The owners of a new Indian clothing store called Hitler say they will rename it after receiving complaints.

Rajesh Shah, one of the shop's co-owners, told the BBC there would be a new name "tomorrow or the day after".
Jews in the city of Ahmedabad, where the shop opened last month, said using the Nazi dictator's name was offensive. Israeli diplomats also raised the issue with the Gujarat state government.
The owners said they did not know who Adolf Hitler was when the shop opened.
Mr Shah told the BBC: "Yes we are planning to change the name. There has been too much political pressure from the government."
He said officials had promised compensation for the rebranding of the store, which sells men's clothing, although he said they had provided nothing in writing.
His co-owner, Manish Chandani, told AFP news agency they had never intended to glorify Hitler.
"I was not aware of Hitler being responsible for the killings of six million people before the shop's inauguration. This time I will choose a non-controversial name."
Mr Chandani says the shop's name was a tribute to his grandfather who was nicknamed Hitler because he was "very strict".
Others saw the name as a marketing gimmick in a country where the former German leader attracts unusual interest in some sections of society.
"I am happy that the store owner decided to change the name. I guess he realised that it was not the right thing to do," Orna Sagiv, Israeli consul general in Mumbai, told AFP.


Four Palestinians have been shot dead after trying to stab Israeli soldiers in two incidents in the occupied West Bank, Israel's military says.

Three attackers were killed at Gush Etzion Junction, where similar incidents have occurred, and the fourth was killed near Hebron, the army said.
No soldiers were injured. Palestinian health officials confirmed the deaths.
There has been an upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in recent months.
"Three attackers, armed with knives, attempted to stab soldiers guarding the Gush Etzion junction," an Israeli military statement said.
Palestinian media named the three as Muhanad Kawazbeh, 20, Ahmed Kawazbeh, 21, and Alaa Kawazbeh, 20, all from the village of Sair, north-east of Hebron.
Shortly afterwards, a Palestinian was shot while tried to stab soldiers near Hebron, an Israeli statement said.
He was later named as Khalil Shalalda, 16, also from Sair.
Twenty-two Israelis have been killed in attacks including stabbings, car rammings and shootings since 1 October.
More than 140 Palestinians have been killed. More than half were said by Israel to be attackers. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces.


China has stepped up security in parts of Xinjiang following the region's worst outbreak of violence for months.

Several people in Yarkant county and Kashgar told the BBC the streets were full of checkpoints and police patrols.
They also reported internet and social media services were cut. Separately, a leading Uighur scholar has been formally charged with separatism.
Dozens were killed or injured in the violence on Monday, state media say. Many of the dead were shot by police.
Xinhua news agency said a knife-wielding gang attacked a police station and government offices in Yarkant, which is known as Shache in China.
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says it appears that among those killed were police officers and ethnic Han Chinese settlers. Dozens of people were injured, possibly by police firing.
Confirming what happened is difficult, as information is tightly controlled in China. Xinhua's article came out only several hours after international media outlets including the BBC reported the violence.
The BBC made several calls to various Xinjiang government offices but officials refused to answer questions.
A report by The Global Times quoted an unnamed insider as saying that the incident began when police checkpoints at Elixku discovered explosives, which led to clashes between the police and "attackers".
Some of these attackers escaped and later recruited others to attack the local government and police station, the report said.
But activists have disputed such accounts, saying the violence erupted as members of the local Uighur population protested against a crackdown on Muslims observing Ramadan.
Groups outside China representing the Uighur ethnic minority say China's policies towards Muslim Uighurs are repressive and cause significant resentment. The groups said they fear the latest violence would lead to even harsher policies towards Uighurs.
On Wednesday, prosecutors in the Xinjiang capital Urumqi formally charged prominent Uighur academic Ilham Tohti with separatism.
Professor Tohti, who says he is innocent, was detained in January and his case has drawn international criticism.
He has been critical of China's treatment of Uighurs but there is no record of Mr Tohti ever having supported the cause of separatism, BBC correspondents say.
Yarkant county lies in Xinjiang's far west, near the border with Tajikistan. The area is seen as the heartland of the Uighur minority.
Tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese migrants have been rumbling for years, with some Uighurs opposing Chinese rule in Xinjiang.
But in recent months there has been an upsurge in Xinjiang-linked violence that authorities have attributed to Uighur separatists.
In May at least 31 people were killed when two cars crashed through an Urumqi market and explosives were thrown. In March, a mass stabbing at Kunming railway station killed 29 people.
In response Chinese authorities have launched a year-long security campaign which includes increased police and troop presence in key cities and towns in Xinjiang.
Scores of people have been arrested, and some sentenced to lengthy jail terms or death, as part of the crackdown.


The Scottish government has ordered that all poultry and captive birds must be kept indoors, after an alert over avian influenza.

In a "precautionary step", it has declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone.
It said it was reacting to multiple reports of the disease causing deaths among wild birds in mainland Europe.
The restrictions cover the whole of Scotland and will be in place for 30 days.
Similar measures have been put in place in England.
Bird keepers - including "hobby farmers" with a small number of hens - are legally obliged to "take all practicable steps to ensure that poultry and other captive birds kept separate from wild birds".
The government said in most cases this will be by keeping birds housed.
Rural affairs secretary Fergus Ewing said: "We have declared a 30-day prevention zone as a precautionary measure to protect Scotland's valuable poultry industry, particularly in the weeks before Christmas.
"It is important to stress that there has been no cases of this strain detected in the UK.
"The Scottish government and its partners continue to monitor the situation in Europe closely and stand ready to respond to any suspicion of disease in Scotland."
Chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas added: "The risk of an HPAI incursion into poultry in the UK remains at 'low, but heightened', although for wild birds the risk has been raised to 'medium'.
"It is normal to see these viruses circulating among wild bird populations at this time of year, however the strain seen in Europe appears to be particularly virulent which is a cause for some concern.
"Keeping birds indoors helps to reduce the risk of exposure to the virus, provided that poultry keepers maintain good biosecurity on their premises and remain vigilant for any signs of disease.
"Consumers should not be concerned about eating eggs or poultry given the expert advice about food safety and human health."
NFU Scotland said the country's poultry keepers were "up to speed" on the current position and well-prepared to deal with any potential threat.
Spokeswoman Penny Johnston said: "It is clear that there is a high risk of infection in wild migratory fowl, posing a risk of cross-infection into our commercial birds. The decision taken by the Scottish government is sensible, given the risk, and producers will play their part.
"NFU Scotland will continue to monitor the situation and update producers of any changes to the risk status and advice but in the meantime, we urge all poultry keepers to comply with the restriction notice, tighten biosecurity and be aware of the potentially-increased risks from wild birds."


Fulham ended Derby's seven-game winning run in the Championship in an entertaining draw at Craven Cottage.

Tom Ince put Derby ahead with his seventh goal in as many games when Johnny Russell's through-ball gave him time to shoot low past David Button.
The hosts grabbed a deserved equaliser when Ryan Fredericks teed up Floyd Ayite for a tap-in.
Stefan Johansen's shot from the edge of the box put Fulham in front, but Alex Pearce headed in Ince's corner.
Fulham, who are unbeaten at home in six matches, started at a furious pace but Ince struck for the Rams with their first noteable chance.
Scott Carson then saved from Fredericks and Kevin McDonald, but the Derby keeper was finally beaten for the first time in six matches by Ayite.
The Cottagers again forced the pace after half-time, with Scott Malone having a shot well blocked before Johansen's strike threatened to inflict only a second defeat on Derby boss Steve McClaren since his return.
But Pearce's equaliser forced a fifth draw in the last six matches between the two sides at Craven Cottage, despite a late scare for the visitors when Lucas Piazon's free-kick hit the bar.
The visitors, who have lost just once in 13 matches, drop two places to seventh, while Fulham, with just two defeats in 11, move up a place to ninth.
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic:
"I cannot be completely satisfied. We paid a heavy price for making a mistake. We played all the football, dominated the game and created chances.
"But it wasn't enough to win the game and this isn't the first time it's happened. We must work to improve ourselves and make ourselves more solid and competitive.
"They scored twice after our mistakes and in this competition that's not acceptable."
Derby manager Steve McClaren:
"What the boys have done for the past seven games has been incredible. To win seven in any division is difficult - to win seven and keep six clean sheets is even harder.
"It had to end sometime and I'm pleased it didn't end in defeat. I'm so proud of the players and the staff.
"Fulham kept coming at us and had our backs to the wall. This was the first time during our run we'd been behind and the players reacted well and got their reward."
Match ends, Fulham 2, Derby County 2.
Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Derby County 2.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Michael Madl (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Michael Madl (Fulham).
Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Andreas Weimann (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Derby County. Andreas Weimann replaces Tom Ince.
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
Abdoul Camara (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Fulham. Stephen Humphrys replaces Sone Aluko.
Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Craig Bryson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Craig Bryson (Derby County).
Corner,  Fulham. Conceded by Abdoul Camara.
Lucas Piazon (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jacob Butterfield (Derby County).
Offside, Derby County. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but Tom Ince is caught offside.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren Bent (Derby County).
Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren Bent (Derby County).
Goal!  Fulham 2, Derby County 2. Alex Pearce (Derby County) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Scott Parker.
Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
Bradley Johnson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Bryson (Derby County).
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
Substitution, Derby County. Abdoul Camara replaces Johnny Russell.
Substitution, Derby County. Darren Bent replaces Matej Vydra.


A man from Cumbria has been charged in connection with the rape of a boy 14 years ago.

Vincent Hudson has been charged with the historical offence on a boy under the age of 16, Cumbria Police said.
A spokesman for the force said the attack was reported to have taken place in 2001.
Mr Hudson, 54, of Loweswater Avenue, Whitehaven, is due to appear before North Cumbria Magistrates' Court later, the spokesman added.


A man has been questioned over the death of a British woman in an Australian strip club.

