More black, Asian and ethnic minority lives will be saved under an "opt-out" organ donation system, a charity says.

Roy Thomas, the chairman of Kidney Wales Foundation (KWF), said these groups are three times more likely to need a transplant compared to the rest of the population.
But he said fewer than 2% have signed-up to the NHS Organ Donation Register.
It comes as a donor expert accused the Welsh government of misleading the assembly over its organ donation bill.
John Fabre, professor of clinical sciences at King's College London, said the policy was misinterpreted based on information from Spain's system.
Prof Fabre, the author of several papers on international systems of organ donation, claimed Spain's high donation rate was as a result of the available facilities and coordination in the Spanish health service, not the result of legislation.
The Human Transplantation Bill, which could become law by 2015, would mean adults living in Wales would have to "opt-out" of the organ donation system if they did not want to donate after death.
Currently, people have to actively "opt-in" to become a donor.
But KWF used the example of Belgium, where only 2% of the population opted-out of a presumed consent system and said it proved a "great success" with donor rates increasing by 55% in the first five years.
In evidence to the assembly's health and social care committee, Mr Thomas said a change in the law was a "key component" to a change in organ donation.
He added: "It is, however, key that the proposed legislation is implemented with the goodwill of the people of Wales.
"A transplant law provides only a legal environment which can influence the extent to which potential donors can be used.
"The law in proper practice will be essential."
Mr Thomas told the committee: "We have been campaigning for the change in the law over many years and we have a determination to see the successful implementation of the law because of the clear effect it will have in changing the cultural approach in Wales and the UK on organ donation."
A Welsh government spokesman said the Spanish government's website "points to the adoption of appropriate legislation as one element of the success of their model for organ donation".


New Zealand and defending champions Australia have qualified for the semi-finals of the Women's World Twenty20.

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Australia thrashed Ireland, who were already eliminated after losing their first three group games, by seven wickets in Delhi.
But they needed New Zealand to beat South Africa to clinch their place in the last four.
The White Ferns duly recorded a seven-wicket victory to top the group with four wins from four matches.
Australia finished second and could face England in the semi-finals on Wednesday if England beat Pakistan in their last group game in Chennai on Monday.
England lead Group B with six points, while West Indies and Pakistan have four each and India have two.
Ireland's openers failed to score from the first 11 deliveries as Australia bowled a tight line.
Clare Shillington broke the shackles with a six and then hit three successive boundaries before falling for 22.
Cecelia Joyce hit three fours in her 22, but the Irish managed only two boundaries in the last 15 overs.
Kim Garth top-scored with 27, but took 46 balls to do so, and in total there were 65 dot balls in Ireland's 91-7.
Ciara Metcalfe dismissed Australia's Alyssa Healy for six, courtesy of a superb one-handed catch by skipper Isobel Joyce.
Garth saw off Meg Lanning, the top-ranked international women's batter, but Elyse Villani stroked six boundaries in her 43 from 35 balls, before being well caught by Lucy O'Reilly off Garth with just seven required.
Ellyse Perry finished unbeaten on 29 as Australia eased home with 40 balls to spare.
In Bangalore, South Africa were bowled out for 99 after being sent in to bat by New Zealand, with Sophie Devine and Leigh Kasperek grabbing three wickets each.
The White Ferns replied with an opening stand of 57 between skipper Suzie Bates, who hit 29 off 25 balls, and Rachel Priest, who smashed a run-a-ball 28.
Both openers fell in the space of two overs, but Devine hit an unbeaten 27 with three fours and a six to complete a dominant all-round performance.


Poles have been queuing to buy a new board game called "Kolejka" (The Queue), which recreates the tedious shopping experience of communist-era Poland.

Crowds of people, including those who remember standing for days in queues and teenagers who were not even born in the 1980s, lined up at the state-run Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) to buy the game.
"I'm too young to remember, I'm just trying to find a way to explore this period of time. I'm interested in the history of the country and my parent's history," said Anna Moronczyk, as she queued with her 17-month-old son to get a copy.
The IPN is the home of Poland's communist-era archives and investigates crimes from that period. It also promotes awareness of that time and devised the game as an educational tool, to teach young Poles about history in an entertaining way. Half of the first batch is being reserved for schools.
"We hope it will show young Poles how difficult it was to buy everyday supplies like sugar, bread or furniture," said Karol Madaj, the game's designer. He was only nine years old when communism ended in Poland in 1989, so he had to seek tips about those days from his older boss.
"Some young Poles don't believe there were queues in those days. You can see it written on the internet forums. They think queues only started when department stores began the sales," he added.
To prove queues did exist, minutes earlier Karol screened black-and-white documentary footage of people lining up in butchers' shops in the hope of getting a cut of meat.
A Polish education ministry spokesman, Grzegorz Zurawski, acknowledges that currently there is too little focus on recent history in schools. Only the last few weeks of a student's final year is devoted to it.
"We are changing our way of teaching modern history because we know now that many young Poles know nothing about this period," he said. The ministry plans to introduce a new curriculum in 2012 which reflects greater emphasis on 20th-Century history.
The game comes in a box designed to look like it was wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. On top is a coupon, which the communist authorities issued so they could ration items like meat.
Between two and five players compete to be the first to buy the 10 items on their shopping list. Players send out family members, represented by coloured wooden figures, to line up outside different shops for the authentic 1980s products, such as a tape recorder with two spools of tape, tinned ham or "Popularna" tea, which promised "heaven in your mouth".
The problem is that the shelves in the neighbourhood shops are empty and players must queue without knowing which store will soon get a delivery.
Once a delivery arrives, there is only enough stock for people at the front of the queue to make a purchase. Special cards help players to queue-jump, such as one showing a mother carrying a baby or another which gives insider delivery information from a friend in the local Party apparatus.
There is also a black market, where everything is twice the normal price.
Some of those who had queued to buy the game and could not wait to get home to play it sat down at specially-prepared tables in the IPN building to test it out.
"It was exactly like this," Piotr Zochowski, 44, told me as he played the game with his wife and three children.
"Then you had to queue for everything. I remember when I bought shoes with coupons. The only ones I could buy were about half a size too small - but there were no others, so I had to buy them," he said.
At the next table, students Ania, Lukasz and Maria, who were happy to describe themselves as "board game geeks", said it surpassed their expectations.
"It's well-designed, it looks nice, it could be a commercially-produced game," Lukasz said. Of the three, only Lukasz had been born when communism ended in Poland in 1989, but they all remembered the products from those days.
"I had this cassette player," Ania said. "And I had that lamp," Maria said, pointing to an orange metal table lamp with a flexible stand. "Everybody had that lamp," she added.


A vigil has been held in Glasgow's George Square for victims of the Manchester attack.

Glasgow City Council said the people of Manchester were among Glasgow's "closest friends".
Twenty-two people were killed and 59 injured in what the prime minister has called an "appalling, sickening, terrorist attack" at Manchester Arena.
A lone male suicide attacker set off a bomb in the foyer shortly after 22:30 on Monday.
The bomb was detonated as concert-goers left the venue at the end of a performance by US singer Ariana Grande.
Many victims of the attack are children. Some teenagers who were at the concert are still missing, including Eilidh MacLeod from the Isle of Barra. Her friend Laura MacIntyre has been found seriously injured in a Manchester hospital.
The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Eva Bolander, who attended the vigil, said she was "heartbroken" when she woke up to news of the attack.
She said: "There's no words for it really. How anyone can justify any action like this. We can only overcome this by showing love, trying to be as open as possible, not succumb to terrorists, not succumb to being afraid of things."
Councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, described it as an "appalling and disgusting outrage".
"The people of the great city of Manchester are amongst Glasgow's closest friends and I know every Glaswegian will join with me in sending our condolences and love to everyone who has been caught up in this attack," she said.
"I have written this morning to Mayor Burnham offering him any support Glasgow can give.
Ms Aitken said council officials had been discussing the safety and security of Glasgow's venues with Police Scotland, and would also hold meetings with the chief executives of Glasgow Life and the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
The union flag has been flying at half mast over Glasgow's City Chambers as a mark of respect for those affected by the attack.
A statement issued by the SEC, which includes the Hydro arena, said: "Our current security operation considers information provided to us by Police Scotland and is scaled appropriately to each event.
"We will be liaising with the police regarding our security arrangements with the necessary measures put in place to provide further reassurance to those attending or working at events in and around our venue."
The SEC said it had no plans to cancel or postpone any planned events.


Coleraine have signed Scottish striker Jordan Allan on loan from Derry City.

The former Dundee United front man, who has also played for Albion Rovers and Montrose, joins the Bannsiders from the Candystripes until January.
"Jordan gives us another option up top and provides a bit more competition for places," said Coleraine Oran Kearney.
"He holds the ball and can go in behind defences and runs the channels well. He can also finish too and has a lot of experience despite only being 21."
Allan started off in Dundee United's academy, going out on loan to Albion Rovers during the 2013-14 season, before joining Scottish League One team Morton in July 2014.
He made eight appearances for the club during the 2014-15 season for the club before moving to League Two side Montrose in January 2015.
Allan went on to play a part as Montrose survived dropping out of the league by beating Highland Football League side Brora Rangers.
The striker left Montrose after the season's end in July 2015 and joined Derry last December.


Trainer Jim Best has been found guilty by a second disciplinary panel of ordering a jockey not to win two races.

