One of Europe's largest hoards of Iron Age coins has been unearthed in Jersey and could be worth up to £10m, according to an expert.

The Roman and Celtic coins, which date from the 1st Century BC, were found by two metal detector enthusiasts.
Dr Philip de Jersey, a former Celtic coin expert at Oxford University, said the haul was "extremely exciting and very significant".
He said each individual coin was worth between £100 and £200.
The exact number of coins found has not been established, but archaeologists said the hoard weighed about three quarters of a tonne and could contain about 50,000 coins.
The exact location of the hoard has not been revealed by the authorities but Environment Minister, Deputy Rob Duhamel, said he would do everything he could to protect the site.
"Sites like these do need protection because there is speculation there might even be more," he said.
"It is a very exciting piece of news and perhaps harks back to our cultural heritage in terms of finance. It was found under a hedge so perhaps this is an early example of hedge fund trading."
It was found by Reg Mead and Richard Miles in a field in the east of Jersey.
They had been searching for more than 30 years after hearing rumours a farmer had discovered silver coins while working on his land.
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Mr Mead and Mr Miles worked with experts from Jersey Heritage to slowly unearth the treasure.
A large mound of clay containing the coins has now been taken to a safe location to be studied.
It is the first hoard of coins found in the island for more than 60 years.
Several hoards of Celtic coins have been found in Jersey before but the largest was in 1935 at La Marquanderie when more than 11,000 were discovered.
Dr de Jersey said it would take months for archaeologists to find out the full value of the haul.
He said: "It is extremely exciting and very significant. It will add a huge amount of new information, not just about the coins themselves but the people who were using them.
"Most archaeologists with an interest in coins spend their lives in libraries writing about coins and looking at pictures of coins.
"To actually go out and excavate one in a field, most of us never get that opportunity. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity."
The ownership of the coins is unclear. Mr Mead said he had asked the States of Jersey for clarification.
Deputy Duhamel said the owners of the site had indicated they would like to see the whole hoard on display at the Jersey Museum or the archive.


Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader has quit the country amid a corruption inquiry, but reportedly denies fleeing from prosecution.

Mr Sanader, now an independent MP, crossed the border into Slovenia hours before parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
Investigators have been focusing on officials from the ruling HDZ party who were in office under Mr Sanader.
Brussels has put pressure on EU-hopeful Croatia to stamp out corruption.
Mr Sanader was in power from 2003 until he stepped down in July 2009 in a surprise move.
He was expelled from the HDZ in January but carried on as an independent MP, and so he still enjoyed immunity from prosecution.
But all 104 parliamentarians present at the vote chose to lift his immunity.
The BBC's Balkans correspondent Mark Lowen says Mr Sanader has been linked to corruption allegations involving the Austrian bank Hypo, and he is the highest-profile politician in the country to be facing investigation.
The former prime minister crossed into Slovenia on Thursday, the interior ministry said, adding that police had had no legal reason to stop him.
Croatian newspaper Vecernji List contacted him to ask if he was "on the run", and whether he would respond to a summons issued by anti-corruption investigators.
"I am on a trip, planned beforehand and of course I will respond," he was quoted as replying in a text message.
On Monday, former Defence Minister Berislav Roncevic, who served in Mr Sanader's cabinet from 2003 to 2007, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption on Monday.
Since Mr Sanader's departure from office, a dozen managers of banks and state companies have been arrested for corruption but in most cases indictments are still pending, Reuters news agency reports.


Victims tell of their abuse at the hands of ex-BBC DJ Jimmy Savile as reports into his activities at NHS hospitals are published.

Children as young as five and people as old as 75 were victims over almost 50 years.
One woman, known as Jane, told the BBC that she was abused by Savile when she was a 16-year old patient at Leeds General Infirmary.
He took her to a local shop to buy sweets and magazines, making her feel like "the chosen one", but soon afterwards sexually assaulted her in a hospital basement.
Jane said a hospital porter led her to the area where Savile was waiting behind a closed door.
"He pulled me in immediately and started to kiss me with his tongue," she said.
"At the same time his left hand went on to my right thigh under my dress."
She said the whole thing took no more than five or six minutes.
"There wasn't time to draw breath, there wasn't time to analyse even what's happening here because it was seamless... And then he said you've got to go," she said.
Jane said it was obvious this sort of thing had been done before.
After the assault she said she felt "dirty and ridiculously stupid". She said she began to tell nurses about the incident but they laughed and she felt she couldn't finish. Only her mother believed her.
She said "everybody knew" what was going on. "All the staff accepted it, patients accepted it, clearly the porters accepted it as well," she said.
Jane added that she had never kept the encounter a secret because she knew it was not her fault. But she wished now, knowing of all the other revelations, that she had reported the abuse.
Another of Savile's victims was aged under 10 years old in the late 1970s when she was abused by Savile at Leeds General Infirmary.
She told the investigation that Savile picked her up from her house to take her to hospital in a small two-seater car, meaning her family had to travel in another vehicle.
Once they arrived at hospital, Savile took her to a room with no windows and kissed her several times when her parents left the room.
Six months later, Savile abused her again when he picked her up in the same car to take her to another hospital appointment.
By her third appointment, she was so scared of Savile that she caused herself to have an accident to avoid going back to Leeds.
She was taken to a local hospital, where Savile visited her again. The experience left a "major and lasting impact" on her, the report said.
A male patient at Broadmoor hospital, aged 18 at the time, told the investigation that Savile abused him in the early 1970s.
He was told to go to Savile's apartment alone to collect payment for washing cars.
When he arrived, Savile coerced him into giving oral sex.
He said he was unwilling to proceed but Savile gave him "no alternative".
He said he did not complain at the time for fear of being labelled a troublemaker and because of Savile's "considerable reputation around the hospital".
Another Broadmoor patient who was assaulted was Ms E. She described how she was repeatedly abused in the early 1990s.
She said Savile was often unaccompanied and would sit in the day room and talk to patients while staff were elsewhere.
She described how on one occasion, while sitting with his back to other patients, Savile put his hand on her leg and then, while still talking, proceeded to move it upwards and assault her.
She said she froze and afterwards felt guilty. She told a member of staff, who said she must have imagined it.
She said Savile would assault her in the same way on several occasions over a number of weeks, before moving on to some other patient.
Her turn would then come round again - a cycle that was repeated several times. She told investigators it caused her "significant distress".
A female patient at Broadmoor, Ms B, described how an assault took place at the hospital during a screening of Top of the Pops in the early 1970s - it was pre-recorded at that stage.
Patients would be at the front of the day room and staff at the back. The room had a large sofa which blocked the view of those at the back.
On this occasion Savile came to sit with patients at the front. He sat on the floor next to Ms B and placed his hand between her legs and assaulted her.
The attack lasted two to three minutes, she said. Ms B said she did not feel able to complain either then or later for fear of being punished as a troublemaker.
His offending was not confined to Broadmoor and Leeds. A woman told investigators how she was raped in 1970 at Digby Hospital in Exeter.
She was 25 at the time, married and had been admitted to hospital for depression.
She said Savile invited her into a motor-home in the grounds of the hospital where he then raped her.
She did not report the incident to anyone at the time. The review into the case said it had had a "deeply traumatic" effect on the woman.
The hospital closed in 1987.


A man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex has said he is sleeping rough in a wood near York.

John O'Neill said restrictions over his use of communications devices - another condition of his Sexual Risk Order (SRO) - had restricted his ability to work and claim benefits.
A court will decide on Friday whether the interim order is to be extended. Mr O'Neill was cleared of rape last year.
North Yorkshire Police said it was satisfied the order was proportionate.
The Department for Work and Pensions has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Mr O'Neill, 45, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that when he contacted Universal Credit to inform them of a change in his circumstances, he was told the SRO's restrictions meant he could no longer meet the criteria for claiming unemployment benefits.
This was because, he said, the SRO states he must be able to make any communications device he uses, such as computers or telephones, available to police.
This prevented him for applying for jobs in which he would be required to use an office computer or telephone.
He said, although he was prepared to do manual labour, he had been told he could not claim benefits because he was not making himself available for all work.
Mr O'Neill claims he has also been told that, as he is no longer eligible for Universal Credit, he cannot receive legal aid.
He said this had forced him to represent himself in court.
He said the conditions of the order were "incredibly broad and extreme" and went "far away from the Home Office guidelines".
The police applied for the order in part after the judge at Mr O'Neill's rape trial - at which he was cleared - called him "dangerous". The father-of-two has denied this and said the police had misinterpreted the judge's words.
He said he had an interest in sado-masochism and used to visit a fetish club.
The SRO requires Mr O'Neill to disclose any planned sexual activity to the police or face up to five years in prison.
He is currently living rough on the outskirts of York, sleeping in a tent.
He said he was homeless four years ago, but had "thought all of [those problems] were behind me".
"There's enough to live, enough to survive," he said, referring to his living arrangements, but added: "Obviously the circumstances are far less than ideal."
Mr O'Neill told the BBC in July that he had lost contact with his children since the order was imposed.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement it "will only make an application to the court for a Sexual Risk Order in circumstances where it is considered necessary to do so to protect the public from the risk of sexual harm".
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays from 09:00-11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.


Wales forward Sam Vokes hopes they can turn their World Cup qualifying fortunes around when they visit the Republic of Ireland on 24 March.

