"This is not a goodbye, but a farewell".

Cuba's Communist youth newspaper Juventud Rebelde invoked the lyrics of the Cuban revolutionary anthem Hasta Siempre in its tributes to late President Fidel Castro.
The paper describes him as a "hurricane chaser" whose achievements in life were "evidence of the possible".
The rest of Cuba's tightly-controlled media took a similar line. The Communist party newspaper Granma hailed Castro's "discipline, loyalty and courage" while Radio Reloj called him a "symbol of humanity".
The Cubadebate website said: "We will always love you, as well as defend the revolution that you sparked."
Elsewhere in the world there is a greater divergence of opinion on Castro's legacy, although there is little doubt about his impact on history.
Argentina's Clarin calls him "a major revolutionary... and one of the protagonists of the 20th century", while Mexico's Jornada says he "will remain one of the leaders who will be  most remembered and analysed".
Nicaragua's El Nuevo Diario says: "He was both admired as a revolutionary myth and accused of being a dictator but even his enemies acknowledged his charisma and leadership skills.
"No-one stayed indifferent to his controversial personality," it concludes.
Russia's state-controlled Channel One TV says Castro "symbolised a whole era and was one of the most striking politicians in the world, irrespective of what one may think of his politics".
Russia's NTV says: "The longest Latin American soap opera has drawn to a close. And its main character, true to the laws of drama, left the stage undefeated."
Algerian State TV said Castro was "characterised by his humanity" and noted that his last TV appearance occurred during the Algerian prime minister's visit to Havana.
In Germany's Die Welt, Cuban migrant Carlos Alberto Montaner says Castro turned from "revolutionary to disillusionist... his dream remained to a large extent a dream".
Many media outlets in Western Europe are quick to point out that Castro was no hero. Spain's ABC calls him "a cheating tyrant," saying: "He served Marxism to impose a totalitarian regime that brought Cuba to the brink of economic collapse."
"With the tyrant's death, a historic chance arrives to take on a true political and economic U-turn," it concludes.
Italy's Corriere della Sera details the history of Cuba under Castro with the headline "from utopia to torture" .
Writing in Germany's Stern magazine, Conrad Schuhler describes the "death of an immortal" .
"He survived so many assassination attempts that he did not believe in his death any more. Now Fidel Castro - one of the last political dinosaurs of the Cold War - has died," Schuhler writes.
Palestinian author Murid al-Barghouthi tweets: "Goodbye Fidel Castro. He protected his revolution until the last day in his life. A small country managed to stand up to the biggest imperialist country."
Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera airs a video report saying: "Controversy over Castro will not end even after his death. He will be remembered forever as the leader who challenged America until the last day of his life."
Russia's state-run Rossiya 1 says: "A charismatic Fidel Castro... became a symbol of opposition to American imperialism... To his last days, Fidel Castro fought to make sure that even after his death, Cuba remained true to the ideals of social justice."
China's state-run Global Times says: "During and after the Cold War, the US waged wars against smaller and weaker countries in Latin America and in the rest of the world.
"It has toppled regimes in many countries, but not Cuba.... In the end, the Obama administration gave in, extended an olive branch and restored bilateral ties. This proves Castro to be an outstanding strategist."
The Miami Herald says that Castro's legacy had already faded before his passing.
"Few fired the hearts of the world's restless youth as Castro did when he was young, and few seemed so irrelevant as Castro when he was old â€” the last Communist, railing on the empty, decrepit street corner that Cuba became under his rule," it says.
"No one is sure if the force of the revolution will dissipate without Mr. Castro.," says the New York Times.
"But Fidel Castro's impact on Latin America and the Western Hemisphere has the earmarks of lasting indefinitely. The power of his personality remains inescapable, for better or worse."
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The RNLI has warned of the danger of swimming in sea after two people were rescued from the Bristol Channel.

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The pair, from Sutton Coldfield, were found clinging to derelict Birnbeck Pier near Weston-super-Mare on Tuesday.
Helmsman Terry Wells said the "very rapidly" flowing water could have put them in "serious danger" and advised the public not to swim in the channel.


A bus service running from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen and on to Cardiff is to end after the company running it went into administration.

Ceredigion-based Lewis Coaches, which has 30 vehicles, is to stop its services on Friday.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru said 40 jobs were at risk.
It is the third bus company in Wales to collapse in the last two months.
More than 300 staff lost their jobs after Wrexham-based GHA Coaches went into administration in July, causing disruption on its routes across north Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
In June, Pembrokeshire firm Silcox Coaches, which provided school transport, local bus services and tours, ceased trading after 134 years.
Ceredigion council confirmed on Wednesday that Lewis Coaches, which is based in Llanrhystud, had also been put into administration.
It said the 701 commercial bus service from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen and Cardiff would end.
Simon Thomas, Plaid Cymru's Mid and West AM, said he had written to the Welsh Government asking for assurances about the bus route.
"We are completely reliant here in the west on bus services to provide reliable links between our communities and enable workers, students and tourists to travel," he said.
"Such an essential link cannot be allowed to lapse."
On its website, the bus company said it was closing "with great sadness".
"We would like to thank all our customers for their loyal custom over the years, and we hope this does not cause any problems for anyone," it added.


A Palestinian man has been killed and another wounded by Israeli soldiers near the border fence in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and officials say.

The Hamas-run health ministry said Ibrahim Mansour, 26, was shot dead while he was collecting gravel to sell.
The Israeli military said its troops fired at several Palestinians who had been "tampering" with the fence.
After "exhausting all other means" to disperse the men, "they fired towards the main instigator", it added.
The Israeli military has in the past fired at Palestinians who enter a "buffer zone" it maintains inside Gaza to prevent attacks by militants.
Since the beginning of the year, three explosive devices which targeted personnel patrolling the fence had been detonated, it added.
According to the UN, the Israeli military allows Palestinian civilian access on foot to areas of up to 100m (328ft) from the border fence for agricultural purposes only, and vehicular access to a distance of 300m.


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the UK's continuing economic weakness means authorities should consider more quantitative easing (QE) and even cutting interest rates.

Its annual look at the UK economy endorsed the government's deficit cutting plan, saying it was essential.
But it said if growth failed to pick up, the government would have to consider delaying cuts.
The body also stressed the risks to the UK of the eurozone crisis.
"Unfortunately the economic recovery in the UK has not yet taken hold and uncertainties abound," said IMF managing director Christine Lagarde.
"The stresses in the euro area affect the UK through many channels. Growth is too slow and unemployment - including youth unemployment - is too high.  Policies to bolster demand before low growth becomes entrenched are needed."
By Stephanie FlandersEconomics editor
It was a case of "nice policies, shame about the economy".
There was a lot of support for what the government has been doing so far and a lot of blunt words about what has been happening in the economy.
The IMF did seem to think that the Bank of England should do more now to help the recovery, maybe even cut interest rates from their current very low level, and pump more money into the economy.
There was also quite a long list of things that Ms Lagarde thought the chancellor should be doing.
What was important to him is that most of those things are things that he and the prime minister have actually talked about.
Things like making it easier for businesses to borrow and more infrastructure projects financed by the private sector.
The second part of the IMF report talks about what the government might need to do  if things get worse - a Plan B.
It is not saying it is time for that yet, and although the economy has weakened, the IMF still doesn't think that it is bad enough to go there just yet.
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UK interest rates are currently at a record low of 0.5%, a level the IMF said the Bank of England should reconsider the "efficacy" of.
It said the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which sets interest rates and authorises other monetary boosts, such as QE - which involves pumping money into the economy to boost growth - should look at loosening the purse-strings.
These stimulus measures can lead to higher inflation, but the IMF's report comes on the same day of the latest UK inflation figures, which show a sharp drop in the annual rate to 3% last month, the lowest rate since February 2010.
The Bank of England and the IMF both expect that rate to continue to come down.
One suggestion was for the rate of VAT to be cut, something the Labour opposition have been advocating.
The IMF's technical expert on the UK economy, Ajai Chopra said: "I think the sort of measures we have in mind are, one could consider cutting the Value Added Tax. One could consider the payroll contributions  because these can be credibly temporary. The emphasis here is on temporary and those are the sorts of measures we have in mind."
In its official statement on the UK economy, the IMF mission states:
"Fiscal easing measures...should focus on temporary tax cuts and greater infrastructure spending, as these may be more credibly temporary than increases in current spending."
The report said the weak recovery indicated that the process of unwinding pre-crisis imbalances was likely to be more protracted than previously anticipated, partly because of the difficulty of getting credit.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
It said that output remained more than 4% below its pre-crisis peak, and that unemployment at 8.2%, with a large number of young people without a job, was still "much too high".
But the report said that the UK had made "substantial progress" towards achieving a more sustainable budgetary position and reducing fiscal risks.
Ms Lagarde, gave a strong endorsement to the government's actions: "The gain that resulted from the fiscal consolidation that was decided two years ago has been that result, the credibility of the UK government and its ability to borrow at extremely favourable rates.
"Sometimes you feel like you could look back and wonder 'what if?'. And when I think back myself to May 2010, when the UK deficit was at 11% and I try to imagine what the situation would be like today if no such fiscal consolidation programme had been decided... I shiver."
The Chancellor, George Osborne, welcomed the IMF's findings: "The IMF couldn't be clearer today. Britain has to deal with its debts and the government's fiscal policy is the appropriate one and an essential part of our road to recovery.
"They [the IMF] agree that, in their words 'reducing the high structural deficit remains essential' and make clear in their statement that they consider the current pace of fiscal consolidation to be appropriate."
But the shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, said: "A year ago, the IMF warned that if economic growth undershot expectations, the government should boost the economy with temporary tax cuts and greater infrastructure spending - as Labour has called for in our five-point plan for jobs and growth.
"Since then our economy has been pushed into a double-dip recession. How much worse do things have to get before David Cameron and George Osborne finally take action?"
Pointing to what it called the "global importance" of the UK's financial centre, the IMF report praised policies that had helped to build up capital "buffers" at banks, and the strengthening of regulation within the UK.
The IMF recently forecast UK growth of 2% in 2013.
The global body's revised UK forecasts now match those of the UK's independent Office for Budget Responsibility.
But both are more optimistic than most independent UK economists, who expect economic growth of about 1.6% next year.