The body of Stacey Tierney, 29, was discovered in Dreams ÂGentlemen's Club in Melbourne on 19 December.
Police have not released information about how the former fitness instructor, from Manchester, died.
However, a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of perjury on Tuesday, Victoria Police said in a statement. They did not provide further details.
"The investigation into the matter continues and anyone with information is urged to contact [police]," the statement said.
Perjury carries a maximum penalty of 15 years' jail in Victoria.
Local newspaper the Herald Sun reported that police suspected illicit drugs had been removed from the scene.
Detectives were investigating whether other people were present the night Ms Tierney died, the newspaper said.
Police said in January a post-mortem would be conducted, but no details have been made public.
Ms Tierney's family have described her as "the most amazing, special, caring person".
"This loss has devastated our family," they said in a statement in January.
Ms Tierney studied dance at Oldham College and had worked as a fitness instructor at Nitro Boxing Fitness Centre and Manchester Aquatics Centre before moving to Australia.


"Designer vagina" surgery should not be carried out on the NHS or on girls under the age of 18, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has said.

In a paper looking at female genital cosmetic surgery, it says women and girls should realise that female genitalia come in all shapes and sizes.
They should also be told of the risks of this type of surgery.
Labiaplasties on the NHS have risen fivefold in the past 10 years.
Labiaplasty is the most common type of female genital cosmetic surgery, in which the size of the labia minora is reduced.
It can be a treatment for women who have concerns with hygiene, difficulties during sexual intercourse or discomfort when exercising, but some women and girls want surgery because of concerns about the way their genitalia look.
In extreme cases this can be linked to body dysmorphic disorder, which causes significant anxieties about body image.
Statistics show that more than 2,000 labiaplasty operations were performed in 2010 on the NHS.
Many more are carried out by private clinics but there are no figures available on these procedures, although the RCOG says "the practice of labiaplasty is now widespread".
Dame Suzi Leather, chair of the RCOG's ethics committee, said there was concern over the recent figures.
"Some women are requesting it solely for cosmetic reasons and these decisions are not always being made on an informed understanding of the normal variations that exist, but influenced by images from popular culture and the pornography industry.
"We need to inform women that everyone is unique and that variation in appearance is normal in the vast majority of cases," she said.
The RCOG paper recommends that women should be offered counselling and psychological treatment for problems such as "body image distress".
The paper says: "Education, support and advice should be at the heart of clinical practice, with a sympathetic appreciation of female body insecurities."
Official stats show that the labiaplasty procedure is not restricted to adults. In the past five years, 266 of these procedures have been carried out on girls under 14.
While the reasons for the procedures are unknown, they are likely to have been performed for medical reasons or to correct congenital abnormalities.
In another paper, published by the British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (BritSPAG), clinicians are advised to inform girls under 18 that labiaplasty surgery before puberty is complete can lead to long-term problems.
Although no research has been carried out on these long-term risks, it is thought that damage to sexual function and sensitivity can occur after labiaplasty. Bleeding and wound infection can also occur in the short term.
The paper also recommends that girls showing signs of psychological problems should be referred to a paediatric clinical psychologist.
Consultant plastic surgeon Paul Banwell, from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, welcomed the recommendations published in both papers and said patients should always be given full, accurate information and be properly counselled before surgery.
But he said clinicians should also be sensitive to potential problems.
"An asymmetrical labia can lead to functional problems as well as aesthetic problems. Over 50% of my patients see me due to functional reasons. Only a small proportion are there for purely aesthetic reasons."
He also said he had seen the number of patients requesting labiaplasty increase dramatically in the past few years.
Tim Goodacre, head of professional standards at the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and a consultant plastic surgeon, said he supported the recommendations as a means of improving patient care.
"We would like to see tougher central regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry to help clamp down on anyone performing these operations unnecessarily, and without due consideration for patient care."
But he said he found attempts to increase profits by encouraging more female genital procedures "abhorrent".
He added: "We urge stringent and robust restrictions on advertising such operations with a firm objective to limit any material other than that with information only. All advertising that could in any way be seen as persuasive should be banned."


New proposals may remove the need for foreign teachers wishing to work in Scotland to undergo a criminal record check.

The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) is discussing whether such a check is appropriate.
But it stresses there would still be other safeguards in place to check the suitability of people who want to teach in Scotland.
The teaching union EIS wants the criminal checks to remain.
Last year 186 people from outside the UK applied with the GTCS to register to teach in Scotland.
It is a legal requirement for any teacher in a Scottish school to be registered with the GTCS.  This helps provides assurances to employers, parents and children that teachers meet a national standard of teaching.
At present, every application from a teachers who qualified outside Scotland is individually assessed by the council.
GTCS said in a statement: "All applicants from overseas currently have to provide a suitable criminal record check from the country in which they are resident. No decision has been taken to stop this practice by GTCS."
Other requirements include showing evidence of relevant qualifications references from previous employers.
The statement added: "Providing a criminal record check is not straightforward as many countries do not hold criminal records. In addition, there are crimes in some countries which are not crimes in the UK.
"There is also a concern that asking for a criminal record check might disadvantage some people applying for registration such as refugees or those who have suffered persecution in their country."
The GTCS said it is duty bound to review its policy from time to time.
It said: "Our Professional Regulatory Assurance Committee (formerly RGSC) is looking into the practice of carrying out overseas criminal record checks and will report back its findings in due course."
EIS, Scotland's largest teachers' union, expressed reservations about the proposal but said there may be occasions when it was appropriate to relax the rules for individual applicants.
General secretary Larry Flanagan said: "Clearly, the suggestion of some overseas applicants to the GTCS register potentially not being criminal-record checked is an issue that raises concerns.
"Taking all reasonable steps to background check all applicants is very important; however, there is also the issue of potentially discriminating against suitable candidates from countries that do not have a background check system.
"The EIS view is that checks should be carried out where possible, but that some kind of exceptional admissions procedure should be explored for teachers coming to Scotland from countries that lack a suitable background check system."


Some 80% of voters in Northern Ireland give their first preference votes to parties associated with their own community, according to a new survey.

However, the Electoral Reform Society, which commissioned the study, said what voters do with their later preferences is "more diverse and interesting".
This survey was carried out in the months following last May's assembly election.
More than 4,000 people were interviewed for the survey.
About 2,000 of the interviewees filled out mock ballot papers.
Not surprisingly, the survey found that the vast majority of voters backed parties traditionally associated with their own community.
Only 4% of Catholics gave a unionist a first preference vote, while only 2% of Protestants picked a nationalist.
About a fifth of both Protestants and Catholics gave their first preferences to a cross community or centrist party, the survey indicated.
When later preferences were included the figures rose, but only slightly, with an estimated 8% of Catholics prepared to give a unionist a vote and 6% of Protestants putting a number against a nationalist box.
In the forthcoming assembly election, depending on where you live, you have a choice of between nine and 15 candidates - but according to this survey the average voter only backs three or four politicians on their ballot paper.


The death of a US airman who was found dead at his home is being treated as "unexplained but not suspicious", police said.

The body of Sgt Joshua Wikston was found at his home in Mundford, Norfolk, at 9:40 BST on Friday.
The 33-year-old worked as a technician at nearby RAF Lakenheath, where he helped to maintain the USAF's F-15 Eagle jets.
The airbase said it was feeling the "impact of Josh's loss".
Sgt Wikston was a member of the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Col Evan Pettus, a commander with 48th Fighter Wing of the US Air Force, said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Staff Sgt Wikston's family, friends and fellow airmen.
"We will do everything we can to support his family through this difficult time, and to care for the members of our team who need assistance in the wake of his death."


A new study has highlighted beavers "exceptional" ability to rebuild diverse wetlands.

Scientists from Stirling University looked at the effects a group of beavers had on a wetland in Tayside originally drained for farming.
The 12-year study found plant richness rose by 46% and the number of different plants recorded more than doubled.
The study is the first to measure the environmental benefits of the beavers' activity over time.
Between 2003 and 2015, the beavers constructed 195 metres of dams, 500 metres of canals and an acre of ponds at the site on a private estate in Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
Scientists said the surrounding vegetation "increased in complexity" by 71%.
Prof Nigel Willby from the university said wetlands were "tremendously important environments" for biodiversity, but were disappearing at an "alarming rate".
He said: "Beavers are renowned for their engineering skills, like dam building, and are now being considered as tools for restoring wetlands.
"They have been reintroduced widely, including in Scotland, partly for this purpose and our findings demonstrate the surprisingly large benefits they can bring to biodiversity."
The study was partly-funded by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and published in the international journal Science of the Total Environment.
Following trial reintroductions, Eurasian beavers were readmitted to Scotland last year, 400 years after being hunted to extinction in the UK.
Co-author Dr Alan Law said: "We know lots about the benefits of beavers in natural settings, but until now we did not know the full extent of what they can achieve in present-day landscapes where restoration is most needed.
"Seeing what beavers can do for our wetlands and countryside highlights the diverse landscape we have been missing for the last 400 years."


Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a 52-year-old who was found dead in his home.

The arrested man and the victim, Murrey Paulson, were both found in Meynell Street in Derby on Wednesday morning.
The suspect, who is also 52, is in hospital under police guard due to a serious throat injury and will be questioned later.
Mr Paulson's family described him as a "genuinely lovely" man.
In a statement, they said: "He was always happy, smiling and we all loved him very, very much.
"Murrey was a genuinely lovely person who helped anyone he could."
Police found Mr Paulson after originally being called to reports of a man being injured to his throat further down the street.
They believe the two men knew each other.
The murder investigation is focusing on the last hours of Mr Paulson's life.
Det Ch Insp Gareth Meadows said: "The inquiry is now focussed on trying to find people who last saw Murrey alive."
He said police were particularly interested in speaking to anyone who saw him late on Tuesday afternoon, through to 08:00 BST on Wednesday.


