A police force is facing a £1.5m bill to plan safety operations for the next three Conservative Party conferences, its crime commissioner has said.

PCC David Jamieson said it would cost West Midlands Police about £500,000 a time when the Tories meet in Birmingham in October and return in 2018 and 2020,
He has written to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to ask for a discussion about a "fairer arrangement".
The Home Office said the funding had been reviewed as "fairer" than before.
A government grant will pay for policing of the events, a spokesman said.
Previously forces were reimbursed 85% of the operational costs plus planning costs, he added.
"This was deemed a fairer way of compensating police forces who should plan for a political party conference in the same way that they plan for other large-scale events for which they do not receive additional funding," a spokesman added.
In his letter to the home secretary, Mr Jamieson said: "It must be highlighted that making these events as safe as possible requires meticulous, extensive planning by West Midlands Police.
"It is therefore troubling that the dedicated planning team, who began work for this year's conference last autumn, is costing approximately £460,000, which will not be recouped.
"Significantly, in 2014 when Birmingham last hosted the conference, the cost of this planning team reached £520,000.
"The next four years could cost the force £1.5m if this issue is not resolved."
Birmingham's International Convention Centre played host to the conference for the fourth time in September 2014.
At its peak, the Conservative Party conference police planning team will consist of three chief inspectors, five inspectors, eight sergeants, four PCs and four police staff, Mr Jamieson said.
There will be 24 police employees working in the planning team in total - 12 full time and 12 part time, he added.


Mysterious, crew-less "ghost ships" have been washing up on the western shores of Japan.

Over the past two months at least 13 wooden boats have turned up, with more than 20 decaying bodies on board. Very little is known about them but investigators have found some evidence that hint at their origins.
They are so called because  they have been found empty or with only corpses on board off Japan's western coast, stretching from Fukui prefecture to the southern tip of Hokkaido . All the bodies were either decomposing or partially skeletonised by the time they arrived, a clear indication they had been dead for a long time.
But this is not the first time boats have come ashore in Japan or on the coast of Russia's far east. Japan's coast guard told the BBC that 65 such boats washed up last year, but the latest influx appears to be coming at a slightly higher rate than usual.
They are believed to be North Korean fishing boats, many of which will have been out searching for king crab, squid and sandfish at this time of year. Markings on at least one of the boats, in Korean, indicated that it belonged to the North's military.
In North Korea the military is heavily involved in the fishing industry, as it is in many others.
A scrap of what is thought to be part of the North Korean flag flying from one of the boats is also a clue. Unsurprisingly, there has been no mention of the missing vessels from North Korea
Not every boat has been found with corpses.
Japanese officials are investigating the causes of death but say some of the bodies are in such a bad state of decomposition that it may be impossible to identify cause of death.
It is now winter in the region and with little food on board, exposure and starvation are possible explanations too.
Japan normally bans North Korean ships from landing in the country, although it makes exceptions on humanitarian grounds, such as for ships sheltering from storms.
Some commentators have suggested that purges could be behind this, speculating that sailors could be trying to flee the regime. There have also been reports of tighter control of the North Korea-China border, the most common route for defectors.
But many remain unconvinced.
Dr John Nilsson-Wright, head of the Asia Programme at think-tank Chatham House told the BBC that aside from the cultural and linguistic ties, "it wouldn't make sense if you were a defector to go to Japan. South Korea is much closer by boat."
The wooden boats arriving are old and heavy and have neither powerful modern engines nor GPS navigation systems. If they ventured too far out or were blown off course, they could lose their bearings or find it hard to beat the currents even if they knew which way to go, analysts say
The fact that it is relatively common for these boats to appear also suggests that this, not purges in Pyongyang, might be a more likely explanation.
Weather is unlikely to be a factor. While the Sea of Japan had rougher seas and stronger winds in November, the Japan Coast Guard told the BBC these were normal conditions.
One hypothesis is that the leadership is demanding bigger catches, and they have been forced to take chances to meet their targets. State TV has shown Kim Jong-Un at fishing facilities, exhorting the country to boost production.
But the leader's media appearances have not convinced everyone.
"Agricultural yields seem to be up," Dr Nilsson-Wright says, suggesting that profit-seeking would be a more plausible incentive to take such risks.
It is common in North Korea for workers to keep some of the surplus they generate past the targets set by the state. This quasi-capitalist system has been credited with improving production, analysts say.
But, if you are especially poor, as many North Koreans are, "you will do anything you can to improve your own existence", says Dr Nilsson-Wright.
This could include taking desperate chances at sea: "It could simply be that they were just unlucky."


A legal secretary who stole nearly £79,000 from vulnerable clients and spent it on shopping sprees has been jailed for two and a half years.

Dianne Spragg, 48, of Caerphilly, forged 65 cheques from "mentally incapacitated" customers at Cardiff law firm Geldards.
Cardiff Crown Court heard she spent the money on shoes, clothes and furniture.
Spragg admitted charges of fraud and possessing criminal property.
Tony Trigg, prosecuting, told the court she targeted the accounts of injured and mentally incapacitated clients after she "developed the habit of shopping online for more than she could afford".
"She said she stole to ensure she never went without anything she fancied buying," he added.
One man, 76, who had a mental disorder, had £11,102 taken, while a scaffolder, who had suffered a serious head injury at work lost £37,945.
The court was also told she also took money she had collected on behalf of cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
Adam Sharp, defending, said Spragg felt an overwhelming sense of shame over her actions.
Sentencing her, Judge Tom Crowther QC said: "This was a gross breach of trust. You depleted the accounts of people who, through age, accident or injury were unable to administer their own affairs.
"This money was not being used to feed hungry children but to see you never had to deny yourself anything you wanted."
All Spragg's victims have been reimbursed by her law firm.


A council will not offer a used-nappy collection service for children over three, saying most should be potty trained by that age.

Parents will have to show birth certificates to prove eligibility for the new two-weekly scheme on Anglesey.
It comes into place in October, when general waste collections - which usually dispose of nappies - switch to every three weeks.
A parent said he will struggle and "not a lot of thought has gone into it".
A council spokesman said there was a separate service for older disabled children.
The local authority cited sources, including the NHS, which says 90% of children are dry most days by the age of three.
With general waste (black bin) collections switching from two to three weeks, the aim of the new service is to allow parents to dispose of nappies more quickly.
"Evidence collated by our waste management team suggests that most children are potty trained between the ages of two and three," the spokesman said.
"It has therefore been agreed to offer this new nappy collection service up until a child's third birthday."
He said requesting birth certificates will allow the council to gauge how many people were using the scheme - which will only be available from homes and not nurseries or creches.
Parents will have to get an application form from council offices and submit it along with a copy of the birth certificate.
The council currently recycles 59% of its waste, and said it will gauge the impact of the new scheme over the coming months.
Parents of children with medical conditions who are over three can apply to use a separate disposal service.
However, Ian Cheney, whose five-year-old daughter Olivia has Down's syndrome, said he just about manages with black bag collections every fortnightly.
He said when it changes to every three weeks he will "not manage" and said there was confusion over whether he was able to use a separate scheme, as the council suggested.
"For people out there in my position, what do we do?" he said.
"It is not just disabled children over three who are still in nappies. There a quite a lot of children out there.
"Not a lot of thought has gone into it."


BBC Scotland will be delivering extensive coverage of the election results across online, TV and radio.

It will report live from Scotland's 32 counts after polls close at 22:00 on 7 May.
There will then be analysis, background, reaction and debate as we find out the results from each of Scotland's 59 constituencies.
Headlines from a UK-wide exit poll will be projected onto the exterior of BBC Scotland's studios at Pacific Quay.
And the results of the ballot will also appear on the side of the building, which sits on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow.
Based on when the results were called at the 2010 General Election, here is an estimate of the declaration times of Scotland's 59 seats.


St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham says he is happy with his side, despite being criticised by a minority of fans for aspects of recent displays.

Saints have won four of their five games to lie fourth in Super League.
"We've scored over 100 points in our last three games. To tell me that we aren't attacking well, I challenge them to prove we aren't," he said.
"I don't understand how it started. It's like people are jumping on backs of things that don't need jumping on."
Cunningham added: "I am more than happy with where we are at. If the fans aren't happy with that then I can't change that. The most I can do is pick up results and get my team playing well."
St Helens thrashed Wakefield 44-4 on 11 March, but have conceded 104 points in their previous four Super League matches this season, as well as 38 points in their World Club Series match against Sydney Roosters.
"I understand defensively we've not been as good as we can be, but we kept a side to four points at the weekend and we threw [Wakefield] an intercept pass which should have been a try," Cunningham told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"For me it's almost you get into this mindset and moan about something that doesn't even need it.
"I think we are playing well. Can we play better? Everyone can play better but for where we are in the competition, we've still got a long way to go, as has everybody."


Carl Frampton has said defeat by Mexican Andres Gutierrez in Saturday's WBC world featherweight title eliminator could prove "career-ending".