The Welsh beat Moldova 4-0 in their first qualifier, but drew against Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
Chris Coleman's side are third in Group D, four points behind the Republic, who are top.
"We've been unlucky where we've drawn a few games we felt we should have won," Burnley's Vokes told BBC Radio Wales.
The side finishing top qualify automatically, with eight of the nine second-placed teams facing play-offs to reach next year's World Cup in Russia.
Vokes added: "We've been apart for a few months, but if we can look back and take confidence from the last few performances, then I definitely think we can get the right result out there."
The 27-year-old knows they must win in Dublin to boost their chances of qualifying for a first World Cup since 1958. He says Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will provide welcome relief after struggling with injuries this season.
"It's good news for the team. They're two very important lads in our squad," he added.
"It's great to see they are back in training and fit and ready to go."
Burnley travel to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday hoping to seal a win that could send them into the top half of the Premier League table.
The Clarets lost against Swansea City at home on the opening day and Vokes is aware of the threat they pose given their recent return to form.
"We know that if we don't get the right result down there then it closes the gap for us [on the relegation zone]," Vokes said.
"It's important that we get the right results in the next few games to keep that distance between us and the bottom three."


Police are investigating two rapes of teenage women in Oxford in the early hours of Saturday.

An 18-year-old woman was attacked in Brewer Street in the city centre by a black man in his 20s about 02:00 BST.
A second woman, 19, was raped after being followed into a flat in Roosevelt Drive, Headington between 02:00 and 03:00 by a white man in his 40s or 50s.
Thames Valley Police are not linking the two incidents and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
The white attacker is of skinny to medium build with grey hair and wearing a dark hooded jacket, a grey shirt and dark blue jeans.
The black suspect is described as having short black hair and wearing dark grey jeans and a light grey T-shirt.


Growth in the UK's manufacturing sector slowed slightly in August, a survey has suggested.

The UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 51.5 in the month, down from 51.9 in July. Any score above 50 indicates expansion.
This was "well below" the index average over the past two-and-a-half years, compiler Markit said.
After two years of continual job creation, August saw a reduction in headcount in the sector.
"The UK manufacturing sector remains in a holding pattern, with production growth hovering around the stagnation mark and marginal job losses reported for the first time in 26 months," said Rob Dobson from Markit.
"Export order volumes continue to disappoint, with the sterling exchange rate, weak sales growth to the eurozone and the slowdown in China all having an impact."
He added that the sector was unlikely to contribute to the "solid gain in broader GDP growth expected for the third quarter".
Analysts highlighted the weakness in exports as a key problem for manufacturing in the UK.
"The survey indicates that UK manufacturers are continuing to find life very challenging as they are being held back, particularly by weak foreign orders," said Howard Archer from IHS Global Insight.
"In particular, sterling's strength - particularly against the euro - is seemingly constraining UK manufacturers."
On a brighter note, the survey found a "substantial drop" in input prices, which fell at "one of the steepest rates" seen in the past 16 years. This was down to lower oil and commodity prices, as well as the strong pound, which makes exports more expensive but imports cheaper.
The pound slipped immediately after the figures were announced, as markets bet that the weaker figures would push back the timing of any rate rise by the Bank of England.
Sterling fell half a cent against the dollar to $1.5339 and was down more than a cent against the euro at â‚¬1.3591.


A new record has been set for the UK's heaviest pumpkin grown outdoors, which was cultivated from a seed costing £1,250.

Matthew Oliver said he was "over the moon" after his pumpkin weighed-in at 95st (605kg) at the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth festival in Southampton.
He now holds the UK record for the biggest pumpkin grown outdoors.
The horticulturist, from Essex, grew the gourd from a seed which came from the current world record holder.
Mr Oliver, who works at RHS Hyde Hall near South Woodham Ferrers, said: " I'm so happy, but I'm not sure at this stage if I'll ever do it again."
The parent pumpkin was grown in Switzerland in 2014 by Beni Meier, who still holds the world record for the heaviest gourd at 166st (1,054kg).
Mr Oliver's pumpkin seed was planted in mid April. He said it took six days to germinate before becoming a "vigorous grower".
A sling and forklift was used to lift the pumpkin before the weigh-in at the annual event at Royal Victoria Park.


A multi-million pound legal bill racked-up in a failed case against six people accused of a fraud conspiracy is to be paid by the Serious Fraud Office.

The men included lawyer and ex-Cardiff City chief executive Alan Whiteley, and former Celtic Energy directors Richard Walters and Leighton Humphreys.
They had been accused of conspiracy to defraud the Coal Authority, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, and Powys councils.
But the case was dismissed and the judge said no law had been broken.
The case centred on an accusation that the men had been planning to set up a firm in the British Virgin Islands in order to transfer the leases of four Welsh opencast mining sites owned by Celtic Energy in order to avoid it having to restore the sites once coal extraction had ended.
They had been arrested in 2011 and it took nearly three years to come to court.
But after five days of legal submissions, Lord Justice Hickinbottom threw the Serious Fraud Office's case out saying that the six defendants had not acted unlawfully regardless of whether or not they had acted dishonestly.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) applied to the High Court to continue the prosecution under a little-used legal tool called a "voluntary bill of indictment" but that was also thrown out.
Nearly a year after the case was dismissed, the High Court sitting in Cardiff made a judgement that the legal costs of the multi-million pound case should be paid by the SFO.
The costs claim is for Â£7m, to cover the cost of 10 barristers and two separate High Court hearings.
The SFO, which disputes it, said it is "considering possible avenues of appeal" on the issue of costs.
The order to pay the costs has potential ramifications for the SFO, which has been heavily criticised for its handling of other cases including the investigation of the Tchenguiz brothers.
That case resulted in the organisation having to pay millions of pounds in costs and damages to the property developers.
Eric Evans, solicitor
Alan Whiteley, solicitor
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Leighton Humphreys, finance director Celtic Energy
They were represented by 10 barristers including five QCs, while the SFO had two barristers
For a serious fraud to be successfully prosecuted, it's all down to sufficient evidence, well presented to the jury so it is easily understood.
But this particular case was flawed from its inception - it was difficult to prepare and present to the jury and I don't think there was joined up thinking in the way it was investigated.
This is a stark reminder for the SFO and the CPS that they should not take on cases of that magnitude, cost and resource when they don't think they have a very good prospect of success.
I imagine this has cost the SFO about 25% of its annual budget.
And I think there has to be serious questions asked over the current set up of the SFO - which is known in certain circles as the "seriously flawed office". Is it fit for purpose? Or is another branch needed to investigate cases such as these? If that is the case, that could be the death knell for the SFO.
Eric Evans said the case against them had been "wholly flawed" and it was another example of a "misconceived" SFO blockbuster case.
"In an attempt to prosecute me with an offence not known to law they have repeatedly changed their case."
Alan Whitely said he felt relieved and vindicated, adding: "Having lived and breathed it for four years, there are a number of questions the SFO need to address, in terms of how they go about their investigations.
"It's my understanding they're supposed to be an investigative body but our experience hasn't really proved that."


A 39-year-old man who forced his way into a pensioner's home with the intention of raping her has been jailed for seven years.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Simon Johnston subjected the 71-year-old woman to a violent ordeal which lasted for several hours.
The attack happened at a property in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in June 2015.
Judge Lady Stacey told Johnston she considered him to be a "very serious risk to public safety".
The court heard that Johnston, from Kirkcaldy, had grabbed the woman by the hair and forced her from her kitchen to a bedroom.
He was convicted of assault with intent to rape at the High Court in Edinburgh last month.
Last month, the court heard from Johnston's victim how he had ordered her to shut the windows and instructed her to be quiet.
He ignored her pleas for him to stop and threatened to kill her before restricting her breathing by placing a pillow over her mouth.
He then took a knife from the woman's kitchen, held it to her and told her he wanted sex.
The court was told that the pensioner suffered 28 injuries - and medical experts concluded that the nature of the injuries suggested she had been assaulted.
Johnston was arrested when he contacted the police after reading a story about the attack on the BBC Scotland news website.
The description of a man police were seeking in connection with the attack matched Johnston.
He got in touch with police and claimed the woman was lying.
Giving evidence, he said:  "I was disgusted at what I read. The description matched me with regards to everything - right to the jeans I was wearing and I was upset because it wasn't true."
He admitted touching a knife in the woman's house but said it was because the blade was green.
"Being a Celtic fan, I just like the colour green," he said. "It was an accidental touch."
Lady Stacey ordered Johnston to be placed under supervision by the authorities for two years following his release from custody and he was put on the sex offenders register for life.


Royal Bank of Scotland has offered a £15,000 reward to help trace a man who carried out an armed robbery at a branch in Dumbarton last week.

The man threatened staff with a knife at the branch on High Street at about 09:30 on 17 June before making off with a four-figure sum of cash.
He was wearing a dark jacket with the hood up and a balaclava.
Police said an operation at the scene on Wednesday, which saw them question people one week on, was "worthwhile".
Officers stopped pedestrians and drivers and showed them CCTV images of a man they want to speak to.
Det Sgt Stuart Gillies said: "Yesterday's revisit to the scene was definitely worthwhile and we spoke to members of the public in the surrounding area in an attempt to gather more information about this incident.
"Our inquiries are at an early stage and I would continue to appeal to anyone who knows who is responsible to come forward.
"Somebody knows who committed this crime and we understand that RBS are offering a significant financial reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible."


Ajax fans are thought to be responsible for a major disturbance in Glasgow on Thursday before their team's Europa League game against Celtic.

