The Scottish government has given consent for a 50-turbine wind farm straddling the border between East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.

Developer Vattenfall welcomed the decision on its South Kyle scheme.
The £190m proposals went to a public inquiry in 2015 after an initial planning application two years earlier.
The company said the decision was good news for climate change targets but added there was a "long way to go" before the farm was operational.
The wind farm is located near Dalmellington, Patna, New Cumnock and Carsphairn.
"The Scottish government's consent decision for this scheme is reassuringly robust," said Guy Mortimer, Vattenfall's UK head of development for onshore wind.
"The wind farm proposal was scrutinised and carefully considered through a detailed public local inquiry in late 2015.
"As a result, this consent is a clear evidence-based decision that concludes South Kyle is an eminently acceptable proposal."


The British National Party has lost many of the seats it held on local councils in England.

After 270 council election results, the anti-immigration party won two seats but with a net loss of 11 councillors.
The BNP lost all five of its seats in Stoke-on-Trent, where it launched its election campaign in England, and one of its two councillors in Burnley.
BNP candidates finished ahead of Liberal Democrats in four seats in the Welsh Assembly, but failed to win any.
Before the vote, party leader Nick Griffin said he was confident a candidate would reach the 7% needed to gain a seat, but none reached the threshold.
In Stoke-on-Trent the wards previously held by the BNP were all subject to boundary changes, and due to those changes there were 16 fewer seats available.
The party, which had two MEPs elected in 2009, lost almost half its council seats in last year's local elections, losing all 12 of its seats on east London's Barking and Dagenham Council.
As well as elections in England, the BNP also fielded 32 candidates for the Scottish parliament and candidates for the assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland.
However, the party had to rein back on its campaign spending with debts of more than Â£500,000, which it has said it expects to pay off by the end of the year.
The BNP has been hit by internal divisions and was facing doubts over its future after costly court cases brought against it including one by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The party has said it will not be incurring any more debts as a result of Thursday's elections.
The BNP contested 338 seats in the 2010 general election and lost its deposit in 266 of them.


The Taliban have seized a police base in northern Afghanistan and captured scores of officers after three days of fighting, officials say.

More than 100 officers surrendered at the base in Badakhshan province. They were released after  reportedly handing over their weapons.
The surrender was the largest by Afghan security forces since Nato ended its combat mission in December.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks during their annual spring offensive.
A police spokesman said the officers were freed following a deal between the militants and the local police commanders who surrendered on Saturday evening.
Some officials blamed the central government for failing to send reinforcements to break the siege by the militants.
The base, in the province's Wardoj district, was cut off after heavy rains destroyed roads into the area, said Badakhshan police chief General Baba Jan.
It was not clear why reinforcements were not flown into the area, though the province's steep valleys often make aircraft landings difficult.
The Taliban issued a statement saying it had released the 110 police officers, their local commander and the head of the local border police after making an agreement.


Former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 after collapsing during training in China.

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In his seven years at United the Ivory Coast player made over 150 appearances, including three last season.
He joined Chinese second-tier side Beijing Enterprises from Newcastle in February.
"It is with deep sadness I confirm that Cheick Tiote sadly passed away earlier today after collapsing in training," said spokesman Emanuele Palladino.
"We cannot say any more at the moment and we request that his family's privacy be respected at this difficult time. We ask for all your prayers."
Born in the Ivory Coast, Tiote was part of the Ivorian squad that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
He began his professional career in Belgium with Anderlecht in 2005 before moving to Dutch side FC Twente, where he made 86 appearances and won the Eredivisie league title in the 2009-10 season under manager Steve McClaren.
Tiote, a defensive midfielder, then signed for Newcastle in 2010 for £3.5m.
In February 2011, he scored a memorable goal as Newcastle United came back from 4-0 down to draw with Arsenal in the Premier League.
He joined Beijing Enterprises Group FC for an undisclosed fee in February 2017.
A statement from Newcastle said: "We are devastated to have learnt of the tragic passing of Cheick Tiote at the age of just 30.
"The thoughts of everyone at Newcastle United are with Cheick's family, friends, team-mates and everyone connected with the clubs he represented."
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez said: "It is with great sadness that I have this afternoon learned of Cheick's death.
"In all the time that I have known him, he was a true professional, dedicated and above all, a great man. Our hearts go out to his family and friends at such a sad time."
"Cheick was one of the best we had in terms of his attitude," Newcastle legend Peter Beardsley told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He had a wicked sense of humour, he was top class and he will certainly be missed in this city."
Beardsley, who is still on the staff at Newcastle, added: "He was flat out every day in training and was a brilliant example to the kids at our club. He loved a tackle - he wasn't horrible, but very aggressive. Every time he saw the ball he went for it.
"He was also really funny in the dressing room. He had a brilliant smile and he lit up a room when he smiled. He was fantastic.
On Tiote's goal against Arsenal, Beardsley added: "It was an unbelievable volley and it couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
"I can still see him running up the end of the pitch. He must have run 70 metres to celebrate with the fans."
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Former Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper posted: "Gutted to hear the awful news about my former teammate Cheick Tiote today. Thoughts with his friends and family."
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, who played with Tiote at Anderlecht, tweeted: "I am speechless and so incredibly sad. Cheick Tioté was one of the nicest and toughest teammates I have ever had. Rest in peace brother."
Former Newcastle and current Stoke City goalkeeper Shay Given said on Twitter: "Shocked & saddened to hear of the passing of Cheick Tioté, I pass on my condolences to his friends & family, way too young."
Papiss Cisse, who played with Tiote from 2012-2014 at Newcastle, tweeted: "Goodnight brother, You will be missed. My heart goes out to his family. Gone too soon."
Newcastle midfielder Siem de Jong said: "Terrible news, R.I.P. Tiote. Always enjoyed sitting next to you in the dressing room my friend."
Match of the day commentator Gary Lineker said on Twitter: "Dreadful news that Cheick Tiote has passed away. So young. So tragic."


Billionaire Donald Trump continues to dominate the polls and drive the debate in the Republican presidential nomination, staying a step ahead of his competitors on the issues of immigration, border security and the Syrian refugee crisis.

Some speculated that the Paris attacks would change that. In fact, it has only made it more obviously true. And, in case anyone forgets, Mr Trump is happy to remind them.
"Everyone is now saying how right I was with illegal immigration and the wall," he tweeted on Thursday. "After Paris, they're all on the bandwagon."
Mr Trump cites the opening speech of his campaign, where he warned that Mexico was sending its "criminals and rapists" to the US, as a defining moment in the Republican presidential race.
"I was tougher when it wasn't very politically popular to be tough," he said last week. "And I took a lot of heat."
That campaign kick-off started Mr Trump's steady rise to the top of the Republican presidential pack among Republican voters nationally and in key early-voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire.
By the time the Republican presidential debates arrived, nearly every candidate was echoing Mr Trump's calls for increased border security and denouncing anything remotely close to an "amnesty" that would give undocumented immigrants in the US a way to eventually earn citizenship.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said visitors to the US should be monitored the same way shipping companies like Federal Express track packages.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz called illegal immigration an economic concern, arguing that US elites would be more willing to address the issue if lawyers and bankers were crossing the southern border.
Mr Trump, however, wasn't done roiling the Republican race. On 30 September the New Yorker turned his focus to the issue of Syrian refugees.
"I'm putting people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, they're going back," he said, contending that the so-called Islamic State militants could be hiding among the refugees.
"This could be one of the great tactical ploys of all time," he said.
The comments were derided at the time. Now, following the Paris attacks, such a view has become accepted wisdom among the Republican presidential candidates - and Mr Trump is once again taking credit.
Mr Cruz said the Obama administration's plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees is "nothing short of lunacy".
"I recognise that Barack Obama does not wish to defend this country, that he may have been tired of war, but our enemies are not tired of killing us," he added.
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who places second behind Mr Trump in many polls, likened the threat of militants posing as refugees to having a "rabid dog" in the neighbourhood.
"You're probably going to put your children out of the way," he said. "It doesn't mean that you hate all dogs by any stretch of the imagination, but you're putting your intellect into motion."
Mr Carson said that it would be "almost malpractice" for IS not to try to infiltrate the refugees streaming into Western nations.
Even the candidates with more moderate positions on immigration have had to carefully modulate their statements to reflect the current sentiment among Republican voters.
Many conservatives eye Marco Rubio suspiciously on the issue thanks to his leadership of the 2013 comprehensive reform effort in the US Senate, for instance. In September he said he would be "potentially open to the relocation" of some refugees.
On Sunday, however, he had changed his tune. "We won't be able to take more refugees" because of security concerns, he said.
"It's not that we don't want to," he told an ABC interviewer. "It's that we can't."
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham had been an early supporter of accepting Syrian refugees. Now, however, he's calling for a "timeout" until the the possibility of IS infiltration is addressed.
If the goal of Mr Trump's fellow Republican candidates was to prevent any daylight from appearing between their stance on Syrian refugees and that of the man they're chasing in the polls, however, it was mission unaccomplished.
By Thursday the New York billionaire was telling reporters that as president he would consider creating a government database to track Muslims in the US and closing down mosques "where bad things are happening".
"I think that now everybody is feeling that security is going to rule," Trump told Yahoo News. "And certain things will be done that we never thought would happen in this country in terms of information and learning about the enemy. And so we're going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago."
Will this become the new normal for the Republican campaign as well? Perhaps.
"It's not about closing down mosques," Mr Rubio told Fox News. "It's about closing down any place - whether it's a cafe, a diner, an internet site - any place where radicals are being inspired."
For the moment, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush isn't willing to cross that line.
"You talk about closing mosques, you talk about registering people, that's just wrong," he said on CNBC. "It's manipulating people's angst and their fears. That's not strength. That's weakness."
Last week the Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Robert Costa reported that Republican elites were growing increasingly anxious "bordering on panic" that an outsider like Mr Trump could seriously challenge for their party's nomination.
"We're potentially careening down this road of nominating somebody who frankly isn't fit to be president in terms of the basic ability and temperament to do the job," an unnamed strategist told the paper.
That was before the Paris attacks and the resulting immigration furore that has made nearly every Republican candidate sound more like the Donald Trump of just a month ago.
The real-estate mogul will surely face a coming onslaught from competitors and establishment interest groups to take him down before voting begins in February. Already a group affiliated with the Kasich campaign has announced a $2.5m (£1.65m) negative advertising campaign in New Hampshire questioning Mr Trump's capacity to serve as US commander-in-chief.
The fusillade may take its toll on the front-runner, leading to his eventual defeat. When it comes to setting the terms of the debate on immigration, border security and the fate of Syrian refugees, however, Mr Trump has already won.
Republican candidates in - and out - of the 2016 presidential race


Oliver and Amelia were the most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2014 for the second year running.

Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 6,649 baby boys were named Oliver, while 5,327 girls were called Amelia.
Jack, Harry and Jacob were the runners-up among the most popular boys' names, and Olivia, Isla and Emily for girls.
Oliver topped the boys' table in Wales and seven of the nine English regions, with Muhammad heading the London list.
New entrants to the top 100 included Robyn, Nancy and Lottie for girls and Jackson, Joey and Ellis for boys.
For boys, Dexter has seen the largest increase in popularity over the past decade, and Kian had biggest jump since last year. Harper, the name David Beckham chose for his daughter, has seen the largest rise in the girls' list.
6,649
Olivers - most popular boys name
5,327
Amelias - most popular girls name
"Mohammed" and common variations of in top 100: 7,240
Chart places "Harper" has moved up in a decade:  3,636
Number of Xerxes born in 2014: 3
The top 10 baby girls' names were:
The leading boys' names were:
The rise in popularity of Harper coincided with the birth of David and Victoria Beckham's daughter of the same name in 2011. The name was 89th most popular in 2014 (up 3,636 places since 2004).
US hit TV series Game of Thrones has also had an impact on baby-naming, with 244 babies being named Arya last year and 53 named after the leading character Khaleesi.
The show's male characters were less influential, with 18 babies named after Theon Greyjoy and 17 after Tyrion Lannister.
Isla, the first name of popular Hollywood actress Isla Fisher, came third in the list of top girls' names. It is up from 311 babies in 2004, to 4,021 in 2014.
Spelling variations of the same name are counted separately in the ONS's data. When considering name variations in the top 100, the Muslim name Mohammed totals 7,240, compared with the top boys' name Oliver at 6,649.
Emily and Jack topped baby name tables in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.


Sergio Ramos headed a late winner as Real Madrid recovered from a howler by keeper Keylor Navas to beat 10-man Real Betis to go top of La Liga.

Navas escaped a red card for fouling Darko Brasanac, then spilled Antonio Sanabria's shot into his own net.
Cristiano Ronaldo headed Madrid level from a Marcelo cross before half-time.
Betis defender Matteo Piccinini was sent off for dragging back Lucas Vazquez with 12 minutes left, before Ramos powered in a Toni Kroos corner.
Captain Ramos has made a habit of scoring vital goals for Zinedine Zidane's side this season - most notably a last-minute equaliser against Barcelona and a late winner against Deportivo, both in December.
The centre-back's power from set-pieces proved vital as Real did not quite click in attack without the suspended Gareth Bale, and with Karim Benzema named among the substitutes.
Alvaro Morata, given a chance from the start, was unable to make an impact and was replaced by Benzema with 20 minutes left.
Ronaldo provided his usual threat, heading a fine equaliser and seeing another goal ruled out for offside.
But it was Ramos who led by example, as Zidane's side took advantage of Barcelona's surprise 2-1 defeat at Deportivo earlier on Sunday to regain top spot.
Real Betis were beaten 6-1 at home by Real Madrid in October, not long before head coach Gus Poyet was sacked.
This was a much-improved display under the guidance of Victor Sanchez, and they looked for a long time as if they would leave with at least a point.
They did not create many chances - although the lively Ruben Castro did fire a good one well over in the second half.
As the game wore on, their defence became increasingly stretched. Centre-back German Pezzella made a superb goal-saving challenge to deny Ronaldo on the edge of the area when any mistiming would have meant a red card.
In the end, the red card went to Piccinini. Already on a yellow, he was booked again for dragging back Vazquez, as the substitute tried to latch on a sublime Marcelo pass.
All goalkeepers dread the kind of mistakes that Madrid goalkeeper Navas made during five, crazy first-half minutes.
The Costa Rica international was incredibly fortunate not to be sent off following his first-half collision with Brasanac - having missed a through pass with an attempted header and then blocking off the Betis striker.
Navas' night then got worse seemed to have gathered Sanabria's shot, which was straight at him. But then, inexplicably, he allowed the ball to squirm from his grasp, and fumbled it over the line.
It was a goalkeeping howler right up there with the very worst - and unfortunately for Navas, it is one that will become a YouTube classic for all the wrong reasons.
Yet he made amends right at the end with a fine save, diving to his left to keep out Sanabria's header and ensure a home victory.
Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Real Betis 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Real Betis 1.
Attempt saved. Antonio Sanabria (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riza Durmisi with a cross.
Offside, Real Madrid. Daniel Carvajal tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Corner,  Real Betis. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Attempt blocked. Rubén Pardo (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Dani Ceballos (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Dani Ceballos (Real Betis).
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Alin Tosca (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alin Tosca (Real Betis).
Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Real Betis. Álex Alegría replaces Darko Brasanac.
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Petros (Real Betis).
Substitution, Real Betis. Rafa Navarro replaces Aissa Mandi because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Aissa Mandi (Real Betis) because of an injury.
Goal!  Real Madrid 2, Real Betis 1. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Real Madrid. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Petros (Real Betis).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Isco.
Second yellow card to Cristiano Piccini (Real Betis) for a bad foul.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cristiano Piccini (Real Betis).
Corner,  Real Betis. Conceded by Luka Modric.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Cristiano Piccini (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isco.
Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
Petros (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Real Madrid. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darko Brasanac (Real Betis).
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Karim Benzema replaces Álvaro Morata.
Foul by Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid).


A time capsule believed to be nearly 200-years-old has been discovered at a city centre park in Derry.

The capsule, dating back to 1840, was discovered in the foundations of a building in Brooke Park as part of a planned excavation.
The site was originally home to a boys orphanage which was demolished in 1986.
The lead cylinder has yet to be opened but it is thought to contain coins and papers from the time.
Colin Kennedy, the parks development manager with Derry City and Strabane District Council, said they were very excited by the discovery.
"Last Thursday we committed to a one day excavation on the North east corner of the former Gwyn's institute. We knew from the papers at the time that there was a time capsule placed in the foundation stone and low and behold we found it carved into the stone itself.
"As yet the time capsule is yet to be opened and our colleagues in the heritage and museum service will look into that because obviously it needs to be opened in a very sensitive manner that we don't destroy it or its contents inside."
Mr Kennedy said that a rattling sound. which comes from the capsule when it is gently shaken, suggests it might contain coins.
"We know broadly speaking what it would contain but not the detail, traditionally this was a thing done in Victorian times where we would have coins of the day and some papers of the day.
"If you look at the one that was found in the Guildhall there's coins of the realm there as well so we can assume that there may well be money inside.
"We need to determine the timescale of when we open this but obviously everyone is very excited."
Contractors working as part of Guildhall Restoration project in October 2010 discovered a time capsule which provided a valuable glimpse into the building's past.
The glass vessel contained coins and documents that were placed on site at the laying of the the Guildhall's foundation stone 23 August 1887.
Most prized was the inclusion of a handwritten manuscript which sets out the background to the building of the Guildhall, revealing how a deputation from Londonderry Corporation visited The Honourable The Irish Society to ask for help in building a new town hall.
The contents of the capsule are on display on the first floor of the Guildhall.


Gloucester made it two victories from two in Challenge Cup Pool Four as they beat Stade Rochelais in France.

Ben Morgan's solo try for the visitors was quickly cancelled out by Julien Audy in a lively opening 10 minutes.
Gloucester's 19-13 half-time lead was helped by 14 points from the boot of Greig Laidlaw, but Jason Eaton's try edged the hosts ahead after the break.
Two ties in the last nine minutes from replacement Stephen McColl and Charlie Sharples won it for Gloucester.
Laidlaw's penalty gave the visitors an early lead before Fabien Fortassin responded for the hosts.
The first try went Gloucester's way as Morgan spotted a gap and beat the last man, Laidlaw adding the extras.
The hosts hit back four minutes later when Elliot Roudil fed Audy on the inside to go over and Fortassin's conversion levelled the scores.
Three Laidlaw penalties were replied to on the stroke of half-time by Fortassin, which meant Gloucester led by six at the break.
But the hosts turned that deficit around when Eaton ran in and Fortassin's conversion gave his side a one-point advantage.
Gloucester won it when great work from the backs sent McColl in to go over, while Sharples scored a brilliant solo try. Billy Twelvetrees converted both to seal the win.
Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
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"I'm delighted to get the win, there were patches of the game I thought we were quite good - some of the stuff we did well and then we made a couple of small errors.
"In the end to come to France and to win - as we proved last year - is a tough thing to do, especially in La Rochelle with a fantastic atmosphere for a Thursday night - I thought we were very good.
"There were two outstanding tries - Ben Morgan's and Charlie Sharples' run in - those are tries we know we can score, if we can cut out the mistakes and have those moments of magic we're a team who can compete with anybody."
Gloucester: Hook; Sharples, Meakes, Atkinson, Purdy; Twelvetrees (capt), Laidlaw; McAllister, Hibbard, Afoa, Savage, Thrush, Moriarty, Kvesic, Morgan.
Replacements: Lindsay, Thomas, Doran-Jones, Kalamafoni, Rowan, Heinz, McColl, Cook.
Stade Rochelais: Bouldoire; Notham, Roudil, Hingano, Lacroix; Fortassin, Audy; Corbel, Geledan, Bazadze, Qovu, Cedaro, Eaton, Sazy, Gourdon.
Replacements: Gau, Synaeghel, Pelo, Lagrange, Kieft, Meron, Lebail, Carre.
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy).
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Londoners face the longest average daily commute in the UK, a study found.