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Frampton, 30, has not fought since his loss to Leo Santa Cruz in their WBA featherweight title fight in January.
Gutierrez, 24, has lost one of his 35 bouts and has earned 24 knockout wins.
"What happens if I lose this fight? There is no future," said Frampton, also a previous IBF world super-bantamweight champion.
Santa Cruz's victory over the Northern Irishman in Las Vegas six months ago avenged Frampton's triumph in New York last July.
Despite that first career defeat, Frampton believes he can re-establish himself as the planet's best featherweight.
"I lost a close fight with an under-par performance to a three-weight world champion.
"If I'm performing, I still believe I'm the best featherweight in the world and I believe I can beat guys like Leo Santa Cruz.
"But I don't want to overlook this guy Gutierrez. He is a very good fighter. He's had as many knockout wins as I've had fights."
Frampton had hoped to fight Santa Cruz for a third time this summer but with the WBA champion refusing to travel to Northern Ireland and a mooted contest with IBF champion Lee Selby also not materialising, he is instead fighting Gutierrez in his home city's SSE Arena.
"The most important thing for me was to come back and fight at home," added Frampton.
"But I need to look good. I need to be impressive and show the rest of the featherweights that the last fight was just a blip."
While Frampton has insisted he will not under-estimate Gutierrez, ranked eighth by the WBC, the Belfast man believes the home town crowd could help him clinch a knockout triumph.
"The noise, the atmosphere in the arena inspires me and the Chris Avalos fight (February 2015), the last time I fought in Belfast, I think that was my best performance even though some people say that was my first fight against Santa Cruz.
"If I'm performing, and with the way the last couple of weeks in sparring have gone, if I can carry that into the ring on Saturday night then I think I will get rid of this guy (knock him out)."
Both fighters attended a public workout with Gutierrez noticeably slimmer than when he attended the fight announcement in Belfast six weeks ago.


South Africa's Akani Simbine continued his impressive start to 2017 by beating Justin Gatlin and Andre de Grasse in the 100m at the Doha Diamond League.

The 23-year-old clocked his sixth sub-10 second time of the season as he came home in 9.99, ahead of Asafa Powell.
Gatlin was fourth in 10.14, behind Femi Ogunode (10.13) and ahead of De Grasse, who was fifth in 10.21.
Jamaica's Olympic champion Elaine Thompson beat the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers in the 200m.
The pair were separated by only a tenth of a second in last year's Olympic final, and Thompson triumphed in Doha by 0.26 seconds in a time of 22.19.
Britain's Robbie Grabarz, who took silver in the European Indoors in March, claimed second place in the high jump, clearing 2.31m in his first outdoor event of the season.
Olympic champion Caster Semenya claimed a commanding victory in the 800m, coming home in a world-leading time of one minute 56.61 seconds.
Burundi's Francine Niyonsaba, who won silver behind the South African in Rio, was the only other woman to better that time in the whole of 2016.
Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba - who broke a 22-year-old 1500m world record in 2015 and won silver over the distance in Rio - was fifth in her first 800m outing.
Olympic champion Thomas Rohler threw 93.90m to win the javelin competition by more than four metres.
The German's throw moves him to second in the all-time list, with only Czech great Jan Zelezny having thrown further.
Desiree Henry was well short of the 22.69 she clocked earlier this year in California as the 21-year-old finished seventh in the 200m.
Holly Bradshaw, who missed the indoor season with injury, finished fourth in the pole vault with a best of 4.55m.
Cindy Ofili finished down in seventh as American world record-holder Kendra Harrison won the 100m hurdles in 12.59, while Andrew Butchart came eighth in the 3,000m and Chris Baker finished seventh in the high jump.


Wales were denied a second win at Euro 2016 as England came from behind to claim victory in their much-hyped group game.

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Gareth Bale put Chris Coleman's side ahead before Jamie Vardy equalised and Daniel Sturridge scored a 91st-minute winner to take Roy Hodgson's team top of Group B with four points.
Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses England's performance, while BBC Wales Sport's Dafydd Pritchard rates the Wales team after their dramatic encounter in Lens.
Shocking attempt to keep out Gareth Bale's free-kick. Poor.
Excellent attacking option. He has made the right-back spot his own and played his part as the pressure grew.
Almost scored a first-half goal and was comfortable when defensive work needed to be done.
Had very few uncomfortable moments as Wales failed to gather any real attacking momentum.
Some shaky moments but again was an attacking force after the break as England pressed.
Very solid presence in midfield. Looks right at home in the defensive holding role. Can improve his passing, though.
Determined but with little real impact. However, still a class act in the making. Must keep out of trouble.
Creative, one of England's better players in that dreadful first half and warmly applauded by the fans when he was substituted.
England's best and most composed player again. Very consistent in the first two games of Euro 2016. Huge influence on the team.
Looks tired and off the pace after a long season. Place now surely at risk against Slovakia.
Missed an early chance and got worse after that with his confidence seemingly low. Hooked at half-time and rightly so.
Energetic and got the goal that brought England to life as they finally found some attacking impetus.
The match winner. Always willing to try things and has the talent to be a Euro 2016 star.
Fearless in his cameo and showed some lovely touches. A golden future.
Having missed the first game with a back spasm, the Crystal Palace keeper made some decent saves but could not stop Vardy and Sturridge's goals.
Tactically disciplined as England poured forward, his defensive duties made it almost impossible to help in attack.
Arguably the best player in Wales' five-man defence, making several important interceptions, tackles and blocks.
Early mistake almost gifted England a goal in the first minute, and it was his header which led to Vardy's equaliser.
Perhaps lucky to avoid conceding a penalty for handball but gave a solid defensive display overall.
Had his hands full with Kyle Walker and Adam Lallana on England's right. Defended sensibly and tried to give Wales an outlet on the left.
Screened the defence expertly and made good use of the precious little possession Wales had.
Starting only 40 days after breaking his leg, the Crystal Palace midfielder was typically industrious.
Worked tremendously hard, sacrificing his attacking instincts to play a pivotal role in a determined Welsh defensive effort.
Not at his elusive best, the Real Madrid forward nevertheless struck with another free-kick and kept England's defence on their toes.
Recalled after scoring from the bench against Slovakia, he made himself a nuisance as he harried England's defenders, albeit without offering an attacking threat.
Replaced Ledley and ensured his work ethic was not missed with a similarly committed display.
Like Edwards, ran relentlessly but did not have much of an opportunity to threaten in attack.
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An extraordinary, unpredictable US presidential race has ended with a final twist - a Donald Trump presidency.

With the long campaign dominated by questions about his character, what he might do with power has become something of a sideshow.
But he will soon have the chance to shape US domestic and foreign policy. Here is how he stands on key issues.
Mr Trump has promised the biggest tax cuts since the Ronald Reagan era. He has pledged reductions across-the-board, promising working and middle income Americans "massive" cuts. His plan includes reducing the number of tax brackets from seven to three, cutting corporate taxes, eliminating the estate tax and increasing the standard deduction for individual filers.
According to one analysis, the top 1% of earners would see their income increase by double-digits, while the bottom quarter gets a boost of up to 1.9%. But the Center for a Responsible Budget has also warned his plan would balloon the national debt.
Mr Trump says he will create 25 million jobs over 10 years, saying too many jobs, especially in manufacturing, are being lost to other countries.  He plans to reduce the US corporate tax rate to 15% from the current rate of 35%, and suggests that investing in infrastructure, cutting the trade deficit, lowering taxes and removing regulations will boost job creation.
This is his signature issue. Despite critics who call it unaffordable and unrealistic, the Republican has stood by his call to build an impenetrable wall along the 2,000-plus-mile US-Mexico border. He has also called for reductions in legal immigration, ending President Barack Obama's executive actions deferring deportation proceedings for undocumented migrants, and more stringent efforts to reduce the number of these migrants living in the US. The candidate has backed away from earlier calls for the forced deportation of the more than 11 million undocumented migrants living on US soil and temporarily closing the US border to all Muslims - but not dropped them.
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Mr Trump has been warning that the US policy of admitting refugees from certain regions - the Middle East or, more generally, Muslim nations - presents a serious threat to US national security. He has attempted to bolster his case by citing often debunked internet rumours, such as that Syrian refugees are largely young, single men. He has called for the US to suspend resettling refugees until "extreme vetting" procedures can be implemented, including ideological tests to screen out extremists. He asserts that nations in the Middle East - which have already received millions of Syrian and Iraqi refugees - must do more to create safe zones for those fleeing the violence.
Mr Trump has criticised the Iraq War (although his claims that he opposed it from the start are unfounded) and other US military action in the Middle East. He has called for closer relations with Vladimir Putin's Russia and says the US must make allies in Europe and Asia shoulder a greater share of the expense for their national defence and emphasises that US foreign policy must always prioritise American interests.
On the other hand, Mr Trump has also taken a hard-line stance toward combating IS and has even at times asserted the US should commit tens of thousands of ground troops to the fight. He says Nato should do more to combat terrorism in the Middle East, maintaining that the US foots too much of the bill for the Alliance and that other allies should spend more on their own protection.
Once upon a time, Republicans were the party of unfettered free trade. Donald Trump has changed all that. While he says he is not opposed to trade in principle, any trade deals have to protect US industry. He is firmly against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has said that he will re-open negotiations on already signed pacts, such as the North America Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), and withdraw if US demands are not met. He has accused US trading partners like Mexico and China of unfair trade practices, currency manipulation and intellectual property theft, threatening to unilaterally impose tariffs and other punitive measures if they do not implement reforms.
Mr Trump has issued no position statements on environmental issues on his website. In speeches and debates, however, he has said he opposes what he views as economically damaging environmental regulations backed by "political activists with extreme agendas".
He says he supports clean water and air, but wants to slash funding to the Environmental Protection Agency. He has also called man-made climate change "a hoax" and said he would "cancel" the Paris Agreement and other international efforts to address the issue.
The Republican said in March that abortions should be illegal and he supported "some form of punishment" for women who had them. His campaign quickly backed down from that statement, however, and asserted that the candidate believed the legality of the procedure should be left up to individual states, with any criminal penalties being reserved for abortion providers.
He has said he supports an abortion ban exception for "rape, incest and the life of the mother". He has called for defunding Planned Parenthood. As recently as 2000, Mr Trump supported abortion rights but has said that, like Ronald Reagan, he changed his views on the matter.
Obamacare is one of the outgoing president's signature policies - and Mr Trump has vowed to repeal it. His alternative would give individual states greater control over their health plans, and allow more competition across state lines. With Republicans in command of Congress, revoking Obamacare seems a real possibility. But they could face a backlash from the millions of Americans losing coverage.
Violence and lawlessness is out of control in the US, according to Mr Trump. He says law enforcement agencies are unable to fight crime because of runaway "political correctness" and says they should be allowed to get tough on offenders. He says police profiling is necessary to prevent terrorist attacks on US soil.
He supports "stop and frisk", claiming the policy was highly successful in New York, even though many experts disagree. The practice was ruled unconstitutional and a form of "indirect racial profiling" by a federal judge in the city.
Rejecting Republican orthodoxy, Mr Trump has called for six weeks of paid maternity leave, which would amount to what the mother would receive in unemployment benefit. But this would not apply to fathers. There are no details though on how this policy would be paid for.
He has blamed some shootings on lax gun laws, saying armed people could have intervened and saved lives. He frequently accused rival Hillary Clinton of wanting to eliminate gun rights during the campaign and promises his supporters that the Second Amendment would be safe.
One of the most important decisions for the next president is shaping the future of the Supreme Court. There is currently one vacancy, but with several justices of retirement age, Mr Trump could have more than one appointment to make, shifting the court to the right for years to come.
Mr Trump wants to create restrictions on lobbyists, by first defining who is a "lobbyist". Currently, anyone spending less than 20% of their time engaged in lobbying can call themselves an "adviser" or "consultant". Mr Trump says this is a loophole that must be closed. He also proposes there be a five-year ban preventing government officials who have recently departed the government from immediately joining lobbying firms.
He also wants a lifetime lobbying ban on any former administration officials who have previously worked on behalf of foreign governments. He has called on Congress to change campaign finance laws to stop anyone who lobbies for foreign governments from raising funds for US elections. He has claimed to be "self-funding" his campaign, but has also employed a former hedge fund manager to solicit campaign funds from deep-pocket donors.


