The welfare of animals at a Warner Bros Harry Potter studio tour is to be reviewed after concerns about their treatment.

Animal rights campaigners Peta claimed they saw "frightened owls [in] tiny cages" when they visited the attraction in Leavesden, Hertfordshire.
Warner Bros Studio Tour London said: "It is essential the welfare of the birds... is of the highest standard."
It added it had asked the company which owns the birds to "review this matter".
The tour allows Harry Potter fans to meet Harry's owl, Hermione's cat and other "animal stars" from the film franchise.
A Peta investigator secretly filmed the attraction, apparently showing handlers encouraging visitors to touch the owls and making them perform "demeaning" tricks.
"Confining frightened owls to tiny cages where they can only chew at their tethers in frustration goes against every message of respect and kindness that JK Rowling's wonderful books taught us," Peta director Mimi Bekhechi said.
"Peta are calling on Warner Bros Studio Tour London to make sure that the Harry Potter tour stays magical - and not cruel - by keeping live animals out of it."
In response, Warner Bros Studio said: "The owls that appeared in the Harry Potter film series occasionally come to the studio tour.
"They appear for short periods and are exclusively handled by the experts at Birds and Animals, the company that owns and trains them. We have asked them to review this matter."
A spokeswoman for Birds and Animals said: "The welfare of our birds and animals is our number one priority and we want to ensure they remain stress-free and healthy.
"The owls are always given regular breaks and closely monitored by a vet. Now that we have had the opportunity to see the footage, we have instigated a review of the issues raised.
"We will take appropriate action to ensure that the birds and animals always receive the very best care."
The Making of Harry Potter attraction at Warner Bros Studios opened in March 2012.
Located where the successful movie franchise was filmed for more than 10 years, the tour features sets, costumes and props from the series.


Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced an 18% rise in profits to $1.3bn for the second quarter in a statement that was accidently released before US stock markets closed.

But the firm said that despite rising profits, it plans to lay off an additional 11,000 to 16,000 workers.
HP had previously announced it would cut 34,000 jobs as part of a restructuring announced in 2012.
Shares in HP fell after the early release of the news.
"I'm pleased to report that HP's turnaround remains on track," said chief executive Meg Whitman in a statement.
"We're gradually shaping HP into a more nimble, lower-cost, more customer- and partner-centric company."
However, analysts were disappointed by the firm's revenue growth, which fell 1% from the same period a year ago to $27.3bn.
HP has been hit hard by declining PC sales as consumers shift towards devices such as tablets and smartphones.
Ms Whitman has tried to shift the firm's focus to computing equipment and networking gear for business clients.
HP began a restructuring plan in 2012 that was designed to simplify the company's business processes, accelerate innovation, lower costs and deliver better results.
Ms Whitman said the turnaround remains on track, and added: "With each passing quarter, HP is improving its systems, structures and core go-to-market capabilities.
"We're gradually shaping HP into a more nimble, lower-cost, more customer- and partner-centric company that can successfully compete across a rapidly changing IT landscape."
HP has not specified when it expects to see the full results of its restructuring strategy. But analysts are suggesting the company should probably take a closer look at its product mix.
"The world has gone mobile for computing, and HP is not exactly the go-to brand at all when it comes to smartphones and tablets," said Jon Ogg at 24/7 Wall St in a blog post.
He added: "Notebooks and PCs are still not hot, and that means that printers, monitors, and other peripherals are hard to sell. That leaves it as an IT brand. As a reminder, HP decided not to spin off its PC unit with the explanation that it was going to be too costly to do so - not very comforting."
HP's personal systems division was the only segment that showed a gain in revenue in the second quarter. Other divisions, namely printing as well as enterprise group and services posted a drop in revenue.
The decline in revenue is one of the main reasons HP is cutting jobs. Andrew Milroy, from consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan, said: "Revenues are declining. So it is cutting staff in anticipation of revenues declining further.
"HP's cost cutting and restructuring seems to be successful, but HP is struggling to make the jump into the growth market in IT in areas like cloud and mobile."


Vancouver real estate agent Bryan Yan is riding the wave of a property market boom.

On Point Grey Road in the west of the city - known as Vancouver's "Billionaires' Row" - he shows me around a two-bedroom house on the market for just short of 11m Canadian dollars ($8.4m; Â£5.7m).
The interior is all wood panelling and polished concrete. A terrace opens out onto the bay where boats bob in the water and seaplanes take off and land. From the Jacuzzi there are views of the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
In the past five years Bryan estimates that prices on this street have risen by about 120%, driven by demand from the international jet-set looking to add Vancouver to their list of homes around the world.
"It's great for business," he tells me, but admits: "It's irrational. If you look at the prices and the graphs, it's off the charts."
Vancouver property is red hot, and not just at the luxury end of the market.
Average house prices in the city are rising at record rates of 20-30% a year, and a typical detached house now costs about C$1.3m.
That's way beyond the means of most Vancouverites in a city with one of the lowest median household incomes in the country.
The Royal Bank of Canada warned recently that Vancouver is becoming "dangerously unaffordable". A recent study ranked Vancouver as the least affordable city in North America.
"We're an international freak show," says David Eby, a member of British Columbia's legislative assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey and housing spokesman for the opposition New Democrat Party.
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On the walls of his community office in west Vancouver are testimonials of residents who have been forced to move out of the city by the rising cost of housing.
He says the local economy simply isn't big enough to justify the sky-high property prices.
The result is an exodus of young people from the city. The local economy is being damaged and quality of life is being harmed.
Mr Eby says it is clear that a huge influx of foreign money is to blame.
"Black Rock, the world's largest investment firm, tells investors from around the world: 'Don't invest in gold anymore, invest in condos in Manhattan, in London, and in Vancouver,' and to people who live here that seems so crazy - why would Vancouver be on that list?"
One of the reasons of course is that Vancouver's natural setting makes it an attractive place to live. But another is its strong ties across the ocean to the Asia-Pacific region.
Researchers say much of the money now flowing into the Vancouver market is coming from China.
Wealthy Chinese looking for a safe place to park their money have gained access to the market through an immigrant investor programme started by Canada in the 1980s.
But hard data on how much money is actually coming in and where it's coming from is scarce.
Cameron Muir, the chief economist at the British Columbia Real Estate Association, says the influence of foreign money is being vastly overstated.
"Yes absolutely, we've had a larger share than other areas of Canada of investor-class immigrants who have come to Vancouver with a lot of wealth and they have for the most part bought homes here.
"But to say that somehow foreign investment is making it unaffordable for first-time buyers to get into the housing market in Vancouver is a bit of a stretch."
That is rejected by David Eby. "It's a lot like the tobacco executive saying there's no proof that smoking causes cancer," he says. "It's so obvious what's happening in our market here."
Andy Yan is acting director of Simon Fraser University's city programme and an urban planner at Bing Thom Architects. He is among those frustrated by the lack of information on who owns what in Vancouver.
I meet him in the shadow of huge condominium towers that dominate the skyline of downtown Vancouver. He conducted his own research using census data and electricity usage and found that nearly a quarter of these condominiums were empty - suggesting they are being used as parking spaces for cash rather than places to live.
"The issue is who is [the city] supposed to serve?" he says. "The notion that this is a city where you can have a life cycle of being single in your twenties, having a professional life and then going and raising a family is being increasingly challenged."
Campaigners are calling for curbs on foreign investment in the shape of higher taxes on property ownership, fearing that Vancouver will soon become little more than a parking space for wealth.
Last year Vancouverite Eveline Xia started a Twitter campaign under the hash tag #donthaveamillion, highlighting the affordability crisis.
"Personally more than half my friends from university have left and that's been quite tragic for me," she tells me. "I'm probably going to leave too, I'm planning an exit strategy."
For David Eby, its the loss of Vancouver's youth that is most worrying.
"We desperately need people to come and live here who have skills of certain types," he says. "We need to fulfil our international refugee obligations.
"What we don't need is a lot of millionaires to move here to support the local Ferrari dealership - which we now have."


David Cameron has warned that leaving the European Union "could hurt working people for years to come", as he put the case for staying in the EU to MPs.

