Buckingham Palace has complained to the press watchdog over the Sun newspaper's article claiming the Queen backed "Brexit" from the European Union.

The Sun quotes anonymous sources, one of whom claims to have witnessed a "bust-up" between the Queen and pro-EU former Deputy PM Nick Clegg in 2011.
The palace insisted the Queen was "politically neutral" while Mr Clegg called the story "nonsense".
But the Sun said it stood by its story and would defend itself "vigorously".
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Under the headline, "Queen backs Brexit", the Sun said the Queen's exchange with Mr Clegg at a lunch in 2011 left "no room for doubt about her passionate feelings over Europe".
It said her "reprimand" of Mr Clegg "went on for some time and stunned other guests".
The paper says the Queen also revealed her feelings about Europe during a separate conversation with MPs at Buckingham Palace "a few years ago".
It claims the Queen told them: "I don't understand Europe" - words an unnamed parliamentary source says she spoke with "venom and emotion".
Following the complaint the newspaper said: "The Sun stands by its story, which was based upon two impeccable sources and presented in a robust, accessible fashion.
"The Sun will defend this complaint vigorously."
By Peter Hunt, BBC Royal correspondent
It is unusual for the Queen to take action against a newspaper.
It is a sign of the depth of regal displeasure.
It is the Sun headline, "Queen Backs Brexit" which is both toxic and very troubling to an institution which prides itself on remaining above the political fray.
But the course of action the palace has now embarked upon brings with it risks.  It's a far cry from the "never complain, never explain" mantra once deployed by officials in the past.
The letter to the press watchdog ensures that the Sun story continues to be debated.
And there continues to be a focus on what the Queen chose very deliberately to do four days before the Scottish referendum.
When she told a well-wisher in 2014 "I hope people will think very carefully about the future", it was interpreted as support for Scotland remaining within the UK.
It was a planned remark the Queen and her senior advisers may come to regret.
Read more from Peter
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "We can confirm that we have this morning written to the chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation to register a complaint about the front page story in today's Sun newspaper.
"The complaint relates to Clause One of the Editors' Code of Practice."
The Editors' Code of Practice is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Clause One refers to accuracy, saying "the Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text".
It also states "while free to editorialise and campaign, the Press must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact".
The Sun's political editor Tom Newton Dunn wrote that the paper would not have reported the Queen's remarks "had they not come from two different and impeccably placed sources".
He says the Queen must remain "above the fray" of political issues, but added: "If she has a view on Brexit, don't voters have a right to know what it is?"
Professor Vernon Bogdanor, constitutional expert at Kings College London, told the Press Association it was "absurd" that the Queen would break from her tradition of political impartiality after decades as monarch.
"I'm very dubious. The Queen speaks and acts on the advice of ministers," Prof Bogdanor said. "What she said on the Scottish referendum was that people should think carefully before they vote - and that's a very sensible comment, I would have thought."


Oil and gas firm BG Group, whose takeover by Royal Dutch Shell is almost complete, has reported a rise in its final full-year earnings.

BG said pre-tax profits for the full year were $2.97bn (Â£2bn), compared with a loss of $2.3bn in 2014.
On a quarterly basis, BG's losses improved from $8.3bn in the final quarter of 2014 to a loss of $1.17bn for the same period in 2015.
BG's results have been affected by the falling oil price.
BG Group's chief executive, Helge Lund, said: "We are pleased to have delivered an excellent operational performance in 2015 with results in line with, or ahead of, our guidance for the year.
"This strong operational performance is the result of the capability and commitment of our teams across the organisation and we will deliver a high-performing business into the combination with Shell."
BG's results come in the same week as those from other energy giants, BP and Shell.
Both maintained their dividend payout to shareholders. BG said its shareholders would receive Shell's 2015 fourth-quarter dividend and would not receive a further BG Group dividend for 2015.
Shell's fourth-quarter dividend is 47 cents per Shell share, which is equivalent to 20.93 cents per BG Group share.


Chester Zoo welcomed some Sumatran tiger cubs earlier this year - and Newsround couldn't resist paying them a visit.

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But apart from being super cute, the tiger cubs are important to make sure the species survives in the future.
Sumatran tigers are one of the most endangered species of big cat, with fewer than 400 left in the wild.
They can only be found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but the jungle where they live is increasingly being destroyed and they are at risk of poaching.
Ayshah's got more on this story.


As European football's biggest stars prepare for their domestic seasons, BBC Sport is ready to bring you all the best stories and action.

Starting with a live text commentary on Friday, the BBC Sport website will provide comprehensive coverage from Germany, Spain, Italy, France and beyond.
You can expect regular live text commentaries rounding up all the action throughout the season, as well as more news stories, match previews and reports, all of which will be found on our new European football index.
On the radio, BBC World Service is live across Europe, bringing you the latest news, results and interviews from the top football leagues.
You can tune in on weekdays from 15:30 GMT (16:30 BST) on Sport Today and on Saturday Sportsworld from 14:00 GMT (15:00 BST).
The live text commentary will focus on Pep Guardiola's league debut as Bayern Munich coach, with the Bundesliga champions hosting Borussia Monchengladbach.
Bayern won their first eight league games last year and will want to make a strong start again.
In France, champions PSG are also in action on Friday as they travel to face Montpellier - champions in 2012.
Like Bayern, PSG also have a new coach in charge this season, with former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanc replacing Carlo Ancelotti, who has moved to Real Madrid in place of Jose Mourinho.
Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund begin their Bundesliga campaign at Augsburg, while big-spending Monaco will be hoping to get their French league campaign under way in style at Bordeaux.
There are two more Bundesliga games on Sunday, with matches in the Dutch Eredivisie and in Belgium all weekend.
Both of those leagues are under way. In the Netherlands, champions Ajax began their title defence with a 3-0 win against Roda last Friday, while, in Belgium, Genk lead the way after two matches.
Domestic football has yet to resume in Spain, Italy, Turkey and Portugal.
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Former Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson does not understand why striker Joe Mason has been sold to Wolves.

Mason has joined Championship rivals Wolves on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
Hudson played alongside Mason, who scored 22 goals in 60 league starts since joining Cardiff from Plymouth in 2011
"I wouldn't want to see him leave my squad," Huddersfield's Hudson said.
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 forward Mason had been a target for Wolves in the summer.
"For me it's a strange one why they would need to sell to a rival club, especially another team looking to push into the play-offs," Hudson added.
"I think he's a great player, his movement and the way he ghosts in and out of games. He always hits the target when he gets a chance.
"If he's playing week in, week out I think he's probably going to be one of the top-scorers in the league."
Wolves' Wales midfielder Dave Edwards, who will be out for 12 weeks after having surgery on a foot injury, says Mason would be a "much needed addition" to the squad.
"We're a bit low on numbers at the moment, especially in the forward areas," Edwards told BBC Wales Sport.
"I've always been impressed every time I've seen him.
"I thought he played very well at Molineux a few weeks ago when we were beaten 3-1 [by Cardiff].
"He works hard for the team and hasn't got a bad goalscoring record either. He'll be great for us."


A former president of the Maldives has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of ordering the arrest of a judge while in office.

Mohamed Nasheed was cleared of the charges last month, but was re-arrested and charged under anti-terrorism laws.
His lawyers quit during the second trial, which they said was biased and intended to end his political career.
Hundreds of supporters have been protesting on a regular basis since Mr Nasheed's arrest last month.
Both the US and India have voiced concerns over the charges.
A former human rights campaigner, Mr Nasheed became the nation's first democratically elected leader in 2008, ending three decades of rule by former strongman Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
The judge at the court in the capital, Male, said the prosecution had proved "beyond reasonable doubt" that Mr Nasheed ordered the "arrest or forceful abduction and detention" of Judge Abdulla Mohamed in January 2012.
Mr Mohamed was detained after ordering the release of an opposition politician, provoking weeks of protests.
Mr Nasheed eventually stepped down on 7 February, later saying he had been forced to resign at gunpoint. His allies say he was ousted in a coup.
After the sentencing, Mr Nasheed urged his supporters to come out on to the streets to "confront the dictatorial power of this regime," according to a statement released by his office.
Analysts say his arrest adds to growing instability in the small coral atoll nation.
The current president, Abdullah Yameen, has recently become alienated from key former colleagues. He arrested his defence minister, accusing him of plotting a coup, and also sacked the chief justice and another judge.
He was elected in November 2013 in a poll that saw its second-round runoff cancelled when early results put Mr Nasheed ahead.
The jail term will effectively prevent Mr Nasheed running for president at the 2018 elections but President Yameen, who is a half brother of Mr Gayoom, has denied the trial was politically motivated.


Lawyers for the main suspect in last year's Islamist attacks in Paris say they will no longer defend him as he has chosen to remain silent.

Salah Abdeslam is angered at being placed under 24-hour video surveillance, Frank Berton told BFM TV.
"We said from the beginning... that if our client remained silent we would quit his defence," he said alongside fellow lawyer Sven Mary.
The attacks in Paris last November killed 130 people.
So-called Islamic State said it was behind the coordinated assaults on bars, restaurants, a concert hall and the Stade de France
Salah Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels in March and has kept silent since his transfer to France in April.
He is being monitored 24 hours a day by video in his prison cell. Mr Berton said in May the suspect was "particularly disturbed" by the surveillance.
He told BFM TV the decision to monitor Abdeslam was a "political" one.
Abdeslam is thought to have played a key role in planning the Paris attacks and transporting the attackers, but investigators are yet to determine his specific role.
The lawyers informed their client they would no longer represent him on 6 October, BFM TV reports (in French). It says that at present, he does not want to be represented by anyone else.
Legal representation is not required while the investigation continues but will be at his trial.
"The real victims of all of this are the victims of the Paris attacks, because they are entitled to this truth and they have the right to try to comprehend the incomprehensible," Sven Mary said.


