The investigation into the cause of a fire that ravaged Clandon Park House "will take some time" owing to its complexity, Surrey fire service said.

The blaze at the Grade I listed National Trust property near Guildford on Wednesday left the structure gutted.
Structural assessments of the building are continuing and will inform what happens to the 18th Century mansion in the future.
The trust said it was too early to discuss a restoration of Clandon.
But a "significant amount" of the Palladian mansion's collection had been saved according to Dame Helen Ghosh, the trust's director general.
"Although the house was pretty well burned out, the operation rescued a significant amount of the collection, and we are hopeful there will be more to recover when our specialists are able to get inside the building and start the painstaking archaeological salvage work," she said.
"But there is a lot that we will never recover."
"The immediate sense of shock and loss amongst staff working at the property has quickly been replaced by a steely determination," Dame Helen added.
"When the overall impact of the fire is clearer, we will be able to decide on the longer term future of the house."
About 80 firefighters tackled the blaze at its height and crews managed to save a "significant" number of valuable antiques, that have now been "safely" put into storage.
A spokesman for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said: "The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing but due to the complexity of the incident this will take some time to complete."
The house contained a highly prized Baroque marble hall and valuable collections of 18th Century furniture and porcelain.
Items that have been saved include:
Parts of the hall remain intact and there is "a glimmer of hope" it could be restored, according to Christopher Rowell, who oversaw the restoration of Uppark House after a blaze in 1989.
Mr Rowell, now the National Trust's furniture curator, added: "There is a pile of debris in the central doorway which indicates there is plenty of material we may be able to sift through and find interesting things.
"It was covered with a fantastic ceiling, with wonderful plasterwork. All of that has collapsed to the floor."
He said two marble chimney pieces on either side of the hall had survived the fire.
Mr Rowell said: "We have an expert who did the work at Uppark 25 years ago and replaced the ceilings, incorporating original material."
Uppark House, near Chichester in West Sussex, was devastated by a fire in August 1989, days before a restoration was due to be completed.
A fire broke out while workmen were using a blowtorch to repair lead flashing on the roof.
The building was restored by the trust and reopened in 1995.


Argentina fought back to beat Croatia 3-2 and win the Davis Cup for the first time in a dramatic final in Zagreb.

Croatia led 2-1 going into the final day and looked on course for their second title when Marin Cilic led Juan Martin del Potro by two sets to love.
However, Del Potro staged a remarkable comeback to win 6-7 (4-7) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3 in four hours 53 minutes.
Federico Delbonis then swept past Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the decisive fifth contest to clinch victory.
Argentina had lost in four previous finals but, roared on by a vociferous 1,500-strong group of travelling fans that included 1986 World Cup winner Diego Maradona, the visitors secured a stunning win.
Del Potro set the victors on their way from a seemingly desperate situation at two-sets down to world number six Cilic.
The victory capped a terrific year which has seen the 28-year-old return from four wrist surgeries to win Olympic silver and beat the likes of Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and, in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup, Andy Murray.
"This was an emotionally exhausting match and one of the biggest wins of my career," said Del Potro.
"Thanks to all those who prevented me from retiring; I was very close to never playing again and, well, here I am."
Argentina captain Daniel Orsanic added: "His comeback is the comeback of history, his comeback today was the comeback of the Davis Cup.
"He's a genius. His heart is so big."
Delbonis is ranked 21 places below Karlovic at 41 in the world but brilliantly returned the 6ft 11in Croat's huge serve.
"He was on top of every ball," said Orsanic. "He played a perfect match. I'm surprised, in a good way. I thought he couldn't win so easy."


More than 20,000 students complained to their universities last year, a Freedom of Information request by the BBC has shown.

Responses from 120 universities across the UK revealed that total academic appeals and complaints were 10% higher in 2012-13 than in 2010-11.
Universities Minister David Willetts welcomed the finding.
He said it showed that students were demanding more for the £9,000-per-year fee.
The BBC sent Freedom of Information requests to 142 universities across the UK, asking how many complaints and appeals they had received since 2010. A total of 120 responded. The results showed universities were upholding more student complaints than ever before.
The amount paid out in compensation had also risen. The total paid since 2010 was more than £2m.
Mr Willetts said it appeared that since tuition fees rose to £9,000, students were more likely to hold their universities to account when things went wrong.
"If there are more complaints because students are more aware of what they should expect of funding and are more demanding, then I think that's a good thing," said Mr Willetts.
"When there's a fee of £9,000, the university is obliged to show what they're doing and provide a decent service."
The independent adjudicator for higher education, Rob Behrens, deals with university complaints which cannot be resolved internally.
He said he had also seen a rise in the smaller number of complaints which come to his office each year. In 2012, he received 2,000 complaints.
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"In the last five years, we've seen a continual year-on-year increase in the numbers of complaints, often to the tune of between 20% and 25%. Very recently that has tailed off, which is encouraging," says Mr Behrens.
"I think the decision to raise the fees has had an impact on student thinking. Students do see themselves more as consumers than they used to. They want the best possible degree they can get."
A large proportion of the total appeals and complaints relate to cases where students appeal against their grades. But in other cases, students complain because they are unhappy with the content or structure of their courses.
The largest number of appeals and complaints in one full year was at Anglia Ruskin University, where the total in 2012-13 was 992.
Among those who have complained about the university recently were a group of law students, who have just completed a three-year law degree at the university's Chelmsford campus.
Several of them signed up to take a Legal Practice Course in order to become trainee solicitors. But after they paid a deposit, they were told the course would not run at Chelmsford next year and they would have to travel 45 miles to Cambridge.
They will have two days' face-to-face teaching and will have to watch the remaining lectures online rather than attending them live.
One of the students, Rachel, said: "I was in complete shock, it was just we'd always been led to believe we could just carry on and there was never any doubt, there was never any warning that this could happen.
"I don't think it's fair - we have to pay the same in tuition fees when we're receiving less for our money."
The university has rejected the students' complaint, and they are considering whether to take it further. Anglia Ruskin did not comment on the case but told the BBC it allowed larger numbers of students to appeal than some universities.
"If anything, our process has been overly generous. With a student population of more than 31,000, our numbers are not particularly surprising," said a spokesman.
The new Competition and Markets Authority is investigating whether universities are fulfilling their responsibilities under consumer protection legislation, following a report by its predecessor body, the Office of Fair Trading.
The team leader responsible for the work, Carmen Suarez, said: "We found some evidence of practices that may actually breach the consumer protection legislation. Examples include geography students that needed to complete a field trip in order to be able to graduate and were not told the cost in advance."
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Swansea boss Paul Clement has called for video technology to be introduced after they conceded a controversial penalty in their win against Burnley.

Andre Gray scored after referee Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty when the ball hit Burnley striker Sam Vokes's arm.
The International Football Association Board discussed whether to introduce the technology on Friday.
Asked if he was in favour of its implementation, Clement said: "One hundred per cent."
The former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid assistant manager added: "I really don't understand why this has taken so long.
"It's been spoken about for years and years and years. Next thing it will be a trial, then it will be implemented in another year or two years - but these things are happening now.
"I spoke to him [Taylor] at half-time, and he said he made, what was in his opinion, an honest decision, and I don't think it would be any another way. It was clearly a mistake."
Gray's penalty brought Burnley level at 1-1 in the first half on Saturday and, although Swansea dominated for long periods, they fell behind to Gray's second goal midway through the second half.
Martin Olsson's equaliser and Fernando Llorente's injury-time winner salvaged a dramatic victory for the Swans, lifting them five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
"I feel for the referees. I referee games in training all the time. Sometimes I guess what the decision is, sometimes I go off what the reaction of the players is," Clement added.
"I do try to call it honestly and it is very hard in real time to get some decisions correct.
"What is bizarre is the referee, the assistants and fourth official are the only people in the stadium who do not have the help they need, and they need it [video technology] more than anybody.
"Media have got it, technical staff can get it, fans have got it real-time on their mobile devices. The only one who doesn't get the help is the one who needs it the most."
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The victory over Burnley was Swansea's fifth from eight games since Clement's appointment on 3 January.
The 45-year-old celebrated Llorente's late winner by sprinting down the touchline, his arms raised in his black overcoat - reminiscent of Jose Mourinho's exuberance at Old Trafford when his Porto side knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League in 2004.
"I wish I hadn't done it because I've just got my breath back. It was an exhilarating moment," said Clement.
"It's a wonderful feeling. Also because of the circumstances of the game, having played well but then you're behind 2-1 and you're thinking maybe it's not our day.
"Football can be like that, there's a lot of randomness associated with it. You have to deal with it, use it as motivation to go and do even better, and the players showed that in the second half.
"There was only one result which was going to be satisfying for us today, and that was the win."


Firefighters who spent more than 16 hours tackling a blaze in undergrowth at Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey say it was probably started deliberately.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service was called to the West Course on Sunday evening.
A total of six pumps attended the scene, with the final crews leaving at 0845 BST on Monday. Fire investigation officers were due to visit the site.
A spokeswoman said the fire was being treated as deliberate.
No-one was injured in the blaze, which affected undergrowth and timber next to the 10th and 11th greens.
The West Course is one of three championship golf courses at Wentworth in Virginia Water.
It hosts the annual the BMW PGA Championship in May.


A collection of bitcoins worth about £8m, which had been confiscated by police in Australia, will be auctioned off in June.

