Manchester City broke the Football Association's anti-doping rules three times in less than five months, the governing body has said.

The Premier League club also failed to take notice of a written warning sent three weeks before the final breach.
City were fined £35,000 last month but the written reasons have now been released.
A first-team player missed a test on 1 September 2016 because the hotel address provided was no longer correct.
In addition, City also failed to inform the FA of an extra first-team training session on 12 July 2016, while anti-doping officials were unable to test reserve players on 7 December, 2016 because six of them had been given the day off without the FA being informed.
Clubs are required to provide accurate details of training sessions and player whereabouts so they are available for testing at all times.
If clubs fail to provide this information - or testers are unable to find the players they are looking for - three times in a rolling 12-month period then they are deemed to have breached the rules.
The final breach on 7 December occurred despite the FA writing to City on 14 November to remind them clubs must notify the governing body if five or more players in a particular squad are given a day off from a scheduled session.
They were also warned in writing after the second strike in September.
City told the FA the two training-session breaches were "administrative errors" related to the club's new management team under Pep Guardiola being unfamiliar with the system.
An independent regulatory commission hearing was critical of City's failure to meet their obligations and heed warnings.
"It is no less concerning that in this case, despite the club being made aware of their breaches on two previous occasions [and] the resources available to the club, they failed to deal with these and implement a system to correct this," it said.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
The fact City accepted the charge is not a surprise.
Doping is a word that attracts big headlines and they are even greater when it is attached to one of the world's leading football clubs.
However, as I understand it, the three breaches of the whereabouts rule were relatively low level.
Still, it is slightly embarrassing for the Blues.


Borussia Dortmund were held to a draw by second-placed Hertha Berlin in a Bundesliga match featuring two red cards and a missed penalty.

Valentin Stocker opened the scoring for Hertha six minutes after the break.
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a penalty saved for the hosts, but then converted Ousmane Dembele's cutback 10 minutes from time to earn a point.
Emre Mor was sent off for Dortmund after a push on Sebastian Langkamp, with goalscorer Stocker also dismissed.
The Swiss forward was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the final seconds.
The draw was a club-record 25th successive unbeaten home game for Dortmund, but the second game in a row they have failed to win after defeat by Bayer Leverkusen last time out.
Thomas Tuchel's side are third behind Hertha and leaders Bayern Munich, who play Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.


A study suggests that young people who identify as goths may be at increased risk of depression and self-harm.

The link is not fully explained by researchers but a tendency for goths to distance themselves from society is said to play a part.
BBC News website readers share their experiences of being a goth.
"I feel like it is more honest to be a goth. Normal people have the same amount of depression as goths, but at least there's more honesty about it in goth culture.
I like goth music and shows.  I just gravitate towards it as a personal thing. There is no peer pressure.
I was always depressive by nature.  I had a difficult childhood and a pessimistic outlook on life.
For a few years before I embraced the gothic subculture, I played at being twee and surrounding myself with false cheer and bright colours in an attempt to ignore how depressed I truly was.
Admitting, understanding and owning depression are much better ways of handling those feelings than trying to suppress them by pretending to be happy when you're not.
If people are already depressed, they will gravitate towards the goth culture.  But there are quirky goths who are not depressive at all."
"I identify as goth and was drawn to it because I was bullied at school for not looking 'normal'.  I had severe problems with my teeth and jaw.
I was also a bit of a swot. I used social media to speak to others like me in online communities.
I was the reject of the rejects at school. The alternative community accepted me with all my flaws.
It is a community with the most accommodating people out there from all walks of life with all kinds of flaws and disabilities and every single person is accepted.
Were it not for this community, I would not be where I am today.
I still have mental health issues from the bullying I suffered throughout my school career, but I am able to cope so much better and I am currently studying for a PhD in Nuclear Physics, with nothing but support from my alternative friends.
For me, being a goth is not a cause of mental illness, it is a sanctuary from it."
"I was a goth in the 1980s. I even saw [goth pioneers] Bauhaus at their final 'RIP concert' at Hammersmith in 1983.
Back then, it was just about an image and it was fun. It was also cheaper to be into punk and goth because you could buy black clothes in charity shops.
From my experience as a goth, my friends and I were always more sensitive in nature.
I feel more in line with my emotions and am more willing to to admit to feeling happy or sad.
I don't think being a goth predisposes you to being depressed."
"I grew up as a goth between the ages of 13 and 18. I identified with the music and to be honest at 25 years old, I still do.
When I was going through my goth stage, I was not depressed due to the music or the subculture. It was more of a release from my parents splitting up and my mum's own depression.
I saw the goth subculture as an outlet and a way to express myself.
It was also a way of being individual and also to fit in with my friends.
It was also a way of trying to get on with people and trying to find acceptance."
"It's hardly a surprise that if you don't dress in a tracksuit, you're seen as a freak.
It's tragic that the majority of the goth or alternative subcultures are usually so creative, but the abuse received from the rest of society crushes our spirits to a point where we all feel so under-represented that sometimes self-harm feels easier than speaking out.
I'm still into the music and still dress as a goth. In primary school I was popular, top of the class.
Then I ended up at the bottom of the class with no friends. Someone threw something at my face and another pupil, a goth, stepped in and took me under their wing.
That's when I developed an affinity for the music and goth way of life. I was happy with my goth friends.
I was diagnosed with depression but I think that was related to how I was treated by society."
Interviews by Alison Daye


More intense EU diplomacy with Turkey lies ahead to turn ambitions into facts on the ground in the migrant crisis.

An action plan has been agreed, but Thursday's EU summit ended with leaders recognising that more solidarity was needed - as much within the 28-nation bloc as in its relations with Turkey.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to build on the progress made in EU Commission negotiations with Turkey by visiting Ankara on Sunday, but she admitted that "there is still a huge amount to do".
Turkey is the main transit country for Syrian refugees and other migrants - many of them also fleeing conflict zones - hoping to start a new life in Europe.
It is driving a hard bargain with the EU because of the cost of sheltering more than two million Syrian refugees on its soil, and because the crisis has put it in a strong negotiating position.
Record numbers of migrants continue to risk their lives on crowded boats crossing from Turkey to the Greek islands and from chaotic Libya to Italy.
The relocation of refugees to other EU countries has started, but so far the numbers are small, and the scheme is hotly debated.
Eritreans are going from Italy to Sweden, and soon Syrians are to leave Greece for Luxembourg.
But the idea of having a permanent mechanism to relocate refugees inside the EU caused friction at the summit, so it was left out of the summit conclusions.
Mrs Merkel told a news conference that "for some reason some East European countries feel treated badly, and I need to understand why they react so strongly and are so tough on migrants".
Last month Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania opposed the relocation plan, but were outvoted.
The focus on Turkey is now bound up with its candidacy for EU membership and its desire for visa-free travel for its citizens in the EU's Schengen passport-free zone.
The summit conclusions say Turkey's EU accession process "needs to be re-energised".
That could mean the EU soon opening new policy areas - called "chapters" - in the accession talks, which have been stalled because of Turkey's long-standing dispute with Cyprus.
Yet growing violence in Turkey and a general election on 1 November make this a difficult time to be conducting such sensitive talks.
Twin suicide bombings in Ankara last Saturday killed nearly 100 people rallying for peace - the worst such atrocity in modern Turkish history. It came amid escalating clashes between Turkish forces and PKK Kurdish rebels.
That instability, the ruling AK Party's crackdown on opponents, and wider concerns about human rights make it controversial for the EU to be offering inducements in exchange for action to keep migrants in Turkey.
A deal on migrant readmission between the EU and Turkey was reached in December 2013, which on paper allows the EU to send failed asylum seekers back. But Turkey has not ratified the deal and the message of this summit is that such agreements must now be put into practice.
Turkey says that for it to take back migrants from Greece and other EU countries - an extra burden besides the many refugees it is housing - the EU must bring forward visa liberalisation. Ankara would like visa-free travel to start in mid-2016, rather than 2017.
Turkey is a candidate for EU membership, yet only Bulgaria and Luxembourg recognise Turkey as a "safe country of origin" when handling asylum cases.
Last year 23% of asylum claims by  Turkish nationals in the EU were treated as well-founded.
If an EU state considers a country safe then it can legally send migrants back there, so now there is a drive to establish a common EU list of safe countries, to speed up migrant returns.
But the EU border force Frontex is still far short of the resources it needs - especially as the plan now is for Frontex to start initiating migrant returns itself.
So the conclusions stressed the need to fulfil the EU's funding pledges for Frontex, Turkey and UN agencies struggling with the surge in migrant numbers.
Ms Merkel said a figure of €3bn (£2.2bn; $3.4bn) in EU aid for Turkey was discussed "because Turkey has spent €7bn on refugees, but received only €1bn".
The bottom line is that much more money needs to be spent on tackling a crisis that European Parliament President Martin Schulz called "an epochal challenge, with migration flows unseen since the Second World War".


Families are angry after a delay in repatriation of some of the bodies of those killed in the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crash over two months ago.