He said the choice was between an "even greater Britain" by staying in, or a "leap into the dark" by exiting.
There were thinly veiled swipes at Boris Johnson, including the PM ruling out the idea of a second referendum.
More than 100 Conservative MPs want to leave the EU, including some ministers listening to his Commons statement.
In a two and a half hour statement to the House of Commons, Mr Cameron told MPs that, as a prime minister who was not going to seek re-election, he had "no other agenda than what is best for our country".
That was seen as pointed reference to Mr Johnson, who has been accused by some of putting personal political ambition ahead of principle in deciding to campaign for EU exit.
The Conservative MP has rejected that suggestion and insisted that he has long been sceptical of the benefits of EU membership and the UK has a "great future" outside it.
As he left the Commons on his bicycle after the EU statement, Mr Johnson replied "No" when asked if there was a civil war within the Conservative Party on the issue.
"It's glutinous harmony," he added.
Mr Cameron addressed the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee on Monday evening, joking that "love has broken out" as he left the meeting with his arm around Eurosceptic MP Philip Davies.
Earlier, in the Commons, Mr Johnson intervened during the PM's statement to ask how the deal he negotiated would "in any way" return sovereignty to the UK.
The prime minister defended the deal he negotiated with the EU's 27 other states, outlined in a new government document, telling MPs it would give the UK a "special status" within the EU and ensure it never became part of a European super-state.
Abraham Lincoln said that "a house divided against itself cannot stand". So how can the government stand when it is so utterly divided over Britain's future in the European Union?
The short answer is that it has simply decided to suspend the usual rules demanding unity and loyalty.
Cabinet ministers have been given permission to ignore collective responsibility which requires them to support government policy.
That means that the five full members of the cabinet who are refusing to support the government's position of backing the Remain campaign can stay in their jobs.
But, in a letter published last month, David Cameron set out some pretty tight constraints on what those ministers can do.
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The UK, Mr Cameron said, would be "safer and stronger" as a result of a exemption from ever-closer union, limits to in-work benefits for EU migrants that he said could last up to 2028 and protection for countries outside the eurozone, telling MPs that the UK was "better off fighting from the inside".
The prime minister dismissed talk of a second referendum on the terms of withdrawal if the British people voted to leave in four months' time, saying this option was "not on the ballot paper".
In the event of a vote to leave, he said Article 50 of existing EU treaties - the as-yet unused mechanism by which a country could leave the EU - would be triggered straight away and the process of separation would be difficult to reverse. If negotiations were not concluded within two years, he warned that many existing benefits of the UK's membership would lapse automatically.
He also challenged those backing EU exit to set out their alternative vision for the future of the country.
"I recognise there are disadvantages of being in the EU but I can look the British people in the eye and say this is what it is going to be like if we stay in," he said.
"The people who are advising us to leave have got to spell out what the consequences of leaving are."
The statement was the first opportunity Tory MPs have had to question the PM since Friday's agreement and publicly set out their position ahead of the poll in four months time.
A succession of Tory MPs questioned the substance of the PM's agreement, suggesting it would do nothing to remedy the unfairness of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, reduce levels of EU immigration and address the power of European courts.
Backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg said the EU was a "failed" body and the UK should "make our own path".
"For so much labour, he has achieved so little," he said of the PM's renegotiations. "Is the government's policy basically 'always keep a hold of nurse for fear of finding something worse?"
For Labour, Jeremy Corbyn said he was glad the "theatrical sideshow" of Mr Cameron's negotiation was over and Labour could make a "real" argument for the benefits of EU membership, while former SNP leader Alex Salmond urged him to make a "more positive case" for EU membership.
Asked about the apparent criticism of Mr Johnson, Mr Cameron's spokesman said the prime minister did not have anyone in mind when he made the comments and "was speaking for himself".
The government has published further details of the process leading up to the referendum. According to BBC research, 142 Tory MPs will campaign to remain in the EU, 120 to leave and 68 have yet to make their positions clear.
The overwhelming majority of Labour MPs back continued EU membership as do the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats but the Democratic Unionists and UKIP are opposed.
Earlier on Monday, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon rejected claims that the UK's membership exposed it to greater security risks, pointing out that the EU had taken the lead in confronting Russia over its annexation of Crimea and Iran over its nuclear programme.
Explaining his decision to back EU exit in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson wrote: "There is only one way to get the change we need - and that is to vote to go; because all EU history shows that they only really listen to a population when it says no."


A pedestrian who was seen crossing the same stretch of road where an 85-year-old woman was hit and killed by a bin lorry is being urged to come forward by police.

The incident happened on Edinburgh's Morningside Road, near Jordan Lane, at about 11:45 on Sunday.
Police said a man who was seen standing on a nearby pavement outside Stefanos Chip Shop had left the area visibly upset.
He was wearing a light-coloured jumper.
Sgt Andrew Miller, of Police Scotland, said: "Our investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing and I am today urging anyone who was in the area around the time of this collision to come forward.
"In particular, I'm keen to speak with a man who was standing on a nearby pavement and wearing a light-coloured jumper. He was visibly upset and may have witnessed the tragic events as they unfolded.
"Similarly, I want to hear from a pedestrian who was crossing the same stretch of road shortly before the collision."


Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga is down to eight points after a draw with Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayern - without suspended Robert Lewandowski - dominated but failed to take a chance against a side who had Tin Jedvaj sent off for two bookings.
David Alaba and Arturo Vidal had efforts cleared off the line, Kingsley Coman had a shot saved and Philipp Lahm missed from close range late on.
Bayern named a full-strength team despite facing Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Carlo Ancelotti's side trail 2-1 from the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final in Munich.
Second-placed RB Leipzig guaranteed a top-four finish thanks to a 4-0 win over Freiburg, securing at least the place in Champions League qualifying given to the fourth-placed finisher in the Bundesliga.
"Now the main aim is, of course, to reach the Champions League," said coach Ralph Hasenhuettl. "We will try to defend second place with all our might."
However, the club may have to wait until June to find out if they can enter the tournament, with Uefa rules prohibiting two clubs controlled by the same organisation being in the competition. Red Bull Salzburg are 15 points clear at the top of the Austrian league.
In the Bundesliga's game of the day, Hoffenheim beat Borussia Monchengladbach 5-3, with Adam Szalai scoring twice.
Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the first home game since an attack on the team's bus before their Champions League game with Monaco.
The players held up the jersey of Marc Bartra, who broke his wrist in the incident and was released from hospital earlier in the day.
Wolfsburg boosted their chances of staying up with a 3-0 win over relegation rivals Ingolstadt.
Struggling Augsburg - who remain in the relegation play-off position - beat Cologne 2-1, although ended up with nine men after late red cards for Koo Ja-cheol and Alfred Finnbogason.
Mainz, who are also in relegation danger, beat Hertha Berlin 1-0.
Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 0.
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, FC Bayern München 0.
Attempt saved. Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Wendell following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München).
Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey replaces Kai Havertz.
Attempt missed. Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller with a cross.
Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt missed. Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
Roberto Hilbert (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Juan Bernat (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Hand ball by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
Foul by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München).
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Philipp Lahm replaces Javi Martínez because of an injury.
Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Xabi Alonso replaces Kingsley Coman.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Julian Brandt.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Charles Aránguiz.
Corner,  FC Bayern München. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
Attempt saved. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Arjen Robben replaces Douglas Costa.
Second yellow card to Tin Jedvaj (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt missed. Julian Baumgartlinger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Volland following a fast break.
Corner,  FC Bayern München. Conceded by Tin Jedvaj.
Attempt blocked. Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.


Mae Archesgob Cymru wedi dweud wrth raglen Newyddion 9 nad ydi datganoli wedi cynnig cyfiawnder na chydraddoldeb i Gymru.

Yn ôl y Dr Barry Morgan, sydd wedi arwain yr Eglwys yng Nghymru am 14 mlynedd, dyw Mesur Cymru, gafodd ei basio'r wythnos diwethaf, ddim yn un cyfiawn.
Ychwanegodd bod yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon wedi cael "cytundeb gwell" na Chymru.
Daw sylwadau'r Dr Morgan ar drothwy ei ymddeoliad ar ddiwedd y mis pan fydd y 70 oed.
Fe fydd Mesur Cymru yn trosglwyddo pwerau newydd i'r Cynulliad, gan gynnwys grymoedd dros drafnidiaeth, egni a threfniadau etholiadol i Fae Caerdydd.
Dywedodd Dr Morgan: "Datganoli yng Nghymru - mater o gyfiawnder yw e a chydraddoldeb a dy'n ni ddim wedi cyrraedd y pwynt yna eto, mor belled a mae Cymru yn y cwestiwn yn y fy marn i."
Gofynnwyd iddo a oedd angen mynd yn bellach ag yn gynt. Dywedodd: "Wrth gwrs. A fi'n credu bod y bil diweddara' sydd wedi cael ei basio ddim, dwi ddim yn credu, yn un cyfiawn iawn. Ond, ar y llaw arall, dyma'r unig beth ry'n ni'n mynd i gael ar hyn o bryd."
Ychwanegodd: "Mewn ugain mlynedd ni wedi cyrraedd pwynt da dros ben.
"Hynny yw mae gyda ni nawr lywodraeth yng Nghymru sydd yn edrych ar gryn dipyn o bethau yng Nghymru ac mae llawer yn well na chael ysgrifennydd gwladol a dau is-ysgrifennydd yn rheoli Cymru fel petai. Mae hwnna llawer yn well.
"Ond dyw e ddim wedi mynd mor bell ag y dylai e - oherwydd yr Alban a hefyd Gogledd Iwerddon wedi cael gwell deal os mynnwch chi na Chymru."


The timeframe for a deal in Stormont's inter-party talks is "days, not weeks", the deputy first minister has said.

