Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League with a resounding 6-1 win over Watford on the day the north London derby ended in stalemate at Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United returned to winning ways at Swansea, West Brom won at champions Leicester and Hull City claimed a crucial victory against Southampton.
Chelsea produced the pick of Saturday's performances with a five-goal thumping of Everton, Sunderland picked up their first win of the season, Manchester City were held by Middlesbrough at the Etihad, Burnley beat Crystal Palace, and West Ham and Stoke ended honours even at London Stadium.
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What a win. The save from Jack Wilshere was fabulous but it was the tip over the bar from Joshua King that was match-winning. Ten-man Sunderland desperately needed this victory and it took a heroic performance from Pickford to produce it.
Sunderland boss David Moyes said the club's visit to a local factory was enough to galvanise the squad into realising playing football for a living was considerably better than that line of work.
What, they've only just worked that out?
I can't be seeing right. Victor Moses playing right wing-back? Cutting in on his left side and striking the ball with ferocious accuracy? Swinging balls into the box with his right foot like a boomerang and with terrifying effect?
I have never seen the Nigerian defend with such competence, in fact I've often been told by coaches - mostly English and trained by the Football Association - that players like Moses were incapable of producing such performances. That's probably why Chelsea and most Premier League clubs no longer invest in English managers these days.
If Moses keeps playing at this rate, Chelsea may have stumbled on another Ashley Cole.
I think I owe Chelsea boss Antonio Conte an apology. I was one of those pundits who gasped and then sneered at his decision to bring Luiz back to Stamford Bridge.
Yet what I have witnessed since the Brazil defender's return is a player utterly focused on defending and taking pride in keeping clean sheets.
Against Everton, he stuffed Romelu Lukaku in his right pocket and Yannick Bolasie in his left. I cannot remember a single chance Everton had throughout the 90 minutes in one of the best defensive displays I have seen by a Chelsea team in years. And it was led and directed by Luiz. Magnificent.
I first interviewed Dier when he was just starting to burst onto the scene. Since then he has become an established England international and the fulcrum of a Tottenham team that is desperately trying to claw itself from out of the shadow of their north London rivals - a point I put to him during an interview for Football Focus this week.
He bristled slightly at the notion Arsenal always seem to finish above Spurs and when I asked if it were time that position changed.
Dier's performance against the Gunners, in what was an otherwise tame affair, was solid as a rock. But while his display may have prevented Arsenal going top, I still wouldn't bet against Arsenal finishing above Spurs come May.
How depressing!
Boy, Hull needed these three points. They had been leaking goals and dropping points at an alarming rate heading into this match, while Southampton were in decent form having beaten Inter Milan in the Europa League in midweek.
If there was ever a day when you wanted your captain to step up to the plate for his team-mates and manager - all of whom were under immense pressure after an appalling run of six straight league defeats - this was it.
Dawson did just that with both a commanding display at the back and the winning goal. With Sunderland also winning and Middlesbrough picking up a creditable point at Manchester City, this result has given the Tigers renewed hope that they can really stay in the league and means manager Mike Phelan might keep his job.
If Middlesbrough are going to survive in the Premier League they must remain fearless in the face of adversity.
Their performance in the latter stages of the game against Manchester City was immense and, on chances created, they could have quite easily come away with all three points. Boro kept their nerve under extraordinary circumstances and to see Friend produce such a fantastic cross for Marten de Roon's equaliser - at the most critical time of the match - was incredibly impressive.
It cannot be underestimated what is required for a player to produce the right ball when time is running out.
Anyone who regularly reads this feature will know Philippe Coutinho has featured heavily in recent weeks.
Yet October's player of the month is playing so well at the moment it seems quite likely - after Liverpool's performance against Watford - he will receive November's award as well. The only problem with all this attention is it is alerting the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid to the Brazilian's talents.
Liverpool are riding high at the moment largely because of Coutinho's exploits, but should the Reds fail to win a trophy this season he may end up at a club that can.
This player is starting to irritate me. We see moments like on Sunday against Swansea, when he scores a goal that is so technically brilliant it takes your breath away, but in the big games he seems to go missing.
Against the Swans - and along with Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney - he ran the show, but against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge recently he went AWOL.
I played alongside Bryan Robson and Arnold Muhren while on loan at Manchester United in the 1980s - and with them the bigger the game, the greater their performance.
For £89m I would like to see Mr Pogba turn up for the big games as well, if he doesn't mind. He can bang his chest and claim he's the man all he wants then.
Every club needs a star and Chelsea have theirs. His name is Eden Hazard.
In a team that looks impregnable at the moment, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has given Hazard the freedom of the Bridge, to roam and float wherever he wants on the condition he destroys the opposition. What a fantastic arrangement between coach and player.
How refreshing to find a coach whose first priority is to 'bolt the back door' but then demand his players express themselves once the door is firmly shut. This was a wonderful display of skill and artistry by Hazard, who came off the pitch to a standing ovation after 80 minutes having scored two goals and ripped Everton to shreds.
He's had a lean time of it lately. Ibrahimovic had gone six league games without scoring a goal, which to a striker is like turning off his life-support machine.
Nevertheless he hung in there and, with two goals against Swansea, he appears to be well into his recovery.
Of course, no goalscorer can survive such barren spells without the backing of his manager and Jose Mourinho cannot afford to disregard his striker in the same manner he did Diego Costa at Chelsea. A repeat of such poor judgement would prove very costly indeed.
What a purchase this lad is proving to be. His goals against Watford demonstrated natural striking instincts.
Mane is what I regard as an all-round player but I wouldn't put him in the same category as a fox in the box like Daniel Sturridge, for example. Yet his goals against the Hornets bore hallmarks of precisely those predatory instincts.
Mane seems to be getting better with every game and I wonder if he could become the player Luis Suarez was for Liverpool. He certainly has all the tools.


Medical aid charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it will no longer take funds from the European Union in protest at its migration policy.

MSF singled out the EU's deal with Turkey under which Turkey agreed to take back any migrants who crossed the sea to Greece in smugglers' boats.
The number of migrants - many from war-torn Syria - to Europe is at its highest level since World War Two.
The charity received $63m (Â£44m) from the EU and its members last year.
"MSF announces today that we will no longer take funds from the EU and its Member States in protest at their shameful deterrence policies and their intensification of efforts to push people back from European shores," the group said in a statement.
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Jerome Oberreit, MSF's international secretary general, told a news conference that the EU-Turkey agreement went against the fundamental principles of providing assistance to people in need.
He said the deal did nothing to address the chronic deficiencies of EU policy, but simply outsourced European obligations.
"This is really about Europe's refugee shame," he said.
MSF said none of its patients would be affected by its decision on funding, and that in the short term it would cover the shortfall from emergency reserves.
The organisation receives 90% of its overall funding from private sources, not governments.
The EU-Turkey deal came into effect on 20 March.
Migrants arriving in Greece are now expected to be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or their claim is rejected.
For every Syrian migrant sent back to Turkey, one Syrian already in Turkey will be resettled in the EU.
A month into the arrangement, EU officials said it had begun to produce results.
Go anywhere on Europe's well-trodden migrant trail over the past 18 months and you will see familiar red and white MSF logos on tents, filled with recent arrivals from the Middle East and Africa.
MSF says the recently signed EU-Turkey deal - acclaimed as a success by the European Commission - has come at huge human cost.
More than 50,000 refugees remain stranded in Greece, housed in old factories, warehouses and tents, often in dire conditions. The EU's relocation policy - the idea that these people will be distributed fairly across the continent - is barely functioning.
Desperate, with no prospects, some groups of refugees have even decided to return to Syria, considering they might have a more viable future there.
However, it is the long-term effect of the policy that MSF is worried about.
Mr Oberreit highlighted Kenya, where the government recently cited European migration policy to justify its decision to close the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab, in order to send its residents back to Somalia.
And it seems the EU is modelling its future migration policy on the Turkey deal too, offering aid funding to several African countries in order to stop the flow of people leaving - what Mr Oberreit calls the EU buying its way out of its responsibilities and values.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 1,011,700 migrants arrived by sea in 2015, though other agencies put that number much higher.
Most of the migrants take the relatively short journey from Turkey to Greece, though some leave from Libya, hoping to make it to Italy.
In the latest incident at sea, more than 200 migrants were rescued from a sinking ship off the coast of Greece on Thursday.
On board was a pregnant Eritrean woman who gave birth shortly after they were rescued. She named the girl "Gelila" meaning "from the ocean".
The Dutch frigate that conducted the rescue is part of Operation Trident run by European border control agency Frontex.
MSF also has three vessels patrolling the Mediterranean, which it says have rescued 3,349 people in the course of 27 different rescue operations since April.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.


A father who was seriously injured in an attack which left his wife and son dead has been well enough to join in a football club tribute to his family.

Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and son Pierce, 13, were stabbed at home in Stourbridge on 30 March.
Peter Wilkinson, who had life-threatening injuries, joined daughter Lydia in a minute's applause at West Bromwich Albion's ground.
The tribute was held before the Premier League game against Liverpool.
West Brom said the father and daughter were East Stand season ticketholders and the club invited fans "to show their support for a grieving Stourbridge family of Baggies fans".
In the match programme, the club said the family had asked for a minute's applause in memory of the mother and son.
Albion said: "We are thankful that [Peter] has recovered sufficiently to join us at The Hawthorns today along with his daughter Lydia and other members of the Wilkinson family.
"The football club and all of us here this afternoon offer our support to Peter and Lydia as they look to rebuild their lives following this tragedy."
Aaron Barley, 23, of no fixed address, has been charged with the murders of Mrs Wilkinson and her son, and the attempted murder of Mr Wilkinson.