Zimbabwe's government has sought diplomatic immunity for President Robert Mugabe's wife in the assault case against her in South Africa, South Africa's police ministry has said.

Grace Mugabe was still in South Africa, it added, contradicting earlier reports that she had returned to Zimbabwe.
A 20-year-old South African model has accused Mrs Mugabe of assaulting her at a hotel in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Police expected Mrs Mugabe, 52, to turn herself in on Tuesday, but she did not.
Zimbabwe's government had invoked "diplomatic immunity cover" for her, the ministry said in a statement.
However, South Africa still wanted to make sure that she was "processed through the legal system", the ministry added.
Discussions were taking place with Mrs Mugabe's lawyers and the Zimbabwean High Commission over the issue, it said.
Appearing before a parliamentary committee earlier, South Africa's acting police chief Lesetja Mothiba said that Mrs Mugabe "must go to court".
She has not commented since police began investigating her over the alleged assault.
Farouk Chothia, BBC Africa
South Africa's government risks a public backlash if it lets Mrs Mugabe go scot-free.
This happened in 2015, when it failed to execute an international arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir who was wanted by the International Criminal Court.
South Africa's government argued that he qualified for diplomatic immunity, but the country's judges disagreed. The government was then strongly criticised for undermining the rule of law.
It seems that the government wants to avoid a similar backlash and is therefore insisting that Mrs Mugabe must appear in court.
But by taking such an approach it risks a diplomatic row with Zimbabwe's government - a staunch ally whom it has resolutely defended over the years despite international criticism of President Robert Mugabe's human rights record.
So the two governments are bound to be in talks to resolve the crisis over Mrs Mugabe.
One option being mentioned in the South African media is that Mrs Mugabe should plead guilty during a short court appearance, and pay a fine.
But it is unclear whether Mr and Mrs Mugabe - known for their uncompromising nature - will agree to this, especially after Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party said in a tweet on Tuesday  that the first lady was "attacked", contradicting the version of her accuser.
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), said the first lady was a "total disgrace and a complete national embarrassment".
"She has to be brought to order and indeed she has to appreciate that she is not a law unto herself," it added in a statement.
Confusion surrounded the case, with South Africa's Police Minister Fikile Mbalula saying at one point on Tuesday that Mrs Mugabe had handed herself over to police and would appear in court.
She did not appear and police later said she had agreed to turn herself in but then failed to do so.
Police opened a case of assault against Mrs Mugabe after the model, Gabriella Engels, accused her of hitting her over the head with an extension cord.
The alleged assault took place after Mrs Mugabe found her with the first lady's two sons, Robert and Chatunga, in a hotel room in Sandton, a wealthy suburb north of Johannesburg, on Sunday evening.
Mrs Mugabe's sons, who are both in their 20s, live in South Africa.
The first lady was in South Africa to be treated for an ankle injury when the alleged assault took place, Zimbabwean media reported.
Ms Engels released an image of a head injury online.
"When Grace entered I had no idea who she was," she told South African broadcaster News24.
"She walked in with an extension cord and just started beating me with it. She flipped and just kept beating me with the plug. Over and over. I had no idea what was going on. I was surprised. I needed to crawl out of the room before I could run away.
"There was blood everywhere," she added. "Over my arms, in my hair, everywhere."
She registered a "case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm", police said.
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An extra £30m will be spent this year on providing 20,000 new affordable homes in Wales by 2021, Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant has announced.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats pledged themselves to the 20,000 figure in May's assembly election.
It was also in the deal bringing Lib Dem Education Secretary Kirsty Williams into an otherwise Labour Welsh cabinet.
Mr Sargeant's announcement brings ministers' total spending on social housing grants to £98m in 2016-17.
"Alongside the well-documented health and education benefits that good quality housing provides for children and families, building homes of all tenures has a significant positive impact on the Welsh economy and on our communities," he added.
Mr Sargeant signed a pact with the Welsh Local Government Association and Community Housing Cymru committing them to working together to provide the new homes.
Stuart Ropke, chief executive of Community Housing Cymru, said it was an "ambitious" target but also "an important step forward".
"We've only been delivering half the number of homes in Wales that we need," he told BBC Wales.
"We're getting much nearer to that target with the 20,000.
"It's stretching - that's why it's important to have local government on board.
"But it's definitely achievable."


Kevin Pietersen has been left out of the England squads for both the World Twenty20 and the preceding one-day series against South Africa.

The 32-year-old was dropped for the third Test against South Africa after allegedly insulting Test captain Andrew Strauss in texts to the tourists.
Pietersen apologised for the messages, admitting they were "provocative".
England team director Andy Flower said: "There's unresolved issues of trust and respect which have to be resolved."
"It shouldn't have got to this. Pietersen and Strauss could have gone down to the pub and had a beer and feed, and if they had to punch the absolute whatever out of each other, then so be it.
"If you have to get it out of your system then do it. Then come back and put your arm around each other and walk out and play together.
"There are faults on both sides. I think there is a bit too much ego at the ECB. There is no give and take or compromise."
Pietersen had been expected to meet Strauss this week to discuss the matter but speaking after his side's defeat by South Africa in the third Test on Monday, the England captain said that as far as he was concerned that would not be the case.
Strauss suggested the issues surrounding Pietersen "will take a while to be resolved", adding "we'll be looking to do that away from the public eye as much as possible in the coming weeks".
England coach Flower told BBC Sport: "When we have time we will begin resolving these issues one way or another. This is not just an issue between the player and the captain, there are bigger issues at heart.
"The text issues have to be investigated so that we know what situation we are dealing with. We are aware of some of the content but we have to understand the content to move on in a proper, healthy fashion."
Asked if a decision had been made on whether to offer Pietersen a new central contract, Flower added: "We have to deal with some of these other issues before a decision can be made on central contracts and who gets offered them."
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England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has been left out of the one-day series against South Africa to rest ahead of the World Twenty20.
England play five one-day internationals against the Proteas - the first on 24 August in Cardiff - and three Twenty20s before they commence the defence of their World Twenty20 crown in Sri Lanka.
"Stuart Broad has an important period coming up leading our T20 side and with a three-match series followed closely by the ICC World T20 we feel a two-week break from cricket is in the best interests of both Stuart and the team," national selector Geoff Miller said.
Pietersen retired from both one-day and Twenty20 internationals in May, but made himself available for all formats in a surprise U-turn on 11 August.
Despite being man of the match in the second Test against South Africa the off-field controversy led to him being dropped for the third Test, and he was  on Sunday.
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The big-hitting right-hander averages 41.84 in one-day internationals with a strike rate of 86.76, while in T20s he averages 37.93 with a strike rate of 141.51.
He was named player of the tournament as England won the last World Twenty20 in 2010, averaging 62 from his six innings.
Luke Wright and Michael Lumb, who were both part of the side that won the World Twenty20 in 2010, return to the T20 squad for the first time since June 2011.
Also in the 15-man T20 squad is Danny Briggs, who has a solitary ODI cap for England but has yet to represent his country in the shortest form of the game.
Ravi Bopara, who has not played for England since pulling out of the squad for the second Test against South Africa for personal reasons, is included in the ODI and T20 parties.
The Essex all-rounder will play for Gloucestershire in the one-day tour game against South Africa at Bristol on Wednesday.
England NatWest ODI Series squad: Alastair Cook (Essex) (captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire).
England squad for ICC World T20: Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire) (captain), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Danny Briggs (Hampshire), Jos Buttler (Somerset), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Michael Lumb, Nottinghamshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).


One of the last people to see Arlene Arkinson alive has told an inquest he has no idea where she is buried.

Arlene, a 15-year-old from Castlederg, County Tyrone, vanished after a night at a disco in County Donegal in 1994. Her body has never been found.
Sean Heggarty, his girlfriend Donna Quinn and child killer Robert Howard were out in Bundoran with Arlene on the night she disappeared in August 1994.
Mr Heggarty said that he thinks about her every day.
When asked if he knew where Arlene was buried he said "Absolutely not. I wonder about Arlene every day of my life; what happened from a normal night out is unbelievable.
"I can safely say I can see no difference from that particular night to any other."
Mr Heggarty said in the days after Arlene disappeared, at the request of Ms Quinn - whose mother was Howard's girlfriend - he lied about being in Arlene's company.
But later he told police the truth.
When Howard found out, he became agitated, it was claimed.
"He sounded surprised as far as I recall. He said 'you what?'" Mr Heggarty said.
"He seemed very panicky, alarmed."
On Monday, Mr Heggarty told the the inquest into Arlene's murder that Howard dropped him home along with Ms Quinn in the early hours of the morning and then drove off with Arlene.
He said although he had heard rumours Howard had sexually assaulted a teenage girl he was not concerned for Arlene's safety.
Howard died last year while serving a prison sentence for the murder of Kent teenager Hannah Williams.


