She sniffed out £500,000 of illegal tobacco in one month alone and is a key part of the fight against the sale of tobacco to underage children.

Springer spaniel Phoebe and her handler, Newport trading standards' Stuart Phillips, were visited by Welsh government ministers on Wednesday.
The pair have helped raid a number of shops believed to have counterfeit and illegally labelled tobacco.
In May, Phoebe sniffed out £500,000 worth of tobacco hidden in shops.
Local government and government business minister Lesley Griffiths said: "It was fascinating watching Phoebe at work. She clearly enjoys her job and seemed to treat the whole experience as a game, which makes the results even more impressive.
"Local authorities play a significant role in tobacco control, including restricting access to illegal tobacco products, and the service provided to local authority trading standards teams by dogs like Phoebe is invaluable."
These operations are part of an effort to stop the sale of tobacco to under-18s with the hope of reducing the number of smokers.
Tobacco causes more than 5,400 deaths each year in Wales, and treating smoking-related diseases costs NHS Wales an estimated £302m per year.


More than 30 people have been detained by police in South Africa after a fresh outbreak of anti-foreigner violence.

Overnight, small groups attacked shops in several areas around Johannesburg, the country's commercial hub.
Police used rubber bullets to disperse looters in Alexandra, a township north of the city.
At least six people have died in anti-foreigner attacks in the eastern port city of Durban, with violence spreading to other parts of the country.
Several thousand foreigners have fled their homes to shelter in makeshift camps, and neighbouring Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have announced plans to evacuate citizens.
Meanwhile, police have urged people to stop sending unverified social media messages about attacks on foreigners because they are causing panic.
President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to a summit in Indonesia because of the wave of violence against foreigners. On Saturday afternoon he is due to visit the Chatsworth refugee camp in Durban.
Addressing the latest violence, police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini told the AFP news agency: "More than 30 people were arrested last night. They are going to be charged for public violence, malicious damage to property, house breaking and theft."
Overall, 50 people have been arrested in the Johannesburg area and 112 in Durban since the trouble began.
Migrants, mostly from other African states and Asia, have moved to South Africa in large numbers since white-minority rule ended in 1994.
Many South Africans accuse them of taking jobs in a country where the unemployment rate is 24%.
President Zuma has condemned the xenophobic attacks as "shocking".
"No amount of frustration or anger can justify the attacks on foreign nationals and the looting of their shops," he told parliament on Thursday.
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of fuelling the attacks by saying that foreigners should "go back to their countries". However, he says his comments were distorted.
Official data suggests there are about two million foreign nationals in South Africa, about 4% of the total population. But some estimates put the number of immigrants at five million.
Many South Africans are against the violence, but are also unhappy with the level of immigration and feel they are being undercut by immigrants from poorer countries, the BBC's Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg reports.
At least 62 people died in xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2008.
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The White House has unveiled a $4.1tr (Â£3.1tr) budget that would take the axe to the social safety net for the poor.

The plan would sharply slash food stamps, healthcare for low-income patients and disability benefits, and eliminate student loan subsidies.
The budget also features an Ivanka Trump plan for paid parental leave.
The US military would receive a 10% boost while $1.6bn would be allocated for a wall on the border with Mexico.
President Trump, who is travelling overseas, missed the unveiling of his first full budget, titled A New Foundation for American Greatness.
Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, told reporters on Tuesday the proposal is "simply the president's priorities put on paper".
No. A US president's annual budget is a policy wish list that stands little chance of being enacted.
The Senate and House of Representatives will pass their own versions, which will then go to congressional committees before the final spending plan is cemented.
The Trump budget might have expected a sympathetic reading in the Republican-controlled Congress.
But even fiscally hawkish conservatives are baulking at some of the $3.6tr in cuts.
Critics say the plan would hurt some of Mr Trump's supporters hardest.
The White House budget director said: "Yes, you have to have compassion for folks who are receiving federal funds, but you also have to have compassion for the folks who are paying it."
The US is the only developed country that does not grant new mothers or fathers a single day of paid time off.
But the US first daughter, who also acts as assistant to the president, has championed a policy to change all that.
Ivanka Trump's plan to offer six weeks of paid leave to mothers and fathers makes this the first Republican administration to put forth such a proposal.
But congressional Republicans are unlikely to rubber-stamp a new government mandate.
And even Democrats, who have long cried out for such a benefit, may be reluctant to lend their support to this president.
Ivanka Trump: US first daughter
This proposed budget should be seen as a presidential statement of principles - and those principles often run counter to the ones Mr Trump campaigned on last year.
The defence spending boost is there, yes, but funds allocated for a border wall aren't nearly enough to realise Mr Trump's dream. Infrastructure spending is below the massive investment Mr Trump promised.
Candidate Trump also pledged to protect entitlement spending, but his budget makes massive cuts in the Medicaid healthcare programme for the poor.
There was always going to be some conflict between Mr Trump's campaign guarantees and reality, but this budget more closely resembles the agenda of the most aggressive Republican fiscal hawks.
The budget will have some support in Congress from hardliners, but it would have been difficult to imagine during the heat of the campaign that President Trump would start so far to the right.
This budget projects the US government will eliminate its deficit and be running a surplus by 2027 - for the first time since the 1990s.
The plan promises to cut tax rates, relying largely on hoped-for economic growth of 3% to avoid adding to the deficit.
But that forecast is well beyond the independent Congressional Budget Office assumptions of 1.9% growth.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said the Trump budget was based on "rosy assumptions" and "does not add up".
The White House budget director said on Tuesday 3% growth "will be the new normal for this country", but conceded that without it, the "budget will never balance".
Democrats are predictably outraged.
"Candidate Trump campaigned as a populist," said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, "but he has governed like a hard-right conservative."
Yet even conservatives are voicing anxiety about the magnitude of the cuts.
Mark Walker, chairman of the spending hawks in the Republican Study Committee, told the Washington Post: "There will be some concern if we go too deep in some of these areas."
Mark Meadows, chairman of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, told the New York Times: "Meals on Wheels, even for some of us who are considered to be fiscal hawks, may be a bridge too far."
John Cornyn, the second ranking Republican in the Senate, said the plan was "dead on arrival".


A nine-year battle between RBS and angry shareholders ended at the High Court on Wednesday as a judge agreed to stop the case.

The majority of the RBS Shareholders Action Group of 9,000 investors have agreed to accept a £200m settlement relating to a £12bn bailout in 2008.
But 13% of shareholders have still not accepted the deal, which was double the initial offer, the High Court heard.
They are unlikely to pursue further action due to the high costs.
Lawyers had been expected to tell the court that the matter was over - with shareholders getting 82p-a-share, compared with the 200p-230p they paid.
However, Jonathan Nash QC, acting for the shareholders, said 13% have yet to make up their minds.
He added that he was hopeful a "significant" number would eventually accept the offer.
Just one investor with 2,000 shares said he was "dissatisfied", versus most of the 13% who claimed "they intend to accept the settlement proposal", the court heard.
The case had already been adjourned as the state-controlled bank and the claimants edged closer to a deal.
A group of "die hard" investors were reported to be keener on seeing Fred Goodwin and other executives from the bank's darkest days in 2008 in court, rather than settling.
There had been suggestions that these investors could continue to pursue the case, supposedly raising £7m to fund it.
However, Mr Nash told the court: "I wish to make it crystal clear the legal team has seen no evidence that funding is available."
Judge Robert Hildyard said the minority of rebel shareholders could apply for the trial to resume if they could prove they had sufficient funding by the end of July.
"In a difficult and novel situation, the process of bringing an end is not as easy as might be thought," Mr Hildyard told the court.
RBS said in a statement the decision was a "positive outcome".
The bank added: "87% of the remaining claimants by value have accepted the settlement offer and the trial has now been vacated. This includes the Action Group, which represents the individual retail claimants.
"The offer remains open for acceptance for a short period to the further 13%. It was made clear today in court that this delay is the result of procedural issues. None of the outstanding claimants have indicated any intention to continue the claim."
The case had been due to start on Monday, 22 May, and had been scheduled to last for 14 weeks.
However, it was adjourned and the parties began discussions over reaching a settlement.
The dispute centres on RBS's decision, during the financial crisis, to ask shareholders for billions of pounds worth of funds after it bought Dutch rival ABN Amro.
Shortly afterwards, the government was forced to prop up the bank with £45bn of taxpayers' money to save it from collapse. The state still owns a 72% stake in RBS.
The bank and former directors deny any wrongdoing.
The bank has already settled the majority of claims over the issue, but has not admitted liability.


US art museums took a knock in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and attendances continue to fall.