Funerals in Germany were due to begin on the 12 June but will now have to be cancelled with no new date set.
The bodies were to be flown to Duesseldorf on 9 and 10 June, but errors on the death certificates in France have caused the delay.
Identifying the remains of all 150 people killed only finished last month.
Authorities say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the pilot out of the cockpit.
Elmar Giemulla, a lawyer who represents several German families, said "anger and despair are growing" amongst them.
The funerals of the 16 German students killed on a school trip were amongst those delayed.
The victims were from 18 countries, including Australia, Argentina and Japan, but most of those on board were either Spanish or German.
A Germanwings spokesman said that the delay also affects victims from other countries.
"We know how important this is to the relatives and we will try to find a solution as soon as possible," Joachim Schoettes told the AP news agency.
In a separate development, a French state prosecutor investigating the disaster has reportedly said that Lubitz attempted to speak to dozens of doctors ahead of the crash.
Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin told the AP news agency that he would not comment on what the co-pilot was seeking help for.
It has been widely reported that Lubitz had suffered from mental health issues.
Germanwings, and its parent company Lufthansa, have previously said that Lubitz had passed all fitness to fly tests.


Chinese shares headed higher on Wednesday as efforts by Beijing to stabilise the local currency continued to bring some calm to equity markets.

China's central bank kept the daily fix for the yuan stable for the fourth consecutive day at 6.5630 per dollar, nearly unchanged from Tuesday.
The Shanghai Composite was up 0.7% to 3,045.85 in morning trade.
Trade data which showed that exports rose for the first time since June in December also boosted sentiment.
Chinese exports defied expectations to rise 2.3% from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms. Forecasts were predicting a 4.1% fall. Imports also beat expectations to only fall 4%, compared to forecasts of a 7.9% decline.
China's central bank had been setting the guidance rate for the yuan lower last week to boost exports, which had raised concerns about whether the authorities thought growth was slowing more than expected.
"While the daily Chinese yuan midpoint fixing will still continue to hold the attention of global market participants, the effect may fade as yuan stabilises," said Bernard Aw, market strategist at trading firm IG.
The overnight yuan rates in Hong Kong spiked as investors suspected that the central bank was buying the currency to support the market.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 2.6% to 20,221.82.
The rest of Asia also took a lead from a positive session on Wall Street, where both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 saw a second day of gains overnight, closing up 0.7%
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 2.7% to 17,682.33 - leading Asian gains after six days of declines.
A modest recovery in oil prices in Asian trading after US oil prices dipped below $30 a barrel also improved sentiment.
US oil futures rose for the first time in eight days with West Texas Intermediate crude up 30 cents to $30.74 a barrel.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index was up 1% at 4,974.40, while South Korea's Kospi index was higher by 1.5% at 1,918.10.


Yemeni officials are working to identify some of the dozens of suspected militants killed in a series of air strikes in recent days.

DNA tests are being carried out to establish whether two senior figures in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - its leader Nasser al-Wuhayshi and bombmaker Ibrahim al-Asiri - are among them.
However, US officials say neither man was an intended target of the strikes.
Training camps in remote, mountainous areas and several vehicles were hit.
The last strike reportedly destroyed a 4x4 carrying at least three men that was travelling through the province of Shabwa.
Witnesses said that soldiers in an unmarked helicopter arrived at the scene soon afterwards to retrieve their bodies, suggesting one or more of them might have been a senior militant.
The strikes in Shabwa and the neighbouring provinces of Bayda and Abyan started on Saturday and ended shortly after midnight on Monday.
A top Yemeni official told the AFP news agency that the "unprecedented" air campaign came after "information that al-Qaeda was plotting attacks on vital installations, military and security, as well as foreign interests".
Yemen's interior ministry said that as many as 55 militants including three "leaders" of al-Qaeda, had been killed on Sunday and early Monday, and another 10 on Saturday.
The report sparked rumours that Wuhayshi and Asiri were among the dead, and on Tuesday Yemeni officials revealed that they were carrying out DNA tests in an effort to identify several bodies.
Wuhayshi, a Yemeni former aide to Osama Bin Laden, is said to have overseen the formation of al-Qaeda in Yemen and later the merger with the Saudi offshoot of the jihadist militant network that led to the creation of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
He appeared in a video last week warning that AQAP would fight Western "Crusaders" and their allies everywhere.
Asiri is a Saudi who US counter-terrorism officials have accused of making the bombs used in a string of high-profile operations by AQAP.
He is believed to have built the device his younger brother used in an assassination attempt on Saudi Arabia's deputy interior minister in August 2009, and the underwear bomb a Nigerian man tried to detonate in an aircraft over the US in December 2009.
US officials told the New York Times that they had been trying to kill Wuhayshi and Asiri, but that they had not been the intended targets of the strikes over the weekend.
The senior Yemeni official said Yemeni MiG-29 fighter jets took part in the raids, which tribal and local sources said also involved US drones.
Both the CIA and the Pentagon declined to comment on the operations, and White House spokesman Jay Carney referred all questions to the authorities in Sanaa.
Meanwhile, four security officers have been killed in a series of attacks in the past two days in the capital Sanaa and the central city of Harib, officials say. A colonel in the military police was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he was walking to work on Tuesday morning.


A man has been filmed screaming at a family that he wants them "dead" in an apparent act of road rage.

Driver Louise Small, 33 said she was threatened by Fergus Beeley in a Sainsbury's car park off the M27 near Hedge End in Hampshire on Saturday.
Her 50-year-old mother, 14-year-old son Joshua and partner Simon Gale, 33 were also in the car.
It followed a two-car crash involving the family's Mazda at about 11:30 BST. Police said no arrests had been made.
No-one was injured in the collision.
During the heated exchange Mr Beeley told the family he was "trying to stop a death on the roads".
He said he was placing the family under a citizens arrest and added: "I do want you dead.
"In fact I want you dead right now. Get back in your car before you die."
Mr Beeley, whose car was not involved in the crash on the M27, said he had intervened "because people nearly lost their lives on the motorway".
Ms Small said she believed the other driver involved in the crash was Mr Beeley's wife who was travelling in a separate car.
Ms Small said: "He opened the passenger side door and he just flipped - he was just so crazy - he just ranted at my mum.
"I stayed in the car in case he tried to grab my son."
The family from Salisbury had been travelling to Portsmouth for a day out, but abandoned their plans after the heated exchange.
Mr Beeley, who has worked on Sir David Attenborough's The Life of Birds, Planet Earth - The Future, and BBC Natural World, has been contacted by BBC News for a response.
He has not worked with the BBC for 10 years and is not a BBC employee.
Hampshire Constabulary said the non-injury crash had involved a Mazda 3, a Peugeot 107 and a Skoda Octavia.
A spokeswoman said nobody had been arrested but an allegation of common assault was subsequently made by a 33-year-old man from Southampton and a 54-year-old from Gloucestershire.
Advice was given to both parties and they were told the two assaults would be recorded and filed.


Most of the MPs elected last week want to avoid a so-called "hard Brexit", pro-EU politicians claim.

Having called Thursday's election to seek an increased mandate for her Brexit strategy, Theresa May ended up losing seats and her Commons majority.
Conservative ex-minister Anna Soubry said: "The people have spoken - and they have rejected a hard Brexit."
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said the government's view of Brexit had not changed.
Negotiations with Brussels on the UK's departure from the EU are due to start on 19 June, and Mrs May is now seeking the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party to prop up her minority government.
The DUP supports Brexit - but also wants to avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland and to maintain as far as possible the current access to EU markets - both of which would be jeopardised if the UK leaves without a deal in place, an outcome known as a "hard Brexit".
Ex-chancellor George Osborne said the DUP's position made Ms May's "central claim" - that no deal is better than a bad deal - "undeliverable".
And Ms Soubry - a leading figure in the Remain campaign before last year's EU referendum - told the BBC's Sunday Politics programme that Mrs May would have to listen to businesses and "wise owls" in her government who are calling for the single market to be a priority over immigration curbs.
This is not the approach adopted by the PM, who plans to withdraw from the single market and customs union and bring net migration below 100,000.
On the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, the pro-EU former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine described Brexit as "the cancer gnawing at the Conservative Party" and urged a "period of contemplation" on the subject before negotiations begin.
The "right leader of the Conservative Party", he claimed, could appeal to German and French presidents for a deal to keep us "within the European family" while addressing immigration concerns.
But Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell told ITV's Peston on Sunday that full single market membership was not "on the table" and would be seen by voters as not respecting the referendum result.
Speaking on Marr, Sir Michael said the government wanted maximum access to the EU single market and an "arrangement on immigration".
He said he believed there was a majority in the Commons for such an approach.
"I think everybody wants to see an agreement in the end that does respect what the British people voted for last year - makes sure that our cooperation with Europe continues, our trade with Europe continues, our security cooperation with Europe continues," he said.
Leave-backing Conservative MP Dominic Raab told the Sunday Politics the country was "quite clear that they want us to make a success of Brexit".


Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.