He is the Hillsborough-born doctor best known for developing the portable defibrillator - but has his influence been forgotten?

Professor Frank Pantridge would have been 100 years old in 2016.
The doctor died in 2004, but his contribution to cardiology lives on in hospitals, sports clubs and public places.
He invented the portable defibrillator in 1965 while working at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
One of the earliest models of the device can be found tucked away in a farmhouse in Laurencetown, County Down.
Norman Kerr, who owns a wide-ranging collection of inventions through the ages, said the defibrillator is "precious, a lovely article"
But, he added, many people do not realise the significance of the County Down man.
"50% of the people don't know. They walk on, they look, some will ask 'what's that?', others 'oh, defibrillator'," he said.
"The people who know, do read all about it and are very interested, probably because they have their own heart problems or they are in a sports club."
So has Prof Pantridge's name and legacy been lost amid the development of one of Northern Ireland's greatest medical exports?
"I think (the connection) has been lost, yes," Dr Sean Lucey, from the University of Liverpool, told BBC Radio Ulster.
"Pantridge, in some ways, isn't part of the wider story but his findings were absolutely key.
"His discoveries did have a dramatic impact in the long run on defibrillation so I think, in some ways, he has been slightly ignored, both within Northern Ireland and at a wider level as well.
"But I do think experts in cardiology do recognise it."
Before making his mark in cardiology, Prof Pantridge was a decorated soldier - the County Down man was awarded a Military Cross for his part in defending Singapore from Japanese forces in 1940.
By the 1960s, Prof Pantridge had moved into medicine and was developing his first portable defibrillator.
His first model operated from car batteries and variants of this are used across the world.
He went on to install his first portable defibrillator in an ambulance.
Speaking about his invention to BBC Radio Ulster in 1988, Prof Pantridge said he did not create the device for personal gain or prestige but simply to save lives.
"People were getting cardiac arrests in a situation where the heart stops. In the casualty department people were arriving dead, having died in the ambulance," he said.
"My objective was to have almost a pocket defibrillator if that was possible."


A Cardiff man who is one of three from the city to have joined a jihadist group in Syria has died, BBC Wales has been told.

Reyaad Khan, 21, was killed in a US drone strike at the end of August.
Officials from the Jalalia mosque in Riverside said the death was confirmed by his family at Friday prayers.
Last year, he appeared in a video along with another man from Cardiff and an Aberdeen man urging others to join so-called Islamic State.
The secretary of the Jalalia mosque, Mokaddus Miah, said prayers were said for him after being told by Reyaad Khan's father that he had died.
In July, there was widespread media speculation that Reyaad Khan had been killed in an earlier missile attack in Syria but the BBC was unable to confirm those reports at the time.
It is thought the former Cantonian High School and St David's College student, who was born in Penarth, travelled to Syria late in 2013.
He appeared in a 13-minute IS propaganda video in June 2014 alongside his friend Nasser Muthana, also from Cardiff, and Abdul Raqib Amin from Aberdeen.
His family in Cardiff later spoke of their shock and said he had been "brainwashed".
Five years ago, he appeared in a video featuring teenagers involved in a youth project in Cardiff's Riverside.
In the video, obtained by the Guardian newspaper, he was asked if the world was a "lovely place" or an "evil place".
He replied: "The world can be a lovely place but you've got to get rid of the evil.
"If everyone could choose the good, the evil will go away.
"The future of Britain is in the youth. If you want a better future you should invest in that.
"Money is wasted on terrible things like illegal wars."


The Department for Education has shelved plans for a code of practice for some religious schools which operate outside of mainstream education, the BBC has learned.

It was recommended by the government's Extremism Task Force to ensure children were not exposed to intolerant views.
Home Secretary Theresa May suggested the code should be mandatory following the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham.
But the government now says more can be done within existing regulations.
The code was intended to cover evening classes, weekend schools or in private tuition centres and was suggested amid ongoing concern about the radicalisation of young people.
The BBC's education correspondent, Alex Forsyth, said thousands of children spend hours each week being taught after school and at weekends in "supplementary schools", which operate outside the mainstream education system and often teach children about a specific faith or culture.
The Department for Education (DfE) was expected to publish a draft version before the end of the year.
But it has now shelved the plan in part because putting it into practice proved too complex. Officials will instead strengthen existing regulation and target schools where there is particular concern.
A DfE spokesman said: "The Extremism Task Force previously set out plans for a voluntary code of conduct for religious supplementary schools.
"The government has been considering this carefully over recent months and we believe that there is more to be done within the existing regulatory framework."
In March an anonymous and unverified letter sent to Birmingham City Council claimed that there was a "Trojan Horse" conspiracy to take over governing bodies and create a school culture more sympathetic to their hard-line Muslim religious ethos.
Education watchdog Ofsted inspected 21 schools in Birmingham as a result of the allegations - placing five in special measures in June and confirming that a sixth (which was already in special measures) was "inadequate".
Ofsted head Sir Michael Wilshaw said there was evidence of an "organised campaign to target certain schools" and that some governors had attempted to "impose and promote a narrow faith-based ideology" in secular schools. Although the schools involved denied any wrongdoing.
Two subsequent reports - one by Birmingham City Council and one from the DfE written by former counter terrorism chief Peter Clark - found no evidence of extremism but did highlight problems with the running of the schools.
The allegations also led to a bitter public row between then-Education Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May, with Mr Gove later being forced to apologise.


The Australian census website was shut down by what authorities said was a series of deliberate attacks from overseas hackers.

Millions of Australians were prevented from taking part in the national survey on Tuesday night.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) had boasted only hours before that its website would not crash.
The prime minister assured the public that their personal information was not compromised.
Every five years, everyone in Australia is required to fill out forms are compiled to provide a snapshot of the country.
Two-thirds of Australians were expected to complete the census online this year, rather than on paper.
Debate about privacy concerns has been raised despite assurances from the government that security would not be compromised.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that public's personal information was safe and and stressed the "unblemished record" of the ABS.
"The one thing that is absolutely crystal clear is that there was no penetration of the ABS website," Mr Turnbull said.
"What you saw was the denial of service attack or a denial of service attempt which, as you know, is designed to prevent access to a website as opposed to getting into the server behind it. Some of those defences failed, frankly."
Assistant Treasurer Michael McCormack, who was responsible for overseeing the census, denied that the national survey was "hacked" or "attacked".
"It was an attempt to frustrate the collection of data," he said.
"People should feel rest assured their data is safe."
The comments contradict earlier comments issued by the ABS which stated that there were four "attacks".
The opposition party called for Mr McCormack to resign over the website crash.
"This has been the worst run census in Australian history," said Andrew Leigh, the assistant shadow treasurer.
"If we don't get an accurate snapshot on census night, we can't allocate resources properly."
The ABS is now working with authorities to determine the source of the "denial of service" attacks.
"The Australian Signals Directorate are investigating, but they did note that it was very difficult to source the attack," chief statistician David Kalisch told the ABC.
"The scale of the attack, it was quite clear it was malicious.
"Steps have been taken during the night to remedy these issues and I can certainly reassure Australians that the data they provided is safe."
In the lead-up to the census, crossbench Senator Nick Xenophon's concerns about privacy were dismissed by the government as "tinfoil hat" politics.
He said it wasn't clear who should be wearing the hat now.
"Look, there are real concerns," Mr Xenophon said.
"The census, the ABS, has had five years to get this right."
After weeks of reminders to "get online August 9", millions of Australians were frustrated to find they could not complete the survey.
Thousands of people poked fun at the situation on social media with references to the popular television shows including The IT Crowd,  The Simpsons and Monty Python.


A former US official has admitted stalking women and extorting sexually explicit material from them after hacking into their emails.

Michael Ford, who worked in the American embassy in London, pleaded guilty to nine charges of cyber-stalking, seven of computer hacking to extort and one of wire fraud.
He preyed on sorority members at US universities and aspiring models.
Ford used the details he learned after hacking the women to find new victims.
The 36-year-old, from Atlanta, in the American state of Georgia, posed as technical support staff from a well-known email company and sent phishing messages to thousands of potential victims.
Pretending to be a member of the non-existent account-deletion team, he told them their accounts would be closed unless they sent him their passwords.
He then accessed their email and social media accounts in search of explicit photos and other personal information, such as home and work addresses, employment information and details about family members.
He used that information to demand additional sexually explicit material, such as videos of the women undressing in changing rooms at pools and shops.
If they refused, Ford would respond with escalating threats that included messages such as: "Don't worry, it's not like I know where you live."
He also posted explicit photos of the women online or sent them to friends and family.
Between January 2013 and May 2015, while employed at the embassy, he hacked into more than 400 online accounts belonging to at least 200 victims and forwarded at least 1,300 messages to himself from those accounts.
Arrested in May at Atlanta's airport, preparing to board a flight to London, he was charged in August and had initially pleaded not guilty in September.
He will be sentenced on 16 February 2016.
The cyber-stalking and hacking charges each carry a maximum of five years in prison, while the wire fraud charge carries up to 20 years in prison.
Each of the 17 charges is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 (Â£165,000).


Lazarus, the new musical featuring the songs of David Bowie, has opened to mixed reviews in New York.