The 24,518 bitcoins will be sold mostly in blocks of 2,000 - each with a value of about £680,000.
Ernst & Young, the firm organising the auction, said the bitcoins had been "confiscated as proceeds of crime" but did not elaborate on the case.
One expert said the authorities had chosen a "safe" time to sell.
Australian newspapers have previously reported that 24,500 bitcoins were seized by police in the state of Victoria in 2013, after a man was arrested for dealing illegal drugs online.
In 2015, Victoria's Asset Confiscation Operations department "confirmed it had recently taken possession of 24,500 coins and would try to make the most of it", according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"This is a significant amount of Bitcoin," Dr Garrick Hileman, economic historian at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, told the BBC. "It's about a week's worth of new Bitcoin that comes onto the market through mining."
Currently about 4,000 new bitcoins are generated a day as a reward for "miners" who offer their computer power to process Bitcoin transactions.
"Generally the view is that any time 10,000 bitcoins sell, the market price can be moved significantly."
The price of bitcoin rose to $530 (£362) on Friday, its highest level since August 2014.
Dr Hileman said the Australian authorities had chosen a "safe" time to sell because there is some uncertainty about what will happen to the value of Bitcoin in July.
"The Bitcoin protocol is designed to reduce the number of new bitcoins miners are given as a reward for processing transactions every four years.
"The reward will be halved on 14 July, so prices could go up due to the reduced supply of new bitcoins.
"But there is a question about whether security could decline, if rewards for miners are reduced significantly. So it's a safe time to sell, as there is no guarantee about what might happen in July."
The Australian Bitcoin auction, which will be open to bidders worldwide, is the first such sale outside of the US.
In 2014, the US Marshals Service began auctioning a collection of about 175,000 bitcoins that had been confiscated from the founder of internet marketplace Silk Road.
The final auction of those bitcoins attracted 11 bidders, possibly due to the high cost of each block on sale.
Dr Hileman said the sale of Bitcoin by the Australian authorities was an acknowledgement that the cryptocurrency was not illegal.
"Any time a government sells Bitcoin, it is acknowledging that this is a different asset to drugs, for example, that would not be sold in an auction," he told the BBC.
"That was one of the big takeaways from the US Marshal Service auction - they set a precedent that Bitcoin was not illegal.
"Australia has been going through its own regulatory process - and this makes a standing that Bitcoin is legal to use in Australia."


A suspicious letter sent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse posed no risk to the public, according to Police Scotland.

Emergency services were called to the Edinburgh palace earlier amid concerns over the package.
Fire crews, paramedics and police officers responded to the alert just after 12:00 and the road outside the palace was cordoned off by firefighters.
The palace is the Queen's official residence in Scotland.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "We can confirm that the suspicious letter that was delivered to the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Wednesday 7 June has been analysed and found not to pose any risk to the public.
"An investigation is now underway to identify the sender and establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident."
The Queen was not in Edinburgh when the letter was delivered. A spokesman said she is currently in residence at Buckingham Palace.
A spokeswoman for the Palace of Holyroodhouse said it remained open while the incident unfolded.


Britain's men won team sprint gold on the opening day of the season's second Track World Cup in the Netherlands.

The trio of Jack Carlin, Ryan Owens and Joe Truman repeated last weekend's win in Glasgow, again beating France into second place in Apeldoorn.
Emily Kay, who won the new-look omnium last week, finished second behind Kirsten Wild in the four-race event.
Chris Latham was second in the scratch race; Rachel James and Katy Marchant were fifth in the women's team sprint.
Britain did not qualify for the medal rides in the men's team pursuit, with senior academy riders Matt Wall, Ethan Hayter, Matt Bostock and Joe Holt recording the fifth fastest time.
Racing continues on Saturday with the men's sprint, women's keirin, women's 500m time trial and men's points race.
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Italy has called for more help from the European Union in handling the surge in migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean.

Almost 10,000 people have been rescued trying to reach the Italian coast in recent days. Hundreds have died since the start of the year.
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said: "We have not had an adequate response from the EU."
An EU spokeswoman said there was no "silver bullet" for the situation.
Last year a record 170,000 people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East have made the perilous crossing to Italy.
More than 500 people have died in the first three month of 2015. Another 400 are feared to have died when a migrant boat capsized off Libya on Monday.
By midday on Thursday alone the Italian coastguard said it had rescued 893 migrants.
Numbers have increased in recent days with improving weather bringing conditions more conducive to making the crossing of at least 500km (310 miles).
But vessels provided by people smugglers are often underpowered and overcrowded.
Speaking to Corriere della Sera newspaper Mr Gentiloni said: "Ninety percent of the cost of the patrol and sea rescue operations are falling on our shoulders, and we have not had an adequate response from the EU."
"The double risk of an advance of the Islamic State group in Libya and the waves of migrants means we are in a race against the clock," he warned.
Mr Gentiloni said that the EU was only spending â‚¬3m (Â£2m) a month on its Operation Triton sea patrols.
Italy's Mare Nostrum rescue operation with a budget of two-thirds more began in 2013 as a short-term measure and was scrapped at the end of last year. There were concerns it was encouraging migrant crossings.
The European Commission's migration spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud told the BBC: "We don't have a silver bullet that will make it [the situation] go away and no amount of finger pointing will change that."
Also on Thursday, EU chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero told reporters: "The commission has neither the funds nor the political support to create a European system to carry out search and rescue operations."
But he said current discussions on EU immigration policy were an opportunity to consider increasing the resources of the border agency Frontex.
On Wednesday, a spokesman for the UN refugee agency also called on the EU "to step up a strong search and rescue mechanism".
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been without a stable government allowing trafficking networks to thrive.


Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has missed the opening day of his trial over a huge bomb attack against a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in 1994.

Mr Menem, 85, said he could not attend because of health reasons.
He is one of 13 people accused of obstructing the investigations. He has repeatedly rejected the allegations.
The attack against the Amia Jewish Cultural Centre in the heart of the Argentine capital killed 85 people and injured more than 300.
Argentine prosecutors say it was planned and financed by Iran, and carried out by Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement.
The Iranian government has always denied any involvement.
The trial is expected to last at least a year. More than 100 witnesses will be heard.
Mr Menem's former intelligence chief Hugo Anzorreguy also missed the trial citing health reasons.
He was sentenced to seven years in jail in 2013 for his role in a scheme to smuggle weapons and ammunitions to Ecuador and Croatia.
But he has avoided serving time in jail because of his age and because of his immunity as a senator for La Rioja province.
Relatives of the victims say there is a culture of impunity and intimidation in Argentina that have hampered the investigations.
"Argentine society is waiting for a response based on the real truth, while those that are here today did everything to prevent that," said Sergio Burstein, head of an association of survivors of the attack.
"It will be difficult to break the code of silence," he told the Reuters news agency.
Earlier this year, special prosecutor Alberto Nisman appeared dead in his flat in Buenos Aires the day before he was due to appear in court.
He had accused President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of covering up Iranian involvement on the Jewish centre attack.
But in March an Argentine appeals court has upheld a decision to dismiss the case against Ms Fernandez.
She always denied the allegations.


Two pieces of a marble Roman sign have been reunited after being discovered more than 100 years apart.

The relic was destroyed 2,000 years ago in a settlement known as Calleva in Silchester that is being excavated by University of Reading archaeologists.
A fragment, inscribed with the letters "AT", was found in 1891. A corresponding piece, with says "BA", was found 10m (33ft) away in 2013.
They partly form "Atrebates", the name of a French tribe.
Its people are thought to have founded the settlement, now the site of an archaeological dig in modern-day Hampshire.
Prof Mike Fulford, from the university's archaeology department, said: "Archaeology never ceases to amaze.
"Matching pieces which were discovered over 100 years apart to a 2,000 year old object is incredibly rare.
"The 2013 piece is special in its own right - evidence of very early destruction of a monumental building in the mid or mid-to-late 1st Century AD in Britain is exceptional - but little did we know about what was about to come to light.
"We now know what the bottom line of the sign reads - however the top line remains a mystery.
"It's a tantalising thought that this might link to Nero himself who is known to have commissioned major building projects in Silchester."
It is thought the marble slab may have commemorated the construction of an important building.
Archaeologists have also speculated the sign may have been smashed during Boudica's rebellion against the Roman Empire.
After its excavation, Dr Roger Tomlin, a Roman inscriptions expert, confirmed the pieces were from the same object.
The lettering and the dimensions of the slab matched, he concluded.
Paul Gittings, lead member for culture at Reading Borough Council, said: "I'm delighted by the fortunate pairing of these 2,000-year-old fragments."


Sources are predicting that a deal to resolve Northern Ireland's political deadlock will be confirmed later.

The five main political parties, along with the British and Irish governments, were working to resolve differences over welfare reform and paramilitaries.
It is understood that politicians may press ahead without resolving issues over the legacy of the Troubles.
Welfare reform could be dealt with by Westminster, despite the fact that it is a devolved matter.
It is thought that the format for Tuesday afternoon will be:
The inter-party negotiations have been going on for 10 weeks and are also focusing on financial matters and paramilitary activity.
Ms Theresa Villiers said on Monday that it was time for parties to decide on a deal.
BBC News NI Political Editor Mark Devenport has looked in detail at what the agreement might contain.
The Northern Ireland Executive is a mandatory coalition of five main parties - the DUP, Sinn Fein, the Ulster Unionist Party, the SDLP and the Alliance Party.
At the end of August, the UUP walked out of the executive.
Party leader Mike Nesbitt made the recommendation after police said members of the Provisional IRA were involved in murdering ex-IRA man Kevin McGuigan Sr.
Sinn FÃ©in's denial that the IRA existed made it "impossible to do business with them," Mr Nesbitt said.
On Monday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said there was still a stumbling block over the new agencies created to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
The stumbling block is whether the UK government should be allowed to use national security as a blanket reason to refuse to disclose information.
The BBC NI's Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney reported on Tuesday afternoon that republican sources told him Sinn Fein and the British government were 'poles apart' on legacy issues, with both refusing to budge on 'red lines'.
The sources said talks on these issues would resume at later date.
Cross-party discussions began in September in a bid to resolve Northern Ireland's current political crisis.
That crisis erupted when police said they believed IRA members had been involved in the murder of a former IRA man in Belfast in August.
The parties have also been at loggerheads over the implementation of welfare reforms.
A welfare reform deal had been agreed almost a year ago, but Sinn FÃ©in withdrew its support in March.