Seven people were injured - four of them seriously - after a large group of men targeted pubs used by Celtic fans in the Gallowgate area at about 19:00.
Two of those hurt remain in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Police said that the men responsible were dressed in black with hoods and scarves covering their faces.
Four men, aged 52, 37, 27 and 25, were taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary following the disturbance and treated for serious face or head injuries.
Two of the men, aged 37 and 27, are still detained. The other two men were released after treatment.
Three other men suffered minor injuries but did not require medical treatment.
Det Insp Colin Hailstones said: "We are still at the early stages of this inquiry and would appeal to anyone who was in the area, who has mobile phone footage or any information that will help us with our inquiries to come forward to police.
"It would appear that this disturbance took place when a large group of men, described as being dressed in black with hoods and scarves covering their faces, tried to gain access to some of the pubs in the Gallowgate and started to challenge patrons within. This then developed and people spilled on to the street where the assaults took place.
"We have been checking CCTV in the area and have already spoken to people who were there at the time as part of the investigation for which there is a dedicated team off officers involved."
Several hundred Ajax fans were given a police escort to the stadium before the game which Celtic lost 2-1.
Police made four arrests in or around the stadium - one before, two during and one after the game - for alleged minor public order offences.
Meanwhile, an Ajax fan has been given a 12-month football banning order after pushing a police officer on the way to the the game at Celtic Park.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Jordy Van Mieghem, 23, from Amsterdam, admitted assaulting PC Robert Chalmers at London Road and also being in possession of cocaine.
Sheriff Ian Miller fined the mortgage advisor a total of Â£500 and banned him from any regulated UK game.


Private clinics have a "moral duty" to remove banned PIP breast implants from women they operated on, the government says.

The NHS will cover the costs for women who had the implants fitted by the health service and who are anxious to have them removed, it added.
The NHS will also remove the implants if the private clinic no longer exists or refuses the patient.
Around 40,000 women in the UK have been fitted with them.
It is thought 95% of women had the operation privately, 5% on the NHS.
The French authorities have offered to pay for implants to be removed due to a high risk of them rupturing.
Czech and German health authorities both recommended on Friday that women in those countries with PIP implants should have them removed.
The UK review was ordered because of conflicting data about the risk of the implants rupturing and leaking non-medical grade silicone into the body.
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The French authorities quoted a rate of 5%. The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) initially said the rate was 1% - in line with other implants.
There were reports of rupture rates of 7% from one cosmetic surgery group, Transform. However, it says that rate was based on just seven out of 108 patients it fitted with PIP implants since 2005.
Transform chief executive Nigel Robertson accused the MHRA of a failure in its duty to "monitor and routinely audit" the use of the implants.
"The NHS and the cosmetic surgery industry used these products because they had been approved by the MHRA for medical use and carried a CE mark to that effect," he said.
The agency must bear responsibility for the current situation, he added.
But in response, the MHRA said the CE mark had to be authorised though an independent third-party organisation in all but the lowest risk products.
It added: "The MHRA's key role is to monitor and investigate reports of device-related adverse incidents and take appropriate action to prevent their recurrence."
The agency said it had continually monitored the safety of the PIP breast implants and immediately advised clinicians not to implant them once the French authorities informed them of the use of unauthorised silicone gel.
It also said it commissioned toxicity tests on the gel, the results of which concluded there was "no safety issue" related to the material.
The health secretary, Andrew Lansley, said: "The data available to the experts has not been good enough to enable them to give a clear recommendation of the risk posed by PIP implants."
The review committee could not determine if the rupture rate was higher for PIP implants.
However, it said it was "undeniably the case" that the implants were not medical grade and should "not have been implanted in women in the first place.
"We have always recommended that women who are concerned should speak to their surgeon or GP. The NHS will support removal of PIP implants if, after this consultation, the patient still has concerns and with her doctor she decides that it is right to do so."
He added: "We believe that private healthcare providers have a moral duty to offer the same service to their patients that we will offer to NHS patients - free information, consultations, scans and removal if necessary.
The implants of NHS patients will be replaced. Private patients refused by their clinics will be able to have their implants removed by NHS surgeons, but will not be offered replacement cosmetic implants.
The government said it will: "Pursue private clinics with all means at its disposal to avoid the taxpayer picking up the bill".
Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS medical director who led the review, said: "On the basis of the information we have, we do not think it is necessary to recommend the routine removal of these implants.
"But we understand that some women will be very concerned so we support the government's position that the NHS will support removal of PIP implants if the patient has concerns and with her doctor she decides that it is right to do so."
Prof Keogh told BBC Newsnight the NHS "is offering something that is a much better solution... of informed, personalised decision making".
A joint response by The Association of Breast Surgery, British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Federation of Surgical Speciality Associations and the Royal College of Surgeons said the announcement was welcome.
"The news that all women who have received a PIP breast implant will be provided with support, and that all NHS patients will be offered monitoring, advice and remedial treatment if desired is welcome news.
"Surgeons' organisations applaud those private cosmetic clinics who have committed to offer treatment to their patients free of charge and fully back the government call for the rest to follow suit.
"This situation raises again the need for better regulation and surveillance for all surgical implants and the surgical profession believes mandatory databases should be the next step - not least because this issue has exposed poor record keeping."
Sally Taber, the director of the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services, which represents the majority of private clinics, said 60% of the implants were fitted by four companies: Harley Medical Group, The Hospital Group, Transform and Linia Cosmetic Surgery.
She said the companies were considering their position, wanted to examine how the measures would be paid for and were seeking further discussions with the Department of Health.
Spire Healthcare says it will follow the governments recommendations. Its clinical director, Dr Jean-Jacques de Gorter, said: "We have a duty of care to our patients.
"We believe all private providers should step up and deliver on their duty of care to patients. Every woman in the UK who has PIP implants should be given the right to discuss having them removed if they wish."
Nuffield Health's group medical director Dr Andy Jones said: "Any patient who had a PIP implant in one of our hospitals can be assured that they will continue to receive the help and attention they need.
"We believe that there is a strong case for the private healthcare industry to pull together to resolve this matter in the interests of all patients."


Viktor Yanukovych has the rare distinction of having been ousted twice from Ukraine's presidency after giant street protests.

Opponents accuse him of having enriched himself, his family and cronies while in power.
A protest against his decision to abandon a far-reaching European Union partnership deal in November 2013 morphed into a huge - and violent - campaign to push him from power.
But it was the deaths of at least 88 people, many of them protesters shot dead by uniformed snipers in 48 hours of bloodshed, that ultimately brought him down.
The killings sent shockwaves around the world.
Under EU pressure he signed a deal to transfer powers to parliament and hold early elections. But within hours he had fled the capital and his administration had crumbled.
As Ukraine's protest leaders and opposition moved to fill the power vacuum, Mr Yanukovych, 63, maintained he was still the lawfully elected president.
As he headed for neighbouring Russia, Kiev's new rulers issued an arrest warrant for his role in the "mass murder of innocent civilians".
Born into the family of a metalworker and a nurse in the eastern town of Yenakiyevo in July 1950, Mr Yanukovych had a troubled childhood.
He was twice jailed for violent crimes in his youth - though his official biography states that his convictions were eventually quashed.
"I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty," he once told journalists.
Beginning his career as a transport executive in the Soviet Union's key coal-mining industry in eastern Ukraine, he became a Doctor of Economics - the equivalent of a PhD - in 2000.
He became governor of the Donetsk region, home to more than three million people and the economic powerhouse of Ukraine, less than a year after entering the local administration.
The then President, Leonid Kuchma, appointed him prime minister in November 2002, in a government accused of corruption and economic mismanagement.
As the outgoing leader's protege, he went on to win the 2004 presidential vote. But, after huge protests in Kiev that became known as the Orange Revolution, the election was declared fraudulent and his reputation badly dented.
He rebuilt his political career while the victors of 2004, Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko, fell into constant conflict.
He served a second term as prime minister from 2006 to 2007 and became Ukraine's most popular politician.
The 2010 presidential election he won cleanly - according to international observers - defeating arch-rival Ms Tymoshenko.
The following year, she was jailed for seven years on charges of abusing her power, in a trial she insisted was politically motivated,
During his presidency, Mr Yanukovych steered Ukraine towards a closer relationship with the EU.
But then, days before it was due to be signed, he rejected an association agreement in November 2013,
Street protests, the biggest since the 2004 Orange Revolution, erupted and continued for months, reaching a bloody climax between 18-22 February.
With the ousted president on the run, Ms Tymoshenko was freed.
How he escaped is unclear. But unconfirmed reports placed him first in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, where he recorded a video message, lashing out at the "bandits" who had taken over Ukraine. There he flew by helicopter to Donetsk but an attempt to fly a plane to Russia was foiled.
The next reported sighting was in the Crimean peninsula. The trail then went cold, until the ousted president asked for and was granted protection in Russia.
It was clear that Mr Yanukovych had abandoned his private estate outside Kiev in a hurry.
Within hours of his departure, Ukrainians were able to see for themselves the opulence of his palatial retreat, surrounded by 140 hectares (345 acres) of grounds.
The estate, complete with sauna and private zoo, is a stark contrast with the grinding poverty that afflicts many Ukrainians.
Hundreds of documents were found in a nearby river, revealing lavish spending and alleged corruption.
Viktor Yanukovych's closest ties and support base have always been with mainly-Russian speaking eastern and southern Ukraine.
Back in 2004, Mr Yanukovych had openly been supported by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, but relations became strained, not least because of a dispute about the cost of Russian gas.
Mr Yanukovych tried hard to shed the image of being "Moscow's man" and when he became president he pointedly made his first foreign trip as president to Brussels, rather than Moscow.
But, with Ukraine's finances in a parlous state, he argued that free trade ties with the EU would jeopardise Ukraine's existing trade with Russia. The EU refused his demand for substantial compensation.
Russia had already started tightening the economic screws with various measures, including a ban on imported Ukrainian sweets.
Billionaire oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, a powerful industrialist and owner of Shakhtar Donetsk football club, was a political ally of Mr Yanukovych until the explosion of violence in Kiev. Energy tycoon Dmytro Firtash has also been a powerful voice in Ukraine's economic policy circles.
And during his time in office, Mr Yanukovych's two sons were influential - businessman Olexander and Viktor Yanukovych Junior, an MP.
With his presidency ending in ignominy and his entourage apparently deserting him, it was sons who went with him as he fled. And it was to Russia that he looked for sanctuary.
At his first news conference after leaving Ukraine, given in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, he spoke against any military intervention or future division of his country.
He made clear he had fled Kiev in fear of life and would not return without guarantees of safety for himself and his family.