Chris Nash's quickfire century gave Sussex the edge against Essex on day one of their Championship game at Hove.

The 32-year-old and Ed Joyce shared an opening stand of 188 before Joyce was caught behind off Ryan ten Doeschate.
Sussex faltered as Nash fell lbw to Ten Doeschate for 119, including 21 fours, and Ross Taylor feathered one behind the stumps off Graham Napier.
Ollie Robinson hit 51, just his second first-class half-century, to propel Sussex to 355-8 at the close of play.
Sussex paid tribute to their former fast bowler Matthew Hobden before the match, with a tree planted in memory of the player, while team-mates wore shirts with the number 19 and Hobden on the back in his honour.


And I don't get to say that very often.
On the one hand, eurocrats were hurried - in wind and rain - into EU courtyards to stand in photo-op-ready groups to form the number 60.
(It's the EU's 60th birthday celebration this Saturday.)
And on the other - after months of cajoling, thinly-veiled frustration and angst from Brussels - the UK government finally made clear the date it will officially trigger the Brexit process.
Next Wednesday.
But whereas Saturday really is a huge deal for the EU - marking decades of togetherness at a time when the union is very much under threat from populist nationalism across the EU, inequality and discord in the eurozone, migration complications and Brexit itself, of course - next Wednesday, while an historic day in the UK, will not play out so big this side of the Channel.
There is a determination here that Brexit must no longer be allowed to dominate and overshadow EU politics as it has done since way before the UK referendum even.
One high-level source told me that after Brussels received Britain's formal notification of its intention to leave, Brexit would immediately be downgraded to one of many EU issues to be dealt with, rather than The Big Thing.
"There will be no major political apocalyptic show," he assured me.
But of course, the underlying EU fear remains that if a Brexit deal is too sweet for the UK, other countries may be inspired to also walk out the door.
Brussels officials are grateful that Theresa May did not trigger Article 50 this week, so close to the EU's birthday bash.
The tone there will be resolutely upbeat, rather than focused on one of its key members leaving the club.
As for the what-happens-next with Brexit, the rule in Brussels is: don't expect too much too fast. Ever.
The remaining 27 EU leaders, or at least their teams, began getting diaries together on Monday.
To fix a date (expected in around five or six weeks) for that all-important summit when they'll agree their red lines and guidelines for Brexit negotiations.
The European Commission will lead the UK talks from the EU side - but all the initial meetings will be about who will meet, when, in which country, discussing what and in which order.
Most probably little of substance will be achieved before the autumn.
The EU prefers to get the key elections coming up in big-hitters France and Germany out the way first.
But any delay is painful for the UK.
The Article 50 timer is set for two years and the clock starts ticking next Wednesday.


An independent review of police custody deaths in England and Wales has been announced by the home secretary.

The review, which will also cover serious non-fatal incidents, comes after a string of high-profile cases and allegations of wrongdoing.
Theresa May said she had been struck by the "pain and suffering" of families amid seeming evasiveness and obstruction.
The review will examine "procedures and processes" in such situations.
The plan to review how deaths in custody occur - and how they are investigated - comes after the police complaints watchdog was attacked for inadequately getting to the bottom of a number of fatalities.
In 2013, a review found that the Independent Police Complaints Commission had committed a series of blunders in its investigation of the 2008 death of Sean Rigg, a mentally ill man detained at Brixton police station.
The original investigation concluded police had acted reasonably and proportionately - a finding rejected by a jury at Mr Rigg's subsequent inquest.
Mr Rigg's sister Marcia Rigg told the BBC the review had been "a long time coming".
She added: "What I want, and I speak for myself and on behalf of other families, is that this review is effective and brings real change on the issue of deaths in custody, and how families feel and how we are treated, and that there's proper accountability."
Ms Rigg also said families should be "at the core of the review", to give them confidence that changes will be made.
"When you lose a loved one in state custody, it's bad enough having to deal with the death. What's extraordinary is the systematic failures, and the answers that we cannot get, from the state officials. It's devastating for any family."
In 2010, allegations that the IPCC had failed to properly investigate the death of another mentally ill London man, Olaseni Lewis, led to the High Court quashing the watchdog's original findings.
The review is expected to cover the lead-up to deaths, the immediate aftermath and how families are helped or supported during official investigations.
It will assess whether police officers properly understand mental health issues, the availability of appropriate healthcare, the use of restraint techniques, and suicides in the first 48 hours of detention.
Mrs May said: "Police custody is the place where a number of dynamics meet. It is the place where dangerous and difficult criminals are rightly locked-up, where officers and staff regularly face violent, threatening and abusive behaviour, and where the police use some of their most sensitive and coercive powers.
"But it is also a place where all too often vulnerable people, often those with mental health problems, are taken because there is no other place to go."
The home secretary pledged the review would have the experiences of families at the heart of its approach - and its chairman, yet to be appointed, would be someone prepared to ask "difficult questions".
She said: "I have been struck by the pain and suffering of families still looking for answers, who have encountered not compassion and redress from the authorities but what they feel is evasiveness and obstruction.
"I have also heard first hand the frustration of police officers and staff, whose mission it is to help people but whose training and procedures can end up causing bureaucracy and delay.
"No-one - least of all police officers - wants such incidents to happen, and I know everyone involved takes steps to avoid them.
"But when such incidents do occur, every single one represents a failure - and has the potential to undermine dramatically the relationship between the public and the police."
Deborah Coles, of the charity Inquest, which provides advice to people bereaved by a death in custody, said it was "too early to tell" if the review was more of a public relations exercise, or a real attempt to bring about effective systemic change and accountability of police officers.
"For the review to be effective bereaved families, their lawyers and Inquest will need to play an integral role in the review, and the reviewer will need to take full account of their views and experiences.
"It must also address why so many previous recommendations from reviews, inquiries and inquests have not been acted upon."


The parents of a teenager were not told of the suicidal thoughts he expressed to medical staff, an inquest heard.

Edward Mallen, 18, took his own life at Meldreth rail crossing near Cambridge on 9 February 2015.
An inquest in Huntingdon heard how the teenager, who had been offered a place at Cambridge University, had seen a GP two weeks before his death.
Although Mr Mallen had given consent for his parents to be told about his thoughts, they were not informed.
Mental health worker Duncan Maxwell told the inquest into Mr Mallen's death that, in retrospect, such a conversation might have been beneficial.
The medical director of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Chess Denman, admitted there were things it "could have done better".
"The Trust has held an internal enquiry and also commissioned an independent report and it is implementing the recommendations of the report and enquiry," Dr Chessman said.
The doctor who treated Mr Mallen told the inquest the teenager was depressed and had experienced suicidal thoughts - something the GP said was "alarming".
The GP contacted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust crisis intervention team, the inquest was told, recommending Mr Mallen was seen within 24 hours.
But a triage mental health nurse who spoke to Mr Mallen on the phone said a five day wait was appropriate as he did not think there was a significant risk.
Following a two-day inquest in Huntingdon, a coroner returned a verdict of suicide.


Ronnie O'Sullivan will play his first competitive match since April when he takes part in the German Masters qualifying event in Wigan this month.

