Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has been awarded the inaugural Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Elite Award.

Created by the Marylebone Cricket Club and the BBC in memory of commentator Martin-Jenkins, the awards recognise exceptional sportsmanship.
Madsen was recognised for walking of his own accord in a County Championship match against Yorkshire this summer.
Alton county cricket under-13 girls' team took the Youth Award.
The joint MCC and BBC judging panel were impressed by their story of lending players to field for an opposition side in a league fixture this summer.
Madsen's display of sportsmanship came when batting for Derbyshire against Yorkshire on 18 July.
He feathered a ball from bowler Steve Patterson to the wicket-keeper and though umpire Jeff Evans gave the Derbyshire captain not out, Madsen opted to walk back to the pavilion, later stating that it was a matter of principle.
Madsen went on to score 141 in the second innings, but Derbyshire still lost by an innings and 113 runs.
MCC president and lifelong friend of Martin-Jenkins Mike Griffith said: "MCC is passionate about its role as Guardian of the Laws and Spirit of Cricket, and it is instances like Wayne Madsen walking when his Derbyshire side was in real trouble against Yorkshire, which set an example for everyone in the game to follow and must be encouraged."
BBC cricket correspondent and Test Match Special commentator Jonathan Agnew added: "During a summer in which the spirit of the game was widely debated, Wayne Madsen gave a wonderful example of what many in the game still hold dear.
"Too often we are treated to negative instances, so how nice it is to celebrate and reward such a genuine act of good sportsmanship."
Meanwhile, City Academy in Bristol are the first beneficiary of the award's school's prize.
They have awarded a £2,000 grant, which will be used by City Academy to support the enhancement of their cricket performance programme.
Martin-Jenkins died of cancer at the start of January at the age of 67.
He joined the BBC in 1970 and succeeded Brian Johnston as the BBC's cricket correspondent three years later, holding the post until 1991, with a break between 1981 and 1984.
Read more about the Spirit of Cricket on the MCC website.


More help is needed for veterans with Gulf War Syndrome, the Royal British Legion has said, as it marks 25 years since the beginning of that conflict.

Over 33,000 former soldiers are thought to suffer from illnesses related to their service such as chronic headaches, fatigue and memory problems.
The charity said too little was known about the condition and the government should fund more research into it.
The Ministry of Defence said it was always open to new research proposals.
Reported symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome range from chronic fatigue, headaches and sleep disturbances to joint pains, irritable bowel, stomach and respiratory disorders and psychological problems.
But the MoD says "the overwhelming consensus of the scientific and medical community" is that the range of symptoms is too broad "for this ill health to be characterised as a syndrome in medical terms".
In 1991 more than 50,000 members of the British armed forces were deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Storm - a US-led campaign against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
The British Legion - which provides support for veterans - said more than 60% were now suffering from illnesses related to the conflict, with nearly 10,000 receiving a war pension, the financial aid any ex-service personnel with an illness due to service can receive.
Marie Louise Sharp, policy adviser at the Legion, said that 25 years on, more needed to be done to help ill soldiers.
"We know the health of ill Gulf War veterans continues to be an important area for the government, which is why the Legion is calling for investment into research so we can understand how to improve the lives of those affected," she said.
"In addition, we ask for formal communication channels to be established to convey the results of US research developments to Gulf War veterans living here in the UK."
The charity said research into appropriate treatment and health pathways would significantly improve their lives but that there had never been any published research in the UK into treatment or best practice.
There is still disagreement over why rates of ill health are twice as high among Gulf War veterans than troops deployed elsewhere, and campaigners and doctors continue to disagree over whether the syndrome actually exists as a medical condition unique to Operation Desert Storm.
In its 2015 manifesto the Legion said the first phase of an MoD-commissioned study at Cardiff University, which examined potential interventions to rehabilitate ill Gulf War veterans, had started in January 2009 but "for reasons unknown to us, the MoD chose not to fund the second phase of research, and the results of phase one were never published".
The MoD said it was always open to new research proposals, but added that the war pension scheme was part of its absolute commitment to the armed forces.


A driving instructor who was photographed asleep in a car with a learner at the wheel has been sacked.

He was photographed by Laura Martin, 22, who was a passenger in her father's van when they pulled up next to the learner vehicle near Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium.
The self-employed instructor was in a 5Day car when he was seen snoozing.
The firm said in a statement his behaviour was "unacceptable" and he had been "immediately dismissed".
It said it contracted work to self-employed instructors who provided their own vehicles and were also able to carry out their own private lessons.
"We cannot be 100% certain this particular instructor was working for us at the time the picture was taken. However, we expect high standards of tuition from all our contractors," said 5Day.
"We found this behaviour unacceptable and the individual in question was immediately dismissed and will no longer receive any work from our company.
"We have many instructors working for us weekly around the UK and this is the first instance of this type of behaviour."
Miss Martin said: "The instructor was asleep for the entire time [we were next to him]. The only thing that woke him up was my dad revving the van very loudly to see if that would wake him up.
"As for the pupil he was teaching, he looked extremely flustered."
She posted the photo on her Facebook page and it has attracted a string of comments.
"Not so funny if the poor boy had caused an accident and killed himself or someone else," said one person.
Norfolk Police confirmed it had received a complaint from a member of the public about the unnamed instructor.
Ch Insp Chris Spinks, head of road policing in Norfolk and Suffolk, said: "There is no specific offence that covers an individual supervising a learner driver being asleep as there is with them being drunk or using a mobile phone.
"However, a supervisor or instructor can be seen as being in charge of that vehicle so should be in a position to intervene if required.
"Failure to adhere to this responsibility could therefore make the supervisor liable to an offence in the event of a collision or other incident."


A man has set a new world record for the most consecutive bounces on a pogo stick.

Jack Sexty, 25, from Bristol, bounced non-stop on the spot for 10 hours 21 minutes at an event in Philadelphia.
Hopping 88,047 times, he not only beat his two American opponents but broke the previous record of 75,005.
"Five or six hours in I just couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel - it was really hard but I got there in the end," he said.
To land the Guinness World Record, Mr Sexty had to out-bounce world champion Casie Merza and previous record-holder James Roumeliotis.
But eight hours into the Xpogo world championship event both his opponents had "collapsed with exhaustion".
"He [James Roumeliotis] was going at such a pace but I kept steady and stayed on for longer and ended up coming out on top," he said.
"But it just wrecks your whole body."
Bouncing just under two-and-a-half times a second, the multiple pogo record-holder was raising money for Alzheimer's Research UK.
"If bouncing up and down for 10 hours can raise a bit of money towards that then that's great," he said.
"And when I get back I'm going to start training for the fastest mile on a pogo stick and hopefully go for an attempt in September."
In 2014, Mr Sexty became the first person to complete a marathon on a pogo stick.


The "high road" on Arthur's Seat has been closed following two rockfalls.

Historic Scotland is assessing the extent of the damage so the area can be made safe following the rockfalls which happened on Saturday and Sunday.
The whole road has been closed to vehicles and a section where the rocks fell is also closed to pedestrians.
Pedestrians are being sent on a diversion via Duddingston. It is not yet known how long the road will be closed.


Paul di Resta's racing knowledge "will be invaluable", according to Williams, following the Scot's confirmation as reserve driver for the 2016 season.

The former Force India driver, 29, will continue to race for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship.
Di Resta's role as back-up driver for Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa gives the Scot the chance to revive an F1 career many considered to be over.
He claimed 121 points in 58 races for Force India from 2011 to 2013.
"We are delighted to welcome someone with Paul's experience to the team," said Claire Williams, deputy team principal.


Two-thirds of Britain's 337 species of common larger moths have experienced a substantial decline over the past four decades, a survey has shown.