Workers spend on average 75 minutes a day travelling to and from work in London, compared nationally with 52.8 minutes, the TUC said.
Wales sees the fastest commutes, an average of 41.4 minutes travelling, down 4.6 minutes since 2006.
The study compares pre-recession travel times of 2006 with those of 2012 and found the average commute was the equivalent of five weeks a year.
The TUC analysed the figures from the Labour Force Survey to mark Commute Smart week.
The study found that men working in the east of England saw the sharpest rise in travel times - up 3.8 minutes to 65.2 minutes.
But in London even though men spend just above 77 minutes commuting, the figure has fallen by 1.8 minutes since 2006. The study attributed the drop to an increase in part-time work, especially among men.
The trend was bucked by the capital's women workers who saw their travel times rise by three minutes to 72.8 minutes.
The TUC's General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "With rising transport costs far outstripping pay rises, reducing the number of peak-time commutes would save both time and money for hard-pressed workers.
"Recent trends suggest there is a link between long commute times and longer hours in the office, with the growing number of men in part-time work having shorter journeys to work.
"This trend is concerning if it means part-time workers and those needing to balance work with caring responsibilities are being excluded from certain types of jobs."
Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, urged employers to "revise tired working practices" and adopt "flexible approaches to people management".


Bottles were thrown at police in Ballyclare as they dealt with about 100 youths who were drinking alcohol and "causing a nuisance".

Officers were called to an area near the bridge in Main Street on Saturday evening after reports about the behaviour of the the youths, aged between 12 and 17.
The attack happened as they helped an "intoxicated young female", they said.
She had hurt herself and police had to accompany her to hospital.
"Not only are police concerned about the intoxicated state of some of the young people but also by their actions, which could ultimately result in a criminal record," said a PSNI spokesperson.


Hundreds of cases could be reviewed after two men who work at a laboratory used by police to test drug samples were arrested.

Randox Testing Services (RTS) is used by forces across the UK to analyse samples used in prosecutions.
Police chiefs said it had been told 484 cases handled by the firm since November 2015 may have been affected.
The men, 47 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and bailed, police said.
RTS said it was fully co-operating with the investigation and some tests could be "re-run".
The allegations relate to drug tests analysed at its Manchester office.
In a statement, RTS said there was no evidence to say alcohol samples were affected because they were not tested at that site.
The firm, based in Northern Ireland, said the investigation centres on the "manipulation of quality control data, which supports test results".
A statement added: "A number of toxicology results have been compromised.  RTS are working tirelessly to fully assess the impact and implications for each case.
"Where possible, when viable, samples will be re-run to provide robust, uncompromised results.
"There is no question mark over the RTS quality system or the robustness of our practices and procedures."
Chief Constable Debbie Simpson, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for forensic science, said Randox had provided each force with a list of cases that could have been affected.
"Working in partnership with the Crown Prosecution Service, we have provided guidance to forces so they are able to review each case to determine if compromised data played a part in prosecution and the CPS will then take appropriate action in any cases identified," she added.


A lorry carrying fuel has burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur East, killing at least 150 people, local officials say.

Villagers had gathered, reportedly to collect fuel leaking from the crashed tanker, when it caught fire. Dozens are being treated in hospital.
It appears the tanker blew a tyre while rounding a sharp bend in the road.
The fire was sparked by a passer-by lighting a cigarette, a rescue services spokesman told the BBC.
"The incident, which was a minor [one], turned into a major blast," Jam Sajjad said.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is cutting short a visit to London in response to the incident, the Pakistani government news agency, APP, reported.
Army helicopters were dispatched to ferry casualties to hospitals, army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a tweet. There are fears that the death toll could rise further.
Some of the victims may only be identified by DNA sampling, as the bodies were so badly burned in the incident, reports say.
Police sources told APP that the tanker had been transporting 25,000 litres (5,500 gallons) of fuel from Karachi to Lahore.
It left the road and overturned in the Kachi Pul area, they said, about 8km (five miles) from Ahmedpur East, in Punjab's Bahawalpur district.
Police sources said that people in nearby villages had rushed to the scene to collect fuel in pots, and also made phone calls to their relatives in other villages to come to collect the fuel.
Traffic police had tried in vain to keep the crowds away from the tanker as local people, including women and children, continued collecting fuel, the sources said.
A huge fire then erupted, engulfing all the people standing around the vehicle, they said.
Emergency services have struggled to find burns units to treat the injured, APP says.
The Ahmedpur Sharqia Health Centre and Bahawal Victoria Hospital have no such units, but some casualties were taken to Nishtar hospital in Multan and others to hospitals in the city of Bahawalpur, about 50km away.
The country's roads are notoriously dangerous, with poor vehicle maintenance and reckless driving contributing to the problem.


Three peregrine falcon chicks have gone missing from a nest in North Yorkshire, sparking a police investigation.

Wildlife enthusiasts had been watching the chicks and their mother and last saw them on the evening of 27 May.
However all of the birds, which can be sold for thousands of pounds, disappeared from their Sutton Bank nest in the North York Moors before 4 June.
North Yorkshire Police is investigating whether the disappearance was because of a predator or a criminal act.


Ollie Devoto and Josh Beaumont have been withdrawn from the England squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland because of injury.

Northampton's Luther Burrell replaces Devoto, who was concussed in Bath's defeat by Wasps on Saturday.
Beaumont sustained a dislocated shoulder while playing for Sale Sharks against Worcester Warriors on Saturday.
The number eight is unlikely to play any further part in England's championship campaign.
Forwards: Kieran Brookes (Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Paul Hill (Northampton Saints), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath Rugby), Alex Goode (Saracens), Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Marland Yarde (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)


The British soprano Sarah Brightman will not be going to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.

The platinum-selling recording artist announced on her blog that she was postponing the adventure for "personal family reasons", giving no further explanation.
Brightman was due to fly to the ISS on 1 September as a tourist.
When, or even if, she will get to complete her dream of a 10-day holiday in orbit is not clear.
It is thought such a trip would cost her about $50m (£30m).
The company that was organising her trip, Space Adventures, is given only a very limited number of seats on Soyuz rockets to sell to tourists.
Who will take Brightman's berth in September is uncertain. It ought to be Brightman's back-up - a Japanese executive Satoshi Takamatsu, but Space Adventures has yet to confirm this.
Writing on her blog, Space Adventures' Eric Anderson said: “Since 2012, Sarah has shared her story of a lifelong dream to fly to space. Her international fame as the world’s best-selling soprano has enabled her message to circle the globe, inspiring others to pursue their own dreams.
“We’ve seen firsthand her dedication to every aspect of her spaceflight training and to date, has passed all of her training and medical tests. We applaud her determination and we’ll continue to support her as she pursues a future spaceflight opportunity.”
The European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who was due to join her in the Soyuz in September, tweeted: "Sad to lose a fantastic crew mate. Best of luck, Sarah."
Flights to and from the ISS are currently on hold following the failure of a robotic cargo ship in late April.
The Progress freighter span out of control soon after launch, and then fell back to Earth.
The Russian and American space agencies want to understand precisely what went wrong before they permit normal crew rotations to resume.


West Yorkshire's Chief Constable has apologised for any upset caused by a statement he issued about his role in the Hillsborough tragedy.

Sir Norman Bettison was responding to calls for his resignation over the statement he published on Thursday.
Sir Norman said he had not intended to suggest Liverpool fans had hindered police during the disaster in April 1989 in which 96 people died.
Liverpool fans were "in no way to blame" for the disaster, he said.
Sir Norman said he was sorry if he had "caused any further upset".
West Yorkshire Police Authority had earlier referred Sir Norman's conduct in the aftermath of the Hillsborough tragedy to a special committee for investigation.
The chief constable was coming under mounting pressure to resign after releasing the statement suggesting Liverpool fans made the job of the police more difficult on the day of the tragedy.
On 15 April 1989, the former South Yorkshire officer was an off-duty inspector at Sheffield's Hillsborough stadium, which was hosting an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
In his original statement, Sir Norman said: "Fans' behaviour, to the extent that it was relevant at all, made the job of the police, in the crush outside Leppings Lane turnstiles, harder than it needed to be."
John Mann, Labour MP for Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, said many of his constituents were at the game and had called for Sir Norman to resign.
"After the statement he made when he seemed to have a go again at Liverpool fans, I think his position is untenable. He has got to go."
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Sir Norman's comments were "insensitive and ill-judged".
In a fresh statement, Sir Norman said: "The fans of Liverpool Football Club were in no way to blame for the disaster that unfolded at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989."
That view had been formed after hearing all the evidence presented at the Taylor inquiry into the tragedy, said Sir Norman.
"The evidence was overwhelming. The police failed to control the situation, which ultimately led to the tragic deaths of 96 entirely innocent people. I can be no plainer than that."
Sir Norman said he was "sorry if my earlier statement, intended to convey the same message, has caused any further upset".
The aim was not to "besmirch the fans", he said, and he was "deeply sorry that impression and slight has lingered for 23 years".


Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street, has died after "a short illness," her husband has confirmed.

David Beckett said his beloved wife has passed away peacefully in a Manchester hospital.
"David and the programme's cast and crew are heartbroken and deeply saddened," said an ITV statement.
She appeared on the soap for more than 40 years and her co-stars have been sharing their memories of her life.
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President Barack Obama will sign an order banning federal government contractors from discriminating against gay and transgender workers, officials have said.

The executive order follows years of pressure from gay rights groups.
Mr Obama cannot extend the protection to all American workers, however.
The order comes after far broader anti-discrimination legislation stalled in the Republican-led House of Representatives.
The executive order will apply only to federal contractors, which employ nearly one-quarter of the US workforce.
"This is a major step forward in the struggle for freedom and justice for [lesbian, gay, transgender and "queer"] workers and their families," Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said in a statement. "Now millions of people will have the economic security they need to provide for their families."
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (Enda) passed the Democratic-controlled US Senate last year but has since languished in the House amid ongoing partisan political gridlock.
That legislation would bar employers with 15 or more workers from making employment decisions - hiring, firing or compensation - based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Mr Obama urged the House of Representatives to pass the bill in November, saying it had "the overwhelming support of the American people, including a majority of Republican voters, as well as many corporations, small businesses and faith communities".
"One party in one house of Congress should not stand in the way of millions of Americans who want to go to work each day and simply be judged by the job they do," he added, addressing House Republicans.
But Republican House Speaker John Boehner opposes the bill, arguing it could lead to lawsuits and hinder job creation.
Mr Obama has used the power of the executive order before, once raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and also expanding the number of workers eligible for overtime pay.
There is currently no word on when Mr Obama plans to sign the order, but a White House official told US media the president had asked his staff to prepare the order for his signature.


A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was shot on a Liverpool street in a "cold-blooded, targeted attack", said police.

Vincent Waddington, 18, was found suffering from serious gunshot wounds following a crash between a car and a scrambler bike in Garston on Tuesday.
He was taken from the scene on Banks Road to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A 25-year-old man from Speke has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Witnesses reported three men running away from the car, one with a shotgun.
The offenders are believed to have run off towards Blackburn Street, or through the industrial estate.
The area has been cordoned off whilst forensic examinations are carried out and house-to-house inquiries are under way.
Det Ch Insp Gayle Rooney appealed for any witnesses to come forward, saying "the people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing".
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the precise cause of the teenager's death.


A Scottish local authority has challenged the public to try and balance its books using an online budget simulator.

Highland Council is having to find millions of pounds in savings.
Budget leader Bill Fernie said rising costs and a reduction in funding from the Scottish government has left the council with a budget gap of Â£17-18m.
The simulator includes options in finding savings by reducing spending on schools and public toilets.
Available until 5 February, the local authority said it hoped it would generate feedback from people living in the Highlands on the running of council services.
Mr Fernie said: "We have done our best to look at how we can make savings whilst causing the least impact on essential services and jobs.
"We have identified a range of savings to reduce this gap and before we put our full proposals to council, we would like to understand what is really important to people in the Highlands."
He added: "The council cannot spend more than it has and there are some areas of the budget that have fixed costs and we cannot cut. The simulator cannot include the entire budget for this reason, but challenges residents to attempt the difficult task of cutting Â£14m from the budget."


President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, have agreed to "a progressive normalisation" of their common border.

Venezuela closed parts of the border a month ago and launched a major anti-smuggling operation.
Mr Maduro says up to 40% of Venezuelan goods are smuggled out of the country.
Meeting in Ecuador, the two presidents also said they would return ambassadors to each other's capitals immediately.
"Common sense, dialogue and peace between our peoples and our countries have triumphed today," said Mr Maduro after the talks in Quito aimed at defusing the crisis.
The Venezuelan leader ordered the closure on 19 August after three Venezuelan soldiers and a civilian were injured in an attack in San Antonio del Tachira near the border.
He has since extended the measure to a total of three border states.
The closure was first imposed for 36 hours but has since been prolonged indefinitely.
The two sides on Monday agreed to a "normalisation" but did not set a date for a re-opening of the border.
Government officials from both sides are due to meet on Wednesday to work on the details of the "normalisation plan".
More than 1,500 Colombians living illegally in Venezuela were also evicted as part of the anti-smuggling operation.
Another 20,000 are estimated to have left fearing deportation.
Some said they had been mistreated by the Venezuelan security forces, prompting Colombia to recall its ambassador from Caracas in protest.
Venezuela later recalled its ambassador from Bogota.
President Santos said on Monday that Venezuela "should have respected the rights of Colombians" that were forced out.
The 2,200km-long border (1,400 miles) between the two countries is porous and there has historically been a steady flow of people both ways.
It is a haven for smugglers and criminal gangs, as well as Colombia's left-wing guerrilla groups, who often extort local residents.
The Colombian leader said on Tuesday: "I agree that criminal organisations working in the border area are a big problem, but the best way to deal with it is by working together."
The Venezuelan president agreed to investigate allegations that Venezuelan jets violated Colombian air space earlier this month.
The allegations, and their dismissal as a Colombian fabrication by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez, further ratcheted tensions between the two countries.
Monday's talks were facilitated by Uruguayan President Tabare Vasquez and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa.
The summit was preceded by two meetings between the Colombian and the Venezuelan foreign ministers.


Services of celebration were held at Wales' six Anglican cathedrals to mark 20 years since the Church in Wales first ordained women priests.

It comes just weeks before the church marks another milestone - with the consecration of its first woman bishop.
On 11 January 1997, 61 women became priests at services across Wales.
It was a campaign that had lasted over a century, since the first woman was made an Anglican deaconess in Usk, Monmouthshire, in 1884.
"Today it's impossible for me to think of a church in which we don't celebrate and welcome the equal ministry of women," said Bishop of St Asaph Gregory Cameron.
"We really can give thanks for the huge step forward that the Church in Wales took in 1997. We've been greatly enriched by the dedication, service and insight of so many women over this period. May God continue this blessing."
As part of the celebrations, the church has commissioned a special logo containing the names of all the women priests first ordained 20 years ago.
One of those first in the St Asaph diocese was the Reverend Margaret Harvey, who had been a deacon-in-charge near Corwen in Denbighshire at the time.
"For me the most exciting part of that weekend in January 1997 was what happened the morning after ordination at the end of my first Sunday morning Eucharist as priest," she said.
"As usual people gathered around the font to chat about the service.  Someone said we didn't think it would be different - but it was."
But the road to ordination as priests in the Welsh Anglican church was long and winding, as the publication 'Crossing Thresholds' recounted, examining the role of women in the church in Wales over the past 130 years.
In its foreword, the Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan said: "The whole notion of women not being allowed to be ordained in any capacity seems as old‐fashioned and fuddy‐duddy as carrying wives over thresholds and tying them to the kitchen sink."
But for a time in the 1990s, the old fashioned attitudes prevailed.
Just weeks after the first women priests were ordained in the Church of England, a bill to ordain women in Wales was defeated by the clergy - despite the unanimous support of bishops and the overwhelming support of lay members of the Church in Wales.
The Reverend Canon Jenny Wigley recalled the shock of losing the April 1994 vote in Crossing Thresholds: "I came out of the hall in Lampeter, walked up to the nearest TV camera and made my first campaigning speech," she said.
"As far as the people of Wales were concerned, and indeed most of the media, it was so obvious: 'The church' was wrong and we were right.
"We were hugely encouraged by their response and the next two years were empowering and often exhilarating - even when we were meeting on wet Saturday afternoons in the church hall in Llanidloes!"
Two years later, in September 1996, another vote and this time victory for those supporting women clergy.
Kathy Ferguson was ordained along with seven other deacons in Bangor Cathedral in 1997 but, like many others, it was the journey back to her parish that really mattered - and taking her first Holy Communion.
"I truly can remember just about every detail of that morning, even to the butterflies in my stomach as I sang the priest's part of the service for the very first time," she wrote.
"Then, for me, came the crowning moment when my broadly‐smiling vicar presented me with the beautiful silver home‐communion set which was the parishes' gift to me to mark the occasion. It has had much use over the years since then and I treasure it still."
But it was to be another 16 years before the Church in Wales finally agreed to allow women to become bishops - at the second time of asking - in September 2013.
And it will be 20 years and 10 days when the very first woman to become a Church in Wales bishop is consecrated, when Canon Joanna Penberthy becomes Bishop of St David's Diocese on 21 January.


Defending champions Surrey Storm retained their Superleague title with a 55-53 victory over Manchester Thunder.

Surrey took a 32-19 half-time lead and despite Thunder dominating the final quarter, their poor start cost them the title as Storm held on for victory.
The London-based outfit's experience in the shooting circle told as ex-England captain Pamela Cookey and Rachel Dunn remained calm under pressure.
Team Bath beat Hertfordshire Mavericks 49-48 in the third-place play-off.
Surrey were competing in their third consecutive Grand Final, having lost to Thunder in 2014 and then beaten Mavericks to clinch the title last year.
And the defending champions got off to a flying start as sloppy passing in the Thunder attack handed Storm a 15-9 quarter-time lead.
But Manchester, who topped the table after 14 rounds of the regular season, fought back to within one goal with 30 seconds left on the clock.
In the final seconds Storm maintained possession before Dunn slotted the final goal on the whistle to deny Thunder a miraculous comeback.