O'Sullivan, 39, faces world number 123 Hamza Akbar at the Robin Park Sports Centre between 17 and 19 December.
He will need to win two matches to reach the final stages of the event, which is held in Berlin in February.
O'Sullivan has not played since a World Championship quarter-final loss to Stuart Bingham in April.
The five-time world champion, nicknamed 'the Rocket', last week confirmed he will play in the Masters in January,
He has won 27 ranking events in his career, including five Masters titles.


After all the drama of the launch, what will Tim Peake actually do during his six long months on the International Space Station?

After seeing the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield performing with his guitar or Scott Kelly of Nasa doing airborne somersaults, many might wonder if the ISS has a serious point.
The reality is that everyone sent up there faces a very busy timetable which involves managing a range of experiments that make use of the state of weightlessness.
The space station is a giant laboratory and every inhabitant is expected to get involved in the research.
Just by being in space, Tim himself will serve as a lab rat, allowing his body to be monitored in great detail - with 23 different sets of measurements in all.
By the end of his mission, he will be all too familiar with the regular processes of gathering samples of his blood and urine. Space research is not for the squeamish.
But if there is ever to be a long trek through space to Mars or even beyond, medical knowledge of how humans cope will be essential.
So some of the research is aimed specifically at gaining new insights that will benefit future generations of spacefarers while other experiments are designed to have a relevance to life here on Earth.
One European Space Agency project is investigating the properties of metals in a level of detail that cannot be matched down on the ground because of the influence of gravity.
Prof Mike Cruise of the University of Birmingham, who chairs ESA's human spaceflight science advisory committee, told me that the work "sounds really obscure but could have quite an effect on all our lives".
Until now, any analysis of how metals behave is almost guaranteed to be undermined because gravity will force the sample to touch the walls of whatever container is being used and that means it will collect impurities.
So the Electromagnetic Levitator experiment - in the European Columbus module - has a clever technique for allowing blobs of metal to be heated and then cooled while being suspended in the air.
While this happens, measurements are made of the characteristics of the metal, all without the complicating effects of gravity risking the integrity of the research.
Prof Cruise said: "If you look around your car, it probably has 20 or even 40 items made by casting molten metal into a mold - a process that requires huge knowledge of the properties, of how sticky or viscous the metal might be.
"If we got better measurements, our casting could become far more efficient with fewer parts with holes in them - this seemingly innocuous experiment that could have a pretty huge industrial impacts."
So the aim is to generate a far better understanding of key materials, and scientists from the Universities of Greenwich and Leeds are among those making use of the results.
Another project, called Fluid Shifts and managed by Nasa, is exploring the question of pressure within the brain.
Astronauts have often reported problems with their vision and the assumption is that this is the result of fluids shifting within the body and particularly moving towards the head.
Researchers at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust have found a connection between the brain and the ear, and a better grasp of how this process works could help with a new technique for assessing brain pressure by taking measurements in the ear.
A UK company, Marchbanks Measurements Systems, has come up with a device that can detect slight changes in the inner ear.
The company's founder Dr Robert Marchbanks told us:" It is crucial to the understanding of how brain pressure changes.  It is a different environment, there is no gravity but that is important to our understanding of brain pressure."
And while some research is aimed at improving human health, another focus is on helping answer the fundamental question of whether we are alone in the universe.
Since micro-organisms such as bacteria have been found thriving in the most inhospitable corners of Earth - from the deep-frozen Antarctic to boiling hydrothermal vents - the next step is to explore how they cope with space.
If it is the case that life got started here because rudimentary forms of it were delivered by a colliding asteroid or comet, the obvious question is whether it is possible that life-forms could survive in an icy vacuum or fiery descent through the atmosphere.
So a series of experiments called Expose, involving the University of Edinburgh, places different organisms outside the space station to see their response to cosmic rays, solar radiation and intense temperature changes.
It is only in the last three to four years that the ISS has been able to host so much research.
Financial problems, and the loss of the US space shuttle Columbia in 2003, meant that construction took far longer than planned - and for years the few crew on board could spare little time for science.
That has now changed and the first results from ISS experiments are being released, but it is still early days to judge the space station's value to research.
Prof Cruise said: "There is a lot of good science. It's not all headline Nobel Prize work, but the nature of the experiments means it would never get into Nobel territory.
"It's going to take us another five years or so to judge what that scientific contribution has been".
The ISS was conceived at the end of the Cold War as a way of cementing friendship between the United States and Russia and to keep Russian scientists from being lured away to countries such as Iran.
Now it's become a platform for international research, and a novice British astronaut will play his part.
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On Thursday the Welsh Liberal Democrats became the second party to launch their Assembly election manifesto after Plaid Cymru launched theirs the week before.

And it's another large document - more than 100 pages long in its full form.
At its heart, though, are three main themes the Lib Dems want to hammer home to voters.
Kirsty Williams doesn't pretend she could lead a government, but if a potential first minister wants her help - another minority Welsh Labour government, perhaps - then these are the kind of things she will want in return.
The three big pledges amount to two specific policies and one broader idea.
The Lib Dems say they'd ensure more nurses on Welsh hospitals wards. They would expand the Lib Dem-backed Nurse Staffing Levels Act to mental health wards and community care teams.
There is no figure for how many nurses would be provided - the concept is around the safe level of nurses and that depends on circumstances of what is required.
The Liberal Democrats' big education platform is a very specific one - the party says it would reduce infant class sizes so they contain no more than 25 pupils.
The policy would apply to reception, year one and year two, with a reduction grant of £42m available over the assembly term. The figure is based on a previous Welsh Liberal Democrat policy the last time they were part of government in Wales, and adjusted for inflation.
And there's a package of ideas under what the Liberal Democrats call building an "opportunity economy" - with plans for affordable housing and more apprenticeships.
The Lib Dems would fund 20,000 extra affordable homes by 2021, increasing the social housing grant from £35m to £75m per year. That would amount to a doubling of the current Welsh Government target of 10,000 new affordable homes.
Lib Dems have said they'd fund the proposals using new borrowing powers and scrapping plans for the M4 Relief Road which would save £12m a year, according to their own figures.
The party is also promising to create tens of thousands of new apprenticeship places.
The NHS has always been a signature issue for Kirsty Williams. As well as the nursing pledge, the party would also invest £10m in a GP access fund to extend opening hours and find "innovative ways" of providing care services.
Ms Williams' party also says it would end mental health discrimination, legislating to put mental health care on an equal footing with physical health, and reduce waiting times.
The Lib Dems would also set up a "all-party and non-party" commission on the NHS's long-term future in a bid to stop the issue being a political football.
The party is hoping to expand their pupil premium policy - added cash for children from disadvantaged backgrounds that the party had secured from the Welsh Government.
It would increase the Early Years Pupil Premium every year to reach £1,000 per eligible child by the end of the next term.
Lib Dems plan to end the tuition fee support grants that students currently get, which the party says is draining universities of funding. They would replace it with a student living support grant funded by the other grant's withdrawal.
They would also:
The Lib Dems say they would scrap the enterprise zone policy of Welsh Government, which they say has failed to deliver. Instead, the party would introduce "growth zones" providing tailored business support.
Meanwhile areas that suffer sudden economic shocks, such as Port Talbot, would benefit from the creation of development companies.
The party would also:
The Lib Dems say they would improve infrastructure on the A55 to bring it up to standard, and oppose the Black Route development of the M4 relief road.
The Black Route is the Welsh Government's plan for a six lane motorway south of Newport. The party says it would implement alternative approaches to tackle congestion, such as improving the "distributor network" around Newport - understood to mean something similar to the 'Blue Route' proposal which upgrades existing roads.
The party would also:
The Lib Dems says they'd enshrine renewable energy and green house gas targets in law, setting a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Under the heading 'preparing for the worst', the party says it must prepare communities to protect themselves from climate change's effects.
Initiatives include offering grants to householders to defend against a future flood event.
The manifesto suggests that, as things stand, the Lib Dems are not keen on the Welsh Government's plan to merge councils into eight or nine areas.
"Without introducing a fair voting system and devolving powers to local communities, any reorganisation process is pointless," the manifesto says.
The current Welsh Labour Government wants to set up new authorities roughly along the lines of the former county council areas.
The Lib Dems say Wales has too many councils, but adds they don't think the return of Dyfed and Gwent meets any "recognisable definition of local".
They say the commission the local government and boundary should be tasked to draw up alternative proposals based on "natural communities", and that a Single Transferable Voting (STV) system for local elections should be introduced.
It remains difficult to see how the Lib Dems could do a deal on council mergers without STV being introduced.
The Lib Dems say they would not increase income tax, and over the long-term reduce the income tax burden for low and middle income earners.
A pledge to reduce the basic rate of income tax by 1p has been purposely left out of the manifesto, mainly because of the uncertainty around when the powers would be devolved.
The Liberal Democrats backyard is mid-Wales and it is no surprise that there are a raft of policies aimed to tackle agriculture and rural issues.
They include:
The manifesto also pledges to:


Plans to support Scotland's manufacturing sector - including the creation of a joint centre of excellence and skills academy - have been unveiled by the first minister.

