A record number of England's beaches are at risk of failing to meet EU water quality standards this year, the Environment Agency has warned.

It suggests new EU regulations will make it much harder for beaches to attain the top "excellent" rating.
More than 99% of English beaches passed last year's tests, but this is forecast to drop by 6%, with the water of 25 beaches possibly classed as "poor".
Among those at risk are ones in Margate, Ilfracombe and Blackpool.
Others at risk are in Lancing, Lyme Regis and Fleetwood.
1: Allonby, Cumbria
2: Blackpool Central
3: Blackpool North
4: Budleigh Salterton, Devon
5: Burnham Jetty North, Somerset
6: Clacton (Groyne 41), Essex
7: Cleveleys, Lancashire
8: Fleetwood, Lancashire
9: Hastings, Sussex
10: Haverigg, Cumbria
11: Henleaze Lake, Bristol
12: Ilfracombe Wildersmouth, Devon
13: Instow, Devon
14: Lancing, Beach Green, West Sussex
15: Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach, West Dorset
16: Morecambe South, Lancashire
17: Mothecombe, Devon
18: Porth, Cornwall
19: Porthluney, Cornwall
20: Seaton, Cornwall
21: Silloth, Cumbria
22: Spittal, Northumberland
23: Staithes, North Yorkshire
24: Teignmouth Town, Devon
25: Walpole Bay, Margate, Kent
Each week until the end of September, Environment Agency (EA) officials will wade in to the sea and in to lakes to take water samples at 400 locations across England.
The samples will be analysed within 24 hours at a laboratory near Exeter.
The agency's results will be available on a new website.
At the end of the summer, sites will have to display signs at all bathing areas showing if the standards have been passed and whether or not people should swim.
The measurements upon which ratings are based assess the levels of certain bacteria, including E. coli and intestinal enterococci, per 100ml of water.
Under the new EU regulations, in order to attain the "excellent" rating, the concentration level of bacteria can be only half of what used to be allowed.
It will also be harder to avoid the bottom "poor rating" under the regulations, introduced in January.
According to the EA, the two most significant sources of pollution that reduce water quality are sewage from water company infrastructure and pollution from agriculture.
The weather can also have a significant impact, with heavy rainfall washing pollution into the sea.
The hot, dry summer of 2013 saw lots of beaches getting an excellent rating, while the downpours of the second wettest summer on record, in 2012, reduced water quality.
This is on top of local issues such as mess created by dogs and seagulls, misconnected drains, or fats being poured down the drains.
However, the condition of the waters of the English coastline has dramatically improved.
In 1988 only 65% of beaches were declared fit for bathers.
Water companies have invested heavily, pouring £2bn into direct improvements to bathing water quality since 1990.
They have also pledged to spend £350bn over the next 15 years.
Ed Mitchell, executive director of environment and business at the EA, said: "Good bathing water is essential for people's health, local tourism and economic growth, and these new higher standards for bathing water will further protect the public."
Dr Stephen Bird, chief operating officer of South West Water, said that last year only one beach in the region failed the standards. With the new tests, this could now be nine.
He said: "We have already invested a huge amount in the bathing waters if you look in to our previous investment of £2bn.
"We are talking about another £20m to achieve these tighter standards, so in terms of additional investment, there's virtually no significant impact on the bill at all for these extra standards."
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The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) has arrived in Scotland as it tours the globe ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia.

The baton made its first stop in Glasgow, which hosted the last Commonwealth Games in 2014.
It is making a 142,915-mile (230,000km) journey over 388 days ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 event.
The baton's tour will take it through Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
It left Buckingham Palace in March carrying a message from the Queen and will arrive in Australia in December and travel through the country, finishing its journey at the Opening Ceremony on 4 April.
In Glasgow, the 42nd stop of its global tour, the baton visited a range of youth and community projects with a strong focus on the legacy of the previous games.
Michael Jamieson, Olympic and Commonwealth silver medallist in swimming, was the first baton bearer as the relay arrived at Glasgow School of Sport.
He was accompanied by Louise Martin, president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and Jon Doig, chief executive of Commonwealth Games Scotland.
Accepting the baton on behalf of Scotland, Mr Doig said: "The Queen's Baton Relay is the iconic symbol of the Commonwealth Games and we are delighted to welcome the Gold Coast 2018 Baton to Scotland today.
"We have had tremendous enthusiasm and support from local authorities, schools and community groups across the country, helping to organise an exciting programme of events, using the QBR to connect their communities with the Games and embrace the values of the Commonwealth movement as a whole.
"The public support Team Scotland enjoyed for Glasgow 2014 was phenomenal and I look forward to seeing that passion sparked once again, as the baton journeys through Scotland this week."
The relay team was greeted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Lord Provost of Glasgow Eva Bolander, Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken, and Angela Porter, director of the Glasgow School of Sport.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I am delighted to be able to welcome the Queen's Baton Relay to Scotland during its journey around the Commonwealth ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
"Scotland hosted the most successful Commonwealth Games ever in Glasgow 2014 and we are looking to achieve our best away Games ever in Australia next year."
She added: "We will continue to invest for the future by creating world-class facilities and providing funding for coaching and training so that, from grassroots to elite, Scotland can be proud of its sporting achievements."
While in Glasgow, the baton is also visiting the former Commonwealth Games Village in Dalmarnock and the Cuningar Loop woodland park, a 2014 legacy project.
It is stopping at the Emirates Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and The Legacy Hub in Dalmarnock, finishing the day in George Square.
Ms Bolander said: "It only seems like yesterday that we were welcoming our own Queen's Baton Relay to the city ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The people of Glasgow were so excited and enthusiastic, and it really was wonderful to see."
She added: "If the excitement today is any indicator, everyone in the country will be behind the Scottish athletes next April, cheering Team Scotland on as it aims for its best ever overseas medal haul!"
The baton will spend five days in Scotland.
Designed for each games by the host nation, the 2018 Queen's Baton has a distinctive loop design and has been made using macadamia wood and reclaimed plastic, sourced from Gold Coast waterways.


England will attempt to get their World Cup campaign back on track on day eight as they travel to Sao Paulo for a crucial match against Uruguay.

Today at the World Cup tells you everything you need to know, from who is playing, who you can expect to win, which players to watch out for and how to ensure you do not miss any of the action.
Colombia v Ivory Coast, Group C (19 June, 17:00 BST)
BBC Sport expert Mark Lawrenson: "Colombia were very impressive in their opening win over Greece, and they set a great tempo against potentially awkward opposition. Their preparation for this tournament must have been spot on.
"These are the best two teams in the group and this has the feel of a game they might both be thinking it is important not to lose."
Lawro's prediction: Colombia 1-1 Ivory Coast
Uruguay v England, Group D (19 June, 20:00 BST)
"Much has been made of the damage that Luis Suarez can do to England, but he has not played since 11 May and, although he might now be injury free, he can be nowhere near match fit.
"I am backing England to win, and I don't think they have got to change too much from their defeat by Italy, although I would play Wayne Rooney in the number 10 position because you want his quality involved in crucial areas.
"England need to switch on more when they don't have the ball but, against Italy, they played it around nicely, did not lump it and carried a real attacking threat. I still think they will get out of the group."
Lawro's prediction: Uruguay 1-2 England
Japan v Greece, Group C (19 June, 23:00 BST)
"Greece did not look up to the task against Colombia and I have a feeling Japan will have too much energy for them as well. If Japan can cope with the physicality of the Greeks, then I think they will win."
Lawro's prediction: Japan 1-0 Greece
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Wayne Rooney is under the World Cup microscope and on Thursday the eyes of a nation - if not the world - will be on the England striker.
We say "striker", but much furore has surrounded Roy Hodgson's use of the Manchester United player on the left.
Will he play? Where will he play?
Former Three Lions frontman Alan Shearer and ex-England manager Graham Taylor say the 28-year-old should be deployed centrally, while his former team-mate Gary Neville believes Rooney will cope with the "drama" and criticism.
In 93 international caps, Rooney has hit 39 goals. No-one in England's squad can rival the tally, and one more will make him the country's fourth-highest goalscorer of all time.
Over to you, Wayne. No pressure.
Daniel Sturridge may have scored his first World Cup goal against Italy, but in Diego Godin he will face arguably the stand-out defender of European football in the past 12 months.
Godin, leggy and uncompromising, could not have dreamt of winning a Spanish title when he left Villarreal for Atletico Madrid in 2010. But four years later, the 28-year-old has won La Liga, the Europa League and the Spanish Cup.
Godin is no giant, but he is a threat in the opposition's box, as he showed when heading home the goal that secured Atletico the league title this year.
He will not relish the wriggling, speedy conundrum Sturridge presents, but the Liverpool striker will need to be at his best to get anything out of a player seemingly at his professional peak.
England have never conceded two goals or more in three successive World Cup games before. They conceded two against Italy on Saturday and four against Germany when they were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup.
England have scored in each of their past eight World Cup encounters with South American sides.
Wayne Rooney is yet to score a World Cup goal. England's match with Uruguay will be his 10th game, if he plays.
Ivory Coast have failed to score in only one of their seven World Cup games (0-0 v Portugal in 2006), but seven of their 11 goals in the competition have arrived after the 60th minute.
Greece have failed to score in six of their seven World Cup games. Only against Nigeria in 2010 did they manage to find the net, with Dimitris Salpingidis and Vasilis Torosidis scoring in a 2-1 win.
Keisuke Honda has been involved in four of Japan's past five goals at the World Cup (three goals, one assist). He is the country's top scorer in the competition (three goals).
Greece have conceded an average of 2.6 goals per game at the World Cup, the highest ratio amongst the 32 teams involved in this tournament.
Uruguay might not be fancied to reach the World Cup final in 2014, but they won the tournament the first time it was staged, in 1930.
At home, in front of a crowd in the region of 100,000 at the Centario Stadium, they beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.
After a pre-match row over which ball to use, it is believed the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other, leading some to say this was the source of the phrase "a game of two halves".
Uruguay, who also won the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, drew with hosts and eventual winners England 0-0 in the 1966 World Cup opener.
Sao Paulo - where Uruguay take on England - is Brazil's largest and most populous city.
It is also the country's most diverse city, with more than 100 ethnic groups represented and the largest number of Japanese descendants outside of Japan.
The city is home to some of the country's biggest companies, and to its main cultural and gastronomic scene.
However, it also has some of the worst crime statistics in the country.
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Six teenagers accused of attacking a Watford football fan who was left in a coma will face a trial.