Festival No. 6 organisers have defended their decision to site a park-and-ride facility on a known flood plain where vehicles became stuck for days.

Hundreds of people were stranded when the site at Porthmadog flooded after heavy downpours at the weekend.
Tractors worked around the clock to free those still stranded on Tuesday - while others abandoned their vehicles and made their own way home.
The festival said the site had been used without problem in previous years.
"We have used the park and ride site at Porthmadog Rugby Club effectively and without incident for the last four years and did so again this year with the guidance and support of the authorities and safety advisory group," said a spokesperson for Festival No.6
"We were aware that the site had flooded previously, however we were advised by the landowners and knew from experience that the land drained well.
"At the time the decision was made there were no advance flood warnings and no intervention from other agencies."
The festival organisers said they had been in contact with Natural Resources Wales and had arranged preventative measures at the site.
"But ultimately the extreme weather was beyond our control," they added.
"We strive to deliver the best customer experience for all our guests and are genuinely saddened by the outcome of this weekend."
Both Natural Resources Wales and Gwynedd council have said that Festival No.6 organisers knew the park-and-ride facility was on a flood plain, and had also been warned of a flooding risk on Saturday.
"The risk of flooding is an issue that has been exposed to the organisers over a period of years," said a council official.
"Because of the concern about the state of the ground following heavy rain over the past month, we agreed that the organisers considered alternative parking plans in case the situation deteriorates. We also asked them to negotiate directly with Natural Resources Wales."
The festival has told those affected that its own insurers are assessing the situation and have passed insurance details to those who have requested them.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said anyone worried about the impact on their car or losses should act immediately.
"Our advice is to pick up the phone and speak to your own insurer," said Caroline Jones, from the ABI.
"It may be that they want to proceed with a claim - speak to them first."
Festival goer Pete Henley told BBC Wales that he was still trying to get home to Bristol after his vehicle was pulled free on Tuesday morning.
He said the vehicle was "dragged out by a tractor" and then jet washed and although it seemed driveable he had to stop due to a "nasty shudder".
He was forced to spend the night in a hotel on Monday after becoming stranded, while his wife took a train home.
"There was a lot of expense there and it looks like my car is not pretty road worthy at the moment. Not a great end to what was a great weekend," he said.
Nick Crowther, from Urmston in Greater Manchester, said he fears his two-year-old Skoda Octavia was now a complete write-off after he waited almost eight hours to be pulled out of the mud.
"We got pulled out backwards - the noise was horrendous, and the amount of mud on the car was horrendous," he said.
"We got about 600 yards down the road and the engine wasn't working properly - it cut out."
The car to be relayed by a recovery service back to Manchester.
Mr Crowther said the car engine was covered in a "muddy grit paste" and he was now waiting for an insurance assessment.
"I feel very, very sad - it has completely soured what could have been a wonderful weekend, despite the inclement British summer weather."


Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has said he wants Carlos Tevez "out of the club" after the striker refused to play against Bayern Munich.

Mancini wanted to bring on substitute Tevez with 35 minutes left in an attempt to claw back a 2-0 deficit.
But after the 27-year-old refused to play, Mancini said: "If I have my way he will be out. He's finished with me.
"If we want to improve as a team Carlos can't play with us. With me, he is finished."
I put my opinion through that I wanted to leave for family reasons and I still play my best
The incident in the Champions League Group A match appeared to be sparked by the substitution of striker Edin Dzeko for midfielder Nigel de Jong 10 minutes into the second half.
Dzeko showed his anger at the change, shaking his head at Mancini.
"He [Dzeko] was disappointed but he played a bad game," said Mancini. "It is the last time any player at this club does that."
Tevez, who was left on the bench throughout his side's Premier League win over Everton on Saturday, appeared unhappy he was not called on.
And minutes later, when Mancini indicated to the Argentine to warm up, Tevez refused, sparking heated discussions on the bench.
"He [Tevez] refuses to go in," Mancini said. "He refused to come on the pitch. What I said to Carlos is between me, him and the team [but] I am really disappointed because it is Carlos. I decide the changes.
"It's a bad situation - it's important for a player to help the team. [The situation] is impossible.
"I wanted to calm everything and put Carlos Tevez on the pitch.
"I wanted to keep the score down and not concede a third goal."
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Mancini said a player at a top club could not "refuse to go in to help his team-mates".
"Can you imagine a Bayern Munich, Milan or Man United player doing this?" he asked.
"He refused to warm up and again refused to go on the pitch. If a player has a lot of money to play for Manchester City ... he can't [refuse to play], never.
"I think tonight we had a problem, in this game. Before, we never had a problem, we started the season very well but I can't accept one player refusing to go in.
"We will speak about this with the chairman in the next few days."
The defeat was City's second Champions League tie after their draw with Napoli.
Tevez spent pre-season searching in vain for a new club and earlier this month was permanently replaced as skipper by defender Vincent Kompany.
The Argentine striker released a statement in July making clear his desire to leave the club for family reasons.
A few weeks later, City thought they had agreed a deal with Corinthians for his sale only for the Sao Paulo-based outfit to pull out because they could not finalise the transfer before the close of their international transfer window.
"He's [Mancini] had his fill. He's had enough. You cannot keep disrespecting the manager. Whether you like him or not, it doesn't make any difference. You're playing for yourself, your club, your team. There's quite a few managers I didn't get on with but you put your shift in, you play for pride because you're a professional. You simply cannot refuse to play in a football match. It's selfish, it's cowardly and bang out of order."
Inter Milan were also consistently linked with the player, but instead opted for Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan to replace Samuel Eto'o.
A combination of the fee wanted by City for Tevez and the player's salary demands seem to have warded off potential suitors. Late in August, Tevez admitted he had given up on moving before that window closed.
In a brief interview with Sky Sports, Tevez, speaking through a translator, did not address his decision not to play. "I think it's Mancini's decision," Tevez said.
"I've been a professional throughout.
"I put my opinion through that I wanted to leave for family reasons and I still played my best."
City coach David Platt said: "I don't think anyone can condone a player refusing to get warmed up, no matter what has gone on on the bench, no matter what arguments there might have been. But I think we have got to look at it internally and deal with it.
"Right now it is very difficult for everybody. We need to calm down from the situation, at the same time as recognising that people want to talk about it."


More than 430 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.

Most deaths have taken place in the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where more than 140 people have died since Saturday.
Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh recorded 48C while temperatures rose to above 44C (111F) in the capital, Delhi.
Authorities have urged people to stay indoors and drink plenty of fluids.
Heatwave conditions have been prevailing in the two worst-affected southern Indian states since mid-April, but most of the deaths have happened over the last week.
The worst-hit state has been Andhra Pradesh where 246 people have died from the high temperatures in the last week, most of them in the last few days.
"The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes," news agency AFP quoted P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department, as saying.
"We are asking them to take precautions like using an umbrella, using a cap, taking a huge quantity of liquids like water and buttermilk, and wearing cotton clothing," he added.
The Press Trust of India news agency said the heatwave had killed 186 people in 10 districts in neighbouring Telangana state, with 58 people dying since Saturday.
The meteorological department said the sweltering conditions were likely to continue for a few more days.
"No relief" is expected in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi and other northern states for the next four days, and the "heatwave will continue," an official said.
Reports said at least 10 people had died of the heat in the eastern state of West Bengal.
Non air-conditioned taxis will be taken off the road for five hours during the day in the main city in the state capital, Kolkata, after two drivers died from heat stroke.
Meteorological officials said the heatwave was due to a lack of rain.
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A nurse failed to dial 999 or try resuscitation after finding a patient had turned blue and stopped breathing.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard Paul-Iulian Dicu "panicked" after discovering the patient at Hassingham House Care Centre in May 2016.
The NMC conduct panel heard that by the time paramedics arrived at the home in Hingham, Norfolk, after 45 minutes, the patient was dead but "still warm".
Mr Dicu, who admitted two failings, was given a three-year caution by the NMC.
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He was accused of failing to call 999 and failing to administer CPR.
The panel heard he should have followed the care home's "death of a resident" and "basic life support" policies which included attempting to revive the patient and calling 999 immediately.
Instead, Mr Dicu phoned the care home manager, the resident's next of kin and the NHS's 111 service.
It was after telling other staff about the resident that the emergency services were called to the care home.
Ioana Balan, representing Mr Dicu, said he had "panicked" on finding the patient and could not remember what he "needed to do".
She said he "fully acknowledged" his actions "represented a failure to follow the correct procedures".
The NMC said Mr Dicu continues to work at the 44-bedroom home, which is part of the Forest Healthcare group.
The care home said in a statement: "This sad death of a resident with very complex medical issues was not preventable but Mr Dicu fully accepts and deeply regrets that proper procedures were not followed.
"As a result, we immediately investigated the circumstances and took appropriate disciplinary action.
"With retraining, supervised practice and a robust action plan in place, Mr Dicu returned to work and continues to be a valued member of our team.
"The NMC committee acknowledges the steps taken, and recognises that there is a very low level of risk associated with his continued practice, particularly with these measures in place.
"We continue to carry out positive work at home level to learn from this, addressing any and all issues as part of our ongoing commitment to best practice."


