Three drug dealers have each been jailed for a minimum of 37 years for murdering nursery school teacher Sabrina Moss on her 24th birthday.

Miss Moss was killed in Kilburn, north-west London, in August last year.
She and a friend were shot from near point-blank range but were not the intended targets, jurors were told.
Hassan Hussain, 29, from Willesden, Martell Warren, 22, of Kensal Green, and Yassin James, 20, from Wembley, were given life sentences.
The Old Bailey heard Miss Moss, mother to a four-year-old boy, and Sabrina Gachette, 25, were outside a takeaway shop, the Woody Grill, with other people when they were shot by two hooded men armed with a sub-machine gun and a shotgun.
Miss Moss was shot in the heart and died in hospital. Miss Gachette was hit in the back by more than 50 pellets but survived.
A victim impact statement read out in court on behalf of Miss Gachette said the men had "crept into my life" and carried out a "heinous crime" which had left her "mentally and physically scarred for the rest of my existence".
BBC reporter Nick Beake said there were tears in the public gallery as the court was told she now described herself as a "broken woman", forced to wear a mask to hide her anxiety and pain.
She suffers panic attacks and is frightened to go out of the front door., the Old Bailey heard.
The court heard the gunmen had wanted to hit members of the south Kilburn Gang who were also outside the shop.
Hussain discharged the Mac 10 "spray and pray" machine gun six times on the crowd and James fired both barrels of the shotgun, at near point-blank range, before fleeing in a car driven by Warren.
During the court case security had to be increased when Warren gave evidence after he implicated Hussain and James in the shooting but denied his own involvement, saying he was just there to do a drug deal.
In return, Hussain and James said Warren was a "dirty lying scumbag" who had only named them to protect the real killers.
Judge Stephen Kramer QC said the men had set out to commit a "violent execution in which an innocent victim was killed".
"Sabrina Moss was in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said, adding the action had deprived the Moss family of a "much-loved" mother, daughter and sister.
A fourth defendant - Simon Baptiste, 29, from Cricklewood - was convicted of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm, between 22 August and 25 August last year.


The Irish Air Corps perform a flypast over O'Connell Street in Dublin as part of the Easter Rising commemorations.

27 March 2016 Last updated at 12:55 BST
Six Pilatus PC-9M aircraft, flown by the instructors of the Air Corps Flying Training School, flew in a wedge formation at 700 feet.


Australia has rejected a human rights report comparing its asylum seeker camp on the Pacific island of Nauru to an open-air prison.

Australia transports asylum seekers who arrive by boat to off-shore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
An Amnesty International report said this was a "deliberate policy to inflict harm on refugees" and imposes conditions that "amount to torture".
Nauru has previously denied claims of abuse at the refugee centre.
Australia has been repeatedly criticised for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
It says the policy is necessary to discourage people risking their lives at sea to reach Australian territory.
In the report - titled Island of Despair - Amnesty alleged that many asylum seekers on Nauru have attempted suicide as a result of conditions in indefinite detention.
"The policy that the Australian government is selling to the world as a success is one that it has acknowledged to the public is cruel," it said.
"It has earned Australia unique notoriety as a country that will do everything it can to make sure refugees don't reach its shores and to punish people who dared to try."
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the Australian Broadcasting Corp: "I reject that claim totally."
"It is absolutely false. The Australian government's commitment is compassionate and it's strong."
Approximately 750 people granted refugee status are living on Nauru with 10,000 locals.
The Nauruan government has not responded to the Amnesty report but has previously criticised an TV report that made similar allegations.
The report, by ABC's Four Corners programme, said refugee children were too afraid to attend schools on the island because of high levels of violence and sexual harassment from locals.
The Nauruan government the children had been coached and the filming "stage-managed".
ABC said the programme was "an important story, of obvious public interest".
In August, the Guardian newspaper published more than 2,000 leaked reports from the immigration centre on Nauru.
The "incident reports" revealed widespread abuse and trauma among children and women at the centre. The Australian government said many reports were "unconfirmed allegations".
Read more: Australia asylum: Why is it controversial?


A life-sized model of a section of the most powerful particle accelerator in the world has gone on show in Cardiff.

From Saturday until Thursday, a duplicate of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be on display in the Senedd building in Cardiff Bay.
Visitors will be able to walk through the tunnel, with physicists on hand to explain the machine.
The LHC is 16.7m (27km) in circumference and straddles the border beneath Switzerland and France.


"Rogue" beauticians who offer teeth whitening and people who sell illegal kits should face tougher penalties, councils in England and Wales say.

Some kits contain 300 times the legal limit of hydrogen peroxide, the Local Government Association said.
This would be like "brushing with bleach" and could cause blistering, burns and other damage, the LGA added.
The government said it was helping make people aware of dangers, but would not say whether it planned bigger fines.
Only dental professionals can legally perform teeth whitening at business premises, but the LGA said a "worrying number" of unqualified staff were offering the treatment.
In one area, Warwickshire, the LGA said the county council seized more than 15,000 "dangerous"' teeth whitening products between May 2015 and February 2016.
It said some of the kits contained more than 33% hydrogen peroxide - far above the legal limits of 0.1% for public use, or 6% for professionals.
The Department of Health said the application of products of over 6% by people who had not undergone professional training posed significant risks to teeth and gums.
The General Dental Council had successfully prosecuted several non-qualified practitioners for the illegal practice of dentistry," the department added.
"Illegal DIY teeth whitening kits may promise fast results and a brighter smile but those containing dangerous levels of hydrogen peroxide are the equivalent of brushing with bleach and can put oral health at risk," said the LGA's Simon Blackburn.
Last year 32 people were prosecuted, but the British Dental Association said recent fines had been "derisory" and tougher sanctions were needed.
It said teeth whitening was safe when carried out by trained dental professionals.
A spokesman for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said the department supported the LGA's making more consumers aware of the dangers.
"We urge people to only use qualified professionals when undergoing this procedure. If the results promised by home whitening kits seem too good to be true, they probably are,"  the spokesman said.


US drinks giant Coca-Cola has bought a 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage in a cash deal, as it looks for growth away from fizzy drinks.

In the $2.15bn (Â£1.3bn) deal, Coca-Cola will transfer its worldwide energy business to Monster.
In exchange, Monster will transfer its non-energy business, which includes Peace Tea and Hansen's Natural Sodas, to Coca-Cola.
The deal gives Monster access to Coca-Cola's global distribution system.
For Coca-Cola, the partnership will give it the opportunity to increase its market share in the fast-growing energy drinks market.
In a statement, Muhtar Kent, chairman at Coca-Cola said: "The Coca-Cola Company continues to identify innovative approaches to partnerships that enable us to stay at the forefront of consumer trends in the beverage industry."
Mr Kent added that "investment in Monster is a capital efficient way to bolster our participation in the fast-growing and attractive global energy drinks category".
Also in the same statement, Monster chairman Rodney C. Sacks said the deal gives the company "enhanced access to the Coca-Cola Company's distribution system, the most powerful and extensive system in the world. At the same time, we become The Coca-Cola Company's exclusive energy play".
The deal is subject to regulatory approvals, and both companies hope the transaction will close by early next year.
Monster shares surged 22% in after-hours trading on the news, while Coca-Cola shares rose 1.2%.
Coca-Cola is the world's largest beverage company, with more than 500 brands to its name, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Minute Maid.
The deal comes as consumers in developed economies and more mature markets are turning health-conscious.
One effect of that is they are staying away from fizzy drinks and soda which have high sugar content and are widely known to cause weight gain and in some cases, lead to obesity.
Coca-Cola has been grappling with falling sales from products that used to be its core revenue driver.


Lewis Hamilton will start the Austrian Grand Prix in eighth place with title rival Sebastian Vettel second behind Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas.

Hamilton, who started the weekend knowing he would drop five grid places because of a gearbox penalty, had a scrappy session, with numerous errors.
It leaves him with a difficult task to limit the damage to his title hopes as Vettel has a 14-point advantage.
It is the first race since their collision in Azerbaijan.
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Vettel publicly apologised for deliberately driving into Hamilton during the race in Baku upon his arrival in Austria, after governing body the FIA decided not to take any further action against the four-time world champion at a meeting on Monday.
However, Vettel has been warned that any similar incident of a loss of temper in the racing car could have severe consequences.
Hamilton sought out Vettel to shake his hand as they waited on the grid for their post-qualifying television interviews, but refused to shake it again when asked by the interviewer. Hamilton then beckoned team-mate Bottas over before heading to the garage.
Hamilton has said he has accepted Vettel's apology and that his main concern was that he withdraw the accusation made in Baku that Hamilton 'brake-tested' him.
The final battle in the dying seconds of the session fizzled out as Romain Grosjean's Haas ground to a halt with engine problems at the exit of the Turn Three hairpin.
But Hamilton had already probably thrown away his chance of qualifying fastest - and therefore starting sixth - with an error at Turn One, his Mercedes clouting the kerb on the inside, losing speed up the long straight that followed it and dropping 0.3secs in the final sector.
Hamilton, who was quickest in the first qualifying session, might have had time for another lap but Grosjean's stranded Haas put paid to that.
Hamilton had also had a scrappy first run, in which he was 0.173secs slower than Bottas, who takes his second pole of the session.
Vettel, who described the end of the session as "an anti-climax", missed out by just 0.042secs.
Hamilton's engineers have gambled on a different tyre strategy for the race - he will start on the super-soft tyre while all around him in the top 10 will be on the ultra-soft.
The plan is possibly to run a longer first stint and certainly be on the quicker tyre at the end of the race.
He said: "I hoped to be higher up but it wasn't to be. But I plan to be on the podium and make it a one-two with Valtteri."
He added that he did not think the tyre choice would make much difference.
"I don't think the tyre will make a big difference," he said. "It is a slower tyre. But lots of things can happen, rain, safety cars. We shall see."
Being in eighth rather sixth means Hamilton has a tougher task getting into the podium positions.
He will have to negotiate a way past Force India's Sergio Perez, Grosjean and both Red Bulls before he gets in the mix with the other drivers in the top two teams.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen completed the top four but was 0.486secs slower than Vettel - a significant margin on one of the shortest laps of the year.
Raikkonen was only just ahead of the Red Bulls, with Daniel Ricciardo ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Russian Grand Prix at the end of April.
Verstappen had a difficult session, a number of mistakes ending with a spin at Turn Five as he complained of a lack of grip and balance.
Polesitter Bottas: "Really enjoyed it today and when you enjoy it usually the result is good. Got the car nice and stable for qualifying and was able to build up the confidence and this is a track where you really need it in the high-speed corners."
Vettel: "Q3 was pretty good. I was very happy with the lap. The story continues between us two. It is a short track, not easy to get everything right so overall I'm happy."
Hamilton: "No real issues. Car was good. Valtteri did a fantastic job. And I just didn't hook it up in Q3. Q1 and Q2 was good but Q3 was so-so."