Other patterns of symptoms, such as chronic depression, appear not to be linked, a study found.
Dutch researchers looked at different ways depression in older adults progressed over time and how this related to any risk.
They concluded worsening depression may signal the condition is taking hold.
The research, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, followed more than 3,000 adults aged 55 and over living in the Netherlands.
All had depression but no symptoms of dementia at the start of the study.
Dr M Arfan Ikram of the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam said depressive symptoms that gradually increase over time appear to be a better predictor of dementia later in life than other paths of depression.
"There are a number of potential explanations, including that depression and dementia may both be symptoms of a common underlying cause, or that increasing depressive symptoms are on the starting end of a dementia continuum in older adults," he said.
Only the group whose symptoms of depression increased over time were found to be at increased risk of dementia - about one in five of people (55 out of 255) in this group developed dementia.
Others who had symptoms that waxed and waned or stayed the same were not at increased risk.
For example, in those who experienced low but stable levels of depression, around 10% went on to develop dementia.
The exact nature of depression on dementia risk remains unknown.
They often occur together, but the Dutch study is among the first to look at different patterns of depression symptoms.
Dr Simone Reppermund from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, said more studies were needed to understand the link.
"A focus on lifestyle factors such as physical activity and social networks, and biological risk factors such as vascular disease, neuroinflammation, high concentrations of stress hormones, and neuropathological changes, might bring new treatment and prevention strategies a step closer," she wrote in a linked editorial in the journal.
Depression varies greatly from one person to another. Some experience depressive symptoms only briefly, others have remitting and relapsing depression and some people are depressed all the time.
Dr Simon Ridley, director of research at Alzheimer's Research UK, said anyone concerned about either condition should seek help.
"The findings suggest that low levels of depression or fluctuating symptoms may not affect dementia risk but that a worsening of symptoms in the over-55s may be an early indicator of diseases like Alzheimer's," he said.
"It's important to remember that only a relatively small number of people experiencing symptoms of depression went on to develop dementia during this 11-year study, but anyone concerned about either condition should talk to their GP."


Exeter head coach Rob Baxter hopes new England head coach Eddie Jones will take a close look at his Chiefs squad.

Jones was appointed last week after Stuart Lancaster left the role.
Exeter had three players in England's World Cup squad, but 2014-15 Premiership top try-scorer Thomas Waldrom and Dave Ewers missed out.
"It's great for me as a coach that there's a new guy in there and that he'll start judging on what you achieve now," Baxter told BBC Sport.
"I think that should be an improved motivation for our players to play well most weekends, but especially well this weekend," added Baxter, whose second-placed Chiefs side take on third-placed Harlequins on Saturday.
"There's a number of international players in the Harlequins team and if you knock them over that obviously bodes well for how you stand as a player and how you stand as a team, which are both equally important when it comes to international selection."
Baxter, who assisted Lancaster on England's 2013 tour to Argentina, reaffirmed his commitment to the Chiefs, and said he was yet to meet the new national team manager.
"I want to have a chat with him and see what he thinks and where he wants to go forward and I want to promote our top talent at the club," he said.
"It's interesting that he's said he's going to start with a clean sheet and I think that's exactly what we want at this club.
"We've slowly improved our standing in the game over a number of years, we're currently doing pretty well in the Premiership and are in the Champions Cup, so we feel pretty good about ourselves.
"We've got some good young English talent and some decent proven English talent as well."


The oldest person in the UK, Grace Jones, has died at the age of 113, her MP Simon Hughes has confirmed.

The Londoner, born on 7 December 1899, was the last living British person to be born in the 1800s.
Miss Jones who lived in Bermondsey, south-east London, and was the sixth oldest person in the world, had a fall a few weeks ago and was treated at St Thomas' Hospital.
Mr Hughes said her memory and intellect were "undimmed" until the end.
Miss Jones was engaged during World War One but her fiancÃ© died on active service, said Mr Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, who visited her with other friends on Wednesday.
She worked as a seamstress and for the government during and after World War Two, until her retirement about 50 years ago, he said.
Mr Hughes said: "Grace's friends and neighbours and the wider Bermondsey community are very sad at the news of Grace's death.
"But we pay tribute to Grace for her wonderful long life, for her commitment to her faith, her family and her community, and we know that a woman of such strong Christian faith faced death with no fear."
He said that although she found her failing strength frustrating, right up until her last week she was mentally "as bright as a button with a brilliant memory".
She lived in her own flat until a few weeks ago and until a few years ago still did her own shopping.
Mr Hughes said enormous thanks were due to her neighbours, Carol and Sue, her friends Ron and Eileen, Joan and Fred and Sandra and Trevor.
He added: "All those who met Grace knew they had met one of London's most doughty individuals and she will never be forgotten."
Miss Jones's death means the oldest living British person is Ethel Lang, from Barnsley, who was born in May 1900.


A former social worker who cared for people with spinal problems has been awarded £2m after being left paralysed following a routine operation.

Stephen Onley suffered complications after he was given an epidural during hip resurfacing surgery.
It resulted in a lack of blood to the spine which left Mr Onley, from Bromgsrove, needing a wheelchair.
Royal Orthopaedic Hospital said they review "serious incidents such as this one" to "prevent similar incidents".
The 56-year-old said the irreparable damage caused by the epidural on 6 December 2010 could have been prevented if his blood pressure was checked routinely following the operation.
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But it was not until two days later that staff suspected something was wrong as Mr Onley had no movement from the waist down.
An MRI scan that day confirmed he would never be able to walk again.
Mr Onley said he has had to learn how to cope with his emotions. "If you allow anger to eat you up it's self-destructive. So I've had to learn to forgive."
The former social worker from Worcestershire was awarded a settlement of £2m from the hospital.
"No money can replace the loss of your legs, loss of your work, loss of your relationship you had with your partner, loss of ability to be with your children and grandson.
"What it can do is make life easier after the event," said Mr Onley.
In a statement, the hospital said: "We would like to extend our most sincere apologies to Mr Onley for what happened in 2010.
"We are pleased that this settlement will support him going forward but we are of course sorry that it has been necessary.
"After serious incidents such as this one, we try to establish exactly what has happened and why. It is using this knowledge that we can prevent similar incidents in the future."


Every pregnant woman in Scotland is set to receive free vitamins, the Scottish government has pledged.

Some mothers-to-be are already being given the free supplements, but from next spring the entitlement will be universal.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said helping women "enjoy a healthy pregnancy" was key to supporting parents and children.
Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Catherine Calderwood, backed the move.
She said: "We understand the long term positive effects that good nutrition can have for pregnant women and offering these essential vitamins will help to improve the health of mothers, babies and children in Scotland."
Ms Sturgeon said there was "strong evidence" that taking vitamins in pregnancy improved both the mother and baby's health
She added: "Every child deserves a fair and equal chance and offering all pregnant women vitamins sends a strong signal that, right from the very start of life, we are doing all we can to help."


Anthony Crolla believes he will need the best performance of his career to avenge his defeat by Jorge Linares and regain the WBA lightweight title.

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Crolla, 30, led on two of the judges' scorecards after nine rounds when the pair met in September but lost the title in a unanimous points decision.
Linares - a three-weight world champion - is a heavy favourite with bookmakers.
"Winning it back on Saturday would, without doubt, be the highlight of my career," said the Manchester fighter.
"There's a lot of people out there who think there's no way I can beat Jorge Linares. Jorge is a great fighter but I'll prove an awful lot of people wrong.
"I'm a realist. I know it's going to take a career best performance."
Both fighters weighed in on Friday at 9st 8lbs 4oz.
In addition to the WBA title, Linares' Ring Magazine belt will also be on the line and victory would see Crolla become the first Englishman to hold it at lightweight.
About 20,000 fans are expected in the Manchester Arena, which hosted Ricky Hatton's famous IBF super-lightweight title win against heavy favourite Kostya Tszyu in 2005.
BBC Radio 5 live commentator Mike Costello, who will be joined ringside by Steve Bunce and heavyweight Hughie Fury, said: "It's the kind of fight that takes us back 30, 40, 50 years.
"These are two men who have won and lost fights and you don't hear of a protection of a record. They put themselves on the line.
"What we saw first time around was a torrid fight and I think we will see the same again. I just can't wait."
Linares is no stranger to fighting on away territory having only contested four of his 44 professional bouts on home turf in Venezuela.
Unable to fight in his homeland under the age of 18, he moved to Japan and made his professional debut at 17 - setting up in Tokyo where he admits he was initially "always lonely".
Since beginning his career at the renowned Teiken Boxing Gym he has built a reputation as a fighter with fast hands and a dangerous counter-puncher.
He was WBC world featherweight champion at just 21, claimed the WBA crown at super-featherweight less than two years later and won the WBC title at lightweight in 2014.
Linares believes he is "better prepared" than he was in his first Crolla meeting, adding: "I'm coming in and doing whatever is necessary to win more convincingly than I did in September."
Crolla, who will contest the seventh rematch of his career, has been forced by trainer Joe Gallagher to reduce media commitments and distractions in the weeks leading up to the fight.
Gallagher believes his charge is in a better place "mentally" and feels the winner of the contest will "strike the jackpot" by potentially setting up a meeting with WBC champion Mikey Garcia in Las Vegas.
"Joe has given me more one on one time than ever before," said Crolla. "I always have faith in what he tells me to do and this time it's certainly been our best camp together.
"We've had more rounds of sparring and we've been smart as well, maybe more rest will have me fresher this time."
Monday AM: Punching session PM: Swimming intervals
Tuesday AM: Pads, followed by strength and conditioning PM: Yoga
Wednesday AM: Punching session PM: Swimming intervals
Thursday AM: Pads, followed by strength and conditioning PM: Yoga
Friday AM: Sparring, followed by weights PM: Chiropractor and massage
Saturday AM: Yoga Sunday: Rest
Linares had stopped seven of eight opponents before meeting Crolla, who admits their bout turned on a power punch he took in the sixth round.
Gallagher feels Linares' choice of gloves this time around indicate he is targeting a knockout.
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "The brand he has picked are known as a puncher's glove. They allow you to use power.
"When you see the choice of gloves, it gives you an idea of game plan. They want to throw fast combinations, go hard early and try to get the job done."


