New checks at many EU airports have left holidaymakers facing long queues, an airline lobby group has warned.

Rule changes brought in after recent terror attacks mean people entering and leaving the Schengen area, which allows passport-free movement across much of the EU, face more security checks.
Airlines For Europe (A4E) said people were having to wait for up to four hours and some had missed flights.
The European Commission said the delays were "the price of security".
The new measures introduced in response to attacks in Paris and Brussels mean the details of passengers from non-Schengen countries, such as the UK, are run through databases to alert authorities if they are known to pose a threat.
Practically it means that border staff in the affected countries have to swipe each passport through a reader, rather than waving British holidaymakers though as before.
This has taken up to two minutes per passenger which has led to delays.
A4E, which represents carriers including Easyjet, Ryanair and British Airways-owner IAG, said delays at some airports had increased by 300% compared with last year.
Managing director Thomas Reynaert said: "Travellers face long lines and can't get on their flights. Queuing for up to four hours has been the top record these days.
"Airports like Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan or Brussels are producing shameful pictures of devastated passengers in front of immigration booths, in lines stretching hundreds of metres."
A4E added that the situation could worsen in the coming weeks as the new regulations have not yet been fully implemented.
A spokeswoman for travel trade organisation Abta said: "New, stricter passport checks are resulting in longer queues at some airports, including Palma, which is already busy due to a significant increase in passenger numbers.
"Tour operators will ensure that customers get to the airport in plenty of time so that they are not in danger of missing their flights."
She urged independent travellers to check for delays with their airlines and "ensure they factor these longer queuing times into their travel plans when flying".
Border check points should be kept "sufficiently resourced" to keep queuing times as short as possible, she added.
The European Commission has defended the changes, spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said: "More checks can lead to more delays and that is the price of security.
"We understand that there are concerns about EU rules leading to longer waiting periods, but let us be very clear - this is about the security of our citizens.
"All EU member states wanted to have the current rules. We cannot have on the one hand, a joint request from member states to have more checks and controls, to increase security, and at the same time have complaints about longer waiting periods."
She said it was the responsibility of member states to provide enough resources to make the checks "as smooth as possible", adding it was "very clear that member states had time to prepare".
The BBC's Brussels reporter, Adam Fleming, said there were issues with smaller airports at the weekend.
There were big queues at Malaga and Palma, Majorca as they were not geared up for the delays. Orly airport in Paris was able to draft in extra staff when the management realised there was a problem.
He said the airlines were issuing this warning to let people know that any coming delays would not be their fault.
The BBC has contacted several airlines and airports. They have said there was no sign of huge delays on Tuesday or any change in advice for passengers with regards to checking in earlier.


It was a case of beak-a-boo when a bird "photobombed" a web camera mounted at a railway station in north west Wales.

It looked into the lens at Abergynolwyn Station, in Gwynedd, on the Talyllyn Railway - the world's oldest passenger-carrying narrow-gauge line.
The image shows the feathered friend peering into shot on Wednesday morning.
The phrase "photobomb" - to spoil a picture by unexpectedly appearing in shot - was added to the Collins English dictionary in 2014.


Police investigating a deliberate house fire which left a man dead and a woman injured say they have had a "positive response" to their latest appeal.

Cameron Logan was killed in the blaze in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, on New Year's Day morning.
His girlfriend Rebecca Williams remains in a serious condition in hospital.
Detectives had urged for dog walkers and joggers to come forward. They also want to trace a man in Army combat clothing seen nearby.
Officers have issued various witness appeals.
On Friday, they said a number of people had come forward with information, but they were still keen to speak to others.
A police spokeswoman said there had been a "positive response" to their most recent witness appeal.
Officers were also keen to trace a man in Army combat clothing reported to have been walking on the West Highland Way on the morning of the fire.
It is believed he routinely walks from Maryhill to the West Highland Way at Craigton Road, often passing through the Milngavie area, and officers believe he may have information which could help the ongoing investigation.
Police are treating the case as murder and attempted murder.
The fire also resulted in Mr Logan's parents being treated for smoke inhalation and caused the death of the family dog.
Ms Williams, a broadcast journalist with Global Radio, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, initially in a critical condition.
A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow said on Friday: "Rebecca's condition remains serious but stable."
Ms Williams' father has said she was "fighting hard" in hospital.
Phillip Williams thanked well-wishers for their support in a response on Facebook.
He said: "Thanks for all the thoughts and wishes. No real change yet but I will try to put up news when I can. She's fighting hard."
Ms Williams, 24, and Mr Logan, 23, had been celebrating Hogmanay and walked home in the early hours of the morning.
Detectives said the fire had been set deliberately, resulting in the death of psychology student Mr Logan.
Since then, officers have also been carrying out door-to-door inquires, checking CCTV footage and interviewing people from the party the couple attended.
Officers were seen searching woodland and waterways near the semi-detached property on Friday.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone, of the major investigation teams at Govan, thanked those who have already come forward with information.
He said: "We continue to seek information on the dark-coloured car that reportedly had its engine running at the layby on Craigton Road and we would continue to ask anyone with information to come forward."
Mr Livingstone said police were doing all they could to trace those responsible for the "despicable" crime.
He added: "A number of local residents have now come forward with the belief that they may have been the dog walkers previously described.
"We do know that there were a number of individuals walking dogs around the time of the incident, so please continue to contact us if you believe you have information which may help our inquiry."


World number one Mark Selby resisted a brilliant John Higgins fightback to win the last two frames and beat the three-time champion 6-5 in the UK Championship quarter-finals.

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Selby opened with a break of 119, and at 3-0 up had scored 297 points, with the world number four managing just four.
Higgins pinched frame four, the start of a four-frame burst, but Selby responded and went on to win an error-ridden decider set up a semi-final with world number six Shaun Murphy.
In the evening session, five-time UK champion Ronnie O'Sullivan beat world number 16 Mark Williams 6-2 to set up a semi-final against Hong Kong's Marco Fu, who came back from 5-2 down to beat Welshman Jamie Jones 6-5.
Murphy scored three half-centuries and a ton to beat Belgium's Luca Brecel 6-1.
World champion Selby, who is into the last four at the York Barbican for the fourth time in the last five years, joked the result was "never in doubt".
"At one stage I felt I was throwing it away," he said.
"I was 3-0 up and playing well but I missed an easy red when I just needed red and black to go 4-0 up when I was in control. And the game doesn't forgive you.
"John started well and at 4-3 down I thought I was going home and I would only have myself to blame. I was getting chances but missing them. But I got through in the end."
Higgins said he was "gutted".
"I would have rather lost 6-0 than 6-5," he added. "I could have been halfway home by now."
Murphy, champion in 2008, was far too strong for Brecel, and reached the semi-finals here for the first time since 2012.
The 34-year-old looked slick and confident with his break-building throughout, scoring three half-centuries and a brilliantly compiled 112 in frame three.
But once again Murphy was not happy with the fact players do not get a new set of balls for each match, saying it affects the quality of play and is unfair to fans.
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"It's disappointing that the conditions were so poor," the Nottingham man said. "But my game is in good shape. I knew it was but have kept running into superheroes this season. But is has stood up here."
Murphy had lost 4-0 against his 21-year-old opponent at last month's Belfast Open, but was in control throughout in the best-of-11 meeting.
"I am very pleased," said Murphy. "I knew Luca was not to be messed with, going all the way to Belfast and scoring just eight points. It's a good win."
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National League leaders Cheltenham salvaged a last-minute point having conceded in injury-time at Welling.

The game look destined to end 0-0 before Luke Wanadio drilled home from inside the area in the 91st minute.
However, the Robins, who had lost for the first time in 22 games in midweek, forced an equaliser when Dan Holman scored with the last kick of the match.
Both teams had hit the woodwork earlier with Wanadio hitting the post and Jake Munns doing the same for Cheltenham.
Cheltenham Town boss Gary Johnson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
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"My dominant emotion is one of disappointment of course, you've got to give the opposition credit today - they took advantage of us not quite playing well enough and it just gave them a bit of confidence.
"I thought five or six of our boys weren't on it today, I could see in their faces and in their game that they were having a panic and couldn't control the ball.
"There's nine games to go and we're still in the driving seat, two points clear in the league so we've got to make sure we keep pushing the boys along and help the ones that look like they've got the pressure on their back a bit."


Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Roy Carroll has agreed a new one-year contract with Notts County, BBC Radio Nottingham reports.

The 37-year-old joined last summer and had an impressive season despite the Magpies being relegated from League One on the final day of the season.
The former Manchester United and Derby County keeper Carroll only missed one league game all season
Meanwhile, Notts are expected to reveal their retained list on Wednesday.


A shopkeeper duped customers by selling 30p supermarket chocolates as £3 Wonka bars, a court has heard.

Alexander Gwillym, 39, of Llantarnam, Cwmbran, sold the repackaged Asda chocolate bars as the Nestle brand from his shop in Cwmbran, Torfaen.
He and his firm admitted eight consumer protection charges to Newport magistrates and were ordered to pay a total of £1,880 in fines and costs.
The court heard Gwillym had tried to lodge his own "Mr Wonka Bar" trademark.
Magistrates were told Torfaen council trading standards officers had previously warned the defendant about his actions after he began selling the fake branded bars in September 2012.
An investigation found his store, Sweet66 Ltd in Cwmbran Shopping Centre, was selling repackaged Smart Price chocolate bars available from Asda.
The sweet shop firm was fined £400 and asked to pay £1,000 towards the prosecutions costs.
Company director Gwillym was fined £400 with an additional £80 victim surcharge.
The defendant had been told his bid to register a Mr Wonka Bar trademark was too similar to Nestle's Wonka trademarks and was likely to mislead the public, the court heard.
After the hearing, Torfaen councillor Gwyneira Clark, executive member for housing, planning and public protection, said: "Consumers expect to buy goods, including food, that are correctly labelled in accordance with consumer protection laws.
"The work of Torfaen's public protection service is vital to safeguard the health and economic well-being of the public and this prosecution sends out a message to all retailers that selling counterfeit goods will not be tolerated."


