carter, from the County Councils Network, said the government was pursuing change with "undue haste".
Under draft government plans, all state schools in England will have to leave the oversight of councils by 2022.
A Department for Education spokesman said the concerns were "misplaced".
Academies - a turn or a wiggle?
Do academies get better results?
The evidence around academies is mixed, with most experts agreeing there is no conclusive proof the model is the single best way to improve education.
Councillor Carter is chairman of the County Councils Network and also leader of Kent County Council and a governor of a multi-academy trust.
He told the BBC: "My concern is that the change will lead to a poorer education system operating across Kent, and more broadly England, because the value that local authorities generally provide to schools will be removed."
What does it mean to be an academy school?
Under the draft plans, the role of overseeing standards will fall entirely to eight appointed senior civil servants called regional schools commissioners.
A new national funding formula will mean money will go directly from central government to schools, rather than priorities being set locally.
Ministers argue this will provide a high level of autonomy to schools, and help drive up standards through greater innovation and competition in the system.
But Mr Carter said he was worried a "one size fits all" approach would lead to local accountability being replaced by a "new regional quangocracy".
He described primary schools as much more "brittle" than larger secondary schools, with greater need for support, such as the maternity cover provided in Kent.
"If you have a school with five teachers, and two or three of those teachers become pregnant at the same time, you need those support networks to support those schools - otherwise their finances will not be sustainable and the school will end up in a spiral of decline."
The County Council Network say it is the future of small schools and high-needs pupils which are most uncertain under the government's plans.
This week, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said she was listening very carefully to "important issues" raised about the plans.
On Sunday, a Department for Education spokesperson said the plans would not hinder schools requiring support, but instead support "those who need it most".
Changes would ensure schools received assistance "more quickly and effectively", they said.
"Multi-academy trusts and stand-alone academies will work with regional schools commissioners to ensure the needs of the local community - including high-needs pupils - are met swiftly."


Queen of the South picked up their first home win in the Championship since September to end Morton's seven-game unbeaten run.

Derek Lyle opened the scoring on 71 minutes with a close range header.
Kyle Jacobs then thundered in a fantastic strike from 30 yards, which went in via the underside of the crossbar.
Joe Thomson completed the scoring, shooting home after a run from the edge of his own penalty box.
Morton drop a place to fourth, with Falkirk overtaking the Greenock side after a win against Dunfermline.
Queens are six points behind the final play-off place and have played two more games than Jimmy Duffy's men.
Match ends, Queen of the South 3, Morton 0.
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 3, Morton 0.
Goal!  Queen of the South 3, Morton 0. Joseph Thomson (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Lawrence Shankland (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner,  Queen of the South. Conceded by Michael Doyle.
Attempt missed. Connor Murray (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Jamie Hamill replaces Dom Thomas.
Substitution, Morton. Jon Scullion replaces Ross Forbes.
Goal!  Queen of the South 2, Morton 0. Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Connor Murray replaces Derek Lyle.
Attempt missed. Ross Forbes (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Lyndon Dykes replaces Stephen Dobbie.
Substitution, Morton. Jamie McDonagh replaces Mark Russell.
Attempt missed. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Joseph Thomson.
Corner,  Morton. Conceded by Scott Mercer.
Attempt missed. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal!  Queen of the South 1, Morton 0. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dom Thomas.
Scott Mercer (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ricki Lamie (Morton).
Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Morton).
Foul by Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South).
Andy Murdoch (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jamie Lindsay (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Morton).
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Lawrence Shankland (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Joseph Thomson (Queen of the South) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Michael Doyle (Morton).
Foul by Dom Thomas (Queen of the South).
Andy Murdoch (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. John Rankin (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner,  Queen of the South. Conceded by Thomas O'Ware.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Lawrence Shankland (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Scott Mercer (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.


Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter was touched to receive the wishes of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as his partner prepares to give birth.