A fire at a high voltage electrical substation left 45,000 properties in Leicester without power.

The blaze at the substation in Ravensbridge Drive began at about 10:45 GMT forcing businesses to be evacuated and roads to be closed.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said the site has now been "dampened down".
Leicestershire Police said power has been restored and most road closures have been lifted.
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The fire affected power supplies in the LE3, LE4, LE7 and surrounding areas including Groby, Glenfield and Birstall.
Retailers on the A6 including Halfords, Carpet Right and The Range were forced to close for the day.
Bethany Poppy Lola tweeted: "All traffic lights out near Glenfield Hospital.
"House alarms going off everywhere here and no power in the house - having to boil water in a pan."
Leicester City Council tweeted that Beaumont Leys Library had to be evacuated.
The fire service said about 8,800 litres of oil had to be "allowed to burn off" at the site.


Asia's population is rapidly ageing, but many countries in the region are ill-equipped to deal with older populations, and their impact on both economies and governments.

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However, it is hoped that new technologies will help ease the burden.
Tirupathi Karthik is the chief executive of the Singapore based specialist IT company Napier Healthcare.
He explains some of the challenges - possible solutions.
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Warwickshire leg-spinner Josh Poysden claimed a career-best 5-53 to help bowl out County Championship Division One leaders Middlesex at Edgbaston.

Playing in only his ninth first-class match, 25-year-old Poysden took five successive wickets, backed by 4-41 from Chris Wright, as the visitors faltered from 100-2 to 242 all out.
Middlesex looked set with Dawid Malan (57) and Nick Compton (33) together.
But, after they went, Stevie Eskinazi's 49 was the only contribution of note.
Having limited Middlesex to just one batting point, Warwickshire then faced two overs before the close, making just a single.
Middlesex's ambitions of a first Championship title since 1993 were jolted by their former fast bowler Wright's two wickets in his first 13 balls, Sam Robson edging to slip before Nick Gubbins gave a low return catch.
But, after Compton edged to slip, Poysden took over the lead role in a Bears attack fired up to earn the one win needed to ensure their Division One status.
And Middlesex were eight down before this season's leading Bears wicket taker Jeetan Patel got in on the act with his only scalp of the day, Toby Roland-Jones, caught at leg-slip.
With Tim Ambrose ruled out by a buttock strain, Warwickshire brought in wicketkeeper Alex Mellor for his first Championship game for the Bears - his third in all after playing two for Derbyshire on loan.
Ambrose is expected to be fit for the One-Day Cup final against Surrey on 17 September, while Middlesex hope top have England paceman Steven Finn, who did some bowling in the middle before play began, back for the trip to face bottom club Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge next week.
Warwickshire bowler Josh Poysden told BBC WM:
"It was a great day for us as a team. We definitely would have batted if we had won the won the toss, so the way the three seamers bowled up front was outstanding, taking early wickets and keeping a team right up there at the top of the division down to two an over.
"I was pleased with the way I bowled and felt in a really good rhythm against the left-handers all day. In Championship cricket it's a question of how often can you bowl your best ball.
"During tea I spoke to our bowling coach Alan Richardson. He mentioned something technical that made a massive difference. After that I felt really good. I'm absolutely chuffed to get my maiden five-for."
Middlesex managing director of cricket Angus Fraser told BBC Radio London:
"It is a used pitch, which they played the T20 Finals Day on, and a 50-over match, so it's had 200-odd overs on it and you would expect it to do a little bit. When you get to this end of the season, trying to find a fresh pitch is quite difficult.
"We would have liked to come through the first day still batting but we are in the game. 242 is a competitive score and it's up to us to bowl with the same discipline Warwickshire did.
"There were periods where there didn't seem to be a lot happening and then suddenly there were 10 or 20-minute periods where quite a lot seemed to happen."


Some 1,800 soldiers from Chad have entered Kidal, the last major town in northern Mali under rebel control, the French military says.

French-led forces captured Kidal's airport last week but have not yet secured the town itself.
After Islamist fighters fled, separatist Tuareg fighters took control of the town.
UN, European and African officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss how to finance and organise rebuilding Mali.
One question is how to hold elections, which have been set for 31 July.
French special forces have had control of Kidal airport for several days.
By Mark DoyleBBC international development correspondent
It is no surprise that Chadian troops were used to help retake Kidal, the last major town held by the Islamists, and a key objective.
Battle-hardened and used to desert conditions, the Chadians are not part of the West African force that has been gathering in southern Mali to support the government army. The Chadians are, rather, directly backing their French allies.
The two armies have worked together before: France has a permanent military base in Chad, from which it is flying Mirage fighter jets to attack Islamist targets north of Kidal.
The French defence ministry said its warplanes had recently hit what it called Islamist "training and logistical bases" in the mountainous areas of Ageulhok and Tessalit near the border with Algeria.
It has been about two weeks since the French took control of the other two main towns in northern Mali - Timbuktu and Gao.
It appears that Kidal may have taken longer because it is the power centre of the ethnic Tuaregs who started the rebellion in the north last year before it was hijacked by the Islamists.
The Tuareg National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad has now tried to distance itself from the Islamist groups.
It is believed the French may have done a deal with them, so postponing till now the military occupation of Kidal by the French and Chadian armies.
But the Tuareg rebels did not want Mali's army, which has been fighting alongside the French forces, to enter Kidal - accusing its soldiers of killing Tuareg civilians in other towns they have recaptured with France's help.
The French intervened in January, fearing that al-Qaeda-linked militants who had controlled Mali's vast north since April 2012 were about to advance on the capital, Bamako.
The French-led forces recaptured the other main town in northern Mali, Timbuktu and Gao, without a fight.
Islamist fighters are believed to have fled into the mountains around Kidal, near the Algerian border, where French forces have been carrying out air strikes against them.
Correspondents say the rapid progress of the French-led force has put the diplomatic focus on how to ensure lasting security in Mali.
"The threat concerns all civilised countries," AFP news agency quotes Mali's Foreign Minister Tieman Coulibaly as saying as he arrived for the international support group for Mali in Brussels on Tuesday.
"The entire world must gather around us to chase the jihadists from our soil," he said.
Before the meeting began, one senior EU official told Reuters news agency: "When a state falls apart, it takes a while to put it back together again. Nevertheless, we need to try.
"In the medium term, we need to look at ensuring the north has adequate funds for development so the communities there can build real livelihoods," the official added.
The meeting will also look at how to fund, equip and train an 8,000-strong African force, which has UN and US backing, expected to eventually take over from the 3,500 French troops currently in Mali.
The EU aims to send about 500 military trainers to Mali by the middle of this month. Several hundred troops from Niger and other African countries have also begun to arrive to secure southern and central regions.
Funding for humanitarian aid will also be debated in Brussels. Aid agencies warn that food and fuel supplies to some parts of northern Mali are starting to dry up.
About 45 delegations are expected at the Brussels meeting including international lenders such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
EU foreign ministers have already agreed to resume sending aid to Mali gradually, having suspended it after the March 2012 coup, which allowed the rebels to seize the north.


Police have said they are investigating video footage showing shots being fired by masked men in Londonderry.

The footage appears to have been recorded on Wednesday.
The incident is believed to be in connection with the recent death of veteran republican Peggy O'Hara.
Police say enquiries are ongoing.
East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell condemned the show of strength.
"Police must investigate the events and of course the funeral is yet to come," he said.
"Police need to be prepared for what might happen at the funeral."
Derry and Strabane independent republican councillor Gary Donnelly was there when the shots were fired.
"A number of armed and masked men paid tribute to Peggy by firing shots over her coffin," he said.
"They were fired into the air and there was nothing hostile about it."


Martin O'Neill has signed a new deal to continue as manager of the Republic of Ireland.

The Football Association of Ireland had previously indicated that they had come to a verbal agreement with O'Neill to remain for the World Cup qualifiers.
O'Neill's backroom staff, including assistant Roy Keane, are also staying.
Barnsley midfielder Conor Hourihane and Falkirk goalkeeper Danny Rogers have been named in a 33-man squad for the qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova.
The Republic host Georgia at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday 6 October, followed by an away game with Moldova in Chisinau three days later.
O'Neill's side earned a point away to Serbia in their opening Group D match earlier this month.
Hourihane, who captains his club, is included in the senior squad for the first time, having made an impressive start to the season.
The 25-year-old has previously represented Ireland at youth level and was named Championship Player of the Month for August.
Former Under-21 international Rogers, on loan at Falkirk from Aberdeen, is the only other new face in the squad for the qualification double-header.
Brighton & Hove Albion defender Shane Duffy is available after serving a suspension, while Kevin Doyle is recalled to the provisional squad following the retirement of Robbie Keane from international football.
Birmingham midfielder Stephen Gleeson, Cardiff's Anthony Pilkington and Aberdeen's Jonathan Hayes also earn recalls.
O'Neill is monitoring the fitness of Everton midfielder James McCarthy, who is recovering from groin surgery.
Despite assurances from the FAI in the run-up to the Euro 2016 finals that O'Neill would remain for the 2018 World Cup qualifying series, doubts persisted until Friday morning's confirmation by the manager at a press conference, held to announce his squad.
"I have signed a new deal," he said. "It was never an issue. Roy and the backroom staff have followed suit. We're delighted."
The former Northern Ireland international's backroom team includes Keane, Steve Guppy, Seamus McDonagh and Steve Walford.
Republic of Ireland squad: Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (West Ham), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Danny Rogers (Falkirk),
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce (all Derby), Paul McShane (Reading), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Shane Duffy (Brighton), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), Marc Wilson (Bournemouth), Stephen Ward (Burnley).
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Preston), James McClean (West Brom), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Stephen Quinn (Reading), David Meyler (Hull), Conor Hourihane (Barnsley), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Eunan O'Kane (Leeds), Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham), Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), Robbie Brady, Wes Hoolahan (both Norwich), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen).
Strikers: Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Newcastle), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids).


