UK chip designer Imagination Technologies - which is in dispute with Apple, its largest customer - has put itself up for sale.

Shares in the company more than halved in April when Imagination said that Apple was to stop using its technology.
The US company uses the UK firm's chip technology in its iPhones, iPads, and iPods under a licensing agreement.
Imagination said it had received interest from suitors in recent weeks so had begun a formal sale process.
It added it was now in preliminary talks with potential bidders.
In April, Imagination said that Apple, which accounts for about half of Imagination's revenues, was planning to stop using its technology within "15 months to two years".
At the time, it questioned whether Apple would be able to develop its own computer chip designs without breaching Imagination's patents.
Last month, Imagination announced it had started a dispute resolution procedure with Apple over licensing payments.
In its latest update, the company said it remained "in dispute" with Apple.
Separately, Imagination said the sale process for its MIPS and Ensigma businesses - which was announced in May - was "progressing well", with indicative proposals received for both units.
News of the sale sent shares in Imagination up 15% in early trade to 142p. However, the share price still remains nearly 50% below the level it was at before Imagination announced it was being dropped by Apple.


A fifth of the nursing workforce is lacking at a Coventry Trust, which has the highest nurses vacancies in the West Midlands.

Nationally, the nurses vacancy figure is 9% but at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, stands at 19%.
A BBC survey also found the hospital has the second highest shortage of doctors in the region.
The Royal College of Nurses says the shortfall is down to lack of training.
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There were 2,296 nurses vacancies in the West Midlands in December 2015, of which 484 were at University Hospital, Coventry.
These figures come from a Freedom of Information request by the BBC for NHS staffing figures across England.
Paul Vaughan, from the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Certainly in the West Midlands we need to be training more nurses. There's not a shortage of people who apply [to train as nurses].
"The government are now changing their NHS bursary scheme. Getting rid of the bursary scheme will potentially stop people from applying to be a nurse."
The Department of Health released a statement saying: "We want more home-grown nurses but currently two-thirds of people who apply for nursing are not accepted.
"Our changes to student support will create up to 10,000 more training spaces by 2020, and we are also running a campaign to get experienced nurses back to work."
But Mr Vaughan said he did not see how these changes would help.
"At a time when we need more nurses, why are they changing the system so radically?" he said.
On 1 December 2015:
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire had 484 posts (19%)
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust had 177 posts (16%)
The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust had 46 nurse vacancies in 2014; this rose to 347 in 2015.
The University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust had 145 nurse vacancies in 2013, compared to 306 in 2015.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire released a statement saying: "Despite challenges in recruitment nationally, we are confident that we provide our patients with safe, high-quality care.
"In addition to our permanent nurses, we also have access to a bank of staff to address any temporary shortages in staffing."
These FoI request figures are based on results from 16 NHS Trusts in the West Midlands who responded.


Sprinter Jess Varnish has been dropped from the Great Britain team after failing to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.

British Cycling's Shane Sutton said the decision not to renew her contract "was based on a projection of medal competitiveness at Olympic level".
Varnish, 25, missed out on Rio after she and Katy Marchant finished fifth at last month's World Championships.
Afterwards she strongly criticised decisions made by British Cycling.
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"I feel sick," Varnish told BBC Sport at the time.
"We have been basically playing catch-up for two years after decisions that were [made] above us, and bad luck."
But British Cycling's technical director Sutton insisted the decision to drop Varnish had been made purely on performance grounds.
"Since her gold medal at the London World Cup in 2012, Jess had not made the necessary gains in performance compared to the rest of the world," he said.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, he added: "There is no point carrying on and wasting UK Sport's money on someone who is not going to medal going forward."
Britain's two places in the individual sprint at the Rio Olympics are now likely to be filled by Marchant and Becky James.
Varnish raced in the team sprint with Victoria Pendleton at London 2012, breaking the world record in qualifying before being disqualified in the semi-finals.
Varnish subsequently won a bronze alongside James at the 2014 World Championships, as well as two individual bronzes for England at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that year.


Swansea City have signed midfielder George Byers on a free transfer.

The 20-year-old, who spent 13 years at Watford's academy, has signed a two-year deal and will link up with the club's development squad.
Byers represented Scotland from Under-16 to Under-18 level and made one substitute appearance for Watford in the 2014-15 Championship season.
"It is a great opportunity for me, one which I am relishing. I can't wait to get started," said Essex-born Byers.
"I have come to a point in my career where I needed a change. I was at Watford for 13 years, now I am looking for that next step.
"Swansea's style of play was a big factor for me signing. Creativity is a big part of my game, I like to create chances but also do the hard work and battle in midfield to win the ball.
"There will be a lot of hard work for me from this point, I want to prove myself to people here and I am looking forward to getting started."


First Minister Peter Robinson has said the Maze peace centre can only go ahead "with widespread community support".

He said people "need to be mature in how they approach the issues and there is no reason why the wider development of the site cannot go ahead".
"What politician is going to say we could have created 5,000 jobs and then didn't?" he added.
He said it would be "cruel" of Sinn FÃ©in to "punish the people of Northern Ireland" over the issue.
During the summer Mr Robinson halted plans to build the peace centre as part of the development of the site of the former Maze prison, a decision that has caused tension between his party, the DUP, and Sinn FÃ©in.
On Monday, the deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, said there could be no development of the wider Maze site unless it is on the basis of previous agreements about the building of a peace centre.
Mr Robinson was speaking on Wednesday during a visit to the Driver and Vehicle Agency in Coleraine, County Londonderry.
On relations with Martin McGuinness, he said: "When you look at what's going on in the coalition government at Westminster things here are sweetness and light in comparison".
He also said Northern Ireland was doing better than other parts of the world, like the US, where the government is shut down.
Meanwhile a former director of publicity for Sinn FÃ©in has said differences over the Maze centre, and other issues, had put the peace process on "a slippery slope".
Speaking on Radio Ulster's Nolan Show, Danny Morrison, now a writer and commentator, said: "I think some of the leaders are sleepwalking us into a situation where they don't appreciate how dangerous this is.
"Also people think there's a great danger, especially within the nationalist and republican communities, that unionists aren't treating this process seriously.
"I think we're on a slippery slope as to whether or not a political arrangement can work in the north."


Prime Minister David Cameron said Wales was witnessing a "national scandal" as Offa's Dyke "has become the line between life and death".

Addressing the Welsh Conservative conference in Llangollen, Mr Cameron said the healthcare workforce were being "woefully let down by Labour".
He criticised Welsh Labour on education and the NHS, saying patients were waiting too long for heart scans.
He said Welsh Labour was guilty of "appalling, inexcusable complacency".
"One in seven people in Wales is on an NHS waiting list," he said. "A cancer drugs fund is in England - but not here.
"I tell you - when Offa's Dyke becomes the line between life and death, we are witnessing a national scandal."
He said families had seen loved ones waiting too long for treatment - and they were "sometimes dying".
"After this utter shambles Labour should never dare call themselves the party of the NHS again," he said.
"Welsh Conservatives are arguing heart and soul that it doesn't have to be this way... with real courage and reform, things can be different."
Mr Cameron insisted the Tories were arguing for more funding, more transparency, more power to doctors and nurses.
It comes on the day a key report said NHS funding cuts may be behind longer waiting times but Wales was not lagging behind the rest of the UK.
He also talked about education, saying it was a "competitive world, it's not softer subjects and 'experimental' teaching these children need".
"It's proper spelling in English, basic arithmetic in maths, the best of our history, proper respected exams," he said.
"It's not more of this failed, left-wing, ideological clap-trap we need... it's more rigour, more standards, more choice, more hope."
Mr Cameron said his party was ambitious for Wales and insisted the Conservatives' long-term economic plan was working.
He said Wales was now the "UK capital for jobs growth".
He also said the Conservatives had agreed to the largest investment in Welsh railways since the Victorian era, including electrifying the mainlines to Cardiff and Swansea.
During his speech Mr Cameron said he believed in devolving income tax. He has already offered such powers subject to a referendum.
He told delegates he would like to see the Welsh government being more responsible for raising the money it spent.
Earlier, UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched his strongest attack on the NHS in Wales claiming it is "sleepwalking to a Mid Staffs tragedy".
Mr Hunt criticised Wales' record on waiting times and ambulance targets.
He admitted things can go wrong.
"In a system as big and complex as the NHS things do go wrong," he told the conference.
"But if you ignore the evidence when individual problems pile up, if you stick your head in the sand and pretend all will be fine... well, that's exactly what happened at Mid Staffs under the last Labour government in England.
"And that is what the Labour government in Cardiff is risking right now in Wales.
"They are sleepwalking into a Welsh Mid Staffs tragedy and unless we shout loud enough - alongside brave campaigners like Ann Clwyd, Gareth Williams and others who tragically lost loved ones in Welsh hospitals - these appalling lapses in care will repeat themselves time after time."
It is not the first time Mr Hunt has criticised the NHS in Wales.
In February, he claimed patients were suffering because Labour Welsh ministers were not investigating high death rates in hospitals.
Mr Hunt called it a "tragedy" that the Welsh NHS was not adopting reforms introduced in England since the Stafford Hospital scandal.
Since he made the statement a new version of Welsh hospital death rates has been published, which takes into account differences between Wales and England.
Figures from six hospitals with above-average death rates are being reviewed by an independent expert, to establish whether they need further investigation.
Later, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Health Darren Millar encouraged a standing ovation for a mention of Labour Cynon Valley MP Ann Clwyd.
Ms Clwyd has been a vocal critic of the Welsh NHS.


Zambia, unlike most of its neighbours, has managed to avoid the war and upheaval that has marked much of Africa's post-colonial history, earning itself a reputation for political stability.