The V-moth (Marcaria wauaria), once a common sight in gardens, recorded a 99% fall in numbers from 1968-2007.
Habitat loss and deteriorating land are thought to be behind the decline.
The findings appear in the State of Britain's Larger Moths 2013 report, produced by Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research.
"Larger moth in Britain are showing substantial and significant decreases in their populations over this 40-year period," observed lead author Richard Fox.
"This not only includes a big decrease in the total abundance of moths, but also a large decline in a large number of individual species."
"Generally speaking, these are common and widespread moths that live in our gardens and farmed countryside, so we are not talking about rare, special species."
Overall, the four decades of data showed that the total abundance of larger moths declined by 28%.
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The biggest loser, the V-moth, was once found in most English counties but now its presence is restricted to "very few areas", Mr Fox, surveys manager for Butterfly Conservation, added.
"It is also quite an interesting example because V-moth caterpillars feed on gooseberry and currant leaves and, although we do not know why the species has declined, we are drawn to speculate that the decline of the V-moth might be something to do with our gardening habits.
"It may be that far fewer people grow their own gooseberries and currants in their gardens. Alternatively or in conjunction with this, it may be that people - especially in their own gardens - may be using pesticides far more than in the past."
He said that there was no clear evidence for the decline, but studies were finding that habitat loss and, as a result, diminishing food sources, were major contributing factors.
"In the farmed landscape, for example, intensification has removed hedgerows, hedgerow trees, field margins where there would have been wild flowers growing.
Some species - such as the Blair's shoulder-knot - have recorded an increase over the past 40 years
Losers:
V-moth(Macaria wauaria)           99% decrease
Garden dart (Euxoa nigrican)      98% decrease
Double dart (Graphiphora augur) 98% decrease
Dusky thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) 98% decrease
Hedge rustic (Tholera cespitis)    97% decrease
Winners:
Least carpet (Idaea rusticata) 74,684% increase
Blair's Shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri) 7,878% increase
Treble brown spot (Idaea trigeminata) 4,312% increase
Buff footman (Eilema depressa) 3,884% increase
Scarce footman (E. complana) 3,590% increase
(Source: Butterfly Conservation/Rothamsted Research)
"Although we do not have a baseline of data that goes back to the pre-intensification of farming in Britain, there are quite a lot of studies that have been done which have shown that on farms where they do still have hedgerows, trees and wide field margins then that does have benefits, in terms of the variety of moths that are seen as well as overall abundance," he told BBC News.
He added that studies had also identified changes to forestry management and urbanisation as drivers for the decline in moths.
Silver lining
While the findings revealed a widespread overall decline, about a third of species did record an increase in numbers.
Among them was the footman group of moths, Mr Fox explained.
"The thing that they all have in common is that their caterpillars feed on lichen and algae.
"Again there is a temptation to wonder whether the improvement in these moths numbers and distribution might be linked to increases in the amount of food available to them in the landscape.
"This could be linked to improvements in air quality because lichens were greatly reduced during the time of acid rain and air pollution. We also have an increasingly nitrogen-rich environment that might be beneficial for algae."
The report's authors said that more than 2,500 moth species have been recorded in England, Wales and Scotland, of which about 900 are described as larger moths (macro-moths) and 1,600 micro-moths.
They added that the overall decline pointed to a wider insect biodiversity crisis and mirrored declines of butterflies, bees and carabid beetles.
"The declines could have a knock-on effect for plant pollination and animals reliant on moths for food, such as garden and woodland birds, bats and small mammals," they said.
Mr Fox highlighted that entry level enviro-agricultural stewardship schemes, such as the one funded by the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, offered a potential solution to halt the decline.
"They are aimed at large numbers of farmers and landowners doing simple thing that will put back some of the semi-natural features that have been lost in intensively farmed landscapes," he explained.
"The has been some really good research done in the past few years by Oxford University, in conjunction with Butterfly Conservation, that showed simply having trees in hedgerows on farms in lowland England has a really beneficial effect on both the variety and abundance of large moths that occur there."


A Swansea hospital is the first in Wales to offer parents the chance to be involved in the care of premature babies.

Singleton's neonatal intensive care unit encourages mums and dads to learn how to tube feed their babies, take their temperature and give medication.
The initiative was introduced by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board in November 2016.
The health board said "it is proving a big hit with parents".
Among the first families to take part were Ellia and Jordan Williams of Clydach, Swansea whose son Harry was born nine weeks early, weighing 3lb 10oz.
"When Harry was first on the unit I hated the thought of leaving him and someone else looking after him when I went home every day," said Mrs Williams.
"I felt helpless, like I wasn't doing enough for him."
She and Mr Williams were encouraged to help with Harry's daily care during his five weeks at Singleton, including having regular skin-to-skin sessions.
"I was so glad Family Integrated Care [FiCare] was encouraged and the nurses were there to help us," added Mrs Williams.
"We both felt included, it helped us bond with Harry and we really feel it has made it easier now we have him home with us."
FiCare lead nurse Sarah Davies said the idea was to help develop a partnership between parents and neonatal staff.
"There is no pressure on parents to do anything they are uncomfortable with," she said.
"We want parents to become more confident in looking after their babies."
So far the FiCare has been shown to improve breast feeding rates, reduce parental stress, reduce infection rates and reduce the length of stay for babies.
"When families are involved in decision making - even about simple things like when they can take their baby out of a cot - it makes them feel included and more responsible for their baby's care," added Ms Davies.
The Singleton team is now looking to extend the initiative and training is under way in the special care baby unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend.


New user agreements from eBay and PayPal that ask customers to accept automated cold calls have been questioned by New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman.

His office has asked for more information about the policies, which may break consumer-protection rules.
There has been controversy about the terms and conditions and confusion about how customers opt out of them.
PayPal said that it would work with the attorney general to resolve concerns.
In separate letters to the companies, internet bureau chief Kathleen McGee said that the new user agreements "fail to respect consumer choice and privacy preferences".
PayPal's revised terms and conditions, drawn up before it split from eBay, require users to agree to receiving auto-dialled or pre-recorded calls and text messages from the company and its affiliates.
Customers can be contacted for a wide range of reasons, including surveys, opinion polls or with offers and promotions.
EBay has introduced similar rules, which are due to come into force from next week, while PayPal's start in July.
So-called robocalls - automated cold calls - have proved an annoyance for users and the US's Federal Communications Commission is looking to crack down on them.
Following complaints about imposing the new terms on users, PayPal issued an update saying that anyone wishing to opt out of receiving its marketing calls could do so by calling customer services.


A six-year-old boy is delighted after his favourite toy was found after being stolen by a seagull on Anglesey.

Jack Carr was inseparable from his toy owl Cuckoo, who eats dinner, sleeps in a special bed next to him and goes on holiday with the family.
But he was left heartbroken after it was snatched by a seagull close to the family home in Beaumaris.
In a heart-warming tale, the pair are set to be reunited after a social media appeal sparked a search for Cuckoo.
Jack's mum Nancy Carr said he was "made up" Cuckoo - who has been his favourite toy since he was two - had been found in a garden after being stolen by the gull.
"He loves his Cuckoo", she said, "he carries him everywhere."
The family were in the Beaumaris Castle playground when Jack threw Cuckoo up in the air during a game - in that moment a seagull swooped and snatched the toy up and vanished with him.
"Next thing he was crying, we tried to see where it had gone, we went everywhere", she said.
Ms Carr bought a replacement Cuckoo for Jack when the toy was stolen on Saturday 1 July, and following the appeal on Twitter and Facebook was bought another by a kind-hearted stranger.
But Jack and his favourite toy will be reunited on Wednesday, when he will meet the lady who found Cuckoo in her garden after seeing the missing appeal on social media.
"There are such nice people out there. You do not realise how much it affects you until something like this happens," Ms Carr said.
"We have been to Germany and everywhere with Cuckoo, and then he gets stolen by a seagull so near to our house.
"He is going to be tied to Jack from now on".


The prime minister has backed road cycling events and the "Wiggins effect" riding craze in south-east England.

Surrey roads have hosted a number of races and rides since the London 2012 Olympics, including the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain.
But some residents feel "pestered" by events, according to an online petition calling for them to be scrapped.
David Cameron said he understood the challenges of the "cycling revolution" but said it was great for the UK.
The online petition, which has been signed by nearly 3,000 people, claims Surrey's roads are not suitable for cycling events, the mass participation races trap people in their homes and large groups of people riding together create major problems for motorists.
Mr Cameron, speaking to BBC local radio, said: "I'm a big fan of this cycling revolution taking place in Britain.
"In my constituency in Oxfordshire at the weekend you just see swarms of people in Lycra on their bikes.
"We need to be a fitter, healthier country and we need to encourage sport and competitive sport.
Cycling's a great sport, we're very good at it now. The idea when I was little of British people winning the Tour de France was unthinkable.
"Now, not only are we winning the Tour de France but we're hosting the start of it in Yorkshire in the coming year so I think it's very exciting."
He added: "It can be challenging for drivers when you have these pelotons weaving through the roads of Sussex and Surrey, but I think we should be encouraging cycling and motorists have to think carefully about how to deal with the peloton."
Surrey County Council is currently holding a consultation into the future of cycling in the county.
It said it did all it could to keep roads accessible and keep disruption to a minimum during organised events.
Following the London 2012 Olympics Surrey Police warned motorists to expect extra cyclists trying to ride the Olympic cycle route and urged road users to respect each other.
The cycle road race on the opening weekend of the Olympics took riders from the Mall, through west London, out to Surrey and back again, and included a 9.6-mile (15.5km) circuit around Box Hill.


A man who is undergoing chemotherapy for bowel cancer has finished his 24th marathon.

Ben Ashworth, from Preston, Lancashire, was diagnosed in 2012 and told he only had months to live.
He was told a week before Sunday's London Marathon that his cancer had spread and he would need surgery.
The father-of-three completed the course in five hours 54 minutes and 56 seconds, raising more than Â£2,000 for cancer charities.
He plans to run another marathon in May.
On Facebook, Mr Ashworth, who ran the race with his wife Louise, said: "Louise has had a rough time in training so I'm very pleased for her.
"We didn't stop smiling the whole way round."
In an earlier post he said it had "been a bit of a shock" to find out the cancer had spread but said he was feeling "very optimistic".
"It's saddening, but it won't beat us... There's a tumour on the scar tissue from my previous liver op.
"I've always been aware that something like this could happen, which is partly why I've worked so hard to get stronger and fitter."


Bournemouth's on-loan midfielder Jack Wilshere will not play again this season after suffering a fractured leg.

The 25-year-old England international, on a season-long loan from Arsenal, was injured in the Cherries' 4-0 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday.
"It's a big blow to lose Jack," Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said.
Wilshere has made 29 Premier League appearances this season for the club, without scoring, after joining them on transfer deadline day in August.
Scans have revealed a hairline crack in Wilshere's left fibula and he will miss Bournemouth's last five games of the season and return to Arsenal for further treatment.
He was substituted after 56 minutes of the game at White Hart Lane following a challenge with Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
"We've loved working with him since he arrived in August," Howe added. "He's made a huge contribution to our season and we wish him a quick recovery."


"Sorry for the inconvenience": four little words that are of scant comfort to the thousands of commuters shivering on train platforms, grumbling at bus stops or enduring the Tube when delay and disruption abound.