Inspired by Bowie's starring role in the 1976 cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth, he co-wrote the show with Irish playwright Enda Walsh, the award-winning writer of Once.
Time Out,  gave it 3/5, saying it "lacked originality and depth."
But The Guardian described the production as "unapologetically weird... and oddly intriguing".
Telling the story of a human-looking alien who comes to Earth, the production is directed by Belgian Ivo van Hove, whose recent productions include the sell-out A View From the Bridge starring Mark Strong.
The cast includes Michael C Hall, who starred in hit TV series Dexter and Cristin Milioti, who starred in the stage version of Once.
Rolling Stone said that although Lazarus bears "all the earmarks of a bad idea" being a continuation of another story, with a single-artist soundtrack, "the plot is coherent, the songs are great and the performances are kinetic". It praised the show as a "surrealistic tour de force."
The New York Times described it as a "great-sounding, great-looking and mind-numbing new musical" and criticised the script, calling it a "flat-footed, literal-minded exposition".
The Chicago Tribune, and The Hollywood Reporter also held mixed opinions.
The Tribune felt all was not "hunky-dory" but said it "feels fixable," adding Lazarus "has the visual sophistication, the pan-sexual weirdness, the historicism, the eclectic musical rush of the gorgeous".
Meanwhile The Hollywood Reporter described it as "an alienation alt-musical that channels the trippy dream state of an alcoholic extraterrestrial insomniac. So the two intermission-less hours of Lazarus are predictably strange, often impenetrable and a tad pretentious, but always fascinating, even when distancing".
James C Nicola, the artistic director of the New York Theatre Workshop, said the show had been in secret development for some years.
Bowie surprised his fans in 2013 when he suddenly released a new single on his 66th birthday - followed by a new album - after a 10-year hiatus.


A woman has told the Rotherham child sexual exploitation trial that a police officer she confided in had sex with girls at homes where she was staying.

The jury at Sheffield Crown Court heard the woman describe how she was abused and assaulted from the age of 11 when in local authority care.
Five men and two women face more than 60 charges, including rape and false imprisonment, over a 10-year period.
The seven defendants deny all the charges.
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The woman described how she told a detective about what happened but no action was taken.
Asked by prosecutor Michelle Colborne QC how she found the detective she told the jury: "He used to come to houses where we were.
"He used to have sex with girls and he used to take drugs from people and pass them on to Ash."
The court has heard that two of the seven defendants - Arshid Hussain and Qurban Ali - were known as Mad Ash and Blind Ash respectively.
The witness did not clarify which one she was referring to.
Asked when this happened, the witness said: "It was while I was still in care."
She added: "I told him what was happening. He wrote it down in his book."
The woman, who is now 36, also told the jury no-one helped her when she was living in children's homes.
The witness replied "No" when Ms Colborne asked if there was "any one person in any of the care homes you felt you could trust?"
The woman claimed that staff at the home were only concerned about "sitting at the end of the night and writing reports up - that was it".
Arshid Hussain, 40, of High Street, East Cowick, Goole, faces 30 charges, including five counts of rape.
Qurban Ali, 53, of Clough Road, Rotherham, faces four charges, including rape and conspiracy to rape.
Majid Bostan, 37, of Ledsham Road, Rotherham faces one charge of indecent assault.
Sajid Bostan, 38, of Broom Avenue, Rotherham faces seven charges, including four counts of rape,.
Basharat Hussain, 39, of no fixed abode, faces 15 charges including two counts of rape.
Karen MacGregor, 58, of Barnsley Road, Wath, South Yorkshire, faces four charges, including conspiracy to rape.
Shelley Davies, 40, of Wainwright Road, Kimberworth Park, Rotherham, faces three charges, including conspiracy to rape.
The trial continues.


An Edinburgh five-star hotel has gone into liquidation.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) filed for a winding up order against The Scotsman Hotel, on North Bridge in May.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court then appointed liquidator, French Duncan.
However, the owners, JJW Hotels, said last minute negotiations meant the hotel would continue to trade and there were no plans for 150 staff to lose their jobs.
Eileen Blackburn, partner and head of business recovery and insolvency at French Duncan, said: "The Scotsman Hotel is continuing to trade and there are no plans for that to stop.
"French Duncan are working with the hotel's senior management team to ensure that trading continues and to find a long term sustainable solution."


Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is strong enough to deal with negative reactions from his own fans, says boss Pep Guardiola.

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Bravo, 33, allowed Harry Bunn's shot to go in through his legs as Huddersfield led 1-0 in the FA Cup fifth-round replay, before City went on to win 5-1.
Some City fans sarcastically applauded when he made a save later in the game.
But Guardiola said: "The performance from Claudio was amazing. He can start build-ups like no-one else can do."
Chile international Bravo was signed from Barcelona last summer to replace England international Joe Hart, but has faced criticism for his shot-stopping skills since arriving in a £15.4m deal.
He was dropped in January after conceding 16 goals from the previous 24 shots on target he had faced in the Premier League, with Guardiola picking 35-year-old Argentine Willy Caballero instead for City's past four Premier League matches and the Champions League last-16 win against Monaco.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager, 46, reiterated his confidence in Bravo before the FA Cup replay, only to see him easily let in Huddersfield's first effort on target.
Afterwards, Guardiola preferred to focus on Bravo's footwork.
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"He reads when men are free. It is not easy to read that," he said.
"He gives us the continuity to play. What the fans express, I am not here to judge."
When Bravo stopped Huddersfield's second shot on target shortly before half-time, some City fans stood up and ironically cheered the save.
Guardiola appeared to turn around and glare at those seemingly mocking his keeper.
"He is strong enough," he said. "He was nominated with the five best goalkeepers in the world this year.
"I am safe with both goalkeepers I have. I am delighted and so happy he is with us. I know I can count on him."
Former England striker Alan Shearer on Match of the Day:
"I don't know what he was doing. He should not be beaten from there, it's straight at him, it went underneath him, poor goalkeeping. He has to do better."


Five-time Olympic cycling champion, Sir Bradley Wiggins, has quit The Jump after breaking his leg.

He left the Channel 4 winter sports show after getting a small leg fracture while taking part in snowcross training.
A spokesperson from Channel 4 told Newsround "Although [Sir Bradley was] keen to continue in the competition he will no longer take part following the fourth show in the series.
The last series of The Jump was troubled with injuries that saw seven celebrities quit the show. The injuries encouraged Channel 4 to review it's safety procedures.
Sir Bradley, who announced his retirement from cycling in December, tweeted: "Gutted to be leaving The Jump. I wanted to give you an injury update.
"Seen a specialist, I have a small leg fracture and need to rest for 3-6 weeks. Good news no surgery or cast required."


England will play a warm-up game in Perth against a team from the Affiliated States Championship before their first World Cup match in October.

The match will take place during a 10-day training camp ahead of the opening game of the World Cup against Australia in Melbourne on 27 October.
Wayne Bennett's team also face Lebanon and France in World Cup Group A.
England honed their preparations with five tries in a 30-10 victory over Samoa in Sydney last week.
National team manager Jamie Peacock stayed on in Australia after that match to apply the finishing touches to their World Cup plans.
"I've been to six airports in six days - Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Melbourne and Perth - to check out all the hotels, venues and training facilities we're going to be using in the World Cup and every possible route England could go down," he said.
The Affiliated States Championship is an annual rugby league competition run by the Australian Rugby League involving the four affiliated states - Victoria, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia - plus the Australian Police and Australian Defence Force.


French and Italian authorities have opened inquiries into Volkswagen over the rigging of emissions tests.

Italy's competition watchdog said it had received several complaints from consumer groups against the company.
Meanwhile, the Paris prosecutor told Reuters it was investigating suspicions of "aggravated deception".
Last month VW admitted that 11 million of its vehicles were fitted with devices that allowed them to cheat emissions tests.
Shares in VW fell 4.5% to a four-year-low on Friday, adding to a 44% plunge since the scandal began.
The company faces fines of up to $18bn (Â£11.8bn) in the US and has already put aside â‚¬6.5bn (Â£4.7bn) to cover the cost of the scandal.
"Consumers may have been misled in their purchasing decisions by the claims used by Volkswagen on emissions," Italy's competition authority said.
The investigation relates to cars sold between 2009 and 2015 under the VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda brands.
VW has said 650,000 of its vehicles in Italy were equipped with the cheat software and that it would begin to inform owners.
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Separately, Swiss road authorities put a ban on the sale of new VW diesel cars, as well as imported used vehicles.
That follows news that UK sales of 4,000 vehicles, including Skoda, Audi and Seat brands, thought to be fitted with the cheat device, had been suspended.
However, UK transport authorities  said that customers who had unwittingly bought VW cars with the defeat device would not face higher motor tax.
UK motor tax is partly based on the amount of emission released by a vehicle.
In the United States, VW has also stopped the sale of all new diesel cars.
The European Consumer Organisation has written an open letter to new VW chief executive Matthias Muller, urging the company to take quick action to restore consumer trust.
Its director Monique Goyens wrote: "VW's actions have deeply shaken the trust of consumers in their cars, if not in an entire industry. Millions of car owners have truck-loads of questions about what this sham means for their own vehicle. We want VW to come clean and rebuild confidence with concrete steps."
Earlier this week, a Volkswagen board member said that VW staff acted criminally.
Olaf Lies told BBC2's Newsnight: "Those people who allowed this to happen, or who made the decision to install this software - they acted criminally. They must take personal responsibility."


Each year thousands of men, women and children attempt a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

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Many of them are trying to escape poverty and war in their home countries.
Criminal gangs pack too many people into small boats, which leak and often sink. There's nobody to make sure the journey is safe.
Ayshah has been to Sicily, an island that's part of Italy, where rescue boats arrive every day, to find out what's being done to help.
She's heard from Babukar, a teenager who made the journey from Libya.


One of Ian Paisley's sons has called NI's first minister "condescending" and an "ignoramus" over comments he made in support of a controversial pastor.