The landlocked country has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade as Africa's second largest copper producer after the DR Congo. But its over-reliance on copper has made it vulnerable to falling commodity prices.
Zambia also has one of the world's fastest growing populations with the UN projecting that its population of 13 million will triple by 2050.
But economic growth and massive Chinese investment have failed to improve the lives of most Zambians, with two-thirds still living in poverty.
Population 13.8 million
Area 752,614 sq km (290,586 sq miles)
Major languages English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga
Major religions Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Hinduism, Islam
Life expectancy 49 years (men), 50 years (women)
Currency Kwacha
President: Edgar Lungu
Edgar Lungu became the sixth president of Zambia in January 2015 after winning a narrow election victory to replace former leader Michael Sata, who died in office.
He gained a new term in August 2016.
A former justice and defence minister from the ruling Patriotic Front, Mr Lungu's toughest challenge has been to turn around a slowing economy hit by a slump in copper prices, the country's biggest export.
A trained lawyer, he has worked in both the state and private sectors.
Although state-run radio and TV continue to dominate Zambia's media sector and have the widest reach, they operate alongside several private television stations, some independent newspapers and a growing number of private radio stations.
In its 2015 Freedom of Press survey, US-based Freedom House rated Zambia as "Not Free", reporting an increase in violations, including "editorial pressure, harassment, and intimidation of journalists and outlets" in the run-up to elections at the end of 2014.
Some key dates in Zambia's history:
1889 - Britain establishes control over Northern Rhodesia.
1960 - Independence struggle: Kenneth Kaunda launches United National Independence Party (UNIP).
1964 - Independence: Northern Rhodesia renamed Zambia, President Kaunda rules for next 27 years.
1972 - One-party state: Kaunda's UNIP becomes the only legal party until 1991.
1991 - First multi-party elections in 23 years, Frederick Chiluba's Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) wins.
1997 - Attempted coup. Former President Kaunda is arrested but later walks free.
2001 - President Chiluba steps down over opposition to his bid to run for an unconstitutional third term.
2001-08 - Third President Levy Mwanawasa serves two terms, dies in office.
2011-14 - Fifth President Michael Sata, dies in office.
2015 - Sixth President Edgar Lungu elected.


France's Jean-Marie Le Pen has been expelled from the far-right National Front (FN) following a feud with daughter and party leader Marine.

Mr Le Pen, who was honorary president, was dismissed after a three-hour extraordinary party congress.
He was initially suspended back in May, after he repeated his view that the Holocaust was "a detail of history".
Ms Le Pen took over as leader in 2011 and has tried to steer the party away from its racist and anti-Semitic past.
The National Front (FN) was founded by Mr Le Pen in 1972. The 86-year-old still holds a seat in the European Parliament and a post as a regional councillor in the south of France.
Mr Le Pen launched a legal challenge against his suspension, and on 2 July, a court decided to overturn it.
The judge ruled that the correct procedure had not been followed and ordered that an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) be held to discuss his future.
That meeting took place on Thursday, and Mr Le Pen has now been expelled.
His dismissal follows a series of remarks regarded as inflammatory and a feud with his daughter.
Earlier this year he restated his characterisation of the Holocaust as a "detail" - a view he first expressed in 1987 - and also said he had never considered France's wartime collaborationist leader Philippe Petain a traitor.
Ms Le Pen has said in the past that her father should "no longer be able to speak in the name of the National Front".
A family feud on the French far-right
Le Pen family feud in quotes
From 'untouchables' to EU force


Tiger Woods' first event of 2017 will be the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, which starts on 26 January.

The 14-time major winner last played at the Farmers in 2015, but withdrew in the first round because of an injury.
Woods will then play at the Genesis Open, which begins on 16 February, followed by the Honda Classic.
The 40-year-old finished 15th at the Hero World Challenge in December after 15 months out through injury.
On competing at the Genesis Open, Woods said: "I'm very excited to come back to Riviera.
"This is where it all started for me. It was my first PGA Tour vent. I was 16 years old, I weighed about 105 pounds. It was a life-changing moment for me."


The recent conflict between Russia and Ukraine has impacted directly on football in the region, with three clubs from the annexed Crimea region - including two formerly from Ukraine's top tier - starting the new season in the Russian lower leagues.

The clubs - TSK Simferopol, SKChF Sevastopol and Zhemchuzhina Yalta - made their debuts in the Russian Cup this week and have been placed in the third tier of Russian league football. They will play their first matches in the division next week.
The Ukraine Football Federation's (FFU) president, Anatoly Konkov, sent a letter of complaint to world governing body Fifa and European football authorities Uefa, asking them to punish the Russian Football Union (RFU) for the move.
"As the president of the Ukrainian national association, I am asking you to take all necessary actions to deal with the situation, including applying sanctions," Mr Konkov wrote.
"This is a matter for the whole of Ukrainian football."
The Russian football authorities did not officially inform Uefa or Fifa about their decision to incorporate the teams.
Uefa say they are "monitoring the situation" and are in contact with both national associations to discuss the matter, while Fifa say they are aware of it but that the matter should be dealt with by the European football governing body.
The Crimean clubs have also been renamed and been given Russian addresses. TSK was previously known as SC Tavriya, while SKChF from the city of Sevastopol - where Russia's Black Sea naval fleet is based - had been playing in the Ukrainian Premier League as FC Sevastopol.
"We had certain reasons to do that [change the club's name]," a spokesperson for SKChF told the BBC.
"It had to be [now known as] another club, not the one that is registered at the Ukrainian Football Federation.
"We got a Russian address and changed the squad, with players who have Russian passports, because we can't use the Crimean players yet."
According to Russian third division rules, only players with Russian citizenship can take part in the league.
Both SC Tavriya and FC Sevastopol finished last season in the Ukrainian top flight.
In addition, the conflict between Kiev and Moscow put an end to plans for a United Football League, which was supposed to bring together the top eight clubs from Russia and Ukraine to play in a single championship.
The Russian annexation of Crimea is not recognised by the international community and Ukraine considers its territory occupied by Russia. Moscow says the territory is Russian and signed a law formalising the country's takeover of Crimea from Ukraine in March.
The decision to incorporate the Crimean clubs into the Russian championship was adopted at a meeting of the RFU's executive committee on 8 August.
"We [asked] the Russian ministry of sports for advice," RFU president Nikolai Tolstykh said.
"And we got an answer: The RFU is one of Russia's sports federations, and in accordance with Russian legislation, Crimean sports clubs and organisations have equal rights, along with other regions, to membership of all federations."
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko - who is also a member of Fifa's executive committee - told reporters that he considers the inclusion of the Crimean clubs an internal Russian affair.
One legal expert, Russian sports lawyer Michael Prokopets, questioned the RFU's decision to incorporate the Crimean clubs into the Russian league.
"Crimea at the moment is not recognised as a Russian territory by the international community," Mr Prokopets told BBC Russian.
"[As far as] Fifa and Uefa [are concerned], it is the territory of Ukraine and therefore they need the permission of Fifa and the FFU."
Mr Prokopets, however, does not think the matter will affect Russia's hosting of the 2018 World Cup - for now.
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter said in March that the 2018 tournament would go ahead in Russia, despite the nation annexing Crimea.
Additional reporting by Stephen Fottrell.


Fifteen people were injured when a plane's engine caught fire as it taxied for take-off from an airport in Florida.

The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767 was on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, preparing for departure to Venezuela.
The left engine, which had been leaking fuel, caught fire.
The passengers and crew were evacuated and the fire extinguished but one person has been left with severe burns.
"The crew followed the emergency procedures, shut down the engine and evacuated the aircraft in order to assure safety to all on board," Dynamic Airways said in a statement.
Those hurt are being treated at Florida Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
One person has been "seriously burnt", according to Mike Jachles of the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending agents to Fort Lauderdale to investigate the fire.
Dynamic flies between Fort Lauderdale, New York, Venezuela and Guyana.


A teenage couple have died less than a day after being pronounced husband and wife by a judge in Kansas.

Rebekah and Austin Wesson, both 19, were killed after their pickup truck swerved off a dirt road on Saturday near the bride's family home.
Instead of a formal wedding ceremony in September, the couple's families are now planning a joint funeral.
The couple met in Austin's native South Africa while they were both doing Christian missionary work.
"It is with an unbearably shattered heart that we inform you that our darling daughter, Rebekah Christina, went peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior," Rebekah's mother, Rachel Bouma, wrote on Facebook.
The happy couple drove from Clearwater, Kansas, with the bride's mother to the Sedgwick County Courthouse in Wichita for the brief ceremony on Friday.
On Saturday, on what would have been their first full day of marriage, Rebekah bought the ingredients for a pork chop dinner and was making plans for their wedding reception, Mrs Bouma told the Washington Post.
They had planned to exchange their vows in the bride's backyard, and serve their guests pizza with a bonfire nearby for guests to roast marshmallow-and-chocolate treats.
But now Rebekah's sisters, who were going to be her bridesmaids, will wear their blue bridesmaids dresses to the funeral, the family tells local media.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, police say.
The couple met in February in Cape Town - where Austin worked as a surf instructor - while Rebekah took part in a gap year programme called World Race.
She had previously been on mission trips to the Philippines and Albania, her mother told local media.
The couple spent much of their courtship using video messaging apps to keep in touch from nearly 9,000 miles (14,500km) apart.
In June, Austin received a student visa to come to the US, and later that month proposed marriage.
The couple had planned to move to Michigan to attend university.


Lloyds banking group has finally settled its tab with the taxpayer.