But as miserable Southern rail users struggle to find alternative routes to work again, one technologically savvy public transport user is providing fed up commuters nationwide with some degree of palliative care in the form of a new website that tracks transport companies' apologies in real time.
Omid Kashan, a 26-year-old web developer and graphic designer, was fed up with the apologies he was getting as he waited for trams in his native Manchester.
"It dawned on me that you can't go more than 10 minutes on a platform without hearing, 'Sorry for the inconvenience,' about some disruption or other," he said.
"I wondered if you could put any data to how many times companies apologise."
He decided to track apologies made by the official Twitter account for the tram company.
"It started just for the Metrolink tram in Manchester," he said.
"But as soon as the site went live, people started asking me to add more operators and different companies. I bowed to public demand."
The website has been up and running now for just over a fortnight. It works by searching for certain keywords - "sorry", "apologies", and so on - in the tweets from travel companies' Twitter accounts, logging and scraping the results.
And those results are pretty astonishing.
In total, the site has tracked almost 400,000 apologies this year from public transport operators and two low-cost airlines.
Southern rail alone has apologised almost 40,000 times on Twitter in 2016 - an average of 111 times a day.
That is more than any other train operating company - though Great Western and South Eastern run them close, with both apologising on Twitter more than 100 times a day on average, according to the site.
"It doesn't take too long to add a new operator, but it does take a bit of time to scrape the historical data," Omid told us.
"The one downside is that it only tracks apologies.
"So if a company never apologises then it wouldn't show up, even if they were really bad.
"But the fact that Southern has apologised almost 40,000 times in a year tells its own story.
"Hopefully it will raise a bit of awareness of what people are having to put up with, but I guess more than anything it's just a bit of pathos."
By Chris Bell, UGC and Social News hub


Two people have been injured after a crash involving a car and a bus in Kilwinning in North Ayrshire.

It happened at about 08:25 on the A737 at Lauchlan Way, near Ayrshire College.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said one person had been freed after being trapped in a vehicle. No-one on the bus was thought to have been injured.
The college has tweeted that there may be some disruption to classes this morning due to a "major traffic incident".
Two ambulances and a special incident support vehicle were sent to the scene, the ambulance service said.


If Conor McGregor beats Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the boyhood Manchester United fan will perhaps owe a small debt of gratitude to Manchester City.

For the past six weeks or so, he has driven his green Lamborghini to the UFC's new performance institute on a daily basis.
At this hub, located about four miles from the city's famous strip, you can mimic conditions at 10,000ft of altitude, clock miles on an underwater treadmill, or analyse the density of specific muscles.
If an athlete is to be built rather than born, this is the place. The attention to detail is stunningly intricate and it was Manchester City's own training complex which offered key elements of the blueprint.
A group of journalists are led through the $14m development by Forrest Griffin, a retired UFC light-heavyweight champion and now a vice-president with focus on athlete development.
He paints details around what we see at the 30,000 square feet facility, which opened in May. Some 23 years have passed since UFC was formed but this building is seen as a game changer which will take the welfare and performance of athletes to new levels.
It is far removed from the spit and sawdust gyms which shaped some of boxing's greatest names. Some 24 hours earlier, I visited the Mayweather Boxing Gym, a world-renowned facility which inside is straightforward, humble and brilliantly effective.
But the UFC institute cuts with tradition in pursuit of gains. Measurability, science and mapped progress shape the mantra.
Griffin explains how recovery is meticulously plotted. He points to one of his own injuries and a subsequent substantial difference in mass between his two quad muscles, detected after his retirement. A UFC fighter at the Institute would be scanned during rehabilitation to highlight which muscles have suffered during their lay-off so targeted rebuilding can be done.
Any fighter competing under the UFC banner can train here at no cost.
Tailored workout programmes appear on screens next to weight stations. If an athlete is only here for a short spell, their data and subsequent training plan will be sent to an app to use at their traditional base.
Whatever the goal - recovery, strength, mobility, technique - there is a desire to offer a menu of ways to work on it. As Griffin stresses, what works for one individual will do nothing for another.
In the recovery area, for example, athletes can opt for use of a cryotherapy chamber or laser-light therapy. Both will stimulate circulation, flushing away lactic acid and easing aches and pains.
Facilities are purposely placed one room apart to ease access. We pass through a door and Griffin fires up the underwater treadmill McGregor has been filmed using in recent weeks.
"Conor has had a knee injury in the past so he doesn't like to do roadwork," says Griffin, 38.  "So he does a lot of bike work and he uses this as it has no impact on your body and you can work hard."
Two pools next to the underwater treadmill offer temperatures of 105F and 50F respectively to again offer variety in recovery.
Griffin explains why McGregor's typical routine of sleeping in until midday makes perfect sense.
"He's been here once or twice a day for six weeks," adds Griffin. "Training at the time you fight is under appreciated. When do you work out the best, after being up for 12 hours or three or four hours? He primes his body to do that, which is intelligent."
We are taken to meet UFC flyweight Joe Benevidez, who is receiving treatment from director of physical therapy Heather Linden.
Linden left a role at the USA's Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs to be here. She jokes when explaining how even the toughest UFC fighters can struggle on a pilates ball when she isolates their weakest muscles in order to highlight where work is needed.
"What's been a shock is how little access to services these athletes have had in the past," she says. "It's amazing how some of them have never had medical guidance for preventative measures.
"I've had to build trust. I had a guy come in here and tell me he couldn't feel his left arm but he was going to fight. He was scared of telling people in the event he was pulled from competing but with work we restored him to full functionality in two weeks."
Former UFC welterweight Dan Hardy is part of the tour. The Nottingham-born 35-year-old describes the facilities as "night and day" to what he used.
"My life would be different now," he tells the group. "I used to work with friends for treatment, driving around for different things I needed."
Despite all the technology in what feels like the slickest of finishing schools, MMA critics still exist. Perhaps blighted by images of the ground and pound or blood-stained faces they question the morality of the sport.
But UFC's growth shows no sign of relenting. The company was sold for $4.2bn in 2016 and listening to Griffin it is obvious this is a sport with vision.
Mapping the layout of the Institute saw the UFC research facilities at the likes of Man City, the Phoenix Suns basketball team and the USA Olympic team base.
Habits were observed, such as an athlete's occasional tendency to neglect post-workout nutrition if access to it was not made easy. Consequently, UFC athletes can only exit the building by passing a nutritional team.
"We learned from mistakes people had made in the past," adds Griffin. "A facility and its staff may be too spread out. Manchester City have a great layout. The locker room is the centre of the building. The athletes start and end in the locker room so you build every service around that.
"Every sport taxes the human body a certain way. The needs and demands change but the impact on the body and the recovery needed is very similar."
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Elsewhere on the ground floor we see anti-gravity treadmills which take away impact, a 50m outdoor track and walls with numbered targets for medicine balls to be thrown at.
The altitude chamber McGregor sometimes cycled is in use. This transparent box lets people look in at the world of pain it can serve up. Griffin proudly states UFC stars can now create conditions to prime them to fight anywhere on earth.
In a gym packed with contraptions, he points to pressure plates in the floor. Squatting and lifting weights while planted on these will deliver data on which limbs are offering the greater power. Once more, it offers a way to drill down and improve weaknesses.
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We are led up stairs boasting the slogan "legends become champions and champions become contenders". These take us away from a ground floor focused on welfare and strength and to an upper tier which measures 17,000 square ft and is MMA specific.
Bags of varying shape and size hang there, an octagon dominates the room and of course, there is McGregor's boxing ring, home of those now infamous spars with Paulie Malignaggi.
He is of course a fighter obsessed with detail. This desert treasure chest caters for that intricacy in abundance.
And if all of the facilities have somehow polished him to a point where he can shock Mayweather at the T-Mobile Arena, UFC's main draw will achieve a status which will shine new focus on the company.
Its Performance Institute tells us the organisation is nothing but ready to thrive and what is more, it now boasts a factory primed to build the next McGregor.
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Dundee's £1bn waterfront regeneration development will host a roadshow in London this month to encourage new investment in the project.

Organisers of the event said Dundee Waterfront offered a "rare blank canvas opportunity" for investors.
The V&A Museum of Design will open at the site in 2018 and Slessor Gardens, a city centre park, was opened by the Queen in July.
About 26,000 sq m of development land is available at the waterfront.
Recent investment announcements in the project include £30m by Our Enterprise for the development of flats, offices and commercial space,
Dundee City Council is also in discussion with developers over a mixed-use development, which would include flats, offices and a 130-room hotel.
Dundee Waterfront is split into five distinct zones and the project has already secured £750m of committed investment.
Mike Galloway, executive director of city development said: "We are forecasting several hundred thousand visitors to the city each year due to the new V&A Dundee.
"Add a new marina, new railway station, offices, hotels and new businesses opening, Dundee Waterfront is going to be buzzing.
"We need more investors to grasp this opportunity and partner with us on innovative design and build ideas.
"They might be surprised at how entrepreneurial we are.
"Dundee really is open for business and we are keen to encourage creative and innovative proposals from London's investment and development community".
The Dundee Waterfront briefing will be held at Pinsent Masons on Earl Street on 22 September.


A seven-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car on his way to school in Dorset.

The boy was with his parents in the Canford Heath area of Poole when he was struck by a Peugeot 107 shortly after 08:00 BST.
He was taken hospital with critical injuries and has since died. Dorset Police said no one else was injured.
Sherborn Crescent, where the crash happened, was closed but has since reopened.
Police said the boy's family were being supported by specially trained officers.
Insp Matt Butler added: "Officers are continuing to liaise with local schools to give reassurances and to offer assistance at this difficult time.
"There were a number of people in the area at the time of the collision and I am appealing for anyone who witnessed what happened, and has not yet spoken to police, to please contact us as soon as possible."
The road was closed for several hours at the junctions with Seatown Close, Henbury Close and Chetnole Close and drivers were advised to avoid the area.