Following City's 2-0 Premier League win at Vitality Stadium, Guardiola embraced Arter on the pitch - and the 27-year-old called his words "a lovely touch".
"It's great for him to take his time out to speak to me, I really appreciate it," Arter told BBC Radio Solent.
He and partner Rachel's baby daughter, Renee, was stillborn in December 2015.
In October, on Football Focus, it was announced the couple were expecting another child, with Rachel 22 weeks pregnant.
Speaking about Spaniard Guardiola, Arter added: "He offered me and my partner his best wishes for the weeks ahead.
"He's someone I have massive respect for. I watched his Barcelona teams and he is, without doubt, the best manager in the world."
Guardiola was asked at his post-match news conference about what he had said to Arter and replied: "He will be a father soon so I said big congratulations to him and his partner.
"I know what happened in the past, and, hopefully, the baby will be well."
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Bournemouth's official Twitter account praised Guardiola for a "touch of class" in seeking out Arter after Monday's game.
City moved up to second in the table after the hard-fought victory, earned through a Raheem Sterling strike and a Tyrone Mings own goal.
The defeat leaves Bournemouth in 14th place, six points above the relegation zone.


A man who used Facebook to find young girls to have unlawful sex with has been jailed for more than three years.

Jason Downie, 32, befriended youngsters on the social media site before sending them messages asking to meet up.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Fraserburgh in September 2012.
Sentencing him, Sheriff Annella Cowan described Downie as a "dangerous and manipulative" man who would remain on the sex offenders register for life.
Downie, who admitted the assault, had started chatting with the young girl on Facebook and X-box Live Chat.
The court heard he then encouraged the girl to meet him in a car in Fraserburgh.
Fiscal depute Kelly Mitchell said: "The complainer asked if he would get her a sweet from the nearby shop. He said that he would do it in return for a kiss."
After seizing the youngster's head and kissing her he jumped into the back seat of the vehicle and sexually assaulted the schoolgirl.
Miss Mitchell said: "She screamed 'stop' and 'get off me'. Neighbours stated that they heard a girl screaming."
The court heard that the next day the girl went to the police and reported the attack.
Downie also pleaded guilty  to travelling "with the intention of having unlawful sex" with another young girl he befriended on Facebook earlier this year.
The court heard he sent her inappropriate messages in June 2015, asking for pictures of herself in her underwear.
At one point, he suggested they go for a drive in his car and they could kiss - but the girl turned up to the meeting near Banff in the company of friends.
The court heard Downie later sent her abusive messages, stating that she had wasted his "time and fuel".
The  girl's mother found the messages on her daughter's Facebook app and reported Downie to the police.
Downie, whose address on court papers was given as HMP Grampian, was sentenced to 38 months in jail, with an extended sentence of three years.


Ian Bell smashed 187 from 145 balls as England beat the Prime Minister's XI by 60 runs in Canberra.

Bell, back in the side after Alastair Cook was removed as captain, hit 20 fours and three sixes to help the tourists to 391-6.
Moeen Ali and James Taylor each contributed 71.
But the touring bowlers also took some punishment, with Glenn Maxwell making 137 as the Prime Minister's XI were all out for 331 in the 49th over.
England now move on to a tri-series with Australia and India, which begins on Friday, before they start their World Cup campaign against Australia on 14 February.
Bell's knock has answered any questions over who should replace Cook at the top of the order, while the continuing good form of Moeen and Taylor cements their places in the top three ahead of Alex Hales and Gary Ballance.
"It's a good start for all of us, a good win on a very good pitch against a strong XI," said Bell.
"I haven't played a lot of cricket recently, so it was good to go through the gears and enjoy myself at the end.
"We've enjoyed our week here in Canberra and we're looking forward to the tri-series and the World Cup after that."
England's bowling line-up also looks to be taking shape, with Chris Woakes's 1-46 from nine overs outperforming the expensive Chris Jordan, who took 2-60 in six overs.
With the rested James Anderson set to come back to share the new ball with Stuart Broad, whose 4-40 were the pick of the figures, only the balance of England's attack is left to be determined.
Off-spinner James Tredwell returned 2-64, but England may opt for a fourth seamer if they feel the slow bowling can be done by Moeen and Joe Root.
But, it is the performance of Bell that will satisfy new one-day captain Eoin Morgan the most, with the Warwickshire man batting all but one ball of the entire 50 overs against an attack that included Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins.
Maxwell took three fours and a six from a single Jordan over as he made a fanciful chase seem possible, before Broad returned to have him held in the gully.
The same bowler took two wickets in two balls late on, before ending the match with a skied caught and bowled.


A learner driver took a wrong turn and ended up travelling on a motorway in the middle of a test, police have said.

