ScotRail's service performance has improved further but is still short of a key target, according to new figures.

Public performance measure data showed 91.6% of the rail operator's trains arrived at stations within five minutes of their scheduled time in the four weeks to 4 February.
The figures were up by 1.9% on the previous four weeks, and 2.3% higher than the same period last year.
It was the fourth consecutive period of improvement.
However, the annual performance of 90.1% still remains below the 91.3% target set in Abellio's contract for the franchise.
ScotRail outperformed other parts of the UK, with the annual average for England and Wales remaining at 87.4%.
In November, a major improvement plan was published in response to widespread criticism of ScotRail's reliability since Abellio took over the contract in April 2015.
It aims to improve punctuality and reliability through measures such as infrastructure developments and "performance workshops" for managers and staff.
Transport Minister Humza Yousaf described the new figures as "encouraging" but said the yearly target was "not quite where we would want it to be yet".
He added: "It is, however, encouraging to see four continued periods of improvement, especially during the winter period.
"Working with the industry, we remain focused on ensuring the performance improvement plan is implemented effectively and real improvements continue to be seen over the next few months."
Perry Ramsey, ScotRail Alliance operations director, said: "Right now, across Scotland, we are working round the clock to deliver improvements that will transform our railway.
"This is one of the biggest, most ambitious upgrades of the network since it was built in Victorian times.
"Today's figures show that, despite the huge challenge of this work, we are continually improving the service we deliver to our customers, every single day.
"This is demonstrated by the fact performance is up, not just on a month-to-month basis, but on the same period last year."


Napoli increased the pressure on Roma in the race for a Champions League group stage place with a narrow victory at Inter Milan.

Spanish forward Jose Callejon scored the winner for the Naples-based club, who are now one point behind second-placed Roma with four games left.
The top two qualify for the Champions League group stage.
Inter are now without a win in six league games and are in seventh spot in the Serie A table.
Earlier, Roma lost 3-1 to Lazio in the Derby della Capitale to leave leaders Juventus four points away from being crowned champions of Italy for a sixth successive season.
AC Milan's hopes of securing a Europa League third qualifying round spot were dented as they were held to a 1-1 draw away at relegation-threatened Crotone.
Milan, who are sixth, finished the game with 10 men after Slovakia midfielder Juraj Kucka was dismissed in the 90th minute.
Palermo secured only a fourth league win of the season to stave off relegation for at least one more game.
The next-to-bottom side beat eighth-placed Fiorentina 2-0 but are still 10 points from safety with four games to go.
Former Roma striker Mattia Destro scored twice as Bologna hammered Udinese 4-0 while there were also wins for Chievo, Cagliari and Sassuolo.
Match ends, Inter Milan 0, Napoli 1.
Second Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Napoli 1.
Attempt saved. Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éver Banega with a cross.
Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Amadou Diawara (Napoli).
Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marco Andreolli (Inter Milan).
Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dries Mertens.
Corner,  Inter Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Marco Andreolli replaces Jeison Murillo.
Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Marko Rog (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Marko Rog (Napoli).
Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Éver Banega replaces Éder.
Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Marek Hamsik.
Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio with a cross.
Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
Attempt saved. Marko Rog (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Napoli. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.
Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Corner,  Napoli. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
Substitution, Napoli. Marko Rog replaces Piotr Zielinski.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.


Developers of a new £10bn nuclear power station on Anglesey have unveiled a more compact design.

Horizon Nuclear Power has launched a third formal consultation on its Wylfa Newydd plans, including 17 public meetings and drop-ins.
The main power station would take up a smaller area, with more buildings shared between the twin reactors.
Horizon hopes to submit a planning application, known as a development consent order, later this year.
It also confirmed an accommodation campus for temporary staff would be located at the construction site near Cemaes.
Developers had been in long-running discussions with Land and Lakes, the firm behind a £120m holiday village proposal, over accommodating temporary staff at their Cae Glas and Kingsland locations.
Instead, it has proposed a single "carefully managed" campus for construction workers on site, with about 2,500 beds and the capacity for 4,000.
It will include leisure, shopping and health facilities to ease the burden on public services.
But Gareth Winston Roberts, chairman of Amlwch Town Council, questioned what benefit it would bring to the local economy.
"There must be benefit for the people of north Anglesey as well as the company," he said.
Other changes include:
Duncan Hawthorne, chief executive of Horizon Nuclear Power, said: "The changes we're proposing will enable us to streamline our construction schedule, reduce the number of construction workers we need to bring in and temporarily house, and cut the number of development sites we need."
When operational, Wylfa Newydd is expected to create 850 permanent jobs and Horizon hopes to start generating power by 2025.
It is estimated this could be worth more than £20m a year in wages alone to the local economy throughout the 60-year life of the station.
The company will share its updated plans at public exhibitions across the region, starting on 27 May at Llangefni Town Hall.
This is the third and final consultation before the development consent order is submitted to the UK Planning Inspectorate and runs until 22 June.
The station will have a capacity of at least 2,700 megawatts of electricity, enough power for about five million homes.
However a final go-ahead will require a successful outcome to discussions with the next UK government over an agreed price for the electricity generated from the scheme - known as a strike price.
A report by the Welsh Affairs committee said last year the government should only commit to Wylfa Newydd if the strike price is below that agreed for the Hinkley Point C in Somerset, £92.50 per megawatt hour.
The old Wylfa plant stopped generating electricity after 50 years at the end of 2015.
WHAT PARTY MANIFESTOS SAY ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER
CONSERVATIVES: We will form our energy policy based not on the way energy is generated but on the ends we desire - reliable and affordable energy, seizing the industrial opportunity that new technology presents and meeting our global commitments on climate change.
LABOUR: Nuclear will continue to be part of the energy supply. The Labour Party will support further nuclear projects and protect nuclear workers' jobs and pensions. There are considerable opportunities for nuclear power and decommissioning both internationally and domestically.
LIB DEMS: New nuclear power stations can play a role in electricity supply provided concerns about safety, disposal of waste and cost are adequately addressed, new technology is incorporated and there is no public subsidy for new build.
PLAID CYMRU: The party said it was anxious to ensure there was a long-term legacy from Wylfa Newydd and the other energy projects proposed for the island: "These are really exciting opportunities."
UKIP: The party supports the development of nuclear power in the United Kingdom subject to the correct conditions. "We are monitoring the ongoing consultation on the Wylfa Newydd site."


Doedd dyn fu farw ddyddiau wedi iddo gael ei ryddhau o uned seiciatryddol yn Ysbyty Glan Clwyd ddim mewn cyflwr digon da i adael, yn ôl ei fam.

Cafwyd hyd i gorff Matthew Jones, 34 o Ddinbych, yn ei fflat yn Y Rhyl dair wythnos yn ôl.
Roedd wedi bod yn cael triniaeth at iselder a dibyniaeth ar alcohol yn uned seiciatrig Ablett yn yr ysbyty.
Dywedodd Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr eu bod yn cynnal adolygiad i'r gofal gafodd Mr Jones.
Hyd yn hyn, does dim cyhoeddiad am achos marwolaeth Mr Jones.
Ond dywedodd ei fam, Mandy Williams, bod problemau gyda'r gofal gafodd ei gynnig yn Uned Ablett.
Dywedodd bod Mr Jones wedi gorfod cysgu ar soffa pan nad oedd gwelyau ar gael, bod yr uned yn fudr weithiau a bod y claf wedi cael ei ryddhau i lety oedd uwchben tafarn.
Ceisiodd Mr Jones ladd ei hun yn fuan wedyn a dychwelodd i uned Ablett. Yn ôl ei fam, roedd yn cael ei oruchwylio bob 15 munud cyn iddo gael ei ryddhau oherwydd pryderon y byddai'n niweidio'i hun.
Uned Ablett oedd cartref ward Tawel Fan, gafodd ei chau dair blynedd yn ôl wedi i adroddiad ddod i'r casgliad bod rhai cleifion wedi cael eu trin "fel anifeiliaid".
Yn ôl gohebiaeth ddaeth i law BBC Cymru, gallai safon y gofal yno fod wedi cyfrannu at hyd at saith marwolaeth.
Ddydd Mercher, galwodd yr AC Ceidwadol, Darren Millar, ar i'r awdurdodau ailystyried eu penderfyniad i beidio erlyn unrhyw un mewn cysylltiad â'r gofal ar y ward.
Dywedodd Ms Williams ei bod hi wedi clywed am y problemau yno, ond ei bod yn cymryd bod gwersi wedi'u dysgu a gwelliannau wedi'u gwneud.
Wrth ymateb, dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr: "Fel sy'n arferol wedi marwolaeth sydyn rhywun sy'n defnyddio ein gwasanaethau, byddwn yn cynnal adolygiad o'r gofal gafodd Mr Jones.
"Rydym wedi ysgrifennu at fam Mr Jones i'w gwahodd i gyfrannu i'r adolygiad hwn, a mynegi unrhyw bryderon penodol sydd ganddi.
"Hefyd rydym yn annog Mrs Williams i gysylltu efo'r bwrdd iechyd yn uniongyrchol er mwyn i ni drefnu cyfarfod gyda'r uwchswyddogion perthnasol.
"Rydym yn ymgynghori'n llawn gyda defnyddwyr ein gwasanaethau am y gofal maen nhw'n ei dderbyn mewn cyfnodau o greisis, a phob tro'n ceisio gweithredu yn ôl yr hyn sy'n dda iddyn nhw i ddarparu lleoliad diogel ac addas i dderbyn gofal a chefnogaeth."