Martin McGuinness said the talks process was "intensifying".
The five biggest parties have been in negotiations for almost six weeks about the budget, welfare reform as well as past and present paramilitary activity.
DUP minister Arlene Foster said: "We always said we hoped these talks would come to a head by the end of this month and that is still our position."
Asked if she thought a deal was possible, she said: "We are still optimistic but there are gaps that need to be closed, and we will work very hard to make sure that we close those gaps quickly."
Mr McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, said he believed a deal was "achievable".
He claimed there had been an attempt to "sabotage" the talks in the last few weeks.
The deputy first minister added that "the difficulty about recent times is that some parties can't get out the door quick enough to say something which negatively feeds into what we're trying to do".
Mr McGuinness said his own party had not done this, and he did not think the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had done so either.
But he added: "I do think other parties have done that and it is not conducive to getting a good outcome."


Fleetwood Town have re-signed Leicester City defender Joe Davis on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal.

Davis, 22, began his career at Port Vale, where he made 31 appearances before joining Leicester in 2014.
He has yet to make a first-team appearance for the Foxes and joined Fleetwood at the start of October.
Davis, who has played 13 times for Fleetwood, is available for Saturday's match at Barnsley.
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The risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and demonised, according to a cardiologist.

Dr Aseem Malhotra said there was too much focus on the fat with other factors such as sugar often overlooked.
It is time to "bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease", he writes in an opinion piece in the British Medical Journal.
But the British Heart Foundation said there was conflicting evidence.
It added reducing cholesterol through drugs or other means does lower heart risk.
Studies on the link between diet and disease have led to dietary advice and guidelines on how much saturated fat, particularly cholesterol, it is healthy to eat.
Millions of people in the UK have been prescribed statins to reduce cholesterol levels.
Dr Malhotra, a cardiology registrar at Croydon University Hospital, London, says the "mantra that saturated fat must be removed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease has dominated dietary advice and guidelines for almost four decades".
He says saturated fat has been "demonised" and any link with heart disease is not fully supported by scientific evidence.
The food industry has compensated for lowering saturated fat levels in food by replacing it with sugar, he says, which also contributes to heart disease.
Adopting a Mediterranean diet - olive oil, nuts, oily fish, plenty of fruit and vegetables and a moderate amount of red wine - after a heart attack is almost three times as powerful in reducing mortality as taking a statin, writes Dr Malhotra.
However, Prof Peter Weissberg, medical director at the British Heart Foundation, says studies on the link between diet and disease frequently produce conflicting results.
Unlike drug trials, it is difficult to carry out a controlled, randomised study, he says.
"However, people with highest cholesterol levels are at highest risk of a heart attack and it's also clear that lowering cholesterol, by whatever means, lowers risk."
Cholesterol levels can be influenced by many factors including diet, exercise and drugs, in particular statins, he adds.
"There is clear evidence that patients who have had a heart attack, or who are at high risk of having one, can benefit from taking a statin.
"But this needs to be combined with other essential measures, such as eating a balanced diet, not smoking and taking regular exercise."
Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower rates of cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol can also be reduced by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and doing regular physical activity.


Richard Duffy has joined Notts County on a one-year contract - just a month after agreeing a move to Eastleigh.

The 30-year-old Port Vale and ex-Wales international had verbally agreed to join Eastleigh on a two-year deal once his Vale contract expired on 30 June.
But the National League outfit have now agreed to release the defender after he was given the chance to continue his career in the Football League.
"I hope to bring a bit of experience and leadership," said Duffy.
Eastleigh manager Chris Todd told his club's website: "Whilst I am clearly disappointed that Richard will not be joining my squad for the 2016-17 campaign, it is vital that the whole team are here in soul as well as body.
"I felt it was best that we allowed Richard to go elsewhere."
Duffy made his Wales debut in 2005 and won 13 caps over a three-year period.
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Olympic boxing judges in Rio are "confused" by a new scoring system and have gone "crazy", leading to controversial decisions which have marred the Rio tournament, according to BBC boxing expert Steve Bunce.

Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit and Ireland's Michael Conlan lost bouts in they both appeared to win comfortably.
Under new rules, they cannot appeal against the judges' decision.
Bunce said the judges will "not work again at these Olympics".
"What happened to Conlan and Levit is heartbreaking and wrong," he said.
"After 200-odd bouts and 11 days of boxing, we have seen two absolute stinkers.
"Appeals were dropped for this tournament and that creates a bit of a problem. At least two decisions would have been appealed and overturned.
"They are semi-isolated but we are in the medal stages - that's when the judges start going crazy."
Russian world champion Evgeny Tishchenko was booed by the crowd after his unanimous points win over Levit in the men's heavyweight final on Monday.
Tishchenko suffered a cut to his head and spent most of the bout on the back foot, but the judges scored all three rounds in his favour.
On Tuesday, Belfast bantamweight Conlan lost by unanimous decision to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin in the quarter-finals.
World, European and Commonwealth champion Conlan was awarded the second round, but the first and third rounds went to Nikitin despite Conlan appearing to win them.
"My dream has been shattered. It's been robbed," said Conlan.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has changed several rules for Rio 2016, allowing professionals to compete, removing the headguard, scrapping the appeals process and changing the scoring system.
Five officials judge each bout and a computer randomly selects three whose scores are counted.
Traditionally, judges would use a computer scoring system to count each punch.
But now the winner of each round is awarded 10 points and the loser a lower number, based on a criteria which includes the quality of punches landed, effective aggression and tactical superiority.
"They have changed the scoring after 36 years," said Bunce. "Instead of one person pushing a button, the judges are now sitting at ring side and making a judgement.
"Perhaps the judges are as confused and bewildered as the people in the arena and on TV.
"There is a roster of 60 judges here in Rio. Everyone knows who they are and those six judges will not work again at these Olympics."
Olympic bronze medallist Richie Woodhall added: "This new system of scoring awards points on good defensive skills and going forward, whereas with the other system the judges would press a button when a punch was landed.
"Now the judge refers to the style of boxing. Conlan showed he could box on the front and back foot and he did not get it - it was a poor decision."
Conlan said: "I came for gold and I've been cheated."
However, Tom Virgets, a member of the AIBA executive committee, said the governing body was concerned by the result of Conlan and Levit's fight.
"We have a lot of educating and evaluating to do," Virgets told BBC Sport.
"We are getting better but Rome ain't built in a day. Along the way we have to constantly sharpen the blade with our officials.
"We are changing them from being robots who press a button to being analysts of a bout."
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has called for a review of the scoring process.
"It is in the best interests of amateur Olympic boxing that the scoring and judging process is reviewed," read an IABA statement.
"We will look to work with other national federations and AIBA to ensure that this happens."
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The US has charged seven Iranians for allegedly hacking nearly 50 financial companies and a New York dam.

The attacks, occurring from 2011 to 2013, are believed to have been co-ordinated from Iranian companies.
The US Department of Justice revealed an indictment against the seven, believed to be working for their government in Iran.
The indictment calls them "experienced computer hackers" and officials said the attacks were a "wake-up call".
It is the first time the US is charging people associated with a national government with hacking into US infrastructure for major industries like finance and water.
The attacks "threatened our economic well-being and our ability to compete fairly in the global marketplace - both of which are directly linked to our national security," said US Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
"And we believe that they were conducted with the sole purpose of undermining the targeted companies and damaging the online operation of America's free market."
Mrs Lynch said the attacks cost the victims tens of millions of dollars.
Ahmad Fathi, Hamid Firoozi, Amin Shokohi, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, Omid Ghaffarinia, Sina Keissar and Nader Seidi are identified in the indictment as the alleged attackers.
The charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit and aid and abet computer hacking.
It is almost certain that Iran will not send the accused to the US, and they have not been arrested.
The indictment is still important, said FBI director James Comey.
"The world is small, and our memories are long," he said. "We never say never. People often like to travel for vacation or education, and we want them looking over their shoulder."


The Dutch firm behind the Douwe Egberts coffee brand has agreed to be bought for 7.5bn euros ($9.84bn; Â£6.4bn)

DE Master Blenders said it had agreed to an offer from the JAB group, led by German investor Joh A Benckiser.
JAB will add Douwe Egberts to its stable of global coffee brands, which includes Caribou Coffee and Peet's Coffee & Tea.
JAB was already the largest shareholder in DE Master Blenders, with a stake of more than 15%.
JAB, which is the investment vehicle of the Reimann family, is looking to build a beverage company to eventually rival the global leader Nestle.
Nestle sold $17.12bn worth of coffee last year, while Mondelez International (formerly known as Kraft) ranked second at $8.32bn, according to Euromonitor International.
DE Master Blenders, which also owns Senseo coffee and Pickwick Tea, ranks third with annual sales of about $3.48bn.
The Dutch company was spun off from the Sara Lee Corporation last year, and had a somewhat shaky start.
Within weeks of listing on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, DE Master Blenders shocked the market with news that its Brazilian business had been hit by fraud, tax and inventory issues. It was forced to restate its past financial statements.


The way some divorces and low value compensation cases are dealt with in Northern Ireland could be set for radical change.