A dead minke whale that washed up on the Norfolk coast is set to be removed by council workers.

The body of the juvenile whale washed ashore on a beach near Bacton on Wednesday.
North Norfolk District Council said it was looking at how to remove the whale, which is beneath the Bacton Gas Terminal site.
The council said its environmental services team hoped to remove the whale "when the tide allows".
A spokeswoman said: "The location of the whale beneath the Bacton Gas Terminal site has caused some difficulty in terms of access, but working with local contractor Renosteel, the teams will be able to use specialist equipment which will be drafted in to bring an end to this sad situation."
Minke whales have a worldwide distribution, travelling vast distances and are the most common cetacean seen around the UK. They can grow up to 10m (33ft) long.
Wildlife officers for marine conservation group ORCA who regularly survey the North Sea saw a total of 39 minke whales in the sea between Britain and the Netherlands from March to September this year.


Calls are being made to get a drug that prevents HIV infection in people at high risk of the virus available on the NHS in Scotland.

It follows legal battles in England over whether the NHS or local authorities should pay for it.
The drug, described as a "game-changer" by experts, is used for a process known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or Prep.
The Scottish government wants its makers to apply for it to be assessed for use in Scotland.
In England, the NHS had previously said that local authorities should provide Prep because they are responsible for preventative health.
But the Court of Appeal insisted this fell within the remit of the NHS.
An estimated 14,000 people would be eligible for the drug - which is called Truvada.
Unlike in England, the Scottish Medicines Consortium assesses all drugs used in the NHS in Scotland.
So campaigners hope its transition for use in Scotland will be smoother.
BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme has learned that the Scottish government has written to Gilead, the manufacturers of the drug, to urge them to make an application.
The SMC said it was anticipating a submission from Gilead so it could make a formal judgement on whether to approve its usage.
The SMC will also make a decision on the cost-effectiveness of the drug, which costs about Â£450 a month to buy privately.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or Prep for short) is a small, blue pill.
The pill works by protecting cells in the body and disabling the virus to stop it multiplying - should it enter the body.
Taking it once a day has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by 86%.
It is currently used in the US, Canada, Australia and France to help protect gay men at the highest risk of contracting HIV.
George Valiotis, the chief executive of the charity HIV Scotland, said: "People who take Prep - they don't get HIV."
HIV diagnoses in Scotland have continued at an average rate of 359 per year for the past five years, according to Health Protection Scotland.
Across the UK as a whole 100,000 people are believed to be living with virus.
"We have seen no change in our HIV transmission rates over the last 10 years. They haven't really gone down at all," Mr Valiotis said.
"It's been an average in Scotland of one person a day for the last 10 years, so we know we need to do something else, and Prep is that something else."
A spokesman for Gilead said it had been in discussions with the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
He said: "We will make our submission in the coming weeks, in accordance with the required SMC timelines and expect the review to follow normal timelines as well."
A spokesman for the SMC said it was aware of a report which has been compiled by the charity HIV Scotland, which sought to highlight the benefits of the drug and had support from health professionals.
He said: "The SMC is awaiting a submission from the company for Truvada for use as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PreP) in HIV infection.
"We are aware of the report by the HIV PreP Short Life Working Group. While this report itself does not form part of the submission and therefore cannot be considered by the committee, we expect and encourage patient groups to submit evidence as part of the review for this medicine.
"This will be considered by our committee alongside the information submitted by the company."
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "The Scottish government has written to its manufacturer of Truvada to request they make a submission to the Scottish Medicines Consortium, at a fair price, so its routine use in Scotland can be considered as quickly as possible.
"Prevention of HIV infection remains a priority for the Scottish government and there is absolutely no room for complacency on such communicable diseases."


The widow of a man shot dead by the Army during a Belfast riot has expressed relief his name his finally been cleared 46 years after his death.

Last week a coroner ruled soldiers were not justified in their use of lethal force against Bernard Watt.
Teresa Watt said her husband was a good man, who was just "looking after his home, like everyone else".
The 28-year-old died after being shot by the Army during a riot in Ardoyne, Belfast, in February 1971.
The coroner ruled he was not a member of a paramilitary organisation and was not holding a bomb before he was shot, as soldiers had told the court.
"I've been hearing [he was a bomber] for 46 years, and they can't say that any more," Mrs Watt told Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme.
"I always knew, because I knew what sort of fella he was - he was never part of any organisation.
"He went out to riot, he got out like the rest of them. But he was looking after his home, like everyone else"
She described him as a man's man with plenty of friends who liked dog racing.
Mrs Watt said it had been incredibly hard to give evidence at the inquest into her husband's death.
"You learn to live with it," she said. "Everyone has their problems."
The first inquest into his death was held in July 1971 and resulted in an open verdict.
The latest inquest was ordered in 2012 by Attorney General John Larkin QC - one of a number of controversial Troubles killings by the security forces which are being re-examined.
Counsel for the coroner told the court there had been difficulties in tracing and identifying soldiers involved in the case.
In February, the Ministry of Defence defended a Parachute Regiment Facebook appeal asking former soldiers for information about Mr Watt's killing.
But Mrs Watt told the BBC she was "not out for vengeance".
"Let them run on," she added. "They'll face their own maker yet."
Ten months after her husband was killed, Mrs Watt's brother Joe was also killed by the Army and an inquest into his death is due to take place later this year.


Demolition of the St James Centre in Edinburgh will begin in May.

The shopping centre is due to be knocked down as part of a £850m redevelopment of the site at the east end of Princes Street.
The revamped site will eventually feature a 210-room hotel, 30 restaurants, luxury apartments and a multi-screen cinema.
The St James Centre site and the adjacent New St Andrew House office complex were built in 1973.
They are located within the Edinburgh World Heritage Site.
The redevelopment is due to be completed by 2020.
In a report to go before councillors next week, it said the majority of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) have been agreed and negotiations are progressing well for outstanding land acquisitions.
A footbridge which crosses Leith Street is being removed as part of the project but the council, which owns the bridge, plans to store it and try to "recycle" it in a new location.
The development, which will keep the existing John Lewis store, will also include a cinema, which is expected to offer more art house films than the Vue multiplex at the nearby Omni centre.
Edinburgh St James is a 1.7 million sq ft city centre development and one of the biggest regeneration projects currently underway in the UK.
It will provide 850,000 sq ft of retail space, five star hotel accommodation and will deliver up to 250 new private residential apartments.
The new commercial, retail and residential district is forecast to support more than 3,000 permanent jobs.
It will link Princes Street to Multrees Walk in a series of crescents with a retail and hospitality training academy, as well as flats, restaurants and shops.
Andrew Burns, Edinburgh city council leader, said: "The Edinburgh St James development will now be able to take a step forward with the council, Scottish government and TH Real Estate, the developer, finalising the details of this innovative funding package.
"I am delighted the council has played its part in helping unlock £850m of private sector investment at the heart of our city centre.
"Not only will it provide much needed premium retail space for the city, it will also contain 250 new homes, 30 restaurants, a multi-screen cinema and a 5 star, world class hotel.
"We anticipate demolition will begin this May with an expected completion date of 2020."


A Dundee company has admitted health and safety failings after a worker died while cleaning out a chemical tank.

Steven Conway died while working at Diamond Wheels (Dundee) Ltd, a firm owned and operated by former Dundee FC director of football Paul Marr.
The 33-year-old was sent in to remove debris from a chemical tank with limited protective clothing in August 2011.
The firm will be sentenced for health and safety breaches in October.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Mr Conway sent into the tank containing "volatile" chemicals while wearing only trainers, tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt and fleece.
The mask he was given did nothing to protect him from the toxic fumes let off by the chemicals, which were used to strip alloy wheels for cars.
Co-workers found the father of two unconscious inside the tank, and he was taken to hospital before being pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination found he had suffered chemical burns from contact with hydrofluoric acid. Pathologists concluded he had died from inhaling industrial paint stripper.
Prosecutors said the tank Mr Conway was working in was not properly ventilated, the gloves he was given had holes in them and the face mask he was wearing was actually releasing "contaminants" into his air supply.
The court also heard that there were no safety protocols in place at the premises, no risk assessment was carried out and there was no safe system of work in place.
Defence advocate Gavin Anderson said the company had undertaken extensive efforts to adhere to health and safety standards since Mr Conway's death.
He said: "I express publicly in open court that Mr Conway's tragic death is genuinely and deeply regretted by all associated with the company.
"He had been a friend of Mr Marr for seven years prior to this and was valued not only as an employee but also as a friend."
Diamond Wheels (Dundee) Ltd, registered at Nethergate, Dundee, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Sheriff Alistair Brown deferred sentence until October for the Crown and defence to make written submissions.
Addressing Mr Conway's parents in the public benches, he said: "Nothing that I can say or do will bring him back and I recognise that.
"It is certainly not the case in selecting a fine that I will be in any way seeking to put any kind of value on him or his life.
"It is important to keep in mind that Mr Conway died as a result of this - he's not to be forgotten in this process."