Four million customers on prepayment energy meters are expected to save around £80 a year after a price cap was announced by energy regulator Ofgem.

The temporary price cap, which comes into effect in April, was one of the measures recommended by the Competition and Market Authority after its two-year investigation of the energy market.
The levels of the cap vary for gas and electricity by meter type and region.
It will be updated every six months and is expected to stay until 2020.
That is when the roll-out of smart meters is set to be completed, which will benefit prepayment customers who have a smaller choice of tariffs available to them.
However, there have been some concerns about the roll-out of the smart meter programme.
Many prepayment meter customers pay through token or coin operated machines. Some of these customers may have had difficulties paying in the past. Others include some tenants whose landlords have the meters installed in properties.
Competition among suppliers for prepayment customers is less developed than for those who pay by direct debit, cash or cheque, according to Ofgem. This means that there are fewer tariffs available and they are generally more expensive.
Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan said: "We want all consumers to enjoy the benefits of a more competitive energy market, regardless of their circumstances.
"Customers who prepay for their energy are denied the best deals on the market available to those using other payment methods.
"They are also more likely to be in vulnerable circumstances, including fuel poverty. This temporary cap will protect these households as we work to deliver a more competitive, fairer and smarter market for all consumers."
Figures published in August last year showed that prepayment customers paid an average of £220 a year more than those on the cheapest deals, so the £80 reduction has been given a guarded welcome by consumer groups.
Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said: "This cap should stop some of the poorest households paying over the odds to heat and light their homes.
"It will help millions save money but action shouldn't stop there.
"The government has rightly expressed concern that loyal customers on standard tariffs are paying over the odds for their gas and electricity.
"It could help more struggling households, including low-income pensioners and families, by extending this cap to people eligible to receive the Warm Homes Discount."
At the end of December 2015, there were four-and-a-half million prepayment electricity accounts and three-and-a-half million gas accounts - representing 17% and 15% respectively of all accounts in the UK.
Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, which represents the major suppliers, said: "The industry is committed to ensuring the remedies work to help all consumers, including those on prepayment meters.
"Only last October, the industry launched new prepayment principles to provide improved safeguards for prepayment customers, showing further commitment from the industry to supporting the most vulnerable consumers.
"These principles, coupled with the rollout of smart meters, will improve the experience of prepayment customers and give customers more control over their energy usage and bills, allowing them to both save energy and money."
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Former St Helens head coach Keiron Cunningham has been appointed head of rugby at Leigh Centurions for the rest of the 2017 season.

Cunningham, 40, left his role with Saints in April and will work alongside head coach Neil Jukes at Leigh.
Owner Derek Beaumont has relinquished the head of rugby position because of his business commitments.
Leigh have won one and lost one of their two fixtures in the Qualifiers, after finishing 11th in Super League.
The Centurions have five games left this term to secure their Super League status for next season.
Beaumont said: "Keiron has substantially more experience than myself and I feel his appointment will bring in someone with a fresh pair of eyes and a different approach, as well as a different voice around the place to freshen things up.
"I still have the utmost confidence in Neil Jukes and my coaching team and their ability to achieve our goals, which I believe will be increased by Keiron's presence."
Cunningham, a former St Helens, Wales and Great Britain hooker, added: "I have not come in to take anyone's place, but to add my knowledge and experience at this stage of the season. I get on well with Neil and he is a good friend.
"Derek has brought me in to ease the burden on Neil and bring my experience to Leigh. Hopefully I will bring a new set of eyes and structures and I'm delighted to have been given this opportunity."


Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes will be Ireland's flag bearer at this year's Olympic Games in Rio.

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Barnes has the chance to make Irish Olympic history in Brazil by becoming the first athlete from his country to win medals at three successive Games.
The 29-year-old won light-flyweight bronze medals at both the Beijing and London Games.
His fellow boxer Katie Taylor carried the Irish flag at the opening ceremony in London.
Barnes' achievements include winning the European Amateur Championships in 2010 in addition to clinching gold at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
A hugely popular figure in Irish sport, Barnes received an MBE in Queen Elizabeth's New Year's Honours list in December 2014.
Olympic Council of Ireland president Pat Hickey suggested in 2012 that golfer Rory McIlroy should be a candidate to carry the Irish flag in Rio.
However, Hickey said on Wednesday that he was "delighted to announce" that Barnes had been selected for the role.
"His commitment to the cause of Irish boxing and Irish sport makes him a role model for aspiring young athletes in Ireland and the natural choice as Ireland's flag bearer," said the OCI president at an event in Dublin marking 100 days from the start of the Rio Games.
Barnes described the news as an "incredible honour".
"It's an amazing feeling to represent Ireland at an Olympic Games and I've been lucky enough to experience it twice before already," added the Belfast man.
"I will be going for gold in Rio in the ring but I will also have the responsibility of helping to build a really positive environment for all Irish athletes. I could not be more excited about the next 100 days."


A multi-million pound scheme to refurbish five 1960s tower blocks in Oxford has been delayed.

Work on Evenlode and Windrush towers in Blackbird Leys, Wood Farm's Foresters Tower, Cowley's Hockmore Tower, and Northway's Plowmans Tower, was due to begin this month.
It has been delayed until next year, increasing the cost from £18m to £20m.
The city council said the "complexity" of the Hockmore project was partly to blame.
The upgrade includes "enhancements" to the tower exteriors, as well as new roofs, windows and heating systems.
In a statement, Oxford City Council said: "The project has been slightly delayed for a range of reasons beyond our control, including the complexity of the Hockmore Tower project, and the contractors asking for more time to complete the tendering process and the knock-on effect of this on the council's planning and approval processes."
The authority said officers were also asking for £1.75m additional budget for the "large and complex project", and said time was needed "to ensure we engage our residents and get the works right".
The plans, which were approved by the council in November, are expected to extend the lifespan of the towers.


A non-league football club has been left red faced after an April Fools' Day joke about playing Real Madrid went wrong.

Belper Town FC thought everyone would realise they were joking when they advertised their next match as being against the Spanish giants.
But they received more than a dozen calls from people wanting tickets.
Even the club's caterer was taken in and started panicking about what to cook the fictitious opponents.
"I did have a bit of a panic myself because I thought 'blimey what can I feed these lads?" said Diane Collins.
"They are all into carbs, protein and veg, not like pie and chips that our footballers get."
After being told it was a joke, she said: "I was disappointed I wasn't going to see Ronaldo but never mind."
Belper Town FC play in the North Premier League Division One South - the eighth tier of the English football pyramid.
One of the club's directors, Mike Matthews, said: "Our view as directors is that Real Madrid would merely be the warm-up game for the true match tomorrow against Kidsgrove Athletic.
"We are expecting a big crowd."
The match was advertised last Tuesday and by the morning of 1 April the club had received 15 phone calls asking for tickets.
Three people also asked Mr Matthews for tickets directly - and two of those were serious.
"They were completely unaware of the date and the sheer unlikelihood of the world's most prestigious club visiting Christchurch Meadow," he said.


A seal has been returned to the ocean after being found in a cow paddock in rural Australia.

The animal was spotted emerging from a creek near the coastal town of Bega, 420km (260 miles) south of Sydney, on Tuesday.
Wildlife and council officers captured the "tired" marine mammal before releasing it in a nearby river mouth.
After being hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th Century, the species is now thriving in protected breeding grounds.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service said the animal - a New Zealand fur seal - appeared calm as it swam back into the sea.
Seals can sometimes get disoriented and swim a long way up creeks, according to Andrew Irvine, unit supervisor of marine mammals at Sydney's Taronga Zoo.
"It's always an unusual event but given that the population is quite good and stable at the moment... It's not unheard of," he told the BBC.
"We've been fortunate to see good increases in New Zealand fur seal populations throughout Australia."
Mr Irvine said seals are comfortable being on land for more than a month, but are prone to getting hot and tired.
"They can be out of the water for a long period of time," he said.
Earlier this year, another fur seal was relocated after being found asleep in a public toilet block in Tasmania.
Fur seal species are protected by legislation in Australia and New Zealand.


Police are warning drug users over possible contaminated heroin after seven people died in the Barnsley area over the last three weeks.

Officers believe that batches of the drug may have been contaminated with a powerful anaesthetic.
South Yorkshire Police said the latest death was reported on 3 May. Two other people died on 20 April.
Three men and a woman were found dead at separate addresses in the Barnsley area on 14 April.
The force said it was "keeping an open mind as to the circumstances surrounding each death and continue to explore whether there are any connections between them".
Assistant chief constable Tim Forber said previous warnings issued across the Yorkshire and Humber region indicated that batches of heroin may have been contaminated with carfentanyl and fentanyl.
Police said fentanyl is an anaesthetic used to help prevent pain after surgery or other medical procedures and is 100 times more potent than street heroin.
Carfentanyl is stronger than fentanyl and is used on animals, said the police.
Mr Forber said: "We continue to work with our partners in public health to raise awareness of the risks to drug users and I would urge anyone who has concerns, or has taken a substance and feels unwell, to please seek medical advice immediately."


Mohammed Emwazi - or Jihadi John, as he was known - was apparently killed in darkness.