In future they could be settled over the internet using an online disputes system similar to that used by eBay.
Judges, barristers, solicitors and politicians are being asked to consider backing the change.
Initially the system would be used to settle compensation claims of less than £25,000.
If successful, its use could be expanded and could eventually include non-contentious divorce proceedings.
The online dispute resolution system is currently being used for some legal cases in Holland and British Columbia in Canada.
The Civil Justice Council for England and Wales is also proposing its introduction.
It operates in the same way as the online resolution centre run by the online marketplace eBay, which is used to resolve millions of disputes over payments or the condition of items each year.
Both parties to a dispute who agreed to sign up for online arbitration would log on to a specially designed site where they can access assistance from professional mediators, some of whom would be lawyers.
In the most complex cases, judges would become involved.
If agreement could not be reached, the dispute would then go to court.
Supporters claim the system would result in substantial reductions in legal aid payments, while at the same time improving access to justice for those who do not qualify for legal aid, but do not want to potentially pay thousands of pounds to lawyers.
The chairman of the justice committee at Stormont, the DUP MLA Alastair Ross, wants to see it introduced in Northern Ireland.
"I think it absolutely could be rolled out here," he said.
"The Netherlands have led the way in showing how it can work and there is no reason why a small place like Northern Ireland can't also look at having our own system that does something likewise."
The online resolution system has been used to settle some compensation cases and divorces for the past six months.
It has only dealt with a fraction of the overall number of cases, but has a 60% success rate for those who have used it.
But some senior legal figures in Northern Ireland have warned that it would not be appropriate for some divorce proceedings where there are allegations of domestic or child abuse.
Sarah Ramsey, chair of the Family Bar Association, which represents lawyers who work in family courts, says strong safeguards would have to be put in place.
"I think there should be some triggers where if allegations are made of abuse taking place that the courts should be there to oversee and make sure that the interests of the children and vulnerable parties are protected," she said.
There are costs involved, with users paying a series of flat fees depending on the level of professional assistance they require.
In Holland, no matter how complex the case, the payment is currently capped at a maximum of 1,200 euros (£867).
Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council for Northern Ireland, has said the system could have limited use, but not in major disputes or where there was acrimony.
He said any concerns about the impact of the system on lawyers' earnings or employment prospects should not be the basis for opposing it.
"We have to look at it from the perspective of a justice system that is open and fair and accessible to all and if there are improvements to be made which ensure that those three principles are met, then we have to welcome those principles irrespective of whether it impinges on lawyers earnings or prospects or not."


A rescued dog that provides companionship at a care home is to have a hip operation paid for by residents and staff.

William first arrived at Invernevis House in Fort William earlier this year.
He had previously been found neglected in Cyprus by a couple from Keith in Moray who were visiting the island.
Residents and staff at NHS Highland-run Invernevis House have raised £8,000 for the operation.
William, who is five, is set to have his operation in February.
However, he needs to be clear of an ongoing infection for at least a month before it can take place.
Invernevis House manager Kit Cameron said: "William is a huge favourite with the residents here and puts a smile on everyone's face.
"However, it hasn't always been a life full of love for William."


Blackburn made light work of third-round giantkillers Oxford to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

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League Two side Oxford had seen off Premier League outfit Swansea in the previous round, but conceded twice in the first half against the visitors.
Rovers took the lead through Ben Marshall's confident penalty after Simeon Jackson was brought down.
Debutant Tony Watt drilled in the second from inside the area, before Marshall curled in a free-kick.
Striker Jordan Rhodes was not selected as he is on the verge of a reported £9m move to Middlesbrough, but his replacement Watt made a decent start to his Rovers career by netting.
The closest Oxford came to scoring was when Liam Sercombe's angled drive was tipped around the post by goalkeeper Jason Steele.
Kemar Roofe, who scored twice against Swansea, dragged a shot wide as their FA Cup run came to an end.
Blackburn manager Paul Lambert: "Jordan Rhodes came and saw me, he wanted to go, and to be honest I thought the club should have taken the offer the summer before.
"He has been excellent for Blackburn, but the money is too good to turn down. The investment will help, the club has got to rebuild.
"I thought we were excellent. Oxford are a good side - they beat Swansea in the last round and they are doing well in their league.
Oxford manager Michael Appleton: "We knew it wouldn't be easy and we came across a really strong outfit in Blackburn.
"We weren't surprised by them - we knew what they are about. We played a part in all their goals, which is disappointing. We were a little bit naive and it probably shows why we are still a League Two side but we will learn from it.
"We are having a fantastic time this year, but we are where we are for a reason. We just came up a bit short today."
Match ends, Oxford United 0, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Foul by Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United).
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jonjoe Kenny (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jonjoe Kenny (Oxford United).
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Danny Hylton (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Taylor (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt saved. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Kemar Roofe (Oxford United).
Thomas Spurr (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Oxford United. Jonjoe Kenny replaces George Baldock.
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers).
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sam Slocombe.
Attempt saved. Simeon Jackson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Oxford United. Jordan Evans replaces Joe Skarz.
Goal!  Oxford United 0, Blackburn Rovers 3. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Foul by Jake Wright (Oxford United).
Simeon Jackson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Taylor replaces Darragh Lenihan.
Foul by Danny Hylton (Oxford United).
Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United).
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
George Baldock (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by George Baldock (Oxford United).
Thomas Spurr (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oxford United. Danny Hylton replaces Jordan Bowery.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tom Lawrence replaces Tony Watt.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Thomas Spurr (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Wright.
Foul by Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers).
George Baldock (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.


Half of all the money earmarked for new flood defences in England will be spent on protecting London and areas around the Thames, official figures show.

Analysis by BBC News has found £1.8bn will be spent on the Thames Estuary out of a £3.7bn national flood spending programme.
About 16,000 homes were flooded across the North of England a year ago.
The Environment Agency said it invested money "where it will have the most benefit".
The disparity in regional flood defence spending comes as many flood victims remain homeless, 12 months after storms Desmond and Eva devastated parts of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria.
The Thames also flooded last year with riverside areas of central London left under water. And the South East of England was badly flooded three winters ago, with rivers including the Thames, the Darent in Kent and the Ash in Surrey all flooding nearby homes.
"Nothing can prepare you for the destruction of your home. I had to seek help from my GP for depression," said Roger Pierce, who was flooded in York on Boxing Day.
Mr Pierce's home was one of about 400 flooded when the Fosse Barrier, a local flood defence, failed.
"I just don't trust the Environment Agency, it talks mainly about improving flood resilience," he said.
"I don't want my home to be resilient to flooding, I just want the flood defences in my community to work and stop the water ever causing damage in the first place."
The analysis of the flood defence spending was undertaken by BBC Yorkshire.
It found the Environment Agency and local councils have committed to spend at least £3.7bn on a variety of flood defence and coastal erosion projects up to and beyond 2021.
When further developmental projects are accounted for, £6.1bn worth of new defences are earmarked for construction across England.
However whereas the East of England will receive £381 worth of flood defence spending per person, the North West of England will receive just £48 per head of population.
Spending on the Thames Estuary alone is expected to total at least £1.8bn, which is four times as much as will be spent on flood defences in the whole of Yorkshire and The Humber.
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency, the body that spends the most on flood defences in England, said its investment had reached a record level of £2.5bn and it was on target to protect 300,000 homes by the year 2021.
"We invest in flood defences where the risk is highest, wherever it is across the country, giving each scheme careful consideration to where it will benefit the most people and property," the spokesperson said.
"So we are investing £446m of government funding in Yorkshire to better protect 71,000 homes from flooding and £193m across Cumbria and Lancashire to better protect over 35,000 homes."
Professor Dieter Helm, of the University of Oxford, said the Environment Agency should be replaced by a network of newly created flood defence companies that would be accountable at a local level.
"Every time we have flood, we throw some more money at the problem and hope it doesn't happen again," he said.
"But spending more money isn't the answer so I would split the Environment Agency up, and then stop building on flood plains and maintain our uplands better so we start to ease the flow of water into our rivers."
There is evidence to suggest rivers in parts of England are rising, owing to climate change, the building of new homes and a change in how agricultural land is used.
Data seen by the BBC shows the River Ouse in York had an average yearly peak between 1890 and 1900 of 8.5 metres a year. However since 2010 the average peak of the river has been 9.3 metres high.
"Last year was the wettest December on record," said Dr Lee Brown from the University of Leeds
"The climate models suggest that what we saw last year during Storm Desmond and Eva should become the norm in the future."


The EU referendum debate risks turning into a "playground row", according to Stig Abell, editor of the Times Literary Supplement.

3 June 2016 Last updated at 13:24 BST
He was speaking to BBC Newsnight as part of its My Decision series, where a number of figures explain how they plan to vote in the EU referendum - and the thinking behind their decision.
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Gillian Duffy: 'I don't want to be a European'
'Voters are being bullied' - Charles Moore


Ireland has got its own fully-guided pilgrim journey, similar to Spain's famous Camino de Santiago.