A legal battle over a piece of orange peel could end up costing taxpayers and a Hertfordshire council up to £8,000.

Luke Gutteridge took his fight to court after being fined £75 for accidentally dropping the peel in Hoddesdon.
He binned the piece immediately and apologised to the Broxbourne Borough Council-contracted officer. However, he was still issued with the fine.
The case was dismissed. The council said "lessons would be learnt".
Mr Gutteridge was given a fixed penalty notice on 3 September. It stated he "did drop, leave and walk away from orange peel".
When the enforcement officer pointed it out, Mr Gutteridge said he immediately retrieved and binned the 10p-sized peeling, thanked the officer and apologised.
When the fine arrived, he said: "There was no appeal process, it was either pay or go to court."
His lawyer, Dr Michael Ramsden, said: "We pointed out as there was no intent... the appeal should succeed and that would be a saving to the public purse."
However, the case went to court and was dismissed by Stevenage magistrates last month.
The cost of the nine-month battle was about £4,000 to the council, who "in my understanding" contracted an external firm of solicitors, Dr Ramsden said.
Mr Gutteridge's defence ran to slightly more, although the council will not cover these costs. "These, sadly, will come out of the public purse," he said.
Tim Hutchins, Broxbourne council member for environmental protection, said: "Clearly we thought we had sufficient evidence to bring this case. The costs were not awarded against us and I think that's a fair indication the court believed the case had been properly brought."
The local ombudsman had also upheld the decision to take the case to court, he said.
"We made a decision, the court disagreed and we take that on the chin."
He was unable to confirm the costs incurred by the council pursuing this case.
The case would be reviewed again, he said, and the warden would be spoken to.


Police in Sydney have raided the home of a man who set his car on fire and rammed it into the gate of a police station car park.

Peter Zhurawel, a 61-year-old Czech national, is under guard in hospital with serious burns.
Australian authorities say the man has a history of mental health problems and ruled out links to terrorism.
Boxes of paperwork and two gas canisters were removed from his home in the Greystanes suburb of Sydney.
On Thursday, the suspect parked his outside Merrylands police station in Sydney's western suburbs just after 19:00 (09:00GMT).
He then set the car alight and drove it into the police car park's security door.  Officers eventually smashed a car window to pull the man from the burning car. No police officers or members of the public were injured in the incident.
Assistant Police Commissioner Denis Clifford praised the officers who pulled the suspect out saying:  "It is a miracle that no one else was injured."
The damaged vehicle was impounded for forensic testing and the car park has been designated a crime scene.
Court documents show Mr Zhurawel was due to appear in a local court on Friday morning over a violent dispute with a male relative.
A neighbour, Julia Di Salvia, said that hours before the attack Zhurawel revealed he was overwhelmed by the looming court case.
"There is a big family dispute over who looks after his 90-year-old mother," she told The Daily Telegraph.
The attack comes after a history of threats against Merrylands Police Station. Police said that although they did not believe the suspect has links to terror groups they were "keeping an open mind".
A student from the same high school attended by Farhad Jabar - the 15-year-old who shot dead police accountant Curtis Cheng - was charged in November after allegedly threatening to "shoot up" the Merrylands building.
Police say  A$250,000 (Â£140,000, $185,000) had recently been spent on security upgrades at the station - including the installation of bulletproof glass.


Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson is ill and has been taken to hospital, the DUP has confirmed.

A senior DUP source said it was a heart-related condition.
A party spokesman confirmed that the party leader felt unwell on Monday morning.
"He has been admitted to the hospital for some further tests," the spokesman said.  It is understood Mr Robinson, who is 66 years old, was taken by ambulance to hospital.
He has served as first minister in Northern Ireland since 2008.
There are no further details about his condition.


Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli says Argentina want to make him their new manager and Saturday's home match with Osasuna could be his last in charge.

Sampaoli, 57, has steered Sevilla to a fourth-placed finish in La Liga after taking charge last summer.
"My contract with the club contains clauses which allow me to leave," said Argentine Sampaoli.
"There's a clear desire from my country to have me as coach and I've had a dream of taking that chance."
Former Chile boss Sampaoli steered Sevilla to the last 16 of the Champions League before losing 3-2 on aggregate to Leicester City.
Argentina sacked Edgardo Bauza last month after eight matches as coach.
Sampaoli said he rejected the chance to take charge of Argentina last year.
"I feel I would only leave for the benefit of my career and despite not being able to keep on managing in one of the best leagues, taking over my national team is something I could not refuse now.
"But the decision will be made by the president, there is a contract to respect and nothing has been resolved yet."


A British family-owned marine services company has been sold outright in a deal worth £40m.

Norfolk-based Gardline, founded by the Darling family in 1969, employs 750 people and has been bought by Dutch firm, Royal Boskalis Westminster.
Gardline's activities include marine geophysical surveys, offshore geotechnical services and environmental surveys.
Boskalis has taken on the firm's assumed debt as part of the deal.
In a joint statement, the firms said there were "significant synergies" between them.
Gardline operates 40 vessels, including crew transfer ships and survey catamarans.
Its head offices are in Great Yarmouth, with further activities in the USA, Brazil and Singapore.
Boskalis has a fleet of more than 900 vessels and floating equipment and 11,700 employees, operating in more than 90 countries across six continents.
"With the acquisition, Boskalis strengthens its position as marine services provider in north-west Europe," it said.
Gardline's profits have fallen in recent years, and Boskalis said the company had suffered from the downturn in oil and gas.
It said it was not forecasting Gardline's finances would be turned around in the short-term but that the acquisition "positions Boskalis well for when end-markets recover".
Earlier this month, Gardline secured contracts worth £6m with Scottish Power Renewables to carry out a range of pre-construction surveys across East Anglia offshore wind farm sites.
Boskalis has yet to respond to questions on whether jobs will be affected by the takeover.


Rory McIlroy says golf must improve its drug-testing regime as he could "get away with" doping as it stands.

The most recent report from the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed 507 tests were carried out on golfers in 2014, with eight testing positive.
"I've been tested once this year but it was only a urine test," said the Northern Irish world number four.
"You can't really pick up HGH (human growth hormone) in a urine test, so I could use HGH and get away with it."
The 27-year-old added: "If golf is in the Olympics it needs to improve the drug testing.
"On average, we get tested four or five times a year. It's very little compared to other Olympic sports."
A UK Anti-Doping spokesperson told BBC Sport: "UK Anti-Doping are currently in the process of carrying out a comprehensive testing programme for British athletes heading to the Olympic Games this summer.
"This programme includes golf and players who will form part of TeamGB in Rio this summer."
The International Golf Federation, which is responsible for the testing programme, has not commented.
In 2014, Wada carried out 283,304 tests worldwide, with banned substances found in more than 3,800 samples.
It told BBC Sport more than 10% of elite athletes could be using performance-enhancing drugs.
Golf had the fewest number of tests of all the summer Olympic sports.
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Speaking in the build-up to the Open Championship at Royal Troon, McIlroy added: "Drug testing in golf is some way behind the other sports - but I don't think there are drugs that can make you better across the board.
"There are drugs that can make you stronger and make you concentrate more, but not that can make you a better all-round golfer, as far as I am aware."
Last month, McIlroy withdrew from the Olympic Games in Rio because of concerns about the Zika virus.
The Open begins on Thursday, and McIlroy has been grouped with Hideki Matsuyama and Bubba Watson for the first two rounds.


In mid-December, Glasgow travelled to Paris to play Racing 92 in a high-pressure Champions Cup match, the kind that could have spelled death to the Warriors had they lost it.