Defender Thomas Lam scored a 93rd-minute winner for Nottingham Forest in a seven-goal thriller against Wigan.

Britt Assombalonga put Forest ahead and injured himself in the process after pouncing on a poor Dan Burn backpass.
Michael Jacobs equalised and Forest's Matty Cash hit the post before Oliver Burke restored the Reds' lead.
Wigan's Adam Bogdan saved an Apostolos Vellios penalty, and Will Grigg scored for the Latics either side of Burke's second before Lam's shot won it.
Twice it had seemed that Northern Ireland international Grigg, who scored 29 goals for club and country last season, had done enough to ensure the Latics would take a point from the City Ground, first heading home from close range before making it 3-3 after 86 minutes with a half-volley.
Philippe Montanier's Forest, who won their season opener against Burton with an equally dramatic 4-3 result, have now conceded 11 goals from five games in all competitions this season.
Both sides punished each other in an error-riddled contest which almost started with Grigg capitalising on a defensive mix-up before Assombalonga took advantage in similar circumstances moments later.
Burke's first was the pick of the goals, chesting down a ball from Chris Cohen on the edge of the area before coolly finishing with his right foot.
Substitute Vellios, who had earlier produced a volley on the turn to test Bogdan, then had his penalty easily dealt with by the goalkeeper after Craig Morgan fouled Cohen.
That allowed Wigan to hit back in a frenzied finish which was ultimately decided by Lam in injury time.
Nottingham Forest head coach Philippe Montanier: "We left it too open for Wigan to come back three times. I can accept that happening once. But to repeat it again and again, we will give ourselves more problems in the future if we do that.
"We do have the players here to change things. It is a mental issue. Our defenders take a lot of risk and when we attack we need a better balance defensively."
"I enjoy the spirit of the team and we showed our character to win. But there needs to be a balance. We have to learn quickly, because I cannot accept this."
Wigan manager Gary Caldwell: "We played well again but ultimately we did not get anything again.
"I was not very impressed to be honest. We needed to take our opportunities. We needed to defend better than we did."
Match ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3.
Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3.
Stephen Henderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Max Power (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Burn.
Goal!  Nottingham Forest 4, Wigan Athletic 3. Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira.
William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Power.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira.
Goal!  Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 3. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matt Mills replaces Pajtim Kasami.
Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Davies (Wigan Athletic).
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Craig Davies replaces Alex Gilbey.
Attempt blocked. Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Apostolos Vellios.
Goal!  Nottingham Forest 3, Wigan Athletic 2. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Cash with a through ball.
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Corner,  Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Craig Morgan.
Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Craig Morgan (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Max Power (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Burke.
Attempt missed. Luke Burke (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Mancienne.
Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Thomas Lam (Nottingham Forest).
Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
Pajtim Kasami (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wigan Athletic).
Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lam.
Goal!  Nottingham Forest 2, Wigan Athletic 2. William Grigg (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Garbutt with a cross.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Nick Powell replaces Shaun MacDonald.
Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Luke Burke replaces Yanic Wildschut.
Corner,  Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stephen Warnock.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Cash (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hildeberto Pereira with a cross.
Penalty saved! Apostolos Vellios (Nottingham Forest) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity,  right footed shot saved  in the bottom right corner.


A mental health charity has hailed as a success its £1m lottery-funded scheme to train suicide counsellors.

More than 2,200 people have taken part in skills sessions run by Mind Cymru and paid for by the Big Lottery fund.
Almost three-quarters - more than 1,500 people -  say they have already used their new skills to help someone.
A Public Health Wales survey will be launched in Cardiff later on Monday aimed at reducing suicide and self-harm.
The event at Cardiff City Stadium will highlight how lottery funds are being used to provide suicide intervention training via a five-year project run by Mind Cymru.
Since 2009, the mental health charity has run Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Asist) courses to people working in health, social care or the voluntary sector.
The Public Health Wales (PHW) report found nearly 70% of those who attended the workshops reported that they had not previously had any suicide intervention training.
In a study of those who completed the training, the PHW report found 96% said it was more likely they would ask someone directly if they were thinking of suicide.
73% of them said they had already used the training to help someone, while 8% - more than 170 people - had used the intervention more than 20 times since their training.
Participants also reported that the fear and taboo from the word suicide had gone.
Sian Howells, senior counsellor for Neath Port Talbot College, said the Asist training had led to the service's referral forms for troubled students being adapted to include a direct question related to suicide.
She said: "I find that I am able to take off my counselling hat and apply suicide first aid in the same way that first aid is applied in other crisis situations.
"As a result of undergoing the training, I feel more confident working with suicidal young people and feel reassured that I am working with an evidence-based model that is clear and structured."
Alan Briscoe, Mind Cymru's Positive Choices project manager, welcomed the news that people felt more confident in raising the issue of suicide with those at risk.
"We hope it will encourage more people to train so that we can get these skills out into communities and workplaces," he said.
"Suicide really is everybody's business because so many people have been affected in some way."


General Electric (GE) reported better than expected profits for the third quarter, stemming from jet engine and power turbine sales.

GE revenue was $31.7bn (Â£20.5bn), down from $32.1bn last year, but helped by higher operating profits.
GE reported a 4% revenue growth in the third quarter, despite seeing mechanical orders drop by 26%.
The aviation sales offset declines from oil and gas segments caused by low prices globally.
Shares of the US conglomerate were up close to 2% in New York just before midday.
The stock had seen gains throughout the month, following the announcement that activist investor Nelson Peltz owned a $2.5bn stake in the company.
The earnings season has been somewhat disappointing, with big names such as JP Morgan and Wal-Mart coming out lower than expected.
GE has been selling its financial businesses in an effort to move away from the banking market and its tight regulations.
GE chief executive Jeff Immelt said effort to bring the business back in line with its industrial roots was happening at an "unprecedented pace".


US golfer Phil Mickelson has denied any wrongdoing after the FBI launched an insider trading investigation.

The golfer, one of the US's richest and most-admired sportsmen, said he was co-operating with the government inquiry.
Mr Mickelson, investor Carl Icahn and William Walters, a high-profile gambler, are being investigated for possible illegal share sales, using information given by Mr Icahn.
Mr Icahn has also denied doing anything wrong. Mr Walters has yet to comment.
A source familiar with the investigation, quoted by the Reuters news agency, said none of the men had so far been accused of any wrongdoing.
The FBI, along with the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors in Manhattan, are said to be looking into trading in two different stocks.
One line of inquiry is focusing on trades in cleaning products company Clorox.
Mr Icahn, a billionaire investor and prominent activist, was mounting a takeover bid for Clorox around the time that Mr Mickelson and Mr Walters placed their trades, the New York Times reports.
Mr Icahn's offer to buy the company caused the value of its stock to rise.
According to reports in several US newspapers, investigators are examining whether Mr Icahn discussed his bid with Mr Walters, and whether Mr Walters relayed that information to Mr Mickelson.
A lawyer for Mr Mickelson, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, said the golfer was not the target of the probe.
The statement from Mr Mickelson, denying wrongdoing, said he could not fully discuss the matter "under the current circumstances".
Practising before a tournament on Saturday, Mr Mickelson made a jovial reference to the investigation in a conversation with fellow US golfer, Robert Garrigus.
"It's been an interesting evening," the Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. "I don't have much to say about it."
After his round, Mr Mickelson confirmed he had been approached by FBI agents and said: "It's not going to change the way I carry myself. Honestly, I've done nothing wrong. I'm not going to walk around any other way."
Mr Mickelson, 43, has won five major championships and is one of the most popular figures in US golf.
Investigators are also reportedly looking into trades that Mr Mickelson and Mr Walters made relating to Dean Foods, the Wall Street Journal reports (pay wall).
The New York Times quotes sources saying federal authorities are looking into trades placed in August 2012 just before the company announced quarterly results.
Those trades appeared to have no connection to Mr Icahn, the newspaper added.
The FBI and other federal agencies have not commented publicly on the allegations.


Long considered one of Africa's model democracies, the western African nation of Senegal has a tradition of stable governments and civilian rule.