A British Horseracing Authority (BHA) panel has suspended him for six months, saying his original four-year ban was "too substantial to stand".
It found the trainer had told Paul John to stop Echo Brava and Missile Man at meetings in December 2015.
Best was banned until 2020 at a first hearing, but that verdict was quashed because of "an appearance of bias".
Best can appeal against Monday's verdict.
Matthew Lohn, the solicitor who chaired the initial hearing, was carrying out other work for the BHA at the time.
There was no suggestion that Lohn had been biased against Best, but the BHA did find the panel's reasons for its findings were "insufficient to support its decision in this case".
The new three-man disciplinary panel, chaired by Sir William Gage, found Best guilty of not giving proper instructions to John and of conduct prejudicial to horse racing.
John rode Echo Brava at Plumpton on 14 December and Missile Man at Towcester three days later. Both horses finished unplaced.
Gage said: "We find that Mr John did intentionally ride both horses other than on their merits: that is, these were 'stopping' rides.
"We also find that is overwhelmingly likely that he rode in that way because those were Mr Best's instructions."


A college in Scunthorpe focusing on engineering and the renewable energy sectors has opened its doors.

The £9.5m university technical college (UTC) in Church Square welcomed its first intake of 145 students from year 10 (14-15 years old).
North Lincolnshire Council said it would provide "hands-on' learning" to reflect "real issues in the workplace".
The 600-capacity college will work with firms including Tata Steel, the Royal Air Force, BAE Systems and Able UK.
UTCs, which are government-funded, were set up so students could benefit from the expertise of local business, further education colleges, vocational education experts and universities.


Chris Eubank Jr won the IBO super-middleweight title with a 10th-round stoppage of Australian Renold Quinlan.

The 27-year-old British fighter secured his 24th victory from 25 fights.
Quinlan, 27, proved a more durable opponent than many had expected at London Olympia but Eubank's dominance eventually told.
Earlier, British heavyweight David Price was beaten by Germany-based Romanian Christian Hammer, who retained his WBO European title.
Eubank was on top from the start in a one-sided contest, though the Australian proved resilient.
"His skull was very hard - it was like hitting concrete," said Eubank, who mentioned James DeGale, Billy Joe Saunders and Gennady Golovkin as potential future opponents.
"Now I am a world champion, I have my ticket to challenge the rest of the super middleweights."
Price, 33, floored his opponent in the fifth round but soon tired and suffered the fourth defeat of his career when stopped in the seventh round.
Earlier, undefeated Welsh boxer Andrew Selby comfortably won the WBC international flyweight title with a unanimous points victory over Filipino champion Ardin Diale.
Sheffield's Kid Galahad stepped up to featherweight with a win over late stand-in Leonel Hernandez, who retired at the end of round three with an eye injury. The Spain-based Nicaraguan stepped in after Ghanaian Joseph Agbeko fell ill on the day of the fight.
The show was the first pay-per-view boxing event on ITV, with some fans - who had each paid up to £12.95 - complaining the broadcaster showed a blue screen instead of coverage of the Selby fight.


The woman suspected of exerting influence over South Korean President Park Geun-hye for personal gain has apologised for an "unpardonable crime".

Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a cult leader, spoke amid a throng of media and protesters as she entered the prosecutor's office in Seoul.
Ms Choi is said to have been involved in government business despite having no security clearance.
Ms Park has acknowledged that Ms Choi edited some of her speeches.
Scrums don't come much bigger. Hundreds of cameras and reporters swarmed around the tiny figure of Choi Soon-sil, a black hat down low over her eyes. In this melee, she apparently apologised saying she had committed an unpardonable crime - without specifying what it might be. But the real political traction comes from her relationship with the country's leader.
It is said that President Park consulted Ms Choi on minor matters like what colours to wear and on large matters of policy.
Prosecutors are also investigating allegations of financial corruption. The media and opposition smell blood. There is a feeding frenzy.
Could a friendship topple a president?
Ms Choi is the daughter of shadowy religious cult leader, Choi Tae-min, who was Ms Park's mentor until his death in 1994.
The scandal has badly eroded the president's popularity before next year's elections. Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to demand she resign.
Choi Soon-sil flew from Germany to Seoul on Sunday.
"Please, forgive me," a teary Ms Choi said at the prosecutor's office, according to Yonhap news agency.
However, her lawyer denied she was admitting guilt.
"It wouldn't be right to take it as any kind of legal statement," Lee Kyung-jae told reporters.
According to media reports, Ms Choi pressured businesses to donate some 80bn won ($70m; Â£57m) to two non-profit organisations she ran, using leverage provided by her close relationship with the president.
She is alleged to have in turn personally misappropriated some of these funds.
A televised apology from Ms Park last week failed to defuse the situation. The president has said that Ms Choi was someone who "gave me help when I was going through a difficult time".
Opposition politician Jae-myung Lee said Ms Park had "lost her authority as president".
On Saturday, prosecutors raided the homes of several presidential aides, seizing computers and files belonging to the officials who are suspected of being Ms Choi's accomplices.
Ms Park, 64, became the first woman to lead South Korea after winning presidential elections in 2012.


Leeds Rhinos sent the departing trio of Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield and Kylie Leuluai out in glory by beating Wigan in the 2015 Super League Grand Final.

Brian McDermott's side completed a domestic treble, adding to the League Leaders' Shield and Challenge Cup.
Despite twice trailing, the Rhinos fought back, with Danny McGuire scoring two of four tries, the last of which was by 20-year-old Josh Walters.
Joe Burgess, Dom Manfredi and Matty Bowen all went over for Wigan.
In winning the three domestic trophies, Leeds have emulated St Helens' feat of 2006.
Cherry and White has been the dominant colour scheme in finals between the two clubs, with six Wigan wins before this triumph, but blue and amber finally won the day this time.
The retiring Peacock in particular will savour the moment, taking a ninth winners' ring from his 11 appearances.
Sinfield, who is switching codes to join union side Yorkshire Carnegie, lifted the trophy for the seventh time as captain.
Leuluai, the quiet man among the departing Rhinos, keeps up his record of never having lost in six appearances as he heads into retirement.
It was a victory for rugby league before a 73,512 record attendance for a Grand Final at Old Trafford, despite the presence of England's union side just miles away playing Uruguay at the nearby Etihad Stadium.
Bowen did not deserve to be on the losing side as he too bows out, heading home to Australia after serving the Warriors well in two seasons.
The title of Peacock's autobiography - No White Flag - summed up Leeds' commitment, as they showed character to keep going at the end of a punishing campaign.
Adam Cuthbertson ended the game bloodied, veteran Peacock was struggling physically at times while Rob Burrow played for long spells at dummy-half.
Their willingness to dig deep proved crucial, plucking the winning try on the back of intense pressure and then clinging on.
Wigan's 2014 final was overshadowed by Ben Flower's early dismissal for punching, but it was a blow of a different sort they struck to begin this game.
They worked a fine move to the left, Matty Smith setting England back-row Liam Farrell through a gap and he released Burgess for a simple touchdown.
However, Smith fumbled the restart and from the subsequent field position, Sinfield popped a kick through for McGuire to cross.
McGuire was involved again in controversial circumstances when his dropped ball bobbled loose for Zak Hardaker to feed Joel Moon. It went upstairs, but the video referee ruled a try despite the knock on.
McGuire backed up a break involving Tom Briscoe and Kallum Watkins to grab his second and steer Leeds to a 16-6 half-time lead.
Shaun Wane's side rolled through Castleford and Huddersfield in their two games before the final and showed confidence and character to stun the Rhinos.
A huge ball steal on Ryan Hall from Manfredi from a chip kick saw the Wigan winger cross in the corner after the break.
Bowen showed twinkle toes to cut Leeds to ribbons at the back and then converted his own score to fire Wigan ahead.
Bowen kicked Wigan four points ahead, but with the Rhinos stretched a try came out of nothing from one of the new breed at Headingley.
Walters strode across after a kick to the left was kept alive to break Wigan again, and Sinfield swung momentum back Leeds' way with the conversion.
That score seemed to drain the life from Wigan, who could only watch as the clock ticked down on their title bid, once again pipped by the Rhinos.
McGuire picked up the Harry Sunderland trophy, as much for his organisation and leadership as his try scoring.
He cajoled and inspired his team-mates, pulling them into line and position when the going was hard, and he will be a vital link between the winning legacy of Sinfield and company for next season and beyond.
Leeds Rhinos: Hardaker; Briscoe, Watkins, Moon, Hall; Sinfield, McGuire; Garbutt, Burrow, Peacock, Ablett, Delaney, Singleton.
Replacements: Leuluai, Cuthbertson, Keinhorst, Walters.
Wigan Warriors: Bowen; Manfredi, Bateman, Gildart, Burgess; Williams, Smith; Crosby, McIlorum, Flower, Tomkins, Farrell, O'Loughlin.
Replacements: Powell, Clubb, Mossop, Patrick.
Referee: Ben Thaler
Attendance: 73,512


People around the world have witnessed a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincided with a so-called "supermoon".

A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the sky.
This phenomenon was last observed in 1982 and will not come again until 2033.
These images were captured over Wales.


An elderly woman has died after she was hit by a car in Kilkeel, County Down.

She was walking on the Newcastle Road when she was struck by a red Citroen C1 just after 18:30 GMT on Tuesday.
A PSNI spokesman said the woman died as a result of the collision.
The road was closed for more than five hours but reopened to traffic at about midnight.


More studies are needed into the risks of mobile phones on sperm counts, warn researchers.