Unemployment in Scotland rose by 16,000 between November and January to stand at 171,000, according to official figures.

The jobless rate north of the border is now 6.1%, compared with 5.1% for the UK as a whole.
UK unemployment fell by 28,000 over the same period to 1.68 million.
Meanwhile, employment in Scotland increased by 17,000, to reach 2,631,000. At 74.5%, the rate is above the UK average of 74.1%.
In February, the number of people out of work and claiming Jobseeker's Allowance stood at 57,500, a fall of 3,000 from January.
Scotland's youth employment level increased by 15,000 over the year to reach its highest November to January level since 2009.
Scotland's Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said: "Scottish employment continues to rise and I am very pleased to see that we are outperforming the UK on both employment and inactivity.
"Youth employment has also been one of our success stories in recent months, and today's figures are further evidence of strong performance.
"However, we are still seeing evidence of ongoing volatility in Scotland's labour market despite the positive longer term trends.
"The low price of oil and its wider effects remain one of a number of significant challenges affecting employment opportunities and the latest statistics on unemployment demonstrate that there can be absolutely no let-up in our efforts."
The UK government's Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the figures were "a reminder of the challenges" facing Scotland's economy, in particular in the oil and gas industry.
He added: "It is vital that Scotland's two governments work together to do everything possible to boost the Scottish economy.
"Earlier this year we announced a significant package of support for the oil and gas industry and the wider north east economy - this is an excellent example of what can be achieved."
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) general secretary Grahame Smith said: "A number of factors are likely to slow jobs growth this year such as the weakening global economy and the crisis in the oil and gas sector.
"A further dose of spending cuts in today's Budget will only serve to render the Scottish labour market less resilient in the face of current headwinds."


Three teenagers who were questioned over an attack on alpacas at a Haslingden care home are to "apologise for their actions", police said.

Attackers were seen on CCTV throwing objects at the animals and chasing them at Danesmoor Nursing Home on 4 August
Two of the youths, aged 16 and 17, have been ordered to carry out community work by the Youth Offending Team.
All three will visit the care home to say sorry as part of the restorative justice process.
The alpacas - named Bill and Ben - are brothers and have lived at the home for five years.  They were not hurt.
Lancashire Police said the teenagers voluntarily attended Waterfoot police station on 13 August.


Former England striker Michael Owen says he believes the country has lost faith in the national team.

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Speaking at the Soccerex Conference in Manchester, the ex-Liverpool forward said consistent failures at major tournaments were to blame.
"Everyone in this room, the fans, us, we have all lost belief in the national team," the 34-year-old said.
"I don't think we will get that back until we do something significant at a major tournament."
Owen said that while the victory over Switzerland in Monday's Euro 2016 qualifier was encouraging, one result was not enough to turn the tide after this summer's early World Cup exit.
"It has been pretty poor for a while now," he added. "One good result doesn't just change that.
"But there were chinks of light there against Switzerland and the encouraging thing was [there were] players that will be around for many years to come."
Owen picked out Liverpool's Raheem Sterling and Everton's Ross Barkley as youngsters who could have a major long-term impact.
"Sterling could be absolutely exceptional and Ross Barkley could go right to the very top of the game," he said.
"I can see those two taking us quite far and being pivotal points in our team for years to come."
Owen, who scored 40 goals in 89 international appearances, does not believe English players need to go abroad to improve their technique, but did say the huge spending in the Premier League made it almost impossible for young players to break through into top-flight first teams.
"The only way you can make it is to go on loan, unless you are a freak of nature," Owen said.
"We want for nothing in this country. We have top coaches or we bring them in, we have fantastic facilities, we are financially the wealthiest football nation in the world, but if you are at a big club it is virtually impossible to go from youth team to first team, even if you are one of the greatest prospects in the world.
"If you are a young player at Man City, how are you going to replace Yaya Toure or Vincent Kompany in the first team?
"They have got no chance. There are no prospects for young players unless you are at a smaller club."
Owen believes the English football youth set-up works well until players reach their late teens.
"The England Under-17s just won the European Championship. The academies are great until you get to 17 or 18 and then what? There is no stepping stone," he added.
"I like the fact that FA chairman Greg Dyke is getting off his backside and trying to do something to get more English players in the Premier League.
"A lot of people won't like the B team idea but Real Madrid have got a B team. It is good that the FA are recognising there is a problem."


A driver died when he crashed as he was being followed by police in Warwickshire.

It happened near to the railway bridge on the A428 near Church Lawford, at about 03:15 BST.
"The man, who is believed to be aged 43 and from Coventry, was declared dead at the scene," a police spokesman said.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) which said it had begun an investigation.
Police said the man's family had been informed and officers were awaiting formal identification.
There were no other vehicles involved, and no-one else in the man's vehicle, police said.


One after another, Donald Trump's cabinet secretary picks - the men and women who will be his top advisers and government managers during his presidency - are taking their turn before Senate confirmation committees.