Hundreds of Senegalese were killed in a local separatist conflict in the southern region of Casamance, but violence has waned since a 2014 ceasefire.
The country's stability has allowed it to send peacekeeping troops to DR Congo, Liberia and Kosovo.
Slaves, ivory and gold were exported from the coast during the 17th and 18th centuries and now the economy is based mainly on agriculture. The money sent home by Senegalese living abroad is a key source of revenue.
Population 13.1 million
Area 196,722 sq km (75,955 sq miles)
Major languages French (official), Wolof
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 59 years (men), 61 years (women)
Currency CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc
President: Macky Sall
Once an ally of former President Abdoulaye Wade, Macky Sall created his own opposition party in 2008 and defeated Wade in the 2012 elections.
During his time in office, the separatist conflict in the southern Casamance region has waned, and in 2014 rebel leader Salif Sadio declared a unilateral ceasefire.
Mr Sall proposed reducing the presidential term from seven years to five, saying he wanted to set an example within Africa, where many leaders cling to power beyond their allotted term. The proposal won approval in a March 2016 referendum but will only be implemented after Mr Sall's term.
Senegal has a lively political scene, with parties competing across ethnic, religious and ideological lines.
Senegal has traditionally enjoyed one of the most unrestricted press climates in the region. But Reporters Without Borders warned media freedom faced threats before the 2012 elections when there were "physical attacks on news media, jamming of radio broadcasts, abusive prosecutions and the jailing of journalists".
Laws that ban reports that discredit the state, incite disorder or spread "false news" have encouraged self-censorship. The private media, however, is often critical of the government.
Some key dates in Senegal's history:
8th century - Present-day Senegal is part of the Kingdom of Ghana.
1677 - French take over island of Goree from the Dutch, the start of nearly 300 years of French oversight.
1756-63 - Seven Years' War: Britain takes over French posts in Senegal, forms colony of Senegambia. France regains its holdings during American Revolutionary War of 1775-83.
1960 - Senegal becomes an independent country.
2000 - Opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade wins second round of presidential elections, ending 40 years of Socialist Party rule.
2004 - Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces and government sign pact aimed at ending secessionist struggle in the southern province of Casamance. But violence continues until rebel leader Salif Sadio declares a unilateral ceasefire in 2014.
2012 - Macky Sall wins presidential elections and his coalition wins the parliamentary elections. MPs abolish the upper house, the Senate, and the post of vice president in an effort to save money for flood relief. Critics say the aim is to weaken the opposition.


This week on the BBC you may get the impression that the robots have taken over. Every day, under the banner Intelligent Machines, we will bring you stories on online, TV, radio about advances in artificial intelligence and robotics and what they could mean for us all.
We will ask whether smarter robots and more advanced algorithms will take over all sorts of tasks that we thought were the preserve of humans, posing a threat to employment. We will explore the ethical concerns about artificial intelligence, from the fear that computers will come to dominate humans to the question of who is to blame when a self-driving car hits a pedestrian.
We will examine the cultural impact of AI, asking whether a robot could paint a decent picture or compose a symphony, and we will also emphasise all those areas where this technology is making our lives better.
Intelligent Machines - a BBC News series looking at AI and robotics
Why now? Well at the end of last year Prof Stephen Hawking told the BBC that full artificial intelligence could spell the end for mankind. "Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution," he warned, "couldn't compete, and would be superseded."
That gloomy view started a public debate. Roboticists and computer scientists who specialise in the AI field rushed to reassure us that the "singularity", the moment when machines surpass humans, is so far off that it is still the stuff of science fiction.
But while we may not face imminent extinction at the hands of robot overlords, there does appear to be a consensus that the pace at which the machines are advancing has accelerated. Two forces are driving that - the exponential rise in computer processing power as predicted by Moore's Law and the new era of big data.
Vast amounts of information collected from countless sensors are being fed into ever more powerful computers that are learning to do extraordinary things. Live translation from one language to another, and the automated examination of X-rays by computers that can offer more reliable diagnoses than a radiologist are just two examples.
And so, on Monday, we will focus on a concrete issue - will your job be taken by a robot? Our interactive online tool will allow you to enter your job and then see how likely it is to disappear as a result of automation.  It will make use of data from Oxford University research that shows the proportion of UK jobs that could be taken by those intelligent machines over the next two decades.
That might sound a depressing picture, but the good news is that the research also indicates that advancing technology will create more jobs than it destroys. And it is worth striking a note of caution about just how clever the machines are.
Anyone who has watched robots' hopeless attempts at playing football, or eaten one of the recipes created by IBM's Watson computer will know that there are many areas where humans are still way out in the lead.
Michael Osborne, the Oxford professor in machine learning behind our jobs research, told me that creativity, social intelligence and manual dexterity were the three characteristics that protected jobs from automation.
The machines are getting ever more intelligent, but they still show few signs of learning to be human.


Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre enjoyed record audience numbers and increased profits last year, according to the company's first annual report.

Audience numbers grew by 17% to 76,624, with operating profit rising from £64,116 to £87,734.
The critically acclaimed The Cheviot, The Stag and the Black, Black Oil and Witness for the Prosecution were among the Dundee Rep Theatre productions.
Turnover and grants received also increased in the last financial year.
Scottish Dance Theatre, which last year celebrated its 30th anniversary, produced two new works and toured seven productions around the world.
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited reported a turnover of £1.764m, compared to £1.501m the previous year, the report noted.
It received £2.928m in grants, an increase of £47,885 from last year.
Creative Learning, which works with communities and schools, saw increased participation to more than 35,000 students.
Chief executive Nick Parr said he has been "blessed" with a supportive team who had "embraced the need for change."
He said: "Our two ensemble model, developed over the past two decades, is a beacon of quality that we are lucky to have in Dundee and, indeed, Scotland.
"No other organisation can boast permanent ensembles of dancers and actors and it is vital that our immensely supportive funders continue to work with us to preserve our wonderfully creative company."


A man who staged an armed robbery in a sex shop while wearing a red dress and wig is being sought by police.

Staff at Naughty 'n' Nice  in Liverpool said they were threatened with what appeared to be a black handgun before the man stole cash from the counter.
Police said staff at the Colquitt Street store reported the robber left the shop after a brief struggle at 17:40 BST.
Police have issued CCTV images of a man wanted in connection with the incident.
The suspect was described as wearing a red dress, wig, grey cap and white gloves.
Det Insp Steve McGrath from Merseyside Police said: "The staff at the shop were thankfully unhurt but understandably distressed to be threatened with what had the appearance of a firearm, regardless of whether it was real or fake.
"I would appeal to anyone in the Colquitt Street area who saw a man dressed as described and acting suspiciously to contact police."


Could Israel one day risk losing effective control of a vast tract of desert which its founding father said was key to its survival?

The country's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, said that without the Negev, Israel would be hardly a state and hardly Jewish.
But 60 years on, new Zionist groups fear the wilderness which makes up more than half Israel's territory could eventually have an Arab majority population.
They are calling for huge state investment in the Negev to persuade more Jews to move there from the country's overcrowded central belt.
"If we don't work fast, we might find ourselves in a situation which is on the verge of catastrophe, with 80% of our land which is not disputed today," says Dany Gliksberg, a founder of Ayalim, an organisation which encourages students to live, and do voluntary social work, in the Negev, the south of Israel, and Galilee, its northern region.
The two areas, which together account for about 80% of Israel, have the country's highest proportion of non-Jewish citizens.
In Galilee, 56% are non-Jewish, mainly Arab. In the Negev, Bedouin Arabs make up a quarter of the population, but according to government statistics, they have the highest population growth rate in the world, doubling their numbers every 15 years.
In Israel's current election campaign, the future of the occupied West Bank, and domestic living standards, are two of the main issues. But Mr Gliksberg thinks more attention should be paid to what he regards as a ticking time bomb:
"The Negev and the Galilee are one of the biggest missions we have today in Israel," he says. "If we lose 80% of our land, both on the social and economic side, and of course eventually on the demographic and political side, then I think we lose our right to exist as a country for the Jewish people."
Ben Gurion's dream was of five million Jews living and working in the Negev. But today they are still only about half a million, and the relative lack of jobs and services makes it hard to persuade more to move to the barren region.
Ayalim, which means "Gazelles", is one of a number of movements formed in recent years which aim to recapture what they see as the ideals and pioneering spirit of early Zionism.
It was founded in 2002 by Mr Gliksberg and four friends who had just finished their military service. They pooled their army discharge grants and bought a prefab which they put up on the edge of the desert in Ashalim, south of Beersheba.
Today Ashalim is the site of one of the organisation's "student villages". Together they house 1,000 young people - though they have applications from six times that number. Much of the building work is done by students themselves.
"To build with your own hands, to feel the brick, the sand, to build your own house, to plant your own tree, to pave your own path, this is something that will get you connected to the ground," says Ayalim worker Yakir Keren.
One of the places its volunteers work is a nearby Bedouin village, where they teach Arab children to grow plants in a school greenhouse.
"The challenges we have today in the Negev are above the conflict," Mr Keren says. "To be a settler and a pioneer does not mean you have to segregate yourself. It starts from setting a personal example, so that others can follow you."
But land use in the Negev has become a serious cause of conflict between the government and many Bedouin, who say their families have wandered and farmed the desert for generations.
Israel has built towns specially for them, and is now building more - in full consultation, it says, with Bedouin representatives. But it says many Bedouin in other places are living illegally on state land.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev says the official policy - known as the Prawer Plan - of moving Bedouin to planned communities is specifically intended to ensure they get a better allocation of national resources than in the past:
"One of the primary problems we've had till now is that the Bedouin haven't had ownership of the land they're on, and through the Prawer Plan we want to bring a situation where the Bedouin sit on land that they are legal owners of, and this is a form of empowerment that, together with parallel policies of investing in education and healthcare and other aspects of Bedouin infrastructure, we hope will bring the Bedouin into the mainstream."
But in one particularly controversial case, Bedouin houses in the former village of al-Arakib have been repeatedly demolished by the authorities in the course of a protracted legal battle over ownership.
Awad Abu Freih is among those who saw his family home destroyed. Professionally, he is an example of how Bedouin can succeed in Israeli society. With a PhD in chemistry, he lectures to mixed classes of Jewish and Arab students at a college in the Negev.
But he is deeply critical of state policy towards his people:
"They push us into cities," to concentrate us," he says, standing on a pile of stones which is all that is left of the home where he grew up. "They want a lot of Bedouin on a very small amount of land, and a few Jews on a big amount of land."
Like many Bedouin, he would like to have a farm. But he says Jews find it easier than Bedouin to acquire land for agriculture, because of the policy of encouraging Bedouin to live in towns.
"Why can't Bedouin live with camels, when Jewish people can?" Mr Abu Freih asks. "It's our profession to milk camels. But now I drink camel milk from Jews."
Dany Gliksberg of Ayalim says a Jewish majority in the Negev is essential to preserve the democratic nature of the state. Otherwise, he says, "we will be a minority ruling a majority of non-Jews".
His organisation is getting increasing political backing from the government, with two visits from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in recent weeks.
Israel says its Arab and Jewish citizens have equal rights under the law. But Jewish civil rights activist Ofer Dagan, of the Negev Coexistence Forum, says that in practice land policy in the Negev gives Bedouin fewer opportunities than Jews:
"The argument that we have to Judaise the Negev in order to ensure the existence of the Jewish democratic state is just simply not true. Because it may serve the purpose of making it a Jewish state. But it for sure won't be a democratic state.
"The danger that is already happening is that Bedouin society is gradually losing its faith in the authorities of the state, and we are starting to see a few violent incidents between Bedouin people, who are most of the time very peaceful patient people, and the authorities of the state - and I think it's a great danger to the future of this area," he says.
Watch Newsnight's Tim Whewell's report on BBC iPlayer. Newsnight is broadcast weekdays at 2230 GMT on BBC Two.