Officials on both sides of the Atlantic had been tracking him for some time, trying to sort out where he was - and how to "put him out of business", as one former US official said.
People around the world knew about him - and his chilling videos of the beheadings of Western hostages.
A naturalized British citizen, Emwazi, 27, grew up in West London. He studied computer programming at the University of Westminster and went to Syria to join Islamic State militants several years ago.
His victims in Syria reportedly included Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa and journalist Kenji Goto; US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff; Abdul-Rahman Kassig, who was also known as Peter, a US citizen; and British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning.
Americans and Brits wanted him dead. "When people harm Americans anywhere," US President Barack Obama said, "we do what's necessary to see that justice is done."
Daniel Benjamin, who served as the US state department's top counterterrorism adviser under the Obama administration, said intelligence agencies in both countries would have been "working all of their sources to locate him and put him out of business".
A senior US administration official confirmed that officials from both countries worked closely together, explaining: "The United States and UK have consulted with each other regarding the targeting of Mohamed Emwazi."
Joshua Landis, a Syria expert at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, said intelligence officials were most likely were listening to "cell-phone activity". In addition, as Brett Bruen, a former National Security Council official, pointed out, Emwazi gave away "important details" about his whereabouts through his own, slickly-produced videos.
He stands, holding a knife, in a desert. His face is hidden, but you can hear his voice - and see his hands.
Intelligence and defence officials rely on a variety of sources while trying to figure out where someone is located. Brookings Institution's William McCants, author of The ISIS Apocalypse, said that they likely used "a mix of human intelligence and watching from the air".
On the human side, he said, Raqqa activists, "people who are disgusted with the Islamic State," tell him and others outside the country about the group - such as where militants spend time and where they've carried out some of their murders.
Evan Barrett, an adviser to an organisation that opposes the Syrian regime, the Coalition for a Democratic Syria, says he talks regularly with the activists from Raqqa. "They pass along information to us," Barrett says, "and we give it to the intelligence agencies".
As McCants explains: "They want the world to know what's going on." But it's a perilous undertaking.
Last month two Raqqa activists, Ibrahim Abdel Qader and Fares Hammadi, were killed in Turkey, and the Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility. The two men moved there because they'd received death threats and thought they'd be safe across the border.
Using different sources, intelligence and defence officials were able to sort out the location. For some time he was monitored from the air - "tracked carefully", said a senior US defence official.
He was killed by a drone. The strike, said University of Maryland's Gary LaFree, showed IS "is not invincible."
Defence officials sounded pleased - but also warned people not to exaggerate his importance.
Jihadi John was an IS "celebrity of sorts," Col Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters. But, he explained, Emwazi "wasn't a major tactical figure."
Still Col Warren sounded pleased. "This guy was a human animal," he said, "Killing him is probably making the world a better place."


This is the story of an extraordinary uprising, a movement of 6,000 barely educated women labourers who took on one of the most powerful companies in the world.

In a country plagued by sexism they challenged the male-dominated world of trade unions and politics, refusing to allow men to take over their campaign.
And what's more, they won.
You may well have enjoyed the fruits of their labour.  The women are tea pickers from the beautiful south Indian state of Kerala.  They work for a huge plantation company, Kanan Devan Hills Plantations, which is part-owned and largely controlled by the Indian multinational, Tata, the owner of Tetley Tea.
The spark that ignited the protest was a decision to cut the bonus paid to tea pickers, but its roots go much deeper than that.
Tea workers in India are not well treated.  When I investigated the industry in Assam last month I found living and working conditions so bad, and wages so low, that tea workers and their families were left malnourished and vulnerable to fatal illnesses.
It seems conditions in Kerala are not much different.
Part of the women's complaint is that they live in one-bed huts without toilets and other basic amenities and, while they earn significantly more than the tea workers in Assam, they say the 230 rupees (Â£2.30; $3.50) they are paid for a day's work is half what a daily wage labourer in Kerala would get.
But when, in early September, the women in Kerala demanded the bonus be reinstated - along with a hike in daily wages and better living conditions - it was not just a challenge to the company that employs them, but also to the trade unions that are supposed to represent them.
The women workers say the male trade union leaders are in cahoots with the company management, denying women their entitlements while ensuring they get the plum jobs themselves.
When tea prices collapsed a few years back, and some estate owners abandoned their plantations, the women argue that trade union leaders always managed to keep their jobs.
They also say that the trade unions haven't done enough to stop their men from drinking away their earnings without regard for their children's education or the medical needs of their families.
And they showed that they could launch an effective protest without the help of the trade unions.
When 6,000 women occupied the main road to the headquarters of the plantation company it was organised by the women themselves, most of whom have no history of union agitation.
They called themselves "Pempilai Orumai", or women's unity.
In effect the women laid siege to the Munnar, one of Kerala's most popular tourist destinations. Trade and tourism were brought to a near standstill.
Many slogans were directed squarely at the union leaders. "We pick the tea and carry the bags on our shoulders, you carry off the money bags," read one. "We live in tin sheds, you enjoy bungalows," said another.
When male trade union leaders tried to join the protest they were chased away.  The women attacked one former trade union leader with their sandals.  He had to be rescued by the police.
In another incident they tore down the flag poles outside the trade union offices.
They also saw off local politicians who wanted to be seen offering their support.
The women insisted they would continue the protest until their demands were met.
At first the plantation company was defiant but, after nine days of protest and marathon negotiations overseen by the chief minister of the state, it gave in.
It was a stunning victory: a group of semi-literate women had taken on the most powerful interests in the state and won.
The women had represented the workforce at the talks and forced management to accept their demand to bring back the 20% bonus.  Meanwhile the male trade union leaders had to swallow their pride and sign the deal the women had negotiated.
But the battle isn't over yet.
The issue of the pay rise was to be negotiated separately and, when the women's demand for an increase in wages wasn't met, the unions launched an indefinite campaign to raise rates from 232 rupees to 500 rupees a day.
In part this was an attempt to seize the initiative back, following the success of the women's campaign.
The women have refused to be part of the union effort and launched their own independent demand for higher wages.
Earlier this month some male union activists are alleged to have attacked the women's demonstration by throwing rocks.  Six people suffered minor injuries.
But the women are determined to continue.  "We have nothing to lose", Lissy Sunny, one of the leaders of Pempilai Orumai, told the Indian news website Catch.
"Hunger and suffering are part of our lives. We don't care even if we starve to death.
"But we won't allow anyone to exploit us.  Enough is enough."


St Johnstone forward Michael O'Halloran has won the Scottish Premiership player of the month award for November.

O'Halloran, 24, scored in the 2-1 win over Kilmarnock early last month and contributed to Saints' victory over Dundee United and draw with Dundee.
The Scotland Under-21 cap joined Tommy Wright's side from Bolton Wanderers in January 2014.
Saints are unbeaten in their last six outings, while O'Halloran has four goals in 18 appearances this season.


Queen's University has signed an agreement with a property firm to develop 1,200 student accommodation places.

Under the deal, the developer McAleer and Rushe will build flats for Queen's students on two Belfast city centre sites.
Planning permission is already being sought for the schemes on College Avenue and McClintock Street.
The firm estimates the total value of the deal as over Â£70m.
McAleer and Rushe director Stephen Surphlis said it was "the most significant development deal in NI for many years".
Dependent on planning permission, the two buildings have a summer 2018 completion target.
Queen's University Vice Chancellor, Prof Patrick Johnston, described the deal as a "substantial investment" by the university.
He said the "much needed accommodation" will help Queen's attract "the brightest local, national and international students to Belfast".
High quality accommodation is seen as key to attracting overseas students.
Currently Queen's can only provide a limited number of accommodation spaces, mainly at Queen's Elms.
It recently withdrew a student housing plan at Sans Souci Park in south Belfast following opposition from some local residents.
The expansion of Ulster University Belfast campus has provoked a flurry of planning applications for student flats.
Two major developments opposite the campus building recently received planning permission.
Unlike Queen's the Ulster University is not planning to provide its own accommodation instead leaving it to private operators.


Olympic heroes Andy Murray, Jess Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah are being given a special award by the Queen.

The Olympians join more than 1,000 other people who have done exceptional things to help inspire others this year.
They have been nominated for the Queen's New Year Honours list - a special list which helps to recognise the people who made a difference to their community, or were amazing at what they do for a job.
This year the list is full of some of Britain's top sporting heroes who competed in the Olympics and Paralympics.
Athletes such as Laura Kenny - the country's most successful female Olympian - and husband Jason have both been awarded a CBE for their services to cycling.
Other MBE winners include the whole women's GB gold medal-winning hockey team, swimmer Adam Peaty, Gymnast Max Whitlock, boxer Nicola Adams, wheelchair tennis champion Gordon Reid and para-athlete Kadeena Cox.
As well as sports, people from the entertainment and fashion industry have also been recognised for their contributions, such as Victoria Beckham,
Scientists and medical professionals have also received recognition for some of their brilliant work this year.
One of the youngest winners this year was 17-year-old Jeremiah Emmanuel, who has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his work volunteering in his community.
He said: "I think it's so important for young people to have a voice. We are the future and I think a lot of people forget that sometimes, especially when it comes to working on the things that affect us from politics [in] our everyday lives.
"So hopefully a 17-year-old receiving a Queen's honour can be an inspiration to other young people to wake up and say, 'Today I can bring a change in my community.'"