Speaking ahead of the announcement, Nicola Sturgeon said the industry supports about 190,000 people.
She said the plan would reaffirm the government's commitment to growing and investing in the sector.
Industry and education institutions will be encouraged to work together.
The new centre will aim to stimulate innovation, improve productivity and increase investment in the Scottish manufacturing sector.
It is part of a wider programme promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in school.
There has been concern over the state of the manufacturing sector and there have been some high profile closures. One of the most recent is the proposal to shut Tata's steel plants in Motherwell and Cambuslang.
The Scottish government said the centre would focus on working with companies to assess the benefits of new technologies and equipment and supporting their implementation among small and medium sized manufacturing groups.
Ms Sturgeon confirmed the plans during a visit to Glenhead Engineering in Clydebank on Monday.
She said: "There should be no doubt about the importance of our manufacturing industry - which employs around 190,000 people in Scotland - to our future success.
"This plan will reaffirm our commitment to grow and invest in the sector and to ensure its long-term competitive future. We will outline ways to help businesses better access, exploit and keep pace with new technologies and opportunities, further support Scottish companies to achieve supply chain excellence, and promote innovation.
"These actions will enable the sector to improve productivity and business performance, providing a better long-term future and enabling it to compete internationally."
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland, former chief economist for Lloyds Banking Group, Donald Macrae, said it was a welcome time for investment.
"Manufacturing had a fairly poor recession in comparison to, say services," he said.
"And in the latest quarter for which we have information, output from manufacturing actually fell in the quarter, and fell in the year. That is in contrast to what happened in services, so it is suffering."
Labour MSP Jackie Baillie said: "This is obviously a welcome step that has Scottish Labour's support.
"The best way to ensure a sustainable future for our manufacturing industry is to create a skilled work force through investment in education, but Nicola Sturgeon is also cutting hundreds of millions of pounds from education budgets.
"Faced with a choice between asking people to pay a bit more so we can use our powers to invest or cutting into our nation's future, we choose to use our powers. The SNP should back our plan so we can avoid the cuts."


A new book by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien is going on sale - 100 years after it was first conceived.

Beren and Lúthien has been described as a "very personal story" that the Oxford professor thought up after returning from the Battle of the Somme.
It was edited by his son Christopher Tolkien and contains versions of a tale that became part of The Silmarillion.
The book features illustrations by Alan Lee, who won an Academy Award for his work on Peter Jackson's film trilogy.
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It is being published on Thursday by HarperCollins on the 10th anniversary of the last Middle Earth book, The Children of Húrin.
Tolkien specialist John Garth, who wrote Tolkien And The Great War, said the Hobbit author used his writing like an "exorcism" of the horrors he witnessed in World War One.
He said: "When he came back from the trenches, with trench fever, he spent the winter [of 1916-1917] convalescing.
"He'd lost two of his dearest friends on the Somme and you can imagine he must have been inside as much of a wreck as he was physically."
Mr Garth said on a walk in an East Yorkshire wood Tolkien's wife Edith danced in a glade filled with white flowers, which became the key scene in Beren and Lúthien.
He said: "Mr Tolkien felt the kind of joy he must have felt at times he would never feel again."
The names Beren and Lúthien are carved on the gravestone Tolkien and his wife share in Wolvercote cemetery in Oxford.
The story is about the fate of lovers Beren and Lúthien, a mortal man and an immortal elf who together try to steal from the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor.
For the new book Christopher Tolkien, now aged 92, has kept his father's story in the original form in which it was written and has also shown how the narrative changed to become part of The Silmarillion.
Published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings was the sequel to The Hobbit and is one of the most successful novels ever written, having sold more than 150 million copies.
The film adaptation, released from 2001 to 2003, is one of the highest-grossing series of all time, with the final movie also winning 11 Academy Awards, tied for the most ever with Ben Hur.
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Tipperary won their first All-Ireland SHC title since 2010 thanks to a 2-29 to 2-20 victory over holders Kilkenny in the Croke Park final.

Tipp led 0-14 to 0-12 at the break but Kilkenny moved ahead when Kevin Kelly netted early in the second half.
That sparked a powerful Tipperary response and they hit back with goals from John O'Dwyer and John McGrath.
Tipperary surged clear and maintained control after Richie Hogan scored Kilkenny's second goal.
It was Tipperary's 27th Liam McCarthy Cup triumph with boss Michael Ryan tasting All-Ireland success in his first season in charge.
A tight first half, with the sides level 10 times, was followed by a more open second period.
Kelly's goal seven minutes after the restart gave the Cats a two-point lead but it was swiftly wiped out by a determined Tipp team.
O'Dwyer rattled a shot into the bottom corner as Tipperary put on 1-4 without reply.
McGrath fired high into the net with nine minutes left and Hogan's three-pointer proved to be a consolation goal.
Tipp forward Seam Callanan slotted over 13 points in a superb display of clinical finishing.


Jodie Broughton and Richie Myler scored two tries each against Salford to help ensure Catalans Dragons maintain leadership pace in the Super League.

Dragons led 16-14 at the break, with Broughton, Myler, Morgan Escare and Vincent Duport grabbing tries, while Gareth O'Brien, Justin Carney and Junior Sa'u went over in response.
Sa'u completed his hat-trick and Niall Evalds scored to keep Salford in touch.
But tries from Brougton and Myler and Pat Richards' effort sealed victory.
Richards' late try and penalty to ensure victory took his tally to 16 points for the game, while Thomas Bosc marked his 200th appearance by converting Richards' try.
Catalans moved to second in the table behind Warrington Wolves and ahead of Wigan Warriors on points difference, with Super League's top three sides equal on 18 points after 12 games.
The defeat leaves Salford eighth in the table.
Catalans Dragons: Escare; Broughton, Inu, Duport, Richards; T Carney, Myler; Taylor, Da Costa, Anderson, Stewart, Horo, Baitieri.
Replacements: Casty, Bousquet, Bosc, Mason.
Salford Red Devils: O'Brien; J Carney, J Griffin, Sa'u, Evalds; Lui, Dobson; Kopczak, Tomkins, G Griffin, Murdoch-Masila, Jones, Flanagan.
Replacements: Hauraki, A. Walne, Krasniqi, Wood.
Attendance: 9,686
Referee: Gareth Hewer (RFL)


Speculation is mounting that one of Scotland's largest independent bus firms is preparing to float on the stock market.

It follows the appointment by McGill's of former Arriva chief executive David Martin as a non-executive director.
In announcing the move, McGill's said Mr Martin's "experience of managing flotations" would "prove to be invaluable."
McGill's declined to expand when approached by BBC Scotland.
Greenock-based McGill's Bus Service Ltd is owned by Arranglen, the investment vehicle of the Easdale family.
It runs buses in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, as well as North and South Lanarkshire.
In its most recent financial results, the firm reported turnover of Â£40m, along with a 12.5% rise in pre-tax profits.
In announcing Mr Martin's appointment, McGill's chairman James Easdale said: "McGill's is entering a new phase with this appointment.
"David will be invaluable when it comes to new acquisitions, both here in the UK and abroad.
"His experience of managing flotations will also prove to be invaluable."
McGill's managing director Ralph Roberts added: "David Martin is one of the leading figures in the transport industry and he oversaw the international development of Arriva across Europe and facilitated its acquisition by Deutsche Bahn in 2010.
"He brings with him decades of experience and a vast expertise that will help us as we continue to expand."
Mr Martin continues to advise the boards of Arriva and DB Group, having stepped down from the chief executive role at Arriva in December last year.


Catapulted onto our TV screens and front pages in the 1990s in a blaze of flashguns and fabulousness, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson lived her life in the public eye.

But for a small Scottish children's autism charity she was "the lady that played the piano", their kind-hearted first patron, and their friend.
"The children all loved her and they're a great judge of character," said Dr Ruth Glynne-Owen, Blue Sky Autism Project's founder and chief executive.
It was the charity's fourth birthday party and a special guest had arrived at their base in Bridge of Allan, near Stirling.
Perched among a throng of excited youngsters, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson started to play for the children on a small keyboard.
"There was no stand and it was held together by tape and she still played it - and she's a concert pianist," Dr Glynne-Owen said.
"Our children can be a little bit tricky to get to know given the nature of autism, but she was totally not phased.
"It was very cool, it was a great day."
The star was immediately keen to offer her support when the charity, which provides early childhood intervention for pre-school children with autism spectrum disorders and related conditions, approached her in 2013.
Dr Glynne-Owen said: "She got back in touch straight away and she phoned me and was really keen to help.
"When I first met her, we had a cup of tea at Blakes Hotel in Kensington and I was very nervous.
"I brought her a little teddy bear and she was very incredibly touched by that.
"I think she just wanted to help a small charity, it was the right time in her life.
"She was our first patron and she was in the role for a year.
"She was very kind, very down to earth and very funny."
Dr Glynne-Owen said it was a "privilege" to see Palmer-Tomkinson's private side.
She said: "Tara was personally very supportive to me, she became a very good friend.
"She got us in Hello! Magazine twice, which for us was a pretty massive achievement.
"She came to visit us for our fourth birthday and she came for dinner with all of our clients and parents in Bridge of Allan."
Palmer-Tomkinson was found dead at her flat in London on Wednesday.
She had received treatment in 2016 for a non-malignant brain tumour.
Dr Glynne-Owen said she last heard from her charity's former patron about a year-and-a-half ago.
"It's just tragic, it's really, really sad," she said. "She was just too young."
"I think it's important for people to realise that, there were stories around about her but she was actually a very kind-hearted person, a very genuine person.
"We had really wonderful experiences with her.
"Some of the children are older now and they remember the lady who played the piano."


Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, is under investigation over a holiday he took on the private island of billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan.