Young Russians are using Twitter en masse to share their reverence for Western pop bands and TV series - in sharp contrast to Russia's mainstream state-controlled media.

One Direction, an English-Irish boy band, is particularly popular. For most of November, the top hashtags trending in Russia either directly referenced One Direction or were promoted by the band's fans.
One example is "#1DRU" (which stands for "One Direction Russia") and another is "#PurposeFollowsMITAM" (which references recent albums by Justin Bieber and One Direction).
On most other days, the top-trending hashtags in Russia were also associated with Western pop culture, or its fans. Particularly active were followers of the bands My Chemical Romance and 5 Seconds of Summer, and TV or film series such as The Hunger Games, Teen Wolf and Shameless.
There was only one day in November when the top hashtag had anything to do with the day's news in Russia. On 24 November, Turkey shot down a Russian bomber on the border with Syria, and "#plane" was the top trending hashtag.
The starting point is usually a single tweet.
"Wow, I only need 33 more followers, let's trend #PerfectFollowsHistory," says a One Direction fan, mixing English words with Russian slang, and referring to an album and a song authored by the band.
The hashtag was trending within three hours, being tweeted more than 40 times a minute.
The main point of such "Twitter storms" is to get more followers. This tactic seems to work well, as some Russian One Direction fans boast tens of thousands of followers. User @vodkaforharry, for example, has 82,300.
The tweets are worlds away from the mood music in Russia's mainstream media, which echoes the Kremlin's belligerent rhetoric towards the West.
Russian pop fans, it would appear, do not see Twitter as a place to discuss the Ukrainian or Syrian conflicts.
Twitter is by no means representative of the whole of Russia. But the top-trending hashtags show that despite the political tensions, Western pop culture still casts a spell on many young and tech-savvy Russians.
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Helen McCrory is to star in an ITV legal thriller from Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson.

She will play campaigning defence solicitor Emma Blunt in the six-part series, which is described as an "exciting, visceral political thriller".
Harbinson said it was a legal thriller "but one that's written in the crash zone where law and politics collide."
The Peaky Blinders actress said she was "thrilled" to be leading the new drama.
"When l was at drama school l was inspired by Prime Suspect, watching as Britain led the way in creating strong female characters to lead their dramas," she said.
"It's a thriller that starts deceptively small, then begins crossing borders to different cultures and continents."
She said she knew and admired Harbinson's writing for Homeland, which starred her husband Damian Lewis in its early series, and can't wait to start filming.
The drama will follow Blunt as she investigates the killing of a schoolgirl in East Anglia and tries to free the man she thinks was wrongly convicted of the girl's murder.
As part of her investigation she starts to sense that forces in the police and the intelligence services want to stop her uncovering the truth.
Harbinson, who was also an executive producer on 24 and Person of Interest, said he was "delighted" that McCrory had agreed to play the lead role.
"She is a complex and contradictory character, and I am incredibly lucky to have someone of Helen's wit, warmth and intelligence bringing her to life," he said.
Harbinson said he immediately said yes when he was asked if he was interested in writing a legal series inspired by the work of campaigning lawyers like Gareth Peirce, who helped gain the release of Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon, and Helena Kennedy.
"Much of the work I've done in America in the last 10 years (24, Person of Interest, Homeland) has been about life in the post 9/11 (and post 7/7) world," he said. "The so-called war on terror has put serious stress on the ordinary workings of the law.
"National security justifies all sorts of police and state over-reach - and the great majority of us are prepared to accept this.
"So I wanted to create a character who challenges these assumptions, who fights for those outside the normal run of society, and who is uncompromising, difficult, and completely indifferent to unpopularity and danger. The result was Emma Blunt and Fearless."
Filming will begin in London and East Anglia in September.
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East African leaders have urged Burundi's president to postpone elections due in June.

They have also called for an end to the violence sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to stand for a third term.
Their statement was made after a summit of the East African Community in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam.
A coup attempt against Mr Nkurunziza failed earlier in May and some 90,000 Burundians have fled the unrest.
"The summit, concerned at the impasse in Burundi, strongly calls for a long postponement of the elections not less than a month and a half," said the statement on Sunday.
The leaders also called for the "disarmament of all armed youth groups" and for the "creation of conditions for the return of refugees".
Burundi government spokesman Philippe Nzobonariba told AFP news agency that the government welcomed the statement and was open to idea of delaying the elections.
But he said that the issue of whether the president should stand for a third term had not been discussed at the conference and that the Burundian government therefore considered the matter to be "closed".
Opponents to Mr Nkurunziza have called for people to return to the streets.
Protest leader Pacifique Nininahazwe, as quoted by AFP, said on Sunday: "We are disappointed because the summit said nothing on the question that we are concerned about."
"We are going to stage even bigger demonstrations than we have done so far in order to get Nkurunziza to leave office," he added.
There have been weeks of protests since Burundi's 51-year-old president announced that he would run for re-election.
Opponents have said this contravenes the constitution, which states a president can only be elected to two terms.
But Mr Nkurunziza argues that he is entitled to another term because he was first appointed by parliament in 2005.
The country's constitutional court has upheld his interpretation. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 5 June and the presidential poll for 26 June.
The summit was attended by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya. They were joined by South Africa's Jacob Zuma.
Mr Nkurunziza did not attend. His spokesman said that he would be pushing forward with his election campaign instead.
Earlier in May, he survived a coup attempt after attending a regional conference in Tanzania.
The coup was launched by Maj Gen Godefroid Niyombare, a former ally of the president.
Rights groups say that at least 20 people have died in protests since the president announced on 25 April that he would seek a third term.
The UN says more than 90,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries fearing political violence.


A 30-year-old man from Rhondda Cynon Taff has died after being hit by a car in Ireland.

The man, from Llantrisant, was struck by the vehicle at Bushy Park, Moycullen Road, Galway at about 01:40 BST on Saturday.
He was taken to University Hospital Galway but died later that day.
Police are appealing for witnesses. A Garda spokesman added: "The local coroner has been notified."


Durban may be unable to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games because of financial constraints, South Africa's sports minister has said.

"We gave it our best shot but we can't go beyond. If the country says we don't have this money, we can't," Reuters quoted Fikile Mbalula as saying.
He said a final decision would be made by the Commonwealth Games Federation.
Durban was awarded the Games in 2015 after being the only city to make a confirmed bid.
In December, South African officials had said the country was "fully committed" to hosting the event.
The government had estimated the Games could generate up to 20 billion rand ($1.5 bn; Â£1.2bn) in economic benefit.
But Mr Mbalula said the government had been forced to reconsider.
"I don't want to raise your expectations and say everything looks good, it doesn't because we don't agree on the fundamentals and that is the operational budget," he told a media briefing.
The Commonwealth Games Federation said it was in the final stages of reviewing a submission by Durban and it would make a recommendation as soon as the evaluation was complete.
The possible withdrawal of Durban has sparked interest in the British city of Liverpool.
A spokesperson for the city council said: "Liverpool is interested in hosting the games in 2022. We had heard rumours that Durban might be unable to deliver the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and have already indicated to the government that we are very willing to host them instead."
The Games were first staged in 1930 and are held every four years. They feature athletes from more than 50 countries, mostly former British colonies.
The 2022 event is due to be the first time the Games are hosted in Africa.


Digital pioneer Martha Lane Fox has tweeted that she will be joining the board of US-based social network Twitter.

Baroness Lane-Fox tweeted that it would be the "best job ever".
Twitter has suffered some poor financial results lately, with a quarterly net loss of $90m (Â£64m) reported in February.
Pepsi chief financial officer Hugh Johnston will also join the social network's board.
Baroness Lane-Fox is widely regarded as one of Britain's most successful web pioneers.
She was the UK's Digital Champion until 2013, the same year she joined the House of Lords
She began her digital career with the launch of lastminute.com along with co-founder Brent Hoberman in 1998.
By the time they sold it in 2005, the deal valued the company at Â£577m.
Recently, she founded Dot Everyone, a body that champions digital innovation.
"I'm absolutely over the moon to be part of the journey of an iconic company that I love using," Baroness Lane-Fox told the BBC.
"Watch out Silicon Valley - the Brits are coming," she added.
It was also announced that Pepsi vice chairman and chief financial officer Hugh Johnston would join Twitter's board.
Twitter executive chairman Omid Kordestani tweeted that he was "thrilled" by the news.
"It's a really interesting appointment," Richard Holway, chairman of the TechMarketView consultancy, told the BBC.
But he added that in his opinion Twitter faced an uphill struggle when it came to turning the company's fortunes around.
"I think Twitter has huge problems and it will need some pretty major changes in order to make it relevant and, in particular, profitable."


At least 25 people have died in a fire at a furniture factory north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, officials say.

A further 22 people suffered injuries from burns and smoke inhalation from the blaze in the city of Obour, media reports said.
The fire is thought to have started after a gas canister exploded while it was being transported in a lift.
The factory had not obtained a government safety certificate, Egyptian state media reported.
More than 20 fire trucks eventually brought the blaze under control.
Such accidents are relatively common in Egypt. A separate fire at a food market in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has injured at least 11 people.


