UKIP's Paul Nuttall has stood down as leader of the party after it failed to win any seats in the general election.

He has resigned with immediate effect and it was announced former party chairman Steve Crowther would lead UKIP on an interim basis.
Mr Nuttall took 3,308 votes in Boston and Skegness - more than 10,000 fewer votes than the party's result in 2015.
He said it was clear "UKIP requires a new focus and new ideas" but was confident it had a "great future".
Since resigning as leader he has deleted his Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Mr Nuttall said the party was more relevant than ever and would continue to be "the guard dogs of Brexit".
"The prime minister, and I suspect it will be a Tory, must know that if they begin to backtrack or barter things away then they must know they will be punished at the ballot box and that will only happen if UKIP is electorally viable and strong.
"We are in effect the country's insurance policy on Brexit," he said.
UKIP saw its popularity collapse in the election after securing only 593,852 votes - down from 3,881,099 in 2015.
Mr Nuttall said after the election of a new leader, the party needed to relaunch and rebrand itself and required a new focus, new ideas and a renewed energy.
"I say to members: keep the faith, politics will come back onto our turf and we have to be organised and ready to take full advantage when it does," he said.
"To the voters I say: UKIP is still here and UKIP is not going away."
The party announced Mr Crowther had "overwhelmingly" been chosen by the national executive committee (NEC). He resigned as UKIP chairman in July 2016 but stood as a candidate in North Devon in the election.
UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said: "Conversations have taken place within the NEC to establish who is best placed to offer that stability in the very short term".
He added: "Steve has a solid relationship with the NEC, both former leaders and our biggest donors. He has seen this situation before and will know how best to navigate through these tumultuous weeks. Knowing that Steve came top in the last NEC elections by a clear margin, also gives us confidence that he has the support of our membership."
Mr Nuttall took over from Nigel Farage as leader of UKIP last November.
Asked about a future role for Mr Farage in the party, Mr Nuttall said: "If Nigel Farage wants to come back, I would be more than happy to do a job swap.
"I'll take his slot on LBC (radio station) and he can come back as leader of UKIP."
Mr Nuttall, a former history lecturer, joined UKIP in 2004 after running for the Conservatives in a council election in Bootle two years earlier.
He became an MEP for North West England in 2009 and served as UKIP deputy leader from 2010 until September last year.
After Mr Farage resigned as UKIP leader following the Brexit referendum in July, Mr Nuttall ruled himself out of taking over.
But when Diane James quit after just 18 days in the job, he put himself forward and was elected with 62% of the vote.
Mr Nuttall's resignation came shortly before UKIP's general secretary, Jonathan Arnott, also announced he would be resigning.
In a departing statement, he said the party had "lost its way in recent times" and he "profoundly disagreed" with UKIP's election campaign.
He attacked the party's "clumsy, blundering approach" to tackling female genital mutilation and its "hardline anti-Islam messages".
"The people pushing such an agenda need to reflect on the party's future. They need to stop making it difficult - impossible, even - for many people to vote UKIP," he said.
"This election result is the last wake-up call that they will ever get."
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Mr Oakden paid tribute to Mr Nuttall's leadership over "difficult months" for the party.
He said: "I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to Paul Nuttall for having had the courage and strength of will to forge on.
"Paul is a good, decent and humble man and I've no doubt that he will be remembered as the person who kept UKIP alive when everything seemed determined to bring it to an end."


The man accused of operating Silk Road, a deep web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold, has been found guilty.

Ross Ulbricht, 30, was convicted by a Manhattan jury on all seven counts including narcotics and money laundering conspiracies.
Prosecutors said more than a million drug deals took place on Silk Road, earning Ulbricht about $18m in Bitcoins
His defence lawyers had argued he was framed for much of the site's activity and had quit the site.
The jury deliberated less than day before handing down the verdict, which leaves Ulbricht facing a possible life sentence.
US Attorney Preet Bharara said the conviction sent a clear message: "The supposed anonymity of the dark web is not a protective shield from arrest and prosecution."
This was a swift and damning verdict, and represents a significant victory for federal prosecutors after a meticulously planned sting.
But this trial was always about far more than one individual or even a website. The Silk Road, a site once seen as the poster-child for truly anonymous black market e-commerce, has been destroyed and its mastermind punished.
Officials say the outcome sends a clear message to others. But with millions of dollars amassed by Ulbricht in just two years, the online underworld was and remains a lucrative arena.
It is a fluid, mercurial environment. Within days of its closure in 2013, other Silk-Road rivals emerged in what has become a depressing game of "whack-a-mole" for the authorities.
Collectively, the only lesson these sites appear to have learnt thus far: the need for caution. Today's "darknet" administrators are more guarded in their dealings with their customers.
Whether today's verdict will prompt them to revise their strategy more widely is questionable.
Defence lawyer Joshua Dratel argued in closing statements that Ulbricht had started Silk Road but quit soon after creating it.
The trial had heard that Ulbricht was the "perfect fall guy" for the true owners of the website.
But Assistant US Attorney Serrin Turner argued Ulbricht was willing to do anything to protect Silk Road.
Emails showed a man willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on contracted killings to remove threats from the operation, the lawyer said.
Ulbricht was arrested in October 2013 and had pleaded not guilty to seven charges of narcotics trafficking, criminal enterprise, computer hacking and money laundering.
When the verdict was announced, his father dropped his head in his hands and his mother left the courtroom complaining that the defence had been barred from producing evidence that would help her son.


The flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil has been lit in southern Greece.

An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun's rays.
The torch will be taken by various runners on an international relay that will culminate at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on 5 August.
The ritual was established 80 years ago for the Berlin Games, based on a ceremony in Ancient Olympia where games were held for more than 1,000 years.
Actor Katerina Lehou, who lit the torch, offered a mock prayer to Apollo, the old Greek god of light and music, at Thursday's ceremony.
Wearing a long pleated robe, she knelt solemnly to the ground and lit the torch within a few seconds by using a concave mirror to catch the sunlight.
She then delivered the flame to Greek world gymnastics champion Eleftherios Petrounias, the first runner in a torch relay that will conclude at the opening ceremony in Rio's Maracana Stadium.
The chief organiser of the Games, Carlos Nuzman, promised to "deliver history". He said the Olympics would unite Brazil, which is beset by political and economic crises.
"[The torch lighting] brings a message that can and will unite our dear Brazil, a country that is suffering much more than it deserves in its quest for a brighter future," he said in his speech.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff was forced to cancel her trip to ancient Olympia because of the impeachment threat she faces.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the flame was "a timeless reminder that we are all part of the same humanity" despite the difficulties that Brazil is facing.
"Rio de Janeiro... will provide a spectacle to showcase the best of the human spirit. In just a few weeks the Brazilian people will enthusiastically welcome the world and amaze us with their joy of life and their passion for sport," he said.
Before the flame arrives in South America it will begin a six-day relay across Greece, passing through the town of Marathon - which gave its name to the long distance race - as well as a camp for refugees and migrants in Athens, the International Olympic Committee has said.
The flame is due to arrive in Brazil on 3 May for a relay across the country, travelling through hundreds of cities and villages in every Brazilian state.
It will be carried by about 12,000 torch bearers.


The Channel Islands' most famous aircraft could be put on display at a Guernsey tourist attraction.

The yellow Trislander G-Joey was retired from service in June after serving the islands, Southampton and Dinard for almost 40 years.
Originally it was thought the aircraft would end up in a museum in England, but late last year talks began to keep it in Guernsey.
If planning permission is given, the plane will be kept at Oatlands Village.
The attraction was bought by Chris Coles last year and he has already asked for planning permission for a refurbishment including repairs to the brick kilns, which date back to the 19th Century, and extending the restaurant.
A further application for three barns, including one to house Joey, will be made if planners agree to remove a 35-year-old planning condition.
Mr Coles said the aim for Joey's World was to provide an "inspirational and educational message to young people" and to "reimagine Joey so that he has universal appeal".
He said he hoped to have a simple simulator for children to try flying between Guernsey and Alderney and provide supervised access to the plane's cockpit.
Mark Darby, CEO of the aircraft's owners Aurigny, said Mr Cole's "enthusiasm for displaying Joey was infectious" and he felt it would be the "perfect home".
He said: "The proposal to store Joey undercover is important because the aircraft must be protected from the elements."
Paul Belben, who is behind the 5,700-strong Save Joey Facebook group, said: "Interesting news that Joey will be housed in a new purpose-built barn, if permission is given.
"[I'm] also looking forward to seeing the arrangements for keeping Joey preserved. It will certainly be a very unique attraction for Guernsey."


A Brazilian court has convicted a rancher for ordering the murder of an American nun over a land dispute - a case that caused international outrage.

It is the third time Vitalmiro Bastos Moura has been tried for Dorothy Stang's 2005 death after previous convictions were overturned.
Ms Stang, 73, campaigned for 30 years to save rainforest from the interests of wealthy landlords.
She had tried to block Moura's attempts to seize land and was shot six times.
Moura, who was convicted in 2007 and 2010 in verdicts that were subsequently overturned, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
In the latest trial, the judge said Moura had acted in a cold-blooded and cowardly manner.
Prosecutors earlier said Moura and another rancher had hired gunmen to kill Ms Stang. Moura's lawyers argued there wasn't enough evidence linking him to the crime.
The death of Ms Stang in the northern state of Para became a symbol of the violent conflict for natural resources in Brazil's Amazon region.
In the past 30 years, more than 1,000 people have been killed in land disputes in Brazil, with some two-thirds of the murders happening in Para.
Ahead of the latest verdict, Ms Stang's sister, Barbara Richardson, said the repeated trials had been upsetting but had helped maintain a spotlight on the issues.
"That keeps the injustice of the system before the people's eyes," she told AP. "Dorothy is ever prominent. The people understand what happened to her and what this means."