A dramatic firework display over Edinburgh has marked the end of this year's Fringe and International festivals.

Millions of people visited the capital throughout August to watch a myriad of comedy, theatre and music shows.
Almost 2.3 million tickets have been issued for 50,000 Fringe events, an increase of more than 5% on last year
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) took Â£3.8m in ticket sales, up 19% on last year's receipts.
The festivals also included a number of free outdoor performances such as a light show projected on to the Usher Hall to celebrate 50 years of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
Kath M Mainland, chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, said: "As this year's Fringe draws to a close we can reflect on what a spectacular success it has been.
"Once again artists and audiences have travelled from across the globe to be a part of this unique cultural event.
"And with an estimated 2,298,090 tickets issued and many thousands of people attending the 800 free shows in the programme, I've no doubt every single person who watched a Fringe show, or experienced this wonderful festival city, will take away unforgettable memories."
The 2015 EIF has been acclaimed as an "outstanding year" with highly rated shows including Antigone with Juliette Binoche and Lanark by David Grieg.
Festival director Fergus Linehan said his first year in the role had been "exhilarating".
"All that remains is for us to thank the hundreds of artists and hundreds of thousands of audience members who continue to make the Edinburgh International Festival one of the wonders of the arts world," he said.
"This alliance of artists, audiences, government agencies, the media, donors and sponsors is unprecedented and all of us at the Festival office are deeply honoured to be given the opportunity to contribute to this remarkable organisation.
"We will continue to seek out artists of the highest calibre and present their work to the widest possible audience."
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "From the opening notes and illuminations of the spectacular The Harmonium Project to the crescendo of the festival fireworks, this is has been a great year for the Edinburgh International Festival.
"The festival has delivered music, theatre, dance and culture of the highest quality, including Lanark - a remarkable production that we have been proud to support through the Edinburgh Festivals Expo fund.
"I have been impressed how the festival has pushed the boundaries to connect to wider audiences with projects such as Fanfare and 'From Castlebrae with Love."
She added: "This has been another incredible year for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The festival continues to evolve and work with the city to expand and offer more and more to audiences from across the world."


Opponents of a power lines scheme across parts of rural Denbighshire and Conwy plan to launch a legal challenge.

SP Manweb is set to erect 17km (10.5 miles) of cables linking two windfarms in Clocaenog Forest with a sub-station at Glascoed, near St Asaph.
The plans were approved by Energy Secretary Greg Clark last week.
Opponents argued it would impact the countryside and farming. SP Manweb said it would keep all parties "fully informed".
The plans were accepted following the recommendation of the examination authority, which conducted a lengthy public inquiry into the application last year.
Action group Pylon the Pressure claimed the double wooden poles would be a blight on the countryside and affect farming operations.
They also raised concerns about  the impact on the Grade II-listed farm complex at Berain, near Llannefydd.
But the examination authority said the visual impact on Berain over the power lines' 30-year lifetime would be minimal.
The energy secretary also agreed that the additional Â£16m cost to lay the cables underground would be disproportionate.
Pylon the Pressure group chairman Dyfrig Jones said they now plan to launch a legal bid within two weeks if they can raise the funds.
Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies, who has supported the action group's campaign, said he was "disappointed" with the scheme's approval, adding it could impact "the visual amenity of the area".
In response, a spokesman for SP Energy Networks said it was "pleased with the decision... following four years of detailed planning and consultation".
"We will now work closely with our clients to develop a detailed programme of work, and we will continue to keep the local community and stakeholders fully informed," the spokesman added.
Work on the power lines is due to start later this year, with construction expected to be finished by the end of 2017.


A selection of quotes from Carrie Fisher, the Star Wars actress, novelist and screenwriter, who has died aged 60.

"When I got the part of a princess in this goofy little science-fiction film, I thought: it'll be fun to do. I'm 19! Who doesn't want to have fun at 19?
"I'll go hang out with a bunch of robots for a few months and then return to my life and try to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.
"But then Star Wars, this goofy, little three-month hang-out with robots did something unexpected.
"It exploded across the firmament of pop culture, taking all of us along with it. It tricked me into becoming a star all on my own."
"Drugs made me feel normal. They contained me."
"I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day.
"This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic."
"I enjoy taking jobs that make fun of me - or me as Princess Leia, or me as the writer, or whatever, as some idea.
"I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like to play with that."
"I always wrote. I wrote from when I was 12. That was therapeutic for me in those days. I wrote things to get them out of feeling them, and on to paper.
"So writing in a way saved me, kept me company. I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn't know. It was something I always did."
"Me being an actor was an accident, and not something I wanted to do, because I knew what happened eventually."
"You can't find true affection in Hollywood because everyone does the fake affection so well."
"He's not a big talker. You know, he wasn't Mr Chuckles."
"I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish."
"I Googled myself recently and I  came across this posting: 'Whatever happened to Carrie Fisher? She used to be so hot. Now she looks like  Elton John.'
"Well this did hurt my feelings, partly because I knew what this person meant. Yes, it's all too true. I let myself go. And where did I go to? Where all fat, jowly, middle-aged women go to - refrigerators and restaurants."


A labour ward in Carmarthenshire "is not fit for purpose", a report into maternity service changes has said.

The report criticised the ward at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, after care for complex births was moved from Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire.
However, it said a survey of 500 patients was "overwhelmingly positive".
Hywel Dda health board chief executive Steve Moore said the report gives the opportunity to "assess where we are".
Glangwili labour ward was described as "too small, with insufficient facilities and provides a poor environment for women and staff.
"The increased numbers of women using the unit, including those with high-risk pregnancies from Pembrokeshire, has put additional pressure on the staff with two culturally very different teams learning to work together in cramped and difficult conditions."
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "It [the report] concludes that, despite all the persistent claims to the contrary, the changes are safe, sustainable in the long-term and have led to improved outcomes for mothers and babies.
"There is also better compliance with professional standards and more women are being cared for in the Hywel Dda area than under the previous arrangements.
"These findings will provide reassurance to people in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire.
"It makes it clear that it would make no clinical sense to return to the previous arrangements."
The interim report, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "The current services are working well and the commitment and willingness of almost all the staff to overcome the challenges of change should be celebrated and encouraged by the board and senior team.
"We found services in general to be safe with improving outcomes and better compliance with professional standards."
The findings will be discussed at a meeting of the health board in Llanelli on Thursday and Mr Moore said he expects "a clear action plan and timescale to be drawn up following this".
A survey of 500 women who used the maternity service after the changes were introduced showed "overwhelmingly positive responses" the report said.


Fife amateur Connor Syme secured his place at this month's Open with a four-under-par score of 138 at the final qualifying series at Gailes Links.

The 21-year-old fired a bogey-free afternoon round of 67 to follow his morning score of 71 to grab one of the three spots at the Ayrshire coast.
He said: "I have always spoken about how amazing it would be to play in the Open, especially as an amateur and the experience you would gain from it.
"It's just a class event."
America's Julian Suri also qualified from the 72-strong field with a four-under tally at the event, one of seven final qualifying tournaments.
The 26-year-old is the current leader on the European Challenge Tour and insists his game is perfectly set up for the Lancashire links of Royal Birkdale.
"I'm excited but I'm there to win a tournament," explained the exuberant Floridian.
"I think the build-up will be exciting and there will be a lot of adrenaline going but once I get a club in my hand that's what I know what to do. From there it's just back to basics."
There was heartache, though, for Cambuslang golfer Paul Shields, who lost out in a four-man play-off along with Martin Bodel Oveson from Sweden and Mark Young from Clitheroe after Tasmania's Ryan McCarthy rolled in an eight-foot putt at the first extra hole to secure the final berth at Birkdale in two weeks' time.
"It was an absolute slog trying to keep dry," Syme told BBC Scotland after his rounds played in driving wind and rain.
"I had my caddy, Tim, on the bag and he helped keep me dry and positive when I had to be. I have been coming here (to qualify) for the last three years and I thought this was the best chance. I have been playing pretty solid this year without excelling."
Syme has had a stellar career in the amateur ranks and won the Australian Amateur Championship early in 2016 but insists he is in no rush to make the leap towards the professional game.
"I'm probably going to go to Tour School as an amateur this year," said the Drumoig player.
"I am not going to put a lot of pressure on myself to do it. If it happens, it happens. If I get some stats there then I will go professional. If not, I will look at next year where I will take more of an opportunity to play in a few more pro events if it's possible, then I would turn pro definitely at the end of 2018."
Syme was on the books of Queen of the South as a youngster but was drawn to golf over football because his father is a professional instructor.
"My dad is obviously delighted I made the decision for golf and he always thought I would do so," he said. "Hopefully I have made the right choice.
"I have been going to the Open since 2004 at Troon. Me and my dad always went, normally on the Friday as there are more golfers, and I always managed to get a T-shirt. It's special."