A review of the evidence, by the University of Exeter, suggested sperm number and movement were affected by keeping mobile phones in pockets.
However, one sperm scientist said the evidence was still too sketchy and his phone was staying in his pocket.
The study, published in the journal Environment International, suggested electromagnetic radiation was to blame.
It analysed 10 separate studies on sperm quality involving 1,492 men. These included laboratory tests on sperm exposed to mobile phone radiation and questionnaires of men at fertility clinics.
Lead researcher Dr Fiona Mathews told the BBC that all but one of the studies showed a link between mobile phone exposure and poorer sperm quality.
She added: "The studies are coming out with a consistent message that sperm motility declines with exposure to mobile telephones and similarly proportion which are alive, it's about an eight percentage point fall.
"I think for your average man there's certainly no need to panic, if you already know you have a potential fertility issue then it might be an additional thing to consider -  just as you might change your diet - you might want to change where you keep your phone."
She acknowledged criticisms from other scientists about the quality of the evidence saying she "absolutely calls for more research".
Dr Mathews concluded: "This is interesting, but we're obviously not saying that everyone who carries a phone in their pocket is going to become infertile."
How sperm would be damaged by mobile phones is unclear.
Ideas include radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation from the phone disrupting the cycle of sperm production or damaging the DNA. Another suggestion is that heat either directly from the phone or through the radiation, may affect the sperm.
Dr Allan Pacey, from Sheffield University, who researches sperm, remains unconvinced, saying the quality of the evidence is poor and he would not change where he kept his phone.
He told the BBC: "There has been concern for some time about whether keeping a mobile phone in a trouser pocket might affect semen quality and male fertility in some way.
"There have been some crazy and alarming headlines, but, in my opinion, the studies undertaken to date have been somewhat limited in scope because they have either irradiated sperm kept in a dish or they have made assessments of men's phone habits without adequately controlling for confounding variables, such as other aspects of their lifestyle.
"What we need are some properly designed epidemiological studies where mobile phone use is considered alongside other other lifestyle habits.
"Until that time, I will be continuing to keep my iPhone in my right-hand trouser pocket!"


Tottenham Hotspur says it has struck a private deal to buy disputed land for a proposed £400m football stadium.

A statement on the club's website said an agreement had been reached to buy Archway Sheet Metal Works' property, in Paxton Road, Tottenham.
The Premier League club has planning permission for a 56,000-seater stadium at White Hart Lane.
It said it would take possession of the land later this year to give the firm time to relocate.
In November, a fire gutted the Archway premises, located close to White Hart Lane. The cause of the blaze is not known, but police were treating it as suspicious.
A High Court ruling in February upheld the Haringey Council compulsory purchase order of the site and the firm decided earlier this month not to appeal against the decision.
The statement posted on the club's website on Tuesday read: "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Archway Sheet Metal Works Ltd and the Josif Family (Archway) are delighted to announce that a private agreement has been reached for the purchase of Archway's property on Paxton Road by the Club.
"In order to allow Archway to relocate its business appropriately, the Club will not take possession of the land until later this year."


A man with manslaughter convictions has been refused a licence to operate heavy goods vehicles by a regulator.

Mark Connolly, 55, of Rhyl, Denbighshire, was convicted over the deaths of four rail workers struck by a runaway trailer in 2004.
He formally applied to operate HGVs in August after being found behind the wheel without such a licence in May.
But the Traffic Commissioner for Wales has rejected the bid in a written decision following a public inquiry.
Commissioner Nick Jones said it had been for Mr Connolly to satisfy him that he was fit to hold an operator's licence during the hearing last month.
However, he "still did not appear to acknowledge the extent of his gross negligence which resulted in four deaths" during the inquiry in Welshpool, Powys, said Mr Jones.
Mr Connolly was jailed with a second man following a trial after four men were killed when a wagon carrying steel rail tracks hit them as they worked at Tebay, Cumbria, in February 2004.
In May, a traffic examiner from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) stopped a vehicle driven by Mark Connolly in Bangor, Gwynedd, which was not displaying a valid operator's licence, the written decision said.
Mr Connolly had told the DVSA officer that he was using the vehicle to undertake recovery work, which was exempt from operator licensing, it added.
However, the examiner found there were no specific features to identify the vehicle as a recovery vehicle and, therefore, he did need an operator's licence to legally undertake the journey, according to the commissioner's written decision.
It said that prior to being convicted, Mr Connolly had held an operator's licence to cover his work involving HGVs so was aware of requirements.
The commissioner's statement said Mr Connolly said during the inquiry that his business at the time of the fatal accidents involved his operating heavy goods vehicles but claimed his new business was very different in its nature.
The statement said he undertook HGV repairs for several other operators who undertook plant hire work, he employed four people and he was "working hard to climb the ladder again".
Mr Jones concluded: "Reflecting on the totality of the evidence and on my assessment of Mark Connolly, he falls woefully short of the standard required, namely satisfying me on the balance of probabilities that he is fit to hold an operator's licence."


Two of Scotland's parks are to receive a total of £7.2m of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) backing.

Lews Castle Grounds in Stornoway and Dean Castle Park in Kilmarnock have been awarded grants.
It is hoped the restoration of historic Lews Castle Grounds will encourage more people to use the park.
A new space for outdoor theatre, music and crafts is planned at Dean Castle Park, with gardens being restored and the visitor centre improved.
Iain Maciver, of the Stornoway Trust, said of the Lews funding: "This exciting news offers the trust an opportunity to manage the restoration and regeneration of an outstanding asset.
"We are indebted to HLF for allowing us to further progress our vision for the revitalisation of our wonderful legacy."
Douglas Reid, leader of East Ayrshire Council, said: "This is incredible news for Dean Castle Country Park, a place that is hugely important to the people of Kilmarnock and beyond, and we all wish to see it protected and enhanced for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.
"We are delighted with this grant which will enable us to enhance the visitor experience and make it a destination that people of all ages can enjoy in all weathers, all year round."
Colin McLean, head of HLF in Scotland, said: "Using funds raised through the National Lottery, HLF is able to protect these precious places helping make a difference to the quality of life for millions of Scots."


A Pembrokeshire couple, whose "hobbit-style" roundhouse faces demolition as it did not have planning permission, will have to wait to see if their final attempt to save it has succeeded.

Megan Williams and Charlie Hague built their eco-friendly home in Ms Williams's parents' garden in Glandwr, near Crymych, for around Â£12,000.
Planners refused a retrospective planning application last summer.
The Planning Inspectorate will decide in July. It visited on Tuesday.
Sculptor Mr Hague and Ms Williams argue the straw-walled roundhouse, which took a year to build, has a low impact on the environment.
But council officials who refused their retrospective planning application last year, said the couple had broken rules about developing homes in the countryside.
Pembrokeshire council originally issued an enforcement notice against the roundhouse in December 2012.
The couple appealed against the decision but it was refused by a Welsh government planning inspector in 2013, who ruled the benefits of the development did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the countryside.
In their latest appeal, Ms Williams and Mr Hague hope to demonstrate they can meet criteria set out in the Welsh government's One Planet Development policy.
Developments which match the criteria are described as having a "light touch on the environment - positively enhancing the environment wherever possible through activities on the site," and also demonstrate relative self sufficiency in terms of food, energy and income.


There was a "shocking" inability to protect seven vulnerable girls from sexual exploitation, a report into the Rochdale grooming case has said.

A serious case review by the Rochdale Safeguarding Children Board highlighted failures by 17 agencies who were meant to protect the children.
Police and social workers failed the girls who were "passed around for sex" by a gang of men, it said.
The review recommended a "speedy resolution" to leadership failures.
"The report paints a shocking picture of the inability of these agencies to protect these young people successfully," said Jane Booth, chair of the safeguarding board.
By Michael BuchananBBC News
The appalling failures set out in this review leads to some difficult questions about how children in England are protected.
Something went fundamentally wrong, it seems, with how social workers were trained and managed in the early part of the last decade. Time and again, the failure to put the child at the centre of assessments is highlighted by serious case reviews.  In Rochdale, such a basic requirement as actually speaking to the girl wasn't even done.
And do the police take child protection seriously?  In Rochdale, police failed to turn up to dozens of meetings aimed at protecting one girl.  Similar failings emerged earlier this year involving West Midlands Police.
All agencies in Rochdale are highlighting today that their practices have improved. But given the same failures keep happening across England, the question is whether a fundamental shift in child protection attitudes has taken place across the country.
The report came on the same day five men were jailed for grooming a teenage girl. The investigation into the sexual abuse of the girl had been reopened following the exposure of police failings.
The serious case review looked at six girls who suffered sexual exploitation in Heywood, Rochdale between 2007 and 2010.
A second serious case review looked at a separate case involving a seventh girl.
Nine men from Rochdale and Oldham were sentenced for up to 19 years in prison in May 2012 after being convicted of offences including rape.
Speaking to BBC Five Live, Sir Peter Fahy, chief constable of Greater Manchester, denied his officers had failed to investigate allegations of rape made by underage girls before a decision was taken not to prosecute in 2008.
"We have to remember that in most of those cases, the girls themselves did not regard themselves as victims and were not willing to make complaints and that is still the situation now," he said.
"We have got a number of girls in Rochdale that we believe are being abused and many of them will not talk to us and, even if they did, will not tell us about what is happening and certainly don't want to make a complaint because that means they go into the criminal justice system."
Five of the girls had "clearly" needed help and intervention by safeguarding agencies before the abuse began, the report said.
Failures highlighted include:
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk (Labour) said agencies had actively ignored the abuse and that "social services believed these girls were making lifestyle choices".
"The biggest issue to come out of this report is that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were effectively discriminating against poor, white, working-class girls, so that's not about a failure to spot abuse, that is about actively ignoring abuse that was going on when it was brought to their attention," he said.
However, Sir Peter said the report failed to confront a "fundamental" problem faced by police officers, who are repeatedly asked to track down and return young people missing from children's homes, only for them to run away again.
He said: "It creates a culture of hopelessness, where the police officers think 'what's the point?'
"We haven't sorted out a solution to these really complex issues about young people."
Sir Peter said Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has set up an independent commission to look into the handling of cases involving teenagers with chaotic lifestyles.
"Most people would say it is crazy that there are 17 or 18 different agencies in a place like Rochdale in charge of children," he said. "That can't make sense."
Nazir Afzal, chief prosecutor in the North West - who overturned the original CPS decision not to prosecute over allegations of abuse in 2009 - said: "I absolutely accept that things didn't go well for us and other agencies.
"But people can feel some sense of reassurance that we are now bringing more cases to court."
A June 2008 report to Rochdale safeguarding children board had identified 50 children at risk of sexual exploitation.
Social workers focused on young people's high-risk behaviour and "not their vulnerability", the latest review found.
Numerous opportunities to intervene were missed and only two girls received child protection planning, the report said.
Parents felt agencies "failed to work together", did not listen or keep them informed.
One father called Children's Social Care (CSC) up to 50 times, reporting his daughter's "uncontrollable drinking, running away and difficult behaviour".
Social workers told him she was "a child prostitute", and he accepted this "because he did not know that it was wrong", the review said.
It revealed that some CSC staff have been subjected to disciplinary action, although no-one is thought to have been sacked.
Charity Victim Support's chief executive Javed Khan said: "It is utterly unacceptable that, instead of protecting these vulnerable young victims from sexual exploitation, the authorities judged, blamed and disbelieved them and their families and, in doing so, exposed these victims to further abuse.
"Lessons must be learnt from this report and measures implemented to ensure no other vulnerable children are treated as at fault."