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A judge in Guatemala has ordered that a former vice-president be held in prison over an allegedly fraudulent plan to clean up pollution at Lake Amatitlan.

Roxana Baldetti is accused of leading a scheme in which millions were spent on a product to decontaminate the lake.
Testing revealed the product, which was never used, was mainly sea water.
Ms Baldetti also faces charges, along with ex-President Otto Perez Molina, over alleged corruption in a  customs duties scheme.
The judge also ordered that her brother,  Mario Baldetti, be detained over the plan, and some 15 more people are implicated in the alleged fraud.
Lake Amatitlan, about 30km (20 miles) south of the capital, Guatemala City, was once a popular weekend getaway for the wealthy.
But the lake became polluted with untreated sewage from the populated outskirts of the capital.
In March last year, the Roxana Baldetti told the media she had a "magic solution" and that she would restore the lake to its past glory.
Prosecutors allege Ms Baldetti received bribes, after she urged the government to award a contract to a company which would provide a chemical to clean up the lake.
Ms Baldetti denied this and said she received no money for the contract.
She is also accused of setting up her brother Mario Baldetti as head of the authority responsible for managing the lake.
Pressure from environmentalists and civic groups forced the suspension of the project and the "magic solution" was never used.
The government was persuaded to order the tests that revealed that it was in fact mostly sea water.
Ms Baldetti is already in jail for involvement in a corruption scheme in the customs department alongside her former boss,  ex-President Otto Perez Molina.


Syrian government forces have entered the ancient city of Palmyra, pushing back militants from so-called Islamic State (IS), activists say.

The troops and their allies, backed by Russian air strikes, have reportedly seized part of a neighbourhood in the west of the city.
The jihadists recaptured the Unesco-listed archaeological site in December from government forces.
Parts of the ancient city have been destroyed by the militants.
There were clashes and heavy shelling across the historic city as the offensive unfolded, the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
A media unit run by the allied Lebanese Hezbollah movement said earlier that the pro-government forces had reached the citadel, which sits on a hill overlooking the famous Roman-era ruins.
The Syrian government troops also seized a strategic area known as the "Palmyra triangle", the official Sana news agency reported.
IS held the ruins and the nearby city, known locally as Tadmur, for 10 months after seizing it for the first time in May 2015. It blew up temples, burial towers and the Arch of Triumph, believing shrines and statues to be idolatrous.
They also destroyed the Temple of Bel - the great sanctuary of the Palmyrene gods - which had been one of the most important religious buildings of the 1st Century AD in the East.
The militants were then forced out by a Russian-backed government offensive in March 2016, but regained control while pro-government forces where focused on battling for the city of Aleppo late last year.
In January, satellite images revealed that the group destroyed the tetrapylon - a group of four pillared structures which were mainly modern replicas - and part of the Roman Theatre.
Meanwhile, the US said positions held by the their allies of the Syrian Arab Coalition were bombed by Russian and Syrian aircraft near the IS-held town of al-Bab, in northern Syria.
"I believe they thought were held by ISIS, yet they were actually - on the ground - were some of our Syrian Arab coalition forces," Lt Gen Stephen Townsend told reporters, using an acronym for IS.


Lancashire wicket-keeper Alex Davies fell one run short of a maiden first-class century as his side took control against Kent on day two.

The 20-year-old helped the hosts from 317-5 to 444 all out as he surpassed his previous first-class best of 89.
Mitchell Claydon (4-103) starred with the ball for Kent, while wicket-keeper Sam Billings took six catches.
Kyle Jarvis then claimed 3-35 as Kent reached 214-7, a deficit of 230, before rain brought an early close.
After Darren Stevens removed Jordan Clark with the first ball of the day, Davies steadied the innings and looked set to reach a deserved hundred.
However, he drove loosely at a ball from Claydon and was snaffled at second slip by Matt Coles after making 99 off 199 balls, including 15 fours.
Kent's hopes of scoring the 81 more runs needed to avoid the follow-on look likely to rest with Sam Northeast who is unbeaten on 48.
Lancashire wicket-keeper Alex Davies:
"It was a good day for us. It is a flat pitch but we knew we would be in with a shout of getting wickets if we bowled in the right areas.
"We put them under pressure, and it paid off. We are in a really good position and couldn't have asked for any better of a day.
"Kyle has worked really hard and it is just coming together for him nicely. When he catches fire, he is unplayable at times. Some of them balls are going to get anyone out."
Kent seamer Mitchell Claydon:
"I thought we toiled away quite well. There wasn't a lot there at some stages especially when the sun was out.
"We've still got guys who can bat and we've still got a guy in, so our role is to get as many runs as we can and then hopefully put in a performance in the second innings because I think we're a lot better with the bat than we've shown at the moment.
"The lads have just been saying the batting conditions changed quite a lot when the lights came on.
"When it became quite overcast the ball started nipping around a bit and I don't think we got to do that at all as the sun was out for the whole 130 overs we were out there, but that's cricket."


Former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones has been named as this year's Eurovision song contest entry.

Jones will sing Never Give Up On You when she represents the UK at the competition in Kiev, Ukraine in May.
The song was co-written by Emmelie de Forest, the Danish singer-songwriter who won the song contest in 2013.
Jones won a live voting programme on BBC Two on Friday night, where she competed against five other former X Factor contestants.
Jones, who came eighth on X Factor in 2009, was in tears as host Mel Giedroyc revealed the result.
"I can't believe you picked me - thank you so much", she said.
The Welsh singer later tweeted: "Completely overwhelmed and so surprised. Tonight's been one of the best nights of my life."
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Strictly Come Dancing's Bruno Tonioli were judging the performances on Eurovision: You Decide, broadcast from London's Hammersmith Apollo.
Jones fended off competition from fellow X Factor stars including Danyl Johnson, who featured alongside Jones in the 2009 series, as well as Salena Mastroianni, Nate Simpson, Holly Brewer, and Olivia Garcia.


A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car in Blaenau Gwent.

Gwent Police said the man, 43, died after the collision on Chapel Road, Nantyglo, at about 18:05 GMT on Friday.
A 19-year-old man, from Cardiff, who was driving the car was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
He has since been released on bail pending further inquires.


The sport of golf has received a huge boost in exposure by featuring in the 2016 Rio Games - making its return to the Olympics after 112 years.

In addition there are drives to further the development of the game in Asia, while in Europe, including the UK, action is being taken to introduce the sport to a new playing demographic, including women and children.
But in the US, the number of golf players has declined from 30 million in 2005 to roughly 24 million last year, and that has provided a problem for major equipment manufacturers, as the nation accounts for half of all players and courses in the world.
So it may come as no surprise that within the past few months sports equipment giants Nike and Adidas have announced that they are looking to exit their golf club businesses. Although interestingly both are going to remain in the golf footwear and clothing markets.
Declining participation numbers in the game's biggest market means that other sports such as athletics and basketball offer more attractive opportunities for sales growth.
As general sports goods providers covering a plethora of sports, Nike and Adidas were also latecomers to what is a specialised field - one already occupied by established brands such as Ping and Titleist.
"Golf is a relatively mature market but with an increasing number of competing suppliers," says Simon Chadwick, professor of sports enterprise at the University of Salford.
"At best, we have to say that the US golf market is static, while at the same time we have seen traditional golf markets across North America and Europe being hit by the rise of cycling," says Prof Chadwick.
Indeed, he says that some social commentators have identified cycling as "the new golf" for middle-aged men.
Prof Chadwick adds: "There is some growth in the golf market elsewhere in the world, notably in East Asia, but this market is increasingly being served by domestic suppliers.
"It's a tough operating environment right now for an American golf business."
Nike has been in the golfing market for 17 years, and has a high-profile stable of golfers, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Michelle Wie.
It launched golf balls in 1999, with Woods starting to use their new solid-core Nike Tour Accuracy ball the following year.
"Nike obviously had a vision that Tiger Woods would open up the market for golf to new customer groupings, but this has largely failed. Golf remains a stereotypical middle-class, white, male sport that hasn't really broken out of its traditional constituency," says Prof Chadwick.
"Compounding this, while golfers are likely to change their footwear on a regular basis, they are less likely to buy clubs on a similar basis. At the same time, competition has been growing, which in total all ensures that golf is a tough business to operate in - the returns on investment are not easily made."
Nike's market share in clubs, balls and bags has grown slowly and steadily over the years since then, but it has never secured a position of dominance.
The US firm says it will refocus its efforts on golf shoes and clothing (indeed it says it wants to be the "undisputed leader" in these fields), and away from clubs, balls and bags.
"The turnover of business is greater when it comes to shoes, but there are also likely to be spin-off benefits for one of Nike's core businesses, i.e. footwear," says Prof Chadwick.
"That is, what they learn in golf could well positively impact upon athletics, football and so forth, and vice versa. You could call it knowledge transfer across business units."
Like Nike, Adidas hopes to sell the bulk of its golf business to concentrate on its own-brand golf shoes and clothing.
The company launched a review of its golf business last August, and wants to sell its brands TaylorMade and Adams, which make golf clubs and other equipment, and also the Ashworth golf shoes and clothing brand.
Players that are equipped by the firm include men's current world number one Jason Day, who uses TaylorMade clubs and wears Adidas golf shoes and clothing. Meanwhile, newly crowned Olympic champion Justin Rose also wears Adidas golf clothing.
Adidas has been in the sport since 1997, when it bought TaylorMade as part of a $1.4bn (Â£1bn) acquisition of French skiing label Salomon.
"The likes of Adidas will look towards cash cows like running and football rather than be stuck with problem children like their array of golf products," says Prof Chadwick.
"Adidas's cash cows are easier to manage and yield a greater return than slow-moving golf products that have failed to make a major market breakthrough."
However, despite the seemingly gloomy outlook, Nick Oakley, an expert at KPMG's sport industry group, believes these industry changes also offer opportunities.
He says there is now a chance for the golf industry to move away from a golfing "supermarket" approach, and back to a more crafted and traditional "green grass" environment.
Such an environment, he says, would be driven by qualified and trained PGA professionals, able to provide a specialist and customised service, and also supported by brands whose core business is golf.
"The golf retail industry, like many others, has had its challenges over the past years," he says.
"These have been predominantly shaped by the fact that the 'independent' has needed to try and compete with megastores or online. Many of the latter are now seeing challenges created by scale and a contracting market - GolfSmith and Direct Golf are examples of this.
"But the independents are core to the golf industry and are one of the industry's major assets to driving future [playing] participation."
However, he says that such a retail opportunity has to be tempered with a need to create accessibility to golf facilities and to equipment expertise for those who want to take up the game.
"Successful professionals are taking their skills and industry credentials to their local market, and not waiting for customers to walk through the pro shop door," he adds.