The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage route to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
But now you can take a pilgrimage along the "medieval paths" of Ireland without first getting on a plane.
Just don't expect the same kind of weather - and you might be advised to bring a brolly.
All five of the paths are fully marked and people walk them by themselves regularly.
But this is the first time the walks will have been done as a guided trail.
The 124km journey, which begins in County Cork, will take place throughout Irish Heritage Week, 19 - 26 August, covering five ancient routes.
Those trekking along Ireland's "Pilgrims Paths" can get their pilgrim passport stamped every time a path is completed.
If all five are stamped, they get a Teastas Oilithreachta (pilgrim certificate) from Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo.
The paths:
John O'Dwyer, chairman of Pilgrim Paths Ireland, the group organising the walks, told the BBC that the trails have been around for a long time.
"Many people wouldn't have known about them, but the popularity of the Camino de Santiago has helped raise awareness," said Mr O'Dwyer.
"In fact, lots of Irish people were going to Spain to the Camino, unaware there will pilgrim paths on their own doorstep," he added.
Pilgrim Paths Ireland is a group of volunteers who aim to "promote awareness and use" of the historic pilgrim routes.
Mr O'Dwyer said anyone can do the paths: "You can trot along them yourself or be part of a group.
"We don't have a linear path like the Camino but instead have taken five of the foremost paths and put them together.
"Apart from one, each path can be done in a day. People can go down to Cork, get their passport stamped, then go up the country to get the next stamp and so on.
"Some people would prefer to do it as a group as you get local guides who have knowledge and can give you information about the area."
Mr O'Dwyer, from Tipperary, whose background is tourism, is an avid hill walker and has written guidebooks about the Irish countryside.
"On Saturday, we already have 100 people setting out in west Cork and then will move on up the country throughout the week," he said.
The majority of those booked during Heritage Week walk are Irish, but there are people coming from California for the occasion.
And there's some good news for people who can't do the whole week of walks.
"You can join us at any point of the day during the week if you aren't free to do the whole thing or if one of the walks is closer to where you live," said Mr O'Dwyer


An NHS trust knew of failings at a care unit 10 months before a teenager drowned in a bath there, the BBC has learned.

A leaked 2012 review found staff did not feel Slade House, Oxford, was safe and that it was dirty and difficult to track the care of patients at the unit.
Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, died at the site in July 2013.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust said a post-review plan had not been completed before his death.
An inquest jury found in October that neglect contributed to Mr Sparrowhawk's death.
Dr Sara Ryan, his mother, said she would be asking police to open an investigation.
She said the leaked documents were the "missing piece" for a corporate manslaughter charge, and described seeing the 2012 report as "devastating".
"Numerous things were wrong that were clearly important failings. To think that was known aboutâ€¦ is awful, shocking, and harrowing," she said.
"There's so many failings within the failings."
The internal review involved staff carrying out a mock Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
Staff described safety as either "medium" or "low", while others were "very clear" that it was not safe.
There was also a "lack of clarity" around care plans, risk assessments and risk management, and a "gap" between information stored on its electronic system and on paper.
In addition, the review found evidence of "difficulty in maintaining an acceptable level of cleanliness".
The report was undertaken while the trust - which covers Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire - was in the process of taking over the unit from the Ridgeway Partnership.
Visits by the CQC in 2013 said it needed "urgent" action to make it safer. It has since been closed.
Gail Hanrahan, from Oxford Family Support Network, said the details that had emerged were "heartbreaking" and "incredibly sad".
She added: "The fact that they were flagged up almost a year before Connor diedâ€¦ words fail really, it's just devastating."
The trust said the findings in the review were "circulated to an internal meeting and discussed as part of our governance process".
It said they also contributed to a larger report in October 2012 and that an action plan was put in place.
"However, the trust fully accepts that these had not all been completed at the time of Connor's death," it added.


Eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.

Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week reduce their risk by about 20%, according to a UK study.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, with 35,000 new cases and around 10,000 deaths in the UK every year.
Cancer experts recommend eating a balanced diet which is high in fruit and vegetables and low in red and processed meat, fat and salt.
The Bristol team analysed the diets and lifestyles of around 20,000 British men aged between 50 and 69.
They found men who consumed more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week - such as fresh tomatoes, tomato juice and baked beans - saw an 18% reduction in prostate cancer risk.
Eating the recommended five servings of fruit or vegetables or more a day was also found to decrease risk by 24%, compared with men who ate two-and-a-half servings or less.
"Our findings suggest that tomatoes may be important in prostate cancer prevention," said Vanessa Er, from the School of Social and Community Medicine at Bristol University.
"However, further studies need to be conducted to confirm our findings, especially through human [clinical] trials.
"Men should still eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, maintain a healthy weight and stay active."
The cancer-fighting properties of tomatoes are thought to be due to lycopene, an antioxidant which can protect against DNA and cell damage.
The researchers also looked at two other dietary components linked with prostate cancer risk - selenium, found in flour-based foods such as bread and pasta, and calcium, found in dairy products such as milk and cheese.
Men who had optimal intake of these three dietary components had a lower risk of prostate cancer, they said.
Commenting on the study, Dr Iain Frame of Prostate Cancer UK said there was not yet enough evidence to make concrete recommendations on which specific foods men should eat to reduce their risk of prostate cancer.
"What we do know is that men shouldn't rely too heavily on one type of food, such as tomatoes," he said.
"A healthy, balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, together with regular exercise is by far the best option."
Tom Stansfeld of Cancer Research UK added: "While eating foods rich in lycopene - such as tomatoes - or selenium may be associated with a reduction in the risk of prostate cancer, this has not been proven, and this study can't confirm whether there is a link between diet and prostate cancer risk.
"Diet and cancer prevention is a complex issue with few black and white answers; we encourage everyone to eat a balanced diet which is high in fruit and vegetables and low in red and processed meat, fat and salt."
The research, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, was carried out in collaboration with the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.


Tens of thousands of Indonesians have gathered in Jakarta to urge people to vote for a Muslim candidate to be the capital city's next governor.

The incumbent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, is an ethnic Chinese Christian currently on trial after being accused of insulting Islam.
Despite the court case, Mr Purnama is still expected to win Wednesday's vote.
The campaign against him has been led by Muslim hardliners, stoking fears of growing religious intolerance.
Crowds gathered for mass prayers around the city's Istiqlal Mosque on Saturday, urging people to cast their ballots for Muslim leaders.
Supporters of several Islamic groups held posters with messages such as "I'd prefer if my leader is a Muslim" and "It is forbidden to pick an infidel leader".
The action follows big protests against Mr Purnama in December and a rally that turned violent in November, leaving one man dead and dozens of police and demonstrators injured.
Mr Purnama became Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor for 50 years and the first ethnic Chinese to hold the position when he took over from Joko Widodo - now the president - in 2014.
He won popularity for his no-nonsense style, as well as his stances against corruption and in favour of public transport and greater access to healthcare and education.
But some Islamists rejected him from the outset because of both his religion and ethnicity.
His position has been undermined by the court case against him, with prosecutors arguing that he insulted Islam by misusing a Koranic verse.
Mr Purnama had said that Islamic groups using a passage of the Koran to urge people not to support him were deceiving voters.
The verse is interpreted by some as prohibiting Muslims from living under the leadership of a non-Muslim.
Mr Purnama insisted his comments were aimed at politicians "incorrectly" using the verse against him, not at the verse itself.
Rights groups say the authorities have set a dangerous precedent in which a noisy hardline Islamic minority can influence the legal process.
Mr Purnama is facing two prominent Muslim challengers for the Jakarta governorship.
If none of the contenders gets more than 50%, a run-off election between the two top candidates will take place in April.
Christians represent less than 10% of the country's 250 million people, and ethnic Chinese about 1%.
In 1998, a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment led to mobs looting and burning Chinese-owned shops and houses, leaving more than 1,000 people dead.
However, Muslims in Indonesia are largely moderate and the country's largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, had advised its members not to take part in the recent anti-Ahok protests.


From the circus tent to the Olympic hall, trampoline has travelled a considerable distance from its 19th century genesis.