A 14-year-old girl's social media accounts have been "silent" since she disappeared 10 days ago, say police.

Det Supt Jon Betts, of Cheshire Police, said Jade Lynch's "very active" social media behaviour had changed significantly since she went missing.
Jade, who lives in St Helens, Merseyside, told family members she was going to meet someone in the town on 26 March but has not been seen since.
Her sister Stephanie said: "It is not like her not to be in contact."
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The teenager was last seen in the Duke Street area of St Helens by her two younger brothers.
Her sister Stephanie Lynch described Jade as a "really loving girl" who is "always talking to friends".
She added: "She's a typical teenager, she's always in contact with someone online or on her phone - always talking to someone - that's why we are so worried.
"We just want to know she is ok because as she's got older we have got so much closer."
Det Supt Betts said Jade was "vulnerable".
"If something has happened whilst you've been missing there is nothing that we can't deal with. All we are interested in, is bringing you home safe and well," he added.
It is understood the 14-year-old has links to the Merseyside and Manchester areas but may also have connections in Cumbria and Bristol. She is originally from Warrington.
She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black trousers and white Nike trainers and is described as white, about 5ft 6in (1.7m) tall, of medium build, with long straight black hair.
Anyone with any information about Jade or her whereabouts is asked to contact Cheshire Police.


The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is in first place in the latest league table of the world's best universities.

It's the third year in a row that the US university, famous for its science and technology research, has been top of the QS World University Rankings.
Another science-based university, Imperial College London, is in joint second place along with Cambridge University.
Behind these in fourth place is Harvard University, the world's wealthiest university. And two more UK universities share joint fifth place, University College London and Oxford.
With King's College London in 16th place, it means that London has three institutions in the top 20.
Edinburgh University is joint 17th and there are two Swiss institutions, ETH Zurich and Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, in this top tier.
But US universities are still in the majority, taking 11 of the places in the top 20.
Even though some university leaders might be sceptical about such rankings, they will all be sharply aware of their significance.
Mike Nicholson, Oxford University's head of admissions, says: "It's fair to say that it would be a foolish university that did not pay close attention to how league tables are constructed."
Rankings have become an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities, helping them to attract students, staff and research investment.
No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other.
But what is perhaps more surprising is that they are a relatively recent arrival on the higher education landscape.
This is only the tenth year of the QS rankings and the earliest global league table, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, produced by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was first published in 2003.
They have risen alongside the globalisation of higher education and the sharing of information online.
But how does a university get to the top of the rankings? And why does such a small group of institutions seem to have an iron grip on the top places?
The biggest single factor in the QS rankings is academic reputation. This is calculated by surveying more than 60,000 academics around the world about their opinion on the merits of institutions other than their own.
Ben Sowter, managing director of the QS, says this means that universities with an established name and a strong brand are likely to do better.
The next biggest factor - "citations per faculty" - looks at the strength of research in universities, calculated in terms of the number of times research work is cited by other researchers.
The ratio of academic staff to students represents another big chunk of how the rankings are decided.
These three elements, reputation, research citations and staff ratios, account for four-fifths of the rankings. And there are also marks for being more international, in terms of academic staff and students.
As a template for success, it means that the winners are likely to be large, prestigious, research-intensive universities, with strong science departments and lots of international collaborations.
Is that a fair way to rank universities? It makes no reference to the quality of teaching or the abilities of students?
"We don't take an exhaustive view of what universities are doing," says Mr Sowter.
"It's always going to be a blunt instrument," which he says is both the strength and weakness of such lists.
The overall effect of a decade of such league tables has been beneficial, Mr Sowter argues. It has made universities take a closer look at themselves to see how they compared with rivals.
There always were "unwritten league tables, based on stereotypes," he says, so having some more transparency allows a more open debate.
But the creation of such a ranking has a dynamic of its own - and Mr Sowter says there have been unintended consequences.
"Some fixate on it too closely," he says. Improving their ranking position has been written into the mission statements of some universities.
It has also taken on a quasi-official status. Denmark's immigration system gives extra points to graduate applicants according to how high their university is ranked.
The pressure to get up the ladder has also pushed some universities into trying to bend the rules, says Mr Sowter, with incorrect data being submitted.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, ahead of its annual rankings next month, has been even more specific about what constitutes a top-200 university.
It includes an annual total university income of above $750,000 (Â£462,000) per academic; a student-staff ratio of almost 12 to one; about a fifth of staff and students are international and research income of about $230,000 (Â£142,000) per academic.
"You need serious money, it is essential to pay the salaries to attract and retain the leading scholars and to build the facilities needed," says THE rankings editor, Phil Baty.
Regardless of how they are calculated, there is a seductive simplicity to rankings.
"The rankings, for better or worse, have been highly influential with students and also with governmental leaders and some universities in various countries," says Philip Altbach, director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.
But he cautions on what is actually being measured. Should non-research universities be compared in rankings designed for research-intensive universities?
An attempt to create a different type of university comparison has been launched this year by the European Union, with the U-Multirank project.
This puts less emphasis on reputation and allows students to select their own criteria to make comparisons.
The idea is that a student wanting to find an undergraduate arts course isn't really going to learn much from rankings driven by international science research projects.
There could be another entirely different way of comparing universities on the horizon.
Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's director of education, who has pioneered Pisa tests at school level, wants to begin comparisons in higher education.
He says there is a public demand for assessing the quality of universities.
But rather than looking at what goes into universities - such as money, staff and facilities - he wants to find out more about the output in the form of what students are learning.
Proposals for a different kind of university ranking will soon be put to OECD governments, he says.
It's not difficult to see the limitations of university rankings. They measure the attributes of the university rather than its students. They produce a list dominated by a certain of type of institution. Small, specialist, arts-based colleges are going to suffer regardless of their quality.
Those that focus on teaching rather than research will not be as recognised. The emphasis on reputation will reinforce the advantage of those that are already famous. And the top tier of these global rankings is exclusively filled with English-speaking universities.
But such lists still exert an undeniable, attention-grabbing appeal.
"The fact that people argue about league tables is a trigger for change," says Mr Sowter.


The Northern Ireland Secretary, James Brokenshire, has said he believes a deal between the parties in Northern Ireland "remains achievable".

Mr Brokenshire told the Commons legislation to enable a new executive at Stormont could come "as early as this week", adding "time is short".
He said he would not call an assembly election immediately but would keep his options under review.
Earlier, Sinn Féin said it was unlikely there will be a deal in the short term.
However, the DUP said the "onus" was on Sinn Féin.
Northern Ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since January, when the coalition led by the two biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin collapsed, over a green energy scandal.
Mr Brokenshire updated MPs about what the next steps are in Stormont's power-sharing talks after parties missed last Thursday's statutory deadline to strike a deal.
"I continue to believe that a deal remains achievable. And if agreement is reached, I will bring forward legislation to enable an executive to be formed, possibly as early as this week," he said.
Mr Brokenshire also said "that if no agreement is reached, legislation in Westminster may then be required to give authority for the expenditure of Northern Ireland departments through an Appropriations Bill."
He said that "if we do not see resolution in the coming days, it is my strong view that those resources would need to be made available very soon. Accordingly, it would be my intention to make a further indicative budget statement to provide further clarity to the Northern Ireland Civil Service "
Civil servants are currently controlling Northern Ireland's finances.
In the absence of a budget, 75% of the block grant has been released to them by the Treasury.
If there is no executive to pass a budget by the end of July, that will move to 95%  - that leaves Northern Ireland looking at a potential £500m shortfall.
However, no-one really expects that to come to pass.
James Brokenshire has indicated Westminster will step in soon and impose a budget.
This would trigger the release of 100% of block grant funds of £10bn.
He said some spending decisions cannot be made by civil servants and are backing up, such as in the areas of health and education.
He also said £42m in infrastructure funding from the Autumn statement is unallocated due to no executive.
On the issue of donations to political parties, Mr Brokenshire said he intends to "bring forward legislation that will provide for the publication of all donations and loans received by Northern Ireland parties on or after 1 July 2017".
The Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, Owen Smith,  welcomed the government's statement but stressed more could be done by the prime minister. He told MPs that Theresa May should be more involved in the process and encouraged her to "get on a plane" and go to Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin's northern leader, Michelle O'Neill, said Mr Brokenshire's comments were "most unhelpful".
"He is once again pandering to the DUP's delaying and blocking of the rights-based issues which are the heart of the current difficulties.
"He has also quite crassly let the DUP off the hook on the issue of the 'dark money' donation of over £400,000, which bought its support for Brexit.
"This latest evidence of a Tory side deal with the DUP comes on the heels of the DUP's support for cuts to the wages of emergency and public sector workers and support for a Tory Brexit."
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said Mr Brokenshire's speech was "a statement setting out a path to direct rule".
"That will mean the north is at the mercy of a DUP/Tory coalition who haven't the slightest interest in either equality or fairness," he said.
"It is clear from recent days that the two big parties have come to the conclusion that an Autumn deal suits their needs better," Mr Eastwood added.
Ulster Unionist leader Robin Swann said the lack of clarity around the talks had been made "further unclear following the secretary of state's statement today."
He said the negotiation "seems to be a two-party process", and the other parties "can't be taken for granted", adding the "impasse between two larger parties is stalling politics in Northern Ireland".
The Alliance Party's Stephen Farry said Mr Brokenshire's statement represented "a missed opportunity".
"The statement doesn't address the fundamental reality that the talks in their current format seem to be at an impasse, with the DUP and Sinn Féin increasingly engaging in public recrimination," he said.
Mr Farry called for an independent chair to break the impasse between the DUP and Sinn Féin.
Earlier, DUP leader Arlene Foster said the "onus was on Sinn Féin".
"Either they can lead us into another election or they can lead us inexorably towards direct rule, and they know the consequences of that."
She also said she was "amazed to hear them (Sinn Féin) say that the DUP did not want to have rights for Irish language speakers".
"I have a great deal of respect for those people who love the Irish language, who want to use it everyday in their lives."
In January, the late Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, resigned in protest over the DUP's handling of an inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
His party had demanded that DUP leader Arlene Foster step aside temporarily to allow an investigation into the scheme she set up, but Mrs Foster refused.
Over the past six months, and during two elections at Stormont and Westminster, the two parties have been deadlocked over a number of issues.
The most significant sticking points are disagreements over an Irish language act, same-sex marriage, a Bill of Rights and measures to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
The secretary of state has the option of giving the parties more time to negotiate, calling another assembly election or reintroducing direct rule from Westminster.