Major US car firms have reported a sharp fall in sales in sales in July, driven by lower rental fleet sales and weaker consumer demand.

Sales were down by 15% at General Motors, 10% at Fiat Chrysler and 7.5% at Ford compared with July 2016.
After several years of record growth, July looks set to become the fifth month in a row to see a fall in overall US car sales.
The fall comes amid weak in consumer income and spending growth in the US.
Consumer spending edged up by just 0.1% from May to June, while income growth was basically flat, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Tuesday.
Mustafa Mohatarem, chief economist at General Motors, said he expected sales to improve in the coming months although they were unlikely to match last year's record.
"Key US economic fundamentals remain supportive of strong vehicle sales," he said in a statement.
"Under the current economic conditions, we anticipate the second half of 2017 will be much stronger than the first half."
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US car manufacturers  have been deliberately scaling back sales to rental car companies, because they often bring them little in the way of profits.
It is that strategy that drove some of the steepest sales declines last month.
But the retail sector has also softened, despite strong demand for SUVs.
Overall US vehicle sales at four big firms - Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota - have fallen by between about 3% and 7% so far this year.
Ford expects retail sales across the industry to fall by about 6% for the year as a whole.
Ford vice president Mark LaNeve said he thought the figures were skewed by strong incentives some firms offered to families, which boosted sales last year.
"I don't think it's as bad as it looks," he told analysts and reporters on Tuesday.
Shares in US car companies fell after the latest figures were released.
General Motors closed 3.39% lower, while Ford finished down by 2.41%.
Toyota, which is listed on the stock exchange in Tokyo, saw its shares rise after its sales report showed it was one of the few companies to buck the trend last month.
The company sold 222,057 vehicles in July in the US, up 3.6% compared with the same time last year. The firm's US sales are down 2.5% for the year so far.


Police are investigating the sudden death of a woman in her 50s at a flat in Perth.

Officers were called to a property in the city's Firbank Road at 22:30 on Wednesday.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and inquiries are continuing.
"A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course."


At-risk species, including wolves and sharks, are being targeted by hunters using signals sent by radio tags to home in on the animals.

The behaviour of non-endangered species is also being skewed as nature fans use the signals to get close to wild animals, say biologists.
A group of scientists has now begun collecting evidence to measure how tagged species are being harmed.
They are calling for changes to tagging systems to make them harder to abuse.
Prof Steven Cooke, a biologist at Carleton University in Canada, said growing numbers of scientists who use tagging were getting increasingly worried about the "unintended consequences" of the technology.
"We go out and do the science and provide the information and assume all is good but there are many ways in which this process can be corrupted," Prof Cooke told the BBC.
Tagging with transponders that communicate via satellite or radio was becoming an increasingly common way to study species, he said, and had produced "incredible" insights into the movements and lifestyles of many different creatures.
In some cases, he said, tags were used to keep an eye on small populations of endangered animals but there were also many cases in which tagging was used on a much more ambitious scale.
For instance, he said, more than 100,000 tagged fish were released in to the Columbia River basin every year to help monitor fish stocks, movements and migration patterns. The Great Lakes were also home to more than 5,000 tagged fish, he added.
Many different groups of people were interested in using the signals sent out by tags to locate all kinds of animals, said Prof Cooke.
A paper co-written by Prof Cooke and other biologists for the Conservation Biology journal detailed some of the "troubling" ways in which tags had become an inadvertent aid to poachers, hunters, photographers and nature lovers.
"This is not something that a lot of papers have been written on," he said. "We found a lot of the examples by searching on the net and on news sites and less traditional sources."
Examples gathered by the scientists included:
Some national parks had taken steps to limit abuse by banning the radio receivers that can pick up the "beeps" sent out by some types of tag, said Prof Cooke.
As a result of the paper, other biologists shared information about other ways tagged animals were being targeted, he said.
Prof Brendan Godley, director of the centre for ecology and conservation at the University of Exeter, said the lifestyles of some species made it easier to abuse tag data.
Knowing the approximate location of a shark, he said, would help track it down as they were likely to respond to lures, such as baited lines or food trails, put in the water close to them.
By contrast, he said, other species may be far harder to find, despite being tagged, because they did not respond in the same way.
Prof Godley added that tagging had an impact far beyond improving our understanding of how animals live.
Tagging can directly contribute to conservation efforts and make them much more effective, he said.
"Within two weeks of tagging leatherback sea turtles we were able to show that the marine park that was set up for their benefit was inadequate," he said.
Data provided by tagging showed which locations fishing fleets were told to avoid when turtles were nearby.
However, he added, it was clear that tagging had become a contentious issue that had to be tackled.
"Scientists need to do a better job of getting the public aware of why they are doing the research and we need to do a better job of sharing the dividends of our work," he said.


Police in Mexico have detained three people in connection with the disappearance on 26 May of a group of 12 revellers from a bar in Mexico City.

The youngsters' disappearance in broad daylight from a popular entertainment district in a central part of the capital has raised many questions.
Relatives say the police have turned a blind eye to the case because the missing come from a poor area.
Amnesty International says authorities are failing to prevent disappearances.
Police said they had arrested two waiters, who worked at the Heaven bar in the Zona Rosa district of Mexico City, and a woman, in connection with the 12 missing revellers.
Officers are still looking for the owner of the bar, who they say is now considered a fugitive, after searches of a number of premises he had listed as his addresses turned up nothing.
Mexico City Attorney General Rodolfo Rios said investigators were still analysing video footage from surveillance cameras in the area to establish what exactly happened on the morning of 26 May.
Mr Rios said it showed members of the the group - seven men and five women - arriving at the bar, but not leaving it.
Their disappearance made headlines when their relatives blockaded a street in the Tepito district of Mexico City, demanding that police take action.
The relatives alleged that officers had done nothing after being informed that the group had gone missing.
Investigators said they had interviewed people who were in the area at the time of the disappearance, but said only one man had reported seeing anything suspicious.
According to the man's account, masked gunmen stormed into the Heaven bar at 10:00 on Sunday, seized the group of 12 youngsters and drove away with them in several vehicles.
Officers who tried to question the man further said he had provided a false name, telephone number and address. They have not been able to locate him since.
Investigators said they had not found any trace of a struggle inside the bar.
Relatives of the missing have accused the authorities of not acting in a timely manner because most of the members of the group reside in Tepito, one of the poorest and most dangerous areas of Mexico City.
Three of the missing are related to Tepito crime bosses currently serving time in prison, which has led to speculation in the media that the group may have been kidnapped by a rival gang.
Leticia Ponce said she had delayed telling her jailed husband, Jorge Ortiz Reyes, about the disappearance of their 16-year-old son, Jerzy, in order not to "add to his worries".
Mrs Ponce said that once she did inform Ortiz Reyes, known as The Tank, he had told her "to move Heaven and Earth to find my baby".
Ortiz Reyes' son-in-law is also among the missing, but Mrs Ponce said she did not think their disappearance was linked to her husband's criminal history.
"My husband is paying for his crimes, and my son has nothing to do with that. If they were after him they would have taken just him, and not the other 11," she explained.
While mass kidnappings are not unusual in Mexico, they tend to occur in states where cartels vie for control of drug-smuggling routes, and normally involve members of rival gangs.
A mass kidnapping in the centre of the capital during daylight hours would constitute a major escalation in the violence the city has experienced.
Official figures say 26,000 people have gone missing across Mexico since December 2006, when the army was deployed to fight crime gangs.
On Tuesday, Amnesty International said the Mexican government was not doing enough to investigate the disappearances of thousands of people.
"Disappearances in Mexico have become commonplace because federal and state authorities have tolerated and refused to clamp down on them," the human rights group said in a new report.