Mr Trudeau and his family were guests at the Aga Khan's home in the Bahamas at the new year.
The federal ethics commissioner must now determine if the visit violated conflict of interest rules.
Mr Trudeau has said he is "more than happy" to answer any questions.
After a preliminary inquiry last week, Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson said she would formally investigate whether Mr Trudeau had breached ethics laws.
When news of his winter getaway was made public, Mr Trudeau went on the record about the vacation.
He has also admitted to using the private helicopter of the Aga Khan.
Questions about the vacation have followed the prime minister, who is on a cross-country "listening" tour, hosting town halls and stopping into coffee shops to meet with Canadians.
On Tuesday, he said he is working with the ethics commissioner on the investigation and that his staff is setting up a meeting with her office to answer questions about the Bahamas trip.
Mr Trudeau has said that the stay over the new year was a "personal family vacation".
He was accompanied on the trip by Liberal MP Seamus O'Reagan and Liberal Party President Anna Gainey, and their respective partners.
Prince Karim Aga Khan is a close family friend of the Trudeaus and was an honorary pallbearer at the funeral of Mr Trudeau's father, Pierre.
The Aga Khan Foundation has received hundreds of millions from the federal government over the past several decades, from both the Liberal and Conservative parties.
Canadian conflict of interest laws prohibit ministers from accepting gifts, including free travel.
If the commissioner finds Mr Trudeau broke the rules, he faces a fine of up to C$500 (US$380/Â£315) per penalty.
No Canadian prime minister has yet been found in breach of a federal statute. But the fallout could hurt Mr Trudeau, who became popular with the voting public because of his accessible style, analysts say.
Prince Karim Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims. They trace his lineage directly to the Prophet Muhammad.
He his Swiss-born, lives in France, has a British passport, graduated from Harvard University and is among the top 15 of the world's wealthiest royals, according to Forbes magazine.
They say he has an estimated wealth of $1bn (Â£640m) in 2008.


Seldom has the name of a football team reflected the spirit of the city it represents than Carlisle United.

The effects of Storm Desmond in December left much of Carlisle under water, with houses, offices, shops and the club's Brunton Park home all heavily damaged.
It brought the community together. The club's players, management and staff did their bit to help with the clean-up.
Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie with Everton is their second game back at Brunton Park since the floods.
Captain Danny Grainger and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie spoke to BBC Radio 5 live about how the people of Carlisle united in adversity.
Goalkeeper Gillespie found himself marooned in Carlisle while the majority of the first-team squad were at Welling, battling for a place in the FA Cup third round.
Gillespie: "By about midnight the water was at the front door and that's when I realised the seriousness of the situation.
"The police had been to the door saying if I had anywhere else to go but I didn't. It was a case of just going to bed and hoping for the best really.
"When I woke up through the night, the water was getting higher and higher, and when I got up in the morning it was flooded downstairs. Outside you couldn't see cars, the main street was just a river.
"At six o'clock that evening I was able to climb out of the window, down to the guys in the boat and off I went. It was obviously something I will remember, but for the families and people of Cumbria it's still very much the present and they're having to deal with that."
Once the waters had cleared, the debris and devastation was left for clean-up. Staff throughout the football club volunteered to help bring the city back to working order.
While Grainger, a proud Cumbrian, grew up on a farm wearing wellies amongst the mud, some of his team-mates were a little less accustomed to the conditions.
Grainger: "Some of the lads have never done things like that, but everyone was up for it. All of us were in shock when we got to the houses and saw how bad they were.
"Me and Mark got to the first house and tried to lift a sofa; it was like lifting a set of bricks. The weight of it was unbelievable but she said it had sat under water for the last two days.
"I probably look at floods and think once the waters gone that'll be it, things will dry out and it'll be fine.
"I didn't realise how much muck, silt, sand and the smell of everything left behind. It's heartbreaking to see people's houses like that."
Gillespie: "That was a real highlight for me, seeing how much help we managed in one afternoon. I went into about six houses cleared living rooms, carpets and other things.
"Because there were so many of us doing it, we managed to put smiles on peoples' faces when you could see how difficult it was. To be able to do that at that time was unbelievable."
Carlisle's plight, evidenced by extensive national news coverage of Cumbria's flooding, brought with it a swell of support from the teams they faced in league and cup.
Welling auctioned the match ball from their tie to raise funds, Plymouth supporters sent a hamper, and other clubs - including Everton's fans - donated funds.
On the field, Blackburn, Preston and Blackpool staged "home" fixtures while Brunton Park recovered from flood damage.
Grainger: "Everyone has been fantastic. Football clubs and fans have looked after us, they really have.
"Obviously we've had the three games away from home, we've trained over at Newcastle's facilities, and we've been down to Champneys for two days down there preparing for games.
"We've been really looked after so hopefully we've repaid them (fans) by getting this glamour tie."
Carlisle's run to the fourth round has provided funds that have been put towards repairs required at Brunton Park.
It has also given fans, many of whom were affected by floods, a positive experience, although it took a dramatic penalty shootout win against Yeovil to secure the home tie with Everton.
Grainger: "That's the Carlisle way - we always do things the hard way. We can't just make it easy."
Gillespie: "I just had a feeling that this is meant to be. I managed to save one, the lads stuck their penalties away and here we are. It was just a bit of fate really that it had to happen."
While offices and changing rooms are slowly getting back to normal, the most pressing aspect for Carlisle was to re-lay a pitch to facilitate a return to their "home" as soon as possible.
Football returned to the city on 23 January and Brunton Park is ready for a big cup encounter on Sunday.
Gillespie: "It was different on Saturday [versus York] as we didn't go through the usual entrance. We had to walk along the outside, you see the cabins outside and only really the changing rooms have been fixed so it's there for everyone to see.
"There's still a lot of work still to be done, but credit to the people that have been able to get the games on because I think it would have been devastating not being able to play this Everton match at Brunton Park.
"The fact that we can is a massive boost and everyone should take credit for that."
Under manager Keith Curle, Carlisle United have reached the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1996-97.
Everton will arrive on Sunday having lost their League Cup semi-final to Manchester City, and thus missed out on a Wembley trip.
Grainger: "I think they will be happier coming here than to Yeovil. No Premier League team wants to come to a League Two team in the FA Cup. It's one of those games where shocks can happen.
"There's always one in every round. Why can't it be us? We've taken Liverpool to penalties [in the League Cup] and on another night we would have won that game.
"It's a no-pressure game for us, we get to enjoy it. All the pressure is on Everton. We've been through a lot in the last eight weeks and it prepares you well."
Gillespie: "We're a tight group and we've battled to get here. We've had to play home games at away grounds and training has been difficult just to get on grass, so I think that brings us together. We've all been through it.
"We're playing against a Premier League team. If we don't perform on the day, they will turn us over."


Mo Farah says he will take "nothing for granted" following Usain Bolt's failure to win the world 100m gold medal as the pair prepare for their final major championship appearances on Saturday.

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Briton Farah, 34, will retire from the track this month to concentrate on marathons, while Jamaican legend Bolt's last event will be the 4x100m relay.
"Those boys are coming for me - they are hungry," said Farah, who is aiming to defend his 5,000m title after winning 10,000m gold at the World Championships in London.
"You could see in the heat, they wanted to prove a point and show me."
Bolt, the 30-year-old eight-time Olympic champion, finished third in Saturday's 100m final as Justin Gatlin took gold and fellow American Christian Coleman silver.
It was the first time Bolt had lost a World Championships 100m final he had started, having been disqualified for a false start in Daegu in 2011.
The 4x100m relay takes place at 21:50 BST on Saturday.
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Farah's triumph in the 10,000m last Friday - the opening night of the competition - remains Britain's only medal at London 2017.
"It would be pretty amazing," he said of his bid to win a fourth world 5,000m gold following victories in 2011, 2013 and 2015. The race starts at 20:20 on Saturday.
He added: "No-one has ever done it. It would mean the world to me but at the same time I don't take it for granted.
"You've seen it with Usain Bolt. It would have been nice to see him win but it didn't happen and no-one is going to give it to you, no matter who you are, even Usain Bolt."
Farah, a four-time Olympic champion, suffered a knee injury and a cut leg when he was spiked in Saturday's 10,000m final.
He finished second in Thursday's 5,000m heat in 13 minutes 30.18 seconds, behind Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha.
"The 10k did take a lot out of me and I'm a little beaten up, but I'm OK," Farah said.
He will end his track career in the 5,000m at the Zurich Diamond League on 24 August.
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After a slow start to the year, the number of mortgages being approved is now "trending upwards", according to the UK's High Street banks.

Figures from the British Bankers Association (BBA) show that 38,751 house-purchase mortgages were offered in March, up from 37,453 in February.
That is the highest number for 6 months, but 14% lower than a year ago.
The BBA said that one reason for the improving picture was the low mortgage rates on offer.
Lenders have continued to cut rates, as the prospect of the Bank of England raising interest rates has receded.
Five-year fixed rates are now available for less than 2% a year.
"The third successive modest rise in mortgage approvals ties in with our belief that housing market activity is now gradually turning around," said Howard Archer, chief European and UK economist with IHS Global Insight.
Last week the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) - which represents building societies as well - reported a similar picture of gradually improving lending.
The BBA said more people were also borrowing money from banks in the form of loans or overdrafts.
Consumer borrowing rose by Â£400m in March, compared to February.
The BBA said that reflected improved consumer confidence.


Footballer Derek Riordan has appeared in court charged with assault and breach of the peace in Edinburgh.