The end of the school day at the Orot Girl's Elementary ought to be an oasis of peace in the family day - a chance for mothers and daughters to chat over teachers and lessons and who-said-what-to-whom.

But from the beginning of the current term a grim and disturbing drama has been played out instead in the busy street outside the school gates in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh.
As the children and their mothers make their way home, intimidating pickets of ultra-orthodox Jewish men have been waiting for them a little way up the street - some, say the families, have thrown stones and tomatoes and faeces as they have tried to pass.
At the peak of the protests the scenes were shocking and intimidating, with a baying cacophony of shouted insults reaching a climax as the small family groups tried to find a way along the pavement.
The ultra-orthodox protesters - all men - are a striking sight. Bearded and with their hair in long, wispy ringlets they are dressed in long overcoats and black, broad-brimmed Homburg hats.
It is a traditional costume with its roots deep in the past, but the insults the men shout are about how they think their neighbours should be living now, in modern Israel.
There are taunts about sluttishness and immorality - and cries that the girls are "defiling the neighbourhood". These are, unbelievably, references to how girls aged between six and 12 are dressed to attend a religious elementary school.
It is surely, you think, the stuff of nightmares for the children - a thought that troubles mothers like Hadassah Margoleese, whose eight-year-old daughter Naama is one of the children running this gauntlet of anger and intolerance.
"These are little girls who are being abused every day and then they end up at night with nightmares," she says.
"My daughter is anxious on a daily basis now.
"When walking to school, when coming home from school, she either smells something that they've done on our streets - yesterday there were faeces on the stairs - or she's worried, she's scared of just the noise.
"Whenever she hears a noise she asks, 'are they there, are they out there?'"
By most people's standards Hadassah and her family are orthodox Jews - deeply religious, and modest in manner and dress.
That, though, is not enough for their ultra-orthodox neighbours, some of whom would like to see men and women riding in separate, segregated sections of the buses in Beit Shemesh.
Not surprisingly it proved difficult to find anyone who would attempt to justify throwing stones or shouting insults at little girls - men from that wing of the ultra-orthodox tradition have no interest in engaging with the media.
But one ultra-orthodox Jewish man from Beit Shemesh did agree to talk to us.
Shmuel Poppenheim has played no part in the protests against the girls of the Orot school - and says they are wrong.
But he does think that the girls - and their mothers - should be dressed even more modestly than they already are, and he says this is also about the much broader issue of who controls territory in the town.
"We are talking about an area that is inside or on the border of ultra-orthodox neighbourhoods," he told me.
"The ultra-orthodox population felt the school was stuck there to block us, to put up a border that says this is how far ultra-orthodox population goes and no further than this."
What is happening in Beit Shemesh matters because it is a small but startling example of a wider trend in Israeli society.
The ultra-orthodox community, which has a high birth rate, is growing rapidly. It accounts for just under 10% of the Israeli population at the moment - a proportion that is likely to double within 20 years.
And that matters because the community has come to be seen by many other Israelis as something of a burden on their economy - many ultra-orthodox men live on welfare, preferring to spend their time in prayerful contemplation of scripture rather than more conventional forms of employment.
As the community grows it is likely that it will expect - and acquire - more influence in Israeli society.
That is certainly how things look to Rabbi Dov Lipman a member of the community whose families are running the gauntlet of ultra-orthodox protest in Beit Shemesh.
He is from a very different religious tradition to Shmuel Poppenheim, but he agrees there is a larger issue at stake here.
Rabbi Lipman says what is happening in the streets outside the Orot school as a microcosm of a struggle between different traditions within Judaism for the future of Israel.
"This is not so much about how the girls dress, it's really not." he told me. "It's about the entire city and the direction it's going in.
"I think that this is very much a case study for what will happen in the rest of Israel."
Israel often finds itself defined by the tensions which surround it - by the prospects for peace with the Palestinians or the hostility of its relations with the Arab nations it borders.
This dispute in Beit Shemesh, and the issues it encapsulates, are a reminder that sharp internal divisions too will play a role in the Israeli future.
No division looms sharper or more pressing than the one between the ultra-orthodox and the rest of Israel's Jewish population.


The closure of Wales' only publicly-run food testing laboratory due to cuts mean councils may struggle to respond to another incident like the horsemeat scandal, a food safety expert has said.

Prof Hugh Pennington warned that relying on private laboratories could create problems in times of crisis.
Cardiff council said cuts had forced the closure but it would ensure public safety was maintained.
Eight other local authorities also use the laboratory.
It means the councils, like others around Wales, will contract-out the testing to privately-run facilities.
But Prof Pennington, an expert on bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, said: "If you don't have [a publicly-run lab] you could get into serious difficulties.
"Like horsemeat, where something comes out of the blue and suddenly there's an enormous issue, the public want it resolved and you have to work out if there's a public health threat.
"You have to work out what the scale of the problem is and you need some sort of central authority working for the public to do that.
"You can't do that just by relying on outsourcing all your testing."
He added: "I understand why it's being done - lack of money - but on the other hand the public interest has to come too."
Cardiff council said it had reviewed all non-statutory services because it needed to save £48m this year.
A spokesman said: "The council explored a number of options to assess whether it was viable to keep the facility publicly-owned and despite efforts made unfortunately there wasn't a viable business plan for the facility, so a decision was made to remove the annual £200,000 subsidy as part of the council's agreed 2014 budget."
A Welsh Local Government Association spokesman added that it was "another stark example of how vital council services and facilities are disappearing at a rapid rate due to the drastic cuts being made to the local government budget in Wales".
During last year's horsemeat scandal 17 different beef products on sale in the UK were found to contain traces of horsemeat, while supermarkets including Tesco and Asda were forced to withdraw items from sale.


Europe's top court has ordered Poland to immediately stop large-scale logging in Europe's oldest forest.

Last year the Polish government approved a threefold increase in logging in the protected Bialowieza forest, home to bison and rare birds.
Unesco, EU officials and green activists protested against it.
The European Commission, which is taking legal action against Warsaw, asked the European Court of Justice to impose the provisional ban.
Environmental activist group ClientEarth welcomed the decision, saying continued logging would cause "serious and irreparable damage to this priceless natural environment".
The group's lawyer said: "In the history of the EU, emergency measures like this ban have only been used three times in nature conservation issues.
"So far there is no case in which an interim measure of the court was not respected. If Polish authorities do not follow that decision, it will be a serious conflict with the EU law."
Poland's Environment Minister Jan Szyszko says the logging could help to curb a bark beetle infestation.
The European Commission says it puts endangered species at risk.
If Poland loses the main ongoing case, it will be liable for multimillion euro fines.
The court will meet in a few months to determine whether the injunction will remain in place while the European Commission's case on the matter continues, a spokeswoman told the BBC.
The forest is a Unesco world heritage site that straddles Poland's border with Belarus.


UKIP leader Nigel Farage has challenged Labour's leadership contenders during a live radio hustings to say whether they would ever consider EU withdrawal.

Introduced as "Nigel from Kent", he posed the question during a debate and phone-in on LBC Radio.
In response, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham said they could not conceive ever arguing for an EU exit.
Jeremy Corbyn said the EU would lose public support if it treated all its members "like it had treated Greece".
During the 90-minute hustings, the latest ahead of September's leadership election, the four contenders were asked a range of questions about policy and personality, being scrutinised about their religious beliefs, attitudes to private education, their musical tastes and whether they would give ex-leader Ed Miliband a job in their shadow cabinet.
Mr Corbyn said Mr Miliband had a lot to contribute and hinted that he might offer him the job of energy and climate change spokesman, a job the ex-leader held in the last Labour government.
Ms Kendall said she had no idea what Mr Miliband's plans were but suggested it was time for a "new generation".
Asked by Mr Farage if there were circumstances in which he might vote no in the planned referendum on EU membership, Mr Burnham said: "There aren't, because I always will believe that being in Europe is better for jobs in our country."
Ms Cooper said EU membership was in the UK's national interest while Liz Kendall said she was a Yes voter "first and last and always".
Mr Corbyn, who according to a YouGov Poll published on Tuesday, is leading the contest, said the EU needed to do more to defend workers' rights and increase social protection.
But he suggested that "if Europe becomes a totally brutal organisation which treats member states in the way it has treated Greece", then it would lose the support of many people.
The candidates were asked what songs they would chose for a victory party if they were elected leader.
Mr Burnham opted for a song by the Manchester band The Courteeners, while Ms Kendall chose Get Up, Stand Up by Public Enemy and Mr Corbyn opted for John Lennon's Imagine.
When the host Iain Dale said he would choose Dancing Queen, Ms Cooper said the quartet had spent so much time together recently they risked being seen as an Abba tribute band, made up of the "the dark one, the blond one, the bearded one and the other one".