A British "prankster" has said editors at right-wing news website Breitbart replied to spoof emails purporting to come from Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

The prankster shared emails in which staff discussed doing "dirty work" against US President Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Mr Bannon has returned to Breitbart after being fired from the White House.
"I don't much care for the Trump administration or Breitbart," the prankster told the BBC.
One of the emails purporting to be from Mr Bannon said the former White House chief strategist would be "bringing forth my wrath on Ivanka and Jared".
A reply from Breitbart editor-in-chief Alex Marlow suggested "dirty work" would follow.
He later added that the pair would be "out by end of year".
Fellow editor Joel Pollak replied: "No-one can figure out what they do."
In a statement to US broadcaster CNN, Mr Marlow said: "An imposter deceitfully obtained and shared with CNN tongue-in-cheek emails that revealed that we feel globalists present an existential threat to the agenda that got President Trump elected.
"If people want to know our thinking, they don't need to judge us on illicitly obtained comments that were intended to be private, they can simply read our front page."
The prankster tweets under the pseudonym Sinon Reborn - a reference to the figure in Greek mythology who tricked Troy into accepting the Trojan Horse.
"Originally I was trying to get an email address for [Steve Bannon] while he was in the White House, because he seemed like quite a character," Sinon Reborn told the BBC.
When this proved difficult, the prankster said they had decided to try tricking the editors at Breitbart instead.
"I've not really immersed myself in politics prior to [Trump's election]," the prankster added.
"It's like a never-ending soap opera that's on 24/7."
The fake emails purporting to come from Mr Bannon included an incorrect spelling of his name, "Steven" rather than "Stephen", and were sent from "steven.bannon@usa.com".
The prankster added that the messages included an oblique reference to TV comedy character Alan Partridge where at one point the fake Mr Bannon replied: "Lovely stuff."
"I'm a big fan of Partridge and Peep Show - all the British comedy," Sinon Reborn said.


Three people have died after a train hit a car on a level crossing in the north-west of France, officials say.

The vehicle was dragged for several hundred metres after being struck by a Paris-bound train at  Conde-sur-Huisne in the Orne region on Friday evening.
Deputy prefect Pascal Vion said the car "seemed to have stopped in the middle of the tracks" before the crash at 20:20 local time (18:20 GMT).
A woman managed to escape from the car prior to the collision.
None of the 34 passengers on the train, which was travelling from Le Mans to the French capital, were hurt, AFP news agency reports.


Doncaster Rovers have signed Sheffield United defender Andy Butler on loan until January.

The 30-year-old joined the Blades in the summer but made just one appearance, before being loaned out to former club Walsall last month.
He played seven times for the Saddlers and boss Dean Smith had been keen to retain his services.
Butler joins a Doncaster side that is currently one point above the relegation zone.


Manager Mark Warburton insists he will not risk ruining the team spirit at Nottingham Forest by bringing in players on huge wages.

The Reds, who lost 2-1 to Barnsley on Tuesday after winning their first two Championship games of the season, have signed six players so far this summer.
Warburton, 54, said the club are "working tirelessly" to sign "one or two more as quickly as possible".
"But only players that add value and quality," he told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"There is no point in just adding numbers to the squad. A lot of work is going on and we are very close."
Jason Cummings, Barrie McKay, Daryl Murphy, Tendayi Darikwa, Andreas Bouchalakis and Kieran Dowell have all joined during the close season.
"There are really good guys here and I am a big fan of the squad being treated fairly," Warburton said.
"Some guys gave astronomical wage demands - that's the nature of the game and I understand that. But we will not break the harmony and the unity in the dressing room for the sake of one player.
"The fans can be reassured that there is no lack of support. We have come so close on three but we have to do the right thing by the club and we are not going to break structures unnecessarily."


Al Ahly coach Jose Peseiro has left his position at the Egyptian club.

The departure of the Portuguese coach was revealed on Monday, with Ahly's Twitter page declaring the 55-year-old's contract had been terminated.
On Tuesday the Portuguese side Porto confirmed earlier reports that Peseiro is the club's new coach.
Peseiro was appointed by Ahly only in October and the club said on Monday it dismissed him because he was "unable to withstand the pressure and criticism".
"The board has decided to terminate Peseiro's contract after he asked not to continue his mission," Ahly said in a statement on their website.
"Peseiro said he cannot bear the recent criticism and pressure anymore, plus that he already endures bad luck.
"Club president Mahmoud Taher tried to persuade the coach to stay put, promising him full backing. But he acknowledged that Ahly fans no longer accept his presence after the recent poor results."
Ahly have appointed Abdel-Aziz Abdel-Shafi as caretaker boss for the second time in a few months.
According to reports in the Portuguese media, Peseiro is on the verge of taking the reins at Porto, who are looking for a new manager after sacking Julen Lopetegui 11 days ago.


Voting is under way in Hong Kong in elections for the territory's Election Committee, the panel that chooses the next leader.

Only 6% of Hong Kong's voters can take part and those who are allowed to cast ballots are seen as mostly pro-China.
The vote is widely criticised as undemocratic but pro-democracy groups are putting forward more candidates than ever before.
They say they disagree with the system but hope to fight it from the inside.
Results are expected on Monday morning.
The BBC's Helier Cheung in Hong Kong says the vote comes at a tense time for the former British colony.
Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997 under an agreement that it would enjoy special rights and freedoms.
But activists now accuse China of meddling in Hong Kong's affairs, she says.
The government has taken several pro-democracy lawmakers to court, saying that they should be disqualified.
Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung recently said he would not seek re-election in March, citing family reasons.
He has often been accused by pro-democracy campaigners of putting China's interests above those of the people of Hong Kong.
In 2014, two years after Mr Leung took office, massive pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong failed to win any concessions from him or from China.


York is installing free, unlimited, wireless internet access across the whole of the city.

14 May 2014 Last updated at 01:53 BST
The project builds on a trial scheme launched last year at three sites in the city centre.
Roy Grant from City of York Council said the funding was coming from the private sector and central government and European grants.


Will India, a $2 trillion (Â£1.5tn) economy with 1.3 billion consumers, now become a truly single market?

Many believe the landmark goods and services tax bill - passed by parliament on Wednesday evening, after years of filibustering by the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress - is a key step in that direction.
It is also the most significant tax reform since independence for what is now Asia's third largest economy.
The GST subsumes India's messy plethora of indirect taxes, duties, surcharges and cesses into a single tax.
It is expected to:
Some 160 countries, according to consulting firm Deloitte, have some form of GST or value added tax.
The federal and state governments will jointly administer India's dual GST. This means it will be a set of 38 different taxes:
It, as The Economist says, is "not quite an act of fiscal unification" but simpler than the thicket of taxes it will replace.
What promises to one of the world's most complex tax reforms is expected to be serviced by state-of-the-art technology.
Indian software giant Infosys is building a gigantic electronic infrastructure - a GST portal - where taxpayers can register, make payments and file returns. Some 7.5 million businesses will be covered by the tax.
Clearly, a successful GST in India will be a minor miracle.
"No country of comparable size and complexity has attempted a tax reform of this scale," says Harishankar Subramanian, of Ernst and Young.
The GST is also a potential game-changer as the burden of taxation moves from the state of manufacture to the state of consumption of goods and services.
Experts believe fears that revenues of manufacturing hubs - such as Gujarat and Maharashtra - will be hit are unfounded as such states attract more workers, who make up a growing base of consumers.
But some of the biggest beneficiaries, they say, will be populous, manufacturing-weak states - Bihar and Bengal, for example - who have a large number of consumers.
"By and large, it is a win-win situation for both the centre and and the states," says Mr Subramanian.
Mihir Sharma, author of Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian economy, calls the GST "completely revolutionary, the sort of economic backroom plumbing that changes your life without you even noticing it".
But India's GST is also far from perfect.
For one, the tax will not be imposed on highly lucrative - and rent-seeking - alcohol, oil products and real estate industries. Shrinking the ambit of the tax means giving up a good chunk of revenues.
A steep tax could easily make some goods and services expensive - the government apparently favours an 18% GST rate - and stoke inflation.
Differences could easily flare up between the centre and the states over the rate and tax-sharing arrangements.
Implementing the complex new tax system could be fraught with glitches. Reports say only 20% of companies are actually getting ready for the tax.
Also, more importantly, GST, by itself, is no magic pill.
India's debt-saddled state-owned banks need to clean up their books and ease lending. The government should move swiftly and imaginatively on creating jobs, boost agriculture and ensure social stability for long-term and inclusive growth.
India also needs to mop up a lot more income tax - only 1% of Indians pay the tax and evasion is pervasive. Successive governments appear to be helpless in reforming a corrupt tax-collection machinery.
But most believe that even an imperfect GST law should be given a chance to succeed.
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia and economic adviser Arvind Subramanian say no country has claimed a flawless GST since inception, and further and better change in complex systems is incremental. Agrees economist Vivek Dehejia: "The perfect ought not become the enemy of the good, especially as a less-than-perfect GST which can be improved down the road will be better than our current patchwork quilt of taxes, which prevents India from being stitched into a single market."
One nation, one tax gets going, headlined a newspaper on Thursday morning. It's not going to be an easy journey.


A vaccine to protect children against one of the most common and deadly forms of meningitis is set to be licensed for use in the UK.