After a week of elaborate teases, pop star Lorde has finally unveiled her long-awaited new single, Green Light.

Inspired by a heartbreak, it juxtaposes downbeat lyrics with a euphoric chorus, over a driving percussion loop.
The song received its first play on BBC Radio 1, where Mistajam made it his hottest record in the world.
It's Lorde's first new material since the Disclosure collaboration Magnets in 2015 and precedes her second album, which is due later this year.
"Finally! It's only been three years, huh?" she told Radio 1.
Here's all you need to know about the song - and Lorde's new album.
"I am so proud of this song," wrote Lorde on Twitter. "It's very different, and kinda unexpected. It's complex and funny and sad and joyous and it'll make you DANCE."
"It's the first chapter of a story I'm gonna tell you. The story of the last two wild, fluorescent years of my life.
"This is where we begin."
Lorde told Mistajam that Green Light was "about me trying to figure out how to put myself back together" after her first significant heartbreak.
It opens on a sombre note, as Lorde recalls the beginning (or end?) of her relationship.
"I do my makeup in somebody else's car," she sings over a minor key piano. "We ordered different drinks at the same bar."
"Did it frighten you, how we kissed when we danced on the light-up floor?"
But Lorde goes on to call her lover a "liar", practically spitting the line: "Those rumours they have big teeth, they bite you."
As she ramps up towards the hook, she's getting ready to pack her belongings - while admitting she's finding it hard to finally make the break.
"I wish... I could just let go," she sings as, in the background, a chorus of cheerleaders chant: "I'm waiting for it, that green light. I want it."
The green light is a recurring theme in F Scott Firzgerald's The Great Gatsby, signifying the elusive promise of the future. Lorde may be referring to that or, more simply, a green light giving her permission to move on with her life.
Structurally and thematically complex, Green Light isn't as immediate as previous Lorde singles like Royals and Yellow Flicker Beat. In particular, there's an awkward gear change from the haunting, dramatic verses into the choppy, beat-driven chorus. But in common with one of the year's other great pop comebacks - Katy Perry's Chained To The Rhythm - the song rewards repeated listens.
The cathartic music video, directed by Grant Singer and featuring Lorde dancing in strobing green lights and on car roof-tops, helps give the song some context, too.
Lorde's spent last year working on her new album with US musician Jack Antonoff. You might know him as a member of the group .fun,  the band behind the 2011 smash We Are Young. You might also know him as the boyfriend of Girls creator Lena Dunham; as the co-writer of three songs on Taylor Swift's synthpop opus 1989 - or even through his solo project, Bleachers.
Either way, Green Light (along with most of Lorde's new material) was recorded in his home studio in Brooklyn, as pictured in this Instagram shot.
"We worked out of the house for the better part of a year, in this tiny little room covered in bizarre animal wall paper," she said.
From the teenagers who hid in the school toilets to hear the song premiere, to the fan who wrote "this was worth the million year wait", it's fair to characterise the reaction as "broadly positive".
Last year, Lorde scolded an impatient fan who said he was "giving up" on the chances of hearing a follow-up to her debut album, Pure Heroine.
Speaking to Mistajam, she explained the extended break had been necessary.
"I needed to just go away, go home to New Zealand, and hang out by myself and figure out what I was going to do next. I knew I couldn't make the same thing again, and I had to figure out what it was that I wanted to say. And I'm so glad I took that time, because this record is the coolest thing I've ever made."
Earlier this week, eagle-eyed fans spotted the cryptic message "M*******A" in the title bar of Lorde's website.
They guessed, correctly, that this was a hint about her album title... with possible names including Macadamia (?), Mona Lisa or Musomania (an obsession with music).
But she's since revealed the record will be called Melodrama.
"I wrote this album about this crazy year of my life," she explained. "I partied a lot and I felt all the feelings - and it was all so fluorescent. So I decided to call the album Melodrama."
David Bowie believed the Lorde was "the future of music", according to one of his oldest friends - which is why the singer was chosen to pay tribute to him at last year's Brit Awards.
Going back to the studio after that performance, she said his spirit informed he writing.
"I feel like the whole time spent writing this record, I've had him in my thoughts, I've had him in my heart.
"It's hard not to make something and not think, 'What would David think of this? If I could play it to him, what would he say?'"
"This is as pop-dance as it gets," she told Mistajam. "We were just in the studio, mashing around on the piano and... that's what it is."
"We didn't turn it into the single, it was just born that way."
The 20-year-old added the new album was more varied than her debut. "There's a lot of beats again but there's also instruments that are going to surprise people."
Asked if she'd be visiting Worthy Farm this June, Lorde replied: "You know, farms are cool. I love farms. I'm a big fan of farms. So who knows?"
A week into Donald Trump's presidency, Lorde posted a link to the album Sweet Sexy Savage, by US R&B singer Kehlani.
"After a horrifying, anxiety-inducing week of news, music like this allows much needed catharsis," she wrote. "I truly believe in the necessity of cathartic pop records in times like these.
"I love the big sprawling projects too, but there's something about the falls & lifts of meticulous pop, moments designed for u to feel what u need to, that's more important than ever.
"You're probably guessing what kind of record I've made based on these tweets."
We can't wait.
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An 11-year-old girl who fell from a theme park water ride suffered fatal chest injuries, police have said.

Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park on 9 May.
An inquest into her death was opened and adjourned on Wednesday.
The South Staffordshire Coroner's office said she died from "blunt force chest trauma" and a further inquest hearing would be heard on Tuesday.
Staffordshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive are jointly investigating the incident at the park.
More updates on this story
More than 100 mourners attended Evha's funeral service at Saffron Hill Cemetery in Leicester on Tuesday.
The Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire said Evha's death had "touched the hearts of many people".
The theme park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, closed for three days following the death but reopened on Saturday.


In an international restaurant in the centre of Beijing, diners are tucking into the self-service buffet of fish, noodles and dim sum.

One of the waitresses, 24-year-old Yilin, is working a late shift. She moved to the capital from the nearby province of Hebei three years ago.
Yilin tells me she is in Beijing, like the other seven million migrant workers here, to earn money and improve her life.
"As an ordinary Chinese girl, I want a comfortable home - an apartment big enough for three people," she says.
That may be beyond her reach, as it is for many of China's migrant workers, the people who have driven this nation's impressive economic growth story.
On her break, Yilin says she'd love to buy an apartment, but there's no way she can afford one on her salary.
"As everybody knows in China now, property prices are so high. I can't afford to buy it on my own."
"I think probably in the future I could just about afford to buy one with my future boyfriend or husband. I don't know how long it's going to take. I don't know if we'll have the money for a deposit.
"If I can find a man with more money, I won't have to struggle for too many years to save up too hard for a deposit."
In the year to September, the average property price rose 11% in China's 70 biggest cities, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
But that's the average: in Hefei, the capital of Anhui province in eastern China, prices shot up by 47%; in Beijing, they rose by 28%.
Estate agents in the capital say that in some of Beijing's most desirable developments, prices have doubled.
Ma Jun, chief economist at the People's Bank of China, has used the word "bubble" to describe this, according to a Bloomberg translation of comments in Chinese.
The property situation is of such concern, it has become the unlikely theme of a song doing the rounds on social media.
The melody of TV entertainer Chen He's number is sad-sounding. But my favourite line has to be this: "On my salary I can only afford a mortgage to buy half a toilet."
The song is funny and really catchy, and critical of an aspect of life in China.
The government is attempting to help wannabe home owners, and has introduced a load of new restrictions.
In Beijing, first-time buyers must now put down at least a 30% deposit. Second-home buyers have to make a down payment of 50%. Other cities have introduced similar rules.
Indeed, data suggests price growth cooled in October.
But an economic adviser to the government, Xu Hongcai, has some sobering news for hopeful house hunters.
"Ordinary Chinese people need to be more realistic when they decide to buy a property to live in," says the deputy chief economist at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges.
"The government provides a variety of choices for low-income families. They could rent in public housing or in special flats for low-income families."
When I ask him if owning a nice apartment in a big city is beyond the means of migrant workers, Mr Xu replies "yes".
In a newly built apartment complex on the southern edge of Beijing, decorators are applying the finishing touches.
The lobby has grand crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, the door handles are golden.
One of the recent buyers, Mr Ren, says he has paid way over the odds for his apartment, and thinks he knows who is to blame.
"Prices are unreasonably high now. At this development, the average price should be 2,000 yuan ($289; Â£228) a square metre but it's actually 10 times that.
"There are about 16 or 17 buyers here who've bought as an investment, not to live here. There are just too many speculators."
A few minutes drive away, there's an open-air canteen on a building site.
It is lunchtime, so work on the half a dozen partly constructed apartment blocks has paused.
A man is cooking noodles in a wok, serving them to hungry men and women sitting on blue and yellow upturned buckets.
News of the government's housing intervention is making people here nervous.
"We came as migrant workers in the summer. We're farmers back home in our province," one of the men says.
"We mainly do decorating inside. Now it's a very hard time for construction. For the builders, the bricklayers, it's difficult. We're hoping we won't be affected as much as them.
"It pays to know lots of bosses. The more bosses you know, the better chance you have of getting a job."
The social cost of the property frenzy may occupy the minds of most Chinese. But policymakers and economists are also worried about the financial implications.
The property market is built on debt - developers have borrowed money to build; purchasers have taken on loans to buy.
Some are alarmed about the size of the debt.
"We saw this in the US leading up to 2008," says Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of a Beijing-based multinational and a regular financial commentator on state TV.
"The government is really trying to make it easy for anybody to get loans in order to purchase new houses, new cars, whatever it may be."
China's outstanding debt stands at 250% of GDP - two and a half times the size of its annual economic output - a level that is worrying some.
"I'm certainly concerned with where debt levels are right now. GDP numbers haven't been looking great, so new loans have been issued a lot over the past six to nine months," says Mr Schmidt.
Loans may help prop up growth. But they could also be storing up trouble.
The government is letting banks swap loans to companies for a stake in the businesses in order to ease the debt burden.
Research notes from various international banks suggest 2017 could be the year China's debt-fuelled boom turns to bust.
But Eric Schmidt says people should not underestimate the ability of China's Communist Party to manage the economy.
"At the same time, the government has a pretty good understanding of where they are and the risk it implies."