It was the kind of occasion that would have captured the attention of Warren Gatland, the Lions coach. Since he got the job, Gatland has placed great store in British and Irish teams going to intimidating places - and winning. That, after all, is what the Lions are going to have to do in New Zealand this summer.
Glasgow won that game. It was a tumultuous performance. Finn Russell was man of the match - no mean feat given he was up against Dan Carter. The Glasgow forwards were immense. Jonny Gray made 19 tackles in what was, arguably, his finest ever performance.
A little over a month later, Glasgow were on their travels again. When they went to Welford Road, where the hosts had lost once in Europe in 10 years - the heat couldn't have been any higher. They had to beat Leicester to make the last eight. It was their be-all and end-all for the season. A massive pressure game. Glasgow won 43-0.
Every one of their players routed their opposite number. All of a sudden, Lions-watch, the game so beloved by pundits in all four countries, started to have a whole lot more Scots in the equation. When Vern Cotter's team turned over Ireland on the opening weekend of the Six Nations, the forecasts for Scots in New Zealand went north.
Now the merits of a dozen players were being discussed. Stuart Hogg, the one Scottish banker at the beginning of the season following the cruel loss of another banker, WP Nel, to injury, was joined in the conversation by Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Alex Dunbar, Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, the Gray brothers, Hamish Watson, Ryan Wilson and John Barclay. Even Josh Strauss, playing his very best stuff at the time, was mentioned.
Laidlaw, 100% with the placed ball and brilliant in leading his team through the closing minutes against the Irish, was suddenly being mentioned as a possible midweek Lions captain.
Like a rugby version of the Grand National, there was a faller at the second fence. In Paris, Laidlaw was invalided out of the Six Nations. The Scottish scrum took such a pounding that Fagerson stumbled there as well, but most others galloped on.  Hogg scored another try, Brown, the Grays, Strauss and Watson were outstanding.
Scotland didn't win in Paris but they dogged it out and got a losing bonus point that they probably had no right to get. In adversity - players dropping like flies through injury - they stood up.
What was called the 'big test' was the visit of the Welsh, who had so many Lions veterans in their ranks. The argument went that if Scotland could out-play Wales then Gatland would have to pay respect to that. The Scots were on the back foot for the opening half and then delivered a dominant 40 minutes.
They scored 20 unanswered points in the second half and won in a relative canter. Watson was a revelation. Wales had Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric on the pitch but when Alun Wyn Jones was asked about the pivotal performer on the day he mentioned Watson and the chaos he wreaked on the Welsh breakdown. Wales were turned over 17 times.
Russell comprehensively out-played Dan Biggar. Brown out-played Ken Owens. Watson outshone Warburton and Tipuric. Jonny Gray with 15 carries was the best second row on the pitch. Ryan Wilson with 18 carries was the best number eight. The Scottish back three and the Scottish midfield offered more than their Welsh counterparts. Lions-watch now had Scots all over the radar.
And then, Twickenham. Gatland was in Edinburgh that week. He did some media stuff. When he spoke again about the need to see players going into a hostile environment and performing there was no mistaking his message. He laid it on with a trowel. This was another fence that the Scottish boys needed to clear.
Twickenham turned out to be Becher's Brook and The Chair rolled into one. Down they came. That weekend, and the one that followed, was a wounding one. The night before England opened up against Scotland, Wales rediscovered themselves against Ireland. Then the following weekend Ireland rediscovered themselves against England. Some big names were jockeying for position.
For some of the Scots there was a chance to make amends for Twickenham and to give Gatland more of what he wanted - Glasgow's Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens. It didn't happen. Watson's excellence, meanwhile, was being diluted amid the awfulness of Edinburgh's season.
What started off back in the autumn as a possible feel-good story for Scotland is now looking altogether more chilling. Hogg is a shoo-in for Gatland's squad and it would be a surprise if Seymour doesn't make it. The wing is a predator, magnificent in the air, strong defensively and has surely done enough.
Sean Maitland also has to be in the conversation on the wing. His Saracens team-mate, Duncan Taylor, has been outrageously unlucky with injury, but will still go close. He's big and tough, creative and intelligent. A serious player. Had he been fit to play in the Six Nations he might now be considered a favourite to make it.
Laidlaw was denied the chance to lay down a major claim, but it's as if he doesn't exist now. A forgotten man. The top two scrum-halves are Conor Murray and Rhys Webb. Ben Youngs is suggested as the third. If he is, he's an vulnerable third. Laidlaw steered Scotland home wonderfully against Ireland. He's clever, mentally tough and has a boot that rarely lets his team down. As a midweek captain, the Lions could do a whole lot worse.
Take away the Twickenham horror-show and Fraser Brown is not far away. The leading three hookers, it would appear, are Rory Best, Jamie George and Ken Owens. Nobody will forget Twickenham, but nobody should forget either what he did in victory in other pressure games against Racing and Leicester, Ireland and Wales. Brown raged against the Saracens machine as well. He went down, fighting. Is Owens really that far ahead of him?
Zander Fagerson is worthy of consideration as a seventh prop - if, indeed, it's true that Gatland intends to bring seven as opposed to the usual six. The vibe right now is that Wales' Tomas Francis makes it. There's a case to be made that Fagerson's ball-carrying makes him a better bet.
The Grays look to be done, shunted out of the reckoning by a championship that petered out and by rivals who finished thunderously. Watson is one you really root for. He has maintained high standards throughout the farrago of Edinburgh's season. He was exceptional at various points during the Six Nations. He bossed an exalted Welsh back-row. And yet you can't see him making it. The competition is beastly.
It's been said, by Gatland and others, that because there is no Scot on the coaching ticket that Scottish players might be at a disadvantage. Gregor Townsend turned down a role as did Jason O'Halloran, an adopted Scot, who was Cotter's attack coach. It's an odd argument. Gatland has eyes in his head. He also has a phone, which he can use to get information, if he wants it.
Doomsday scenario is one Scot: Hogg. A sliver less than doomsday is two: Hogg and Seymour. Fatalism begins to sink in after that. There could a third, but trying to read the Gatland tea-leaves, it's hard to see a fourth. It's a brutal business, this.
The speculation will end around midday on Wednesday. The post-mortem will follow swiftly.


A Shetland pony rescued from a swollen river has been reunited with the friend it was trying to follow at the time.

Nemo was caught on a branch and weighed down by its blanket trying to cross the river at the Equine Rescue and Rehoming centre in Aberfoyle.
Owner Kay Paterson tried to help the eight-year-old but was unable to move Nemo until a fire service rescue team arrived at the scene on Monday.
She believes Nemo was trying to follow Nola, an Irish sport horse.
Ms Paterson said: "We started to move a group of horses to another part of the field because the area they were in was really muddy with all the rain.
"I was going to go back for Nemo but it looks like he tried to follow and take a short cut across the river.
"He's usually so sensible, it's the first time anything like this has happened, so we're just so glad he's okay and is doing well."
Ms Paterson said Nemo liked to behave like a bigger horse and has a "little and large relationship" with 12-year-old Nola.
She said: "He's back with his friend now and was around Nola a lot today.
"We're going to keep him in one of the stables and because of his size he can't see over the door, but he knows that Nola is around and we'll keep them together from now on."


Fundamental changes are needed in how care of vulnerable adults is commissioned and monitored, a report into abuse at a private hospital said.

The serious case review into events at Winterbourne View, near Bristol, comes after 11 ex-staff members admitted offences against patients.
Owners Castlebeck took "financial reward without the responsibility", the report's author Margaret Flynn said.
South Gloucestershire Council said it "fully accepted" the findings.
Castlebeck said the criticisms in the report were being "actively addressed".
The independent report also revealed concerns were raised before the abuse was uncovered in a secretly-filmed investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme.
The safety of dozens of patients was raised but the NHS was only informed about a handful of cases.
From the opening of the hospital in 2006 until 2011, there were 38 safeguarding alerts raised about 20 patients from the unit. Only one in five of those was reported to the NHS.
Three alerts the NHS does not appear to have been notified of in any way - an allegation of abuse by staff, concerns about the attitude of some staff, and an allegation of assault by a member of staff.
Peter Murphy, the head of South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board, said he wanted to convey his "deep regret" for what had happened at the hospital.
"In particular, I would like to express our regret to the hospital's patients and to their families, friends and carers," he said.
"Winterbourne View hospital should have been a safe place for them to be treated with care and compassion.
"But the hospital's owners, Castlebeck Care Ltd, failed to provide that care."
Margaret Flynn, the report's author, said Castlebeck had "promoted an unworkable management structure" and relied on "poorly paid and untrained staff".
She added the firm did not "act on the concerns, complaints of Winterbourne View visitors or patients".
The Panorama programme, aired in May last year, showed "compelling images" of patients being slapped and restrained under chairs, having their hair pulled, and being held down as medication was forced into their mouths, Ms Flynn said.
By Matthew HillBBC West health correspondent
With the increasing use of the private sector delivering care to  patients, Winterbourne View raises fundamental questions about whether their safeguards are as robust as the NHS.
It's emerged from the serious case review that unlike NHS hospitals, private institutions like Winterbourne have no electronic system to report so-called 'Serious Untoward Incidents'.
Even on the rare occasions when primary care trusts were told about these concerns by social or health workers, they were not reported to the body charged with spotting patterns of abuse - the Strategic Health Authority.
If they had been, then the scandal  could have been revealed before the BBC filmed undercover.
It remains to be seen whether the Department of Health will address this question, when they give their report into Winterbourne View.
She said patients had been "traumatised and remain very distressed that they were not believed".
But she was also critical of "out of sight, out of mind" commissioning by primary care trusts when placing patients in Winterbourne View.
Castlebeck, the report added, "appears to have made decisions about profitability, including shareholder returns, over and above decisions about the the effective and humane delivery of assessment, treatment and rehabilitation".
The average weekly fee per patient was Â£3,500, but Castlebeck did not tell the review how this was spent.
Ms Flynn said the turnover at Winterbourne View alone was Â£3.7m a year.
She said the staff were "chronically bored" in their roles at the hospital, which was "poorly managed".
A spokesman for Castlebeck said: "We hope that the lessons learned and the actions that flow from this rigorous report will mark the start of a new chapter for care in our sector.
"The actions towards people with learning disabilities by former members of staff at Winterbourne View Hospital were both wholly unacceptable and deeply distressing for all concerned and we are truly sorry this happened in one of our services."
He said significant changes had been made within their organisation that included extensive changes to board membership, all new operations structures, strengthened clinical governance and increased staff training and development.
"Importantly, we are determined to ensure that each of the persons for whom we care and their family are firmly at the heart of everything we do," he said.
Avon and Somerset Police were also criticised for not informing South Gloucestershire Adult Safeguarding of all their contacts with the hospital.
Det Ch Supt Louisa Rolfe, head of CID at the force, said there were 29 calls and nine incidents over a period of nearly three years relating to Winterbourne View, and agreed a pattern should have been noticed.
She said investigating officers had "overly relied on people perceived as professionals and experts in their field" at the hospital, for information.
David Behan, chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, said: "There is much for all the organisations involved with Winterbourne View to consider in Margaret Flynn's thorough and comprehensive report.
"I will ensure that the Care Quality Commission responds fully to all the recommendations for CQC.
"We will continue to work with other organisations to improve communications and sharing information to ensure we all protect those who are most vulnerable."
Dr Gabriel Scally, who chaired the NHS review panel, said: "The most striking thing - apart from the sheer horror of what was done to patients - is that even though lots of different people knew bits of what was going on, nobody put it all together and did anything about it.
"That is most disturbing.
"We should take this opportunity to look at reporting systems and make sure a system is in place so when incidents happen they are properly reported and investigated."
Anne Milton, parliamentary under-secretary of state for public health, said primary care trusts had spent money "recklessly" putting patients in Winterbourne View.
She said changes were being made to make it the responsibility of those commissioning care to ensure quality is a priority.
The report was published as two organisations warned that moving people hundreds of miles away from their families increased the risk of abuse taking place.
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation said they had received 260 reports from families concerning abuse and neglect in institutional care since the Panorama programme was broadcast.
Eleven former workers at the private hospital have pleaded guilty to almost 40 charges of abuse and are due to be sentenced later at Bristol Crown Court.