An average of 1,870 people contract meningitis B each year and one in 10 of them die.
The 4CMenB vaccine, developed by Novartis, has been described as the "biggest leap forward in the field" in 30 years by the charity Meningitis UK.
The jab was recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
About a quarter of all survivors of meningitis B are left with life altering after-effects, such as brain damage or limb loss.
Children under the age of five are the most at risk from the bacterial infection, which leads to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
Recommendations from the EMA are normally endorsed by the European Commission within two or three months.
The vaccine, known as Bexsero, is expected to receive its UK licence early next year.  It has been recommended for use in children aged two months and older.
Meningitis UK has described the breakthrough as a "landmark moment in the fight against meningitis" and wants the jab to be introduced into the government's routine immunisation schedule as a priority.
The charity's founder Steve Dayman, whose baby son died of meningitis and septicaemia in 1982, said: "It is vital that the vaccine is introduced in the UK immunisation schedule as soon as possible.
"It will save countless lives and prevent many people enduring the suffering caused by this devastating disease.
"We will be campaigning hard to make the government introduce it."
It has taken Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis 20 years to develop the vaccine, which has been complicated by the many different strains of the infection.
BBC Health - Meningitis
Andrin Oswald, head of vaccines at Novartis, said: "We are proud of the major advance that our meningococcal group B vaccine represents within the field of vaccine development against what up until now has been a very challenging disease target."
Studies have shown the jab is likely to be effective against 73% of the different variations of meningitis B.
A vaccine against the less common meningitis C has been administered since 1999 and is now widely given to babies in the first year of their life.
It has led to a large fall in the number of cases in people under the age of 20.
The decision on whether to introduce the vaccine to the immunisation schedule will be made by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, who advise the Government on vaccination.


A hospital that is losing £75 a minute is to close a ward and axe 350 full-time posts, its trust has revealed.

Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport has a deficit of more than £40m and staff have been told the plan to cut costs was "essential".
As well as shutting the posts, it includes closing a surgical ward on Friday, and cutting eight trauma and orthopaedic beds.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said it faced "huge financial difficulties".
Councillor Laura Booth, who campaigns on hospital issues for Stockport's Liberal Democrats, said the loss of 22 beds on ward B3 and the other proposals were worrying.
"This is a bolt from the blue and we are desperately worried for the staff and patients who will be affected by these cuts," she said.
A hospital spokeswoman said the plan was in line with those of other NHS organisations in a similar position.
"We [must] proactively address our financial situation now in order to have a good future going forward," she said.
"It would be irresponsible to sit and do nothing."
The trust hopes to cut posts through voluntary redundancies and not replacing outgoing staff.
A statement added: "In the case of each voluntary redundancy, a rigorous assessment will be made to ensure that the loss of the post in question would not have a negative impact on patient safety, and would still allow us to provide good quality services."
Several bed closures taking place would often be vacant during the summer months, it said.
Car parking charges are also to rise and part of the hospital will be sold as part of the plan to save money.
The trust said staff in higher pay bands would be required to pay higher car parking charges.
The Patients Association described the closure as "very worrying".
Chief Executive Katherine Murphy said: "Why should patients and NHS staff pay the price for huge NHS wastage over the years and Government cuts?
"Ultimately, people will be wondering which hospital will be next to declare closures and job losses."


Janoi Donacien has signed a new deal with Accrington Stanley but Frazer Shaw has had his contracted terminated.

Donacien, 22, has extended his stay until the end of the season after joining on an initial short-term deal.
Left-back Shaw, 21, joined on a two-year deal in June after he left Leyton Orient in the summer.
Boss John Coleman told the club website: "There is no animosity, it was done on the best terms and I hope he fulfils the potential I know he has."


Hungarian police have captured a young man suspected of killing four members of his family with a machete in a village south of Budapest.

They seized the man, in his mid-20s, shortly after the attack in Kulcs, 60km (37 miles) south of the capital, in which three people were also wounded.
He allegedly killed his father, brother and grandparents following a row.
His mother, sister and another person were reportedly badly injured and are now being treated in hospital.
Anti-terror police, a rescue helicopter and three ambulances were dispatched to the village in Fejer county.
The man detained was named by police as Jutast Csanad Horvath. His age was given as either 23 or 24.
"There were several wounds on the bodies of the victims caused by a thrusting and cutting tool," police spokesman Laszlo Garamvolgyi was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
"The man probably used a large machete in the attack."
Initial reports spoke of a "sword" attack.
Reports that the attacker had seized hostages were denied by police, according to Hungarian news website Delmagyar.


Responsibility for a major welfare benefit could be transferred to the Welsh government, it has been revealed.

The UK government is considering devolving Attendance Allowance, which is paid to over-65s with a physical or mental disability.
Officials said existing claimants would be unaffected, with a transfer of "equivalent spending power" to Wales.
The Welsh government said it was "extremely cautious" about how a change would be funded.
Attendance Allowance is currently paid at either £55.10 or £82.30 a week to about 100,000 people in Wales at a cost of about £400m.
It helps cover some of the costs associated with ensuring those who need personal care get help with things like washing and dressing.
The UK government will now begin a consultation on devolving the benefit to English councils and "to Wales".
If it is devolved to Cardiff Bay, Welsh ministers could manage the budget themselves or pass it on to Welsh councils.
But Age Cymru and Carers Wales have told BBC Wales they are concerned it could put the benefit at risk.
"We have serious concern about the future of Attendance Allowance under these plans," said Graeme Francis from Age Cymru.
"It's a vital part of the welfare state and helps delay the need for formal care services.
"Devolving it would mean it's no longer a ring-fenced benefit, and the Welsh government faces big financial challenges."
In addition, Age Cymru warned that Wales does not run a welfare system at present, so there would be new costs in administering the payments, leading to "less money for the actual benefit".
The Welsh government said it wanted to see the "ramifications in full" of the proposal, including details on how Attendance Allowance would be funded in the future.
"We expect to see this in the UK government's proposed consultation, but let's be clear this is something we've never called for," a Welsh government official said.
"We share the concerns of Age Cymru and Carers Wales, and we are particularly mindful of what happened when the UK government devolved council tax benefit, when they top-sliced the budget."
A Plaid Cymru spokeswoman said while Labour had proposed scrapping Attendance Allowance when in government at Westminster, the party felt it was "right that Wales has greater responsibility for our own welfare".
"It is up to the Welsh public to decide who runs vital services, and we know that the Tories cannot be trusted to look after the most vulnerable in society," she said.
Responding, a spokeswoman for the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions said: "As was announced in the Local Government Finance Settlement, the government will consult on devolving more responsibility to local authorities in England and to Wales to support older people with care needs, including people who, under the current system, would be supported through Attendance Allowance."


Chris Kane's fortunate equaliser for St Johnstone denied Motherwell a rare win at McDiarmid Park.

Zander Clark has been in fine form, but the keeper looked at fault as Richard Tait's cross ended up in the net.
Well just about deserved the lead, but Saints came close to an equaliser just before the break when Steven MacLean was denied by a Craig Samson save.
That came when Kane's first attempt was blocked by Samson but rebounded off the striker into the net.
The draw ended a sequence of three 2-1 wins for St Johnstone over Motherwell.
But it also ended Well's run of six defeats at McDiarmid Park since November 2012.
St Johnstone started positively and had three decent chances in the opening five minutes.
Michael Coulson's corner picked out Brian Easton on the run and his left foot strike was deflected wide by a visiting defender.
From the following corner, Murray Davidson looped a header over the bar then Kane connected with an Easton cross to flick it wide of the target.
But for all that positivity, an unexpected negative for Saints appeared at the other end in the shape of goalkeeper Clark.
After two successive clean sheets, he produced a howler of a mistake to give Motherwell the early lead.
As the keeper went to cut out Tait's low cross from the right on his six yard line, he somehow managed to turn the ball behind him into the corner of his own net with an extraordinary fumble.
As Tait took the acclaim of his teammates, Clark, who has been impressive since breaking into Saints first-team, could only look on in embarrassment.
Tam Scobbie, who replaced Steven Anderson at the heart of the home defence, showed his threat in the opposition box as Saints looked for an equaliser.
His downward header from another corner kick was cleared off the line by Craig Clay.
Motherwell's three-man defence of Ben Heneghan, Stephen McManus and David Ferguson showed they weren't standing on ceremony when the ball entered their area.
Their no-nonsense defending was effective and they were helped out by goalkeeper Craig Samson in thwarting Steven MacLean in the final minute of the first half when he dived to his left to turn the striker's header from a Chris Millar cross round the post.
Samson produced another fine save early in the second half to keep out a Davidson header at his right-hand post.
However, just after the hour mark, good fortune favoured the home side as they pulled level.
MacLean was found by substitute Blair Alston inside the box and it was headed into the path of Kane six yards out.
The striker's initial effort was blocked by Samson, but Kane got lucky as the ball rebounded back off his body and bounced into the net for his fourth goal of the season.
Alston came close to putting Saints ahead, but his shot was well saved by Samson.
St Johnstone Tommy Wright: "We had the lion's share of possession and we used that well with some quality football played getting into the last third and getting in some great crosses.
"Samson's made two or three great saves and we've probably been guilty of not being clinical enough.
"But I always think in this league, when you go one goal down, it's difficult to get back in games, so I was pleased with the character of the team to get back in the game.
"On another day, we could have got another goal and won the game, but the performance excellent and we recovered well from that early setback.
"To be fair, Motherwell might have had a shout for penalty, but we went up the field and equalised and I think it was nothing more than we deserved because we've dominated the game."
Motherwell manager Mark McGhee: "The first half I was quite content with our approach, our application, everything was good and we got the goal.
"But the second half was excruciating. We never really got out, we never really got a hold of the ball, so it was really hard work.
"A point here is a great point regardless of the circumstances because we've lost here regularly and St Johnstone put you under pressure and work every so hard.
"They have a good way about them and Steven MacLean leads the line brilliantly for them.
"Craig Samson made a few good saves for us.  He's had a great season and he continues to make a great contribution."
Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Motherwell 1.
Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Motherwell 1.
Attempt missed. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Richard Foster (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Richard Foster (St. Johnstone).
Lionel Ainsworth (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
Craig Clay (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Richard Tait.
Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Graham Cummins replaces Christopher Kane.
Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
Stephen McManus (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Motherwell. Ryan Bowman replaces Jack McMillan because of an injury.
Louis Moult (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Louis Moult (Motherwell).
Substitution, Motherwell. Lionel Ainsworth replaces Keith Lasley.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Stephen McManus.
Substitution, St. Johnstone. Paul Paton replaces Chris Millar.
Foul by Chris Millar (St. Johnstone).
Lionel Ainsworth (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
Goal!  St. Johnstone 1, Motherwell 1. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Chris Cadden (Motherwell) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen McManus (Motherwell).
Substitution, Motherwell. Lee Lucas replaces David Ferguson.
Foul by Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone).
Stephen McManus (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Tam Scobbie (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jack McMillan.
Attempt saved. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Keith Lasley.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by David Ferguson.
Second Half begins St. Johnstone 0, Motherwell 1.
First Half ends, St. Johnstone 0, Motherwell 1.
Attempt saved. Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) header from long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner,  St. Johnstone. Conceded by Craig Samson.