But some major investments and new approaches to fundraising have helped them rebound.
On an unseasonably warm day in January, as the price of oil dropped by 50%, a group of Texans gathered at a swanky New York restaurant to present a multi-million dollar plan for the redevelopment of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
There were a number of jokes about the impact of oil prices on the portion sizes offered by the restaurant - two salad leaves and a pea, however artfully placed on a teaspoon of green mousse and a coin sized piece of fish, do not make a meal in Texas.
But there was no joking about the importance of art to Houston's economy, which is fuelled by oil and energy and has been rocked by the plunge in prices.
The city hopes the new campus, with its world class collections, international art school and conservation centre, will help attract the type of workers it needs to diversify and sustain future growth.
"Building a green park of two acres in a downtown city - that's meaningless today," says Texan pipeline tycoon Rich Kinder, one of the richest men in America with a personal net worth estimated at $11.9bn (Â£8bn).
"This is a massive extension of the south west's largest museum of fine arts, but it's also much more than that. It's transformational for Houston."
Figures from the Association of Art Museum Directors
Almost all the $350m cost of the project has been met by wealthy individuals, including Mr Kinder, who is chairman of the museum's board of trustees. He donated $50m.
Due to be completed by 2019, the museum campus is expected to generate $334m in economic activity over 20 years.
That's in line with a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a government grant-making agency, which says arts and culture contribute almost $700bn to the US economy, outperforming the construction industry.
The sector also employs some 4.7 million workers, and for every 100 jobs created by demand for the arts, 62 jobs are created in other areas.
On the downside, the report also shows that museum, gallery and theatre attendances are continuing to fall. According to the NEA, the vast majority of Americans "consume" the arts online and only 21% actually visit art museums.
"But we do ourselves a disservice when we look at only one measure of engagement with the arts," says NEA chairman Jane Chu.
"Our reports show that the arts are a formidable presence in America and the ways in which people participate are expanding."
She says technology provides an early entry point to the arts which may peak interest in live performances and trips to museums.
But institutions need to find new ways to engage with audiences and become more relevant to their communities, she adds.
"Museums were founded years ago on the idea that they were treasure troves or libraries of objects. Today they have to be destinations for people to have experiences that they can create and be a part of," says Doreen Bolger, director of the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland.
The museum has an international reputation and holds the largest collection of works by Henri Matisse.
It is supported by a $100m endowment that enables it to offer art making days for local families, outreach programs for city schools, and interactive mobile phone tours for visitors.
In 2006 it introduced free admission.
"We were of course affected by the 2008 downturn because all of our diverse [revenue] sources were affected. But our trustees and donors have been truly astounding.
"Our funding from them was sustained throughout the downturn and many people increased their giving when the museum went free. They felt it was important to provide that for the community," says Ms Bolger.
Endowments remain the most significant source of museum revenue, but new figures from the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) show that funding has become more diversified.
Admission fees play a relatively small part, but memberships, foundations and trusts, store purchases and local government funding make important contributions. Corporate donations have fallen.
"Museum attendance dropped off in 2008 and some museums underwent some staffing cuts, cut back a little on programming. They did what they needed to do to weather the storm," says AAMD director Christine Anagnos.
"But they're [now] financially stable because they receive their money from a variety of sources," she says.
"They're not just relying on one source, whether it's endowment income or earned revenue or corporate memberships. They are really diversified in their revenue streams."
Ironically, Houston was sheltered from the worst effects of the financial crisis because of its dependence of oil. But today that dependence is making it vulnerable.
"People will tell you that Houston is not nearly as wedded to energy as it was a generation ago," says Rich Kinder.
"We have the largest medical centre in the world, a tremendous port and a number of universities. But [the falling price of oil] still has a definite impact and will have an impact on philanthropic giving."
But Gary Tinterow, the director of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, says he doesn't expect any dramatic decline in donations, and philanthropy remains a better bet than public funding.
"There is something very satisfying and secure when you have government support. You know what your budget is each year and you move forward. But as we've seen with the recent downturn, sometimes massive cuts are necessary in order to fill the mandates from the government."
The Obama administration has proposed a $2m increase to funding for the NEA next year, bringing the total to $148m.
The advocacy group Americans for the Arts says that won't meet the needs of the 95,000 non-profit arts organisations and local agencies the NEA helps support.
But the good news is that donations to the arts were up by almost 8% in 2013, according to the latest figures from Indiana University, which tracks charitable giving. The total, $16.66bn, is now touching pre-recession levels.
Even if Americans don't go to museums as much as they used to, they clearly think the arts are important enough to support.


FBI Director James Comey has revisited his fateful decision to write a letter informing Congress that he was reopening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server less than two weeks before November's presidential election.

According to political analyst Nate Silver, the Comey letter "probably" cost the former secretary of state the presidential election - a view recently endorsed by Mrs Clinton herself.
Mr Comey's Wednesday remarks were in response to a question from California Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein during a Judiciary Committee hearing, and it was one for which the director was clearly prepared. His seven-minute answer was measured yet forceful; polished yet seemingly sincere.
Here's a closer look at what he said - and what it may mean.
Mr Comey first sets out why he thought the emails on the laptop of Mr Weiner, husband of Clinton adviser Huma Abedin, could be so important. There was the possibility that these never-before-seen Clinton messages could be a potential smoking gun - "evidence that she was acting with bad intent," in Mr Comey's words.
If Mrs Clinton, or her aides, had set up her private email server not because of convenience, as they asserted, but to avoid open-records requirements or intentionally break the law, then Mr Comey could have cause to bring a criminal case against the former secretary of state.
Mr Comey is echoing an unwritten rule in the US Justice Department, of which the FBI is a part, that investigators should avoid taking actions that could affect the outcome of an election that is less than 60 days away.
A memo first distributed by the Justice Department in the George W Bush administration and subsequently recirculated by Obama Attorney General Eric Holder instructs government employees to "never select the timing of investigative steps or criminal charges for the purpose of affecting any election or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party".
Following Mr Comey's letter to Congress, members of the Clinton team, including campaign manager Robbie Mook, suggested Mr Comey was violating this rule.
Here is the heart of what Mr Comey describes as his "painful" dilemma. Once he decided to reopen the investigation, he believed that doing nothing would effectively be active concealment.
In the ensuing days and months, Mr Comey's critics have said silence would not only have been in keeping with Justice Department policy, it would have been the prudent move given that the director did not know what the Weiner laptop contained.
Mr Comey - perhaps because he knew the investigation would leak to the press anyway or possibly because he feared the emails could reveal Clinton misdeeds after she had won the presidency - decided otherwise.
Media coverage of Mr Comey's statement has focused on the "catastrophic" versus "really bad" dichotomy he constructed. The director tacitly acknowledged that he knew the impact his letter would have on the presidential campaign, but he wanted to let everyone know that the alternative was much, much worse.
If silence meant active concealment, he argued, then the prudent move was disclosure.
The last line of this passage, however - that the investigation was being restarted in a "hugely significant way" - is equally important.
At the time of Mr Comey's letter to Congress, many pundits and analysts were saying that the FBI must have found some very critical evidence, given that the director had to have known the monumental impact of his action.
It turns out the evidence wasn't there, of course. That left Mr Comey with the task on Wednesday of convincing the senators, and the public at large, that - knowing what he knew in October - his actions were still justified.
Mr Comey arrives at this conclusion after recounting how his investigative team had found thousands of new Clinton emails, including some that were classified, on Mr Weiner's laptop, but did not discover anything that indicated criminal intent.
He then decided, two days before the election, to send another letter informing Congress that he had ended the investigation with no change in the FBI's original determination not to bring charges against Mrs Clinton.
The entire saga probably leaves Mrs Clinton's supporters more than just "mildly" nauseous.
For Mr Trump's backers, on the other hand, it's much ado about nothing - an attempt, according to the president, to shift blame for electoral defeat away from the Democrats and onto the FBI.
Mr Comey says he wouldn't change his decision, but it's one that will be second-guessed and scrutinised for a very long time to come.


India's government has unveiled a budget aimed at boosting farm growth and appealing to the rural poor.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said he planned to double the income of struggling farmers in the next five years.
Having overtaken China as the world's fastest-growing economy, India is seen as a bright spot in the global economy.
But it has been hit by slowing global demand and severe droughts affecting rural areas.
"We are grateful to our farmers for being the backbone of the country's food security," Mr Jaitley said of India's estimated 120 million farmers.
"We need... to give back to our farmers a sense of income security."
He said the government had allocated $12.7bn (Â£9.15bn) for "rural development as a whole".
Analysts say Mr Jaitley has announced increased spending on rural economy, health and social sectors with an eye on boosting his party's prospects in the coming state elections.
They include a pledge to set up 89 projects for irrigation, doubling investments in rural roads to help farmers get produce to market, getting cooking gas to millions of poor households and funds for women entrepreneurs from underprivileged families.
The government would raise spending on a massive rural employment scheme, a crop insurance programme and increasing rural access to the Internet.
It would also work to ensure all the country's villages had electricity within two years, Mr Jaitley said.
He said the government would achieve its goal of cutting the fiscal deficit to 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2016-17 from 3.9% the year before.
Since coming to power in 2014, Mr Modi has promised to improve business and investor climate in the country with tax reforms and major infrastructure projects.
That policy has been criticised by the opposition as being too business-friendly and coming at the expense of social spending and welfare projects.
The country's huge rural population has been hit by severe droughts and recent regional elections have shown dwindling support for Mr Modi.
With crucial elections in largely agricultural states like West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh due this year and next, the government is under pressure to address the rural economy.
From irrigation to better roads - this was a budget heavily geared to rural India where two thirds of the population live.
That's partly because agriculture has suffered after two years of poor rainfall. But perhaps there was some pragmatism too ahead of elections in four states over the next year where rural voters are key.
There was support for start-ups - from tax breaks to funds for women entrepreneurs.
And while it has not been able to push through any real tax reforms - it has used the budget to remove 13 different taxes which should go some way to simplifying doing business.
But what we were lacking were the specifics of revenue-raising - especially given the finance minister is not loosening its fiscal deficit target.
Pollution taxes on new cars and up to 15% tax on cigarettes will only go so far.
Heavy one-off taxes and penalties on undeclared income - with a promise of no questions being asked and no prosecutions - might get a few takers.
But we need more details on things like potential sell-offs of government businesses before we can judge this budget.