Peter Handscomb's 76-ball century for Yorkshire was the highlight on day four as their Roses match with Lancashire at Old Trafford ended in a draw.

The Australia batsman (101 not out) hit 12 fours and a six in his first Championship ton for the Tykes, who were 177-1 when play was curtailed.
There was little prospect of a win for either side once Lancashire, who began on 264-6, had avoided the follow-on.
Ryan McLaren (84) and Simon Kerrigan (59) helped them to 432 all out.
McLaren and Stephen Parry (39) got them past their first target of 299, ensuring their first-innings deficit would be below 150, before Kerrigan and Tom Bailey (40) added useful lower-order runs.
Kerrigan marked his 100th first-class match with only his second half-century, but was bowled by Tim Bresnan three runs short of his career-best score of 62 not out.
Lancashire and England seamer James Anderson, who is waiting to discover the full extent of the groin injury he suffered while bowling on day one, batted with a runner and then did not bowl in Yorkshire's second innings.
The hosts collected 10 points to remain unbeaten in the County Championship in 2017, but they have not beaten Yorkshire in Championship cricket since 2011.
Yorkshire, for whom opener Alex Lees made 62 not out in the second innings, claimed nine points.
Lancashire captain Steven Croft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"To come out with one more point than them is slightly pleasing, but we got ourselves in a good position and unfortunately lost Jimmy Anderson, which made it a lot harder.
"In that sense, we're a little bit disappointed. But, all in all, it was a good game played by two good sides. We lost about 50 overs to rain.
"From there, it was going to be tough to get a result on that wicket. We felt the pitch might spin a bit more. There was a bit in it that first day.
"Shiv Chanderpaul had a brilliant innings as usual and Ryan McLaren down the order."
Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale told BBC Radio Leeds:
"It was a bit attritional. I'm disappointed we lost the time through rain because it could have been a good game. But we played some good cricket.
"We've spoken about taking our half chances. It's something we haven't always done this year. When you look back at the games we've played. Hampshire at home, the first morning of the fourth day, we dropped a couple of half chances.
"We dropped Shiv in this game when he was on 40-odd. Players like that on pitches like that make you pay. You just have to be a little bit more ruthless and concentrate harder.
"We felt we had the better of the cricket, but Lancashire stuck at it well and fought their way back into it. But it's a mini series. We've got them again in a week's time on our patch."


The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced the 12 winners of the 2017 award for best current Scottish architecture.

The shortlist for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, to be presented in November, consists of all 12 winners.
The judges said: "The initial impression is of immensity, boldly signalling the building's presence as an important place of learning. The palette and form of the building are deliberately restrained to generate something of skill, clarity and elegance, on the grandest scale."
"This house is more than a match for the challenge of its dramatic site," the RIAS judges said.
"Uncompromisingly rectilinear, its interior gains maximum benefit from the extraordinary views which it commands. In keeping with the exposed rock faces which embrace the building, its materials are robust."
"Bringing together museum, art galleries, meeting rooms and a café, alongside the world's first Andrew Carnegie Library, the building is arranged around an internal "street"," the judges said.
"This elegantly and legibly connects all of its facilities."
The judges said: "This is a substantial healthcare hub, serving a large area, bringing together NHS and council services with four GP practices.
"The brick-clad exterior of the building, softened by timber accents, draws visitors into the welcoming atrium."
"There are very few sites which combine proximity to a major conurbation with coastal views of this quality," the judges said.
"Although set between a busy road and a public beach, this new home is simultaneously public and private, polite and deceptively large."
The judge said: "This adapted former shepherd's cottage keeps faith with its original character.
"New red roofs echo the historic corrugated metal which features throughout the Highlands. A thing of gentle diligence, this new home enhances this remote little corner of Scotland."
"This shared English and Gaelic language campus brings together two schools on one site yet allows each to maintain its own distinct identity," the judges said.
"Scale, form and materials respond to the historic tenemental character of the area."
"Set within the listed walls of the A-Listed Bruntsfield Tower, these new buildings retain the historic campus quality of the school," the judges said.
"The new development embraces the 'full education journey' from nursery to secondary within attractive, flexible new facilities."
"In the 1930s, two adjoining townhouses were adapted to provide large floorplate apartments," the judges said.
"While respecting the Georgian character of its spaces, bold design moves and the reconfiguration of the layout create a contemporary dwelling of real impact."
The RIAS judging panel said: "On an elevation, commanding long views over the agricultural landscape, this cluster of separate spaces reflects the way that historic farm buildings developed over decades past.
"The zinc cladding reflects the light and cloud patterns of its setting."
"This urban-edge site is bounded on three sides by busy roads, rising significantly front to back," the judges said.
"Self-contained around an upper level courtyard, this robustly sculptural building enhances the locale. Entrance and shared social spaces open to the street."
"Described as the 'creative engine room' for the National Theatre, the existing structural frame was retained and re-clad to reinforce the industrial aesthetic," the judges said.
"A restrained internal palette houses a double-height atrium/social space, rehearsal spaces, offices and meeting rooms."


Police have used a Taser on a man armed with a knife who broke into the home of a mother and child.

He then fled to another, unoccupied, house next door when she raised the alarm. It happened in Tirowen Drive in Lisburn, County Antrim, in the early hours of Friday.
Police said they found a man in a "distressed and agitated state" inside the second house.
A 38-year-old man was taken to hospital while in police custody.
He has since been discharged from hospital.
All the front windows, and most of the back, were smashed in the second house the intruder went into.
The 78-year-old man who lives in the house was away on holiday.
His son-in-law told the BBC: "Smashed windows, wrecked furniture. It was as if there was a blood bath in the house because the man lost a lot of blood wandering from room to room trying to escape the police.
"He came from the house next door and was trying to get away from the police and then smashed the window, got into this house and the police had to lay siege. He was here from about three hours."
The woman and child in the other house were not injured.
Police said local officers sought the assistance of the PSNI armed response unit while negotiating with the man.
Officers from this unit then entered the house and disarmed him.
Police have appealed for witnesses.


Police have released the name of a five-year-old boy who died after being hit by a van in Glasgow.

Lennon Toland, from the city's Tollcross area, was struck by a white Ford Transit van in Dalness Street, Shettleston, at about 15:15 on Monday.
The St Paul's Primary School pupil was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later. The 62-year-old van driver was not injured.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them.


A collection of previously unseen and rare photographs of Agatha Christie are on display at an exhibition marking the 125th anniversary of the author's birth.

Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait features images from the writer's private collection to illustrate the life behind the "Queen of Crime".
Displayed alongside quotes from the author herself taken from both published and unpublished personal correspondence, here is a selection of the photographs on show.
"Oh I'm an incredible sausage machine, a perfect sausage machine! I always think it must end soon, then I'm so glad when the next one comes along and it's not so difficult to think of something new after all." (Notes from an interview for The New York Daily News)
"I remember some dolls; Phoebe, whom I did not care much for, and a doll called Rosalind or Rosy. She had long golden hair and I admired her enormously. I made my own world and my own playmates. I really do think that was a good thing. I have never all through my life, suffered from the tedium of 'nothing to do'." (An autobiography p21 and p60)
"We were like obstreperous flowers - often weeds maybe, but nevertheless all of us growing exuberantly - pressing violently up through cracks in pavements and flagstones, and in the most inauspicious place, determined to have our fill of life and enjoy ourselves, bursting out into the sunlight, until someone came and trod on us. Even bruised for a time, we would soon lift a head again."
"Roller-skating on the pier was a pastime much in vogue. The surface of the pier was extremely rough and you fell down a good deal, but it was great fun." (An Autobiography p136)
"That rushing through the water at what seems to you a speed of about two hundred miles an hour; all the way in from the far distant raft, until you arrived, gently slowing down, on the beach... It is one of the most perfect physical pleasures that I have known." (An Autobiography p309)
"I felt like a fox, hunted, my earths dug up and yelping hounds following me everywhere. I had always hated notoriety of any kind, and now I had such a dose of it that at some moments I felt I could hardly bear to go on living." (An Autobiography p364)
Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait is on at the Bankside Gallery in London until 6 September.


Donald Trump has criticised China following North Korea's test of a long-range missile, condemning it for increasing trade with Pyongyang.