The founder and leader of the German anti-Islam movement, Pegida, has been convicted of inciting racial hatred.

Lutz Bachmann escaped a prison sentence but was fined â‚¬9,600 (Â£7,600; $11,000) for calling refugees "scum".
Bachmann branded the case a political show trial. His lawyer said he had not written the remarks, but the court saw a video of him defending them.
His lawyers said they would appeal. Prosecutors, who sought a seven-month jail sentence, are also appealing.
Pegida organises regular demonstrations against Islam and asylum seekers.
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The rallies drew thousands of people a week at their inception in the eastern city of Dresden, and spread across German cities as a protest again Germany's open door policy for refugees, but they have drawn fewer people in recent months.
The anti-immigration demonstrations have often been met by counter-protests. Rival groups of protesters gathered outside the court in Dresden before the hearing on Tuesday.
Lutz Bachmann, 43, was accused of inciting racial hatred in Facebook posts, in which he called refugees "cattle", "scumbags" and "filth".
His lawyer, Katja Reichel, reminded the court that it was possible to hack Facebook accounts.
But the prosecution showed the court a video of Bachmann addressing a Pegida rally in February 2015. In his speech, he said his post used "a few words that any of us would use".
The month before, he had apologised for what he called "ill-considered" remarks.
The judge, Hans Hlavka, told the court that it was "clear" that Bachmann was responsible for the comments. He said the insults could not be considered to be free speech.
Mr Bachmann previously stood down as head of Pegida, after photographs emerged of him dressed as Adolf Hitler.


Police have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash near Loch Tay.

The man's green Thruxton bike was involved in a collision with a red Honda Civic on the A85 at Lix Toll at about 12:30 on Sunday.
The 53 year old was flown to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow by air ambulance, where he is in a serious condition.
The road between Crianlarich and Lochearnhead was closed for five hours.
The motorbike was travelling on the eastbound carriageway while the car was driving in the opposite direction.
The female driver of the car and her male passenger were not injured in the crash.
Sgt David Ross of the road policing unit in Stirling said: "Our inquiries into this incident are ongoing and as part of this effort we are appealing to members of the public - I would ask anyone who was travelling on the A85 and who saw these vehicles to please get in touch with police."


Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black have jetted off on a belated honeymoon.

The Olympic diver and the Oscar-winning screenwriter, who got married in Dartmoor National Park in May, have shared pictures from Barcelona.
Daley, 23, wrote on Twitter: "So this honeymoon thing... I highly recommend it."
He also shared a photo on Instagram of the couple at the famous Sagrada Familia church.
Black, 43, also posted an image on Instagram, writing: "Thank you for a lovely start #Barcelona. #Honeymoon."


A man remains in hospital with life-threatening head injuries after an alleged assault in Londonderry.

The 35-year-old was attacked at Magowan Park at about 04:00 BST on 28 August, a court heard.
Appearing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Monday, a 36-year-old man was denied bail in connection with the incident.
Martin Neeson, from Magowan Park, is charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH).
He is also charged with possessing a knife with intent to cause GBH.
The alleged victim was still in a critical condition and on a life support machine in hospital, a police officer told the court.
The officer said police were called to the defendant's home in the early hours of 28 August following a 999 call from a distressed woman.
They found the victim lying on the floor with blood coming from his ears, nose and mouth and his breathing described as "gurgling", added the officer.
Bail was refused and the Mr Neeson was remanded in custody until 29 September.


International attention given to foreign fighters within the ranks of Islamic State (IS) is largely focused on militants from Europe and the United States.

These Western fighters have had a high media profile, especially since the beheading of two US journalists by a suspected British jihadist.
Yet recent studies show that most foreign militants in Syria and Iraq are Arabs.
The New York-based Soufan Group and the London-based International Centre for the Study of Radicalization suggest that the total number of foreign fighters in Syria at present is between 11,000 and 12,000, with only about 3,000 of them from the West.
Of the remainder, Tunisians make up the largest group (estimated at about 3,000), followed by those from Saudi Arabia (about 2,500) and Morocco (1,500).
Arab media stress that the true figures could be much higher than these estimates.
Tunisian media sources, quoting a PEW/CNN report, point to the fact that their country has become the main "incubator" of "terrorists" fighting in Syria.
Since the overthrow of Tunisian President Ben Ali in 2011, the country has seen a low-level insurgency involving Islamist militants. Several opposition politicians have been assassinated, and dozens of militants and soldiers have been killed.
Tunisia has also suffered from the chaos in neighbouring Libya and the presence of militants there.
According to a report attributed to the Syrian military, almost 54,000 foreign combatants from 87 different countries have come to the country since the start of the civil war. Thousands of them are said to have been killed.
The report, first published by Tunisian daily newspaper al-Chourouk and widely circulated in the Arabic media, says the study was compiled by an unnamed Syrian military research centre.
It says Chechens top the list of foreign fighters with 14,000 combatants, of which 3,691 have been killed. Besides Chechens, the largest groups of fighters are thought to be Saudis, Lebanese, Libyans, Iraqis and Tunisians.
Saudi fighters are estimated at 12,000, with 3,872 reported killed and 2,689 said to have disappeared, including seven women.
Out of 9,000 Lebanese involved with jihadis in Syria, about 2,904 have lost their lives, including four women.
According to Maghreb analysts quoted by al-Chourouk, Libyans and Tunisians are mainly fighting under the IS banner, while Algerians and Moroccans are with al-Nusra Front.
It is not known how many Chechens or Saudis are fighting alongside IS.
Like their Western counterparts, Arab jihadis appear to rely on both online and offline radicalisation and recruitment techniques.
In the immediate aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011, the newly-found freedoms in countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Libya allowed Islamists and jihadis alike to openly promote their ideologies.
This was done through handing out pamphlets, public talks and conferences as well, as via recorded videos and content shared online, radicalisation in mosques and schools, and mainstream media.
The Syrian conflict provided a narrative to help galvanise the recruitment process.
And when the Muslim Brotherhood was removed from power in Egypt, the space available for radical clerics tightened, leaving social media and personal networks to fill the gap.
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Media commentators across Latin America are reflecting the concern and worry that the rapid spread of the Zika virus is causing among many people.

In Brazil especially, they voice fears that the virus is compounding an already difficult situation for the country, and wonder how much worse it will get.
"How will we face this tragic drama in a country that is already going through so many other political and ecological disasters?" asked paediatrician Lina Aparecida Zardo on the Zero Hora newspaper website.
"I feel ashamed and scared to be Brazilian today."
Elton Simoes, writing in O Globo, says: "The carnival country always wanted to be at the centre of global attention. Now it is."
Prominent paper Correio Braziliense worries that "the situation, which is already considered severe, may get much worse, since the proliferation of the mosquito occurs mainly between the months of February and June and the diseases are growing exponentially".
"Brazil lives under the threat of facing a triple epidemic - dengue, chikungunya and Zika - this summer. The figures presented so far are not at all encouraging. Despite the fact that warnings about the risks of the diseases have been made, the number of registered cases are increasing."
Journalist and commentator Ricardo Kotscho, writing for the R7 news portal, asks "Drought, floods, Zika, dengue: what's next?"
In Venezuela, El Nacional newspaper criticises the government for what it says is the mishandling of the outbreak.
"If the calculations of the Venezuelan Society of Public Health are correct and Zika did arrive in Venezuela in July 2015, the health ministry is five months late with its reaction to the epidemic," the paper says in a report entitled "Health Ministry Neither Updating Figures nor Requiring Mandatory Notification of Cases of new Virus".
The paper says that the authorities' reaction is similar to what happened during the spread of the chikungunya virus in 2014.
"A similar situation occurred with chikungunya: four months went by with the epidemic before the decree appeared in the Official Gazette."
Honduran media report health officials as saying there is no need to avoid pregnancy due to the virus.
"While some countries began recommending the prevention of pregnancy because of the growth in cases of Zika, health authorities of Honduras claim that they cannot forbid a couple of conceiving a child," the daily newspaper El Heraldo said.
It quotes Francis Contreras, the Deputy Minister of Health, casting doubt on conclusions that Zika can cause microcephaly.
"Currently there is insufficient information to confirm that Zika virus cause microcephaly, or [nervous system disorder] Guillain-Barre, and for now it is safe to say that there is a relation," he is quoted as saying.
But in El Salvador, as in many other countries across the region, the authorities have suggested that women reconsider plans for pregnancies due to the epidemic, the Salvadoran newspaper La Prensa Grafica reports.
Among other steps to combat the spread of the disease are proposals to change school uniforms for girls.
"We are requesting that school uniforms for girls include pants rather than skirts to cover most of the body," the paper quotes a representative of the health ministry as saying.
It also quotes Roberto Majano, president of the country's Medical Association, who believes that the response to the epidemics has been slow, since from May of last year there was talk in the country about the presence of the virus. The ministry of health denied reports about the circulation of the disease at the time.
"When the Zika virus appeared they did not believe that the virus was here. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) confirmed at the Latin America level that Zika arrived in May, at that time they had to implement an epidemiological barrier to reduce its spread," Majano is quoted as saying.
Teporaca Romero del Hierro, writing in Mexico's El Diario de Chihuahua, comments that:  "This virus shows once again that humanity is vulnerable, and isn't prepared for contingencies of this nature, particularly in regions where there is no budget for research"
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A Gaelic bard is to be remembered in needlework.