A monthly record of 218,394 migrants and refugees reached Europe by sea in October, the UN says, almost as many as the total number of arrivals in 2014.

The number reaching Greece was 210,265, and for Italy it was 8,129, according to the UNHCR.
Many are refugees from Syria. At least 70 people have drowned trying to reach Greek islands in the past week.
The bodies of four men were recovered from the Aegean Sea on Monday after their boat sank.
Another seven people were missing off the island of Farmakonisi.
On Sunday, the bodies of 10 people were recovered from a capsized boat a short distance from Samos. Six of the dead were children and another child's body was found on a beach.
This year alone, 3,440 have drowned or have been declared missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the UN agency says. The International Organization for Migration says more than 400 people died while travelling to Greece.
According to the UN, 744,175 have arrived on Europe's shores, the vast majority on Greek islands such as Lesbos and Samos.
The pull of Lesbos - five migrant stories from Greece
Grief and illness - the hard trip to Samos
Europe's migrant crisis - special report
Most migrants arrive packed into unseaworthy boats, having paid huge sums to people smugglers.
Rough seas have made the crossing from Turkey perilous, and worsening weather conditions appear to have had no effect on the numbers trying to leave.
Most head north via the Balkans to Germany, hoping to get asylum.
Germany expects at least 800,000 asylum seekers this year - some estimates put it as high as 1.5 million. That is at least four times the number who arrived last year.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has been trying to come to an agreement with her coalition partners on restricting the numbers heading for Germany.
Her Christian Social Union (CSU) ally Horst Seehofer is pushing for transit zones to be set up to process arrivals near the country's borders.
Mrs Merkel's CDU party backs the idea, however Social Democrat leader Sigmar Gabriel is opposed to the zones amid concerns that they might resemble concentration camps.


A first edition of Beatrix Potter's iconic work, the Tale of Peter Rabbit, has sold at auction for £43,400 - an increase of more than £8,000 on its listed price.

The book was part of a sale of more than 50 items, which included sketches and letters and raised £101,952.
Most of them were amassed by John Cawood from the Lake District, with which Potter had a long association.
Memorabilia was being auctioned to mark 150 years since the author's birth.
Mr Cawood started his collection in 1972 and set out to achieve a complete set of first editions of Potter's books.
Beatrix Potter did not stop at writing tales that would last for more than a century. In 1903 Peter Rabbit became the first literary character in the world to be licensed and turned into a doll.
It was all the author's idea too. She went on to invent a Peter Rabbit board game a year later and came up with further spin-offs, such as painting books, featuring her characters.
Beatrix Potter's legacy is a huge money-spinner for the Lake District, not only from the buildings and land she left to the National Trust but in the thousands of people who visit from all over the world, including Japan, where Peter Rabbit and other characters have acted as mascots for banks.
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4,000 acres of land, and 15 farms, bequeathed to the National Trust
100,000 visitors a year to Beatrix Potter's former home, Hill Top, Cumbria
15,000 Japanese visitors a year to The World of Beatrix Potter
An illustration for The Story of Miss Moppet featured instructions from the author on how it was to be shrunk to fit the title-page
A first edition of the book also featured in the sale.
A handwritten letter dated February 1924, from Beatrix Heelis - the author's married name -  was estimated to fetch up to £1,200, but sold for £2,700.
Clive Moss, an auctioneer at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions in London, said of the sale: "Bids were received briskly from within the auction room, online and on the telephone from a world-wide audience."
Stamps depicting Beatrix Potter's creations, such as Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, have also been released to mark her 150th birthday.


A man has been injured in a knife attack in north Belfast.

Police said the victim was attacked with what they believe to be a Stanley knife in the front garden of a house in Hesketh Park.
He was taken to hospital for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
Police have appealed for information about the attack which happened at about 18:40 BST on Friday.


A discarded cigarette butt could have caused a fire which "devastated" a country park, its owners have said.

The blaze destroyed about 1,000 sq m of scrubland at Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford, Leicestershire, at about 16:45 BST on Saturday.
Bradgate Park Trust said a cigarette or an illicit barbecue within the park's grounds could have been to blame.
The trust said it was a "sad day" and reminded visitors of the "devastation" a fire can cause.
Marc Rose, who was visiting at the time, said he saw "thick, black smoke" as he walked near the reservoir.
The 28-year-old, who was enjoying temperatures of 20C at the attraction with his family, said: "We could see firefighters and park rangers using what looked like snow shovels to dig out the heather and bracken, which had caught fire.
"The park was very busy at the time and the fire was quite close to the main path, where a large crowd had gathered and many people were taking photographs."
The trust wrote on Twitter: "A reminder of the devastation fire can cause.
"We don't know if it was a BBQ or cigarette butt - the result is the same."
Peter Tyldesley, director of the trust, said: "The fire was within an area of bracken litter, which is incredibly flammable - like a tinderbox.
"Barbeques are not permitted anywhere within the country park or car parks.
"In a dry summer, the park and its wildlife could be devastated by one carelessly dropped match or cigarette end.
"We expect all visitors to be alert to the risk of fire from their actions."
Mr Tyldesley thanked Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and "all who were involved in helping to control the blaze" at the country park.
The fire service recorded the incident as "deliberate", but does not believe it was arson.


Nine pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong say police have told them they will be charged over the 2014 protests, a day after new leader Carrie Lam vowed to heal divisions in the territory.

The nine include the three organisers of Occupy Central, which evolved into the "umbrella" protest mass movement.
The group are expected to be charged with creating a public nuisance.
Ms Lam, who was chosen to lead the territory on Sunday, said the law had to be respected.
"I made it very clear that I want to unite society and bridge the divide that has been causing us concern," she said. "But all these actions should not compromise the rule of law in Hong Kong.
She said prosecution actions were "undertaken independently by the Department of Justice (DOJ)".
In a statement, the DOJ said its decision to act was based "purely on legal considerations". It said it handled all its work in an "apolitical manner and free from any interference". Speculation that Ms Lam played a role in the move against the activists was "utterly untrue", it added.
Ms Lam, 59, was Beijing's choice to lead the territory. She was chosen to replace outgoing leader CY Leung by a 1,200-member, mostly pro-Beijing, committee.
Pro-democracy activists have been campaigning for years for Hong Kong people to have the right to elect their own leader. In 2014, Beijing said it would allow direct elections but only from a list of pre-approved candidates.
The offer, which was later voted down by pro-democracy legislators, sparked the mass protests that shut down key parts of the city for several weeks.
Three of the nine people who have been told they will be charged - Benny Tai, Reverend Chu Yiu-ming and Dr Chan Kin-man - are the co-founders of the movement from which the protests snowballed.
The other six include lawmakers and members of the Hong Kong Federation of Students.
'Tougher policies?' - By Juliana Liu, BBC News, Hong Kong
It is not clear why the Hong Kong authorities have waited so long to arrest and charge the leaders of the civil disobedience movement.
But coming as it did, more than two years after the end of the 2014 protests, the move is likely to inflame tension further.
Speculation has immediately turned to Carrie Lam, the chief executive-elect. The fear among activists is that these charges are a harbinger of tougher policies to come in her administration.
But the Department of Justice has come out with a strong statement saying it acted independently.
A small number of people were charged soon after the protests. The DOJ did not say why action against this group had taken so long, but stated: "As in other criminal cases, the DoJ generally endeavours to handle cases as soon as possible."
The activists say they have been asked to report to police headquarters to be charged.
Dr Chan said the authorities were sending a "strong" message.
"Carrie Lam said she wanted to mend the society, but the message we got today is prosecution. I don't see how the society's cracks can be mended," he told Reuters news agency.
Ms Lam formally takes over on 1 July, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the territory to mark its return from British rule - a move likely to spark large protests.