The dream of a 93-year-old Indian restaurateur to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has come true after a viral social media campaign.

Prince William and his wife Kate met Boman Kohinoor, owner of a famous Mumbai Parsi cafe, on Sunday at the city's Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
The royal rendezvous took place after they were told of the campaign with the misspelled hashtag #WillKatMeetMe.
Mr Kohinoor has a strong claim to be India's oldest and biggest royalist.
The huge cardboard cut-outs of William and Kate that adorn his restaurant reflect a lifetime of devotion. In 2010, he wrote to the Queen asking her to visit and she replied to thank him on a letterhead stamped with the Windsor crest.
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"I met Their Royal Highnesses [on Sunday] evening at the Taj," Mr Kohinoor told Conde Nast Traveller.
"They were very kind and asked me about my restaurant and my favourite dishes there.
"I told them about the berry pulao and how it's made using my late wife's recipe."
Mr Kohinoor said that he was asked by the royal pair if he could cook. "I said no, but I serve my customers well," he replied.
"I told them: Give my love to the Queen, and to [your] children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, too.
"I wish I had more time to speak, but I'm thankful for this opportunity."
The veteran restaurateur said that he was given the opportunity after a video in which he pleaded to meet the royal pair was posted on the internet.
"TRH (their royal highnesses) were very touched and invited him to their hotel before last night's charity gala," Kensington Palace tweeted on Monday,
Earlier at the Taj Mahal Palace, the couple spoke to survivors of the 2008 terror attacks in the city.
The seven-day tour will also see them travel to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.


Plans for the tallest tower in the City of London have been given the go ahead.

The 62-storey skyscraper will be the highest building in London's financial district, know as the Square Mile.
The 295m-high tower, at 22 Bishopsgate, will be built on the site of The Pinnacle - a seven-storey building that has been abandoned for four years following the financial crash.
The Shard still remains the tallest building in the capital at 306 metres (1004ft).
The new skyscraper will accommodate 12,000 workers in 100 businesses, City Hall said.
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: "After lying abandoned for four years, 22 Bishopsgate will now get off the ground, providing much-needed office space for thousands of city workers and a positive addition to the world-class architecture of the capital's skyline."
Developer Stuart Lipton said the mayor had recognised it as a "major contribution" to the City's vitality and a "distinguished and interesting building that includes a number of new innovations designed to put the health and wellness of people first".
The tower at 22 Bishopsgate is due to be completed in 2019.
But it could soon be dwarfed by plans unveiled on Monday for a new 310m-high skyscraper at One Undershaft, for which planning applications will be submitted early in 2016.
Architect Barbara Weiss, who campaigns to protect the London skyline from "bad towers in the wrong places", said 22 Bishopsgate "could harm historic buildings in the City".
"The fine urban grain of the city fabric is being obliterated by large buildings with very large footprints and 22 Bishopsgate is a case in point - it's just too big," she said.
"The more steel and glass that goes up, the less you feel like you're in the London you know and love as a unique place."


A gang of up to four masked men have used wooden bats to attack and injure an 18-year-old man in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.

The assault took place in Abbeytown Square at about 23:00 BST on Friday.
The victim sustained injuries to his back, arms and legs and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A police spokesman said no motive for the attack has been established so far and he appealed for witnesses to come forward.


Michu has left Swansea City after agreeing a financial settlement with the club for his departure.

The 29-year-old Spain forward was the club's top scorer in 2012-13 with 22 goals in a spectacular first season after a £2m move from Rayo Vallecano.
But he has not played for them since April 2014, and spent last season on loan at Napoli, where injuries meant he only played six times.
His Swans contract, which he extended in January 2013, ran until next summer.
He has not featured in Swansea's squad since returning from Napoli, with chairman Huw Jenkins saying in May the player was unlikely to play for the club again.
He is expected to return to Spain, having been training with fourth-tier side Langreo.
Michu won a Spain cap and was linked to Arsenal after his surprise first season in British football.


He's Yorkshire born and bred, but newly crowned Masters champion Danny Willett began his golfing life "in the middle of a sheep field" in Wales.

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The 28-year-old won his first major by three shots on five under as 2015 champion Jordan Spieth crumbled during a thrilling final round in Augusta.
Sheffield-born Willett is the first European winner since Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999 and the first British victor since Nick Faldo's win 20 years ago.
It's a quarter of a century since Welshman Ian Woosnam won his only major at Augusta in 1991, but Wales can claim a part in the latest Masters drama.
Llangefni's pay as you play golf course, a former council-owned facility now run by a social enterprise, is a world away from the manicured splendour of the Augusta National.
But the nine hole course on the outskirts of the market town is where it all began for a young Willett.
"We used to go to Anglesey in Wales for two weeks in the summer and play the same nine-hole golf course three or four times," Willett said in an interview with BBC Radio Sheffield in 2015.
"I think the longest club you hit was probably a seven iron on this par three course in the middle of a sheep field."
Willett's mother and father, Steve and Elisabet, have retired to the island where their son's lifelong passion for golf began.
"He had his first golfing lesson in Llangefni and it's just gone from there really," mum Elisabet told BBC Breakfast.
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"We used to come to Anglesey every summer and gradually Danny got better and better.
"We thought maybe there was something there."
Willett won the English Amateur Championship in 2007 before turning professional the following year, winning four times on the European Tour before his Masters triumph.
Llangefni's resident professional, Paul Lovell, was the man who gave Willett his first ever golf lesson and keenly followed the Yorkshireman's progress at the Masters.
"I was at home watching, burning the midnight candle and saw every shot on the final day," he told BBC Wales' Good Morning Wales.
"I remember Danny and his father coming along to the course and wanting to learn to play golf.
"I gave them a couple of lessons and they purchased a set of junior clubs.
"I think he was about eight or nine and he enjoyed it. He looked a good little prospect."


The son-in-law of an elderly patient said his family have "suffered" knowing the treatment he received at a Denbighshire mental health ward.

John Martindale, 84, was a patient at Glan Clwyd Hospital's Tawel Fan ward, now at the centre of a damning report.
John Stewart said it has been "distressing" to look back at his father-in-law's care there.
Mr Martindale, who had dementia, died in October 2013, days after being transferred to another unit.
"It's very distressing looking back on it. Looking back now, I think it was probably a mistake keeping him there," Mr Stewart, from Colwyn Bay, said.
His father-in-law was admitted to Tawel Fan in August 2013.
Mr Stewart described seeing urine on the floor, staff arranging furniture so patients could not get out of their chairs, and relatives persuading staff to tend to patients.
The 50-year-old said patient uncleanliness was "endemic" and that his father-in-law was often left to dress himself.
"The fear is that if you speak out and cause too much of a problem you don't know what happens the moment that you leave," Mr Stewart said.
"That's what goes through the back of your mind."
He has now called for the staff responsible to be banned from working in the health service.
"From what I have seen, the whole health board seems dysfunctional from top to bottom," he added.


A man who robbed a woman at knifepoint as she walked to work in Aberdeen has been jailed.

James Robertson, 19, was wearing a balaclava when he struck as the 22-year-old walked along Mastrick Road in February.
He escaped with items including her iPod, but was later traced by police.
Robertson, who admitted the crime, was jailed for 50 months at the High Court in Glasgow. He will be monitored for two years after his release.
Defence counsel Ronnie Renucci said: "Mr Robertson was under the influence of valium at the time.
"He has an unenviable record, if he carries on like this he will spend most of his adult life in and out of prison."
Judge Lord Beckett told Robertson: "I'm concerned to make sure that the public is protected from serious harm from you when you are released."


A 10-year-old boy was critically injured after slipping on rocks off the coast of Wirral.

The boy, who was accompanied by an adult, fell at Hilbre Island, West Kirby, at about 13:00 BST on Thursday.
He was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, where he remains in a critical condition.
Merseyside Police are appealing for information. Anyone who was in the area between 12.30 and 13.30 is urged to contact the force.
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Hilbre Island is a rocky crag of land that lies about a mile (1.6km) from West Kirby. It features a ranger's cottage and several privately-owned properties.
It can be approached on foot at low tide.


The first of a new wave of grammar schools in England could be open by 2020 - the Grammar School Heads' Association has revealed, following a meeting with the education secretary.