The Hampshire force tweeted: "Officers assisted driver on driving test who took wrong turn off roundabout and ended up on M27. Test abandoned & driver failed."
On the same motorway, on the same day, police also stopped a driver for watching YouTube on a smartphone.
Another driver was pulled over for using an iPad.
The road policing unit said the learner driver ended up on the eastbound carriageway at junction seven for Hedge End.
A spokesman said the learner and the instructor pulled the VW Passatt on to the hard shoulder before officers assisted the vehicle off the motorway.
A provisional licence does not allow learner drivers to use motorways.


A 3D printer that can produce large items such as plane parts has been developed.

24 August 2016 Last updated at 12:49 BST
The Infinite Build device prints layers of an object vertically, rather than horizontally, allowing for much longer items to be produced than had been previously possible.
It was developed by Stratasys. Boeing plans to use it to print plane parts.


Thousands of commuters are having to make alternative arrangements as Dublin bus services have been cancelled for a second day because of a 48-hour strike over pay.

It is understood more than 400,000 daily passengers are affected by the strike.
Dublin Bus has said it expects its services to operate as normal on Saturday morning.
Two more 48-hour strike actions are planned for this month.
These are set for 15 and 16 September and 23 and 24 September.
Police have said bus lanes are only for use by taxis, emergency vehicles and vulnerable road users such as cyclists while the strike is on.
Unions say they will review progress next week and an all-out strike has not been ruled out.
The dispute arose after Dublin Bus unions rejected a Labour Court recommendation of a general 8.25% pay award for employees over a period of three years (or 2.75% per year) without productivity changes.
Dublin Bus has said it accepts the recommendation, which it said will add 30m euros (£25.29m) to payroll costs over that period.
However, the company estimates that the 15% sought by the unions would cost at least 50m euros (£42.17m), which it says it cannot afford.


Somerset centurion Peter Trego made a career-best 154 as Somerset's eighth-wicket county partnership record was broken for the second time in six days.

Wicketkeeper Ryan Davies made 86, also a career-best, in a stand of 236.
That broke the previous record of 217, set only last week by Roelof van der Merwe and Craig Overton.
Somerset batted on after Davies had gone before declaring on 553-8, to which Lancashire have replied with 138-2, of which Haseeb Hameed made 56.
In partnership with 20-year-old Rob Jones, who was making only his second Championship appearance, 19-year-old Hameed went past 50 for the 11th time this summer.
Together they forged the youngest Lancashire opening partnership in living memory, putting on 87 before Hameed was caught behind off Tim Groenewald.
Jones, having played a straight drive, was then run out by Groenewald for 34 after a lightning fast pick-up and throw from the bowler.
By the close, Alviro Petersen (25 not out) and Liam Livingstone (20 not out) had put on 42 together, leaving the hosts needing a further 261 on day three to avoid the follow-on.
Lancashire batsman Rob Jones told BBC Radio Manchester:
"It's turned out to be a good day for us. It's not the most enticing wicket to bowl on but they batted well and ground us down.
"But we fought back. You just have to break it down session by session, ball by ball.
"Opening was a good opportunity for me. I was a bit unlucky to get out but it was a great piece of fielding.
"It's been brilliant in the first team but there is more pressure. If you get an opportunity, you have to take it but it's great that Ashley Giles backs us and gives us a go."
Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego told BBC Radio Somerset:
"It was remarkable to break the record on the back of a 20-year-old eighth-wicket record being broken against Hampshire.
"It was great to see how Ryan's developed. He played a really mature innings and was a good foil for myself. We had a really good time out there.
"If you could bottle the way I felt on Wednesday evening, you'd get a lot of runs. I didn't go out there trying to chase boundaries, I just tried to watch the ball. I don't think those shots were rash, I just played really nicely.
"I was pleased that my batting game has come together and I certainly feel that there is a lot more to come. I've left it a little late in my career but I'm still fit enough to score a lot more runs for Somerset."


From the generalised debates on the Queen's Speech, Parliament makes a handbrake turn into hard legislating this week - with both Houses devoting much of their time to second reading debates on a series of heavyweight bills.