"So much for China working with us," the US president tweeted.
The US and South Korea conducted a ballistic missile fire exercise in the Sea of Japan in response to the North.
China and Russia have urged both sides to stop flexing their military muscle and said they oppose any attempts at regime change in North Korea.
"It is perfectly clear to Russia and China that any attempts to justify the use of force by referring to [United Nations] Security Council resolutions are unacceptable, and will lead to unpredictable consequences in this region which borders both the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"Attempts to strangle the DPRK [North Korea] economically are equally unacceptable," he added.
The missile launch, the latest in a series of tests, was in defiance of a ban by the UN Security Council.
The US has asked for an urgent meeting of the Security Council to discuss the issue. A closed-door session of the 15-member body will take place later on Wednesday.
The US president held talks with China's leader Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida in April.
Mr Trump hailed "tremendous progress" with China after those meetings.
The trade figures showing an increase in trade between China and North Korea, which he was apparently referring to in Wednesday's critical tweet, appear to relate to the period before that April meeting.
The US president is now en route to Poland and Germany, where he will meet Mr Xi for the second time.
China, which is Pyongyang's main economic ally, and Russia have called on North Korea to suspend its ballistic missile programme in exchange for a halt on the large-scale military exercises by the US and South Korea.
Mr Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met in Moscow on Tuesday, said "the opposing sides should start negotiations".
Japan on Tuesday said "repeated provocations like this are absolutely unacceptable" and lodged a protest.
Barbara Plett Usher, BBC State Department correspondent
There's little doubt the honeymoon between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is over.
The administration is frustrated that China isn't doing more to put the squeeze on North Korea. Beijing is angry about recent moves taken by the White House, including sanctions on a Chinese bank for doing "illicit" business with Pyongyang, and a $1.4 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
In one way this tension is neither new nor surprising - previous American presidents encountered similar resistance from Beijing, which is determined to prevent chaotic upheaval in North Korea. But the stakes are higher because Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme is becoming more of a threat.
Mr Trump might respond by imposing more sanctions on Chinese banks and front companies that deal with North Korea. But some Asia experts say China would be readier to increase economic pressure on the regime if the US took up Beijing's push for negotiations to deal with the crisis.
Tuesday's launch was North Korea's first-ever test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
State news agency KCNA quoted leader Kim Jong-un as saying the test was a "gift" to the Americans on their independence day.
The report warned of the possibility of more tests, saying he ordered officials to "frequently send big and small 'gift packages' to the Yankees".
Pyongyang said earlier the Hwasong-14 ICBM had reached an altitude of 2,802km (1,731 miles) and flew 933km for 39 minutes before hitting a target in the sea.
North Korea, it said, was now "a full-fledged nuclear power that has been possessed of the most powerful inter-continental ballistic rocket capable of hitting any part of the world".
North Korea's missile programme in detail
Some experts believe that Tuesday's test proves that North Korea has a missile that could travel across the globe and reach Alaska.
Physicist David Wright said it could reach a maximum range of about 6,700km on a standard trajectory, while South Korea's defence ministry on Wednesday put the range between 7,000 and 8,000km.
But whether that missile could deliver a warhead is still a question.
Pyongyang claimed the rocket carried a "heavy warhead" and that it "accurately hit the targeted waters without any structural breakdown".
South Korea said there was no evidence proving the missile could withstand high temperatures and successfully re-enter the atmosphere, reported Yonhap news agency.
Experts believe Pyongyang does not yet have the capability to miniaturise a nuclear warhead, fit it onto a long-range missile, and ensure it is protected until delivery to the target.
They say many of North Korea's missiles cannot accurately hit targets.
But others believe that at the rate it is going, Pyongyang may overcome these challenges and develop a nuclear weapon that could strike the US within five to 10 years.
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By bringing Alaska within range, the new missile test is an unambiguous game-changer in both symbolical and practical terms.
US territory (albeit separate from the contiguous continental US) is now finally within Pyongyang's cross-hairs.
For the first time a US president has to accept that the North poses a "real and present" danger not merely to north-east Asia and America's key allies - but to the US proper.
President Trump's weakness lies in having overplayed his hand too publicly and too loudly.
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An injured dog which was first thought to have been thrown from a car on a busy dual carriageway had probably escaped from home and run across the road, police say.

The King Charles spaniel was found on the A38 near Kennford service station in Devon on Thursday afternoon.
The owners of the dog, which suffered two suspected broken legs, have now been traced.
CCTV footage is being reviewed  by police "to shed light" on the incident.
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "We are currently working under the impression that the dog had escaped from its home and ran across the road and sustained its injuries this way."


President Obama is delivering a year-end address before heading to San Bernardino to visit families bereaved by the terror attacks.

The speech and the trip to California are his last scheduled appearances before going to Hawaii for holiday until the new year.
He is taking questions from reporters. Here is a sample of his answers, with some analysis from the BBC's Laura Trevelyan in Washington.
Guantanamo continues to be one of the key magnets for jihadi recruitment.
Mr Obama said it was his expectation by early next year to have reduced the prison population at the camp in Cuba to below 100.
He said he will present a plan to Congress to close it, keeping back the threat of using his executive powers if Congress rejects it.
Laura Trevelyan: The president who was elected on a platform to close Guantanamo Bay because it represented a stain on American values has been constantly frustrated by Congress. Now on this issue, as on so many others including immigration and gun control, the President is considering whether to use his executive authority to circumvent lawmakers.
I think I'm going to have a Democratic successor and I will campaign very hard to make that happen.
Mr Obama made it clear that when the general election comes along, he will be a key part of the Democratic campaign.
Obama coalition voters will be an important piece for the Democratic nominee to retain.
Laura Trevelyan: If after eight years of President Obama in office, the American people don't vote for the Democrat's nominee in 2016, this will be seen at least partially as a rejection of the Obama legacy and his signature policy of Obamacare.
We're going to defeat ISIS by systematically squeezing them
President Obama said he is confident the US will defeat IS, and for that to happen, the Syrian civil war needs to end.
"Lawless areas" in the Middle East must be contained so extremists cannot take hold, he said. He did not indicate he would change his approach to fighting IS.
Laura Trevelyan: President Obama knows he must reassure Americans anxious about ISIS after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks - and justify his approach of using air strikes and US special ops forces to defeat the group, rather than the carpet bombing approach advocated by some Republican candidates running to replace him in the White House.
Okay everybody, I got to go to Star Wars
"Clearly, this is not the most important event that is taking place in the White House today. There is a screening of 'Star Wars' for Gold Star Families and children coming up," Mr Obama said at the beginning of the press conference. Gold Star Families is an organisation for those who lost family members in the Iraq War.
Laura Trevelyan: A jokey, relaxed end to the press conference by a President who clearly feels this year under his leadership has seen America's economy grow and he's delivered landmark agreements on climate change and Iran's nuclear program. Quite a change from the miserable press conference two years ago when the healthcare website had crashed.


Test trains for the new fleet of Intercity Express Trains on the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the South West have left Japan, heading for the UK.

The new train is for use on the line linking Paddington to Exeter and Cornwall via Reading and Newbury.
It is part of what GWR describes as the "biggest fleet upgrade in a generation", aimed at reducing journey times and increasing capacity.
The Class 802 fleet is due to enter passenger service next summer.
This new train is the same as the Class 800 model currently being built for other parts of the network, but has a higher powered engine designed specifically for use on the Berks and Hants line to overcome "more challenging geography" in Devon and Cornwall.
These trains will be built in Pistoia, Italy, due to lack of extra capacity in the Newton Aycliffe-based factory, which is building the rest of the new Class 800 fleet.
The Class 800 fleet are being tested in the UK and due to enter service later this year.


Nesta Carter has appealed against the decision to strip him and a Jamaica team including Usain Bolt of Olympic gold because of a positive drugs test.

A retest of Carter's sample from the 2008 Games was found to contain a banned stimulant in January.
The 31-year-old now awaits a date for his case to be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, his lawyer said.
Carter and Bolt won the 4x100m men's relay in Beijing, along with Michael Frater and Asafa Powell.
Bolt, 30, completed an unprecedented 'triple triple' in Rio last summer, but the International Olympic Committee ruling to punish the Jamaica team leaves him with eight Olympic golds.
Speaking in January, Bolt - who also won 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 - said it was "rough" to have to give back one of his medals but insisted "it hasn't changed what I have done throughout my career".
Carter's was one of 454 selected doping samples retested by the International Olympic Committee last year. It was found to contain the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.
He was also part of the 4x100m team in London five years ago and helped Jamaica win at the World Championships in 2011, 2013 and 2015.


Plans to ban e-cigarettes in some public places will be dropped from Wales' public health bill, the first minister has said.

It failed to pass on the last day of the previous assembly after opposition from Plaid Cymru.
Carwyn Jones told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement the bill would be tabled again without the e-cigs ban.
He said Labour's minority government would also have to rethink its council shake-up plans to win wider support.
"There is no point trying to bang our heads against a brick wall when it comes to e-cigs," he said.
"The public health bill will be brought back to the assembly but, clearly, there is no point including the provisions on e-cigs when we know they are not going to get through."
His comments come at the start of a new assembly term with the minority government requiring support from other parties to pass through plans.
Tobacco control action group ASH Wales has welcomed the minister's decision. Chief executive Suzanne Cass said: "The evidence shows that e-cigs are being used as a cessation tool by a significant number of ex-smokers."
The Public Health (Wales) Bill failed to pass at the last assembly after the presiding officer was required, because of a tie, to also vote, bringing the vote to 27 AMs against and 26 for.
As well as the e-cigarette measure, it aimed to create a compulsory licensing system for tattooists, prohibit intimate piercing of children under 16 and require councils to produce a local toilets strategy.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said he was "delighted that Labour has been forced to admit that they won't be pursuing this misguided policy".
The failed vote came despite AMs previously backing revised e-cigarette plans.
On local government reorganisation plans, the first minister admitted he would now need to find "common ground" with the other political parties in the Senedd.
Labour has long hoped to cut the number of authorities from 22 to single figures which has been opposed by the Conservatives among others.
He said: "Clearly, the map we published before the election, that is not going to gain support across the assembly, that's obvious.
"But we do need to find a way forward."
Meanwhile, he was adamant that a preferred option for a new M4 relief road south of Newport, known as the black route, was the only way forward.
However, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has previously ruled out any kind of deal with Labour if it pushed the proposals forward.
Speaking on BBC Wales' Sunday Politics, Ms Wood said: "Danger faces the government if it continues to be intransigent".
She said it will need the backing of another party to get policies passed, adding that Plaid Cymru's 12 AMs would "consider very carefully what we do with our votes".
Carwyn Jones said he was just reflecting the arithmetic of the assembly in accepting that there wouldn't be enough support to push ahead with a ban on e-cigs in Wales and cutting the number of councils.
Having Kirsty Williams in the cabinet helps him with the numbers but the first minister has to choose his battles because he needs support from the opposition in order to get his policies, and budgets, through a vote in the Senedd.
Mr Jones says he won't budge on the M4 relief road, which means there's a real stalemate between him and Plaid Cymru. He wants their support on the budget, so it seems something will have to give.
Another tricky situation for Mr Jones is the agreement with Plaid Cymru which paved the way for him to be re-appointed as first minister.
Today we've seen how little detail there was in the agreement. Plaid want more doctors and a big commission to look at infrastructure. Carwyn Jones seemed cool on the idea of the latter, and unclear what Plaid wanted on the former.
With so little detail in the deal, I asked Leanne Wood if she had been conned by the first minister to get into power.  Her answer: "I don't think so." If she starts to think otherwise, Carwyn Jones could find life difficult in the Senedd if the only other left-leaning party refuses to work with him.