Every effort must be made to stop the legal system being abused over allegations of serious misconduct by UK troops, Theresa May has said.

The PM told defence chiefs she is determined to stop "vexatious" claims being brought against the armed forces.
Two separate inquiries are examining about 2,000 allegations against troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An MoD source said steps were being taken to prevent spurious complaints and reduce the number of cases.
Former soldiers have claimed they have been hounded through the courts on unfounded claims and there are growing calls for the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT), which investigates claims of murder and abuse by British soldiers in Iraq, to be shut down.
Mrs May raised the issue during her 90-minute meeting with Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, the heads of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, and senior civil servants.
She also discussed the fight against so-called Islamic State, also referred to as Daesh, and the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
Mrs May said: "The men and women of our armed forces do an incredible job, often making huge sacrifices to keep us safe.
"Whether taking the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria, helping to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean or providing flood relief at home - we owe them a huge debt of gratitude."
One of the cases before IHAT involves the death of a 19-year old Iraqi in a waterway near Basra 13 years ago.
Three current and former servicemen who were cleared of wrongdoing over the teenager's death have now been told they may face prosecution.
One of them, who wished to remain anonymous while under investigation, previously told the BBC: "The reality of 21st-century warfare is now that anyone in the world, even our enemies, can make any allegation against British forces, no matter how absurd, and the British government and Army will stand and watch in utter indifference as it destroys their lives and careers.
"The Army has surrendered its own powers of discipline and investigation to a private company and betrayed its finest people to protect itself from scrutiny at the highest levels."
He said the Army's top staff had sacrificed junior ranks to protect themselves.
He added that the Army should write to those being investigated by IHAT and state, up to the point of a guilty verdict: "We are with you, you are one of us, and we will support you to the end".
This would be "simple common decency", he said.
MP Johnny Mercer, a member of the Commons Defence Select Committee who is heading an investigation into IHAT, branded the legal pursuit of troops "a national disgrace" and called for the team to be axed.
Established in November 2010, IHAT was set up to investigate allegations of murder, abuse and torture of Iraqi civilians by UK military personnel between 2003 and 2009.
The claims range from ill treatment during detention to assault and death by shooting.
The team has considered at least 1,514 possible victims - of whom 280 are alleged to have been unlawfully killed.
But a spokesman for IHAT said it intended to reduce the number of ongoing investigations to 250 by January 2017 and to 50 by the end of next year.
He said it was working to "weed out allegations where there isn't a case to answer or where it is not proportionate to conduct a full investigation".
Large numbers of similar allegations will also be grouped together and dealt with as single investigations, he added.
Earlier in the year, former Prime Minister David Cameron also voiced an intent to stamp out what he described as "spurious" legal claims against British troops.
Meanwhile, an independent policing unit set up to investigate alleged war crimes by UK troops in Afghanistan has received about 600 complaints.
The Ministry of Defence said 150 people had made claims of ill-treatment between 2005 and 2013.
It said any "credible claims" of criminal activity should be investigated.


Pupils might often get told to stop talking in class - but a project in an innovative school in east London has been encouraging them to talk more often.

Or at least to be more articulate and confident in speaking up for themselves.
Pupils at School 21, a free school in Newham, were also given some very different perspectives on finding your own voice - from Princess Beatrice.
The princess is co-founder of a charity, Big Change, that supports young people with skills outside a traditional academic curriculum.
This is not one of the capital's wealthier areas.
It is not the stamping ground of yummy mummies. Instead, there is the Mummy Yum chicken and kebab shop on the corner near the school.
But Princess Beatrice says the idea of learning such life skills is important for anyone growing up, regardless of their background. And everyone has had their own inner struggle with trying to communicate.
"For me, school was a nightmare, I struggled," she said, speaking after a workshop with a class of 11- and 12-year-olds.
Dyslexia was her big barrier.
"My earliest memory is trying to read Beatrix Potter and the words were literally jumping off the page," she said.
And "exams were terrifying", despite the support of her teachers.
Princess Beatrice said it had only been when she was in secondary school and could take part in events such as public speaking that she felt able to do well.
She said projects such as that at School 21 were about developing a type of education that was "not just about learning for a test, it is learning for your life".
"It is good to be pushed out of your comfort zone," she said.
Also taking part in the project is Karl Lokko, who as a teenager had been a south London gang leader.
He said the day before he had taken his GCSEs, one of his friends had been killed. "He was murdered by my side," he said.
But even being able to "denounce gangsterism" had meant having to learn a vocabulary and way of communicating he had never acquired growing up.
Mr Lokko, who read one of his poems to the pupils, said he had deliberately set about learning 10 new words a day - underlining words he had not understood in books or articles and then looking up their meaning in a dictionary.
Another co-founder of the charity taking part in the school project was Holly Branson, daughter of Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson.
She said that young people from very different backgrounds all faced their own "struggles to find themselves".
"No matter what walk of life, all children face their own pressures, you can't just say that privileged kids don't have issues," she said.
And lessons could be learned from failure as well as success - a message reinforced by her entrepreneurial father.
"I remember when I was doing my driving test and rang my dad to say I'd passed... and there was disappointment in his voice," she said.
"Oh no, really. I just really wanted you to fail at something," he had told her.
Ed Fidoe, who helped to set up School 21, said schools needed to be able to create more of those experiences, where young people could be "pushed very hard" and succeed after overcoming difficulties.
The school's head teacher, Peter Hyman, said speaking skills represented a major barrier to disadvantaged young people.
Mr Hyman, a former speechwriter for Tony Blair, warned of a "speaking deficit", adding the skills of "oracy" were at "the heart of social mobility".
Too often poorer youngsters and their families lacked the confidence to speak up for themselves, he said.
Mr Hyman said schools should focus much more attention on helping young people express themselves verbally, not least in terms of improving their job chances.
The Big Change charity is raising funds for projects to "help young people thrive in life, not just exams".
And Mr Hyman links speaking skills to children's sense of wellbeing.
There have been many recent concerns about the wellbeing of young people and worries about increasing problems with mental health.
Holly Branson links it to the relentless pressures to conform with the artificial world of social media, saying young people needed to be shown the "online world is not the real world".
Princess Beatrice. said: "It's a really important thing to tackle.
"We can do something that focuses on the symptoms of stress - but it's better to get to the root causes.
"What is this extra pressure? Why do we have young people leaving school not equipped for life? How are we letting them down?
"We live in a world where everything is moving at such a fast pace.
"You have to find an identity that's true to yourself.
"You really have to find your own voice."


Fire brigade response times have increased in more than half of London's wards, figures have revealed.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has to respond within six minutes and said its response times were "on target".
But Labour's London Assembly members said 371 of London's 649 wards had seen response times increase between January and August compared with last year.
The average response times went up by 12 seconds while 37 wards saw increases of more than a minute.
Labour Assembly Member Fiona Twycross said: "Fires can take hold in seconds, that's why any increase in response times can be so dangerous.
"As a result of Mayor Boris Johnson's decision to close 10 fire stations and with the removal of a further 13 fire engines... we have seen response times rise in over half of the capital's wards."
The biggest increase was in the Royal Docks ward in Newham which saw first response times increase from five minutes and eight seconds to seven minutes and 56 seconds - an increase of two minutes and 48 seconds.
But LFB said the results had come in as they had predicted.
"We are still within our London-wide targets to get a first fire engine to an incident in six minutes and a second in eight minutes, on average," the brigade said.
"In many wards where response [times] have increased, they have done so by less than 15 seconds."
The research found that 214 wards, on average, had to wait more than the expected six minutes.
Earlier in the year fire stations were closed in Belsize, Bow, Clerkenwell, Downham, Kingsland, Knightsbridge, Silvertown, Southwark, Westminster and Woolwich to save LFB £28.8m. The changes included the loss of 552 firefighters and 14 fire engines.
London now has 102 fire stations and 155 fire engines.


One of Northern Ireland's leading youth charities, Public Achievement, has announced it is closing.

A statement from its board blamed "the challenges of securing new funding and dealing with cash-flow in a very difficult climate for our sector".
The charity ran the Where is My Public Servant? (WIMPS) project and also worked extensively with young people in sectarian interface areas.
It had won a number of awards for its work.
In 2012, the organisation became the first in Northern Ireland to receive a Big Society Award from the Prime Minister David Cameron.
It also took local young people abroad to South Africa, the USA and the Middle East.
The board's statement went on to say that "as we refuse to problematise and label young people, we often find that our work doesn't fit the boxes of funders and government departments.
"We urge the Northern Ireland Executive to consider more deeply the conditions of the lives of so many young people here.
"We have the highest youth unemployment in the UK (over 20%) and yet young people are our greatest asset."
The statement continued: "The stop-start nature of funding for our sector and the frequent gaps between funding programmes have been major contributors to the situation that has led to this regretful and very difficult decision."
Public Achievement was founded in 1999 and employed nine staff.


QPR have denied Steven Caulker was involved in an altercation and say he was taken to hospital after cutting his head during a lunch with team-mates.