Officers investigating the rape of a woman in Renfrewshire have appealed for three men to come forward, saying they could be vital witnesses.

The 27-year-old woman was attacked at about 20:00 on 20 February while walking along a path between Byres Road and Glenmalloch Place in Elderslie.
Police said three men seen in the area at the time may have seen the suspect or "unwittingly" witnessed something.
The suspect was white, aged between 35 and 50, and with dark receding hair.
He hit the woman, causing her to fall to the ground, and then raped her.
Det Insp Louise Harvie said: "Extensive inquiries are continuing to trace whoever is responsible for this serious sexual assault.
"There are three men that officers wish to trace as they were seen in the area near to where the incident took place, and may have seen the suspect or unwittingly witnesses something vital to this investigation.
"I would urge them to come forward and speak to police."
The first man was seen in Stoddard Square, Elderslie, at about 20:00 on Sunday 19 or Monday 20 February. He is described as between 30-50 years of age and wearing dark trousers and a light top.
The second man was seen near the Wallace Monument in Main Road, Elderslie, at about 20:15 on 20 February.
He is described as being in his 30s, 5ft 10in, of a stocky build with short, dark hair and clean shaven. He was wearing dark trousers and a dark parka-style jacket.
The third man was also seen near the Wallace Monument at about 01:10 on 21 February.  He is described as between 30-40 years old, with a broad build and wearing dark jeans, a black jacket and white trainers.


In the last few weeks, he has played tennis with Andre Agassi and Martina Navratilova in Las Vegas, led the cheers for F1 champion Lewis Hamilton in Texas and been on the phone to congratulate Watford striker Troy Deeney on his first Premier League goal.

It would be fair to say that Sir Elton John is a bit of a sports fan.
"I love all sports and would say I'm a huge sports fan," the 68-year-old pop legend told me in between calls from world leaders and leaders of the line.
"I follow the football, tennis, Olympic sports like cycling, cricket, athletics, rugby and pretty much any sport on the BBC Sport pages!"
But John's interest in sport goes far beyond the internet, the remote control or seats in Vicarage Road's Sir Elton John Stand.
Inspired by London 2012, John set up Rocket Sports Management to "guide emerging sports stars through their careers, whatever the highs and lows".
Jason Kenny, Geraint Thomas and Laura Trott are among the leading cyclists on his books, and sprinter Richard Kilty and high jumper Isobel Pooley represent the world of athletics, but when John says "emerging sports stars" he really means it.
A long-term supporter of SportsAid, a national charity that has been helping aspiring athletes for nearly 40 years, John raised his game considerably when he put on a fund-raising show for the charity at Stoke Park Golf Club last summer.
The end product was £300,000 and the creation of the Elton John Sports Fund, a pot of cash to be shared among some of the most deserving young prospects across the 75 disciplines that SportsAid backs every year.
The pop prodigy, who had the first of his more than 50 global hits at 23, should be impressed with his first wave's progress, as three of the five selected in 2014 reached the final 10 of SportsAid's prestigious 2015 One-to-Watch Award, an annual competition that has been won in the past by diving's Tom Daley, heptathlete Morgan Lake and sprinter Jodie Williams.
The Elton-backed trio - sprinter James Arnott, triathlete Ben Dijkstra and tennis player Katie Swan - had spectacular years, particularly Arnott, who made the final three, but that does not mean the other two disappointed.
Rowing's Molly Harding won a silver medal in the women's quad at the Junior World Rowing Championships, and cyclist Fred Wright earned a bronze at the European Youth Olympic Festival. We are talking about some serious sporting talent here.
This year's winner, 16-year-old windsurfing wonder Emma Wilson, is a youth world champion already competing as a senior.
But we are also talking about teenagers; young athletes who have barely begun on the yellow brick road to stardom, let alone bid it farewell.
"I understand that it is vital for young people to get support and encouragement at this stage of their lives, especially when they have shown so much promise but face so many challenges and potential distractions," the Pinner-born, piano-playing philanthropist explained.
"We want to keep them in sport - they are fantastic role models and we should acknowledge this.
"Money is the biggest challenge these young athletes face - they receive no other income or support beyond their family and charities such as SportsAid, everything is done off their own back.
"Even when they pull on the GB vest at age-group level they are still paying for the privilege."
The impact of lottery funding on British sport is well documented: it has transformed our fortunes at Olympic and Paralympic level since 1996 and helped create a genuinely world-leading elite sports system.
But we also know we continue to lose talent before it reaches the level where lottery lolly kicks in. We also know that privately-educated athletes are disproportionately represented in our senior teams, and state-educated children often struggle to find good coaching, equipment and facilities.
A SportsAid study published in 2012 found that the tier of British sporting talent just below full lottery support spends about £6,400 a year on their training.
Grants from the Elton John Sports Fund, which is now backing 20 athletes, are worth £2,000 a year, double the standard SportsAid cheque of £1,000.
And there is no doubt that this investment bears fruit: two thirds of Team GB's athletes at London 2012 were former recipients of this support, combining for 47 Olympic and Paralympic gold medals.
Arnott, an engaging 18-year-old, has used his award to help fund his costs at Oaklands College, the Hertfordshire-based further education college that he moved to from Devon to be closer to his training group.
That move paid off earlier this year when he won 100m gold in the T46 category at the World Junior Games. A confident lad, Arnott takes the comparisons with London 2012 star Jonnie Peacock in his stride.
Dijkstra, only 16 but already at ease handling questions from nosey journalists, has just won the world junior duathlon title in Australia. His funding has enabled him to train with the elite athletes at Loughborough University. His progress has been staggering.
Swan can sing the same song, a runner-up at the Australian Open Juniors and a world ranking of five in the junior list.
"All the athletes we help have shown that they have great potential just by being nominated to SportsAid [which has given grants to 1,200 12- to 18-year-olds this year] in the first place," said John.
"It would be fantastic if they did go on to achieve Olympic or Paralympic success but wherever they end up, we are proud to have been part of their journey."
John, who has sold more than 300 million records during his career, understands that concept of a journey to the top better than most.
He could pick out tunes on the piano at four, won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at 11, performed in pubs at 15 and wrote hit tunes for others at 20. These were necessary steps along the path to success, similar to those taken by future Olympians and Premier League heroes.
"Both music and sport take a lot of hard work and commitment without much recognition along the way, especially at the early stages," he explained.
"It is important in sport as much as music that we give a platform to people who show promise - the impact of that recognition can be huge, it tells them the sacrifices are worth it.
"I also once heard someone say: 'All musicians want to be sports stars and all sports stars want to be musicians.' I think there's an element of truth in that!"


People are being warned by Wiltshire health experts to take extra precautions against ticks.

It follows a major increase in cases of the tick-borne infection Lyme Disease, which has tripled over the past decade
Public Health England estimates there are up to 3,000 new cases in England and Wales each year.
Dr Jolyon Medlock, head of medical entomology at Porton Down, said: "It's important to know what ticks look like and make sure you check for ticks."
The blood-sucking parasite is common in woodland, heathland and areas where deer graze.
Dr Medlock said "ticks questing for animals" climb up vegetation and "wave their legs around" to sense "breath and movement".
"Ideally walk in the centre of paths and wear long trousers and make sure you check for ticks when you get back," he said.
"It's also important to know what a tick looks like.  Often people say they look like a coffee bean but that's a tick that's been feeding for seven to eight days - unfed ticks look like spiders."
According to Public Health England, Lyme Disease is the most significant tick-borne infection in the UK - which if left untreated can cause chronic pain and severe fatigue.
"You often get a slowly expanding circular reddish rash, flu-like feeling, fatigue, muscle and joint pain," said Dr Medlock.
"It's important, if you've had a tick bite and you feel unwell, to tell a GP so they are aware that it might be Lyme Disease."


A petition of concern has been submitted to block an amendment to the Justice Bill due to be debated on Tuesday.

The amendment would have tightened the law in Northern Ireland relating to abortion.
It has been proposed by the DUP chair of the justice committee, Alastair Ross, on behalf of the committee.
The petition of concern has been backed by assembly members from Sinn Fein, the Green Party and Alliance.
The amendment proposed making any person who ends the life of an unborn child subject to a prison sentence, unless their actions were lawfully performed at a health and social care trust property such as a hospital or elsewhere if the circumstances were urgent and without a fee.
Mr Ross told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra the amendment would ensure "adequate protection for people" who would use facilities offering terminations.
"What the amendment does is actually ensure that there is adequate regulation," he said.
"And where there are organisations offering termination procedures in Northern Ireland that are not properly regulated then it would prohibit them from doing so, so it's around a public safety issue."
Two years ago, another amendment that would have banned private clinics like Marie Stopes was blocked by a similar petition of concern.
Mr Ross said the committee felt there was a need to bring to an amendment forward again.
"The main criticism at that time was that there wasn't adequate consultation on the issue.
"Now there has been adequate consultation and that's why the majority of members on the committee felt it was appropriate to bring it back to the floor of the house."
Currently Northern Ireland's Marie Stopes clinic is able to provide women with medical terminations, by means of a pill, during the first nine weeks of their pregnancies.
Amnesty International has said women's health care should not be a matter for criminal sanction.
Grainne Teggart from the human rights organisation Amnesty International said politicians needed to understand they "had a duty to women in Northern Ireland".
"What this amendment represents is an attempt to introduce further barriers to women accessing lawful abortion service in Northern Ireland," Ms Teggart said.
"At a time when women have no clear pathway into the NHS because there is no guidance from the department of health - despite that previously being court ordered - really what women need is an alternative.
"At the moment that's provided by Marie Stopes."
At present, abortion is only legal in  Northern Ireland if a woman's life is at risk or if there is a risk of permanent or serious damage to her mental or physical health.
The situation differs from the rest of the UK, because the 1967 Abortion Act has never been extended to Northern Ireland.