Gloucestershire captain Michael Klinger is set to miss their final two County Championship matches of 2016 as his wife is expecting a baby in October.

Klinger, 36, has hit three centuries in 10 Championship innings so far this season, averaging 94.83.
His side have five Division Two matches left in 2016, but he is likely to miss September's trip to Northamptonshire and the last game, the visit of Sussex.
"We have a baby due in mid-October," the Australian told BBC Radio Bristol.
"Once it gets within that four-week period, I can't be here in case the baby comes. I'd struggle to make it with a 24-hour flight back home if she went into labour. I'll leave on the 11th (of September)."


Official statistics suggest cases of people with an allergy to water are vanishingly rare.

The Anaphylaxis Campaign - an allergy charity - says there are about 35 known cases in the entire world.
And for that reason, scientific understanding of the condition is relatively limited.
Aquagenic urticaria - as it is officially called - is something that even many medical professionals know nothing about.
But after discussing the condition on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show, the production team was amazed when dozens of people came forward to say they were suffering in a similar way.
It seemed that thanks to our radio phone-in, we had discovered that more people suffer with an allergy to water than previously thought.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP and BBC Radio 2's medical expert, says: "Allergy to water is remarkably rare.
"Some people are so allergic to water that even their tears or their sweat can cause them to come out in a rash.
"The most common time to develop allergies in general is around the time of puberty, although they can be developed at any stage of life.
"Often the allergy can become worse over time.
"A true water allergy is a type of urticaria.
"With urticaria, within one to 15 minutes of being exposed to a substance, you come up in hives.
"It is like nettle rash on the skin, and you can get really dramatic swelling all over.
"Fingers especially can become red, hot and intensely itchy."
Dr Jarvis says antihistamine tablets are used to treat most types of urticaria, but they deliver only variable success for those with a genuine water allergy.
"There simply aren't enough people in the world who have it to be able to successfully conduct the studies we need to," she says.
"There is no definitive cure."
But as with any allergy, people who suffer do so with varying degrees of severity.
Dr Jarvis says: "Some people will come out in hives regularly, others occasionally, and some people will get it chronically, with the swelling and itching lasting for weeks."
Below, some of our listeners explain what it is like to be allergic to water.
There have been times where it has felt like someone is holding a stinging nettle to my face.
The allergy - which mainly causes intense itching - is concentrated in the creases of my elbows, the backs of my knees and my face.
Even sweat makes me itch.
I have to carry a hand towel with me everywhere I go to wipe it off.
I am a cyclist, and every time I come to standstill, I dab my face.
Sometimes people do not believe that you are allergic to water; they take the Mickey out of you.
It all started when I was about 60.
I was a metal grinder, and initially I thought it had something to do with metal dust getting to me.
If I had a shower or got my hands wet, they - along with my torso and back - would itch like nobody's business.
I get a red rash all over.
If you were to feel my arm after I have a reaction, it feels like sandpaper.
And in fact if someone had rubbed actual sandpaper on me after, it would have been a relief.
The itching is so intense that at times I would actually go outside and rub my back against a pebbledash wall.
I flare up even if I do everyday tasks like cleaning out the fish tank.
If it was much more severe, I can see how it might drive you to suicide.
You just want anything to take the pain away.
I went to the see the doctor, and we went through everything in my lifestyle.
I changed shampoo, shower gels, water temperature, and nothing worked.
My doctor eventually decided that the only thing it could be was water.
I am helped now by a heavy-duty antihistamine.
I was eight when it first happened.
I was walking to school one day in the rain, and my hands and neck swelled up with hives - it was really frightening.
I later went to the doctor for an allergy test.
They put tiny drops of different substances on my arm to see what I was allergic to.
They also put a 'control' substance on, which was water.
It is a control substance because water is not supposed to cause a reaction at all.
But after 15 minutes, my entire arm swelled up.
It turns out that I was allergic to it.
It got worse for me.
I would play sport at school - but the moment I started to sweat, I would get swelling.
When the swelling happens around my joints, it really hurts.
When my neck swells up, it makes me wheezy.
Teachers did not believe me when I said I could not play sport in the rain - until they saw what it did to me.
I take antihistamines every day, which means I can drink water - it is a necessary evil.
I tend to have three-minute showers and have to get dry as fast as possible.
From the response we got from our listeners on the Jeremy Vine Show, it would appear that a true allergy to water could be more common than widely believed.
Amena Warner, the head of clinical services for Allergy UK, said: "Once awareness is raised of what the symptoms are of this condition, then many people may associate this with the symptoms they are experiencing.
"And so, we may come to realise that actually it is not quite as rare as we think."


Labour leadership hopeful Owen Smith says he would consider applying to rejoin the EU if he became prime minister when the UK had already left.

Mr Smith said he could support the move if the UK was in recession or the NHS was "on its knees".
He has previously called for the public to have a say on the terms of the UK's Brexit deal.
Mr Smith promised to fight a general election making a "really strong case for us to stay" in the EU.
But if Theresa May formally triggers Brexit using Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty next year, the UK will have left the bloc before the next scheduled general election in 2020.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Smith - who is pitching himself as more pro-EU than current Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - said it was hard to answer a "hypothetical question" about what he would do if he took over with the UK already outside the EU.
But he said if the "price of staying out" was a recession and damage to the NHS "then I think the sensible and responsible thing for a Labour government to do is to say we are better off in the European Union".
Asked if that meant the UK accepting the euro and becoming part of the passport-free Schengen zone, he said "potentially - but again we are getting into hypotheticals built on hypotheticals".
Despite June's vote to leave the EU, Mr Smith predicted "we will be telling a very different story to the British people" in the future if people's livelihoods are suffering.
He reiterated his call for a second referendum or a general election - to take place before the UK leaves the EU - on the terms agreed for Brexit.
Mr Corbyn's team pointed out that the leader of the GMB union - one of Mr Smith key backers - had disagreed with him on his calls for a second referendum.
Tim Roache told Sky News: "I think that boat has sailed," adding that "democracy has determined that we are coming out of Europe".
Mr Corbyn's spokesman said: "If he (Mr Smith) can't unite his own supporters, how can he unite our party?"
Labour will announce its new leader at a special conference on 24 September, with the party divided between MPs opposed to Mr Corbyn and the leader's support base among members.
The MPs who signed a no-confidence motion in Mr Corbyn were criticised by union leaders at a rally ahead of the TUC conference in Brighton.
Steve Gillan, of the Prison Officers' Association, called for Mr Corbyn to be re-elected to implement "proper socialist policies", while Mick Cash of the RMT said the critical MPs had given the Conservatives "an easy ride".


One of Wales' and the world's leading opera singers Bryn Terfel has been made a knight in the New Year Honours.

Sir Bryn, 51, from Pant Glas, Gwynedd, said he was "immensely proud" of the appointment.
Among others to be named in the honours list is the former president of the Football Association of Wales (FAW).
Trefor Lloyd Hughes, from Anglesey, has been made an OBE for his services to the game.
Opera star Sir Bryn revealed that he thought the letter about his knighthood was for tickets to the autumn rugby internationals.
He told BBC Wales he was "absolutely speechless" when he opened the letter.
"This is monumental for people to receive such an accolade," he added.
"I'm immensely proud to accept this and I think of my family, I think of my sons, I think of my fans, I think of the great British public."
Born near Caernarfon in north Wales in 1965, Sir Bryn started singing at eisteddfod competitions from the age of four.
He made his stage debut with Welsh National Opera in 1990, singing Guglielmo in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte.
His first international offer came from Salzburg and since then he has appeared in all the major opera houses of the world, with music as diverse as Mozart and Wagner, Puccini and Stravinsky, winning two Grammies and four Classical Brit awards.
Sir Bryn was a strong supporter for a home for opera in Wales. Since the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay opened in 2004, he has performed there many times.
He is also the president of homeless charity Shelter Cymru and patron of Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales.
"This is something I will hopefully carry with pride, and think it might help some young singers to achieve something - and to dream - and that is something very important."
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns called Sir Bryn "an inspiration" and said his music "brings much joy to so many all around the world".
The former FAW president Trefor Lloyd Hughes revealed that he was initially unsure whether to accept his OBE.
"There are people in Wales and particularly Anglesey who deserve it a lot, lot more than me," he said.
"I honestly believe if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be here today.
"It is an honour not just to me but those people involved in the game in Wales and in Anglesey in particular."
Voted onto the FAW council in 1989, he was previously treasurer and senior vice-president. He was also secretary of the Anglesey League and North Wales Football Association.
British Empire Medal recipients also included Barbara Jones, of Tywyn, for services to the British Red Cross and the Gwynedd community, and Pauline Roberts for her community work in Cemaes, Anglesey.