In the Commons, it's the Scotland Bill and the EU Referendum Bill - and the House will move with unusual rapidity into detailed debate on both, the following week.
Meanwhile, the Commons is inching towards re-establishing its select committee system, with nominations for 26 committee chairs due to close at 5pm on Wednesday, and the elections due to be held the following Wednesday.
But one committee will swing back into action - yes, the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee resumes its yomp through objections along the proposed route with two sittings on Monday and a further sitting on Tuesday.
Monday
The Commons meets at 2.30pm for defence questions, and any ministerial statements or urgent questions (a regular occurrence on a Monday) will be dealt with after 3.30pm.
The day's legislating is on the second reading of the Scotland Bill - which will deliver the proposals of the Smith Commission agreement devolving further powers over tax and welfare to the Scottish Parliament.
(The first day of detailed debate by a committee of the whole House is scheduled for Monday 15 June.)
Over in the Lords (2.30pm), questions include one from the Plaid Cymru peer, Lord Wigley, on the recommendations of the Smith Commission in response to the outcome of the general election in Scotland. The SNP don't take seats in the Upper House, so their allies from the Plaid contingent are the closest thing they have to representation there.
Then, peers turn to the second reading of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill, which will allow city regions to install a "Metro Mayor" - which is one of the conditions for the government devolving extra power to them, along the lines of the deal already reached in Manchester.
This legislation is the key to advancing the government's Northern Powerhouse agenda, bus some critics have concerns about imposing powerful new mayors on large cities, particularly without holding a referendum. Communities Minister Baroness Williams of Trafford, herself a former council leader, will speak for the government.
Tuesday
In the Commons, business begins at 11.30am with Foreign Office questions - after which the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, will remain in the chamber to launch the second reading debate on the European Union Referendum Bill.
This is a beefed-up version of the two private members' bills the Conservatives tried to pass in the last Parliament - but this time they will have control of the timetable (watch out for the debate on the accompanying timetable motion) so they should be impervious to any filibuster.
Watch out for markers going down on such issues as the right of 16 and 17-year-olds to vote, on balance in reporting, and on funding for the rival "In" and "Out" campaigns. There is a particular concern on the Eurosceptic side that the government and the EU Commission should not put their resources behind the "In" campaign.
The government seems to be moving pretty fast with this measure; and two days of committee of the whole House debate have been scheduled for the following week. That suggests that the bill should clear the Commons, and quite possibly have its second reading in the Lords, well before the summer.
In Westminster Hall, my eye was caught be the day's opening debate, on air pollution in London (9.30am - 11am) led by Labour's Diane Abbott.
In the Lords (2.30pm), watch out for the question from the Conservative Baroness Gardner of Parkes on the government policy of extending the right to buy to Housing Association properties - this is an issue where ministers could run into heavy cross-party resistance in the Lords (a lot of peers are heavily involved in Housing Associations) - and always remember the government whips don't have a majority behind them, and can be defeated when Labour and the Lib Dems join forces. So this could be a preliminary skirmish on what may be a long-running battle.
The day's legislative business is the second reading of the Psychoactive Substances Bill - the measure to crack down on so-called legal highs, which has been criticised in some quarters as too sweeping.
It should not be in trouble because Labour supports controls on legal highs and their manifesto included a pledge to ban the sale and distribution of dangerous psychoactive substances.
But watch out for Lord Paddick, now the Lib Dem spokesman on Home Affairs who said this about the bill in the Queen's Speech debate on June 2:
"It will outlaw not just specific so-called legal highs but anything and everything that has a mind-altering effect unless it is specifically listed as being exempt or is covered by other legislation such as the Misuse of Drugs Act.
"I believe that an authoritarian approach, where blanket laws prohibit everything unless the Government allow it, sets a potentially dangerous precedent. The Bill is well meaning, with the current practice of selling so-called legal highs on the high street, one molecule different from a banned substance, in packets marked "not fit for human consumption", is a nonsense. But we must ask ourselves, what is the purpose of this Bill? If the purpose, as it surely should be, is to prevent harm, the misuse of drugs should be treated as a health issue and not a criminal one."
Wednesday
The Commons meets at 11.30am for the debut question time for the new Scottish Secretary David Mundell. Then David Cameron takes prime minister's questions at noon and follows that with a Statement on the G7 Summit
The day's main debate will be on an Opposition motion - the first of the new parliament - yet to be announced.
In Westminster Hall (9:30am - 11am) the Conservative Damian Collins, who is in the running for chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, raises the topical issue of the UK relationship with Fifa. He held an adjournment debate in December 2014 on the "Jurisdiction of the Serious Fraud Office and 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids" in which he accused Fifa of stumbling "from one crisis to another, dogged by consistent allegations of bribery and corruption, involving some of its most senior officials, and unable to shake off the perception that it is a rotten organisation."
Later (4pm - 4.30pm) Labour MP Jessica Morden leads a debate on organophosphate sheepdip poisoning - there have been calls (including from Andy Burnham) for an independent inquiry into the use of organophosphate sheep dip during 1970s and 1980s, which, farmers say, has caused long-term health problems including blackouts and paralysis.  That is followed  (4.30pm - 5.30pm) by Conservative Phillip Hollobone's debate on the Effect of Gypsies and Travellers on local communities - in 2013 he proposed a private members' bill removing special provisions for Gypsies and Travellers in the planning system, arguing they led to the "ghettoisation of the countryside".
In the Lords (3pm), question time includes a call from the Shadow Attorney General, Lord Bach, for a review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 - which included restrictions on legal aid.
Then it's the second reading debate on the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill - which aims to protect charities from serious abuse and give them the power to make social investments. After that, the Crossbench peer and Cobra Beer magnate, Lord Bilimoria, leads a debate on the 200th anniversary of the Gurkhas' service to the Crown and the government's support of the Gurkha Welfare Trust.
Thursday
The Commons meets at 9.30am for transport questions, followed by the weekly Business Statement from the Leader of the House, Chris Grayling. In the last Parliament, Thursdays were usually devoted to debates chosen by the Backbench Business Committee - but that has not yet been reformed in the new Parliament.
Instead we have the second reading of the European Union (Finance) Bill - which puts changes in the EU's financial system into UK law. And there is talk that substantive whipped votes will become rather less unusual on a Thursday - ending the semi-voluntary status of Commons Thursdays, which grew up over the last couple of years.
In Westminster Hall, Labour's Kerry McCarthy has a debate on tackling food waste (3pm - 4.30pm). She previously introduced the Food Waste Bill, which sought to ensure that supermarkets donated more left-over food to charity instead of chucking produce away, however the bill didn't make it past second reading.
In the Lords (11am), there are debates on subjects chosen by backbench peers. The first is on the role played by civil society, in the light of the pastoral letter from the Church of England's House of Bishops 'Who is my neighbour' - led by the Bishop of St Albans.
Then Lord Loomba discusses empowering women, including widows, in the developing world to aid conflict resolution and the long-term sustainability of more stable societies and the Labour peer and former minister, Lord Wills, discusses encouraging innovation by NHS England.