Kyle Paisley criticised Peter Robinson on a news website.
His remarks came after Mr Robinson defended Pastor James McConnell who described Islam as "satanic" and "heathen".
The first minister said he would not trust Muslims involved in violence or devotees of Sharia law.
However, he said he would trust Muslims "to go to the shops" for him.
Mr Robinson has since clarified his remarks, claimed he was misinterpreted, and apologised to Islamic leaders in Belfast.
On Friday, Kyle Paisley, who is a minister in the Free Presbyterian Church, founded by his father, was interviewed by the BBC about the article he had written.
He told Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme:  "I think that the offence given to a certain section of the community, by what he said, was too serious not to say anything."
Mr Paisley was asked by BBC presenter Seamus McKee if the phrase "condescending ignoramus" was the kind of emotive language to which a Christian minister would otherwise object?
Mr Paisley replied:  "If I was on the receiving end of that remark, and somebody said I wouldn't trust a Protestant except to go to the shop to buy me something, I would look upon that as a condescending remark."
He later said:  "Look at the insult people have received on the end of the remark that was made.
"Would it be the remark of someone who's enlightened? No, it's not the remark of someone who's enlightened, it's somebody who's being ignorant.
"So condescending and ignoramus I think are not over the top, I think they're perfectly fitting for this situation."
Ian Paisley (snr) has previously spoken about his dislike of Mr Robinson who succeeded him as party leader, claiming that Peter Robinson was one of a group of politicians that forced him out of the party Dr Paisley created.
It was put to Kyle Paisley by Seamus McKee:  "There are those who might say that it's inevitable that a member of the Paisley family is going to be critical of Peter Robinson given the history?"
Kyle Paisley replied:  "Had it been a personal assault on  the man, I would have addressed the man, solely the man, and not the issue that the debate has all been about.
"I addressed the issue in the article that I put out in the news and that's the issue that I kept to, so no, I wasn't motivated by any anti-Robinson feeling.
"In fact, I have made it clear that had I not cared for the man himself, I wouldn't have made a remark about how he had left a stain on his own reputation."
Referring to Mr Robinson's subsequent apology over his comments  Mr Paisley said:  "The heat has been taken out of the situation by Mr Robinson humbling himself and acknowledging where he's gone wrong".
However, he said it  was "just a pity that the apology couldn't have been public because the offence was public and that might have helped even more".


Premiership and European Champions Cup winners Saracens have signed South Africa prop Vincent Koch and Scotland winger Sean Maitland.

Kock, 26, has won two caps for the Springboks and joins from Super Rugby side Stormers on a two-year deal.
Maitland moves to Allianz Park from relegated London Irish and has agreed a "long-term contract" with Sarries.
The 27-year-old, who can also play at full-back, has featured 21 times for Scotland since his debut in 2013.
"We identified Vincent as a player who could make a significant contribution to the squad at tight-head and he is a player with huge potential," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said.
"Sean is a highly experienced and proven international three-quarter, and we believe that he will flourish here.
"Both players are exactly the kind of characters we think will thrive in our environment, and we are confident they will become key players."


Indonesian airlines have been cleared to begin flying to the US, after a safety review by regulators.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Indonesia had been upgraded to "Category 1" - the top-tier air-safety rating - after nearly a decade.
Indonesia's fast-growing aviation market suffered several high-profile accidents and was downgraded in 2007.
The European Union also recently lifted a ban on three Indonesian airlines.
After a safety review in March, Indonesia now complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards, the FAA said in a statement.
"With the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 1 rating, Indonesian air carriers...can establish service to the United States and carry the code of US carriers," the FAA said.
The South-east Asian nation has had 13 fatal plane crashes in the past decade, according to Flightglobal data, higher than the global average.
Indonesia's state carrier Garuda Indonesia could begin flying to the US next year, reports said. It is reportedly exploring a possible new service from the Indonesian capital Jakarta to New York or Los Angeles.
However, analysts say launching in the US market will be a challenging, and potentially costly, enterprise.
"It represents a huge and risky investment at a time Garuda is already struggling with its international operation," Brendan Sobie from the Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation told the BBC.
India and the Philippines were returned to Category 1 status in recent years after making improvements. However, Thailand was downgraded last December.


A former professional footballer has admitted sexually assaulting a young woman as she slept in her bed.

Ex-Oldham Athletic and Celtic player Chris Killen, 35, had initially denied the offence at Manchester Crown Court, Minshull Street.
The court heard he was in a "stupefied state" from alcohol when he went into the spare bedroom of the house in Bury and touched the woman sexually.
He admitted the offence shortly before he was due to go on trial.
Lisa Judge, defending, said the guilty plea was made on a "specific basis" as to what Killen admitted doing, and this had been accepted by the prosecution.
The basis of the plea was not given in court and no further details about the sexual assault were made public.
Miss Judge said Killen, of London Road, Adlington, near Macclesfield, had "no relevant" previous convictions.
Gary Woodall, prosecuting, said Killen's plea was "inconsistent" with the complainant's statement to police.
But after "lengthy discussion" Mr Woodall said the complainant had "taken the lead" and there would now not be a trial given Killen's admission of guilt.
Judge Maurice Greene adjourned the hearing for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.
He gave Killen bail but added: "At the end of the day, this was a sexual assault on a sleeping young woman. It's a serious matter.
"All sentencing options will remain open to the court."
New Zealand-born Killen, who started his career with Manchester City, represented his country in the 2010 World Cup after playing for Middlesbrough and Celtic.
His playing career also included stints at Hibernian, Norwich, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale and Wrexham.
He will be sentenced on 1 August.


Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned, saying that he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey on earth.

The pontiff, aged 85, was earlier flown by helicopter from the Vatican to his retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome.
The college of cardinals, headed by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, will run the Roman Catholic Church until a new pope is elected.
Benedict vowed "unconditional obedience and reverence" to his successor.
He stepped down after nearly eight years in office - the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.
By David WilleyBBC News, Rome
In normal times, popes make their final exit from the Vatican in a coffin and - after a period of mourning - are laid to rest in the crypt of St Peter's Basilica as the great bells of the first church of Christendom boom out.
But not Benedict XVI.
His nearly eight-year-long pontificate has ended not in death, but with a remarkable resignation.
Benedict was clearly relieved that the world has now accepted the fact that his physical health has declined to a point where he cannot continue to carry on the heavy responsibilities of leading his Church.
Pope Benedict's last words on his final day in office - as he greeted one-by-one the cardinals - were a plea to work together in harmony.
Benedict, a classical music lover, urged them to seek to play in harmony, just like an orchestra - for the future good of the Catholic Church.
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Benedict officially ceased to be the Pope at 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT).
The resignation was marked by the papal Swiss Guards stepping down from their posts at Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican. The protection of Benedict was taken over by Vatican police.
In his retirement, Benedict will wear a simple white cassock rather than his papal clothes, and swap his famous red shoes - the colour is symbolic of the blood of the early Christian martyrs - for brown.
His "Fisherman's Ring", the special signet ring which contains the Pope's name and is impressed to validate certain official documents, is expected to be destroyed along with the lead seal of the pontificate.
The German pontiff, who was born Joseph Ratzinger, will continue to be known as Benedict XVI, with the new title of "pope emeritus".
The long-time theologian is expected eventually to retire to a monastery on a hill inside Vatican City, with officials saying he will not be able intervene publicly in the papacy of his successor, though he may offer advice.
The conclave of 115 cardinals is expected to meet at the Vatican on Monday morning to start planning the election of the next pope.
Earlier on Thursday, bells of St Peter's rang across the Vatican as Benedict boarded the helicopter for a short flight to Castel Gandolfo.
Before that, the pontiff was greeted for the last time by top officials in the Curia - the administrative body that runs the Holy See.
Benedict then appeared at a window overlooking the public square in Castel Gandolfo to bless a cheering crowd.
"Thank you very much for your friendship," Benedict said.
"I will simply be a pilgrim who is starting the last phase of his pilgrimage on this earth.
"Let's go forward with God for the good of the Church and the world."
Some in the crowd were in tears listening to what could be Benedict's final public words.
"What a joy to see him, but how sad to think it is for the last time," local resident Giuseppina was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
In a final posting before his @Pontifex account was suspended and all its entries archived, Benedict tweeted: "Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."
The Vatican now enters the Sede Vacante - or period of transition between two pontificates.
Benedict's successor must focus on reforming the Vatican bureaucracy which has often been overly hesitant to react to the various crises which have arisen during Benedict's papacy, the BBC's David Willey reports from the Vatican.
On Thursday morning, the Pope received the cardinals at the Vatican's Clementine Hall, warmly embracing Cardinal Angelo Sodano, who passed on best wishes on behalf of those gathered.
"Among you there is also the future pope to whom I promise my unconditional obedience and reverence," the pontiff said.
"The Church is a living being," he added, but it "also remains always the same".
In his public farewell speech on Wednesday, Benedict hinted at Vatican infighting.
His decision to resign has been openly criticised by Australia's top Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, who questioned his leadership skills.
The Church has been beset by scandals over sexual abuse by priests and leaked confidential documents revealing internal corruption and feuding.
An estimated 150,000 people packed into St Peter's Square on Wednesday to hear Benedict speak in his last address there.


Events will mark the 90th anniversary of Cardiff City winning the FA Cup on Sunday.

The club's 1927 victory against Arsenal marked the only time England's showpiece football trophy has been out of the country.
A family day at the Cardiff Story museum on The Hayes will celebrate the achievement.
An exhibition there with memorabilia, including shirts and winners' medals, runs until 4 September.


Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will launch a new service between Edinburgh and Copenhagen in March 2015.

The new link will also be joined on the 29 March by the return of services to Oslo and Stockholm.
Flights between Edinburgh and Copenhagen will fly five times per week and will then increase to daily between 29 June and 9 August.
They will then switch to six times per week until the end of October.
Flights to Stockholm will be on a daily basis and those to Oslo will operate twice a week on Thursday and Sunday.
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "We're committed to growing through choice and this is at the heart of everything we do at Edinburgh Airport.
"We want to make sure our passengers are able to choose from the very best range of flights and services.
"Scandinavia is an important destination for us to serve and is a popular choice for passengers travelling for both for leisure and business.
"We're delighted SAS will be joining us again with these new services which will link us into the impressive connectivity options available from the hub in Copenhagen."
Denise Hill, head of international marketing at VisitScotland, said: "Scandinavia is a lucrative market for Scotland and we are delighted to welcome yet more visitors with the introduction of these exciting new direct routes into Edinburgh Airport.
"However as we work to extend Scotland's international network, adding major international hubs and attracting airlines which are part of the world's great airline alliances is key. SAS is a key partner of the important Star Alliance, the leading global airline network.
"Creating as many links as we can with Star Alliance partners increases Scotland's connectivity with the world, enabling visitors to reach our stunning country from every single corner of the planet. This really is excellent news for Scotland."