Born at Alltnacaillich, Strathmore in 1714, Rob Donn could not read or write and dictated his poetry from memory in later life.
A wall hanging depicting scenes from his life and work is to be created in a project led by Strathnaver Museum and Mackay Country Community Trust.
People living in and around Strathnaver are to be invited to help make the piece of craftwork.
Donn's poetry continues to be celebrated and studied today.
Some of his work has turned into music and performed at Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival.
Strathnaver Museum has been awarded Â£5,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund's Stories, Stones and Bones programme towards the project.


Teenage full-back Ryan Sessegnon scored twice as play-off chasing Fulham stunned Championship leaders Newcastle with victory at St James' Park.

The 16-year-old slotted in Sone Aluko's backheel after the break and then fired home just before the hour mark.
Tom Cairney had put Fulham ahead with a 25-yard strike into the top corner.
After Daryl Murphy curled in a consolation for the hosts, Tim Ream missed a chance to make it 4-1 when he sent a stoppage-time penalty wide.
Sessegnon appeared to want to take the spot-kick to complete his hat-trick after Paul Dummett brought him down, but USA international Ream took the ball and smashed it past the right post.
Fulham have now won five of their last seven league games and are just two points behind sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday with a game in hand.
They thoroughly outclassed an out-of-sorts Newcastle side, with skipper Cairney's second fantastic long-range goal in the space of a few days, after his stoppage-time equaliser against Leeds on Tuesday, setting the tone.
However, it was left-back Sessegnon, reportedly being scouted by several Premier League clubs, who provided two moments of composure to seal three points for his side with his fifth and sixth goals of the campaign.
It was a nightmare afternoon for Rafael Benitez's Magpies, a year to the day since the Spaniard took charge, with their advantage over third-placed Huddersfield now down to six points.
But over the past 10 seasons in the Championship, an average of 86 points has been enough to gain automatic promotion, so three more wins could be enough to earn an immediate return to the Premier League.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez: "We knew it could be a difficult game, and we knew we had to do well at the beginning and not make mistakes. But we started making mistakes, and we paid for that.
"Fulham are a good team - they passed the ball well and they have pace. We were giving the ball away, and that was giving them the chance to play in the way that they like to play.
"When you have tried and have made mistakes, you have to analyse why. It is not as though the players were not trying in terms of effort. Sometimes, it is just the wrong decision, and that is something we have to improve."
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic: "I believe at the end my team deserved the result. It is a great step for us, everything is open, although some teams have more points than what we have right now.
"I believe Newcastle will be a Premier League team. They play a different style of football - they are physical and a very strong team.
"We are not in a position to think about being a promoted team, but we are going to push hard for the top six. If you have enough strength for this then we have a 25% chance to be a Premier League team next season."
Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Fulham 3.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Fulham 3.
Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Scott Malone (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Scott Malone (Fulham).
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Stefan Johansen.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Tim Ream (Fulham) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Tim Ream should be disappointed.
Penalty Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
Substitution, Fulham. Cyriac replaces Sone Aluko.
Attempt blocked. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks replaces Neeskens Kebano.
Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
Offside, Newcastle United. Daryl Murphy tries a through ball, but Yoan Gouffran is caught offside.
Hand ball by Christian Atsu (Newcastle United).
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United).
Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).
Offside, Newcastle United. Jesús Gámez tries a through ball, but Matt Ritchie is caught offside.
Goal!  Newcastle United 1, Fulham 3. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
Offside, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu tries a through ball, but Matt Ritchie is caught offside.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoan Gouffran replaces Dwight Gayle.
Attempt missed. Jesús Gámez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Newcastle United. Conceded by Neeskens Kebano.
Kevin McDonald (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


Xbox gamers will soon be able to play online against people using other systems such as PC and possibly even Playstation, Microsoft has announced.

Currently gamers can only play together online if they use the same system.
One of the first games to support cross-platform play will be Rocket League, which Xbox and PC gamers will be able to play together via Xbox Live.
There is "an open invitation" for other networks to collaborate, the tech giant said.
The announcement was made as the developers conference ID@Xbox takes place this week.
The collective represents 1,400 independent studios creating games for Xbox One and Windows 10 devices.
Director Chris Charla said that it was "up to developers" to support the feature, in a letter posted online.
"Xbox Live players will always have the option of choosing to play only with other Xbox Live players," he added.
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft all operate their own online networks for multiplayer games, with Sony and Microsoft charging gamers a monthly fee.
"Cross-network play has been the number one most requested feature our community has asked for since Rocket League was first announced on Xbox One," said Psyonix, the studio behind Rocket League.
"Today's announcement is a dream come true."


Archaeologists say pre-Roman Britons who lived in a rural location since the 4th Century BC may have enjoyed Mediterranean oil and wine.

Radiocarbon analysis of a dig site showed there was a settlement at Ipplepen, Devon, for about 1200 years longer than previously thought.
The discovery of Roman pottery suggests there was a community trading widely with the Roman world.
University of Exeter archaeologists are digging at the site this month.
Archaeologists said the samples were Roman amphora used to transport wine and olive oil.
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Professor Stephen Rippon, of the University of Exeter, said: "When we started excavating we thought that the site was only used during the Roman period, but the appliance of science has shown that it was occupied for well over a thousand years.
"Our excavations have given us further insight into how people made a living too."
The archaeologists speculated the settlement may have been a farming community after the remains of a granary were found.
There is also evidence of industry at the site, after debris from iron working was found near what is thought to be the edge of the settlement.
Dr Chris Smart, of the University of Exeter, said: "We are so excited to be able to show everyone the hidden past of Ipplepen.
"The generosity of the Heritage Lottery Fund will enable us to help the community to record some of the most important archaeological and historic sites within the region and this will be of huge benefit to future generations."


Funding for the demolition of a shopping mall owned by a council has been approved at a cost of £40,000.

The Jacksons Landing site has been disused since 2004 and was purchased by Hartlepool Borough Council in 2013.
The funding was granted at the council's meeting to approve the 2016/17 budget on Thursday.
Critics have said there are still no firm plans for the site and demolishing the mall is a waste of money and that it should be redeveloped.
The council said the demolition, which was approved in July, would save the cost of maintaining the building and could help with wider regeneration.
It added that there were developers interested in the site and the area but none of them wanted the mall.
Councillor Paul Thompson, who is opposed to the demolition, said: "Nobody is saying this area shouldn't be redeveloped. What people are objecting about at the minute, is pulling it down without any plan.
"If we pull it down we limit the options we can put on here. A developer may come along and say they'll develop the existing site, that would be great because we've just saved the taxpayers of Hartlepool £40,000."
The council bought the former retail unit at the town's marina for £1.5m in 2013 after it stood empty since 2004.
The five-acre site was previously owned by investment company Schroders.
Demolition is expected to start in the next few weeks.


A former Premier League footballer has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after being convicted of match fixing allegations.

Delroy Facey, of Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court of conspiring to bribe non-league players.
Judge Mary Stacey said Facey's offences struck "at the very heart of football".
Facey, who played for Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Hull City, had denied any wrongdoing.
Former non-league player Moses Swaibu, 25, of Tooley Street, London, was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery.  He was jailed for 16 months for his part in the conspiracy.
The two were arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into match fixing.
The trial heard Facey urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some "easy money" by fixing the result of a match.
He also told a contact some Football Conference teams would "do" a game in return for payment, the jury heard.
In one text conversation in late 2013, Facey tried to corrupt a Hyde FC player by offering him Â£2,000.
During the messages, Facey told the player a friend who was betting would provide the cash.
Transcripts of messages that passed between Facey and 43-year-old Krishna Ganeshan were shown to the jury.
In one exchange, in October 2013, Ganeshan told Facey to "keep your boys on stand-by", the court heard.
"If they deliver first time, me and only you are in big business for the future," Ganeshan messaged.
Ganeshan was found guilty in June, alongside Singaporean national Chann Sankaran, with both being jailed for five years.
Former non-league player Michael Boateng was also jailed for 16 months in June for his part in the conspiracy.
The judge told Facey: "It's about the fans of the teams involved, the families who follow the fortunes of their teams with passion, loyalty and devotion.
"You have betrayed all that trust, all that confidence and it's like a cancer at the heart of football."
Ecky Tiwana, in mitigation for Facey, said: "It has not only been a professional tragedy but a personal one.
"The stigma of being the most high-profile footballer being convicted of this type of offence - that will have a lasting effect on him, for the rest of his life."
Speaking after the sentencing, Andy Young, from the CPS, said Facey had acted as the "middleman", sourcing players who would be willing to fix matches.
"When he played professional football, he earned good money, being paid over Â£65,000 in 2010/11.
"But by the time of his arrest, he was no longer playing professionally and was earning considerably less," Mr Young said.


Cannabis plants worth an estimated £250,000 have been seized at a house in Dungiven, County Londonderry.

