At the top of a long staircase in a room in a tower, far away from the throng of visitors and other scientists and laboratories is the Natural History Museum's insectory.

And it's tucked away for a very good reason.
Inside, your senses are greeted by the smell of rotting dog food, the buzz of blowflies and the purple UV light of the fly killer ready to zap escapees.
This is where the museum's forensic entomologists breed different species of fly in a bid to help the police solve crimes.
Museum scientist Amoret Whitaker is one of just three forensic entomologists in the UK who regularly works with the police to determine the time of death of a corpse.
"As soon as a person dies, their body starts to decompose and they give off specific odours. These different chemical signals are very very attractive to insects. And in the inital stages it's especially blowflies."
"So when someone dies, fairly soon, it could be within minutes blowflies are attracted to the body and they will start laying eggs immediately. These will hatch into larvae or maggots and the developmental cycle will continue."
"You get a lot of male blowflies hanging around, sitting on plants around the body, waiting for suitable female mates."
And it is this cycle of life and death that is critical in helping the police when they are uncertain of the timing of someone's death.
By understanding the "succession" rates or the speed of growth of flies, from an egg to the larval then adult stage she and her colleagues can determine the likely time that person died.
But scientists only have developmental data on perhaps half of the twelve or so species of fly that are regulary found on dead bodies.
By breeding them in "captivity" under different temperature conditions they can get more accurate information about the timing of their growth and so the process of death.
The accuracy of that timing depends partly on how long the body has been decomposing. If she can get to see a corpse within days of its death,  when that person died can be worked out to an accuracy within hours.
But, if the body has lain undiscovered for weeks, or even months, then the precision of timing can be narrowed to a matter of days.
This timing can even be used to help determine whether a suspicious death should be treated as murder.
"In some cases of assault, if someone has been seen leaving a pub after a fight say, then that person is found dead a few days later, if we can determine when they died to a matter of hours, we can help establish whether the person died from the assault or other causes."
The time of year can dramatically affect how a body decomposes. In one case Amoret and colleagues were involved in, a man disappeared in November but his body was not discovered until the following February.
One pathologist report suggested the body had been dead for just a few weeks. In fact because he had died in winter his body had effectively been "mummified".
The critical evidence came from Calliphora vicina, a bluebottle blowfly often found on dead bodies. C vicina grows all year round but in winter its development slows right down. While it remains alive, it becomes inactive at temperatures below 1C.
This peculiarly slow rate of development meant Amoret and colleagues could prove the man had died months ago rather than weeks.
The man had left a pub, taken a short-cut home then slipped and broken his neck.
The police regularly use Amoret and her colleagues' expertise.
"We can go two months with nothing but then be asked to help with six cases in a couple of weeks."
"It's rare that our evidence is used in court. It's more common that we give police a time window and they can then gather further evidence."
Forensic entomology can even be used in cases of burnt bodies, as insects may still be found, feeding within the body cavities. If a cadaver has been burnt this makes estimating time of death difficult for the pathologist.
Between working with police in the UK and research at the Natural History Museum, Amoret also works at the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
There she compares the decomposition of dead pigs and human cadavers. Some people have nicknamed this place the "body farm".
In the summers of 2008 and 2009 she compared the decomposition of three pigs and three human cadavers.
Her research isn't finalised but initial results are positive, confirming that pigs are a good model for how a human corpse decays.
"The same species of insects are attracted during the same time periods to both types of cadaver.  Large numbers of blowflies from days 1-5, fewer on days 6-7, and a large drop from day eight onwards," she told BBC News.
She also says this research will be very useful for all cases where insect evidence is used.
"This work will have a big impact when it's published, for forensic entomologists all over the world.  As it will show that pigs are a good model for humans, and therefore all the data gathered using pig cadavers can be applied to cases involving human cadavers."
Amoret Whitaker is just one of the scientists demonstrating their research at the one night only event "After Hours: Science Uncovered" at the Natural History Museum on Friday 24th September between 1600 and 2200


A South African Paralympic shot-putter has hit out at South African Airways for refusing to allow him to board with his prosthetic leg.

Bronze medallist Tyrone Pillay says he was prevented from boarding an internal flight from Johannesburg to Durban as he made his way back from Brazil.
On Twitter, the athlete called the airline "disrespectful".
South African Airways says he should have been allowed on board with the prosthesis and is investigating.
"Our policy makes provision for passenger assistive devices to be carried into the cabin," said airline spokesperson Tlali Tlali.
"Mr Pillay's prosthetic legs fall under this classification and should have been allowed."
He said Mr Pillay was unable to keep the prosthetic leg with him in the plane's cabin, but it was unclear what had happened to it.
"We have offered an inconsistent service. He was allowed to board our flight from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg, so we want to establish from the staff member here exactly what happened," he added.


Great Britain's defending champion Andy Murray will face Viktor Troicki in the first round of the Olympics in Rio.

Johanna Konta plays Stephanie Vogt of Liechtenstein and fellow Briton Heather Watson also faces a player outside the top 250 in Peng Shuai of China.
Kyle Edmund plays Australian Jordan Thompson, while the Murray brothers begin the doubles against Brazilian pair Thomaz Bellucci and Andre Sa.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic opens his campaign against Juan Martin Del Potro.
Argentine Del Potro, who has struggled with a wrist injury for the last two years, beat Djokovic in the bronze medal match at the 2012 Olympics.
Spain's Rafael Nadal, who missed Wimbledon with a wrist injury, will play Argentina's Federico Delbonis in the first round and also intends to play in the men's doubles and mixed doubles.
Serena Williams starts her campaign for a fifth Olympic gold medal against Australia's Daria Gavrilova and will also play with her sister Venus in the doubles.
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Murray's first-round opponent, Serbia's Troicki, was fined for unsportsmanlike conduct after a rant at an umpire following his second-round defeat at this year's Wimbledon.
The draw for the mixed doubles, which Murray and Laura Robson took silver in in 2012, will be finalised on 9 August.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
At 35 in the world, and in a best-of-three-set match, Troicki is a dangerous first-round opponent - even though Murray has won all seven of their previous meetings.
His chief rival Djokovic has an even more perilous start against 2009 US Open champion Del Potro and could face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals. Murray's projected opponent in the last eight is David Ferrer - and Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals.
The draw has been kind to Konta, Watson and Edmund, although Watson's opponent Peng Shuai was 27 in the world before missing 10 months through injury.
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Margaret Thatcher held secret talks with Saudi rulers in 1985, leading up to the UK's largest arms deal, newly released official documents show.

The then prime minister met King Fahd five months before the first instalment of the Â£40bn Al-Yamamah deal was agreed to sell Tornados and other aircraft.
At the time, officials said the meeting focused on peace in the Middle East.
But Foreign Office papers indicate the visit was actually intended to "smoke out" the Saudis over arms contracts.
Newly declassified documents from the mid-1980s give a fresh insight into the Thatcher government's immense efforts to sell British Tornados and other aircraft to Saudi Arabia.
The Al-Yamamah arms deal, first agreed in September 1985, has been worth at least Â£40bn to defence giant BAE Systems and their partners, securing thousands of jobs.
But it has also been tainted by allegations of slush-fund payments to members of the Saudi royal family.
Secrecy has always played a large part in arms sales, and the papers from 1985 newly released by the National Archives include letters between senior civil servants in Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) that highlight the need for secrecy as the UK pressed the Saudis to opt for the British Tornado fighters over intense competition, particularly from France.
At the centre of the correspondence is a crucial visit the prime minister made to see the Saudi King Fahd on 14 April in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, brokered by Prince Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud - then Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the US.
One of the newly released files contains a letter Margaret Thatcher's private secretary and foreign policy adviser, Charles Powell, wrote to the Foreign Office on 1 April, marked: "Secret".
He wrote: "We should not add anyone to the prime minister's party for the visit to Riyadh. To include someone from MoD sales would only serve to draw attention to the Tornado aspect (given that there will be 25 journalists aboard the aircraft)."
At the end of the letter, the now Lord Powell wrote: "I am copying this letter to Richard Mottram (Ministry of Defence). It is classified secret because of the Tornado aspect."
Mr Mottram, private secretary to the then Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine, replied: "It seems unlikely that Prince Bandar would seek to engineer such a meeting unless something positive was likely to come out of it: otherwise he runs the obvious risk of embarrassing both the prime minister and King Fahd."
The stopover in Saudi Arabia to see King Fahd, following an official visit to South East Asia, was later explained publicly as an opportunity to discuss recent developments in efforts to find peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
But a briefing document from the Foreign Office to Downing Street stressed the real priority.
"To date, we only have Prince Bandar's word for it that the king has decided to buy Tornado," it said.
"We need to get this made more precise and more explicit.
"Tackling the king in person is probably the only way of smoking the Saudis out."
It seems the meeting between the king and the prime minister was successful.
The official record makes no mention of Tornados or an arms deal, but in her thank-you letter the following day, Mrs Thatcher wrote: "I was glad that we were able to discuss a further matter privately over lunch.
"I look forward to receiving your majesty's personal envoy soon, in order that we may conclude this matter successfully."
Five months later, in September 1985, the UK and Saudi defence ministers signed a memorandum of understanding in London for 72 Tornados, 30 Hawk training aircraft and a whole range of weapons, radar, and spares as well as a pilot-training programme.
It was the first instalment of the massive Al-Yamamah deal that remains so controversial more than 30 years later.
BAE has denied any wrongdoing in connection to the deal and in 2006, Tony Blair's government stopped a corruption investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, arguing that continuation would cause "serious damage" to relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
His Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, said the decision had been made "in the wider public interest", which had "to be balanced against the rule of law".