The cost of renting a home has risen by 2% in the last year, with increases seen across nearly every region of the UK, a survey has suggested.

The average cost of renting a home stood at Â£753 a month, according to LSL Property Services.
This was up from Â£738 a month in July last year and was the highest level seen since November.
But official figures for the second quarter of the year showed a 1% annual rise in the UK.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said last month that private rental prices grew by 1% in England, 1.1% in Scotland and 0.2% in Wales in the 12 months to the end of June.
The latest survey from LSL, which owns agents Reeds Rains and Your Move, is based on their own data.
The survey suggested that rents rose year-on-year across the UK, except in the North East of England, where there was a fall of 3.8%. The biggest rise was in the South East of England, where it rose by 3.8%.
It found that the average rent had risen by 0.8% compared with the previous month.
"As the summer turns to early autumn, the rental market is approaching its busiest period - yet rent rises remain modest," said David Newnes, of LSL.
The proportion of tenants in arrears on rent payments fell slightly, LSL said.
A separate study by the Resolution Foundation, a not-for-profit research and policy organisation, suggested that 1.6 million households spent more than half of their disposable income on rent or mortgage payments.
These so-called "pinched" households were more likely to rent privately, be young, live alone, live in one-bedroom properties, have recently moved and live in London, it suggested.
"It is vital that more money is invested in the supply of new housing in order to drive down costs, otherwise we can expect to see a steady rise in the number of households that are 'housing pinched' over the coming years," said Laura Gardiner, analyst at the Resolution Foundation.


Plans to turn a Grade II-listed building in Cardiff Bay into a restaurant and flats have been given the go-ahead by the council.

The former HSBC bank building on the corner of Bute Street and James Street is due to house 16 flats including a four-bedroom penthouse apartment.
Cardiff planners said the proposals would help regenerate the area.
The Victorian Society opposed the plan, saying it "would cause a high degree of unjustified harm" to the building.
The four-storey building was constructed in 1874 for coal owners and exporters Cory Bros and was altered and extended in 1914.
The building has been empty since 2014 and planners, in their report recommending approval to councillors, said the proposals were "welcomed in principle as the development would revitalise a large long-term vacant listed building".
They said the changes to the roof showed "appropriate regard to the special interest of the building".
But The Victorian Society had objected to the plans - particularly the penthouse - saying it would "cause a high degree of unjustified harm to the listed building and surrounding Mount Stuart Square Conservation Area".
It said the building "proudly and splendidly evokes the extraordinary wealth Cardiff enjoyed at the end of the 19th Century".
Cardiff council's planning committee passed the proposals on Wednesday subject to conditions and the development starting within 18 months.


Police have named a kayaker who died after getting into difficulty on the River Findhorn in Moray.

Laurence Henderson, 54, died after struggling near an area known as Elephant Rock, 10 miles south of Forres, on 30 December.
A coastguard rescue operation was launched, but the search was called off due to bad weather.
The body of Mr Henderson, who was from Aberdeenshire, was recovered the following morning.
A report on his death has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.


On-the-spot fines for fly-tippers could be introduced in a bid to clampdown on the growing problem.

Fly-Tipping Action Wales (FTAW) said there were more than 36,000 incidents of illegal dumping of waste in Wales last year.
The Welsh government is now consulting on bringing in new measures to tackle the crime.
Every 15 minutes rubbish is fly-tipped or illegally dumped somewhere in Wales.
FTAW programme manager Gary Evans said: "It equates to 100 incidents every day. That's far too many.
"The Welsh taxpayer has to foot the bill to clear-up. That money could be far better spent on other services like education and health."
Across the UK, it is estimated that waste crime costs £568m a year in clean-up costs and lost tax revenue.
The cost to Welsh councils is approaching £2m a year.
Figures obtained by BBC Radio Wales' Eye on Wales programme suggest the annual cost to the Welsh fire services of attending waste fires is around £5m.
To further the fight, the Welsh government is consulting with the UK government on plans to follow Scotland and introduce fixed penalty notices.
Currently cases have to be taken to court, which is expensive and time consuming for councils.
Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant said: "We're very keen to pursue this illegal activity.
"We're saying, 'if you fly-tip in Wales, we are coming looking for you' and we will actively seek to prosecute you.
"We just need to ensure that the consultation comes back giving us the tools to deal with the job."


Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is confident Gareth McAuley will be fit for Saturday's vital World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.

Veteran West Brom defender McAuley missed Friday's friendly win over New Zealand as he stayed at his club to get treatment on a thigh injury.
"He is fine and we aren't too concerned about his fitness for Saturday," said the Northern Ireland manager.
McAuley, 37, missed his club's final two fixtures of the season.
"We have tailored his training a little bit. He hasn't done all the sessions," added O'Neill.
"Obviously we have to manage him given the season he's had and the recent injury."
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O'Neill has brought his squad to the southern Turkish city of Antalya this week in order to acclimatise for the expected temperatures of close to 30 degrees centigrade in Baku.
"It's the purpose of why we are here, as well as to limit the travel at the back end of the week," added the Northern Ireland boss.
"The last two days have been particularly hot so we have been training in that type of heat since Monday.
"In the evenings it's been slightly cooler which is more realistic - we've been training at the equivalent of kick-off time in Baku.
"It has still been warm though it's not sunny, so the players have had good preparation in relation to getting acclimatised."
With Conor Washington and Jamie Ward unavailable, Liam Boyce and Josh Magennis are being tipped to start in the Northern Ireland attack on Saturday.
Northern Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: McGovern (Norwich City), Mannus (St Johnstone), Carroll (Linfield)
Defenders: McAuley (West Brom), Evans (West Brom), Hughes (Hearts), Cathcart (Watford), Brunt (West Brom), C McLaughlin (Fleetwood), Hodson (Rangers), R McLaughlin (Oldham), Thompson (Southend), D Lafferty (Sheffield United), Flanagan (Burton Albion)
Midfielders: Davis (Southampton), McGinn (Aberdeen), Norwood (Brighton), Ferguson (Millwall), Dallas (Leeds), Lund (Burton Albion), Paton (St Johnstone)
Strikers: K Lafferty (Norwich), Magennis (Charlton), Boyce (Ross County), McCartan (Accrington Stanley)


US car giant Ford has recalled more than 4,500 of its Kuga model in South Africa for safety checks after dozens of them caught fire since 2015.

Investigations show the fires were caused by overheating in some parts of the engine which led to oil leaks, said Ford SA chief executive Jeff Nemeth.
The recall affects the 1.6 litre model, built in Spain between 2012 and 2014.
The firm has been under pressure to act since motorist Reshall Jimmy, 33, burnt to death in his Kuga in 2015.
A total of 48 of the vehicles have so far caught fire in South Africa‚ 11 of them this month, the local TimesLive newspaper reported.
South Africa's motor industry ombudsman Johan van Vreden demanded that "Ford must act - now."
"One or two vehicles in the same model range catching fire is not unusual‚ but almost 50… it's crazy‚ especially in a small market like ours," the newspaper quoted him as saying.
Mr Nemeth said he could confirm 39 vehicles burning, but there may be other cases which had not been reported to the firm.
He understood the concerns of owners and the firm would "work with dealers to ensure each case is treated fairly".
Recalled vehicles would be subjected to a software update and a check on the cylinder head‚ Mr Nemeth added.
He said that an investigation which led to Mr Jimmy's vehicle burning while he was on holiday had not been concluded, but it appeared to be unrelated to the engine catching fire.
"We are not aware of any injuries that have resulted from our engine compartment fires," Mr Nemeth added, while offering condolences to Mr Jimmy's family.
Mr Nemeth spoke at a joint news conference with representatives of the family and the National Consumer Commission, which had been putting pressure on the firm to act.
"This issue has dragged on for too long‚" said commissioner Ibrahim Mohammad.
Mr Jimmy's brother, Kaveen, said his family was planning legal action against the car giant for a "very senseless death".
The commission, a regulatory body, has given Ford until 28 February to complete its investigation and report back.
In 2014, Ford recalled about 850,000 cars in North America over a "potential issue" with airbags.


Australian Chris Burton took pole position at the Burghley Horse Trials, with Oliver Townend the leading Briton in 10th after the cross-country event.