Rangers say the defender slipped over during the squad get-together the day after Saturday's 2-0 win over Burnley.
The Sun claimed Caulker was injured after a fight broke out at a pub that Crystal Palace players were also at.
But QPR's head of communications Ian Taylor insisted: "Steven Caulker was not involved in an altercation."
Taylor added: "He suffered a cut to his head, which he received treatment for at hospital before being discharged the same evening."
Taylor also explained that players had been given permission to have Sunday lunch together given QPR's next game against Everton was not until Monday, 15 December.
QPR owner Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to comment on the claims.
"Steven Caulker slipped over and hurt his head and is fine," wrote Fernandes. "Nothing else to report."
Former Tottenham and Cardiff centre-back Caulker, who has one England cap, has made 15 appearances this season, scoring once.


There's a general election coming up on 8 June, when adults will vote to decide who will run the UK.

1 June 2017 Last updated at 12:50 BST
Although kids aren't able to vote, the decisions made in the election will have a big impact on the lives of all children across the country.
But with so many different political parties competing with each other, we're giving you the lowdown on the main ones.
Find out all you need to know about the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in Newsround's 60-second guide.


The winning ticket holder of Tuesday night's €88.5m EuroMillions jackpot has contacted the National Lottery in Dublin.

It is not yet known where in Ireland the winning ticket was sold, or whether it was won by an individual, family or syndicate.
The winning numbers were one, five, seven, 17 and 23.
The lucky stars were three and eight. The Irish ticket was the sole winner of the draw.
The massive jackpot has been rolling over since 30 December.
A spokesperson for Ireland's National Lottery said: "Following last night's EuroMillions Irish jackpot win of €88,587,275, the National Lottery can confirm that the ticket holders have been in touch to make arrangements to collect their prize money."


Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung has said he will not seek re-election in March, citing family reasons for the surprise announcement.

Speaking at a news conference, Mr Leung said: "If I run my family will suffer an intolerable stress."
Mr Leung has often been accused by pro-democracy campaigners of putting China's interests above those of the people of Hong Kong.
He will step down when his term ends in July 2017.
His successor will be elected by a 1,200-member, mostly pro-Beijing, Election Committee, rather than by the wider electorate.
In 2014, two years after Mr Leung took office, massive pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong failed to win any concessions from him or from China, and he was vilified by protesters who accused him of being too close to Beijing.
He said that he was stepping down out of "responsibility as a father and a husband", and not because of his perceived unpopularity.
He did not want to give further details of his family situation.
According to reports in Hong Kong media, Mr Leung's 25-year-old daughter has been in hospital for more than a month, although the reasons are unclear.
He added that "the central authorities including the top leaders in the country have been very supportive of my work all these years".


NI's finance minister had concerns about a decision to relocate the agriculture department to a former army base in the north west, it has emerged.

Some 800 jobs will move from Belfast to the former Shackleton Army barracks in Ballykelly.
Sammy Wilson's concerns came to light after an investigation by BBC Northern Ireland's The View.
But Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said she was content with her decision.
It is the latest twist in the executive's pledge to transfer civil service jobs west in a bid to redress an historic imbalance in investment, with government departments largely based in the greater Belfast area.
The View found Mr Wilson was asked to approve a decision by the agriculture minister to over-rule advice from her permanent secretary and opt for Ballykelly, without further appraising other potential sites.
Ms O'Neill's "ministerial direction" had to be approved by the finance minister.
But it has emerged he, too, had concerns and, because the decision affected other departments, he brought the matter to the executive.
It is understood Mr Wilson's concerns included the cost, staffing consideration and access to the former barracks site.
However, in an interview with The View, Ms O'Neill said the Ballykelly site was ideal, was already owned by the executive and would regenerate the area.
She said she was content with the process, which included an assessment of local council areas.  Limavady, near Ballykelly, came second in an internal departmental audit,  just behind Strabane.
She said the executive had approved her decision to seek a business appraisal for Ballykelly.
"At the end of the day you would have wasted a lot of time going through all areas where the location was never going to happen so this was just a logical step for me," she said.
What about the finance minister's concerns?
"I think I followed process," said Ms O'Neill. "He (Mr Wilson) had voiced concerns. But that's ok. I'm content with the approach I've taken. I think it is a reasonable approach. I stand over it."
Ms O'Neill said she hopes the trade union, NIPSA, which is seeking legal advice on the decision, will accept her explanation about why she opted for Ballykelly, before she began her Equality Impact Assessment.
NIPSA has not yet ruled out a Judicial Review.
Ballykelly is now in line for a multi-million pound investment, a boon for an area that has suffered a series of economic blows in recent years.
Tina McCloskey, from Ballykelly Community Centre, said the closure of the army camp had been a really big blow for Ballykelly.
She added:  "Bringing these jobs and bringing these people here to Ballykelly and maybe people using the services in Ballykelly would be a good thing for us."
Mrs McCloskey is among those pressing the Office of First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) for a new community centre on the Ballykelly site which would provide services such as creche and catering facilities for workers.
OFMDFM acquired the land from the Ministry of Defence in 2011 in another controversial decision.
The MoD "gifted" the land to the executive but it came with a price tag, as it comes with millions of pounds in maintenance and clean-up costs.
The site is partly on reclaimed land that is prone to flooding and some of it is contaminated with lead and other pollutants.
Because of the costs, the OFMDFM accounting officer advised ministers it did not represent value for money.
This led to a "ministerial direction" being issued by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
John Dallat, who supported jobs coming to Ballykelly in his rural constituency, still has concerns about this initial decision.
Commenting on the ministerial direction, he pointed out it is not done very often and only occurs where a senior civil servant cannot stand over a plan under civil service rules.
He argued that more pressure should have been applied to the MOD to share the costs of clean-up, and maintenance.
Jim Allister, the TUV leader and MLA for North Antrim, is among those asking questions, and complaining about the number of ministerial directions that have been invoked by the executive since 2007.
Mr Allister told the BBC the Ballykelly case seems to be driven by political rather than economic considerations.
He has tabled a number of questions about the number and nature of ministerial directions since 2007, questions the BBC has also put to the Department of Finance.


Shaun Hutchinson has agreed a two-year deal with League One club Millwall after his recent release by Fulham.

The defender, 25, who spent two years at Craven Cottage, will officially join the Lions when his Fulham contract expires at the end of the month.
"Coming to work at a place where you are so wanted is a great feeling," he told the Lions' website.
"I can't wait to get going and am looking forward to putting on the Millwall shirt."
Newcastle-born Hutchinson made 121 league appearances for Motherwell before Fulham signed him from the Scottish side after a number of clubs - including Millwall - had shown an interest in him.
However, he struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular, making 34 league appearances during his time in west London.
"Shaun is a player that as a club we have been aware of for quite a period of time," said Millwall manager Neil Harris.
"We tracked him diligently when he was at Motherwell and when he was moving down south we bid for him.
"We monitored him last season knowing that he was coming out of contract.
"He is a no-nonsense defender who likes to head it in both boxes and is very aggressive in his approach."
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A taxi driver who refused to carry a guide dog because he claimed it was against his religion has been fined for breaching equality laws.

Abandi Kassim turned away Charles Bloch, 22, and his dog in Leicester in July 2016.
The driver apologised outside Leicester Magistrates' Court and claimed he was "confused" at the time.
Mr Bloch said he hoped the fine would send a message to others that disability laws must be respected.
He had booked the minicab for himself and his assistance dog, Carlo, and his girlfriend filmed Kassim saying he would not take them with the dog because of his religion.
Mr Bloch, who is registered blind, explained the law but Kassim drove away.
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Kassim, 44, of Fountains Avenue, Leicester, pleaded guilty to refusing to convey a guide dog, an offence under the Equality Act 2010, and was fined Â£340 plus Â£200 costs and a Â£50 victim surcharge.
Magistrates told him taxi drivers had a duty to know the law.
Kassim said: "I was confused because I was scared of the dog and at the time I did not know the difference between the guide dog and the normal dog.
"It was a mistake, it was a lack of training, I think there should be a course about dogs. I know about them now and would take them now."
Mr Bloch said: "I know  a lot of people with assistance dogs worry about this happening so hopefully this shows them the law is on their side.
"It also shows that if they have a problem, there is something they can do about it."
This is the second time Mr Bloch has taken action against a taxi firm, with him bringing a similar case in November.
ADT Taxis, which employed Mr Kassim, said the driver had been dismissed as soon as they became aware of the incident.
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is illegal for a private hire vehicle to refuse to take a disabled person because they have an assistance dog, nor can they charge more.
Anyone found guilty of an offence under the act is liable to a fine.
Assistance dogs are defined as dogs trained to guide someone who is blind, deaf, epileptic or suffers a condition which affects mobility.
Drivers can apply to a licensing authority for exemption from carrying assistance dogs, but only on medical grounds.
Source: UK Government


England's Paul Casey is one shot off the lead after shooting a seven-under-par 65 in the CIMB Classic first round.

Three Americans - defending champion Justin Thomas, Ryder Cup player Keegan Bradley and Derek Fathauer - share the lead on eight under in Kuala Lumpur.
Casey, 39, who has finished in the top four in his previous four tournaments, birdied four of the last five holes.
India's Anirban Lahiri is fifth on six under, while Scot Russell Knox carded a 70 and England's Ian Poulter a 71.


The Northern Lights are seen on Earth as spectacular splashes of colour in the night sky.

On Thursday experts say amateur star-gazers have the best chance in years of seeing them in all their glory.
The powerful rays can interfere with airline navigation systems, satellites and even NASA space crews.
But if you're wondering what causes the night sky to glow, check out Leah's report from the last time they were really visible to find out more...


Scientists reckon they've figured out why the narwhal has its famous tusk.