Police are searching for a woman who was arrested for walking a seagull on a lead after she failed to appear in court.

Officers found Anna Marie Marshall, 44, of no fixed abode, walking the bird in Parliament Street in York on 28 June.
She was due to appear at York Magistrates' Court charged with animal cruelty offences and using abusive and threatening behaviour. An arrest warrant has been issued.
The injured bird had to be put down.
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Mae'r blaid Lafur wedi cyfaddef ei bod hi wedi bod yn "noson galed" yn rhai o'i chadarnleoedd yn yr etholiadau lleol, wrth iddyn nhw golli rheolaeth ar Ben-y-bont a Blaenau Gwent.

Ond mynnodd y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones y gallai'r blaid gymryd cysur yn y ffaith eu bod nhw wedi dal eu tir yn ninasoedd y de yn erbyn y disgwyl.
Dywedodd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig fod y canlyniadau yn "galonogol" ond nad oedden nhw'n cymryd unrhyw beth yn ganiataol cyn yr etholiad cyffredinol fis nesaf.
Mae Plaid Cymru wedi disgrifio'r canlyniadau hyd yn hyn fel rhai "positif", tra bod y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol wedi cyfaddef fod yr etholiadau lleol eleni wedi bod yn rhai "anodd".
Gyda 13 o'r 22 wedi cyhoeddi eu canlyniadau yn rhannol neu yn llawn bellach, mae Llafur wedi ennill 313, gostyngiad o 73 o'i gymharu â'r un rhai yn 2012.
Maen nhw wedi colli rheolaeth ar gynghorau Pen-y-bont a Blaenau Gwent, tra bod Merthyr Tudful hefyd yn y fantol - ond maen nhw wedi llwyddo i gadw'u mwyafrif yng Nghaerdydd, Abertawe a Chasnewydd.
Mae ymgeiswyr Annibynnol, y Ceidwadwyr a Phlaid Cymru wedi ennill tir, tra bod y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol ac UKIP wedi gwneud colledion.
Bydd y naw awdurdod lleol arall yn cyfrif yn ystod y bore, ac mae disgwyl y canlyniadau hynny erbyn dechrau'r prynhawn.
Wrth ymateb i'r canlyniadau, dywedodd y Prif Weinidog Carwyn Jones mewn neges Twitter ei bod hi wedi bod yn noson "heriol" i'w blaid, ac y byddai "dyddiau gwell i ddod".
"Serch hynny, fe allwn ni fod yn galonogol ein bod ni wedi gwneud cystal yng Nghasnewydd, Caerdydd ac Abertawe, ac atal [y pleidiau eraill] mewn cymaint o'u hardaloedd targed," meddai.
Ychwanegodd ysgrifennydd cysgodol Cymru, Christina Rees fod y blaid wedi "herio proffwydoliaeth y sylwebyddion" wrth ddal eu gafael ar y dinasoedd hynny, a chynyddu eu pleidlais mewn ardaloedd fel Sir y Fflint.
"Er bod y canlyniadau yn parhau i gyrraedd, mae'n amlwg o beth rydyn ni'n ei weld hyd yn hyn nad yw twf enfawr y Torïaid yng Nghymru wedi digwydd," meddai.
Llwyddodd y Ceidwadwyr i gipio mwyafrif yn Sir Fynwy a dod yn agos ym Mro Morgannwg, yn ogystal ag ennill tir mewn ardaloedd fel Pen-y-bont a Wrecsam, ble maen nhw'n gobeithio cipio seddi yn yr etholiad cyffredinol fis nesaf.
Dywedodd eu harweinydd yng Nghymru, Andrew RT Davies, ei bod hi wedi bod yn "noson dda yn y gwaith".
"Mae'r canlyniad yn dangos fod pobl yn symud i ffwrdd o Lafur ac yn gwrthod eu neges flinedig sydd wedi colli ei afael. Mae Llafur wedi bod yn cymryd cefnogaeth y cyhoedd yn ganiataol am lawer yn rhy hir," meddai.
Ychwanegodd: "mae'r canlyniadau hyd yn hyn yn rai calonogol, ond dydyn ni ddim yn cymryd unrhyw beth yn ganiataol gan fod naw cyngor eto i gyhoeddi."
Dywedodd arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood fod y canlyniadau'n dangos darlun "positif" o'u noson nhw, gyda "rhai o'u hardaloedd cryfaf eto i gyhoeddi".
"Rydyn ni wedi torri tir newydd ym mhob rhan o Gymru o Aberafan i Flaenau Gwent, o Ben-y-bont i Wrecsam," meddai.
"Mae hefyd yn dda ein bod ni'n dal ac yn ennill seddi ble rydyn ni wedi rhedeg cynghorau, fel yng Ngheredigion ble mae gennym ni record gref ar redeg gwasanaethau cyhoeddus er gwaethaf toriadau."
Ychwanegodd ei bod hi'n credu mai patrwm y noson oedd "enillion i'r Blaid a'r Torïaid, a cholledion i Lafur ac UKIP".
Colli seddi oedd hanes y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol dros nos, ac mae eu harweinydd yng Nghymru, Mark Williams, wedi cyfaddef y bydd "ailadeiladu'r blaid yn cymryd amser".
"Cafodd yr etholiadau yma eu cynnal yn ystod cyfnod cythryblus. Ond mae'r canlyniadau dros nos yn dangos bod gobaith," meddai.
"Rydyn ni wedi ennill seddi oddi wrth Lafur yn Sir Fynwy a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot, o'r Ceidwadwyr yn Sir y Fflint, ac o Blaid Cymru yng Ngheredigion.
"Byddwn yn parhau i frwydro am Gymru a Phrydain agored, goddefgar ac unedig."
Wrth ymateb i'r canlyniadau dros nos, dywedodd yr Athro Roger Scully nad oedd Cymru i'w weld wedi profi'r un gogwydd o Lafur i'r Ceidwadwyr a'r hynny sydd wedi ei weld yn Lloegr.
"Mae Llafur yn colli 'chydig o dir, ond mae mwyafrif y seddi maen nhw wedi colli wedi mynd i ymgeiswyr Annibynnol," meddai wrth BBC Cymru Fyw.
"Ar y cyfan dydi'r Torïaid ddim yn gwneud mor dda yng Nghymru ac ydyn nhw yn Lloegr."
Ychwanegodd: "Mae'n edrych fel noson eithaf gwael i'r blaid Lafur, ond dydi o ddim yn edrych fel hunllef iddyn nhw... nid y canlyniad roedden nhw'n ei boeni amdano."


Calls have been made for Plaid Cymru to form an alliance with other parties at next year's Cardiff election to remove Labour from power in the city.

Neil McEvoy, leader of the party's group on the city council, said co-operation with the Liberal Democrats, Greens and independents would result in a "clear majority".
The Lib Dems said they were "prepared to have a discussion" with Plaid.
But Labour said Mr McEvoy was "carving up our city behind closed doors".
Labour currently controls Cardiff council after winning 46 of the 75 seats at the 2012 council election but it lost two recent by-elections - Plasnewydd to the Lib Dems and Grangetown to Plaid.
Mr McEvoy, who is also AM for South Wales Central, said the by-elections were an example of Plaid and Lib Dem co-operation working.
He wants the parties to agree common policies including revoking the Local Development Plan, re-opening recycling centres and investing in youth services.
"It's about where best to focus resources in the city. There's no point in the opposition cutting each other's throats," he said.
"Cardiff has experienced the most disastrous mismanagement in its history over the last four years. Labour's defeats in Plasnewydd and now Grangetown show people want change."
"I would like to see an anti-blue and anti-red Tory alliance across the city made up of parties and independents willing to sign up to basic policies to deliver.
"We could win a clear majority. The only question would be who would be the biggest party.
"A coalition would be the logical conclusion."
Mr McEvoy said he was not advocating similar alliances in other council areas, saying he can only speak about the situation in Cardiff.
At the assembly last month, Plaid agreed to support the Labour government's budget in return for commitments to various Plaid priorities, a decision Mr McEvoy opposed.
The leader of the Lib Dem group on Cardiff council, Judith Woodman, said: "We're prepared to have a discussion but our policy is to stand candidates everywhere we possibly can to enable people to vote Lib Dem.
"It's not just for me to discuss it. We need the discussion and we'll then decide if it will work for the Lib Dems or not."
The Cardiff Green Party said it has had "informal discussions" with other parties but there were no "definitive agreements".
Its campaigns co-ordinator Anthony Slaughter said the party recognises "the growing need  to work across traditional party lines".
A Cardiff Labour group spokesman said: "Neil claims to be a campaigner for transparency in politics, yet is happily carving up our city behind closed doors.
"It's bizarre that opposition parties are fielding candidates with no intention of actively seeking support."
The spokesman added that the public are "entitled to know" if Plaid and the Lib Dems co-operated in the recent by-elections and called for details of any discussions between the two parties to be published.


An astrophysics postgraduate student has won the 22nd annual World Porridge Making Championship.

Simon Rookyard submitted his PhD thesis on pulsars just two weeks ago.
Held in Carrbridge in the Cairngorms National Park, the event attracts an international field of competitors. The winner is awarded the Golden Spurtle trophy.
Dr Izhar Khan from Aberdeen won the competition last year using a spurtle made by one of his patients.


RBS is shedding nearly 250 posts, as part of an overhaul of its back-office operations.