The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have agreed to give rebel fighters more time to disarm.

In a televised speech, President Juan Manuel Santos said the group had been granted an extra 20 days.
Under a peace agreement signed late last year all weapons had to be surrendered to the UN by Tuesday.
Farc commanders had argued that they could not meet the original deadline because of delays in building special camps to house demobilised fighters.
According to the deal, which was reached after four years of talks in Cuba, about 7,000 fighters in 26 transition zones were to have handed their arms to the UN by 30 May.
"In a joint agreement with the United Nations and the Farc, we have agreed that the arms hand-over will not end tomorrow as had been planned, but instead within 20 days," Mr Santos said on Monday.
"The change in date does not in any way affect the firm decision and clear commitment of the government and the Farc to comply with the accord."
President Santos also said that the time that the rebels would be allowed to stay in the demobilisation camps would be extended to 1 August.
After that, all fighters must start their reintegration process into civil society.
Earlier this month, the first group to complete the disarmament process received certificates from the UN mission at a ceremony in Bogota..
Thousands of rebels have handed over their weapons since the Farc signed the peace agreement.
The deal put an end to more than five decades of conflict.
President Santos was awarded last year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a deal with the Farc.


Seaweed could be one of the biggest sustainable growth areas in Scotland's marine sector, the Scottish Seaweed Industry Association has said.

On Wednesday, the organisation is to hold its first conference.
The event in Oban will focus on current and future uses for Scottish seaweed in the food and drink industry.
But the association said there was also growing interest in the plantlife as an ingredient in pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
Seaweed is harvested in a number of areas of Scotland.
On the Western Isles, sugar kelp is gathered by hand for making Isle of Harris Gin.
The Hebridean Seaweed Company on Lewis harvests and processes seaweed for use in skincare and other products.
Five years ago, mapping was done to establish the best resources of knotted wrack could be found in the Western Isles.
Lewis was identified as offering the largest quantities of the seaweed.
North Uist had the next highest percentage of knotted wrack for harvesting, followed by South Uist and Harris.


Maria Sharapova's wildcard entry into the Stuttgart Open has been defended by WTA chief Steve Simon, who said it is in keeping with how former dopers are treated in other sports.