Among the options is to admit only the top 10% of the ability range - compared with 25% in many grammar intakes.
There is Â£150m for short-term bids to create selective places in academies or to expand existing grammars.
The Department for Education confirmed that the meeting had taken place.
But a spokesman says ministers will "respond in the Spring" with their formal grammar school proposals, which will "make more good school places available, to more parents, in more parts of the country".
The Grammar School Heads' Association has published "key points" of a private meeting with Education Secretary Justine Greening, the prime minister's adviser Nick Timothy and School Standards Minister Nick Gibb.
This included options for:
The "Lifting the ban on grammar schools" meeting, described in the association's newsletter, examined how new grammar schools could be created and academic selection widened.
It suggests an ambition for a more varied range of schools on offer in England's state system - of which selective and non-selective schools would be a part.
Apart from the headline promise to increase selection, ministers have given few details of what this might mean in practice - so the notes from this meeting reveal more about the type of approach that could emerge.
The head teachers report that entirely new grammar schools could be opened in three years, as part of the free school programme.
But in the short term, selective places could be created within multi-academy trusts or by funding existing grammars to expand, with Â£50m available per year for three years.
It has been previously suggested that there could be units for talented pupils within schools, or shared between groups of schools, or that individual schools within a chain could be designated as a grammar.
The notes of the meeting also talk of selection being aimed at a much narrower band - the top 10% rather than the top 25% seen as the traditional top ability stream for grammars.
This might fit with suggestions for more highly-specialist, centres of excellence for the most gifted - particularly in sixth form - in areas such as maths and science.
The proposals reported by the grammar school heads also suggest that plans to allow entry for grammar schools at the age of 14 - rather than at the age of 11 - are being ditched as likely to undermine other local schools.
Entry for new grammars could be determined by a national test - rather than allowing a range of separate tests - and there would be an attempt to make the admissions test less susceptible to coaching.
And under discussion is the idea that new grammars should be focused on "opportunity areas" which have been identified as having particular problems with underachievement and poor employment opportunities.
But the heads say that no areas will be excluded from more selection "where there is parental demand".
There are suggestions of a shift in emphasis - with the heads reporting that the push would be on "social reform" rather than "social mobility".
The families seen as "just about managing" would be the priority, the heads suggest, rather than focusing on those families eligible for free school meals.
The head teachers quote Education Secretary Justine Greening as telling them that "the response to the consultation on increasing selection was not 'an overwhelming flood of negativity'".
"Ministers and officials agree with us that there are a lot of people, who are philosophically opposed to selection, who keep saying it damages the education of other pupils but present little or no evidence to support this claim," said the head teachers.
But the grammar school heads have also been forthright in warning ministers of the need to tackle a school "funding crisis".
They have added their voices to complaints from schools about inadequate budgets - with heads speaking of their "great dismay" at the funding levels proposed for many grammar schools.
A Department for Education spokesman, addressing the expansion of selection, said that ministers had "set out plans to make more good school places available, to more parents, in more parts of the country - including scrapping the ban on new grammar school places, and harnessing the resources and expertise of universities, independent and faith schools".
He said the consultation on expanding grammars had prompted "several thousand submissions, which we are now going through. We will respond in the Spring".


A team responsible for creating a huge statue of a gorilla made out of spoons for Uri Geller have said they could next build a angel made of knives donated by gang members.

The 12ft-high (3.6m) gorilla was unveiled by Prince Michael of Kent on Saturday at the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry.
It is due to be transported to Mr Geller's home in Berkshire on 28 May.
The centre said the next project would not just be art, but could save lives.
Clive Knowles, Managing Director of the British Ironworks Centre, said: "We want to do an enormous angel that would represent love and hope and people that are lost."
He said the team were going to launch their Save a life, Surrender a Knife appeal and admitted finding a large number of weapons would be the biggest challenge.
He added that it could help to "re-energise" a number of knife surrenders and amnesties organised by police forces across the country.
Mr Knowles said building the gorilla had been a "rollercoaster ride" and had given them "a huge appetite" to take on an other challenge.
Alfie Bradley, who welded the 40,000 spoons to the sculpture, said he was also looking forward to the next big project, although he had become "sick" of the sight of spoons.
Mr Knowles said the team could also invite current and former gang members to the British Ironworks Centre to help build the angel.
The gorilla project saw spoons donated from across the world, including China, Armenia, Uganda and Tahiti - many sent in by school children.
Spoon banks were also placed in schools across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
After spending time at Mr Geller's home, Mr Knowles said the team were hoping to find a permanent home at a site where it could be seen by children.
Mr Knowles said the project had cost the firm about Â£120,000 in staff hours to find the spoons, but that social media had played a large part in the appeal.


A man has been taken to hospital after he became trapped underneath a runaway van in Pembrokeshire.

Police said the blue Ford transit van overturned into a hedge under a bridge on Maesgwyn Road, Fishguard, at about 10:15 BST on Tuesday.
It is believed the vehicle rolled down the road when it was empty and the man became trapped after running after it.
Fire crews used cutting equipment and airbags to free him.


A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after eight people had to be rescued from a burning block of flats.

Two people were treated for smoke inhalation and up to 60 residents were evacuated from the four-storey building in Tipton, West Midlands.
Emergency services were called to Greenlawns flats on St Mark's Road at about 22:00 BST on Thursday.
The teenager, from Tipton, is being questioned by police.
The fire is being treated as arson and is believed to have started as "a build up of rubbish", West Midlands Fire Service said.
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"A large number of residents were in the street after they had been evacuated from the block of flats," a spokeswoman from West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
"Firefighters used ladders to rescue the remaining eight residents from windows of their properties whilst also working to quickly extinguish the fire."
The two people people treated for smoke inhalation did not require hospital treatment.  There were no other injuries.
Andy Smith from West Midlands Fire Service said: "This fire is believed to have started as a build up of rubbish in an alcove."
"It serves as a reminder to ensure that accumulations of rubbish are removed as quickly as possible."
Steve Eling, leader of Sandwell Council, said: "Three people stayed overnight in the Tipton Sports Academy.
"Fortunately the rest of the residents were able to stay to arrange accommodation with friends and families."
The block of flats is privately owned.


The England and Wales Cricket Board has agreed a new deal with BBC Sport to broadcast ball-by-ball radio commentary on international cricket until 2019.

The six-year-deal will see BBC radio provide live and exclusive coverage of all England's home Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20s.
The deal covers the Australian tours in 2015 and 2019 and the visits of India in 2014 and South Africa in 2017.
"This is excellent news for cricket lovers," said ECB chief David Collier.
"Test Match Special (TMS) brings cricket into millions of homes in this country each summer and is widely recognised for its unique and world-class coverage of cricket.
"Test Match Special's coverage, together with the regular summaries and updates provided by BBC Radio 5 live, will play a significant role in promoting cricket from the playground to the Test arena."
Barbara Slater, Director BBC Sport added: "We're delighted to be taking cricket on the radio forward for a further six years.
Test Match Special was first broadcast in May 1957 on the opening day of the first Test between England and West Indies at Edgbaston, with commentary from Rex Alston, John Arlott, EW Swanton and Ken Ablack
"Test Match Special, now in its 55th year, is one of the most treasured programmes on the BBC, with its unique mix of expert commentary, insight, humour and entertainment.
"In a new digital era, the programme and its accompanying download have never been more popular with its audience."
The BBC's current deal was due to expire at the end of the 2013 season.
Meanwhile, ECB chairman Giles Clarke has claimed that illegal streaming of coverage of matches is the "biggest danger to cricket".
He warned that pirate websites showing games live on the internet threaten broadcasting rights deals, which bring huge revenues into the game.
Clarke told TMS: "There are a huge number of pirate websites streaming cricket on the internet taken from television broadcasts.
"We and our broadcasters closed down 700 during last summer's series against India.
"It's an extremely complex procedure but it can be done and it has to be done.
"That is the biggest danger to cricket, because they take money out of the game without commercial benefit to us.
"They are being used by the bookmakers as well. The problem of pirate site streaming is very big for sport."


Pope Francis is more popular than any political world leader, an opinion poll has suggested.

The poll by WIN/Gallup International indicates that Roman Catholics and Jews have the most favourable opinion of the Pope.
More than half of the world's protestants and even the majority of atheists and agnostics view him favourably.
About 1,000 people were questioned in 64 countries.
BBC religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt says that, three years into his papacy, Francis has enjoyed enormous goodwill and won the hearts and minds not just of Roman Catholics but also of people from other religions and the non-religious.
Those taking part in the poll were asked: "Irrespective of your own religion, do you have a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable opinion of Pope Francis?"
The Pope was most popular with Roman Catholics, of whom 85% said they had a favourable opinion of him, and among Jews questioned the figure was 65%.
Among the 64 countries polled, Portugal and the Philippines were most enthusiastic, with 94% and 93% thinking favourably of the Pope respectively.
Pope Francis's lowest ratings came in Tunisia, Turkey and Algeria, while most people in Azerbaijan said they did not know much about him.
WIN/Gallup said that the Pope heads the rankings when compared to the global popularity of political world leaders.
It gave him a net score - the difference between favourable and unfavourable opinions - of +41 ahead of US President Barack Obama on +30; German Chancellor Angela Merkel on +13; UK Prime Minister David Cameron on +10 and French President Francois Hollande on +6.
WIN/Gallup International President Jean-Marc Leger said: "Pope Francis is a leader who transcends his own religion. Our study shows that an ample majority of citizens of the world, of different religious affiliations and across regions, have a favourable image of the Pope."


Universities in Wales are staging a walk out in a row over pay.

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are taking part in a two-day national strike which is happening at universities across the UK.
UCU members in Wrexham formed a picket line at the university's main entrance on Mold Road on Wednesday as members also showed their support via placards outside the main building in Cardiff.
University employers have described the decision to strike as "disappointing".
The union said the 1.1% pay rise offered by the universities was "an insult".
Staff are refusing to set extra work, cover for absent colleagues or work overtime on Wednesday.
If no agreement is reached, members have agreed to further strike action targeting open days and graduation ceremonies in June and July.
The union is also beginning preparations for a boycott of the setting and marking of students' work, to begin in the autumn.
Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) said the offer was "at, and, for some, beyond, a limit of affordability for higher education institutions and the very best offer that will be available this year".
UCEA maintained the weighting of the offer meant the worst paid university staff would get a rise of more than 5%.


A record-breaking UK adventurer who has already trekked to the North and South Poles has completed her latest challenge.