A small corner of County Antrim is preparing to get all shook up, loved tender and trampled by hundreds of blue suede shoes.

Nutts Corner is the venue for a gathering of Elvis impersonators on 25 April.
The organisers need almost 900 Elvis impersonators to break the current Guinness world record.
Fans will be able to enjoy an open microphone event.
Retro jump suits, sunglasses and wigs are the order of the day.
Organiser Julie Robinson said the aim was to raise money for charity.
"Who isn't a fan of Elvis? He was gorgeous, and we want the generation from then, some might be in their 70s and 80s, to come along," she said.
The money raised by the Elvis event will go to charity.


York have now gone 14 games without a win after Dagenham enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 victory at Bootham Crescent.

Oliver Hawkins wreaked havoc for the visitors, scoring one, making another and creating plenty of other chances in between.
The 24-year-old striker broke the deadlock with a simple header from Jordan Maguire-Drew's pinpoint cross after 29 minutes, before his flick-on slipped Luke Guttridge through to make it 2-0 just before half-time.
With York struggling to contain the visitors they finished the game with 10 men after Adriano Moke saw red and their long winless run continues.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2.
Second Half ends, York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2.
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Paul Benson replaces Jordan Maguire-Drew.
Adriano Moke (York City) is shown the red card.
Scott Heard (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aidan Connolly (York City) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, York City. Callum Rzonca replaces Robbie McDaid.
Robbie McDaid (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Luke Guttridge (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, York City. Daniel Nti replaces Scott Fenwick.
Second Half begins York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2.
First Half ends, York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2.
Goal!  York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 2. Luke Guttridge (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Goal!  York City 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 1. Oliver Hawkins (Dagenham and Redbridge).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


If you're a big fan of books you might have dreamed of being the lead character in a best selling story.

14 October 2015 Last updated at 06:47 BST
But for one school boy that dream has actually come true.
Nine-year-old Billy hit the headlines after cheekily asking War Horse author Michael Morpurgo to name a character after him at a book signing.
Now Newsround has reunited Billy and Michael to talk about the release of the finished book at a mysterious location.


Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated scoring in the Ruhr derby against Schalke by producing a mask.

Aubameyang pounced for his 24th Bundesliga goal of the season after ex-Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa had burst forward.
Dortmund were denied a second goal when teenage forward Ousmane Dembele hit the post.
Schalke equalised after Thilo Kehrer finished into the bottom left corner.
Dortmund are fourth in the table, 16 points behind leaders Bayern Munich who thrashed Augsburg 6-0.
Schalke remain in mid-table.
Elsewhere, second-placed RB Leipzig hammered bottom club Darmstadt 4-0.
Naby Keita scored twice while Sweden international Emil Forsberg and Willi Orban also found the net.
Darmstadt collapsed following the sending-off of Sandro Sirigu in the 72nd minute.
Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney scored a hat-trick as Werder Bremen won 5-2 at Freiburg, while Hamburg beat Cologne 2-1.
Borussia Monchengladbach finished with 10 men in their goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, Tobias Strobl dismissed for two yellow cards.
Marco Fabian missed a penalty for Frankfurt.
Match ends, FC Schalke 04 1, Borussia Dortmund 1.
Second Half ends, FC Schalke 04 1, Borussia Dortmund 1.
Attempt blocked. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a cross.
Nabil Bentaleb (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card.
Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
Leon Goretzka (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04).
Foul by Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund).
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic replaces Shinji Kagawa.
Emre Mor (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thilo Kehrer (FC Schalke 04).
Offside, FC Schalke 04. Ralf Fährmann tries a through ball, but Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is caught offside.
Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar replaces Guido Burgstaller.
Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04).
Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04).
Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04).
Hand ball by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Mor replaces Marcel Schmelzer because of an injury.
Goal!  FC Schalke 04 1, Borussia Dortmund 1. Thilo Kehrer (FC Schalke 04) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Goretzka following a corner.
Corner,  FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Shinji Kagawa.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) because of an injury.
Corner,  FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Marcel Schmelzer.
Ousmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa following a fast break.
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Raphael Guerreiro replaces Felix Passlack.
Foul by Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund).
Guido Burgstaller (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Schalke 04).
Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Coke.
Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Max Meyer replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
Corner,  FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Marc Bartra.


Workers in the UK have suffered the biggest fall in wages among the world's richest countries since the financial crisis, research has suggested.

Between 2007 and 2015 wages in the UK fell by 10.4%, a drop equalled only by Greece, the analysis by the TUC found.
Women's pay in particular needs to be boosted, the union body said. Women earn on average 19.2% less than men, according to the latest official data.
The Treasury said the TUC's analysis did not fully reflect living standards.
The UK is the joint biggest faller on pay in 29 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - a forum for wealthy countries who work together to promote financial growth and social wellbeing.
The UK, Greece and Portugal were the only three OECD countries that saw real wages fall, according to the research complied by the TUC.
Over the same eight-year period real wages grew in Poland by 23%, in Germany by 14% and in France by 11%, the TUC found. As an average real wages increased in OECD countries as a whole by 6.7%.
Real wages is a term used for wages that have been adjusted for inflation over time.
"We need to boost pay across the board, particularly for the one in four women still facing low pay," said Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the TUC, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales.
"Wages fell off the cliff after the financial crisis and have barely begun to recover," she added.
She said people could not afford another hit to their pay packets, and that working people should not foot the bill for a Brexit downturn.
Hannah Jongsma, 27, earns around Â£1,100 a month.
She says the idea of her buying a house is "distant notion" and admits that life has become a "hand-to-mouth existence".
Hannah, who is originally from the Netherlands and previously worked for the British Medical Association for three years, is now studying for a PhD in psychiatry at Cambridge University and her rent alone eats up more than half of her regular monthly allowance.
"We are living in a different age," she says.
"In terms of employment, permanent contracts for example have become so rare... temporary contracts basically mean you cannot plan for the future in the same way."
Conor D'Arcy, a policy analyst for the Resolution Foundation - a non-partisan think tank that looks at ways of improving living standards for Britons on low and middle incomes - said the financial climate had been particularly harsh for "millennials" like Hannah.
He said: "The UK has experienced the most prolonged pay squeeze in over a century in wake of the financial crisis, with young people feeling the biggest pay squeeze of all."
Millennials - people aged 34 and under - earned Â£8,000 less over the course of their 20s compared to the generation before them, he added.
A Treasury spokesman said the TUC's analysis ignored the fact that since the financial crisis the UK's employment rate had grown more than any country in the G7 - which is the world's leading seven industrialised nations.
"Living standards have reached their highest level and wages continue to rise faster than prices - and will be helped by the new National Living Wage," he said.
"But there is more to do to build an economy and country that works for everyone not just a privileged few, and we are determined to do exactly that."
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The Northern Ireland public transport provider Translink has said it would like to see fare increases in future linked to inflation.

Its chief executive Chris Conway said "a big increase one year and a freeze the next" is not a good strategy.
He was speaking at the launch of a plan to increase passenger journey numbers on buses and trains by 1m per year.
Fares were frozen in 2016 but followed an above-inflation 4% hike in 2015.
Any change in policy around fares would need agreement with the minister for infrastructure and the Consumer Council.
Mr Conway said "a better strategy is fares linked to the general economy" using the Consumer Price Index.
"I think that is a better strategy that helps people understand how fare increases link to what's happening in the general economy and how it links to our cost structure rather than having fares which are divorced from that and people then don't get an understanding of value," he said.
Mr Conway also talked of "more reasonable fare increases on an ongoing basis".
Translink has set a target to provide 85m journeys per year by 2021.
Currently, there are about 80m journeys each year, half of them on the rural Ulsterbus network.
But growth in recent years has almost exclusively been on Northern Ireland Railways.
The plan, entitled Get On Board, has been developed in conjunction with the Department for Infrastructure.
In March, it was announced that fares across Translink services would be frozen for 2016.
The plan pledges that it will "maintain value for money" for customers.
However, it calls for "sufficient public funding", pointing out expenditure levels per head of population in Northern Ireland are about 60% what they are in England and Wales.