The 30-year-old Russian's 15-month ban for using meldonium ends on Wednesday when she plays in the first round.
"You have to look at how other leagues and tours have handled players who have come back," Simon told BBC Sport.
"They come right back to the team and start playing."
Italy's Roberta Vinci  - Sharapova's opponent in her comeback match on Wednesday - disagrees with the decision to invite the five-time Grand Slam champion into the main draw.
World number eight Agnieszka Radwanska, who Sharapova might have met in the second round had she not lost to Ekaterina Makarova, and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki have also questioned her presence at the tournament.
In addition to Stuttgart, Sharapova has been granted wildcards by the organisers of the events in Madrid and Rome.
She does not have a world ranking after her points expired during her suspension and would need to reach the final in Stuttgart to be eligible for French Open qualifying.
The Daily Telegraph report that Sharapova is likely to be given a wildcard into qualifying at Roland Garros rather than the tournament's main draw.
"She is starting at ground zero," Simon added.
"It is going to affect her seedings in big tournaments so she's still going to pay a penalty for a while.
"If you think about it from other leagues, most of them [bans] are half of a season or a full season. She's had a year and a half."
Former world number one Kim Clijsters echoed that view, saying that Sharapova "has done her time and her punishment".
"I was disappointed and surprised when the news came out but, having been on both sides of the spectrum as a tournament director and as a player, I don't think she needs to be punished more," the Belgian told BBC Sport.
World number five Simona Halep said: "I cannot support what the tournament director did, but also I cannot judge: it is his decision.
"In my opinion, for kids and young players, it's not OK to help with wildcards the players who were banned for doping."
BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller
Sharapova will need to set the alarm for her first day back at work. She has scheduled a 9.15 practice session on Centre Court: it will be the first time she has been allowed inside a tournament venue since her ban took effect.
Nine hours later, she will take on Roberta Vinci. The 34-year-old has lost six of her past seven matches, and taken just four games from Sharapova in the four sets they have played. This appears to be one of the best draws the five-time Grand Slam champion could have received.
It normally takes several months for players to return to their best after such a long break: concentration and decision-making often suffer. Sharapova will, though, be brimming with motivation as she has always maintained her error was purely an administrative one.


Comic Kenny Everett is to be celebrated on BBC Four with a new 90-minute biopic, it has been announced.

The Best Possible Taste will focus on the performer's relationship with his wife, singer Lee Middleton.
It will also feature some of Everett's most famous characters including Sid Snot and US chatshow host Cupid Stunt.
Newcomer Oliver Lansley will play the funnyman, who died in 1995, while former Coronation Street actress Katherine Kelly will star as Middleton.
Everett married the singer in 1966 and separated in 1979.
Born Maurice Cole, the comic started his professional life as a pirate DJ for Radio London and Radio Luxemburg before joining Radio 1 in the mid 1960s.
His TV work included stints at Thames TV from 1978-1980 and his most famous BBC programme, The Kenny Everett Television Show which ran from 1981-1988.
"Kenny Everett was a genuine original: wild and unfocused maybe, but also deliciously anarchic and always entertaining," BBC Four controller Richard Klein said.
"In many ways Kenny was a very modern celebrity, wearing his heart on his sleeve while coping with a complex life.
"Re-evaluating this talented and exuberant personality, enabling audiences to reconsider Kenny's undoubted impact and legacy, makes this a very BBC4 drama."
Lansley co-starred and co-wrote the short lived BBC comedy Whites, starring Alan Davies.


A permanent home for the last Concorde to fly could be set up on the northern edge of Filton Airfield near Bristol, the BBC has learned.

The plan involves a new building to house the Concorde with a museum in two neighbouring World War I hangars.
Plans for a museum at nearby Cribbs Causeway stalled after a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund was turned down.
Filton Airfield, which is owned by BAE Systems, is due to close in 2012.
BBC Radio Bristol's political reporter Robin Markwell said the new centre would be on land just off a new link road between Filton and Cribbs Causeway - bordering the northern edge of the airfield - which opened in 2010.
He said the plan included a science and technology centre which would train engineers from local universities.
Plans for funding it have not yet been announced. It would also require planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council.
Concorde 216, or Alpha Foxtrot, was the last of the fleet to fly when Concorde was withdrawn from service by British Airways in 2003.
It is currently on the opposite side of the runway at the airfield, where it formed part of an open-air exhibit which closed in 2010.
Andrew Cheeseman, from BAE Systems, said new plans for Concorde would be announced "in the near future".