Fiona Thornewill, from Nottinghamshire, joined American climber Hans Florine for the ascent of "The Nose" of El Capitan in Yosemite, California.
Mr Florine jointly holds the record for the fastest ascent of The Nose, and this was his 100th attempt.
The pair were joined by writer and adventurer Jayme Moye.
Mrs Thornewill considers herself to be an amateur climber and did not intend to break the speed record of two hours and 23 minutes.
Writing on Facebook, her husband Mike Thornewill gave a "massive thank you" to Hans Florine.
"Both ladies have been very fortunate to share this gentleman's rope," he wrote.
"As well as leading the climb it should be remembered that Hans has pulled the heaviest bag and also carried the heaviest responsibility - for that the girls owe him a lot of beer."
Mrs Thornewill, 49, undertook the climb to celebrate her 50th year.
The ascent of the steep mountain face, called The Nose, is considered one of the most difficult rock climbs in the world as it rises almost a kilometre straight up from its base.
Ms Thornewill set the record for the fastest ski trek to the North Pole by a woman in 2001 at 56 days and was the fastest woman to reach the South Pole solo in just under 42 days in 2004.
She was appointed an MBE in the 2006 and was given an European Women of Achievement Award in 2004.
Her latest challenge has raised money for the BMC Access and Conservation Trust.


Great Britain swimmers Sascha Kindred, Ellie Simmonds and Susie Rodgers won gold medals on day five of the Rio Paralympics.

Kindred and Simmonds both swam a powerful final 50 metres to break world records in their respective SM6 200m medley races.
Rodgers then set a personal best in the S7 50m butterfly to win Britain's fifth gold of the day.
It takes Britain's total tally in Rio to 63, with 28 golds.
Kindred, 38, clocked two minutes 38.47 seconds to secure his seventh Paralympic gold, before 21-year-old Simmonds retained her title in 2:59.81.
Will Bayley, in the class 7 table tennis, and Aled Davies, in the F42 shot put, had earlier both taken gold for ParalympicsGB.
John Stubbs and Jodie Grinham won silver in the mixed team compound open archery, before Jonathan Broom-Edwards finished second in the T44 high jump final.
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Simmonds held the world record in the medley coming into the Games and set a new Paralympic record in the heats, but she admitted to feeling nervous before the final.
However, she timed her race well, powering through the final two lengths to beat the record she set in December 2015.
"I don't feel like anything at the minute. It's hard to describe, but I think it's because I'm really focused on the 400m freestyle tomorrow," Simmonds, who was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I didn't feel any pressure. I'm just really relaxed, enjoying myself, having fun. I just want to go out there and race - we train everyday for this. After the pressure I had for London [2012], this meet is just a meet."
Simmonds, who also has medal chances in the 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle events, added: "I've already achieved my dream, I've just got another gold tonight and then focus on tomorrow.
"The team are on fire. We're doing an amazing job. I can't wait to race again. This pool is incredible, it's stunning. The atmosphere is amazing."
Rodgers, who was born without a fully formed arm and leg on the left side of her body, was visibly shocked after securing victory.
"I can't believe I've done that," the 33-year-old said. "I was trying for the silver, if I'm honest.
"I wasn't going to carry on after London 2012."
Kindred has won 13 medals - seven of them gold - at six Paralympic Games since making his debut in Atlanta in 1996.
He was disqualified following his heat in Rio for a lane infringement, but was reinstated following an appeal by British Swimming.
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Victory means he will bow out of the Paralympics as champion in the event he won gold in at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Kindred, born with a form of cerebral palsy, said the disappointment of London 2012, where he took silver, had pushed him to qualify for Rio.
"The last four years have been just amazing and this is the perfect ending," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I knew I had more in me and I didn't want London to be my last competitive swimming memory."
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"Sascha Kindred has been a key part of the GB Paralympic swimming team since he made his international debut in 1994, before many of his current team-mates had even been born, and has been rewarded for the hard work he has put in over the years.
"In the final, he pushed his 38-year-old body to the absolute limit, winning a seventh Paralympic gold in a new world record.
"Kindred is a truly inspiration competitor, a legend of the sport, a man who consistently works hard and a vital source of help and inspiration to his younger team-mates.
"Credit also to Ellie Simmonds and Susie Rodgers, who played their parts in an emotional night for the GB team at the Aquatics Stadium."
Earlier, an emotional Bayley had jumped on the table after securing victory, and was shown a yellow card by the umpire, before he hugged her as he continued his celebrations.
The 28-year-old, who won silver at London 2012, was born with a congenital disorder that affected all four of his limbs, before being diagnosed with cancer at the age of seven.
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"If it wasn't for getting cancer as a kid and being given a table tennis set to give me something to play with when I was recovering, then I would never have been here," he told BBC Sport.
"Four years was a long time to wait and there was no guarantee I would ever get the chance to go for gold again, but I'm so proud to win this."
His success was followed by Welshman Davies, who beat his nearest rivals by more than one metre as he threw 15.97m.
Libby Clegg, who took gold in the T11 100m on Friday, qualified comfortably for the T11 200m along with her guide Chris Clarke.
However David Weir, who won four golds in London, was unable to add to his Paralympic tally as he came fifth in the men's T54 400m final.
Weir, who became a father for the fourth time just hours before his 400m heat, later qualified second in his T54 1500m heat.
Team-mate Richard Chiassaro finished fourth as the Netherlands' Kenny van Weeghel took gold in 46.65 seconds.
There was also a strong start for ParalympicsGB in the equestrian, as Sophie Christiansen scored 77.522% - the highest of the competition so far - to top her class.
In the wheelchair tennis, Gordon Reid advanced to the men's quarter-finals with a breezy 6-0 6-2 win over France's Frederic Cattaneo.
Alfie Hewett also progressed to the next round, before he and Reid had an emphatic 6-2 6-0 victory over Spanish duo Daniel Caverzaschi and Martin de la Puent in the men's doubles.
However, Jordanne Whiley lost her singles quarter-final 6-3 6-1 to the Netherlands' Diede de Groot.
Brazil's Daniel Dias won his 20th Paralympic gold medal in the men's S5 50m freestyle to loud cheers.
Like Dias, American Rebecca Meyers dominated the field in the women's S13 400m freestyle to secure her third gold in Rio.
The 21-year-old, who was born with hearing and vision impairments, finished in 4:19.59 to set a new world record.
New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe also won her third gold medal, this time claiming victory in the SM4 150m medley.
Pascoe, 23, lost her left leg as a two-year-old after a lawnmower accident at her home in Christchurch.
Compatriot Liam Malone broke a Paralympic Games record held by South Africa's Oscar Pistorius.
The 22-year-old, from Nelson, won gold in the men's 200m T44 final in Rio in a time of 21.06 seconds. Pistorius' record was 21.30 seconds.
Raushan Koishibayeva of Kazakhstan took silver in the women's -67kg powerlifting as she made her Paralympic debut aged 50.
The mother of three, who has just begun studying at a sport academy, says she has set a target of winning a gold medal at Tokyo 2020.
Elsewhere in Central Asia, Uzbekistan's success in Rio - 23 medals has pushed them up to ninth in the table - has got the country searching for more information on the Paralympics...
There has been surprise around the world after the top four runners in Sunday's men's T12-13 1500m finished their race in times that would have beaten the Olympic gold medallist Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
Gold medallist Abdellatif Baka won the race in 3:48.29, beating Centrowitz's Olympic time of 3:50.00 by just under two seconds.


A Sharia court in Indonesia's Aceh province has sentenced two men to be caned in public for having gay sex.

The men were found guilty of violating strict Islamic laws in conservative Aceh and will receive 85 lashes each.
The pair, aged 20 and 23, were found in bed together by vigilantes in March. They have not been identified.
Gay sex is not illegal in the rest of Muslim-majority Indonesia and this is its first such conviction. Aceh is the only province where Sharia is in force.
The sentence is due to be carried out next week.
While the judges did not give the maximum punishment of 100 lashes, the sentence is heavier than the 80 lashes asked for by the prosecution.
Public caning sentences have been handed down previously only for gambling and drinking alcohol.
Aceh has become increasingly conservative in recent years. Strict laws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year.
Judge Khairil Jamal told the court that the men had been "proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing gay sex", according to the AFP news agency.
When the sentence was being read out, the two men covered their faces with their shirt and hands.
Local officials claim that Sharia law is in line with Aceh's long Islamic tradition. Munawar, an official in charge of overseeing the implementation of the law, says "people want to implement comprehensive Islamic teachings including the enacting of its criminal code".
He also says the Qanun Jinayat - as the Islamic criminal law enacted in Aceh in 2015 is known locally - is an effective deterrent.
The law covers the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol; gambling; adultery; extra-marital sex and homosexual acts.
Punishments include caning and imprisonment, but not stoning.
Rights activists tried last year to repeal some provisions in the Qanun Jinayat, arguing that it was against human rights and Indonesia's national criminal code - but that was rejected by the Supreme Court.
The caning sentence handed down on Wednesday has been condemned by human rights groups and activists.
"I see this as a criminalisation, a step back for Indonesia and violation to human rights," Dede Oetomo, founder of Gaya Nusantara, an organisation advocating LGBT rights said after the verdict.
Ahead of the ruling, Human Rights Watch had called on Indonesia to release the two men, saying that "the verdict will increase fear among LGBT people not only in Aceh but also in many other, especially conservative provinces" in Indonesia.
The men will be caned during a public ceremony on 23 May in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh - where they were found by vigilantes.
The neighbourhood group filmed themselves kicking and beating the pair and the video was shared widely in Indonesia. Rights groups say anti-gay sentiment is growing in the country.
Aceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago.


President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as soon as his health secretary pick is confirmed.