The government sold its last shares today, nine years after it sank a total of £20bn into the beleaguered lender in the depths of the financial crisis.
The government is expected to make a profit of around £500m. That sounds a lot but is not a great return on an initial outlay of £20bn over nearly a decade.
But this wasn't an investment - it was a rescue of a bank that had made a bad situation much worse by agreeing to take over its more toxic rival HBOS.
Lloyds had always been a boring bank - a quality which would have spared it the worst of the crisis had it not agreed to saddle itself with the fallout from years of risky commercial lending by HBOS, which turned sour in the great downturn.
That decision was widely thought to have been taken under pressure from Gordon Brown's government, who hoped that a takeover could help HBOS avoid a government bailout.
It didn't pan out like that, and the merger eventually cost chief executive Eric Daniels and chairman Sir Victor Blank their jobs.
They are both due to give evidence in an upcoming court case brought by Lloyds shareholders who claim they lost out as a result of the doomed merger.
The years in between have been marked by criminal scandals and £17bn of PPI mis-selling but the bank is now making healthy profits and paying dividends.
The government has had mixed success with its bank rescues.
It still owns 73% of RBS which is still losing money all these years later.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond recently hinted that he would be prepared to start selling off those shares at a loss.
You win some, you lose some.


Pop star Janet Jackson has announced she will resume her world tour in September, after postponing 75 dates last year in order to start a family.

The 50-year-old gave birth to her first son, Eissa, on 3 January. In a video message to fans, she described him as "so healthy, so beautiful, so sweet, so loving, such a happy baby".
She also addressed her separation from the baby's father, Wissam Al Mana.
"We are in court and the rest is in God's hands," said Jackson.
As for the tour, it will resume on 7 September in Lafayette, Louisiana, followed by a further 55 dates in the US and Canada this autumn.
The star has yet to confirm whether the 21 European dates - including shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow - will be rescheduled.
Jackson said she had decided to rename the project, formerly The Unbreakable Tour, as The State of the World Tour.
"It's not about politics," she said. "It's about people, the world, relationships and just love."
State of the World is a track from her 1989 album Rhythm Nation, which addresses homelessness, child poverty and drug addiction.
The star announced the new tour dates a week after a fan sued concert promoter Live Nation over the US dates, some of which were postponed several times before Jackson became pregnant.
According to TMZ, Tiana Adams claimed the company had tried to get out of issuing refunds by treating the tour as "rescheduled" and not "cancelled".
Ending her video message, Jackson thanked fans for their "patience" while she put the tour on hold.
"I am so excited. I cannot wait to see you on stage."
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Special oversight of Greek government spending should be lifted, the European Commission has recommended.

The EU imposed disciplinary measures against Greece when its deficit ballooned after the financial crisis.
Years of austerity have seen the country repair its finances and last year it posted a small budget surplus.
The European Commissioner for economic affairs, Pierre Moscovici, said it was a "very symbolic moment" for Greece.
Member states still need to approve the ending of the so-called excessive deficit procedure.
Greece is likely to be in deficit again in 2017, but it will be comfortably within the EU limit of 3% of GDP.
Although the government's finances have improved, Greece still has huge debts and many economists question whether the country will ever be able to pay them off.
The years of austerity have hurt the economy and contributed to an unemployment rate of 21.7% - the highest among European Union member states.
The Greek economy is expected to grow by 2.1% this year, above the eurozone average. If the restrictions are lifted, the country will be able to resume selling government debt, or bonds.


Lewis Hamilton recovered from the back row of the grid to finish third at the Belgian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg won a dramatic race.

The German's victory from pole position in a race punctuated by a violent crash for Renault's Kevin Magnussen reduces his points deficit to Hamilton to nine.
Magnussen was taken to hospital with an injury to his left ankle after a huge crash at 180mph at Raidillon.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was second, holding off a late Hamilton charge.
Hamilton started in 21st place on the grid, after a raft of engine penalties resulting from failures early in the season. His partner back there in probably the most talented back row in F1 history was his old rival Fernando Alonso, who used three engines this weekend.
The two made brilliant starts to the race to pass the pits for the first time with Alonso in 11th and Hamilton 13th, helped by a chaotic first lap ahead of them.
A concertina accident between the two Ferraris and Max Verstappen's Red Bull left all three with damage at the first corner and dropped them down the field - and further back McLaren's Jenson Button was taken out when Manor's Pascal Wehrlein smashed up his rear at Les Combes.
Starting on the medium tyres, Alonso and Hamilton moved up as others stopped in front of them on their softer rubber and were in fourth and fifth on lap eight, when Magnussen lost control through the final part of the Eau Rouge swerves.
The Renault spun and smashed into the barriers on the outside of the track, the Dane's cockpit head protection material flying out of the car in the violence of the impact.
He limped away from the accident but an investigation at the medical centre showed him to have an injury and he was taken to hospital.
Magnussen later tweeted that he was on his way home with a sore ankle and would be fine to compete in next weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
The accident destroyed the barriers at one of the most dangerous parts of the track and the race was red-flagged after two laps behind the safety car to give marshals time to repair them.
The red flag reset the race, with everyone allowed to change tyres, and it appeared as though Hamilton might now have the chance of an unlikely victory.
But although he quickly passed Alonso's under-powered McLaren-Honda, it took him until lap 18 of 44 to find a way past the similarly Mercedes-powered Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.
Three laps later, Mercedes brought him in for a new set of tyres, putting him out of sync with those around him and on a different strategy, the idea being to try to attack Ricciardo on fresher tyres in the closing laps.
Hamilton closed up on Ricciardo before his final stop on lap 32 but was unable to pass him and rejoined between Hulkenberg and his team-mate Sergio Perez.
That left Hamilton too much to do to try to catch Ricciardo, who was able to control the gap to the end.
Nevertheless, Hamilton was pleased to have limited the damage to his title bid as he expected to find it difficult to get into the top 10 and score points in this race.
Rosberg, meanwhile, delivered what he needed to do on a weekend that was less of an open goal than it might have appeared because of the difficulties caused by fragile tyres, influenced by what many unhappy drivers felt were "ridiculously" high pressures.
"Daniel was quite quick in the beginning of the second stint, but generally I had it under control," said Rosberg. "The car was awesome and Lewis was not there to battle it out."
Alonso fought as well as he could in the McLaren, whose Honda engine is well down on power compared with the rest.
He hung on to Hulkenberg until their final stops, made together, and McLaren worked wonders to have them out of their boxes side-by-side, Hulkenberg just holding on at the exit.
Alonso was vulnerable to cars coming from behind him and was literally powerless to fend off Perez and a recovering Vettel but managed to hold on to seventh place ahead of Williams' Valtteri Bottas and Raikkonen.
The Finn was angered by the defensive driving of Verstappen early in the race, swearing on the radio in the latest of a series of spats between the oldest and youngest drivers in F1 this year.
The Dutchman finished 11th, a disappointment for the 20,000 fans who had come from his native country to cheer him on.
His failure to convert a front-row start into a strong finish was a direct result of the first-corner crash.
It happened as Verstappen tried to recover from a bad getaway to dive back down the inside of Raikkonen into La Source.
The Red Bull was way across the inside kerb, with Raikkonen on his outside, as Vettel swept into the corner from the outside line.
The two Ferraris touched, Raikkonen hit Verstappen, and all three cars needed to stop at the end of the lap to repair the subsequent damage.


Midfielder Jack Cork says there will be "no pressure" on struggling Swansea when they make successive trips to title-chasing Tottenham and Arsenal.

Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Southampton left Swansea 16th, three points above the Premier League relegation zone.
They face second-placed Tottenham at White Hart Lane on 28 February and play Arsenal, currently in third, at Emirates Stadium on 5 March.
"There is no reason why we can't go there and get something," said Cork.
Swansea have never beaten Spurs in the Premier League, but enjoyed a home and away double against the Gunners last season.
"Spurs and Arsenal are games where we are not really expected to get anything," Cork told BBC Radio Wales.
"You saw at the weekend, Sunderland beat Manchester United.
"I know we are down at the bottom, but we can go there and no one is expecting us to win.
"We managed to do it twice against Arsenal last year and it would be good to do it against Tottenham because we haven't really managed to get a result against them."
Aston Villa are seven points adrift at the bottom of the table, but only five points separates Bournemouth in 15th and Sunderland in 19th with 12 games of the season remaining.
"There is no need to panic yet," said Cork. "We play teams around us and I think we will be fine.
"But it could go to the wire. A few of the teams down the bottom got good results this week, but we had good form in the previous month."


League Two side Crawley Town have signed Chelsea defender Alex Davey on loan until 3 January 2017.

The 21-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Blues but has had spells on loan at Scunthorpe, Peterborough and Norwegian Tippeligaen side Stabaeck.
Centre-back Davey played under Crawley head coach Dermot Drummy in Chelsea's youth system, having joined the Premier League club at under-11 level.
He becomes the West Sussex club's 19th signing of the summer transfer window.
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Colin Montgomerie will play at The Open for the first time since 2010 after qualifying for this year's event on his home course at Royal Troon.

The 53-year-old shot rounds of 66 and 71 to secure one of three places available from final qualifying at Gailes Links, Irvine.
Montgomerie finished third at Gailes behind Oskar Arvidsson of Sweden and Scott Fernandez of Spain.
The Scot made 21 straight Open appearances until 2010 at St Andrews.
Montgomerie, for whom it is likely to be his last chance to play an Open at Troon, finished one stroke ahead of fellow Scot Jack Doherty, who finished on four under after a second-round 70.
Arvidsson, who is ranked 1,418th in the world, finished four strokes ahead of Fernandez after a blistering opening 64, with the Spaniard one ahead of Montgomerie.
Final qualifying for the year's third major - from 14-17 July - was held over four courses and there was drama at Hillside after five players tied for second behind England's Jack Senior.
Compatriots Paul Howard and Dave Coupland qualified after a play-off, with English amateur Steven Robins, Scotland's Jay Taylor and Australia's Scott Arnold missing out.
There was also a play-off at Woborn, where Ireland's Paul Dunne led the field to finish one ahead of England's Ryan Evans on nine-under par.
Robert Rock won a play-off against fellow Englishman Aaron Rai to clinch the third qualifying spot after they tied on seven under.
England's Matthew Southgate led the field by three shots at Royal Cinque Ports, with compatriot James Heath and New Zealand's Steven Alker also qualifying after tying three strokes behind on three under par.
Gailes Links Golf Course (Par 71)
132 - Oskar Arvidsson (Swe) 64 68
136 - Scott Fernandez (Spa) 70 66
137 - Colin Mongomerie (Sco) 66 71
Hillside (Par 72)
139 - Jack Senior (Eng) 69 70
142 - Paul Howard (Eng) 72 70, Dave Coupland (Eng) 69 73 (won play-off), Scott Arnold (Aus) 71 71, Jay Taylor (Sco) 74 68, Steven Robins (Eng, A), 69 73.
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club (Par 71)
136 - Matthew Southgate (Eng) 70 66
139 - Steven Alker (NZ) 68 71, James Heath (Eng) 69 70
The Marquess' Course, Woburn (Par 72)
135 - Paul Dunne (Ire) 68 67
136 - Ryan Evans (Eng) 68 68
137 - Robert Rock (Eng) 71 66 (won play-off), Aaron Rai (Eng) 69 68


A man has spent £518,000 on a car number plate at auction, setting a new British record.