England captain Eoin Morgan says there was no home advantage after his side were thrashed by Pakistan in the Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff.

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The hosts were dismissed for 211 on a pitch previously used in group-stage games, and lost by eight wickets.
Tournament rules prevented the use of fresh pitches for the semi-final.
"Going into today's game knowing that we were going to play on a used wicket potentially brought Pakistan's game closer to their home," said Morgan.
But his opposite number, Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, had no complaints over the playing surface.
"I think the pitch was very good - it was good for both teams. I think we play very good, that is why we won today."
The three tournament venues - Cardiff, Edgbaston and The Oval - all hosted group-stage games, but the International Cricket Council's policy prevents the preparation of any additional pitches at these grounds for the knock-out stages.
India face Bangladesh at Edgbaston in Thursday's second semi-final, with the winners facing Pakistan in Sunday's final at The Oval.
Morgan added: "Coming from Edgbaston, it was a big jump in pace and bounce and too much of an ask for us to adjust. I don't think there was any home advantage."
England were the only team with a 100% record in the group stage and had lived up to the tag of pre-tournament favourites.
The next major 50-over tournament will be the 2019 World Cup, also hosted by England and Wales, and Morgan insisted he was happy with his team's change of approach since their disastrous showing at the 2015 event.
He said: "One of the huge contributing factors towards topping our table and playing very good cricket in the group stages is that we've stayed true to what we believe in and what's worked for us the last couple of years, and I think that's the continued formula for the future.
"I think it will have to evolve in whatever manner the game does over the next two years in the lead-in to the World Cup, but certainly we're moving in the right direction."
Although England struggled to score runs in Cardiff, with all-rounder Ben Stokes uncharacteristically taking 64 balls to score 34, Morgan praised the Pakistan bowlers for taking the initiative away from his batsmen.
"They adjusted to the conditions extremely well. The wicket was obviously slow and low and hard to get away to start with," he added.
"Every partnership we had started behind the rate, which put us under the pump a little bit, and none of our batsmen seemed to get away."
England will next play a one-day-international when they host West Indies in September, but they next play South Africa in a three-match Twenty20 series beginning on 21 June.
Injured England seam bowler Chris Woakes on BBC Test Match Special:
"Pakistan opted to bowl first, which we all thought was the wrong decision, as we thought the pitch would deteriorate and become harder to score on.
"England got stuck in the middle period after starting well, and then were well set at 100-2 but we lost our way in the middle period.
"When the ball got older it looked harder to bat and we struggled to gain momentum. Pakistan have played the perfect game, they're peaking at the perfect time."


Nigeria's road safety organisation has disciplined a senior commander after he was filmed punishing female employees by cutting off their long hair.

Photos showing the male commander taking a pair of scissors to the women's hair at an inspection parade sparked outrage online.
There are rules governing the hairstyles of female staff at the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC).
But a spokesman said the officer's action was "outside" the FRSC mandate.
Lauretta Onochie, an aide to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, condemned the haircuts as a "humiliation of women" in a post on Twitter.
Andrew Kumapayi, regional commander for the FRSC in the southern Rivers State, reportedly carried out the punishment at an early-morning parade in the city of Port Harcourt on Monday.
He has not given any comment.
An official guide for female staff at FRSC parades says they must "maintain a hairstyle that can be tucked into their beret", but does not mention a ban on long hair.
A Facebook post containing photos of the incident has now been deleted from the organisation's official page, though the pictures have been shared thousands of times on social media.
The post said that Mr Kumapayi was carrying out a "hair, uniform and fingernails inspection" of staff.
Other officers involved in the incident had also been recalled, FRSC spokesman Bisi Kazeem told the state-run News Agency of Nigeria.
An investigation was under way and "appropriate sanctions" would be taken against those involved, he added.


Did the Conservatives make an election promise to electrify the railways, knowing big projects would have to be put on hold?