Two planes have been struck by lightning over west London.

Passengers on a British Airways flight from Prague and an Icelandair plane told of their relief after landing safely at Heathrow following the strikes on Wednesday.
One described "a white flash" while others said they felt a "crack" and "bang" as bolts hit the aircraft.
BA said planes were built to cope with lightning strikes and their jet would be inspected before resuming service.
Liz Dobson, a charity worker, told the Evening Standard: "It came out of the blue. There was a really loud bang and a white flash. Not really what you want on a plane.
"The lightning hit the wing."
Catherine Mayer, who is co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, was returning from Iceland.
She tweeted: "The plane got hit by lightning. Big flash and bang. #blimey."
She told the BBC how passengers sitting next to her looked distressed and frightened.
Icelandair confirmed that flight FI454 had been struck.
"The aircraft was of course inspected after landing for safety reasons, and as the lightning did not cause damage, the aircraft was returned to service later last night," said a spokesperson for the airline.
A spokesman for BA said: "Lightning strikes are fairly common and aircraft are designed to cope with them."
On average, commercial planes are struck by lightning about once a year according to Cardiff University's "lightning lab" in the UK, a recently established laboratory where Airbus conducts lightning tests.


South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns beat Egypt's Zamalek 2-1 in Cairo on Sunday to close in on a place in the semi-finals of the African Champions League.

The win means Sundowns are just a point from a place in the last four - with two games remaining.
They only reached the group phase after the disqualification of DR Congo's Vita Club, for using an ineligible player.
In Saturday's matches in the other group, Zesco United beat ASEC Mimosas and Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca drew.
Sundowns' victory came thanks to goals from Tiyani Mabunda and Khama Billiat.
They lead their group with six points from two games so far - ahead of Zamalek with three, and Nigeria's Enyimba - who have yet to register a point.
There are only three teams in their pool, after the elimination of Entente Setif of Algeria following crowd trouble.
On Saturday, in the other group, Zesco United of Zambia boosted their hopes of progressing with a 3-1 victory over ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast, as Egyptian giants Al Ahly saw their own challenge falter.
Zesco moved up above ASEC to second in Group A, a point behind leaders Wydad Casablanca who drew 0-0 at bottom side Al Ahly.
Only the group winners and runners-up qualify for the semi-finals, which leaves Al Ahly with little hope of advancing.
Al Ahly coach Martin Jol now faces a huge challenge following the result at home to Wydad Casablanca from Morocco which brought his side their first point.
Ahly were desperate for maximum points after a disastrous start to the mini-league phase which has seen them slump to the foot of their group.
Pre-season favourites for a record-extending ninth title, the Cairo Red Devils had already fallen to a 3-2 away defeat to Zesco United and a 2-1 loss at home to ASEC Mimosas.
The 0-0 draw in Alexandria strengthens Wydad's position at the top of Group A, with John Toshack's men on course to qualify for the last four.
History is stacked against Ahly securing a top-two finish and a semi-finals place in a competition offering a $1.5m first prize and a ticket to the 2016 Fifa Club World Cup.
Only one of 120 clubs - USM Alger of Algeria in 2003 - have reached the semi-finals after losing their first and second mini-league matches.
Earlier on Saturday, Zesco United faced a formidable ASEC Mimosas team who had excelled in away matches this year, winning three out of four before the clash in Ndola.
But the hosts, who have now won five Caf matches at home this season, dominated the Ivorians from the start, going into the break 2-0 up thanks to goals from Jackson Mwanza and John Ching'andu.
ASEC did fight back in the second half, halving the deficit through Youssouf Dao in the 75th minute, but it took just three minutes for Zesco United to make the game safe.
An impressive piece of individual skill from Idriss Mbombo in the penalty box gave Zesco a 3-1 victory,


Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has been suspended for nine matches by the Rugby Football Union over his conduct in the Premiership final.

He was found guilty of using obscene, inappropriate and/or unprofessional language and behaviour towards fourth official Stuart Terheege.
Leicester beat Northampton 37-17 to secure a record 10th English title.
The former England hooker had pleaded not guilty to the charges at the hearing held in Coventry.
At half-time in the final at Twickenham, Northampton assistant coach Dorian West told ESPN that he felt Cockerill had been "intimidating" match officials.
Leicester Tigers say they will not be commenting on the matter until they have studied the RFU report.
Cockerill has been in trouble with the RFU before.
He was handed a four-week match-day ban for abusing officials during an LV= Cup tie with Newport Gwent Dragons in November 2009.
Along with coach Matt O'Connor he was accused of using foul or abusive language about referee Wayne Barnes during Leicester's Premiership semi-final defeat of Northampton in May 2011, although the RFU decided not to take any action.
He also received a formal warning from the RFU about his conduct after he took his frustration out on the wall of the coaches' box during a win over Bath on 16 May 2010.
Former hooker Cockerill played 27 times for England between 1997 and 1999, including four games at the 1999 World Cup.
Northampton skipper Dylan Hartley was sent off for abusive language just before half-time in the final, costing him his place on the Lions tour of Australia.


Centre Mark Bennett is confident Scotland can end their nine-game Six Nations losing run and win their final three games of this year's tournament.

The Scots head to Italy aiming for a first championship victory since they won in Rome, 21-20, in February 2014.
"The belief is still there amongst the squad," said Bennett, 23.
"We all know we can go on and win the next three games. There is no reason why we can't. It is just about taking that first step."
After Saturday's match in Rome, Scotland host France on Sunday, 13 March before completing their campaign away to Ireland on the final day of the championship, 19 March.
They have only ever won three matches in a single Six Nations campaign once, back in 2006, and have not beaten France in their last 10 meetings since that year.
Scotland have won five of their last six meetings with Italy, including home and away victories in warm-up Tests before last year's World Cup, but have lost on five of their eight Six Nations visits to Rome.
Head coach Vern Cotter is set to make several changes after the 27-23 defeat by Wales when he confirms his match-day squad on Thursday.
Glasgow flanker Ryan Wilson could return after being omitted from the initial Six Nations squad, while Harlequins wing Tim Visser and Glasgow centre Peter Horne are also in contention after recovering from injury problems.
Full-back Stuart Hogg (back) and wing Tommy Seymour (ankle) are set to be passed fit after suffering knocks in Cardiff, while Duncan Taylor could retain the number 12 jersey ahead of fit-again Matt Scott after a strong outing against Wales.
"He [Taylor] was very easy to play alongside," added Bennett, still searching for his first Six Nations victory after seven attempts.
"He is very vocal so he makes my job a lot easier when you know exactly what he is doing.
"I also think the fact he is very relaxed as a person helps, so he is quite a calming influence to be around."
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Damage to cars and battles over spaces have prompted a major parking review.

A councillor in Truro, Cornwall , said it was "like a war out there" with violence breaking out between commuters and residents over parking spaces.
The council said the parking rows were "detrimental to the quality of peoples' lives" and hoped the review would "ease the tension".
Cornwall Council is launching a public consultation ahead of coming up with new plans across the county.
Cllr Fiona Ferguson, Conservative, said drivers were arriving early in the morning to lay claim to street parking and eating breakfast in their cars before throwing the remains out of the window.
She said: "It's like a war out there. Violence has broken out."
Jo Greenslade, from the Kenwyn area of Truro, said she and other residents had been campaigning for seven years to get permit parking.
She says her car has been damaged on several occasions by non-residents squeezing into parking spaces.
The Cornwall Council study, by consultants WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, will look at issues such as residents' parking permits, car park prices and disabled parking.
Bert Biscoe, cabinet member for transport, said: "It is detrimental to the quality of peoples' lives that they are so wound up about where they will park.
"These surveys are trying to find out how we can manage traffic better and ease that tension."


British aerial skier Lloyd Wallace has suffered a "severe" head injury in a training crash in Switzerland.

The International Ski Federation says world junior bronze medallist Wallace is in a "light coma but stable" after being flown to the University Hospital Zurich by helicopter.
The Swiss ski team, who Wallace has been training with, say the 22-year-old is showing "positive signs".
A detailed prognosis "will become clear in five or six days", they added.
"The whole situation is hard," said Christoph Perreten, the head of Freestyle Swiss Ski. "Our thoughts and our strength now belong to Lloyd and his family."
The crash reportedly happened when Wallace fell on a run-up while at a training camp in Mettmenstetten on Thursday.
Wallace trains full-time with the Swiss aerial skiing team and has been using a crowdfunding site to help his bid to reach next year's Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
GB freestyle skiing head coach Pat Sharples: "Thinking of you Lloyd. Heal fast man. Positive vibes."
Olympic skeleton champion Amy Williams: "Praying for a speedy recovery to Lloyd Wallace."
Olympic skeleton silver medallist Shelley Rudman: "Sending best wishes for a speedy recovery Lloyd Wallace."
Ex-GB skier & Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell: "Stay strong Lloyd Wallace, really hope you are okay."


National League side Braintree Town have signed Welling United full-back Barney Williams on a free transfer.

The 21-year-old has been the Wings' player of the season for the past two campaigns, playing 27 league games as they were relegated to the National League North last term.
Williams has departed with a year left on his contract at Park View Road.
The move reunites him with former Wings boss Jamie Day, who makes Williams his first signing since becoming Iron boss.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.


The World Health Organisation estimates that 9 out of 10 people on our planet are breathing polluted air.