A search for a man missing after his father and girlfriend drowned off the County Cork coast in the Republic of Ireland has entered a third day.

The incident happened at Baltimore Harbour on Tuesday evening.
The bodies of Barry Ryan, 51, from Baltimore and 20-year-old Niamh O'Connor from Glanmire in Cork city, were found later that night.
However, Mr Ryan's son, also called Barry, remains missing.
Barry Ryan Sr was the son of Penneys founder Arthur Ryan and was a senior executive with the retail clothing company.
It is understood the victims were part of a group walking close to the harbour when one of them fell into the sea.
Two others then went into the water to try to rescue the first person, but all three got into difficulties.
The alarm was raised at 18:40 local time by a member of their group who remained on the shore.
On Wednesday, divers and a Coast Guard helicopter concentrated their search for Mr Ryan just outside the entrance to Baltimore Harbour where the accident took place.
Speaking on Irish state broadcaster RTÉ's Six One News on Wednesday evening, John Kearney of the West Cork Underwater Search and Rescue Team said that eyewitnesses reported seeing the casualties in an area not previously checked.
He said it was quite a treacherous area, particularly where the terrain is rocky.


Charles Green has confirmed that Rangers will apply for Scottish Football League membership.

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At a Hampden meeting on Wednesday, Scottish Premier League clubs "voted overwhelmingly" to reject the application from Green's Rangers newco.
Green said that he was "deeply disappointed" by the 'no' vote.
He added: "If our application were to be accepted, Rangers will play in whichever division the SFL sees fit and we will move forward from there."
Rangers went into administration in February owing up to £134m to unsecured creditors. The club will eventually be liquidated and its registrations with the Scottish FA and SPL were terminated.
We regret that our club and our supporters were given false hope
The majority of SPL clubs had indicated they were against the newco application prior to the vote but Green complained that he had been given "false hope" of success.
"We are deeply disappointed that our application to rejoin the SPL has been rejected overwhelmingly by the member clubs," explained Green.
"This time last week, all of us at Rangers were resigned to the fact that we would not be admitted, due mainly to the public declarations of clubs indicating they would not support our application.
"At the weekend, we were approached by representatives from the SPL suggesting our application still stood a chance of success and we should discuss this further with clubs. This we did in good faith but with the knowledge of the hurdles that lay ahead of us.
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"We had asked the SPL whether it would be more appropriate for us to withdraw our application but were advised against this.
"We made a presentation to the SPL clubs this morning, detailing our proposals in support of our application and this included what we believed to be penalties and sanctions that would have dealt fairly with the difficulties caused by events at Rangers prior to our acquisition of the club on 14 June.
"Sadly, this was rejected by the other clubs and we regret that our club and our supporters were given false hope by this initiative.
"We will now proceed as we had planned from late June to apply for membership of the SFL.
"It is entirely a matter for them whether our application will be accepted or rejected and we will make no representation to any member club prior to that application being considered.
"We also recognise that the SPL has been placed in a difficult position because of the way events have unfolded."
SFL clubs met on Tuesday to discuss an SFA proposal that would see Rangers enter Division One and are expected to put the matter to a vote on 12 July.
A simple majority is required in that ballot, with 12 of the 30 clubs already publicly opposed, while
Cowdenbeath, whose chairman Donald Findlay QC is a former Rangers vice chairmain, said they would support Rangers' application to join the SFL, but only if the Ibrox club entered the Third Division.


An Australian man has been sentenced to death in Thailand for his role in the murder of a biker.

Antonio Bagnato, 28, was found guilty on Tuesday of killing Australian former Hells Angels member Wayne Schneider.
Schneider, one of New South Wales' 10-most-wanted fugitives in 2006, was abducted by masked men from his home in the Thai beachside town of Pattaya in 2015.
His naked body was found days later in a 2m (6ft) grave in the jungle.
Bagnato, a kickboxer and Schneider's former business partner, was convicted in the Pattaya Provincial Court of murder, deprivation of liberty and disposing of a body.
"The first defendant [Bagnato] is found guilty of all charges and according to the criminal code, the penalty is execution for the murder and deprivation of liberty, plus a year in prison for hiding the body," Judge Sirichai Polkarn said according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
US man Tyler Gerard, 22, was convicted of deprivation of liberty and sentenced to three years in jail, but his penalty was reduced to two years because of his co-operation with authorities.
Bagnato was arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, soon after 37-year-old Schneider's body was found. Gerard was detained as he tried to cross from Thailand to Cambodia.
Two witnesses told the court last year that Bagnato was present at the time of the abduction. The judge said the GPS from a car also connected him to the killing.
The Pattaya Mail previously reported the GPS information showed the vehicle was at the Big Buddha Hill burial site two hours after the kidnapping.
Bagnato and Schneider had once been partners in a boxing gym in Sydney.
Supporters of both parties were present in court.
One of Bagnato's relatives called the verdict "ridiculous", the ABC reported. "We've got hearts and they're hurting right now," the relative was quoted as saying.
The case has drawn attention in Australia where Schneider had a long criminal history.
He was on New South Wales' most wanted list for shooting a bouncer in the kneecap outside a Sydney nightclub, though the charges were later dropped.
He also faced drug offence charges and was said to be a senior member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.


Hundreds of London Underground (LU) workers are to be balloted over strike action in a row about safety.

Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) said its members had been subjected to increased threats and abuse since a programme of ticket office closures started.
The result of the vote is due at the end of November threatening strikes in the run up to Christmas.
An LU spokesman said it does tolerate any form of assault on its staff.
A survey for the TSSA said most of the 540 staff felt less safe since they moved from ticket offices on to station concourses.
The union said staff were being targeted by frustrated passengers if ticket machines do not work.
The ticket officers were closed as part of the Fit for the Future programme introduced by former London mayor Boris Johnson.
His successor Sadiq Khan has ordered a review of the project.
TSSA leader Manuel Cortes said: "My members say Fit for the Future working practices are fit for nothing and should be scrapped.
"They are overstretched by the rosters, stressed by how unsafe the Tube has become and fed up with the spikes in abuse, both verbal and physical, from passengers."
LU's Steve Griffiths said: "Everyone has the right to go about their work without fear or intimidation and we do not tolerate any form of verbal or physical assault on our staff.
"Our campaign against workplace violence sends a clear message that any assault on staff will be fully investigated and we work closely with the British Transport Police to bring perpetrators to justice."
The first ticket offices closed in February 2015 and Transport for London said the plan would save Â£50m annually.


Proposed changes to the law on private rented homes could drive landlords out of the sector, they have warned.

A survey by Citylets found nearly a third of them could leave the private rental sector (PRS) or cut back on their portfolio of properties if the grounds for repossession are changed.
Another alliance of professionals in the sector is warning against rent controls in city "hot spots".
They were responding to reform proposals from the Scottish government.
Ministers want to change the standard tenancy arrangements, which allow landlords to repossess homes after a fixed term let has ended.
It would still be possible to repossess the home for other reasons, including owners wanting to live in the property themselves.
The planned changes would allow tenants to challenge rent rises through arbitration, and ministers could cap rent rises if the market overheats in limited areas.
The proposals from ministers are expected to lead to legislation later this year.
The Citylets survey found 31% of urban landlords would leave the sector or cut back on their investments if the "no fault" grounds for repossession are removed.
Some 39% of the 500 landlords surveyed said they are likely to leave or cut back if rent controls are introduced in city "hot spots".
Of those with five or more properties, more than half said they would pull back their involvement. And 73% of all those responding said they feel "vilified" by policy-makers.
Thomas Ashdown, founder of Citylets, said: "I no longer see how it is possible to contend that the current plans are consistent with the oft-stated aim to see the private rented sector made better without deterring investment and threatening supply. Even allowing for some cooling off of sentiment, the findings are clear.
"There is clear inevitability of unintended consequences to what is being proposed. This seems set to exacerbate the housing crisis and create more homelessness, not less."
Another group, known as PRS4 Scotland, highlighted the impact of rent controls, claiming the proposed legislation is "anti-tenant as well as anti-landlord".
David Alexander, of the DJ Alexander agency, argued: "Potential landlords will be scared off from entering the sector while many existing ones are likely to disinvest, which can only lead to a reduction in stock.
"At a time when young couples are finding difficulty in raising the large deposits required by mortgage lenders, what we need are more, not less, homes for rent.  Politicians and pressure groups who believe that rent controls are a panacea should be careful what they wish for."
He also said that "hot spots" will be hard for ministers to define, as cities have different markets within them.
"How will the boundaries of hot-spots be measured?" he asked. "Who will decide if one street is part of a hot-spot while another is not?
"It seems like a very difficult exercise for civil servants to carry out as well as being costly for the Scottish taxpayer."
The Scottish government consultation is due to end on May 10.
When publishing the proposals, housing minister Margaret Burgess explained: "These changes to existing tenancy laws are designed to improve security for tenants and provide safeguards for landlords, investors and lenders.
"Our vision is for a private rented sector that provides good quality homes and high management standards, inspires consumer confidence, and encourages growth through attracting increased investment.
"By creating a new and simplified system we will have better property management, while tenants and landlords will be provided with more clarity and a better understanding of what the tenancy agreement means for them."
She added: "Tenants will have more security and can no longer be asked to leave their home simply because their tenancy agreement has reached its end date. They can assert their rights without fear of eviction."