Martin McGuinness is willing to meet the daughter of a woman murdered by an IRA unit allegedly including a British double agent, Sinn FÃ©in has said.

Shauna Moreland said she wanted to ask him: "Were you on the (IRA) army council? Did you order my mum's death?
Mr McGuinness has previously said he has no knowledge of the 1994 murder of mother of three Caroline Moreland.
He described the murder as "an absolute tragedy" and denied being on the IRA army council.
Caroline Moreland was taken from her home in west Belfast, tortured and killed.
Her body was found near Rosslea, County Fermanagh.
The IRA claimed she was passing  information to the police.
Speaking to BBC Newsline earlier, Shauna Moreland said :"The questions that I would have for him I would just like an honest opinion instead of the same answer that's given for every question that's posed.
"They don't want to answer, it's just 'we weren't involved, we weren't there'.
"It's not good enough, it's not good enough for people anymore."
Ms Moreland added that other families are also looking for answers about the deaths of their relatives.
"There are 11 or 12 other families. None of us are out to cause trouble or negativity toward the peace process.
She added:  "None of us want to go back to the way it was before. We just want answers and truth. And justice for our relatives."
A Sinn FÃ©in spokesperson said: "Martin McGuinness is more than willing to meet with Shauna Moreland.
"Mr McGuinness has already outlined to the Spotlight programme that it is certainly not the case that he was on the IRA army council.
"The killing of Caroline Moreland, like the deaths of all victims of the conflict, was an absolute tragedy, particularly for her young family."
On Tuesday, a BBC NI Spotlight programme revealed details of final recordings made by Ms Moreland, under interrogation, before she was shot dead.
In a harrowing, and unusual recording, Ms Moreland can be heard "confessing" to having been an informer.
Just before the ceasefires of 1994, she came under the suspicion of the IRA, was kidnapped, held for two weeks, and shot dead.
In the recording her interrogators made, she described how she was persuaded by British intelligence to pass on information.
Senior IRA sources have told the BBC that it is almost certain that one of her accusers was in fact a British agent, one of its most prized and senior - Freddie Scappaticci, who was given the codename Stakeknife.


One of the Scottish government's key economic policies has had hardly any impact, a report has found.

The report by one of the government's own agencies, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), found the creation of Enterprise Areas has had a "minimal" effect on employment since 2012.
Even within the areas, there has been only a '"small" growth in employment, and that displaced jobs from elsewhere.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the policy "continued to evolve".
The report authors found that in nine out of 15 Enterprise Areas, no new employers had moved in and in others, new employers had already been planning to move in anyway.
Many companies moved into Enterprise Areas without knowing they had that designation.
There was no evidence of any inward investment into an Enterprise Area.
Having heard from other public sector agencies and companies in the sectors targeted, HIE's report concluded: "There is a general impression that the financial incentives are lightweight, and would not be significant in larger companies' location decision".
Enterprise Areas were a key element of the Scottish government economic strategy published in 2011. Fourteen areas were chosen the following year, and a 15th in 2013.
In life sciences, these included sites in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Forres, Inverness and Irvine.
In renewable energy, the areas were specific sites in Lewis, Orkney, Easter Ross and Caithness, as well as the ports of Dundee and Leith.
In growth sectors of manufacturing, the policy drew in part of Glasgow and Prestwick, with Broxburn and Livingston in West Lothian.
As they were based on important growing sectors of the economy, it was found that the designation of Enterprise Areas had a merely "limited" effect beyond existing work.
The HIE review of the policy, covering all of Scotland, said that Enterprise Areas barely changed existing strategies for the sector or area.
Promotion of the opportunities brought by the policy was found to be "minimal".
About £300m of public sector investment had already been committed ahead of the choice of the 15 areas.
Once designated, some areas - including Nigg in Easter Ross, and Scrabster in Caithness - got no further public sector funding.
Eighteen companies together saved only about £100,000 per year from their business rates bills as a result of the policy, which was a "windfall" for some of them rather than an aid to investment.
There was one example of a capital allowance being claimed, and that was for only £90,000.
Skills Development Scotland, another Scottish government agency, should have helped with training and recruitment. But the review found no evidence of that happening, and some participating companies were unaware that it was meant to.
On a more positive note, streamlining of planning decisions in Enterprise Areas was found to have been "successful".
The report explains that constraints are placed on government support for industry by European state aid rules. The initiative also struggled due to a low appetite for private investment in the years following deep recession and constrained access to bank finance.
There was also a big shortfall in the expected development of offshore renewable energy. The Enterprise Areas had been seen as one of the ways to build up Scotland as "the Saudi Arabia of renewable energy". But there has been only a low level of investment in on-shore manufacturing.
HIE recommended that the Enterprise Areas be given a chance to continue for five more years, particularly to give more time for the marine energy sector to develop. It said there could be a change of focus to other sectors.
Enterprise Areas did not feature in the updated Scottish government economic strategy, which was published earlier this year. Yet last September, the first minister visited BioCity in Lanarkshire, announcing it should be added to the areas covered.
At the time, Ms Sturgeon was quoted saying: "Enterprise areas in Scotland at sites like Irvine and Edinburgh's Bioquarter are already doing a terrific job creating new economic opportunities, new partnerships with education and - most importantly - new jobs across the country."
Following publication of the HIE report, Deputy First Minister John Swinney sought to find some positive messages, stressing that it was "a mid-term evaluation", showing how Enterprise Area status "complements wider support".
He cited figures showing 48 companies that are located in Enterprise Areas, and employing 1,000 people.
"This report provides valuable insight as this long-term policy continues to evolve," he said.


South Sudan will not go ahead with plans to charge foreigners a $10,000 (Â£8,200) fee for work permits as officially announced in early March.

The plan has been dropped in response to criticism that it would penalise aid agencies, the finance minister said.
The controversial measure was announced just four days after famine was declared in parts of the country.
However, the revised fee will be reviewed by MPs and could be introduced at a later date.
Foreign workers are currently required to pay $100 (Â£80) for a work permit.
South Sudanese officials argued that the fee was one of the lowest in the region hence suggesting the 100-fold increase.
But the fee hike faced criticism with people saying that it would burden aid workers at a time when the country was most at need.
Finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau acknowledged the complaint as part of the reason why the fee increase has been dropped.
"The ministry of finance acknowledges these significant issues... and steps are being taken to formulate the best way forward," Mr Dau said.
Even before the uproar over the fee increase, the officials of the famine-stricken country had been accused of impeding access for humanitarian agencies.
South Sudan is currently facing food shortages and parts of the country are experiencing a famine.
The on-going civil war has compounded the difficulties of dealing with the country's food problem.


The United States philanthropist Chuck Feeney is receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Ireland's universities.

Universities honour Chuck Feeney
Atlantic Philanthropies, founded by Mr Feeney, has donated 770m euros (Â£611m) to Irish universities since 1990.
Thursday's ceremony at Dublin Castle will mark the first time such an honour has been conferred by the combined universities.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and education minister Ruairi Quinn will attend the ceremony.


This abstract question may strike you as the preserve of Palo Alto wannabes, Lower East Side podcasters, and media navel-gazers closer to home.
In fact the answer, while complex, goes to the very essence of democracy in our time.
And you cannot understand Thursday's announcement from the company, about its clampdown on fake news, without answering the prior question above.
The measures Facebook is taking - which range from making it easier to flag fake news to hurting the finances of fake news generators - while welcome, stop short of what some critics would like to see.
The revolution in media means that platforms like Facebook are increasingly doing what publishers do.
As Tony Haile argued in a recent episode of the Wall Street Journal's superb Media Mix podcast, "Publishers do five things: they create, post, curate, distribute and monetise content. Facebook now does four of those five... [But] they don't create."
I think even this point is debatable. It is true that Facebook doesn't commission original content, or journalism. But the advent of Facebook Live brings them very close to doing this.
When Lavish Reynolds used that tool to produce an astonishing broadcast of the moments after her boyfriend Philando Castile was shot by a Minnesota Police officer, she was clearly broadcasting live news.
Of course Facebook didn't ask her to; but through Facebook Live, as through the social network's Instant Articles feature, Facebook facilitates original journalism, much as Amazon helped entrepreneurs with its Web Services technology.
Funded by advertising; helping to create vast amounts of stories; the main source of news for millions around the world. That sounds like a media company, doesn't it?
And yet Facebook doesn't see it that way, in one vital respect. It doesn't want to use human judgement to arbitrate between truth and falsehood.
On Wednesday I spoke at length to Adam Mosseri, Vice President of Product for News Feed at Facebook. He briefed me on Facebook's latest efforts to clamp down on the fake news which, some argue, helped Donald Trump to enter the White House.
Mark Zuckerberg initially described such a claim as "crazy", but has since tried to demonstrate he takes the issue seriously. Hence the announcement that Facebook will do four things:
Together, these measures will make a difference. As Zuckerberg has argued, and Mosseri re-iterated, fake news is a very small fraction of the material shared by the Facebook community, and weeding it out completely is impracticable.
But there is one, fascinating, vital respect in which Facebook will not do what its critics want.
It will not ask staff to make a call on what is true or false. In other words, it will not employ editors.
As Mosseri said to me in relation to the above, this effort to clamp down on fake news is "algorithmic" - Facebook will rely on algorithms, and the judgement of its community of users, to flag potential fake news. It won't make those decisions for itself, using its own staff.
Years ago, Zuckerberg described Facebook as a utility company. Then some smart people pointed out that utilities operate in a regulatory environment.
So the emphasis changed to it being a technology company. Just this August, Zuckerberg said "we are a tech company, not a media company" in Rome.
But Facebook's impact on the media industry has been revolutionary, gobbling up advertising and enticing vast new audiences.
Every day there are several pieces bemoaning the duopoly that Facebook and Google allegedly have over the media industry. Those complaints unite the New York Times with The Sun.
So while Facebook claims not to be a media company, the impact that it has on other media companies, together with its role in disseminating false information, will mean that publishers continue to condemn it.
They argue that Facebook may be one of the world's greatest companies, but it is shirking a crucial public duty - namely, to be arbiters of truth.
The world's biggest platform, increasingly, has the role once fulfilled by news publishers, without the legal restrictions and social obligations.
In short, Facebook is a media company - even though it doesn't want to be.