15 May 2017 Last updated at 13:14 BST
The narwhal is a mysterious member of the whale family that mostly lives in the Arctic.
It has a long pointy tusk that points out of the end of its nose - that's led to the creature having the nickname, the "unicorn whale".
Scientist knew very little about what these tusks were for until they started filming them in the wild, using drones.
Now they know it's part of a clever way to hunt fish...
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Two teenage girls bludgeoned a woman to death with a shovel, TV set and a coffee table, a court heard.

Angela Wrightson, 39, was also battered with a stick with screws sticking out of it by the then 13 and 14-year-olds, it was said.
Ms Wrightson's body was found at her home in Hartlepool in December after a "sustained and brutal assault", Teesside Crown Court heard. Medical evidence showed she had more than 100 injuries.
The girls deny murder.
Jurors heard an array of items were used in the attack.
Nicholas Campbell QC, prosecuting, said: "A number of implements were used as weapons. They included a wooden stick with screws standing proud of the surface, a TV set, a printer from a home computer, a coffee table and a shovel.
"Smaller items such as a kettle and a metal pan were used together with a glass vase and other ornaments.
"There were well over 100 injuries. The evidence at the scene of the crime showed she had been struck in 12 separate locations within that room."
The court was told her blood-stained body was found by her landlord at her home in Stephen Street. She died as a result of blood loss.
Mr Campbell said: "It became clear that Angela Wrightson had been the victim of a sustained and brutal assault."
The younger girl took selfies at the scene and published one on Snapchat, the court was told.
Later she contacted a friend using Facebook, and that witness went on to tell police during the call she heard the defendant shout: "Go on, smash her head in, bray her, kill her."
Both girls were jointly responsible for the fatal attack, the prosecutor told the jury.
The court heard at the time of the attack the pair, who cannot be named, were in the care of the local authority.
Now aged 14 and 15, the defendants had formed an "intense relationship".
Ms Wrightson was an alcoholic and in drink could be a nuisance, the jury heard.
She allowed young people to drink in her house and would buy cigarettes and alcohol for them from a local shop.
The trial continues.


Unseen pictures from World War One have been released showing what was then the world's largest explosion.

Sailor Victor Magnus captured the scene when a ship carrying explosives caught fire in Halifax, Canada, resulting in the deaths of 2,000 people.
The explosion, on Thursday 6 December 1917, almost wiped out the town.
Mr Magnus's daughter, Anne Foreman from Cornwall, is to take the pictures to the Imperial War Museum in London.
It was 09:04 (GMT) when Halifax suffered the world's greatest man-made explosion at the time, when the two ships involved in the war effort collided.
Standing on the shoreline was Royal Navy Lt Victor Magnus.
The French ship SS Mont Blanc, which was loaded with wartime explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo.
The cataclysmic explosion occurred after a fire broke out on SS Mont Blanc, all of which was caught on camera by Mr Magnus.
SS Mont Blanc was described as a huge 'floating bomb' because of her formidable cargo.
There were more than 2,000 tonnes of picric acid, 200 tonnes of TNT, 56 tonnes of gun cotton and 223 tonnes of motor fuel on board.
Records show the ship exploded and disintegrated in seconds.
Altogether 3.8 sq km (1.5 sq miles) of Halifax was flattened and more than 1,900 people perished.
Avid photographer Mr Magnus managed to capture plumes of smoke and a town littered with ash in his photographs.
After the war Mr Magnus had three children. His daughter, Anne Foreman from Hayle, Cornwall, decided to share her father's photographs during the anniversary of the outbreak of World War One.
She said: "This has brought him to life again. It's amazing, it brings tears to my eyes.
Ms Foreman, aged 89, said her father was on watch during the morning of the explosion when he took the pictures.
"The blast absolutely blew Halifax town into oblivion, the whole of the harbour and the town was devastated.
"The thing that struck me most was a cannon that was blown three miles in land.
Ms Foreman said her father was "a kind and lovely man with a great sense of humour".
"There are so many things I've found out about him and his experiences from these photographs. I'm so happy he's been brought back to the forefront of our minds," she said.


Ireland have been drawn with Scotland and hosts Japan in a favourable draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Holders New Zealand are in Pool B with South Africa and Italy while England are in a tough Pool C alongside France and Argentina.
Wales will face Australia in Pool D, with both sides having qualified ahead of England from the group stage of the 2015 World Cup.
Ireland also face 'Europe 1' and the play-off winner in the five-team pool.
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt said: "I think it's incredibly exciting to draw the host nation".
"I think the crowd, the enthusiasm and the interest in that game is going to be huge."
As the fourth-ranked team in the world, Ireland were drawn in the top pool and managed to avoid some potentially difficult teams in the second and third pools, boosting their prospects of reaching the semi-finals for the first time.
Ireland have met Japan twice before in the Rugby World Cup, beating in Dublin in 1991 and South Africa in 1995, but the Irish will be wary of a developing nation that memorably beat South Africa in the last World Cup.
Schmidt takes his Ireland squad on a summer tour to Japan next month to play two Tests against the 2019 World Cup hosts.
"We've seen the upward curve that Japan have taken in recent times - they got very close to beating Wales in the Millennium Stadium last autumn and obviously their heroics in the last World Cup were pretty spectacular," Schmidt said.
"It's very hard to assess where teams are going to be in two years' time.
"We lost to Scotland recently, so it's a mixed bag."
Scotland, who defeated Ireland in this year's Six Nations campaign, also beat the Irish in their only previous World Cup meeting in a pool match in Edinburgh in 1991.
Romania are currently in the 'Europe 1' slot but qualification will not be determined until next year's Rugby Europe Championship.
"I think the European qualifiers could be Romania most likely - we'll obviously need to be on our mettle (against them).
"Lastly (for the play-off winners), it could be Tonga or Samoa or Fiji depending on how that works out, because they've traditionally got through and got really strong representation in the previous World Cups."
Pool A: Ireland, Scotland, Japan, Europe 1, play-off winner (Europe 2 v Oceania 3)
Pool B: New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Africa 1, repechage winner
Pool C: England, France, Argentina, Americas 1, Oceania 2
Pool D: Australia, Wales, Georgia, Oceania 1, Americas 2
England head coach Eddie Jones: "We want to win the World Cup in 2019, and to win it, we need to be ready to play and beat anyone.
"Our pool will be highly competitive and full of intensity, as a World Cup group should be. History shows that you need to win seven games to win the tournament and we will greatly respect every team we play."
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend: "Obviously there's an excitement as well playing the host nation and it probably guarantees a sell-out game in that fixture and I'm sure there will be a lot of buzz around Japan around the group we're involved in.
"Whether it's better for us or Ireland that we know each other so well, we will find out in a couple of years' time."
Wales head coach Warren Gatland: "We've got Australia and it looks like we could get Fiji again, so a couple of teams from 2015 but we're happy with the draw.
"It's going to be tough and competitive, but that's what you want."
World rugby have confirmed the structure for the knockout stages of the 2015 tournament will remain in place in 2019.
Quarter-final 1: Winners of Pool B would face runners up in Pool A
Quarter-final 2: Winners of Pool C would face runners up in Pool D
Quarter-final 3: Winners of Pool D would face runners up in Pool C
Quarter-final 4: Winners of Pool A would face runners up in Pool B
The winners of QF 1 and QF 2 would meet in the semi-finals as would the winners of QF 3 and QF 4.


The US Army is to reduce the size of its force by 40,000 soldiers over the next two years, according to US media.

The cost-cutting exercise will also see an additional 17,000 civilian employees cut from the army.
The plan, which could be officially announced later this week, would see the US troop level drop to about 450,000 soldiers by the end of 2017.
The US army had about 570,000 troops in 2012 at the height of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A drastic cut like this has long been on the table - in early 2014, the then Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel proposed trimming the active-duty Army to 450,000 personnel, after two costly foreign wars.
Nearly 10,000 US troops still remain in Afghanistan after plans for a gradual withdrawal were delayed until 2016.
In Iraq, there are about 3,500 military personnel helping Iraqi forces take on the Islamic State (IS) group.
There are also US troops being used to train Syrian rebels against IS, but it was revealed on Tuesday that only 60 Syrians are in training.
The planned army staffing levels would be the lowest since 1940, a year before the US entered World War Two, when it employed about 270,000 active-duty soldiers.
A year before the 11 September 2001 attacks, the level was about 480,000.
The army would have to cut a further 30,000 troops if automatic budget cuts known as sequestration come into effect in October, according to USA Today.


MSPs are to approve new legislation that aims to introduce a statutory code governing the use of police stop and search powers.

The measures are contained in the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, which will be voted on by Holyrood later.
The bill also sets out police powers to arrest, hold in custody and question suspects.
But a controversial proposal to end the need for corroboration was dropped earlier this year.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson confirmed in September that Police Scotland was to stop the controversial practice of non-statutory stop and searches of adults and children.
It came after the Scottish government asked John Scott QC to examine the issue. His report found that ending the searches would not prevent officers carrying out their duties effectively.
In a statement to MSPs at Holyrood at the time, Mr Matheson said a new statutory code of practice, as recommended by Mr Scott, would be introduced to underpin how stop and search is used in Scotland.
The Scottish government later introduced a series of amendments to the bill based on the advisory group's recommendations.
Consultations will also be carried out on the terms of the proposed stop and search code of practice, and whether the police should have a specific statutory power to search children under the age of 18 for alcohol.
As well as stop and search, the bill also deals with the length of time police can hold a suspect for questioning without charging them.
It will allow a police officer of the rank of inspector or above to authorise a 12-hour extension to the initial 12-hour time limit - effectively allowing the police to hold a suspect in custody for up to 24 hours without charge.
The additional 12-hour extension period would be subject to a formal requirement on the police to review continued custody beyond the first six hours.
Other measures in the bill include:
The bill had initially included proposals to end the requirement for corroboration - the need for two different and independent sources of evidence - in Scottish criminal cases.
But the plans were dropped from the bill by the Scottish government in April after being heavily criticised by the legal profession, which was concerned it would lead to an increased risk of miscarriages of justice.
Ministers had said they believed more rape, sexual offence and domestic abuse cases would be heard in court if the need for corroboration was removed.
But Mr Matheson said the Scottish government needed more time to consider the findings of a review by Lord Bonomy, who concluded corroboration should still apply to evidence obtained by hearsay and confession.
Possible changes to corroboration laws will now be considered as part of a wider review after the 2016 Holyrood election.