US bank JP Morgan could move up to 1,000 jobs out of London ahead of the UK's exit from the European Union.

A senior executive at the Wall Street giant, Daniel Pinto, said that "hundreds" of staff may move to Dublin, Frankfurt and Luxembourg.
However, it is understood that the number of people who would be relocated involves between 500 and 1,000 jobs.
Earlier, Standard Chartered bank said it was in talks with German regulators about making Frankfurt its Europe base.
However, Standard said the impact on UK staff would be "minimal".
Several global banks have announced in recent weeks that they will move some jobs out of London as part of contingency plans for when the UK leaves the EU.
Speaking to Bloomberg News, Mr Pinto, head of investment banking at JP Morgan, said: "We are going to use the three banks we already have in Europe as the anchors for our operations.
"We will have to move hundreds of people in the short term to be ready for day one, when negotiations finish, and then we will look at the longer-term numbers."
JP Morgan's main offices in continental Europe are in Dublin, Frankfurt and Luxembourg, but it also has operations in Paris, Milan, Madrid and Stockholm.
JP Morgan is widely reported to be in talks to buy a Dublin office big enough to hold more than 1,000 workers.
Since the Brexit referendum last year, European cities have lined up to try and woo financial services companies to move operations there to continue serving European clients.
Standard Chartered chairman Jose Vinals said on Wednesday: "We are looking at setting up a subsidiary in the EU to ensure we are prepared.
"The choice of Frankfurt is very natural as we have a branch there and we do euro clearing there."
However, a spokeswoman for the bank, which only has a small amount of business in Europe, said the impact on UK staff would be "minimal".
Other financial services companies have announced plans to move workers out of London in case the UK fails to secure "passporting" rights for them to operate across EU borders after Brexit.
Deutsche Bank said last week it could move up to 4,000 jobs out of the UK as a result of Brexit - nearly half its UK workforce.
Barclays told the BBC the bank was preparing to add hundreds of staff to offices in Dublin, Frankfurt and Milan to counter Brexit risks to its European business.
Goldman Sachs has confirmed it will move jobs away from London and bulk up its European presence by "hundreds of people" before a Brexit deal is struck.
Insurers Lloyd's of London and Royal London are also setting up subsidiaries outside the UK.
JP Morgan's Mr Pinto told Bloomberg: "We have to plan for a scenario where there is no UK-EU passporting deal, and we have to move a substantial portion of our business to continue serving our European clients.
"We'll have to wait to see what kind of deal can be achieved and see what we need to do from there."
He was speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Saudi Arabia. A JP Morgan spokesman confirmed Mr Pinto's remarks, but did not elaborate on the story.
A report commissioned by the City UK industry group warned in October that as many as 75,000 financial services jobs could be lost from London if operations into the EU are severely disrupted after Brexit.


Formula 1 drivers have demanded the end of tyre blowouts after two dramatic failures at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alexander Wurz said: "We need to stop the sudden explosions."
The intervention comes after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg suffered tyre failures at close to 200mph at Spa over the weekend.
Pirelli says it is conducting a forensic investigation to understand the failures.
A spokesman said it hoped to have a comprehensive explanation of the causes of Vettel's incident by Thursday.
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Former F1 driver Wurz, who leads the GPDA with fellow directors Vettel and Jenson Button, told BBC Sport: "As drivers, we strongly believe the end of a tyre's performance window can and should not be a tyre delamination in the form of an explosion.
"I believe there are technologies which prevent such sudden delamination, but for the short term we need to give Pirelli the freedom and support to introduce any measures they declare safe and fit for F1 racing."
Wurz - who races for Toyota in the World Endurance Championship, where all the leading teams use Michelin tyres - added that the GPDA was in contact with governing body the FIA and Pirelli on the issue.
He said: "We request their utmost attention to the tyre blowouts at Spa. We need to work together to get on top of such safety concerns."
The drivers are angry about the situation because it appears reminiscent to them of the 2013 British Grand Prix, when six tyre failures in one race plunged F1 into crisis.
Pirelli had to make emergency changes to its tyres after that race.
Drivers fear tyre explosions for two reasons:
Wurz added: "It needs to be said that we have seen tyre failures throughout the history of F1 and racing.
"This is not desired, but we are aware of the difficulties tyre manufacturers face because of ever-evolving lap times and forces.
"It is the management of and reaction to such failures, and the development of better, faster and safer tyres, which F1 shall and must embrace and even demand.
"This is for the safety of the drivers but also for feeding safer technologies into road tyres."
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A Pirelli spokesman said that, at this stage, the company still felt wear was the major contributory factor to Vettel's failure.
He said that most teams and drivers had chosen to do a two-stop strategy, while Ferrari were trying to make it though the race on one stop, and that the longest any other driver ran the medium tyre that failed on Vettel's car was 22 laps by Force India's Sergio Perez.
Vettel's tyre exploded on its 29th lap - well within the maximum of 40 laps Pirelli had recommended to Ferrari. The Italian team were also not warned by their Pirelli engineer during that race that they were taking any significant risks.
Pirelli put out a statement on Sunday night after the race that said its 2013 suggestion to impose maximum usage limits on tyres had not been adopted by F1.


On Monday, the papers were crying out to know the identify of the the "mystery hero" who pulled a woman from a sunken car in the Republic of Ireland.

Today he proclaims "I am not a hero."
Andrew Johnston, a 21-year-old student from Lurgan, County Armagh, was hailed as a "brave gentleman" for his efforts, but he has since said: "I don't want to describe myself as a hero, there were a lot of people involved.
"What I saw unfolding before me was the scariest thing I have seen in my life," reports the Daily Mirror.
"But I knew I had to something."
The student told how he dived into the river four times to save Loretta McKinlay.
He became involved in the rescue when he and his girlfriend came across the scene of the crash and a man ran towards him asking if he could swim.
In the water, he saw a man with blood on his face on top of the upturned car.
"I am not a gold-medal swimmer," Mr Johnston said, "but I got out to him and asked him if there was anybody else in the car".
He said the reply was "not the answer I wanted to hear".
Mr Johnston then made four attempts to get to the woman who was trapped inside.
"She was unconscious. Her lips were blue - I'd never seen anything like it in all my life," he said.
He was eventually able to free Ms McKinlay from the back seat of the car.
The story also features on the front page of the Belfast Telegraph under the headline: "I dragged woman from sunken car."
The Belfast Telegraph also reports that Ulster University has crashed out of University Challenge during its debut appearance on the show.
The university "came within touching distance of victory" last night, but lost out on the win by just five points.
The team was made up of mature students, with an average age of 50, who answered questions on topics including Shakespeare and historical travel maps.
On the front page of the Irish News, a resident of the Sandy Row apartment block which was damaged by an Eleventh Night bonfire has criticised a DUP MLA's failure to meet residents.
The story sits alongside a picture of the towering bonfire.
The paper reports that Christopher Stalford, whose office is just across the road from the damaged apartment block, has twice been unable to meet residents.
But the MLA said he had childcare responsibilities which have resulted in him being unable to meet those affected.
He also said that he would "make himself available" at his office if people wished to see him.
But the resident has said Mr Stalford's response was "a joke".
On the front page of the News Letter is the story of missing County Antrim man, Dean McIlwaine.
"Hundreds join dad in search for missing son," reads the headline.
Both the Belfast Telegraph and the Irish News also cover the story.
Relatives of Dean McIlwaine, who is from Newtownabbey, have made emotional pleas for him to return home after his disappearance last Thursday.
Many volunteers joined searches in Belfast last night and posters showing the 22-year-old barber have been placed around the city, the News Letter reports.
He was last seen in the Carnmoney Road area of Newtownabbey.
His brother Glen McIlwaine, 27, told the Belfast Telegraph that the disappearance was "totally out of character".
And the News Letter reports that the missing man's "distraught" father led searches from the Mater Hospital to the Crumlin Road on Monday.
"Somebody must know something and I just hope they come forward," he said.
"It's totally heartbreaking, this is my wee boy we're searching for.
"We just have to keep trying, but as the day goes on it gets harder and harder."
Other teams of volunteers covered parkland in the north of the city.


Arsenal forward Theo Walcott says the Gunners have to challenge for next season's Premier League title after they successfully retained the FA Cup.