Daniel Lloyd, Joseph Lister, Robert Beech and Ryan Meer, all 18, and two boys aged 14 and 15, are each charged with one count of grievous bodily harm.
Nic Cruwys, 44, from Hemel Hempstead, was attacked on March 7 following a Watford game at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The teens will appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 2 October.
All six defendants were granted conditional bail.
Mr Cruwys suffered a serious head injury following the match at Wolverhampton's Molineux stadium.
He was walking to Wolverhampton railway station when he was assaulted near Little's Lane.
Lloyd, of Tillington Street, Stafford; Lister, of Palmer Close, Wolverhampton; Beech, of Springhill Road, Wolverhampton and Meer, of Watling Street, Gailey, were not asked to enter pleas during an appearance at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court.
The younger defendants, both from Wolverhampton, appeared at the same court but cannot be named because of their age.


The 30-year-old covered walkway between the SEC and Finnieston could be redeveloped with £5m from the Glasgow City Region City Deal.

An initial grant of £660,000 has been provided by Glasgow City Council for feasibility, design and procurement.
The bridge is a key connection between the SEC, Finnieston, Pacific Quay and the Exhibition Centre rail station.
The council said that while the bridge was structurally sound, the canopy was nearing the end of its life cycle.
The whole area is to benefit from £114m in City Deal funding to help connect "economic drivers" in the area including the University of Glasgow, the SEC, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and the digital media quarter at Pacific Quay.
Council leader Frank McAveety said: "The redevelopment of this bridge highlights our commitment to further develop the West End and Waterfront.
"The sky is the limit for these areas and I am delighted that the Glasgow City Region City Deal is contributing to them achieving their full potential."
The bridge is currently under a long-term lease to the SEC.
SEC chief executive Peter Duthie said: "First impressions are very important and with a new brand, a world class arena and countless incredible events coming on site it is important that our campus facilities are up to scratch.
"In many cases the covered walkway or 'Smartie tube' is the first thing visitors experience when coming to the Scottish Event Campus and so we are delighted with the news that it is to be upgraded."
The UK and Scottish governments are to give Glasgow and the seven neighbouring authorities £500m for the City Deal, and the councils are to borrow a further £130m for capital investment.


More than 220,000 people are without power after heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California.

The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an hour in San Francisco and winds gusts of 140mph (225km/h) in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Flooding has already closed two major motorways in the area, delayed public transport, cancelled 240 flights and shut ferry services.
The rain is much needed in the drought-hit state but mudslides are a concern.
Power cuts were widespread, from the suburban area south of San Francisco to Humboldt, near the Oregon border.
"It's a two-pronged punch - it's wind and rain," National Weather Service forecaster Diana Henderson said. "Once the ground gets saturated and the winds are howling, there's a bigger chance of trees going down on power lines."
There were multiple vehicle accidents but no serious injuries.
Rain and floods also led to rare weather-related school closures for students in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Santa Cruz County.
Some 240 flights at San Francisco's airport were cancelled and delays averaged two hours, said a spokesman.
In Santa Cruz, a young child was trapped after an 80ft (24m) tree fell on his arm and shoulder,
Rescuers with chain saws cut it apart and the student was taken to hospital in a good condition.
In the small town of Healdsburg, cars were stalled in heavily flooded streets.
Grocery store employee Laura Cobar said the water was rising and she feared it might enter the shop.
"We got kids canoeing in our parking lot, and there's water up to our doors" she said.
But surfers welcomed forecast of waves as high as 15ft and unseasonably warm temperatures near San Francisco Bay and ski resorts in the northern Sierra Nevada were hoping for more than two feet of snow.


The government will attempt to measure the happiness of UK citizens, it is expected to announce later this month.

The Office for National Statistics is to devise questions for a household survey, to be carried out up to four times a year.
This follows calls by David Cameron, when leader of the opposition, to look at "general wellbeing", arguing there was "more to life than money".
Downing Street promised an announcement "reasonably soon".
Happiness measuring is expected to begin as soon as next spring with the results published regularly, possibly on a quarterly basis
Such a move has been proposed by two Nobel Prize-winning economists and is being considered by the governments of France and Canada.
After becoming Conservative leader in 2005, Mr Cameron said gauging people's wellbeing was one of the "central political issues of our time".
He said: "It's time we admitted that there's more to life than money, and it's time we focused not just on GDP but on GWB - general wellbeing."
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In its recent Spending Review, the government said there was "widespread acknowledgement that GDP is not the ideal measure of well-being".
A Downing Street spokesman said: "There is a huge literature on this issue and it's something that the prime minister spoke about in opposition and it's something this government says it is going to look at.
"But as to precisely what we are going to do and when we are going to do it, you should wait and see."
Almost 30 MPs have signed a Commons motion, proposed by Lib Dem Jo Swinson, arguing that "promoting happiness and well-being is a legitimate and important goal of government".
Ms Swinson said: "This is a positive and forward-looking move by the government, which will give us a much better idea of the health of UK society.
"Relying solely on GDP to track the nation's progress excludes many of the things that we all know to be important, but that can't be measured by money.
"What gets measured gets done.  While it's not government's job to make people happy, regular measures of wellbeing will at least make sure it is taken into account."
Existing surveys suggest Britons' happiness has remained broadly static for at least 25 years, the motion says, arguing that the data should be used to inform policy.
The UK's National Statistician, Jil Matheson, who will oversee the happiness measurement, said: "There is growing international recognition that to measure national well-being and progress there is a need to develop a more comprehensive view, rather than focusing solely on gross domestic product.
"Important though that indicator is, there is a need to look at broader economic measures, 'quality-of-life' indicators and the impact progress has on the environment to assess national well-being, and how the UK is doing."
But UK Independence Party MEP Godfrey Bloom said it was an attempt "to invoke voodoo sociology in the service of a bigger and interfering state".
"I can guarantee that the only results of this proposal will be greater spending, greater bossing around and a decrease in happiness across the board," he added.


Top BMX rider Bethany Shriever has just taken part in the World Championships in Colombia, South America.

27 May 2016 Last updated at 14:35 BST
The 17-year-old won a silver medal in the junior women's time trial on Saturday and won all her races to reach the final last eight.
But a mistimed move on the opening jump saw Bethany crash out of the final.
So what is so different about BMX rather than regular cycling?
Bethany has taken time out to talk us through her BMX's special features.


A man suspected of running an influential Twitter account promoting Islamic State (IS) has been arrested in southern India, police say.

The man, a 24-year-old working in Bangalore, was named as Mehdi Masroor Biswas.
It comes after the British Channel 4 News said it had identified the man running the account.
The @ShamiWitness account, which has since closed, provided news on IS and celebrated its rise in Syria and Iraq.
Police said Mr Biswas was arrested for cyber-terrorism offences and crimes against the state, but they do not believe he has actual links to IS.
An engineer by training, Mr Biswas went online late at night to "ferociously tweet" information about IS, police said.
With nearly 18,000 followers, @ShamiWitness was one of the main sources of information about the group in English.
The IS militant group has used social media to recruit foreign fighters and to disseminate videos of their fighters beheading Western journalists and aid workers.
The Channel 4 News report said he told followers that he would have joined IS himself if his family did not depend on him.
"If I had a chance to leave everything and join them I might have... my family needs me here," he said.


British Olympians Lawrence Okolie, Joe Cordina and Josh Kelly have been added to the undercard for the Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko fight on 29 April.

All three competed at the Rio Games in 2016 before turning to the paid ranks.
Okolie has already made his professional bow, while Cordina and Kelly will each make their debuts before the Wembley date.
The headline bout will be for Joshua's IBF title and the vacant WBA Super and IBO heavyweight belts.


Ireland's women suffered a second defeat in the Quadrangular Series in South Africa as Zimbabwe clinched a six-wicket win in Potchefstroom.