Plaques have been unveiled in Hull Maritime Museum to mark the battle by four women to improve safety conditions on board North Sea trawlers.

The women launched their campaign following the sinking of three ships in 1968 with the loss of 58 lives.
They lobbied the government and eventually forced the introduction new safety measures, including all ships having a full-time radio operator.
The ceremony was performed by the city's Lord Mayor Mary Glew.
Councillor Glew described the four women, Lillian Bilocca, Christine Jensen MBE , Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, as "truly inspirational".
"The women's campaign saved millions of lives across the world in the fishing industry and it is right and fitting that they are honoured," said Ms Glew.
The four, who lived in the Hull fishing community of Hessle Road, gathered a 10,000 signature petition calling for reform.
Lillian Bilocca led a delegation to Parliament and eventually met with the then prime minister Harold Wilson.
The ceremony takes place on what would have been Ms Bilocca's 86th birthday. She died in 1988.
The two surviving campaigners, Mary Denness and Yvonne Blenkinsop, were present at the unveiling.
Christine Jensen died in 2001.


The number of people convicted of sex offences on children aged under 16 in England and Wales has increased by nearly 60% in six years.

A Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice found that in 2005, 1,363 people were convicted while in 2010, it was 2,135.
The rise has been attributed to better detection and raised awareness.
Child protection groups say the number is relatively small and that it remains a grossly under-reported crime.
NSPCC head of strategy and development Lisa Harker said: "It's difficult to tell if these figures indicate an increase in the number of sex offences being committed against children.
"It may be that more people - adults and children - are becoming aware of abuse and so are reporting cases to the police and other authorities.
"Nevertheless it's still a relatively small number of convictions considering child sex abuse is a big problem."
She said last year police in England and Wales were notified of more than 23,000 offences and that recent research by the NSPCC suggested one in 20 secondary school children had been sexually assaulted.
Donald Findlater from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, a child protection charity which works with sexual offenders and organisations to help prevent abuse, said the increase in convictions could suggest courts were increasingly likely to find people guilty, even if the number of children reporting abuse remained the same.
However, if it indicated that children were feeling more confident to report a crime that in the past may have been too difficult, he was encouraged.
"They need to have the language skills to say what's happening to them and to understand it's wrong," he said.
"It's still the case that most children who are sexually abused do not report it."
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) chief executive Peter Davies said: "It is good news as it's a good indicator that police services and others are getting their act together."
He said police forces had changed how they investigated child sex abuse and officers have had specific training.
Mr Davies added that authorities did not use conviction numbers as a primary measure of success because it was an under-reported crime and hard to prosecute where there tended to be few witnesses.
The MoJ publishes statistics of sexual offences on children every quarter, however, it does not include children who are raped. These figures are included in the total of convictions for rape on all ages.
The figures obtained by the BBC cover all sex offences on children.
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesperson said the increase in prosecutions was because all the criminal justice agencies had made a concerted effort to offer support to victims throughout the process from the start of the investigation to giving evidence at trial.
This can include a special interview suite at the police station or a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Sarc), screens in court or giving evidence through a video link, and support from a dedicated witness care unit.
Other figures released by the MoJ to the BBC under a Freedom of Information request show that up to January of this year, 281 people had been convicted of meeting a child following sexual grooming on the internet, since it was made illegal in 2004.
Source: Ministry of Justice
Separately, the Lucy Faithfull Foundation says calls by internet offenders to its helpline quadrupled since January 2005, from 124 calls to 493 in 2010.
Mr Findlater said the internet was changing sex offenders' behaviour by making access to the forbidden much easier.
"The internet has amplified and distorted human behaviour such as grooming," he said.
"Before the internet, offenders had to take significant risks, normally by leaving the country to take pictures. Most didn't think about it and didn't try."
Source: Ministry of Justice
And Mr Davies said: "Offending has always been there but the internet brings it into the open however it's also an investigative opportunity to find people as well. It's a double-edged sword."
An MoJ spokesperson said the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme (where parents are able to discover if someone who has contact with their child is a convicted paedophile) which was rolled out to all police forces in England and Wales earlier this year was "a major step forward in our ability to protect children from sex offenders".
The spokesman added that the government will publish in the autumn an action plan to tackle child sexual exploitation, which will build on existing guidance and "our developing understanding of this dreadful abuse, including through local agencies' work around the country".


Ever wondered if your dog can REALLY understand what you are saying?

Researchers from the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary have found that dogs can recognise certain words and even tell the difference between how the words are being said.
They found that the animals can tell if the words are positive like or negative and can understand the tone of voice used to say them.
They trained a group of dogs to lie really still in an MRI scanner, which is a bit like an x-ray for your brain.
It told scientists how the dog reacted to different things by measuring which part of their brain was used in response the test.
The scientists played the dogs recordings of words said in a happy or a normal tone of voice to see how they would react.
By looking at the MRI scans the scientists found that the dogs recognised certain words, and could tell the difference between how the words were being said, in the same way that humans do.
When the dog was played a recording of a positive message said in a happy voice the scans showed the dogs processed that information in the part of the brain that deals with rewards and happy feelings.
One of the researchers Attila Andics explained that: "This shows… that dogs not only separate what we say from how we say it, but also that they can combine the two for a correct interpretation of what those words really meant."


Prisoners at risk of becoming homeless on leaving jail are to be given more support to find a secure home, amid concern about their rehabilitation.

Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said planning would start two months before an inmate was due for release.
Shelter Cymru welcomed the introduction of measures to prevent homelessness.
Campaigners have voiced frustration that prison leavers are still being housed in B&Bs a year after a woman was killed by a homeless ex-offender.
A review is taking place into the mental health support given to Matthew Williams, 34.
He died following his arrest for attacking Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, Caerphilly county, in November 2014.
Ms Griffiths said the national pathway was the first of its kind in the UK and was set up following the Housing (Wales) Act, which gives local authorities a duty to prevent homelessness.
It clarifies and co-ordinates the roles and responsibilities of all authorities involved with people leaving custody.
"Wales has been recognised for the forward-thinking approach we have taken to preventing homelessness," said Ms Griffiths.
"The National Pathway puts us ahead of the rest of the UK in terms of our efforts to prevent prison leavers from becoming homeless or ending up in B&Bs.
"The Pathway is already being used by some organisations, with very positive results."
Jennie Bibbings, campaigns manager for Shelter Cymru, said the introduction of homeless prevention services into prisons was a step in the right direction.
But she said ministers had a "huge task" on their hands co-ordinating the work of all the agencies involved.
"Some prison leavers still aren't getting their homelessness dealt with in a timely way," she said.
"We're concerned that they no longer have priority for accommodation from local authorities - they have to prove they are vulnerable," she added.


Turkish police have arrested two suspected members of so-called Islamic State (IS) over an alleged plot to attack New Year's Eve celebrations in Ankara, officials say.

Police seized suicide vests and explosives during a raid in the Turkish capital, according to media reports.
The two people being held are Turkish nationals.
More than 100 people were killed in a double suicide bombing in Ankara in October that was blamed on IS members.
The pair arrested reportedly entered Turkey from Syria and were planning two separate attacks on crowded areas, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
Belgian police have recently also made arrests linked to alleged New Year's Eve attack plots, though no direct link to IS has yet been confirmed.
Two men arrested in Brussels in raids on Sunday and Monday are reportedly members of a motorcycle club called the Kamikaze Riders.
Though the group is believed to be linked to Sharia4Belgium, a now disbanded radical Islamist group, a 2013 investigation found the club had no link to terrorism, Belgian TV news website De Redactie reports.


Former England pace bowler Chris Silverwood has been appointed as head coach of Essex on a full-time basis.

The 40-year-old lifted the county from sixth to a third-placed finish in Championship Division Two after standing in temporarily following Paul Grayson's departure in September.
Silverwood had been Grayson's assistant since January 2014 and was "unanimously" chosen by a panel.
"I passionately want to see Essex be successful," he said.
Former England captains Keith Fletcher and Graham Gooch, cricket committee chairman Ronnie Irani and recruitment specialist Wasim Haq were part of the selection panel, which interviewed a five-man shortlist.
"There were some big names on the panel, and to know I've got the support of those guys is immense," added Silverwood.
"There was so much knowledge sat around that table, and to have them pick me out is fantastic."
Silverwood appeared for Yorkshire, Middlesex and Essex during his playing career, taking 577 first-class wickets at an average of average of 27.41 in 184 matches.
He made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1996 and later made five further appearances, the last in the 2002-03 Ashes series in Australia, and also played seven one-day internationals.
"Chris Silverwood is a tremendous young coach with the vision, passion and dedication that this club deserves," said Essex chief executive Derek Bowden, who was also on the selection panel.
"His work with the England Lions this month, alongside his time spent with other England and Wales Cricket Board development squads over the past few years, demonstrates how highly regarded he is in the game of cricket."


An insurance company involved in a row with homeowners affected by flooding has said it will make goodwill payments to households in Ballater.

Integra had been criticised for voiding some policies after Storm Frank devastated parts of the Deeside town.
Several householders said their policies had been voided because of a dispute over how far their properties were from the River Dee.
Integra said it would contact every affected customer to offer assistance.
In a statement, the firm said the payments would be made on an ex-gratia basis - a goodwill payment rather than a legal requirement.
It added that the company was "acutely aware of the trauma and hardship resulting from the recent floods".
The statement continued: "A small number of our customers have been notified that their home insurance policy with Integra has been voided.
"It's very rare that we void policies as this only ever occurs in situations where the information provided by the customer at quotation stage and at renewal differs fundamentally to the facts.
"Had we been aware of these facts then no quotation or offer of cover would have been provided by Integra."
It is not clear how much money the firm will pay to the affected householders.
Last month, it emerged that the cost of the clear-up in Aberdeenshire in the aftermath of Storm Frank was expected to reach £7.6m.
A large proportion of the money is being spent on repairing and refurbishing 22 flood-damaged council houses in the Ballater area.