Walcott, 26, scored the first goal as Arsenal comfortably defeated Aston Villa 4-0 in the final at Wembley.
But the Gunners came third in the Premier League, 12 points behind champions Chelsea, and have not won the league title since the 2003-04 season.
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"The Premier League has to be the next target for us," said Walcott.
"That's two FA Cup wins now but this is one of the best squads we have had at Arsenal so we should be achieving more. We need to start well in the Premier League next year."
Walcott suffered a serious knee injury in January 2014 that saw him miss the 2014 FA Cup final, where Arsenal beat Hull City 3-2 at Wembley.
The England international only played two games in November before another injury kept him out for a further two months.
But he finished the season strongly with a hat-trick in Arsenal's last Premier League match, a 4-1 win against West Brom as Walcott was preferred to Olivier Giroud up front.
Walcott opened the scoring in the 40th minute at Wembley before further goals from Alexis Sanchez, Per Mertesacker and Giroud secured the victory.
"I missed all this last year and to be part of it this year is a dream come true," added Walcott.
"My family are here and I have worked so hard, as has everyone to do this. I want to thank the manager for picking me and having faith in me and hopefully I repaid him.
"I also want to thank the physios and everyone who has looked after me. This is for them."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has now guided the Gunners to two trophies in two seasons after eight campaigns without winning any silverware.
"We have shown that we are a real team and can deal with pressure," said Wenger. "I congratulate the players, the staff and the fans. We are so happy.
"I had a difficult week to pick the team. But when confidence and sprit is so good it helps. I am very proud. Our club is doing well and if I can personally do well then it's even better.
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"I have two more years of my contract and my hunger is great."
Wenger has won the Premier League three times, with their last success coming with the 2003-04 side that remained unbeaten throughout their league season.
He added: "Of course I think we can push on. Why not? We have won the league in the past when we have had potential to do it and that's what we want to do again.
"That's what we want to show next season but you also don't know how good the other teams will be.
"It is about consistency at the top level and in the past we have won leagues when we have been consistent."
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is also adamant that his side can win the Premier League title in 2015-16.
"It's a great feeling," said Ramsey. "We really wanted this one. Winning back-to-back FA Cups is not an easy thing to do and we have done it.
"Now we can look forward to next season and kick on and give it a real go in the Premier League."
Striker Olivier Giroud scored Arsenal's fourth goal in injury-time after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute.
He feels it is vital that the key players remain at the club.
"If we keep this squad, with one or two more players, we will have a good chance to challenge for the title," said Giroud. "The Premier League title is the target. Hopefully we will be there."


The UK will use its presidency of the G8 to hold the first global dementia summit.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt have called on health ministers from the member countries to attend the meeting in London on 11 December.
Mr Hunt described the condition as a global challenge.
Currently there are 35.6 million people worldwide living with dementia. By 2020 the figure will be nearly 70 million.
The total estimated worldwide cost of dementia was $604bn (Â£386bn) in 2010. About 70% of the costs occur in Western Europe and North America.
But nearly 60% of people with the condition live in developing countries. As their populations grow and age, the pressure on their services and budgets will increase.
Mr Hunt said: "This is a global challenge and one which is set to intensify.
"While we continue to pursue tomorrow's cures, it is critical now more than ever to pay serious attention to what we can do to reduce the average number of years living with the condition.
"The G8 today have a unique chance to come together to help people manage dementia better, lead healthier lives and deliver real improvements in care and substantial economic savings."
Hilary Evans, of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Worryingly, there have been no new treatments for dementia since 2003 and those in existence only offer modest efficacy.
"We desperately need new treatments and interventions that can delay the onset, slow the progression and manage the symptoms of dementia.
"Only through increased research can we make progress and offer hope to people with dementia."


How the men of Chad's Wodaabe culture put on their make-up and don their best clothes to impress would-be brides at a week-long festival.


Scarlets fly-half Rhys Patchell has been ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.

The 23-year-old suffered a high-ankle sprain during the win over his former club Cardiff Blues on New Year's Day.
Patchell has scored 147 points in 16 appearances since arriving at Parc Y Scarlets this season.
The injury will rule the fly-half, called up to play full-back for Wales against New Zealand last summer, out of contention of the Six Nations.
"It's a blow because Rhys has been one of the leading lights for us over the last few weeks with a good run of form," said Scarlets team manager Mark Taylor.
"We are massively disappointed but also disappointed for Rhys. He has grown in confidence with every game this season."


A hormone injection has been shown to be a safe and effective method of contraception - for men.

US researchers say the jab was almost 96% effective in tests on around 270 men who were using it, with four pregnancies among their partners.
However, a relatively high number developed side effects, including acne and mood disorders.
Researchers have been investigating potential for male hormonal contraceptives for around 20 years.
They have all been looking for an effective way of suppressing sperm production without causing unpleasant or unbearable side effects.
Because men constantly produce sperm, high levels of hormones are needed to reduce levels from the normal sperm count of over 15 million per millilitre to under one million/ml.
This study was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, and published by the Endocrine Society.
It looked at men aged 18-45 who had been in monogamous relationships for at least a year - and whose partners had agreed to take part.
The men's sperm counts were checked at the beginning of the study, to ensure they were normal.
They then had two hormone injections (progesterone and a form of testosterone) every eight weeks, and were monitored for up to six months until their sperm count fell to under a million.
They were then asked to rely on the jab, which they continued to have at the same interval, as their only form of contraception during the efficacy stage of the study, which lasted for up to a year,
Once they stopped having the injections, they were monitored to see how quickly their sperm counts recovered.
Eight men had not recovered their normal sperm counts a year after the study ended.
Dr Mario Festin, of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, who carried out the study, said: "The study found it is possible to have a hormonal contraceptive for men that reduces the risk of unplanned pregnancies in the partners of men who use it."
The researchers stopped taking on new participants in 2011 after concerns were raised about side effects such as depression and other mood disorders, as well as muscle pain and acne.
Such side effects caused 20 men to drop out of the study and were reported by many others,
Dr Festin said other researchers were now looking at combining different levels of the same hormones, and different ways of delivering them, such as gels.
He added: "This has been one step in a long journey of finding the right combination for male hormonal contraception."
Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield, said: "There is certainly an unmet need for an effective reversible contraceptive for men, along the lines of the hormonal contraceptive for women.
"However, none of the preparations that have been developed and tested to date have managed to become a commercial reality for one reason or another."
He said the contraceptive in this study was "extremely effective and therefore certainly has promise" and that the number of side effects seen was a concern.
But he added: "It is noteworthy that 75% of the men who took part in the trial would be willing to use this method of contraception again.
"So perhaps the side-effects weren't all that bad after all."


A woman accused of murdering a man in Craigavon rang a friend and told her she had "gone mad and jumped on his head and stomach'' following an argument, a jury has heard.

Owen Creaney, from Lurgan, was found dead on 5 July 2014.
Shauneen Boyle, 25, and Stephen Thomas Hughes, 29, are jointly charged with his murder.
A friend of Ms Boyle's said she received a text on Friday 4 July which said Ms Boyle was "in trouble".
Mairead McGuigan told the jury at Belfast Crown Court that she later phoned Ms Boyle.
"She said she got into a fight with Owen, she had went mad, she had beat a fella up after getting into an argument and she jumped on his stomach and his head. She might have said that he was in a bad way," she said.
"She said there was blood all over his face. She said his face was busted open.''
Ms McGuigan said Ms Boyle phoned her about 21:00 and asked her to call round to Mr Hughes's house after work.
"She asked me to bring round my hoover and my carpet cleaner as she said there was a stain on the white carpet,'' she said
The witness said she called to Mr Hughes's house at Moyraverty Court, Craigavon, about 21:35 and told a prosecution barrister that she took a seat on the sofa in the living next to Ms Boyle while Mr Hughes remained standing in front of them.
"They were drinking. Shauneen said: 'I got into a fight with Owen Creaney over my dad'," she Ms McGuigan said.
"Stephen said nothing. I asked him why he didn't break it up. He said he was afraid and said he had got his blinds broken."
She told the court she was about to leave when she heard noises coming from upstairs and realised Mr Creaney was up there.
Ms Boyle told her he had been sleeping for 28 hours and was drunk after consuming alcohol.
Ms McGuigan followed the pair upstairs and saw Mr Creaney lying on a sofa.
"He was making funny breathing noises, like heavy breathing. Shauneen said he was sleeping. He was like bruised with yellow bruising. There was foam coming out of his mouth," she said.
"I told them to get the police, that this man has a broken rib. Shauneen said Stephen was afraid of the police coming to the house. I said he definitely has a broken rib and she said Owen had drank a litre of vodka and was lying sleeping.''
She told the court that the pair told her they had showered Mr Creaney following the fight to "to try and bring him round" and had changed him and washed his clothes.'
Ms McGuigan left the property and told a male friend what had happened.
She said she was in contact with Ms Boyle the following morning.
Ms McGuigan said she asked Ms Boyle about Mr Creaney, to which she replied: "He is dead.'' I said: 'Get that man to the hospital now.''
"Shauneen said: 'It's too late. There is nothing more we can do for him'. But I don't think she was telling the truth.''
She said that during the phone call, she overheard a conversation between the pair talking about an "empty wheelie bin".
Ms Boyle's lawyer asked Ms McGuigan if she remembered getting a text on the Saturday morning in which his client had denied the murder.  She said she did not.
Both Ms Boyle, from Edenderry Park, Banbridge, and Mr Hughes, whose address was given as HMP Maghaberry deny the charges.


