Party leaders will take part in a series of debates broadcast by BBC One Wales in the lead up to the general election.

A week-long series of Ask the Leader live audience debates will be hosted by Bethan Rhys Roberts from constituencies across Wales from 22 May.
The following week, Huw Edwards will chair a five-way leaders' debate from Cardiff on 30 May.
Leaders of the five main parties will take part ahead of the 8 June poll.
The programmes will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and will also be covered online in English and Welsh.
Mark O'Callaghan, BBC Wales Head of News and Current Affairs, said: "The election trail will take many twists and turns, no doubt, and BBC Wales' expert presenters and correspondents will have their ear to the ground to provide audiences with a comprehensive guide to the key election issues.
"We'll be putting all the policies and leaders under the microscope - giving voters the length and breadth of Wales the opportunity to challenge each of the party leaders in our live Ask the Leader series, before the main party leaders all go head-to-head for the BBC Wales Leaders' Debate.
"The journey to the ballot box promises to be an exciting one - and BBC Wales will be there every step of the way."
The events in Wales are in addition to a seven-way debate featuring senior figures from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and UKIP to be broadcast on BBC One on 31 May.
Full coverage of the general election campaign will be featured on TV, radio and online, with comprehensive reporting of the results overnight on 8 June.


The British government has stressed that maintaining political stability in Northern Ireland is a UK responsibility.

The comment follows a statement from the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny indicating he had agreed with British Prime Minister Theresa May there will be no return to direct rule.
The UK government wants to see a power-sharing executive restored.
A government spokesperson said: "We are not speculating on any other outcome."
"We remain firmly focused on securing the resumption of devolved government and the formation of an Executive within the statutory timeframe of 27 March," the spokesperson added.
The Taoiseach told an audience at Bloomberg's offices in New York: "I hope that the elected members of the assembly will now focus through their parties on actually putting an executive in place within the three weeks from the date of the election.
During his St Patrick's Day visit to the United States Enda Kenny made two striking comments about Northern Ireland first saying he had a deal with Theresa May on no return to direct rule and then indicating he wishes to remain in office until there is a resolution to the deadlock at Stormont.
Initially the UK government appeared reluctant to respond but they have now underlined that they see maintaining political stability in Northern Ireland as the UK's responsibility and that ministers are still focussing on the 27 March deadline for restoring the power sharing executive
The statement does not directly deny Mr Kenny's claims regarding a prime ministerial deal but nor does it substantiate them or lend credence to speculation about a second election
"If that doesn't happen the secretary of state for Northern Ireland (James Brokenshire) would then either have to hold further elections or have direct rule again from Britain.
"I have spoken very clearly to the British prime minister and we are both agreed that there will be no return to direct rule from London.
"So I do hope that the executive can be put in place, because this has implications for the peace process."
The DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson told the BBC's Sunday News that he was not aware of any agreement between Mrs May and Mr Kenny regarding no return to direct rule.
"We had no indication from the government at Westminster that they have agreed that line with Dublin so I think Enda was pushing the boat out a little on that one," he said.
Talks between Northern Ireland's political parties and the UK and Irish governments are continuing with a view to restoring a power-sharing executive at Stormont after this month's assembly election.
A third week of negotiations are due to resume on Monday.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has indicated that he will not step down until political uncertainty in Northern Ireland and over Brexit is resolved.
Speaking during a week-long visit to the United States, he said those issues are his "immediate priorities".
Mr Kenny will return to Dublin on Saturday, having met US President Donald Trump on his trip to America.
Critics within his Fine Gael party have been pressing for him to give a timetable for his departure as leader.
Last month, the Irish coalition government, made up of Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance, survived a vote of no confidence in parliament.
Before leaving Ireland for his annual engagements in the US to mark St Patrick's Day, Mr Kenny told his party that he would address his future "effectively and conclusively" when he returned.
But during the St Patrick's Day parade in New York on Friday, he said that political talks in Northern Ireland and forming a standpoint on Brexit would "take precedence over everything else".
"I have a number of immediate priorities on my desk when I arrive back tomorrow morning," he told Irish journalists.
"You can't have a situation where you have no leadership in Northern Ireland.
"Do you not think it is appropriate that the immediate priority is to have an executive functioning in Northern Ireland?"
Talks between Northern Ireland's political parties and the UK and Irish governments are continuing with a view to restoring a power-sharing executive at Stormont after this month's assembly election.
Mr Kenny also said that it was important for him to "get an agreed negotiating stance" with other European Union member states ahead of talks with the UK over its withdrawal from the union.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will begin the Brexit process by the end of this month, a move that looks set to have major implications for the neighbouring Republic of Ireland.
"It's going to affect everybody in our country - these are two immediate priorities," Mr Kenny said.
Mr Kenny was re-elected as Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) in May 2016, after a general election that produced no outright winner.
He has led Fine Gael since 2002 and held the office of Taoiseach since 2011.


BBC Scotland has announced details of a new weekly current affairs programme.

Starting on 26 January, Timeline will be broadcast live between 19:30 and 20:00 each Thursday on BBC Two Scotland.
It will be jointly presented by the BBC's Glenn Campbell and Shereen Nanjiani.
The head of news at BBC Scotland, Gary Smith, said Timeline would be "the weekly centrepiece of a new engagement with our audience".
He added that the public would help shape the agenda of the programme which is to have a distinctive online and social media presence.
Explaining the choice of programme name, Mr Smith said: "A timeline is our go-to for information, for news, for what we care about.
"It's how we find out what's interesting and relevant to our lives.
"A timeline connects people. It brings them together to share stories, experience and opinions. It connects young and old, the ordinary that can become exceptional.
"Timeline is a programme that will do just that."


This was far from any ordinary, run-of-the-mill tax case.

The man involved had been a high-profile target for the police and other law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border for decades.
Thomas "Slab" Murphy claims he is just a farmer.
But he is also alleged to have been one of the most powerful figures within the Provisional IRA.
It has been claimed the south Armagh man was, at one time, the organisation's overall commander, its chief of staff.
Sinn Féin leaders have said he was a farmer who helped sow the seeds for the peace process.
Speaking after properties belonging to Murphy were raided by police 10 years ago, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said: "Tom Murphy is not a criminal. He's a good republican.
"He's also, and very importantly, a key supporter of the Sinn Féin peace strategy and has been for a very long time."
In December last year, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness praised him for "his invaluable support" for the peace process.
"What we have achieved in the north of Ireland over the last 20 years has been nothing short of amazing, that's what the world tells us, what you've done here has been amazing," he said.
"Well, the amazing wouldn't have happened without the support of people like Tom Murphy."
Thomas "Slab" Murphy has denied being an IRA leader, but for years police -  on both sides of the border - regarded him as one of the organisation's most senior and influential figures.
In 1990, he sued the Sunday Times which had alleged he was an IRA commander, and had directed an IRA bombing campaign in Britain as well as helped to import tonnes of weapons from Libya. He lost the case.
He appealed the ruling, but in 1998 he lost again.
Retired British Army officer Colonel Richard Kemp recently told a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme that he had no doubt Murphy was a senior member of the IRA.
He served several tours of duty in Northern Ireland, and went on to work in intelligence at the Cabinet office.
Col Kemp told the programme that his role gave him access to intelligence information about IRA activities, including lists detailing the identities of the main IRA figures operating in south Armagh.
When asked if Thomas "Slab" Murphy was on the list, he replied: "Thomas Murphy was one of the main people on that list. In fact he was, as we understood it, the head of the Provisional IRA in south Armagh."
Police on both sides of the border also regarded Murphy as the head of a huge multi-million pounds smuggling empire.
His farm in Ballybinaby straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic, which police said allowed him to exploit, and defraud, the tax authorities on both sides.
In 2004, the BBC's Underworld Rich List named him as the wealthiest smuggler in the UK, claiming he had amassed up to £40m through smuggling oil, cigarettes, grain and pigs.
Murphy's conviction for agricultural tax offences marked the culmination of years of work by authorities north and south.
He had been under investigation by the police in Northern Ireland and the Republic for years, and came to be viewed as untouchable. Until now.
Like the "untouchable" American gangster Al Capone, tax evasion proved to be his Achilles heel.
Some republicans have also used the Al Capone analogy, but pointed out that he was found guilty by a jury, whereas Murphy was convicted in the Republic's non-jury Special Criminal Court.
Critics have said that would simply not have been possible, because jury members could face intimidation.
That view was endorsed by Northern Ireland's former First Minister Peter Robinson, who said it would have been "sheer madness" for Murphy to be tried in front of a jury.
"I will resist any temptation to make reference to Al Capone and the style of his conviction," he said after Murphy was convicted.
"It is essential to say nobody is above the law and everyone is answerable to the courts."


A dog which went missing on a mountain, sparking a social media campaign by more than 6,000 people to find him, has been rescued.