US President Barack Obama has assured Japan that islands at the centre of its territorial dispute with China are covered by a bilateral defence treaty.

In an interview ahead of his Asian tour, Mr Obama said the US would oppose any attempt to undermine Japan's control over the islands.
US officials have made such comments in the past, but this is the first time Mr Obama has given such explicit support.
He arrived in Japan on Wednesday ahead of stops in three other Asian nations.
China's foreign ministry has said it opposes the islands being covered by the defence treaty.
"The so-called US-Japan alliance is a bilateral arrangement from the Cold War and ought not to harm China's territorial sovereignty and reasonable rights," spokesman Qin Gang said in Beijing during a regular press briefing.
By Celia HattonBBC News, Beijing
Would China fight for disputed islands?
Mr Obama is not going to Beijing, but relations with China are expected to dominate his meetings with regional leaders.
The trip was an opportunity to reinforce the importance the US placed on Asia, former US Assistant Secretary of State PJ Crowley told the BBC.
"Many traditional allies... [also] value a strong US presence in the region to balance against an assertive China," he said.
The visit comes amid a "period of very significant tension among American allies, and between American allies and China", he added.
Mr Obama's trip - from 23-29 April - comes nearly seven months after he cancelled a visit to the region due to a government shutdown.
He will have a private dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as bilateral meetings with the South Korean, Malaysian and Philippine leaders.
Ties between Tokyo and Beijing were expected to be high on the agenda as Mr Obama touched down in Tokyo on Wednesday evening.
Relations are severely strained over a raft of issues, including East China Sea islands - called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China - that both claim.
Japan controls the islands but Chinese ships have sailed repeatedly in and out of what Japan says are its territorial waters as Beijing presses its claim. Last year, China declared an air defence identification zone over the islands, drawing widespread criticism.
Ahead of his visit, Mr Obama said in a written response to Japan's Yomiuri newspaper that the US opposed "any unilateral attempts to undermine Japan's administration of these islands".
"The policy of the United States is clear - the Senkaku Islands are administered by Japan and therefore fall within the scope of Article 5 of the US-Japan Treaty of Mutual Co-operation and Security," he wrote.
Japan depends on the US for its security, under a decades-old alliance that dates back to the end of World War Two.
The US, however, is keen for Japan to take on greater responsibility for its own security - an area where Mr Obama and Mr Abe are likely to be in general agreement.
The two leaders are also expected to discuss the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal which requires each country to strike an agreement with other prospective members.
A rift between Japan and the US over agriculture product tariffs has proved a major sticking point.
By Carrie GracieBBC China editor
Mr Obama is also expected to have to balance bolstering US ties with each Asian ally with improving communication among them, particularly between South Korea and Japan.
The two Asian nations are at odds over a separate set of disputed islands, as well as historical issues linked to Japan's war history.
The Japanese prime minister's views on World War Two have poisoned relations to the point where Tokyo and Seoul are now barely on speaking terms, reports the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
On Tuesday, Seoul accused Mr Abe of romanticising "Japanese colonialism and its war of aggression" after he sent an offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, where Japan's war dead - including convicted war criminals - are enshrined.
But the US - which last month brokered a meeting of the Japanese and South Korean leaders - wants the two to co-operate on North Korea, amid long-term deadlock in moves to end Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
On Tuesday, South Korea's defence ministry said that it had detected "a lot of activity" at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
North Korea could be planning to hold a "surprise nuclear test or just pretend to stage a nuclear test", a spokesman said.
Mr Obama arrives in Seoul on Friday. A state department spokeswoman said the US was "closely monitoring the situation". The test, if it went ahead, would be North Korea's fourth.


Rupert Murdoch is the kind of man who regularly tops lists of the most influential men in the world.

It's the sort of influence that means that whoever enters a relationship with him automatically becomes a member of a power couple.
But in Jerry Hall, the former model and one-time partner of Mick Jagger to whom he is now happily engaged, he has ended up with someone with a significant public profile of her own.
While he and his family have an estimated worth of $11.2bn (Â£7.7bn), according to Forbes, the value of her fortune is less clear, but thought to be in the many millions of dollars.
With this in mind, we've put together a guide to where they rank in the league table of the world's most high-profile power couples - and some pointers as to what may await them.
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall to marry
The only way to establish this is to make rudimentary comparisons with other power couples. This can be best measured in Brangelinas.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
The original Brangelina.
On one side, Angelina Jolie was named the 54th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. On the other, her husband, Brad Pitt, earned an estimated $16m for his roles last year - the 28th highest figure for an actor in the world.
These numbers don't make any sense when combined, so let's say this couple is worth two Brangelinas.
Bill and Hillary Clinton
One is a former US president, the other is a possible future holder of the title. Say the surname to most people and they'll know who you're talking about.
While Angelina Jolie is well-known for her charity work, and her name can open almost any door, having two leaders of the free world under one roof still trumps her. Value: four Brangelinas
Beyonce and Jay-Z
If power was judged by album sales alone, which of course it isn't, this couple would be heads and shoulders above everyone else.
Beyonce has sold 16m albums in the US alone, her husband some 55m worldwide.
But how powerful are they, really? In truth, your granny might know who Beyonce is, but would she know who Jay-Z is? Value: three Brangelinas
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall
Between them, this couple will own media empires in the UK, the US and Australia. Their wedding could attract world leaders. Their engagement alone has made headlines around the world. Value: four Brangelinas
This will be Mr Murdoch's fourth marriage. He has six children, and while Miss Hall has not married before, she has four children with Mr Jagger.
This brings extra complications: how to refer to the extended family.
Among those distantly tied to the couple is Bianca Jagger, who will become Mr Murdoch's wife's former partner's ex-wife.
Politics
Miss Hall has not made her views on the 2016 US presidential election clear, but in 2008, she seemed to back the Democrats. She voiced her support for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama, "because I want to see Bill as First Lady".
Mr Murdoch, on the other hand, has repeatedly tweeted in support of 2016 Republican nominee Ben Carson, writing in September that the former surgeon was "maybe the one to beat" (although he has since plummeted in the polls).
Climate change
Miss Hall has long campaigned to highlight climate change, and in 2009, wrote an editorial in the Daily Mail calling it the biggest threat the world has ever seen.
Mr Murdoch does not agree. He has called himself a "climate change sceptic" but not a denier - but also criticised "alarmist nonsense" on the subject.
Steer clear of these subjects, and you should be just fine.


Facebook will expand its presence in the UK by 50% when it opens its new London headquarters in 2017, the US technology giant has announced.

It will hire 500 additional employees, including engineers, marketers, project managers and sales staff.
"The UK remains one of the best places to be a tech company," said its London-based executive, Nicola Mendelsohn.
Facebook's new headquarters will be in Fitzrovia at a site that is currently undergoing redevelopment.
The majority of the new staff will be based there.
Ms Mendelsohn announced the expansion at the Confederation of British Industry conference.
"Many of those new roles will be high-skilled engineering jobs as the UK is home to our largest engineering base outside of the US," said Ms Mendelsohn, who is vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Facebook.
The company said some of its most important innovations had been developed in the UK, including Aquila, a solar-powered, unmanned plane that provides internet connectivity to remote regions.
That project is located at Facebook's only UK site outside London, in Somerset.
Engineers at Facebook's London office are continuing the development of Workplace, a platform devised to improve communications between workers within a business, launched last month.
There has been speculation following the UK referendum vote to leave the EU that international companies may reconsider investing in the UK.
However, Facebook's announcement comes just a week after Google announced a Â£1bn investment in a new London headquarters and the creation of 3,000 new jobs by 2020.
London's mayor, Sadiq Khan welcomed the Facebook news.
"Facebook's decision to expand in London is further evidence that London's strength as a tech hub keeps on growing," he said.
"The capital's vibrant tech scene is the envy of Europe and Facebook's continuing commitment is another sign that London is open to talent, innovation and entrepreneurship from all four corners of the world."