Australian racer Josh Brookes is to return to race at the Isle of Man TT with Norton, after a two-year absence .

Brookes will be joined by fellow Australian David Johnson, with both riders using the all-new SG6 in both the Superbike and Senior TT.
The bike is undergoing development in the hands of two-time TT winner Steve Plater.
Brookes said: "I couldn't ride at the TT over the last two years and I've been desperate to get back and race."
He added: "It's always hard to predict results, especially around the island so I think it's important that I let it come to me.
"I like the history of the Norton and it will be so great to be a little part of the Norton story."
Brookes was the fastest newcomer at the 2013 TT and finished seventh in the Senior the following year.
The 2015 British Superbike champion and his Norton team are also in discussions with North West 200 organisers with a view to possibly competing at that event in May.
Brookes, who will compete for the TAG Yamaha team in British Superbikes this year, is a former lap record holder at the North West.
He endured a frustrating season with the SMR Milwaukee BMW team in the World Superbike Championship series in 2016.


Former Glenavon defender Kyle Neill has rejoined relegated Portadown for what will be his last season in senior Irish League football.

The 39-year-old started his Irish League career with the Ports in 2001, winning league and cup medals during his time at Shamrock Park.
The attacking full-back then won another championship medal with Glentoran in 2009.
Neill moved from the Oval to Mourneview Park the following year.
Portadown will look to the experienced Neill to bolster their attempt to secure an immediate return to the Irish Premiership.
Niall Currie's side will start next season in the Championship, having finished bottom of the top division in April.
"I think it is fitting that Kyle plays his last season at Portadown - perfect in fact," said Ports boss Currie.
Recently, Portadown signed another former Glenavon player in seasoned midfielder Andy Kilmartin on a two-year contract.
Former Ards, Dundela and Carrick Rangers striker Ben Roy has also signed for Portadown.


Singer Ed Sheeran and dance DJ David Zowie have landed the number one spots in the newly relaunched UK pop charts.

The top 40 countdown has become part of DJ Greg James' show on BBC Radio 1 every Friday, having been on a Sunday for the past 28 years.
The number one song in the revamped singles chart was David Zowie's club anthem House Every Weekend.
Ed Sheeran's X has gone to the top spot in the albums chart after being discounted at the start of the week.
The move from Sunday to Friday has come after the music industry decided to release all albums and singles on Fridays worldwide.
But the time devoted to the top 40 on Radio 1 has been cut to one hour and 45 minutes, compared with the previous three hours.
The new chart show will "reflect" the whole top 40 - but will focus on the top 20, according to BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper.
Speaking when the changes were announced in March, he said: "The Official Chart Show is currently three hours but if you look at audience figures and you look at where the peaks are in terms of audience listening, you know that obviously the top 20 is more important than the top 40."
The station is launching The Number 1 Show, which will be on air from 18:00-19:00 on Sundays, and will feature the top songs from a range of charts such as the top streamed tracks, rock tracks and music videos.
The move to co-ordinate global releases means singles and albums will be be released on Fridays in 45 countries. Music was previously released on Mondays in the UK but on Tuesdays in the US and Fridays in Australia.
Electro-pop band Years and Years were among the first to take advantage of the simultaneous release day, putting out their debut album Communion on Friday.
They did a midnight show and signing session at HMV in London to mark the release, and will fly to the US to promote the album on Jimmy Fallon's NBC chat show next week.
Their single Shine entered the new chart at number two.
The group's synth player Emre Turkmen said the simultaneous global release was a good thing. "It just makes sense at this point where everyone's so connected all over the globe," he said.
"We've got fans in Mexico and Australia and Europe so it makes sense that the timing of the release date is the same for everyone."
Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for the BPI, which represents British record labels, said: "In this global digital world, music isn't released in isolation depending on which country you're in any more.
"If you're a Taylor Swift fan and you're in the UK, you're very conscious that she might be releasing tracks in America before you're getting them in the UK. This has caused a great deal of frustration among fans in recent years.
"Quite a bit of research was carried out and the thing that came back consistently from fans was that they want new music ready for the weekend."
The charts will not become less relevant as a result, he said. "They still are important to a lot of music fans.
"You could argue that Friday is a better day because the listening audience will be bigger and broader as well.
"You could have a lot of people at work listening to Radio 1 and a broader age range as well, which could help reconnect people with the chart and new music."


Croatia and Kosovo both face Fifa disciplinary hearings over anti-Serbian chanting by fans during their 2018 World Cup qualifier on 6 October.

The tie was Kosovo's first home fixture but, because of a lack of facilities in the country, was played in neighbouring Albania, where Croatia won 6-0.
Kosovo's membership of Fifa was opposed by Serbia, from which it declared independence in 2008.
World governing body Fifa has not said when the hearings will take place.
Earlier this year, Fifa ordered Croatia to play two World Cup qualifying games behind closed doors because of "discriminatory chants" during friendly matches against Israel and Hungary.
The first game of that punishment was against Turkey in September and the second will be when they host Iceland in November.


Concerns are growing over the disappearance of a Bristol man who has been missing for over a week.

Abdulkadir Mahamoud, 29, was last seen on Friday, 24 February after leaving his home in Easton.
Avon and Somerset Police have said his disappearance is out of character and they are concerned about his welfare.
A social media post written by police about his disappearance was retweeted by the Harry Potter author, JK Rowling on Sunday evening.
Mr Mahamoud was last seen wearing a grey polo shirt and a gold-coloured macawis, which is similar to a sarong and is traditionally worn by Somalian men.


Sunderland Ladies have signed utility player Brooke Chaplen ahead of the new Women's Super League One season.

Chaplen, 25, spent the past six seasons with Everton and is a former England Under-23 international.
"I am excited to have signed for Sunderland and I am looking forward to the opportunity of training full-time," she told the club website.
"The facilities at the Academy of Light are fantastic. I am looking forward to what should be an exciting season."
Newly-promoted Sunderland, who won the second-tier title in 2014, make their WSL 1 debut at reigning-champions Liverpool on Wednesday.
"We are delighted to have signed Brooke," head coach Carlton Fairweather added. "She is a talented player who has played at the highest level for several seasons.
"She is a valuable addition to the squad and I am looking forward to seeing her impact on the team."


A former soldier turned award-winning filmmaker will launch the first UK international veterans' film festival which starts in Aberystwyth on Friday.

Former servicemen Sean Langton started the festival to help raise awareness of the impact of difficulties war veterans and their families face after service.
The three-day festival at the National Library of Wales will showcase 40 films from 17 different countries.
Mr Langton says film making helped deal with post traumatic stress disorder.
"One thing became clear when I was talking to people was I was coping better with my mental health," said the former British Army engineer.
"The only thing I could contribute that to was the cathartic process of telling my story on film and telling the story of other veterans.
"It shifted the focus from my depression and mental health towards something constructive."
Mr Langton, who served for six years in the Royal Corps of Signals, has made a number of documentaries since leaving the military and set up the charity Veteran Films.
This weekend's film festival is one of just three veterans' film festivals around the world.
Friday's opening is a showing of the 2014 film Kajacki based on a true story of a small unit of British soldiers near the Kajaki dam in Afghanistan.
"It's documenting the stories of the veterans," said volunteer Neil Davies, a former Royal Air Force officer.
"A lot of these veterans have families and it's nice for them to be able to show their children something, because a lot of the time they won't talk about their time serving and what they experienced.
"This gives their children at least a chance to hear what they went through."


Ringo Starr has paid tribute to Tony Sheridan, an early supporter of The Beatles, who has died aged 72.

During their early days as the Silver Beatles in Hamburg in the 1960s, they performed as Sheridan's backing band.
Starr wrote on his Twitter: "Goodbye to Tony Sheridan... I had a great month 1960-61, playing with him was great."
Described as a catalyst in the Beatles' rise to fame, they played on Sheridan's recording of My Bonnie.
After being spotted by producer Bert Kaempfert, it was their first studio session for Polydor as The Beat Brothers in June 1961.
Later that year, teenage fan Raymond Jones requested the song in Brian Epstein's record store.  Epstein promised to order it and later became the Beatles' manager, whom many still regard as the "fifth Beatle".
Returning to Germany in 1961, the young Beatles and Sheridan continued their collaboration and - at Kaempfert's instigation - recorded seven tracks.
A 1962 show at the Star Club in Hamburg, where the Liverpool band played many of their early shows, was a watershed performance - featuring Starr on drums - and helped catapult the Beatles to fame.
According to reports in the German media, Sheridan died on Saturday 16 February following a long illness.
Sir Paul McCartney has issued a statement on his website.  He said: "Tony was a good guy who we knew and worked with from the early days in Hamburg. We regularly watched his late night performances and admired his style. He will be missed."
In the early 1960s, the singer-songwriter toured with rock 'n roll pioneers Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran.
He had German Top 10 singles Let's Slop and Skinny Minnie and with the Fab Four's early commercial success, My Bonnie charted in both Britain and the US.
During his later years, Sheridan lived with his third wife, Anna Sievers, in a farm house in the north of Germany.  She died of cancer in 2011.