Border Collie Jasper vanished when out for a walk up Scafell Pike in the Lake District with his owner Adam Nolan.
A mountain rescue team, helicopter, police and dog lovers searched for him and he was found on Thursday.
A JustGiving page set up by Mr Nolan to raise money for the rescue team had raised more than Â£25,000 by 19:00 GMT.
Jasper was last seen at about 14:00 on Sunday at Cam Spout Crag below Scafell Pike.
The day out was "nothing out of the blue" and Jasper was used to walking and running on the fells, his owner said.
Distraught by his disappearance, Mr Nolan, from Cleator Moor, took to social media for help to find his four-legged friend, with the #FindJasper campaign going viral.
On Wednesday, after a possible sighting in Seascale, Mr Nolan vowed he would not stop searching until Jasper was "home and in front of the fire".
The local community got behind the search for Jasper and Wasdale Mountain Rescue found him in the early hours of Thursday.
Mr Nolan said on Facebook: "I'm over the moon to announce the safe return of my best friend Jasper.
"This morning Geoff Horky [from the rescue team] ascended Scafell Pike in response to the information received yesterday regarding the sighting of Jasper Near the Scafell Pike summit.
"Geoff found Jasper at 2.00am in very good condition. The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were then alerted and began the rescue operation. Upon hearing the news I followed the Wasdale Mountain Rescue team to Lingmell Col were I was united with Jasper.
"Naturally, there are numerous individuals who I would like to thank, but at the moment I would say a huge thank you to Geoff and the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team for their heroic efforts this morning."
A spokesman for Wasdale Mountain Rescue said: "The team are pleased to announce that we have been involved in the successful rescue of Jasper.
"The team responded and recovered Jasper back to the valley to meet Adam."


A Lithuanian man has been charged with tricking two US technology firms into wiring him $100m (Â£80.3m) through an email phishing scam.

Posing as an Asian-based manufacturer, Evaldas Rimasauskas tricked staff into transferring money into bank accounts under his control, US officials said.
The companies were not named but were described as US-based multinationals, with one operating in social media.
Officials called it a wake-up call for even "the most sophisticated" firms.
According to the US Department of Justice, Mr Rimasauskas, 48 - who was arrested in Lithuania last week - deceived the firms from at least 2013 up until 2015.
He allegedly registered a company in Latvia which bore the same name as an Asian-based computer hardware manufacturer and opened various accounts in its name at several banks.
The DoJ said: "Thereafter, fraudulent phishing emails were sent to employees and agents of the victim companies, which regularly conducted multimillion-dollar transactions with [the Asian] company."
The emails, which "purported" to be from employees and agents of the Asian firm, and were sent from fake email accounts, directed money for legitimate goods and services into Mr Rimasauskas's accounts, the DoJ said.
The cash was then "wired into different bank accounts" in locations around the world - including Latvia, Cyprus, Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary and Hong Kong.
He also "forged invoices, contracts and letters" to hide his fraud from the banks he used.
Officials said Mr Rimasauskas siphoned off more than $100m in total, although much of the stolen money has been recovered.
Acting US Attorney Joon H Kim said: "This case should serve as a wake-up call to all companies... that they too can be victims of phishing attacks by cybercriminals.
"And this arrest should serve as a warning to all cybercriminals that we will work to track them down, wherever they are, to hold them accountable."
The DoJ would not comment on possible extradition arrangements and said that no trial date had been set.


Liam Sercombe scored the winner in the 88th minute as Oxford overcame Rochdale at the Kassam Stadium.

Just moments after Peter Vincenti had shot wide for Dale from a great position, new signing Marvin Johnson's cross was converted by midfielder Sercombe.
It was cruel on Dale, who are still looking for their first league win of the season.
The visitors had a great chance to open the scoring after just four minutes. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's left-wing cross picked out Andy Cannon, but he fired over from six yards.
Oxford duo Kane Hemmings and Wes Thomas were both denied by goalkeeper Conrad Logan, and at half-time deadline-day signing Johnson replaced Hemmings.
Johnson was unlucky not to score with a back-header, and Thomas also went close for the hosts.
It proved to be a frustrating afternoon for Rochdale as Oxford goalkeeper Simon Eastwood parried a firece Mendez-Laing strike and Niall Canavan flicked an effort against the crossbar from a corner.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Oxford United 1, Rochdale 0.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 1, Rochdale 0.
Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Attempt missed. Joe Bunney (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Goal!  Oxford United 1, Rochdale 0. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Taylor.
Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Oxford United. Alexander MacDonald replaces Joe Rothwell.
Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marvin Johnson (Oxford United).
Foul by Liam Sercombe (Oxford United).
Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Philip Edwards.
Niall Canavan (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Taylor (Oxford United).
Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
Charlie Raglan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jamie Allen (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Sercombe (Oxford United).
Substitution, Rochdale. Peter Vincenti replaces Steve Davies.
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale).
Niall Canavan (Rochdale) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Chris Maguire.
Attempt saved. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Conrad Logan.
Attempt saved. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Joe Rothwell (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Allen (Rochdale).
Substitution, Rochdale. Joe Bunney replaces Sanmi Odelusi.
Substitution, Oxford United. Ryan Taylor replaces Wes Thomas.
Foul by Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale).
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Rochdale. Donal McDermott replaces Andrew Cannon because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.


The people of Dumfries were in a mood to celebrate 150 years ago.

One of their own was coming home to be given the freedom of the burgh after achieving what was something akin to the moon landing of its time.
Captain James Anderson, by then Sir James Anderson, was in command of the ship which laid a telegraph cable under the Atlantic.
On 14 December 1866, his fellow Doonhamers put on a banquet worthy of such a significant achievement.
The menu for the 200 invited guests at the Assembly Rooms was of a quality - and scale - reserved for only the most special occasions.
"The dinner was plentiful, rich and well diversified," reported the Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
"The bill of fare including four kinds of soup, as many varieties of fish, a haunch of venison, roasts of beef, braised beef, mutton roast and boiled, pigeon pies, venison pasties, rabbit curries, chicken curries, cutlets, blackgame, grouse, pheasants, woodcocks and many other articles.
"A second course followed of puddings, souffles, mince pies, tarts, creams, jellies, blancmanges, trifles and other pastry.
"The wines supplied were champagne, hock, port and sherry."
It crowned an incredible journey for a boy born in south west Scotland with a passion for the sea.
Dumfries and Galloway Council archivist Graham Roberts explained: "He was born in 1824, he was the son of a bookseller who had a shop on the High Street near the top of the vennel, John Anderson.
"He was the fourth son - so he wasn't going to go into the family business.
"He had a brief apprenticeship as a printer - he got totally fed up and said he wanted to go to sea."
A passion - and aptitude - for being out on the water had been with him since his time as a schoolboy in the town.
"It was when he was at the Academy that he entered the Dumfries regatta but he didn't have a boat," explained Mr Roberts.
"All he had was a tin tub - which became known as Anderson's canister - and he still won the race."
His family, somewhat reluctantly, eventually allowed him to join T&J Brocklebank in Whitehaven where his career went from strength to strength.
His abilities as a navigator and a leader were quickly recognised.
"He shot through the ranks and became a master of a ship in his early 20s and by the 1840s or 1850s he was basically head hunted," said Mr Roberts.
"You didn't go from sail to steam but he did and the steam ships were the biggest."
Before he reached 40, he was put in charge of the biggest of them all.
"In 1862 or 1863 he was head hunted to be captain of the Great Eastern where they were trying to lay the Transatlantic Cable," said Mr Roberts.
"The Great Eastern was five times bigger than any ship there had ever been before that.
"It remained the biggest ship until the series of ships which included the Titanic.
"When you were captaining that ship it wasn't just a small step up navigationally - it was very hard to manoeuvre it."
And yet Anderson seemed to have the skills required.
"A lot of people who knew him remarked on his calmness," said Mr Roberts.
Bill Burns, who runs the History of the Atlantic Cable and Undersea Communications website, said Anderson was a remarkable individual involved in one of the biggest logistical operations of the day.
"After the partial success of the Atlantic cable in 1858, which proved the feasibility of the project, the 1865 and 1866 expeditions were without doubt the most significant events in the industry's history up until that time and for many years to come," he said.
"The Atlantic cable route, as it remains today with multiple fibre optic lines, was the most important in the world for trade, finance, and government."
Mr Burns said the successful completion of the project - which cost the equivalent of $100m in today's money - was the responsibility of Samuel Canning, the engineer in charge of the expedition.
However, he said that Anderson, as the captain, had "many additional responsibilities" to ensure the success of the operation, including directing the complex manoeuvring of the ship required when laying and recovering cables at great depth.
"Add to that the fact that Anderson was at the helm of the Great Eastern (the largest ship ever built at that time and for many years after), which had already survived many disasters and had bankrupted its owners, and you can understand that he was no ordinary captain," he said.
His first attempt to lay the cable would test his abilities to the full.
"In 1865, everything that could go wrong did go wrong - they actually feared sabotage at the time," said Mr Roberts.
"They were very worried there was some saboteur on board from some rival firm."
That mission ended in failure, with the cable lost, but the story had gripped the nation.
"Because they were laying the cable they could still keep in communication with the mainland and the reports were constantly in the papers," said Mr Roberts.
"When they came back instead of being treated as losers they were treated as heroes."
It prompted a big effort for a renewed attempt in 1866.
"It was world news - it was the first time that a really long cable was being laid under sea," said Mr Roberts.
"This was far, far bigger than anything before and they had so many challenges.
"Everybody knew that if they could do that then the whole world would be linked up.
"We had the railway age in the 1840s - this was the big thing, it was really the story of the 1860s in technical terms."
The tale of the journey from Valentia Island, one of Ireland's most westerly points, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland generated huge interest.
Not only was the 1866 attempt successful, they were also able to pick up the lost cable from the previous year and complete two telegraph links under the ocean.
Anderson's part in the mission, the brainchild of American businessman Cyrus Field, brought him both recognition and proved to have a profitable side.
He was seen as the ideal person to be a director of a large number of telegraph companies, including the firm that would eventually become Cable and Wireless.
He was honoured by Queen Victoria but recognition in his hometown still meant a lot to him.
"I should like to let you know, if I only could, how deeply I feel this your kindness," he said.
"I know very well that as long as my life lasts, I shall remember it, and shall do nothing to forfeit the kindness and praise which you have now bestowed upon me."
Although he lived in London by this time, he still had a soft spot for south west Scotland making regular trips back home.
"He built the house at Kirkconnel Lea near Glencaple in 1872, that was his fun place," said Mr Roberts. "He also came back to give talks."
His death, in May 1893, was the subject of a large obituary in the local papers and his body was brought back to Dumfries for burial in St Mary's churchyard.
"In his death, Dumfries has to mourn the loss of a distinguished and devoted son," wrote the Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
"His life-story, moreover, is an instructive illustration of the possibilities that wait on persevering, self-reliant, and intelligently directed effort."
Not bad for a boy who once had to work overtime to save up the money needed to buy a metal "tub" to race in a regatta.
A special display about Sir James Anderson is going up in the archives and local studies section of the Ewart Library in Dumfries starting on Thursday 15 December.