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As a political row grows over the resignation of US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who reportedly misled officials over his discussions with Russia about sanctions, there are also claims that he may have broken a law - known as the Logan Act -  by conducting diplomacy with a foreign party before President Trump took office.

It is a federal law (1 Stat. 613;18 U.S.C. ยง953) aimed at preventing private citizens from conducting foreign affairs without the permission or involvement of the US government.
It states:
"Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects."
The act was passed by the Fifth Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President John Adams in 1799.
It was last amended in 1994, and violation of the act is a felony.
It was named after Dr George Logan, a state legislator in Pennsylvania, who in 1798 travelled to France and engaged in negotiations there as a private citizen amid rising tensions between the two countries over America's debt to Paris.
Just days after his talks, France took a series of steps to ease the tensions - however, historians still dispute whether Logan's personal initiative was the primary cause of the de-escalation or whether it was a mere coincidence that Paris acted on a decision that had already been made.
Nevertheless, back in the US the Federalist Party voiced its anger and suspicion about Logan's activities and forced through the Act.
No.
In fact, only one person has ever been indicted for breaching it.
In 1803, a jury indicted Francis Flourney, a Kentucky farmer, after he wrote an article advocating a separate nation in the western part of the US that would be allied with France.
However, the farmer was never prosecuted.
The act has been mentioned on a number of occasions during major US political scandals in the past 40 years.
In 1975, two US senators were accused of violation of the act after they travelled to Cuba for talks with communist officials.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan argued that Rev Jesse Jackson should be prosecuted for travelling to Cuba and Nicaragua.
Most recently, in July 2016, then presidential candidate Donald Trump was accused by several US senators of breaching the law. This followed his public comments in which he appeared to have encouraged Russian spy agencies to hack his rival Hillary Clinton's emails.
However, none of the accusations led to prosecutions.
The Washington Post argues that the act is mostly used as "a political weapon for the opposition party to cast doubt on the other party's foreign policies".
Still, Congressional democrats John Conyers and Elijah Cummings have demanded a classified briefing to Congress on Michael Flynn by the justice department and FBI.
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has said he wants to investigate the leaks that led to Mr Flynn's resignation.
Meanwhile, several House Democrats have called on Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz to launch an investigation into Mr Flynn's ties to Russia.


At first reading, the notion that the communications regulator Ofcom could set about BT with an axe would be assumed to be generally bad news for Britain's formerly state-run telecommunications business.

But this morning, BT's share price has hardly wavered despite Ofcom suggesting that its highly lucrative Openreach division could be sold off.
Openreach is the "utility" bit of BT, the delivery mechanism for broadband to millions of customers.
Think Network Rail owning the railways bit of the train network, or National Grid owning the electricity grid which delivers power to our home.
Openreach is virtually a monopoly service, with Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin and others obliged to pay BT for access to the broadband "pipes".
And as such it is heavily regulated already.
The reason the share price has not moved much this morning is two-fold.
First, because any possible enforced sale is still a long way off.
And second, because if there is a sale, many investors believe it would crystallise a huge amount of value for BT and, therefore, for them. Openreach would be a business large enough to sit comfortably in the FTSE 100.
This morning I spoke to John Fingleton, the former head of the Office of Fair Trading.
He is clear. The "enormously profitable" Openreach would be likely to perform better as a standalone company.
Mr Fingleton argues that a separate Openreach would be likely to invest more in improving broadband connections.
As an example he cites Worldpay, a former division of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Worldpay operates a "plumbing business" for banks - providing payment services for card transactions and mobile phones.
Since RBS sold it, as a condition of the bank's taxpayer bailout in 2008, its new private equity owners, Bain and Advent, have significantly increased investment.
Many believe that Openreach would travel the same route, and the amount invested in it as a standalone business would be more than the present Â£1bn BT provides each year.
It could also mean accelerated investment in changing the network from the older copper network to "super-fast" fibre.
To enforce a sale, BT's ownership of Openreach would probably need to be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority which has more muscle in this area than Ofcom.
Mr Fingleton agrees this is the best route to decide whether Openreach would be better out of BT's hands.
Sky - of course a major competitor to BT - concurs, calling this morning for a referral to the CMA.
It says that BT's performance on broadband delivery leaves a lot to be desired, and that under-investment means that appointments to connect its customers to broadband are often missed and that faults regularly remain unfixed.
Sky and BT don't like each other very much, particularly since the latter took a healthy portion of Sky's lunch by piling into sports television and winning the rights to broadcast Premier League matches.
There are dark mutterings that BT uses the vast profits from Openreach to fund its incursion into television, a claim the company hotly denies.
BT insists that Openreach's service has improved, with 2,500 engineers added in the last year and 700 more coming this year. It says it reaches or exceeds all of the 60 service targets set it by Ofcom.
And that it is only because of BT's large and healthy balance sheet that so much investment has been made in upgrading the network to super-fast broadband.
What won't be superfast is the Ofcom process. This is the latest stage in a far wider review of the UK's digital market which will take months to conclude and years to implement.
Any investors licking their lips at the prospect of a lucrative sale of Openreach will be waiting a good while yet.


About 280 jobs are at risk in Aberdeen and London, oil services firm Aker Solutions has warned.

A consultation is under way into reducing positions in the firm's UK subsea workforce.
The breakdown of where the jobs would be lost has not been specified.
Aker's David Clark, regional head for Europe and Africa, said: "These are tough but necessary measures to help ensure we stay competitive during a challenging time for our industry."
Aker employs about 15,000 people, of which about 2,500 are in the UK.


Food dye is to be sprayed on an area of forestry near Inverness in an effort to better understand how pesticides might work against tree diseases and pests.

Forestry Commission Scotland said the aerial spraying trial planned for between 1-10 August would not involve pesticides.
The test would be done over forestry near the hill Meall Mor south of Inverness.
The area involved would be closed to the public during the trial.
The commission said any future use of pesticides to control the spread of diseases and pests would be a "last resort".
The trial involving food dye would be weather dependent.


Persistent problems with violence including attacks on guards have not been solved at Nottingham Prison, according to a watchdog.

Chief prisons inspector Peter Clarke said the site had "suffered from a lack of continuity and consistency" and needed stable leadership.
Some progress had been made but more work was needed, his report said.
The National Offender Management Service (NOAS) said an experienced governor had been appointed.
The report said there were 229 assaults on staff and prisoners at the site in the past six months.
Many of the attacks were serious and some involved weapons, it added.
The Ministry of Justice said it was taking action to stop the violence.
Mr Clarke said five governors had been appointed at the prison in the space of four years.
He recommended the next governor has sufficient time in post to build upon the recent progress.
"We found â€¦ far too much violence and far too much use of drugs ... and a lack of consistency in the leadership of the prison," he wrote.
The report added too much force was still being used against inmates and some men were being "inappropriately" held in segregation units.
Some staff were "distant and somewhat dismissive" of inmates but more prisoners were being given time out of their cells, it added.
Ian Carson, from the Prison Officers Association, said: "Violence is on the increase in Nottingham and I would expect much of the violence is down to drugs.
"People buy drugs in prison and can't pay their debts and violence is used. People are slashed with blades and limbs are broken."
An  inspection last year said Nottingham Prison was not safe enough and conditions were poor.
A previous report in 2014 highlighted a number of violent incidents at the prison, including one inmate biting off part of a prison officer's ear and another prisoner trying to gouge his own eyes out.
Michael Spurr, from the NOAS, said an experienced governor had been appointed who was committed to making the prison "safer and more decent".
A prison service spokesman added: "We are investing Â£1.3bn to transform the prison estate over the next five years, to better support rehabilitation and tackle bullying, violence and drugs."


From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the schoolgirls' kidnapping in Nigeria to the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius and the conflict in South Sudan, it's been a busy year for Africa.