With Shauna Kavanagh top-scoring with 53, Ireland were dismissed for 209 after 46.1 overs.
Zimbabwe looked in a degree trouble at 86-4 but unbeaten knocks of 65 and 46 from Mary-Anne Musonda and Sharne Mayers saw them win in 47 overs.
Ireland were crushed by 10 wickets by India in their opening game on Sunday.
Kavanagh and Jennifer Gray produced Ireland's best partnership as they contributed 54 for the fifth wicket.
Leah Paul's 33 helped Ireland recover from the early departure of opener Mary Waldron but after looking set to reach in excess of 230 as they moved to 193-6, the Irish lost their final four wickets for only 16 runs.
Kavanagh and Rachel Delaney both took two wickets to boost Irish hopes before Musonda and Mayers produced their match-winning 125 partnership.
Seven uncapped players - Aoife Beggs, Rachel Delaney, Louise Little, Lara Maritz, Sophie MacMahon, Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell - were included in Ireland's 15-woman squad for the tournament as they were without several of their regulars.
Ireland's women missed out on earning a place at this year's World Cup in England at the qualification tournament in Sri Lanka in February.


Cardiff Blues suffered their first defeat of the season as Leinster turned around a 10-point deficit to win at the Arms Park.

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A virtuoso display by fly-half Gareth Anscombe - including a wonderful solo try - had Blues in charge.
But Leinster hit back with a try by Rhys Ruddock, and Johnny Sexton's 70th-minute penalty edged them ahead.
With Josh Navidi in the sin-bin, Blues spurned a kickable late penalty chance to go for a try, but were held out.
The victory lifts Leinster into third place in the Pro12 table, a place ahead of the Blues on points difference and a point behind their next opponents, Munster.
The loss for Danny Wilson's team leaves Ulster as the only side with a 100% record in the league.
Wales captain Sam Warburton suffered a blow to the face early in the game and was replaced by Navidi.
Blues were behind early on to Sexton's penalty, but the rest of the first half belonged to Anscombe.
He cancelled out Sexton's effort and lifted the roof off the Arms Park as he scorched over from 40 metres, converting his own try.
His long-range penalty then gave Blues a 10-point cushion at the interval.
Leinster upped their game early in the second half, with Sexton kicking a second penalty and Ruddock driving over from close range with Blues defenders claiming he had made a double movement.
The scores were tied with 10 minutes remaining when Navidi was penalised for offside and promptly shown a harsh-looking yellow card by referee Dudley Phillips.
Sexton made no mistake from in front of the posts.
In a nail-biting finale, Anscombe opted to go for touch rather than take a kick at goal, and when the Blues spilled the ball, man-of-the-match Sexton hoofed it off the park to secure the points.
Cardiff Blues: Matthew Morgan; Blaine Scully, Cory Allen, Rey Lee-Lo, Tom James; Gareth Anscombe, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise, George Earle, Josh Turnbull, Sam Warburton, Ellis Jenkins, Nick Williams
Replacements: Matthew Rees, Rhys Gill, Scott Andrews, Macauley Cook, Josh Navidi, Tomos Williams, Steve Shingler, Dan Fish
Leinster: Zane Kirchner; Fergus McFadden, Rory O'Loughlin, Noel Reid, Dave Kearney;  Johnny Sexton, Jamison Gibson-Park; Jack McGrath, James Tracy, Mike Ross, Mick Kearney, Ian Nagle, Dan Leavy, Josh van der Flier, Rhys Ruddock
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Peter Dooley, Michael Bent, Devin Toner, Jamie Heaslip, Nick McCarthy, Joey Carbery, Barry Daly
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Frank Murphy (IRFU), Ian Davies (WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (WRU)
TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)


Kal Naismith scored twice as Portsmouth thumped Cheltenham at Fratton Park to seal the League Two title in improbable style.

Pompey had to win and hope both Plymouth and Doncaster dropped points to climb from third place to the top of the table.
A bumper home crowd were jumping for joy on 13 minutes when Cheltenham defender Daniel O'Shaughnessy sliced an attempted clearance into his own net from Enda Stevens' cross.
Kyle Bennett's deflected effort doubled their lead to spark a second-half goal spree.
Naismith made it 3-0 with a low shot from the edge of the penalty area before substitute Jamal Lowe drilled in a fourth.
Gareth Evans' well struck penalty further extended Pompey's lead after Gary Roberts had been hauled down.
Substitute James Dayton pulled one back for Cheltenham before Naismith doubled his tally after beating the visitors' offside trap.
Plymouth's draw at Grimsby coupled with Doncaster's defeat by Hartlepool saw Pompey claim their first trophy since Harry Redknapp guided them to the FA Cup in 2008.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Portsmouth 6, Cheltenham Town 1.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 6, Cheltenham Town 1.
Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
Attempt blocked. Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Rowe (Cheltenham Town).
Goal!  Portsmouth 6, Cheltenham Town 1. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Doyle.
Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Scott Brown.
Attempt saved. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Goal!  Portsmouth 5, Cheltenham Town 1. James Dayton (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Rowe.
Goal!  Portsmouth 5, Cheltenham Town 0. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty Portsmouth. Gary Roberts draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth).
Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Portsmouth 4, Cheltenham Town 0. Jamal Lowe (Portsmouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Roberts.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Munns replaces Dan Holman.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Stanley Aborah replaces Danny Rose.
Goal!  Portsmouth 3, Cheltenham Town 0. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Bennett.
Foul by James Dayton (Cheltenham Town).
Danny Rose (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Barthram replaces Jordan Cranston.
Foul by Danny Rose (Portsmouth).
Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth).
James Dayton (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Portsmouth 2, Cheltenham Town 0. Kyle Bennett (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Conor Chaplin.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Carl Baker.
Corner,  Portsmouth. Conceded by Liam Davis.
Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Dayton replaces Harry Pell.
Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Portsmouth 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
First Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
Corner,  Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Danny Rose.


Cancer services in Wales are reaching a tipping point and a new plan is needed to cope with growing numbers of people being diagnosed, a charity has said.

Cancer Research UK said some people are waiting too long for test results which determine whether they have cancer.
About 19,000 people a year are diagnosed with cancer in Wales, a rise of about 14% in the decade to 2014.
A Welsh Government spokesman said an updated cancer delivery plan would be published in November.
The charity's chief executive, Sir Harpal Kumar, said: "This report paints a worrying picture, from cancer experts, of NHS cancer services in Wales reaching a tipping point.
"Whilst there have been notable improvements in cancer care, with more people surviving than ever before, we are a long way from where we should be."
Cancer Research UK's report said treatment waiting times were a "critical issue" which needed urgent attention.
Researchers also found the availability of modern radiotherapy treatment was patchy and access often determined by where a patient lives in Wales.
The Welsh Government spokesman said: "We are pleased Cancer Research UK recognises the huge strides made in cancer care in Wales.
"There are now more people than ever before surviving cancer and we are committed to building on this progress."


Police investigating the disappearance of a man three months ago say they have yet to trace the sender of a letter claiming he was dead.

Chris May, 28, was last seen at his home in Kelvedon, Essex, on 25 May.
His Volkswagen Golf was found abandoned in the village of Fairstead, according to Essex Police.
Police received a letter in June, sent in the post, saying Mr May was dead. Charity Missing People is now advertising Mr May's case nationally.
Det Ch Insp Marina Ericson said: "I am really grateful for all the assistance Missing People have given to us and this national advertising will mean we can reach a wider audience with the appeal for information about Chris's whereabouts.
"Since Chris went missing in May, I have been appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
"There will be someone out there who knows something but, for whatever reason, has not come forward so far.
"I made an appeal in June for the author of a letter, delivered by Royal Mail to Witham police station on 1 June, to contact me.
"To date that person has not made contact. I would like to appeal to them to make contact with me directly."


About 500 tickets for Euro 2016 matches have not been delivered to England fans because the Football Association failed to apply the right postage.

The tickets, which account for 2% of the overall number bought through the FA, are being held at sorting offices.
England's opener against Russia is on Saturday but the FA says it expects the tickets to arrive by Wednesday.
Some fans on the England Supporters Club forum said they paid an extra £3.10 postage to collect their tickets.
One supporter, David Stone, said he had already paid £6.95 for special delivery. "Incompetence of this level is pretty spectacular," he said.
Another affected fan, Peter McCusker, 56, described the situation as "a bit of a shambles".
The FA said that should fans have already made the journey to France, there will be a collection option at Marseille's Stade Velodrome, where the Group B match is taking place.
"Following a despatching issue, a small number of match tickets are yet to reach England Supporters Travel Club members," it said.
"We'd like to reassure supporters that this matter has been addressed and those yet to receive their tickets should expect to do so in the next 48 hours."
Fan McCusker, from County Durham, said he was frustrated by the matter and said there had been a lack of communication from the FA.
"If I'd known the tickets were in a sorting office near me I'd have gone to collect them myself," he said.
"I hope they're better on the pitch than they are off it. We also booked tickets for another match, not involving England, through Uefa and had no problems at all."


Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield faces 95 charges of manslaughter and five other senior figures will be prosecuted over the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Mr Duckenfield was match commander at the FA Cup semi-final when 96 Liverpool fans were fatally injured in a crush.
Ex-South Yorkshire Police (SYP) Ch Insp Sir Norman Bettison, two officers, a solicitor and a Sheffield Wednesday club secretary also face charges.
The Prime Minister said it would be a day of "mixed emotions" for families.
Last year, new inquests into the disaster at the Liverpool v Nottingham Forest match, held at Sheffield Wednesday's ground, concluded the fans had been unlawfully killed.
The inquests found that Liverpool supporters were not responsible for the dangerous situation at the Leppings Lane turnstiles.
For legal reasons, Mr Duckenfield cannot be charged over the death of the 96th victim, Tony Bland, as he died four years after the disaster, prosecutors said.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) must apply to the High Court to lift an order imposed after he was prosecuted privately in 1999, which must be removed before he can be charged.
An application will be made to the High Court in a matter of weeks and a senior judge will make a ruling in due course.
The full list of individuals and charges are:
The six men charged over Hillsborough
Hillsborough: Criminal charges explained
The defendants, other than Mr Duckenfield, will appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court on 9 August.
No organisation will face corporate charges and no-one from the ambulance service will be charged, said Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the CPS.
She explained that Sheffield Wednesday is now a "different company" and, as it is not a successor organisation, is not criminally liable for any offences that might have been committed in 1989.
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The CPS brought charges following referrals from the Operation Resolve investigation into the causes of the disaster and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) probe.
Assistant Commissioner Rob Beckley, from Operation Resolve, said: "Our inquiry looked at all aspects of the event, including the planning and the preparation for the game, the safety of the stadium and the response by the emergency services."
The IPCC investigated the conduct of both SYP and West Midlands Police (WMP) in the days and weeks afterwards.
Any decision regarding WMP, which was brought in to carry out the original investigation into the conduct of SYP officers, will be made at a later date.
Ms Hemming made the announcement of the intended prosecutions to victims' families at a private meeting in Warrington earlier.
She said: "Following our careful review of the evidence, in accordance with the code for Crown prosecutors, I have decided that there is sufficient evidence to charge six individuals with criminal offences.
"Criminal proceedings have now commenced and the defendants have a right to a fair trial."
Campaigner Trevor Hicks, whose daughters Victoria, 15, and Sarah, 19, died in the disaster, said: "There will be six people facing criminal charges who might not have done if we hadn't been resilient and all stuck together and fought this long fight.
"There are no winners in this, it doesn't bring anybody back.
"What it does do is send a message about accountability, as we keep saying, that nobody but nobody is above the law; be it the police or anybody else."
Chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, Margaret Aspinall, whose son James, 18, was killed, said: "This is definitely the start of the end.
"I think everybody needs that, I think we all need peace from Hillsborough but we can never have peace until we've got truth, justice, accountability.
"I think that's the time we'll all have peace."
Barry Devonside, whose son Christopher, 18, was killed in the disaster, said: "Everybody applauded when it was announced that the most senior police officer on that particular day will have charges presented to him."
Evelyn McDonnell Mills, whose brother Peter McDonnell, 21, died, said she was "really happy", but sad that her brother who campaigned for years and died during the new inquests never got to see their conclusion.
Pete Weatherby QC, who represents 22 of the victims' families, said they had "always known that accountability is the most difficult objective".
"They remain keen to see the criminal process properly pursued for those who have been charged and given that, the rights of the defendants should be respected.
"They do however hope that the memories of their loved ones and the integrity of the fans who attended Hillsborough will be respected during the process."
BBC News profiles of all those who died
At Prime Minister's Questions, Theresa May said: "I know from working closely with the families when I was home secretary that this will be a day of mixed emotions for them."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn offered a "tribute to all of those that spent a great deal of time trying to ensure there was justice for those that died at Hillsborough".
Dr Alan Billings, the South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner, said he hoped the start of criminal proceedings would "lead to a measure of closure for the family members who have experienced a long and traumatic process".
Sheffield Wednesday said the club had no comment to make.
Mr Duckenfield and Mr Denton's legal representative Ian Lewis, from JMW Solicitors, said: "In light of the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service to commence criminal proceedings against David Duckenfield and Donald Denton, it would be inappropriate for me as their solicitor, or for my clients themselves, to make any comment."
Mr Metcalf declined to comment.


Cat Stevens - also known as Yusuf - and Loudon Wainwright III will be presented with lifetime achievement honours at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards later.

The two will perform at the ceremony at the Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) in Cardiff.
The event will also feature performances by Welsh duo 9Bach and English folk singer Kate Rusby.
There is also a posthumous honour for folk historian Dr Meredydd Evans, who died aged 95 in February.
The Folk Awards are hosted by Radio 2 Folk Show presenter Mark Radcliffe alongside Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, who is one of the nominees for singer of the year.
Stevens, 66, had a string of hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s including Morning Has Broken, Moonshadow and Matthew And Son.
He converted to Islam in 1977, took the name Yusuf Islam, and gave up performing and sold his guitars for charity.
Stevens returned to music nine years ago and has produced three new albums and started touring.
Lisa Jên from 9Bach said she was surprised to learn that her album Tincian had been nominated in the best album category.
"It was a huge shock when we found out we were nominated. We weren't expecting it at all, it means such a lot to us to be nominated."
The album will be up against nominees including Nancy Kerr (Sweet Visitor) and father and daughter Martin and Eliza Carthy for The Moral Of The Elephant.
Dr Meredydd Evans, who was known as Merêd, had been a driving force in the revival of traditional Welsh songs.
His Good Tradition Award recognises an outstanding contribution to UK folk music.
Jên said the honour for Dr Evans, who was known as Merêd, was a significant moment for traditional music.
"I am so pleased that they see the value in such a giant as Merêd. Lately, I have been listening to his work an awful lot, and there's just nobody like him.
"He has inspired all of us in Wales, and was one of those people you thought would never leave us.
"His spirit is very much alive, and having people from outside Wales recognising him like this is a big deal for folk music, and not just for folk music but music more generally in Wales."
As well as the sell-out ceremony, Welsh artists will also have a platform at the Wales Millennium Centre during the afternoon, with Kizzy Crawford and The Gentle Good among the singers taking to the WMC's free Glanfa stage.
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards will be broadcast live from 19:30-22:00 BST on Radio 2, while video highlights will be available on BBC iPlayer after the event, and on the Red Button.
FREE FOLK PERFORMANCES:
14:45-15:15 BST Delyth Mclean
15:45-16:15 BST Aled Rheon
16:45-17:15  BST  Kizzy Crawford
17:45-18:15 BST The Gentle Good (with string quartet)
18:45-19:15 BST Plu
22:00-23:00 BST Calan
At the Glanfa stage at the Wales Millennium Centre


Nestle, which makes KitKats, Nescafe and Purina pet food, has said it will steepen its cost-cutting plan after unveiling disappointing results.

Net profit for 2016 fell to 8.5bn Swiss francs (Â£6.78bn) from 9.1bn a year earlier.
Analysts had expected 9.59bn francs' worth of profit.
Sluggish food inflation in most of its markets and easing demand in emerging markets saw sales growth slow to 3.2% from 4.2% in 2015.
The company has cut its sales growth target to between 2% and 4% for 2017, scrapping its prior "Nestle model" of 5-6% so-called organic growth, which excludes sales from companies it buys.
New chief executive Mark Schneider, who took over the role in January, said: "Our 2016 organic growth was at the high end of the industry, but at the lower end of our expectations."


Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of two brothers who died after a fire was started deliberately at their South Yorkshire home.

Paul Sykes, nine, died at Tennyson Close, Penistone, on 22 October. His brother Jack, 12, died six days later.
Their father, Darren, 44, also died. Police say the fire was started deliberately and are not looking for anyone in connection with the deaths.
The funeral took place at St John's Church, Penistone.
Paying tribute to the two boys, Andrew Platt, headteacher at Paul's school Springvale Primary, said: "Both Paul and Jack packed a great deal in to their time that they had.
"They brought joy and happiness to others."


Nicola Sturgeon has insisted "there will be no fracking" as Labour claimed the SNP were preparing to "give the green light" to the technique.