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"It is such an exhilarating thing to watch when you see people bouncing so high in the air and then landing in such a small square. It is one of the sports where the margin for error is so slim. You can be in the lead and one little small movement finishes you. This means that there is often a surprise winner. The really strong nations are Russia, China and Canada."
The top competitors in the world are still genuine high-flyers though, reaching heights of up to 10 metres during their routines.
Although it forms part of the gymnastics programme it shares some similarities with diving in terms of the suppleness and skill needed to compete at the top level. The two sports also share the same terminology - back-flips and half-pikes feature in both.
Lee Brearley and Jaime Moore were the first Britons to compete when trampoline made its Olympic debut at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Britain had previously produced world men's champions Paul Luxon (1972) and Stewart Matthews (1980) as well as Sue Shotton, who took the 1988 women's world title.
Gymnastics requires strength, mobility, endurance, flexibility, body control and coordination.
The high level of physical fitness needed to excel helps encourage a healthy lifestyle, including regular physical activity and eating a well-balanced diet.
The wide range of movements involved in trampolining works every muscle in the body and burns approximately 410 calories per hour.
Jumping on the trampoline - or rebounding - has been discovered by NASA scientists to be up to 68% more effective exercise than jogging.
The effort of rebounding develops both upper and body strength without putting undue strain on joints or muscles, thus reducing the risk of injury.
Gymnastics is a breathtaking sport featuring a range of disciplines such as artistic, trampoline, acrobatics, aerobics and tumbling. It is enjoyed by an estimated four million people in the United Kingdom.
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There are more than 1,600 gymnastic clubs in the country and you can find the one closest to you by using the British Gymnastics club finder. You only need to buy your own sports kit as the different apparatus and equipment can be found in clubs.
An extensive range of training programmes for people of all abilities and ages are available in sport centres, gyms, schools, universities and colleges.
British Gymnastics' GymFusion scheme has seen over 2000 performers take part in the non-competitive, show style festivals, with 11 events set to set to take place across the UK in the future.
Contact your local British Gymnastics development officer to discover information on how you can get started, with the GymMark scheme ensuring the highest standards are adhered to throughout the UK.
Further information can be found on the English Gymnastics, Welsh Gymnastics, Scottish Gymnastics and Gymnastics Northern Ireland websites.
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A French tumbler named Du Trampolin had the idea of adapting safety nets used by aerial artists in his act.
The trampoline bed, which is made from nylon or string material, is only six millimetres thick.
This rudimentary trampoline was developed into the modern apparatus we know today during the 1930s by American gymnast George Nissen, who thought it would be a useful training tool for tumblers. It was subsequently used in the training of fighter pilots and astronauts.
Gradually it developed into a sport of its own, initially known as rebound tumbling, which Essex teacher Ted Blake brought to these shores in 1950. Great Britain staged the first World Championships in 1964.
Nissen was present in Sydney in 2000 as trampoline finally became an Olympic sport.
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Born in Amsterdam to ethnically Chinese parents, Huihan Lie runs the company My China Roots in Beijing, which traces family histories and tries to put them in the context of the time.

The alarm goes at 07:30. That's my girlfriend's fault, because she has to be in the office at 09:00 - for me, a pretty early hour. So we basically wake up at the same time. I guess I get out bed around 08:00, shower, breakfast. Usually muesli.
Between 08:30 and 09:00 I walk to the other side of the apartment to my office.
Every day is quite different, because my business is still in the start-up phase. But in general, I usually get onto the client work as quickly as possible. We have six clients that we're working on now.
Technically, I'm a genealogist, someone who works to trace family histories. However, my company, My China Roots, tries to explore beyond the names and the dates of the past.
An insight into the lives of people around the region
My day: Maternity nurse
My day: Cosmetic surgeon
My day: Busker
My day: Fashion designer
My day: School teacher
My day: Casino croupier
My day: Tug master
A major aim is to bring life to a person's descent by complementing the more traditional genealogical research with a complete picture about the times and environments that shaped that person's ancestors.
How were their ancestors' actions intertwined with major events of world history such as the industrial revolution and China's century of humiliation? But also, how did their ancestors live their daily lives? What were their schools and their weddings like?
And, as my clients are mostly overseas Chinese, why did their ancestors choose to start a completely new life in an unknown world?
I was born in Amsterdam and when I was five, we moved to the countryside. A completely Dutch upbringing. My parents were born in Indonesia but they were raised in Holland.
I came to China out of curiosity and I stayed because of my fascination with developments in society. I'm ethnically Chinese but my family had never been to China. No one at home spoke Chinese growing up, so China was always a very distant, mysterious country to me.
In 2004, when I was 26, I visited China for the first time. I decided to start with a two-month course at the most common university where everyone goes to study Chinese in Beijing. After that, I worked at the European Delegation for a bit.
A couple of years after, I made the decision to stay. I started digging into where my ancestors were from. When did they leave China? Why did they leave? Where did they live on the mainland?
I found out that most of it took place seven generations ago. It was a hobby to feed my own curiosity about my ancestry. That then evolved into other thoughts: if I'm interested and there are no other companies that help people doing their own research, why don't I help others?
For example, one client is American-Chinese, in her mid-30s. Her mum was born in Beijing and they have an extremely complicated family history in China.
Her mum's mother, that's who my client wants to focus on. She was from Guangdong, from Jiangmen, to be precise. It's about 100km from Guangzhou. They were there for many generations.
The grandfather of the maternal grandmother, we're talking around 1900, he was supposed to have close links with the Japanese. He did business with the Japanese. His son, my client's great grandfather, was high up with the opposite side, with the Kuomintang, or the KMT.
In the 1930s, when there was a civil war, the family moved to places like Nanjing, Shanghai and Beijing. Places that played an important role in the fighting that was going on in those days. What I think makes it interesting is this family conflict, the Japanese versus the KMT, father against son.
So in 1949, the KMT, the army general's family, they were obviously in a bit of a difficult position because the communists were winning. The army general and his wife and three of his four kids went to Hong Kong, as many did in those days. However, his oldest daughter, who is my client's mother, was given to her aunt for adoption. So, her aunt and my client's mother went to the US.
Bottom line is that the family got separated. One part of the family went to Hong Kong and my client's mum went to the US. She never heard from her biological siblings or her parents again. In this particular instance, we're still in the middle of finding out why, but it's very common in the first generation of movers.
We've all probably read about these conflicts, the Japanese versus KMT, the KMT and the communists. But to really go into personal stories and see how each of those big events have impacted people like you and me, that's what makes it interesting.
More often than not, people move for unpleasant reasons, like poverty or wars, leading them to prefer not to talk about their history.
If you get the second generation, which is exactly the case here, the daughter is the one who wants to find out about her history, precisely because her mother would never talk about it.
My work really depends on the phase of the project that I'm in. It starts with contact with the client, sitting down with the person who wants to know more about his or her history. It starts with what they already know and what their family knows. Because quite often, the accumulated knowledge within a family is more than people think.
I also ask clients to search for old pictures or old documentation, old passports, old photos with things written on the back.
I ask Chinese clients to search for tombstones because quite often, in Chinese traditions, especially those who went overseas, they often had the name of the original ancestral village written on their tombstone in their new immigration destination.
I would hope to get big packets of documents in the mail from clients, but usually I just get short emails, saying "My aunt doesn't know anything".
Entering the family's names into Baidu (a Chinese search engine) is a couple of minutes' work, so we do that. It doesn't often turn up that much, but we do it anyway. Internet research can give you a broader context about immigration flows and other people that have moved from A to B, but if we want to get specific, then it gets personal and we have to call up people and meet people.
First, we try to locate the village because the ancestral documents in traditional China were maintained by clans and clans lived in villages. That's how villages started, with family clans.
If you know a bit about Chinese immigration history, then very often with the pieces of information that the client gives you can figure out where the village is located.
For example, if you know that the client's family worked for the American Transcontinental Railroads, you know that they probably moved to the US in the 1860s and the biggest part of the people who moved to the west coast at that time came from four counties in Guangdong province.
Then, because we've built up a network, we can call people at the country level or city level overseas associations. They are Chinese-government funded by officially non-government organisations and they tend to be very helpful.
At least, they can tell us, "Okay, if you're looking for a Wang family in a specific part of Fujian province, these are the counties where there are a lot of Wangs." They'll give us telephone numbers or they'll reach out directly to the villages. That's how things start rolling.
We make a lot of phone calls and then at some point, we do have to go there. That's the next step.
Recently, Hai Miao, my colleague, went to Fujian and I went to Guangdong for different types of projects. That phase is the most important one - probably because most information is still kept with older generations.
People who don't use the internet and don't like to give information over the phone. You have to look them in the eye and build trust.
When we get to the area, one of the main things we're looking for is an ancestral temple that often holds a "family book", a book in which the family tree is recorded and a lot of biographies of the main people in the family tree.
We also look for graves and houses that were built with money made overseas. Often the main reason people left China was to earn money to send back to build a house that they one day planned to use. Reality showed that most people stayed in the place where they moved to, but that was the mindset with which people left.
I also spend time writing reports. For example, after my trip to Guangdong for a client, I have to write a report. That takes time because it's not just a report in bullet points, but I'm mixing my findings and putting in a general historical context.
These interim reports sometimes help to give clients' families a little push to help them to remember things. In this case, we're hoping the mother of my client, who is more than 80 years old, will start to remember details. Also, we need to document the information we find and make sure it's not lost, since that's why we're doing this research in the first place.
It's very difficult to say when I actually finish my work day because even when I finish dinner, I usually sit with my laptop and keep working on things. That's the danger when you work for yourself.
The best thing about my job is that every project is its own little jewel. With every project, you find things you weren't expecting to find and the client wasn't expecting to find. Really, every person has their own little quirks and personal stories.
To a large extent, it's also a process that takes place within the client. They discover their roots and their Chinese connections are a lot closer to them than they had previously thought. It's that mix between emotional, psychological, cultural and historical elements that really make me love my job.
Huihan Lie was talking to the BBC's Celia Hatton in Beijing.