But can you remember some of the quirkier headlines from 2014? Here are 10 things we've learnt in the last 12 months.
Running is a national pastime in Burundi, with hundreds of people out jogging on weekend mornings. But in March the authorities banned jogging in groups - unless permission was sought from the authorities. It affects all group sports in the capital, which can now only be played in designated areas.
The restrictions followed the arrest of some opposition members who were out jogging and chanting political slangs. Police officers tried to stop what they regarded as an illegal march and the situation deteriorated into clashes. More than 40 Movement for Solidarity and Democracy (MSD) party members received sentences ranging from five years to life.
Burundi: Where jogging is a crime
Two police officers in Tanzania who were photographed in a passionate embrace have been fired. The image was widely shared on social media. A regional commander said the pair had breached the police code of conduct by kissing in public and whilst in uniform. The officer who took the photograph and uploaded it online also lost his job.
Students at the University of Zimbabwe were also subjected to a kissing ban this year. However, after an uproar on campus, it was subsequently reversed.
Tanzanian officers fired for a kiss
University of Zimbabwe condemned for kissing ban
The University of Zimbabwe was also at the centre of a storm over a sociology PhD awarded to the country's first lady Grace Mugabe.
Academics have called for an investigation after reports that it only took her two months to get the doctorate. They also expressed concern that her thesis has not been filed in the university library. There is a nod to her title in a new Harare road sign reading: "Dr Grace Mugabe Way".
Call for Zimbabwe's Grace Mugabe to return PhD
The rise of Zimbabwe's first lady
When British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver published his own version of jollof rice - a dish popular in West Africa - there was outrage online.
He had suggested using coriander, parsley and a lemon wedge, which some people said should not be associated with it. Jollof rice is popularly made from blended tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and scotch bonnet. Twitter users came up with hashtags like #jollofgate.
Jamie's jollof rice recipe rejected
In September, South Africa seized $9.3m (Â£5.7m) from two Nigerians and an Israeli who arrived at Johannesburg's Lanseria airport in a private jet. The money was being carried in $100 bills in three suitcases and was to buy weapons for the Nigerian government, which later said it was having difficulty purchasing arms because of restrictions imposed by the US.
Ghana's government also resorted to flying in cash, not for weapons but to pay $3m to footballers in Brazil after a row over the Black Stars' World Cup appearance fee.
Nigeria MPs storm out over South Africa 'cash arms deal'
Nigeria fury over US arms refusal
Ghana sends $3m cash to players in Brazil
People magazine named Lupita Nyong'o as the world's most beautiful person for 2014.
The Kenyan actress shot to fame in the film 12 Years a Slave, winning the Oscar for best supporting actress. She also made Vanity Fair's best-dressed list, though the magazine came in for criticism online for seeming to lighten her skin in a photograph in January.
Lupita Nyong'o named world's most beautiful person
In January, South Africa's government ordered sculptors to remove a bronze rabbit they had hidden in the ear of a nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue of Nelson Mandela, which was unveiled after the former president's death.
They reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the haste with which they had to complete the statue. Rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste. The rabbit was later removed.
Row over rabbit in Mandela statue
The tale of Nelson Mandela's rabbit
Botswana's leader, a general and pilot in the army before he entered politics, likes to fly military aircraft himself when on official trips. But while campaigning for general elections in October, Ian Khama also insisted on using his own wheels.
A week before the polls, he was pictured meeting voters on a bicycle and turned up to address a rally on a quad bike.
Botswana's ruling Democratic Party wins general elections
Elections were also held in Guinea-Bissau, the first since a coup in 2012. A run-off vote was won by Jose Mario Vaz, an ex-finance minister. His main rival was independent Nuno Gomes Nabiam, who was pictured whilst campaigning in a bobble hat.
He had the backing of former President Kumba Yala, who died shortly before the vote and was known for wearing a woollen hat.
Guinea-Bissau run-off to decide president
Guinea-Bissau's ex-President Kumba Yala dies
The male grooming and beauty industry is booming in South Africa. According to trends consultant Siphiwe Mpye, the growth is being driven by black African men because sustained economic growth on the continent has been giving them greater disposable income.
After a facial in men's salon in Johannesburg, the BBC's Milton Nkosi wrote: "I feel almost as if my skin is breathing. I feel new. I feel like a million dollars."
Male beauty industry hits South Africa


England batsman Adam Lyth says every player is at risk of being dropped from the team following their humiliating defeat in the second Test.

Australia levelled the Ashes series with a 405-run win at Lord's that saw England's top order collapse in both innings and the bowlers struggling.
Gary Ballance has now been replaced by Jonny Bairstow in the squad for next week's third Test at Edgbaston.
"This shows nobody is safe in the team," said Lyth.
"Gary is averaging almost 50 and he now finds himself out of the side so if you aren't scoring runs you aren't in the side," Lyth wrote on his Facebook page.
However, the Yorkshire opener believes such competition is "healthy" - and says he is in better form than his dismissals for a duck and seven at Lord's showed.
"I played a bad shot in the first innings at Lord's," he said. "Hopefully there is a big score around the corner. I feel in good nick so I'm not too worried."
The 27-year-old said he was "gutted" to see county team-mate Ballance dropped - he averages 47.76 from 15 Test matches, and scored a half-century in the first Test in Cardiff.
But Lyth believes Bairstow - another Yorkshireman - will continue his strong domestic form for England.
The return of Bairstow will see Ian Bell moved up the batting order to three.
Bell has averaged just 14.50 with the bat this summer and there have been suggestions he could also be dropped if he fails to get runs in the third Test.
However, Australia batsman David Warner says his camp is wary or writing off the Warwickshire batsman too soon.
"He's got the weight of runs behind him, the experience in the games. I think he's a world class player," said Warner.
"He may be out of touch at the moment, but we know what he's capable of, he killed us last time when we were over here, scored a lot of runs and we have to respect that."
Meanwhile, Australia players are "very happy" that batsman Kevin Pietersen is not playing in the Ashes though, according to former England spinner Shaun Udal.
Pietersen, 35, was left out after what previous captain and now England and Wales Cricket Board director of cricket Andrew Strauss called "trust issues".
But the nature of the Lord's defeat means his omission is "unfair" on fans and "ridiculous", according to Udal.
"That's also the view of three Aussie players I saw at Lord's," Udal said.
"They are very happy Kev isn't being picked because, in their words, if he came back the 'chances of Australia winning the Ashes would be reduced'.
Udal, who was Pietersen's captain at previous team Hampshire told Kicca.com: "If that's what the opposition thinks then that speaks volumes."


Andy Murray, Usain Bolt, Sir Chris Hoy, Jess Ennis-Hill and more all try the BBC Breakfast hula-hoop challenge.

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A court battle over the streaming rights to Prince's back catalogue has been triggered, after the late singer's estate and Jay Z's Tidal service filed competing claims in the US.

Prince's estate claims that Tidal is streaming more than a dozen of the star's albums without permission.
It is suing for damages, and demanding that unlicensed material be taken down.
In its own petition, Tidal claims it has licences, "both oral and written", for a wide range of material.
Prince pulled most of his back catalogue from streaming sites like Spotify, Google Play and Apple Music in July 2015. A month later, he released a new album, HitNRun: Phase One exclusively on Tidal.
In a statement at the time, the star praised Jay Z's artist-centric business model, saying it would allow him and his associated acts "to continue making art in the fashion we've grown accustomed 2 [sic]".
Albums like Purple Rain, 1999 and Diamonds and Pearls subsequently became available exclusively on Tidal. After his death this year, the service also began to stream rare and obscure albums such as Crystal Ball - which features unreleased songs from the star's prolific 1980s output.
However, in papers filed in Minnesota, Prince's estate and his NPG record label said Tidal and its parent company Roc Nation "have not provided any documentation substantiating Roc Nation's claim that it has rights to exploit any Prince Copyrighted Works in addition to the works that comprise the HitNRun: Phase 1 album".
If such a licence had existed, they continued, it should now be considered terminated.
Roc Nation countered that Tidal and Prince had entered into an Equity Term Sheet (essentially an agreement to agree) in 2015, which would give the service worldwide streaming rights to his next two albums, as well as one "previously unreleased full-length studio album" over a five-year period.
During that period, NPG records would also license the star's back catalogue - with some exceptions - to Tidal. A second agreement, signed in August 2015, appears to have formalised this deal.
Roc Nation is asking for those agreements be allowed to stand, and for access to the business dealings of Prince's estate, to ensure that it does not enter into competing agreements with Apple or Spotify.
The court filings come a month after the fate of Prince's back catalogue appeared to have been settled.
Universal Music Publishing Group won the rights to the artist's entire catalogue, both released and unreleased.
A deluxe edition of Purple Rain, featuring an entire disc of bonus material from Prince's breakthrough album, was announced simultaneously.
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A family have won praise after rescuing a piglet stuck in snow and ice during the massive blizzard in the eastern US.

Perry Smith pulled the frozen pig out of mounting piles of snow after spotting him on the side of the road.
After checking whether it belonged to local residents, the family took the animal back to their hotel at a ski resort in the state of Maryland.
It appears they successfully nursed him back to health by wrapping him up warm and feeding him bananas and cereal.
The huge snowstorm in the US has paralysed roads and services since Friday, with at least 29 deaths reported.
In the freezing conditions, the family had no choice but to take the pig in, Mr Perry was quoted as saying.
"He would have died,"  he told the Washington Post. "He would have lasted maybe another 30 minutes to an hour."
The Smiths' children, Perry John and Catherine, spent much of that night caring for the pig - which they named Wee Wee - in the hotel bathtub.
"Wee Wee is thriving," their mother Elisabeth Smith posted on Facebook, alongside video of the animal feeding.
The family took him to their home in Washington, and have since found a place for him at a local animal sanctuary.
"Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary will be taking little Wee Wee - the pig rescued from the storm - as soon as the roads are clear enough for the family to get here," a spokesman for the sanctuary said.
"We also received 3ft (90cm) of snow in the storm and the County has not yet ploughed our roads, making them impassable.
"We are hoping to get the little piglet tomorrow, Tuesday, roads permitting."


The former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has pleaded not guilty to two charges, including one of fraud, in relation to his purchase of the club in 2011.

Mr Whyte's lawyer entered the plea during a hearing at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday morning.
The 45-year-old, who lives in London, faces a charge of fraud and a second allegation under the Companies Act.
A trial is scheduled to go before judge Lady Stacey at the High Court in Glasgow in April.
The Crown has alleged that Mr Whyte fraudulently obtained a "majority and controlling stake" in the Ibrox club.
It is alleged that he directly, and through representatives, pretended to then Rangers owner Sir David Murray, and others, that funds were available to make all stipulated payments.
The second charge under the Companies Act centres on an Â£18m payment in connection with the takeover.


Papers in India are remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami that brought death and destruction to people 10 years ago.