Scottish Labour has declared itself firmly behind banning unconventional extraction of oil and gas.
Ms Sturgeon pointed to an ongoing moratorium on the technique while detailed research is carried out.
Green campaigners say the moratorium is "not the same as a permanent ban" and want parties to declare their stances.
Labour has been pushing for the SNP to make its policy on fracking clear before May's Scottish elections.
Energy minister Fergus Ewing told MSPs the government was taking a "cautious, evidence-led" approach, saying it would look at the evidence first and decide its position on hydraulic fracturing thereafter.
Delegates at the SNP's 2015 autumn conference narrowly voted down calls for the party to strengthen its position on fracking towards an outright ban.
During first minister's questions, Labour leader Kezia Dugdale pressed Ms Sturgeon on whether her opposition was "a real promise, or just an election pledge."
Ms Sturgeon replied: "We will not allow fracking in Scotland because we will not take risks with our environment while there are still unanswered questions.
"That's why we have a moratorium in place. That's the responsible way of proceeding."
Ms Dugdale quoted Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe, who reportedly said he was told in private that the SNP is "not opposed" to fracking.
Ms Sturgeon repeated her comments about the moratorium, saying this means "it ain't allowed to happen", but would not be drawn on whether she supports an outright ban.
Her spokesman later said the first minister was "highly sceptical" about the technique, but said that "unlike Kezia Dugdale, we will continue to be led by the evidence".
Ms Dugdale suggested that despite the SNP's "temporary freeze" on fracking, they were going to "do it anyway".
She said: "Scottish Labour will go into the election with a very clear manifesto commitment - we will oppose fracking.
"A moratorium is not an outright ban; it's only a temporary stoppage.
"Her maybes aye, maybes naw response can only mean one thing - Nicola Sturgeon plans to give the green light if she is re-elected in May."
Ms Dugdale has been backed by the charity WWF Scotland and the Scottish Green Party.
WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "The Scottish government's current moratorium on fracking is not the same as a permanent ban, as we've consistently called for it to become.
"As we fast approach the Scottish elections, we need to hear from each of Scotland's parties on how they plan to deliver on their promise to cut emissions and secure the benefits of a low-carbon Scotland."
Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie said Labour's "sudden conversion" to opposing fracking was welcome.
He said: "Pressure from the Scottish Greens led first to a moratorium on fracking, then extended it to other dangerous methods of unconventional gas extraction.
"We remain determined to keep up the pressure for a full, permanent ban."
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US President Donald Trump has said he could announce a replacement for former FBI director James Comey as early as this week.

Mr Trump told reporters the process was "moving rapidly". The position requires Senate confirmation.
The White House was engulfed in turmoil after Mr Trump fired Mr Comey, citing his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while at the State Department.
Critics have accused the White House of trying to thwart Mr Comey's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the US election and any Moscow ties to Trump associates.
There are reportedly at least 14 candidates in the frame.
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe: The former FBI deputy director became second in command in January 2016. Before joining the FBI, he interned with the Department of Justice's criminal division while in law school and later worked at a Philadelphia law firm. Mr McCabe's wife, Jill, ran as a Democrat in Virginia for a state Senate seat in 2016 and received political donations from some Clinton allies.
He appeared to contradict the White House during testimony last week, telling a congressional panel the FBI investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election was "a highly significant investigation". He also said Mr Comey "enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day", casting doubt on Mr Trump's claim that the former FBI chief had lost the confidence of his staff.
Mike Rogers: The former Michigan congressman was endorsed by the FBI Agents Association, which represents thousands of current and former FBI agents. The former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is also an ex-FBI special agent and a veteran of the armed forces. The association described Mr Rogers as "someone capable of confronting the wide array of challenges facing our help ensure that the bureau remains the world's premiere law enforcement agency".
Alice Fisher: The defence lawyer was the first candidate interviewed at the justice department, according to US media reports. She ran the justice department's criminal division as an assistant attorney general under former president George W Bush and is currently a partner at a Washington law firm. Ms Fisher would be the first woman to lead the agency if selected.
Senator John Cornyn: The Texas Republican is the second highest-ranking member of the Senate. He was a state district judge for six years before he was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1990. He later served as the Texas attorney general before he was took office in the Senate in 2002.
Senator Trey Gowdy: The South Carolina lawmaker, 52, is remembered for his role in the congressional special investigation over the 2010 attack on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Mr Gowdy oversaw the House Select Committee on Benghazi from 2014 to 2016, which led to the discovery of Mrs Clinton's use of a private email server. Mr Gowdy was a federal prosecutor from 1994 to 2000 in South Carolina and later a district attorney before he was elected to Congress in 2011.
Judge Michael Garcia: The former federal prosecutor serves as an associate judge on New York's highest state court. As a US attorney, he oversaw an investigation into a prostitution ring that prompted the resignation of then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. He also led an investigation into alleged corruption in the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. His inquiry also aided a criminal investigation of Fifa, the world governing body of soccer, by US and Switzerland. The Latino judge was appointed to the court by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2016. He also was appointed as assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by former President Bush in 2002.
Henry E Hudson: The US district judge in Virginia was appointed by former President Bush. He is best known for striking down a key provision of former President Barack Obama's healthcare law in 2010. The conservative judge also sentenced football star Michael Vick to nearly two years in federal prison for running a dog-fighting operation in Virginia in 2007.
Francis Townsend: Ms Townsend served as a security and counterterrorism adviser to the Bush administration. She was reportedly spotted at the White House on Monday afternoon before Mr Comey was fired and met Mr Trump last year at Trump Tower in New York when she was under consideration for a top administration role.  The former federal prosecutor in New York climbed the ranks to become a senior intelligence official at the justice department and US Coast Guard in Washington. She would become the first female to lead the agency. However, she was one of dozens of national security veterans to sign an open letter calling Mr Trump a "fundamentally dishonest" candidate during the election campaign.
Adam Lee: The head of the FBI's office in Richmond, Virginia, returned to the justice department for a second interview on Saturday, according to US media.
William Evanina: He is the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Paul Abbate: He currently serves as the executive assistant director for the FBI's Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch. He previously oversaw FBI field offices in Washington and Detroit and has been at the agency for more than 20 years.
Michael Anderson: The FBI special agent heads the agency's Chicago office.
Judge Michael Luttig: He is a former justice department lawyer who was appointed by President George HW Bush. He left the bench in 2006 to join Boeing, where he serves as general counsel. He was considered for two US Supreme Court vacancies, which were instead given to Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.
Larry Thompson: He served as a deputy attorney general under the Bush administration from 2001 to 2003. He also was a federal prosecutor in Georgia and has held several senior roles at PepsiCo.
Ray Kelly: The former police commissioner led the New York Police Department (NYPD) for more than a decade. He created the first counterterrorism bureau in any police department in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and oversaw a marked drop in New York's crime. But under his leadership, the NYPD was scrutinised for its use of aggressive force and stop-and-frisk programme, which critics say disproportionately affected non-white residents.
John Suthers: The mayor of Colorado Springs was formerly the state's attorney general from 2005 to 2015. As a prosecutor he was one of several to sue the Obama administration during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and he signed on to a legal challenge to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which barred gay marriage.


Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled a nearly completely new look cabinet, in a major departure from predecessor David Cameron's top team.

George Osborne, Michael Gove, John Whittingdale, Nicky Morgan and Oliver Letwin have all been sacked by Mrs May.
Liz Truss is justice secretary, Justine Greening takes education and Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has been promoted to environment secretary.
Boris Johnson became foreign secretary. Philip Hammond was made chancellor.
Eurosceptic David Davis, meanwhile, will take charge of negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union, in a newly created post of Brexit secretary.
In another new post announced on Wednesday, Liam Fox was appointed as the new international trade secretary. Amber Rudd - formerly the energy secretary - took over Mrs May's former role as home secretary.
The current male-female ratio of the cabinet remains roughly the same - at 70% to 30%, while there are 16 cabinet members, including Mrs May, who backed Remain, and seven who campaigned for Brexit.
Just four cabinet positions have stayed in the same hands: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns and Scottish Secretary David Mundell.
Former Conservative Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind praised the "ruthless" way Mrs May has appointed her top team, saying it showed strong leadership and "strategic" vision.
"She has not only got a strategy to balance the Leave and Remain sides, she is trying to eliminate these distinctions because we are all now aiming for the same objective. She has appointed with a ruthlessness that has been impressive to look at," he told the BBC.
"The decision that most surprised me was George Osborne - not that he ceased to be chancellor - but it appears she wasn't even willing to offer him a job in government.... he is a very impressive heavyweight."
Sir Malcolm, who was a minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, said Boris Johnson's appointment as foreign secretary was "risky" because the qualities that make him popular with the public did not necessarily make him a good diplomat.
There were some big promotions for Home Office ministers James Brokenshire and Karen Bradley, who were appointed Northern Ireland secretary and culture, media and sport secretary, respectively.
Damian Green, a former justice and Home Office minister, was elevated to work and pensions secretary, while Brexit campaigner and ex-work and pensions minister Priti Patel was promoted to international development secretary.
There were also some resignations. Tory leadership contender and Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb stepped down from government "in the best interests of my family", while Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers resigned after turning down the offer of another role.
In other developments:
Justice Secretary Michael Gove - who was one of the leading figures in the campaign to leave the EU and a Tory leadership contender - was the first to be sacked on Thursday morning, losing his job to Ms Truss- the first female Lord Chancellor in the near 1,000-year history of the role.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband criticised the closure of the Department for Energy and Climate Change as "just plain stupid", Green MP Caroline Lucas said it was a "deeply worrying move", and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron called it was a "backward" decision which "clearly downgrades our commitment to tackling climate change".
The move also drew criticism from the SNP's Angus MacNeil, who chairs the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee which shadows the department. He said it raises "urgent questions", such as over who will be responsible for the UK's legal obligation to reduce its carbon emissions.
Former Labour shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called the cabinet "very right-wing" and suggested this was at odds with Mrs May's words outside No 10 on Wednesday, saying there was often a "very big gap between the rhetoric and the reality with Theresa May".
Earlier, the new chancellor, Mr Hammond, said there would be "no emergency Budget" when asked about his first priorities as chancellor.
His predecessor George Osborne warned during the EU referendum campaign that he would have to cut public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget if there was a vote for Brexit.
Mr Hammond said he would make "carefully considered decisions over the summer", followed by an Autumn Statement "in the normal way".
The chancellor also told BBC Radio 4's Today that the vote to leave the EU had "shaken confidence" in the UK economy and "caused many businesses to pause investment decision".
He said the government now needed to "send signals of reassurance about the future as quickly and as powerful as we can".
In a move that surprised the political world, Mrs May put Mr Johnson - one of the most prominent figures of the campaign to leave the EU - in charge of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Mr Johnson, who has said he was "very humbled" and "very proud" at the appointment, is no stranger to controversy - or gaffes - on the international stage.
During the EU referendum campaign, he drew criticism for comments he made about US President Barack Obama, who he said had an "ancestral dislike" of the UK because of his "part-Kenyan" heritage.
In 2015, Mr Johnson had to cancel planned public events in the West Bank because of security fears after he criticised backers of a boycott on Israeli goods, and he has previously described Hilary Clinton - US presidential hopeful - as having "a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital".
The cabinet appointment throws Mr Johnson a lifeline after a turbulent couple of weeks which saw his Tory leadership bid torpedoed by fellow Brexit campaigner Mr Gove.
In his first comments since taking up the post, Mr Johnson set out his vision for Britain to be a more "global player", and he said Brexit did not mean the UK was leaving Europe.
However, Liberal Democrat leader Mr Farron predicted the new foreign secretary would "spend more time apologising to nations he's offended" than carrying out the job.
Mrs May has spoken to European leaders to express her "commitment to delivering the will of the British people to leave the European Union", according to a Downing Street spokesman.
In a series of congratulatory phone calls taken by Mrs May, the UK's second female prime minister spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
"The prime minister explained that we would need some time to prepare for these negotiations and spoke of her hope that these could be conducted in a constructive and positive spirit," a Downing Street spokesman added.
Speaking outside Downing Street for the first time as prime minister on Wednesday Mrs May vowed to lead a government that works for all, not just the "privileged few", promising to give people who were "just managing" and "working around the clock" more control over their lives.
For an "ordinary working class family", she added, "life is much harder than many people in Westminster realise".
She highlighted the "precious bond" between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and between "every one of us", and paid tribute to her predecessor David Cameron as "a great modern prime minister".