In his first news conference since July, Mr Trump said he would submit a plan to repeal and replace the 2010 law "essentially simultaneously".
Senate Republicans have started a process to repeal parts of the law, but have yet to reach a replacement plan.
There seems little consensus on what would replace Obamacare.
Mr Trump's remarks clash with congressional Republicans' plan to repeal the law, but delay the process to pass legislation on a substitute for up to three years.
The president-elect said he would like to see President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, also known as Obamacare, repealed and replaced "probably the same day, could be the same hour".
He insisted his administration would have a plan in place as soon as Representative Tom Price, his nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, is confirmed.
Mr Price's hearings are due to begin next week.
Mr Trump did not offer any details on his vision to replace the healthcare law, but argued it was "imploding" and Republicans would do "a tremendous service" for Democrats by replacing it.
He added his plan would be "far less expensive and far better".
Republicans have already taken steps to dismantle Obamacare through a budget reconciliation bill.
The Republican-led Senate has been working into the night on the bill, with a vote expected early on Thursday to set the process in motion.
If the budget resolution is passed, a committee would write repeal legislation that could come to a vote next month.
"We must act quickly to bring relief to the American people," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
However, Republicans have only a slender majority in the chamber and increasing numbers of their senators are voicing concerns about overturning the law without a replacement to show voters.
The US Chamber of Commerce, which is the country's largest business lobby group, warned on Wednesday it could be a mistake to quickly repeal Obamacare without developing a replacement insurance plan.
A day earlier, the Health and Human Services Department said more than 11.5 million Americans had signed up for plans in this open-enrollment period, the highest such figure in the bill's history.


Usain Bolt "was really cold" before pulling up with injury in his last championship final, according to his Jamaican relay team-mates.

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Bolt's London finale ended in disappointment as he suffered a muscle cramp before the end of the 4x100m relay final which was won by Great Britain.
Yohan Blake said: "The race was 10 minutes late, we were kept 40 minutes. It was crazy.
"They were holding us too long."
Bolt had hoped to bring an end to his career with another two gold medals in London but leaves with only a bronze from last weekend's 100m.
And, seconds after taking the baton for Jamaica's anchor leg, he pulled up and tumbled to the floor with Dr Kevin Jones, Jamaica's team doctor, confirming Bolt had cramp in his left hamstring.
"It was 40 minutes and two medal presentations before our run," added former world 100m champion Blake.
"We keep warming up and waiting, then warming up and waiting. I think it got the better of us.
"It hurts to see a true legend, a true champion go out there and struggle like that."
110m hurdle champion Omar McLeod, who led out the Jamaican team which had won the 4x100m relay in each of the last four world championships, echoed the criticism of delays at the start of the final.
Mo Farah's lap of honour after his second place in the 5,000m final seemed to delay the schedule, with Farah also receiving his medal before the relay final.
"It's heart-wrenching," he said. "I gave it my all and I really wanted Usain to leave golden, or even if it was just a medal.
"It was ridiculous, man. We waited a really long time. I drank two bottles of water.
"But Usain Bolt's name will always live on."
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100m champion Justin Gatlin called Bolt 'still the best in the world' after he won silver behind Great Britain, and also felt that the weather may have played a part in Bolt's injury.
"I think it was the elements (that caused the injury)," he said. "I'm sorry he got this injury. He is still the best in the world.
"This is farewell time, I am sentimental about it already now. In the warm-up area, we give ourselves respect and greeted each other. Usain Bolt is a great athlete."
"I think it was just one season too many," said former Olympic champion Michael Johnson.
"I think Bolt was prepared to not win but I don't think he would have expected his last race to end like that. He would have wanted to cross the finish line.
"Even if he was just closing on the guys ahead - he wanted to give this crowd a show so they can say "I saw Usain Bolt run down the finishing straight."
"That was disappointing to see. We saw him in a way we have never seen before. In the 100m straining to try to finish and now we see him limping."
Former Olympic medallist Darren Campbell believes that Bolt's impact off the track is almost as hard to replace as his skill and records on it.
Bolt's charisma, charm and character have made him one of the most recognisable and marketable people on the planet.
"Any stadium that Usain Bolt decides to grace ends up being full, that tells you all you need to know," Campbell said.
"What we are witnessing is so powerful, so inspirational, he can't be replaced. How do you replace him - as a sports star and a human being?
"Usain Bolt treats you the same whether you are a dignitary or the poorest man in the world. That's a unique skill.
"Whether he was a successful sports person or not, I think he would still have that flamboyant character. How do you teach that? I don't think you can."


Six people have been arrested after reports of disorder in Newport.

Patrols are continuing following the incident at Commercial Road, Pill, at about 20:35 BST on Thursday.
A 16-year-old boy, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were arrested for breaching a dispersal order to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Two 13-year-old boys and a 24-year-old man were also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
Police and fire crews attended the scene, and the incident was over by 23:00. Officers said no one was injured.
Newport city council leader Debbie Wilcox has called a meeting on Monday with police and fire services to discuss the incident, saying residents' safety was a "priority" and the "negative actions of a small group of people will not be tolerated".
Gwent police local policing commander Glyn Fernquest said: "We are taking this incident extremely seriously.
"I want to send a warning to anyone intent on causing trouble that you will be arrested."


Fourteen golden heads from an art installation at Suffolk's Latitude Festival have been stolen.

The painted plaster heads, weighing as much as 15kg (33lb), were taken on Monday after the festival had closed.
South-east London-based creators Sam Wyer and Laura Drake Chambers said they were "gutted" and appealed for their return.
Suffolk Police confirmed they were investigating the theft.
The heads, worth about Â£5,000, were part of a group of 21 installed in the Faraway Forest at the Southwold festival as part of an exhibition entitled "For Richer, For Poorer, For Better, For Worse".
The theft was discovered when the two artists arrived to disassemble the work.
"We worked really hard to create this, and everything was secure and really respected throughout the weekend," Mr Wyer said.
The disappearance happened after the public had left the site, he said.
"Whoever took them methodically removed them with an electric screwdriver.
"They were staked into the ground and screwed and bolted."
He said he and his Brockley-based co-creator "just want to get them back" as they are intended to be displayed elsewhere.
Ms Drake Chambers said: "Latitude looked after our installations brilliantly all the way through the festival and their support was impeccable."
Suffolk Police said they had received a report of a group of people loading heads into a van.
"We've also had witnesses saying they had seen some of our heads being cradled in people's arms on a train from Ipswich to London," Mr Wyer said.
"If that's the case we're hopeful that people took them because they thought they were beautiful and will find it in their hearts to return them to us."
The pair have started a #GoldenHeadHunt campaign on social media to raise awareness of the hunt for the missing heads.


Conservative backbenchers have raised doubts about the government's plan to force all schools in England to become academies.

There were warnings from MPs about the lack of choice and fears for the implications for rural schools.
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: "What choice is there in a one size fits all policy?"
But Education Secretary Nicky Morgan accused Labour of "deliberate misinterpretation".
This was an Opposition Day debate on the government's White Paper, but some of the most pointed criticism came from the Conservative benches.
The government won the vote, but Labour said that the strength of feeling showed ministers would not be able to go ahead with the school plans in their current form.
Tim Loughton, a former minister in the education department, questioned  the imposition of a "compulsory and arbitrary time line".
"As a Conservative I also believe in choice," he told the House of Commons.
Tory MP Jason McCartney also highlighted the importance of choice and Caroline Nokes questioned the value of enforced academy status for primary schools which were already high achievers.
Will Quince said there was "no evidence that academies are somehow automatically better than state-maintained schools".
"Call me old-fashioned but I hold the view that if you've got a well-governed, well-run school that's performing well, just leave it alone and let it do its job."
Another Conservative, Steve Brine, said: "If I were to sum up the concerns expressed to me by teachers locally it would be confusion, I think, as to why something that is so obviously not broken needs fixing."
James Cartlidge said that he had visited an outstanding school in his constituency that did not want to become an academy.
"What I fundamentally struggle with is a very simple point that I should go to them and say despite the fact that your school is outstanding, that all of your staff are working brilliantly and delivering fantastic education, that we are now going to force you to become an academy."
Edward Leigh suggested that there might be time for "compromise" about how this would apply to small primary schools.
Labour's Lucy Powell opened the debate by challenging the expense and purpose of the shake-up of England's schools.
She accused the government of being "obsessed with school structures instead of standards".
And she asked MPs: "What is autonomous about forcing a highly performing school into an academy chain?"
Mrs Morgan accused Labour of "scaremongering and ignoring the achievements of both the profession and our education system".
She said that improving schools through the academy process was a step towards "real social justice".
There were sharp exchanges about how the government's proposals would affect the role of parent governors.
The White Paper says: "We will no longer require academy trusts to reserve places for elected parents on governing boards."
But the education secretary rejected the suggestion that this would mean abolishing the role of parent governors.
There had also been arguments over the academy plans in Prime Minister's Questions, earlier on Wednesday.
David Cameron had rejected claims it would mean the "removal of parent governors from school governing bodies".
Mr Cameron said it was "simply wrong" to say it would scrap them.
"Parents have a great role to play, but no school should think that simply by having parent governors you've solved the problem about how to engage with parents," said the prime minister.
"The Labour motion says the White Paper proposes the removal of parent governors from school governing bodies. It does no such thing."
The government argues that removing the requirement for parent governors does not mean that academies would not want to retain them.
At present, academy chains can already remove governing bodies from their individual schools - and a single board of trustees can act as a governing body for the entire chain.
These boards must have at least two elected parents - but under the White Paper's proposals, academy chains could operate without any elected parent representatives on any of its boards.
An academy chain has already scrapped governing bodies for its academies.
E-ACT, with academies across the West Midlands, Buckinghamshire, Bristol, Yorkshire and north-west England, abolished all of its governing bodies for individual schools in January, ending the powers of scrutiny of parent governors.