US stocks edged lower on Wednesday, but remained at near record levels despite an earlier sell-off triggered by rising tension between the US and North Korea.

North Korea said it was considering a missile strike on the US military base in Guam, after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury".
The Dow Jones fell 0.17% to 22,048.7 and the wider S&P 500 index dipped 0.04% to 2,474.02.
The Nasdaq lost 0.28% to 6,352.3.
Mr Trump on Wednesday took to Twitter to boast about the US nuclear arsenal, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to inject calm into the situation, reassuring the American public that there was no imminent threat.
While stocks opened lower, they stemmed losses as the day went on, remaining near the record highs where they have traded for weeks.
Walt Disney weighed on the market. Its shares fell almost 4% after the company said it would invest in the launch of its own ESPN- and Disney-branded online streaming sites and end a distribution deal with Netflix in 2019.
Netflix fell by about 1.5%.


Three MPs in South Yorkshire are being investigated by police over alleged electoral expenses fraud.

Labour MPs Sir Kevin Barron (Rother Valley), Sarah Champion (Rotherham) and John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) have all denied the allegations.
South Yorkshire Police said it was in the early stages of an inquiry into alleged expenses fraud in Rotherham during the 2015 general election.
It is assessing whether the deadline for investigations can be extended.
"Officers are currently collating information to assess whether an application for an extension to the 12-month parameters on the time to investigate could be obtained from the courts," the force said.
Sir Kevin, who is chairman of the House of Commons standards committee, said: "All my elections expenses were declared within the law and the rules set out by the Electoral Commission."
Mr Healey said: "These allegations are simply wrong. My expenses for the 2015 general election were reported fully in accordance with the law and the rules set out by the Electoral Commission."
Ms Champion has not yet responded to requests for a comment from the BBC.


Birmingham City have signed Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson and Cohen Bramall, plus Southampton's Sam Gallagher on loan until the end of the season.

Right-back Jenkinson, 25, made just five appearances for Arsenal last season after spending the previous two campaigns on loan with West Ham.
Left-back Bramall, 21, moves after joining the Gunners from non-league side Hednesford Town in January.
Saints striker Gallagher, also 21, has two goals in 20 Saints games.
The trio could make their debuts in Tuesday's EFL Cup second round tie against Bournemouth at St Andrew's.
Jenkinson departs on his third loan spell in four seasons, having made 62 appearances for Arsenal since arriving from Charlton in 2011.
Bramall is yet to play for Arsenal's first team after his move from Hednesford, but was a part of the club's pre-season tour of Australia and China.
Gallagher has experience of the Championship following spells with MK Dons in 2015-16 and then last season on loan to Blackburn Rovers where he netted 12 goals in 47 appearances.
They join David Stockdale, Marc Roberts, Cheikh N'Doye and Isaac Vassell in making the move to St Andrew's over the summer.
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Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to hit Wales on Saturday, the Met Office has warned.

Gusts of 40-50mph (64-80km/h) are forecast for some inland areas, with potentially more than 60mph (96km/h) on exposed coasts and hills.
The yellow "be aware" alert covering the whole of Wales also warned the bad weather could cause travel disruption - mainly in the south and east.
The warning is in place from 06:00 GMT to 19:00.


Sir Vince Cable - the likely next Lib Dem leader - says he is "beginning to think Brexit may never happen".

He said "enormous" divisions in the Labour and the Tory parties and a "deteriorating" economy would make people think again.
"People will realise that we didn't vote to be poorer, and I think the whole question of continued membership will once again arise," he said.
He was speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show.
His comments were dismissed by leading Eurosceptic Conservative MP Owen Paterson, who said Sir Vince was just "chucking buckets of water around" and ignoring the "huge vote" in favour of leaving in the referendum and at the general election, where the two main parties backed Brexit.
"Vince Cable's party went down in votes, as did the other little parties who want to stay in the European Union," he told the BBC's Sunday Politics.
He added: "I am afraid Vince is behind history. We are going to leave. We are on target."
Sir Vince conceded that the Lib Dem policy on a second referendum on the terms of a Brexit deal "didn't really cut through in the general election".
But he said it could offer voters "a way out when it becomes clear the Brexit is potentially disastrous".
The former business secretary looks set to be crowned Lib Dem leader. He is the only candidate following the resignation of Tim Farron.
Sir Vince told the BBC he wants to work with Labour and Tory MPs to block what he regards as Theresa May's "hard Brexit" policy.
"A lot of people are keeping their heads down," he said, and "we'll see what happens" when MPs returned from their summer break.
But he added: "I'm beginning to think that Brexit may never happen.
"The problems are so enormous, the divisions within the two major parties are so enormous. I can see a scenario in which this doesn't happen."
MPs are set to vote on the Repeal Bill, a key piece of Brexit legislation, in the autumn.
Sir Vince has said he wants to form a cross-party coalition including like-minded Tory and Labour MPs to oppose Britain's exit from the single market - the official policy of both the Conservative and Labour parties.
He said Labour MPs who disagreed with their leader's position were welcome in his party, and predicted Labour's divisions on the issue would get worse.
"Jeremy Corbyn had a good election, for sure, but there is an element of a 'bubble' about it," he told Andrew Marr.
"He managed to attract large numbers of people on the basis that he was leading opposition to Brexit.
"Actually he is very pro-Brexit, and hard Brexit, and I think when that becomes apparent, the divisions in the Labour Party will become more real and the opportunity for us to move into that space will be substantial."
Sir Vince has come under fire for saying Theresa May's comment, in her 2016 Conservative Party conference speech, that "if you believe you're a citizen of the world, you're a citizen of nowhere," was like something out of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
Quizzed by Andrew Marr on this, Sir Vince said he had got the wrong dictator: "I got my literary reference wrong - I think it was Stalin who talked about 'rootless cosmopolitans'."
Sir Vince, who won back his Twickenham seat at the general election, is not expected to face a challenger for the Lib Dem leadership but he said would still produce a manifesto. He suggested he would back income tax rises to pay for improvements to health and social care.


Swansea boss Paul Clement says Gylfi Sigurdsson does not get the credit he deserves because he plays for a side at the wrong end of the table.

Sigurdsson has scored nine and created 11 goals this season in the Premier League alone, but the Swans are 17th.
"That's probably because of the position of the team," Clement said, when asked why Sigurdsson is not recognised as a top bracket player.
"When teams are lower in the table, the players don't get that recognition."
Sigurdsson's Iceland, who stunned England by eliminating them at Euro 2016, face the Republic of Ireland in a friendly, as they bid to qualify for the World Cup from a tough group also containing Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey.
Clement says Sigurdsson, who is already being linked with a summer move away from Liberty Stadium, works tremendously hard to hone his craft.
Swansea revealed that they turned down bids for Sigurdsson in the January transfer window.
"He is a player that's done really, really well," Clement said.
"It's no surprise. He has ability but goodness, does that player work.
"Every day in training, pushing, extra stuff to work on his technique, his finishing, set plays. He is really alert and attentive in the video meetings, (takes) good care of his body, (he is a) very good professional."


Keith Farmer has one hand on the British Supersport title after completing a double at Cadwell Park on Sunday.

The Clogher rider holds a 63-point lead over Dubliner Jack Kennedy, who came home second in race two.
David Allingham secured a fourth-place finish in to stay in title contention, albeit a further 21 points adrift.
Andrew Irwin has dropped away from challenging Farmer after two retirements at the English circuit.
Farmer extended his lead in the series with victory in the sprint race on Saturday with Allingham crossing the line in third, while Kennedy and Irwin both failed to finish the race after mechanical issues.
Irwin was keeping in touch with Farmer in race two, but crashed out on the safety car restart after running over a kerb to finish the weekend without any points.
In the British Superbike class Michael Laverty was seventh in race one while Glenn Irwin and Andy Reid made it a trio of Northern Irish racers in the points with 11th and 13th place finishes.
Toome rider Laverty made it two top-10 finishes by coming in eighth in race two with Irwin one place behind and Reid also in the points in 13th.
Ballinamallard's Josh Elliott was sixth in the Superstock 1000 class as Carl Phillips missed the round due to budgetary issues.
Richard Kerr picked up a podium in the Motostar championship while Euguene McManus had a best result of fourth.


Security forces are controlling who enters the main office of the crisis-hit Nigerian Football Federation in the capital Abjua, BBC Sport has learned.

Soldiers and riot police are manning the entrance of the building.
It follows last week's court ruling that NFF president Amaju Pinnick lost his post to Chris Giwa in elections in September 2014.
Giwa and his team had said they would occupy and take over the NFF offices to start work on Monday.
The NFF has appealed against the court ruling, insisting that Pinnick is still the head of the federation.
And staff of the Fifa-recognised NFF, including the general secretary Mohammed Sanusi, are currently working in the building.
Giwa's faction and all other non-NFF staff have been denied access into the football house by police, who have been in attendance since Sunday.
"We got here this morning and the police requested our identity cards, then we were let into our offices," an NFF staff member told BBC Sport.
"Only those without any proof of NFF identifications are prevented from coming to the building."
The ongoing power struggle means Nigeria face the prospect of a Fifa ban, which could put their World Cup qualification hopes in jeopardy.