Nico Rosberg drove as good a race as I have ever seen from him to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

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He had the upper hand over his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton all weekend, and I think that's why Hamilton was a little deflated after qualifying.
Pole position is pole position, but Hamilton knew he was not able to match Rosberg, especially in the middle sector of the lap, seemingly all weekend and that is something he is not used to.
When Hamilton is confident, he delivers great performances. Take the wind out of his sails slightly and he goes into a sort of dead-calm scenario. He either has a strong wind or no wind at all.
Rosberg's weekend, through practice, qualifying and race, was the performance of a world champion. He did everything he needed to do to confirm to people, and I'm sure to himself, that he has the beating of Hamilton.
However, he has not delivered that consistently in the time they have been team-mates at Mercedes.
If Rosberg can replicate it for the remainder of the season, we have one hell of a world championship battle on our hands.
It seems to me that a greater part of Hamilton's performances come from pure natural talent than Rosberg's, and equally that Rosberg is more of a worker. At least that is the impression each gives to the outside world.
If Rosberg can deliver performances like that consistently, his work ethic will make life difficult for Hamilton.
Rosberg said after the race that he knew at the end of last season that he had to work on his racecraft, after coming off second best a few times to Hamilton.
In Austria, he only had to race Hamilton for half a lap, but he did it very well.
He converted second place on the grid into a lead at Turn One. He had to defend into Turn Two and into Turn Three, and it would have been easy in the circumstances to do what he did, for example, in Sochi last year, where he massively got it wrong having made a good start and locked up and went wide.
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At the time, that mistake seemed to confirm that he was not able to take wheel-to-wheel racing to Hamilton. But in Austria he really did.
Whether that was because Hamilton was already a bit on the back foot, we will never know.
But, pole lap notwithstanding, if Hamilton was not quite happy with his car in one way or another, there is not a lot you can change between qualifying and race  - it is limited to front wing, differential and tyre pressures. And there are some problems that they will not solve.
Having seen Rosberg step up a level in Austria, I am now intrigued to see whether he can keep it up and repeat it at the next race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
If he does, that will be impressive and it is really going to bring this championship to life. But right now there has to be a question mark about that.
Silverstone is a very different track from Austria. There are a couple of medium to high-speed corners at the Red Bull Ring, but fundamentally it's a little go-kart track.
Silverstone is something else again. It is one of the great tests of a driver - Copse, Becketts, a long lap, the home crowd for Hamilton, the expectation of the Mercedes factory at nearby Brackley. It is a real opportunity for Rosberg to make a big impression.
He has talked before about how he would like to have a better connection with the British public, but has tended to favour and promote his Germanness.
The British fans are very much like British mechanics - they love any driver who drives the wheels off a car. They're not especially nationalistic and will not only support Brits. If Nico delivers Austria-level performances at all the grands prix, he will be revered as a driver as much as Hamilton is.
On Friday in Austria, there was some excitement because Ferrari looked genuinely quick and there was the expectation that they could take the race to Mercedes.
Even Mercedes thought that might be the case. I was speaking to their technical boss Paddy Lowe on Sunday morning and he said that Ferrari's race pace was quicker than theirs during testing on Friday, and that there had been no difference in fuel loads.
But in the race it just did not translate and Sebastian Vettel was left behind by Rosberg and Hamilton and ended up losing a battle for third with Felipe Massa's Williams after being delayed by a problem with a wheel nut at his pit stop.
Perhaps that was related to a different track temperature that meant the Ferrari was not able to work its tyres as well; perhaps Mercedes run their engines at a lower setting on Friday than Ferrari do in relation to their qualifying/race level.
Whatever, it suggests Ferrari still have some work to do on their car to be able to challenge Mercedes for race wins.
At the start of this season, there was a sense that Kimi Raikkonen might have a better year than he did in 2014, when he was nowhere against his former Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso.
He started this year looking a bit better. Sebastian Vettel, Alonso's replacement, was still consistently beating Raikkonen in qualifying but other than on that one lap on Saturday afternoons there was very little to choose between them.
But right now Raikkonen has lost all that momentum and he hit a new low on Sunday when he lost his car on the first lap and smashed into Alonso's McLaren, triggering a very nasty-looking crash, with Alonso's car ending up on top of Raikkonen's.
It is very strange to see an accident like that - Raikkonen was in a pretty high gear when he lost it.
But one thing I know from driving last year's Williams car is that these new turbo hybrid engines produce massive amounts of torque, and keeping that under control is no easy matter.
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When I was a driver, my throttle pedal travel was routinely about 30-40mm. These days, it is more like 60mm, to give you more facility to control all that torque.
I don't know whether Raikkonen had a moment of brain fade and the torque came in too fast, but it does not look good coming two weeks after losing third place in Canada with another spin, again caused by a boost of power from the engine, although with much less severe consequences.
We have seen a few tank slapper-type incidents, more than in the past, and I suspect that is to do with the behaviour of the Pirelli tyres.
It could be something to do with the tyre sidewalls, in that if a driver builds up some momentum and torque in the tyre, it looks like the unloading from one side flicks the car to the other. Certainly, I don't remember really seeing it in my time, or watching it happen before.
Whatever caused the incident, it is not something you would expect from someone with Raikkonen's experience.
Had Alonso not been there, we have to assume Raikkonen would have lifted out of the power and got away with it. But Alonso was there, and the result was a lot of damage to both cars.
Right now, there are inevitably questions about Raikkonen's future at Ferrari as a result of his on-track performances.
I can't judge the marketing side of things - there may be something about his rebellious personality that they feel really works for them.
But if there is no marketing aspect to it, at the moment it is difficult to see what Raikkonen offers over someone such as, for example, Nico Hulkenberg, who is delivering great results for Force India, is cheaper and has more time ahead of him in F1.
David Coulthard was talking to BBC Sport's Andrew Benson.


British boxer Joshua Buatsi has reached the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic light-heavyweight competition.

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Buatsi, 23, won by knockout against Uzbek Elshod Rasulov - his second consecutive stoppage in Rio. He faces Abdelhafid Benchabla of Algeria next.
"I wasn't expecting to knock him out." Buatsi said.
Fellow Briton Pat McCormack progressed in the light-welterweight category, but Josh Kelly was eliminated from the welterweight category.
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Birtley boxer McCormack won his preliminary bout in the men's light-welterweight by split decision against Kazakhstan's Ablaikhan Zhussupov at Riocentro Pavilion 6.
McCormack was awarded both of the opening two rounds, eventually winning two rounds to one in the eyes of the judges.
"When they said split, my heart dropped a bit," McCormack said. "I was thinking they can't have given it to him.
"I thought I won very well but it is what it is - as long as I got the win. That's all that I've come for."
He faces the tournament number two seed - Yasniel Toledo of Cuba - in the last 16.
However Josh Kelly's Olympic Games are over after he was soundly beaten by unanimous decision by top-ranked Daniyar Yeleussinov, of Kazakhstan, in the welterweight division last 16 by unanimous decision.
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There are no British fighters in action in Rio on Friday, but Joe Joyce begins his Olympic super-heavyweight campaign against Cape Verde's Davilson dos Santos Morais at 23:00 BST on Saturday.
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A 28-year-old man has been arrested after a break-in at a police station in South Lanarkshire.

Officers said there had been a break-in at Blantyre Police Station in Victoria Street on 5 January.
The man arrested in connection with the incident is currently in police custody.
He is due to at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Monday. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.


Two Green Party candidates who wanted to stand in a general election constituency on a job share basis have had their nomination rejected.

Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps say neither would be able to serve as a full-time MP for Basingstoke.
Ms Cope is the main carer for two young children and Ms Phipps suffers from a disability, which would prevent her from working full-time.
Electoral Commission rules currently do not allow MPs to job share.
Allowing MPs to job share has been Green Party policy since 2012.
The party's spokesman James Doyle said the joint nomination had been planned for six months.
"They knew their application would be rejected," he said.
"But, they wanted to highlight the discrepancy between Employment Law and Electoral Law and have found a law firm who are willing to take on their case and ask for a judicial review."
In 2012, Labour MP John McDonnell proposed a law change to allow MPs to job share, a move which he said would help make Parliament more diverse.
Any change to the law would require parliamentary approval.
The candidates for the constituency are:


Hairline cracks have been found in a pillar in Cardiff's Llandaff Cathedral.

An investigation was launched after masonry fell during a funeral.
No-one was injured in the incident, but a Cardiff council environmental health officer went to the cathedral and inspected the area.
A council spokesman said: "The officer visited immediately and we are satisfied with the actions that are being taken to ensure public safety.
"Debris isn't falling from the outside of the building to endanger the public, but we will continue to monitor the situation."
The Dean of Llandaff, the Very Reverend Gerwyn Huw Capon, said it came as one of the challenges of running a fifth century building.
He said: "Like any custodian of a public building we have people such as architects and masons in hand to check for problems when they occur.
"We are always having work done, investigations and repairs to stonework.
"The architect did notice two small areas of stone with hairline cracks in a non structural pillar towards the east end of the building.
"These need a different type of access arrangement, so an access hoist is being brought into the cathedral on Friday to enable this to happen.
"These areas have been cordoned off until Friday."


Tata Steel workers across the UK have voted by almost 9-1 to go on strike in a row over pensions, which would be the first national strike in the steel industry in 30 years.