US allies in the Gulf have backed the nuclear deal with Iran, after the US promised them better intelligence-sharing and faster arms transfers.

Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiya said the Iran deal represented the best option for regional stability.
He was speaking after talks with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is trying to win support for the deal in the Sunni-dominated Gulf.
Gulf states accuse Shia Iran of stoking unrest in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
They fear the nuclear deal will encourage the Tehran government to boost support for proxies who are fighting Sunni forces across the region.
The US has argued that the deal, aimed at preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon in exchange for sanctions relief, will make the region safer.
On Monday, Mr Kerry discussed the nuclear deal with members of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) - a regional body bringing together Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
He later told reporters "it was crystal clear that the US and GCC" regarded their partnership "as indispensible for the security of the region".
He said the US had agreed to speed up the transfer of weapons - including missiles - to its allies in the Gulf, as well as to co-operate more closely with them against Islamic State (IS) militants and al-Qaeda.
The main topic of Monday's talks has been the US effort to allay Arab concerns over the 14 July nuclear deal with Iran. Saudi Arabia and its closest allies fear that the deal will make it more, not less, likely, that Tehran will eventually build a nuclear bomb.
A separate trilateral meeting between the US, Russian and Saudi foreign ministers has been focusing on Syria. But Gulf Arab governments also have mounting security concerns closer to home.
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Mr Attiya said he welcomed the nuclear deal as "the best option among other options".
"We are sure all efforts exerted make this region very stable, very secure," he said.
He also echoed Mr Kerry's comments on Syria, emphasising the need for a political solution to the conflict between rebel groups and the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Speaking earlier in Cairo, Mr Kerry acknowledged regional concerns over the nuclear deal - but insisted it would lessen the threat from Iran.
"If Iran is destabilising, it is far, far better to have an Iran that doesn't have a nuclear weapon than one that does," he told reporters.
The deal was reached in Vienna in July after marathon talks between Iran and six world powers, including the US and Russia.
The agreement envisages lifting economic sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iranian nuclear activity, which are intended to stop the country from developing a bomb. Iran has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful.
While in Doha, Mr Kerry is also due to meet foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and Russia to discuss the conflict involving IS in Syria.
Russia and Iran are allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the Saudi government and the US have called for him to leave office.
However, all sides are opposed to IS, which has emerged as a major player in Syria's civil war.
On Monday, a Kremlin spokesman criticised US plans to provide air cover for Syrian rebel groups fighting President Assad's forces, as well as those fighting IS.
"Helping Syrian opposition, let alone helping with financial or technical means, would lead to a further destabilisation of the situation in the country," Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
The US, working alongside Turkey, is hoping to drive IS from northern Syria by carrying out air strikes to support selected rebel groups.


A Ukrainian pilot has been found guilty in Russia of charges relating to the deaths of two Russian journalists.

Nadiya Savchenko was sentenced to 22 years in jail after being convicted of directing artillery fire which killed them in eastern Ukraine in June 2014.
She burst into a folk-style protest song in the courtroom as she was finally pronounced guilty after the judge's two-day reading of the verdict.
She denied all the charges and her case has become internationally notorious.
Ukraine would never recognise the "so-called" verdict, President Petro Poroshenko said, describing the trial as "infamous".
In a statement (in Ukrainian), he added that he was ready to exchange Savchenko for two Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine for "their participation in the armed aggression" against the country.
Savchenko has become a national hero - elected as a Ukrainian MP while in detention - and scuffles were reported in the courtroom after members of a Ukrainian delegation unfurled a national flag.
Her lawyer, Nikolai Polozov, told journalists that she would "not appeal against this illegal verdict", in which Savchenko was also found guilty of illegally crossing the border into Russia and the attempted murder of civilians.
"She is an iron person, she has an iron will," Mr Polozov said, according to AFP news agency.
This tiny Russian border town was under lockdown for the final hours of the trial. Dozens of Cossacks were drafted in to line the streets alongside heavily armed police. At a security check outside court, officers checked bags and scanned journalists' notebooks for "forbidden" texts.
Inside, Nadiya Savchenko was a picture of calm - until the verdict. As the judge pronounced her guilty she broke into deafening song to drown him out. But the result was no surprise to her defence team, nor the fact that the judge dismissed all the evidence they presented.
A few half-hearted protesters gathered outside waving signs declaring Savchenko a "war criminal" and in court three young men suddenly displayed T-shirts with the faces of the Russian journalists she is accused of killing.
They were outnumbered, though, by politicians from Kiev and supporters of Savchenko. As her sentence was handed down - and she yelled abuse at the judge - some pulled out the Ukrainian flag and burst into their national anthem before being bundled unceremoniously out of court by bailiffs in balaclavas.
Her lawyers say Savchenko has threatened to go on a dry hunger strike (refusing all fluids) on 6 April, 10 working days after the verdict, in order to get sent home "dead or alive".
Russian prosecutors said Savchenko had been driven by "political hatred".
Western politicians and intellectuals have been among those calling for her release, echoing her lawyers' descriptions of the process as a show trial and a farce.
Human Rights Watch condemned the trial as unfair, complaining that the court had "refused to admit crucial defence evidence and consistently rejected important defence motions, making it impossible for her legal team to effectively challenge the allegations against her as fair trial standards require."
The hearing took place in the southern Russian town of Donetsk, not far from the Ukrainian border.
There was confusion on Monday at the start of the court session, when Russian state media announced the guilty verdict prematurely.
Savchenko, a military pilot by training, was accused of having acted as an artillery spotter on the ground.
Her lawyer has argued that phone records prove she was captured by rebels before the attack, and that she was trying to reach fighters from her volunteer force who had been wounded in an ambush.
Savchenko's capture - or as she puts it, her kidnapping - contributed to the deterioration in Russia-Ukraine relations since 2014.
Moscow annexed the Crimea peninsula in March 2014 after an unrecognised referendum on self-determination, and is accused of covertly supporting separatist rebels in the bloody conflict in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.


A Spanish nun has become the first person to appear in court in connection with the alleged theft of newborn babies, mostly in the Franco era.

Sister Maria Gomez Valbuena, 80, is accused of stealing a mother's newborn daughter at a Madrid hospital in 1982.
Appearing before a judge on Thursday, Sister Maria refused to testify.
Thousands of babies are thought to have been taken from parents in hospitals and given to other families during the Franco dictatorship and later.
The alleged thefts are thought to have started in the 1936-39 Civil War. Some cases are believed to happened as late as the 1990s.
The practice is believed to have been motivated by a desire to remove children from "undesirable" left-wing parents and give them to "approved" right-wing families.
The Spanish authorities have investigated hundreds of complaints related to the events. Many parents say they were told by hospital staff that their babies had died during or after childbirth.
Many cases have been dismissed for lack of evidence.
Clad in the habit of her Sisters of Charity order, Sister Maria was jeered as she was escorted out of court in Madrid.
The mother in Sister Maria's case, Maria Luisa Torres, says the nun took away her baby girl soon after she gave birth in the Santa Cristina hospital, where Sister Maria worked.
Ms Torres has told the court that when she asked Sister Maria where the missing baby had gone, the nun threatened to take away another daughter and have Ms Torres jailed for adultery.
Ms Torres was reunited with her daughter, Pilar, last year.
The formal charges Sister Maria faces in relation to the case are false imprisonment and forgery.


Bradford City have signed Burnley full-back Luke Hendrie on loan until January.

The 22-year-old, the son of former Bantams forward John, spent last season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.
He could make his debut in Saturday's trip to Walsall.
Boss Stuart McCall told the club website: "The challenge for him is to come here and do everything he can to try to force his way into the team."
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A grieving father has recalled the last time he saw his nine-month-old twins before they were killed in the suspected chemical attack in Syria.

Abdulhameed Alyousef originally thought his nine-month-old twins Aya and Ahmed were unaffected by the air strike and left them with their mother Dalal while he went to help relatives nearby.
But later he found out that all three had died in the incident.
"I left Ahmed and Aya in good health," he said through tears in an interview.
"Why did this happen? I thought they were OK. Now they are gone."
Khan Sheikhoun was hit by three explosions on Tuesday morning, followed by a rocket that hit a hospital treating the injured and hundreds suffered symptoms consistent with reaction to a nerve agent.
Mr Alyousef's house was hit in the second blast.
He said that he heard the first explosion and then left his wife and children to go to see if he could help other survivors in his neighbourhood.
"When I went to the street, I saw the gas was taking effect on them," he said. "I helped them, trying to lift them up -  I wanted to save them. I couldn't go back to my family because I was helping people."
When he reached his parents' house, Mr Alyousef said he found the bodies of his brother Yasser and his children.
"He had been trying to help his son - they died on top of each other. I saw the foam coming out of their mouths, and they were blue."
In total, 22 members of Mr Alyousef's family died in the attack. As well as his wife and twins, he lost two brothers, his parents and several nieces and nephews.
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As he was trying to save one of his nieces, Mr Alyousef began to suffer the symptoms of nerve gas himself and collapsed.
He was taken to hospital where he asked about his own family.
"I asked them 'where are my babies and my wife?'," he said.
Mr Alyousef said that at first he was told his family was alive but later he was taken to see their bodies.
"I left them in the house and they were OK and they brought them to me dead. They were suffocated.
"Why did they kill them? Why with gas? What did they do?"
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Jazz Carlin finally secured her place at Rio 2016 with victory in the 400m freestyle final - her third British title at the Olympic trials in Glasgow.