A 170-year-old rail tunnel near Bath has reopened following six weeks of work to prepare it for electrification.

Six miles (9.6km) of track, which passes through the historic Box Tunnel, had to be lowered to allow enough space for electrical equipment overhead.
Train services between Chippenham and Bath have resumed as a result.
According to Network Rail, the tunnel opened in June 1841 and has become one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's most celebrated structures.
The rail firm is spending Â£50m on its Great Western Electrification Programme to ultimately cut journey times between London Paddington and Swansea.
Track has had to be lowered in parts to avoid making changes to historic infrastructure such as Box tunnel, Dundas Aqueduct, Middle Hill tunnel and Sydney Gardens.
In the last six weeks, more than 10,000 new sleepers have been laid and 160,000 tonnes of rubble removed from the track around Box tunnel.


Easyjet is developing drones to inspect its fleet of Airbus aircraft, and may introduce the flying maintenance robots as early as next year.

The drones will be used to scan and assess Easyjet planes and report damage back to engineers.
The flying robots are being developed by a team that includes experts from the University of Bristol.
Easyjet is also developing virtual reality video technology.
In addition, Easyjet wants apps to help with maintenance, and the airline is fitting "paperless plane" technology. Durable laptop computers will replace printed navigational charts in planes.
"We have examined and assessed cutting edge technology across many different industries and are now applying a range of new technologies to the aviation sector for the first time to help us run our fleet of aircraft more effectively, efficiently and safely," said chief executive Carolyn McCall.
Easyjet plans to test the drones within coming months.
"Aircraft inspection is a great application for drones," said Dr Arthur Richards, head of aerial robotics at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
"Coupled with smart navigation and computer vision, they can get accurate data from really awkward places."
The flying robots are being developed by Bristol Robotics Laboratory, a collaboration between University of Bristol and the University of West England.
Drone company Coptercraft and software company Measurement Solutions are also involved in the project.
The drones are fitted with high definition video cameras, but can also use lasers to scan the outside of the aircraft, Easyjet head of engineering Ian Davies told the BBC.
"We could zoom [the laser scanner] up and down the aircraft and map the surface," he said. "If we've mapped the aeroplane we can have a complete history of its full life."
He added that it is safer to have drones working at height than humans having to go up on a rig.
One of the main challenges for the drones is how to get them to work outside in windy conditions, Mr Richards said.
The drones are built to be light in weight, but that can make them vulnerable to gusts of wind on an airfield.
They plan to use research into how animals such as bees and birds cope with blustery weather to "see how nature solves the same problem".
Another challenge is to automate drone flights, he added.
Easyjet is also hoping to use virtual reality to help sort out technical problems with planes that are a long way from its engineering team.
At the moment engineers and pilots email pictures and call Easyjet's control centre to try to resolve issues over the phone.
But Easyjet is planning to use hi-tech glasses that can relay high definition video images back to base.
Engineers could be directed to do repairs by a team looking at the video stream coming from the glasses, Mr Davies said.
The technology also uses "augmented reality", where a computer image is superimposed on the view as seen through the glasses.
For example, an engineer can compare an image of a fuselage projected onto the glasses with the actual fuselage, to see what work needs to be done.
"It's a very simple Robocop outfit people would wear," Mr Davies said. "We are using the human almost like a robot."
The airline wants to use the technology in airports such as Sharm el Sheikh and Tel Aviv.
At the moment, the data is transmitted using 4G, but Easyjet is discussing options for satellite links with communications company Iridium, Mr Davies said.
When choosing the type of glasses to use, Easyjet evaluated Google Glass, but found the technology "too fragile for industrial use", he added.
There has been a surge in interest in drones in recent years, and they are being developed for a variety of uses.
The United Arab Emirates wants to use small government drones to provide services, like ID-card delivery, by next year.
Google bought solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace in April to help the firm's efforts to expand internet access.
Amazon is in the process of testing drones for deliveries, and a photographic drone that uses a dog-lead as a fail-safe has been developed.


A woman who was seriously injured in a collision in Greater Manchester on Monday has died.

Helena Thurm, 25, from the Altrincham area, suffered serious head injuries in the collision with a Vauxhall Astra in Sale shortly before 18.10 BST.
She was being treated in hospital overnight but died on Tuesday.
Helena's family said she was "a beautiful, kind, caring, intelligent and funny person" who was "at the threshold of adult life".
"Helena liked a challenge and was at the threshold of adult life having finished university. She had been to a job interview on the day of the accident that stole her life," they said.
They said she "was loved by everybody" and "will be sadly missed" by her friends and family.
Constable Paul Hailwood said Greater Manchester Police are "still establishing the exact circumstances" of the collision and want any witnesses or people who may have dash-cam footage to contact them.


In a ground-breaking project, a Brazilian toucan which lost the upper part of its beak while being trafficked has been fitted with a prosthesis made with a 3D printer.

The female bird, named Tieta, was rescued from a wildlife animal fair in Rio de Janeiro.
It is not clear whether she lost the upper part of her beak after being mistreated by animal smugglers or in a fight with a bigger toucan she was locked up with inside a small box.
The project was co-ordinated by wildlife management group Instituto Vida Livre and involved three Brazilian universities.
The prosthetic is made of plastic, covered with nail polish and sealed with a special polymer made from the castor oil plant.
Taciana Sherlock from the Brazilian wildlife control agency Ibama said the toucan was rescued in March, malnourished and missing its beak.
Black-beaked toucans like Tieta, which are native to Rio and not endangered, can cost up to $5,000 (Â£3,180) when sold legally, according to Ms Sherlock.
She says that before the surgery Tieta was using the lower part of the beak to throw food into the air and trying to grab it.
She only succeeded once in every three attempts.
Tieta was fitted with the prosthesis on 27 July.
"It took her three days to realise she had it again," says Instituto Vida Livre Director Roched Seba.
"We were feeding her fruit and she was ignoring the new beak. But when we gave her live animals, like maggots and cockroaches, she ate normally immediately," he explains.
"I believe she had that kind of food when she was free, before losing the beak. So it activated a core memory," he adds.
It took researchers three months to design the beak but it took only two hours for the printer to print it. - the beak weighs approximately 4g and it is 4cm (1.6in) long.
Tieta herself only weighs 300g.
Designer Gustavo Cleinman from Rio de Janeiro's Federal University says the biggest challenge was to create a light and resilient prosthesis.
He used the beak of a dead animal as a model and adapted it to resemble Tieta's original beak more closely.
The team was breaking new ground with this project.
Although another group of researchers was creating a prosthetic beak for another injured toucan in Sao Paulo, the two teams were unaware of each other's work.
In Costa Rica, a charity has raised $10,000 for a prosthesis for a toucan which also lost the upper part of its beak, but the surgery has yet to be performed.
Tieta's surgery only took 40 minutes to perform but was not without risks, veterinarian Thiago Muniz says.
He explains that the prosthesis will allow her to eat independently and also help her access glands on her body that keep her feathers waterproof.
With the help of the prosthesis, Tieta will also be able to feed any chicks she might have in the future.
But Ms Sherlock says that unfortunately it will not allow her to be released into the wild.
"She wouldn't be able to live an independent life, even in captivity," she says.
Wildlife control agency Ibama wants to send her to an educational zoo to create awareness about animal trafficking, but they have not yet settled on one.
What is certain is that wherever she is sent she will be joined there by another toucan, which was also rescued from animal traffickers and sent to Ibama.
The male bird also has a problem with his beak.
The researchers hope Tieta and the male toucan will eventually mate. Their chicks would be released into the wild, Ibama says.