The Community union, the biggest in Tata, announced its result of a ballot on industrial action on Friday.
The dispute is over proposed changes to pensions which could see employees retiring at 65 instead of 60.
GMB and Ucatt members also voted to strike. Unite members are still voting.
Unite is balloting until next Friday.
The four unions represent 17,000 steel workers.
Tata released an open letter to employees on Friday which said Tata's UK operations were losing money and the pension scheme had a shortfall of up to Â£2bn.
Profits within the UK steel industry are being squeezed by cheap imports and weak demand. Its costs are also higher than elsewhere for both energy and labour.
The company's parent, India's Tata Steel Ltd, reported an $889m (Â£582m) quarterly loss this month, partly because of its UK business.
The union has now informed Tata of the result and are hoping the strength of feeling will lead to the company changing its proposals on pensions.
Tata Steel has not yet commented on the move, although the letter said  "we have always said we are open to talks and further negotiations with the unions and that continues to be the case".
Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community, said: "We stand on the brink of the first national strike in the steel industry for over 30 years.
"This is not where we wanted to be but Tata now has an opportunity to end this dispute by removing the threat of scheme closure and discussing alternative measures.
"Community's members at Tata Steel have now spoken loud and clear. Steelworkers are determined to stand up to Tata.
"We will begin to consult our members on the kind of action that they want to take."
Tata's sites include some of the biggest names in the UK industrial heritage.
In Wales, Tata has sites in Port Talbot, Llanwern in Newport, Shotton in Flintshire and Trostre, Carmarthenshire.
It also has a plant at Motherwell in Scotland, while in England there are plants at Corby, Scunthorpe, Redcar, Rotherham, Hartlepool, Walsall and Wednesbury.


Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's efforts to form a cabinet have run into further trouble after the withdrawal of the man he nominated as finance minister.

Ghulam Jilani Popal stepped aside citing personal reasons, according to a government official.
Many ministerial posts remain unfilled, four months after tense elections.
There are also concerns that as many as 11 of those set to enter the cabinet of 25 may hold dual citizenship, meaning MPs could veto them under Afghan law.
However Ghulam Jilani Popal's decision not to go for the finance portfolio was due to disagreements with the president on a number of unspecified issues, according to an unnamed government official cited by Reuters.
The official said Mr Popal was instead being considered for the Independent Directorate of Local Governance, countering the message from the presidential palace that personal reasons were behind his withdrawal.
The new nominee for the position of finance minister is expected to be Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, Afghanistan's current ambassador to the United States.
The news follows the revelation that President Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister, Mohammad Yaqub Haidari, is on Interpol's most wanted list over allegations of tax evasion in Estonia which date back to 2003.
Forming a cabinet has proved difficult due to the current balance of power, with Mr Ghani's opponent in last year's elections, Abdullah Abdullah, holding the position of chief executive.
A power vacuum at key ministries has hit the economy and hampered efforts to contain a burgeoning Taliban insurgency, emboldened by the withdrawal of most foreign troops last year.
Another controversy, over the issue of dual citizenship, is currently raging ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote of confidence in the new 25-strong cabinet on Friday.
Eleven potential cabinet ministers, including Mr Popal, hold dual citizenship according to Abdul Qader Zazai, a member of the committee screening nominees.
Afghan law prevents dual citizens from holding cabinet posts without parliamentary approval. Second nationalities held by prospective cabinet ministers include American, British, Turkish, Australian and Canadian.


It seemed like a glimpse into the city of tomorrow - but China's "straddling bus" was riddled by doubts early on and now is headed for the scrap yard.

The futuristic idea was a bus that would drive above traffic, allowing other commuter cars to pass underneath.
The project was announced last summer to much acclaim but soon ran into feasibility and investment problems.
Many of China's cities suffer from chronic traffic congestion so there's a strong hunger for ingenious solutions.
The project faced strong headwinds from the very beginning and according to Chinese media, the test site is now being demolished entirely.
Reports are saying that workers have already begun dismantling and removing the test track in Qinhuangdao.
The idea of a traffic-straddling bus first appeared in China in 2010, but it didn't make much impact until the model was presented at the 2016 Beijing International High-Tech Expo.
The so-called Transit Elevated Bus was touted as a revolution in public ground transportation, able to glide over traffic, literally lifting commuters from the daily grind of being stuck in their cars for hours.
Yet only a few days after its much-lauded test-run in Qinhuangdao city, Hebei province, all test-runs had been halted and doubts began to emerge.
Many doubted the vehicle would be able to manage curves or fit under footbridges in Beijing, and critics have asked how it will turn corners, whether it is strong enough to bear its own and passengers' weight and how long its battery would last.
There was also confusion about whether the project had ever been approved by the local authorities and there was even suspicion it could be an investment scam.
But the widespread interest in the idea did show that there's an appetite for ideas that could help big cities out of the grip of the daily traffic gridlock - even if this one appears to have hit a final roadblock.


England footballer Adam Johnson has denied that a fear of losing his career and £60,000 per week salary prevented an earlier admission of grooming and kissing a 15-year-old girl.

The former Sunderland player denied four charges against him before admitting two of the offences on the first day of his trial.
Prosecutor Kate Blackwell QC accused him of "playing a game" with the court.
The 28-year-old denies two further counts of sexual activity with a child.
Mr Johnson was sacked by Sunderland after admitting the grooming and kissing offences, on 10 February.
Having been charged in April last year, Miss Blackwell suggested the winger's delay in recording a guilty plea furthered the girl's pain.
After being asked why he had not done so at an earlier hearing, Mr Johnson told the court: "It's the advice I was given at the time and I went along with that."
In cross-examination, Mr Johnson said he did not think of himself as an honourable man. He agreed he was arrogant and audacious and "lived the life of a celebrity".
The court heard he messaged the girl to say she "owed" him for signing a Sunderland shirt for her.
Miss Blackwell said: "You weren't suggesting that she owes you money, were you? You were suggesting that she owed you a favour. A sexual favour."
The prosecutor claimed Mr Johnson encouraged the girl to meet him for a "thank you kiss" in the hope it would encourage her to engage in sexual activity.
The star admitted he wanted to touch "private parts" of the girl's body but said the pair did nothing more than kiss.
When asked why, he said: "Because when I had my kiss I knew that it was wrong and I didn't want it to carry on any further."
The jury had earlier heard Mr Johnson's world was "turned upside down" when he was arrested.
Giving evidence, he said he "panicked" and was "in turmoil" during his police interview in March 2015.
The trial has heard the pair exchanged telephone numbers and messages for a number of weeks before meeting in January 2015.
He described how WhatsApp messages became "flirty" and "inappropriate" before a second meeting on 30 January.
Mr Johnson admitted he did not always answer some police questions entirely truthfully.
He said: "My world had got turned upside down and I was trying to play it down as much as I could."
When asked by Orlando Pownall QC, defending, about what state he was in during his first interview, Mr Johnson said: "I was panicking. I had all these thoughts going through my mind about everything. To name a couple, my career, my family, I was in turmoil."
The player said he was "surprised" the teenage girl had told police that further sexual activity had taken place.
He said: "I couldn't believe the things she was saying to police. I felt like someone else was telling her to say these things."
Mr Johnson told the court he did not try to feel her breasts or put his hands underneath her t-shirt.
Born in Sunderland, Mr Johnson began his career at Middlesbrough before moving to Manchester City and then on to Sunderland for £10m in 2012.
The trial continues.


Investigations are under way after the death of 72-year-old man at a flat in Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire.

The body of Malcolm Ballantyne, known as Malky, was found at his home in Glebe Place by a family member shortly after 13:00 on Friday.
A post-mortem examination is taking place but police are treating the death as suspicious.
Officers are trying to trace Mr Ballantyne's movements on Thursday and Friday and are also checking CCTV.
Det Ch Insp Gary Cunningham said: "Malky was found yesterday by a family member who is obviously distraught at what has happened.
"He is a well-known character in the area and has a routine where he visits and socialises in various pubs in Stevenson most days - generally in the morning.
"We are keen to find out if anyone saw Malky between 1000 hours on Thursday 20 August and 1300 hours on Friday 21 August."
Door-to-door inquiries are taking place in Saltcoats and Stevenson and there are extra uniformed patrols in the area.


China's biggest privately-held conglomerate Fosun has joined a bidding war for the Portuguese hospital operator Espirito Santo Saude (ESS).

Fosun is offering 451m euros (Â£355m; $580m) for the business, which is 51% owned by the Espirito Santo family.
The bid is higher than two rival offers from Portuguese healthcare firm Jose de Mello Saude and Mexico's Grupo Angeles.
It also marks the latest European target for Fosun, which has also been trying to buy resort chain Club Med.
The Chinese firm is run by billionaire Guo Guangchang, who has been likened to US investment legend Warren Buffett.
Fosun has spent billions since 2010 buying up foreign firms and says it is eyeing healthcare, tourism and fashion firms in the US and Europe.
It already owns a stable of Western brands ranging from the American clothing label St John's to Greek luxury jeweller Folli Follie.
In January, Fosun bought Portuguese insurer Caixa Seguros e Saude.
The Espirito Santo family has been looking to sell various parts of its business since applying for creditor protection in July.
ESS owns hospitals, clinics and elderly care homes across Portugal and the firm has become a target for investors betting on the growing need for facilities to cope with an aging population in Europe.
Shares of ESS have risen by more than 50% this year because of the takeover battle.


A former MP's claims that Bristol City Council is "hiding" how it spent £8m of taxpayers money on being Green Capital have been rebuffed as "misinformed".