A man carrying a walking frame was pushed, punched and kicked at St Enoch Subway station in Glasgow city centre.

British Transport Police said the man was assaulted after "exchanging words" with another man just before 13:00 on Saturday.
Police said he was pushed on the concourse by his attacker, then attacked on the station platform. The victim did not need hospital treatment.
The attacker was black and was wearing a white t-shirt and carrying a red bag.
Police said they wanted to hear from anyone who was at the station at the time, or who witnessed the assault.


Google has shown off some of the functions of the next version of its Android mobile operating system.

It will give users greater control over their privacy settings and will also introduce a new smart wallet service called Android Pay.
The firm also unveiled a new photos and video storage app with "unlimited" free storage and an updated version of its Cardboard virtual reality headset.
But there was no new hardware from its Nest "internet of things" division.
"Google I/O lacked the headline announcements of recent years but nonetheless underlined the company's ecosystem advantage by virtue of the Android installed base, user knowledge, machine learning and highly integrated services," commented Geoff Blaber, from the tech consultancy CCS Insight.
The new mobile system, which is codenamed Android M, addresses concerns about third-party apps' access to smartphone and tablet data by making it easier for users to control the permissions given to each app.
In the future, apps will ask to be allowed access to location data, contacts, calendar, camera, microphone and other sensors the first time they need to use them, rather than at the point of installation.
In addition, users can later go into their settings and see what permissions each app is using and revoke the ones they are not happy with.
Android M will also allow fingerprints to be used as ID checks for purchases made through websites and in physical stores, where devices can be used in the place of payment cards via a new service called Android Pay.
The firm has attempted to get people to use smartphones to make real-world tap-and-go payments in the past with Google Wallet.
However, it suggested that the new Android Pay facility was superior as users would not need to open up a special app to make a transaction.
"In March in the US only 7% of Android users used mobile payments," noted KWP Comtech analyst Carolina Milanesi.
"Android Pay's easier user interface will help, but there's a long way to go."
Android M should also extend battery life.
This will be achieved via a new feature called Doze, which will suspend apps if a device's sensors indicate it is not being handled. Notifications and alarms, however, will continue to function.
The firm said tests indicated that its Nexus 9 tablet could last up to two times longer between charges as a result.
Many of the other announcements made at the I/O developers conference in San Francisco extended beyond Android.
They include the promise of superior voice recognition for the firm's search tools, including better handling of mispronounced words and conversational requests.
Google Maps users were also promised the ability to get turn-by-turn directions and destination reviews and opening times while offline, so long as the areas involved were downloaded in advance.
That function will not become available until later in the year.
But a new app unveiled at I/O, called Google Photos, is already available for download.
The software - which runs on both Android and iOS - automatically organises user's pictures and self-made movies, which are stored on Google's computer servers.
The app can suggest and create montages set to music, and create links that allow others to see streams of selected images.
Users can save an unlimited amount of photos, up to 16 megapixels in quality, and videos, up to 1080p HD resolution, without charge.
It could pose a challenge to Apple's rival Photos app, which charges consumers who need more than five gigabytes of online storage, and Yahoo's Flickr, which has a one terabyte limit.
"It's little wonder Google is has offered unlimited storage on its new photos platform," said Mr Blaber.
"Photos are becoming a hugely valuable asset to companies like Google and Facebook.
"As techniques such as image analytics, auto tagging, face detection and machine vision improve, the information that can be derived from a simple photo is immense. By default it means images are of clear value to companies driven by targeted ad-sales."
Wide ranging changes are also being made to the Google Play store, many of which are designed to make it more "family friendly".
Read about the Google Play changes in this separate article
Google also updated Cardboard - its low-budget virtual reality headset made out of a cardboard structure fitted with special lenses, which uses a smartphone as a screen.
The fold-to-create device is now easier to assemble and can support larger phones with up to 6in (15.2cm) displays.
The software required can now run on iOS in addition to Android.
A single smartphone or tablet can now be used to control the footage streamed simultaneously to dozens of Cardboard kits. Google suggested this could make it a useful teaching tool in schools.
In addition, it announced a tie-up with the action camera-maker GoPro to create a device that can capture 360-degree panoramas in a new format called Jump.
The software that stitches together the captured views includes information about depth, which the firm said resulted in a virtual reality experience with a more realistic sense of perspective than existing alternatives.
Jump-enabled footage should become available via YouTube over the coming months.
"Google hasn't given us a cost for this Jump setup, but there are definitely a lot of makers of [expensive] VR capture equipment nervous right now," tweeted Tim Stevens, Cnet's editor-at-large, in response.
A hugely discursive two hour keynote reflected the breadth of Google's ever-expanding ambitions.
Its focus on the mobile experience was no surprise, heralding a new, refined version of Android.
Features like a revised payment system and support for fingerprint authentication bring it up to speed with Apple.
Offline maps will be a boon, especially in the developing world, where mobile data is often expensive and coverage patchy.
But Google was also at pains to lay out its vision beyond the mobile experience we know of today.
So far its emphasis on wearables has concentrated on smartwatches - where development continues apace - and the Glass headset, which is being reworked.
But the Silicon Valley behemoth sees entirely new opportunities for us to interact with our environment in completely novel ways via virtual reality.
Seeing the world in immersive 360-degree VR gives users an entirely new genre of experience - and after helping kickstart the field with its Cardboard headset last year, Google has now reinforced its intention to be at the forefront of arena.
It will no doubt hope to monetise the effort in time.
Google products chief Sundar Pichai also provided details about Brillo - a forthcoming Android-based operating system for "internet of things" devices, such as smart door knobs, thermostats and fridges.
It will help device makers connect their gear to the internet without having to create their own OS, or requiring as much processor power and memory as the full Android system would need.
But it is not the only firm to have pitched such an idea.
In October, the chip designer ARM announced mbed OS as an alternative solution.
"The problem with IoT standards is how many there are to choose from," commented Benedict Evans from the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
"Brillo looks sensible. But this is a slow burn."


Researchers at Imperial College London made headlines last year when they claimed that up to 200 litres of water could be involved in the download of a single gigabyte (GB) of data.

It's a shocking statistic - especially when you consider that in 2015 alone the average western European smartphone user got through 1.9GB of data per month per person - rising to 3.7GB per month in the US according to a report by Ericsson.
That's an awful lot of water.
Whenever you check social media, send an email, or stream a video, you will be receiving and exchanging data with a data centre somewhere in the world - a vast server farm full of heat-producing, power-hungry computers.
It's how our data travels with us - the reason you can log on to your email account on any device, wherever you are in the world, is because your emails are not stored on a hard drive owned by you.
What's that got to do with water? The Imperial College researchers calculated that it is probably either used in the vital process of keeping the data centres cool, or further away from the front line, in the production of the large amounts of electricity required to keep the centre operational.
But before you throw your wi-fi out of the window, a note of caution from one of the Imperial College researchers, Bora Ristic.
He told the BBC at the time there was "a wide range of uncertainty" in the figure, and that it could be as low as one litre per gigabyte - but what the work did was to highlight that the water footprint of data centres has been sorely under researched.
"It's really useful preliminary research starting to scope the problem," said tech expert Bill Thompson on the BBC's Click Radio programme.
"It's very unlikely to change consumer behaviour, what you want to do is change the behaviour of the people running the data centres.
"I can't see myself not streaming a video just because I'm worried about the water consumption. I can see me choosing a video hosting service that says, 'we are environmentally aware'."
Kaveh Madani from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College says that things have improved since the research was carried out.
"Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google have made substantial improvements with respect to their water footprint," he says.
"They are investing in this area because they appreciate water availability issues. They also understand the reputational risk better than before. If they overlook their environmental effects, they can hurt their reputation."
However as the demand for data centres continues to grow, so do the environmental issues.
Mr Madani adds: "Increased service requires additional energy use and heating. Additional energy use and heating means more environmental impact, carbon footprint and water use.
"There is a serious need for technology improvements in this section."
Green data centres may sound like an anomaly by their very nature - but it is a commitment taken seriously by many of the world's leading tech firms.
Whether it's by using renewable power, or choosing to locate their data centres in environments that naturally lend themselves to the cooling process, here's how some of them are giving their green credentials a boost.
In February 2016, Microsoft finished testing its first prototype underwater data centre, the concept being that the surrounding water keeps the centre cool rather than requiring energy draining air conditioning or alternative cooling mechanisms.
Facebook opened its Lulea data centre near the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden in 2013 for a similar reason - the cold temperatures provide a natural cooler. That centre now employs 150 staff and is 100% hydro-powered. Naturally, it has its own Facebook page.
The firm has also started building a massive 57,000 sq metre data centre campus in Clonee, in the Republic of Ireland, which it says will be 100% wind-powered, like similar bases in Fort Worth and Altoona.
Meanwhile, data centre firm Green Mountain took over a former NATO ammunitions storage facility inside a Norwegian mountain - it says it uses water from the surrounding fjord, which has a consistent eight degree temperature, to keep its plant cool, requiring no extra energy.
Apple has also been moving increasingly into green power, saying that all of its data centres are now 100% renewably powered.
And this month Google announced that six of its data centres are now creating no landfill rubbish at all.
"Globally across our data centre operations we are diverting at least 86 percent of waste away from landfills," wrote Rachel Futrell, a Google technical program manager, in a blog post.
Greenpeace's Clean our Cloud campaign has been fairly quiet for a while, but a new report is due out next month, says analyst Gary Cook from the environmental group.
"Companies have redefined the art of the possible - we can run very big things on renewable energy," he says.
"The big firms are opening doors for others to tap into renewables - we've seen this a lot in the US in the past 3-5 years."
While Mr Cook is broadly supportive of the steps taken by the giants, there is one company he singles out for criticism - Amazon Web Services.
"Amazon's growth is five or six times larger than the amount of renewables they have brought onto the grid," he says.
"They have started to move - but we'd like them to be renewably powered, more transparent."
Amazon says it has a "long term commitment" to run its infrastructure on 100% renewable energy.
It hopes to achieve 40% by the end of 2016, it says on its website.
Amazon also owns three wind farms and one solar farm in the US, which it claims generates enough electricity to power 150,000 homes.