A Christian official has defended her refusal to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples in Kentucky.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis stopped issuing all marriage licences the day after the US Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage.
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued her on behalf of four couples, two gay and two straight.
In court on Monday in Covington, Kentucky, Ms Davis said issuing the licences would violate her religion.
"If... I authorise that I'm saying I agree with it, and I can't," she said.
The state's governor, Steve Beshear, said county clerks must issue marriage licences to same-sex couples immediately after the Supreme Court's ruling.
Two clerks in the state refused. They can only be removed from office by the state legislature.
US District Judge David Bunning will not rule on Ms Davis' case until August, he said.
Mr Bunning could order Ms Davis to issue licenses, impose a fine or put her in jail.
Ms Davis wants Mr Beshear to pass a law protecting county clerks and allow people to get marriage licences online.
The governor refused to call the legislature back into session to do so.


The UK market for Scotch whisky shrank by almost 5% last year, new figures have shown.

The number of 70cl bottles released for sale fell from 87.5 million in 2013 to 83.3 million, according to figures from HM Revenue and Customs.
The figures were obtained by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), which is campaigning for a cut in spirits duty.
SWA officials want Chancellor George Osborne to announce a 2% tax cut in his Budget statement on Wednesday.
The trade body said the domestic market had contracted by 9.5% since 2009.
It attributed the drop to "onerous" levels of taxation, amounting to 78% as a share of the price of an average bottle.
In last year's Budget, Mr Osborne froze duty on spirits and scrapped the alcohol duty escalator, which had increased duty annually by inflation plus 2% since 2008.
SWA said a duty cut this year would assist growth across the entire sector.
Chief executive David Frost said: "Scotch whisky is a massive export success for the UK so it's obviously disappointing to see this decline in volumes in our domestic market.
"In next week's Budget the chancellor has the perfect opportunity to support an important UK industry. He should cut spirits duty by 2%. This move would also benefit consumers and public finances.
"In last year's Budget, the chancellor highlighted Scotch whisky as a 'huge British success story'.
"We hope this year too he will show his support for this world-class manufacturing industry."


MPs will examine the role that BHS directors and advisers played before the retailer was sold for £1 last year by Sir Philip Green.

It was bought by Retail Acquisitions, a vehicle led by Dominic Chappell, who had no retailing experience and had been declared bankrupt at least twice.
The MPs will also scrutinise the checks carried out on Retail Acquisitions before the deal was completed.
Lord Grabiner, chairman of Sir Philip's empire, will be among those attending.
The barrister and long-time associate of Sir Philip has agreed to attend the joint session of the Commons Business and Work and Pensions select committees on Monday afternoon despite stating he had "no involvement" in the talks that led to the BHS sale. Neither did he attend the board meeting that approved the deal.
Lord Grabiner's cousin, Ian Grabiner, is chief executive of Sir Philip's Arcadia Group, which owns chains including Topshop.
Business select committee chairman Iain Wright told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that there were "real questions to answer" regarding the role of Sir Philip and of the wider Arcadia group, as well as the advice that they received in the run-up to the sale of BHS.
"We've not jumped to any conclusions whatsoever," he said. "We're going to listen very carefully to the answers from our questions and find out what the evidence suggests."
Get your popcorn, take your seats and settle in for a piece of business theatre with elements of near-farce and tragedy.
In all, 11,000 livelihoods and 20,000 pensions were affected when BHS collapsed with crippling debts. The mudslinging between a colourful cast of characters has only just started.
The opening exchanges between MPs and the pension regulator now give way to the principal cast in the ill-starred sale of BHS for £1 to a relative unknown with a chequered history.
The next few weeks of joint select committee investigations may at times seem like a game of Cluedo.
Was it the former racing driver, twice-bankrupt yacht enthusiast with no retail experience? Was it the straight-talking flamboyant billionaire retail tycoon and his glamorous Monaco-based wife?
Even the bit-players are important - the advisers from a variety of blue-chip firms who managed to combine in a way that effectively vouched for a buyer who many think shouldn't have passed the smell test.
Read Simon Jack's blog in full
BHS: Where as all the money gone?
BHS went into administration last month, putting 164 shops and almost 11,000 jobs at risk.
The firm's pension scheme has been left with a £571m deficit.
During the initial day of hearings, MPs will be focusing on the advice given to Arcadia directors in the run-up to the sale, as well as the role that those directors played in overseeing the decision to sell BHS. Pensions advisers will be among those giving evidence.
On Wednesday, the committees will question the advisers to Retail Acquisitions Limited, which bought BHS last year, as well as the BHS pension fund trustees.
BHS management, the board of Retail Acquisitions, and its owner, Dominic Chappell, will give evidence on 8 June.
A week later, on 15 June, the MPs will question Sir Philip.
The two committees are holding separate inquiries relating to BHS, but these evidence sessions will be held jointly.


Because of what Liverpool did last season, I think some people came into this campaign with unrealistic expectations of what they could achieve this time.

Former Everton and Manchester United player Phil Neville explains why he is not surprised to see Liverpool in mid-table following their defeat by Crystal Palace, rather than repeating their title challenge of last season.
But they only went so close to winning the title last time out because they were inspired by their world-class front two of Daniel Sturridge and, in particular, Luis Suarez.
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They were never going to repeat that kind of challenge after seeing Suarez leave for Barcelona in the summer.
Rather than underachieving, their current position is probably a more accurate reflection of this team's level at the moment, especially while Sturridge is injured.
Liverpool's 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday means they are 18 points behind leaders Chelsea after six defeats in their first 12 league games.
Yes, that is poor if you compare it to what happened in the Reds' previous campaign, in which they suffered the same number of defeats in total and the outcome of the title race was in their hands with only three games to go.
But that was a one-off. If you look further back, Liverpool have been a top-eight team playing in the Europa League, not title contenders.
So, although they are currently probably lower than expected in 12th place, I would not say I am hugely surprised how things have gone since Suarez's sale.
Liverpool are a good footballing team but, right from the start of the season, I did not look at their squad and see a group of players that I thought could go on and again challenge for the title.
We saw against Palace how Liverpool have lost their intensity and drive, which I put down to the loss of one man - Suarez.
His performances also helped them build up a momentum that they just have not had since he left - their only back-to-back wins have come against West Brom and QPR in October.
A lot of people have criticised Mario Balotelli, who did not play against Palace, and I think he has become a bit of scapegoat for some of the poor performances that other Liverpool players have been putting in.
The biggest difference between this season and last is that, without Suarez and Sturridge to lead their attacks, Liverpool are not playing with the same intensity.
When Steven Gerrard gets the ball in deeper positions, he still looks up but does not have a front two who are running in behind teams for him to ping a pass to. He often went sideways against Palace.
Raheem Sterling is missing Suarez and Sturridge too.
They would occupy maybe two defenders each, which then left room for somebody else - usually Sterling - to exploit.
Without Suarez or Sturridge to keep them busy, defenders can stay tight to Sterling and stop him from running at them.
Against Palace, Liverpool lacked any sort of pace in their attacks and they have become predictable.
Everything is a lot slower and more measured. That allows the opposition to sit back, like Palace were doing on Sunday, and set up so there is no space left behind them.
It means Liverpool are not scoring lots of goals like last season, but the thing that has not changed is that you still get chances against them too.
Palace allowed Liverpool to play 50 or 60 passes in front of them at a time, knowing full well that when they made a mistake they could spring forward on the break and create chances.
We have seen that from a lot of teams playing Liverpool recently.
Brendan Rodgers has to go back to basics and find a way of grinding out results.
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That might not be as wonderful to watch as when they were winning games by overwhelming the opposition, but that is just simply not going to happen with the players they have got.
It might be time to try to win ugly or, at the very least, start mixing things up a bit more.
Playing more direct at times would be a good start - it led to Rickie Lambert's goal at Selhurst Park on Sunday - and might be a better use of the strikers at their disposal.
But, whatever their approach, it is clear they do not have the quality to challenge Chelsea for the title and it is going to be a struggle for them to get into the top four.
From what I have seen, I don't think they will make it.
If Liverpool do fall short, it will not only be down to Suarez's departure, but also because of the players Rodgers signed with the proceeds of his £75m sale.
Rodgers added depth to his squad with the players he brought in, or had one eye on the future when he signed some of them.
But what he did not do is bring in somebody to improve Liverpool's first team, which does not compare with some of their rivals for the Champions League spots.
I watched Manchester United's win over Arsenal on Saturday and, although both teams are not as strong as in the recent past, they still had several players on the pitch with the potential to be devastating.
United have Wayne Rooney and Angel Di Maria for example, or Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck for the Gunners.
It is the same with Manchester City and Sergio Aguero at the moment - they are all players who, like Suarez, can perform some magic in the final third and decide a game on their own.
At the moment, I do not see that kind of ability in this Liverpool team and Sturridge's return cannot come quickly enough for them.
Philip Neville was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.