Burton is 11.5 penalties clear on Nobilis 18, meaning he can be two fences down in Sunday's showjumping and still triumph.
Townend is 29.6 penalties off the pace on Samuel Thomas II.
New Zealanders Tim Price and Andrew Nicholson are 2.3 penalties apart in second and third.
Yorkshire's Townend, the 2009 champion, had been fifth overnight after the dressage, but retired his horse MHS King Joules before the cross-country.
Rio 2016 eventing bronze medallist Burton collected just 3.2 cross-country time penalties on a day when none of the 70 starters finished inside the optimum time of 11 minutes 11 seconds.
Six-time champion William Fox-Pitt was the last Briton to win the Burghley Horse Trials, doing so in 2011, with Germany's Michael Jung winning last year.


The FBI has helped a family in Belfast to recover a valuable painting that was stolen from their house nine years ago.

Frank and Turid Malpress bought the piece, Bringing in the Turf by William Conor, in 1948.
The artwork was stolen in 2008 and its whereabouts were unknown for five years.
In 2013, the couple's son-in-law noticed the piece on a Dublin auction house website after it had been sold to a collector in Chicago.
William Conor was born in Belfast in the late 1800s, and is famous for his watercolour and crayon portrayals of working-class life in Ulster.
Bringing in the Turf - which shows two girls gathering turf on their backs in wicker baskets - was one of two valuable pieces belonging to the family to be taken during the 2008 robbery.
A second piece by Irish artist Daniel O'Neill, entitled The Prodigal Son, remains missing.
Prior to the theft, the Malpress family had received a warning from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) that thieves had been operating in their area and that their art collection could be targeted.
Following the warning, the police made copies of the work and replaced them with the originals to act as bait for potential robbers.
When no theft was attempted, the originals were returned and the fake versions destroyed.
But in 2008, thieves broke into the Malpress home, stole the collection and left a token sum of money.
An investigation was launched into the theft, but the paintings were not seen for five years.
Robin Thompson, the victims' son-in-law, noticed the family-owned artwork on Whyte's Auction House website in 2013, where it was valued at nearly Â£20,000.
"I was in total disbelief when I saw it online," he told BBC News NI.
"I knew it was the real thing when I saw it, because I was familiar with it. It's quite a distinctive piece.
"I contacted the auction house and they told me it had been sold."
In fact, the painting had already been shipped to its new owner in Chicago.
Mr Thompson informed his insurers he had located the painting.
They enlisted the help of Art Recovery International in Venice, Italy, which then contacted the FBI's Art Crime Team.
Lead investigator, FBI agent Luigi Mondini, headed up negotiations between the victims and auction buyers.
"I had a series of negotiations with them," Mr Mondini told BBC News NI.
"The auction buyers were really shocked as they had done all they could in terms of due diligence.
"They weren't expecting it at all - but they were really co-operative as they didn't want to hold onto something that didn't belong to them," he added.
The artwork has now been returned to its rightful owners in Belfast.
"My mother-in-law died a few years ago so the picture is back with our family now - but we are delighted to have it back," said Mr Thompson.
It is still unclear who stole the paintings, but it is understood the PSNI are still investigating.


A language expert from Japan has made a special mission back to England to find out more about two words he remembers from childhood for a new book.

Stephen Howe, an associate professor in English at Fukuoka University, has launched a study on the East Anglian dialect words "jearse" and "dow".
They mean an absolute yes or no and he has urged people to fill in a survey.
"They have not been published in the Oxford English Dictionary... so no-one knew about them," said Mr Howe.
Jearse and dow have been spoken across the east of England, including around Ely, Cambridgeshire, where Mr Howe grew up.
The historical linguist said his father still uses the words and remembers it was common for his grandparents to say them too.
"I think older people will remember them in Norwich and other parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire," said Mr Howe.
"We all know these words like 'aye' from the north of England and 'yay', 'nay', but in the east of England we have these special words 'jearse' and 'dow'.
"I, and the other local people here, always knew about them and I want to find out more."
Mr Howe has flown back from Japan, where he has lived for eight years, to research his chapter in a book on south of England dialects.
Earlier this year, he gave a talk at Cambridge University on the words and now wants to uncover how widely they are used.
He said he thought their origins are rooted in "dear yes" and "dear no", but hopes his project can find out for certain.


African Union observers have given national elections in Angola a clean bill of health, despite opposition claims of fraud and illegality.

The AU team said the poll had been "free, fair, transparent and credible".
Ahead of Friday's vote, the main opposition party Unita had called for a delay, expressing concern about a lack of transparency.
The latest count gives President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' governing MPLA party an unassailable lead.
With 90% of ballots counted, the electoral authorities said the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has won 73% of the vote, with Unita garnering 18%. A newly founded third party, Casa, is forecast to win 6%.
If confirmed, the results mean another term for President dos Santos, 70, who has ruled since 1979. Final results are expected to be announced on Monday.
The state-ruin newspaper Jornal de Angola has already declared Mr Dos Santos the victor, saying on its front page on Sunday: "The MPLA is the big winner of the general elections of 2012... Jose Eduardo dos Santos is president-elect."
The vote was the second since the civil war ended a decade ago.
They were also the first to be held under a newly adopted constitution, under which the leader of the winning party in the 220-member parliament becomes president.
Main contenders:
The head of the AU mission, Pedro Pires, congratulated Angola's electoral commission, the parties and the voters for their political maturity.
But he did point out problems with observers getting accreditation, and said opposition candidates had not enjoyed equal access to the media.
Unita has said that the authorities' failure to publish a full electoral roll had cast doubt on the vote's transparency and credibility.
Some voters were unable to cast their ballot as they did not appear on lists, despite being registered.
Analysts had predicted an easy victory for Mr dos Santos' MPLA, which won more than 80% in the last vote.
MPLA officials said the results showed that the party was enjoying widespread support.
The MPLA has been in power since Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975.
Angola - Africa's second largest oil producer - has witnessed an economic boom since the end of the 27-year civil war in 2002, but the opposition says the wealth has only benefited a small elite.


Bernie Ecclestone says female drivers would "not be taken seriously" in Formula 1 and believes they are "not physically" able to drive a car fast.

The F1 boss made his controversial comments at an advertising conference.
He added that Russian president Vladimir Putin "should be running Europe" and expressed support for US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The 85-year-old Englishman also claimed immigrants have not made a contribution to the United Kingdom.
Britain's triple Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the grandson of immigrants to Britain from the Caribbean island of Grenada.
It is not the first time Ecclestone has caused controversy. In 2009, he praised Adolf Hitler as a man "who was able to get things done".
Ecclestone was speaking to businessman and F1 non-executive director Sir Martin Sorrell at an Advertising Week Europe conference.
His remarks about female drivers sparked plenty of reaction.
British driver Pippa Mann, who has competed four times in the Indianapolis 500 and is a race winner in the US Indy Lights series, tweeted: "Sigh. #HereWeGoAgain."
She added: "Perhaps someone should remind him that IndyCar doesn't have power steering, and we're strong enough to drive those."
Susie Wolff was the most recent woman to pursue a racing career in F1.
The Scot started working with Williams in 2012, after racing for seven years in the German Touring Car Championship.
She spent three years involved in test and development work and drove in four practice sessions over the 2014 and 2015 seasons - becoming the first woman to take part in a grand prix weekend for more than 20 years.
In 2012, she said one of the main issues behind a lack of females in the sport was young girls "have no-one to aspire to growing up".
But the 33-year-old dismissed claims women lack the strength to cope with the demands of the sport.
"We have 30% less muscle, so we have to work hard, but there's no reason why females can't get strong enough to race an F1 car," she said.
Wolff eventually retired in November and set up Dare to be Different, an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women in motorsport.
Ecclestone added that he thought an increasing number of women will take F1 chief executive positions in the future because they "are more competent" and "don't have massive egos".
Claire Williams is currently the deputy team principal of Williams, having joined as a family representative on the board in 2012.


Ulster are set to confirm the signing of Australia fly-half Christian Lealiifano before the Pro14 season starts, BBC Sport NI understands.

The 29-year-old has won 19 caps for the Wallabies and recently returned after recovering from leukaemia.
He will fill the gap left by Paddy Jackson, who has stepped aside from playing pending legal proceedings.
On Thursday, Ulster utility back Charles Piutau signed a deal to join Bristol next year.
Ulster chief executive Shane Logan said last week that the Irish province intended to a sign a new fly-half before the start of the season.
Lealiifano was diagnosed with leukaemia last year while playing for the Brumbies in Super Rugby.
He was born in New Zealand before moving to Australia at the age of seven.
Ulster start their Pro14 campaign against South African newcomers Cheetahs at Kingspan Stadium on Friday, 1 September.


Doncaster Rovers Belles and Reading were both promoted to Women's Super League One after victories on Sunday.

Doncaster came from behind to win 2-1 at London Bees thanks to two goals from Courtney Sweetman-Kirk.
Reading won 3-1 away at Watford in the day's early kick-off before their promotion was sealed when third-placed Yeovil failed to beat Oxford.
Reading remain second, three points behind the Belles, but with a game in hand on the leaders.
At The Hive, the Belles fell behind to Emma Whitter's early goal before Sweetman-Kirk, the league's top goalscorer, netted either side of half-time to reach 20 league goals for the season.
That win was enough to secure promotion for Doncaster regardless of other results, ensuring a return to the top flight for the first time since their controversial demotion in 2013.
Kayleigh Hines' early goal for Oxford saw them win at Yeovil, with the midfielder later involved in a collision which saw Nat Haigh taken off with a serious-looking head injury.
Melissa Fletcher, Helen Ward and Rachel Rowe all scored for the Royals at bottom club Watford, who did pull one back with an Ellie Mason penalty.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa won 2-1 away at Millwall Lionesses.