The last working Magnox nuclear reactor in the world has shut down for the final time at Wylfa on Anglesey.

The nuclear plant has been generating electricity since 1971.
The remaining Reactor One at the site was switched off on Wednesday afternoon.
About 150 staff are expected to lose their jobs by April 2016 as the power station starts the decommissioning process.
It will take about three years to remove the remaining spent fuel at Wylfa before teams move in to clear much of the site.
That process will end in about 2026 when only the reactor buildings and fuel stores will remain.
The whole area will then be left until final site clearance at the start of the next century in 2105.
Site director Stuart Law said he was immensely proud of what the power station had achieved in 44 years - providing enough electricity to power every single home in Wales, for every year it has been generating.
"Wylfa has been a fantastic story," he said.
"It's sad that we've reached the end - sad - but a real pleasure and honour to have had this role at Wylfa, and to take it as far as we have done."
By mid-2020s, all the remaining 500 posts at the plant will have gone, with many hoping that construction on a new nuclear plant - Wylfa Newydd - is well under way.
Horizon Nuclear Power, owned by the Japanese giant Hitachi, is still in the process of drawing up detailed plans, which will be submitted by 2017.
The new reactor designs from Hitachi still need approving by industry and government safety experts, and vocal opposition campaigns on the island mean a public inquiry is likely.
However, if the reactor and plant designs are agreed, the first concrete at Wylfa Newydd could be poured in 2020, with the plant generating electricity before the middle of the decade.
Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: "Today's shutdown and subsequent reduction in staff numbers has been known about for a number of years and the Welsh government has been working in partnership with Magnox, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the local authority to prepare for this.
"While today marks the end of one era it is also the start of new one for the island and the wider north Wales economy.
"Wylfa Newydd will present significant new employment and supply chain opportunities."
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said Wylfa had been a "terrific success story for Anglesey and for the UK nuclear industry".
"The safe operation of the reactor over its lifespan is testament to the hard work of its skilled and dedicated workforce," he said.
Anglesey council leader Ieuan Williams said: "Wylfa Newydd looks like a fitting successor to Wylfa and the long-term future is looking bright for Anglesey and beyond."


Twitter's live video streaming app Periscope is being launched on Google's Android platform, exactly two months after its debut in the Apple store in March.

Rival streaming app Meerkat has been available for download on Google's Play store since the beginning of May.
Twitter acquired Periscope in January 2015.
It claims there were more than a million downloads of the Apple version of the app during its first week.
Both apps offer a live broadcasting service via mobile phone. Those watching can show their appreciation and send messages which pop up on screen during the stream.
However, such services are data-heavy, experts have warned.
"I was streaming for about 11 minutes on 4G and I used up in the blink of an eye 250MB [of data]," said reporter Kate Russell from BBC Click.
"If you're watching random streams for about half an hour you're going to chew through about 400MB, so if you're on a low-data plan, be aware of exactly how much data you're consuming."
Periscope android engineer Sara Haider said in a blogpost that Android users of the app will be able to return to watch a broadcast where they left off if, for example, an incoming phone call or text message interrupts the feed.
Those using it to broadcast will not have to upload a file in order to enable replays.
Ms Haider described the app as "the closest thing to teleportation".


Former Premier League footballer Dean Windass has been made bankrupt over a £150,000 tax debt.

A judge made the bankruptcy order against the 47-year-old Hull City legend at a hearing in London following an application from HM Revenue and Customs.
He was not at the hearing and was not represented by a lawyer.
Windass made more than 600 appearances and scored more than 200 goals in an 18-year career.
More on this and other Hull stories
The Hull-born striker played for more than half a dozen clubs, including Bradford City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Aberdeen.
In 2008 he scored the winning goal in the Wembley play-off final which saw Hull City promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history.
He has spoken openly about his battle with alcohol and depression following his retirement from football in 2010.


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Human remains have been found at the site of flats in Oxford which collapsed following an explosion.

Thames Valley Police said fire crews and rescue specialists, who have been working at the site in Gibbs Crescent, located the remains earlier.
The force said the family of 48-year-old Guido Schuette, who has been missing since the blast on Tuesday, had been informed.
Gibbs Crescent will remain closed until further notice.
Ch Supt Andy Boyd said: "Forensic identification procedures will have to take place to identify the deceased person which will take some time due to the nature of the incident.
"Our thoughts remain with everyone who has been affected by this incident."


Volkswagen's group sales and market share in the European Union dipped in October, suggesting that the emissions scandal might have had an impact.

VW Group's total EU sales were 0.5% down from October 2014, while market share slipped to 24.9% from 25.37%.
The data from the Association of European Carmakers (ACEA) also showed a slowdown in EU growth as a whole.
Just more than 1.1 million cars were sold in the EU last month, up 2.9% on last year but 9.8% down on September.
Analysts suggested that buyers may have been put off purchases while they await the outcome of investigations into the VW scandal, in which it was discovered that Europe's largest carmaker was falsifying emissions tests.
"October marks a break in the trend," said Flavien Neuvy, head of Cetelem's automobile research division.
"The Volkswagen affair may have caused collateral damage. We can't rule out that the size of the scandal has been such that drivers have cancelled or postponed purchases," he told the AFP news agency.
VW's mass market brands suffered falls in sales last month, with Seat sales down 11.4%, Skoda's down 2.6%, and the carmaker's own-brand vehicles down 0.2%.
However, premium brands Audi and Porsche recorded healthy growth in the EU, with sales last month rising 4.1% and 13.9% respectively.
Jean-Francois Belorgey, at consultants EY, said the forthcoming release of the ACEA's November figures should give "a much clearer idea" on the lasting impact of Volkswagen's emissions scandal because VW was still delivering cars ordered before the scandal broke.
"They had a very big book of orders which they are now delivering," he said.
For the first 10 months of the year, EU new registrations were up by 8.2% to 11.523 million cars.


Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal said his side were having a "lousy period" of injuries after Phil Jones and Ander Herrera were taken off in their Premier League win at Watford.

Defender Jones twisted an ankle and midfielder Herrera injured a hamstring, and both miss Wednesday's Champions League game with PSV Eindhoven.
Van Gaal said: "The first impression is they are not heavy injuries."
A late Troy Deeney own goal gave Van Gaal's side a 2-1 win at Vicarage Road.
Deeney bundled Bastian Schweinsteiger's cross into the net having cancelled out Memphis Depay's opener just three minutes earlier.
Jones and Herrera join a list of absentees that now totals nine players, leaving the Dutchman short of options for Wednesday's game at Old Trafford.
Strikers Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial missed out against the Hornets, which gave Depay a chance to start his first league match since 4 October.
"Rooney is ill and illness is a matter of days, not weeks," said Van Gaal.
"Martial has a foot problem. It is not so heavy as the media has written but you never know. We have to wait and see."
Having said on Friday he expected more from £31m summer signing Depay, Van Gaal was pleased with his fellow Dutchman's contribution on Saturday.
He said: "The first goal was superb. It was a fantastic pass from Herrera. Depay finished it very well. I also think he played a very good game in the first half."


A maximum of 8,000 people will be allowed through the gates at Murrayfield for the second leg of the 1872 Cup between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Scottish Rugby says the decision was taken to limit the capacity due to a shortage of available safety staff.
The match was switched from Scotstoun due to a waterlogged pitch.
Scottish Rugby said: "The option to sell significantly more tickets for this match has not been possible due to safety and security reasons."
Murrayfield has a capacity of 67,800, but Scottish Rugby insists it was not possible to make more tickets available.
"The safety and well-being of all supporters is paramount and, given the late venue change and the time of year, it was simply not possible to get the appropriate external support staff in place to ensure the well-being of a larger crowd," a statement on the Scottish Rugby website added.
Edinburgh hold a 23-11 lead from the first-leg, which was also held at Murrayfield, with both games doubling as Pro12 fixtures.


A family-of-four suffered a "terrifying" attempted robbery by a masked and armed gang as they returned home in their car on Wednesday evening.

Greater Manchester Police said the couple and two young children were surrounded by six men with balaclavas and masks in south Manchester.
The gang threatened the family with a gun but could not steal the car because of the keyless ignition system.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
The family was confronted by the men as they returned home on Woodpecker Road, Chorlton, in their white Mercedes C Class.
The gang stole the car after threatening the family with a gun but had to flee empty handed when they could not start the car.
The arrested man was detained following a police chase which ended on Plymouth Grove, in the Longsight district of Manchester.
Appealing for witnesses Det Insp Tony Lea said : "This was a terrifying robbery targeting a young family, purely because they have a nice car.
"Luckily there were no injuries, but we could have had a tragedy on our hands."