A report has highlighted the parts of the Scottish Borders which are worst hit by "alcohol-related harm".

It found that despite some improvements, Galashiels North, Galashiels West and Langlee remained the "most negatively affected".
The regional alcohol profile summary uses information from police, health services and the council.
It also found that alcohol-related antisocial behaviour had fallen to its lowest level in five years.
Among its other key findings for 2015/16 were:
Overall, the report found the region had a lower rate of alcohol-related hospital stays than the Scottish average.
However, parts of Galashiels, Hawick, Eyemouth and Peebles exceeded those rates.
The rate of alcohol-related deaths in the region has also remained "consistently" below nationwide levels.
The full findings of the report are available online.


Shrewsbury Town have signed midfielder James Wallace on loan from Sheffield United until the end of the season.

He becomes the fifth signing of the January window by boss Micky Mellon.
Fulham loanee Jack Grimmer, midfielder Richie Wellens (Doncaster) and strikers Kyle Vassell (Peterborough) and Andy Mangan (Tranmere) have come in.
But Northern Ireland Under-21 player Darren McKnight has become the fifth player to leave, having not started since signing in the summer.
McKnight's departure follows that of striker Tyrone Barnett, who has joined fellow League One side Southend United, while top scorer James Collins has been loaned to League Two promotion challengers Northampton Town.
Captain Liam Lawrence has also dropped down a level, to join Bristol Rovers, while defender Mark Ellis has completed his move to another League Two side, Carlisle United.
Wallace, 24, has joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury in a bid to gain regular first-team football, having made just 20 appearances since signing from Tranmere in June 2014, following several injuries.
Shrewsbury remain just a point clear of danger in League One, but are much lifted by Sunday's FA Cup third round win at Cardiff City, which has earned a home fourth round tie against another Championship side, Sheffield Wednesday, on 20 January.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


Entertainment heavyweights Dame Judi Dench, Stephen Fry and Jennifer Saunders are among the headline acts for the 2014 Hay Festival in Powys.

The literary event in Hay-on-Wye is the 27th to be staged in the border town, famous for its second-hand bookshops.
Fry launches the festival's celebration of 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth while Dench rounds off the event talking about her work.
The festival will run from 22 May to 1 June.
Other names announced include American Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell, author Julia Donaldson and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington.


Batsman Aneurin Donald believes Glamorgan's resilient display at Leicestershire bodes well for the rest of the season.

The 20-year-old hit 66 not out to claim a draw and 13 points for Glamorgan after the Welsh county were set a target of 355 to win.
Glamorgan's draw at Leicestershire followed defeats in their opening two games of the season.
"It's nice to get a few points on the board," Donald said.
"There were key points throughout the game where we stood up and showed our worth which we probably haven't done in the few games before.
"It's pushing us in the right direction ready for the 50-over game."
Glamorgan are away to Gloucestershire in the first game of the Royal London One-Day Cup on Thursday, 27 April.
Former England Under-19 captain Donald, says the block of eight games in the competition will suit Glamorgan.
"We're looking forward to it and we feel we've got a very strong white ball squad which we showed at points last year," said Donald.
"With the addition of Marchant [de Lange] and hopefully a couple of guys coming back fit sooner rather than later, we're going to be a real test for any team."
Batsman Will Bragg and bowler Timm van der Gugten could return for Thursday's match in Bristol following injuries.
Donald is looking forward to facing Gloucestershire, who won the competition in 2015.
"They're always a strong 50-over team and do what they do very well," Donald added.
"They have a set game plan that they stick to and we know what to expect.
"But we're looking forward to getting out there. We feel we can compete really well in this competition.
"That quarter-final spot is a big aim for us and there's no reason why we shouldn't achieve that."


A Chicago man was shot dead while live-streaming a video of himself on Facebook, police said on Friday.

Antonio Perkins, 28, was shot in the head and neck on the city's west side.
The video is still available on Facebook and has been watched nearly 700,000 times.
It is the second time in less than three months in Chicago that a shooting has been streamed live on Facebook. In March an unidentified man was shot 16 times while broadcasting live.
No arrests have been made in either case.
Facebook's live-streaming feature allows anyone to broadcast online in real time. It was launched in 2010 but has become more central to the social network's strategy in recent months.
The video of Mr Perkins shows him and a group of people talking before gunshots are heard. The phone then appears to tumble through bloody grass before going black.
Bystanders can be heard screaming and crying.
The video remains on Facebook with a warning message about its graphic nature.
A spokeswoman for Facebook said the video does not violate company policy. The social media site would remove a video if it celebrated or glorified violence, she said.
Earlier this month, the killer of a French police commander and the commander's partner broadcast on Facebook Live shortly after the killings, urging followers to kill prison staff, police officials, journalists and lawmakers.
Chicago has one of the worst gun crime rates of any US city. There were nearly 500 homicides last year, and gun violence is up in 2016, police say.


Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt rued his team's error count after their Six Nations title hopes were all but ended by Wales in the Principality Stadium.

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The home side capitalised on Irish mistakes and scored three tries in Friday's 22-9 victory in Cardiff.
"I really admired the way the team clawed their way back but we made a couple of errors and those things accumulate," said Schmidt.
"We undid ourselves effectively and set ourselves up to be scored against."
Ireland conceded 10 points while Johnny Sexton was in the sin-bin at the start of the second half.
Schmidt said his team "got stung" but believes they will respond with a good performance in next week's Six Nations finale against England at the Aviva Stadium.
"Sometimes these things spin on very little margins," he said.
"Next week you could convert two or three things and you win those games. We've got to make sure we roll our sleeves up and make sure that happens because there is still a lot to play for.
"We can still finish in the top three."
Wales' championship hopes were extinguished after defeats by England and Scotland and man of the match Rhys Webb was happy the home side silenced their critics with George North scoring twice and Jamie Roberts adding a late third.
"Everyone was writing us off week in, week out, but we didn't become a bad team overnight," said scrum-half Webb.
"We felt we performed well in the last three games but we played for the full 80 minutes and put in one hell of a shift against a very good Irish side."
Ireland captain Rory Best admitted the visitors "only have ourselves to blame" after seeing their Six Nations title hopes suffer a huge blow.
"We are bitterly disappointed. Wales are a quality side but we made a lot of mistakes," Best said.
"Barring at 6-5, we never really got in front or dominated the way we'd have liked and had a few chances in the 22 that we didn't convert.
"They put us under pressure but we have to deal with that better. We put a lot of ball down and it wasn't really like us. We're normally more clinical than that.
"It's devastating. We came here expecting to win."


Bradford City have signed Huddersfield striker Jon Stead and Middlesbrough winger Andy Halliday on loan.

Stead, 31, ended last season on loan with the Bantams, scoring once in eight appearances and will stay with the Bantams until 3 January.
Halliday, 23, ended last season on loan at Blackpool and has signed a 28-day loan deal.
Both players will go straight into the squad for Saturday's Yorkshire derby against Sheffield United.


Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as El Chapo or "Shorty", has escaped from a maximum security prison for a second time, officials say.

In a statement, Mexico's National Security Commission said Guzman was last seen in the showers of the Altiplano jail late on Saturday night.
He was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which smuggles huge amounts of illegal drugs into the US.
His recapture in 2014 was hailed as a victory for Mexico's government.
Officials say that Guzman's escape was discovered when officers checked his cell in the Altiplano prison, which is near Mexico City.
A search operation has been launched and flights have been suspended at a nearby Toluca  airport.
Guzman escaped from a Mexican high-security prison in 2001. He hid in a laundry basket after bribing prison officials.
He had been serving a sentence of more than 20 years after being arrested in Guatemala in 1993.
The US has indicted him on federal drug trafficking charges.
His arrest last year was a success story for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. At the time of his arrest Guzman was paraded before the media in Mexico City.
Guzman was born in the town of Badiraguato, probably 57 years ago, and became an important figure in the drug cartels of the 1980s.
His rise to head of the Sinaloa cartel made him the world's most wanted drug trafficker.
The cartel controls much of the flow of cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine to the US.
Before his recapture in 2014, the US state department had offered a reward of up to $5m (Â£3.2m) for information leading to his arrest.
His wealth is estimated at $1bn (Â£630m).


Stoke City forward Marko Arnautovic has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League club.

The 27-year-old Austria international, who has made 110 appearances for the Potters, was their top scorer in the 2015-16 season with 12 goals.
Arnautovic had been linked with a move to Everton.
He joined Stoke for an undisclosed fee from Werder Bremen in September 2013 - one of Mark Hughes' first signings as the club's boss.
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