Rugby league's longest-serving full-time referee Richard Silverwood has been suspended pending an investigation by the Rugby Football League.

Silverwood has not taken charge of a game since overseeing Hull FC's win over Hull KR at Magic Weekend in May.
It is his third suspension, having been stopped from officiating in 2009 for a breach of the RFL's information and technology policy, and again in 2011.
The RFL has not disclosed the circumstances leading to the inquiry.
Silverwood's 2009 suspension followed an alleged leak of confidential information to a trade union, while the 2011 disciplinary procedure resulted from an "off-field incident" during a game between Huddersfield and Leeds.
Meanwhile, fellow referee Sam Ansell has also been suspended pending an investigation.
The 26-year-old was added to the nine-man panel of full-time match officials in January.
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An overhaul of the way cancer waiting times are measured is expected to be trialled throughout Wales.

At the moment the NHS is judged against two cancer targets.
Following requests from doctors, it is expected a "single cancer pathway" will be trialled and it will be measured against the current system.
The Welsh government will announce details of the pilot project during a briefing later.
The Health Minister Mark Drakeford has already announced an overhaul of A&E and ambulance service targets.
The Welsh government has said the new measures will give a better picture of whether cancer patients receive timely treatment regardless how the disease is diagnosed.
By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent
The health minister argues that while many of the targets used by the NHS are useful at measuring speed, or how quickly a patient gets treated, they don't adequately reflect the quality of care. For example, whether or not treatment was ultimately successful.
So after an overhaul of A&E and ambulance targets was announced in March, proposals for new cancer care measures will be unveiled.
But opposition parties have argued that in looking at new targets the Welsh government is admitting defeat on the current measures.
At the moment, if a patient is referred to a specialist who suspects they have the disease and they require urgent treatment, then 95% of confirmed cases should start treatment within 62 days.
In February, 90.5% of patients in Wales received treatment within that time period.
The second current target involves patients who are not considered urgent cases but are subsequently diagnosed with the disease. It means 98% of those patients should start treatment within 31 days of that point.
This target was met in February, with 98.2% of patients being treated within the time frame.
The proposals will be tested in coming months by Wales' seven health boards.


Support groups, and an Aberdeen woman whose life has been affected by suicide, are urging people not to try and cope alone over the festive period.

Kathleen Findlay's mother took her own life after suffering from mental health problems.
She has written poetry about her experiences in the wake of her mother's death.
The Choose Life suicide prevention group said Christmas can be a "difficult" time for the lonely.
There were believed to be more than 50 suicides in the north east of Scotland in 2011.
Mrs Findlay told BBC Scotland: "My mum committed suicide when I was 15 which was over 30 years ago.
"It has affected the whole family.
"I bottled it up for 30 years. If we all opened up we could support each other."
Neil Murray, from Choose Life, said he believed the risks can be greater for those affected by or at risk from suicide over the festive period.
He said: "Christmas is a time for families, but not everyone is close to their family.
"Loneliness is a terrible thing.
"If you are feeling low or depressed there are organisations you can turn to."


A hole that opened under a railway line caused major travel disruption for a second time in just weeks.

Lines into London Bridge station were shut for safety and services cancelled, following the discovery of the 50cm-wide hole at Forest Hill, south-east London, on Thursday.
It comes after 13ft-deep hole opened in the same area on 18 July, also forcing lines into London Bridge to be shut.
All lines into London Bridge re-opened on Friday morning.


India's economy grew at an annual rate of 7.4% between July and September, official figures show, picking up from the 7% rate of growth in the previous quarter.

Higher domestic demand and manufacturing activity fuelled the pace, taking the rate of growth above that of China.
India's central bank is meeting to set the level of interest rates on Tuesday.
Last month it cut rates by half a percentage point to 6.75%.
India's economy has benefitted from a fall in commodity prices, which have made imports of heavily bought-in goods such as fuel and gold less expensive.
India's growth has recently been outpacing China, which is growing at a rate of 6.9% according to the latest figures.
But although headline growth appears buoyant in India, the way the statistics are compiled has changed recently, making comparisons difficult.
In parts of the country a drought has damaged agricultural output and farm wages for the second year running.
The numbers released today come as good news for India's government, which has been facing criticism for not delivering on their promise of economic reform so far, and has politically been on the back foot after a heavy defeat in a recent state election.
The data shows India continues to be the fastest growing major economy in the world. But while growth of more than 7% would be a dream for most countries, India needs to grow even faster if it is to create jobs for its large population.
For that, it needs big investments. And for those to come, the country needs to create a business friendly environment.
This week will be an important test for the government as it hopes to push a key tax bill through parliament, which will cut the multiple layers of taxation business owners here face, and introduce one single tax across the country.
If passed, it will be a landmark moment and will be the first major reform by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government since it came to power in 2014.


National League side Leyton Orient have re-signed Jamaica international winger Jobi McAnuff on a one-year deal from Stevenage on a free transfer.

McAnuff played for the O's between 2014 and 2016, scoring six goals in 57 appearances in all competitions.
The 35-year-old made 31 League Two appearances for Stevenage last season, scoring four times.
McAnuff is Orient's 10th signing since being relegated from League Two last season.


Kevin Pietersen has been told that he is no longer part of the England Cricket team's plans, bringing his 10-year international career to an end.

We took a look back at some of Pietersen's key stats since his first one-day international.
His highest score of 227 against Australia, at Adelaide in 2010, was made in just 308 balls.
He leaves the national team as the all-time leading run-scorer across all formats. His total of 13,797 puts him ahead of Graeme Gooch (13,190) and Alec Stewart (13,140).
Source: Cricinfo
His final total of 23 Test centuries leaves him second only to Test captain Alastair Cook.
When you include his one-day centuries, he overtakes Cook and heads the list of hundreds made for England.
Kevin Pietersen
32
Tests: 23
ODIs: 9
Alastair Cook
30
Tests: 25
ODIs: 5
Graeme Gooch
28
Tests: 20
ODIs: 8
He scored 8,181 runs at an average of 47 in 104 Tests. Only six other players have played more Test matches for England.
He amassed a further 4,440 runs in 136 one-day internationals and 1,176 runs in 37 Twenty20s with his hard-hitting and improvisatory batting.
He is regarded by some as England's greatest player and by many more, who may not agree with that assessment, as the most entertaining.


The US is intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the "hell" of Syria's civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.

Mr Kerry is travelling to Vienna for talks with foreign ministers on ending the four-and-a-half year conflict.
Iran is for the first time taking part in such talks, which will also include Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Russia and Iran both support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations insist he cannot play any long-term role in the country's future.
Foreign ministers from the UK, France, Germany, Egypt, Lebanon and the EU have also confirmed they will attend the meeting, and other Middle Eastern powers are also expected.
"The challenge that we face in Syria today is nothing less than to chart a course out of hell," Mr Kerry said in a speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think-tank in Washington DC.
"While finding a way forward on Syria will not be easy... it is the most promising opportunity for a political opening we have seen."
He added: "At the end of the day, nothing would do more to bolster the fight against Daesh [the Islamic State militant group] than a political transition that sidelines Assad so that we can unite more of the country against extremism."
But in his speech, Mr Kerry stressed that the US and Russia also shared "common ground",  arguing that both want "a united, secular Syria".
Four years into Syria's civil war, and with Russia now conducting its own bombing campaign there separate from that of the US-led coalition, the conflict looks more dangerous than ever.
But it's also created a new urgency to try to find a way out of the fighting.
Some of the impetus comes from Russia, keen to be seen as a major player and anxious, apparently, to keep its air strikes limited.
It's also due to a new readiness by the United States and Saudi Arabia to hear what Iran has to say - especially about the main point of disagreement: what role Syria's President Assad should be allowed to play in any transition.
The Saudis and most Western powers see him as  an obstacle. The Russians and Iranians argue he's a vital partner.
The test of this Vienna meeting is whether there is any movement towards a compromise.
But even without tangible progress, the very fact such a high-profile gathering is happening could mark an important step in the search for a way out of Syria's nightmare.
Iran now seen as part of solution to Syria conflict
Washington struggles for clear line on Syria
Iran is believed to have spent billions of dollars over the past four years propping up President Assad's government, providing military advisers and subsidising weapons.
However, Syria's political opposition has warned that Iran's involvement will only complicate the meeting in Vienna.
Both Iran and Russia have recently stepped up their military role in the Syrian conflict.
Iran has long acknowledged sending military advisers to Syria, but has denied the presence of any ground forces. Despite that, unconfirmed reports earlier this month said that hundreds of Iranian troops had arrived in Syria.
They were reported to be joining government forces and fighters from the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement, Hezbollah, in assaults on rebel positions in northern and central Syria.
Russia began its military intervention in Syria at the end of last month, launching air strikes in support of President Assad.
Washington has accused Moscow of concentrating its air campaign there on moderate opposition groups rather than on the Islamic State militant group.
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that, four years on, has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and al-Nusra Front, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
What's the human cost?
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and a million injured. Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
Iran's growing role in Syria's war
Syria crisis: Where key countries stand


Anti-abortion students claim they are being denied their right to freedom of expression by the students' association at Strathclyde University.