Wycombe have signed Scott Kashket after his Leyton Orient contract was terminated and Southampton midfielder Dominic Gape on loan until 3 January.

Striker Kashket scored one goal in 22 appearances for the O's and has joined on a contract until 31 December.
Gape, 21, was captain of Southampton's Under-21 side last season and has made one Premier League appearance.
The pair join amid an injury crisis that has left more than a third of the Chairboys squad in the treatment room.
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Southern rail has been accused by union bosses of cancelling trains despite crews being available.

The rail firm brought in the revised timetable on Thursday as Aslef began its latest overtime ban as part of the long-running dispute over staff roles.
Union officials said trains from Eastbourne to London were axed though train crews were available for them to run.
But, Southern said it had "no choice" but to reduce the number of trains.
One worker sent a message to a colleague that said: "Southern have cancelled all London trains and Brighton trains, yet the crews are in the mess room."
Mick Cash, general secretary of the RMT union, which is also in dispute with the rail operator, said: "It is total chaos on Southern rail again this morning with the company misleading the public and mismanaging their staff resources.
"This is not the first time this has happened and it lays bare the complete and utter shambles on the Southern contract."
The RMT is due to stage a 24-hour strike on 10 July.
A Southern spokesman said: "The Aslef overtime ban means we have no choice but to reduce the number of trains planned, to give our passengers a robust timetable.
"Where additional crew is available, we are using them wherever possible to run extra shuttle services."
Southern, owned by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has been embroiled in a bitter dispute with the unions over driver-only operated trains.
On Thursday, the High Court ruled the government has two weeks to decide if Southern is in breach of its contract or face judicial review.


Shares in Japanese air bag maker Takata have jumped 20% following a report that a US private equity firm could take a majority stake in the company.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is looking to buy a 60% stake in Takata, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported.
A takeover could provide a lifeline to the firm which has been hit by a huge recall of faulty, potentially deadly, airbags used by carmakers worldwide.
The fault has been linked to the loss of 11 lives and more than 100 injuries.
While there has been no comment from either company so far, the report of KKR's interest saw Takata's shares jump by their daily limit.
Takata has paid out $70m (Â£48m) in fines from US regulators so far over the faulty airbags, and the company's market value has dropped more than 80% since 2014.
Earlier this month, the company reported a net loss of 13.1bn yen for its financial year ending in March.


One of the UK's biggest NHS trusts has been placed in special measures after inspectors found it was "inadequate".

Cambridge University Hospitals Trust, which runs Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Birth Centre, was inspected by the Care Quality Commission in April and May.
Inspectors expressed concerns about staffing levels, delays in outpatient treatment and governance failings.
But they said workers were prepared to go the extra mile for patients, rating the quality of care as "outstanding".
Prof Sir Mike Richards, the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) chief inspector of hospitals, said while hospital staff were "extremely caring and extremely skilled", senior management had "lost their grip on some of the basics".
"[Patients] are being put at risk," he said. "It is not that we necessarily saw actual unsafe practice but we did see they would be put at risk if you don't, for example, have sufficient numbers of midwives for women in labour."
The trust, which is said to be predicting a £64m deficit this year, has apologised to patients.
Monitor, the health service regulator which has placed the trust in special measures, said it had an average overspend of £1.2m a week.
The trust's chief executive Dr Keith McNeil, who unexpectedly quit last week, told the BBC he left because he did not believe he had the right skills to deal with the hospital's financial crisis rather than the damning CQC assessment.
He reiterated that he felt the verdict was wrong, adding the trust was "naive" about the inspection.
"I absolutely put up my hand to say there is some things that I should have [had a] grip on, but it's hard for any one person or team to be cognisant of everything that's going on in a hospital of that complexity at every moment," he said.
The public sector union Unison, which represents health workers, said the inspections reflected unfairly on staff.
Spokesman Stuart Tuckwood said: "To be told that the hospital is inadequate... is a slap in the face to our members and the healthcare staff that work there.
"The one thing that came out as really outstanding was the care delivered by our members and by all the staff at the hospital, so they can really hold their heads up and say they've done a good job under really trying conditions."
The CQC found staff shortages and long-standing "serious" problems had been ignored.
Its report said the trust must develop and implement a plan to address its financial deficit and strengthen leadership by working with an "improvement director" appointed by Monitor.
Trust chairwoman Jane Ramsey said: "I would like to say sorry to our patients for a lack of effective systems and processes across our trust, which led to the CQC rating our hospitals as inadequate.
"We will take rapid action to address concerns and maintain our record of safety and high-quality care."
Key findings at Addenbrooke's and Rosie hospitals
Source: CQC
According to Monitor, after NHS trusts and foundation trusts are put in special measures, the CQC will "focus on identifying failures in the quality of care, judging whether improvements have been made and, where necessary, [use] enforcement powers to ensure that providers who are unable to meet required standards of quality and safety are not allowed to continue indefinitely".
Monitor also imposed a new condition on the trust's licence, enabling it to take further action, such as replacing senior staff, if improvements are not made swiftly enough.
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Perhaps the most worrying aspect of the Addenbrooke's story is not that such a world-renowned hospital has ended up in a predicament like this, but rather that it happened so quickly.
A year ago the trust which runs the hospital - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - wasn't even on the Care Quality Commission's radar in terms of being a failing centre.
In fact, two years ago - as the regulator was embarking on its new inspection regime - it was among the band of hospitals considered to be the safest, according to the risk-rating system at the time.
But now a hospital which can boast to being a centre of excellence for major trauma, transplants, cancer, neurosurgery, genetics and paediatrics, has been judged to be a basket case and will join the 12 other failing hospitals already placed in special measures.
So what does this tell us about the state of health of the NHS? Sir Mike Richards, the CQC's chief inspector of hospitals, believes Addenbrooke's problems are largely of its own making, criticising the trust's management for "losing grip".
The CQC report says the hospital is failing on safety but is still providing outstanding care, which may seem like a contradiction. But the criticisms are about overall management and low staff recruitment, rather than the quality of care given by individual members of staff who are doing a great job.
Certainly it seems to have made mistakes - as the troubles with its £200m computerised patient records programme illustrates - but it's hard to escape the feeling that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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The CQC also found routine operations were frequently cancelled and maternity services regularly closed.
It said high levels of nitrous oxide, used as pain relief in childbirth, were detected at Rosie Hospital's birthing centre, but the only action taken to address it was to open windows.
Stephen Hay, Monitor's managing director of provider regulation, said: "Patients treated at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust deserve to receive the highest possible care, and so the failings that we and the CQC have identified in the trust's services are disappointing.
"It's reassuring that the trust has already started to address some of the issues, but much more needs to be done.
"Special measures will ensure it gets the extra help and support it needs."


Stoke have just one injury concern, with Xherdan Shaqiri back in training but unlikely to play following six weeks out with a calf injury.

Jon Walters and Glen Johnson are fit again and in contention, while Saido Berahino is pushing for a first start.
Defenders George Friend and Antonio Barragan are set to be available for Middlesbrough after missing the whole of February with injuries.
Arsenal loanee Calum Chambers remains sidelined with a foot problem.
Conor McNamara: "Mark Hughes has never finished below the top half in any full season as a manager. To continue that record he will need improvement from Stoke's last performance.
"Still, the 4-0 defeat at Tottenham on their return from 'warm weather' training - in an uncharacteristically overcast United Arab Emirates - was food for thought on the age old conundrum: Whether Stoke can, in fact, do it on a cold wet evening in Dubai?
"Middlesbrough have only won four league games all season but have not yet spent a single night in the relegation zone."
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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes on his striker options: "He (Bony) was away (at the African Cup of Nations) for a while and during that time Peter Crouch came into the side and did really well. It's been difficult for Wilf to get back in.
"We've bought (Saido) Berahino in the meantime, so that's an extra striker on the books. So he's just going to have to be patient, as all players have to be.
"He's (Berahino) doing extra work over and above the main group on sharpness and finishing. He's clearly very much in my thoughts."
Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka on his side's lack of goals: "When you can't do anymore to work harder and try to improve, you can't do more.
"I think we're doing a lot of things, we took a step forward in the games against West Brom and Everton and played well, but last week we had to change everything in the last minute.
"We have to keep working and I said after the game the only way to survive is to work harder every day."
I would have to back Stoke here. Boro have not won in the league since 17 December but I am not expecting Aitor Karanka to change his team around and go for it a little bit more.
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told an emergency meeting of football's governing body he will not quit, amid growing political pressure over a corruption scandal.