In an open letter, Stephen Williams warned some would claim the cash was "frittered away" on talking shops, art projects and mutual back slapping.
The council denied the claims saying the Green Capital Project had been through the scrutiny process 11 times.
Bristol was awarded the status of European Green Capital for 2015.
The city was given £7m from the government to support its ambitions for the year, with an additional £1m given by the city council and £745,000 from Arts Council England, according to city director for the authority, Nicola Yates.
A limited company called Bristol 2015 was created and contracted to the council to manage events and activities during the year.
But Mr Williams, the Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West from 2005 until 2015, claimed the council was attempting to "hide behind the faceless and unaccountable private company".
"Key to any appraisal of the year will be full transparency of the amounts of public money spent during the year," he wrote.
Ms Yates wrote a lengthy reply saying she believed he had been "somewhat misinformed regarding transparency".
"Since the money was awarded... it has consistently been reported to the council's audit committee to ensure proper scrutiny of the spending of public funds," she said.
The council could not produce a line by line budget as it did not hold that level of detail for any of its' suppliers of goods and services, she added.


Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources have confirmed to the BBC.

One of the suspects is understood to be 28-year-old Muslim convert Michael Adebolajo, according to sources.
He and another man are under arrest in hospital after being shot by police after Wednesday's attack in Woolwich.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the UK will "never give in to terror or terrorism".
Shortly after the killing a man, thought to be Mr Adebolajo, was filmed by a passer-by, saying he carried out the attack because British soldiers killed Muslims every day.
Sources said reports the men had featured in "several investigations" in recent years - but were not deemed to be planning an attack - "were not inaccurate".
They confirmed one of the suspects was intercepted by police last year while leaving the country.
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, Mr Cameron said: "One of the best ways of defeating terrorism is to go about our normal lives."
He said there was no justification in Islam for the attacks, which were "solely and purely" the responsibility of the individuals involved.
Across London there are 1,200 extra police officers on duty in response to the attacks, Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne said.
Earlier officers raided a flat believed to belong to one of the attackers on a Greenwich housing estate.
Neighbours said two sisters in their 30s, an older woman and a teenage boy were taken away in a police van.
An address in Saxilby, Lincolnshire, is also being searched in connection with the attack.
According to BBC sources, Mr Adebolajo, a Briton of Nigerian descent, comes from a devout Christian family but took up Islam after leaving college in 2001.
He was described as "bright and witty" when he was at college.
Witnesses said the soldier was attacked at 14:20 BST with knives and a cleaver in Artillery Place, near Woolwich Barracks, by two men shouting Allahu Akbar (God is Great).
The men made no attempt to flee and encouraged people to take pictures of them and the victim.
In footage obtained by ITV News, one of the men was filmed wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and making political statements.
"You think politicians are going to die?," he said. "No, it's going to be the average guy - like you - and your children.
"So get rid of them. Tell them to bring our troops back so you can all live in peace."
Another eyewitness said the police "didn't even get a chance to get out of their car".
"They just had to shoot him because he was just hurtling towards them," Graham Wilders told the BBC. "And then the other one, with the handgun, lifted it up and obviously they shot him."
In other developments:
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said it would be wrong to blame the killing on either Islam or British foreign policy.
Visiting the scene, Mr Johnson said: "Plainly this was a horrific incident. Everything that I have seen and heard this morning leads me to conclude two things: that those guilty will be brought speedily to justice and second, I have no doubt that Londoners can go about their lives in the normal way today."
Mr Cameron highlighted the actions of cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett as demonstrating "confronting extremism is a job for us all".
"When told by the attacker he wanted to start a war in London, she replied, 'You're going to lose. It is only you versus many.' She spoke for us all," Mr Cameron said.
According to the Daily Telegraph Ms Loyau-Kennett asked the man: "Would you like to give me what you have in your hands?"
"He was covered with blood," she said. "I thought I had better talk to him before he starts attacking somebody else."
By Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent
The fact that the suspects were "known" to the authorities doesn't at this stage explain at all which agency knew precisely what and when.
The Security Service and police have finite resources - which is why they seek to focus on the most dangerous or immediate threats - and then later try to find out what they can about anyone else on the "periphery" of that investigation.
The P word emerged some years ago when it emerged that MI5 and the police had partial information about the ringleader of the 7/7 bombs. They both insisted at the later inquests they had no intelligence that he would become a threat to life.
So these are the questions that the security services will now need to answer: did they know very little - or did they know enough to justify devoting further resources to investigating either man.
The fact that one of the pair may have been stopped in relation to his travel plans - and the circumstances of that are not clear - could prove to be highly significant.
She says the suspect told her the dead man was a British soldier, adding: "I killed him because he kills Muslims over there and I am fed up that people kill Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan."
The Muslim Council of Britain said the murder was "a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly".
Communities Minister Baroness Warsi said there would always "be individuals and groups who will try and use these moments to divide us... but I think what we are seeing coming out of this tragedy and what is emerging is faith communities coming out together and showing a unified condemnation of this."
Meanwhile, armed forces personnel based in London and elsewhere have been told to be more vigilant.
That is on top of the extra precautions now being taken at London's 10 or so main barracks.
Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Richards: "This was outside the base and I am confident that security is as tight as it has ever been. It is a very difficult balancing act. We are very proud of the uniform we wear. We have huge support around the country. I think this is a completely isolated incident - we will wait for confirmation - but that is my view."
He said there was "no reason we should not wear our uniforms with pride but on a common-sense basis".
BBC defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt said that, since British forces intervened in Iraq and Afghanistan, they and their families have been well aware they might be targets at home.
At least two plots by Islamist extremists to kill soldiers in the UK have been foiled in recent years.


How much tax you pay, and what for, is one of the most fundamental relationships between the state and the citizen.

It was John Locke who said that "governments cannot be supported without great charge".
This weekend Labour pledged that people earning under Â£80,000 would not face increases in income tax and national insurance.
And that there would be no rises in the standard rate of VAT.
The Liberal Democrats said that they would increase income and dividend taxes by 1p in every pound, and that the money raised would be used to support the NHS in England, with the devolved assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland left to choose where any extra funding is spent.
As I have written before, the Tories are looking to "reduce the tax burden" although it is not yet clear if the aspiration will fit into a neat manifesto promise.
Tax pledges make for simple headlines.
But a more complicated debate - which could well be as important for voters - is taking shape.
And it is not just about the income you receive from work - and the tax you pay on it.
It is about the quality of that work.
Last week, the Conservative peer and trade minister, Lord Price, published a book called Fairness For All.
In itself, not that headline grabbing. But the fact that the book has the full blessing of Number 10, and was published in the middle of an election campaign, ups its significance.
And once again reveals that government and business have - since the financial crisis - become uneasy bedfellows.
In his book, Lord Price, the former head of Waitrose, argues that firms need to shape up and look at how they treat their workforces.
He admits that trust has broken down and that issues such as mega-high pay have poisoned the debate about profit-making firms.
This is an issue central to the "offer" Theresa May has made to the electorate.
And therefore one the Prime Minister is presumably happy to be tested on.
Mrs May has spoken about stagnating pay and said that the economic "sacrifices" made since the financial crisis have not been borne by "the wealthy" but by "ordinary working class families".
On Tuesday, Matthew Taylor, the former special advisor to Tony Blair and the person tasked by Number 10 to look at the changing world of work from zero-hours contracts onwards, will make a speech in which he will argue for a fundamental change in the attitude to employment.
Yes, Britain has been good at creating jobs.
But has quality been sacrificed for quantity?
And what rights do we have to a "good" job - however elastic such a definition may be?
Lord Price told me this was not a "party political" argument.
And to an extent he is right.
All the major parties have spoken about the need to reform work, whether its banning zero hours contracts (Labour) or "transparency over pay" (the Liberal Democrats).
On Sunday John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said that "families across the country" have seen real pay (adjusted for inflation) fall by more than at any time since the industrial revolution.
And he said that it's all very well for Mrs May to talk about a "fairer Britain" and a strong economy, but it is the Conservative government which has allowed the problem to fester.
Lord Price admitted to me that there needed to be change - but said that persuasion rather than compulsion was the best way forward.
He argues that the "happiness" and satisfaction of employees is the key to increasing productivity, profitability and economic wealth.
"Business has to recognise that instead of taking a short term view or quarterly profits and rewarding shareholders, a long term view needs to be taken of what we need as we move from an industrial era to the digital era," he said.
"What I don't want to do - what I think would be wrong for the economy - is for any government to go to war with business, to make business afraid of them," said Lord Price.
"We have got to embrace business now - working collaboratively with business as a force for good."
This is not necessarily about being "anti" or "pro" business, Lord Price insisted.
And he strongly denied the claim by Iain Conn, the chief executive of Centrica which owns British Gas, that some people at the heart of government "just don't believe in free markets".
Although, privately, Lord Price knows that there are those with the ear of the PM who think that some markets - such as the one that governs energy bills - deserves the firm smack of state action.
In an election campaign dominated by Brexit and "tax bombshells", it is sometimes easy to forget that for many voters, incomes (being squeezed) and the world of work (often stressful and uncertain), is what actually matters day-to-day.
And it will be interesting to see how much is made of this major economic theme in each of the parties' manifestos.
"Under this Conservative government, the input and well-being of employees has been pushed aside too often," said Sir Vince Cable, who is standing to try to win back his former seat of Twickenham for the Liberal Democrats.
"The prime minister claims to be for the 'just about managings', but has done nothing to protect their rights and incomes, even in the face of major scandals about working practices.
"The Liberal Democrats are  calling for more employee engagement, fair contracts and transparency over pay. When we get the balance right, everybody wins."
For Labour, the minority of poorly behaving businesses is the issue.
Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, said: "Labour is a proud supporter of British business, but we also realise that the decisions made by a small minority of British boardrooms have undermined Britain's ability to become a nation of world-leading, successful, long-term businesses.
"Scandals like BHS show how the long-term growth of a company, and the welfare of its workers, can be sacrificed for short-term gain.
"Labour will tackle the short-termism of some by reforming corporate governance.
"We will support long-term investment and productivity growth to ensure that businesses work for the many, rather than the short-term interests of the few."
Corporation taxes on businesses are set to rise if Labour wins on 8 June.
An economy "that works for everyone" or "the many" are certainly bold ambitions.
Are they realisable?
And who is responsible for delivery?
Businesses, whether compelled or encouraged?
Or politicians, whose frustrations on this most vital matter are clear for all to see and hear?