While they've all been greeted with smiles, handshakes and warm introductions from their biggest supporters, some have fared much better than others. Here's a quick look at how some of them have performed under the spotlight.
During his presidential campaign, Mr Trump condemned what he saw as a wealthy cabal of globalist bankers running the world at the expense of the American working class. On Thursday, a member of that Wall Street elite stood before a Senate confirmation committee as the president-elect's designated top economic adviser.
If there was a bit of dissonance surrounding this scene, it didn't appear to have too much effect on how the hearings unfolded. Democrats went on the attack, questioning Mnuchin's lengthy business record. They slammed his role as head of a bank that aggressively foreclosed on delinquent homeowners after the 2008 financial collapse and questioned his decision to create an offshore home for his hedge fund to help pension funds, non-profit groups and foreign entities invest without paying federal taxes.
Mnuchin responded by claiming federal rules tied his hands with foreclosures and he'd much rather have helped distressed homeowners modify their loans. As for the Cayman Islands subsidiary - which he did not include on his original financial disclosure forms - he insisted it was done to help clients and did not affect his own tax exposure.
"You have to question whether or not that is the essence of what we view as leadership," New Jersey Democrat Menendez said in a heated exchange. "What you did may have been legal, but it certainly was to allow people to avoid taxes."
Republicans - with the exception of Nevada Senator Dean Heller, who represents one of the states hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis - showered the nominee with praise.
When talk did turn to policy, Mnuchin said he would be the point person on the Trump administration's tax-reform efforts, which should make the system simpler and more effective.
He embraced a strong dollar and said Mr Trump's talk of a 35% border tax was meant to be targeted at companies that tried to move jobs abroad and not an across-the-board measure. While he didn't call for a sweeping repeal of Obama-era financial regulations, he said some would have to be reconsidered.
Notable quote: "I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardships in order to earn a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth."
Grade: B. Mnuchin's exchanges with Democrats were heated at times, with the nominee insisting that his critics were misrepresenting or misunderstanding complicated financial situations. He didn't help his cause by failing to initially provide accurate representations of his business holdings.
Treasury pick ran 'foreclosure machine'
Thursday's New York Times article alleging that Rick Perry had little knowledge of what the Department of Energy does before accepting Mr Trump's offer to lead it - an assertion that is now hotly contested - did a fabulous job of lowering expectations for the former Texas governor heading into his confirmation hearing.
While Mr Perry didn't address the article, he did try to move past another past embarrassment - when he forgot the name of the Energy Department while listing Cabinet-level positions he would eliminate as president during a 2011 Republican primary debate.
"After being briefed on so many of the vital functions of the Department of Energy, I regret recommending its elimination," he said.
While the Trump team may not have the entire department in its crosshairs, there are recent indications that it could face sweeping cuts. On that matter, Mr Perry quipped: "Maybe they'll have the same experience I had and forget they said that."
Otherwise Mr Perry's appearance was rather uneventful. When pressed on global warming, he echoed previous Trump nominees in acknowledging that climate change was real and that it was due, in part, to human actions - and then included what is now a recurring caveat.
"The question is how do we address it in a thoughtful way that doesn't compromise economic growth, the affordability of energy or American jobs," he said.
Notable quote: "I am committed to modernising our nuclear stockpile, promoting and developing American energy in all forms, advancing the department's critical science and technology mission and carefully disposing of nuclear waste."
Grade: A-minus. While career politician Mr Perry lacks the experiences of the scientists and academics who have preceded him most recently in the energy job, he avoided any "oops" moments that could have derailed his nomination.
Tom Price - Secretary of Health and Human Services
It was billed as a "courtesy call", but there was nothing courteous about the way Congressman Tom Price was received by Democrats on the Senate health committee on Wednesday. Although Mr Price's formal confirmation hearing is scheduled before a different Senate committee on Tuesday, the grilling he received is a sign that he may be in for a bumpy ride.
Ethics concerns have swirled around Mr Price for several weeks, and he was asked to explain why he invested more than $300,000 in healthcare companies, some of which later profited from decisions he made as a high-ranking member of Congress - a possible violation of House ethics rules.
He said most of those decisions were made independently by his broker, but confirmed that he was personally involved in purchasing stock of Australian biomedical company Innate Immunotherapeutics on the advice of a fellow Republican congressman. A federal law prohibits members of Congress from making stock trades based on private information acquired through their official duties.
Mr Price was also pressed on whether he agreed with the president-elect's views on health policy that sometimes run counter to conservative orthodoxy. He wouldn't commit to promising no cuts to the government insurance programmes Medicare and Medicaid, insisting dollars spent isn't the best way to measure success.
He also attempted to redefine Mr Trump's promise of an Obamacare replacement plan that would provide "insurance for everybody" as a pledge to provide affordable access to medical care for all Americans.
Notable quote: "I believe it's important we work together to put forward a system that allows every single American to have the opportunity to purchase the coverage they think is best for themselves and their families."
Grade: B-minus. Mr Price was cautious in his answers about healthcare policy, as he had to reconcile his past aggressive reform proposals with Mr Trump's sweeping promises of improved coverage and lower costs. His admission that he was directly involved in investments in Innate Immunotherapeutics could prompt more calls for a thorough investigation into possible ethics misdeeds.
Mr Trump's choice of the Oklahoma attorney general to head the EPA, a federal agency his state has sued 18 times, generated a storm of criticism from environmentalists and liberal groups. Given that the president-elect has often appeared dismissive of environmental issues, Mr Pruitt seemed destined for tough questioning at his confirmation hearings.
During his testimony, Mr Pruitt appeared to back away from controversy and confrontation whenever possible. He said the EPA has a role in the Trump administration, "but it needs to have a more modest role" and that environmental regulations could spur economic growth. He did not agree with Mr Trump's stated belief that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese, although he said that the issue did not require an aggressive response.
One possible stumbling point was when he was asked whether there could be a safe level of lead in drinking water, and he conceded that he had "not looked at the scientific research on that", although it was an issue he was "very concerned" about.
Notable quote: "Science tells us that the climate is changing and human activity in some manner impacts that change. The ability to measure and pursue the degree and the extent of that impact and what to do about it are subject to continuing debate and dialogue."
Grade: B-plus. Mr Pruitt's opponents slammed him for his ties to energy firms, but the nominee did little to add fuel to the fire.
The governor of South Carolina has little in the way of foreign policy credentials, but that didn't stop Mr Trump from tapping his onetime critic to be his ambassador to the UN. During her confirmation hearings, Ms Haley didn't hesitate to draw contrasts between her views and those of the president-elect.
She said she didn't support any sort of government-run Muslim registry and, in contrast to Rex Tillerson, Mr Trump's choice for secretary of state, she described the Russian bombing of Aleppo in Syria as a war crime. She said Russia was "trying to show their muscle" and that she didn't think the US could trust them.
Ms Haley also sharply criticised the Obama administration's decision to abstain from a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements in occupied land.
Obama fears two-state solution fading
Notable quote: ""That's how an administration works. You surround yourself with people who don't just say 'yes' to what you think."
Grade: A. Ms Haley was under pressure to put forward a solid performance given the negative reaction to Tillerson's confirmation hearings, and she did. She'll likely win Democratic votes when her nomination reaches the Senate floor.
The position of commerce secretary usually isn't "sought after or appreciated", Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson said during Wilbur Ross's confirmation hearings on Wednesday. "But I have the feeling that's about to change in a big way."
During his testimony, Mr Ross was questioned repeatedly on whether he agreed with Mr Trump's sharp attacks on current US trade policy during his presidential campaign. For the most part he stood by the president-elect. He often echoed Mr Trump's criticism of China, saying the nation talks about free trade but doesn't practice it.
"We should not put up with malicious trading activities, state-owned enterprises or subsidised production," Mr Ross said.
He also said he was ready to follow-through on Mr Trump's promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, adding that "all aspects" of the trade deal were up for review.
Notable quote: "I am not anti-trade. I am pro-trade. But I am pro-sensible trade, not trade that is detrimental to the American worker and to the domestic manufacturing base."
Grade: B-plus. The man who developed a reputation "the king of bankruptcy" for his acquisition of struggling companies avoided being painted by Senate Democrats as an unacceptable Wall Street insider. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin, who has yet to face Senate questions, may not be so lucky.
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Betsy DeVos's confirmation hearing was scheduled for last week, but it had to be pushed back because she hadn't completed her government ethics review. After her performance on Tuesday, the Trump team may have wished the nominee's appearance could have been delayed even further.
The billionaire education-reform activist who has donated hundreds of millions to Republican causes made news for all the wrong reasons. She seemed uninformed about an ongoing debate about how to measure student performance and unfamiliar with the Individuals With Disabilities in Education Act, a federal law that requires public schools to make accommodations for disabled students. She illustrated a point about states deciding whether to allow firearms in schools by noting that Wyoming classrooms may need guns to defend against bears.
Notable quote: "I share president-elect Trump's view that it's time to shift the debate from what the system thinks is best for kids to what moms and dads want, expect and deserve."
Grade: C-minus. "I respect, think highly of Betsy DeVos," tweeted conservative commentator Ana Navarro. "But clips of her confirmation hearing made me want to cover my eyes."
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Red Bull will continue with Renault engines in 2016 and the power-units will be named after the luxury watch brand TAG Heuer.

The move by the former world champions comes after months of uncertainty about Red Bull's future in Formula 1.
The team scrapped its previous contract with Renault, which ran until the end of next year, and was looking around for an alternative supply.
After failing to find one, Red Bull have negotiated a new Renault deal.
Renault will be assisted in its development of the engine by British company Ilmor, which has been acting as a consultant for Red Bull on engine design for more than a year.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Ilmor's involvement "gives us confidence" in Renault's ability to improve the engine's performance.
Renault announced on Thursday night it was returning to F1 as a constructor by taking over the Lotus team.
Relations between Red Bull and Renault soured as the car giant failed to produce a competitive engine under the new turbo hybrid rules introduced into F1 in 2014.
After telling Renault they no longer want to be their official partner, Red Bull were rejected by Mercedes and Honda and were unable to reach a satisfactory deal with Ferrari.
The team therefore had to renegotiate its contract with Renault, and the TAG Heuer deal is way of helping the team pay for the engines.
TAG Heuer has moved to Red Bull after ending its 31-year relationship with McLaren.
That started when the brand's parent TAG paid for the development of a Porsche engine that, under the TAG name, powered McLaren to three consecutive drivers' titles, in 1984 with Niki Lauda and in 1985 and '86 with Alain Prost.
The TAG Heuer brand split from the TAG parent group in 1999 when it was sold to the luxury goods group LVMH.
The wider TAG Group is still run by Mansour Ojjeh, a 25% owner of McLaren Group.


Schools in England with the highest numbers of disadvantaged children will be hit hardest by government plans to change funding, say campaigners.

Schools where over 40% of pupils are eligible for free meals will lose most, say National Union of Teachers and Child Poverty Action Group researchers.
Ministers should rethink the national funding formula, which is due to begin in 2018-19, they say.
The government says the proposals will end a "postcode lottery" in funding.
The plans, announced late last year, will change the way that per pupil funding for schools is allocated and will mean a cash boost for more than half of schools, according to the government.
The aim is to stop inequalities that see schools in different parts of England, with similar intakes, receive different levels of per-pupil budget, say ministers.
But the overall budget will not increase, and education unions have already complained the proposals mean most schools will lose out, against a background of flat-lining budgets not keeping pace with costs.
Calculations, published in January by an alliance of six unions representing school staff, suggested that 98% of schools faced "a real terms funding cut for every pupil".
The six unions - the National Union of Teachers, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the National Association of Head Teachers, Unison, Unite and the GMB, said this would mean an average annual loss of £339 for every primary pupil and £477 for every secondary pupil.
The new analysis compares the predicted funding changes for schools generally with those for 997 schools with more than 40% of pupils on free school meals.
The figures suggest that funding for these schools would fall:
Child Poverty Action Group chief executive Alison Garnham called the figures "shocking".
"If the country - and our education system - is to work for everyone, not just the privileged few, ministers must reconsider the school funding formula," she said.
"Poverty at home is the strongest statistical predictor of how well a child will do at school, [but] schools and teachers can help to weaken that link if they have sufficient resources."
Ms Garnham said funding cuts in the poorest areas would set children up to fail.
"In the context of the prime minister's social justice agenda, that outcome looks perverse," she added.
NUT general secretary Kevin Courtney said it was disturbing that children in most need were in the worst affected schools.
By failing to fund the poorest children's schools properly, the government would be "seriously threatening their life chances", he said.
"Justine Greening must listen to the many voices that are saying her funding proposals are unfair in the extreme and in need of a complete rethink," said Mr Courtney.
But a Department for Education spokeswoman called the analysis "fundamentally misleading".
"Our proposed new funding formula recognises educational disadvantage in its widest sense, including pupils who do not necessarily benefit from the pupil premium but whose families may be only just about managing," she said.
"It also increases the total funding directed specifically to deprived pupils to £3bn.
"The union's figures ignore the fact that school funding is driven by pupil numbers, and as pupil numbers rise, the amount of money schools receive will also increase."


A Jersey planning department decision refusing to allow disabled access to a chapel in St Martin has been overturned.

The Planning Applications Panel involves seven members of the States who reconsider requests.
The panel said a door, ramp and handrail for disabled access to the Methodist Chapel at St Martin should be allowed.
It had previously been rejected by the Planning Department.
Deputy Sean Power said they felt disabled access should take priority over the historic aspect of the building.


Peter Higgs is best known as the theoretical physicist who gave his name to the Higgs boson.