It's the highest amount the DVLA has ever sold a number plate for.
"25 O" was bought by Ferrari dealer John Collins at the agency's auction at the Vale Resort near Cardiff.
He told Newsbeat he was "determined to get the number" and it will be "going on a 250 SWB Ferrari that was once owned by Eric Clapton and is worth £10 million."
"There was some very fierce bidding but I would have kept going," he said.
John had expected to pay around £300,000 but says he would have bid up to a million.
"I would rather have got it cheaper, put it that way," he says.
But he thinks it's a good investment: "If you put a half a million number plate on some cars you'd get an extra million for the car.
"I could sell it tomorrow for a profit to somebody, but it's not for sale.
"In light of the car it's going on, it fits in - just the perfect number plate for a 25 O."
John thinks there were around four people bidding when the auction got into six figures, and he thinks he knows some of those bidding against him.
"It was just down to who had the biggest cheque book on the day and the biggest resolve," he said.
"When I won I thought 'cool', and a couple of people texted me - one of them being Mr Chris Evans. He said, 'Well done'".
His daughter was less enthusiastic.
"She said: 'You could buy six houses dad!'"
John isn't interested in number plates that are like his name or initials, he prefers numbers that relate to the car they are on. There are exceptions to that though.
"I've always sort of liked clean numbers on cars.
"A long while ago I bought a car and they threw in the number plate HDT 1 and thought that was like HOT 1.
"I thought that looked cool - I was a lot younger then," he says.
Source: DVLA
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Saudi police have released a young woman who appeared in a video wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public without charge.

She was summoned for questioning after a video of her dressed in "indecent" clothing sparked a heated debate in the Muslim country.
Some demanded she be punished for breaking the strict Saudi dress code.
But the public prosecutor has now closed the case, the ministry of information said.
She was released on Tuesday after being questioned, having admitted walking through the site with her hair uncovered and wearing a skirt.
Women in Saudi Arabia must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public, as well as a headscarf if they are Muslim.
However, there are no restrictions on what women can wear under their abayas.
According to the ministry, she did not know the video had been uploaded.
It was first shared on Snapchat over the weekend by a user called "Model Khulood".
It shows a woman walking along an empty street in a fort at Ushayqir Heritage Village, about 155km (96 miles) north of the capital Riyadh, in Najd province.
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Najd is one of the most conservative regions in Saudi Arabia. It was where the founder of Wahhabism - the austere form of Sunni Islam that is practised by the Saudi royal family and religious establishment - was born in the late 18th Century.
The video was quickly picked up by Saudis on Twitter, where critics used the hashtag "demand_the_trial_of_Model_Khulood".
Others came to the woman's defence, praising her "bravery" and insisting that she ought to be allowed to wear what she wanted.
Women are also banned from driving, are separated from unrelated men, and must be accompanied by or receive written permission from a male guardian - usually a father, husband or brother - if they want to travel, work or access healthcare.


Wrexham great Joey Jones has stepped down from his full-time coaching role with the club.

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However, the 62-year-old will continue to help with the youth development programme at the Racecourse Ground.
"I've loved every minute of my time at Wrexham," said Jones, who went on to win two European Cups with Liverpool in 1977 and 1978.
"It's time to let others come to the fore and carry on the proud traditions of the club. "
Llandudno-native Jones joined Wrexham in 1970 as a teenager and made his senior debut two years later in a Welsh Cup tie against Chester.
His talent was spotted by Liverpool and the defender joined the Merseyside giants for £110,000 in July 1975.
Jones made his Wales debut the same year - against Austria at the Racecourse - and would go on to win 72 caps for his country.
He would play for Wrexham in two further spells, as well as Chelsea and Huddersfield Town.
During his playing career Jones won the old First Division, two European Cups, a Uefa Cup and Super Cup, the Second Division championship and the Welsh Cup.
Jones finished his playing career as player-coach at Wrexham under former manager Brian Flynn, hanging up his boots in 1992 at the age of 37 but continuing to coach at the Welsh side.
He required a heart operation in 2002, when he was 47, but made a full recovery.
"The club continues to be a massive part of my life and whilst I am retiring from a full-time position, I will still be part of the future of the club and especially helping the younger generations make the transition to professional football like I did with Wrexham," Jones added.
"I'm looking forward to the season ahead and hopefully we will be right up there."
Joey Jones won the European Cup with Liverpool in 1977 and 1978.


Nigeria forward Chisom Egbuchulam has joined Swedish club BK Hacken on a season-long loan from Enugu Rangers.

He has the option of a three-year permanent move to the 2016 Swedish Cup champions
The 25-year scored 16 goals and made 11 assists last season to help Rangers win the Nigerian league and claim a Champions League spot.
"Moving to Europe is a big dream come true for me," Egbuchulam told BBC Sport.
"I thank God for the opportunity and BK Hacken for the platform to play in European football."
Egbuchulam's impressive form in the domestic league led to an international call-up from Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr for the 2018 World Cup qualifier against Zambia in October.


A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of riotous behaviour following disturbances in east Belfast on Friday night.

The trouble began in Bryson Street at about 22:00 BST.
The child was arrested after a seven-year-old boy was struck on his arm by a stone.
Police said they kept rival factions apart until just before 01:00 BST on Saturday. The 13-year-old has been released on bail.
Temporary Supt Bobby Singleton appealed for parents to be aware of where their children are.
"CCTV footage of this incident will be reviewed to determine if any further offences have been committed and I would ask that anyone who has any information to assist police with their enquiries to contact officers in Strandtown on 101," he said.
"We're concerned not only about the safety of young people in the area, but also the potential for them to get caught up in incidents which could have a serious impact on their futures."


Warwickshire have brought in former England captain Graham Gooch as a part-time batting consultant.

The 62-year-old former Essex coach, who scored 8,900 runs for England in a 20-year Test career, has been helping to coach the Bears batsmen in pre-season.
And he will remain in touch with the county throughout the summer.
"His job isn't to change people in any dramatic way, just to offer advice. He talks a very straightforward game," said director of cricket Dougie Brown.
"Graham is a very impressive bloke whose record speaks for itself. For our guys to get advice from somebody like him is pretty powerful. We think it will pay huge rewards.
"He doesn't pull any punches. Having him around will just bring that extra expertise to us as we try to be as well-equipped as we can possibly be in all departments."
Gooch worked with new Bears skipper Ian Bell and team-mate Jonathan Trott in his five-year stay as England batting coach.
Gooch and Bell have remarkably similar Test records. Both have played 118 Tests. Gooch, who made 20 Test centuries, averaged 42.58. Bell, who currently averages 42.69, has made 22 centuries for his country.
Edgbaston was the scene of Gooch's Test debut four decades ago, when he made a First Test pair against Australia in 1975.
Warwickshire's batting coach for many years was former batsman Neal Abberley, until his death in 2011, since when another of their former players, ex-wicketkeeper Tony Frost, has been in the role.
Gooch, who has already completed two of his scheduled four contracted coaching days with Warwickshire, will retain his links with Essex, where he spent the whole of his county playing career.
A statement released by Essex said: "He will continue to give considerable financial support to the Essex Cricket Academy and future Essex cricketing talent, through his scholarship fundraising. This support has been ongoing for the past 14 years since Graham was given the honour of being appointed Essex head coach."
"Graham will continue to be a valued member of the cricket committee, and club ambassador at Essex County Cricket Club."
Gooch held the head coach's role for Essex until being replaced by Paul Prichard in March 2005, after which he worked as a batting coach until joining the England coaching set-up.


The replacement at the helm of India's largest conglomerate has come as both a shock and a surprise.

Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group, in a sudden move on Monday, unexpectedly replaced chairman Cyrus Mistry with his predecessor Ratan Tata,
The change is made even more puzzling by the company giving no explanation or details about its decision.
The country's media, though, is filled with speculation about the decision and what the future might hold for Tata.
The first question on everyone's mind was "Why?"
Cyrus Misty had been hand-picked as a successor to Ratan Tata in 2012, as the second chairman from outside the Tata family and with high hopes that he would be the right man to steer the company.
He was the sixth chairman in Tata's 148-year history and the first chairman in nearly 80 years to come from outside the Tata family.
The Economic Times writes the move was over "performance issues," citing allegations that Tata was not happy with Mr Mistry's "approach of shedding non-profit businesses, including the conglomerate's steel business in Europe, and concentrating only on cash cows".
The paper also notes that there was a "fundamental disconnect between [Mr] Mistry and Tata, particularly with regard to ethos, values, vision and the direction" the group was taking.
Mr Mistry's explicit disregard for the "old guard" in the company was "considered overtly aggressive and unnecessary," according to the paper.
Business publication Mint also speaks of "contrasting styles in investment", saying the approach of Mr Mistry "was in sharp contrast with that of his predecessor Ratan Tata", under whom the group was "one of India's most aggressive acquirers, especially of overseas assets".
During his time as chairman since 2012, Mr Mistry though seemed to move into the opposite direction, getting rid of loss-making units and focusing on the stronger core businesses. The plans to sell the British steel plants owned by Tata are part of this trend.
The Business Standard says that people in the know were aware the conflict "was building up". The paper cites a number of recent incidents where Tata felt not properly informed by Mr Mistry about his business decision.
But the paper cites sources from close to the Tata board saying that the "real issue was that Tata felt [Mr] Mistry may not be the best bet in the long-term" with no vision for the future.
Officially, Cyrus Mistry was "replaced", seen by many publications as a decidedly vague term, especially given the context that there were next to no further details or explanations.
The change at the top is widely seen as the chairman getting the boot.
For the Economic Times, the case is an "ouster," described as "worse than any scene from corporate fiction in which the CEO is given the pink slip at the shortest possible notice".
The article also points out that the sudden decision "is most unusual and not in keeping with the reputation of good corporate governance that the Tatas had earned over the past decades".
The paper cites an unnamed "old Tata hand" describing the situation as "a coup that was planned to perfection and executed to the tee".
The Business Standard points out that Cyrus Mistry's "stint as chairman" was the shortest ever at Tata, while Mint adds that he "wasn't even given the option of resignation".
The Times of India describes the "replacement" bluntly as a "sacking", suggesting in fact that Mr Mistry is "likely to move to the Bombay high court" to challenge the board's "decision to dismiss him".
The new man at the top is also the old man. Ratan Tata is Mr Mistry's predecessor and had been leading the group for 21 years.
He is also 78 years old, which hardly makes him a long-term prospect for the company.
There is now a selection committee charged with finding the permanent replacement within four months.
The Business Standard points out that it is not just the chairman who has been replaced. The group's executive council has also been dissolved.
The cut with Mr Mistry is seen as something that "can be a watershed event" in the group's history by the Economic Times.
The Mint is warning that the sudden move could mean that "Tata group shares may pay a price for the abrupt, opaque decision".
Shares indeed opened lower on Tuesday, with Tata Steel and Tata Power taking the biggest hits.
Many papers point to a period of uncertainty that could ensue for Tata. Mr Mistry is the son of the single largest individual shareholder in Tata Sons - and the prospect of his taking legal action against his sacking could hamper Tata at a crucial time.
The Times of India warns: "Given the financial and family backing that Cyrus enjoys, any legal challenge he mounts against his dismissal could lead to uncertainty both within and outside the group, at a time when a number of its companies aren't doing very well."


An Oscar-winning composer from the East Midlands is working on music for a new film starring Brad Pitt.

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Steven Price, who was educated in Nottingham and now lives in Surrey, won his Oscar for the movie Gravity.
He admits he "panicked slightly" during his Oscar acceptance speech.
Navtej Johal reports.


England's former world champion Laura Massaro is through to the semi-finals of the British Open in her first tournament after a break from squash.

Massaro, 31, who took time out after suffering from fatigue in February, beat New Zealand's Joelle King 11-6 11-2 11-7 in Hull.
England's Nick Matthew is in the last four of the men's event.
The 34-year-old, seeking a fourth title, beat Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet 11-7 11-7 11-7.
Massaro will play defending champion and world number one Nicol David, after the Malaysian beat England's Sarah-Jane Perry 11-6 11-8 12-10.
Matthew's preparation had been interrupted by an ankle injury, but he was pleased with his performance which sets up a semi-final against world number one Mohamed Elshorbagy.
"I guess if you'd offered me a place in the semi-finals before the tournament I'm sure I would have taken it because it means I would have been feeling healthy," he said.
Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez plays Gregory Gaultier of France in the other men's semi-final, while in the women's competition, Camille Serme of France will meet Delia Arnold of Malaysia.


A charity has won a Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in Jersey.

The award for Age Concern Jersey is the highest given to voluntary groups by the Queen.
The charity, which supports the elderly and campaigns on their behalf, said it was "absolutely thrilled" volunteers had been recognised "by the most prestigious award".
It will receive the accolade at the Queen's birthday reception at Government House later this month.
Daphne Minihane, from the charity, said: "We couldn't manage without our volunteers.
"Not just the present ones, but the ones who have been with us since we started 26 years ago. They've all been fantastic.
"It is indeed a great honour."
The charity has dozens of volunteers helping in its charity shop, as well as drivers delivering meals to elderly people.


Emoji icons have helped scientists train computers to understand sarcasm.

Researchers used 1.2 billion tweets containing at least one of the most popular 64 emojis to develop DeepMoji.
The algorithm learned first to predict which emoji was likely to be used and then to recognise sarcasm, allowing it to spot hate speech faster than humans.
It could also be used to assess how people really feel about different brands or to improve human interaction with smart programs such as chatbots.
"Because we can't use intonation in our voice or body language to contextualise what we are saying, emojis are the way we do it online," Prof Iyad Rahwan told MIT's Technology Review magazine.
Prof Iyad Rahwan and graduate student Bjarke Felbo have created a website inviting people to refine DeepMoji's education by submitting and annotating their own messages.
The pair also plan to release the algorithm's code so it can be used by other researchers.
"Using emojis as labels for training neural networks is a great idea," said Prof Kerstin Dautenhahn who studies human-machine interaction at the University of Hertfordshire.
"Applying it to tweets seems also a smart choice, since communication via tweets is much more impoverished than actual face-to-face conversation," she said, "so chances are better for the algorithms to work."
Prof Dautenhahn raised doubts about the wide range of human activity that was now being monitored and analysed to try to guess what people think and feel.
"Are we happy with more and more detailed profiles of us being created?" she asked.


Gunmen have kidnapped the acting head of the criminal investigation department in Libya's second city, Benghazi, officials have said.

Abdelsalam al-Mahdawi was abducted at traffic lights on his way to work. It is not known who was behind the attack.
Interior Minister Ashour Shwayel promised to find the officer and the perpetrators, news agency AFP reported.
Libyan authorities have been struggling to provide security since the Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011.
Last November, Benghazi's police chief was assassinated in a drive-by shooting.
More than a dozen other security officers were killed last year in Benghazi, the city where the uprising began.
AFP news agency quoted a security official as saying that the investigator "had many enemies".
"He had files on everyone - Gaddafi loyalists, hard-line Islamists and common criminals," said the unnamed official.
A group of police officers has staged a protest against the kidnapping.
One held a banner asking: "Where are the men of Benghazi?"
There has been a series of attacks against diplomatic missions and aid agencies in the city.
They included a deadly assault on the US embassy in Benghazi in September last year.
There have also been attacks against Sufi shrines and mosques.
Witnesses say the attacks were carried out by militant Islamists.


A Belfast lawyer says a social welfare fund should be set up with compensation from Libya that would assist all the victims of the Troubles.

Paul Tweed was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs committee at Westminster.
The committee is investigating the issue of compensation for Libyan-sponsored violence.
The late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi supplied arms to the IRA during the Troubles.
Libyan Semtex was a key weapon in its bombing campaign.
Mr Tweed said Semtex provided by Libya "perpetuated the Troubles".
He said a social welfare fund should be established with compensation from Libya for all the victims.
He said such a fund would be administered by a committee appointed by the Northern Ireland Executive.
Mr Tweed said it would be "morally and possibly legally wrong that a limited of victims should be entitled to receive exemplary compensation".
The Belfast solicitor was asked by the DUP MP Ian Paisley to define who a victim was, but Mr Tweed said that was a matter "for politicians".
Libya compensated US victims of terrorism, but UK victims were left out of the deal.
Mr Tweed was asked by UUP MP Danny Kinahan where the Libyan compensation might come from and whether it was tied up in "investments, bank accounts or shares".
He was also asked how all victims of terrorism could be compensated.
Mr Tweed replied that his idea of a social welfare fund with input from politicians and victims could assist. He said all options "should be explored "
Quizzed by independent MP Lady Hermon on whether he was frustrated by the length of time this issue had gone unresolved, he said that "there is a finite time to deal with this issue ".
Mr Tweed said he was frustrated that the issue of compensation for Troubles victims had not been resolved and he told the committee: "It is beyond belief we are sitting here having this conversation."
Michael Gallagher, who lost his son Aiden in the 1998 bomb attack in Omagh, also gave evidence.
Mr Gallagher highlighted the case of RUC Detective Constable Garry Ewing and council recreation officer Helen Woodhouse, who were killed by an IRA bomb in November 1982 in Enniskillen.
Questioned by DUP MP Gavin Robinson about the ongoing campaign for compensation, Michael Gallagher said the British government had a "moral obligation" to help victims.
He said such a move  would "send a message to rogue governments".
Last week a former UK Ambassador to Libya said the decision in 2008 to exclude Troubles victims from an American compensation deal was "sad and negative" and "deeply regrettable".
Sir Vincent Fean told MPs it would have been beneficial if American victims and Troubles victims had joined forces in their compensation claim.


A brand of almond extract has been recalled after labels failed to warn consumers about the risk of nut allergies.

Uncle Roy's said consumers should return bottles of its Natural Bitter Almond Extract to the store to receive a refund.
It said some labels had a misprint stating that they were allergen free.
Uncle Roy's is based in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, and has recently expanded production to a site in Ayr.
Food Standards Scotland said the recall affected 50ml bottles with the batch codes 112787, 112789, 113172, 114374, 114432 and 115614, all dated best before the end of 2017 or 2018.
No other Uncle Roy's products are affected.


The first two gun shots that rang out in Peshawar's Army Public School on Tuesday morning did not raise much alarm.