Brighton & Hove Albion winger Kazenga LuaLua will be out for six weeks after having surgery on a knee injury.

The 25-year-old has scored one goal in five appearances for the Championship club this season.
"He had a little problem and it was determined he would have to have an operation on his meniscus," Albion boss Chris Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"It is a big blow as he had been really good in training and was excellent in the two cup games."


Glee's Amber Riley is to star in stage musical Dreamgirls when it opens in the West End in November.

The American actress will play soul singer Effie White in the musical inspired by the rise of 1960s R&B acts such as The Supremes.
Riley, who played Mercedes Jones in the TV comedy drama Glee, said that making her West End debut was "a dream realised".
The show begins previews at the Savoy Theatre in November.
It will be directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, who also directed The Book of Mormon, and is being brought to the UK for the first time by Sonia Friedman Productions.
Dreamgirls tells the story of a female trio, from Chicago, Illinois, called The Dreams and features the original songs And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going and I Am Changing.
Riley said: "I am so honoured and excited to not only be playing such an iconic role, but also to be working with Sonia Friedman and Casey Nicholaw. Working on the West End is now a dream realised, I just feel like this is going to be something special."
Riley's numerous theatre credits include Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Into the Woods and Mystery on the Docks with the Los Angeles Opera. She  won Dancing with the Stars in 2013.
Friedman said: "Having met Amber and having had the privilege of hearing her sing two of the iconic songs from Dreamgirls... I was left with goosebumps, tingles and tears; I was completely knocked out by this talented performer. London is very lucky to be the first to see her Effie."
Originally a Broadway production in 1981, which won six Tony Awards, Dreamgirls was adapted into the 2006 Oscar winning film starring Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson (who played Effie White), Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx.


Bodyguards are to be hired to protect nesting swans at an annual gala.

Flora Day attracts thousands to the Cornish town of Helston every May.
But the event coincides with swans nesting at Coronation Lake, which can be "very disturbing" for the birds, Heston Town Council said.
Last year a swan laid eggs on the edge of the road, leading to an area being fenced off. Photographer Rebecca Wilbur floated the idea of hiring security to protect them during the event.
The council has backed the plan and a social media campaign has raised £310 to cover the cost of employing guards to protect swans and their eggs.
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Councillor Dave Potter said: "When it gets very busy, it's very disturbing for the swans at that very critical time of their cycle."
Mute swans nest in April and May. Flora Day normally takes place on 8 May.
It involves couples dancing through the streets and in and out of homes and shops to "drive out the winter and welcome spring".


It is a mystery even Sherlock Holmes might have had a problem solving.

Who and what inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles?
With Holmes enjoying a resurgence thanks to the BBC Wales-produced primetime TV drama Sherlock, and director Guy Ritchie releasing the second cinema adaptation, interest in the sleuth is soaring.
The origin of one of his most famous cases is disputed, with disagreements about how the novel came about.
But the owner of a hotel in Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye, Powys, claims his 19th Century property was the inspiration for Scottish author Conan Doyle's fictional Baskerville Hall.
For someone who first appeared in print in 1887, Sherlock Holmes seems to be in the public eye more now than ever before.
The creators of the BBC Wales  drama Sherlock say it will return for a third series after a dramatic conclusion to the second run.
The modern take on Conan Doyle's detective tales stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson.
Meanwhile, in the cinema Robert Downey Jr is playing Holmes as an action hero alongside Jude Law as Watson in director Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
David Hodby, who has owned Grade II-star listed Baskerville Hall Hotel since 1984, tells an interesting tale.
There is evidence that Conan Doyle might have known the Baskervilles.
The author's signature appears along with that of an R H Baskerville, believed to be Ralph Hopton Baskerville who inherited the family estate in 1905, on a document held by Powys council's archives department.
The paperwork is apparently in connection with the sale of two farms to R H Baskerville in the old county of Radnorshire in 1907.
Formerly known as Clyro Court, Mr Hodby's property was the family seat of the Baskervilles from 1839 until 1945, when it was sold to the local council and converted into a school.
Mr Hodby claims Conan Doyle was a friend of the Baskerville family, and was a regular visitor to their home.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is probably the most famous of Conan Doyle's stories about his sleuth, and is mainly set on Dartmoor, Devon.
In the story, the old and noble Baskerville family is threatened by the curse of a large black beast who terrorises and kills any family member who comes to live on the Baskerville estate.
But the story behind the detective's most famous case is almost as shrouded in fog as the tale itself, with some claiming that the fictional Baskerville Hall and legends of killer hounds come from Dartmoor and Devon.
Mr Hodby said Conan Doyle's story was based on the hounds of Black Vaughan which, as local legend has it, roamed the moors of nearby Hergest Ridge.
"Arthur Conan Doyle was a family friend who often came to stay here," Mr Hodby said.
"During his many visits he learned of the local legend, the Hounds of Black Vaughan, on nearby Hergest Ridge.
"The hounds were owned by the Vaughan family who ran an estate and the dogs were often set on walkers, some of whom died running from the dogs.
"That's how the legend started and Conan Doyle would have known this."
Mr Hodby added: "However, at the request of the Baskervilles he (Conan Doyle) set his famous novel in Devon to ward off tourists."
Mr Hodby said like the fictional Baskervilles, the Baskervilles of Clyro were of noble birth and were descended from the Dukes of Normandy.
But author Alistair Duncan, who has written four books about Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle, cast doubt on Mr Hodby's claims, although he did not dismiss them.
"There are hound legends in that area, but there are so many around the country," he said.
"I'm not saying the (Hergest Ridge) legend wasn't a contributory factor to Conan Doyle's story, but it's widely accepted that the credit goes to a journalist, Bertram Fletcher Robinson, who told Conan Doyle about the hound legends in Devon.
"As for the Baskerville name, Bertram Fletcher Robinson had a coachman called Henry Baskerville (one of the characters in the book).
"When the book was published Robinson gave a copy to his coachman which had an inscription apologising for using his name."
Mr Duncan said Conan Doyle's first wife, Louisa, had links to Wales and could have influenced him with stories of Hergest Ridge.
"Conan Doyle's diaries are widely available and they show he did not visit Wales when he was writing the story, but he was in Devon and Norfolk," he added.
But a recently published book by Margaret Newman Turner, from Presteigne, Powys, suggests the Hergest Ridge hound legend was the inspiration for Conan Doyle's story.


Australia's Dreamworld theme park will reopen on 10 December, six weeks after four people died in a ride malfunction.

Two victims were thrown from the Thunder River Rapids ride and two were trapped inside in the tragedy on 25 October.
Dreamworld said it would demolish the ride and conduct a "multi-level" independent safety review.
The park, on Queensland's Gold Coast, will reopen with a charity weekend in time for local school holidays.
The families of the victims - Kate Goodchild, 32, Luke Dorsett, 35, Roozbeh Araghi, 38, and Cindy Low, 42 - are understood to have been informed about the development.
Dreamworld's owner Ardent Leisure said the attraction and its adjoining water park, Whitewater World, would only offer rides that had passed rigorous safety checks.
"Dreamworld's other rides will progressively open as they are signed off as part of the safety review process," the company said in a statement.
Dreamworld chief Craig Davidson said four independent safety investigations will have been conducted by 10 December.
One investigation, by Queensland Workplace Health and Safety, last week issued seven improvement notices for Dreamworld and Whitewater World.
The investigation found a faded "emergency stop" button on the Green Room Waterslide, outdated protective equipment on the Flowrider and a register to notify authorities about storing hazardous chemicals.
Mr Davidson said Dreamworld would donate A$25 (Â£15; $19) to the Red Cross for every ticket sold at the "Open Hearts - Open Doors" charity weekend.
In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Ardent Leisure said the closure of both parks throughout November 2016 would "result in no significant revenue being recorded for that month".
It noted that the parks earned A$7.6m in the corresponding period last year.
Ardent said the parks incurred operating costs of between A$4m and A$4.2m for the period and that the company expected to incur "one-off costs of A$1.6m associated with the tragedy" through insurance claims.
A coroner's investigation into the deaths is ongoing.
Dreamworld has hosted 30 million people since opening in 1981, with October's tragedy its first fatal accident.


The annual Man versus Horse race over 22 miles of Powys countryside has seen an equine triumph once again.