The US state of Arizona has halted executions pending a review of its death penalty procedures, after the allegedly botched lethal injection of a convicted murderer on Wednesday.

Officials say Joseph Wood gasped and snorted after the lethal cocktail of drugs was administered to him.
He took almost two hours to die.
Wood's execution came as US death penalty states have increasing trouble obtaining the drugs used in capital punishment, amid a European export ban.
The morning after Wood's execution, his lawyer Dale Baich demanded an independent inquiry into the death of his client.
"He gasped and struggled to breathe for about an hour and 40 minutes," said Mr Baich, who unsuccessfully tried to halt the execution when he realised his client was still alive.
The execution should have taken 10 minutes, his lawyers said, but Wood, 55, gasped more than 600 times before he died.
In the weeks prior to the execution, Wood's team of lawyers had tried to stop it over doubts about the drugs being used. They sought the identity of the manufacturer of the sedatives and the qualifications of the executioners. Ultimately, the Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed with the execution.
The state "fought tooth and nail to protect the extreme secrecy surrounding its lethal injection drugs and execution personnel," Mr Baich said.
"An independent investigation, led by someone outside of the Department of Corrections and outside of the executive branch of state government, must fully explore the practices which led to tonight's horrifically botched execution."
In a statement announcing the temporary moratorium on executions, Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan defended the execution and criticised media descriptions of it as "botched" as premature and "erroneous".
"This is pure conjecture because there is no medical or forensic evidence to date that supports that conclusion," he said.
He said the execution team, including a licensed medical doctor, verified multiple times during the procedure that Wood was "comatose and never in pain".
"The record clearly shows the inmate was fully and deeply sedated beginning at 13:57 - three minutes after the administration of the execution drugs - until he was declared deceased at 15:49," he wrote.
And he said a post-mortem examination showed the IVs delivering the lethal drugs were "perfectly placed".
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer likewise defended the execution.
"By eyewitness and medical accounts he did not suffer," she said. "This is in stark comparison to the gruesome, vicious suffering that he inflicted on his two victims, and the lifetime of suffering he has caused their family."
With more states failing to get hold of the chemicals, some are looking for alternatives.
Earlier this month Tennessee introduced a law to bring back the electric chair, if there are no supplies of the drug. But this too is likely to be subject to legal challenges.
There might be an outcry over this latest execution, but the death penalty is still supported by many in the US, especially in southern states where most executions take place.
Many argue it is a just punishment for those who have committed the most heinous of crimes.
The relatives of Wood's victims, his estranged girlfriend Debra Dietz and her father Eugene Dietz, dismissed the controversy over what happened in the death chamber.
"This man conducted a horrific murder and you guys are going, let's worry about the drugs,'' said Richard Brown. "Why didn't they give him a bullet?"
It is the third botched execution in the US this year, and likely to further fuel the debate about the use of lethal injections.
Many US states are trying new execution drugs because some European countries have imposed export bans on drugs that will be used in executions.
Maya Foa, a director at campaign group Reprieve, accused Arizona of torture and of "jettisoning due process and cloaking the procedure in secrecy".
A judge in an earlier hearing over the Wood case suggested that the firing squad might be more humane.


Hundreds of patients will be tested after a Cardiff dentist re-used equipment that should have been binned.

Mark Roberts was dismissed after a whistleblower claimed he re-used syringe cartridges and root canal surgery files.
He had worked at Splott Road Dental Surgery from 1989 to February 2015.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said 450 out of 3,000 patients have been in touch following an appeal and 252 are to have blood tests.
The health board said the tests are for those deemed to be at a higher risk of infection or to give peace of mind to those who are worried.
However, patients have been assured there is a very low risk of the transfer of infections like hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
The dentist said he deeply regretted "lapses" at his practice, as health bosses contacted all former patients.
The General Dental Council confirmed Mr Roberts was suspended for 18 months in April, and this has been "continued" until October 2016 due to "concerns about his cross-infection controls".
Splott Road Dental Surgery is now under new ownership.
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Online grocer Ocado has posted a profit for the first half of its financial year, raising hopes that it is on track to record its first annual profit.

It reported a pre-tax profit of £7.5m for the 24 weeks to 18 May, following a loss last year of £3.8m.
Gross sales in the period were £442.4m, up 15.6% from a year earlier.
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner said the launch of its tie-up with Morrisons had been "particularly encouraging".
Ocado formed a multi-million pound partnership with the UK's fourth largest supermarket last year, which resulted in Morrisons starting its own door-to-door delivery service in January.
The Morrisons deal should pave the way for more such agreements to commercialise the value of Ocado's intellectual property, Tim Steiner said.
Ocado has not made an annual pre-tax profit since it was founded in 2000, but analysts have been forecasting one for this year of about £16m.
While the UK's mainstream supermarkets are seeing their sales squeezed by discount chains, the online grocery delivery market has suffered less of an impact.
Ocado's specialist online pet store, Fetch, which was rolled out last year, was doing well and sales of Ocado's own-label range were up over 50%, Mr Steiner said.
The company is planning to launch another specialist site, for kitchen and homewares in the second half of 2014, Sizzle.co.uk.
It will also begin work on a third warehouse facility, in Andover, Hampshire, if planning approval is granted. The new facility will be smaller than its existing distribution centres in Hertfordshire and North Warwickshire and will not be used for Morrisons' products.


Labour has denied that constituency boundary changes could be used as an excuse to deselect some of its own MPs in favour of more left-wing candidates.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said there was "no way" this would happen and existing rules would apply.
But one former shadow minister said he feared the review could be "the means to remove MPs whose faces don't fit".
And veteran Labour MP Frank Field said there could be a revolt in the party if colleagues were "unfairly treated".
The boundaries used to elect MPs in May, which date back to 2005, will be reviewed ahead of the next election, scheduled to take place in 2020.
They could look very different by the time the changes are published in 2018 because of the reduction in the number of seats from 650 to 600.
Analysis for the BBC's Sunday Politics - based on the latest boundary proposals from 2012 - suggests that MPs including Liam Byrne, Chris Leslie and Tristram Hunt on the right of the party could face significant changes to their current seats.
Of the 206 seats Labour currently holds in England, only 36 would remain unchanged, while 54 constituencies are likely to change by more than 40%.
The figure is more than double the proportion of Tory seats affected. From their 319 seats only 41 face similar pressure on their boundaries.
The current Labour rules, introduced in 2013, state that an MP with a substantial territorial interest in a new constituency may seek selection as a matter of right - a substantial territorial interest is defined as 40% or more of the previous constituency.
The BBC's political correspondent Ellie Price said she had been told by Labour's National Executive Committee that there were no plans to change existing rules but many MPs on the right of the party remain concerned.
Their fears were not allayed by the appointment of Seumas Milne as Jeremy Corbyn's new director of strategy and communications. A few weeks before he took on the job, he seemed to suggest boundary changes might offer an opportunity to select some different Labour members.
Simon Danczuk. the MP for Rochdale who has suggested he could launch a leadership challenge to Mr Corbyn if Labour performs badly in next May's elections, told the Sunday Politics: "I think my colleagues are right to be worried about this. There has been an influx of people joining the party, some of them probably expelled in years gone by.
"Many will certainly be on the left of the party. They will be Jeremy Corbyn supporters and they will be making a decision because of boundary changes. And it's fair to say they may not pick more moderate MPs like myself."
Frank Field, who saw off attempts by his own party to deselect him in the 1980s, said any kind of change would have real ramifications.
"There will be a large group I would hope in Parliament of MPs who will, if colleagues are unfairly treated, encourage their colleagues to stand in by-elections, to stand as independent candidates and a large number of us including myself, would go and actually campaign for them.
"It's a capital offence to campaign for somebody standing against a Labour candidate but if enough of us go they can't pick all of us off and expel the lot."
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC's Andrew Marr that Mr Corbyn had made it clear that the existing rules for selecting MPs ahead of general elections would not be reviewed.
"We are opposing any threat to individual MPs," he said. "We are not in favour of reselection of these MPs. The democratic processes in the Labour Party will take place in the boundary commission in the normal way.
"There is no way we will allow MPs to be deselected in that way. We will work together on this."
But Mr McDonnell suggested MPs were already being "radicalised" and they would have to be "accountable" to new supporters who joined the party in large numbers in the past six months and helped propel Mr Corbyn to victory as well as older members.


The Scottish Salmon Company has reported a leap in sales last year, as it expanded exports into 23 countries.

The company, which has about 20% of Scottish output of farmed salmon, produced 30,200 tonnes during 2014.
That was a 40% rise on 2013. The company said the growth of fish was helped by sustained warm water temperatures during the year.
More than two-fifths of output is exported, with six countries being added to its overseas markets in 2015.
The company, which has its headquarters in Edinburgh, has about 60 fish farms and hatcheries, with more than 400 employees.
The parent company in Oslo reported to the Norwegian stock exchange that the Scottish Salmon Company made pre-tax earnings of £13.7m, up from £3.5m in 2013.
That was on full-year revenue of £126m, up from £82.4m.
Managing director Craig Anderson said: "Salmon is Scotland's largest food export, to which we are a significant contributor.
"Scotland is quite rightly using 2015 to showcase its produce with the Year of Food and Drink. We're proud to be part of this and will showcase our salmon to the eyes of the world."
Output for 2013 is forecast to remain at about 30,000 tonnes.


England prop Joe Marler says he hopes to be fit to feature in England's World Cup warm-up games in August.