More babies are conceived at Christmas in England and Wales than at any other time of the year.

Two decades of Office for National Statistics data found a surge in births around 40 weeks after the festive period.
While Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day all had the lowest numbers of births.
Explanations include couples spending more time together or targeting the start of the new school year.
ONS: How popular is your birthday?
The ONS said: "A peak in births in late September shows that more babies are conceived in the weeks leading up to and days after Christmas than at any other time of the year."
All things being equal there would be 1,800 babies born every day.
But there is a clear autumn baby boom with 1,974 births on the most popular day - 26 September.
Explanations include parents trying to give their children an advantage by making sure they are born at the beginning of a school year.
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day are the least common days for giving birth each year.
This could partly be down to fewer scheduled births by Caesarean section taking place on those days.
Allan Pacey, a professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC: "The idea that more babies are conceived over the Christmas period makes a lot of sense.
"I'm sure the odd celebratory sherry has something to do with it too."


The UK's biggest housebuilder, Barratt, could slow its pace of construction in the light of Brexit.

The builder told the Reuters news agency it would also review its commitments of land on which to build, after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Despite increasing new property completions by 5% last year, it said there was greater uncertainty facing the UK economy.
Mortgage lenders also said there would be uncertainty among potential buyers.
"Brexit, and its likely effect on the market, is a question to which the answer will not immediately be forthcoming," said Paul Smee, director general of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
"Lenders will continue to be open for business as usual, but lending volumes may be affected by uncertain consumer sentiment."
The CML said that the number of mortgages advanced to first-time buyers, movers and buy-to-let investors rose in May compared with the previous month.
"There was a sense of the market regaining some equilibrium in May," Mr Smee said, adding that lenders might be affected by the subsequent referendum result.
Barratt Developments said the impact of the vote would require a more long-term assessment.
"Following the EU referendum, we are mindful of the greater uncertainty now facing the UK economy. Consequently, the immediate outlook for our industry is less clear and it is too early to draw any conclusions regarding market conditions from the short trading period since the referendum," it said.
"We had contingency plans in place and we have taken appropriate measures to reduce our risk, such as reassessing land approvals, as we continue to monitor the market."
Speaking to Reuters, Barratt chief executive David Thomas said: "We would look at future land commitments, our current commitments, we would also look at our build programmes and the extent to which we should slow down our build programmes."
Since the vote, Barratt's share price has fallen more than 25% - alongside falls among other housebuilders - as economists warn of a slowdown that could end up hitting the housing market.
However, it said its annual pre-tax profit would increase to Â£680m from Â£565.5m last year, and that its average selling price had risen by 10.6% to Â£260,000.
Where can I afford to live?
The figures come as analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society suggested that the UK has built one million fewer houses since 2004 than the number needed to keep up with demand.
It pointed to the 2003 Barker Review of Housing Supply, which suggested that 270,000 houses were needed a year in England alone to bring house price inflation under control.
The building society found the number of housing completions across the UK had never reached the 270,000 level - and it said at least 1.2 million additional homes would be needed.
"The Brexit decision and the uncertainty it creates around the prospects for private sector house builders, not to mention the country's economic outlook, is likely to heighten the housing crisis," said Andrew McPhillips, chief economist at Yorkshire Building Society.
"Addressing the shortage of homes must remain high on the government's agenda regardless of the work required following the EU vote. The longer we leave the supply crisis to worsen, the more difficult it will be to resolve.
"The UK has failed to build the number of homes needed to meet demand year after year, which has consequently inflated prices and made it even more difficult for those looking to buy."


At least six people are now known to have died from a poisonous gas leak that followed an explosion on Thursday at one of India's largest steel plants, factory officials said.

Noxious gas escaped from a blast furnace while a nearby water pipeline was being repaired at the government-run plant in Chhattisgarh state.
Workers say deaths could have been avoided had there been safety measures in place. The plant has not responded.
About 30 were left hurt or unwell.
Some workers held a protest at the plant on Thursday evening and again on Friday morning, BBC Hindi's Alok Putul reports from the state capital, Raipur.
The main water pump suddenly ruptured on Thursday night, resulting in a loss of pressure in the pipes supplying water to the blast furnace, the company said in a statement.
As the workers were fixing the rupture, gas from the furnace entered the damaged pipes and leaked, it added.
The plant, which is India's main producer of steel rails, employs tens of thousands of people.


Manchester United chief executive David Gill has said the club are close to signing a new keeper to replace the retiring Edwin van der Sar.

The 40-year-old Dutchman moved to Old Trafford from Fulham in 2005.
Ajax's Maarten Stekelenburg, Atletico Madrid's David de Gea and Schalke's Manuel Neuer have all been linked.
"We know the keeper we want and are in a good position and I'm sure we can get the deal done," Gill told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.
Former Netherlands international Van der Sar has made 262 appearances for the Red Devils and helped them win four Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League, producing the decisive save from Nicolas Anelka in the penalty shootout to triumph in the final.
He also won a hat-trick of back-to-back Premier League crowns with the club between 2007 and 2009, the 2006 Carling Cup and the 2008 Fifa Club World Cup.
During the 2009-10 season, he set a new Premier League record by going 1,311 minutes without conceding a goal.
He has twice been named Europe's best goalkeeper by Uefa, has made the Premier League team of the year on two occasions and was named in the team of the tournament for Euro 2008.
"We've made the decision of who we want, we've been associated with all the top goalkeepers in Europe over the past six months, but we've known who we wanted for many months and we aim to achieve that," added Gill.
It looks as if United will miss out on Neuer after Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness announced on Sunday that an agreement has been reached for the signing of the German international.
Neuer will reportedly move to the Allianz Arena for a fee of £13m.
Meanwhile, Ajax told BBC Sport they are in discussions with Stekelenburg over a new deal.
Gill also stated that there would be further signings at United in the close season as they look to strengthen the squad.
"We've got some major decision to make over the summer," admitted Gill.
"We've go to replace Edwin, Gary Neville has also retired, we don't know what Paul Scholes is going to do. He may well want to retire at the end of the season - though we are very much prepared and happy to offer him a further year.
"So without doubt there is going to be some activity in some key areas of the club and we have been preparing for that.
"It is not like we are going to start now - we've been preparing for that for the past 12 months and we will see what we can achieve in the summer."
Gill paid tribute to Scholes' contribution to the club and expects the midfielder to discuss his future with manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the coming weeks.
"It wouldn't surprise us if Paul retired," said Gill.
"We are enjoying the success we are having, so at the end of the season, he will have a conversation with Sir Alex about that.
"I am sure he will let us know his decision and we will respect it.
"He has been a brilliant player for many years. It is interesting that while Ryan [Giggs] got his 12th title yesterday, that was Paul's 10th.
"It shows what he has achieved for us and what an absolutely fantastic player he has been."
As well as Van der Sar, Neville and possibly Scholes, long-serving defender Wes Brown seems likely to leave, as does striker Michael Owen, whose two-year deal expires this summer.
Midfielder Owen Hargreaves is another who appeared destined for the Old Trafford exit door, although it is thought he is considering a one-year pay-as-you-play deal to remain with United.
But striker Danny Welbeck and midfielder Tom Cleverley are both expected to return from impressive loan spells at Sunderland and Wigan respectively.


The last official letter written by Princess Diana three weeks before she died is expected to be sold for £3,000 at auction in Birmingham.

The letter, which is on Kensington Palace headed note paper, was sent to humanitarian campaigner Dilys Cheetham.
The Princess of Wales thanks Mrs Cheetham for delivering aid to refugee camps in the Mostar area of Bosnia.
The note, which is hand signed and dated 11 August 1997, will be sold at Fellows Auctioneers on Monday.
The letter was written after Princess Diana had returned from visiting Bosnia as part of her campaign to help landmine victims.
She died on 31 August 1997 in a car crash in Paris.
The letter says: "I could not help but be deeply moved by the experience which hardened my resolve to ensure that the world does not forget that those who have been so needlessly maimed by these terrible weapons will need care and support for many years to come."
The note was originally sold by Mrs Cheetham in a charity auction in 1999 and bought by celebrity photographer Jason Fraser.
He sold it to a private British collector in 2007 on the 10th anniversary of her death.
The auctioneers said it was expected to fetch £3,000.


The UK's first tram-train scheme, linking parts of South Yorkshire, has been delayed again.

The Â£58m pilot project will enable trams to run on existing train tracks between Sheffield, Meadowhall and Rotherham.
It was due to start in 2015 but was delayed until 2017.
Network Rail has now said the 2017 date is not possible and a "thorough review" is needed before a new launch date is announced.
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive said it was "extremely disappointed".
"We have been notified that Network Rail can no longer complete the Tram Train infrastructure works to timetable, for passenger services to start in early 2017 as planned," a spokesman said.
"We acknowledge that the design, planning and construction to allow the vehicles to run on the heavy rail network is complex. However, we are extremely disappointed in this news.
"All parties remain committed to the delivery of the project and to starting Tram Train services at the earliest possible time."
Network Rail, which is due to lay more track, said a new date could be expected in the summer.
"The pilot is a first for Britain's rail network and as such involves a number of bespoke designs that will allow Tram Trains to operate over the rail network.
"The project team is carrying out a thorough review of the programme and will report back to stakeholders by the summer.
"This will allow us to work together to deliver a robust plan and we will publicise this widely once it is agreed."
Andrew Denniff, chief executive of Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce, said:  "The chamber has been lobbying for a long time to get the extension to the tram system out of Sheffield into South Yorkshire.
"Another delay is frustrating and disappointing."
The first vehicle was delivered to Sheffield in November.