The boson explains why other elementary particles - the basic building blocks of the Universe - have mass.
Higgs was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929, the son of a BBC sound engineer.
His family later moved to Bristol, and the young Peter Higgs proved a brilliant student, winning many prizes at Cotham Grammar School - though not any in physics.
But it was here that he was first inspired by the work of Paul Dirac, one of the physicists who helped lay the foundations for quantum mechanics.
This led him to study for his PhD at King's College London. After finishing, he applied for a lectureship at the London university, but lost out to a friend. He headed for Scotland instead.
It was here that Higgs proposed his famous mechanism.
Other researchers were working independently on the same idea, publishing papers at the same time as Peter Higgs.
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Higgs: In his own words
These other theorists included the Belgians Francois Englert, who shared the 2013 physics Nobel with Higgs, and Robert Brout (now deceased); and later the Americans Gerald Guralnik and Carl Hagen, and Briton Tom Kibble.
Yet by the early 1970s, it was Higgs who was being associated most in academic papers and conferences with the theory. This led to the particle acquiring his name - informally at first, but it soon stuck.
However, whilst well known in academic circles, Higgs was not yet a household name. He continued to write and teach; he married, but split from his wife a few years after his two children were born.
Friends feel he did not have the impact in his career expected of a scientist of his calibre.
"I wouldn't say he was shy. I might say that he was a little too retiring perhaps for the good of his own career," said Prof Michael Fisher, now at the University of Maryland, US.
Attention on the Higgs boson increased in recent decades, especially after scientists behind the $10bn Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern in Geneva made discovering the particle a key priority.
Failure to detect the Higgs at the LHC's predecessor - the LEP - had elevated it to one of the most sought-after prizes in science.
Higgs had never been completely comfortable with the attention it brought - or the association of his name with it. But he came to be more accepting as the years rolled on.
In July 2012, physicists at Cern announced the discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson. He was in Geneva to hear the news, and wiped a tear from his eye as scientists made their announcement.
The news immediately led to calls for Prof Higgs to be knighted and for him to be awarded a Nobel Prize - perhaps along with others who had come up with the theory in the early 60s.
Reacting to the discovery, Peter Higgs told reporters: "It's very nice to be right sometimes."


Chinese property giant Dalian Wanda is set to invest $1bn (£667m) in a development near Sydney Harbour.

The news came after US equity firm Blackstone said it was selling a Sydney office building to the group for A$415m ($327m; £218m).
Gold Fields House is in the city's prime central business district and overlooks the Sydney Harbour.
The firm said it plans to build a luxury hotel as well as residential and retail outlets in the area.
"We look forward to creating a new Sydney landmark," said Dalian Wanda in a statement on Monday.
Wanda group is backed by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin and is the country's largest property conglomerate.
The recent announcement is the latest in a series of international acquisitions for the Chinese firm.
It has already agreed to invest nearly $2bn in London and Madrid hotels and properties in the last two years, according to Reuters.
Last week, Wanda said it was buying a 20% stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid for €45m ($52m; £34m) - making it the first Chinese company to invest in a top European football club.
The group also owns US cinema chain AMC and luxury British yachtmaker Sunseeker.
Hong Kong listed shares of Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties were up 3.4% after the deal was announced.


Five teenagers have been treated in hospital after being involved in an incident on a fairground ride in Ayr.

Emergency services were called to a funfair near Ayr Racecourse at about 21.30 on Saturday.
Two boys, aged 16 and 17, and three girls, aged 14, 15 and 16 were reportedly thrown from a ride. One of the boys suffered broken ribs.
Police Scotland described the incident as a "frightening experience" for those involved.
A joint investigation between Police Scotland and the Health & Safety Executive is under way to establish what happened and officers remained at the scene with the ride cordoned off.
Reports on social media spoke of a section of the ride breaking and coming loose while people were on it.
The teenagers were taken to Ayr and Crosshouse hospitals and have all since been released.
Police Scotland said a 16-year-old boy was treated for several broken ribs while the 16-year old girl was treated for a facial injury and fractured wrist.
The 17-year-old boy suffered a minor head injury and the other two girls were both treated for minor injuries
Ch Insp Brian Shaw said: "This was a frightening experience for those involved and those who witnessed last night's incident at the fairground.
"Thankfully nobody was seriously injured and inquiries are under way to establish what exactly has happened here.
"The ride affected remains closed and cordoned off whilst the joint investigation is underway. Other unaffected rides re-open later this morning following a safety inspection.
He added: "I would appeal to anyone who witnessed last night's incident and is yet to speak to police to get in touch as any information about what happened could assist with our investigation."
A spokeswoman for South Ayrshire Council confirmed the fairground site had been issued with a public entertainment licence and said the matter now rests with the Health and Safety executive and Police Scotland.
She said the council would work with them as required.


Model and actress Lily Cole is spearheading a campaign calling for a global drive to tackle illiteracy.

Project Literacy, a coalition of campaign groups, says one in 10 people around the world is illiterate.
Ms Cole, speaking in the Houses of Parliament, said too often the impact of the problem was overlooked because it lacked "raw emotional power".
But she said illiteracy was of fundamental importance to jobs, health and political engagement.
Project Literacy is trying to raise the profile of the damage caused by illiteracy, which affects more than 750 million people around the world.
But Ms Cole, addressing MPs and campaigners, said it could be an uphill struggle to get across the message - and that this could conceal the scale of its seriousness.
"Illiteracy is not a sexy or exciting topic," she said.
"It's not as confronting in its raw emotional power as poverty or female genital mutilation. People aren't directly dying or overtly suffering of illiteracy. As far as global issues go, it may feel a little vanilla."
There was also a hidden problem with illiteracy in the UK, she said, which could be missed when learning to read and write might seem as "inevitable as growing teeth" for most children.
The campaign has produced an "alphabet of illiteracy", listing the ways improving literacy could alleviate other issues, such as infant mortality, gender inequality and early marriage.
Speaking ahead of the launch, Ms Cole said that tackling illiteracy could reach the root cause of many major problems.
"If we only ever deal with symptoms, then it's going to be a never-ending story," she said.
The success of health campaigns and drives against poverty would be undermined by illiteracy, she said.
And fair access to services and preventing discrimination against women depended on those targeted being able to read and write.
Illiteracy was responsible for "sustaining and amplifying a lot of these other problems", said Ms Cole.
And in the UK, she said, illiteracy could remain out of sight because of people's unwillingness to admit to it.
"I wonder if shame has a role to play, if people are embarrassed and less vocal in talking about it," she said.
In terms of her own reading habits, she said her current favourite novelists were Vladimir Nabokov, Truman Capote and JD Salinger. And in non-fiction, she said, she was reading books about economics.
And she said in a "perfect society" such campaigns would not need to be driven by celebrity names, but she accepted the "barter" of using her profile as a "vehicle or conduit" to bring media attention to a cause "close to her heart".
Project Literacy is supported by a mix of campaigns, charities and businesses, including Pearson, Microsoft and Unesco.
Stephen Twigg, chairman of the House of Commons International Development Committee, said illiteracy was as relevant an issue in the UK as in the rest of the world and improving reading and writing could be the route to addressing many other problems.
Baron Bird, founder of the Big Issue magazine, also spoke of the vital social significance of literacy, at an event promoting the campaign in Parliament.
It allowed people to take charge of their lives and gave them a sense of "social literacy", he told MPs.
He said he had only really learned to read and write at the age of 16, when he was in prison and an officer had taken the time to help him.
From being part of the "underperforming underclass", learning to read and write had meant that the "trajectory of my life had changed", he said.


Premiership Rugby and Rugby Football Union officials have held an urgent meeting to assess the handling of George North's latest head injury.

The Wales and Northampton winger was injured against Leicester on Saturday.
TV replays appeared to show him lying motionless before he recovered to pass a mandatory pitch-side assessment.
Northampton said they had not had access to full television footage of the incident before allowing North to rejoin the action later in the match.
Rules dictate that any player with confirmed or suspected concussion should be permanently removed from a game.
Immediately after Saturday's contest, Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder said North, 24, had not been knocked out.
Premiership Rugby and the RFU have revealed that a Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) met on Tuesday to assess the incident.
A statement said the group could decide to issue a warning or even recommend a misconduct charge against the club or an individual.
Wales international North fell heavily in a mid-air tackle that led to Leicester's Adam Thompstone being sin-binned.
He left the field for a mandatory head injury assessment by the club's doctor.
North was passed fit and returned to the action.
After the game, North said on Twitter he was "OK", adding: "I landed on my neck and was worried about it. Thanks to the medics for checking me out properly. I can't help but feel I won't be looking left or right for a few days."
On Saturday, Mallinder said: "Our doctors and medical staff are really clear that if anyone gets knocked unconscious or has had a knock where they look like they are unconscious, they need to come straight off.
"It's as simple as that. You don't go to be assessed - you are off straight away. George has had some previous issues so he took it steady.
"The doctor was very, very happy even as he walked off that he was just going to go for an assessment and thankfully he could come back on."
A club statement said that North was "communicating immediately with attending medics" and "complaining of neck pain".
It added: "Significant neck injury was excluded on the field but on review of video footage pitch side, the team followed World Rugby protocols and used a Head Injury Assessment given the potential mechanism for head injury.
"George was fully assessed by the doctor and passed fit to return to play."
But Northampton then released another statement on Tuesday, which said: "It is important to note this video footage is not always the full range of replay angles available to the TV viewing audience at home.
"If evidence suggesting a loss of consciousness had been available to the medical team at the time of assessment, George would not have been allowed to return to the field of play."
Chris Jones, BBC Radio 5 live rugby union reporter
This is turning into a very significant story, with Northampton saying that their medics did not have access to all of the television footage to review North's fall, so rather than withdraw him permanently from the field, they took him off for a head injury assessment, which he subsequently passed.
But if it is the case that the right footage was not available, then it makes a mockery of the system.
Medics have access to instant replays of collisions precisely to avoid a situation like this happening.
The independent review will look to establish whether the right footage was not available, or if it was, but Northampton did not use it appropriately. If it is the latter, Saints could face punishment.
North's history of head injuries, which included four head blows in five months between November 2014 and March 2015, including two in one game against England in the Six Nations, added additional concern.
He was left unconscious in a Premiership match against Wasps in March 2015, leading to a spell on the sidelines that lasted from 27 March to 29 August.
In the aftermath of the game, Premiership Rugby confirmed the incident will be reviewed as part of a normal procedure.
"Every head injury incident that occurs in Aviva Premiership Rugby is assessed by an independent reviewer as part of our procedure to manage concussion," said a spokesman on Saturday.
"This is a world-leading system of assessment to ensure we take a comprehensive look at every incident which involves a potential head injury.
"Player welfare is our number one priority so all incidents in our 135 matches are reviewed thoroughly."
Brain injury charity Headway have called for an investigation into why the medical staff did not have full access to TV replays.
Peter McCabe, chief executive of Headway, said: "This incident is extremely worrying as it involves a player who has had lengthy periods out of the game due to concussion.
"It's also a repeat of an incident which happened while George North was playing for Wales last year. In that game, full TV footage was not used in the assessment process for a head injury. It is time rugby authorities learned from previous mistakes."
Meanwhile, the club has not given a timescale on how long the independent review will take to complete.