They were found at a house on the Larch Road on Saturday afternoon.
Police said no arrests have been made, but that officers remained at the scene carrying out a forensic analysis of the house.
They said drug gangs should know that "Northern Ireland is not a safe environment for them to spread their misery and destroy people's lives".


A serial burglar has been convicted of stealing jewellery worth almost £1m from Simon Cowell's west London home.

Darren February, 33, of no fixed address, had denied breaking into the Holland Park house while the music mogul and his family slept.
He took jewellery and two passports from an open safe while a security guard was in the toilet in December 2015, Isleworth Crown Court heard.
February had previously been convicted of 37 burglaries, the prosecution said.
He is currently serving an eight-and-a-half year jail sentence for causing death by dangerous driving after hitting a motorcyclist near Mr Cowell's home just 10 days after the burglary. He was convicted last year.
He was first convicted aged 12 and has committed 58 offences spanning two decades.
The jury took less than an hour to find him guilty following a four-day trial.
The court heard February's DNA was found on gloves dropped during his escape and on a handprint left on a wall at the property. A security worker also spotted him as he fled.
In a statement read out in court, Mr Cowell said he and his partner Lauren Silverman had been "very concerned" for their son Eric after learning about the burglary.
He explained the safe had been left open as Ms Silverman was catching a flight in the morning and wanted to "quietly get her jewellery" when she left.
Among the items taken were a ring estimated to be worth £500,000 as well as earrings, watches and a diamond bracelet.
February will be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday.


A three-year-old girl was found in a car stopped by police after a 50-mile chase at speeds of up to 140mph.

The grey Audi A4 failed to stop on the A1 near Catterick and sped north to Scotch Corner then back south on Tuesday, said North Yorkshire Police.
It weaved in and out of traffic and hit several other vehicles before it was stopped after being boxed in by police cars near Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
A large quantity of cannabis was found and two people arrested, said police.
A man aged 31 and a woman aged 22, both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, remain in police custody.
The girl is being looked after by social services, said police.
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It was about 16:30 BST on Tuesday when officers started to follow the car and a police helicopter was involved in the pursuit.
Subsequent house searches also led to the recovery of more drugs and the investigation is ongoing, said police.
The force tweeted the picture of the car having come to a halt.
No one was hurt in the incident and police are appealing for witnesses.


Murshidabad in rural West Bengal is in many ways a typical rural Indian district: a dusty, remote place dotted with villages that have little access to healthcare or infrastructure.

Writer Sudhiti Naskar ensconced herself in this community to find out more about the daily lives of women and she discovered that many women did not report rape or acts of sexual violence.
Here she explains why, even though West Bengal has the third highest rate of crimes against women in India, these women chose to remain silent.
I heard  a story in the village, about a teenage girl who was raped here four years ago. She was attacked when she went to defecate in the open, a way of life for most of these villagers.
Her parents did not press any charges even though they knew who did it. In fact  many villagers told me he had been accused of another rape in the village.
"The girl needs to be married off in a few years," one of her relatives said.
Finding a suitable groom would be hard if her rape was made public, virginity being an essential criteria for marriage in such rural societies.
The girl and her parents - who don't want to be identified - have found solace in anonymity and the sympathy they get from their relations and friends.
Even with all that support, they have not been able to confront the rapist. Apparently, bringing the culprit to justice would mean going public.
It isn't worth the pain for them. The girl who now studies in a college wants to move on and heal while keeping quiet.
Bandana Bagdi, a landless farmer's wife,  says she was accosted in the same village.
"I could have been raped, but I ran away," she says, in her ramshackle hut by a pond.
When, along with her husband and brothers, she went to confront the culprit she was turned away by the villagers.
"They said I was a bad woman after a good man," she says. Traditional rural societies, such as here, are swift to put the blame on the victim.
In remote Kelai village, Golechera Bewa, 60, feels helpless. Her youngest daughter Ajida Khatun, 19, was coming home at dusk past a deserted stretch when a man tried to drag her in a corner. Ajida ran to save herself.
Going to the police would be "too much [of a] trouble" for an "illiterate, poor old woman", she said. The village council was an option, but going there would give the girl a "bad name".
Ms Bewa says: "Honour is the only thing that we have. Without that we can't live in these villages."
Some of her hesitation comes from the fact that the perpetrator is well-off, making her feel powerless. With men going to the Middle East for manual labour, there has been an influx of money and that has changed power dynamics in the area.
The "new money" has caused arrogance, says Rajib Lochan Roy, a lawyer in the area who has represented several rape victims.
"There's a tendency to justify the bad behaviour through money and power," he says.
He says it is like the old times, when "the feudal lords would assert their will on the women belonging to the economically weaker sections".
Often, such cases are privately settled with money, never making it to the police record.
Like individual honour, the honour of a village is also a reason rapes are not reported. Villages here are connected by marriages and bloodlines through generations.
If a case is filed, the reputation of a whole community might be at stake.
This creates pressure from within the community to hush up the incidents; if it is kept silent there will be no public controversy and the peace will be kept.
The case of Bapi Das's wife was a disturbing one.  The police recorded it as a case of consensual sex followed by murder.
But the post-mortem report contradicted this, saying it was a case of forced sex. Bapi Das is now pursuing a petition with the Human Rights Commission in Delhi and Calcutta seeking justice.
A local citizens' human rights group that helped Mr Das to file the petitions feels that the police are under political pressure to undercount cases of rapes.


Hip-hop mogul P Diddy was "defending himself" during an incident that led to his arrest for assault with a deadly weapon in LA, says his representative.

Monday's alleged assault - involving a kettlebell, used for weight training - took place on the UCLA campus where the rapper's son is on the football team.
Nathalie Moar, who represents Diddy - real name Sean Combs - said reports of the incident were "wholly inaccurate".
"Actions... were solely defensive in nature to protect himself and his son."
Jail records show Combs was released on bail on Monday evening, after posting $160,000 (Â£101,000).
A statement from University Police did not identify the victim of the assault or say what led to the incident, but did confirm no-one was seriously injured.
"The various accounts of the event and charges that are being reported are wholly inaccurate," said Ms Moar.
"What we can say now is that any actions taken by Mr Combs were solely defensive in nature to protect himself and his son. We are confident that once the true facts are revealed, the case will be dismissed."
Combs' son Justin Combs is a redshirt junior defensive back on the UCLA football team, having played in just a handful of games in his three years with the team.
Snoop Dogg's son Cordell Broadus also plays on the same team.
In a statement from campus police, football coach Jim Mora called it "an unfortunate incident for all parties involved".
He added: "While UCPD continues to review this matter, we will let the legal process run its course and refrain from further comment at this time."


BBC Scotland has agreed a new four-year deal with the Scottish Professional Football League to cover matches across television, radio and online.

It will mean enhanced match coverage on the Sportscene programme, additional social media clips and highlights on the BBC Sport website.
SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "This is fantastic news for Scottish football fans."
He said it was "a new and significantly improved deal for both parties".
The agreement means that BBC Sport Scotland will continue to provide television and online highlights and live radio commentaries of Scottish Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two matches from season 2016-17.
"Everyone at the SPFL is delighted that our long-standing partnership with BBC Scotland has been extended by another four years," said Doncaster.
"During the process of negotiating with the BBC, the SPFL board has been very robust and clear in its view of what we believe Scottish football coverage is worth and we are pleased that this has been taken on board and reflected by an improved agreement.
"As part of that, we're also delighted that supporters will see enhanced match coverage, which we'll provide to the BBC as part of the new contract.
"We look forward to working with BBC Scotland's excellent team of sports producers and journalists in the four years ahead, covering our national sport and bringing the very best of the SPFL action to TV and radio audiences."
BBC Scotland head of sport Ewan Angus was also "extremely pleased" to extend the partnership.
"BBC Scotland's main aim was to provide supporters with improved coverage while also ensuring we get value for money for everyone who pays the licence fee," he said.
"We firmly believe this new deal will benefit Scottish football as a whole by enhancing Sportscene's match highlights through increased camera provision and also allowing us to offer footage for fans on social media."
The new BBC contract was approved by Scottish Premiership clubs and the SPFL board.
The announcements follows news earlier this season that Sky Sports and BT Sport will continue to broadcast live Scottish Premiership matches until the end of the 2019-20 season.


A man who left his victim lying in a pool of blood after stabbing him with a knife hidden inside a walking stick has been jailed for four years.

A court was told that David Cameron slashed Gary Penman on the neck before jabbing the concealed 13-inch blade into his ribs.
Mr Penman called for an ambulance on his mobile phone before collapsing in the street.
Cameron, 38, was found guilty by a jury of assault to danger of life.
Sheriff William Gilchrist imposed an extended sentence of two years following Cameron's release from jail.
A trial heard that Mr Penman, 40, had been sitting outside a flat in Alva, Clackmannanshire on 15 August last year, when Cameron came out shouting that he was "going to get him".
Mr Penman said Cameron attacked him because he wrongly believed property had gone missing from his flat.
He said: "He came bouncing towards me. I remember him saying 'I'm going for your jugular'.
"He went for my neck, and when I raised my right arm to my neck he stuck it right through me."
Neighbours staunched his wounds with towels before paramedics took him to the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert.
Mr Penman's gall bladder was perforated during the attack and had to be removed.
Mr Penman spent nine days in hospital, and has been left with a large operation scar, post traumatic stress disorder, and digestive problems from the loss of his gall bladder.
Sheriff Gilchrist told Cameron: "You have accrued over 100 charges from 59 separate court appearances.
"Most of those are for dishonesty, but your record is peppered with crimes of assault, and you have one conviction for possession of a weapon.
"If you had a more extensive record for violence, I would have remitted you to the High Court for sentence."