The ex-Scotland player pleaded not guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to assaulting a man in the Black Bull pub in The Grassmarket on 6 December 2014.
His defence solicitor, Kathleen More, said he also denied gesticulating in a threatening manner and struggling with Stewart Sugden, a member of staff.
Trial was set for May.


President Donald Trump believes that millions of people voted illegally in the US election based on "studies and evidence", the White House has said.

Press secretary Sean Spicer said Mr Trump "does believe that", but offered no evidence to support the claim when pressed by reporters.
Mr Trump has repeated his claim to explain why he lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton.
But any notion of widespread voter fraud has been widely rejected.
"He continues to maintain that belief based on studies and evidence that people have presented to him," Mr Spicer told reporters on Tuesday.
Mr Spicer's comments came after the president told congressional leaders behind closed doors on Monday night that three to five million undocumented immigrants had illegally voted in the election.
Mr Trump, who first made the claim in a late November tweet, has never provided any evidence.
Fact-checkers have rejected it as untrue and Republican election officials in key states have said they found no proof of fraudulent voting.
On Tuesday, the National Association of Secretaries of State said it had confidence in the "systemic integrity of our election process" and was not aware of any evidence related to Mr Trump's claims.
The Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, received nearly three million votes more than Mr Trump, who won the presidency by prevailing in so-called swing states.
Republicans admonished Mr Trump and urged him to drop the matter a day after the closed doors meeting with congressional leaders.
Senator Lindsey Graham called the comments "inappropriate", adding that Mr Trump should "knock this off".
He continued that the president "seems to be obsessed with the idea that he could not have possibly lost the popular vote without cheating and fraud".
Donald Trump just can't let it go. Even with a comfortable electoral college victory over Hillary Clinton last November, his three-million-vote deficit to his Democratic presidential opponent clearly is eating at him. It's an open wound on his psyche that leaves him looking for someone to blame.
How else to explain the president's continued allegations that undocumented immigrants cast millions of illegal votes for his opponent, despite no supporting evidence?
It would be in Mr Trump's interest to simply move on. Or, if he truly feels his concerns are legitimate, to announce a robust effort to investigate what would easily be the biggest electoral heist in US history.
Instead, he has vented his angst in early morning tweets and during closed-door meetings with his members of Congress. The end result is a distracting media frenzy that forces his Republican allies - including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan - to distance themselves from his unsubstantiated accusations.
It's creating a rift within conservative ranks when the one thing Mr Trump needs - in fact, the only thing he really needs to enact his agenda - is party unity.
House Speaker Paul Ryan also said there was no evidence to support his claims.
Republican Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent also weighed in, saying Mr Trump needed to move on and "get to the serious business of governing".
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders said it was "nonsensical" and he feared Mr Trump was paving the way for Republican governors to "go forward with voter suppression".


A house blaze that killed a mother and daughter was accidentally started by a candle.

Alina, 41, and 11-year-old Emilia Kordaszewski died in the fire in South Street, Braintree, on Wednesday.
Rafal Kordaszewski paid tribute to his wife of 20 years and daughter and said they were "very much loved".
Essex Fire Service said the candle was in the lounge on the ground floor. A spokesman urged "everyone to take extra care when using candles".
He added: "It is also vital you do not leave any candles unattended and they are fully extinguished before you leave the room."
A crowdfunding page has raised nearly Â£20,000 for the family in two days.
Mr Kordaszewski said he was "overwhelmed" by the generosity of friends and the community.
He added: "We would like to thank everyone for their support and everything they have done for us.
"We have had so much support from our friends and the community, we are overwhelmed by their generosity.
"Friends have also brought us clothes and food and have helped us with housing."
The blaze broke out at about 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, trapping the pair inside.
Post-mortem examinations gave a provisional cause of death as smoke inhalation.
Acting chief fire officer, Adam Eckley said: "This is a tragic incident, and to fall so close to Christmas has made it even more heart-breaking."
Friends of Mrs Kordaszewska's eldest daughter, Milena, who survived the fire, set up the fundraising page which has smashed its original target of Â£5,000.
Sophie King, who set up the appeal, wrote: "The sole purpose of this page is to help financially towards them rebuilding their lives and not having to worry financially about finding accommodation and eating.
"Please contribute anything that you can and let's hope that as a community we can make our love and support heard for Milena and her family."
Milena is thought to have escaped the blaze along with her aunt. Dozens of floral tributes have been left outside the family home.
More than 100 people gathered at the town's Catholic church on Thursday night for a special mass in their memory.


A Galashiels man has made a private court appearance in connection with a post office robbery in the Borders.

Jordan Renwick, 24, was accused of assaulting an employee and stealing money from the Gala Park Post Office in Balmoral Place, Galashiels, on Sunday.
He was also charged with robbing a customer and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.
He made no plea or declaration at Selkirk Sheriff Court and the case was continued for further examination.
Mr Renwick was remanded in custody and is expected to appear in court again next Friday.


The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a newspaper group trying to overturn the verdict that saw Tommy Sheridan awarded Â£200,000 in damages.

The former MSP won a defamation case against the now defunct News of The World in 2006.
The paper's owner, News Group, wanted that ruling "struck down" following Mr Sheridan's 2010 conviction for perjury.
However, the Supreme Court said they had failed to "raise an arguable point of law of general public importance".
It follows a case heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh last year, where News Group attempted to seek permission to have the original trial rerun. That was rejected in November.
The company then appealed to the Supreme Court, which has also declined to hear the case, meaning the Edinburgh judgement stands.
In a statement, the court said: "The Court ordered that permission to appeal be refused because the application does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance, which ought to be considered at this time, bearing in mind that the case has already been the subject of judicial decision and reviewed on appeal".
The judgement finally brings to an end an 11-year legal process, which began when the newspaper published articles about Mr Sheridan's private life.
Mr Sheridan, a former leader of the Scottish Socialist Party and Glasgow MSP, was awarded compensation after winning the defamation trial in 2006.
It is understood that Mr Sheridan was not paid the money at the time of the original defamation judgement.
In 2010, he was found guilty of perjury while giving evidence during the earlier case and jailed for three years.
He was freed from prison after serving just over a year of his sentence.


League One side Oxford United twice hit the woodwork as they were held to a goalless FA Cup second-round draw at Macclesfield.

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The National League hosts were impressive in the first half, and almost took the lead through John McCombe's overhead kick, which went narrowly wide.
They continued to press and midfielder Paul Lewis could not find the target when in a good position inside the box, before Jack Mackreth shot over from close range.
Oxford threatened themselves, and Marvin Johnson's cross struck the top of the crossbar in the second half before Chey Dunkley's header rattled the post.
Visiting goalkeeper Simon Eastwood brilliantly kept out Chris Holroyd's low effort, before Mackreth hit the post late on.
Oxford, who reached the fourth round last year, will need to improve significantly for the replay at the Kassam Stadium on Tuesday, 13 December.
Former England midfielder Trevor Sinclair on BBC Two:
"Oxford boss Michael Appleton will be disappointed - they were playing against a team two leagues below and have not really turned up. They have been fortunate to get through this match and I am sure they will play better in the replay.
"Maybe Appleton will learn something from this as they have come a long way on the morning of the match and the players looked a bit leggy."
Macclesfield manager John Askey on BBC Two: "On another occasion, things could have gone for us and we could have got the win.
"Overall we played well, created a lot of chances, but needed a better final ball or finish. We had a little wobble for five minutes but I can't ask any more of the players.
"I don't think the gap between the EFL and non-league is as big as it used to be. There are a lot of full-time teams. We showed that we have got decent players.
"It will be difficult there in the replay. On home soil, Oxford will be a different proposition. We will have nothing to lose and if we can get a win it would be great."
Macclesfield winger Jack Mackreth: "We put in everything and deserved to win the game.
"We are happy with a draw. Hopefully we can go to their place and get a result. Our movement was good and we created a lot of chances."
Oxford head coach Michael Appleton: "A few of our younger players were shell-shocked at half-time. They showed spirit and quality in the first half and got after us. They made it very difficult.
"When you come to a National League side, it is tight. They had a lot of quality.
"We were very, very, very, poor. I am not stupid enough to think any different. I would like to see us play better in the replay.
"I have got to pick a better team in terms of the right personnel.
"Let's hope we get a tie that generates a bit of excitement and make sure both teams have everything to play for in the replay."
Ian Meatcher: Great performance from the non-league side. Not quite the cup upset we all wanted. Macclesfield Town are in the hat though.
Jamie: Macclesfield were excellent - real shame not to get the win but great result all the same. Onwards and hopefully upwards.
Elliot Owens: Can't believe that game finished 0-0. Perhaps a league side would have put away those chances and knocked Oxford out.
Match ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Oxford United 0.
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Oxford United 0.
Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John McCombe (Macclesfield Town).
Offside, Macclesfield Town. Craig Ross tries a through ball, but John McCombe is caught offside.
Offside, Oxford United. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Kane Hemmings is caught offside.
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town).
Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Danny M. Rowe with a cross.
Attempt missed. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
Substitution, Oxford United. Kane Hemmings replaces Tyler Roberts.
Mitch Hancox (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mitch Hancox (Macclesfield Town).
Attempt saved. Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny M. Rowe.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Mitch Hancox.
Offside, Macclesfield Town. Andy Halls tries a through ball, but John McCombe is caught offside.
Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Maguire following a corner.
Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheyenne Dunkley following a corner.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Craig Ross.
Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
Attempt saved. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Lewis.
Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the box. Assisted by Chris Maguire following a set piece situation.
Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mitch Hancox (Macclesfield Town).
Attempt blocked. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Edwards.
Substitution, Oxford United. Ryan Taylor replaces Joe Rothwell.
Attempt missed. John McCombe (Macclesfield Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny M. Rowe with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Macclesfield Town. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Offside, Macclesfield Town. Paul Lewis tries a through ball, but Danny Whitaker is caught offside.
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
Corner,  Macclesfield Town. Conceded by Simon Eastwood.
Attempt missed. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
Offside, Macclesfield Town. Andy Halls tries a through ball, but Chris Holroyd is caught offside.
Corner,  Macclesfield Town. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Maguire.