The Electoral Commission says it has referred two allegations that the Liberal Democrats received donations in breach of party funding rules to the Metropolitan Police.

The watchdog investigated two separate allegations, featuring in the Daily Telegraph and Channel 4's Dispatches.
It said the alleged offences were "ultimately a criminal matter" and fell outside its remit.
The Lib Dems said they would "continue to cooperate with any investigation".
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Strasburger of Langridge resigned from the party's group in the Lords ahead of the Dispatches broadcast, and former fundraiser Ibrahim Taguri stepped down as a party candidate after the Telegraph claimed he accepted a "potentially illegal donation".
Both men deny any wrongdoing.
The Electoral Commission said the two alleged offences centred on possible breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
For this reason, it said the matter fell outside its jurisdiction and referred it to the police.
The Met confirmed it had been "liaising with the Electoral Commission regarding possible irregularities in relation to political party donations", saying two matters were being assessed by officers from the "Special Enquiry Team".
A Liberal Democrat spokesman said: "When the party was notified of the allegations, we immediately referred them to the Electoral Commission and have fully complied with their inquiries.
"We will continue to cooperate with any investigation."


The trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian in front of an Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran has hardened convictions that his trial will not be fair.

The Islamic Revolutionary Courts in Iran are a legacy of the 1979 revolution, created in the chaos of the turmoil at the time to deliver summary justice to opponents of the Islamic revolution.
According to the UK and Hague-based Iran Tribunal campaign group, in the first decade after the revolution more than 16,000 people were sent to their deaths by these courts.
They remain in force today - 36 years after the revolution despite protestations from critics that their existence is no longer justified.
Islamic Revolutionary Courts are used mainly (but not exclusively) to deal with high-profile political cases. Observers say they are less regulated than ordinary courts, and tend to be more hardline and unpredictable in terms of the judgements they pass.
Human rights organisations have described Iran as one of the world's biggest prison for journalists.
Because of his dual Iranian-US citizenship, Mr Rezaian is of particular interest to the hardliners in Iran. They are opposed to President Hassan Rouhani's relatively moderate policies of opening up to the outside world.
Mr Rezaian may have fallen victim to moves by hardliners to undermine the ongoing talks with foreign powers over Iran's nuclear programme.
The trial is being held behind closed doors on the orders of the judge, presumably under the pretext that the case involves national security, although this has not been made clear.
"I think the only reason you could possibly imagine that the trial would be closed would be to prevent people from seeing the lack of evidence," Mr Rezaian's brother, Ali, who lives in the US, told reporters.  "It's unlike the Iranian court system, Iranian government, to keep things private when they can go out and use propaganda up against people."
Even Mr Rezaian's mother, who has travelled from the US  to Tehran for the trial, is not allowed to attend.
In all types of Iranian courts the judge also acts as the prosecutor and is cast by the system as a just figure above human error or bias. There are no juries in Islamic Revolutionary Courts - trial by peers only exists in some special courts, such as press courts which hear cases involving the media.
The judge presiding over Mr Rezaian's case, Abolghassem Salavati, is notorious for passing swift and harsh verdicts against opposition figures.
He is the man who presided over the televised show trials in the aftermath of the controversial 2009  elections which saw hundreds of activists, journalists, lawyers and politicians jailed for supporting reformist candidates.
Many of those on trial made televised confessions - widely believed to be forced - that they were bent on overthrowing the Islamic regime at the behest, or at least incitement, of foreign powers.
Mr Rezaian has been denied a lawyer of his own choosing, in spite of repeated attempts by his family to get the courts to agree.
It is only recently that a court-appointed lawyer has been allowed to see him - and then only for about 90 minutes.
At times the Islamic Revolutionary Courts have refused to allow lawyers with a track record in defending political prisoners to even enter the courtroom.
Today some lawyers are in jail for defending opposition figures.
The charges against Mr Rezaian include espionage and propaganda against the government.  His appointed lawyer, Leila Ahsan, was informed of the accusations in April - nearly nine months after her client was arrested.
"According to the indictment, he is also facing the charges of collecting confidential information, collaborating with hostile governments, spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic and writing a letter to the US president," she told Tasnim, a hardline Iranian news agency.
No evidence has been presented to Mr Rezaian or his court-appointed lawyer. The date of the trial was only disclosed to him last week. His family have denied the charges, saying he was simply a journalist doing what was expected from him: reporting for his newspaper.
Mr Rezaian's employer, the Washington Post, has tried to send one of its editors to witness the trial. But unsurprisingly, the Iranian authorities have denied the request.


Scotland's senior prosecutor has warned tough action will be taken against anyone trying to make "a fast buck" out of Glasgow 2014.

Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland has instructed his colleagues to use the full range of their powers to crack down of fraud.
He said the move was needed to protect the interests of legitimate businesses and their employees.
Ticket touts and those selling counterfeit goods are to be targeted.
Mr Mulholland said: "I have no doubt the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be the greatest ever held. Legitimate businesses in Scotland and their staff who have worked hard to make the games a success rightly stand to reap huge benefits.
"Anyone who thinks they can make an easy fast buck from the Games by committing fraud whether it is ticket touting or counterfeiting should be aware that prosecutors have a range of powerful laws to ensure that can't happen."
Mr Mulholland added: " Anyone who attempts to disrupt the Games by operating con schemes or committing public disorder crimes should also be aware that the lowest level they will be prosecuted at is the Sheriff Court, where they could face sentences of up to five years in jail and an unlimited fine."
He also revealed that those found guilty of crimes such as counterfeiting and ticket touting can also be prosecuted using proceeds of crime legislation because they are deemed to be "lifestyle offences".
The announcement has been welcomed by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).
SBRC Director Mandy Haeburn-Little said: "Counterfeit goods damage the economy. They are bad for the buyer and they harm the community in a whole range of ways.
"Not only is the quality often extremely poor but at worst items can be dangerous and, sadly, often produced in the shadow economy."
She added: "We all want to see Scotland as a safe, attractive and fun place to be during the Commonwealth Games and beyond and we all want residents and visitors to enjoy the very best quality that Scotland has to offer."


A 60-year-old woman who wants to use her late daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild has been allowed to continue her legal battle.

The woman is taking action against the UK regulator's refusal to allow her to take her only child's eggs to a US clinic to be used with donor sperm.
She lost a High Court case last year but the Court of Appeal granted her permission to challenge the decision.
Her daughter died of cancer in 2011 and was said to have approved of the plan.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said her eggs could not be released from storage in London because she did not give her full written consent before her death at the age of 28.
It was reported that if the case was successful, the woman, who can only be referred to as Mrs M for legal reasons, could have become the first person in the world to become pregnant using a dead daughter's eggs.
The High Court was told the daughter was desperate to have children and had asked her mother to "carry my babies".
Lawyers acting for the woman and her husband told Mr Justice Ouseley she would have been "devastated" if she had known her eggs could not be used.
The judge ruled that the HFEA was entitled to find the daughter had not given "the required consent" and said there had been no breach of the family's human rights.
But he said he was dismissing the case "conscious of the additional distress which this will bring to the claimants, whose aim has been to honour their daughter's dying wish".
At the Court of Appeal, Jenni Richards QC argued there was "clear evidence" of what the couple's daughter wanted to happen to her eggs after she died.
One of the judges, Lord Justice Treacy, said the case papers had left him doubtful as to whether there would be "sufficiently strong" reasons to allow the challenge to continue further. But after hearing submissions in court, he now concluded there was "an arguable case with a real prospect of success".
The case will be considered on a date to be fixed.


The time spent by patients bed-blocking hospitals in Kent has almost doubled in a year, according to a new report.

Kent County Council's study of NHS figures said 4,509 days were lost in December to patients who were medically fit but whose transfer was delayed.
In the same month for the previous year, 2,331 days were lost, the figures showed.
One factor was a rise in fragile and elderly patients in A&E, said Kent county councillor Graham Gibbens.
The Kings Fund health charity pointed to cuts in social services and "process issues in NHS hospitals".
The charity's analyst James Thompson said: "It is not good for (patients) to be lying on a bed not using their muscles, in a setting very different from their homes."
Roger Goldfinch said his late wife Margarita "was fit to come out of hospital before Christmas" but was not discharged "until February".
"There was an argument about who would fund her care when she came home and who would organise it," he said.
Mr Gibbens said: "Sometimes one carer is not sufficient. We have to work with GPs and providers to make sure the right provision is there."
Figures issued on Thursday indicated delays in Kent rose further in February, to 4,929 days lost.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust said there were a "variety of reasons" which "involve the whole Kent care system - not just our Trust" and it was working with partners "to achieve a system-wide improvement".
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said some patients were "waiting for nursing home placement and continuing healthcare in the community" and it was "a challenge for the whole health economy".


Four staff at a Leicester nursing home have been arrested following allegations residents were ill-treated.

The women, aged 46, 47, 54 and 61, all work at Fosse Court care home in Leicester, which cares for adults over the age of 65, some with physical or mental disabilities.
They have all since been bailed pending further investigations.
A spokesman for the home said: "The home is receiving additional support from senior managers."
He added: "As there is an on-going police investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment on this particular matter. "
The Care and Quality Commission (CQC) said its inspectors went into the care home last week "in response to concerns that had been shared with us about standards of care".
It found "a number of serious issues".
Malcolm Bower-Brown, CQC deputy chief inspector of adult social care, said inspectors were back at the home today carrying out further checks and both the police and Leicester City Council had been informed.
An inspection report will be published, along with any sanctions against the home's provider, "as soon as possible", he said.
Mr Bower-Brown added: "In the meantime, we are aware of the city council's decision to seek alternative care homes for their clients.
"We appreciate the anxiety this will cause for some residents and their families and are working closely with the city council to ensure the moves to new homes are handled as carefully as possible, to safeguard the safety and welfare of residents."