Two youths, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested after a woman was critically injured in a scrambler motorbike crash on the outskirts of west Belfast.

The collision happened near Mila's Lake in Colin Glen Forest Park.
The mother of three was walking her dog along a pathway near the lake when she was struck by the scrambler.
Community workers have said it was not the first serious incident involving motorcycles and quads in Colin Glen.
'Fighting for her life'
Michael George, who knows the woman's family, said the woman, who has three children under 11, is "fighting for her life".
"They're a lovely, young family and it's a tragedy for her two daughters, son and husband," he said.
Fr Vincent Cushnahan said the family's immediate concern was to be by the woman's side "to care for her and assure her of their love".
"The parish community will of course keep that family, that young mother, that wife, in their prayers," Fr Cushnahan said.
"Our prayers and support are very much with the family involved."
He added: "It's very incumbent of parents and people responsible for our young people, as well as the young people themselves, to instil in every one's heart a respect for the local community and particularly to remain safe, not just for themselves, but for other people who are using our public spaces."
PSNI Supt Melanie Jones said: "My message to the public is that this is a live investigation, we have a woman who still remains in a very critical condition.
"And I would appeal to anybody who saw any off-road bikes being used in that park at around 6:00pm last night in the run up to this tragic collusion to please come forward with any information you may hold."
She added: "I want to take this opportunity to remind the public that, while the use of such motorised vehicles as a leisure activity can appear to be both exciting and fun, if used inappropriately, can be dangerous and against the law.
"We are aware of concerns in the local community about people riding scramblers and quads recklessly, especially in public parks, and I want to assure the public that we will take action to curb the nuisance and dangers associated with the use of off-road scramblers and quads in public areas."
Mr George, a community safety officer, said there are ongoing problems with the use of scramblers in Colin Glen, but that it is difficult for the PSNI to intervene.
The west Belfast man appealed to the justice minister, Claire Sugden, to introduce more robust legislation "to stop people who aren't licensed getting control of these things".
He added: "We're sick of trying to appeal to parents' better judgement - they listen for a while, but come Christmas, they're buying these death machines.
"They're putting walkers' lives at risk, but they're also putting their own children in danger.
"We're being totally overrun with these scramblers and we need designated areas."
Speaking on BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, west Belfast MLA Jennifer McCann said: "These bikes should never be used outside designated areas, but children and young people are using them in built up estates and parks.
"There is legislation there, but we need to look at how robust that legislation is and how it can be enforced.
"The PSNI do know the people who are riding these bikes in this reckless fashion. They need to go and speak to the families of those people and confiscate them so that we don't have another tragedy like this, where a young mother is fighting for her life - it's heartbreaking."
The chief executive of the Colin Glen Trust, Colin O'Neill, expressed shock at what happened.
"It's dreadful and our thoughts are with the person who's been struck and her family."


It is now a long time ago, but I've been trying to remember my two periods of paternity leave.

I dimly recall clumsily changing nappies, making endless cups of tea for visitors, and a mixture of immense joy and total weariness. What I'm sure I did not do is come up with a plan for a personal robot assistant.
But then I'm not Mark Zuckerberg. Having spent some weeks at home with his new baby daughter, Facebook's founder has come up with an idea.
He has just told the world that his personal mission for 2016 is "to build a simple AI to run my home and help me with my work. You can think of it kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man".
Apparently this "simple" AI will do everything from controlling the heat and lighting in his home via voice commands to acting as a kind of supercharged baby monitor for his daughter Maxima.
Oh, and it will also help him at work to build more services and "lead more effectively", presumably turning Zuckerberg into Tony Stark, though maybe without the Iron Man suit.
So is all of this the result of too little sleep? Absolutely not - it may sound fanciful but Mark Zuckerberg is always deadly serious in his public pronouncements.
He is telling the world that Facebook's investment in artificial intelligence - already pretty substantial -  is not some side project but of core importance to the company's mission.
He has looked at what Apple is doing with Siri, Google with Google Now, and Microsoft with Cortana and has decided that these still-crude personal digital assistants could actually be the next big thing in technology.
Maybe he has also played with the Amazon Echo, an intelligent speaker that learns your voice and responds to all sorts of queries and commands.
I'm currently in Las Vegas preparing for the CES show and have borrowed an Echo from Amazon - it only really works in the United States.
So far, it has been pretty good at understanding my English accent, giving me news and weather reports when I ask for them and playing Pulp when I request a bit of Jarvis Cocker.
But it does not understand my need for the cricket score, and when asked for Amazon's current share price, Alexa - the voice of Echo - tells me she does not have that information.
So there is plenty of scope for Mark Zuckerberg - and the world class engineers in his team - to develop a much more useful personal assistant.
What's the betting that in a few years we will all be able to talk to Facebook and get it to arrange our lives and watch over our homes?
One other thing about the new father's plan. By announcing it just days before CES, a show which Facebook does not attend, he has reminded the technology world that whatever is unveiled in Las Vegas his company won't be left behind.
All in all, quite an effective status update. Now he can get back to changing nappies...


Mark Cullen and Brad Potts starred to help Blackpool return to League One at the first time of asking with victory over Exeter in the play-off final.

With the game's first attack, Potts found the the bottom corner after Cullen's classy touch and flick.
Ollie Watkins was denied by Sam Slocombe before David Wheeler lobbed the keeper to deservedly put Exeter level.
Blackpool had numerous chances before Cullen's prodded in Potts' low cross.
Paul Tisdale's Exeter side dominated possession throughout and almost forced extra time when Watkins headed over in stoppage time.
The Tangerines, who only had around 6,000 supporters at Wembley because of an ongoing boycott by fans in protest against the club's owners, lost skipper Tom Aldred to injury before the break but were not deterred.
The margin of victory could have been bigger for Gary Bowyer's men, with substitute Bright Osayi-Samuel shooting wide and Kyle Vassell seeing an effort saved as Exeter left themselves vulnerable to counter-attacks late on.
As recently as 2011 Blackpool were in the Premier League, but their drop to the second tier after just one season in the top flight was compounded by successive relegations in the past two seasons.
There have been well documented off-field problems too, with the Blackpool Supporters' Trust repeatedly calling for much-maligned owners Owen and Karl Oyston to step aside.
One thing the Lancashire club have not lost is their knack of successful play-off campaigns, with this their fifth final victory - more than any other club.
It also adds to the trend of teams finishing seventh, the final play-off spot in League Two, going up - as it has now happened in five of the past eight fourth-tier campaigns.
More to follow.
Match ends, Blackpool 2, Exeter City 1.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 2, Exeter City 1.
Colin Daniel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Lee Holmes (Exeter City).
Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Wheeler with a headed pass.
Jordan Flores (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jack Stacey (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Flores (Blackpool).
Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).
Bright Samuel (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Sam Slocombe (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
Attempt missed. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Potts.
Attempt missed. Lee Holmes (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner,  Exeter City. Conceded by Colin Daniel.
Offside, Blackpool. Sam Slocombe tries a through ball, but Kyle Vassell is caught offside.
Foul by Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City).
Kelvin Mellor (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Exeter City. Conceded by Will Aimson.
Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Aimson (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. David Wheeler (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lloyd James with a cross.
Attempt missed. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neil Danns.
Attempt missed. Reuben Reid (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Wheeler with a headed pass.
Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bright Samuel (Blackpool).
Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Flores replaces Mark Cullen.
Corner,  Blackpool. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
Attempt missed. Neil Danns (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
Substitution, Exeter City. Lee Holmes replaces Craig Woodman.
Attempt blocked. Lloyd James (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reuben Reid.
Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neil Danns following a corner.
Corner,  Blackpool. Conceded by Lloyd James.
Bright Samuel (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Blackpool 2, Exeter City 1. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Vassell with a headed pass.
Foul by Reuben Reid (Exeter City).
Will Aimson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
Offside, Blackpool. Ian Black tries a through ball, but Kyle Vassell is caught offside.


Ali Carter said his battle with Crohn's disease put him at a huge disadvantage during his third-round UK Championship loss against John Higgins.

Carter has suffered with the condition for years and struggled throughout the 6-2 defeat by the three-time champion at the York Barbican.
Carter, 36, told BBC Sport: "I have such a handicap living with this Crohn's disease.
"When you have constant abdominal pain you can't settle."
Carter, who has recovered from a life-threatening cancerous tumour on his lung, scored a fluent 89 in the opening frame.
But Higgins lived up to his billing as a pre-tournament favourite, barely missing a ball thereafter.
He capitalised on a couple of Carter misses to pinch the next two frames and rattled off five frames in succession before closing out victory.
Two-time World Championship finalist and world number 28, Carter, added: "I missed a couple of balls and am 3-1 down.
"It is so hard to compete at the top level anyway and when you have something like that, it makes it very difficult.
"I don't want to keep going on about it and I don't feel like my game is a million miles away. But it is such a big handicap If you are not 100% right competing at this level."
"It's a wonder I can compete at all. It's not an excuse, it's a handicap. But in the bigger picture, I am lucky to be alive I suppose."