A pro-life group has been refused affiliation to the association, which prevents them booking rooms and accessing funding for conferences.
The student association's president Raj Jeyaraj said it had a "pro-choice" policy, set in place by students.
Campaigners said it reflected a "common theme" in society for censorship.
Pro-life student Jamie McGowan said: "We believe that the right to life is important, but we also believe we should have the right to express this.
"With freedom of expression, if an unreasonable idea is produced in society we can address it, talk about it and challenge it.
"That's not happening here."
Mr Jeyaraj said the student membership decided how the association was run.
"The application was declined because the policy that we have does not allow for such groups on campus."
He said students could hold a referendum to change the policies of the association, and this process had become easier.
"Recently the number of signatures to hold a referendum was reduced from 500 to 200," he said.
"It is a democratic institution, and it has to be so."
Mr McGowan said it would be a referendum with only one side given funding to run a campaign.
"You can't have a democracy and not have an opposition," he said.


The received wisdom is that the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France is bad for Britain's Brexit negotiations.

Like much received wisdom, it may just be wrong. For the arrival of this young financier-turned politician in the Elysee could actually make a deal between Britain and the European Union easier.
Yes, President Macron is a devoted pro-European. His belief in the idea and the institutions of the EU is part of his core.
In his election manifesto, he described Brexit as a "crime" that will plunge Britain into "servitude".
As such, he will brook no Brexit-induced dilution of the single market and all its works.
After he met the prime minister in February, he told reporters in Downing Street: "Brexit cannot lead to a kind of optimisation of Britain's relationship with the rest of Europe. I am very determined that there will be no undue advantages."
Macron will thus, so the argument goes, stiffen sinews in Brussels and re-invigorate the Franco-German motor that has lain dormant in recent years. He has made utterly clear that he wants Britain to pay top whack when it exits the EU.
He has spoken of reforming the Le Touquet agreement that allows British immigration officers to check passports in Calais. And he has been shameless in his ambition to lure French workers and money back to France.
So Macron on paper could look like no friend of Britain in the Brexit stakes.
And yet his election is actually better news for Theresa May than she might imagine.
Some Conservative ministers had been quite open in their preference for Francois Fillon, the former centre-right candidate with whom they had more natural, partisan commonalities. But they know they can live with Macron.
The new president is not going to be as Brexit obsessed as some imagine. He has other fish to fry.
He has to build support and coalitions in the National Assembly where polls suggest his new party may struggle to form a majority in next month's elections.
He has huge economic problems to deal with at home. And his efforts in Brussels will be focused on gaining support for his own proposals to reform the EU and the eurozone.
Brexit is just one issue on his to-do list. His priority is dealing with France's difficulties and stopping Marine Le Pen winning in 2022.
Now, of course, when President Macron does focus on Brexit, he will naturally be tough on Britain. But that is already the position of the French government. Whitehall has long ruled out any favours from Paris. In many ways, Macron represents continuity.
And just think of the alternative. If Marine Le Pen had won, the EU would be in chaos.
Her election would have been seen by some as an existential threat to the EU. Brexit would have become a second order issue.
EU politicians would have had less bandwidth to spend on Brexit. And as such, a deal would have been less likely, or at the very least much harder. Compare that to the stability that a Macron presidency may provide.
For here is the real point. The election of Macron may just make the EU a little more confident or perhaps a little less defensive. Many in the EU will conclude - maybe over-optimistically - that the global populist surge has now peaked with Trump and Brexit.
The electoral failure of anti-establishment politicians in Austria, the Netherlands and now France will give them hope that the troubled EU project is not quite so threatened as they had imagined.
They may feel a little less fearful that Brexit could presage the breakup of the EU. And a less vulnerable EU may feel less determined to make an example of Britain in the negotiations. And that can only be good for Brexit, however hard or soft you want it.
So the election of President Macron will of course send shivers of relief through the corridors of Brussels. But it won't make the challenge of Brexit any more enormous than it already is.
And just perhaps, it might make the task a little easier.


A soldier who was left partially blind after an initiation ceremony at an army barracks is suing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for compensation.

Oliver Scudder, 20, from Lincoln, said he felt pressured into running down a corridor lined with comrades who kicked and punched him on the way.
The incident happened just nine days after he joined his regiment at Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore, Rutland, in 2014.
The MoD said there was insufficient evidence for a criminal prosecution.
The prolonged attack in the ceremony - known as "running the gauntlet" - left Mr Scudder's right eye so badly damaged he lost 90% of his vision and was no longer be able to serve in the military.
As he ran down the corridor at the barracks on 10 December 2014, he tripped - or was tripped - falling to the floor.
He was kicked in the face and suffered a hole in the back of his right eye. By the time he sought medical attention the hole had healed and had left a scar.
His vision was so badly damaged it meant he could not continue with a career in the army.
The attack meant Mr Scudder was given a medical discharge from the Royal Anglian Regiment, and he left the army in May this year with a payout from the armed forces compensation scheme.
He has now asked solicitors Irwin Mitchell to pursue a civil case for compensation.
He said: "I felt I had no choice. I could see a guy who'd just been through it and he looked shaken up, but not badly hurt so I felt I had to go through with it.
"The pressure was immense and I feared the consequences if I said no."
A spokesperson for the MoD said: "Initiation ceremonies are a form of bullying and are a breach of the Army's values and standards.
"Anyone found to have fallen short of these standards will be dealt with appropriately up to and including dismissal from the Army."


Five people have been arrested after a man left at a hospital died of stab wounds.

Joel Richards, 20, was left at Birmingham's City Hospital on Sunday where he died from his injuries.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder at a service station on the M40 on Monday evening.
West Midlands Police also stopped a car on the motorway near Oxford and arrested three men and a woman on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Supt Tom Chisholm said:  "This continues to be a fast paced inquiry and we have made five arrests over the bank holiday weekend.
"However, our work is not done and we continue to investigate the circumstances that led to this young man's death.
"We will still continue to liaise with Joel's family and our thoughts remain with them as they continue to come to terms with their loss."


The business secretary says he will not publish his letter to Nissan because it contains sensitive commercial details.

Greg Clark told MPs companies had to be confident their plans would not be shared with their competitors.
Nissan has said two new car ranges will be built in Sunderland, saving thousands of jobs, after "support and assurances" from the government about the UK's future outside the EU.
Labour attacked the "backroom deals" and demanded the letter's release.
The building of the Qashqai and the X-Trail SUV in Sunderland had been in doubt following the Brexit vote.
In a Commons statement, Mr Clark repeated that he had assured Nissan the UK would be seeking trade that was "free and unencumbered by impediments" for the motor industry after Brexit.
He said the carmaker's announcement was a "massive win" for 7,500 direct workers and the wider supply chain, adding: "It is hard to think of more unambiguously good news."
Labour's shadow business secretary Clive Lewis welcomed the investment, but said MPs and the government were being kept in the dark on the deal - and the government's post-Brexit plans - despite Mr Clark revealing "tantalising details" in a BBC interview the previous day.
"Are we really to believe that Nissan are risking millions of pounds of investment and the success of its newest models on the basis of the government's intentions alone?" Mr Lewis asked.
He demanded to know what the government's plans were for other industries like steel, aerospace and pharmaceuticals.
He told the minister: "If you didn't offer a sweetener what have you got to hide - show us the letter."
Mr Clark has previously said there was "no cheque book" involved in the assurances given to Nissan.
Replying to Mr Lewis on the subject of his letter to the carmaker, he said: "My responsibility, on behalf of the government, is to encourage and to attract investment in this country and it's important that when companies of all types and in all sectors share with me their investment plans that are of information to their prospective competitors that they can be assured that they are not going to be disclosed to their competitors to their disadvantage."
He repeated what he said were the letter's key points: continued support for the competitiveness of the car industry, bringing more of the supply chain into the UK, backing for research and development, and seeking "unencumbered" trade.
He also accused Labour of a "miserable" reaction to Nissan's announcement, asking: "Is it beyond him to put party politics aside?"


Parents in Somerset who care for children with mental health needs have been granted a temporary lifeline over the amount of support they get.

The county council has extended by two months the funding for two specialist care workers who support them.
Many of the parents have depression and anxiety as a result of looking after their children.
One parent said the extension did not go far enough, and that they were not being listened to.
Parents who look after their children with conditions such as Asperger's Syndrome, autism and depression have said that isolation, loss of a career and the constant mental and physical strain of sleepless nights have led them to feel suicidal.
One father of a teenage boy with Asperger's said: "I'm glad my wife's got the care support because about a week ago I nearly lost herâ€¦ she wanted to [kill herself]."
Parents have been helped by mental health workers funded by the council as part of a three-year trial that was due to end on Friday.
Since BBC Somerset first reported on the changes earlier this month, the council has held emergency strategy meetings with NHS Somerset and Somerset Partnership, and has decided to extend them until the end of January.
They are to be replaced with Compass Disability, a universal carers' support service which will help both parents and children. Carers will not be specifically trained in mental health.
Parents have criticised this decision, saying they are worried about the continuity of support they will receive after the extension.
Kate (not her real name), the mother of a teenage boy who was suicidal and self-harming, said: "They are not listening to the carers of children, and that is a dreadful thing for them to be doing. It's incredibly shortsighted and potentially disastrous."
She said the support workers had helped to normalise her emotions and keep the family together.
"My worry is if the service is cut, many families will go under and the impact on the services locally will be appalling.
"The ramifications of cutting this service would be enormous, and given the growing number of children developing mental health problems, the carers' assessment service should be expanded and not cut."
In a statement, the council said: "The funding was always short-term and we do not have the money to continue with the pilot permanently."
It added it was "doing the very best that it can with the resources it has".