Microsoft and Sony have been working to restore internet services for the Xbox and PlayStation consoles, after the services were disabled by computer criminals.

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Computer hackers managed to disable Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Christmas Day.
Millions of players were unable to register accounts, download games or play with other people over the internet.
On Saturday, Microsoft said it had restored Xbox Live to its 48 million users.
PlayStation Network has about 110 million subscribers and has taken a little longer to come back online.
On Saturday, Sony said: "PS4, PS3, and Vita network services are gradually coming back online - thanks for your patience."
It later added: "We are seeing reduced reports of network issues. We'll continue to monitor."
Watch BBC reporter Theo Leggett's video to find out what happened.


The risk of a small, consumer drone significantly damaging an aircraft is 'minimal', suggests a study.

It used data on bird strikes to get a sense of what would happen if a small drone collided with a plane.
Only 3% of collisions between aircraft and birds similar in weight to domestic drones result in damage, found the George Mason University researchers.
An even smaller number caused injuries to humans, it found, and many of these were caused by flocks of birds.
The research project was prompted by the recent introduction of rules in the US that make owners of drones weighing more than 250g register their craft with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
"Contrary to sensational media headlines, the skies are crowded not by drones, but by fowl," wrote Eli Dourado and Samuel Hammond in an article summarising their research.
US airspace is home to about 10 billion birds, said the researchers, but collisions between fowl and aircraft have remained rare.
The pair analysed 25 years of data gathered by the FAA on bird strikes to determine what damage a drone might do.
Of the 160,000 bird strikes recorded since 1990, 14,314 caused damage, revealed the analysis. About 80% of the damage was done by birds such as turkey vultures and geese, which significantly outweigh domestic drones.
About 97% of the strikes that involved small birds did no damage to the aircraft they hit, said the researchers.
"Given the voluntary nature of strike reporting, the true percentage of strikes causing damage is probably much lower, as strikes that do not cause damage can be either missed or under-reported," they wrote.
The researchers did point out that because birds and drones are made of different materials, more damage might occur if a drone hits a plane. It urged the FAA to carry out research to determine the likely damage.
While there have been wildlife strikes that did cause fatalities, none involved a bird that was similar in size to a domestic drone, they said.
If drones collided with planes in the same proportion as birds do - roughly one bird in one million - then it could be a long time before any drone-aircraft impact does damage, they said.
"One damaging incident will occur no more than every 1.87 million years of 2kg [drone] flight time," said the researchers. Fatal incidents will be even rarer.
"This appears to be an acceptable risk to the airspace," they concluded.


Spain midfielder Juan Mata is expected to arrive at Manchester United on Friday for a medical ahead of his proposed move from Chelsea.

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United have had a bid of around £37m accepted for the player, who is set to sign a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Mata, 25, has failed to command a regular starting place at Chelsea under manager Jose Mourinho.
Mata, who has won 32 caps, said goodbye to team-mates and staff at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Wednesday.
2011-12: 54 appearances, 12 goals, Champions League winner, FA Cup winner
2012-13: 64 appearances, 20 goals, Europa League winner
2013-14: 17 appearances, 1 goal
(Stats are for all competitions)
United continue to deny having made a bid for the playmaker, but it is understood they have made an offer through intermediaries working on the deal.
Manager David Moyes declined to answer questions on Mata after his side's League Cup semi-final defeat by Sunderland.
Should the deal go through, it would break United's previous transfer record of £30.75m they paid Spurs for Dimitar Berbatov in September 2008.
On Tuesday, Chelsea insisted that Mata, who had been voted the club's player of the year two seasons in a row, was not for sale.
But the player, who was part of the Spain squad which won the World Cup in 2010 and European Championship in 2012, has been substituted in nine of his 13 Premier League appearances for the Blues this season.
"The club-record move for Juan Mata is not only a sign of ambition and support for manager David Moyes - it is a sign of the urgency with which improvement is required.
"United get a player who will add much-needed quality and creation to their out-of-sorts side.
"The intrigue surrounds where Moyes will play Mata if and when all his attacking resources such as Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are fit again. The Spain attacker's best position is just behind the strikers, so how will Moyes adjust his team to fit him in with the gifted Adnan Januzaj also available?"
United have made no secret of their plans to rebuild their team under Moyes and are prepared to pay a premium for top players if it means securing them now rather than waiting until the summer.
"A lot of the work we are doing now is in preparation for the summer," Moyes told United's matchday programme ahead of the Sunderland game.
"If we can do any business now, then we will certainly try to do it, but I will not compromise the standards required for a player that can come into this club and help improve it."
Mourinho, 50, said last week that while he understood it was "hard" for Mata to sit on the bench, the Spaniard still had a "big role" to play at the club.
The Portuguese has trusted Eden Hazard, Oscar and summer signing Willian in attacking roles this season and while his relationship with Mata is healthy, he has conceded Chelsea's system does not suit the player.
"There are fantastic players, but sometimes the fantastic players are more fantastic to a certain system and less fantastic in a certain model of play," Mourinho told BBC Sport's Football Focus.
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"He is an unbelievable player and a fantastic boy who is trying his best to adapt."
Chelsea paid £23.5m to sign Mata from Valencia in 2011. The former Real Madrid youth player began life in England by scoring 13 goals in his first at Stamford Bridge won the FA Cup and Champions League.
He followed it up with 20 goals in the 2012-13 season as Chelsea lifted the Europa League under Rafael Benitez but, since Mourinho returned for his second spell at the club, Mata has seen his playing time limited.
He was substituted 53 minutes into the Blues' 3-0 win at Southampton on New Year's Day, his last appearance, and was visibly frustrated when taking his place on the bench.


(Close:) US stocks continued their recent rally, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones closing at record highs.

The Dow Jones closed up 120.74 points at 18347.67, beating a record set in May 2015.
The S&P 500 pushed up from its record close on Monday climbing 14.98 points to 2152.14, while the Nasdaq rose 34.18 to 5022.82.
Bank shares were on the front foot once again, with Goldman Sachs rising 3.1% and Citigroup climbing 2.7%.
JP Morgan Chase was up 1.5% after announcing it would raise the pay of 18,000 hourly staff in the US, over the next three years.
Low returns on government bonds and positive June jobs data had boosted investors desire to buy stocks.
Amazon shares hit their own record high of $757.34 per share, but fell 0.7% as the company's website suffered glitches during the "Prime Day" shopping event.
Investors were also encouraged by results from aluminium producer Alcoa.
The company reported second-quarter net income of $135m, down from $140m a year earlier, but the fall was not as bad as feared and Alcoa's shares rose 5.4%.
Shares of AMC Entertainment rose 7.3% after the company announced plans to buy London-based Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group - creating the world's largest cinema chain.
American Airlines had a strong day. Its shares shot up 11.2%.
The airline announced a new plan for company credit cards, which it estimates will increase profits by $1.5bn over the next three years.


One man has been detained and police are looking for two others in connection with an armed robbery in Edinburgh.

Three men entered Granton Post Office on Granton Mains Avenue at about 09:00 and threatened staff with a bladed weapon before stealing a sum of money.
They fled the scene in a black Mini Cooper with the registration number SM15 UXB.
Detectives urged anyone with information to contact them.
One of the suspects was described as white, in his early 20s and wore a grey tracksuit, black puffa jacket with a tracksuit top underneath, black trainers with white soles and black gloves.
Det Sgt Robbie Wallace said: "Crimes of this nature are rare for Edinburgh and an extensive investigation is now underway to trace those responsible.
"No-one was injured in this incident however staff members within the shop were left badly shaken.
"At this time we're pursuing all lines of inquiry and I urge anyone with relevant information to come forward."


A nine-year-old blogger has raised more than £70,000 for charity after a council overturned its ban on her taking photos of her school meals.

Martha Payne, from Argyll, has also recorded well over five million page views on her
          NeverSeconds blog
.
When Argyll and Bute Council stopped her posting the photos, the fundraising total for school meal projects in Malawi stood at less than £2,000.
It is now more than 10-times its original target of £7,000.
The controversial ban on publishing photographs was lifted after a storm of protest on the internet.
Argyll and Bute Council said press coverage of the blog had led catering staff to fear for their jobs, but council leader Roddy McCuish told the BBC on Friday he had instructed senior officials to lift the ban immediately.
The schoolgirl's father, David Payne, who helped her set up the blog, welcomed the decision.
Martha began publishing photographs of her Lochgilphead Primary School lunches on 30 April.
She gives each meal a 'food-o-meter' and health rating, and counts the number of mouthfuls it takes her to eat it.
The schoolgirl has been using the blog to raise money for the Mary's Meals charity and the publicity helped her smash through her £7,000 fundraising target - with total pledges of more than £30,000 being made by Friday afternoon, up from £2,000 on Thursday evening.
On Sunday it stood at more than £73,000.
And speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Mr McCuish conceded a "Dark Ages" approach to new media meant the council had got things wrong.
He said: "I would certainly apologise to Martha if it's caused her any angst whatsoever and we're meeting Mr Payne on Thursday, myself and locally elected members, to see if we can find a way forward."
Posting on her blog in response to the rocketing fundraising total, Martha said: "A small thank you isn't enough so here's a big THANK YOU to you all!"
Mr Payne added: "A kitchen in Malawi costs £7,000. But there's so much extra there that it could feed thousands of children for a year.
"I believe it's something like £10 a year to feed a child at school and it's an incredibly small sum and so the generous support that has come in from around the world is going to make a huge difference to so many children.
"It's going to bring children into education and into a healthy meal - it's fantastic."
A Mary's Meals spokesman said: "Thanks to this fantastic support, Martha has now raised enough money to build a kitchen in Malawi for children receiving Mary's Meals as part of our Sponsor A School initiative and has broken the record for hitting a Sponsor A School online fundraising target in the quickest amount of time."


Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill said he is "fine" after returning to the training ground hours after being involved in a car crash.

O'Neill, his assistant Roy Keane and three other management team members suffered minor injuries after Tuesday's incident on the M50 motorway in Dublin.
"We're fine, we're fine, I'll survive anyway," said O'Neill, 63.
All five were present at Wednesday's training session before Saturday's Euro 2016 qualifier with Scotland.
O'Neill's coaches Steve Walford, Steve Guppy and Seamus McDonagh were also in the car on Tuesday.
They were treated by team doctor Alan Byrne, and were back on the training pitch at Gannon Park in Malahide as the Republic stepped up preparations for Saturday's vital tie.
"We just got shunted from the back," O'Neill said.
"I speak for myself, but I'm feeling not too bad."
Asked if the incident had been scary, O'Neill added after a pause: "Yeah, but listen, we're fine."
Team captain Robbie Keane, who flew into Dublin after playing for club LA Galaxy on Saturday evening, trained with his team-mates, as did defender John O'Shea, who complained of a tight calf muscle in the wake of Sunday's 0-0 friendly draw with England.
"Keane had a long flight and I don't think he was expecting to play the full game, but he stayed on the field as they were losing.
"But he's feeling not so bad now. It might take him a day to get sorted out, but he's not too bad.
"John trained this morning, which is great, and he's feeling much, much better. He felt a bit uncomfortable on Monday, but he trained and he's okay."
However, there is less encouraging news for midfielder Harry Arter, who is a doubt for the weekend as he has hip and groin injuries, which he suffered during his debut as a substitute on Sunday.


Councillors have approved the business case for plans for a gallery of "national significance" in Kirkcudbright.

It has been estimated the project could be worth nearly £750,000-a-year to the local economy.
Dumfries and Galloway Council also endorsed a bid for Heritage Lottery Fund support.
The overall cost of transforming Kirkcudbright Town Hall into an art gallery would be just over £3.1m.
The local authority has been asked to commit a little more than half the funding, with an application set to be made to the HLF to complete the financial package.
If funding is secured, work on the new gallery is earmarked to begin early next year with the opening in time for the 2017 visitor season.
It is hoped the building could also house one of the most important hoards of Viking treasure ever found in Scotland.


A 26-year-old man charged with the kidnap of a British photographer in Syria has been remanded in custody after appearing in court.

Shajul Islam is accused of imprisoning John Cantlie and Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans against their will.
He was arrested at Heathrow airport on 9 October and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Mr Cantlie, who had worked for the Sunday Times, was taken hostage by Islamist militants in Syria in July.
Earlier, a 26-year-old woman who had been arrested at Heathrow alongside Mr Islam on suspicion of terrorism was released without charge.
Speaking at the time of their arrest, Scotland Yard said the pair had flown to the UK from Egypt and confirmed both were British.
Two addresses in east London were searched under the Terrorism Act in connection with police inquiries, the Met added.
Wednesday's court hearing was told by prosecutor Piers Arnold that Mr Islam - a trainee doctor who studied at St Bart's and University London Hospital - had joined a jihadist group in Syria and worked as a medic for them.
There could be 15 British nationals in the jihad camp in Syria, he said.
The court also heard that the accused had been arrested on a flight back from Egypt with his wife and one-year-old daughter.
Mr Islam was remanded in custody. The next hearing will take place on 2 November at the Old Bailey.


Massive flooding has hit central and eastern Japan, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.

Rescue workers have been using helicopters to pluck people from rooftops and rescue motorists stranded in cars in the city of Joso, where the Kinugawa River burst its banks.
Parts of buildings were seen being swept away by the floods.
Tochigi, Ibaraki and Fukushima prefectures are all affected. At least one person is missing.


The UK Department for Transport has asked for details of a US probe into Fiat Chrysler diesel emissions software as a matter of urgency.

The car maker has been accused of not telling authorities about software that could allow excess diesel emissions.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said 104,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram trucks were affected.
The move comes as French investigators plan to probe Renault over suspected "cheating" in diesel emissions tests.
A Department for Transport spokesman said it was "urgently seeking further information" from the EPA as well as Fiat Chrysler about vehicles sold in the UK.
The government has ordered tests on a Jeep Grand Cherokee, he said. "Our priority is to protect the interests of UK consumers."
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is sold in the UK, but the Dodge Ram is not.
According to the government, 3,700 Jeep Grand Cherokee cars have been registered in the UK.
Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday that the company had done nothing illegal.
"There was never any intent of creating conditions that were designed to defeat the testing process. This is absolute nonsense," he added.
The EPA said Fiat Chrysler could be liable for fines of about $44,500 per vehicle, which could mean a total of about $4.6bn (Â£3.8bn).
Meanwhile, French authorities said they would investigate Renault over suspected "cheating" in diesel emissions tests.
The Paris prosecutors office will conduct a probe into "cheating on key parts" of vehicles and into the quality of the tests.
The move comes in response to concerns raised last year by the French consumer protection agency, which carried out an investigation into several car makers in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal.
Three magistrates will now decide whether the company has a case to answer and should be put on trial.
A spokesman said Renault respected emission laws and did not use cheating software in its vehicles.
Shares in Renault were 1.6% lower in afternoon trading in Paris.
When is a defeat device not a defeat device? When it's an auxiliary emissions control device, of course.
A defeat device is a piece of engine management software designed specifically to circumvent the emissions testing process. It can turn emissions controls on during the test, and off when the car is in normal use. Such systems are banned. Volkswagen has been fined billions for installing them on its cars in the United States.
However, the rules do allow very similar software programs to be used to protect the engine from damage, for example when it is warming up. They are capable of turning off emissions controls, but are referred to as "auxiliary emissions control devices". The problem is it can be very hard to tell the difference - which is why carmakers are supposed to keep regulators informed of what systems they are using.
This is a very grey area. Volkswagen engineers took a conscious decision to install devices on its cars because they could not get through tough US emissions tests any other way. But other companies have been accused of exploiting loopholes to boost the performance of their cars - at the expense of their environmental performance.
That is why Fiat Chrysler has been asked by the US authorities to demonstrate why its software does not constitute a defeat device - and why investigating judges in France will be asked to decide whether Renault has a case to answer.
On Wednesday, Volkswagen pleaded guilty to three criminal charges to settle US charges over its emissions-rigging scandal that affected almost 600,000 diesel vehicles. It will also pay fines of $4.3bn (Â£3.5bn).
John German, of the International Council on Clean Transportation, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that although emissions from Fiat Chrysler engines appeared to be higher in the real world, it was not clear whether this was deliberate.
"It has to do with how exemptions from the defeat device regulations are interpreted in Europe and in the US, and so it could have been just more ignorance on the part of the Fiat Chrysler people who were calibrating this engine," he said.
Jim Holder, editorial director for Haymarket motoring magazines, said that the EPA investigation into Fiat had been going on for 18 months, and that the company had been "waiting for the Trump administration to come into power".
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to appoint a new EPA head who may be softer on these issues, Mr Holder said.
By taking action against Fiat now, the EPA had ensured the process had begun before Mr Trump took office, he added.


A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of a teenage boy.

Lewis Dunne, 16, was found on a towpath near Burrows Court in Vauxhall, Liverpool, on Sunday evening and died later in hospital.
He died from a single shotgun wound to the back, a post-mortem examination found.
A 20-year-old from Everton is being held at a Merseyside police station for questioning.
Updates on this story and more from Merseyside and Cheshire
Police have ruled out there being "an arranged fight involving groups on quad bikes" in the area where the teenager was shot.
Locals claimed on Monday that a "gang fight had been arranged" in the area.
Det Ch Insp Tom Keaton said that was not the case, adding the motive for the shooting was still unknown.
He said there had been "speculation that there was an arranged fight on the night, involving groups on quad bikes, [but] we have no information to suggest that this is the case and we are still working to establish why Lewis was shot".
Det Ch Insp Keaton added that officers knew that the teenager "left home on Sunday night at about 22:15 to go to a local shop - what we now need to know is where was Lewis between 22:15 and 23:10?"
"Lewis's family are absolutely devastated"
"His friends, his peers and his family are totally bemused as to why this is happened.
"On the face of it he was a very vivacious young man who was very popular in the local community."
Items including mobile phones and jackets had been recovered from the canal, near to where the teenager was found, which were being forensically examined, Det Ch Insp Keaton said.
He added that officers were also looking at CCTV footage from the area.


Darlington Council has rubber stamped moves aimed at making £10m savings over the next four years.

Plans include relocating the town's Central Library and cutting back on the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The council will also work with traders to find a private buyer for the town's Victorian indoor market.
The Labour-run authority said it was implementing the cuts "with a heavy heart" and blamed "severe austerity cuts imposed by central government".
Councillor Bill Dixon, leader of the authority, said that tough choices had been made, but local people had been able to comment during a public consultation.
"There were other cuts that people didn't want us to make," he said.
"Withdrawing school patrol crossings for example - some authorities have done that, this authority decided not to."
Responding to protesters opposed to the relocation of the Crown Street Library to the Dolphin Centre, he said:  "I was born and bred in the town.
"I do understand the attachment to Crown Street Library, but we should emphasise we are not closing the library but moving it."


An invasive hornet that kills honey bees has been spotted in Britain for the first time, experts have confirmed.