A woman was beaten to death with a hammer by her husband before he stabbed himself with a kitchen knife, a coroner has ruled.

The bodies of Jonathan and Derisa Trenchard were found at their home in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, in October.
An inquest in Truro heard Trenchard, 50, thought his wife was having an affair despite there being no evidence.
Coroner Dr Emma Carlyon ruled Mrs Trenchard, 48, was unlawfully killed by her husband.
The inquest previously heard the pair were devoted to their three sons and had a seemingly happy marriage.
But Mr Trenchard had become paranoid and needed constant reassurance about their relationship, the coroner was told.
Devon and Cornwall Police gave evidence that checks by officers on the couple's computers and mobile phones did not reveal any evidence that Mrs Trenchard was seeing anyone else.
Despite his fears, the couple, who had been married for 24 years and had moved to Cornwall from Reading, had recently booked a holiday in order to renew their marriage vows for their 25th anniversary.
However, the inquest heard Trenchard had been receiving counselling through his GP for depression and irrational thoughts.
He was receiving medication for anxiety but refused to be referred to a mental health team.
A family friend also gave evidence, saying Trenchard had a troubled childhood. His mother had had mental health problems and he left home after falling out with his father, living with another family.
Police officers concluded it was clear Trenchard killed his wife using a hammer before stabbing himself in the chest.
Pathologist Dr Amanda Jeffery told the inquest the scene "was consistent with the murder of Derisa by her husband and then the suicide of Mr Trenchard" and she did "not believe it to be a suicide pact."


Jim Craig says Celtic's 1967 European Cup triumph cemented the club's place among the continent's elite.

Craig was part of the team that overcame Internazionale 2-1 in the final to become the first British side to lift the trophy.
He says that is why, 50 years on from that famous victory, Celtic remains a club recognised worldwide.
"It played a major part in our history, it put Celtic's name among the big boys as a European Cup-winner," Craig said.
"That's what all these teams are in operation to try to do.
"Some of the biggest names in football haven't done it. Some of the wealthiest haven't done it. So Celtic's name is up there."
Craig hopes that one day a Celtic side can repeat the heroics of the Lisbon Lions and claim European club football's biggest prize: "I would certainly hope so," he said.
However, he echoed the view of club chairman Ian Bankier in saying that while such ambitions must be preserved, the financial restrictions on Scottish clubs make it an enormous challenge to compete with Europe's top clubs.
"It will be more difficult from now on as the money you need to buy players is in other countries rather than Scotland," Craig told BBC Scotland. "So it will be more difficult for Celtic to do that.
"What I'm sure [Celtic manager] Brendan Rodgers is aiming for - and he's done a great job so far - next season is to get into the group stage of the Champions League.
"Once you're in there it's a learning process. Three home games, three away games, unlike the old days one bad result doesn't mean you're out the competition. If we had a bad day when it was a knockout competition then you were really struggling.
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"If you have six games to get one of the top two places then the club can certainly do that. That's what Brendan will be aiming for. The more you practise the better you get and you never know what might happen in the future."
Fellow Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld also hopes the club can one day repeat their 1967 triumph and praised Rodgers, who has led Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title and the League Cup this season, with a Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen to come.
"Jock Stein said to us the first day he became manager, 'this is your era, now make history' and I don't think we let him down," said Auld.
"Brendan to me is a bubbly type of person and I think he'd be great in the dressing room. He's proved that with the success we've had this season in winning comfortably.
"I think we'll win, I think we'll win the European Cup again. I don't want to put too much onus on the present days but they have the ability and they've got the goalscorers from different positions."


The Romanian government has survived a no-confidence vote, called after mass protests forced it to scrap a decree that would have weakened anti-corruption measures.

Lawmakers from the three-party ruling coalition abstained, denying opponents the 50% support needed to pass the vote.
More protests are planned this weekend.
The decree has been scrapped, but protesters say the government has proved itself untrustworthy.
They also fear that new legislation, promised by the prime minister when he abolished the decree, might contain some of the same elements in a different form.
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The decree would have decriminalised abuse of power offences where sums of less than €44,000 (£38,000; $47,500) were involved.
That was seen by many as an attempt by the government to let off many of its own officials caught in an anti-corruption drive. The government had argued that the changes were needed to reduce prison overcrowding and align certain laws with the constitution.
On Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis accused the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) of plunging the country into crisis with its "strange kamikaze strategy" only two months after convincingly winning national elections.
Mr Iohannis, who is a member of the opposition centre-right National Liberal Party, told a joint session of parliament that it was too early to hold snap elections.
But he called on the government to come up with solutions. Social Democratic legislators staged a walk-out.
The Constitutional Court is due to rule this week on whether decree number 13, the legal measure which provoked mass demonstrations, broke the constitution or not.
The decree has already been revoked, but the court's ruling too will affect what the government does next, says the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Bucharest.
The issue has sparked Romania's largest protests since communism fell in 1989.


Christina Aguilera is to donate proceeds from her new single to the Orlando shooting victims and their families.

A gunman killed 49 people in the early hours of Sunday morning at a gay nightclub in the city.
Aguilera said: "The horrific tragedy that occurred in Orlando continues to weigh heavily on my mind."
"I am left wondering how people filled with so much love could be taken by so much hate."
The singer's new single, Change, was released on Friday.
A statement from Aguilera's management confirmed 100% of proceeds from US download sales of the song will donated to the National Compassion Fund, which benefits the Orlando shooting victims and their families.
"Like so many, I want to help be part of the change this world needs to make it a beautiful, inclusive place where humanity can love each other freely and passionately," Aguilera said.
A host of stars have paid tribute to victims of the Orlando shootings in the past week.
Sir Paul McCartney appeared on stage with a rainbow flag - the symbol of the LGBT community - draped over his shoulders.
He also tweeted: "We stand together with Orlando."
In a message posted online, singer Ricky Martin wrote: "The tragedy that occurred in Orlando hurts me in so many ways.
"It hurts me as a man, as a human being, and as a gay person, because so many of the victims were brothers and sisters of the LGBT community."
Lin-Manuel Miranda, star of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show Hamilton, launched a range of merchandise to raise money for victims.
It was also announced that a group of Broadway stars will record a version of What the World Needs Now Is Love, which will also raise money for the cause.


At least three clubs are at risk of missing a self-imposed deadline to improve access for disabled fans, the Premier League has said.

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A report suggests Bournemouth, Chelsea and Watford may not fulfil a pledge to meet standards by August 2017.
It stressed clubs have been "working hard on delivery" since a 2014 BBC report found that 17 of 20 clubs did not provide enough wheelchair spaces.
But campaigners have criticised the failure to meet the standards set out.
"The time for excuses is over," said David Isaac, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
"The Premier League promised that disabled access would be improved by the start of next season, so it is disappointing that a number of clubs will fail to meet that deadline.
"Clubs need to urgently demonstrate to us what they are doing to ensure they are compliant with the law and how they are making it easier for disabled fans to attend matches. If they don't they will face legal action."
The Premier League's report comes after MPs argued last month that top-flight clubs were prioritising finance over improving access and meeting the Accessible Stadia Guidelines.
The Culture, Media and Sport select committee report said clubs should face legal action if they fail to meet the basic needs of disabled fans.
The Premier League board can impose fines of up to £25,000, while cases of serious breaches would be referred to an independent panel - which could impose heavier fines or even deduct points.
Bournemouth have 195 disabled fan spaces but not to the required standard. However, they do not own their Vitality Stadium home and the club says that the stadium's small size makes meeting guidelines difficult. It is planning to move to a bigger ground in the coming years.
Chelsea have 128 spaces for disabled fans, against a recommended 214. The club is aiming to move to a new 60,000-seat stadium and says in the meantime it will consult with disabled fans.
Watford have spaces for 61 disabled fans, but should provide 153. It will have more wheelchair spaces by August but says it faces architectural challenges and is aiming to make other improvements to boost the matchday experience of disabled fans.
Burnley, Middlesbrough and Hull were given extensions to 2018 to meet the guideline standards as they were only promoted last summer.
"Premier League clubs have embarked on a substantial programme of work and rapid progress has been made. The improvements undertaken are unprecedented in scope, scale and timing by any group of sports grounds or other entertainment venues in the UK.
"Given the differing ages and nature of stadia, some clubs have, and continue to face, significant challenges. For those clubs, cost is not a determining factor.
"They are working through issues relating to planning, how to deal with new stadium development plans, how to best manage fan disruption or, in cases where clubs don't own their own grounds, dealing with third parties.
"Clubs deserve credit for committing to and delivering the extensive work detailed in this interim report. What is also clear is that even more progress will be achieved in creating the appropriate levels of access for disabled football fans by our own deadline of August 2017.
"Beyond that date, clubs will continue to engage with their disabled fans and enhance their provisions in the coming months, years and beyond."
2014: A BBC investigation finds that 17 of the 20 clubs in the top flight at that time had failed to provide enough wheelchair spaces.
September 2015: The Premier League promises to improve stadium facilities for disabled fans, stating that clubs would comply with official guidance by August 2017.
September 2016: Campaigners say up to a third of clubs will miss the deadline to meet basic access standards.
October 2016: Leading disability campaigner Lord Holmes tells MPs that legal action against clubs and the Premier League remains an option if standards are not met.
January 2017: A report by MPs says some clubs could face sanctions because they are not doing enough. Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton announce plans to develop their grounds to accommodate more disabled supporters.
1 February 2017: A Premier League report outlines the detailed work the clubs are undertaking to make sure they meet guidelines but adds that three clubs will miss the August 2017 target.