Seven top Fifa officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among 14 people indicted by US prosecutors.
UK PM David Cameron urged Mr Blatter to resign but Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed him for a fifth term.
Fifa's congress has opened. The vote for president will go ahead on Friday.
Michel Platini, the head of Uefa, the European football governing body, had asked Mr Blatter to resign after the crisis talks in Zurich, which involved heads of the six international confederations. The president refused.
Mr Platini later said that if Mr Blatter were re-elected, Uefa might have to discuss its relations with Fifa.
Key sponsors have expressed concern over twin corruption investigations by both the US and Swiss authorities.
The emergency meeting was Mr Blatter's first appearance since the crisis began on Wednesday.
He was not among the 14 people who were charged by the US authorities on Wednesday with racketeering, fraud and money laundering.
At a Uefa news conference later, Mr Platini said he had asked Mr Blatter "as a friend" to resign, saying: "I have had enough - enough is enough, too much is too much.
"I say these things with tears in my eyes. I don't like it this way. But there are just too many scandals."
But the president told Mr Platini it was too late, as Fifa's congress was about to start. The opening ceremony has now begun in Zurich, with Mr Blatter in attendance.
Uefa agreed at its meeting on Thursday to throw its weight behind Jordan's Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Mr Blatter's only challenger, in Friday's vote.
Mr Platini said that if Mr Blatter won, Uefa could hold an extraordinary meeting in Berlin at the time of the Champions League final.
When asked if this could include withdrawing from Fifa competitions, Mr Platini said: "We will raise all possibilities."
Pressed on the possibility of a World Cup boycott, he said: "There may be proposals. I honestly don't wish that."
Mr Platini said the other confederations had wanted the vote to go ahead "and let the best man win".
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) said in a statement that it opposed any delay to the vote.
Meanwhile, Britain's David Gill said he would not take up his post on Fifa's executive committee if Mr Blatter were re-elected.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius had earlier urged a delay in the vote, saying Fifa's current image was disastrous.
Mr Putin, however, said the allegations against Fifa were a clear attempt by the US to stop Mr Blatter's re-election.
Fifa on Wednesday provisionally banned from football-related activity 11 of the 14 people charged in the US. On Thursday it added another, Aaron Davidson.
Some of the 14 are accused of receiving bribes to influence the outcome of bids to stage football tournaments, such as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2016 Copa America in the US.
South African government officials have denied the claim.
One of those indicted, Chuck Blazer, the former top American official at Fifa, has already pleaded guilty to four charges and has been a co-operating witness for the FBI since he quit football in 2013.
In addition to Coca-Cola and Visa, major sponsors Adidas, McDonald's, Hyundai Motor, Budweiser and Gazprom are also pressing Fifa to take immediate action to restore its reputation.
Swiss prosecutors plan to interview 10 Fifa executive committee members as part of a separate investigation into the bidding process for the World Cup tournaments in 2018 in Russia and 2022 in Qatar.
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A stripped-back Broadway revival of The Color Purple has earned rave reviews for British leading lady Cynthia Erivo.

Critics were unanimous in their praise for the "remarkable" actress as Celie in the adaptation of Alice Walker's 1982 novel set in the American south.
Erivo previously played the part during a successful stint at London's Menier Chocolate Factory in July 2013.
Her Broadway debut sees her opposite Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, who plays sensual lounge singer Shug Avery.
While both women were praised for their performances, Erivo was singled out by most of the critics.
Ben Brantley of the New York Times described the Londoner as an "incandescent new star" alongside an "enchanting" Hudson.
He wrote: "The greatest joy of all, at least for longtime believers in theatre mythology, is the ascendancy of Ms Erivo, who was very good when I saw her in London but is even better here.
"Celie undergoes a drastic metamorphosis from battered, invisible wife to determined, self-reliant businesswoman. Ms Erivo escorts us through these transformations with a subtle but tensile performance that parallels her character's evolution."
Erivo is a singer and actor who can "accomplish a tremendous amount while seeming to do very little" wrote Alexis Soloski in the Guardian.
"She communicates Celie's suffering with scant exaggeration or fuss and her joy is infectious. In the second act, when she finally gets to sing out, her anthemic ballad I'm Here earned a standing ovation in the middle of the show."
Marilyn Stasio of Variety wrote how director John Doyle's stripped back minimalist production "maximised the strength and beauty" of the book.
Hudson, she said, was "perfectly cast" in her role as Shug - whose relationship with Celie ultimately brings her emancipation.
"Hudson, gorgeous to look at and blessed with that incredible voice, is perfectly cast as the voluptuous sexpot Shug Avery, Memphis lounge singer and killer of men," said Stasio.
"When Shug shows up (in a fabulous flapper dress that swishes when she shakes it) at the juke joint owned by Sofia's husband, Harpo (that great big wonderful lug Kyle Scatliffe), every man in town shows up prepared to die happy. The raunchy song she sings - Push da Button - is hers and hers alone."
In the Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney praised the production's "deep, and deeply satisfying, rethink".
"This revelatory overhaul is characterised by its grace, restraint and soaring spirituality, peeling back the excess to expose the life-affirming material's molten emotional core. It remakes a patchy musical as a thrilling one," he said.
"The quality of the singing throughout, and the beauty of the harmonies, cannot be overpraised."
Again, he reserved his highest acclaim for Erivo.
"When early on Erivo sings Somebody's Gonna Love You to the newborn child about to be taken from her, what strikes you is the clarity and force of her voice; the song pours forth from her with no sign of effort, and with the naturalness of speech.
"When, at the end, she launches into I'm Here, it's hard to believe she has anyplace deeper left to go. But she does, and it floors you, leaving you both drained and exhilarated. Erivo's the real deal, and her performance in this very fine revival is not to be missed."
Terry Teachout was as effusive in his plaudits for the actress in his review for The Wall Street Journal.
"Cynthia Erivo... gives a performance big enough to play in the Grand Canyon: Her face is a deeply incised mask of suffering and sorrow, her acting is plain and true and her singing is gorgeous beyond belief. This performance has Tony Award stamped all over it."


Former health secretary Alex Neil has said a separate "health tax" should be introduced in Scotland to pay for essential improvements to the NHS.

The proposal was one of the recommendations in a 10-point plan outlined by the SNP MSP.
Mr Neil said the plan for a tax specifically for the NHS was "deeply controversial but cannot be ignored".
The Scottish government said it had no plans to introduce a "hypothecated health tax."
Mr Neil said powers should be transferred to Holyrood to allow the Scottish government to introduce the levy.
The Scottish Conservatives said Mr Neil had "gone rogue" with a strategy that did not appear to have the backing of the SNP or the Scottish government.
Mr Neil served as health secretary from 2012 to 2014 before being moved in a cabinet reshuffle to the post of social justice secretary.
He resigned from government in May 2016 and now sits as a backbencher for Airdrie and Shotts.
The MSP said his discussion paper concentrated on the problems of health inequalities, preventing avoidable disease, the cost of new medicines and staffing.
He said: "The longer-term NHS issues cannot be swept under the carpet.
"The whole British system is in stress and while efficiency savings are needed, they will not be enough, which is why I float the idea of a separate health tax - deeply controversial but cannot be ignored."
The NHS already accounts for 40% of the Scottish government's current budget.
Mr Neil said this proportion could not be significantly increased without having an impact on other areas.
The Scottish Tories said it was another example of Mr Neil contradicting both SNP and Scottish government policy, after he admitted voting for the UK to leave the EU last year.
Scottish Conservative health spokesman Donald Cameron said: "It appears Alex Neil is so dissatisfied with his own government's running of the NHS he deems it necessary to go his own way on the matter.
"SNP HQ will be furious that he is trying to sideline the health secretary on this one.
"People will wonder why on earth an SNP backbencher is taking it upon himself to do this."
Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar said: "This is a humiliating intervention for the SNP government. It is clear that Alex Neil does not have full confidence in SNP Health Secretary Shona Robison.
"The mismanagement of the NHS by the SNP is now accepted by one of its own backbenchers and a former health secretary."
Other recommendations include a "long-term, detailed strategy and business plan", covering the period to 2030, measures to prevent ill-health and improved earlier detection of diseases such as cancer.
Mr Neil also advocated increasing the supply of new doctors and nurses by a "substantial number" as well as "urgent measures to address staff shortages in the NHS and social care".
A Scottish government spokesman said: "As this paper notes, NHS Scotland already performs favourably with similar services in the rest of the UK and other European countries.
"We are investing record amounts in the health service, and staff numbers are also at an all-time high.
"However, we want to do even more, and through our Health and Social Care Delivery plan we are already taking forward many of the suggestions  in this paper - including a heavy focus on preventative actions such as minimum unit pricing for alcohol and on tackling wider health and social inequalities.
"Scotland is at the forefront of â€Žmoves to improve the delivery and efficiency and effectiveness of services, including the integration of health and social care.
"We will do everything required to ensure Scotland continues to have world-class health care, and will consider all positive suggestions. However, we have no plans to introduce a hypothecated health tax."
The plan was published by the Options for Scotland think tank run by former SNP leader Gordon Wilson.


The Carolina Panthers held off a fightback from the Seattle Seahawks to move into the NFC Championship game.