The Asian hornet was found near Tetbury, Gloucestershire. Work is under way to find and destroy its nests.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has set up a three-mile (5km) surveillance zone.
Defra said it had been anticipating the hornets' arrival "for some years" and had a "well-established protocol in place to eradicate them".
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), which is up to 2.5cm (1in) long, is now common across Europe after being accidentally introduced to France in 2004 in a shipment of pottery from China.
In the summer, the non-native species was discovered in the Channel Islands of Jersey and Alderney for the first time.
Nicola Spence, from Defra, said: "It is important to remember they pose no greater risk to human health than a bee, though we recognise the damage they can cause to honey bee colonies.
"That's why we are taking swift and robust action to identify and destroy any nests."
A Defra spokesman said, the hornet found in the Tetbury area had been killed and was undergoing DNA testing to establish how it arrived in the UK.
Meanwhile, bee inspectors are using infrared cameras and traps in a bid to locate and destroy any nests in a three-mile area radius around the initial sighting.
Identifying an Asian hornet
Source: National Bee Unit


The Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has spoken about the child abuse suffered by his niece Áine, who was sexually assaulted by her father Liam Adams.

Liam Adams was convicted on Tuesday of abusing his daughter over a six-year period. It began when she was four.
Speaking in Dublin, Gerry Adams was asked a number of times why he did not report his brother to the authorities.
He said: "The police were aware over 20 years ago and there is a lot of disinformation being flung about".
He added: "But let me say this, this has been and continues to be a huge ordeal for my family - we're a very large family - especially for Áine, but for all members of my family.
"And I think people need to be given the space to come to terms with all of that.
"And if it was your family, you would want the same respect and space and privacy on these matters."
The Sinn Féin president made his first report to the police about the allegations in 2007, shortly after his party voted to accept the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
In 2009, Gerry Adams made a second statement to police, telling officers that his brother Liam had confessed to him nine years earlier, in 2000,  that he had sexually abused his daughter Áine.
Northern Ireland's first minister, Peter Robinson, was asked on Wednesday whether Gerry Adams has questions to answer following the conviction of his brother.
Mr Robinson expressed his sympathy to the victim, who, he said, "has waited so long for justice" and said it is up to the authorities to determine if anyone else has questions to answer.
He said he did not want to "make politics out of a very sad situation".


Lazio have been ordered to play their next two home European games behind closed doors following crowd trouble.

Uefa has taken the disciplinary action following some of the Italian club's fans' continued racist behaviour.
Earlier this season, the Rome-based club were fined £120,000 by Uefa following racist chanting in a Europa League game against Tottenham Hotspur.
Lazio supporters have been found guilty of racist behaviour by Uefa four times during the current campaign.
The latest incident came during their Europa League last-32 match against Borussia Monchengladbach on 21 February.
The Serie A club won the second leg 2-0 to progress 5-3 on aggregate.
Uefa said the two-match supporters' ban will start with Lazio's Europa League game against VfB Stuttgart on 14 March.
"The remaining game behind closed doors applies to the next Uefa competition match for which the club would qualify. The Italian club have also been fined 40,000 euros (£34,475)," Uefa added.
Lazio president Claudio Lotito said the sanction was "incredible" and that his club would appeal against the decision.
"To suffer a punishment of one or two games behind closed doors, which will cause serious economic damage to the club and prevent fans from participating in an event like this, seems absurd to me," he added.
Meanwhile Uefa has also warned Turkish side Fenerbahce that they face suspension from European competition if problems with supporters continue.
The club's last European game, against BATE Borisov, was played behind closed doors but was still disrupted when fans threw fireworks from outside the stadium.


A man has been charged after reports of a man with a gun at a West Midlands business park.

Police cordoned off an area around the Waterfront and Level Street in Brierley Hill, close to the Merry Hill shopping centre at about 13:00 GMT on Saturday.
A man was arrested shortly after 15:00 GMT, police said.
A 23-year-old man has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent, and is due at Dudley Magistrates' Court on Monday.
An imitation firearm was later recovered, police said.


"Remember this was not a Troubles-related murder, this was a sexual attack and beating of a 23-year-old woman."

Cathy McIllvenny  talks about her sister, Lorraine McCausland, who was raped and murdered in north Belfast almost 30 years ago.
The body of the mother-of-two was found beside a stream in Forthriver in 1987.
Lorraine had been for a night out and was last seen in a loyalist club at Tyndale.
Ms McIlvenny said her murder had "devastated" the whole family.
She was speaking as police announced on Wednesday that they had reopened an investigation into her murder.
Ms McIlvenny said the family have faith that police will secure convictions.
"This investigation has given us hope that we haven't had for the past 29 years," said Ms McIlvenny.
"We feel like we've got a good investigation going and we're going to have results out of it.
"If I was living with something like that on my conscience and it could be something very small, and you think it's not important, but everything's important."
Police believe Lorraine was raped in the club before she was "savagely beaten" and her body dumped.
Det Insp Michelle Griffin from the PSNI's serious crime branch told a press conference that at the time of Lorraine's killing, the Tyndale community centre was used and run by loyalist paramilitaries groups, namely the UDA.
"This was not a sectarian murder," she said.
"There was no evidence they directed or sanctioned the murder, but we do believe that persons who were involved in her rape and murder were members of the UDA and close associates of the UDA."
Ms McIllvenny said the family had struggled in the years following Lorraine's death.
"To be honest, we never asked any questions about Lorraine's murder until my mother passed away in 2002 and then my father started investigations because he wanted answers," she said.
"It was something that hung over the family that nobody could talk to each other about because it started somebody off crying or children heard it and it was only really in 2004/05 that we were able to look at Lorraine's case ourselves and that's when the ball started rolling."
She appealed for people to come forward and "clear your conscience".
"I'll never stop fighting until I get it (justice) for her. We do have a lot of faith in this team in actually bringing convictions for Lorraine's murder," she added.


African football is mourning the death of former Nigeria coach and captain Stephen Keshi, who passed away aged 54.

Keshi will be best remembered as a coach but he also had a successful career as a player at club and international level.
Winning the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria was the highlight of his international playing days.
As a player he had stints in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Belgium, France and United States of America.
Keshi began his professional career with now-defunct Nigerian side ACB of Lagos and his hometown club New Nigeria Bank of Benin City.
His first move abroad was not to Europe but to Ivory Coast where he won the domestic cup with Stade Abidjan in 1985 and 1986, before moving to their local rivals Africa Sports.
He became known as the "Big Boss" during his playing days as he was one of the first Africans to move to the European leagues in the 1980's.
Belgium was his first port of call when he joined Lokeren, which in later years became a popular destination for other African players.
Keshi's compatriots Victor Ikpeba and Sunday Oliseh as well as Ghana's Nii Lamptey also played for Lokeren.
It was at another Belgian side where Keshi really thrived, spending four years at Anderlecht a side that he also captained.
While at Anderlecht he won the Belgian Cup in 1988 and 1989 before helping them to the league title in 1991.
After that success, he moved across the border to French second division side RC Strasbourg and is fondly remembered for scoring the second goal in a 4-1 win over Rennes on 13 May 1992 which secured the team's promotion to the top flight.
The following season saw Keshi and Strasbourg finish in eighth place - their highest ever finish in the top division - before he made a swift return to Belgium with Molenbeek that summer.
His return to Belgium was not the success he had hoped for and he eventually moved to the United States to play for Jaguar Bay, San Jose and Sacramento Scorpions.
He eventually ended his playing career in Malaysia with Perlis in 1995.
Keshi earned more than 60 caps for Nigeria and won the 1994 Nations Cup with Super Eagles, although injury prevented him from playing in the final against Zambia.
He made two appearances, including as captain for their semi-final win over Ivory Coast on penalties, but the Nigeria coach at the time, Clemens Westerhof, refused to risk playing him in the final.
Later that year Keshi, was part of Nigeria's squad at the World Cup in the United States but another injury meant he played only once in the final group match against Greece.
Once his playing days were over he made the United States his home and went into semi-retirement.
His first coaching experience came when his daughter's elementary school were looking for a coach and she demanded that her father helped out and gave his number to the principle.
And so began his journey into coaching as he declared: "I was reborn and discovered it was something I could do."
It sparked his dream of one day coaching Nigeria but before he fulfilled that aim he took charge of both Togo and Mali and enjoyed success and disappointment in both posts.
Not many would have predicted that in his first job as a coach he could lead the previously unheralded Togo to the 2006 World Cup finals, ahead of Senegal and Zambia.
However, he would have to wait another eight years to lead a team at the World Cup finals because he was sacked by Togo just a few months before the tournament in Germany.
He lost his job after Togo crashed out of the Nations Cup in Egypt without winning a single game and was replaced by Otto Pfister for the World Cup.
Togo then re-hired him in 2007 but the Big Boss was unable to find the same success with the Hawks and moved on a year later.
Then while he was waiting for Nigeria to decide whether to offer him a job he was approached by Mali, a chance that he accepted.
More success came his way as he led Mali to the Nations Cup finals in Angola but again he was unable to lead them past the group stages.
Keshi finally got the call he had been hoping for in 2011 when the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) asked him to coach the Super Eagles.
The next four years saw him earn his place in African football's history books but his stint was also beset by seemingly constant arguments with the NFF.
He became only the second person to win the Nations Cup as a player and a coach and was also the first African to lead two different nations to the World Cup finals.
At the finals in Brazil in 2014 he led Nigeria to the second round and so is the only African coach to appear in the knockout phase of a World Cup.
But throughout this time there were constant rows with the NFF over unpaid salaries and several attempts to ease him out of the job, including reports the federation wanted to sack him during the 2013 Nations Cup finals.
Keshi eventually stayed on and led the Super Eagles to their fifth World Cup finals in Brazil, where they were eliminated in the second round, beaten 2-0 by France.
Again it appeared he had lost his job when he said his contract had not been renewed but once more he was persuaded to continue in his role.
Just a few months later it took the intervention of then-Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan to ensure Keshi remained in charge of the Super Eagles.
His time in charge eventually came to an end in July 2015 when he was sacked amid rumours he had applied to be Ivory Coast coach.
Keshi did not get that post and did not work as a coach again before his untimely death although he had once again begun looking for work.
After spending time to mourn the death of his wife of more than 30 years, he had started talks with South African club Orlando Pirates as well as the Guinea national team.
Keshi and his late wife Kate, who died in December after a battle with cancer, had four children.
Keshi is the fifth member of the so-called 'Golden Generation' of Nigerian footballers who won in 1994 to die after Uche Okafor, Thompson Oliha, Rashidi Yekini and Wilfred Agbonavbare.