The Harlequins captain has not played since injuring a shoulder in April.
The 24-year-old - England's first-choice loose-head in the Six Nations - had surgery in May.
"It's been four weeks post-op now so it's full-on with the rehab and trying to get back fit," he told BBC Sport, adding that playing in the warm-up matches "is the plan".
England's first warm-up game is against France at Twickenham on 15 August, when Marler hopes to add to his 31 caps.
"The shoulder is a three-to-four-month time-span before I'm back fully fit," he explained.
"But come 22 June when we meet up with the team I should be able to do most things and should be able to put my hand up for selection there."
If Marler is unavailable, Saracens' Mako Vunipola is the next in the pecking order, while British and Irish Lion Alex Corbisiero and Wasps' Matt Mullan have also been named in the 50-man training squad.
England are due to meet at their Pennyhill Park base in June before travelling to a United States training camp in Denver, Colorado in July.
Stuart Lancaster's team face France again in Paris on 22 August before taking on Ireland on 5 September at Twickenham in their other two warm-up matches before beginning their World Cup campaign against Fiji at Twickenham on 18 September.


There is something a bit surreal about a Labour manifesto whose first page is a promise to borrow and spend as little as possible, in contrast to the Tories' weekend claim that they would spend Â£8bn more on the health service but won't say how to finance that spending.

This counter-intuitive contrast is all about the parties' own perceptions of their respective weaknesses - that the public finances would return in short order to chaos under Labour, and that the NHS would collapse under the Tories.
There is of course a risk in Labour's promise to be hairshirted in a fiscal sense, and the Tories' pledge to splash the cash in hospitals - that Labour will reinforce the anti-austerity vote of the SNP and the Greens, and that the Tories will sacrifice their fiscal credibility and drive waverers into the arms of Ed Miliband.
But what is perhaps slightly odd about both Labour and Tories is that neither side are having an argument today about which side is best to promote growth.
Labour, if it wanted to, could make the case that although it is trying to be austere, it is less austere than the Tories - and that therefore the lesser spending cuts or lower tax increases that its fiscal rules require would be less of a brake on economic growth than Tory plans require.
Just to remind you, the Tories are committed to achieving a surplus on the overall budget, including investment, and Labour's pledge is simply for a surplus on the current budget, excluding investment.
So if the Tories stuck to plans set out in the last budget, Labour could spend Â£39bn more per annum than the Tories in 2020 (more or less equivalent to the entire defence budget) and still meet the fiscal rules set out in its manifesto today.
And a good number of economists would argue that Labour's approach would not only protect funding of important public services but would also reinforce the momentum of growth in the economy.
So why isn't Labour making that case?
It is for two reasons.
First, they fear that most voters don't agree with economists that public spending delivers economic growth.
And second, the Tory approach would accelerate the reduction of the national debt as a share of national income or GDP, and Labour does not want its commitment to reduce the national debt slower than the Tories up in lights - since they know that many voters are concerned about the doubling of the national debt to a record 80% of GDP since the Crash.
That said, this silence on growth cuts both ways.
There is also a credible argument to be made that Labour's determination to force private equity partners and hedge funds pay more tax will damage the growth prospects of the City of London - and therefore kill off what some see as a British golden goose.
To be clear, it is what the Treasury of Gordon Brown passionately believed a decade ago.
But a Tory Party that receives millions of pounds in donations from hedge funds and investment bankers presumably feels nervous about making the case that the tax privileges of its super-rich chums in the City should be protected - even if failure to do so leads to a successful British industry being driven offshore.


Victims of press intrusion have accused the government of breaking its promise over regulation.

The group, which includes Kate and Gerry McCann, says a delay in bringing into law a key part of the Royal Charter agreement is a "betrayal".
The change was one of the commitments made after the Leveson Inquiry into press standards and was passed by MPs.
But three years on, it still needs to be signed off by the culture secretary, who says it is "under consideration".
One of the regulations would require newspapers to pay libel costs even if they won a case brought against them, should they not have previously offered a low-cost means of resolving the claim.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has told newspaper editors he questions whether this legal change will be "positive" for the newspaper industry.
The signatories to an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron include the McCanns, whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal in 2007, and Christopher Jefferies, who was wrongly arrested during the investigation into the murder of Jo Yeates in Bristol in 2010.
Mr McCann says victims of the press feel very let down.
"The prime minister promised us on multiple occasions that we would be at the centre of press regulation reform and clearly that's not the case," he said.
"The people at the centre of this are the owners of the major newspapers.
"So, I think, we feel betrayed."
The letter, which the Guardian has published in full here, raises concerns about the lack of contact with victims when compared with the number of meetings between the prime minister and senior figures from the newspaper industry.
It also highlights reports that the second part of the Leveson Inquiry, which was scheduled to take place once the many criminal trials over phone hacking and payments to public officials had taken place, may be shelved.
"Since this is meant to establish how lawbreaking took hold in our press, why the police failed to stop it and who was responsible, we need hardly say why this is of such vital public importance," the letter says.
Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act was devised to punish newspapers if they forced people to use the libel courts without offering a cheaper alternative.
But if Section 40 was signed in to law, it would come in to force only if there was an officially recognised regulator.
A new regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), has been set up by the newspapers and has wider powers than previous bodies.
It represents most of Britain's main newsbrands except for the Guardian, the Financial Times and the Independent .
However it has not yet offered public arbitration, a cheaper alternative to the libel court, to settle disputes.
Ipso looks unlikely to ever seek recognition although a rival regulator, Impress, has applied.
Impress has about a dozen members so far and more are expected to be announced in the months to come.
It made its application for recognition in January and, if it is approved, the new law on libel costs would become active.
The papers would then face the possibility of libel actions from the public that would for the first time be effectively risk free for claimants and enormously expensive for the papers.
In a statement the Department for Culture Media and Sport said: "No decision has been taken about when to commence the cost provisions."
A spokesman added: "The criminal investigations relating to the Leveson Inquiry have not yet completed and we have always been clear that the conclusion of these cases must take place before we consider part two of the inquiry."


A Danish court has upheld an extradition order for the 20-year-old daughter of the woman at the centre of South Korea's presidential scandal.

Dressage rider Chung Yoo-ra is the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of former President Park Geun-hye who is on trial in Seoul for abuse of power and attempted fraud.
She is alleged to have used that friendship to benefit her daughter.
Ms Chung was arrested in Denmark in January.
She initially appeared in court charged with overstaying her visa.
Last month the public prosecutor ordered her extradition "for the purpose of prosecution in her home country". She is accused by the South Korean authorities of offences including involvement in economic crimes and exam fraud, which she denies, Danish TV reported.
Ms Chung - who has a son aged almost two years old - has been in custody since her arrest in January. Her son is being looked after by social services, Nyheder TV said.
She can now appeal to Denmark's high court following the Aalborg district court's decision.
South Korean authorities had asked for Interpol's help in tracing Ms Chung, a former member of the national equestrian team, after she failed to return to answer questions about her role in the scandal.
Part of the investigation into her mother's activities relates to a gift horse from South Korean conglomerate Samsung to Ms Choi, allegedly for Ms Chung's training.
The prestigious Ewha Women's University in Seoul is also accused of giving Ms Chung a place - she has since left - because of her mother's connections.
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In March Ms Park became the country's first democratically-elected leader to be forced from office after judges upheld parliament's decision to impeach her.
She and Ms Choi are now both on trial in cases that centre on allegations that Ms Park gave Ms Choi unauthorised access to government decisions and allowed her to exploit their close relationship to solicit money from corporations for foundations from which she benefitted.
On Monday Ms Park was formally charged with bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets. She is currently in custody.
Both women have apologised but deny committing criminal offences.


Australia's 'A' team will not tour South Africa due to a pay dispute which has effectively left 230 of the country's players unemployed.

The Tour was due to start on 12 July but players have not agreed a deal with governing body Cricket Australia (CA).
Players across the country currently receive a percentage of CA's income but the body have proposed scrapping the two-decade-old revenue-sharing model.
The players' union said CA's behaviour was "deeply disappointing".
The Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) - representing players in talks - held an emergency meeting with CA over the weekend where they hoped to agree a new Memorandum of Association.
Adam Collins: Australian cricket journalist and broadcaster
"What a mess. There's no other way to describe the fact the deadline has passed for Australia's cricketers to pen a pay deal with the board and no agreement is in place.
"The result? Unemployment with immediate effect. The implications? Vast. The Ashes? Who knows. The Ashes is the true marker of disaster. If that tour is cancelled, heads will roll. And rightly so."
The previous five-year agreement between players and CA ended last month.
Players want to maintain an agreement where a percentage of CA's revenue is shared among them but the governing body believe the model is unfit and hopes to funnel more money into grass roots after making a change.
"By making this call, the Australia A players have sacrificed their own ambitions for the collective; an incredibly selfless act that shows their strength and overall commitment to the group," said the ACA in a statement.
"All players are deeply disappointed at the behaviour of CA which forces this course of action, given the players would rather be playing for their country."
CA said it had informed South Africa of "the players' decision" and said it was "of the view that these talks should have enabled the tour to proceed as planned."
Australia's A squad featured five Test players with international experience and eight with one-day international caps.
They were due to play the first of two Tests on 12 July before contesting a one-day tri series two weeks later.


Police are searching for a man who failed to rob a sandwich shop in Rhode Island after being ignored by the teenage employees.

The suspect entered a Subway store on Monday, and demanded money from the two employees who "did not respond", according to police.
"The suspect became agitated and mumbled something under his breath as he walked out of the business," police said.
Police said the man appears to be middle aged, and wore a plastic bag over his face and a white T-shirt on his head.
Police in Coventry, Rhode Island are seeking the public's help to identify the suspect.