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Carlin, 25, won in four minutes 4.33 seconds, 0.33 secs inside the qualification mark, which she had missed in her 200m and 800m successes.
"I can't believe it," said the Welsh swimmer. "It means so much to me."
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (200m individual medley) and Ben Proud (50m freestyle) also secured Olympic places.
Carlin missed London 2012 after suffering with glandular fever in the build-up to the Olympic trials.
Since then she has gone on to claim world, European and Commonwealth honours, but admitted the fear of missing out on another Olympics had led to stress and hampered her performances in the 200m and 800m finals.
After a powerful swim in the 400m freestyle final, she broke down in tears at the realisation she had achieved her dream.
"I've been a recluse - a bit moody, emotional and just not myself," she said.
"I've had so much support from everyone and I had to do it on my last swim, so it's just a massive relief."
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The stand-out performance of the night arguably came in the men's 1500m final, as 18-year-old Tim Shuttleworth produced a breathtaking display to claim gold.
His time of 14:55.23 was just 0.12 seconds outside the automatic qualification mark.
However, it is within the 2% margin required for consideration for the Games, with second-placed Stephen Milne also in contention.
"It's an unbelievable feeling that I just can't describe," said Shuttleworth after knocking over 20 seconds off his personal best time to win the 1500m final. "It's an absolute dream come true."
Proud lowered his own British record to 21.65 seconds in the 50m freestyle heats.
Although he went slower in the final (21.73), it was still enough to secure an Olympic berth, and 17-year-old team-mate Thomas Fannon (22.24) should also be in contention.
"I've still more improvements to make, but I'm happy with the way I'm going," said Proud. "Hopefully I can get to the Olympic final this summer and then prove myself there."
World bronze medallist O'Connor delivered a dominant 200m individual medley to beat 400m IM specialists Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmot into second and third respectively.
Her time of 2:09.66 was inside the qualification mark of 2:10.19.
"I'm absolutely over the moon to get on the plane for Rio," said O'Connor, who competed in London aged only 16.
"Four years ago it was a bit of a pressure-cooker situation because it was a home Olympics, but this time I'm trying to be more relaxed."
Roberto Pavoni secured victory in the 200m individual medley final, but his time of 1:59.20 was more than two seconds outside the qualification mark and he will not follow London 2012 with a second Olympic appearance.
Eight British swimmers have guaranteed their places at the Rio Olympics, with the prospect of more on Sunday, the final day of the GB trials.


World number two Rory McIlroy had his worst ever round in the DP World Tour Championship to lie nine shots behind first-round leader Lee Westwood.

The Northern Irishman, twice a winner of the European Tour's season-finale, stumbled to a three-over-par 75 to lie joint 55th in a 60-man field.
McIlroy, 27, has never finished worse than 11th in his seven appearances at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
Westwood, meanwhile, carded seven birdies and just one bogey in his 66.
The 43-year-old Englishman found out earlier this week he would not be competing in the World Cup in Melbourne next week.
Westwood's partner Danny Willett pulled out because of a back problem, and his place went to Chris Wood.
Under tournament rules, Wood was able to select his own partner and opted for Andy Sullivan.
"I'm disappointed not to be playing," said Westwood.
"I can understand him picking a mate and he has picked a very good player. It is probably more to do with the rules than anything."
The Tour Championship is the final event of the Race to Dubai, with four players still in with a chance of topping the European Tour Order of Merit.
Henrik Stenson, holder of a course-record 25 under at the Earth Course, leads but Willett can leapfrog the Swede should he win the tournament.
Willett would also top the list if he finishes second and neither Stenson nor Alex Noren win in Dubai.
Noren, another Swede, needs to finish at least second and hope Stenson and Willett finish down the field.
McIlroy has an outside chance which requires several permutations falling into place - including Stenson finishing no higher than 46th in the 60-man field.
It took McIlroy 14 holes to register his first birdie of the day, and although he swiftly added another on the next, the four-time major winner double-bogeyed the 16th after needing two attempts - the second minus his right shoe and sock - to play from the edge of a water hazard.
Westwood's former Ryder Cup partner Nicolas Colsaerts and France's Julien Quesne share second place on five under, with Sergio Garcia, Francesco Molinari and Joost Luiten a shot further back.


The Scottish government has disagreed with the Crofting Commission convener's handling of a dispute about the running of common grazing land on Lewis.

Rural Affairs Secretary Fergus Ewing wrote to Colin Kennedy on the row over the interpretation of crofting law.
In the letter, seen by BBC Scotland, Mr Ewing warned action may be required if Mr Kennedy continued to adopt an opposing interpretation of the rules.
Mr Kennedy stands by the decisions made by the commission in the dispute.
He told BBC Scotland decisions taken were made after reasoned debate and consensus.
Common grazings are areas of land shared by crofters and others who hold a right to raise livestock on that land.
There are more than 1,000 common grazings covering tens of thousands of acres of land across Scotland according to the Crofting Commission, the public body overseeing the application of crofting legislation.
Grazing committees manage these areas of land and their members are elected by crofters.
Two grazings committees, one in Mangersta and another in Upper Coll, were dismissed by the commission earlier this year.
The commission, crofting's regulatory body, said finances related to the lands shared by crofters were not being managed according to the rules.
Crofters in Mangersta were later told by the commission that they could appoint a new committee.
A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "The Scottish government is committed to working constructively with the commission to ensure it delivers an effective service for crofting.
"The rural economy secretary recently wrote to the Crofting Commission to clarify the Scottish government's position in relation to Common Agricultural Policy funding and disbursal of funds by common grazings committees, and to stress the importance of the Scottish government and Crofting Commission moving forward together on these matters."


Famous Grouse producer Edrington Group has announced a strong set of results, after increasing its presence in both established and emerging markets and investing in its brands.

The Glasgow-based company said revenues rose by 3% to nearly Â£608m in the year to the end of March.
Pre-tax profits for the group also increased by 3%.
Edrington's brands include The Macallan, Highland Park, Cutty Sark, Snow Leopard vodka and Brugal rum.
During the year, Edrington established new sales, marketing and distribution companies in Singapore and the Middle East.
It has since launched Edrington Americas, which means the company now owns the route to market for its leading brands in the world's largest premium spirits market.
The group said its Macallan brand grew last year across "a broad range of territories" , while Famous Grouse performed strongly in the UK and Sweden and showed "continued progress" in emerging markets.
Edrington chief executive Ian Curle said: "I am pleased to report that Edrington has delivered another strong year of growth.
"We have again increased our annual turnover, profit and dividend - over the past five years our turnover and profit have increased by 45% and 84% respectively, demonstrating the success of our international expansion.
"The market for premium spirits worldwide continues to grow with more and more consumers gaining an appreciation for our brands.
"Last year we made significant investments in our route to market and now own the distribution capability in 11 countries which, together with our joint ventures, collectively represent 80% of Edrington's total sales."
The group said its strategy of investing in quality and long-term growth would continue this year.
It is committing more than Â£100m to a new Speyside distillery and visitor centre for the Macallan brand.
Work is scheduled to begin in the autumn of this year and is due for completion in spring 2017.


Right now, from Saudi Arabia and Qatar to the United Arab Emirates, billions are being spent in the Gulf to lure international businessmen there.

Dubai's government says a sound legal environment has attracted about 20,000 international companies to the emirate.
But on Monday one British businessman could be sentenced to years in a Dubai prison for allegedly sending an offensive tweet about a business partner.
It is part of an almost two-year business dispute between a 38-year-old English solicitor and his former employer in Dubai, investment house GFH Capital, in which the Dubai legal system appears to favour one side.
David Haigh, the Englishman in question who once came to the rescue of Leeds United, flew out to discuss a business venture with his former employer but his trip was overshadowed by a financial dispute.
Hours after touching down in Dubai, after entering the GFH Capital offices, he was arrested on suspicion of fraud and locked up.
He has been detained in squalid conditions in a detention cell at the back of a big police station in Dubai for most of the time since May 2014.
I've seen those conditions.
Dozens of foreign detainees share two squat loos and two showers. There's little privacy, cramped conditions and a general atmosphere of helplessness.
After 15 months he was convicted by a Dubai court of misappropriating items of monetary value from a position of trust from his former Dubai-based employer and sentenced to two years in prison - the majority of which he had already served.
Haigh's lawyer says he is considering seeking a retrial of his criminal conviction.
However, in mid-November, two days before Haigh was due to return home at the end of his sentence, he found out that he would not be leaving after all, as the authorities were looking into allegations that he had broken a law on cybercrime in relation to tweets sent from his Twitter account in March 2015.
The UAE's Cybercrime Law was established in 2012 to criminalise the misuse of social media, with penalties ranging from a big fine to a lengthy jail term for a wide range of offences including hacking, online fraud as well as for people who seek revenge on someone in the cyber world.
The new allegations against Haigh prompted Human Rights Watch to issue a statement about the situation.
The key bit to note, for anyone thinking of working in Dubai, is this quote from their Deputy Middle East Director, Joe Stork: "If UAE businessmen can have their partners locked up when they don't like the tone of their tweets, one has to question whether the UAE is a safe place to make any form of criticism."
I've repeatedly tried to contact the Dubai authorities about this but they have yet to comment on it.
They have so far spent four months considering cybercrime charges levelled against Haigh, all the while leaving the former Leeds United managing director, who has aspirations to become a Conservative MP, languishing in his cell.
Haigh claims he has not had access to a computer in prison and his British-based supporters were handling his Twitter account on his behalf.
Human Rights Watch described the cyber charges as "repressive" and said the UK government must now call for the Briton's release.
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns, a friend of Haigh's, told me she fears for his welfare behind bars and that Haigh had handed a dossier about his mental and physical treatment to the British Embassy.
His lawyer, Alun Jones QC, told me Haigh alleges that since he was imprisoned in May 2014 he was threatened that, if he did not co-operate, to quote Mr Jones, "things would go badly for him in prison".
Mr Jones relayed a story to me about something that he claimed happened in his presence when he visited Haigh in custody last year, something he said he found very disturbing.
"On 17 March a number of lawyers were present and on that occasion a prison guard came in and said that the lawyer for GFH Capital Ltd had reported to him that David Haigh had said in court proceedings in England that prison conditions were bad and was that true?
"The prison guard also said that he had been requested to withdraw privileges from David Haigh in prison and those privileges were very limited. That was plainly a threat. A number of lawyers witnessed that."
I have since spoken to GFH Capital about this claim. They declined to comment on the allegations made by Mr Jones, saying they were "nothing new and David Haigh is simply regurgitating issues that are being dealt with by the authorities".
Previously, GFH Capital has said it had no control over the criminal investigation being carried out by the Dubai authorities.
As I said, I have repeatedly tried to speak to the authorities in Dubai but have not heard back from them yet.
Haigh will now hear from them on Monday when he finds out his fate.
His supporters now hope he will be allowed to return to the UK after flying off for what he thought would be a short business trip to Dubai more than 670 days ago.