Worcestershire have signed South Africa pace bowler Kyle Abbott for the second half of the 2016 season.

Abbott, 28, has played three Tests, 20 one-day internationals and 14 Twenty20 matches for the Proteas and had spells in England with Hampshire in 2014 and Middlesex in 2015.
The deal will be finalised once Abbott receives a visa and gets clearance from Cricket South Africa.
He will be available for Worcestershire from early July until late September.
Worcestershire were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship in 2015, but have signed a player with previous experience of winning promotion.
"I enjoyed my previous time in county cricket and hope I can play my part in helping Worcestershire get back into Division One," said Abbott, who took 36 wickets in nine games to help Hampshire to promotion in 2014.
"They came close to staying up last season and have a good squad of young players who are only going to get better.
"Hopefully I can play my part in terms of taking wickets and passing on any advice, and also making an impact in white-ball cricket."
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes is confident Abbott, who had a six-game spell in the T20 Blast with Middlesex last season, will prove an asset at New Road.
"It's very exciting to welcome Kyle on board," Rhodes said. "He'll pass on some excellent experience to our younger bowlers and we know he is the type of person that has the right character for our dressing room.
"He's not just a Test match bowler. He's a one-day bowler and has also got good T20 skills - he'll potentially be playing in all three formats."


A row has broken out over £10m plans to turn half of a key Swansea city centre street into an urban park.

The idea is for the bus lanes on Kingsway to be opened up to all traffic while the other carriageway would become large grassed areas with cycle paths.
Chris Holley, leader of the opposition at Swansea council, said the idea was "fraught with problems".
But businesses in the area have given the plans their backing.
"The plan is something different and there's nothing wrong with that, but I don't think there's been enough thought about it," Mr Holley said.
"I have serious concerns about it given the amount of traffic which is coming into the city centre.
"The idea of having a single carriageway on that road is something which is fraught with problems.
"It's not going to be some form of Central Park. The time has come for businesses in the city centre to say what they want."
The last time Kingsway was revamped was in 2009 when the controversial bendy bus was launched in the city, a move, businesses claimed, caused a drop in trade.
The changes led to one-way traffic in one direction and two-way in the other direction.
That system was scrapped in 2015 following two deaths and a number of injuries, while the bendy bus was also replaced with smaller, more economical buses.
Julie Williamson, chairwoman of Swansea's Federation of Small Businesses, said the new plans were "looking outside of the box" and she was happy people are being consulted.
She added: "It's better than it is at the moment which is disastrous. Going back 10 years, nothing could have prepared us for the awful situation then.
"In speaking to other business people, I think the majority of the plans for the city that are being suggested now really make sense.
"As long as enough thought has gone into the plans and it's safe, it will be accepted happily."
And Russell Greenslade, chief executive of Swansea Business District, welcomed any move to bring more people into the city adding: "The sooner we can get cranes into the air, the better."
Council leader Rob Stewart is spearheading the plans.
He said: "The bendy bus works left a complicated, frustrating traffic system in Swansea which damaged businesses and deterred investment. We are changing that this year.
"As part of the redevelopment of our city we will be simplifying the road network, opening up routes to shorten journey times and making it easier for people to get to where they need to go."
A consultation on the Kingsway plans runs until 10 March.


A former Wrexham publican accused of being part of a paedophile ring has denied sexually abusing a teenage boy in the 1970s.

David Lightfoot, 72, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, told Mold Crown Court he had never heard of the main complainant in the trial until police arrested him.
The former cabaret singer and six other men are charged with abusing boys as young as 10, girls, and young adults.
The case is part of the Operation Pallial investigation into child abuse.
The court heard Mr Lightfoot, who has been married twice, came out as gay in the 1980s and ran Snowy's bar in Wrexham until 1986.
He said the venue was not a gay bar and 99% of his clientele were heterosexual.
He denied allowing children into the bar or serving underage people alcohol, and said he only knew a couple of his co-defendants because they drank in the bar. He denied ever meeting three of the others.
He also said he had never taken the complainant home and given him alcohol, adding he did not drink alcohol at home himself.
Asked by his defence barrister John Philpotts if he had ever taken one of the complainants to his home at the time in Brynteg for sex, he said "No".
The court also heard one of the defendants, Gary Cooke, now known as Grainger, from Leicester, would not be giving evidence in his own defence.
The trial has previously heard prosecution claims that Mr Grainger abused children at parties in his former home at Brymbo, which the court had been told was at the centre of the abuse ring, and at a flat above a sex shop which he ran.
His barrister Michael Ivers said evidence may be called on his behalf later in the trial.
The case continues.


Italian champions Juventus are close to signing teenage midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur from Boca Juniors.

Bentancur, 19, was in Turin on Monday to have a medical before joining the Serie A leaders.
The Uruguay Under-20 international is a product of Argentine club Boca Juniors' youth team.
Juventus negotiated a purchase option on Bentancur when striker Carlos Tevez moved back to Boca Juniors from the Turin club in June 2015.
Juve are six points clear at the top of the table with eight games remaining as they chase a sixth successive Serie A title.
Massimiliano Allegri's side are also in the quarter-finals of the Champions League where they face Barcelona over two legs on 11 and 19 April.


A woman who faked a paternity test to fool an ex-partner into believing he was her baby's father has been jailed.

Danielle Morris, from Seaforth, Merseyside, initially told Jamie Somers in May 2014 that he was not the father, but later changed her story.
Mr Somers paid maintenance, had the baby stay with him on a weekly basis and tattooed her name on his arm before a test showed they were not related.
The 29-year-old was jailed for one year for fraud at Liverpool Crown Court.
The court heard Morris and Mr Somers, a singer and Michael Buble impersonator, had a brief relationship in November 2013 and, six months later, she told him she was pregnant but he was not the father.
She contacted him again in 2015 to say a DNA test had shown the man she thought was the girl's father was not and implied that Mr Somers was.
Mr Somers then paid for another DNA test but Morris faked a results document.
The court was told he was delighted and had set aside a bedroom in his house for the baby, Darcy.
Mr Somers only discovered the lie when he called the testing company for more details and was told they had not tested him.
A subsequent test showed he was not the girl's father, news which he said "devastated" him.
Offering mitigation, Morris's counsel said she had "wanted a father figure" for her daughter and had thought Mr Somers would give the girl "a chance" in life. Morris pleaded guilty to fraud.
Speaking after sentencing, Mr Somers said there was "no celebration on my behalf as a little girl, who was innocent and used as a pawn in Danielle Morris' game, is inevitably the victim here".
"As long as live I will worry for the child and miss her immeasurably," he said.


Employers in the United States added 126,000 jobs in March - a gain far lower than previous months.

The slower gains mark a break from a 12-month streak where employers added over 200,000 jobs each month.
Severe winter weather, factory slowdowns, and dull construction activity contributed to the lacklustre numbers.
The US unemployment rate held at 5.5%, the US Department of Labor said.
"A range of factors including the weather and the global economic slowdown have affected economic data for the first quarter," said Jason Furman, Chairman of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers.
Additionally, the job statistics for January and February were revised down by a combined 69,000 jobs.
Factories shed 1,000 jobs after 19-months of hiring, while the construction industry broke a 15-month streak with same number of losses.
Restaurant hiring took a sharp downward turn, while the sector for mining, logging, and oil drilling lost 11,000 jobs.
Wage growth was unexceptional. Average hourly wages rose just $0.07 (Â£0.05) - a year-over-year rise of 2.1%.
People in the US worked fewer hours on average in March than they did in February, meaning their actual earnings fell.
Many Americans are out of the labour force, due in part to the large number of so-called "baby boomers" who are reaching retirement age.
In March, only 62.7% of Americans were working or looking for work - a figured tied with the lowest rate since 1978.
Cheaper gasoline and past job growth have not yet boosted consumer spending, and modest wage gains have burdened the US economy since the Great Recession ended nearly six years ago.


A health and safety training event has been cancelled because of health and safety concerns.

The session was due to take place at Huntingdon Racecourse but flooding in many parts of Cambridgeshire led to it being called off.
A racecourse spokeswoman said staff decided it was "too dangerous for people to access it on flooded roads".
Health and safety trainer David Passfield said: "You have to laugh at the irony of it".
Delegates had been expecting to learn about complying with health and safety laws before the racecourse's own health and safety regulations kicked in and dampened their plans.
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A risk assessment was carried out and the risk posed by the floodwaters was deemed too great, Mr Passfield said.
"There were concerns about people getting in and out and becoming stranded."
The health and safety trainer said his "face dropped" when he "realised the irony of the situation".
The event has been postponed until the end of the month.