Japanese police have arrested the CEO of the failed company MtGox, which was once the world's biggest exchange of the virtual currency, bitcoin.

Mark Karpeles, 30, is being held in connection with the loss of bitcoins worth $387m (Â£247m, â‚¬351m) last February.
He is suspected of having accessed the exchange's computer system to falsify data on its outstanding balance.
MtGox claimed it was caused by a bug but it later filed for bankruptcy.
Japan's Kyodo News said a lawyer acting on Mr Karpeles' behalf denied his client had done anything illegal.
Mr Karpeles, who was born in France, is suspected of benefiting to the tune of $1m (Â£640,000), the agency said.
In March 2014, a month after filing for bankruptcy, MtGox said it had found 200,000 lost bitcoins.
The firm said it found the bitcoins - worth around $116m - in an old digital wallet from 2011.
That brings the total number of bitcoins the firm lost down to 650,000 from 850,000.
That total amounts to about 7% of all the bitcoins in existence.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency built around a complicated cryptographic protocol and a global network of computers that oversees and verifies which coins have been spent by whom.


Daniel Radcliffe came to the aid of a tourist who was targeted by thieves in London, according to an eyewitness.

The Harry Potter star was one of a number of people who went to assist the man who, according to police, suffered a cut to the face during the incident.
The man, aged in his 50s, was attacked by two people on a moped who snatched his bag before riding off.
Witness David Videcette said Radcliffe had consoled the victim and identified himself upon request.
"He was walking on the street and witnessed it too," Mr Videcette told the BBC.
"A lot of people - especially in his position - wouldn't have stepped in to help, so fair play to him."
Mr Videcette, a former Metropolitan Police detective who now writes crime novels, said he had seen the moped riders acting suspiciously before they struck.
"I was driving through Chelsea and noticed a motorcycle with no number plates on it," he said.
"It was cruising down the road and they didn't look like they were travelling to go somewhere - they were looking around at people on the road."
Mr Videcette said one of the riders dismounted and attacked a man carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.
"The man was a tourist visiting England for a few days and he was very shaken," he told the BBC.
"He had a facial wound which was bleeding - he said he'd been slashed with a knife."
Mr Videcette said he had unsuccessfully attempted to ram and follow the moped before returning to the scene and encountering Radcliffe.
Radcliffe's spokeswoman confirmed the 27-year-old was present but made no further comment about the incident, which took place on Friday evening and was first reported in the Evening Standard.
Earlier this year it was reported that actor Tom Hardy helped to apprehend a man who had allegedly stolen a motorbike in Richmond in south-west London.
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A restored lifeboat that saved 227 lives between 1899 and 1933 has sunk during the stormy weather that has been battering the UK.

The James Stevens No 10 lifeboat, which served in St Ives, Cornwall, is said to be one of only two remaining boats of its kind.
The 35ft (10.6m) vessel was restored in 2002 and had been in use for pleasure trips around St Ives.
But it was seen submerged in Hayle Estuary on Wednesday morning.
Alex Pym was out walking his dog when he saw the boat at about 09:00 BST.
He said the lifeboat had previously been used for trips in St Ives harbour but had been moored in the estuary for at least a year.
It is not known who owns it.
The vessel was one of 20 bought by the RNLI in the late 1890s paid for with a legacy from James Stevens, a property developer from Birmingham.
The only other remaining James Stevens boat is the No 14, which is in regular use and maintained by the Frinton and Walton Heritage Trust in Essex.


The leader of Western Isles local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has said the rig Transocean Winner could be scrapped on the islands.

The drilling rig was destined for a yard in Turkey to be decommissioned when a towline broke and it ran aground on Lewis.
It is now temporarily anchored in the island's Broad Bay where divers will inspect the structure for damage.
But councillor Angus Campbell has said it could remain longer term.
He has written to the rig's owner, Transocean, to consider breaking up and recycling parts of the structure at facilities near Stornoway on Lewis.
Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State's representative for maritime salvage and intervention, who is overseeing the salvage operation, has said a decision on the final destination of the rig has still to be made.
In his letter to Transocean, Mr Campbell said: "We are pleased that you continue to engage with the local supply chain and, given the significant and positive economic impact to the islands, would now ask that serious consideration be given to the use of local facilities and engineering expertise in carrying out the necessary repairs.
"As you will be aware, there is an established oil and gas supply chain in the islands with considerable lay down area at the Arnish facility and good connections for skilled workers to move in and out as required.
"Secure additional storage for recyclable parts pending resale could be available at Creed Park on the outskirts of Stornoway.
"We would be very happy to work with Transocean, Smit Salvage and other relevant key stakeholders to ensure that direct and indirect benefits are, as much as possible, retained in the islands."


Inter Milan are keen to sign Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva on loan for the remainder of the season.

No deal has been agreed yet but the Italian side want to bolster their squad before they resume after their winter break on 8 January.
Lucas, 29, is not Inter's only option but club sources have indicated there is a "strong possibility" of the move going through.
The Brazilian is Liverpool's longest-serving player.
Lucas joined Liverpool from Brazilian side Gremio in 2007 and has been capped 24 times by his country.
He has played 324 games in all competitions for the Anfield side but has started only three games in the Premier League this season.


Fe glywodd cwest i farwolaeth claf iechyd meddwl o Gaerdydd ei fod wedi ymosod ar ddyn arall â gwregys.

Roedd David Owen yn cerdded ar lwybr troed yn y ddinas pan ymosododd Khoung Lam arno.
Roedd Mr Lam, oedd yn glaf yn Ysbyty'r Eglwys Newydd, wedi dianc rhag ei warchodwr yn gynharach yn y dydd.
Clywodd y cwest bod ganddo broblemau iechyd meddwl ers 2004.
Yn y gwrandawiad yng Nghaerdydd, dywedodd Mr Owen bod Mr Lam wedi bygwth ei ladd wedi iddyn nhw ddod wyneb yn wyneb ar lwybr mewn ardal goediog ar 25 Mehefin 2015.
Dywedodd Mr Owen bod Mr Lam, 42, wedi tynnu ei wregys a rhedeg ar ei ôl, gan lwyddo yn y diwedd i glymu'r gwregys o amgylch ei wddf.
Fe ddisgrifiodd Mr Owen sut y torrodd yn rhydd wrth iddyn nhw baffio ar y llawr.
Dywedodd ei fod "wedi ymlâdd" pan lwyddodd i roi'r gwregys wedyn am wddf Mr Lam, a rhoi pwysau arno "gyda'r hynny o egni oedd gen i'n weddill".
Fe ddywedodd Mr Owen wrth y crwner nad oedd wedi bwriadu lladd Mr Lam, ond ei fod am iddo fod yn anymwybodol er mwyn gallu dianc.
Cafodd Mr Owen ei arestio yn dilyn y digwyddiad, ond chafodd o ddim ei gyhuddo.
Roedd Mr Lam, oedd o'r brifddinas, wedi ei ddal o dan y Ddeddf Iechyd Meddwl ers 15 Mehefin 2015.
Ar 25 Mehefin, roedd wedi cael hawl i adael Ysbyty'r Eglwys Newydd o dan oruchwyliaeth, ond fe ddihangodd rhag ei warchodwr.
Clywodd y cwest ddatganiad gan feddyg oedd wedi asesu Mr Lam. Dywedodd ei fod yn "risg" a'i fod "angen cyfnod arall o asesu a thriniaeth yn yr ysbyty".
Mae'r cwest yn parhau.


People can now post TripAdvisor-style reviews on their dealings with Dyfed-Powys Police.

The force has launched a 'Rate your local police' website which the public can log on to and give up to five stars for the service they have received.
It aims to raise public confidence, help spot areas needed for improvement and create an easy way to get in touch as well as respond to feedback.
Dyfed-Powys Police is the only force in Wales piloting this project.
But it said the scheme is designed for leaving feedback and is not a forum for people to make formal complaints.
Police and Crime Commissioner Christopher Salmon said: "I hope that this tool will encourage people to feedback on positive experiences but also inform the force of areas they think can be enhanced."


A mother accused of murdering her 18-month-old daughter said her eldest son may be to blame for the fatal injuries.

Kandyce Downer said most of the "day-to-day" care of little Keegan was down to her son and three younger children.
Birmingham Crown Court was told post-mortem tests showed Keegan had suffered more than 120 separate injuries.
Asked by prosecutor Nigel Power QC to name the "prime candidate" for her daughter's death, she replied: "My eldest."
The court was told that on finding her 18-month-old "unwell" in her cot, she delayed calling 999 and instead drove off to dump the child's old blood-spotted mattress near a skip.
The 35-year-old also admitted leaving Keegan alone in her bedroom to take her natural daughter out on the day of the toddler's death.
Ms Downer, of Beckbury Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, became Keegan's legal guardian in January 2015 following a formal court hearing.
Cross-examining, Mr Power asked why she failed to call 999 when she found her daughter unwell.
He said: "Did you think she was so unwell, that she might die? Downer replied: "Yes."
He then asked: "But it was more important to you was it, to get rid of the mattress than to try to do something to avoid her dying?"
Downer, who denies murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. replied: "Yes," before adding: "I loved her."
The trial continues.


Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to trace in connection with a serious assault.

A 24-year-old man suffered serious facial injuries in the attack near Glasgow Central station.
He was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he underwent surgery.
Officers also appealed for information from any witnesses to the incident, which happened in Union Street at about 15:00 on Saturday 13 May.
The man they want to trace is bald, white, and of medium build. He is about 30 years old and 5ft 9in tall.
He was wearing a grey top with a white trim, a blue and red Help for Heroes t-shirt with dark-coloured trousers and trainers.