The bank said a net 92 full-time staff would be affected, while 154 contractor roles will be lost later this year.
It is understood that most of the posts are technology-related and are based in London.
RBS said it was reducing the size of its back-office support as it moved towards becoming "a simpler, smaller UK-focused bank".
The union Unite claimed that as many as 334 jobs were being cut and that more roles were being transferred to India.
Some 88 roles are to be created, meaning net job losses of 246. An additional 38 new roles will be created in India.
National officer Rob MacGregor said: "Unite cannot understand how RBS, which continues to be taxpayer backed, can justify hundreds more staff cuts and continue transferring important work out of the country.
"It is wholly inappropriate and unjustified for these technology roles to be sent offshore."
RBS declined to comment on Unite's offshore claims but a spokesman said: "As RBS moves towards becoming a simpler, smaller UK-focused bank, we're continuing to restructure our back-office support and reducing its size so it's a better fit for our business.
"Unfortunately, these changes will result in the net reduction of 92 roles.
"We understand this will be difficult news for staff and we will be offering support to those affected, including redeploying people in to other roles where we can."
In February, chief executive Ross McEwan ordered a Â£2bn four-year cost-cutting drive involving job losses and branch closures.
Last month the bank, which is 72%-owned by the UK government, posted its first quarterly profit since Sept 2015.
RBS said then that its cost-cutting plan for 2017 was ahead of schedule, with 37% of the planned Â£750m of cuts achieved.


Jackson Irvine scored the only goal of the game as Burton Albion beat Derby County in the first competitive match between the near neighbours.

Irvine stooped to meet a Lucas Akins cross to head Burton ahead, while Derby struggled to create a meaningful effort in reply before the break.
Derby substitute Abdoul Camara provided a spark and saw a deflected shot saved at the near post.
Will Hughes fired over the bar late on for the Rams but Burton held on to win.
While just 12 miles of the A38 separate the two sides, the clubs have never featured in the same division - with Burton finishing fifth in the Conference in 2007-08 when Derby County last featured in the Premier League.
The Rams have since remained in England's second tier as Burton have won three promotions in eight years to join them in the Championship for the first time.
Boss Nigel Clough, who left then non-League side Burton to take charge of Derby in 2009, returned to the East Staffordshire club for a second spell last season and guided the Brewers to victory in his first match against the Rams since being sacked by Derby in September 2013.
Burton attacked with greater intent for much of the first half, with Lloyd Dyer, Tom Naylor and Akins - who set Irvine up for the opening goal - menacing throughout.
Jacob Butterfield hit Derby's first shot on target in the 27th minute before John Brayford - making his first appearance for Burton for eight years - blocked a drilled effort from Chris Martin.
Burton also gave new arrival Shaun Barker an emotional debut as the former Derby captain made a first competitive appearance in almost four-and-a-half years against the club that released him last year.
REACTION: Burton Albion defender and former Derby captain Shaun Barker speaks to BBC Radio Derby
Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Derby: "These are the sorts of games that as players you look forward to.
"It's three points on the board and now we need another 43 and not 46 like we did at the start of night. We have a hard eight or nine months ahead of us.
"All we are trying to do is get 15, 16 or however many good lads, working their socks off because that is how we will stay in this league."
Derby County boss Nigel Pearson told BBC Radio Derby: "The levels of performance tonight is not what we are looking for, they are not good enough and not consistent enough.
"I accept we have players out of form and who are struggling to deal with game situations, but we have to work our way through that. There are no shortcuts to it and dealing with the responsibility or dealing with level of hard work we have to put in.
"We have players that need to be in a better place in physical conditioning and we also need to show more resilience collectively."
Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Derby County 0.
Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Derby County 0.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Shaun Barker replaces Matthew Palmer.
Corner,  Derby County. Conceded by John Brayford.
Attempt blocked. James Wilson (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
Ben Turner (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Wilson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Turner (Burton Albion).
Substitution, Burton Albion. Lee Williamson replaces Tom Naylor.
Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdoul Camara.
Foul by James Wilson (Derby County).
John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
Craig Bryson (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Craig Bryson (Derby County).
Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Derby County. James Wilson tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County).
Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).
Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Craig Bryson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
Foul by Darren Bent (Derby County).
Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Abdoul Camara (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
Craig Bryson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
Offside, Derby County. Markus Olsson tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
Cyrus Christie (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
Offside, Derby County. Richard Keogh tries a through ball, but Darren Bent is caught offside.
Cyrus Christie (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).
Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Bryson.
Attempt saved. Marcus Myers-Harness (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Akins with a headed pass.
Substitution, Derby County. Darren Bent replaces Chris Martin.
Substitution, Derby County. James Wilson replaces Jacob Butterfield.


American Alexander Rossi won the 100th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday to become the first driver to win the race on his debut since 2001.

Rossi, who raced in F1 for Marussia last year, came through from 11th on the grid to claim an unlikely win.
The 24-year-old was running 33rd and last at one stage but took a gamble on strategy before running out of fuel just moments after the chequered flag.
"I've no idea how we pulled that off," the Andretti Autosport driver said.
Rossi made his final pit stop for fuel 36 laps from the end of the race, even though the expected mileage for a single fuel stint around the 2.5-mile track is around 32 laps.
"I'll cherish the fact that at one point we were 33rd," Rossi added. "We rolled the dice and came through and made it happen.
"This is unbelievable. I have no doubt it's going to change my life.''
IndyCar veteran Helio Castroneves of Brazil was the last rookie to win the Indy 500 15 years ago.
Rossi's team-mate Carlos Munoz had to settle for second place after being forced to pit for fuel from the lead with four laps remaining, with American Josef Newgarden third.
James Hinchcliffe, the polesitter who missed this race last year after a near-fatal accident in a practice session, finished seventh.
Max Chilton, like Rossi a former F1 driver with Marussia, came 15th on his Indy 500 debut, while fellow Briton Stefan Wilson - brother of Justin Wilson, who lost his life in an IndyCar race nine months ago - retired after 119 of the 200 laps.
Britain's Pippa Mann - the only woman in the race - finished 18th, two places behind Yorkshireman Jack Hawksworth.


A man who raped two women - one of them while he was on probation for grooming two teenage girls - has been handed a lifelong restriction order.

Jamie Rudling, 28, from Dunoon, repeatedly raped one victim, between 2003 and 2011, at an address in Argyll.
He also raped a 22-year-old woman while she was asleep, in Argyll in 2014.
At the High Court in Glasgow, Rudling was jailed for a minimum of three years and six months and told he may never be judged safe enough to be released.
Passing sentence, judge Judge Lady Carmichael told Rudling: "You present a high risk to the public at large if you are at liberty.
"You were sexually offending while on an extended sentence which was intended to protect the public."
Lady Carmichael told Rudling that he showed a pattern of sexual offending from his teenage years and added: "It is significant that your pattern of serious sexual offending became as excessive as it did over a significant period."
She added: "I am imposing a life-long restriction order. It is possible you many never be released. It will be up to the parole board to decide if he is ever released."
Rudling was given three years probation in March 2010 after being convicted of attempting to rape a sleeping woman.
He was also jailed for 28 months at Ayr Sheriff Court in November 2011 and placed under supervision for two years after he persuaded two teenage girls to expose themselves on a webcam.
He also arranged to meet one for sex at Braehead Shopping Centre in Renfrewshire.
Following his conviction, Rudling's counsel unsuccessfully argued for him to be given an extended sentence rather that a life-long restriction order.
Lady Carmichael dismissed imposing an extended sentence saying: "That has been tried already and there was re-offending."


Police investigating the murder of a man at a boxing weigh-in in the Republic of Ireland have carried out over a dozen searches.

David Byrne was shot dead at Dublin's Regency Hotel on 5 February.
More than 100 police officers, including armed units, searched homes and lock-ups in north Dublin on Tuesday as part of the murder inquiry.
The investigation is focusing on the activities of one of two feuding criminal gangs in the city.


Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has visited Ramadi, a day after the city's liberation from the Islamic State (IS) group.

Mr Abadi, who flew in by helicopter, praised commanders and toured the badly damaged city. Earlier, he had vowed IS would be eliminated from Iraq in 2016.
Mr Abadi said recapturing Iraq's second city Mosul would be the "final blow".
Reports from Ramadi say the centre of the city appears calm, but sporadic clashes are reported in some areas.
Engineering teams are clearing bombs from streets and buildings.
The retaking of the city was welcomed by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said IS had suffered a major blow.
Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren said some 400 civilians were being looked after by Iraqi security forces in the city centre.
He said it was too early to say where other civilians had gone but added that much of the city still needed to be cleared. No estimate of civilian casualties has been provided.
The capture in May of Ramadi, the capital of the province of Anbar which lies about 90km (55 miles) west of Baghdad, was an embarrassing defeat for the Iraqi army.
Iraqi government forces have been fighting to retake the city for weeks.
With the Ramadi operation beginning to wind down, IS knows that the main event - the battle for Mosul - will now begin.
IS could try another diversionary attack, but the Iraqi and Syrian forces are now better prepared and supported with air power from the US-led coalition.
The slow preparatory phases of the battle for Mosul is likely to unfold in the first half of 2016.
First, the next IS defensive bulwarks will be ground down - the oil-refining hub Qayyarah and other Tigris River valley towns south of Mosul.
Then the city will be slowly encircled in the summer, and air strikes will intensify on IS leadership and logistical targets. Then the assault will begin once the summer heat dies down in the autumn of 2016.
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Army spokesman Brig Gen Yahya Rasul said Ramadi had been "liberated" in an "epic" victory.
Iraqi officials gave no immediate death toll from the battle, but Colonel Warren said the coalition estimated casualties on the Iraqi government side were in the low double digits.
Mr Kerry congratulated Iraqi forces for "displaying tremendous perseverance and courage".
"While Ramadi is not yet fully secure and additional parts of the city still must be retaken, Iraq's national flag now flies above the provincial government centre and enemy forces have suffered a major defeat," he said.
No US ground forces were used in the battle for Ramadi, the Pentagon says.
Middle East press reaction to the retaking of Ramadi ranges from hope that this development marks a turning point in the struggle against IS to reminders that the group has yet to be dislodged from other parts of the country.
Iraqi pro-Shia newspaper al-Adalah says: "The huge victories that were achieved by security forces indicate that the end of terrorism is imminent."
Jordan's pro-government daily al-Rai writes: "The battle of Ramadi is not over. We still have to liberate Mosul."
Saudi-owned London-based al-Hayat says: "Iraqi troops have entered Ramadi and Islamic State gunmen have retreated. But its liberation will not be the end of the crisis. In order to return to normal life, there are political struggles to be resolved, as well as expected tribal vendettas and the challenges of rebuilding."
They were spotted taking families with them, though it remains unclear if they are the militants' own families, Colonel Warren said.
Brig Gen Majid al-Fatlawi, of the army's 8th division, told AFP news agency that IS fighters had "planted more than 300 explosive devices on the roads and in the buildings of the government complex".
In the fight for Ramadi, the government chose not to deploy the powerful Shia-dominated paramilitary force that helped it regain the mainly Sunni northern city of Tikrit, to avoid increasing sectarian tensions.