Lazio have appointed former Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa as manager.

The 60-year-old Argentine, whose most recent managerial position was in France with Marseille, will start work on 9 July.
Lazio finished eighth in Serie A last season, but had been without a permanent manager since Stefano Pioli was sacked in April.
Bielsa led Argentina to an Olympic gold medal in 2004, before guiding Chile to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
He took Athletic Bilbao to the 2012 Europa League and Copa del Rey finals, but had been without a club since leaving Marseille in August 2015.
Bielsa was linked with the Swansea job last year.


Cycling's Road World Championships could return to Britain for the first time in 37 years in 2019, with Leeds the most likely host.

A bid for the week-long event was mentioned in Chancellor George Osborne's spending review in November.
The bid can only come through British Cycling, and the governing body has been told government funding will only be available for a Yorkshire event.
A decision on whether to bid for the championships must be made by June.
The BBC has learned British Cycling wants to combine hosting the championships with a big push on improving facilities for cycling.
The plan is to build a closed racing circuit near every major British city - something British Cycling believes it could do with £50m of support, the same figure the Football Association was given by the Treasury in 2014 to invest in modern, artificial pitches.
The government, however, is offering just £10m to improve facilities, although talks between the parties are on-going.
British Cycling has also been told any government funding for the event is contingent on it being held in 2019, the year before the next General Election.
For its part, the International Cycling Union (UCI) would be very open to an offer from Leeds, having seen the success of the 2014 Tour de France Grand Depart and its legacy race, the Tour de Yorkshire.
Goodwood was the last British host of the UCI's premier event in 1982, with Leicester providing the venue in 1970 and Liverpool in 1922.
This year's event is in Doha, Qatar, before visits to Bergen in Norway and Austria's Innsbruck.


Two men who tortured a couple in their 70s and stole goods and cash worth £20,000 have been jailed for 15 years.

John McCarthy, 35, of Cambridge, and Richard Leslie, 37, of south London, attacked the couple in Cambridgeshire in November 2014.
The duo were part of a gang of four who tied up and tortured the victims with pins and a sledgehammer at the couple's Coton home.
The Old Bailey heard them described as "every householder's worst nightmare".
After a retrial, the duo were found guilty of aggravated burglary and given a 15-year term with five years on extended licence.
Four men dressed in forensic suits smashed their way into the house.
The owners were bound, beaten, threatened and locked up for more than four hours.
A sledgehammer was used to break one of the wife's toes and her husband was stuck with pins to extort more valuables, the court heard.
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Judge Richard Hone QC said at first the householders thought they were under attack from "alien invaders" or a "swat team".
The judge told them: "You are every householder's worst nightmare."
In mitigation, the court heard Leslie was involved in the burglary but was not inside the house.
Meanwhile McCarthy's behaviour was borne out of "personal difficulties".
The two former cleaners were linked to Marc Smith, 43, from Cambridge, who admitted handling stolen goods.
The victims were targeted through Smith who previously worked for a taxi firm the couple used. His case was adjourned until 8 December.
Jacob O'Dell, 20, from Cambridge, who admitted sending malicious communications to a witness on Facebook last year was handed a two-year community order at an earlier hearing.
Other men involved in the burglary have never been caught.
Detective Inspector Alan Page from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire crime unit said it was a "despicable crime".


The police force at the centre of the Rotherham abuse scandal still needs to make "major improvements" to some child protection procedures, a report has found.

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) criticised South Yorkshire Police last September.
A post-inspection review, conducted in April this year, found "significant concerns" remained.
There have, however, been "tangible signs" of progress since, HMIC said.
The watchdog published its original findings weeks after a report found 1,400 children had been sexually exploited in Rotherham.
April's review aired concerns over the force's failure to recognise risks to children, and found recording practices remained poor, limiting the ability of staff to make "good decisions".
Inspectors' concerns:
Improvements seen:
Improvements needed:
Inspectors also found there had not been improvements to practice in relation to children in care homes.
Mike Cunningham, of HMIC, said: "It is common knowledge that South Yorkshire Police's approach to protecting children has been severely lacking.
"In September last year HMIC raised serious concerns about the way the force was approaching this kind of work, which was undermining the service it provides to children.
"We carried out this post-inspection review in order to understand what progress South Yorkshire Police had made since our initial inspection, and we found there were still areas that need major improvements."
Improvements included the force's initial response when attending incidents involving children at risk, child protection being prioritised, and "a strong desire to improve outcomes for children who are at risk of harm".
South Yorkshire Police's assistant chief constable Ingrid Lee said the force had "made significant progress" but she agreed with the HMIC that "more needs to be done".
"There has been a considerable increase in the number of police officers and staff in our public protection units, and also staff dedicated to tackling child sexual exploitation," she said.
"We are absolutely committed to achieving justice, stopping harm and preventing future offending."
HMIC's report in September stated South Yorkshire Police had failed to properly tackle men who were sexually exploiting young girls.
Inspectors had found the force had "limited understanding" of the risk posed by offenders who target vulnerable children, while officers showed an inconsistent response to child sexual exploitation.
One survivor of sexual abuse in Rotherham, who now helps other victims in the town, said the police still needed to do more.
"The police are responding a lot quicker but what I have noticed is that they're not treating victims as they should and they're still getting things wrong," she said.
"And I think what the problem is with the police is they now know about grooming but they don't understand it and they can't tackle this situation until they understand the grooming process."
HMIC said the review of the inspection included an audit of 28 child protection cases which related directly to the areas for improvement identified in last year's inspection report.
The inspectors found two were assessed as good, 19 requiring improvement and seven inadequate.
South Yorkshire Police is currently at the centre of two separate investigations.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating how officers dealt with cases in Rotherham, while the National Crime Agency has started a major inquiry into allegations of child sexual abuse in the town.


Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has joined Championship play-off hopefuls Aston Villa on loan for the rest of the season.

It is the 23-year-old's eighth loan move away from Old Trafford.
He has previously been at Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Yeovil, Doncaster Rovers (twice) and his home town club Preston (twice).
Johnstone was part of Preston's promotion-winning team to the Championship in 2014-15.
He is the first signing made by Villa boss Steve Bruce since the former United favourite took charge in October.
"It's a massive opportunity," Johnstone told BBC WM. "Look at the size of the club. Look at the manager and his track record. Look at the players, the fans. You can't turn down something like this."
BBC WM's Mark Regan
"The move for Sam Johnstone was widely expected after summer signing Pierluigi Gollini found himself out of favour in the latter stages of 2016.
"It also signals an intent on the part of Steve Bruce to beef up his defensive ranks with a goalkeeper who has been highly thought of for some time and clearly has a big future ahead of him.
"I would expect the FA Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to be his debut for Villa and I suspect he`ll be the first choice keeper going into the second half of the season."
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A Mumbai court has cleared veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, 94, in the 18-year-old case of a bounced cheque.

The case was filed against the actor in 1998 when he was the honorary chairman of an export firm.
The firm reportedly could not pay its dues to an investor and its cheque bounced, which is illegal in India.
The court said that the actor was not involved in the daily management of the firm and hence he could not be held responsible for payment defaults.
Earlier, the actor was exempted from appearing in court due to his poor health.
Described by critics as the ultimate method actor in India, Kumar has won more awards than any other Bollywood star.
Over his long career, he won eight Filmfare awards, India's version of the Oscars.
Kumar has also served as a member of India's upper house of parliament.
Born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922 in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, the actor changed his name to Dilip Kumar when he joined Bollywood.
The historical 1960 drama Mughal-e-Azam, in which he played the role of Prince Salim, is one of the biggest hits of Indian cinema.
He also acted in superhits like Ganga Jumna, Devdas, Andaz and Aan.
Seen as a legend of Indian cinema, Kumar passed over a lead role in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia.
The part of Sherif Ali went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1962 epic.


Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has met an Australian family which has been told it must leave the UK if it cannot meet visa rules.

Kathryn Brain moved from Australia to Dingwall, near Inverness, with husband Gregg and son Lachlan in 2011.
Mrs Brain was on a student visa at a time when a two-year post-study visa was in existence - but the rules were later changed.
Ms Sturgeon pledged to do everything in her power to help the family.
The Brain family, who have been given leave to remain until next Tuesday, hope a job offer made to Mrs Brain by the business behind the planned GlenWyvis distillery in Dingwall will meet visa requirements and allow them to stay.
Mr Brain said they were in the process of resubmitting a visa application in light of the job offer, but had "significant doubts" as to whether it will be possible to pull the paperwork together in time.
However, UK Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has told the Commons that the family do not face "imminent deportation".
He was responding to SNP MP Ian Blackford, who has raised the family's case in parliament.
Mr Brokenshire and Mr Blackford, the MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, met on Thursday afternoon to discuss the case.
The UK government has said the family had twice been given extra time to help them meet visa rules.
Speaking after her meeting with the family, Ms Sturgeon said: "I've assured the Brain family that the Scottish government will do everything it can to support them in their attempt to get the time that they always thought they would have to get jobs here, the right to stay here and continue to make a contribution to Scotland."
She said the family had "come here in good faith" under a scheme that was promoted by the Scottish government at the time and backed by the UK government.
The first minister added: "They fully expected that they would have the two-year post-study visa in order to allow them to secure work here. The problem is the UK government changed the rules before they had the chance to benefit from what they thought that they would benefit from.
"So there's a sense of natural justice here, as well as the human element."
Ms Sturgeon said the family's seven-year-old son had "virtually grown up here, he is a Gaelic speaker, he is to all intents and purposes Scottish".
Mr Brain has said he hopes "common sense will prevail" and his family will be allowed to remain in the country.
He also said they had been "absolutely floored" by the support they had received from the local community and across the political spectrum.
Mr Brain is a health and safety expert and his wife has just completed a degree in Scottish history.


Humility, doubt and the ability to make mistakes.

These are some of the answers I'm given to the question of what makes a good chief executive.
Since the World Economic Forum is full of them (good, bad and ugly), I reckon it's a good place to ask.
"Don't believe your own brilliance" says Arne Sorenson, chief executive of Marriot Hotels and the first non-Marriott to be entrusted with leading the company in its 88-year history.
"You need to be curious and you need to be doing more listening than talking."
"It's possible to glorify the position of CEOâ€¦ it's important that they should not be the only one making the decisions. Nobody is that brilliant."
You need a certain amount of rebellion within the team, he says in a crushed corner of the congress centre in Davos. And if you don't, you're doomed.
He also mentions the need to be authentic. Surprising, perhaps - but apparently he's not alone in thinking that's important.
Tim Morris, professor of management studies at Oxford University, was part of a team that carried out a study into the expectations of today's CEO.
They interviewed more than 150 chief executives about their job and although they had specifically avoided the word authentic, because they thought of it as too much of a buzz-word, it kept being brought up by the bosses themselves.
"It's clearly important to them," says Prof Morris.
"Chief executives feel that they can't get people behind them unless they're authentic."
"The traditional way of thinking about the good leader would be that they deliver for the shareholder and they survive because they deliver profits and keep people happy.
"But, for the people we interviewed, the job of chief executive was much more complicated than that."
But, I'm wondering, isn't it authentic to deliver profits? Isn't that what the job of CEO is?
Apparently not any more.
According to Oxford University's research, chief executives nowadays feel that they have to be more approachable, engaged, and caring. Or, as one described it, the Chief Emotional Officer.
And Prof Morris believes there won't be a return to the 'old-style' chief executive.
Leah Busque is relatively new to the business of being the boss. In 2008, she went from being a software engineer at IBM to setting up and running the company TaskRabbit.
New to the UK, the American website helps people find someone in their area to do a job for them, and now has about 50 employees.
She says she didn't have or need any training in leadership, but that she thinks the key is that she is self-aware enough to know when to bring in other people to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.
And it sounds like she's feeling the pressure to be more human.
"Showing vulnerability sometimes as a CEO is not a bad thing, but it's not always easyâ€¦ CEOs don't like to be vulnerable, and show their weaknesses. Actually for me, it's something I have to really think about and really force myself to do."
Establishing exactly how you do that is tricky. It's possible to try too hard.
"The worst thing you can do is go on an authenticity course", says Prof Morris.
"You need to be consistent with your values, your purpose, with what you want to do and why."
Prof Morris says the power of social media means that it's impossible to switch off and dealing with that required much more subtlety than in the past.
He says there's a feeling among the chief executives they interviewed that as soon as they wake up they're aware of their responsibility.
"You can't just say sorry that's not my problem, I'll deal with it on Monday morning. There's a sense that it's all-consuming."
But he said a trait many of the executives had was an ability to shut the door on a decision after having made it.
The other factor that the CEO report highlights is how there is increasingly a global standard to the job. The answers and expectations in Japan and Korea, were not significantly different to those in the US or Europe.
And indeed the clearest answer I got on what makes a good chief executive came from Sim Tshabalala, Co-CEO of Standard Bank, one of Africa's largest.
"It's about knowing your industry but having the ability to lead people who know more than you," he says.


Brentford eased into the FA Cup fourth round as they put five goals past National League side Eastleigh in the first half at Griffin Park.

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Yoann Barbet, Tom Field and Lasse Vibe were all on target for the Championship outfit in the opening 23 minutes.
Eastleigh midfielder Ayo Obileye pulled one back, but Field grabbed his second and Romaine Sawyers also struck for the Bees before the break.
Brentford dominated possession as they saw out the second half to progress.
Former Brentford boss Martin Allen only named four substitutes on his return and his Eastleigh side got off to the worst possible start when goalkeeper Graham Stack brought down Vibe in the area and Barbet netted from the spot.
Winger Field then nodded in at the far post from Sawyers' clever cross to score his first senior goal and double the hosts' lead on 17 minutes.
Vibe smartly curled in Brentford's third before Bees keeper Daniel Bentley spilled a corner for Obileye to tap in, but any hope of an Eastleigh comeback was short-lived as 19-year-old Field slid an effort beyond Stack and Sawyers fired in from outside the box.
Brentford are back in Championship action next Saturday (15:00 GMT) when they face promotion-chasing Newcastle, while Eastleigh host Forest Green in the National League on Tuesday.
Brentford boss Dean Smith: "I wanted work-rate, attitude and application - and they gave me all three.
"When I picked my team the fans knew we wanted to progress to the next round and we were very professional throughout.
"I knew they would pose problems from set-pieces but I expected us to be quicker, fitter and stronger. We knew we had to apply ourselves and that's exactly what we did."
Eastleigh manager Allen: "I thought our players were superb from start to finish. We had good chances at 3-1 down. I asked them at half-time to do their families proud - it could have been a real tanking - and they did that.
"I couldn't ask any more from them and they got a standing ovation from the Brentford fans. Despite the result it was a great day for me personally.
"I've been here a month now and we have got a mix-and-match squad still. It's like a box of Quality Street."
Match ends, Brentford 5, Eastleigh 1.
Second Half ends, Brentford 5, Eastleigh 1.
Attempt missed. Jai Reason (Eastleigh) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Corner,  Eastleigh. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt saved. Jai Reason (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
Luke Coulson (Eastleigh) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay in match Connor Essam (Eastleigh) because of an injury.
Substitution, Brentford. Chris Mepham replaces Harlee Dean.
Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Tom Field (Brentford).
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Scott Wilson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Josh Clarke (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Ayo Obileye (Eastleigh) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Corner,  Eastleigh. Conceded by Tom Field.
Attempt blocked. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Mikael Mandron (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Mikael Mandron replaces Ryan Bird.
Substitution, Brentford. Jota replaces Nico Yennaris.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Scott Wilson replaces James Constable.
Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Brentford. Conceded by Michael Green.
Corner,  Brentford. Conceded by Ayo Obileye.
Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Togwell (Eastleigh).
Attempt saved. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Second Half begins Brentford 5, Eastleigh 1.
Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Maxime Colin.
First Half ends, Brentford 5, Eastleigh 1.
Goal!  Brentford 5, Eastleigh 1. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
Attempt saved. Luke Coulson (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by Harlee Dean (Brentford).
Ryan Bird (Eastleigh) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Health officials are expected to push forward plans to end consultant-led maternity services at a north Wales hospital, BBC Wales understands.

They had been considering a "Plan B" to retain doctor-led services at Glan Clwyd, in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire.
But staff have been told the original plans to suspend consultant care will go ahead, according to information seen by BBC Wales.
Betsi Cadwaladr health board said it would issue a full statement on Monday.
The changes, expected to be brought in this month, would see some women having to travel more than 30 miles to Gwynedd or Wrexham for consultant care, with clinical staff transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor and Wrexham Maelor hospitals.
A revised plan was drawn up by health experts and politicians after a public outcry, including a demonstration of about 1,500 people in Rhyl in February.
In March, a public meeting was held with health board officials who agreed to look again at finding another way forward and which led to the "Plan B" proposals being tabled.


Police investigating the murder of Jo Yeates have asked for patience, saying it "will take time" to find her killer.

The 25-year-old's body was discovered on Christmas Day in a lane near Bristol eight days after she was last seen.
Ch Supt Jon Stratford said: "It will take time and we ask people to be patient. But rest assured we'll find the person who killed Jo."
Officers spent much of Thursday morning searching the content of drains close to Miss Yeates' flat in Clifton.
A force spokesman said the move was a routine part of the investigation.
Officers also searched Clifton College's rifle range, at the back of Miss Yeates' flat on Thursday.
Detectives still do not know where or when Miss Yeates died and forensic examinations are continuing at the flat she shared with her boyfriend Greg Reardon in Canynge Road.
Mr Stratford said: "This is a large investigation. We've got well over 70 officers and police staff dedicated to it.
"There's lots and lots of lines of inquiry, lots of leads which all need to be followed.
"The investigation team are meticulously following every single one."
Last week, Crimestoppers offered a Â£10,000 reward for information.
On Thursday the charity said it had been able to hand "valuable information" to the police.
Miss Yeates, a landscape architect originally from Hampshire, was last seen on 17 December after she had been drinking with colleagues in the Bristol Ram pub in Park Street in the city.
She was reported missing by Mr Reardon two days later.
Her snow-covered body was found on Christmas Day morning on a lane in Failand three miles from her home.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled.
Miss Yeates' body was clothed but she was not wearing her jacket or her boots and she was only wearing one sock.
Her jacket and boots were found at her home but the sock is still missing.
They said there was no evidence that Miss Yeates was sexually assaulted but they had not ruled out a sexual motive.
Her landlord, Chris Jefferies, 65, who was arrested on suspicion of her murder, has been freed on bail.
Meanwhile, the Bishop of Bristol, the Right Reverend Mike Hill, has said people in the city have been badly affected by Miss Yeates' death.
He said: "I think if I were a young woman, I would have a real anxiety about those moments between your car and your front door."
A University of Bristol spokesman urged students returning for the start of term next week to collect the free personal safety alarms that are offered by the institution.


A troubled Isle of Wight academy is set to merge with another school, its sponsor has announced.

The head teacher of Sandown Bay Academy resigned and the board of governors was replaced earlier this year.
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) said it intended to merge it with Ryde Academy to make "one great school".
It said falling numbers and the consequent impact on finances had prompted the decision.
Sandown Bay Academy came out of special measures two years ago, but is still seen as underperforming.
Pupil numbers have fallen to fewer than 1,000 from 1,252 in 2012.
In a statement, AET, the biggest academy chain in England, said: "It has been becoming increasingly difficult for the school to fund the teachers and the educational resources needed in order to provide the education we would all want for the students.
"We believe that merger offers the best option all round, and that out of these two schools we can create one really great one."
If approved, the principal of Ryde Academy, Joy Ballard, will oversee the transition between the two schools.
A spokesman said no decision had been made on whether to operate two campuses or on any job cuts.
A public consultation is to be held on the plans, with the final decision made by the government after the general election.


A row has broken out in Austria over government plans to overhaul the country's century-old law on Islam.

The new draft, which is partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, forbids any foreign funding. But Austria's official Islamic Community says it reflects a widespread mistrust of Muslims and fails to treat them equally.
Islam has been an official religion in Austria since 1912. The Islam law, the "Islamgesetz", was brought in by the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph, after Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Under the law, Muslims, like Catholics, Jews and Protestants, are guaranteed wide-ranging rights, including religious education in state schools.
Carla Amina Baghajati from the Islamic Community says the old law has served as "a kind of a model in Europe" and done much to integrate and anchor Muslims into Austrian society.
It shows how recognition of Islam makes Muslims feel accepted, she says. "Their loyalty towards the state comes automatically."
Roughly half a million Muslims live in Austria today, around 6% of the population. Many of them have Turkish or Bosnian roots.
After more than 100 years, most agree that the Islam law needs to be updated to reflect the realities of modern Austria.
But some parts of the government's draft legislation have caused controversy, in particular a proposed ban on any foreign funding for mosques or imams.
The Islamic Community says that does not fit with the principle of equality.
But Austria's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz told Austrian Radio (ORF) that the ban was a necessary step.
"With other religions, there is not the challenge that we have to fear influences from abroad and therefore have to be stricter with financing," he said.
"We want an Austrian form of Islam. Every Muslim in Austria should be able to practise his religion properly, but we don't want influence and control from abroad."
Relations between Muslims and Austria's Catholic majority have been relatively calm, compared with many other European countries. But there are tensions.
The far-right Freedom Party, which has seen a surge of support, has taken to warning against what it calls "Islamisation".
At a Freedom Party Oktoberfest, Vienna district councillor Helwig Leibinger said many Muslims in Vienna were too foreign.
"They cannot be integrated very well, because the women wear the burka or something like that and they don't want to be real Austrians. They try to be Turkish."
In recent months, public concern has also been growing over reports of Muslims from Austria joining jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria, including two teenage girls from Vienna.
Fifteen-year-old Sabina Selimovic and Samra Kesinovic, 17, born to Bosnian refugees in Austria, went missing in April. In a recent interview with Paris Match by text message, Sabina said that she and Samra had married Islamic State fighters in Syria.
They have been dubbed "poster girls for jihad" in the Austrian media.
The Austrian government said in August that Islamist militancy was on the rise. Officials have said around 150 people, including 44 Austrian citizens, have left to join groups such as Islamic State.
Radicalisation is certainly a problem, says Gudrun Harrer of Der Standard newspaper, but not a topic for the Islam law. "We should keep these discussions separate," she says.
"It seems that Austria has a relatively bigger problem with radicalism [than others] when compared to the size of the population.
She sees the influx of refugees from Chechnya in recent years as being part of the issue, rather than Austria's historical Islamic communities.
"You don't come from well-taught Islam to radicalism. You generally come from nothing to radicalism," she says.
The draft law has also been criticised by constitutional experts, who say that some of its provisions fail to treat Muslims equally.
Professor Stefan Hammer from the University of Vienna says, while it is legitimate for the government to try and prevent misuse of donations from abroad, a blanket ban on foreign funding for the Islamic Community is constitutionally very problematic.
"Financing of religious communities is part of their internal affairs. This does not mean the state may not address any aspect of that, but it has to be proportional," he says.
Other religious groups and churches receive external funding, notably the Russian Orthodox Church from Moscow, so differentiating between religions would clearly be excessive, he believes.
"It would be a clear breach of the principle of equal treatment."
Carla Amina Baghajati from the Islamic Community says the draft is infused with "a spirit of mistrust", which she fears could play into the hands of the radicals.
"The radicals make use of the identity question, telling people: 'Look at the European societies, you won't ever be on the same level, you will always be an outsider. They won't accept you, so come and join us.'
"This is very dangerous. We have to help young people to find their identity and the law is one of the important pieces in this identity building. It has helped in the past and we want it to help in the future."
The draft law is currently being examined and considered in detail. It could be put to a vote in Austria's parliament this month.
Omar Al-Rawi from the Islamic Community says that if the controversial parts of the law are not changed, they will consider taking the fight to Austria's Constitutional Court.


When a man in the Turkish town of Cizre was told his sister had been killed, his family was invited to pick up her remains from the public prosecutor's office.

But all they received were three small pieces of charred flesh - and no information on how she died.
His account from February 2016 is among many included in a new UN report on Turkish government operations in the country's mainly Kurdish south-east.
UN investigators found some 2,000 people were killed in 18 months of fighting, and accuse Turkish forces of serious human rights violations.
The killings, disappearances and instances of torture documented in the report took place during a surge in violence after the ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) broke down in July 2015.
In the case of the woman killed in Cizre, whose name was not published in the report, UN investigators found that, when her sister called for those responsible to be punished and she tried to pursue legal action, she was charged with terrorism offences.
As well as thousands killed or detained, the UN says between 350,000 and 500,000 people were displaced by the fighting between July 2015 and December 2016.
Satellite imagery also showed the "enormous scale of destruction of the housing stock by heavy weaponry".
But despite the serious allegations, "no credible investigation has been conducted" by the Turkish government, UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said.
The government had "contested the veracity of the very serious allegations made" in the report, he said.
The administration of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not commented independently on the findings.
The UN Human Rights Office report relied on confidential and public accounts, satellite imagery and other sources because the Turkish government has failed to grant investigators access to the areas affected by anti-PKK operations.
It recorded incidents that took place during government operations that affected more than 30 towns and neighbourhoods. The most serious abuses took place during periods of curfew imposed for several days at a time, it said.
For its part, the Turkish government did provide investigators with information indicating that the PKK, which the administration considers a terrorist organisation, "had conducted a number of violent attacks that caused deaths and injuries among Turkish security forces and other individuals".
The PKK has also been involved, according to the government, in "kidnappings, including of children; digging trenches and placing roadblocks in cities and towns; and preventing medical services from delivering emergency health services".
Turkey has been fighting a Kurdish insurgency in its south-east for decades.
The PKK launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey.
Since then, tens of thousands of people have died.


A stately home which claims to be the "largest privately-owned house in Europe" will be refurbished following a £7m sale to a charity.

Grade-1 listed Wentworth Woodhouse has been sold to the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust (WWPT).
The sale of the mansion and gardens was funded by grants, including £3.5m from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
The trust said "complex" negotiations to buy the property, near Rotherham, had taken more than a year.
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WWPT said it planned to spend around £42m restoring the property and associated land.
The government has given £7.6m towards the renovation, with the trust planning to raise the rest through grants and a public appeal.
The staterooms and gardens will be open to the public, with the ancillary parts of the building and grounds converted into a business centre and events space.
The chair of WWPT, Julie Kenny, said: "This is the culmination of five years very hard work and has been made possible by the support of many different charities, government bodies and individuals, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
"It is great news for the people of Rotherham and for everyone who cares about historic buildings."
Built by the Marquesses of Rockingham between 1725 and 1750, the front of the house is more than 600 feet (180m) long.
The main house has more than 200 rooms, with a run of state rooms behind the east front centring on the spectacular, double-height Marble Salon - considered to be one of the finest early 18th-century interiors in England.
It was bought in 1999 by architect Clifford Newbold, whose family sold it after he died in April 2015
A previous £8m deal to sell it to a Hong Kong-based investment company fell through in November 2015.


The Irish Open is to be staged in Northern Ireland twice over the next three years - at Royal County Down in 2015 and the Lough Erne resort in 2017.

The news was confirmed by European Tour Chief Executive George O'Grady on Thursday, with the Stormont Executive providing significant funding.
Royal County Down will host the event for the first time in 75 years, with the dates confirmed as 28-31 May, 2015.
The Lough Erne course will be staging the Irish Open for the first time.
Thursday's news will increase the optimism that the Open Championship could return to Northern Ireland for the first time since the only staging of the event in the province at Royal Portrush in 1951.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson attended Thursday's announcement at Royal County Down and he said talks are continuing with Open organisers, the Royal & Ancient, over the major championship.
"We are talking to them and we have been talking to them for some time," the First Minister told BBC Sport.
"We will continue to make every effort we can in order to bring the Open to Northern Ireland."
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The Irish Open returned to Northern Ireland after a 59-year absence in a hugely-successful staging of the event at Royal Portrush in 2012.
Despite the feel-good factor after the 2012 Portrush event, within weeks R&A chief executive Peter Dawson appeared to ruled out an imminent Open Championship return to Northern Ireland.
"There would be much work to do for an Open ever to go to Portrush [again]," said Dawson in his July 2012 comments.
"We have been there before. It's always, to an extent, been on our radar and our championship committee, I'm sure, will continue to evaluate it."
Royal Portrush became the first Northern Ireland venue to host the Irish Open for 59 years in 2012.
The tournament was the first-ever sold-out event on the European Tour as huge crowds turned out to watch a field which included homegrown major winners Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke.
The Northern Ireland Executive provided funding in the region of £1.5m for the 2012 event and a similar investment will be required this time round although Tourism Minister Arlene Foster would be drawn on the sums involved.
Royal County Down is one of the most renowned links in the world and, with extra grandstands likely to be erected, crowds in excess of 20,000 are expected to flock to the Newcastle course each day.
The club staged the Senior British Open from 2000 to 2002 and the Walker Cup was also held there in 2007.
"There is one less week between the US Open and the Open Championship next year, so the dates we have selected at the end of May give us the best chance of getting the strongest possible field," said O'Grady.
"Rory McIlroy put the idea in my head at a European Tour event in Shanghai and it progressed from there.
"We will be showcasing one of the world's absolute great golf courses and there are some lovely vantage points. We want to bring as many people here as possible.
The European Tour chief also added that the Northern Ireland Executive had agreed to provide "help" with the running of this year's event at Fota Island in county Cork and further stagings of the tournament in the Republic of Ireland in the coming years.
Englishman Paul Casey was the winner at Carton House last year, while this year's tournament will be played at Fota Island.
O'Grady said at Thursday's press conference at Royal County Down that Fota Island is currently the favourite to host the 2016 Irish Open.
However, the European Tour chief did reveal that he had also held talks with new Doonbeg owner Donald Trump about the possibility of the event being held at the county Clare venue in the coming years.


The Beijing government is offering hefty cash rewards for information on foreign spies, state media report.

Residents of the Chinese capital can earn up to 500,000 yuan (£58,000; $72,000) by submitting tip-offs.
City officials said the public should help "to slowly construct an iron Great Wall in combating evil and guarding against spies".
Authorities launched an awareness campaign last year, including warnings against being seduced by foreign spies.
The new regulation was announced by the security branch of the Beijing municipal government. It said that residents could file tip-offs through the hotline launched last year in person or by post.
The cash rewards range from 10,000 to 500,000 yuan, depending on how useful the tip-offs are in "preventing or stopping espionage behaviour, or cracking espionage cases", according to several state media outlets including Beijing Daily.
Authorities said that as the heart of Chinese governance and innovation, Beijing "is the first choice among foreign spy agencies and others who are fiercely carrying out infiltration, subversion, division, destruction and theft".
Authorities said that in January, a group of fishermen in Jiangsu province found an "unidentifiable object inscribed with foreign words" while trawling for fish, and handed it in to authorities.
The object was later found to be "a spying device that was collecting data on China".
It's too early to say whether the new reward scheme will see crowds of would-be spy-busters prowling Beijing and stopping foreigners to make sure their bow ties aren't hiding cameras.
What it will do, though, is keep the sense of threat high in people's minds.
Under President Xi Jinping, China has grown increasingly suspicious of foreign influence and ideas. Foreign organisations, foreign academics and foreign companies are facing greater scrutiny and surveillance.
National security laws have also been beefed up, ostensibly to counter the actions of other governments but also, critics argue, in ways that allow the authorities to crack down further on dissent at home.
No-one doubts that China, like all major world powers, is a target for espionage. But however real that threat, raising the spectre of hostile foreign forces to rally domestic support can be a useful tool and it wouldn't be the first time that the Chinese authorities have reached for it.


On 11 March, panic struck engineers at a giant power station on the banks of the Ganges river in West Bengal state.

Readings showed that the water level in the canal connecting the river to the plant was going down rapidly. Water is used to produce steam to run the turbines and for cooling vital equipment of coal-fired power stations.
By next day, authorities were forced to suspend generation at the 2,300-megawatt plant in Farakka town causing shortages in India's power grid. Next, the vast township on the river, where more than 1,000 families of plant workers live, ran out of water. Thousands of bottles of packaged drinking water were distributed to residents, and fire engines rushed to the river to extract water for cooking and cleaning.
The power station - one of the 41 run by the state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation, which generates a quarter of India's electricity - was shut for 10 days, unprecedented in its 30-year history.
"Never before have we shut down the plant because of a shortage of water," says Milan Kumar, a senior plant official.
"We are being told by the authorities that water levels in the river have receded, and that they can do very little."
Further downstream, say locals, ferries were suspended and sandbars emerged on the river. Some 13 barges carrying imported coal to the power station were stranded midstream because of insufficient water. Children were seen playing on a near-dry river bed.
Nobody is sure why the water level on the Ganges receded at Farakka, where India built a barrage in the 1970s to divert water away from Bangladesh. Much later, in the mid-1990s, the countries signed a 30-year agreement to share water. (The precipitous decline in water levels happened during a 10-day cycle when India is bound by the pact to divert most of the water to Bangladesh. The fall in level left India with much less water than usual.)
Monsoon rains have been scanty in India for the second year in succession. The melting of snow in the Himalayas - the mountain holds the world's largest body of ice outside the polar caps and contributes up to 15% of the river flow - has been delayed this year, says SK Haldar, general manager of the barrage. "There are fluctuations like this every year," he says.
But the evidence about the declining water levels and waning health of the 2,500km (1,553 miles)-long Ganges, which supports a quarter of India's 1.3 billion people, is mounting.
Part of a river's water level is determined by the groundwater reserves in the area drained by it and the duration and intensity of monsoon rains. Water tables have been declining in the Ganges basin due to the reckless extraction of groundwater. Much of the groundwater is, anyway, already contaminated with arsenic and fluoride. A controversial UN climate report said the Himalayan glaciers could melt to a fifth of the current levels by 2035.
Emmanuel Theophilus and his son, Theo, kayaked on the Ganges during their 87-day, 2,500km journey of India's rivers last year. They asked fishermen and people living on the river what had changed most about it.
"All of them said there had been a reduction in water levels over the years. Also when we were sailing on the Ganges, we did not find a single turtle. The river was so dirty that it stank. There were effluents, sewage and dead bodies floating," says Mr Theophilus.
The waning health of the sacred river underscores the rising crisis of water in India. Two successive bad monsoons have already led to a drought-like situation, and river basins are facing water shortages.
The three-month-long summer is barely weeks away but water availability in India's 91 reservoirs is at its lowest in a decade, with stocks at a paltry 29% of their total storage capacity, according to the Central Water Commission. Some 85% of the country's drinking water comes from aquifers, but their levels are falling, according to WaterAid.
No wonder then that conflicts over water are on the rise.
Thousands of villagers in drought-hit region of Maharashtra depend on tankers for water; and authorities in Latur district, fearing violence, have imposed prohibitory orders on gatherings of more than five people around storage tanks. Tens of thousands of farmers and livestock have moved to camps providing free fodder and water for animals in parched districts. The government has asked local municipalities to stop supplying water to swimming pools.
States like Punjab are squabbling over ownership of river waters. In water-scarce Orissa, farmers have reportedly breached embankments to save their crops.
Back in Farakka, villagers are washing clothes in the shallow waters of the power station canal and children are crossing by foot.
"We would dive into the canal earlier for a swim," says a villager. Not far away, near the shores of the Ganges, fisherman Balai Haldar looks at his meagre catch of prawns and bemoans the lack of water.
"The river has very little water these days. It is also running out of fish. Tube wells in our village have run out of water," he says. "There's too much of uncertainty. People in our villages have moved to the cities to look for work."
It is a concern you hear a lot on the river these days. At the power plant, Milan Kumar says he is "afraid that this can happen again".
"We are being told that water levels in the Ganges have declined by a fourth. Being located on the banks of one of the world's largest rivers, we never thought we would face a scarcity of water.
"The unthinkable is happening."


A council is trying to claim £5.5m from insurers to cover its losses from a fire that damaged a multi-storey car park and entertainment venue.

The Assembly Rooms in Derby has been closed since the fire at its car park on 14 March.
The estimated money lost includes the cost of repairing the damage and loss of revenue.
Derby City Council has not yet decided whether to repair the venue, upgrade it or build a new one in another location.
The council told BBC Radio Derby: "We are in advanced discussions with the insurers with a view to reaching a cash settlement for the losses incurred at the Assembly Rooms.
"The figure quoted is the council's current estimate of the loss."
The majority of the damage was to the plant room at the top of the car park, which supplied the Assembly Rooms with electricity, gas, air conditioning and water.
The Assembly Rooms itself suffered smoke damage.
The venue normally hosts events including concerts, children's shows, pantomimes, trade exhibitions and conferences.
The council was due to decide before Christmas whether to repair it or build a new one, but has now said it will make an announcement in March.
One idea being considered it to build a new Assembly Rooms in Duckworth Square, behind the old Debenhams store.
The former site could then be used for shops and housing.
The city council previously said insurance was unlikely to cover the full cost of returning the venue to its original state, so it would have to dip into its reserves no matter what.


Dundee councillor Lesley Brennan has been sworn in as a Labour MSP after Richard Baker resigned from Holyrood.

Ms Brennan will see out the remaining 10 weeks of the parliament as the next candidate on Labour's North East list.
The city councillor was Labour's candidate in Dundee East in the 2015 general election, when she turned down a donation from Tony Blair.
After being sworn in, Ms Brennan said she was "privileged" to represent the people of the North East of Scotland.
She explained: "I had not expected to become an MSP in this parliamentary session but even although it is only for a short time it is a privilege to represent the people of the North East in the Scottish parliament.
"I'll be doing all I can to support Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, and her team during my time at Holyrood and am looking forward to getting stuck in to my new job."
Ms Brennan backed Katy Clark for the deputy leadership of the party in 2014 against Ms Dugdale.
The economist is one of the candidates on the party's North East list for May's Holyrood elections, with party members currently voting to choose the rankings.
Mr Baker was due to step down at the election, but decided to leave his post early to take up a job with Age Scotland.


The boss of the Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil firm Saudi Aramco says demand is increasing.

In a news conference, Amin Nasser said he expected total oil demand to grow by 1.2 million barrels a day this year.
"We are seeing increases [in demand] in India, in the US, and we are meeting that call on us," he said.
Oil prices have seen a slight recovery over the past few months of 2016 after falling sharply from the peak that they reached in 2014.
In mid-2014, Brent crude stood at $115 a barrel, falling to below $30 a barrel in January for the first time in 12 years. It is now trading at just under $44 a barrel.
But Mr Nasser still has big plans for Saudi Aramco. He said he planned to grow every part of the business and described the current market as a "great opportunity for significant growth".
He added that he was looking at joint ventures around the world, including in Indonesia, India, the United States, Vietnam and China.
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter and so was hit hard by the sharp drop in the price.
As a result, it has pledged to change its economy in order to move away from its dependence on oil, with the country's veteran oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, being removed as part of that overhaul.


North Lanarkshire Council has launched an investigation "into serious allegations of corruption".

Council leader Jim Logue said he ordered the move after receiving an anonymous letter relating to the council's procurement processes.
He said police had been informed and the council's audit team would now carry out a detailed investigation.
The council said that if anything was found which substantiated the claims, it would be handed over to police.
Mr Logue said: "These allegations, which are detailed, concern some of the council's procurement processes. If true, they are extremely serious.
"I immediately instructed Paul Jukes, the chief executive, to launch an investigation.
"That investigation, led by the council's internal audit team, is already under way."
The council leader said that the internal audit team would be able to access all files held by any part of the council and all IT systems.
He added: "It is essential that the people of North Lanarkshire are able to have full confidence in the way the council conducts its business and I am determined that we are transparent at all times.
"Although these are currently unsubstantiated, anonymous allegations I believe that it is right to carry out a full investigation and share any evidence which comes to light with the police.
"As that investigation is now under way, it would be inappropriate for the council to comment further."


Insects solve some pretty wacky biological problems, says Dr Gregory Sutton.

And he should know. For almost a decade, he has been using high-speed cameras to reveal the secrets of the most acrobatic of the world's invertebrates.
Along with his colleagues at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, he is working out how fleas, locusts and even praying mantises take to the air. He presented some of his latest work at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual meeting in Prague on Thursday.
One of the problems these super-jumpers have is that to use a jump as an evasive manoeuvre, they must accelerate in a very short space of time.
A flea, for example, releases the energy in its legs in one thousandth of a second. A more robust grasshopper manages the feat in 30 thousandths of a second.
"There's a problem in how much energy a muscle can produce," explains Dr Sutton, "and the way they solve it is the same way we solve it with a bow and arrow."
When you draw an arrow, all the energy comes from your muscles, but it's stored by the bow, which amplifies the speed at which that energy is released - propelling the arrow forward.
These insects - fleas, grasshoppers, locusts and the froghoppers you find in many UK gardens - have similar springs that they can "ratchet up"; a sort of internal bow to store energy.
"A froghopper's jump is prefaced by a five second ratcheting-up," says Dr Sutton.
"They will sometimes walk around on their front four legs to keep that charged energy.
"We've found examples of springs, made of layers of hard insect cuticle and of a fluorescent blue protein called 'resilin'. This layering of the two materials gives the springs similar properties as modern composite bows."
And just like composite bows, this stores much more energy for the length of the bow - across the stretched outer layer and compressed inner layer.
The other problem is that both of those back legs, which power the jump, have to "go" at exactly the same time.
"If the legs go at different times the insect will just spin," explains Dr Sutton.
While larger insects have friction pads to stick their legs together, some young planthoppers - a common British insect - are too small to have these pads.
"They have gears," says Dr Sutton - tiny cogs with interlocking teeth on the inside of each leg.
He and his colleague Dr Malcolm Burrows, from the University of Cambridge, have captured stunning microscopic images of these gears and and their interlocking teeth.
"The neatest hypothesis (about these) is that the nymphs are zipping their legs together for take-off," Dr Sutton says.
In another series of experiments that resulted in spectacular slow-motion footage, Dr Sutton and his colleagues looked at the surprisingly agile leaps of the long-limbed praying mantis.
When these insects jump, their bodies go into a spin. To control where they land, they have to control that spin.
The experiments revealed that the mantises were able to "adjust their their rotation appropriately" depending on where they need to land.
Like a ballet dancer, the praying mantis throws out its limbs to slow its spin as it moves through the air.
These leaping and landing strategies are important for the insects to survive in their environment, allowing a quick escape or a safe landing on the stalk of a plant while hunting.
As for Dr Sutton's next video - he is currently trying to film the individual hairs on the bodies of bees, which they use to sense and differentiate between flowers.
"I just see life as a series of stories," he adds.
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A team of health chiefs from outside NHS Tayside are to help the health board improve the state of its finances.

A report from Audit Scotland last year found the health board needs to make savings of about Â£175m over the next five years.
The new team will help to implement recommendations made by an independent advisory group.
Bosses at NHS Grampian and NHS Fife have been appointed to the team.
Paul Gray, chief executive of NHS Scotland, said Tayside was making progress but needed further assistance to bring about the changes needed to balance its finances.
The transformation support team consists of:
Mr Gray said: "NHS Tayside is taking steps to improve patient care and achieve financial balance through its five year transformation programme.
"However, what is clear today is that the board will benefit from assistance to achieve the pace of change required.
"I have therefore decided to put in place a senior level team with specific expertise in finance, HR and planning who will work alongside NHS Tayside's executive team to support the implementation of the required scale of change required across the organisation."
The advisory team, which has been working with the health board for three months, will review progress in implementing its recommendations.
Prof John Connell, chairman of NHS Tayside, said the health board was grateful for the support it was receiving and the advisory group's report on its financial situation.
He said: "It reaffirms the major challenges that NHS Tayside faces in delivering healthcare for the population of the region within its financial resource limit.
"There are no concerns in the report in relation to the quality of care delivered to our patients, their families and our local communities each and every day, and we would reassure them that safe and effective person-centred care remains at the heart of all that we do and that will not change."
Prof Connell added: "Our staff remain critical to achieving the transformation of healthcare in Tayside and I would like to thank them for their continued care, dedication and commitment to our patients and their families."


Former world number one Tiger Woods will not play again this year after having back surgery for the second time in 18 months.

The 39-year-old American, winner of 14 majors, had an operation on Wednesday and is hoping to return to playing in early 2016.
"This is certainly disappointing, but I'm a fighter," Woods said in a statement on his website.
"I've been told I can make a full recovery, and I have no doubt I will."
Woods, who has had a small disc fragment pinching his nerve removed, will miss the Frys.com Open, Bridgestone America's Golf Cup and the Hero World Challenge.
He missed the cut at three of the four majors this year, although he tied for 10th in his most recent tournament, the Wyndham Championship.
Ranked 283 in the world, Woods has not won a major since the 2008 US Open and has struggled with form and injury in recent years.
He missed three months of last season after surgery on a pinched nerve in his back in March 2014.
The statement added that Woods had felt "some occasional discomfort in the back and hip area in the last several weeks".
"I appreciate the fans' concern and support," he said. "This is unfortunate, but these things happen.
"I've been injured before and played again. It won't be any different this time."


Everton's preferred site for its proposed new stadium is Bramley Moore Dock, the club has confirmed.

The issue was discussed by shareholders at the club's annual general meeting at the Philharmonic Hall on Wednesday.
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said the council would invest Â£20m ($25m) in a new road near the planned ground, alongside plans for a railway station.
He said the proposals were the "most exciting opportunity that the club has had in decades".
Everton chief executive Robert Elstone said they were hoping to reveal more detailed plans within the next three months.
Mr Elstone revealed at the meeting Everton had secured new commercial deals worth Â£75m ($93m), including a naming rights deal for their Finch Farm training ground and shirt sponsorship.  Season ticket prices for next season will also be either frozen or reduced.
Everton FC which has played from Goodison Park since 1892 abandoned plans to build the new ground at Walton Hall Park in May.
Goodison Park has a capacity of just under 40,000.
Liverpool FC officially opened its expanded main stand at Anfield, which increased its capacity to 54,000, in September.
Liverpool City Council said it "remains committed to working with Everton Football Club to find a viable stadium solution within the city.
"The significant investment of a new stadium, at whichever location the club chooses, will have far ranging economic benefits and would be a catalyst for regeneration to the surrounding communities.
"Once the club has made their decision, the city council will provide as much support as possible on all the relevant planning and transport issues.''


More Scottish councils are preparing to set their budgets for the coming year, including decisions on local tax rates.

Moray and Shetland councils are to set their budgets on Wednesday, and six others will follow suit on Thursday.
Local authorities are free to increase the basic rate of council tax by up to 3% for the first time since 2007, while higher-band properties will pay more regardless after MSPs approved changes.
All 32 of Scotland's councils will have set their budgets by 2 March.
Six local authorities have so far set their budgets for the coming year, with all but one opting to make the maximum 3% increase to the basic rate of tax.
Midlothian, Western Isles, City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and East Renfrewshire councils have all signed off on the maximum council tax increase, while Aberdeenshire Council opted for a 2.5% hike.
Some other councils which are yet to formally set their budgets have indicated they plan to continue the council tax freeze voluntarily.
Moray and Shetland councils will make their decisions on Wednesday, with South Lanarkshire, Highland, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Angus and Fife following on Thursday.
MSPs voted to increase the multiplier for the top four bands of council tax from April, meaning people in these properties will see their bills increase regardless of what their local councils decide to do.
The average band E household will pay about Â£2 per week more than previously, while the average band H household will pay about Â£10 a week more.
BBC Scotland analysis shows this will affect one in five properties in Moray, and 16% in Shetland.
Scotland-wide, more than a quarter of households will be affected by the increased multiplier for bands E-H. In two council areas, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, more than half of properties are in these affected bands.
There has been a political row over how much funding councils are likely to receive from the Scottish government in the coming year.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay's original draft budget included a cut to the core council grant, but he argued that extra funding going directly to schools and health and social care services meant "local services" would actually be boosted.
An extra Â£160m was subsequently added to the council allocation by Mr Mackay's budget deal with the Greens, although some opposition parties argue that councils are still being left out of pocket.
Holyrood's local government committee said the budget allocation was "very difficult to follow", noting that it was "essential" that MSPs were clear on "exactly how much money local authorities can be expected to receive", demanding "greater transparency" from the government.


Forfar Athletic are the only side with three wins out of three in Scottish League Two after their 2-1 win away to Berwick Rangers.

Elgin City sustained their first league loss of the season, 1-0 at home to Arbroath.
Annan Athletic got the better of Clyde 3-2 and Stirling Albion were 2-0 winners over Montrose.
Edinburgh City remain without a point after a third straight defeat, losing 2-0 away to Cowdenbeath.
Lewis Milne and Josh Peters netted for Forfar, Jordyn Sheerin replying for hosts Berwick.
A late Josh Skelly goal gave Arbroath a narrow win over Elgin.
Peter MacDonald scored twice for Clyde, but it proved fruitless as goals by David McKenna, Darren Ramsay and Rabin Omar secured victory for Annan.
Goals by Darren Smith and Marc McKenzie for Stirling defeated Montrose, while Kriss Renton and Lewis Moore netted for Cowden against Edinburgh.


Inverness gave their Premiership survival hopes a huge boost with a deserved victory away at Dundee.

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Knowing defeat would consign them to Championship football next season, the visitors to Dens Park made the perfect start when Billy Mckay fired them in front after just two minutes.
Alex Fisher's superb goal put them 2-0 ahead and Richie Foran's side were rarely threatened thereafter.
The win moves Caley Thistle within a point of 11th-placed Hamilton.
Inverness CT simply had to win and just one more might be enough, for now. They've given themselves hope and did so on the back of a blistering start.
McKay came so close to an opener inside 60 seconds when he charged down Scott Bain's clearance, with the ball sailing inches wide.
It was a warning Dundee didn't heed. McKay gathered again shortly after around the penalty spot and fired home with a clinical finish after poor defending.
Then Iain Vigurs sent a ball in towards Fisher, he controlled it and produced a fabulous volleyed finish to double the lead.
And the visitors might have had more. Fisher nodded just wide and Greg Tansey chose the wrong option when he could have played Liam Polworth in on goal.
Brad Mckay tested Bain from a corner as time ticked on, but his strike was straight at the keeper.
Reassuringly though for Caley Thistle fans, their side looked composed on the ball and very much in control despite their predicament at the bottom of the table.
Foran's side also earned a rare clean sheet which will add to their encouragement. They were excellent at the back in every element.
It makes you wonder why they have not produced this level of performance more often this season, but this display came in the nick of time.
If they deliver this sort of quality once again on Saturday against Motherwell, an escape might just be possible.
This was the first taste of defeat for interim Dundee manager Neil McCann. The one piece of solace will lie in the fact they were already assured of their Premiership place.
Dundee were all over the place in those opening stages. Defence is an area McCann has highlighted all along and he's been largely happy with that since his arrival, but not here.
His side did respond initially with a multitude of corners, and Darren O'Dea nodded over when he should have hit the target.
Ryan Esson denied Marcus Haber with a fabulous block after Nick Ross intelligently played his team-mate in on goal. It proved their best chance.
It was a disappointing home display off the back of an impressive run since McCann took over.
They did have spells of pressure but simply could not seriously trouble the Inverness back line.
A disappointing night but McCann had already delivered the main prize - a Premiership place for next season.
Match ends, Dundee 0, Inverness CT 2.
Second Half ends, Dundee 0, Inverness CT 2.
Foul by Paul McGowan (Dundee).
Gary Warren (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Paul McGowan (Dundee) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Greg Tansey (Inverness CT).
Foul by Craig Wighton (Dundee).
Brad McKay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Henrik Ojamaa (Dundee) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner,  Dundee. Conceded by Louis Laing.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Jamie McCart replaces Iain Vigurs.
Attempt blocked. Greg Tansey (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Mark O'Hara (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner,  Dundee. Conceded by Gary Warren.
James Vincent (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Greg Tansey (Inverness CT).
Substitution, Inverness CT. Kevin McNaughton replaces Alex Fisher.
Corner,  Dundee. Conceded by Gary Warren.
Craig Wighton (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Henri Anier (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Henri Anier (Inverness CT).
Darren O'Dea (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ross Draper (Inverness CT).
Foul by Daniel Higgins (Dundee).
Ross Draper (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kevin Holt (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alex Fisher (Inverness CT).
Attempt saved. Brad McKay (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  Inverness CT. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
James Vincent (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by David Raven (Inverness CT).
Substitution, Dundee. Craig Wighton replaces Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cameron Kerr (Dundee) because of an injury.
Cameron Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT).
Foul by Daniel Higgins (Dundee).
Henri Anier (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Henri Anier replaces Billy McKay.
Mark O'Hara (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.