More than 300 solo runners, 111 relay teams of three, and 50 of their four-legged rivals took part in the 31st event around Llanwrtyd Wells.
Betty Gordon, riding Next in Line Grangeway, was home in 2hr 8m 37s, just over 17 minutes ahead of the first runner, Charlie Pearson.
The only occasions when men have won were in 2004 and 2007.
The race takes competitors through farm tracks, footpaths, open moorland and tarmac and attracts thousands of spectators.
By Friday night 249 runners had registered, and by early Saturday morning there were 100 relay teams of three and 50 horses, although more signed up shortly before the race began.
Horses are required to go through three vetting stations - at the start, the midway point and the end of the race and if they fail any checks they are disqualified.
The race was affected by heavy showers, and Tony Egan, who organised it for the first time, said that had made the ground "soft and squidgy in places".
But he said he had spoken to many competitors, who told him how much they enjoyed the challenge.
"They said they had a great time. It's good to see how popular it is," he added.
The first woman home was Jenny Horne, of Aberystwyth, in 2hr 46m 41s.
The prizes were presented by Alan Hope of the Monster Raving Loony Party, a week before the town stages the Screaming Lord Sutch Official Monster Raving Loony Music Party, in memory of the man who founded the political party.
The winner received a cup and 1,000 guineas - although Huw Lobb won Â£25,000 in 2004 after becoming the first human victor.


Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Malaga in La Liga as they missed the presence of influential forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

Suarez was suspended for the stalemate at the Nou Camp and Messi missed out following a bout of illness.
Gerard Pique put the ball in the net for Barca but it was flagged for offside while Andre Gomes hit a post.
Malaga finished the match with nine men after Diego Llorente and Juan Carlos were both shown red cards.
Llorente was sent off for a late tackle on Neymar in the 68th minute while Carlos was dismissed for dissent in injury time.
Barcelona monopolised possession in the contest and had 28 attempts at goal but struggled to break down a resolute Malaga defence.
Barca centre-back Pique, who was thrown up front in the final 10 minutes as Luis Enrique's side adopted a more direct approach, saw a late penalty appeal turned down by the referee.
Malaga's best chance came just before the hour mark when Carlos rounded Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, but could only strike the side netting from a tight angle.
Barcelona remain in second place but trail leaders Real Madrid by four points after their 3-0 win at city rivals Atletico.
Earlier, Sevilla moved up to third after they fought back from 2-0 down to clinch a dramatic 3-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna thanks to Gabriel Mercado's injury-time winner.
Match ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
Juankar (Málaga) is shown the red card.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
Attempt saved. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Arda Turan (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
Substitution, Málaga. Duda replaces Pablo Fornals because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Arda Turan (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Carlos Kameni (Málaga) because of an injury.
Hand ball by Neymar (Barcelona).
Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
Miguel Torres (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
Offside, Barcelona. Javier Mascherano tries a through ball, but André Gomes is caught offside.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
Substitution, Málaga. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Sandro Ramírez.
Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Mascherano with a cross.
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
Carlos Kameni (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Rafinha.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Rafinha (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.


Leeds United have signed FC Twente midfielder Mateusz Klich for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

The 27-year-old is the first player to join the club since Thomas Christiansen was appointed head coach last week.
The Poland international has previously had spells in his homeland and Germany.
Klich told the club website: "I'm excited to come to England and test myself in the Championship and I can't wait to get going."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


No drivers have been prosecuted under a variable speed limit camera system set up to reduce M4 congestion in Newport five years ago, it has emerged.

The Welsh Government has launched a campaign warning of action to come against drivers who break the limits.
But its Traffic Wales arm said it had never intended to use the system to prosecute drivers during an "initial scoping period".
It said the fixed cameras on the route were used to monitor traffic flow.
The system, which aims to keep traffic moving between junctions 24 at the Coldra and 28 at Tredegar Park, was introduced in 2011.
It is made up of electronic signs which display speed limits, together with traditional road signs indicating that enforcement cameras are in place.
A spokeswoman for Traffic Wales, which is part of Welsh Government, said: "The variable speed limits currently in place along this stretch of the M4 are not optional and are legally binding, just like imposed speed limits on any other stretch of road in Wales."
She said: "To date, the aim of the fixed speed cameras along this stretch has been to monitor traffic flows so we could gain a better understanding of traffic movements along this busy stretch of M4 and establish how many motorists were adhering to the then newly-introduced variable speed limits.
"It was never our intention to use these cameras to prosecute drivers during this initial scoping period - simply to gain a better understanding of how effective the Variable Speed Limits were at improving safety and traffic flows before and after installation."
Chris Hume, manager of the GoSafe police and council speed camera enforcement partnership, confirmed there had been no prosecutions since the system was set up.
"Up until this point there has been no police action for motorists exceeding the speed limit," he said of the camera system on the stretch of M4 concerned.
On Monday, Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates announced that speeding motorists would face enforcement action.
"Since its launch, the scheme has helped to improve traffic flow and reduce the number of collisions along this stretch, with the majority of drivers adhering to the limits in place," he said.
"However, a minority of drivers continue to flout the displayed limits and act as if the restrictions do not apply to them.
"It is these motorists we are primarily targeting with this awareness campaign and subsequent enforcement action."
Initially, there will be a grace period for drivers who exceed the limit, amid publicity for the number of speeding motorists identified on that stretch of motorway.
Then, during the second phase of the clampdown, motorists will receive a Notice of Intended Prosecution.
Mr Hume said the move would help to reduce casualties and save lives.
"Managing the speed of traffic through this busy section of the M4 motorway is vital," he said.


Two men who were arrested after a man was stabbed during a fight at a popular Wirral wedding venue have been released on bail.

The 24-year-old was injured in the altercation involving guests at Thornton Manor at about 22:50 BST on Sunday.
Staff found the man in the garden with what appeared to be a stab wound to his abdomen, Merseyside Police said.
He remains in hospital in a stable condition.
The two men, aged 25 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of assault.
Police said the venue had been hosting a "large scale function" at the time of the fight.
The Grade II-listed manor in the village of Thornton Hough is a popular wedding venue and celebrity events have been held there.


A 1980s-themed concert at Queen of the South's Palmerston Park has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.

The Boomtown Rats were to headline the event in Dumfries along with Rick Astley, ABC, The Stars from The Commitments and The Rezillos on 4 June.
Last year the Doonhamers hosted their first concert when Status Quo were the headline act.
However, advanced ticket sales of just 700 compared with 5,000 sold in 2015 prompted the decision to cancel.
Organisers said sales were "not sufficient to justify the event going ahead on a commercial basis".
"We have not been helped with the number of alternative outdoor festivals and concerts across Scotland and the north of England," they said.
"After weighing up additional costs to go ahead with the concert from this point against the costs of cancelling altogether it was unfortunately a decision that had to be taken.
"Clearly all customers who have already bought and paid for tickets for the event will be refunded in full."


The population of Scotland is predicted to increase by 9% over 25 years, according to official figures.

The National Records of Scotland projections suggested a rise from 5.31m in 2012 to 5.78m by 2037, followed by continued growth after that date.
However, the pattern of growth was not predicted to be even across all areas of the country.
An increase was predicted in 20 out of 32 local authority areas, with the population of the other 12 set to fall.
The areas with the greatest projected increase in population were Aberdeen City and City of Edinburgh, with a 28% predicted rise each, followed by Perth & Kinross with 24%.
Inverclyde had the largest projected decrease at 19%, followed by Argyll and Bute at 13%.
The national statistics publication made population projections for the 25 year period from 2012 to 2037.
"The assumptions are based on past trends and do not take account of any future changes that may occur as a result of policy initiatives, but may reflect the past impact of policy and economic changes," the document stated.
The authors also cautioned that the projection makes "certain assumptions about future fertility, mortality and migration" to reach figures based on patterns of births and deaths and net migration.
The research pointed to an ageing population, with the number of people of pensionable age set to rise in all local authority areas. The highest projected increases were 47% for West Lothian and 44% for the Shetland Islands.
However, the working age population was predicted to increase in only 13 local authority areas and to decrease in 19.
The document followed census data in April which showed Scotland's population reached an all-time high of 5.32m in mid-2013.


A new fabric has been created using Harris Tweed that will permanently give off the smell of whisky.

The cloth has been developed by Heriot Watt University's School of Textiles and Design in Edinburgh and Galashiels.
The "smart fabric" has been developed for Johnnie Walker Black Label and Harris Tweed Hebrides.
The scent called Aqua Alba has been designed to replicate aromas released from a glass of whisky, known as the nose of the liquid.
According to Johnnie Walker, the cloth smells of "rich malt, golden vanilla, red fruit and dark chocolate tones".
The tweed used was woven at Harris Tweed Hebrides' mill in Shawbost on Lewis and has the colours of the ingredients of Johnnie Walker Black Label.
Brian Wilson, the company's chairman, said the scent was a "subtle aroma" that reflected the "key notes of the nose of the liquid".
Donald Mackay, who heads the finishing department at the mill, said: "I have worked with aromas in the past but they were only meant to withstand one dry clean.
"The process we have devised for Johnnie Walker means that this scent is layered into the fabric throughout the finishing process and is permanently imbued in the tweed."
Jim McVee, business development manager at the School of Textiles and Design, added: "Smart textiles are a fast-developing sector that offers enormous potential.
"Our brief was to assist Harris Tweed Hebrides with the development of a tweed for Johnnie Walker that incorporates a micro-encapsulated fragrance.
"Fabric technologists in Galashiels developed the prototypes which will enable Harris Tweed Hebrides to offer products using this technology in future."
The first of a range of products by Milan-based designer Angelos Bratis will be unveiled in Berlin later, before being marketed in Germany, Greece and Belgium.


Don McLean has pleaded not guilty to additional charges of domestic violence.