The Panthers, who led 31-0 at half-time, beat the Seahawks 31-24 as they remain on course to win the Super Bowl for the first time.
They will meet the Arizona Cardinals after their 26-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
The Denver Broncos will host defending champions the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game.
Denver were trailing 13-12 against the Pittsburgh Steelers with 10 minutes to go before CJ Anderson scored the only touchdown to help the Broncos win 23-16.
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The Patriots, who are aiming to make a record ninth Super Bowl, ended the Kansas City Chiefs' 11-game winning run with a 27-20 success.
Carolina won 15 of their 16 matches during the regular season and looked on their way to an easy victory against Seattle. Two touchdowns from Jonathan Stewart and one apiece from Luke Kuechly and Greg Olsen helped Carolina into a 31-point lead.
However, two touchdowns from Jermaine Kearse and one from Tyler Lockett brought Seattle within seven points, but Carolina held on.


A £2m fundraising campaign has been launched to establish a digital media academy in the hometown of television pioneer John Logie Baird.

Backers of the Heroes Centre in Helensburgh believe it will help a new generation of Scots learn new media and production skills.
They plan to base the academy in a converted Victorian warehouse in the town's George Street.
The building will also house a cinema, diner and a Helensburgh "wall of fame".
The three storey wall of fame showcasing memorabilia from inspirational men and women who have come from the town.
Helensburgh Heroes - the charity behind the proposals - said the academy would operate throughout the year, providing a fully-functioning digital education facility, which would nurture content creators of all ages and equip them with the new media skills required for online broadcast and video.
Initial planning permission has been granted and the project team has now been tasked with raising the £2m needed to deliver the centre.
The Heroes Centre is the brainchild of Phil Worms, an IT industry veteran of 25 years and a director of Helensburgh Heroes.
He said Scotland needed to encourage more people to learn skills that are relevant to working in an online world.
Mr Worms added: "As the convergence of internet and TV technologies gathers pace it is widely recognised that we need a new generation of digital content creators, and yet a major issue facing Scotland is the dramatic decline in the numbers of young people taking IT related subjects in further education.
"We are absolutely delighted to have such high profile ambassadors on board and with the Scottish government also keen to see this happen, what we need now is for Scottish businesses to get behind the idea by pledging their financial support so we can raise the two million pounds we need to turn the Heroes Centre into a reality."
The plans have been backed by Helensburgh-born film director Tom Vaughan and actor Lex Shrapnel, who starred in the recent BBC television series Hunted and whose grandmother - the Hollywood actress Deborah Kerr - came from the town.
The project has also been welcomed by the Scottish government, with Minister for External Affairs and International Development Humza Yousaf saying it would give "the next generation of Scots a creative environment to acquire new media skills and expertise."


The "sudden death" of a teenage girl at a school in Cornwall is being investigated by police.

The girl was pronounced dead at Pool Academy near Redruth at about 14:15 BST.
Devon and Cornwall Police said the girl's family had been informed. The school was unavailable for comment.
A force spokesman said: "Enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances surrounding her death but it is not thought to be suspicious."


Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan believes the national side must take three points in their World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on 26 March.

Scotland are on four points after four matches and sit second bottom of qualifying Group F, four points adrift of second-placed Slovenia.
Regan reckons the Scots can qualify for next year's finals in Russia, but only if they beat Slovenia at Hampden.
"That's really a must-win game for Scotland," Regan told BBC Scotland.
National coach Gordon Strachan has been boosted by the news that Celtic captain Scott Brown will be available against Slovenia.
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And Regan added: "We know how important it is to get our campaign back on track. Gordon knows it. The team knows it.
"We came out of the England game [November's 3-0 loss] very disappointed. Gordon was keen to have a friendly match to prepare for the next qualifier and we've set that up with a match at Easter Road on 22 March against Canada.
"Whilst ever there is an opportunity to qualify for the World Cup, that remains our focus.
"We still have a number of matches at home this year - we've got four home games - and we'll be trying to get as many points as we can possibly get, starting with Slovenia here at Hampden."
Scotland kicked off their qualifying campaign with a 5-1 win in Malta and a 1-1 home draw with Lithuania, before back-to-back 3-0 defeats away to Slovakia and England.


Three boys, one aged 12, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally injured outside a fast food restaurant in Greater Manchester.

The victim, aged in his 40s, died in hospital after the assault close to McDonald's in Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, on Wednesday night.
Three boys - the others aged 16 and 17 - were arrested over the weekend.
They remain in custody, along with another boy, 16, arrested on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said.
The force said the victim had not yet been formally identified, and the force is continuing to appeal for witnesses.
Det Insp Kevin O'Regan said: "This has been quite a fast moving investigation and we have now made three further arrests.
"Our investigation continues and I would urge anybody with information to please contact police."


An "intelligent" knife that can sniff out tumours to improve cancer surgery has been developed by scientists.

The Imperial College London team hope to overcome the dangerous and common problem of leaving bits of the tumour in a patient, which can then regrow.
Early results, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, showed the "iKnife" could accurately identify cancerous tissue on the spot.
It is now being tested in clinical trials to see if it saves lives.
To avoid leaving cancerous tissue behind, surgeons also remove surrounding tissue.
They can even send samples off for testing while the patient is still in theatre, but this takes time.
Yet one in five patients who have a breast lump removed still need a second operation to clear their tumour. For lung cancer the figure is about one in 10.
The team at Imperial College London modified a surgical knife that uses heat to cut through tissue.
It is already used in hospitals around the world, but the surgeons can now analyse the smoke given off when the hot blade burns through tissue.
The smoke is sucked into a hi-tech "nose" called a mass spectrometer. It detects the subtle differences between the smoke of cancerous and healthy tissue.
This information is available to the surgeon within seconds.
Tests on 91 patients showed that the knife could accurately tell what type of tissue it was cutting and if it was cancerous.
Dr Zoltan Takats, who invented the system at Imperial, said: "These results provide compelling evidence that the iKnife can be applied in a wide range of cancer surgery procedures.
"It provides a result almost instantly, allowing surgeons to carry out procedures with a level of accuracy that hasn't been possible before.
"We believe it has the potential to reduce tumour recurrence rates and enable more patients to survive."
Trials are now taking place at three hospitals in London - St Mary's, Hammersmith and Charing Cross.
Prof Jeremy Nicholson, head of the department of surgery and cancer at Imperial College London, said: "This is part of what we call precision medicine, we're trying to change the world by very aggressively translating scientific discovery in to the NHS."
Surgeon Dr Emma King, of Cancer Research UK, said: "The iKnife is an exciting development to guide cancer surgeons during operations.
"If its usefulness is supported in further clinical trials, it could potentially reduce the time spent in theatre for many patients."


Fiji is braced for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Winston, a category five storm expected to bring huge waves and destructive winds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph).

Winston is forecast to hit the capital, Suva, late on Saturday.
The Fijian Red Cross has put emergency response teams on standby across the country, the New Zealand Herald says.
The government has compared the storm to Cyclone Pam, which devastated Vanuatu last year.
Evacuation centres for residents were reported to have opened in the eastern Lau island chain on Friday.
The storm had been expected to move through the islands overnight Friday and into Saturday.
Heavy rainfall of between 200-400mm (7.9-15.7 inches) is expected.
Cyclone Winston earlier passed through Tonga's northern Vava'u island as a category four storm, but caused less damage than had been expected, Australia's ABC says.
Several days ago Winston had passed eastwards through the same islands as a category two storm, before reversing course and heading back westwards.


A court in India's Kerala state has found a millionaire guilty of murdering his security guard after deliberately ramming his car into the man.

Mohammed Nisham drove his Hummer into his guard Chandrabose, pinning him against the wall, before attacking him with a metal rod last year.
Nisham, 38, supposedly attacked Chandrabose because he had been slow to open the gate to his apartment.
Chandrabose, aged 50, died after spending two weeks on life support.
Nisham will be sentenced on Thursday. The prosecution has sought the death penalty.
Police charged him with murder following the attack in Thrissur city in January last year.
The Supreme Court had rejected his bail plea, saying the case was "an example of how the rich have become entirely egocentric and megalomaniacs".
Nisham faces a second court case over an incident in 2013 when he permitted his then nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari.
Indian media say Nisham has had other brushes with the law.
Also in 2013, they report that he locked a female police officer in his Rolls Royce because she asked him to pull over.
It is believed that Nisham had a taste for luxury cars, additionally owning a Bentley, an Aston Martin and a Jaguar.
The millionaire is believed to have made his fortune selling tobacco and through jewellery and hotel businesses in the Middle East.


An offer of a free Banksy print to people who vote against the Conservatives is being investigated by police.

Avon and Somerset Police has received a number of complaints over the secretive street artist's offer.
Applicants from six Bristol constituencies have to send him a ballot paper photo showing a vote against the Tories to get the print.
Police said anyone taking part in the offer could also be prosecuted.
A police spokesman said: "We've received a number of complaints about an offer of a free Banksy print to people living in six Bristol constituencies in exchange for them voting in a certain way in the forthcoming election and we can confirm we're investigating the offer.
"It is a criminal offence under the Representation of the People Act 1983 for any voter to accept or agree to accept a gift or similar in return for voting or refraining from voting.
"Any person participating in an offer to receive a gift is at risk of being prosecuted."
The offer has been made to voters in the Bristol North West, Bristol West, North Somerset, Thornbury, Kingswood and Filton constituencies in and around Banksy's home city.
The artist wrote on his website: "Simply send in a photo of your ballot paper from polling day showing you voted against the Conservative candidate and this complimentary gift will be mailed to you."
The artwork, which he has also put on his Instagram page, reprises his well-known "girl with a balloon" motif, but with a Union Jack in the balloon.
It will be released on 9 June, Banksy said on his website.
A disclaimer states the print was "a souvenir piece" which was not in any way intended to influence voters but was for "amusement purposes only".