A malicious worm that targets poorly protected home routers has been uncovered by security researchers.

The "moose" malware tries to take over home routers by trying thousands of weak passwords.
Once it has taken over a device, the worm grabs login details when people visit Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and other social sites.
These credentials are then used to artificially inflate followers and viewer numbers.
"This threat is all about social network fraud," said researchers Olivier Bilodeau and Thomas Dupuy from security firm Eset in a report detailing their findings.
The malicious program got its name because the file containing its attack code is called elan - French for moose.
The malicious worm travels the internet "aggressively" seeking out vulnerable devices. So far, said the pair, some of the routers made by Actiontec, Hik Vision, Netgear, Synology, TP-Link, ZyXEL, and Zhone have been found to be vulnerable to moose.
In their analysis, the two researchers saw the worm being used to set up bogus accounts on social network sites and then use stolen credentials to add fake "likes" and "follows" to those accounts.
Instagram, Twitter and Vine were the three sites most widely abused by this bogus liking system, said the researchers.
The pair said it was hard to gauge the exact numbers of routers that had been compromised because of the steps moose's creators took to prevent detection. In addition, they said, the company hosting the command-and-control system for moose were very uncooperative.
Despite these problems, the researchers estimate that tens of thousands of routers are potentially vulnerable to moose and many of those devices might already be infected. Moose was first spotted in mid-2014 and has been active ever since, said Mr Bilodeau and Mr Dupuy.
They added that the weak passwords that moose exploited were used on many different devices not just home routers. They warned that medical equipment and smart home systems might also be susceptible to infection by moose.
In their analysis, the researchers gave advice about how to spot moose and said people should update default login systems to avoid its attentions.


Some residents of TV's Benefits Street are facing a retrial over allegations they intended to supply crack cocaine.

Samora Roberts, who was known on the programme as Black Dee, pleaded not guilty after police raided her home and other addresses in James Turner Street, Birmingham, in June 2013.
The Crown Prosecution Service successfully applied to have some lesser charges put against the co-accused.
A new trial will take place 9 November.
Ms Roberts, 33, denies possession of heroin and two other counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply and has also pleaded not guilty to two counts of illegally having ammunition.
She was part-way through a trial alongside five others at Birmingham Crown Court over charges of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis.
The jury has now been discharged.
Tina Thomas, 47, of James Turner Street, denies a charge of possession of ammunition.
Omari George, 22, now of Dora Road in Handsworth, has denied having crack cocaine with intent to supply to another.
Marvin Scott, 38, of City Road, Edgbaston, denies having crack cocaine with intent to supply and a separate charge of possession of cannabis.
The offences are all alleged to have happened between May and June 2013.
Ian Wright, 39, of James Turner Street, was told he was free to go after the Crown offered no evidence against him.
Another resident of the street, Charlene Wilson, 31, admitted two charges of having crack cocaine with intent to supply and another count of possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
She will be sentenced at the end of July.


The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the festive break share their sorrow that the fun is over and normal service is forced to resume.

The sudden withdrawal from lie ins, naps and all-day snacking has hit some people - and even their pets - quite hard.
And this morning's rude awakening has proved as alarming as the need to remain conscious for the duration of a 09:00 to 17:00 shift.
The uncomfortable shift from lying horizontal on a sofa to sitting upright at a desk has proved difficult for some - with reports of email amnesia and password mind blocks.
The drastic change in diet from a constant graze on festive leftovers and tins of chocolates to a one-hour slot to fill up on "new year, new you" salads is leaving a bitter taste in many mouths.
Even animals are affected by the back to work blues - Pete the office pooch at the Dogs Trust is reluctant to get out of his bed - or his Christmas jumper.
We are, however, getting reports of well-intentioned commuters making it their new year's resolution to use their journey time productively.
Examples include learning a language, knitting and even starting a social club on the train or bus ride to work.
Are you getting creative on your commute? Use the tool below to tell us how and we could be in touch.


Kathleen Turner is to star in an off-Broadway play exploring issues around transgender identity.

Would You Still Love Me If... tells the story of a lesbian couple with a baby on the way, one of whom is considering gender reassignment surgery.
Turner, famous for her roles in Peggy Sue Got Married and Prizzi's Honor, plays the mother to one of the women.
The Oscar-nominee previously starred as Charles Bing, Chandler's cross-dressing father, in the sitcom Friends.
Would You Still Love Me If... was written by John S Anastasi and co-stars Rebecca Brooksher and Sofia Jean. Grammy nominated singer Deborah Cox also appears in the role of a doctor.
Anastasi, a little-known playwright from Pennsylvania, said Turner put herself forward for the role after his casting director put out a call for actors.
The actress, also known as the voice of Jessica Rabbit, had once expressed interest in directing one of his plays and, although that did not pan out, she was keen to work on his latest project.
The writer told the New York Times that Would You Still Love Me If... was inspired by the film Blue Is The Warmest Colour, a coming-of-age romance starring Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos.
"I was moved by the relationship of these two women, and was pondering if there was anything that could change their love. For some reason, it crossed my mind - what if one of them decided they wanted to physically change? That was the germ of the idea."
Previews begin on 26 September at New World Stages in New York, with the opening night set for 10 October.


(Close): In London, the FTSE 100 share index closed 36 points lower at 6,746.

The pound soared after a survey indicated a strong rebound in manufacturing activity during August.
The pound rose 1% to $1.327 and was up nearly 1% against the euro at â‚¬1.187. The rise came after the Purchasing Managers' Index for manufacturing jumped to a 10-month high.
The compilers of the survey said the weakness of the pound following the Brexit vote had boosted exports.
However, it had also increased companies' costs.
On the stock market, shares of housebuilders were again in demand, with Berkeley Group up nearly 4%, Taylor Wimpey nearly 3% higher and Persimmon up by 2.5%.
Vodafone, GlaxoSmithKline and Shell were among the biggest fallers, all dropping by between 2% and 3% in value.


Liverpool is to get a new sculpture of its iconic symbol, the Liver Bird.

The 6ft (1.8m) statue will stand at the entrance to Liverpool Central Station from early 2015.
Sculptor Rick Myers said it would celebrate "the new Liverpool and the massive number of firsts that have been achieved here".
Councillor Nick Small said the bird would be "a fantastic way of celebrating the city's proud history... seen by up to 50,000 people a day".
The statue will be dedicated to former Commercial District Partnership chief executive Paul Rice, who died in 2012.
The current chief executive Bill Addy said it was "fantastic to see that Paul, who did so much to improve and promote Liverpool, is to be remembered at a high profile city centre location in such a striking fashion".
"The fact that it's the emblem of the city and his beloved football club - his two great passions - is a fitting tribute."
Liver Birds Inc director Arthur Johnson said he expected the sculpture to be "a popular photo spot for tourists, football fans and shoppers".
Source: Museum of Liverpool


The police believe an Eastern European man stabbed in Armagh on Sunday night was taking part in a prearranged fight.

Another Eastern European appeared in court on Tuesday charged with attempted murder and with having a knife.
Laisvydas Maleckas, who is 28 and with an address at Boat Street in Newry, denies the charges.
His solicitor said his client was not arrested at the scene but had gone voluntarily to Armagh PSNI station when he heard police were looking for him.
He said he had been shocked to discover that he was to be charged with attempted murder.
Armagh Magistrates Court was told that the injured man had been critically ill when he reached hospital, but that an operation yesterday to remove blood clots from his chest had left him in a more stable condition.
Bail was refused and the defendant will appear in court again next month.


The Italian government has announced it will begin to limit the number of large cruise ships that pass through Venice.

Environmentalists have protested against the ships in recent years, saying they damage the city's fragile lagoon.
From January 2014, the number of cruise ships allowed through Venice will be cut by 20%.
Ships of more than 96,000 tonnes will be banned from the centre of the city from November next year.
Prime Minister Enrico Letta's office also announced plans to open up a new canal route to the city - thereby allowing big vessels to enter the city by a kind of back door, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports from Rome.
The measures were announced after a meeting between Mr Letta, the mayor of Venice and other local politicians on Tuesday.
A spokesman for those who have protested against the ships told Italian media that the measures constitute a first step and that their campaign will go on.
Concerns over big ships sailing too close to shorelines have increased since the Costa Concordia cruise liner ran aground off a Tuscan island in January 2012, killing 32 people.
Those who oppose the ships argue that they are grotesquely out of keeping with the beautiful old city and that they disgorge unsustainable numbers of visitors into the squares and alleyways, our correspondent reports.
But there is also a powerful lobby in Venice that favours the cruise ship trade and welcomes the economic benefits it brings, he adds.