An international team of scientists has unearthed a significant haul of reptile and amphibian fossils in Brazil, dating from 278 million years ago when all the continents were joined together.

The fossils include two new species of "dvinosaur" - extinct cousins of modern salamanders - which were about 40cm long, one of them with fangs and gills.
South America's oldest ever terrestrial reptile skeleton was also in the haul.
The finds are reported in the journal Nature Communications.
The ancient reptile is a lizard-like creature called Captorhinus aguti, previously only found in North America.
These discoveries, all from north-eastern Brazil, are noteworthy because little is known about the plants and animals that occupied this region during the Permian period; the southern tropics of the "supercontinent" Pangaea are not well-populated by fossil finds.
One of the study's co-authors, Dr Martha Richter from the Natural History Museum in London, said: "This discovery is remarkable as most of what we understand about the evolution and adaptation of amphibians through time is based on animals located in Europe and North America.
"Now that we know that their distant relatives inhabited a vast lake system in the tropical region of the supercontinent Pangaea... we can find out more about their abundance, palaeobiology, and how wide their distribution away from the equator was."
Of the newly described amphibians, the researchers say the fanged-and-gilled Timona anneae looked like a cross between a Mexican salamander and an eel. Procuhy nazariensis, meanwhile, was probably closely related but fewer bones have been found to detail its anatomy.
Both species appear to have spent their entire lives in the water.
The team also found skull remains of another, larger amphibian, belonging to the "rhinesuchidae" family mostly known from younger fossils in South Africa. This critter was about as big as a medium-sized dog.
"Fossils from classic areas in North America and Europe have been studied for over a century, but there are long-standing questions about how different animal groups dispersed to other areas," said another of the paper's authors, Dr Ken Angielczyk from the Field Museum in Chicago, US.
"Exploration in understudied areas, such as north-eastern Brazil, gives us a snapshot of life elsewhere that we can use for comparisons. In turn, we can see which animals were dispersing into new areas, particularly as an ice age was ending in the southern continents and environmental conditions were becoming more favourable for reptiles and amphibians."
As well as the US and the UK, the research team included scientists from Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Germany.


Same-sex couples in England and Wales who want to hold weddings on the day gay marriage becomes legal on 29 March can register to do so from Thursday.

Existing marriages of gay couples that took place overseas will also be legally recognised from Thursday.
Procedures for people who are in civil partnerships to "upgrade" to marriage have yet to come into effect.
Scotland has passed a same-sex marriage bill but changes in the law are not being introduced in Northern Ireland.
Couples have to give 15 days' notice of their intention to marry at a register office, and need to do so on Thursday if they want to be among the first to benefit from the passing of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act.
Under the terms of the bill, religious organisations will have to "opt in" to offering weddings, with the Church of England and Church in Wales prevented in law from doing so.
One of the first couples affected by the legislation on overseas marriages said they had been "determined" their union be acknowledged in their home country.
Celia Kitzinger, 57, and Sue Wilkinson, 60, were married in Canada in 2003 and previously lost a legal fight over the issue.
The couple were told by a High Court judge in 2006 that their marriage was not valid in England and that they faced an "insurmountable hurdle" for it to be declared as such.
But the changes introduced in the same-sex marriage act passed in Parliament last July meant that it has now automatically been made legally binding.
Sociology professor Ms Kitzinger, who works at the University of York, said: "I came out as lesbian in 1973, and things were a lot different then, and it never occurred to me that one day the law would be changed such that my marriage to the woman that I love would be recognised.
"We're the 15th country in the world, so it's been a bit slow and behind countries you would be quite surprised about."
Speaking ahead of the law change, she said she and her wife would be celebrating at home in Gribthorpe, East Yorkshire, toasting "the future of lesbian and gay equality for all countries of the world".
Ms Wilkinson, a professor of social sciences at Loughborough University, said the couple may have opted for a civil partnership were it not for the fact she was based in Canada when the law changed there.
"But having had marriage and experienced what that felt like made us determined it had to be marriage and nothing but marriage," she added.
Civil partnerships became legal in the UK in 2004, in effect giving same-sex couples the same legal recognition as heterosexual marriage.
Those in civil partnerships can choose to convert their relationships to marriage but are under no obligation to do so.
The procedure for such a conversion is expected to be in place by the end of the year.
The notice period to register intent to marry can be waived in the case of a same-sex couple where one of the partners is terminally ill, Pink News reported.
Ceremonies in Scotland are expected to take place before the end of the year.


Goals from Nathan Smith and Chris Eagles hauled Port Vale out of the League One relegation zone as they saw off AFC Wimbledon at Vale Park.

The two strikes, either side of half-time, were enough to secure a vital win for the Valiants, moving them two points ahead of 21st-placed Shrewsbury.
In an end-to-end first half, Vale took the lead after 21 minutes when Eagles whipped in a cross for the stooping Smith to head past James Shea.
Eagles then got himself on the scoresheet on 70 minutes, picking up the ball from Rigino Cicilia before rifling a shot in off the post from the edge of the box.
The winger almost opened his account after 17 minutes when he set off on a run and beat two Wimbledon defenders before smashing his shot against the upright.
The Dons did have chances of their own and nearly broke the deadlock 18 minutes in when Deniz Mehmet spilled Dean Parrett's powerful 25-yard effort, before only just stopping it on the goal-line.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Port Vale 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Substitution, Port Vale. William Reeves replaces Sam Foley.
Anthony de Freitas (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon).
Corner,  AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by André Bikey.
Substitution, Port Vale. Dan Turner replaces Rigino Cicilia.
Ryan Taylor (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon).
Anthony de Freitas (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon).
Foul by Kjell Knops (Port Vale).
Alfie Egan (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Alfie Egan replaces Dean Parrett.
(AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale).
Substitution, Port Vale. Anthony de Freitas replaces Chris Eagles.
Corner,  AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by JJ Hooper.
Foul by Chris Eagles (Port Vale).
Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Jayden Antwi replaces Tom Elliott because of an injury.
Delay in match Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon) because of an injury.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dominic Poleon replaces Andy Barcham.
Goal!  Port Vale 2, AFC Wimbledon 0. Chris Eagles (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale).
Attempt missed. Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon).
Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sam Foley (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Robinson (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt missed. Danny Pugh (Port Vale) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Danny Pugh (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon).
Delay in match Sam Foley (Port Vale) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner,  AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Kjell Knops.
Foul by Rigino Cicilia (Port Vale).


Lorry drivers have been photographed on England's roads eating, reading and using a phone while behind the wheel.

Four drivers were photographed on the M20 near Ashford in Kent.
Two were reading, one was holding cutlery and a food container and another appeared to be steering with his elbows.
Road safety campaigners Brake branded the images as "shocking" while the AA said the consequences of such behaviour could be "dire".
Surrey Police said they spotted one driver using the app Snapchat.
Another was photographed looking at a piece of paper while travelling on the M4 in Swindon and another was snapped on his mobile phone near junction 46 of M1 in Yorkshire.
Jason Wakeford, from Brake, said: "These are shocking images showing drivers with a total disregard for the safety of other road users."
Police forces across the country have been using unmarked vehicles to take pictures.
PC Dan Pascoe of Surrey Police said the force's lorry had been "invaluable", with 26 people caught on one day so far this month.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the risks associated with drivers using phones are "very clear".
The Department for Transport said anyone who is distracted can be prosecuted for careless or dangerous driving.
Edmund King from the AA, said some lorry drivers get bored, particularly on motorways.
"I think some feel that because they are high up in the cab it is harder to spot them."
He said the consequences of the driver of a 44-tonne lorry being distracted for a second or two could be "absolutely dire".
Tomasz Kroker was jailed for 10 years last year after killing a woman and three children when his lorry ploughed into their stationary car on the A34 near Newbury, Berkshire, while he was distracted by his phone.