Students who survived the Pakistan Taliban's deadliest attack say it sounded unusual but their teachers said not to bother, that it might be the army doing training.
The army personnel who later stormed the premises believe those gun shots killed a guard who was probably sitting on top of stairs that ascend from the driveway to the main hall of the school - the auditorium - where much of the carnage took place.
"Then there were three or four more shots in quick succession, and I realised we were under attack," says Sitwat Jafri, 17, a 12th grade student.
Sitwat was one of about 45 students who were having exams in the first-floor hall of the school wing. The windows of the hall face the driveway, and the north-western compound wall beyond it, that separates the school from a strip of farmland and is topped with barbed wire.
The students' initial fears that they were under attack by militants were well founded.
Sitwat says four or five months ago a bomb was discovered on one of the school lawns and everyone was evacuated through the back gate - to the south.
Officials say there was also a major security alert in August last year, which led to demands by teachers that the northern and western walls of the compound be fortified.
Areas to the west and north-west of the school constitute Peshawar's "dangerous" rural backyard of Tehkal village, and include an Afghan refugee camp called Ghundai.
"The area is infested with criminals, and Afghan refugee camps have traditionally provided hideouts for militants out on a mission," a senior police official told the BBC.
However, the local army authorities that run the school took no action at the time.
They now admit the militants cut the barbed wire to scale the wall from this very side.
And this is also what one of the boys in the exam hall saw.
"A friend of mine who was sitting close to the window said he saw some men running from the side of the compound wall and then split up - heading towards different blocks," Sitwat says.
Some bullets hit the windows and broke the glass. Teachers on duty in the hall told the boys to move to the centre of the hall and lie down so that they were not visible from any side.
Sitwat says they were rescued by the army an hour or so later.
His younger brother, 15-year-old Baqir Jafri, was not so lucky. He was hit in the head, but the bullet just grazed his skin and did not pierce the bone.
Baqir was in the auditorium.
An army medical team had just started a workshop for students on first aid. Scores of boys between the ages of 14 and 16 were present in the hall when they heard the first two shots.
"Then we heard a third shot, and our principal, Madam Tahira Qazi, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and asked one of the teachers to lock the back door. I turned around to see Sir Javed walk up to the door, but before he could lock it, he was hit by two bullets that came through the glass. He fell down."
Baqir saw two gunmen push through the door and start shooting. He ducked under his seat.
The gunmen were walking down the aisles from behind, shooting the boys randomly. Most were killed.
One gunman who walked past Baqir's seat didn't see him, but then he stopped, and turned around, and saw his head.
"When he shot at me, I pushed back my head slightly. The bullet rubbed past my forehead. There was a slight burning sensation, but no real pain. But later when I touched my head, it was bleeding. The gunman probably took me for dead and walked on down the aisle, shooting boys and teachers. I saw him shoot our teacher Ms Hafsa three times in the back of the head.
He says the hall had been filled with smoke. The gunmen went through the left exit in front of the hall, towards the college wing.
The boys who were still alive scampered towards the two exit doors on either side of the hall. Baqir ran to the stage and ducked into the small dressing suite on the right which had another exit towards the administration wing in front of the hall.
He could hear bursts of assault rifle fire from the college wing as well as the administration wing.
In that suite he was shot at again, by a gunman who came chasing the boys who were trying to escape.
The bullet went past him and hit another boy in the arm. There were some more shots fired and the huge mirror on the dressing room wall came down in pieces.
He pretended he was dead, lying amid glass shards, several dead boys and some who were still alive. In the second chamber of the suite a teacher's body was on fire. She appeared to be dead.
He lay there for "an hour or two hours" listening to heavy gunfire and explosions, mostly from to one side of the administration wing. Then he heard someone calling, "anybody there?".
He saw an army man. He lifted his head. The soldier told him to raise his hands and come out.
While he was taken to hospital in an ambulance, his elder brother, Sitwat, who had escaped was worried about his mother, Farhat Jafri, also a teacher in the school.
"Mama was on duty in our examination hall, but she had a sore throat and a slight fever, so another duty teacher advised her to go and rest in the staff room, which is adjacent to the auditorium. Mama left half an hour before the firing started."
Sitwat never saw his mother alive again.
"I waited at the gate. I was asking every student that was coming out if he had seen her. But nobody said yes. I rang her number a hundred times but there was no response. I rang my father who said my brother was safe in the hospital but there was no news of Mama.
"Then one of the boys told me he saw her running from the staff room to the auditorium when the firing broke out," Sitwat breaks into sobs.
"I knew then that she was running for my brother, who was in the auditorium. And that's where she fell, because her handbag and mobile phone were found near the auditorium's stairs."


Redevelopment plans for a high profile site in the south of the Isle of Man will go on public display at the weekend, said the Manx government.

A planning application for Callow's Yard in Castletown was submitted by private developers in March.
The proposals would involve amendments to both residential and retail premises in the centre of the town.
Callow's Yard in Castletown, the former capital of the island, opened in 2009 to help rejuvenate the historic town.
Originally a shopping complex and apartments, the private project cost in the region of Â£20m.
Current facilities include a bar, restaurant, coffee shop, newsagent, clothing outlets and a conference area.
MHK Graham Cregeen said: "This is an important site and obviously the people of Castletown are now keen to see the next step for Callow's Yard.
"I would urge all Castletown residents to get further information on the plans - they will be able to ask questions and get immediate feedback from the developers."
The plans will go on display in Arbory Street, Castletown on 12 April, between 10:00 and 14:00 (BST).
"I think there is currently a lack of understanding about what is being proposed so this event will help clarify some of those issues," continued Mr Cregeen.


An 11-year-old boy who found a Chinese message in a bottle on an Anglesey beach could be flown to China to help trace its origins.

Jack Harrington discovered the bottle on Silver Bay beach in February 2015 while dog walking with his parents.
Researchers believe the bottle came from a Xiamen University student.
The story has been featured on the front pages of Chinese newspapers, and a journalist is trying to arrange for the pair to visit.
"It's quite amazing," said Jack's mother, Nancy Harrington.
"A journalist [from China] asked us some questions about what we knew about China and whether we would be interested in going there, and we said 'yes'."
Georgia Bradbury, who has been researching the bottle and message, said it most likely came from a restaurant on the Gulangyu island - which is more than 6,000 miles (9600km) away from Silver Bay.
She said she had received emails from the UK and China, and theories about its content include it telling the tale of two students going their separate ways after university and choosing between their love and their dreams.
"I think the fact that the message in a bottle has the university song on it only strengthens this idea," Ms Bradbury said.
"[The island] is a really small place that you can walk around in its entirety in three to four hours, and there's also no vehicles on the island apart from one fire engine."
Ms Harrington said a love letter in the bottle had also been translated.
"It reads like it was written from a man to a woman, it talks about 'the most precious months or weeks' which was a 'magical time', and then he gives her advice.
"He tells her 'don't get too skinny because you're beautiful as you are'."
Ms Bradbury added: "We're hoping some of the Chinese papers will be able to track down who sent the message, apparently Nancy and her son are quite famous in China now."


Two men have been convicted for their roles in a scam to con 12 women out of nearly £250,000 via a dating website.

Winchester Crown Court heard the fictional "James Richards" told women using match.com he needed money to release a £100m inheritance in India.
One victim handed over £174,000.
Peter Monty Emu, 28, of Portsmouth, and Adewunmi Nusi, 27, of Hermitage, Berkshire, were convicted of money laundering. Chukwuka Ugwu, 28, and Emmanuel Oko admitted the same charge.
Oko, 29, of Waverley Grove, Southsea, also admitted fraud.
The four men are due to be sentenced next month and the Crown Prosecution Service will apply for the "ill-gotten" money to be confiscated.
The court heard how fake profiles were created on the dating site.
Women were flattered by the messages from the "attractive middle-aged man", one of which said: "I knew our friendship would grow from the first day we spoke but neither one of us could imagine the love exploding, no thundering into our hearts."
Once the relationships developed, the conspirators started requesting cash.
The women were first asked for a £700 legal fee by a fake solicitor but then the sums requested rose to up to £100,000.
One victim, Suzanne Hardman, handed over £174,000.
Suspicions were raised when one woman received the same email twice and wrote back to the sender, saying: "I wonder how many hearts you have broken".
Det Con Darrin Carey, of Hampshire Constabulary, said: "The women were duped into thinking that they were talking to a man who was genuinely looking for love on the dating website match.com.
"Unfortunately for them, they were part of an elaborate scam."
Abbey Boston, 28, of Titchfield, Hampshire, was cleared of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.
Eberechi Ekpo, 26, of Portsmouth was acquitted under directions of the judge on 29 August.
A match.com spokeswoman said: "Unfortunately, there is a tiny minority of people out there who want to exploit others over the internet. We advise people to use the same common sense as they would if they were meeting someone in a bar or a pub.
"We give lots of safe-dating advice on our site and in emails to members. This makes it clear that you should never send money to anyone you meet online.
"We invest heavily in the latest technology alongside a dedicated team of people and work closely with the authorities to make dating as safe as we can."


Evidence of a crashed World War Two plane has been found at the bottom of a lake in Cornwall.

A survey of Loe Pool, near Porthleven, has revealed images believed to be debris of a plane and a floating target used during the Second World War.
Exeter University's Camborne School of Mines used sonar technology to produce images of the bottom of the lake.
Project leader Neill Wood spoke of a "huge amount of interesting debris from many thousand years of history".
Loe Pool is Cornwall's largest natural lake and is on the National Trust's Penrose Estate stretching across 50 acres.
Mr Wood said: "There's a lot of debris which looks to originate from World War II, ranging from pieces of barbed wire through to what may be a floating target for the development of anti-U-boat rockets.
"There's very large pieces of debris in an area where it's believed an aircraft went down in or just after World War II, so that's really quite exciting.
"In a way it's like looking at a crime scene, but now we have to piece together what's actually happening here".
Mike Hardy, of the National Trust, said the survey was "really helping to build our understanding of the pool, the history, how it works and helping us to plan our conservation work".
Mr Hardy has heard stories of people seeing a plane coming across the bar and crashing into the pool around the time of the war.
He said: "To make that link potentially between that incident and one person's life and their research is amazing and fascinating."