Travellers at Bradford's main train and bus station will see drama all around them this week, as actors perform a new play in various parts of the building, including the ladies' toilets.

The cast will lead audience members around the city's Interchange to watch the show, titled Brief Encounters.
It features five short stories about people who meet in the station.
During rehearsals, some unsuspecting members of the public have attempted to intervene during dramatic scenes.
"We've already had people coming up and trying to intercede to protect whoever they perceive is the underdog in the scene," director Tom Wright said.
"[Passers-by] will come in and go: 'Why are you being so mean to her? What's going on here?'
"And then the stage manager and the assistant director and I, who've been lurking nearby, have to come up and say: 'Oh, terribly sorry, here's a flyer.'"
Each scene in Brief Encounters, staged by Bradford-based theatre company Freedom Studios, takes place in a different location. The audience will watch in groups of 12.
Of the scene in the ladies' toilets, the director said: "For half of our audience it will be an anti-climax because they go in there anyway.
"And the other half, the male half, will go: 'Ooh, an exciting trip into the unknown. It's much more pink than I'd anticipated!'"
Real travellers who need to use the conveniences will be directed to an alternative set of toilets.
"For the duration of us performing they're going to send passengers to that [set] so we don't have to contend with people using the lavatories while we're doing the scene," the director explained. "That would be quite off-putting."
The play was written by BBC Radio Sheffield journalist Rav Sanghera for Freedom Studios, which specialises in staging shows in unusual locations.
Wright said: "We do two things - we look at what happens when different communities meet, and we like making theatre for people who don't normally go to the theatre, which means we don't normally do it in a theatre."
Bus station manager Sam Jackson welcomed the idea and said Sanghera had got the stories "about right".
He said: "It's everyday things that could happen - and probably have happened - in our bus station."
Mr Jackson, who is retiring this week after more than 30 years, said: "Hopefully we will demonstrate that the bus station is part of the community.
"It's a normal place - bus stations tend to get a bad name but we'd like to think our bus station is not like that. I'm really looking forward to this."
Brief Encounters at Bradford Interchange runs from Monday 6 to Saturday 10 October.


Sentences for rapists and other sex offenders in England and Wales could become tougher to recognise the long-term psychological harm they cause.

The Sentencing Council also suggests judges could give longer sentences to offenders who film their victims.
In a new consultation, the body says judges should closely consider the complex and damaging effect that a crime has on a victim.
The proposed new guidelines cover virtually all sexual offences.
The Sentencing Council is responsible for trying to ensure consistency in criminal sentencing across all courts in England and Wales and it draws up complex guidelines to assist judges.
The council said that its proposed guidelines for sexual offences aim to update the way the courts deal with 54 crimes, to take into account the tactics and technologies used by offenders, as well as the long-term damage done to a victim.
The guidelines cover almost every sexual offence that is recognised in the UK, from voyeurism to rape, and, if adopted, would play a key role in dealing with people convicted of historic allegations of sexual abuse when victims have come forward decades after the event.
In the 14-week consultation, the council said that judges should be able to send offenders to jail for longer where modern technology proves to be an aggravating factor in increasing the victim's suffering - such as filming abuse of a sexual assault and then distributing it to others.
Judges are concerned that they have seen a worrying increase in the number of cases where rapists have filmed their attack and the victim.
Previously the focus in sentencing has been largely on the physical act of the crime, such as which part of a body was violated, because the law defines each individual offence in a quite technical way.
The council's new guidelines make clear that this form of sentencing does not take sufficient account the potentially catastrophic long-term effect on the victim.
Under the new guidelines, judges would also be able to jail those guilty of so-called "one-off" rapes for a maximum of 19 years, a sentence that is currently only for offenders who attack more than once.
Judges can also take into account the behaviour of an offender before the specific offence, such as whether they use drugs and alcohol as part of their targeting.
Sentencing for sexual offences against children should also look at how the victim has been groomed or whether the assailant was in a position of trust.
Lord Justice Treacy of the council said: "We're improving guidance for courts to help them deal with these incredibly complex, sensitive and serious offences.
"The perspective of victims is central to the council's considerations. We want to ensure sentences reflect everything the victim has been through and what the offender has done.
"We are looking at the whole context, not just the physical offence but also the tactics employed by offenders like grooming activity, the targeting of vulnerable victims or abuse of a position of trust.
"No one wants more people becoming victims, so protecting the public is a vital part of our proposals, whether this is by jailing offenders or through rigorous treatment to stop them reoffending."
Psychological impact is already taken into consideration in assault and burglary guidelines, but Lord Justice Treacy told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "current [sexual offence] guidelines don't concentrate enough on the perspective of victims".
Sexual violence campaigner Jill Saward, who was raped by two burglars who broke into her home in Ealing, London, in 1986, welcomed the proposals.
"For too long, the impact that [sexual violence] has had on victims has  been neglected in the whole justice process," she said.
In the aftermath of her attack, she saw a psychotherapist, a psycho-analyst and psychiatrist, but that was not mentioned in court, she said.
At the sentencing of her attackers, Mr Justice Leonard said that her trauma "had not been so great" - a comment he was censured for and apologised for later in his life.
"That reflected how little understanding there was. I'd been suicidal three times, I'd had post-traumatic stress disorder, which wasn't really recognised then," she said.
She added that victims often felt a sense of responsibility to other potential victims, and were relieved when their rapist was locked up for a long time, thereby preventing further attacks.


New Zealand has said it will move to quash historical convictions for consensual sex between men.

Justice Minister Amy Adams said an application process will be introduced and cases will be judged individually.
In 1986 when the Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed, sex between men above 16 years old was decriminalised.
But convictions for consensual sex between men prior to that still appear in criminal history checks and may have to be disclosed in job applications.
Ms Adams said the government intends to introduce legislation to implement the scheme in the coming months. About 1,000 people could be eligible to apply, according New Zealand media reports.
A petition was introduced to parliament last July, asking for a process to reverse those convictions brought before 1986 and for an apology from the government.
On Thursday, Ms Adams apologised while addressing reporters.
"Although we can never fully undo the impact on the lives of those affected, this new scheme will provide a pathway for their convictions to be expunged," Ms Adams said.
"It means people will be treated as if they had never been convicted, and removes the ongoing stigma and prejudice that can arise from convictions for homosexual offences."
Only convictions between consenting adult men will be quashed, Ms Adams said, not those where the acts are still illegal today.
Britain announced it would pardon thousands of men convicted of offences that once criminalised homosexuality last year and a 2012 bill  allowed those with historical convictions for consensual gay sex to apply to have them disregarded.


Huddersfield Giants have signed hooker Adam O'Brien on a three-year contract.

The 23-year-old was previously with Bradford, who went into liquidation on Tuesday, and has followed ex-Bulls team-mate Alex Mellor to Huddersfield.
O'Brien scored 10 tries in 31 outings for Bradford in 2016 as they finished fifth in the Championship.
But the Bulls were wound up after the club's administrators were unable to find a suitable buyer, leaving their players as free agents.


Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten at Newcastle in their 15th top-flight game of the campaign.

The Magpies took the lead when Cisse slotted in after Gary Cahill missed Sammy Ameobi's low cross.
An Eden Hazard shot hit a Newcastle upright before Moussa Sissoko set up Cisse for another tap-in.
The hosts had Steven Taylor sent off but, despite Didier Drogba pulling one back, held on for the win.
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Chelsea piled forward late on and striker Diego Costa had a shot tipped over by 21-year-old goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, who was making his debut having come on as a half-time substitute for the injured Rob Elliot.
Newcastle had beaten the Blues in their last two league games at St James' Park but a repeat appeared unlikely considering the marauding form of their visitors.
However, a heroic defensive performance, marshalled by centre-back Fabricio Coloccini, was the foundation of a victory which ended Chelsea's hopes of setting a new club record of 24 matches unbeaten in all competitions.
The defeat will also end talk of the Stamford Bridge side repeating Arsenal's 'Invincibles' by going the whole league season without losing, and gives the London side's title rivals the chance to make up ground.
Mourinho had insisted that it was "impossible" to remain unbeaten all season and he was proven right as his side were frustrated by a disciplined and organised Newcastle side, much in the way they were in a goalless draw at Sunderland last weekend.
Before the break, Chelsea were limited to a couple of Willian strikes wide, a Cahill header over and a well-struck Oscar overhead kick past the frame of the goal.
The hosts gradually grew in confidence as they quelled the Blues' threat and might have taken a surprise lead.
Ameobi found Ayoze Perez and his sliding pass released Colback, but the midfielder was thwarted when Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois saved his close range shot with a foot.
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It was easy to see how Newcastle had lost just once in nine games but they suffered a setback when goalkeeper Elliot failed to emerge for the second half, having injured himself taking a goal-kick.
That meant a debut for Alnwick, whose first piece of action was to punch away a Cesc Fabregas free-kick assuredly.
Alnwick should have been tested again when another Fabregas free-kick found John Mikel Obi in space at the near post only for the midfielder to head wide.
The miss was immediately punished when, at the other end, Cahill missed a low Ameobi cross and Cisse slotted in gleefully.
Chelsea exerted more pressure but, 38 seconds after a Hazard shot came back off a post, Newcastle extended their lead when Cisse scored after a swift counter-attack.
A Taylor foul on Andre Schurrle earned the defender his second yellow card left the Magpies a man down.
And, in a dramatic finale, Drogba gave Chelsea hope when he nodded in a Fabregas free-kick.
However, Newcastle stood firm as Mourinho was left still searching for his first league win at St James' Park in five attempts as Chelsea manager.