Colin Ingram's superb T20 Blast century for Glamorgan overshadowed Essex opener Varun Chopra's own brilliant hundred as the Welsh county won a last-ball thriller at Chelmsford.

Chasing 220 to win, Ingram smashed 114 off 55 balls including nine sixes, before the South African was run out in the penultimate over.
Requiring two off the final delivery, Craig Meschede cut Paul Walter for the 14th maximum of the innings to take the visitors to 224-5.
Earlier Chopra struck eight sixes in an unbeaten 103 off 59 balls, his maiden T20 century, and shared a county third-wicket record stand of 122 with Ravi Bopara (63) in the hosts' 219-4.
But Ingram's second three-figure score in this year's competition led Glamorgan to the fourth-highest total to win a T20 match.
Elsewhere, Somerset picked up their first win in the tournament with a 21-run win over Middlesex at Uxbridge, helped by Adam Hose's 22-ball half-century.
Leicestershire defended 147 to beat Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston to maintain their 100% winning start, while Jos Buttler hit 42 not out in Lancashire Lightning's five-wicket victory over Derbyshire.
Rain ruined the final match of the Cheltenham Festival, with the game being called off before Gloucestershire could begin chasing Sussex's 156-8.
In one of the most extraordinary matches ever seen in the T20 Blast, 443 runs and 29 sixes were hit as the batsmen took a liking to the short Chelmsford boundaries.
Essex's devastating assault on Glamorgan, led by Chopra and Bopara, saw seven balls clobbered out of the County Ground and replaced.
Chopra, who returned to Essex from Warwickshire this season, was dropped from the Bears' limited-overs teams in 2016, despite scoring 97 not out in his only T20 innings of the campaign.
The 30-year-old is not renowned for his big-hitting but he delighted the home crowd with some of the cleanest striking ever witnessed at Chelmsford.
All-rounder Bopara was equally as destructive, clearing the ropes five times, as the pair took Essex from 72-2 to 194-3 in just 11 overs when Bopara was dismissed.
In the chase, 32-year-old Ingram made sure Glamorgan kept up with the required run-rate of 11 an over throughout, racing to his century off exactly 50 deliveries.
Spinner Simon Harmer received heavy punishment, going for 21 in his first over and conceding 50 runs off his set of four.
Despite Ingram and Chris Cooke (49) falling in the space of three balls, Glamorgan only needed nine off the final over and Meschede took them home.
Middlesex arguably have the strongest batting line-up in the competition, with Brendon McCullum, Dawid Malan, Paul Stirling and Eoin Morgan making up their top four.
But they have failed to click so far with Middlesex's only victory a nervy one-wicket win over London rivals Surrey on Thursday.
Former New Zealand captain McCullum, who is skippering the side, was out for 10 in Sunday's defeat by Somerset and has only scored 36 runs in four innings.
England limited-overs captain Morgan and his international team-mate Malan have been equally as disappointing with neither batsman registering a half-century in eight knocks.
While Middlesex have huge amounts of experience in their side, it was a relative novice in Hose who set up Somerset's victory.
The 24-year-old, in just his fifth T20 match, blasted eight fours and two sixes in his 59 off 28 balls as the 2005 champions piled up 207-9.
Five batsmen passed 25 for Middlesex, but they fell short on 186-7 with paceman Craig Overton claiming 3-24.
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Two teenagers have been reported missing off the coast of Gwynedd.

Holyhead Coastguard received a 999 call on Sunday reporting the pair, believed to be from Birmingham, had got into difficulty off Barmouth beach.
The RNLI said the sea search was suspended at 18:30 BST, though a search of the shoreline is continuing.
A Coastguard spokeswoman said there had been an "intensive search" for the boys, reportedly aged 14 and 15, but "sadly they have not been found".
"It looks like there were two people in difficulty and another person in their same group went in to help," she said.
"That person managed to get out of the water - both the other two were still in difficulty."
She said the Coastguard had been told one person had been seen to "disappear under the water".
Rescue teams from Barmouth, Aberdovey and Fairbourne and a helicopter from Caernarfon joined the search.
The RNLI said: "Barmouth RNLI's inshore lifeboat was requested to launch by HM Coastguard at 13:40 and the station's all-weather lifeboat was launched 10 minutes later."
It said other teams joined the search, but it added: "Shortly before 18:30 HM Coastguard suspended the sea search and the RNLI lifeboats returned to their respective stations.
"They will be made ready to relaunch as and when requested by HM Coastguard."
The Welsh Ambulance Service and North Wales Police also attended.


A Turkish journalist who faces jail for revealing state secrets has resigned as editor of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper.

Can Dundar said trusting the judiciary after July's failed coup would be "like putting one's head under a guillotine".
The government has cracked down on the media following the coup attempt.
In May, Mr Dundar was sentenced to five years in prison, but was freed pending an appeal. He is thought to have left the country.
He and a colleague were convicted over reports they published that Turkish intelligence operatives were smuggling arms to Syrian rebels.
In the failed coup on 15 July, rebel soldiers tried to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since then, more than 23,000 people accused of backing it have been detained or arrested and 82,000 state employees have been dismissed or suspended.
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The authorities have also closed some media outlets, placed some journalists in detention and banned others from travelling abroad.
As the crackdown continued on Monday, two colonels were detained for questioning by police and three Istanbul courthouses were raided. Arrest warrants were issued for 173 judicial staff.
Two hundred and forty people died resisting the takeover, standing against fighter jets and tanks.
Mr Dundar, who is thought to be in Germany, has written in Cumhuriyet that he will not surrender to the judiciary until the state of emergency is lifted.
"From now on, what we face would not be the court but the government. No higher court would object to the lawlessness being carried out," Mr Dundar wrote.
Although he has stood down as editor-in-chief, he will continue to write columns for the paper.
At their trial, Mr Dundar and his colleague Erdem Gul were acquitted of the more serious charge of espionage, but found guilty of revealing state secrets.
The case against them has been widely criticised by international observers, including Amnesty International.
Both were senior Cumhuriyet editors when it reported on a shipment of arms that was intercepted at the Turkish border with Syria.
It alleged the weapons being sent to rebels fighting the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
The Turkish government insisted the lorries were taking aid to Syria's Turkmen minority, a Turkic-speaking ethnic group.


West Brom boss Tony Pulis masterminded a victory against his former club as the Baggies edged out lacklustre Stoke.

Brown Ideye headed the decisive goal early on but the hosts could have had more in a dominant display that lifts them 11 points clear of the drop zone.
The visitors, whom Pulis managed from 2006 until 2013 and moulded into an effective Premier League outfit, failed to muster a clear chance.
Peter Crouch's blocked header was the closest they came to equalising.
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Stoke have carved out a reputation as West Brom's bogey team in recent years, winning all five of their previous Premier League visits to The Hawthorns.
Four of those victories were plotted by Pulis, but this time the tracksuited taskmaster tasted success in the opposite dugout as he continued his impressive start as Baggies boss.
The Midlanders have now kept eight clean sheets in the 13 matches since Pulis took charge, while this was their fourth successive home win in all competitions.
It was also an impressive response to painful successive defeats by local rivals Aston Villa in their previous two games, culminating in last week's exit from the FA Cup.
Instrumental in West Brom's revival under Pulis has been Ideye, who the manager attempted to offload in January following the Nigerian's disappointing start to the season.
But since the last-minute collapse of a deadline-day move to Qatari club Al Gharafa, Ideye has scored five goals.
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For his latest, the striker nipped ahead of the flat-footed Phil Bardsley to nod home Craig Gardner's teasing cross.
The Baggies proceeded to brush aside an in-form Stoke side who had won their last three matches.
Berahino flashed a shot across the face of goal, before Begovic did well to deny Ideye with a fine low save after the break.
Stoke threatened sporadically, with Crouch seeing a header charged down after Ben Foster fumbled a cross.
But it was a largely comfortable afternoon for Pulis - with the relegation fears he inherited when he replaced Alan Irvine at the start of the year now appearing to be all-but extinguished.
West Brom manager Tony Pulis: "It was a very good performance - the disappointing thing is that we didn't get a second goal.
"The players have been through the mill the past couple of weeks with bad results against Villa, but not bad performances.
"This was a big win for the supporters after having to take that on the chin."
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "It wasn't good enough today. We started slowly, conceded an early goal and didn't really improve.
"There's no point me trying to dress it up differently. West Brom coped comfortably with our threat, which was minimal.
"We hope today was just one of those games."


The road to Lapankuri passes through a majestic wood with singing birds.