Wall Street stocks shrugged off morning declines, closing Wednesday mixed after the abrupt firing of FBI director James Comey signalled more political upheaval to Washington.

Gains in energy and tech stocks helped lead the rebound and propelled the Nasdaq index to a new high of 6,129.14.
The tech-heavy index added 8.5 points, or 0.14%, while the S&P 500 rose 2.7 points, or 0.1%, to 2,399.6.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 32.6 points, or 0.16%, to 20,921.3.
Shares in Nvidia, listed on Nasdaq, surged more than 17% after the California company reported better than expected profits and announced a partnership with Toyota.
Nvidia, which made a name for itself designing graphics processing chips for the gaming industry, has been working on technology for driverless cars.
Other corporate results weighed on markets.
Shares in entertainment giant Walt Disney fell about 2% after it said it they expected modest growth this year.
Strong growth at Disney's theme parks helped boost quarterly results, which were reported on Tuesday, but those could be at risk if there is broader economic weakness, analysts said.
Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross lowered expectations for economic growth this year, saying that the Trump administration's economic agenda was not far enough along to produce a 3% rise in economic growth.
Many economists had already forecast less ambitious growth, but the statement underscored disarray in Washington.
It came amid a backlash over Mr Comey's removal, which is likely to make passage of some of his business-friendly economic initiatives, such as tax reform, more difficult.
Mr Comey was leading an investigation into ties between Russia and US President Donald Trump's campaign. His dismissal provoked strong reaction from Mr Trump's Democratic opponents and also raised concerns among some Republicans.


Significant questions about the environmental impacts of Heathrow's new runway remain unanswered in the wake of the government's announcement.

Opponents say that the expansion will make air quality and noise pollution much worse.
It makes a complete mockery of the government's commitments on cutting carbon emissions, they say.
But supporters of the airport say that developments in technology will mitigate many negative consequences.
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In its final report on Heathrow last year, the Airports Commission was clear that an extra runway at the UK's biggest flight centre would be an opportunity to right some of the environmental wrongs that have developed through ad hoc expansion over the years.
These include increased levels of noise for local residents, consistent breaches of air pollution safety levels and increasing amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Perhaps the easiest of these issues to tackle is noise.
The Airports Commission suggested that a "noise envelope" should be agreed and Heathrow would be legally bound to stay within these limits.
There should also be an increased noise levy to benefit local communities  - and an independent aviation noise committee should be established with a statutory right to be consulted on operating procedures.
In their statement announcing the airport's expansion, the government gave some clear indications of how it will tackle this question.
It will propose a six-and-a-half hour ban on scheduled night flights for the first time. It will also propose new legally binding noise targets that will encourage the use of quieter planes - and there will be a pot of cash, some Â£700m, to pay for noise insulation for local residents.
On the other two key environmental impacts the government is on far trickier ground.
When it comes to dirty air, the UK has been breaching EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) since 2010 in a number of different regions and cities. This pollutant is produced from diesel engines and is linked to a range of respiratory illnesses.
Heathrow has long been a hot spot for this type of air pollution due to heavy traffic in the vicinity - so much so that the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) projected that even without expansion, the A4 running north of the airport would still exceed EU safety limits for nitrogen dioxide in 2030.
The airport points to recent independent research that says the expansion would only lead to a "marginal" increase in NO2 from Heathrow as there would be significant reductions elsewhere thanks to changes in diesel engines and greater use of electric vehicles.
Campaigners are not impressed with this conclusion.
"The measures that people have put forward seem fairly far fetched in terms of implementation," said Tim Johnson, from the Aviation Environment Federation.
"Ideas like taking diesel cars off the road are indeed potential solutions, but how do you get consumer change that makes that happen in the time scale?"
Perhaps the biggest environmental challenge of the expansion is the impact on climate change goals.
Existing UK legislation commits the government to cut CO2 levels by 80% of 1990 levels in 2050.
Aviation right now accounts for around 6% of UK emissions. To meet the legal target, emissions from this sector would would have to stay below the 2005 mark.
This could be partly achieved with improvements in fuel and aircraft operational efficiency and the wider use of biofuels, says the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
They are calling on the government to publish a strategic policy framework for UK aviation emissions to limit them to 2005 levels.
To keep below the target, the CCC says that "this could imply limiting the growth in demand to around 60% above 2005 levels by 2050 (45% above current levels)."
That could mean the government having to cut airport capacity in regional airports or have other sectors of the economy make deeper emissions cuts.
"You only have so much carbon to go round," said Tim Johnson.
"The government will have to decide how best to distribute that, if they decide to use that for a new runway then there will have to be a hit elsewhere."
But speaking in the House of Commons, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling refuted the suggestion that the expansion of Heathrow was bad for the climate.
"We take the issue of climate change very seriously and this government has a whole raft of measures in place to address the issue, but we also have to make sure that we have the prosperity in this country to do things like funding our NHS and funding our old age pensions, and having a thriving modern economy with strong links around the world is an important part of that."
Other campaigning groups believe the lack of a clear plan on how to mitigate increases in CO2 make the third runway a very bad idea.
"With the government poised to sign the Paris climate agreement, it's decision to expand Heathrow - shortly after forcing fracking on the people of Lancashire - looks deeply cynical," said Andrew Pendleton, from Friends of the Earth.
"However this is only the first step on a long journey that will see communities, councils and climate campaigners continue the battle to reverse this misjudged and damaging decision."
One area in which there is a little dispute over the benefits of Heathrow's expansion is in regard to wildlife. The airport has committed to a Â£105m plan to transform a green area near the airport, into a haven four times the size of Hyde Park.
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Dozens of people have been killed in a series of militant attacks on Tuesday throughout Afghanistan.

Up to 30 people were killed and 80 wounded in twin bombings near the parliament in the capital, Kabul.
Blasts at the governor's guesthouse in Kandahar killed at least 11 and injured 14 including the UAE ambassador.
Earlier, in Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people.
The Kabul blasts took place during rush hour as staff were leaving the parliament complex.
The Taliban said they were responsible for the twin bomb attacks in the centre of the city.
"We planned this attack for quite some time and the plan was to target some senior officers of the intelligence agency," a Taliban spokesman was reported as saying.
The attack is the latest in a series carried out by the Taliban over the past year. Most of the victims on Tuesday are said to be civilians, including parliament staff.
Reports speak of a suicide bomber striking first outside the entrance to parliament, followed by a car bomb, Tolo News reported.
President Ashraf Ghani vowed that all those behind the "criminal attacks" would be caught.
"The Taliban shamelessly claim credit for the attack on civilians and they're proud of it," he said in a statement.
Afghan sources said a district head of the National Directorate of Security - Afghanistan's main intelligence agency - was among the dead.
An MP from western Herat province, Rahima Jami, was said to have been injured.
An injured parliament security guard named as Zabi told AFP: "The first explosion happened outside the parliament... a number of innocent workers were killed and wounded. It was caused by a suicide bomber on foot."
He said the car containing a bomb "was parked on the other side of the road and flung me back when it detonated".
Ahmad Wali, police chief of Kabul's district 7, told the BBC that the explosions were close to the gates of the city's American University.
In Kandahar, provincial governor Humayun Azizi was critically injured in the attack on his guesthouse, his spokesperson told the BBC.
The UAE foreign ministry called it a "heinous terrorist attack" in which ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi "and a number of Emirati diplomats" were wounded.
The ambassador and other dignitaries were attending a dinner party when the attack happened.
Tolo News quoted survivors as saying that the bomb was hidden in a guesthouse couch. It said that Kandahar police chief Gen Abdul Raziq was among the guests but was unharmed.
The ambassador had been in Kandahar to lay the foundation stone of an orphanage. His exact condition is not clear.
Senior police and intelligence officials were also present, officials say.
Earlier, in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand, a Taliban suicide bomber targeted a guesthouse used by an intelligence official, killing at least seven people and wounding six others.


Attending a specialist maths school may be some people's worst nightmare, but budding young mathematicians have been travelling from across the country to attend one in south London.

King's College London Mathematics School was started in Lambeth two years ago, and pupils have been finding out their A-level and AS results.
With all students at the school receiving either A* or A in maths, there has been plenty of celebrating.
Some of the students spoke to BBC News after they learned of their grades.
In spite of having a two-hour journey from Leicestershire each day, Henry Sinclair-Banks says he "doesn't think twice about the commute. I love this place".
He received his AS marks this year and averaged four A grades. "I'm happy as it means I can apply for the things I want to apply for," he said.
Henry said he first realised he loved maths when he was about six years old after doing a quiz at school.
"I was very good at it and I enjoyed it as well. That was a defining moment for me."
All being well, after his A-levels he says he will "probably go down the academia route".
Living in Morden, 40 minutes away, Zoe Loughton has less of a journey in but is equally enthusiastic about the school.
"Because it is a maths school, the environment is amazing as you are surrounded by similar people and the facilities are really good," she said.
Zoe said she only decided to do maths after receiving very good results in her further maths GCSE.
"Ever since then, I knew I wanted to be at this school", she said.
She said she was "really happy" to have received an A* and two As, and was off to Bristol University in autumn to study engineering and mathematics.
Having received an A*, an A and a C in her A-levels, Nathalie Moore has decided against going to university but is taking up an engineering apprenticeship instead.
She said she thought it would be better "learning the skills as you go along on the job", rather than "forgetting stuff you learn during the first year at uni".
Nathalie hopes to follow in the footsteps of the man who created the company she is joining, Sir James Dyson.
"Hopefully I'll become an inventor one day; that's the dream anyway," she said.
Riu Kawashima received an A* and two As in his A-levels, which he said he was "rather pleased" about.
"If I went to my local school, I think my results would have been very different," he said.
He said he was looking forward to studying maths at the University of Durham in October.
"I'll just see how it goes after uni", but in the meantime, "we're planning to go to the park to celebrate," he said.