Derry City have injury concerns over a number of players ahead of their Premier Division derby against Finn Harps at Finn Park on Friday night.

Patrick McClean is ruled out while Ryan McBride, Aaron Barry, Dean Jarvis and Conor McDermott are all struggling to be fit and face late fitness decisions.
Derry lie third in the table, six places above their opponents.
The Candystripes have taken just one point from the previous two league matches between the sides this season.
"I respect Finn Harps immensely and I expect it to be a fantastic derby occasion," said Shiels.
"Their manager Ollie Horgan has done a fantastic job on a limited budget. They will go into the game with no fear but it's of paramount importance that we win.
"I'm always loathe to predict the outcome of derby matches as there are so many twists of fate involved and so many things can go against you, including the rub of the green with decisions."
The Brandywell men face an important encounter with second-placed Cork City on Monday night but the Derry boss is keen to adopt the old maxim of 'one game at a time'.
"I always say that the most important game is your next one so we will be concentrating solely on Finn Harps to begin with.
"We will just drive on and hope that our luck changes a bit in terms of performance and outcomes.
"We have played well in our last three games but only took a point apiece from the clashes with Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic, and lost to Limerick."
There will be live commentary of the game on BBC Radio Foyle 94.1FM and the BBC Sport website from 20:00 BST.


Chinese shares have continued their recent slide after fresh data provided further evidence of a slowdown in the country's economy.

An official survey indicated that manufacturing activity in China contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August.
The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite share index fell by 1.2% to 3,166.62.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped 2.2% to 21,185.43.
The slowing of the world's second largest economy and the extreme volatility on the mainland stock markets have weighed on global equities over the past few weeks.
Chinese mainland stocks have been on a steep downward slide over the past few months, shedding almost 40% since June.
Any fresh indication that China's woes are set to continue is likely to frustrate Beijing's attempts to reassure traders and stabilise the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets.
Authorities have injected money into the markets, allowed the state pension fund to start buying up shares and lowered lending rates.
So far though, none of those measures have managed to push the markets back into positive territory.
China has also cracked down on  people accused of spreading online "rumours", and who the authorities say have been "destabilising the market".
The country's state media announced a number of confessions on Monday, including from a reporter who allegedly admitted to spreading false information that had caused panic and disorder.
Shares were also lower elsewhere in Asia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index saw the region's biggest losses, closing the day down 3.8% at 18,165.69.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 ended 2.1% lower at 5,097.40.
Traders in Sydney were cautious as any slump in China is likely to have an effect on Australia, which relies on the country as its main export destination.
The decision by the country's central bank not to cut interest rates also contributed to the downbeat mood.
In South Korea, the benchmark Kospi index also fell, dropping 1.4% to 1,914.23.
Affected by the slowdown in China, Seoul reported on Tuesday that exports fell 14.7% in August from a year earlier, worse than expected and the biggest drop in six years.


A man has suffered head injuries after he and another man fell 20ft from scaffolding in County Antrim.

The Newtownabbey Times reports that the emergency services were called after scaffolding collapsed at a building site on O'Neill Road, Newtownabbey, at about 09:00 BST on Monday.
The injured man was taken to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital for treatment where he is in a stable condition.
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the incident.


Non Stanford will be surprised if Helen Jenkins is not in the British triathlon team for the Olympics after her victory in the Gold Coast World Series event.

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The 32-year-old's first World Series win since 2012 ended the 13-event winning streak of Gwen Jorgensen.
The Welsh triathlete also beat British rival Jodie Stimpson.
"Helen has put a very strong case forward," said Stanford, who has already qualified for Rio along with Vicky Holland.
With an official announcement due in June, two-time world champion Jenkins and England's Commonwealth champion Stimpson are competing to be part of Britain's female triathlon contingent in Rio this summer.
"Personally, I can't see how they can't pick Helen," said Jenkins' Welsh compatriot Stanford.
"British Triathlon were saying that you had to display potential to medal for Rio and she's absolutely done that.
"She's gone out there and won the race and not only that she's beaten Gwen Jorgensen, who is the hot favourite to win gold in Rio, so if you beat her you've shown you have potential to medal so I'd be very surprised if she's not selected."
Stimpson made a strong start to the season, winning the opening World Series event in Abu Dhabi and the sprint distance World Cup in Australia.
But she trailed in 12th, more than three minutes behind the winner, at the Gold Coast.
"Jodie had a fantastic start to the season," added Stanford, the 2013 world champion.
"But sadly she didn't quite have the race she wanted at the Gold Coast which was the actual selection race.
"That was the day they had to really perform and show what they were capable of doing, but she presented a strong case earlier in the year and you never know what the selectors are thinking and which way they will go."
After winning the race in Australia, Jenkins said: "The team is not announced yet but I think I have probably done enough today.
"Our team is so strong and it is so unfair that Jodie might not be going to the Games."


There are at least three winning tickets in the US for the record $1.6bn (£1.1bn) lottery jackpot, officials have said.

The winning tickets in the Powerball jackpot were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida.
The previous draw was the 19th without a grand prize winner, which requires all six numbers to match.
Officials said it would take several hours to know if there were any other winning tickets.
The identity of the winners is not yet known.
Thousands of people queued up outside shops across the US on Wednesday, hoping to defy the odds of 292.2 million to one.
California Lottery tweeted that the winning ticket in the state was sold at a 7-Eleven store in Chino Hills, a suburb east of Los Angeles.
Television pictures showed a cheering crowd gathering at the shop after the result was announced.
The winners will share a prize of $1.586bn. They can collect their winnings in annual payments over 29 years, or opt to share a lump-sum payment of $930m.
The government will also share in the big prize, however, levying a 39.6% federal income tax on the winners - and the payout will also be subject any taxes that the winners' home states may impose.
Is this really the biggest?
The previous jackpot record was a March 2012 drawing of the US lottery Mega Millions which had a $656m (£457m) prize shared by three winners.  Spain's El Gordo is the world's biggest lottery in financial terms - its prize in 2015 totalled €2.24bn ($2.43bn; £1.68 bn). But as there is no single jackpot - the same series are printed in multiple tickets - anyone who has the numbers wins a share of the prize. In Europe, the largest lottery prizes have been lower than in the US, but the jackpots are given as a lump sum rather than as an annuity and most countries do not tax the winnings. The biggest European prize was won in July 2011 by a ticketholder in the UK. That person took home a lump sum of $260m (£161.7m).
Where do Powerball profits go?
Back to the participating states. For example, New Jersey has sold more than $50m in tickets during this current jackpot craze, and lottery officials said about $20m of that would return to the state. More than 15 states use the profits to fund education. However, schools aren't expecting a huge windfall. California officials estimate the lottery money accounts for about 1% of the state's education budget. In Wisconsin, the profits go towards lowering property taxes.
How did the jackpot get so big?
No-one has won the draw since 4 November. The prize is based on ticket sales so high jackpots usually create a snowball effect until a winning combination is picked. A new format introduced in October makes these massive jackpots more likely, meaning more records could be broken in future.
Six of the 50 US states do not participate in the lottery, so  some residents drive for hours to other states to buy tickets.
Alabama, Mississippi and Utah cite religious reasons, while Alaska has said it would not be economical in such a sparsely populated state.
In Hawaii, proposed legislation to start participating fails consistently, and in Nevada the lottery is rejected because the state's world-famous casinos prefer not to have competition.


Teenage girls are more likely than boys to think that going to university is a good idea, new research suggests.

3 June 2016 Last updated at 10:28 BST
Many people choose to go to university to learn about subjects they enjoy. They also hope it will help them find better jobs when they leave.
We already know that many more girls than boys go to university when they leave school.
This new research suggests that, already by the age of 13, more girls than boys want to go to university.
A study by the Sutton Trust charity looked at the views of more than 3,000 pupils in England.
At age 13-14, almost 65% of girls said they thought it was very important to go to university, compared with 58% of boys.
Why is there a gender difference? Children have been telling Newsround their opinions.


Olympic silver medallist Emma Pooley is set to return to the British cycling team for the Rio Olympics in 2016, having retired from the sport in 2014.