Ministers can easily protect themselves from embarrassment by deleting from their email inbox anything that might be subject to a future FOI request, ex-insiders have told BBC News.

Even if the deleted or archived material still exists officials rarely trawl back-up servers.
Downing Street and the Cabinet Office automatically delete all emails after three months.
But other government departments keep material for longer.
There is nothing illegal about this provided the deletion takes place as part of a regular process and not after the FOI request has been made.
Officials can also decline an FOI request if it turns up nothing from a search of an inbox and further searches, of back-up servers for example, would take too much time and money.
But critics say the Downing Street deletion policy makes complying with FOI requests close to impossible and hampers the smooth running of government. according to the Financial Times.
One former special adviser, who worked in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office at different times, told the BBC the three month deletion policy sometimes caused chaos, particularly when dealing with other departments who had less strict deletion regimes.
"You would just constantly lose stuff and you had to make sure you had a decent record saved," he told BBC News, on condition of anonymity.
Policy documents could be saved but "you wouldn't be able to save e-mail conversations or anything like that," he added.
He said he always got the impression that deleted material was being held on "back-up" servers.
"I am sure that there were ways if you needed to retrieve then you could," he said, but added that it rarely happened in practice.
"When an FOI request came in you were asked by whoever was responsible to do a search in your in-box for anything that is current," he added.
The Cabinet Office had what seemed like "weird" security protocols, such as preventing staff from "cutting and pasting" from websites, he added.
Another former official, at a different department, said officials complying with FOI requests asked staff to trawl inboxes but never looked at back-up servers.
But he added, copies of e-mail conversations held by other people meant that it would be difficult for anyone to cover their tracks if they had something to hide - and he was not aware of any minister or official deliberately deleting material to avoid FOI.
The Cabinet Office began deleting all e-mails after three months in 2004.
The reason for this, it said, was to comply with a request from the National Archive, which is responsible for storing records of government decision making, such as minutes of meetings and policy notes.
A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "Keeping essential emails and deleting less significant messages like diary alerts, actually makes it easier to run searches and respond to FOI requests.
"This is in line with the civil service code and guidance from The National Archives."
But Maurice Frankel, of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, accused the Cabinet Office of trying to get round FOI legislation.
"The government always says the purpose of this is to improve record management.
"But the policy was timed to coincide with the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act.
"It is a matter of interpretation as to whether this is an attempt to make sure potentially embarrassing material is not available in the future or whether it is entirely coincidental."


A Chinese film distributor has had its licence suspended after inflating its box office numbers for movie Ip Man 3.

Starring Donnie Yen and former boxer Mike Tyson, the martial arts film opened in China on 4 March.
Suspicions were raised when it took more than 500m yuan (£53.5m) in just four days.
Distributor Beijing Max Screen admitted to buying 56m yuan's (£5.9m) worth of tickets, according to Chinese state media agency, Xinhua.
It also "fabricated more than 7,600 screenings of the film they claimed generated 32m yuan (£3.4m) in ticket sales", Xinhua said.
Xinhua alleged Beijing Max Screen had bought discount tickets in bulk from various cinema chains, who then scheduled "ghost screenings" after midnight at expensive rates.
'Fully accepted' punishment
According to the Hollywood Reporter, several of China's top mobile ticketing apps - which is how more than 70% of Chinese movie tickets are now purchased - showed sold-out Ip Man 3 screenings running every 10 minutes until 03:00 at some cinemas, which would be impossible.
The Chinese film bureau has now ordered Beijing Max Screen to suspend distribution for a month while it "rectifies all malpractices" and gave formal warnings to three electronic ticket-selling groups involved in the fraud, as well as 73 cinemas.
According to Xinhua, the company said in a statement it had "studied and fully accepted" the punishment.
The distributor could not be immediately reached for comment.
China's film ticket sales overtook North America's in February by almost $250m (£173m), according to Chinese regulators.
However, issues such as counterfeiting and ghost screenings have plagued fast-growing China's film industry.
Aside from inflating or distorting their numbers, some distributors allegedly buy tickets in bulk and resell them to online discounters as a marketing strategy.


Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey has been banned for life by Fifa for what it calls "match manipulation".

The ban results from a penalty he awarded to South Africa in a 2-1 win over Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in November.
He penalised Kalidou Koulibaly for handball, but replays showed the ball hit his knee.
Football's world governing body says it will give more details "once the decision becomes final and binding".
Lamptey can now appeal to Fifa and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
One of his assistants, David Laryea, also from Ghana, had charges against him dismissed by Fifa's disciplinary committee.
The win for South Africa left them in second place in the four-team group after two matches, with Senegal in third.
Lamptey, who also officiated at the Rio Olympics last year, declined BBC Sport's invitation to comment, saying he would do so later.
The Senegal Football Federation (FSF), who made a complaint to Fifa over Lamptey, is happy with the decision.
"Today there are many reasons to be happy about this decision - a decision that will be remembered as being significant but will also warn everybody that they are being watched," FSF vice-president Abdoulaye Sow told BBC Sport.
"All cheating and stealing will be punished according to its gravity.
"Fifa has clearly struck a big blow and has promised in its decision to talk again about the match when the decision is final and binding."


Premiership side Northampton Saints have signed lock David Ribbans from South African club Western Stormers.

Ribbans, 21, made his debut for Stormers in 2015, and was part of the squad which reached the quarter-finals of Super Rugby in 2016.
"David has the potential to have a successful rugby career," Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder said.
"He is a big man who is also very athletic and has a good understanding of the game."


People in rural areas do not receive as good a service from the NHS as people in towns and cities, claims the organiser of a healthcare conference.

Dr Glenys Williams, of Aberystwyth University, also claimed that fewer GPs were applying for jobs in rural areas.
The university is hosting the conference on the future of rural health services.
The Welsh government said it was committed to ensuring people in all areas could access health care.
Former Ceredigion MP Lord Elystan Morgan, who will chair the discussion, was asked in 2009 by the then Health Minister Edwina Hart to look into the provision of care in rural areas and how it could be improved.
The resulting report published a year later made a number of recommendations about how to improve rural healthcare.
It said doing nothing was not an option but it was essential to gain the trust and support of local communities.
The organiser of Wednesday's debate, Dr Williams, of the university's centre for Welsh legal affairs, said rural people did not receive the same care as those in urban areas.
Dr Williams said: "This is because of things like problems with travel, lack of public transport.
"GPs, for example, don't want to work in the country and we're getting fewer and fewer GPs applying for surgeries that operate in rural areas, and indeed many surgeries that operate in rural areas are closing because of that very problem."
Last month a family doctor service across parts of rural north Wales said it needed an urgent increase in GPs within 12 months.
Dr Phil White, secretary of the North Wales local medical committee, said current workloads for GPs were "unsustainable".
Dr Williams said the conference, at Aberystwyth University's international politics main hall between 16:00 and 18:00 BST on Wednesday, would discuss Lord Morgan's report.
Dr Williams added: "Interest continues to be shown in the important issue of the delivery of healthcare services in rural Wales.
"This is especially pertinent in Ceredigion, where there has been protracted debate as to the future of Bronglais hospital and other cottage hospitals in the county.
"Debate also surrounds, for example, the shortage of doctors and dentists, out of hours services and the closure of rural surgeries.
"Matters have, of course, moved on since then, but this (Lord Elystan's) document remains the basis for continued discussion."
A Welsh government spokesperson said the health minister met with the Institute of Rural Health over the summer to discuss the particular issues facing rural communities.
"We are committed to ensuring that people in all parts of Wales, including those in living in isolated areas, are able to access the healthcare they need.
"While we expect the quality of services to be consistent across Wales, the ways in which services are designed and delivered will vary according to local circumstances."
The spokesperson said "exciting and cutting edge innovation" was being used by the NHS in rural areas, including telemedicine, which could also benefit urban areas.
"We are aware that there are workforce trend and recruitment issues in certain areas of the country that need to be resolved.
"We are working closely with health boards, GPC Wales and the Wales Deanery to develop innovative training and recruitment initiatives for GPs in Wales."


Leicester Tigers prop Marcos Ayerza has announced his immediate retirement from professional rugby after 11 years with the Premiership club.

The 34-year-old Argentina international made 246 appearances for Tigers, winning four Premiership titles.
He played his last game in November against Harlequins and has been advised to retire because of a back injury.
"I have been extremely proud to represent Leicester and Argentina for so many seasons," Ayerza said.
"I'll miss a lot but it is time to face new challenges in my life, turn over the page, as hard as that is, and I wish the Tigers all the very best for the future."
Ayerza, who played 66 Test matches for Argentina, joined Leicester from his home country in the summer of 2006.
He appeared in three World Cups and helped the Pumas to third place at his first tournament in 2007.
In 2015, Ayerza played for both teams during a testimonial match between Leicester and Argentina.
Tigers chairman Peter Tom added: "Marcos has had the respect of team-mates and rivals around the rugby world, as well as from the pundits and journalists who follow the game closely.
"He has been without doubt one of the leading players in his position in the world game."