Prince Charles is in Northern Ireland for a two-day visit.

The Prince has been visiting Queen's University's cyber security unit at the  Science Park in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
Among the cyber security on show is a system that prevents hackers from accessing water and electricity supplies.
Prince Charles will be joined by the Duchess of Cornwall on Tuesday.
Among those who met Prince Charles during his visit to the cyber security unit were First Minister Arlene Foster, East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson and Deputy Lord Mayor Guy Spence.
The Prince was accompanied by Lord Lieutenant Fionnuala Jay O'Boyle and Secretary of State Theresa Villiers.


A 22-year-old man has been charged by police over an assault in Londonderry which left a man critically injured.

The injured man, who is also in his 20s, was attacked in Waterloo Street at 00:45 BST on Sunday.
The 22-year-old man was arrested a short time later.  Detectives have now charged him with causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent.
He has also been charged with possession of a Class A drug and is due in court in Derry on Monday.


A shopping centre in Cheshire has temporarily banned people with mobility problems because they may be unable to escape in an emergency.

The Grosvenor Shopping Centre in Macclesfield said it was not allowing entry to people who could not evacuate unaided via the staircases.
It follows a notice on Wednesday from the Cheshire Fire Authority, which said they had "serious" safety concerns.
A Grosvenor centre spokeswoman said they hoped to resolve the issue "soon".
"We apologise for any inconvenience this is causing to our valued customers," she said.
"We are working hard to resolve the challenges that have been brought to light by the Fire Authority, which require additional measures to be put in place within individual stores to ensure the safe evacuation of everyone, particularly those with mobility issues."
Simon Gibbins, from Cheshire Fire Authority, said they were not responsible for the decision to impose a ban, adding: "We have not prohibited people with disabilities from visiting the centre - we simply need the owners to satisfy us they have effective means in place to ensure the safe evacuation of everyone, particularly those with mobility issues."
He said the organisation had a "duty to ensure that businesses are not putting the public at risk of fire".
"We have been in extensive discussions with those responsible for this building since Christmas over our concerns and we will continue to work with them to resolve the matter and ensure that the building is safe for all groups of people."


Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Robbie Renwick has retired from swimming after more than a decade in the sport.

Renwick, 28, has represented Scotland and Great Britain at every major event.
"I'm incredibly proud and privileged to have raced for my country and for the career I have been afforded through sport," he said.
"Swimming will always be close to my heart and this is merely just a new chapter starting."
Renwick competed at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and was a member of Team Scotland for three Commonwealth Games.
He won silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in the 4x200m freestyle, and repeated that achievement at the next two Commonwealth Games, also winning individual gold in the 200m freestyle in Delhi.
The Scot also achieved gold at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan as part of the men's 4x200m freestyle relay.
"This is one of my favourite memories as it marked a return to form despite part of me believing I was past my best," Renwick said.
"It is difficult to do justice to that feeling; it was like standing on top of the world."
Renwick bows out of the sport after winning Olympic silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay in August, collecting a medal after swimming in the semi-final.
"To start with, it was a bittersweet moment for me," he said. "I was initially devastated not to perform well enough to be part of the final, but I've had time to reflect and I'm incredibly proud of my contribution.
"I've been lucky enough to share the pool with many talented swimmers over the years, but to be part of Team GB at our most successful Games ever is priceless and a perfect way to close such an incredible chapter in my life.
"Despite moving on from competitive swimming I will stay involved and I am looking forward to focusing my efforts on the development and business side of the sport.
Scottish Swimming's Performance Director, Ally Whike, paid tribute to Renwick.
"There are not many athletes that complete the 'grand slam' of medals across the major international championships and winning a silver medal in Rio was a fitting end to a distinguished career.
"Robbie's dedication and commitment has rewarded him with a long and productive career and I'm sure he will use these qualities in the next chapter of his life."


The building which will be S4C's new headquarters has no other tenants signed up yet, MPs have been told.

Yr Egin, being built in Carmarthen by University of Wales Trinity St David, will be ready in late spring 2018.
University chiefs told the Welsh Affairs committee they hoped the site would ultimately be oversubscribed.
Vice-chancellor Medwin Hughes said he hoped Yr Egin would reach 60% capacity within the next two months but conceded it would need more companies on board.
"The £3m of upfront rent from S4C helps with cash flow for two to three years but we could need more than 60% capacity to break even," he told the committee on Monday.
As part of its contract with the University, S4C will also be paying £60,000 in annual service charges.
Brecon and Radnorshire Conservative MP Chris Davies told the committee there had been an "untidy smell around" the project and "a fog" surrounding the relationship between the university and the Welsh-language broadcaster.
Mr Hughes denied it, saying: "There has been a clear and consistent message between S4C and the University.
"As with any large agreement there are confidentiality agreements.  In the main, the engagement between S4C and the University has been presented in an appropriate manner."
MPs had summoned university leaders amid concern over a gap in funding gap for the project.
Earlier in March the Welsh Government committed £3m with after the University realised that the amount of European funding available to them would not be enough.
In February, First Minister Carwyn Jones told AMs that S4C promised that the move from Cardiff would be at no cost to the taxpayer.


Freezing all non-essential spending at Somerset County Council was a "hideously difficult" decision to make, its chief executive has said.

On Thursday, the council told its staff that all spending on non-statutory services would be frozen until April.
Chief executive Pat Flaherty confirmed the email, saying he was "not trying to put any extra strain on staff".
Trade union Unison said the freeze "did not come as a shock" and was in talks with the council over the impacts.
He added that there no plans to make any staff redundancies but any existing vacancies would not be filled.
Mr Flaherty said: "If we can't do it then stop - we won't do it. It doesn't mean [staff] do the extra hours to cover it."
The trade union said it was waiting for the results of the risk analysis, which were being made.
Oli Foster-Burnell from Unison said: "You're looking at at various services in libraries, highways.
"So what does it mean if they don't fill a pothole?... Does that mean they will get more claims from motorists? Is that cost going to get any higher?"
Mr Flaherty added that dipping into its £15m of reserves was a last resort to make up the £7m shortfall.
The spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said: "Councils have worked hard over the past five years to deliver a better deal for local taxpayers, while public satisfaction with services has been maintained.
"Councils are currently sitting on £22bn in reserves and should make funding decisions that reflect the services local people want to see."
Somerset County Council is also expecting to have a further £50m cut out of its budget over the next three years.


Details are starting to come out about Government plans to overhaul the law on tax evasion.

I am told that an announcement will be made in Parliament this morning about a two pronged attack on the issue.
The first prong will be concerned with the thorny issue of "intent".
It's understood that tax investigation authorities will no longer have to prove intent to evade tax via offshore accounts to prosecute.
The difficulty of proving intent has been one of the major reasons for tax evasion cases collapsing or never being taken in the first place.
For the background to this new policy, here's my blog from February revealing the move by George Osborne.
The second part of the package will be around the issue of "aiding and abetting" tax evasion.
Danny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, spoke about it on the Andrew Marr Show last month.
Mr Alexander, who will make the Commons announcement, said then:  "We should create a new offence of corporate failure to avoid preventing an economic crime and also that organisations [which] facilitate or encourage evasion should face the same penalty as the evaders themselves.
"Organisations, be they accountants, banks or whatever, who help people evade tax will be liable for this new offence and crucially liable for financial penalties."
Of course, if the rules had been in place a decade ago, HSBC may now be facing criminal charges in the UK over allegations that its Swiss banking arm helped customers evade taxes between 2005 and 2007.
The Conservatives have always felt a little sensitive to the charge that they have failed to act on tax avoidance and evasion because they have a lot of wealthy backers.
Critics say it is the wealthy who use clever tax structures so they don't pay "their fair share" of tax, as the chancellor often puts it.
The Government believes that the action it is announcing today will head off at least some of the criticism.
"We are coming after you," the chancellor told tax evaders on the Today programme this morning.
We'll see.


Blackburn Rovers extended their unbeaten Championship run to eight games as they were held to a goalless draw by Nottingham Forest.