The Knox County district attorney's office in Maine added five charges against McLean last week, bringing the total to six.
McLean did not appear in court during a proceeding related to the case on Monday.
Police arrested the American Pie singer in Camden, Maine on 18 January.
The singer entered not guilty pleas to all six charges - including domestic violence assault - on Monday, via his attorney. He was not required to attend in person.
His wife filed a handwritten request for protection after his arrest in January.
She said she feared for her life when she called police, writing: "Don terrorised me for four hours, until the 911 call that I think might have saved my life."
The couple later announced through legal representatives that they had "agreed to move forward" and the protection order was dismissed.
The 70-year-old was released from Knox County Jail after posting $10,000 (Â£7,100) bail.
Mr McLean's wife claims the singer engaged in a pattern of abuse going back three decades.
The singer has "vigorously denied" his wife's allegations, and, following his arrest, asked his fans not to judge him.
"What is occurring is the very painful breakdown of an almost 30-year relationship... There are no winners or losers but I am not a villain," he wrote in a statement posted on his official website.
Don McLean shot to fame in 1971 after releasing American Pie, which became a hit around the world.


David Cameron has said he does "not envy" his wife Samantha's task when she appears on a special edition of the Great British Bake Off.

Mrs Cameron is following in the footsteps of another prime ministerial spouse, Sarah Brown, in appearing in a Sport Relief edition of the show.
Other contestants in the show include former Labour MP Ed Balls.
Mr Cameron told the Stylist magazine that he would "rather fight an election than make pastry from scratch".
The prime minister said he was a fan of the show and watched it with his daughter Nancy when his official duties allowed.
"We backed Nadiya (Hussain) to win in the last series. We're hoping our support will have the same effect on Sam when she appears on The Great Sport Relief Bake Off in March.
"I don't envy her. I'd rather fight an election than make pastry from scratch."
Mrs Cameron is one of 16 high-profile figures taking part in The Great Sport Relief Bake Off to raise money for charity.


Extensive damage has been caused to a disused school in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, by vandals who set fire to the site and stole building equipment.

Firefighters and police were called to the blaze at the former site of Newtownabbey Community High School at about 16:15 BST on Saturday.
Mobile classrooms were badly damaged at the Rathcoole Drive site, police said.
Ulster Unionist representatives said the vandals had "managed to destroy the facility".
The party said the attack had denied local people access to "a community asset".
Newtownabbey Community High School was closed in 2015 when it merged with Monkstown Community School to form a new school on the Monkstown site, called Abbey Community College.
The UUP's North Belfast spokesperson, Robert Foster, said that for some time, his party has been lobbying the Education Authority to "allow the local Rathcoole community to make use of the premises" until a decision is made on the long-term future of the site.
"My feeling is one of absolute frustration at the senselessness of this act." Mr Foster added.


A US judge has sentenced an ex-Colombian rebel to 27 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of three American contract workers in 2003.

Alexander Beltran Herrera's unit was responsible for moving the hostages and imprisoning them in chains.
The contract workers were on an anti-drug surveillance mission when their aircraft broke down in the Colombian jungle in February 2003.
They were eventually rescued by the Colombian military in 2008.
Hostages Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves were imprisoned by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and held by Herrera's unit for around two years.
While Alexander Beltran Herrera did not have much contact with the hostages, the court heard how the three men were taken deep into the jungle and kept in chains for much of the five years of their captivity.
Keith Stansell removed his shirt to show the court scars around his neck from the chains and described being chained to a tree whilst suffering from malaria.
But, addressing Herrera, he said: "I don't want him to suffer like we did."
Herrera was extradited to the United States in 2012.  His lawyer described him as a man of little education who had been trying to build a new life after he deserted from the Farc in 2009.
According to Associated Press, he apologised to the men during the trial, saying: "I feel shamed about what you all had to go through.''
Colombian military forces rescued the three Americans in July 2008 in a high profile helicopter rescue operation, which also brought about the release of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, as well as 10 other hostages.
The Farc are currently engaged in dialogue with the Colombian authorities in a bid to negotiate a peace deal - some see it as the best chance for a negotiated settlement since the guerrilla group launched its armed struggle in 1964.


Council bosses are to place a new team of nurses, carers and managers into an Aberdeen nursing home which has been criticised over the service it provides.

Kingsmead Nursing Home was branded "unsatisfactory" in an earlier report by the Care Home Inspectorate.
Some staff were accused of not treating people with "dignity and respect".
The report ordered major improvements, but now Aberdeen City Council has confirmed it has intervened.
A spokesman said:  "Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership has put measures in place to deal with issues concerning the quality of care at the privately-run Kingsmead Care Home in Kingswells.
"Care Inspectorate inspectors visited the home this week and have told us that they have concerns around the services currently provided there.
"The safety and wellbeing of the home's residents is our paramount concern. We are therefore acting swiftly to place a new team of nurses, carers and care managers into the home to provide expert care for the residents.
"Our partner organisations, including NHS Grampian and independent sector care providers, are assisting us in this regard."
He added: "Family members and residents in the home can have confidence that continuity of service will be maintained at Kingsmead.
"This interim measure has been taken promptly. We will ensure a good standard of care and support in the home in the immediate term as we plan longer-term solutions.
"We will keep families informed of our actions regularly. The welfare of the residents will be our primary concern throughout this process."
The Care Inspectorate report in February found that some residents had lost weight, with concerns being raised that their nutritional needs were not being met.
The family of an 84-year-old mother who had dementia told BBC Scotland that she was forcibly evicted from the care home after they complained about her treatment.
Mary Gray died in August last year, seven months after moving out of Kingsmead.
Mrs Gray's son David said: "She was evicted against the advice of her GP. We were treated as trouble-makers."
Mr Gray's wife Carol added: "It was disgusting. There were some very good staff. Sadly, I think some of them are no longer there."
Management said at the time that Mrs Gray was asked to leave because her son and daughter-in-law were "disruptive".
The report said that in some incidences, people were being treated like "objects".
Following the latest visit, the Care Inspectorate said they had identified "serious concerns about the quality of care in this home".
A spokesman said: "We have shared this with Aberdeen City Council and the Health and Care Inspectorate.
"We are working closely with them and considering all the powers open to us to protect people's health, safety and wellbeing."
The home can provide care for up to 55 older people, and up to 10 adults with learning disabilities.


Sanctions imposed on North Korea are hampering health and science and should be eased, a group of three Nobel laureates have said.

They were speaking in Beijing after visiting Pyongyang in what was billed as an attempt to promote dialogue.
"You cannot turn penicillin into a nuclear bomb," one of them said.
International sanctions on North Korea were further tightened this year after it claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb and launched a missile into space.
The laureates' visit came as a rare party congress opened in North Korea, with leader Kim Jong-un hailing his country's "great success" in its nuclear advancements.
The event is widely seen as a chance for Mr Kim to cement his power, and South Korea urged the foreign delegation not to visit, fearing it would become a propaganda coup for the North.
"We didn't come to criticise them," said Aaron Ciechanover, who won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2004.
"We really came to converse and to exchange dialogue with students."
On sanctions, he said "you cannot turn penicillin into a nuclear bomb... You don't pressurise via making people sicker".
Foreign visits to North Korea are carefully monitored and public access to information such as the internet strictly limited.
Nobel laureate for medicine Sir Richard Roberts said he was "quite impressed" with what North Korean scientists had achieved despite sanctions.
"This embargo is really hurting the scientists and that's a great shame," he said.
The visit was organised by the Vienna-based International Peace Foundation (IPF) and also included Nobel laureate for economics Prof Finn Kydland, Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and IPF chairman Uwe Morawetz.
The latest sanctions, approved by the UN in March, included export bans on materials used in nuclear and military production as well as restrictions on luxury goods and banking.
A resolution stressed the new sanctions were not intended to have "adverse humanitarian consequences" for civilians, many of whom face financial hardships and shortages of food.


Manchester City are into the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time after Kevin de Bruyne's late strike sealed a thrilling win over Paris St-Germain.