An airport in the Australian city of Melbourne has reopened two days after a plane crash that killed five people.

Four US tourists and an Australian pilot died after their light plane came down on a shopping centre on Tuesday.
It had just taken off from the small Essendon Airport, which reopened on Thursday. The nearby shopping centre remains closed "until further notice".
Safety officials said they would investigate with "an open mind" and make a preliminary report next month.
The victims were pilot Max Quartermain and passengers Greg Reynolds De Haven, Russell Munsch, Glenn Garland and John Washburn, four men from Austin, Texas, who were on their way to Tasmania's King Island for a golfing trip.
Greg Hood, chief commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), said four investigators would examine the scene for several days.
"We're very much in the gathering of evidence phase," he said.
Police said the flight appeared to have had a "catastrophic engine failure" before Mr Quartermain gave two mayday calls.
However, Mr Hood said investigators would make no assumptions.
"We'll look at maintenance records, the history of pilot, the history of aircraftâ€¦ at this very early stage, we're not going to speculate in relation to any specific part of the investigation," he said.
The West Australian newspaper reported the Beechcraft B200 King Air plane recently passed a safety check.
The inspection by industry regulator Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) found no issues with the plane or pilot, the newspaper said.
Mr Quartermain was investigated by the ATSB over a near mid-air collision in September 2015, but he later passed a series of proficiency tests set by CASA.
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said the crash on Tuesday was state's worst in 30 years.


Members of an alleged nationwide prostitution ring which forced trafficked women to work in brothels have been charged, said police.

Eight people were arrested after raids on homes in the Midlands and south of England in September 2014.
Warwickshire Police believe Chinese and Malaysian women were being brought into the UK to be exploited.
Some of the eight have been charged with running brothels while others face charges relating to money laundering.
They have all been bailed to appear before Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court on 2 December.
The ring was discovered after a property in Nuneaton was investigated, said police.
Two homes in Nottingham were raided, two in Warwickshire, and one each in Reading, Slough, Wolverhampton, Torquay and Finchley, in London.


The Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has been invited by MPs to give evidence on the BHS collapse.

He will give a written account and is not required to attend in person.
The retailer's former owner Dominic Chappell told MPs on Wednesday that he had tried to arrange a rescue deal with Mr Ashley, but that Sir Philip Green had stopped it happening.
However, Sir Philip, who gives evidence next week, said he was "unaware of any bid interest by Mike Ashley."
Coincidentally, Mr Ashley himself gave evidence at a committee hearing on his own company, Sports Direct, earlier this week.
Asked whether he had wanted to buy BHS he said, against the advice of his PR representative, "100% yes".
During Wednesday's BHS testimony, Mr Chappell told MPs that, just before BHS went into administration, he had arranged a rescue deal backed by the billionaire owner of the sports retailer.
He said that, on learning of this deal, "Philip went absolutely crazy, screaming and shouting down the phone that he didn't want to get involved with Mike Ashley".
The committee of MPs also wants to hear from other people connected to BHS's fortunes, including:
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee are hearing evidence into the collapse of the 163-store group.
Duff & Phelps announced last month that BHS would be wound down with the loss of up to 11,000 jobs after efforts to find a buyer failed. The company's pension fund has a deficit of Â£571m.
BHS, which went into administration in April after the company ran out of money and could not pay suppliers, is holding closing down sales over the coming weeks.


Leon Britton has signed an improved one-year contract with Swansea City, with an option of another year if he plays enough games next season.

The 34-year-old midfielder has represented Swansea in all the top four divisions since 2002, playing more than 520 games for the Welsh club.
"I am very happy. Everyone knows how much the club means to me," he said.
"I just spoke with the chairman and it was just a five minute conversation phone call and everything was agreed."
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins paid tribute to the club's stalwart.
"Leon has been and still is a fantastic servant to this football club," said Jenkins.
"He is a model pro and we are very proud he is representing Swansea City.
"I hope this new contract paves the way for Leon to remain with us for many more years to come.
"He has made a tremendous contribution to this club, both on and off the pitch, over the last 15 years."
The new deal also guarantees Britton a coaching role at Swansea after he retires from playing. He has been doing his coaching badges with the Football Association of Wales.
"It (coaching) is something I spoke to the chairman and manager [Paul Clement] about," Britton said.
"There is maybe an opportunity when I decide to finish my playing time at Swansea the club will keep me on in some capacity.
"It is still something to speak about later on down the line but we have had discussions about.
"At the moment I am focusing on the football side of things and when that finishes we will sit down and see what the club are thinking.
"I have done the B licence and the A licence with the FAW the season just gone."
Britton helped Swansea avoid relegation from the Football League and rise up the divisions to become a top-eight club in the Premier League.
He made 18 appearances last season and feels he can still hold his own in the Premier League.
"I am delighted with the option of another year which gives me a target coming into the new season to try and hit the criteria to get an extension as well," he added.
"I feel fit. I am training hard and well with the rest of the squad.
"When I have played I feel I can still contribute to the team. If I felt I couldn't I would not want to extend my time at Swansea.
"I want to make sure I go out at the right time. I still feel there is enough in the tank to go ahead.
"It depends how the manager wants to use me next season and the seasons coming."
After having joined from West Ham United, initially on loan, in 2002, Britton remained at Swansea until 2010 when he left for Sheffield United  - only to return to Swansea just months later.


A long-term study of a large puffin colony on Shetland suggests that numbers breeding there have halved from about 20,000 to 10,000 individuals.

The study, published by the scientific journal PLOS ONE, covers a period of almost 30 years starting in 1986.
Researchers believe the most likely cause of the decline in the colony on the Fair Isle was young birds failing to return.
This could be because of a lack of fish for the puffins to feed on, they said.
Dr Will Miles, of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory, said: "We don't know exactly why they would fail to return to Fair Isle and settle to breed but it may be due to declining local fish stocks and poor feeding conditions for seabirds in Shetland waters.
"It is very difficult to find out exactly what happens to immature puffins after they have fledged because of the vast sea areas and the problems of tracing them within other colonies."
The study suggests that since the 1980s the quantities of fish brought ashore by adult puffins for their chicks declined substantially.
Dr Miles also looked at the possible impact of great skuas on the puffin colony.
The number of these predatory seabirds, also known as bonxies, has increased by about 300% on Fair Isle in the same period, to more than 400 breeding pairs.
Dr Miles said he was surprised to find that, despite this increase, adult puffin survival on the island has remained high and stable over the 30 years.
He said: "It seems adult puffins on Fair Isle are pretty good at avoiding skuas and do not get heavily predated by them."
Dr Mark Bolton, of the RSPB, was an advisor to the Fair Isle puffin study.
He said: "The UK supports internationally important populations of puffins, which are among our best-loved seabirds.
"Whilst visitors to Fair Isle can still enjoy the spectacle of thousands of birds, the severe decline reported in this study is cause for considerable concern."


Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to mark this year's summer solstice.

Police said 23,000 attended the neolithic site in Wiltshire to watch the sun rise at 04:52 BST, while others gathered at the nearby Avebury stone circle.
The figure was down on the estimated 36,000 who attended last year and the 30,000 expected this year.
Wiltshire Police said the celebrations were "positive and peaceful".
The summer solstice usually occurs on 21 June, but can occur on 20 and 22 June.
Police said arrests were lower than in previous years, with nine people being held for drugs offences at Stonehenge and a handful being cautioned for possession of Class A drugs, while no arrests were made at Avebury.
Next year's summer solstice will occur on 20 June, but the next 22 June solstice will not occur until 2203.
Pagan festivals: Summer solstice
• Solstice, or Litha, means a stopping or standing still of the sun
• The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and is celebrated by thousands of pagans across the world. In the northern hemisphere, the solstice usually falls around 21 June
• Stonehenge is believed to have been used as an important religious site by early Britons 4,000 years ago. Recent pagan celebrations at the site began in the 20th Century
• On Litha, the central Altar stone at Stonehenge aligns with the Heel stone, the Slaughter stone and the rising sun to the north east
What are the mysteries behind the Summer Solstice?
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The investigation by a special counsel into whether Russia meddled in the US election is now using a grand jury, according to US media reports.

The use of such a legal body reflects a stepping up of the investigative process. But how exactly does the system work?
A grand jury is set up by a prosecutor to determine whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution.
In legal terms, it determines whether probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed.
In order to come to this conclusion, the jury is given investigative powers. It can issue subpoenas to compel people to testify or hand over documentation relating to the case.
Members can also question witnesses, who are not allowed to have lawyers in attendance.
It is in the Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment says: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury."
Members of the public. The US courts handbook says they "are drawn at random from lists of registered voters, lists of actual voters, or other sources as necessary".
Jury members may be called for duty for months at a time, but need only appear in court for a few days out of every month.
This can range from as low as six to as high as 23, although a federal grand jury usually comprises 16 to 23 people.
Hence the term "grand", because the trial - or "petit" - jury is usually smaller.
Unlike the trial jury, the grand jury does not determine whether a person is guilty of a crime.
It also sits in secret. There is no media coverage. Generally, the person under investigation is not allowed to be present.
The reasoning behind the secrecy is that it protects the jurors from intimidation. It also protects innocent people from unfounded charges.
The jury does not have to be unanimous to recommend an indictment - or criminal charge.
The majority can vary. It can take a two-thirds, or three-quarters verdict.
Federal, state and county prosecutors all use grand juries, but all federal crimes must have a grand jury indictment.
However, if the jury does not vote for indictment, charges can be still be brought if prosecutors convince a judge.
Grand jury processes can last months, even years.
While all states have provisions to allow for grand juries, only around half use them, with other states preferring to rely on a preliminary hearing to determine whether or not to indict a defendant on non-federal charges.