A four-year-old girl shot in the head by a bow and arrow was not intentionally hurt, police said.

The girl received a serious head injury after being shot at a house on Furness Drive in Halifax at around 12:40 BST on Saturday.
She was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance and is described as being in a serious condition following surgery.
Police said an investigation into how the girl was injured was ongoing.
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Det Insp Gary Stephenson, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Our investigations suggest she was not intentionally injured and an 18-year-old male is assisting us with our enquiries.
"Specially trained officers are working to support her family as our investigations continue."


English cricket has made its biggest ever investment in the women's game by pledging £3m for a new six-team Super League, starting next summer.

The tournament will initially employ the T20 format and take place over a period of about two weeks.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is looking for venues, but these will not necessarily be current county grounds.
"Today marks a major step for the women's game in England," said ECB chief executive Tom Harrison.
The new tournament is set to mirror the Women's Big Bash League, which begins in Australia later this year.
The plan is to attract the world's best players to compete alongside England's leading female cricketers.
The ECB said as well as improving standards domestically, the move will aim to inspire more women and girls to take part in the sport, as well as providing more revenue opportunities through broadcasting and sponsorship.
Clare Connor, ECB director of England Women's Cricket, said the Women's Cricket Super League was "the next stage in the evolution of women's cricket in this country" following the introduction of central contracts last year.
Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch also welcomed the move as "a huge step forward for women's sport".
The £3m funding will pay for coaching and facilities as well as promotion of the competition and prize money over four years. It is the first time there has ever been prize money for domestic women's cricket in England.
Potential teams will be invited to make expressions of interest. "Any cricket-minded organisations will be able to submit a proposal to become a host for a Women's Cricket Super League team with the successful candidates confirmed by the end of the year," the ECB said.


Ex-South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been charged with match-fixing, following a lengthy investigation into the domestic Ram Slam T20 Challenge Series competition in 2015.

Petersen, 35, who has spent the last two years with Lancashire, is charged with multiple breaches of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) anti-corruption code.
In January, as part of the same investigation, former Proteas spinner Gulam Bodi was banned for 20 years after admitting charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches.
Then in August, CSA banned former wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile for 12 years for his part in the scandal, while Pumelela Matshikwe, Ethy Mbhalati and Jean Symes received lesser bans for accepting money from Bodi.
Petersen, who has 14 days to respond, has been charged with:
Born in Port Elizabeth, Petersen featured in 36 Tests, 21 one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals for South Africa.
He previously played for English county sides Glamorgan, Essex and Somerset, before joining Lancashire as a non-overseas player under the Kolpak ruling after he retired from internationals.
Petersen said in September that he might not return to Lancashire for 2017 for family reasons.


Spending our last days in a residential care home is something that few of us would relish.

Last year the Burstow Commission called such homes "islands of misery".
One alternative is the idea of retirement villages, common in the United States, New Zealand and Australia, but only now catching on in the UK.
In such villages you buy or rent your own apartment, but have access to dozens of basic support and care services as you need them.
Many older people who move in to such villages find the experience so positive that their final years are transformed.
But, there is what some people see as a catch.
The biggest bill only arrives when you move out or die. And since it will often run into tens of thousands of pounds, it can come as a shock for your next of kin.
Unlike in a care home, retirement village residents usually buy an apartment on the site, although in some schemes they can part-buy, or even rent the property.
Residents bring their own furniture, decorate as they wish, and are free to have friends and family come to stay. Most villages allow pets to come too.
They can also pay for care and support services, which are on-site, as and when they need them.
They can get help with everything from shopping, for example, to assistance with washing or getting dressed.
Pat Wood moved into Hagley Road Village in Birmingham two years ago, and loves it.
"Whoever came up with the idea excelled themselves," she says.
"In my mind it's what the future holds."
There's a busy social scene here too. Activities include everything from tai chi to abseiling, while Kiki Dee will be playing in the bar in a few weeks' time.
"Everybody talks to you. It's aptly named a village," says Pat.
Apart from buying an apartment, and paying a regular service charge, residents are obliged to pay what is variously known in the industry as an exit or "event" fee.
This becomes due when a resident dies, or moves on to full-time medical care elsewhere, and the apartment is sold. Some describe it as the "enjoy now, pay later" model.
The exit fee depends on how long a resident has lived in the village, but is typically capped at 10% of the original purchase price. However in some cases it can be as high as 30%, after just three years.
The Law Commission is currently investigating this issue, and a fortnight ago declared that such fees are causing "anger and distress".
"Bereaved families inheriting a property may have no idea that a fee is due when they sell it, let alone how high the fee could be," said Law Commissioner Stephen Lewis.
Among those unhappy are a former district judge, Alistair Bassett Cross and his wife, who moved into a retirement village in Hampshire.
Three years later they discovered that, contrary to what they'd been promised, nearby farmland was to be developed.
They decided to move out, but were hit with a 10% exit fee - in their case £54,000. They are currently taking legal action to try and get that money back.
The charity Age UK says it is not always clear what exit fees are for.
Some retirement villages say they provide sinking funds to maintain the buildings, while others say they are to cover the cost of selling the properties.
In any case, Age UK claims they don't bear any relationship to the actual costs incurred by  providers.
"It's quite clear that that fee has been added on as profit - pure profit - as part of the business model they use," says Joe Oldman, policy advisor to Age UK.
"That's what creates the confused picture here, because there are some exit fees which are very hard to justify."
That is a charge vehemently denied by Richard Davis, the boss of a New Zealand company which is about to open its third retirement village in the UK.
The latest, an upmarket venture, is in Battersea, south London.
Its exit fees are as high as 30% after just three years. Someone moving out of a one bedroom apartment after that time would pay at least £195,000 to leave.
But like some other operators, LifeCare Residences uses the fee to subsidise the on-going service charge.
That means that both service and care charges are fixed when a resident arrives, and will never rise during their stay.
"Yes, it is a higher number," Mr Davis admits. "But we're very much focused on that peace of mind, keeping the living costs low."
One of the industry bodies, Associated Retirement Community Operators (Arco), says exit fees typically help to reduce weekly maintenance charges from £100 to £60.
But its new code of practice, published just two weeks ago, recommends that providers are more open about charges before anyone moves in.
"It's about clarity and transparency for the consumer," says Michael Voges, executive director of Arco.
Read the ARCO code of practice here
He says most of the Law Commission's criticisms were directed not at retirement villages, but at flats and sheltered housing projects, where leases more often contain nasty surprises.
He also thinks that many people might prefer to pay an even greater proportion of their costs at the end of their stay.
"You can have people on modest salaries, still having the bar, the gym and the craft room," says Mr Voges.
"Deferred payment is one of the things that drives that."
Paying less now, but even more later, could also suit an equity-rich, yet cash-poor, generation of British pensioners.
Of course it might not suit their dependants - who would stand to lose more of their inheritance - quite as much.
On top of that, although the Law Commission is telling the industry to be more open about its charges, so far it hasn't quibbled with the principle of exit fees.
That is good news for providers, who need the confidence to invest in more projects.
Others in the industry say that the more retirement villages we build, the more we ease the burden on the NHS to look after us in old age.
By convincing more people to move into such villages, we also free up their empty houses for the next generation.
Get used to exit fees. They are here to stay.  But if you're thinking of moving into a retirement village, read the small print like never before.


Joe Choong failed to become Britain's first Olympic medallist in the men's modern pentathlon after slipping out of contention in the final round.

The Londoner, 21, started the combined running and shooting event in the silver medal position, but ended up finishing in 10th place in Rio.
Russia's Aleksander Lesun, 28, streaked ahead of the field to win gold.
Ukraine's Pavlo Tymoshchenko took silver ahead of Mexico's Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga.
Jamie Cooke, who was thought to GB's best hope of a medal, finished a disappointing 14th.
Britain have won five medals in the women's event since it was introduced to the Olympics in Sydney 16 years ago.
Choong was a surprise medal contender going into the final round, having rarely challenged for the podium in any of his previous international outings.
He secured a spot for the Games by finishing seventh at the 2015 European Championships.
Despite his lack of top-level pedigree, he performed impressively in the fencing, swimming and horse-riding rounds to start nine seconds behind Lesun in the combined event.
Choong made a promising start, holding his position after two of the four rounds, which see athletes run 800m before stopping at the shooting range.
But he lost a lot of ground in the third shooting round, struggling to hit his five targets as a host of athletes overtook him.
"Everything went really well except for the shooting," he said.
"I was very happy with my first shoot and the last was the same but the middle I don't know what happened."
Stephanie Cook, 2000 Olympic gold medallist:
"This was an amazing position for Joe to be in at the start of the combined event.
"He gave it his all out there and should be proud of what he has achieved. He has gleaned so much experience from this competition.
"Unfortunately, on this occasion, there were better, more experienced athletes out there. It was a real battle for those medals."
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An aid flight with medical supplies for Yemen has been held back because of logistical problems, as violence in the country continues.