The former world champion will target the time trial and may also support Lizzie Armitstead in the road race.
Pooley, 33, retired from cycling after winning two silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games to concentrate on triathlon and other endurance events.
"This is a truly rare opportunity that I can't resist," she said.
Pooley won silver in the time trial at the 2008 Beijing Olympics before finishing sixth in the event at London 2012, where she also helped Armitstead win a silver medal in the road race.
The 29.8km time trial course in Rio features the 1.2km, 7% average gradient Grumari climb and the "impressively hilly nature" of the terrain persuaded Pooley, renowned for her climbing abilities, to come out of retirement and target a gold medal.
"I've decided it's worth a serious attempt at targeting that event," she said in a statement on Wednesday.
"If I can prove to both myself and the GB team selectors that I have the capacity to win the time trial in Rio, I'll compete for selection for the Olympic team - I'm happy knowing I won't get selected unless I really do have the potential to win.
"I have no desire to go to the Rio Games, and sacrifice some of the most exciting triathlon races of the season, just for the experience of another Olympics - I'm committed to aiming for gold."
After turning to multi-sport events in August 2014, Pooley won the world long-distance duathlon title at the first attempt a month later, breaking the course record by 16 minutes.
She successfully defended her crown in September and is aiming to make it three consecutive wins next year, adding that long-distance triathlon and duathlon remain her "main focus" in 2016.
Yet after studying the Rio courses, British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton says he approached Pooley about a return, believing she could also improve world champion Armistead's chances of winning gold in the road race.
"I'm really pleased that Emma saw the value in the opportunity and is back with us," he added.
"Having her talent and experience in the team enhances our medal prospects in the time trial and Lizzie Armitstead's opportunity to win the road race.
"The road race field is likely to fall away from behind, but as a pure mountain climber, I don't see Emma falling away. It would be great to see her in the road race supporting Lizzie."
Meanwhile, former Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he wants to keep riding beyond this season, having previously claimed he would retire at the end of 2016.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist, 35, is set to compete in the team pursuit on the track at Rio and could continue racing into 2017.
"I will see how I feel this time next year," he said.
"There might be other opportunities. If I haven't got a job by this time next year I will keep racing."


Mae yna ansicrwydd o hyd ynglŷn â phwy fydd yn talu am blismona  safle carchar newydd Wrecsam fydd yn agor mewn ychydig wythnosau.

Yn ôl Comisiynydd Heddlu'r Gogledd, Arfon Jones, mae'n bosib y bydd rhaid talu am wasanaeth yr heddlu ar y safle trwy gynnydd yn nhreth y cyngor yn y dyfodol.
Mae'r Swyddfa Gartref yn dweud mai mater i'r prif gwnstabliaid ydi sut mae eu cyllideb yn cael ei wario, a bod Heddlu Gogledd Cymru wedi gweld cynnydd o £1.9m yn ei chyllideb ers cyllideb 2015/16.
Bydd y carchar newydd, ar gost o £250m,  yn dal 2,200 o garcharorion a hwn fydd carchar mwyaf Prydain.
Bydd swyddogion yr heddlu ar y safle yn barhaol i gydweithio gyda staff y carchar, ac fe fydd hyn yn costio tua £185,000 y flwyddyn yn ôl y Comisiynydd.
Mae Arfon Jones wedi gofyn i'r Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder am fwy o arian ar gyfer cynnal presenoldeb y swyddogion yno.
Ond fe allai'r arian ar gyfer talu am yr heddlu yn y carchar ddodd o gyllideb y llu ei hun, ac fe allai hynny olygu cynnydd yn nhreth y cyngor yn y pen draw meddai Arfon Jones
Wrth siarad ar raglen Newyddion 9 nos Wener, dywedodd Mr Jones: "Mi fydd y rhai mwyaf difrifol lle mae carcharor yn ymosod ar warden yn cael eu delio gan yr heddlu. A mi fydd rheini'n mynd o flaen y llysoedd ac mi fydd hynny'n rhoi mwy o bwysau arnom ni fel heddlu.
"Mi fydd rhaid i ni ffeindio'r pres o rywle a dim ond un ffordd sydd 'na trwy bod nhw'n torri'r grant canolog, yr unig ffordd i'w godi o ydy trwy precept yn y dreth cyngor.
Ychwanegodd fod y llu wedi defnyddio arian o'r gronfa wrth gefn ar gyfer eleni.
"Ond yn y blynyddoedd i ddod, fydd rhaid gweithio allan faint mae'n gostio a fydd rhaid i ni ariannu o ryw ffordd neu ei gilydd," meddai.
Mae tua 65,000 o achosion gwahanol yn cael eu cofnodi mewn carchardai bob blwyddyn. O'r achosion hyn, mae hyd at 20,000 yn cael eu nodi fel troseddau.
Ar yr adegau hynny, mae'r heddlu yn cael eu galw i ddelio gyda'r sefyllfa.
Mae 15 math o drosedd yn cynnwys llofruddiaeth, anafiadau difrifol ac ymosodiadau rhyw sydd yn cael eu hystyried fel rhai lle mae'n rhaid galw'r heddlu.
Yn ôl Mr Jones, o ystyried maint y carchar, mae modd disgwyl un drosedd y dydd i gael ei chyflawni yn y Berwyn.
Mae'r heddlu wedi bod yn trafod gyda lluoedd eraill sut i blismona carchardai ac maen nhw'n hyderus bod popeth yn barod ar gyfer delio gyda'r digwyddiadau hyn.
Wrth ymateb i sylwadau'r Comisiynydd, dywedodd llefarydd ar ran y Swyddfa Gartref fod y llywodraeth wedi amddiffyn gwariant Comisiynwyr Heddlu a Throsedd ar gyfer heddluoedd i'r un faint a roddwyd yn 2015/16 mewn setliad ariannol teg.
Ychwanegodd y llefarydd mai mater i'r prif gwnstabliaid ydi sut mae eu cyllideb yn cael ei wario.
Dywedodd hefyd fod Heddlu Gogledd Cymru am dderbyn £141.8m mewn arian uniongyrchol yn y setliad ar gyfer 2017/18, cyhyd eu bod yn gwneud y gorau o'r presept, a bod hyn £1.9m yn fwy na roddwyd yn 2015/16.


Women-only swimming sessions are all about getting into the pool, whether it's to exercise, make or meet friends or have fun in a relaxed and enclosed environment.

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Make Your Move went along to North Woodside Leisure Centre in Glasgow to learn more.
Make Your Move is hosting a live Facebook Q&A with Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Dr Victoria King to discuss anything and everything to do with getting started at the pool.
You can join the conversation now and send in your questions using #MakeYourMove on Twitter. You can also email makeyourmove@bbc.co.uk.
Watch and take part in the Q&A at 11:30 BST on Thursday, 19 May on the BBC Get Inspired Facebook page.


There may still be more than four months left until the 2015 general election but like it or not, the campaigning is already well underway.

From now until 7 May the major parties will be repeating the same messages again and again to win your vote.
None of them have published their manifestos yet but we already have a good idea of what their pitch to the public will be.
Here are five things to you need to know.
They stand for the economy and Ed Miliband and they're the two things the Tories will keep bringing up between now and polling day.
The UK's financial problems are far from over. The deficit - the gap between what the country spends and what it earns in taxes - is still tens of billions of pounds, so more tough decisions on cuts and spending will need to be made in 2015.
The Conservatives argue the country is slowly recovering and voters shouldn't trust the other parties to finish the job.
The Tories also see Ed Miliband as an advantage for them. Polls suggest the Labour leader is struggling to convince voters he'd make a good Prime Minister.
Expect to hear the Conservatives repeat a message that any vote against them is a step toward putting Ed Miliband in 10 Downing Street.
No surprises here. It's been a key issue for Labour voters for decades and the party has no plans to change tactics in 2015.
With public money still tight for the years ahead, Labour claim the health service is at risk of cuts that will increase waiting times and staffing levels.
They're calling 2015 a campaign to "save" the health service.
Ed Miliband will also claim the economic recovery has only benefitted the rich but not "working people".
Their popularity may have taken a hammering since they agreed to join the Conservatives in government but there's a decent chance they could stick around in power until 2020.
If the election turns out to be as close as many think then another coalition is likely and the Liberal Democrats will hope to play a key role again.
They've already proved they can work with the Conservatives and it's likely they would also sign up to a deal to work with Labour.
Their big challenge is to keep enough of their MPs in May to make sure they still have some influence.
Scottish voters may have voted to stay in the United Kingdom last September but since then the popularity of the Scottish National Party has rocketed.
The party has tens of thousands of new members and is hoping to pick up plenty of new MPs in May.
This a big threat to Labour's chances of victory. To win the election, it's likely Ed Miliband's party will need to hang on to dozens of seats in Scotland.
Scottish Labour will hope its new leader, Jim Murphy, will help reverse their decline in support.
There's no doubt 2014 was a great year for Nigel Farage and his UK Independence Party. Victory in the European elections and the election of their first MPs mean the anti-EU party has high hopes for 2015.
Their biggest role is likely to be how many voters they manage to pinch from both the Conservatives and Labour across the UK.
They've already proved they can win in Conservative areas after by-election victories in Clacton and then Rochester and Strood.
But if you think they've not also got Labour worried, think again.
Back in October, UKIP gave Ed Miliband a big fright when they came within a few hundred votes of winning the Heywood and Middleton by-election.
It proved the party is growing in popularity in the north of England where Labour will depend on votes.
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Guernsey's chief minister has apologised for suggesting Islamophobia among its inhabitants was behind a decision not to accept refugees.

Jonathan Le Tocq's original comments, where he expressed fears about negativity and an unwelcoming attitude, prompted a backlash.
States advocate Peter Ferbrache said the remark was "ill-judged" and islanders were "decent people".
Mr Le Tocq said his comments had been "taken out of context".
Guernsey was "not a xenophobic or Islamophobic community", he said in a statement.
"I certainly did not intend to accuse our community outright of 'xenophobia', and I apologise to those who have, rightly, been angered by the way those comments have been presented.
"However, it would be false to say there are not some people in our community who hold those views, and who have promulgated them on social media."
He said the rest of Guernsey's population should try to tackle such discrimination.
Some residents in Guernsey expressed their unhappiness with the chief minister.
Mel Symondson, a shop owner in the island, said she was "deeply ashamed" of Mr Le Tocq's comments, which had made her feel "hideous".
She said she had wanted Guernsey to accept Syrian refugees, and felt the minister had damaged the island's international reputation.
Mr Ferbrache told the BBC "Guernsey people are no more prejudiced than anywhere else" and he was glad Mr Le Tocq had apologised.
But Deputy Peter Sherbourne said though Islamophobia was an "unwise" term to use, he shared some of Mr Le Tocq's concerns.
He said there were some "extremely racist comments coming from people in the island" on social media, which had caused as much damage to Guernsey's reputation as the minister's comments.