After a 2-2 first-leg draw in Paris last week, the tie remained in the balance in Manchester thanks to Sergio Aguero's missed penalty for City in the first half.
The home side had Joe Hart to thank for three fine saves at 0-0, notably a ferocious Zlatan Ibrahimovic free-kick that the England goalkeeper clawed to safety.
But, roared on by a capacity crowd of 53,039 that supplied an unforgettable atmosphere, City held their nerve at the back before De Bruyne's decisive strike 15 minutes from time with their only shot on target.
The final whistle brought scenes of pure emotion from the fans at Etihad Stadium, who were already in uncharted territory.
England's last remaining representatives in Europe's elite club competition had never reached the quarter-finals before this season - now they can dream of the final in Milan.
First they can look forward to Friday's semi-final draw, after winning what was viewed as the battle of Europe's richest clubs with a PSG side who have now fallen at the last-eight stage for four successive seasons.
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City's defence has been much maligned this season and their performance in Paris in particular meant a clean sheet looked a long shot in this second leg.
The main reason they achieved one was Hart but, on this occasion, their back four also deserve immense credit.
Their full-backs coped with PSG's wide players, whether it was wing-backs Maxwell and Gregory van der Wiel in a 5-3-2 formation in the first half, or orthodox wingers Lucas and Angel di Maria in a 4-4-2 after the break.
At centre-half, Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala had kept just three clean sheets in 17 previous games together this season, and one of those was the 17 minutes they played together against Dynamo Kiev in the last 16.
But between them they barely gave Ibrahimovic a sniff of goal in open play and nullified PSG's main threat until he finally found the net just before the final whistle.
Sadly for the enigmatic Sweden striker, the offside flag had long since been raised.
Ibrahimovic was not the only striker to draw a blank.
His battle with Aguero was much-hyped before the match, notably by City's own poster campaign to drum up ticket sales, but again this dual of the super-strikers disappointed.
Like Ibrahimovic in the first leg, Aguero missed a penalty - and by some margin. After being tripped by Kevin Trapp, the Argentina international fired well wide of the target to the disbelief of the home fans.
While Aguero's influence was then confined to his industry, Ibrahimovic fired in two free-kicks as he attempted to add to his tally of 39 goals from 42 games this season - but Hart saved both of them.
Instead it was De Bruyne who would supply the precise finish from 20 yards, with the £55m Belgium forward again showing his worth to City with another fine display since his return from injury.
The draw for the Champions League semi-finals is on Friday, with the ties to be played on 26-27 April and 3-4 May. The final is in Milan on 28 May.
PSG, who are 28 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 and have already sealed the defence of their French title, host Caen on Saturday (16:00 BST). City, still looking to secure a top-four Premier League place and Champions League football next season, travel to play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the same day (17:30 BST).
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The first patients have had their DNA analysed in a massive study that aims to help replace chemotherapy.

They include three sisters who developed breast tumours within 15 months of each other.
The 100,000 Genomes Project in England will look at their DNA, and that of thousands of other patients, to help the search for precision treatments and understand how tumours develop.
Cancer Research UK said the project was "very exciting".
In November 2013, Mary Lloyd was diagnosed with breast cancer, as was her younger sister Kerry two months later. In February the following year their sister Sandra was diagnosed too.
Mary, 61 and from Northampton, told the BBC News website: "It was really unbelievable.
"I had just retired and made plans, then to find out Kerry also had breast cancer - she's got two children still at school - it was just awful.
"Sandra had almost prepared herself [for her diagnosis] and she was devastated as well.
"But because we're sisters together we've been able to support one another. That's really important as the treatment is horrendous."
Cancer is a genetic disease caused by mutations in our DNA that lead to cells dividing uncontrollably.
The sisters are taking part in the 100,000 Genomes Project, run within the NHS, which is trying to understand the mutations that cause or increase the risk of cancer.
It will also determine the drugs that can target tumours. Herceptin works only in patients with specific mutations.
"It's classed as the beginning of the end of chemotherapy," said Dr Julian Barwell, a consultant in clinical genetics at the the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
He told the BBC: "This is the first step for the NHS into genomic medicine. If successful it will give individual tumour profiles and identify which drugs are likely to benefit you. It's hugely exciting."
Not every patient will benefit from the study, but the understanding of the mutations that lead to their cancer will help in the development of "precision therapies" targeting the weak spots in tumours.
Sir Harpal Kumar, the chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: "We hope that, one day, treatments based on the specific characteristics of the tumour, including the genetic make-up, can be offered to all patients - and this latest phase of the 100,000 Genomes Project is another important step towards this."
The project will also aim to uncover why tumours develop. The three sisters might have been at a genetically higher risk of developing cancer.
Mary told the BBC: "We agreed to take part because we don't have the common BRCA 1 or 2 genes [which led Angelina Jolie to have her breasts removed] so it could help to find a gene that hasn't been identified yet.
"And it opens it up for the rest of our family to be tested and for everyone else out there that might be facing a similar situation."
The 100,000 Genomes Project is spilt into two halves, one looking at cancer and the other rare diseases.
This month, the first children with debilitating "mystery" rare diseases were given a diagnosis as part of the study.
Four-year-old Georgia Walburn-Green's condition had baffled doctors and specialists.
They had been unable to explain why she was growing slowly, had damaged eyes and kidneys and is still unable to talk.
The 100,000 Genomes Project was able to identify the gene responsible for her condition.
Life Sciences Minister George Freeman said the start of the cancer phase was a "significant milestone in the revolutionary 100,000 Genomes Project".
He said: "It will help to unlock our understanding of the causes of this devastating condition, make the UK a leader in genetic research, and provide better diagnosis and more targeted treatment for thousands of NHS patients across the UK."
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Donald Trump has published some budget proposals for the next fiscal year and, as expected, it's good news for defence and border security, bad news for the environment, arts, and certain welfare programmes.

One planned cutback has generated a particularly strong backlash: President Trump's intention to eliminate the entire Community Development Block Grant, which funds housing assistance and various community programmes.
Among them is Meals on Wheels, which provides food to the elderly and disabled, to veterans, and to others who are unable for some reason to leave their homes.
The planned cutback wouldn't eliminate Meals on Wheels, but it would limit a service which is already struggling to cope with increasing demand, according to the organisation behind it.
Last year, Meals on Wheels delivered food to 2.5 million Americans, including 500,000 veterans, according to its own figures. It also offers ancillary benefits, it says, such as reducing loneliness and preventing falls - which it says saves the taxpayer $34 billion per year in hospital bills.
And that is backed up by a 2015 study by Brown University, which found that elderly citizens who received home-delivered meals experienced fewer falls and needed fewer trips to hospitals.
"Meals on Wheels sounds great," said Mick Mulvaney, Mr Trump's White House budget director, but, he added, the programme is "just not showing any results".
Majority of the programme's funding comes from donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, but about 3% of the budget for Meals on Wheels' national association is through government grants.
The national chapter supports a network of 5,000 independently operated local agencies, which provides the actual food and services to senior citizens, according to Jenny Bertolette, a spokeswoman for Meals on Wheels,
Those local agencies primarily rely on federal funding through the Older Americans Act under the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which could see a nearly 18% cut in the proposed budget.
The Older Americans Act covers about 35% of the cost of serving 2.5 million Americans through local chapters, Ms Bertolette said.
Should the health department see its funding decrease, those cuts would likely trickle down to programmes like those funding Meals on Wheels' local affiliates, she added.
These local agencies also depend on the Community Development Block Grant in which Mr Trump seeks to eliminate.
Though it is unclear how much the local chapters will be affected under the proposed budget cuts, Ms Bertolette said "we are certain that our programmes would suffer on some level", which means that means seniors would not receive the care they need.
For example, a local programme outside of Detroit could lose as much as 30% of its budget if the Community Development Block Grant ends.
That could mean turning seniors away or cutting services like two meals a day down to one, Ms Bertolette said.
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Asked whether the planned cuts were "hard-hearted", Mr Mulvaney argued that it was just as compassionate not to ask American taxpayers to pay for welfare programmes that don't work.
"You're focusing on recipients of the money. We're focusing on recipients of the money and people who give us the money in the first place. I think it's fairly compassionate to go to them and say, look, we're not going to ask you for your hard-earned money anymore."
The planned funding cut, and Mr Mulvaney's remarks, prompted heavy criticism on Twitter.
Some drew comparisons with the costs incurred by Mr Trump's security demands, particularly his regular weekend trips to his Florida commercial club, Mar-a-Lago - one of which was estimated to cost more than $3 million.
Others pointed out that the cuts to a number of welfare programmes were being made to balance out a significant increase in defence spending, or to the estimated cost of Melania Trump's decision to stay in New York so son Barron did not have to change school - reported to be somewhere in the region of $300,000 per day.
Meals on Wheels providers told Market Watch that it costs about $2,500 per year to feed a single senior citizen.
A 2013 report on the effectiveness of Meals on Wheels found that the home-delivered meals "significantly improve diet quality, increase nutrient intakes, and reduce food insecurity and nutritional risk among participants".
Other benefits included "increased socialisation opportunities, improvement in dietary adherence, and higher quality of life". The social aspect was highlighted by Elijah Cummings, representative for Maryland's 7th District, who also invited Mr Mulvaney to his district to see first hand the impact of the programme.
The draft budget proposals say the Community Development Block Grant, which encompasses Meals on Wheels, is "not well-targeted to the poorest populations and has not demonstrated results".
Others have pointed to the fact that the majority of funding for the programme comes through state-allocated funds and not federal grants, and would not be affected by this cutback.


Storm drains linked directly to rivers are being labelled with yellow fish plaques to deter people from using them for waste disposal.

Volunteers from Action for the River Kennet (ARK) started installing the visual reminders on the streets of Newbury on Thursday.
ARK said what goes down the town's drains will eventually feed into nearby waterways untreated.
The signs on the drains say "rainwater only".
The initiative has been launched after a 3.5 mile (5.5km) stretch of water further downstream was contaminated with diesel earlier this month.
This led to 60 swans being evacuated from the area.
Project officer Anna Forbes said household products such as paint and insecticides had also had a "devastating" impact on the environment.
"Being careless about what goes into our rivers not only has a serious effect on the wildlife that depends on this special chalk stream, but is also dangerous to humans and domestic pets too," she added.
ARK is working on the scheme with the Renewal Project and West Berkshire Council.