Hundreds of people have held a march to welcome the Urdd National Eisteddfod to a Flintshire town next May.

The proclamation ceremony, which took place in Flint on Saturday, is an opportunity for people to show their support for the festival.
Flint High School Samba band led the crowd as they paraded through the streets.
Events have been taking place all week in the lead up to next year's ceremony.
Festival organiser Urdd Gobaith Cymru is Wales' largest youth organisation and has more than 54,000 members aged between eight and 25.
The Urdd aims to give the children and young people of Wales an opportunity to live their lives through the medium of Welsh.


A senior police officer has spoken of the moment he arrested the man later convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

Mike Leslie, who has retired after 30 years service, said Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was "bewildered and dazed".
It took five hours to read the arrest warrant to the Libyan intelligence officer - but he gave no reaction.
Al-Megrahi was jailed for life in 2001 for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, killing 270 people.
He was tried at a specially convened Scottish court sitting at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands.
After serving eight years in prison, he was controversially released on compassionate grounds following a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Timeline of the Lockerbie bombing
Lockerbie bomber appeal case dropped
Mr Leslie was one of three officers from Dumfries and Galloway who were at Camp Zeist when Al-Megrahi arrived there in 1999.
He said: "I think he was pretty bewildered, dazed by the events that were unfolding in front of him.
"I don't think ultimately he ever anticipated... that he would be handed over by Gaddafi.
"I actually read the warrant over to him.
"It took approximately five hours because you had to read the warrant over a line at a time, it went through an interpreter and also as part of that process, the 270 names of the victims had to be read over as well."
The former chief superintendent added: "There was never any reaction from him. It was very much staid and what you would expect from someone, I would imagine, that's been trained to give no reaction.
"But I think it boils down to the fact that he was pretty well bewildered by the fact that his country had handed him over."
Three years later, after Al-Megrahi lost an appeal against his conviction, Mr Leslie escorted him to a helicopter that was to fly him from the Netherlands to Scotland.
Mr Leslie said: "The most satisfying aspect for me was the fact that having been at Lockerbie on the night it happened, the aftermath and then arresting him, reading the warrant over to him and getting the opportunity to look him in the eyes when he was sitting there in front of me.
"I got a lot of satisfaction out of that and I got a lot of satisfaction for the families, I think - the fact that justice was being brought to him.
Mr Leslie recently retired as divisional commander of Police Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway.


Esperance lost to visitors Stade Malien in the African Confederation Cup group phase to suffer their third successive loss, as holders Al Ahly went top of the Group A standings with a win over Etoile du Sahel.

Malien handed Esperance a 2-1 defeat in Rades, near Tunis with striker Mamadou Coulibaly scoring the winner three minutes from time.
Stade Malien secured the win despite finishing the game with ten men after defender Ibrahim Keita was sent off just before half time
The visitors started well thanks to an opener from Abdoulaye Sissoko.
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef levelled the score for the hosts, before Coulibaly's late winner.
After three games, the two-time African champions Esperance are bottom of the Group A standings without a point, heaping more pressure on their French coach, Jose Anigo. Stade Malien have four points.
Holders, Al Ahly of Egypt sit at the top with seven points after their 1-0 win over Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel on Saturday night.
A first half strike from Waleed Soliman was enough for the Egyptian giants to win the contest on Saturday in Suez.
Soliman volleyed home from his unreliable right foot six minutes past the half-hour mark to ensure Ahly maintain their unbeaten run at the mini-league stage and remain on course for a place in the last four.
Ahly have one more point than Etoile who fell to their first group stage defeat.
On Sunday, fellow Egyptians Zamalek took a big stride towards the semi-finals by beating AC Leopards of Congo 2-0 to go nine points clear at the top of Group B.
Striker Bassem Morsy and playmaker Aymen Hefny scored in the first half as Zamalek continued their impressive run in the second tier continental club championship.
In the group's other match, also played on Sunday, South Africans Orlando Pirates pulled off a surprise 1-0 win over Tunisia's CS Sfaxien.
The decisive strike came from forward Thabo Rakhale just before half-time, handing Pirates a huge boost to their hopes of progressing to the last-four. They sit second in the table on six points - five ahead of both Leopards and Sfaxien.


Joe Pigott's double kept Luton's slim League Two play-off chances alive with victory over second-placed Oxford.

The hosts took the lead at the Kassam Stadium as Danny Hylton netted from Kemar Roofe's pass.
A slip by U's keeper Benji Buchel allowed Pigott to equalise before Olly Lee's volley put the visitors ahead.
Oxford drew level when centre-half Chey Dunkley headed in Chris Maguire's free-kick but Pigott's tidy finish just gave Luton all three points.
A first loss in six for the home side handed Northampton Town the League Two title, while Luton are six points adrift of seventh-placed Wimbledon - who have a game in hand - with four matches left to play.
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones told BBC 3CR:
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"We want to be in the position that Oxford are in next year in terms of the football they are playing and the way the club is set up.
"That being said I thought we were brilliant today and showed we can be like that.
"We can improve Luton town. Any player who comes in can improve the team, but we need to do our homework.
"Joe Piggott is one of those players that we researched, and although he has taken time to settle, he has shown what he can do today."


An 11-year-old boy has died after being hit by a roadsweeper when he was out riding his bike in a Wiltshire town.

The child was struck by the vehicle on Wednesday at about 19:20 BST on Station Road in Purton, near Swindon. He died at the scene.
The 56-year-old driver of the roadsweeper, who was travelling towards Hook, was not injured.
Wiltshire Police asked anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has any information to contact them.
Supt Andrew Carr said it was "an absolute tragic accident".
He said he did not believe the roadsweeper had been operating at the time and said it was "one of the larger ones you'd see clearing the gutter".


BBC Sport outlines who was promoted and relegated - and who won the race for Europe - in England and Scotland.

Chelsea secured their fourth Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace 1-0 on 3 May. They will be joined in the Champions League group stage by Manchester City and Arsenal, while fourth-placed Manchester United will enter the preceding play-off round.
Tottenham qualified for the Europa League by virtue of their fifth-place finish, and they will be joined by Liverpool, whose sixth-place finish means they inherit the Europa League slot awarded to Capital One Cup winners Chelsea. They go straight into the group stages.
Seventh-placed Southampton take the third Europa League slot after Arsenal's FA Cup victory over Aston Villa. They enter the competition in the third qualifying round.
England was also granted an extra Europa League place as one of the top three countries in Uefa's Respect Fair Play league - which goes to West Ham, who will enter the first qualifying round in early July after topping the Premier League's fair play table.
Burnley became the first team to be relegated to the Championship on 9 May despite a 1-0 win at Hull. QPR joined them the next day when they were thrashed 6-0 by Manchester City, and Hull were the final team to be relegated after they drew 0-0 with Manchester United on the last day of the league season.
Bournemouth were promoted as champions after winning 3-0 at Charlton on the final day of the regular season while Watford, who had confirmed their Premier League place on 25 April, were denied the title when they conceded a last-minute equaliser against Sheffield Wednesday on 2 May. Norwich will join them in the top flight after beating Middlesbrough 2-0 in the play-off final.
At the bottom, Blackpool were the first Football League team to go down this season, after fellow strugglers Rotherham beat Brighton 1-0 on 6 April. The Millers' 2-1 win over Reading on 28 April meant Wigan and Millwall filled the remaining relegation places.
Bristol City secured the first of two automatic promotion places with a 6-0 win at Bradford on 14 April, and then secured the title with the point they needed in a 0-0 draw against Coventry.
Milton Keynes Dons joined them in the Championship with a 5-1 victory over Yeovil on the final day of the regular season, and Preston became the third side to secure promotion when they beat Swindon 4-0 in the play-off final.
At the bottom, Yeovil were condemned to a second straight relegation after a draw against Notts County on 11 April. Leyton Orient, Crawley and Notts County were also relegated on the final day of the regular season.
Burton were the first team to secure promotion by winning 2-1 at Morecambe on 18 April and they clinched the title with a 3-2 success at Cambridge on the final day. Shrewsbury went up by beating Cheltenham 1-0 on 25 April and Bury's1-0 win at Tranmere on 2 May gave them the final automatic place.
Southend claimed the final promotion place after defeating Wycombe in a dramatic play-off final at Wembley.
The bottom two teams - Cheltenham and Tranmere - are relegated to the Conference Premier (or the National League as it will be called next season).
Champions Barnet are promoted to League Two along with Bristol Rovers, who secured an immediate return to the Football League after beating Grimsby on penalties in the play-off final.
The bottom four teams are relegated, with AFC Telford the first team in England's top five divisions to drop down on 4 April after they could only draw 1-1 with Kidderminster. Subsequently, Welling's win against Wrexham on 14 April condemned both Dartford and Nuneaton to relegation. The last place was filled by Alfreton.
The relegated clubs will be replaced by Conference North champions Barrow and play-off winners Guiseley, and Conference South champions Bromley and play-off winners Boreham Wood.
Celtic are champions for the fourth year in a row, securing the title on 2 May with three games to spare, and will enter the Champions League in the second qualifying round.
Runners-up Aberdeen and third-placed Inverness Caledonian Thistle will play in the Europa League next season.
Falkirk miss out on Europe after losing to Inverness in the Scottish Cup final, so Scotland's final European place goes to St Johnstone, fourth in the Premiership.
The cup winners enter the competition in the second qualifying round, and the clubs who qualify via their league position start in the first qualifying round.
St Mirren's nine-year stay in the top tier came to an end when Motherwell beat Kilmarnock on 8 May, ensuring St Mirren's relegation.
Motherwell, the 11th-placed side, preserved their placed in the Premiership by beating Championship side Rangers 3-0 on 31 May, completing a 6-1 aggregate victory in the play-off final.
Hearts clinched the title and an immediate return to the Premiership on 22 March after rivals Hibernian lost 2-0 to Rangers.
Bottom club Cowdenbeath were relegated to League One, while ninth-placed team Alloa avoided the drop by winning a play-off with three League One sides, beating Brechin and Forfar.
Morton were promoted as champions after they beat Peterhead on 2 May. They will be the only team promoted after ninth-placed Championship side Alloa won the play-offs.
Ninth-placed Stenhousemuir avoided relegation by winning a play-off with three League Two teams, beating Queen's Park 2-1 on aggregate in the final.
Bottom team Stirling Albion were relegated to League Two after losing 2-1 at Brechin on 11 April.
Albion Rovers wrapped up the title and promotion with a 3-2 win at Clyde on 18 April. They will be the only team promoted after ninth-placed League One side Stenhousemuir won the play-offs.
Montrose, who finished bottom, beat Highland League champions Brora Rangers 3-2 over two legs to secure the final place in next season's League Two.