Rovers went closest in the first half when Ben Marshall's deflected shot came back off the bar.
Fode Koita headed another excellent chance straight at Forest keeper Dorus de Vries after the break.
Matt Mills was denied a Forest winner in stoppage time when his header was pushed on to the post by Jason Steele.
The Rovers keeper's save to preserve a point means his side remain 11th in the table and unbeaten under new boss Paul Lambert, while Forest stay 15th after extending their own unbeaten run to four matches.
Blackburn enjoyed the better of the first half and saw Hope Akpan and Jordan Rhodes both miss chances before Marshall's half-volley took a slight deflection and came back off the underside of the bar.
However, the second half was a more even affair and neither side were able to create an opening of note until French forward Koita fired over from 30 yards before directing a free header straight at De Vries.
Steele pulled off a routine save at his near post to deny Ben Osborn but in the second of eight minutes of injury time instinctively threw out his right hand to brilliantly keep out Mills' header from Henri Lansbury's corner.
Blackburn manager Paul Lambert: "I thought we should have had more. The first half was the best 45 minutes since I've been here.
"We should have been a couple of goals up, we had Ben Marshall's shot that hit the bar and I thought Jordan Rhodes was really unlucky with his header.
"We dominated the game against a good side so from that point of view I'm delighted with the effort. Taking 11 points from 15 is a massive return and I can't fault the lads for the way they are playing and the effort they have given.
"We tired before the end but that is normal playing two games in three days, but that was a big effort. A point in this league can be big at times."
Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman: "I'm so pleased. The resilience of the defending and the picking up of second balls in the first half was exactly what we needed.
"I thought we coped very well against a physical, direct Blackburn side.
"In the second half we came out, we started passing the ball a little bit better and created one or two opportunities. But for a wonderful save, we would have won the game. I'm very, very pleased with what I've seen tonight."
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt saved. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Mills.
Attempt missed. Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henri Lansbury with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Corry Evans.
Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris O'Grady replaces Dexter Blackstock.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Lee Williamson (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lee Williamson replaces Hope Akpan.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Matt Mills.
Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Bangaly-Fodé Koita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Adam Henley.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Taylor replaces Ben Marshall.
Delay in match Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Bangaly-Fodé Koita (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Corry Evans with a cross.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Daniel Pinillos.
Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt missed. Bangaly-Fodé Koita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Corry Evans.
Markus Olsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces Danny Guthrie.
Corner,  Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Mancienne.
Bangaly-Fodé Koita (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Bangaly-Fodé Koita (Blackburn Rovers).
Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Tesche.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nélson Oliveira replaces Jonathan Williams.
Markus Olsson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.


Pictures from the Olympics once again dominate many of the front pages, including the Daily Record which leads with the story of the Andy Murray superfan who travelled from Aberdeen to Rio to support his hero.

The front page of the Scottish edition of The Times features a photograph of gold-medal winning horsewoman Charlotte Dujardin, but it splashes with the death of former footballer Dalian Atkinson. The paper said he was the third person to die after being shot by a Taser this year.
The same story features prominently in the Scottish Sun, which claims police shot the ex-Premier League star with a stun gun three times.
Meanwhile, The Scotsman reports that the future of the Kinloss army barracks has been "thrown into doubt" amid claims it was among military bases being considered for closure.
Research that claims pregnant woman who take paracetamol are more likely to have children with behavioural problems features on the front page of the Scottish Daily Mail.
The Herald leads with claims that children's charity ChildLine is receiving an increased number of calls about explicit images.
The Press and Journal's Aberdeen edition reports that a toddler was taken to the city's children's hospital amid fears she had swallowed cocaine.
And the front page story in The National reports that destitute asylum seekers are being told that their children can only be accommodated if they are taken into care.


In the UK the only way you can see a polar bear is in the zoo.

19 May 2015 Last updated at 12:02 BST
Some people think that keeping polar bears in captivity can help the species survive in the future but other people don't agree.
We want to know what you think about zoos. Maybe you think it's a good thing animals can live in zoos or perhaps you think they should live in the wild.
Send us an email to newsroundcomments@bbc.co.uk to tell us what you think.
In the wild polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt but some scientists believe that this ice is melting earlier and forming later each year which means the bears have less time to find food they need.
They say because of this polar bear numbers could drop over the next 100 years.
Leah went to see the only two polar bears that live in England to find out how they are looked after and also heard from a campaign group who don't think they should be in the UK.


People should put their priorities for the healthcare system to Stormont candidates during the Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign, a patients' group has urged.

GPs have consistently pointed out to politicians that their services are on the verge of collapse, with practices threatened with closure.
Now Patients in Practice, a group that gives its views to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), has unveiled a manifesto to lay out what is important to those on the receiving end of GP care.
The document says patients want timely, guaranteed access to a family doctor in their area and measures put in place to tackle waiting lists.
David Keenan, the group's chairman, said its members "agonised" over what the manifesto should cover.
He said several major issues - from disability care to mental health - were contributing to a "stressed, under-resourced and under-supported healthcare system".
People should challenge prospective politicians on their views for the future of healthcare in Northern Ireland, he added.
And he said that would help to "get the message across" that healthcare is "not a party political issue".
"What I want the people out there to hear is: 'Talk to your politician,'" said Mr Keenan.
"Ask them about your healthcare, ask them what they're going to do about it.
"You are the expert in your condition - make sure your politician knows how much you're hurting and how much you need a healthcare system to help you now."
It got heated - in more ways than one.
Monday night saw one of the biggest election hustings events of the campaign so far, with a couple of hundred people packed into the Agape Centre on Belfast's Lisburn Road.
It was organised by Challenges NI, the political discussion series founded by two students at Methodist College in the city, Thomas Copeland and Jack O'Dwyer-Henry.
The crowd was so sizable that some people had to be seated in the foyer, and even with the windows open the room quickly heated up.
And as the debate wore on, the temperature rose on stage, too, with the RHI scandal, abortion reform, the migrant crisis and Brexit all on the agenda.
While invitations were extended to unionist parties, none of them accepted the chance to appear on the panel, leaving it somewhat left-leaning.
Politics pupils Thomas and Jack organised their first hustings in the run up to last year's assembly election and hadn't expected to have to pull another one together quite so soon.
Thomas has turned 18 and can vote for the first time in March, but 17-year-old Thomas will have to wait.
They said people in Northern Ireland had "lost faith" in a Stormont system "that doesn't work for them", and there is "very little appeal" for the generation to remain in the region.
"The idea of having a functioning political system and a government that doesn't constantly collapse and a political party system that isn't inherently dysfunctional is something that I would really hope Northern Ireland matures towards attaining," Jack said.
But it remains to be seen whether or not the political system is up for change, Thomas said.
"I'm a little bit cynical myself about the very way that our institutions are set up," he said.
"But I hold out hope that we can resolve ourselves in a situation in the future where we're not looking back at the past with such disappointment."
It's a debate that rages around every election - should the voting age be lowered?
While young people in Scotland can vote when they reach 16 years old, those in Northern Ireland have to wait until adulthood.
But that hasn't stopped politics pupils at Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon, County Armagh, from keeping an eager eye on the election campaign.
Only a handful of them have turned 18 and are eligible to vote on 2 March, with others missing out by a matter of months.
And they're adamant that they aren't too young to be trusted with a ballot paper.
There's a feeling of frustration from those who haven't made it on to the electoral register because of their age.
"We have to live with the consequences of this decision for the next few years, so we should, at least, have a say in it," said one 17-year-old.
"It's very frustrating because I study politics, so I have a view of the different political parties and I don't get my chance to vote," one girl said.
"I have more of a fresh overview of everything because I'm younger and I don't focus as much on the past."
And another girl said that teenagers aged 16 and over should not be less "highly valued as everyone else just because we're younger".
"We can get married, we can join the Army, but we can't vote for the type of place that we want to live in."
For those who will have a say on polling day, there is a sense of anticipation as well as a recognition of the responsibility that comes with casting their vote.
"It feels exciting but it's a tough, tough decision because I don't believe in any of them," said one first-time voting pupil.
Those in the sixth-form politics class at Lismore believe that taking an active interest in the election is an important way to encourage political engagement in young people.
They've been reviewing the parties' election broadcasts, casting a critical eye over what the leaders have had to say for themselves.
And they'll also put their questions to candidates at a schools' hustings event next week before hosting an election of their own on the same day as the assembly poll.
Surely there's nothing better than an election campaign to get rid of those few extra pounds picked up over the Christmas period?
Party activists are pounding the pavements across Northern Ireland in the hunt for votes, clocking up hundreds of miles and burning off thousands of calories in the process.
Alliance Party candidate Emmet McDonagh Brown is one of those who has been keeping track of his stats.
With more than a week of the campaign remaining, he said he's walked 108 miles around his constituency on the election canvass so far.
We'll be keeping an eye on which candidates are fleet of foot between now and polling day, and we want them to let us know their scores from walking door-to-door.
BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the Northern Ireland Assembly election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 2 March.
Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle's The Breakfast Show at 07:40 GMT, and on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.


Rafael Nadal set up a much-anticipated Australian Open final against old rival Roger Federer with an epic, five-set semi-final win over Grigor Dimitrov.

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The Spaniard won 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 in almost five hours to reach a first Grand Slam final since 2014.
Dimitrov's wait to reach a maiden Slam final continues after Nadal, 30, inflicted his first defeat of the year.
Nadal, who is attempting to win a 15th major title, will face Swiss rival Federer, 35, in Melbourne on Sunday.
"I never dreamed to be back in the final of the Australian Open," said Nadal.
"It is a very special thing for both of us to be playing again in a major final. Neither of us probably thought we would be here again."
He will meet Federer, who needed five sets to beat compatriot Stan Wawrinka in Thursday's first semi-final, in Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena at 08:30 GMT.
As well as an extra day's rest, 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer spent almost two hours less on court than Nadal during his semi-final, having beaten Wawrinka in a comparatively quick three hours and five minutes.
Twenty four hours later, both Nadal and Dimitrov showed incredible endurance in a match during which neither man looked like wilting.
That's right up there with the best matches I've ever seen
Eventually the 25-year-old Bulgarian buckled first - losing his serve at 4-4 in the deciding set - as Nadal wrapped up victory with his third match point at almost 00:45 local time.
Nadal dropped to his knees at the baseline in celebration, bringing a charged Rod Laver Arena to its feet, when Dimitrov sent a forehand long.
His victory means all four singles finalists are aged 30 or over, with 35-year-old Serena Williams meeting sister Venus, 36, in the women's final on Saturday.
Much of the talk before Friday's second semi-final centred around the prospect of Nadal meeting Federer for the ninth time in a Grand Slam final.
The pair dominated the men's game between 2004 and 2010, before Novak Djokovic's emergence, and have provided many memorable duels over the past 13 years.
However, few would have suggested a fortnight ago they would be reunited in the first major final of 2017.
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Federer is making his competitive return in Melbourne after six months out with a knee injury, while Nadal has also struggled with form and injury over the past couple of years.
But both men have disproved the notion the combination of ageing bodies and physical problems would prevent them from challenging again for major honours.
Nadal showed few signs of fatigue in his marathon win against Dimitrov, just as Federer did not when he overcame compatriot Wawrinka in Thursday's semi-final.
Now they have been rewarded with their first Slam showpiece since the French Open in 2011.
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Dimitrov received a standing ovation as he left the Rod Laver Arena, though it was probably scant consolation after failing to become the first Bulgarian to reach a major final.
Once dubbed 'Baby Fed' for his similarity in playing style to Federer, he showed enough against Nadal to suggest he will end that unwanted record soon.
However, it is difficult to pinpoint what more he could have done.
Dimitrov showed he has the tools needed to compete with the best players - thumping down 20 aces to Nadal's eight, cracking 79 winners to Nadal's 45 and showing extraordinary defensive resilience.
It was still too little against an inspired Nadal.
The Spaniard showed remarkable physical and mental strength to overcome Dimitrov and is now one win away from becoming the first man to win the double career Grand Slam in the Open era.
American great John McEnroe said Nadal's win over Dimitrov was one of the best matches he had ever seen, while two-time Australian Open finalist Pat Cash described it as a "rollercoaster".
Breaks of serve, swings of momentum all over the place. Here's how the memorable match unfolded:
First set - Nadal wins 6-3
Second set - Dimitrov wins 7-5
Third set - Nadal wins 7-6 (7-5)
Fourth set - Dimitrov wins 7-6 (7-3)
Fifth set - Nadal wins 6-4


Indian PM Narendra Modi marked the festival of Diwali with a brief visit to the Siachen glacier before inspecting flood damage caused last month in Indian-administered Kashmir.

"Today India sleeps peacefully because you stay awake day and night," Mr Modi told the soldiers stationed at Siachen.
Claimed by India and Pakistan, it is dubbed the world's highest battlefield.
Later, Mr Modi travelled to the Kashmir valley where floods killed at least 281 people and left Srinagar under water.
More than a million people were displaced.
Mr Modi is the second Indian PM to visit Siachen. Manmohan Singh went there in 2005.
More soldiers have died from harsh weather on the glacier than in combat since India seized control of it in 1984, narrowly pipping Pakistan. Soldiers have been deployed at heights of up to 22,000 ft (6,700m) above sea level.
Mr Modi met senior officials and aid workers to review relief measures on the occasion of Diwali, the biggest Hindu festival.
September's flooding in Indian-administered Kashmir damaged some 180,000 houses and many people are still living in relief camps.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tweeted that people should appreciate that Mr Modi is "in Srinagar on his festival and not at home celebrating as he normally would have been doing".
But people living in relief camps said Mr Modi should do more to help them.
"We understand Mr Modi is sacrificing his holiday to share our grief. But this is not enough. He would be doing a great service if he would ensure the speedy rehabilitation of the homeless," Bilal Ahmad, a driver, told BBC Urdu's Riyaz Masroor in Srinagar.
Kashmiri separatists called for a shutdown in protest at the visit, which follows Mr Modi's first as PM in July.
Kashmir has been in the grip of an anti-India insurgency since 1989. In recent years violence has abated from its peak in the 1990s, but the causes of the insurgency are still far from resolved.


A five-month-old baby girl found in a critical condition after an incident at a Fife flat has died.

Hayley Davidson had been at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh since police were called to a flat in West High Street, Buckhaven, on Sunday.
A statement from the baby's family said Hayley was "a beautiful baby girl who was loved by everyone who met her".
Police Scotland said: "A thorough and rigourous investigation is ongoing as officers progress with inquiries."
Chf Insp Adrian Annandale added: "This is an extremely tragic and sensitive case and I'd like to reassure Hayley's family as well as the wider community that we're conducting a robust investigation and appreciate the assistance provided."


Parts of Europe have been hit by temperatures reaching above 40C, leading to concerns for the welfare of the young, the elderly and vulnerable.

Spain and Portugal are already on alert after temperatures reached as high as 44C in the Spanish city of Cordoba earlier in the week.
The hot weather has now reached France, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the UK's hottest day since 2006.
The high temperatures are likely to stay for a few more days.
Paris registered temperatures of 40C, bringing back painful memories of the heat wave in 2003, that killed nearly 15,000 people. Officials in the French capital have opened special air-conditioned rooms to the public and are checking on the elderly, AFP news agency reports.
In the UK, temperatures of 34C were recorded - it's hottest in nine years. At the Wimbledon Championships, the roof of the centre court was closed to protect the playing surface from the heat and spectators were advised to wear hats.
In Spain, warnings have already been issued to more than 40 provinces and a red alert given to the southern city of Cordoba. Neighbouring Portugal has also placed four regions on an orange alert, the second highest level possible.
Both countries have warned that the searing heat will substantially increase the risk of forest fires.
While the warmer weather is being enjoyed by many, governments advise people to stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day, use sunscreen when outside and drink plenty of water.
The body's normal core temperature is 37-38C.
If it heats up to 39-40C, the brain tells the muscles to slow down and fatigue sets in. At 40-41C heat exhaustion is likely - and above 41C the body starts to shut down.
Chemical processes start to be affected, the cells inside the body deteriorate and there is a risk of multiple organ failure.
The body cannot even sweat at this point because blood flow to the skin stops, making it feel cold and clammy.
Heatstroke - which can occur at any temperature over 40C - requires professional medical help and if not treated immediately, chances of survival can be slim.
There are a number of things people can do to help themselves. These include:
What happens to the body in extreme heat?
Eight low-tech ways to keep cool in a heatwave


Justice Minister David Ford has no power to unilaterally change Northern Ireland's abortion laws, the High Court has been told.

Judicial review proceedings are being taken by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC).
They want to have abortions legalised in cases of rape, incest or serious foetal malformation.
A judge was told the NIHRC's challenge was based on a misconception.
Counsel for the minister said that any proposed changes to the law on termination would be so controversial and cross-cutting that complete Stormont Executive approval would be required.
Tony McGleenan QC said: "The commission have brought this case before the court based on a demand they would know he cannot accede to."
Public consultation by the Department of Justice on amending the criminal law has concluded with a recommendation for new legislation dealing with cases of fatal foetal abnormality.
But with no proposed changes covering pregnancies resulting from sexual crime, the commission has said that the consultation does not go far enough.
Mr McGleenan said that, under the terms of the Northern Ireland Act, any significant, controversial and cross-departmental issues have to go before the full Stormont cabinet.
Changing the law on terminations would fall into that category, he said.
"The commission, themselves part of the Northern Ireland Act constitutional furniture, are asking the minister to act in a manner that is contrary to the very same act," the barrister said.
"The complaint here is the minister should have changed the law unilaterally. I say he can't do that."
Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC, who is the chief legal adviser to the Stormont Executive, criticised the NIHRC for bringing forward the legal challenge without a victim or adequate authority.
He has been highly critical of a legal bid to alter local abortion laws.
Mr Larkin was speaking during the second day of the judicial review at Belfast High Court.
He told the court that "the commission simply does not get off the ground as far as this application is concerned".
Unlike other parts of the UK, terminations are currently only legal in Northern Ireland to protect the woman's life or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health.
On Monday, a lawyer for the NIHRC cited figures showing 802 women and girls from Northern Ireland travelled to England and Wales for abortions in 2013.
Five of those were aged under 16, the court heard. Two years earlier 19 girls in that age group made the trip.
The High Court judicial review will take submissions from both pro-choice and anti-abortion campaigners and will last for at least three days.