Rail was at the heart of George Osborne's vision of a "northern powerhouse".
The Tory manifesto pledged: "We will electrify the main rail routes, build the Northern Hub, and provide new trains for the North."
Stood before a train in Crewe during the campaign, David Cameron said the government was taking unprecedented action to rebalance the economy like "electrifying the rail lines between the main towns and cities in the north of England".
But months before his manifesto was published, there were public warnings that electrification was in deep trouble.
In November the Office of Rail Regulation said Network Rail had missed 11 of 44 milestones.
It added: "Looking ahead, this has raised serious questions as to how the company will deliver the ambitious programme expected in CP5 (Control Period 5), particularly the electrification projects."
Control Period 5 - in rail jargon - runs from April 2014 to March 2019.
It also said Network Rail had overspent its budget by Â£40m in the financial year so far and the figure was due to rise to Â£112m for 2014/15.
That was the first of a series of warnings.
In December the ORR chief executive Richard Price wrote to Network Rail boss Mark Carne to warn that "slippage on critical milestones jeopardises the delivery and timing of important benefits to passengers and freight customers".
The warning was echoed by the chair of the ORR Anna Walker in another letter days later. The correspondence is in the public domain.
Yet another letter from the ORR that month made clear the original timetable for TransPennine electrification would slip.
The letter said: "The original 2018 completion date for electrification works is now unlikely to be deliverable and there are uncertainties around the scope, timing and costs of the project still to be resolved."
Network Rail itself indicated delays in its plans were coming in a document published in March.
A chapter on programmes in the North of England, including electrification plans, noted: "We anticipate a number of revised milestone dates will be confirmed during that process and will be published in the June 2015 update."
The Department for Transport - run then as now by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin - hadn't failed to notice the problem.
The top civil servant servant there, permanent secretary Philip Rutnam, told a parliamentary committee in January that the challenge to deliver some electrified routes was "very large".
Now the electrification of the Trans-Pennine route from York to Manchester and the Midland main line from York to Sheffield has been put on hold.
The Department insists that the Midland Mainline and TransPennine electrifications have been paused - not scrapped - and the government remains committed to making them happen.
Labour suggest the public have been deceived.
They have asked whether the prime minister and his colleagues waited until after the election to reveal a crisis in rail renewal they knew about well before polling day.
For the politicians this will become a battle not only about competence on the railways, but trust in high office.


A man whose best friend tried to frame him over a fatal crash had to leave his home because of "hatred" he endured.

Rupert Thompson was not near the crash site but was arrested the next day and kept on police bail for five months.
He said he cannot understand why best friend Ryan Morrish, who was jailed last week for six years, tried to pin the crash in St Agnes, Cornwall on him.
Morrish had told police he thought his friend stole his car as a joke, before the crash last August.
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The defendant was also convicted of perverting the course of justice over the deaths of Calvin Trevena and Ann Varran, who both died at the scene on the B3277.
Mr Thompson, 27, told the BBC he was "gobsmacked" and "confused" by Morrish's actions.
"I was arrested on suspicion of stealing Ryan's car and causing death by dangerous driving," he said.
"I was very confused, as far as I was concerned the car had been stolen. I was nowhere near the car. I was in custody for about 22 hours."
He said during the five months he was on bail "everyone knew I was friends with Ryan and everyone jumped to conclusions that I must have been involved".
Mr Thompson, who was starting a new business, left St Agnes when the "hatred grew" for him.
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark told  Morrish he had systematically told "lie after lie after lie" when sentencing him at Truro Crown Court earlier this month.
Morrish eventually admitted the crime and pleaded guilty to causing the deaths on 29 April.
At sentencing, the court heard he knew his victims and Ms Varran and Mr Trevena had gone on a skiing holiday with Morrish's family earlier in the year.
Mr Thompson has since moved back to St Agnes and said "people are making quite a lot of effort" and "everything's going in the right direction".
He said he and Morrish have not spoken since the crash.
"We were best friends until that moment," he said.


Torquay manager Kevin Nicholson says he is "up for a challenge" ahead of their final eight games of the season.

The Gulls are currently 21st in the National League table with eight matches remaining, two points adrift of safety.
"This is the group we've got so let's go to try to quiet a few people down," he told BBC Radio Devon.
"This morning was a battle cry - I've never been as galvanised and up for a fight as over the last couple of days."
Earlier this month Nicholson said the club's new owners had given him funds to bring in players, and on Tuesday he claimed he was close to two signings.
But Torquay failed to add to their squad ahead of Thursday's registration deadline at 17:00 GMT.
"I've never felt so up for a fight as what I am right now," he added. "I'm up for a challenge, [it's] probably a bigger challenge than last season at this point.
"If they're up for it anywhere near as much as what I am, then we'll have every chance of doing it."