Saudi air strikes have been targeting Houthi rebels for almost two weeks.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was given permission by a Saudi-led coalition to land planes carrying staff and medical supplies.
The passenger plane landed safely on Monday but the supply flight has been unable to depart.
ICRC spokeswoman Sitara Jabeen says they had been unable to find a cargo plane to take their 48 tonnes of medical supplies into the country.
"Less and less airlines are either allowed, or able, or willing, to fly to Yemen," she said.
Ms Jabeen added that the country's security situation made finding a solution "extremely difficult" but that they were working to sort out the logistics.
Yemen: who is fighting whom?
The Houthis: Zaidi Shia-led rebels from the north, who seized control of Sanaa last year and have since been expanding their control
President Hadi: Fled to Saudi Arabia after rebel forces advanced on his stronghold in the southern city of Aden
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Seen by the US as the most dangerous offshoot of al-Qaeda, AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi.
Islamic State: A Yemeni affiliate of IS has recently emerged, which seeks to eclipse AQAP
Failure 'not an option for Saudis'
Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground?
Meeting the Houthis - and their enemies
The rise of Yemen's Houthi rebels
The Red Cross is also trying to deploy a team of surgeons to the battle-torn city of Aden, but said that "authorisations from all the parties involved" were necessary before this could happen.
The ICRC spent a week negotiating with the Saudi-led coalition over deliveries of supplies.
It has called for a 24-hour ceasefire in Aden, while Russia has also urged the UN Security Council to support a "humanitarian pause" in the air strikes.
Explosions on Monday shook homes in the suburbs of Aden, one of President Hadi's last strongholds.
At least 53 people died in 24 hours of clashes between rebels and pro-government fighters, AFP reports.
Food, water and electricity shortages have also mounted, with residents pleading for help to feed their families.
Student Nisman Usman said: "We have lived three days of horrors - gunshots everywhere."
Arab views of the fight for Aden range from pro-Saudi optimism to fears of other players being dragged in.
Saudi and Gulf media report that the "shell-shocked" Houthis are seeking ceasefire talks in the face of the Saudi aerial bombardment. Bahrain's Akhbar al-Khalij daily and the Emirates' Al-Bayan accuse the Houthis of "indiscriminate shelling" of Aden residential areas.
But Arab papers elsewhere are less sanguine. Jordan's al-Ghad and Lebanon's leftist al-Safir say the Saudis have failed to halt the Houthis' advance on Aden, a development that pro-Saudi media ignore.
Pan-Arab TV channels report the fighting could draw in other players from Pakistan to Iraqi Shia militias.
Iranian media maintain their anti-Saudi stance, with official TV channels highlighting the civilian casualties of Saudi air raids and protests in various countries against Saudi policy.
A political consultant in Sanaa, Hisham al-Omeisy, told the BBC that he was sceptical that the Red Cross aid flight would go ahead.
"The Saudi coalition announced this several times before, that they will allow the ICRC to come into the airport but that hasn't actually taken place," he said.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's parliament is holding a special session to debate whether to join the Saudis and their allies.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, said the Saudis had asked for warships, aircraft and soldiers.
Pakistani aircraft rescued 170 people from Sanaa on Sunday. Countries including China and Egypt are planning evacuation flights, while Russia and India have already airlifted many of their nationals out of the country.
President Hadi was forced to flee Yemen two weeks ago, as the rebels advanced on Aden.
The Houthis have said their aim is to replace his government, which they accuse of being corrupt.
They are supported by troops loyal to the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was ousted in the Arab Spring protests.
Saudi Arabia says the Houthis have military backing from regional rival Iran, which denies the allegation.
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It's been a long, emotional summer in Rio.

The confident, booming country that was awarded the right to host the Games back in 2009 is very different to the troubled, economically challenged Brazil that we see today.
For weeks Brazil and the host city of Rio de Janeiro have been engaged in an epic struggle to convince the world that it was the right choice to hold a first ever Games in South America in a country that, arguably, had more important priorities.
At times the so-called "marvellous city" has absolutely felt up to the challenge. New sporting venues have, by and large, staged great events and many of the things we thought might be problematic issues before the first opening ceremony on 5 August - like the Zika virus and security for visitors - the organisers took in their stride.
At other times, Rio has fallen short. Behind the scenes, Olympic officials talk about too much having been made ready at the last minute, a feeling of "crisis management" and of broken promises.
If the constant stench of untreated sewage in the lagoon that surrounds the Olympic Park wasn't enough to embarrass city and state officials over their hollow environmental pledges, then perhaps nothing can.
Rio de Janeiro's controversial and sometimes outspoken mayor is Eduardo Paes. In many ways he is the political "face" of Rio 2016 and he certainly feels vindicated when challenged about the rights and wrongs of putting on these mega-events in what is a still developing, socially unequal country.
"It's arrogant to say these events don't belong in the developing world," Mr Paes said when we met this week at a new transport interchange in Rio - one of the many Olympic legacies the mayor insists would not have happened, had it not been for the impetus of holding the Games.
"We showed in Brazil that these Games have been for everyone with lots of legacies for the city," he said. "We still have a lot of problems here but people's lives are much better because of the Games so let's not be prejudiced about where we hold these events in future."
The Paralympic Games, which finished this weekend, certainly felt more inclusive than their Olympic counterpart.
The prospect of swathes of empty venues forced organisers to slash Paralympic ticket prices, allowing thousands of Brazilians who'd been priced out of the Olympics to witness and be inspired by some top quality international sport.
If the Olympic and Paralympic Games are all about inspiration and encouragement, then in Davi Texeira they could have a future champion.
The 11 year old, from Rio, is sports mad. He is already an accomplished surfer. We met him at a city centre skate park, where he's working on his dream to become a future Paralympian.
"Sport is my life because without sport I'm not Davi. I wouldn't be who I am today," he said, brimming with confidence.
Davi was born without fully developed limbs but he's not been discouraged, despite the haphazard nature of facilities for children like him in Brazil.
"Davi doesn't see any barriers - he does what he wants and has overcome a lot in his life already," said his mother Denise. "He loves the Olympics and knows it's a unique moment in his life."
But, she added, "as a mother it's a constant struggle to get improvements. Transport facilities here are pretty bad and getting around isn't easy, but things have improved in the run up to the Games".
Davi lives in a country where 40% of disabled children don't go to school, where there's a huge gap in equality of opportunity depending on race or social background. That has to change, say campaigners, if Brazil is to build on Rio 2016.
The cost of staging the Games has left the city and state of Rio virtually broke. Providing 80,000 extra security personnel, for example, doesn't come cheap.
And while the tourists may leave happy, what happens in the rest of this notoriously violent city when budgets for policing programmes in Rio's favelas are cut?
In the past few weeks, Brazilians have found new Olympic and Paralympic heroes - Rafaela Silva, Daniel Diaz and Thiago Braz.
But, facing a difficult economic climate, there are tough funding decisions to come which could make or break the sporting ambitions of youngsters, like Davi Texeira, who've been inspired by what they've been part of this summer in their own city.


A three-year-old girl helped her heavily-pregnant mother call 999 after she fell down the stairs.

In the call, Emma, who was alone in the house in Somerset with her mother Catherine Bazzard told the operator what had happened and where they lived.
She told call handler Sarah Morris her "mummy was not bleeding but banged her head" and "has a baby in her tummy".
Since the accident, which happened in November, Mrs Bazzard has given birth to Emma's little brother.
Mrs Bazzard needed to be taken to hospital after the fall. She had landed on her stomach and it is believed the impact started labour.
Had she not been taken to get the drugs she needed, her baby would have arrived seven weeks early.
Mrs Bazzard had ruptured her placenta so if she had not got help, the medical emergency would have become far more serious.
Although Emma had not been told about dialling 999, her five-year-old brother had been learning about the emergency services at school and round the dinner table the family had a discussion with him about what to do.
During the eight-minute call, Emma told the operator she was looking after mummy, who "kept going to sleep" and promised to look after her and that she was cuddling her.
She told Ms Morris the front door was unlocked and when the paramedics in "green suits" had arrived.
Mrs Bazzard said she was extremely proud of her daughter, who is now aged four.
She added: "We had no idea that Emma could even tell us what street she lived in, let alone the number and the town."
She said she was "very emotional" to think how her daughter might have been while she was unconscious but added: "Having listened to the audio and hearing how confident she is and how calm she is - it's reassuring to know that she wasn't scared by the situation."
"I came to, to her lying on me and cuddling me and saying, 'Mummy, it's going to be ok'."
Emma and her family were reunited with the ambulance crew and the call handler at a ceremony at Nailsea ambulance station on Wednesday.
Ms Morris was surprised at the amount of information Emma had been able to give her, and how calm she had remained, in the 10 minutes it took the ambulance to arrive.
"I think she's such a clever, amazing little girl."


Non Stanford is confident she and fellow Welsh triathlete Helen Jenkins will be at next year's Olympic Games.

Stanford, World champion in 2013, can secure her place at Rio 2016 if she finishes in the top three at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago.
Jenkins' bid has been hampered by injuries but Stanford is not writing off the 31-year-old's chances.
"I wouldn't be surprised if she was fighting for one of the top places in Chicago," Stanford said.
Stanford, 26, and Vicky Holland will earn early selection for Team GB by finishing in the top three in Chicago.
Swansea-born Stanford took a step towards Olympic selection when she was second in August's test event in Rio with Holland third.
But former double world-champion Jenkins, who missed June's European Games with an ankle injury, failed to finish in Rio after being kicked during the swim.
"The policy suggests you have to podium at both Rio and Chicago to be selected so unfortunately for Helen that might mean she won't get selected this year," Stanford added.
"There are definitely opportunities next year for her to be selected.
"Helen's chances are definitely very high and she's one of the favourites to take one of the spots for next year."
After missing the 2014 Commonwealth Games because of a stress fracture in her left ankle, Stanford is determined to secure Olympic qualification in Chicago.
"If I can get early selection it would mean I could have a far more relaxed winter which would hopefully prepare me better for August," Stanford said.