Artefacts linked to the Battle of Killiecrankie have been unearthed during a survey carried out as part of plans to dual the A9 trunk road.

Items including a copper alloy pendant, horse shoes, buttons, and musket munitions were found at the site of the 1689 battle.
The survey was carried out to provide information on dualling the road between Killiecrankie and Pitagowan.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said it "opened a window on Scotland's past."
The battle took place on 27 July 1689 between a Jacobite army under the command of John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount of Dundee, 'Bonnie Dundee', and a government army commanded by General Hugh Mackay.
Both armies were attempting to reach Blair Atholl to use it as a base for future operations.
The Jacobites are thought to have lost 800 men, with around 2,000 casualties among the government troops.
Mr Mackay, who showed some of the artefacts to pupils at Pitlochry High School, said: "Thanks to the survey work, experts are shedding more light on the Battle of Killiecrankie which took place over three hundred years ago, bringing 'Bonnie Dundee's' Jacobite victory to life.
"They are able to offer more information on the battle including the possible route soldiers took during the battle, potential cavalry positions, where the key skirmishes and close quarters fighting took place, and the likely retreating route taken by the fleeing government forces.
Mr Mackay said the design work for the dualling programme was "progressing well."
He said: "Next week locals and road users will get the chance to view the preferred routes for three of the sections to be dualled - Killiecrankie to Pitagowan, Pitagowan to Glen Garry and Dalwhinnie to Crubenmore."
Warren Bailie, project manager at GUARD Archaeology Ltd, who carried out the metal detecting survey said:"We and our partners involved in the survey have enjoyed working on such an iconic, nationally significant battlefield site and playing a part in helping improve our understanding of this important event in Scotland's past."
Construction work on the first of the A9 dualling projects between Kincraig and Dalraddy began last summer and is expected to be completed in summer 2017.


Tamzin Outhwaite has had to temporarily pull out of West End show Stepping Out after fracturing her foot.

The announcement was made just hours before she had been due to appear in the first preview performance at the Vaudeville Theatre on Wednesday.
Outhwaite's role of dance teacher Mavis will played this week by Katie Verner.
Richard Harris' comedy is about the seven women and one man who join a weekly tap dancing class.
Co-star Amanda Holden said: "It is sad to lose Tamzin. But we can assure everyone who comes a fun and entertaining evening and we can't wait to get started.
"We look forward to Tamzin returning very soon."
Outhwaite tweeted a picture of her injured foot and a pair of crutches.
Anna-Jane Casey will take up Outhwaite's role from next week until she is declared medically fit to return.
The cast includes Casey's sister Natalie, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Nicola Stephenson.
This current production opened in Bath last year and toured the UK before reaching London's West End.
Stepping Out first premiered in the the West End in 1984.
A musical film version, released in 1991, starred Julie Walters, Liza Minnelli and Shelley Winters.
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Manchester City "will be eliminated" if they do not score in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Monaco, says manager Pep Guardiola.

City, who came from behind twice to beat the French league leaders 5-3 in a pulsating first leg at the Etihad Stadium, play the return on 15 March.
"We are going to fly to Monaco to score as many goals as possible," Guardiola said afterwards.
"That is my target. It is impossible to progress if we don't score a goal."
Monaco led 2-1 and 3-2 before City fought back to clinch a thrilling victory in the highest-scoring first leg of a knock-out tie in the 25-year-history of the Champions League.
Guardiola is expecting another wide open game when the teams meet again, and feels that is the best way to combat Monaco's own attack-minded tactics that have seen them score 76 goals in 26 Ligue 1 games this season.
"They play in that way too - they will attack more and more," he explained. "We will have to defend better but we will have our chances, I am pretty sure of that.
"Am I happy with my team playing so open? Yes. A lot.
"I would like to see how many teams are able to make a clean sheet against Monaco this season. They attack with so many good players, who make runs in behind, that it is difficult to control the game.
"But we created a lot of chances too and I don't know if Monaco have played a team who created as many chances as we did against them.
"We arrived in their box so many times which is why I want to play in that way again."
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim had no regrets about his side's approach and said he had "congratulated his players" despite their defeat.
"We still have 90 minutes to go and we will be playing at home so the tie is far from over," Jardim said. "And I think everyone who watched this game was happy to be able to witness such a spectacle.
"It was a great game for supporters. Two great teams, very good in attack, and eight goals scored.
"I think my players played a great game. We made a couple of errors in defence which we were punished for but I think the real key to this game was when we could have gone 3-1 up [with a penalty] but the score came back to 2-2."
Guardiola felt Willy Caballero's save from Radamel Falcao's second-half spot-kick was vital and praised the way his side dug in to turn the game around.
"At 1-3, mentally it would have been so tough for us, but Willy made an excellent penalty save," Guardiola added.
"The lesson we got from the game was that we did not give up. There were moments we were lucky, especially in the second half, and when we were so unlucky - especially in the first half.
"But we did not give up, which is why we are still alive in the tie."
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AFC Wimbledon stretched their unbeaten away run to eight games with a goalless draw at Oldham.

The Dons have not lost on their travels since the opening day of the campaign, while Oldham have still managed only one home league win all season.
Both sides created chances in an even first half, with Wimbledon keeper James Shea doing well to deny Billy McKay at his near post.
Wimbledon should have scored on 31 minutes, but Jake Reeves was kept out by Connor Ripley's excellent save after breaking clear inside the box.
Oldham threatened again when Ryan McLaughlin crossed to Lee Erwin, whose downward header was beaten out by Shea.
In the 61st minute, Dons midfielder Dean Parrett fizzed a long-range free-kick inches wide of the post.
Wimbledon's Tom Elliott glanced a header over the top before Shea parried a 25-yard blast by Ollie Banks.
Oldham went desperately close to an 89th-minute winner, but Shea touched a Charles Dunne header on to the crossbar before Freddie Ladapo's follow-up also hit the woodwork.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Oldham manager Steve Robinson told BBC Radio Manchester:"We were brave in the last 25-30 minutes of the game, we carried the game to them and had numerous chances.
"It wasn't to be, but we're having shots on target and some good attacking play around the box,  we need to to do that for 90 minutes.
"Freddie (Ladapo) is convinced it went over the line, but it's a very difficult decision for the referee, there were a lot of bodies around.
"We're still a very new side, trying to progress. People want overnight success, it's an X Factor world, everyone wants to click their fingers and get it, but today I thought our fans were very patient with us."
Match ends, Oldham Athletic 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, AFC Wimbledon 0.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by James Shea.
Attempt saved. Lee Croft (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).
Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) header from very close range is blocked.
Attempt saved. Charles Dunne (Oldham Athletic) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tyrone Barnett replaces Tom Elliott.
Attempt saved. Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Charles Dunne (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris Robertson (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt missed. Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dominic Poleon replaces Dean Parrett.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt saved. Chris Whelpdale (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Chris Whelpdale replaces Andy Barcham.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Chris Robertson.
Ryan Flynn (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris Robertson (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt blocked. Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Freddie Ladapo replaces Billy McKay.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).
Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt missed. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).


The songs of Robert Burns have been stripped back to how they originally sounded by academics at Glasgow University.

Burns' songs are normally associated with a fiddle, guitar and accordion.
But they have now been recorded "how they were intended by Burns himself", with harpsichords, cellos and violas.
Prof Kirsteen McCue, from the university's centre for Burns studies, said the recordings "would not be to everyone's taste".
She added: "We have not recorded them so people will like them, we have recorded them because that is what they are."
The recordings involved bringing together a group of 11 young musicians and singers - some who already knew Burns songs and some who had never worked with his music before.
They were each given copies of the original publications from 1787 until the 1830s and asked to build a performance from what they could read on paper.
Prof McCue said: "Part of the aim was to play around with replicas of instruments from that period, to play around with what it would have sounded like with gut-stringed instruments, with harpsichord, with an early piano and early guitar.
"So it does sound very different and that is something which can be unattractive for the vast majority of Burns lovers who just want the melody.
"They just want a singer with a fiddle and the songs work beautifully that way. There's no denying often they work best that way, but that's not how they originally appeared."


United Airlines has been severely criticised after a passenger was forcibly ejected by airport security staff from one of its flights, after no one volunteered to leave the plane.

11 April 2017 Last updated at 16:32 BST
The passenger who was sitting next to the man taken off the flight told BBC 5 Live radio that the 69-year-old was "dragged off" the plane.
She said that the officer was "very direct with his words".
This clip is originally from 5 live Phil Williams on Monday 10 April 2017