More than 200,000 people were killed when an underwater earthquake set off massive waves across the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004.
"While Indonesia bore the brunt of the waves' whiplash, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand too suffered enormously," the Deccan Herald says.
Papers say that people who lost their loved ones in India's coastal areas are still continuing efforts to rebuild their lives.
"Much of the misery in India befell the coastal fishing hamlets in Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts in Tamil Nadu (southern state). These areas lay centred on the path of the tsunami," the Hindustan Times reports.
While normalcy has been restored, the landscape in these areas "sometimes points to the tragedy's legacy".
"Thatched huts have given way to housing clusters named Tsunami Colony or Tsunami Village, fishing markets have been built further inland and sea walls have turned the once-bustling beaches dreary and barren," the paper says.
The paper reports about a couple in Nagapattinam who lost both their children in the tsunami.
"I had just washed clothes and putting out them out to dry. When I turned around, my home was gone. We never found the bodies," the paper quotes the father as saying.
Most papers, meanwhile, feel India was not prepared for a natural disaster of such scale in 2004, but agree that precautionary measures have now improved.
"As it marks the 10th anniversary of the devastating tsunami â€¦India is looking back with satisfaction in having created a tsunami warning system that has practically ruled out any large-scale loss of human lives by any similar event in the future," The Indian Express says.
The paper says India has set up a warning system to detect tsunami.
"This is done by Bottom Pressure Recorders (BPRs) that India has installed in the ocean about 3,500 metres below the surface near the fault-lines where earthquakes are generated. The BPRs record the pressure of water the above them," it explains.
The Deccan Herald agrees that "state-of-the-art" tsunami warning system is in place but warns "serious gaps exist in the last mile - tsunami alerts sent by emails, SMS, etc do not reach coastal populations that do not access such technologies".
Encouraging more frequent mock drills, the paper warns against government's "lax approach to natural disasters".
In some other news, many government officials did not get a holiday on Christmas, which was also marked as a Good Governance Day.
"With many events planned across the nation, it turned out to be a working Christmas for mantris (ministers) and bureaucrats," the NDTV website says.
The BJP-led government announced Good Governance Day to mark Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 90th birthday.
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A decade-long project to allow children from some of Birmingham's most deprived areas to see free theatre for their first 10 years has come to a close.

A total of 240 children were signed up to Rep's Children and were able to see special annual performances by Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
The theatre said all 400 babies born at Birmingham City and Sandwell hospitals in October 2004 were invited to join.
The babies saw their first performance, Open House, aged just six months.
It included actors singing the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and interactive play.
Other shows included Dreams Come Out to Play, which was performed in a tent on the main stage, and Princess and Ginger, which the Rep's Children helped create.
The project was funded by the city council, Sure Start, Heart of Birmingham PCT and the Baring Foundation.
A second Rep's Children project begun in 2013, as part of the theatre's centenary celebrations.
Alison Fuller, whose daughter Amaya was born on 1 October, 2004 and was among the first to join Rep's Children, said it had been an "absolute privilege" to take part.
"The Rep's vision was so forward thinking and in my humble opinion I believe the project has achieved what it set out to do, making the theatre accessible for all, regardless of race, culture or social status," she said.
MS Fuller said it had a "positive effect" on her family, including her three older children who have pursued paths in drama and theatre production.
Steve Ball, associate director at The Rep, said staff had enjoyed the experience and hoped the children would continue to see shows at the theatre.
"It's also been an amazing creative challenge for us to develop high quality and engaging live theatre for babies, toddlers and school-age children.
"When we started there were very few productions available to appeal to babies and toddlers, so we had to create it from scratch."


A verger has been given a 12-month suspended sentence for sex attacks on a teenage chorister at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff 20 years ago.

Colin James Adams, 58, was at the cathedral in the 1990s when the 16-year-old boy became a server.
A Cardiff Crown Court jury found him guilty by majority verdicts of three indecent assaults but cleared him of five other charges.
Adams was a verger in Newcastle-upon-Tyne when arrested in January 2010.
The court was told his victim, now in his 30s, came forward to say Adams first sexually assaulted him on a visit to Southwark Cathedral in London.
He told the jury: "He would put his arms around me to give me a thank you hug for all I did and started giving me little things - books and things to stimulate my interest.
"Every chance he had he would try to get closer - feeling and groping me.
"He asked me to go on trips, saying he could take children for Â£1 on his family railcard.
"He started to get more touchy-feely and then more physical."
Adams was a verger at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas in Newcastle when he was arrested for the offences.
The court heard that the victim had lived with "dreadful memories" for years before finally finding the courage to make a complaint to the police.
Adams was found guilty by majority verdicts of three indecent assaults and cleared of four similar charges and one of a serious sexual offence.
As well as the suspended prison sentence, he was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Judge Patrick Curran QC told him: "You deliberately abused your position of trust to the complainant, your rector and the Church In Wales itself.
"You have lost your good character, your job, any prospect of employment and your home.
"You are in many ways a broken man facing a bleak future."
A Church in Wales spokeswoman said later: "We deeply regret that someone employed as a verger abused his position of trust and caused such physical and mental harm to a young person.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all those involved."


At least 20 people have been killed after female suicide bombers attacked a fish market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri, eyewitnesses have told the BBC.

The attackers disguised themselves as beggars to try to enter the market, eyewitnesses say.
One woman blew herself up inside the market, while another fled, detonating her vest nearby, with no casualties.
Islamist militant group Boko Haram has not commented on the attack.
The group will be the key suspect, as it is known for carrying out suicide bomb attacks in the city.
Maiduguri is the  birthplace of Boko Haram, and the Nigerian military has recently begun moving its headquarters from the capital Abuja to the strategic north-eastern city.


The BBC has revealed the final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer set to be given to about one million UK-based children in October.

7 July 2015 Last updated at 10:20 BST
The device - which features a programmable array of red LED lights - includes two buttons and a built-in motion sensor that were not included in a prototype shown off in March.
But another change means the product no longer has a slot for a thin battery.
That may compromise its appeal as a wearable device.
Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones went hands-on with the device at the launch event to see what it was capable of.


Epic historical romance, Bitter Harvest, is not an easy watch.

The film is set against the real-life backdrop of the Holodomor - when millions of Ukrainians were starved to death in the early 1930s as Soviet leader Joseph Stalin stripped them of their produce to force farmers into collectivisation.
Bitter Harvest follows two lovers, artist Yuri (Max Irons) and his childhood sweetheart Natalka (Samantha Barks), who are separated in the struggle against Soviet oppression before Yuri attempts a dangerous journey back home.
Tamer Hassan, who's played Khal Forzo in Game of Thrones and starred opposite Danny Dyer in The Football Factory, plays Russian soldier Sergei, intent on destroying a swathe of Ukrainian villages.
We asked the film's stars what they took away from the experience.
The actors had no knowledge of the Holodomor before joining the film - and they're not alone.
Tamer: "I'm probably one of the 95% of the world not knowing about the Holodomor - which translated means 'death by starvation'".
Samantha: "The fact the Holodomor wasn't something I knew about - the reason I didn't know about this and so many people don't is because it was kept under wraps until 1991 (when the Soviet Union collapsed). It's completely shocking."
Max: "Stalin's closing of the Ukrainian border was so effective, nobody knew."
Tamer, best known for playing villains such as the head of Millwall's hooligan firm in The Football Factory, had his work cut out playing Stalin's Russian enforcer Sergei.
Tamer: "Every movie needs a villain and he's definitely the worst I've ever played.
"He's the antichrist, he's a cold-blooded mass murderer, he's a paedophile.
"You want to know why he's doing what he's doing, none of us are born evil. He witnessed his mother being murdered in a church. There's a little bit (in me) that wanted the audience to feel sorry for him or love him, even for a millisecond."
The movie was a labour of love for the Ukrainian filmmakers.
Tamer: "It's still happening today, history repeating itself. Hollywood doesn't make films like this anymore, the movie industry is no different to real estate.  But for Ian Ihnatowycz, the lead producer, and director George Mandeluk, who are Ukrainians whose families suffered in the Holodomor, they're very passionate about putting this story out. It's a gift to their people.
"We were very lucky to be able to film in Ukraine at the historical sites where it all happened. We had an amazing Ukrainian cast and crew. You feel it when you're there. There was a lot of goodwill behind the movie."
Note to self - never stand behind a horse.
Tamer: "We were using circus horses, not stunt horses, they were working these horses to the bone.
"I don't blame the horse, we became friends! But I walked behind the horse. It stamped on my foot and kicked back and severed my cartilage. The X-ray was a horseshoe print on my foot!
"I went to the hospital, the consultant said: 'We'll have to put it in plaster, operate and you'll have to have six weeks off.  I said: 'I'm an actor, we don't have those luxuries!' So I went back to set, put my boot on and within two or three hours my foot would swell out, I was in excruciating pain and trying to act at the same time. They had to cut me out of the boot. So anyone who wants to be an actor, don't, it's not that glamorous and it's painful!"
It's all about the love.
Max: "What drew me to it was the love story - two people struggling with their reality. People are suspicious of love stories in films if they appear manufactured but this one is beautiful. When we hear testimony from the people who survived, love is the driving force in their quest for survival. That's what you see with Yuri and Natalka. Love that pushed them to endure that cold a little bit more, to walk that little bit further."
Feeling the weight of responsibility.
Samantha: "You want to be as truthful and honour that story as much of you can but obviously that's a pressure because it's a huge, huge part of history that's been kept under wraps for so long."
Max: "Ukraine's relationship with Russia is difficult, safe to say for hundreds of years there's been a very determined effort to dilute Ukrainian national identity and we see that again today. The more voices the Ukraine can have the better."
And finally - Max, what's it like having Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack as your mum and dad?
Max: "We don't talk about acting that much thank God because that would be horrible! They didn't try to put me off, the advice they gave me most was there will be good days and there will be bad days. That's an actor's life and prepare yourself emotionally, financially, spiritually for that. But then when they saw I was serious about it, they let me get on with it."
Bitter Harvest is released in UK cinemas on 24 February.