The genetic code of leprosy-causing bacteria from 1,000-year-old skeletons has been laid bare.

Similarities between these old strains of the bug and those prevalent today have given scientists unique insights into the spread of the disease.
It has revealed, for example, the key role played by the medieval Crusades in moving the pathogen across the globe.
The researchers tell Science magazine they hope their study will lead them to the ancient origins of the leprosy.
In medieval times, a sufferer of leprosy was likely to be an outcast, secluded from society in quarantined colonies. Then as now, there was a social stigma with having the disease, but it can be cured if caught early. If left untreated, it can leave sufferers deformed and crippled.
Leprosy sufferers were often quarantined in living areas called leprosaria. In public, they had to wear bells to warn others of their presence. In the bible it was referred to as an "unclean" disease and by 1225, there were about 19,000 leprosaria colonies in Europe.
"The important thing to remember is that leprosaria were religious institutions, showing both a major material investment and adherence to a religious rule of life," explained Prof Monica Green, who specialises in medical history at the Arizona State University, US.
"Leprosy was the only disease in medieval Europe that elicited a specific institutional response. In its full-blown form, it was grossly disfiguring and maiming. Stigma might be reserved for persons with the most serious cases.
"There was a general decline towards the later middle ages, in part because the segregation provided by leprosaria 'worked' in removing the most seriously affected individuals from open society."
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The scientists in this new study compared the genetics of the disease-causing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae found in five medieval skeletons from Europe with 11 modern strains.
The DNA comparison showed that one type of leprosy found in Europe 1,000 years ago is the same as one present in the Middle East now.
This strengthened the view that the disease spread during the Crusades, said Johannes Krause, from the University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany, one of the authors of the work. This was a period when Christian armies fought for control of what they called the Holy Land.
It remains unclear which direction the disease spread, but "lines of evidence suggest an Asian origin of the disease", as the earliest evidence of leprosy comes from a 4,000-year old skeleton found in India.
"This skeleton can only tell us it was present in Asia around 4,000 years ago, but we do not know where the origin of the disease is," Prof Krause told BBC News.
Another of the medieval strains is similar to one found in the Americas today. This suggests the disease was not something the first American settlers carried with them when they originally migrated from Asia, but is a more recent development that was probably introduced when Europeans colonised the continent, added Prof Krause.
"One really surprising finding was that the DNA was so well preserved, better than any ancient DNA I have ever studied," he said.
"This opens up the possibility to study the evolution of the disease in much older remains, to understand how it evolved and adapted to humans."
Leprosy infections in Europe today are minimal as an estimated 95% of the population have developed immunity, but globally leprosy remains a significant problem with 225,000 new cases recorded annually
"The bacterium is still pathogenic, the same way it was 1,000 years ago, but our social conditions have changed and we have much better medical treatment. But at the same time, it's still a very prevalent disease," said Prof Krause.
Leprosy was endemic in Europe until it almost disappeared in the 16th Century, explained another member of the research team, Stewart Cole from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, (EPFL).
"It's been proposed that [bubonic plague ("Black Death")] killed off a large part of the European population, including those suffering from leprosy.
"One of the interesting things about this paper is that the medieval and current strains are the same, whereas leprosy disappeared fairly rapidly from Europe.
"It's clear that leprosy has created a strong selective pressure on the immune system. The European Caucasian populations have acquired resistance to leprosy, they have certain characteristic mutations in genes that make them less susceptible," Prof Cole told BBC News.
Helen Donoghue, from University College London, UK, was not part of the team.  She said the study of old skeletons was invaluable in understanding the origins and the evolution of disease.
"We can understand how people with leprosy lived in the past by traditional archaeological and anthropological methods, such as evidence of stigma by having separate burial sites; looking at movement of people by stable isotope analysis and using historical records for the use of leprosy hospitals and seeing who cared for them.
"The beauty of studying the DNA from ancient diseases is that it enables direct comparison of the genetic composition of past and present genomes.
"This provides direct calibration of the timescale for changes over time and enables us to look at the evolution of the pathogenic organism in relation to its human host."


Surrey police have confirmed that Sir Jimmy Savile was questioned over allegations of child sex abuse in 2007.

In a statement, they said an individual was interviewed over offences which were "alleged to have occurred at a children's home" in the 1970s.
The matter was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, which "advised there was insufficient evidence to take any further action".
A documentary detailing similar allegations is due to air this week.
The broadcaster, who died last year, is accused of sexual abuse against under-age teenage girls in the ITV1 investigation, to be shown on Wednesday.
Several alleged victims speak on the programme. They say the abuse took place in hospitals, schools and BBC buildings.
In a statement, the BBC said it had found no evidence of abuse taking place on its premises.
"Whilst the BBC condemns any behaviour of the type alleged in the strongest terms, in the absence of evidence of any kind found at the BBC that corroborates the allegations that have been made it is simply not possible for the corporation to take any further action," it added.
Sir Jimmy was famous for TV shows like Jim'll Fix It and Top Of The Pops and was at the height of his fame in the 1970s.
Esther Rantzen, who worked as a television presenter at the BBC at the same time as Sir Jimmy, said there were rumours about the star.
The 72-year-old, who appears in the ITV1 documentary, said that after listening to some of the interviews with the alleged victims, she found it "impossible" to keep her neutrality.
"I don't think that any of those young women were inventing or creating a lie for any reason," she told the BBC.
"They didn't seem to me to have any motive or malice. They were sad and their memories were clearly very painful. There wasn't much anger in them, they just wanted to put the record straight."
Sir Jimmy's nephew, Roger Foster, said his family was "disgusted and disappointed" by the programme, adding that he was concerned the allegations could damage the reputation of charities Sir Jimmy raised funds for.
"The guy hasn't been dead for a year yet and they're bringing these stories out.
"It could affect his legacy, his charity work, everything. I'm very sad and disgusted," he said.
But fellow broadcaster Paul Gambaccini said he had been "waiting 30 years" for such stories to come out.
Speaking on ITV1's Daybreak programme, he said newspapers had been primed to run similar stories while Sir Jimmy was alive, but the star had intervened to prevent their publication.
"On [one] occasion, and this cuts to the chase of the whole matter, he was called and he said, 'Well, you could run that story, but if you do there goes the funds that come in to Stoke Mandeville - do you want to be responsible for the drying up of the charity donations?' And they backed down."
In the ITV1 documentary, one woman who remains anonymous said she met Sir Jimmy at the BBC in 1969, when she was 15.
She claims he indecently assaulted her "probably dozens of times".
But speaking on ITV1's This Morning, host Phillip Schofield questioned how Savile would have been able to take teenage girls into his BBC dressing room without being disturbed.
"I know the layout of those dressing rooms. I know the way a production team works. I know that you're seldom ever left alone in your dressing room, there's always someone knocking on the door.
"And one of these girls says that it was dozens of times. So if there was a 14-year-old girl who was abused dozens of times, what was she doing in his dressing room, and would no-one have known?"
No charges were ever brought against Sir Jimmy when he was alive and ITV said it had taken into full account the fact he could no longer defend the claims.
It said the documentary is the result of an "in-depth investigation into long-standing allegations of serious and widespread sexual misconduct by Sir Jimmy Savile".
"Because of the very serious nature of the claims made by several interviewees in relation to this, particular care and consideration was of course given to the decision to produce and broadcast this programme," said a spokesperson.


A strategy outlining plans to maximise the economic potential of the Midlands has been unveiled.

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the "Midlands Engine", which sets out £392m government investment in skills, connectivity and local growth.
Projects include a global hub for space technology in Leicester and £25m to tackle congestion and improve major employment sites in the Black Country.
However, Labour MPs said the Midlands region was still being "left behind".
The strategy, which outlined investment of £392m across the Midlands through the Local Growth Fund, was announced by Mr Hammond during a visit to Dudley on Thursday.
Mr Hammond described it as an "an important milestone".
Highlights include:
The announcement is part of plans to make the Midlands an engine for economic growth for the whole country.
The region is home to more than 10 million people with an economy worth £217.7bn - 13% of the UK's annual output - and the government believes there are opportunities to build on this.
Mr Hammond said: "The Midlands Engine Strategy is an important milestone, setting out the concrete actions we are taking, where we are not only investing in what it does well but also tackling some of the long-standing productivity barriers in the region including skills and connectivity.
"It is a vital part of the government's work to create an economy that works for everyone, and all parts of the country."
Jack Dromey, Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington, said: "We have secured £392m for our region but London has been awarded near 10 times that amount for housing alone.
"Neither does the fresh investment begin to compensate for the huge cuts to council budgets. Birmingham alone has lost £700m.
"This pales into insignificance compared to the commitment made to London. Once again, Birmingham and the Midlands are in danger of being left behind."