The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have met Germany's president as part of a four-day state visit to the country.

The 89-year-old monarch and her husband Prince Philip, 94, were greeted at Berlin's Bellevue Palace by German head of state President Joachim Gauck and his partner Daniela Schadt.
Following the meeting, the royals waved at crowds during an open-topped boat ride along the River Spree.
The pair then met German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
During the meeting with President Gauck, he presented the Queen, who arrived in the country on Tuesday, with a painting by artist Nicole Leidenfrost.
The picture shows a young Princess Elizabeth II riding a blue-coloured pony with the Queen's father George VI, also in the image holding the animal's reins.
On seeing the painting the Queen is reported to have said: "That's a funny colour for a horse."
The monarch then walked across the palace grounds with President Gauck to watch a military guard of honour.
A band played "God Save the Queen" as well as the German national anthem.
After their boat trip the Queen and the duke met Chancellor Angela Merkel and chatted about the former course of the Berlin Wall while walking through the German chancellery building.
As they arrived on a terrace Ms Merkel is reported to have told the Queen: "And where the train goes there, there was the wall... and I lived in East Germany, just a few hundred metres behind these railways."
Later on Wednesday the royals will also attend a state banquet, where they will be joined by Prime Minister David Cameron.
During their time in Germany, the Queen is also scheduled to visit the financial sector of Frankfurt on Thursday, and on Friday she will travel to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, which was liberated by British soldiers 70 years ago.
This is the Queen's seventh time in Germany. Her first visit was in 1965 and the last in 2004.
In 2000 she opened the new British embassy in Berlin.


Recommendations made after the deaths of inmates at a prison and young offender institution in Dorset have not been fully implemented, inspectors have said.

An unannounced inspection at HMP Portland said "greater attention" needed to be paid to investigations into self-inflicted deaths.
It also raised concerns over substance misuse and accommodation standards.
The National Offender Management Service said changes were being made.
There have been three self-inflicted deaths among inmates since 2009, including Jordan Buckton, 20, who was found hanged in his cell at the institution in February 2012.
Inspectors from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons said there were still "weaknesses" in the organisation of care for prisoners in crisis.
They were concerned to find support for prisoners with substance misuse issues had worsened, partly because of staff shortages.
Their report criticised provision of education, training and employment for inmates and said the prison faced "operational challenges" over the age profile of prisoners and the pressures of overcrowding.
A previous report in 2012 found there had been a rise in violence and "limited progress" in tackling self-harm.
Chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick said: "This is a mixed report and contains significant criticisms under all of our healthy prison assessments.
"Learning from investigations into deaths in custody certainly required greater attention and the lack of meaningful activity was a real concern."
However, he said there was "evidence of some progress."
Inspectors said the prison was fundamentally safe, use of force was not excessive and relationships between staff and prisoners were reasonable.
Michael Spurr, chief executive officer of the National Offender Management Service, said: "Reducing self-harm and self-inflicted deaths remains a top priority for the service and we continue to work very closely with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, who investigate all deaths in custody, to ensure we can learn from their recommendations and try to prevent deaths and self-harm wherever possible."
He said extra staff had been recruited to improve levels of "purposeful activity".


The formal recognition of Irish Travellers as an indigenous ethnic minority by the Republic of Ireland has been hailed as a "historic" day.

Members cheered and applauded in the DÃ¡il (Irish parliament) on Wednesday as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny made the announcement.
There was a standing ovation as he gave status to the "distinct ethnic group".
He said the statement of recognition would go some way to ensuring they have a "better future with less negativity".
The DÃ¡il was told that a "large and unprecedented" crowd had gathered outside the building to witness the moment.
Irish President Michael D Higgins welcomed the move, describing it as "a momentous decision, formally recognising Travellers' place in Irish society".
He congratulated Travellers' organisations on their campaign.
"I have no doubt that today's clarification will be of assistance in interpreting legislation in relation to Travellers' rights, and ensuring respect for Travellers' distinct identity within the fabric of Irish society," the president added.
It is thought there are about 30,000 people living in the Republic of Ireland who are members of the Travelling community, representing 0.6% of the total population.
Mr Kenny said the Traveller community had "for many years campaigned to have their unique heritage, culture and identify formally recognised by the Irish State".
"Our Traveller community is an integral part of our society for over a millennium, with their own distinct identity - a people within our people," he added.
He said the government recognised "the inequalities and the discrimination the Traveller community faces and has faced" and added that they have "a range of special programmes and interventions to help deal with this".
Following the standing ovation, Mr Kenny described state recognition as a "historic day for Travellers and a proud day - a day of maturity - for Ireland".
A former director of the Irish Traveller Movement, Brigid Quilligan, told Irish broadcaster RTÃ‰ that her community was overjoyed by the move.
She said that currently, the history, language and culture of Travellers was not valued and they were viewed as a failed set of people in the Republic of Ireland.
Ms Quilligan added that State recognition would help to change those perspectives.
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) said recognition as an ethnic group was "critical, especially for young Travellers, so that they can be proud of their identity and heritage".
Anne Walsh of the NYCI said: "This is a momentous day that promotes pride and dignity for a group that have, for far too long, often been left out of conversations about belonging, identity and integration held with other minority ethnic groups living in Ireland."


US sanctions tend to be riddled with exceptions that are neither humanitarian nor democracy-related, a former US sanctions official has said.

Stuart Eizenstat, a deputy treasury secretary in the Clinton era, told the BBC World Service that such loopholes were created by lobbying groups.
A New York Times report found evidence of US firms trading legally with blacklisted countries such as Iran.
Loopholes and exemptions were exploited in a trade worth billions of dollars.
An office of the US treasury department granted nearly 10,000 licenses for deals involving blacklisted countries over the past decade, the newspaper said.
Most of the licenses were approved as agricultural and medical humanitarian aid exemptions but the law governing them had been written so broadly that allowable items came to include cigarettes, chewing gum, hot sauce and weight-loss remedies, the New York Times found.
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Stuart A Levey, the Obama administration's point man on sanctions, responded by saying that to focus on the exceptions missed "the forest for the trees".
"No one can doubt that we are serious" about our sanctions, he said.
Mr Eizenstat told the BBC that some exemptions were entirely appropriate, such as the export of software that Iranian opposition figures might use.
"But one of the problems is that our sanctions policies tend to be riddled with exceptions that are neither humanitarian nor related to democracy promotion but really are put in by particular industries or interests to create loopholes," he said.
Most exemptions are inserted into sanctions legislation by individual members of Congress acting in the interests of a particular state or industry, he said.
"In that case, the administration oftentimes has no choice but to accept them if it wants to pass the broader sanctions passed," he added.
Such exemptions are not a secret but could become a problem over time without proper oversight by the executive, Mr Eizenstat suggested.
It would be difficult, he added, for the US to rally support for international sanctions if its own policy looked ineffective.
"I don't like the word 'hypocrisy' but I think it implicates the integrity of the sanctions," the former US treasury official said.


A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of disseminating terrorist publications.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism command detained the man in Ealing, west London, at about 06.50 BST.
He was taken for questioning at a south London police station as detectives searched two addresses in Ealing and Hillingdon, also in west London.
A force spokesman said: "Inquiries are ongoing."


A man has built a replica of Wimbledon's Centre Court using 12,000 toothpicks.

Shaminder Singh spent about 40 hours a week, over 10 months constructing it by hand at his home in Coventry.
The 31-year-old forklift truck driver said: "After finishing work in the morning at 06:00 I just have a couple of hours sleep and then I get back on to this."
Mr Singh has offered to auction the model for charity.
Construction of the 50cm by 20cm (19.5in by 8in) model began in Mr Singh's living room in Wyken, Coventry, in September 2016.
Details such as the royal box, grand folding roof and corridors were all created using bamboo toothpicks bought from supermarkets.
"It's been hard work. Small work and it's taken a lot of time to make it," he said.
Hours were spent scouring the internet for photos of the real Wimbledon to double check the intricate detail as he's never actually seen the building.
"I would like to go but tickets are very expensive," he said.
The model maker has previously built a tiny Old Trafford and a plastic miniature stadium in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes.