Maddie Hinch has been named Female Goalkeeper of the Year as Great Britain won three world hockey awards.

The 28-year-old saved four penalties as Great Britain beat the Netherlands in a shootout to win Olympic gold in Rio.
GB women's coach Danny Kerry and assistant coach Karen Brown won the world's best male and female coaches.
Hockey players, coaches and fans vote for the annual International Hockey Federation Hockey Stars awards, which were held in India on Thursday.
Ireland hockey captain David Harte, 28, was named Male Goalkeeper of the Year for the second year in a row.
The 28-year-old led Ireland to a first Olympic Games in 108 years in 2016.
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England Hockey chief executive Sally Munday said: "Maddie's heroics at the Olympic Games will be remembered by millions who watched our women win gold.
"She is the goalkeeper no player wants to face when taking a penalty and I am thrilled to see her receive this award."
England women are currently in South Africa preparing for two Tests on Saturday and Sunday with both games starting at 18:00 GMT.
England's men's team are also set to fly out as they take on both South Africa and Germany between 2 and 8 March.


Ten people have been evacuated from a train which caught fire.

Smoke could be seen billowing out of the three-carriage train at the old railway station in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
The engine at the front of the train set alight, the fire service said. Operator Vivarail said it was a test train and all staff were safe.
National Rail's website said trains would not run between Coventry and Leamington Spa for the rest of the day.
Services between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth will divert via Solihull and not call at Birmingham International and Coventry.
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Freelance rail journalist Fraser Pithie, who had gone down to watch the test, said the train was a recently converted London Underground test train, which had been running up and down the lines when it came to a halt at Kenilworth.
"The reason it came to a halt is that that there was a fire in the underside of the train where the equipment is," he said.
There was a considerable amount of smoke, he said, and it was too early to tell what had caused the fire - or the extent of the damage.
Vivarail had been testing the train with a view to providing extra seating on the route between Coventry and Nuneaton, Mr Pithie added.
Vivarail said the planned trial on the Coventry to Nuneaton line would be postponed.
A spokesman said the fire started in one of the detachable engine modules on one of the power cars of the class 230 train.
Everyone got off the train safely and the train will be moved to the engine depot at Tyseley.
"Until it is possible to access the engine module the cause of the fire cannot be determined," the spokesman added.
"A thorough investigation will take place in conjunction with the Railway Accident Investigation Bureau and whatever steps necessary will be undertaken."


Sitting on the steps outside the historic Midsteeple in Dumfries, Stephen Comiskey was taking in the outcome of the EU referendum.

He chose the words of a famous Doonhamer, John Laurie of Dad's Army fame, to sum up his feelings on the result.
"I just think that we're doomed," he told me.
"I think it is going to be pretty bad for the UK as a whole.
"I do hope that Scotland votes to be independent eventually.
"The EU brought a lot of good things into the UK. It protected maternity leave, workers' rights, fair pay - I think that will all change, not immediately obviously, but down through the years."
Not everyone, of course, shared that view - in a region where the result was one of the closest in Scotland.
Dumfries and Galloway voted by 53.1% to 46.9% in favour of remaining in the European Union.
In the neighbouring Scottish Borders the result was a more resounding 58.5% to 41.5% for staying in.
The mixed reaction on the streets of Dumfries appeared to reflect the split in the vote across the region.
One person who voted to leave was Margaret Radley from Lochmaben, who was naturally pleased with the overall outcome.
She said the UK had managed on its own before and she could see no reason why it could not do so again.
For many people, however, the result raised numerous questions.
"I had hoped that we were going to stay in the EU because I didn't think the other side gave me any clear picture of what would happen," said Lynsey Pennycook.
"So I think the future is quite uncertain."
That was echoed by Karen Williams, who said she was "really confused" by the outcome, while Yvonne Livingstone saw further political consequences.
"I voted for Remain, but it is what it is, isn't it?" she said.
"It was no big shock what came next that the prime minister has resigned. He had to, he had no other option.
"Everything is all uncertain now, everything is totally in turmoil, nobody can give us any definitive answers as to what is going to happen - it is just shocking.
"It just leaves us wide open to another Scottish referendum."
BBC Scotland took to the streets of towns and cities across the country to find out what people feel about the decision to leave the EU.
Sharon Johnstone agreed that could be the case.
"I just think we had the independence vote obviously and now we've had another vote and it has completely changed things around," she said.
"Personally, for the SNP, I think it is probably a good result because now it will maybe push for another independence vote.
"But with regards to as it is at the moment there is uncertainty everywhere - more so in Scotland than anywhere else."
Bill Hunt, originally from Dundee, but living in southern Scotland for more than 40 years, said that while Scotland did not depend on Europe it did receive a lot of support.
"It is a total disgrace that we have got 62% in favour and we are going to be dragged out," he said.
"But I am a nationalist, I voted for independence the last time and I can only hope that we take our time and we get it the next time."
Some, however, were not looking that far ahead.
"We can do what we like now our own selves and not be told by Mrs Merkel in Germany how to do it," said Doonhamer Colin Campbell.


Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green has accused the co-chair of a parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of the firm of overseeing a "kangaroo court".

In the latest salvo in the war of words between Sir Philip and Frank Field, the tycoon said the MP had tried to create a "false narrative".
He said he had not broken any rules and there was "no legal liability" for him to fill a £571m pension deficit.
But Sir Philip added progress was being made in addressing the black hole.
In a letter to Mr Field, the chairman of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, Sir Philip said the process and timetable for solving the issue had been set by the Pensions Regulator and was "cumbersome and slow".
He added: "If you continue to seek to usurp the Pension Regulator's role with your characteristically unfathomable statements and hurl daily abuse at us, any failure to arrive at a pensions solution will be down to you."
On Monday, a joint report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee suggested Sir Philip, who ran BHS between 2000 and 2015, had extracted large sums from the company and left it on "life support".
The report said his failure to resolve BHS's pension deficit was a major factor in its demise and Labour MP Mr Field has used several media interviews since then to say Sir Philip should "write a cheque".
Further comments in a radio interview prompted lawyers for Sir Philip to say Mr Field had made a "highly defamatory and completely false" statement and demand an apology.
In his letter, Sir Philip said he had tried to stay silent and focus on working towards a solution for the BHS pensioners but was "not prepared to continue to allow your abuse to go unanswered".
Sir Philip said: "Even before the parliamentary inquiry started hearing from witnesses, you turned it into little more than a kangaroo court, with your constant press campaign barracking and insulting me and my family and your announcement from day one that the predetermined result of the inquiry was that I either sign a large cheque or lose my knighthood."
He added: "Your repeated attempts to lead the public into thinking that it is simply a matter of me writing a cheque are utterly disingenuous."
BHS is in the process of closing down, after decades as a mainstay of British high streets, after what the MPs' report called the "shambolic" ownership of Dominic Chappell, who bought the retail chain from Sir Philip for £1 last year.


A pedestrian has been hit by a lorry on the A417 near Gloucester.

Gloucestershire Police said it happened between the A46 junction and the Air Balloon Roundabout at about 03:00 BST.
A 34-year-old man, who was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and then transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, is in a critical condition.
The road was closed for several hours while an investigation was carried out, but it has now been reopened, a police spokesman said.


The remains of a child found in a Roman coffin "could be female", archaeologists have said.

The coffin was discovered in a field in Witherley, Leicestershire, in October.
Archaeologists from Warwickshire are studying two jet bracelets found in the coffin on Monday which they say "suggest the child was female".
They are now carrying out tests on "fragmentary skeletal remains" which they said could take five months to complete.
Stuart Palmer , of Archaeology Warwickshire, said: "We will carefully sift through these [remains] over the coming weeks to recover as much as possible and determine if there is anything suitable for detailed analysis.
"This will include the submission of a sample for a radiocarbon date which we hope will narrow down the possible date range for the burial."
Archaeologists believe the coffin, which is about 3ft (0.9m) long, was for the child of a wealthy family and represents an early example of Christian burial.
Mr Palmer described the coffin and its contents as "extremely significant".


Women who have sex with women are often wrongly told they do not need a cervical screening test, say LGBT groups.

This results in half of all eligible lesbian and bisexual women never having had a smear test, they said.
The human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes most cervical cancers, can be transmitted through lesbian sex.
Cervical cancer charities say all women, no matter their orientation, should have regular cervical screening.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups say women regularly face barriers to accessing healthcare and can have poor experiences when they do.
For example, in a survey of lesbian, bisexual and other women who have sex with women, 36% said a doctor or nurse had assumed they were heterosexual.
The National LGBT Partnership says women also suffer in other ways - they are more likely to report a long-term mental health problem and more likely to binge drink than heterosexual women.
Joanna, 30, was told that she did not require a cervical screen test because she was a lesbian.
Although she was eventually tested, Joanna says: "I just felt she [the doctor] needed to be more knowledgeable on the subject."
Diane, also 30, said she received inaccurate information about whether or not she could benefit from cervical screenings.
She said: "My GP didn't advise me of my risk level, she just made a number of blanket statements."
But HPV is passed on through body fluids, like other sexually transmitted infections.
This means that oral sex, transferring vaginal fluids on hands and fingers, or sharing sex toys can all be ways of being exposed to HPV.
The charity Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust says all women, regardless of their sexual orientation, should have regular cervical screening.
"As HPV can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact in the genital area, gay women are equally at risk of contracting HPV and experiencing abnormal cervical changes and, thus, should always attend when invited for cervical screening."
In a study of attitudes to cervical screening among gay and bisexual women in the north-west of England, carried out by the University of Salford in 2011, 37% of women questioned said they had been told they did not require a cervical screening test because of their sexual orientation.
It is a test to check the health of the cells of the cervix, not a test for cancer.
Around one in 20 women's tests show some abnormal changes. Most of these changes will not lead to cervical cancer and the cells may go back to normal on their own.
However, in some cases, the abnormal cells need to be removed so they cannot become cancerous.
All women who are registered with a GP in the UK are invited for cervical screening:
It is possible for women of all ages to develop cervical cancer, although the condition mainly affects sexually active women aged 30 to 45.
The condition is much rarer in women under 25.
There are about 3,000 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed each year in the UK.
Yes - women should always be offered screening whether they are gay, straight or bisexual.
Sometimes, lesbian women have been advised by health workers that they do not need screening because they do not have sex with men.
But only women who have never had sex at all (with either men or women) may be advised that screening is not necessary.


Indian anti-corruption party AAP has expelled two of its founder members after feuding and infighting following its victory in Delhi's state election.

Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were removed for "gross indiscipline and anti-party activities", the party said in a statement.
The party also expelled senior members Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha.
The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) staged a spectacular victory in the Delhi assembly in February.
Led by Arvind Kejriwal, a former tax inspector who reinvented himself as a corruption buster, the party won 67 of the 70 assembly seats in India's capital in what was a huge setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mr Kejriwal promised to bring in good governance, end corruption and make Delhi safe for women.
But the party has since suffered from infighting, reportedly between Kejriwal supporters and more left-leaning factions.
The decision to sack the rebels was taken late on Monday night after the party said it was not satisfied with the explanations they had given about their "anti-party activities".
A statement by the party said it had "carefully considered" their responses but found them "unsatisfactory", accusing them of  "gross indiscipline and anti-party activities".
Mr Yadav said he was upset by the decision.
"I am not surprised as from the past few days the matter was moving in such direction. Though I also cannot deny the fact that I am hurt by it. How would you feel if someone drags and throws you out of your own house?" he told reporters.
It is not clear whether the rebels will now form a new party.
Mr Yadav and Mr Bhushan had been earlier dropped from the party's main decision-making committee after criticising Mr Kejriwal.
The pair, who are seen as leftists, had been at loggerheads with Mr Kejriwal over his leadership style.
Mr Bhushan had said that the party was at risk of becoming a "one-man show" and admitted there had been a "breakdown of communication" with Mr Kejriwal.
The AAP - whose party symbol is a broom - was born out of a strong anti-corruption movement that swept India two years ago.


A graveside ceremony has been held at Norwich Cathedral ahead of the 100th anniversary of the death of World War One nurse Edith Cavell.

Ms Cavell served in a hospital in Belgium and treated Allied, German and Austrian soldiers.
She was executed by a German firing squad on 12 October 1915 after helping Allied prisoners escape to Holland.
Hundreds packed the grounds of the cathedral, including dignitaries from Belgium and Germany.
Led by the Bishop of Norwich, the Right Rev Graham James, the service was attended by members of the armed forces and nursing organisations.
Colonel Frank Hartwig, who represents German forces in the UK, said: "Terrible things happened, and it must never happen again.
"It's important for us that we remember and follow the example of Nurse Cavell."
American Red Cross nurse Terri Arthur travelled from Massachusetts for the centenary.
She said Edith Cavell had been "forgotten everywhere".
She added: "It's now at the 100th anniversary that we're beginning to see people giving her the recognition she should have had all along."
The cathedral also held a concert, Remember Edith, featuring specially-composed music and drama, which will feature on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday at 08:10 BST.
On Sunday, churches across Norfolk will commemorate Nurse Cavell, including her home village of Swardeston, near Norwich.
A special edition of BBC Look East on Monday  - the 100th anniversary of Edith Cavell's death - will be broadcast live from Brussels.


Jose Mourinho's record of success proves he will turn things around after a difficult start at Manchester United, says assistant Rui Faria.

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Sunday's 1-1 draw against West Ham at Old Trafford means Mourinho's side are sixth and 11 points behind leaders Chelsea. They were second at this stage last season under Louis van Gaal.
"It's a big club and we are used to big clubs - we also know how to take a team to win," said Faria.
What we are chasing will arrive for sure
"We know that we will do it."
Mourinho won three Premier League titles during two spells at Chelsea, who sacked him last December as they lay 16th, having lost nine of their first 16 league games.
He has also won league championships with Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
Mourinho was sent off by referee Jon Moss on Sunday after kicking a water bottle as he reacted to Paul Pogba being shown a yellow card for diving.
The France midfielder will now be suspended for Wednesday's EFL Cup quarter-final against West Ham.
It was the second time Mourinho has been dismissed in a month, after Mark Clattenburg sent him to the stand during the 0-0 home draw with Burnley.
He was banned and fined for that, and in a separate case was fined £50,000 for comments made about referee Anthony Taylor before United's match with Liverpool.
The Football Association will wait for Moss' report before deciding what action to take against Mourinho.
Faria said: "I think everyone saw his frustration in the situation where it should be a free-kick for us.
"And there's the issue about the yellow card for Paul, which means he'll be suspended, so there is maybe reasons to express some frustration."
Mourinho was dismissed after two goals were scored in the opening quarter of the match.
West Ham took the lead in the second minute when Diafra Sakho headed in from Dimitri Payet's free-kick.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was partly at fault for the goal but made amends in the 21st minute when he nodded in from Pogba's dinked delivery.
United have drawn five of their past seven league matches.
Mourinho's men are 11 points shy of leaders Chelsea following their fifth draw in seven league matches. In that period, they have only won one game.
Any feelings of euphoria that Manchester United had following Thursday's 4-0 Europa League win have quickly disappeared.
Asked if their title chances had gone, Faria said: "We are looking to the team and trying to get the best results. We knew the job was not an easy job and we fight to change the things and it's what we'll keep doing.
"We believe in the players, we believe in the team and we believe things will change. And what we are chasing will arrive for sure."


Manchester United will pay Nani's wages - around £4.8 million - for the duration of his season-long loan to Sporting Lisbon.

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The 27-year-old returned to Portugal as part of the deal which sees Marcos Rojo move to Old Trafford.
Sporting wanted the loan agreed before they would sanction Rojo's £16m move.
Meanwhile, United have rejected reports that they were interested in signing Germany's attacking midfielders Thomas Muller and Marco Reus this summer.
"It is not true," said a United spokesman.
Nani joined United in 2007, since when he has won four Premier League titles and the Champions League.
He played in all three Portugal matches at this summer's World Cup.
He was afforded a hero's welcome on his return home on Tuesday.
Sporting play FC Arouca on 23 August and major rivals Benfica on 31 August.


Sir Elton John has criticised comments by a DUP MLA on HIV.

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Asked by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire about a survey that showed many myths about HIV endure in the UK, Sir Elton said he was not surprised considering the DUP's Trevor Clarke said this week he did not know until recently that heterosexual people could contract HIV.


Serbia and Macedonia have told a summit in Vienna the EU must come up with an action plan to respond to the influx of migrants into Europe.

A record number of 107,500 migrants crossed the EU's borders last month.
Austria has complained that the EU has failed to address the problem of people entering via the Western Balkans.
As the leaders were meeting, officials in Austria said several dozen migrants had been found dead in an abandoned lorry near the Hungarian border.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said all those at the summit were "deeply shocked" by the gruesome find, arguing that it showed that Europe urgently needed to work together to solve the crisis.
The EU's economically stronger nations had to help Balkan countries along the migrants' route - a number of which aspire to EU membership - and share the burden of arrivals, she said.
"They're facing huge challenges and as they are future members of the European Union it is our duty to help them with these challenges," she said.
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Migrants have continued to travel to Europe via the Central Mediterranean route, and the bodies of at least 51 people were found on Wednesday in the hold of a ship off the coast of Libya.
But the number of migrants travelling through the Western Balkans has grown dramatically in recent weeks, with Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans heading for Western European countries, and Germany in particular.
On Wednesday police counted more than 3,000 crossing into Serbia. The UN says a similar number are expected to enter Macedonia every day in the coming months.
"Unless we have a European answer to this crisis, no-one should be under any illusion that this will be solved," Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki told the Vienna summit.
The EU has said it will release â‚¬1.5m (Â£1.1m; $1.7m) in funds to help Macedonia and Serbia. But Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said the money would not solve the crisis.
"When do you plan to establish controls and prevent migrants going to Serbia and Macedonia?" he asked.
Germany says it expects at least 800,000 people to seek asylum in the country this year - far more than any other EU nation.
The EU had tried to persuade member states to accept a quota system for taking in 40,000 Syrians and Eritreans over the next two years.
But they eventually agreed last month to accept 32,500 on a voluntary basis.
Earlier German Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier warned of a public backlash if only a handful of countries took in the majority of people.
His Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz, highlighted the need to deal with the large number of migrants heading to the EU through Western Balkan nations.
He stressed that the "whole idea of the European Union without borders inside is in danger" if the bloc's external borders were not secure.
It is estimated that more than 2,300 people have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa since the beginning of this year.
Smugglers based in Libya are believed to be taking advantage of calmer seas to send more boatloads towards Europe.
Since the beginning of 2015, some 340,000 migrants have been detected at Europe's external borders , according to EU border agency Frontex.
That compares with 123,500 in the same period last year.


Some South African students are continuing university fee protests, despite the president agreeing to freeze increases.

Three universities remain closed, with students demanding free quality education for all.
The protests started last week when university management announced a 10-12% increase in fees.
They have been the biggest student protests to hit the country since apartheid ended in 1994.
Wits University in Johannesburg, where the protests began, the University of Cape Town and the University of Western Cape remain closed.
The BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg reports that students say a number of their other demands have been overlooked. These include racism at the country's previously white institutions and free education for the poor.
The students are also demanding that exams, which they are due to take this week, be postponed indefinitely.
The government had expected an end to protests after President Jacob Zuma agreed to a 0% increase on tuition fees.
But the continued protests should not come as a surprise. During the nationwide demonstrations, it became clear that the protests were not just about fees but also often unaddressed challenges in South Africa, including racial inequality.
Many here say they are still feeling the effects of apartheid, despite its collapse more than 20 years ago, and feel the government is failing to rectifying this.
"Our parents were made promises in 1994. We're just here for the refund" reads one of their most popular placards.
And it seems this group want all or nothing.
Education is one area where students say it is most evident that the playing field is not level between black and white people.
They want the government to honour the promises it made when it took power in 1994, one of which was free education for all. They believe this will help them out break the cycle of poverty and unemployment.
Last week police used stun grenades and water cannon to stop a group of students breaking into government buildings in Pretoria.
Universities had said they needed to increase fees to maintain standards, and that they had been hit by a reduction in government subsidies.
President Jacob Zuma agreed to provide more government money for universities in a private meeting with student representatives and university management on Friday.
In that meeting the government said it did not know how much they would pay or where the money would come from, one of the attendees Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, Max Price, told the BBC.
Mr Zuma then announced on TV that the fee increased would be frozen.
But some students continued protesting, angry that Mr Zuma spoke on TV, rather than speaking to the crowds directly.
On Sunday, Wits students resolved to carry on protesting.


A man and woman arrested after a man was stabbed in the stomach and chest have been released without charge, police said.

A 33-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man, both from Worcester, had been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting attempted murder.
The attack happened at an address on George Street, Worcester at 23:00 BST on Sunday.
Investigations are continuing, West Mercia Police said.
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Three sailors from Cheshire have been rescued after their boat got into difficulties off the Isle of Man coast.

The Douglas lifeboat was launched at around 01:30 BST after the yacht's engine failed three miles (4.8 km) south of Douglas, near Santon Head.
All three on board were transferred to the RNLI all-weather lifeboat and their vessel was towed to harbour.
No-one on board the small pleasure boat was injured in the incident.
An RNLI spokesman said VHF radio direction finding equipment was used to locate the vessel in the dark".
The three sailors had been travelling to the Isle of Man after departing from Widnes at 08:30 BST on Wednesday.


Young people will "continue to die unnecessarily" in jail unless ministers act on recommendations in a report into self-inflicted deaths, its author says.

Lord Harris said he was "frustrated" by the lack of action after his review of self-inflicted deaths among 18-24-year-olds, submitted over six months ago.
The report said rehabilitation was failing and recommended more help for young inmates, including from family.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the report was being considered.
A spokesman said the MoJ would "respond in the autumn".
A "self-inflicted death" is defined by the MoJ as a suicide or "accidental deaths as a result of the person's own actions".
Lord Harris's report - Changing Prisons, Saving Lives - was submitted to the Ministry of Justice in April then published in July.
It said a combination of overcrowding, escalating violence and fewer staff and resources had contributed to creating unsafe environments.
His recommendations included each young inmate having a member of staff who could support them through the rehabilitative process, and families of inmates maintaining a supportive role throughout the induction process.
Lord Harris said there was "still no sign of a government response" to his recommendations.
"Indeed the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody has yet to consider the review," he said.
"I was disinvited from last week's meeting of the ministerial board to present it 'as the agenda was looking very full'."
The peer added: "Delaying action until the resource position is easier is not an option.
"It would mean young people continue to die unnecessarily in our prisons and we will continue to waste countless millions of pounds in failing to rehabilitate those who could be rehabilitated, in locking up those for whom a non-prison option would be more appropriate."
Deborah Coles, who runs the charity Inquest, which provides information and support to families who have lost relatives in custody, said: "There has been a radio silence from the government which is shocking."
Ms Coles, who gave evidence to the review, added: "The self-inflicted deaths have continued. There have already been 69 this year - 12 of which have been 24 and under - and the same concerns and questions keep coming up."
Earlier this week, a survey on behalf of the Prison Governors Association suggested that two-fifths of the 1,000 members questioned would look for another job if conditions in jails stayed the same.
The MoJ said: "Every death in custody is a tragedy and the justice secretary has thanked Lord Harris of Haringey and the Independent Advisory Panel for their work on this important review.
"The independent report makes wide-ranging recommendations about the care and management of vulnerable young adults in custody to reduce the risk of future deaths.
"These are being considered carefully and we will respond in the autumn."


Aberdeen moved up to second place in the Premiership with a hard-fought win over Partick Thistle at Pittodrie.

Jayden Stockley came off the bench to power in a header from Niall McGinn's corner on 72 minutes.
Fellow substitute Ryan Christie scored his first Dons goal late on, driving home following good work from Stockley.
Thistle midfielder Ryan Edwards nodded wide from close range at the start of the second half and Ade Azeez later clipped the outside of the post.
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With Rangers held by Ross County at Ibrox, Derek McInnes's side were able to jump a place on goal difference.
The Firhill men defended well but paid the price for a recurring failure to take their chances.
Christie Elliott, in the first half, and Edwards and substitute Azeez after the break, all squandered golden opportunities.
The visitors have now dropped down to ninth place and have gone 406 minutes without scoring a league goal, taking just four points in 12 matches against teams in the top-five places in the Premiership.
The difference between the sides could be seen in the quality on the Dons bench, and the manager was certainly bold in using the substitutes.
Defenders Shay Logan and Mark Reynolds were sacrificed with Stockley and Christie taking over as Aberdeen switched to a three-man back line.
That adventurous approach paid dividends within eight minutes as Stockley rose to nod in a McGinn corner to break the deadlock after Tomas Cerny had pushed away a Jonny Hayes shot.
Stockley then set up Christie to settle the game in stoppage time.
Aberdeen, who went close through Ash Taylor and Kenny McLean in the first half, play their game in hand on Rangers against Motherwell on 15 February at Pittodrie.
Given the depth of the squad he has to call on, McInnes is in a good position to go on and clinch that runners-up spot for the third season in a row.
Aberdeen's Derek McInnes: "It was a tough afternoon as we struggled to get any real momentum or rhythm in our play but I'm delighted we dug in to get the win, especially after a tough game at Celtic Park.
"We asked the players at half time to get the tempo in our play and we changed the shape and got good quality players on the park.
"Ryan Christie started finding those pockets of space in what was a good display and it was a real bonus for him to get a goal as well as it's important for him to show what he can do for the team.
"Jayden Stockley deserves a lot of credit too as he works so hard for his opportunities and he took his goal well so it is great to have the options we have available."
Partick Thistle assistant Scott Paterson: "That has been the story of our season so far as we put so much into the game but end up with nothing.
"There were a lot of positive to take out of it again but it was really disappointing to lose a goal from a set-piece having defended very well for most of the day.
"Fair play to the players as we have been creating chances all season and they do keep going but we have to take them when you come to places like Pittodrie.
"They are showing character but the season is getting on now and we have to start taking these chances before it comes back to bight us on the backside."
Match ends, Aberdeen 2, Partick Thistle 0.
Second Half ends, Aberdeen 2, Partick Thistle 0.
Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Erskine (Partick Thistle).
Goal!  Aberdeen 2, Partick Thistle 0. Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Stockley.
Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adam Barton (Partick Thistle).
Attempt missed. Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Ash Taylor (Aberdeen).
Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryan Christie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
Substitution, Aberdeen. Anthony O'Connor replaces Adam Rooney.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Aberdeen).
Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kevin Nisbet replaces Ryan Edwards.
Adebayo Azeez (Partick Thistle) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Corner,  Partick Thistle. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
Foul by Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen).
Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine replaces David Amoo.
Goal!  Aberdeen 1, Partick Thistle 0. Jayden Stockley (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner,  Aberdeen. Conceded by Tomás Cerny.
Attempt saved. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mustapha Dumbuya (Partick Thistle).
Foul by Ryan Christie (Aberdeen).
Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Jayden Stockley replaces Mark Reynolds.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Christie replaces Shaleum Logan.
Corner,  Partick Thistle. Conceded by Mark Reynolds.
Attempt saved. Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Adebayo Azeez replaces Kris Doolan.
Attempt missed. Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Andrew Considine (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andrew Considine (Aberdeen).
David Amoo (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Second Half begins Aberdeen 0, Partick Thistle 0.


Japanese shares fell for a second day as investors remained cautious ahead of a key Bank of Japan meeting later this week.

The central bank's past efforts to spur growth have disappointed investors and there is expectation of more monetary easing from the meeting on Thursday.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.5% to close at 17,353.28.
Embattled Mitsubishi Motors again saw its shares tumble, losing 9.6% over the day.
The Japanese car maker is engulfed in a scandal over falsifying fuel efficiency.
In China, the mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite closed 0.6% higher at 2,964.70 while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng ended up 0.5% at 21,407.27.
In South Korea, the Kospi index finished the day up 0.3% at 2,019.63, despite the country reporting its slowest quarter of economic growth in nine months.
In the January to March period the economy grew by 0.4% compared with the previous quarter, which was in line with expectations. On an annual basis, the economy expanded 2.7%.
In Australia, traders were equally cautious, and the ASX/200 index fell 0.3% to 5,220.64.


A former minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi has been sentenced to death for his role in repressing protests in the 2011 rebellion.

A court in the Libyan city of Misrata found Ahmed Ibrahim guilty of undermining national security and plotting to kill civilians.
A judge said Ibrahim urged residents in the town of Sirte to fight the rebels, according to AP news agency.
He was condemned to execution by firing squad.
It is the first known death sentence given to a member of the former government's inner-circle, the BBC's Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli.
Ibrahim was captured in Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte and is a distant relative of the former leader, our correspondent says.
He served as minister of education and information in the 1980s and Libyans know him as the man who banned the English language from school curricula for a decade, she adds.
Ibrahim was also a high-ranking member of the much feared "revolutionary committees" - groups of regime loyalists who enforced Gaddafi's power.
During the 2011 uprising that toppled the government, he was head of a centre that studied the former leader's Green Book, an ideological ruling manifesto loosely based on socialism.
Reports say Wednesday's ruling by a criminal court in Misrata must be confirmed by Libya's supreme court.
Libyan authorities are keen to see Gaddafi's family and loyalists punished for their support of his 42-year rule, but human rights activists have raised concerns about whether legal proceedings meet international standards.
The most senior regime member yet to face justice is Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is due to go on trial in August.


Alibaba is the latest technology giant to unveil a smart speaker.

The voice-controlled Tmall Genie can be used to play music, run third-party apps and buy goods from the Chinese retail giant's online stores. Like many such devices, it lacks a display.
At launch, it will understand only Mandarin and be sold in the company's domestic market.
It will compete in China against devices already launched by Baidu and JD.com.
Tencent - China's biggest technology company by market capitalisation - has announced it has a similar product in development.
In the West, Amazon's Echo range of smart speakers compete against Google Home. Apple and Microsoft have similar products scheduled for release soon. And Samsung is readying a speaker of its own, powered by its new Bixby virtual assistant, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
Alibaba's new product derives its name from the company's e-commerce platform - Tmall - and during a demonstration in Beijing was used to order a delivery of Coca-Cola and buy credit for a phone.
Tmall allows local and international retailers to run their own virtual storefronts on its platform and says it is China's third most visited shopping site.
"It clearly is an advantage if - like Amazon - you can pull consumers into your retail ecosystem with a smart speaker," said Eden Zoller from the technology consultancy Ovum.
"But one thing we need to remember is it's early days for this category, and there remain questions of consumer trust in using the digital assistants to buy goods, on a smartphone or smart home speaker device.
"By that, I mean both the security of the transaction and privacy concerns about how personal data is leveraged and shared."
Alibaba has addressed these concerns in part by using voiceprint-technology to try to restrict purchases to recognised users.
In addition, it has built in support for Alipay, the company's popular online payment system, which is similar to PayPal.
However, to begin with, the company is marketing the device as a "limited beta" release that will help provide feedback before it is ready to mass produce the item.
It will charge 499 yuan ($73; Â£57) for the product, making it one of the cheapest on the market.


Donald Trump says if he becomes the next US president, he would like to "get together with Russia" to "knock the hell out of Isis".

His keenness to cooperate with Vladimir Putin against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria has provoked consternation and outrage among many, both Democrats and Republicans.
The spokesman for House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican, has summed up a common attitude by saying simply: "Russia is a global menace led by a devious thug."
But, despite the chill between the two countries on a raft of other matters, are Russian and American interests in Syria really so far apart?
Since the beginning of the Syrian war five years ago, the Kremlin has steadfastly supported its long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad.
That has put Russia at direct loggerheads with the US.
Back in 2011, Barack Obama said President Assad's resignation was a precondition for any settlement.
But the growing threat from IS, which has conquered large swathes of northern and eastern Syria since 2013, has changed the equation.
Last September, Russia took much of the world by surprise by intervening directly in Syria, bombing what it called terrorist targets.
Most Western politicians and foreign policy analysts said that was just a pretext to cover a cynical Kremlin power play.
They said fighting terrorism was far from Russia's main concern.
Mr Putin, they said, had intervened to shore up Mr Assad and re-establish Russia as a major player in the Middle East.
Other aims, they said, were to distract the West's attention from Russia's support for rebels in Ukraine, to test and show off new Russian weaponry, to boost Mr Putin's popularity at home - and even to destabilise Europe by triggering a further exodus from Syria, what some called "weaponising refugees".
Some Russian air strikes seemed to confirm those suspicions.
Many have targeted not IS, but other Syrian opposition fighters supported by the West.
Evidence provided by human rights groups also suggests Russia has hit hospitals and other civilian targets, even returning for second strikes against rescue workers.
But Russia denies that.
It says it has a very real interest in combating terrorism.
Since 2001 about 1,000 of its citizens been killed in attacks blamed on Islamist extremists.
IS has established cells across Russia's predominantly Muslim north Caucasus region.
It is sending fighters north from Afghanistan to destabilise Russia's neighbours in Central Asia.
And Russia says it has hit IS in Syria harder than America has.
he US-led bombing campaign began a year earlier than Russia's, but achieved little in that time.
By late February this year, Russia was hitting about 60 targets daily; the US-led coalition about seven.
Russia has struck IS and other extreme Islamist groups such as the Nusra Front, until recently allied to al-Qaeda, many times.
And in March, Russian military backing enabled Syrian government forces to drive IS out of the historic desert town of Palmyra, the first big defeat for the extremists in Syria.
Of course, that also gave a victory to President Assad.
And more recently Russian air strikes helped his forces encircle what was once Syria's biggest city, Aleppo.
Rebels there are now fighting desperately to lift the siege.
But while the West insists President Assad is the cause of Syria's problems, Russia says any likely alternative to him would be far worse.
It points to the disastrous results of overthrowing the dictators Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, two countries where a vacuum of authority has let IS and other extremists establish themselves.
The Kremlin also questions how moderate the so-called "mainstream rebels" in Syria really are.
Many of the other main groups besides IS and Nusra, now renamed Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, are also fighting for a Sharia-run Islamic state.
Even parts of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which says it wants a pluralistic Syria, have sometimes cooperated with Nusra.
And US military chiefs believe the FSA includes many fighters whose views do not fit Western definitions of "moderation".
All this, Russia says, explains the West's half-hearted support for the Syrian opposition, which it has partially trained and equipped, but never substantially armed.
America - unlike Russia - appears not to know what it wants in Syria.
But it has taken Donald Trump - the great iconoclast - to shout that in public.
As he has said now more than once, "Assad is bad" but the Obama administration has been "backing people who they don't know who they are".
In fact, the idea of a Russian-American alliance against extremism is not new.
The two powers cooperated well during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, after the 9/11 attacks.
And last October, Russia says, it invited the US, the UK and Turkey to coordinate action against IS in Syria, but the West ruled that out then because President Assad was also involved, and it feared any intelligence it passed on about anti-IS fighters in the FSA would actually be used to target them.
Now though, after long discussions in Moscow, US Secretary of State John Kerry says he has reached an outline agreement with Russia on coordinating air strikes.
The US would share intelligence in return for a Russian promise not to hit US-backed groups.
But many in Washington doubt the Kremlin could be trusted.
And some would regard any agreement with Russia as a betrayal of the forces the US has supported for the past five years.
It might take a Trump presidency - if there ever is one - with a different set of priorities, to make a US-Russia deal stick.
Would that mean defeat not just for IS, but for all President Assad's enemies? A gloating, vengeful triumph? Or, perhaps, an opening for genuine compromise imposed by both powers?
Certainly, the deal would be a U-turn for America, humiliating for many.
Its Syria policy would become less ethical - but also, perhaps, less contradictory.


A Japanese savoury snacks manufacturer is creating 100 new jobs at Deeside Enterprise Zone.

Calbee Inc - Japan's largest producer of savoury snacks - is opening a new factory in Flintshire, which is its first investment in Europe.
The news was announced in Japan by Wales' Economy Minister Edwina Hart and Calbee chairman Akira Matsumoto.
The move is backed with undisclosed business finance from the Welsh government.
A Welsh government spokesperson said the investment the firm received was 'commercially confidential'.
Mrs Hart said: "I am delighted to announce this important new inward investment for Wales.
"Calbee is the latest in a long line of highly prestigious Japanese companies that have invested in Wales and I welcome their decision to establish their first European plant in Wales."
Mr Matsumoto said: "We are very excited to establish our first European factory in Wales.
"We are making a long-term commitment to grow our business from this important base in Deeside.
"I appreciate both the Welsh government and everyone's dedication and support for its  successful establishment."
Calbee (UK)'s new facility on Deeside Industrial Park will begin manufacturing savoury snacks in the first half of 2015.


Once the centre of the Ottoman Empire, the modern secular republic was established in the 1920s by nationalist leader Kemal Ataturk.

Straddling the continents of Europe and Asia, Turkey's strategically important location has given it major influence in the region - and control over the entrance to the Black Sea.
Turkey's progress towards democracy and a market economy was halting in the decades following the death of President Ataturk in 1938.
The army saw itself as the guarantor of the constitution, and ousted governments on a number of occasions when it thought they were challenging secular values.
Efforts to reduce state control over the economy also faced many obstacles. After years of mounting difficulties which brought the country close to economic collapse, a tough recovery programme was agreed with the IMF in 2002.
The austerity measures imposed then meant that by the time the global financial crisis came round in 2008, Turkey was in a better position to weather the storm than many other countries.
Special Report: Turkey Direct
The level of public debt was already relatively low, and, although the effects of the recession were still felt, by 2010 the Turkish economy had started to bounce back and resumed growth.
Concerns over the potential for conflict between a secular establishment backed by the military and a traditional society deeply rooted in Islam resurfaced with the landslide election victory of the Islamist-based Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002.
Since 2008, hundreds of senior military officers and others received hefty jail sentences in connection with two alleged plots to overthrow the AKP government.
In 2015, all suspects in one of the two plot cases were acquitted after some evidence was found to be invalid.
Critics accused the government of staging show trials to neutralise the anti-Islamist influence of the armed forces in politics.
In 2013, concerns at creeping Islamisation and the growing authoritarianism of the prime minister since 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spilled over into mass protests in a number of cities. Later that year, the government was implicated in a major corruption scandal.
But the AKP's electoral support remained steady, and Mr Erdogan became the country's first directly-elected president in 2014.
Joining the European Union has been a longstanding ambition.
Since becoming an EU candidate country in 1999, Turkey has introduced  substantial human rights and economic reforms in an effort to bring itself into line with EU practices - including easing restrictions on the minority Kurdish language
Formal membership talks were launched in October 2005, but progress has been glacially slow.
Turkey has long been at odds with close neighbour and EU member Greece over the divided island of Cyprus, although a breakthrough came when Turkey agreed to recognise Cyprus as an EU member, albeit without full diplomatic recognition.
The expedition of Turkey's EU accession talks was proposed in some quarters as a sweetener to persuade the Turkish government to agree to a plan to ease the European migrant crisis triggered mainly by the Syrian civil war that began in 2011.
However, many European countries continue to have serious misgivings over Turkish EU membership. Several European leaders insist that there can be no short-cuts for Turkey and that it must fulfil all the criteria set down for EU accession before it can proceed to the next stage.
A 2015 European Commission report on Turkey's progress towards fulfilling these criteria highlighted many areas of difficulty, particularly in the sphere of human rights.
Turkey has long seen itself as the eastern bulwark of the Nato alliance.
It also maintained close ties with Israel, but under Mr Erdogan it has more recently taken an openly confrontational approach to it over the Palestinian issue, partly in a bid to boost its regional standing among Arab countries.
After long following a policy of good relations with its neighbours, Turkey adopted a strongly pro-rebel stance when the Syrian civil war broke out, but stopped short of military assistance.
Turkey is home to a sizeable Kurdish minority, which by some estimates constitutes up to a fifth of the population.
The Kurds have long complained that the Turkish government was trying to destroy their identity, and that they suffer from economic disadvantage and human rights violations.
In 1984, the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) launched a guerrilla campaign in 1984 for a homeland in the Kurdish heartland in the southeast.
Thousands died and hundreds of thousands became refugees in the ensuing conflict, and the 1999 capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan prompted only a temporary lull.
Turkey, the US and the European Union deem the PKK a terrorist organisation.
In 2009, the government announced a "Kurdish initiative" that pledged to extend linguistic and cultural rights and to reduce the military presence in the mainly Kurdish southeast.
Following protracted negotiations with the government, Abdullah Ocalan announced the end of the armed struggle in 2013, leading many to assume that the insurgency was close to resolution.
However, after a relatively peaceful two years, spillover from the ongoing Syrian civil war - in which Kurdish fighters played an important role - caused old wounds to reopen, and in July 2015 the ceasefire between the Turkish government and the PKK finally crumbled, plunging swathes of south-eastern Turkey back into conflict.
The government reacted to a spate of deadly bombings in Turkey's biggest cities, Ankara and Istanbul, by launching another security crackdown. By early 2016, the peace process between Turkey and the PKK appeared to be in tatters.


At least two people have been killed as Typhoon Conson battered China's southern island of Hainan.

A security guard and a motorcyclist died after being hit by falling giant billboards in two separate incidents, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
The storm added to the worst floods in China for years, which have already killed more than 135 people in July.
Conson later moved toward northern Vietnam, where it is expected to come ashore later on Saturday.
Some 200,000 people in the area have already fled their homes, officials say.
The storm arrived in southern China after hitting the Philippines, where 38 people were killed.
The China Meteorological Administration said the typhoon had windspeeds of 78mph (126km/h) when it hit Hainan late on Friday.
It had been downgraded to a tropical storm after it left the Philippines but strengthened into a typhoon again before hitting the city of Sanya.
The storm also brought heavy rains to the tourist resort, uprooting trees and cutting power supply, Xinhua said.
Flights, shipping and ferries were suspended as the storm approached the island, which is popular with tourists. About 24,000 fishing boats were recalled to their ports.
Torrential rains across a huge area of southern China have already killed about 400 people this year.
More than 35 million people across China have been hit by the poor weather and 1.2 million have been relocated.
Central China is facing its worst floods since 1998 as rain continues to batter the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
"Although the current situation along the Yangtze River has yet to reach the danger level, it is definitely at a crucial point," the China Daily quoted senior flood official Wang Jingquan as saying.
If heavy rains hit the upper reaches of the Yangtze, severe flooding similar to that of 1998 was expected, Mr Wang said.
More than 4,000 people died in the Yangtze floods in 1998, and more than 18 million people were displaced, the China Daily newspaper said.
Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces have all been hard hit by July's heavy rains and floods.


The Post Office prosecuted a postmaster for stealing - even though its own criminal investigator couldn't find any evidence of theft, the BBC has learned.

Jo Hamilton is one of dozens of postmasters who were prosecuted after having problems with the Post Office's "Horizon" computer system.
But documents obtained by BBC Panorama reveal it now accepts the losses at Mrs Hamilton's branch were probably caused by "operational errors", not theft.
The Post Office denies any wrongdoing.
It says the Horizon system is robust and there is no evidence that miscarriages of justice have taken place.
Mrs Hamilton was accused of stealing £36,000 from her branch in South Warnborough, Hampshire, in 2006.
However, the documents seen by Panorama show what the criminal investigator reported to the Post Office at the time.
The investigator wrote: "Having analysed the Horizon printouts and accounting documentation, I was unable to find any evidence of theft or that the cash figures had been deliberately inflated."
Mrs Hamilton says she found Horizon difficult to operate and she couldn't understand why the computer kept showing cash missing.
"I rang the help desk and said I'm £2,000 down and she said well you can do this, this, this. So I did exactly what she said and it doubled, so then I was £4,000 down," she said.
Under her Post Office contract, Mrs Hamilton had to pay back any shortfall. She eventually stopped putting in her own cash and signed off the accounts anyway - without officially declaring the missing money.
After the Post Office discovered the £36,000 shortfall she was charged with theft and false accounting.
Mrs Hamilton says she was scared of going to prison so agreed to pay the Post Office the missing £36,000, pleaded guilty to false accounting, and also agreed not to blame Horizon for the losses.
In return the theft charge was dropped. She was given a 12-month community order.
The plea deal kept Mrs Hamilton out of jail, but she says she lost her livelihood and her good name.
Her case is one of 20 that are now being reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to see whether miscarriages of justice occurred.
Six postmasters have been jailed.
The Post Office says it cannot comment on individual cases due to confidentiality, but that a financial loss and false accounting together is often sufficient evidence for a theft charge.
In 2012, the Post Office appointed a firm of independent experts, called Second Sight, to look at postmasters' complaints about the Horizon system.
Second Sight has now questioned whether the Post Office may have used theft charges to put pressure on postmasters like Mrs Hamilton.
In his first interview, Second Sight director Ian Henderson told Panorama: "What was of interest to us was that a number of cases also started with an additional charge, which was that of theft, but in a significant number of cases, that theft charge was dropped in response to the defendant pleading guilty to false accounting."
The Post Office says it complies with all legal requirements and that it only prosecutes where there is a realistic prospect of conviction and never for making innocent mistakes.
Panorama has also spoken to a former computer technician who used to help maintain the Horizon system.
Richard Roll told the programme errors were far more widespread than has ever been reported.
He said: "There was a large team employed there - 30 or so of us - and we were all full-time and we were all pretty busy.
"So there were a lot of errors, a lot of glitches coming through."
The Post Office says only a tiny proportion of postmasters have complained about the Horizon system.
In a statement, it says: "The Horizon system is both effective and robust. It is independently audited and has been used by nearly 500,000 people since it was brought into service."
"There is overwhelming evidence that the losses complained of were caused by user actions, including deliberate, dishonest conduct."
Watch John Sweeney's film "Trouble at the Post Office" on Panorama, on BBC One at 730pm on Monday 17 August, or catch up later on BBC iPlayer.


Discount shoe retailer Brantano has gone into administration, about four months after the chain was bought by an investment firm.

Brantano employs about 2,000 staff in 140 stores and 60 concessions across the UK.
Administrators from PwC are now running the Leicestershire-based business, which they said would trade normally while they sought a buyer.
PwC's Tony Barrell said the chain was a victim of changing consumer habits.
"The continuing challenging conditions for 'bricks and mortar' retail stores are well documented.
"Like many others, Brantano has been hit hard by the change in consumers' shopping habits and the evolution of the UK retail environment."
Brantano, along with Jones Bootmaker, was bought by retail investment firm Alteri Investors in October from Dutch-based Macintosh Retail Group. Jones is not affected by the administration.
Brantano is one of the first sizeable retailers to fall into difficulty this year after the key make-or-break Christmas trading period.
BBC business correspondent Emma Simpson said that Alteri specialise in turning around failing business, but "it appears that Brantano's trading position was worse than than expected. Christmas trading, I'm told, was also below expectations."
She understands that a number of possible buyers have already approached PwC.
Mr Barrell added: "The administrators are continuing to trade the businesses as normal whilst we assess the trading strategy over the coming days and weeks.
"Staff will be paid their arrears of wages and salaries, and will continue to be paid for their work during the administration."


Villagers in Caerphilly county have started using their own speed gun in an attempt to stop drivers from speeding.

Residents in Rudry, Waterloo and Draethen have volunteered to track motorists driving through the narrow country lanes.
Speeding motorists will be sent a warning letter rather than a fine.
Part of the initiative Community Speed Watch, funding for the handheld speed gun and digital display has come from Gwent's Police and Crime Commissioner.
Project coordinator Sian Tucker told BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad programme that drivers used the roads as a "rat run" between the M4 motorway exit and Caerphilly town.
She said: "The volume of traffic that goes through here and the speed that they travel has been a concern for the neighbourhoods for about four or five years."
Residents hoped to reduce speeds to 20mph (32km/h) in the villages and 40mph (64km/h) in the lanes, she added.
Gwent Police Sgt Steve Parsons, regional coordinator for GoSafe, said the scheme was "assisting the communities in giving them a voice".


The Syrian army says it has retaken full control of Aleppo, following the evacuation of the last group of rebels.

In a statement, the army said it had "returned security to Aleppo" and called it a "crushing blow" for rebels.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed "all civilians who wished to be evacuated have been, as well as the wounded and fighters".
This is the biggest victory for President Bashar al-Assad since the uprising against him began in 2011.
At least 34,000 civilians and rebel fighters have been removed from eastern Aleppo over the past week, a UN official said earlier.
Heavy snow, strong winds and the poor state of vehicles have slowed the evacuation, forcing thousands of people to wait for hours in freezing conditions.
The UN, which is monitoring the pull-out, called the process "traumatic, with crowding and vulnerable people waiting for hours" in freezing temperatures.
The evacuees from eastern Aleppo are being taken to rebel-held territory in the countryside west of the city, and in Idlib province.
As part of a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey, residents of the government-controlled towns of Foah and Kefraya in Idlib province, besieged by rebels, are also being removed.
ICRC spokeswoman Krista Armstrong said that everyone from each side who wanted to be evacuated had now been moved, and the process was complete.
"This victory represents a strategic change and a turning point in the war against terrorism on the one hand and a crushing blow to the terrorists' project and their supporters on the other hand," the Syrian army statement said. The government usually refers to the rebels as "terrorists".
The statement said the victory was a further incentive for the army to carry on fighting to "eradicate terrorism and restore security and stability to every span on the homeland".
Yasser al-Youssef, of the rebel Nureddin al-Zinki group, said the return of Aleppo to full government control was a "great loss".
"For the revolution, it is a period of retreat and a difficult turning point," he told the AFP news agency.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against Mr Assad began in 2011.
For much of the past four years it was divided roughly in two, with the government controlling the western half and rebels the east.
Troops finally broke the deadlock this year with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes, reinstating a siege on the east in early September.
After breaking through the rebels' defensive lines in mid-November, they quickly advanced and had seized all but 2.6 sq km (1 sq mile) by the time a ceasefire was brokered.
Aleppo: Before and after the battle
Earlier, Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that its warplanes had carried out 18,800 sorties since launching an air campaign against Mr Assad's opponents in September 2015.
In total, they had "liquidated 725 training camps, 405 weapon factories and workshops, 1,500 pieces of terrorist equipment, and 35,000 fighters", he said.
Human rights groups have accused the Russian and Syrian air forces of committing war crimes in Aleppo, alleging that they killed hundreds of civilians this September and October alone, deliberately targeted medical facilities, and used indiscriminate weapons such as cluster and incendiary munitions.


A Mexican judge has been suspended after his ruling in a sexual assault case caused outrage.

Judge Anaur González said that the suspect should be freed because he had shown "no carnal intent" when he penetrated a 17-year-old girl with his fingers.
A judicial panel said it would start an investigation into his conduct.
The suspect, Diego Cruz, is expected to be kept in custody pending an appeal by prosecutors.
Mr Cruz is one of four young men suspected of forcing the 17-year-old girl into a car after a New Year's Eve party on 1 January 2015 in the port city of Veracruz.
Judge González said that while Mr Cruz had touched the girl's breasts and "introduced his fingers in her vagina" he did not have a "lascivious" intent nor the intention to "copulate".
The judge ruled that Mr Cruz was therefore not guilty of sexual abuse but of "incidental touching and rubbing" and should not be jailed.
His ruling triggered widespread anger among Mexicans who denounced it on social media and questioned whether he had taken the decision because the family of the suspect was wealthy and influential.
The case, which has been dubbed "Porkys" in reference to a 1981 film featuring a group of high-school students out to lose their virginity, had already received much media coverage after the girl and her father denounced the fact that for months no arrests had been made.
After Judge González's ruling was made public, the hashtag #JuezPorky (#JudgePorky) began trending in Mexico.
The decision by the judicial panel to review all of Judge González's decisions was welcomed by many on social media who published links to the news with the words "justice".


A US justice department report has accused police in the city of Baltimore of routinely discriminating against black people and using excessive force.

An inquiry was ordered after a young black man, Freddie Gray, died in police custody in April of last year, sparking Baltimore's worst riots for decades.
The report found African-Americans had been disproportionately targeted.
Unjustified strip searches were conducted while in one arrest, a black man's weapon was listed as "his mouth".
In recent years, the justice department has conducted similar investigations into the police in Chicago, Cleveland, Albuquerque and Ferguson, Missouri.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake responded to Wednesday's report by promising speedy reforms.
The statistics are damning and the individual cases studies are alarming.
The report talks of one black man being stopped 30 times in four years without ever being charged and 60 cases of the police being accused of using the N-word in interactions with black people, though only one of those incidents being recorded as the use of a racial slur.
But the report's findings seem to have surprised very few here.  The feeling among many is that American policing is beset with systemic racism, with Baltimore having a particularly bad record.
The fact that around 40% of the city's police force is now African American does not appear to have been enough to turn things around.
The Department of Justice has recommended a push towards community policing, a style of law enforcement that has been resisted by forces in other parts of the country.
"Over the next few months, we will put in place a concrete plan for change and a new culture - for the good of the city, the police department and the people it protects," she said in a statement.
The report runs to 163 pages. Among the findings:
The head of the justice department's civil rights division, Vanita Gupta, told reporters the Baltimore Police Department's practices had "deeply eroded" trust between officers and the community.
"We conclude that there is reasonable  cause to believe that BPD engages in a pattern of practice of conduct that violates the constitution and federal anti-discrimination law," she said.
BPD Commissioner Kevin Davis said people were right to be indignant at police behaviour as described in the report.
"Citizens can't be expected to respect an agency if the trust of that agency is breached. There are several instances in this report in which that fragile trust has been breached."
Guilty police officers have been fired, he added.
The head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a leading African-American civil rights organisation, said the report confirmed "what many African-American residents of Baltimore have known and lived too long".
Sherrilyn Ifill said the report's findings had laid "bare the harsh reality of discriminatory policing in a major American city''.
She urged "residents, community groups and leading city institutions to marshal their resources and prepare for the long haul to find a way forward".
Freddie Gray, 25, suffered a broken neck while he was handcuffed and shackled but left unrestrained in the back of a police van on 12 April 2015.
Six police officers were arrested on charges which ranged from involuntary manslaughter to misconduct in office but none was convicted.
Brian Rice, aged 41: Mr Rice was one of the three officers who first encountered Gray while on a bicycle patrol and participated in the initial arrest. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault and misconduct in office, among other charges. His trial began on 7 July but he was found not guilty on all counts on 18 July.
Edward Nero, 29: Another one of the three bicycle patrol officers who first encountered Gray. Mr Nero was charged with second degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. He went to trial but was found not guilty on all counts in May.
Garrett Miller, 26: The third of the three officers who first encountered Gray. Mr Miller was charged with second degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. His trial was due to begin on 27 July but all charges against him were dropped the same day.
William Porter, 25: Became involved after the initial arrest. Prosecutors said Mr Porter was asked twice by Gray for medical assistance but failed to summon any. Mr Porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. After his first trial ended in a mistrial in December, he was put on trial again last month but the charges were dropped.
Alicia White, 30: Ms White was accused by the prosecution of failing to call for medical assistance for Gray when he was in obvious distress. She was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault and misconduct in office. Her trial was due to begin in October but all charges against her have been dropped.
Caesar Goodson Jr, 45: Mr Goodson was the driver of the van in which Gray was held. He was charged with second-degree "depraved-heart" murder and manslaughter by vehicle, among other charges. He went on trial in June but was found not guilty on all charges.


Ecuador's foreign minister will meet UK Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday in a bid to "seek a solution" over Julian Assange.

The Wikileaks founder has been in Ecuador's London embassy since June, fighting extradition to Sweden over sexual assault claims, which he denies.
Ecuador has granted him asylum, but he faces arrest if he leaves the building after breaking his bail conditions.
Thursday marks the 100th day since Mr Assange, 40, walked into the embassy.
His Wikileaks website has published leaked sensitive diplomatic cables involving various countries, including the US.
Mr Assange says he fears being passed on to US authorities if extradited.
On Wednesday, an Ecuadorian embassy official confirmed Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino intended to meet Mr Hague in New York, where they are attending the United Nations general assembly.
The official said: "We hope that tomorrow's meeting will mark the beginning of a new chapter in seeking a solution to the present situation.
"For the part of the Ecuadorean government we are more than willing to find an amicable answer that respects the values of international human rights and the integrity of sovereign nations."
Wikileaks's official Twitter feed confirmed Thursday's meeting in a post, saying: "Tomorrow marks the 100th day #Assange protected by Ecuadorean embassy; Foreign Ministers of Ecuador and UK will meet on his asylum at UN."
Mr Assange is also expected to deliver a statement to the UN via satellite link from inside the embassy, following a speech by Mr Patino.
In 2010, two women accused Mr Assange of committing sexual offences against them while he was in Stockholm to give a lecture.
He says the sex was consensual and he regards the case as politically motivated.
In May, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Mr Assange's attempt to reopen his appeal against extradition and gave him a two-week grace period before extradition proceedings could start.
His bail conditions included staying at his bail address between 2200 and 0800 BST.
But in June, he entered Ecuador's embassy in Knightsbridge.
The South American country announced it had granted Mr Assange asylum on 16 August, saying his human rights could be violated if he is sent to Sweden to be questioned.
The FCO says the UK has a legal obligation to extradite him to Sweden and he will be arrested if he leaves the embassy.


A 10-year-old German boy has found what appears to be a mummy hidden in a corner of his grandmother's attic.

The "mummy" was inside a sarcophagus complete with hieroglyphic adornments, packed in a wooden crate.
But it is unclear whether the bandaged item found by Alexander Kettler in Diepholz, northern Germany, is a genuine relic from ancient Egypt.
Alexander's father Lutz Wolfgang Kettler, a dentist, said he had not X-rayed the mysterious find.
Instead he plans to load it into his car and drive it to Berlin to be examined by experts, he told the Bild newspaper.
Mr Kettler said he had little doubt that the sarcophagus, as well as a death mask and a canopic jar - used by ancient Egyptians to store removed organs - found nearby, were replicas.
However, he believes the mummy may be real.
The dentist's late father travelled to North Africa in the 1950s.
At that time there was still a trade in genuine mummies, Mr Kettler told his local paper, Die Kreiszeitung.
And there was a trend for mummy unwrapping parties in the 1950s, he said.
Asked if the "mummy" smelled bad, Mr Kettler said no.
It had lain undisturbed in the attic for at least 40 years, he said.


A new firm described by the economy minister as an "important investment" in Welsh financial services has folded.

Open Resolution specialised in checking and correcting people's credit rating to ensure they were not refused loans.
It announced last summer it would be creating 89 new jobs in Cardiff, with the firm able to access Â£250,000 of Welsh government money.
But the company went into liquidation earlier this year before Welsh ministers gave it any money.
Open Resolution had been based in temporary offices and employed nine people.
When the planned investment was announced in August 2014, the economy minister Edwina Hart said: "This is great news and yet another important investment in the Welsh financial and professional services sector.
"I am delighted Welsh government support helped attract Open Resolution's head office functions to Cardiff."
Former managing director Steve Bloor told BBC Wales he decided to call in liquidators in April.
"There is a business opportunity there [for credit repair] but sadly the UK market is not as mature as the US," he said.
"Sadly that meant we couldn't proceed with the business and decided to close."
A Welsh government spokesman said: "The company received approval for funding towards the setting up their HQ in Cardiff and the creation of some 90 jobs.
"Unfortunately, the project has not progressed and no payments have been made by Welsh government."


Zimbabwe's ruling party has been accused of deliberately withholding aid from opposition supporters in areas facing starvation because of drought.

The country's human rights commission said opponents of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party had been told they would never get any food aid.
The government has not yet commented.
Mr Mugabe declared a state of disaster in February, with the government estimating that four million people would need food aid by January 2017.
"Ruling party members were the major perpetrators in violations linked to distribution of food," Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) chairman Elasto Mugwadi told media in the capital, Harare, detailing the findings of the investigation.
Mr Mugwadi said huge numbers of people had been affected by the alleged tactic, without giving exact figures.
The government says half the rural population faces starvation.
In recent months, there have unprecedented protest against the government of the 92-year-old leader, who has now been in power for 36 years.
Analysis: Brian Hungwe, BBC News, Harare
The scathing report on the allegations of the politicisation of food aid in rural areas by senior government officials and public servants lays bare accusations that have long been denied by President Robert Mugabe.
The ZHRC says its findings were a result of extensive investigations across the country.
It will be difficult for Mr Mugabe to simply dismiss the allegations.
The powers of the rights body are enshrined in the constitution, giving it a legal mandate to carry out investigations into human rights violations and to make recommendations to parliament.
The political implications of the report are grave, especially with general elections due in 2018, although similar allegations have been made in the past.
With growing popular calls for electoral reform, there will be many who fear that this investigation betrays the extreme tactics which may be employed to ensure election victory.
Alleged attempts to exert pressure on rural folk by withholding food will be seized on by Mr Mugabe's critics as evidence that his government has reached a new low, especially given the food crisis the country is facing.
Zimbabwe has endured two years of failed rains, with this year's problems linked to the El Nino weather pattern.
Elections are due to take place in 2018.


Raith Rovers beat Dundee United to consign Ray McKinnon's side to their fifth consecutive league match without a win.

Craig Barr put Rovers ahead just before half-time when he headed in Chris Johnston's free-kick.
Rovers' lead was extended by Ryan Hardie's low, left-footed shot four minutes into the second half.
Simon Murray's neat finish in a crowded penalty box provided hope for the visitors.
But they failed to find the leveller despite a host of attacking substitutions.
John Hughes' side could have scored a third had the base of the post not kept out another Barr header from another Johnston cross.
It is now two wins in their last three games for Rovers under Hughes, whose side move above Dumbarton into seventh place.
United manager McKinnon, who was previously in charge at Stark's Park, will continue to rack his brain for solutions to this slump in form.
Other than an early William Edjenguele miss and a second-half Willo Flood drive, the Tannadice men struggled to create opportunities.
However, they did apply a lot of pressure in the closing stages from set pieces.
Match ends, Raith Rovers 2, Dundee United 1.
Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 2, Dundee United 1.
Simon Murray (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card.
William Edjenguele (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card.
Craig Barr (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Jason Thomson (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner,  Dundee United. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
Corner,  Dundee United. Conceded by Jason Thomson.
Hand ball by Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers).
Attempt saved. Mark Durnan (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  Dundee United. Conceded by Ross Matthews.
Corner,  Dundee United. Conceded by Jason Thomson.
Craig Barr (Raith Rovers) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box.
Corner,  Raith Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
Lewis Toshney (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers).
Goal!  Raith Rovers 2, Dundee United 1. Simon Murray (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Alex Nicholls (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Thompson (Raith Rovers).
Attempt saved. Willo Flood (Dundee United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
Willo Flood (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Declan McManus (Raith Rovers).
Foul by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Alistair Coote (Dundee United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Dundee United. Alistair Coote replaces Stewart Murdoch.
Attempt missed. Ross Callachan (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Tony Andreu (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Simon Murray (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Dundee United. Nick van der Velden replaces Thomas Mikkelsen.
Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by William Edjenguele (Dundee United).
Corner,  Raith Rovers. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
Substitution, Dundee United. Alex Nicholls replaces Frank van der Struijk.
Declan McManus (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Declan McManus (Raith Rovers).
Jamie Robson (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Willo Flood (Dundee United).


A man has been charged after two dogs killed dozens of lambs at a Leominster farm.

Charles Ross-Robertson, of Ludlow, was charged with being the owner of a dog worrying livestock over the incident in Risbury on 2 September, police said.
The 64 year old, of Stanton Lacey, was also charged with two counts of being in charge of a dog being dangerously out of control in a public place.
He will appear before Hereford magistrates on 15 December.
Mr Ross-Robertson also faces a charge of being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
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A woman who may have recently given birth is being sought by police after a human placenta was found in a bag.

It was discovered by dog walkers near to Hyrstlands Park, off Track Road, Batley at around 09:40 BST on Monday.
West Yorkshire Police said the contents had been confirmed as that of a fully grown human placenta.
The force said its main concern was to ensure the woman and child were well and had received medical help and support.
Det Sgt Adrian Belle said: "We are keen to speak to anyone who can explain how the placenta came to be in this location.
"We do know the placenta was from a baby which had progressed to full term and are of course anxious to trace both the mother and the child to check on their welfare."


Anxious parents in England give their children less freedom to play and go outside than those in many other European countries, research suggests.

England was ranked seventh for child independence in the study of 18,000 seven- to 15-year-olds in 16 countries, by University of Westminster academics.
Freeing children to go out alone in their local area benefited their health and development, the researchers said.
Fear over traffic was the top reason for restricting freedom, they added.
The children and their parents were surveyed between 2010 and 2012 about what they were allowed to do in their local neighbourhoods without supervision.
This included:
The study said: "A large proportion of children under 11 years old in most of the countries do not have the the freedom to get about their local area.
"Even the oldest children are restricted in what they are allowed to do, at an age when many of the rights of adulthood are close to being granted, including the right to drive vehicles on the road once the test has been passed."
Overall, Finland was found to be the top-performing country on independent mobility, with Germany coming second.
According to the survey, most Finns can, without supervision:
In England, most primary school children are allowed to cross roads without supervision but only 28% to travel home from school and even fewer to go out after dark, travel on local buses or walk to places other than school.
Even at secondary school, less than 25% are allowed out alone after dark.
Ben Shaw, director of the Policy Studies Institute, said: "Obviously, we've got to protect children but part of their development is that we allow them to gain independence.
"People see the change from primary school to secondary school as the time to do it, but not having them do it earlier means there is a spike in road accidents at this age."


Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed was one of two men arrested by the National Crime Agency in Britain on Monday as part of an investigation into cricket corruption, the BBC understands.

The 27-year-old has played in two Tests, 48 one-day internationals and 18 Twenty20 matches for Pakistan.
Both men were later bailed until April pending further inquiries.
Jamshed is among three players who were recently suspended for violating a cricket anti-corruption code.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also suspended Pakistan internationals Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif, who are due to appear in front of the board on Wednesday.
Jamshed has not commented on the allegations.
The spot-fixing allegations relate to the Pakistan Super League - the country's top-flight cricket championship which is held in the United Arab Emirates for security reasons.
Khan and Latif play in the Pakistan Super League for current champions Islamabad United.
The PCB previously said it was investigating "an international syndicate which is believed to be attempting to corrupt the PSL".


Friday marks the official start of the school summer holidays in the Highlands.

For pupils of Inverness Royal Academy (IRA) it also means saying a farewell, fond or otherwise, to their school buildings.
They are set to be demolished as final work is done to prepare the new academy, constructed nearby, to be opened to pupils and staff in August.
Ahead of closing, the old IRA has been open for a final public viewing.
Photographer and former pupil Paul Campbell was among those to take the chance of a tour.
Mr Campbell, and his fellow former pupils, also bumped into some of their teachers including art teacher Gordon Harvey.
"Gordon Harvey, a well known art teacher, taught me how to develop film and print photographs," said Mr Campbell.
"'It must be pin-sharp' he would say."
Inverness Royal Academy was founded in 1792 and previously occupied other sites in the city - Academy Street and then Midmills Road.
It moved to its present site in the Culduthel area of Inverness in the 1970s.
The new IRA has been built at a cost of about £34m.
It has capacity for 1,420 pupils making it the biggest school in the Highlands.
The new school has been constructed close to the site of the existing academy, which had a roll of about 940 pupils.


Whenever we set up our camera and flapped open our sun reflectors in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, passers-by became curious and eager to help.

But getting them to talk on camera was another matter as in general residents of the city are reticent and keep their views to themselves.
We were filming in Addis Ababa for a programme charting the changes in the country, yet it was only on the flight back to South Africa that I met an Ethiopian willing to be candid.
I found myself seated next to an inquisitive elderly Ethiopian woman, who was chatty despite the early morning departure.
However, she was not so open as to be willing for me to mention her name here.
She wore a green twin-set, leggings and woollen socks with her loafers. After the rigorous security checks, she took the socks off, saying she only wears them to keep her feet clean at the end of the security protocols.
She reminded me a bit of my mother, both caring and bossy all in one person.
During the flight, she cut me a portion of her fruit and insisted that I eat every morsel; her stern gaze suggested that I had no choice.
We talked about a lot of things, including my impressions of Nigeria, especially following the ground-breaking presidential election there when the incumbent lost.
She was proud of the manner in which Nigerians had used their vote to make a strong statement about their government.
I replied that perhaps if Ethiopians have strong views about the ruling party - the EPRDF, in power since 1991 - then they could also do the same when elections are held in May.
My neighbour dispelled that notion very quickly and whispered that she believes the result is a foregone conclusion.
I argued that surely Ethiopia's democracy is deeper than that, and that many support the government as they are grateful for the development in recent years.
She smirked and told me to open my eyes wider during my next visit.
I was urged to investigate the economic statistics.
They show an economy growing in near double-digits, but about 40% live below the poverty line.
She reminded me of the beggars who are on the streets of Addis Ababa.
Then I recalled our filming around the city.
There is a clear image of frantic construction taking place, with a monorail, new roads and apartment blocks all being built.
But I also noticed that many of the buildings are empty.
I asked my new friend why she thought this was.
She reckons the Ethiopian middle-class cannot afford the rents, and that professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, have resorted to using parts of their home as consulting rooms, because they cannot pay for office space.
I wondered why the government was intent on driving capital into these construction projects.
She answers simply that it is about the prestige.
She thinks that as a political and diplomatic leader on the continent, Ethiopia needs to show the economic signs of that position.
And Ethiopia needs to bear the hallmarks of this new-found economic prowess.
These are the thoughts of one individual, but someone who has seen a lot. She lived through the aftermath of the country's Italian occupation, the Marxist Derg regime and now the move towards a free market system and the introduction of democracy.
Her hope is that eventually Ethiopians will speak up and challenge their leaders to ensure that their economic dreams will lead to tangible change.
Africa Business Report is broadcast on BBC World News on Fridays at 16:40 and 1840 GMT, on Saturdays at 1010 GMT and 1830 GMT and on Sundays at 0010 GMT.
This week, Lerato Mbele presents the programme from Addis Ababa.


Housebuilder Berkeley Group is set to drop out of the FTSE 100 share index after losing around 20% of its share value since the Brexit vote.

All UK housebuilders have seen their shares fall on worries of a slump in the housing market.
Berkeley Group could be replaced by Russian gold and silver miner Polymetal in the index.
Gold is seen as a safe investment in times of uncertainty, and its price has risen 25% this year.
Silver prices are up about 30%, and the rally in precious metals has helped to push shares in Polymetal up by more than 90% this year.
The FTSE 100 is currently higher than the level it stood at ahead of the UK's referendum on EU membership. The globally-focused companies that dominate the index have had a lift from the post-referendum drop in sterling, which typically boosts exporters.
However, housebuilders such as Berkeley and its rivals are more exposed to any weakening in the domestic UK economy.
Among the recent housing market data, Nationwide said on Wednesday that there was slight pick-up in house price growth in August. However, the lender said demand from buyers had softened, and price growth was being maintained by the low numbers of properties coming onto the market.
On Tuesday the Bank of England said mortgage approvals in July were at their lowest since January 2015.
The changes to the FTSE 100 will be confirmed after Wednesday's close of the stock market and will take effect on 19 September.


Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February.

It's the day when people show their affection for another person or people by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.
And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year - every four years - women can propose marriage to their partner!
The day gets its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.
The popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.
Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine felt this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret.
When Claudius found out, Valentine was thrown in jail and sentenced to death.
There, he fell in love with the jailer's daughter and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed "from your Valentine".
Valentine's Day is a very old tradition, thought to have originated from a Roman festival.
The Romans had a festival called Lupercalia in the middle of February, officially the start of their springtime.
It's thought that as part of the celebrations, boys drew names of girls from a box. They'd be boyfriend and girlfriend during the festival and sometimes they'd get married.
Later on, the church wanted to turn this festival into a Christian celebration and decided to use it to remember St Valentine too.
Gradually, St Valentine's name started to be used by people to express their feelings to those they loved.