The village of several hundred inhabitants is situated in a mountainous gorge in eastern Georgia.
It is beautiful here.
There is only one problem: As in many other parts of rural Georgia, there are no jobs.
"Nearly half of the village population has migrated in search of work to Greece, Italy, or Russia," says Turmishkhan Petriashvili, sitting on a bench under a hazelnut tree.
His wife Mzevinar has been working in Greece as a housekeeper since 1997.
Her salary, says Mr Petriashvili, helped to keep the family alive in those difficult years. But last month she received only half of her salary, and her long-term employers are thinking of leaving Greece.
Across Georgia there are thousands of families like the Petriashvilis.
The first wave of migration began here in the mid-1990s after Georgia's two civil wars with breakaway regions, and economic hardships, forced people to migrate in search of work.
Greece is the second most popular destination for Georgian migrant labourers after Russia.
Unofficial estimates suggest that up to 200,000 Georgian migrants are living in Greece.
And the crisis there is having a ripple effect in Georgia, where thousands of families are dependent on money sent by relatives working in Greece, mostly women who are domestic workers or carers for children and elderly people.
"Their problems started a couple of years ago when salaries were slashed from an average 800 euros to 500 or less," says Zurab Tsursumia from the non-governmental Civil Development Agency, which has been working on migrants' issues.
"The main problem now is that they can't get their salaries. It means that they can't send money back home.
"Their families here have bank loans and other financial obligations.
"Cutting off this important source of income will cause problems for thousands of Georgians."
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According to the Georgian National Bank, before the crisis annual remittances from Greece were about $200m per year. Half of that sum will not reach Georgia this year.
"From the beginning of this year there has been a decrease in remittances from Greece by 15-20%, and we expect that figure to go down even further," says Giorgi Kadagidze, Chairman of the National Bank of Georgia.
"In short term it's more of a social problem. The loss of $100m is not such a huge sum for the Georgian economy that it will cause some kind of instability, no.
"The problem is that this sum is split among tens of thousands of families whose main income - in many cases only income - is from remittances."
There is a growing concern that the decrease in remittances might be followed by a mass return of migrants. But some government officials who have addressed the issue in recent days have been reassuring the public that this is unlikely.
Back in Lapankuri village, Turmishkhan Petriashvili, who has recently bought a few pigs and will try to sell piglets to make some money, agrees.
"If the crisis in Greece gets worse migrants will try to find job opportunities in other European countries like Italy or Spain.
"There are not that many options for them here."


An eight-year-old girl from County Antrim who was left profoundly disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth is to receive £5.3m.

The settlement was reached in a compensation claim against the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
The child, who cannot be identified, suffered hypoxia due to a delay in her delivery at Antrim Area Hospital in 2007.
It resulted in a series of complex health issues.
These included severe cerebral palsy and complex epilepsy.
Her parents sued the trust, claiming medical negligence.
The case had been due to run as a five-day trial at the High Court in Belfast earlier this month.
However, full liability was admitted a week before the listed hearing date.
The figure of £5.3m covers damages and the costs of past and future care for the child.


A Turkish court has acquitted 26 people charged over their role in organising protests against leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul in 2013.

The suspects are leaders of Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella group at the forefront of the demonstrations.
They were accused of setting up a criminal group and violating public order and faced up to 30 years in jail.
Activist Mucella Yapici told AFP: "All of us were acquitted. It was an absurd case."
Human rights campaigners had demanded the charges be dropped, with Amnesty International calling it a "politically motivated show trial".
The protests began over plans to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi Park in May 2013, but turned into mass anti-government rallies after a heavy-handed police crackdown.
Mr Erdogan, who was prime minister at the time, said the demonstrations were the work of "riff-raff".
Hundreds of others are still being prosecuted across Turkey for alleged crimes related to the protests.


A suspected case of "mad cow disease" has been identified in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish government has said.

Further tests are being carried out, but if confirmed, it would be the first case of BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in Ireland since 2013.
The animal involved is a five-year-old cow from a dairy farm in County Louth.
The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said the cow was not presented for slaughter and did not enter the food chain.
In a statement, a DAFM spokesperson said: "The case was identified through the department's on-going surveillance system on fallen animals (that is, animals which die on farm)."
They added that the results of the further tests should be available next week.
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, said this appeared to be an isolated case, and there was absolutely no risk to people.
A positive result would be a blow for the Irish beef trade, which just last week welcomed the decision by the World Animal Health Organisation to grant the Republic of Ireland a "negligible risk" status in respect of BSE.
At the time, Mr Coveney hailed it as a "landmark decision" and "major step forward on BSE certification".
He said the new status had "reflected the huge progress made over many years in eradicating this disease from the national herd".
Stormont's Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill said her department had been in contact with their southern counterparts and was being kept informed of the situation.
"We are now awaiting details of the confirmatory tests following DAFM's investigation. I understand that the animal was not presented for slaughter and did not enter the food chain," she said.
"DARD (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) has in place robust and rigorous control and surveillance measures around BSE."


A man has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of a car crash in Surrey in which a cyclist died.

Gardener and groundsman Robert Worrall, 30, from Beare Green, who worked at Dorking company Groundscapes, died at the scene of a crash on the A24 at Beare Green on 9 November 2014.
Amir Hussain, 61, of Horsham Road, Dorking, has been bailed to appear before Redhill magistrates on 15 May.
He has also been charged with failing to report an accident.
No further action is being taken against a 47-year-old woman from the Horley area who was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop at the scene of an accident and drink driving.


A Cardiff charity shop mistakenly sold an electrician's £200 tools for just £1 after he left them unattended.

Andrew Bickel, 39, was fixing a faulty light at the Catwel shop in Heath on Thursday as a favour for the cat re-housing charity.
He said he nipped outside to get something from his van and when he returned his tools had been sold.
"The lady in the shop was really upset," said Mr Bickel. "Fortunately I can laugh at it now".
Mr Bickel, from Heath, later posted on Facebook: "Doing a love job in a charity shop, put my tools down, went to the van, came back and the old lady on the till sold them for £1.
"Funny but fuming. Over £200 worth."
After his post was shared almost 90 times, an electrical company on Ocean Way, Cardiff got in touch and offered him a new set of tools free of charge.
"It was a really kind gesture," said Mr Bickel.
Mr Bickel said when he went into the charity shop on Thursday it was busy. He left his tools by a bookcase and went to get something from his van.
When he returned and asked where his tools were, he said the lady in the shop "put her hand over her mouth" and said they had just been sold.
She told him a man came to the till saying there was no price tag on them, but he had found them in a bargain bin.
"He must have known what he was doing," said Mr Bickel.
The £200 tools included a wrap of professional screwdrivers, an expensive pair of pliers and wire cutters and an electricity tester.
"I was laughing yesterday and am still laughing today," he said.
Mr Bickel even admitted that he is allergic to cats and was "more of a dog person".


A three-year-old boy spent three days in a flat with the body of his dead mother before they were found, it is understood.

Anneka Sherratt, 31, was discovered at her Plymouth home on Monday, where it is thought she may have died on Friday.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious and the cause is yet to be established, police said.
Friends have collected more than Â£3,400 towards Ms Sherratt's funeral costs and in aid of her son.
The creator of the fundraising page, Emma Louise Fowler, described Ms Sherratt as a "very kind and friendly" person who "will be sadly missed by so many".
In a message on the page, she said Ms Sherratt's "lovely 3 year old boy...had to defend for himself for 3 days (sic)".
Others paid tribute to her online.
David Elford wrote: "Anneka you were so special to me and I loved you more than words can describe. I will never forget you and I will always think about you and miss you."
Louise Stedham added: "My best friend for 4 years I'm going to miss her so very much we were practically inseparable. Love you so much sweetie."
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said they were called to a property on Savage Road at 13.15 GMT on Monday.
He added: "A woman in her 30s was found deceased at the property. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been prepared for the coroner."
A spokeswoman from Plymouth Coroners' Court confirmed an investigation was opened into Ms Sherratt's death on 25 February.
"She was found at her home address, the cause of death is unascertained and enquires are continuing, there are no suspicious circumstances," she added.


Action movie Furious 7 has taken $384 million (£257 million) at the global box office in its opening weekend.

Almost half of that figure - $143.6 million (£96 million) - was made at the US box office.
Globally, it is the fourth-highest opening of all time, beaten only by two Harry Potter films and The Avengers.
Interest in the film was at least partially tied to its late star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in before the film was completed in 2013.
Following the fatal accident, production on Furious 7 was suspended while the filmmakers decided whether or not to proceed.
The team ultimately decided to delay the release from its scheduled July 2014 date. Walker's scenes were completed using a mixture of computer animation and body doubles - including two of the star's younger brothers, Caleb and Cody.
"This is a bittersweet instalment in the franchise," said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com.
"Walker's passing made this movie more intriguing for people who hadn't seen some of the instalments. It raised awareness and its success is a tribute to him."
Film company Universal said Walker's death "probably created some curiosity" amongst audiences but added: "It's not by any means the prime motivator to see the movie".
The adrenalin-fuelled franchise has gone from strength to strength since its low-key beginnings as a genre movie about street racing in Los Angeles.
The original - The Fast and the Furious, released in June 2001 - was a sleeper hit that spawned a few moderately successful sequels.
After the third film in the series, Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, left cinemas with a franchise-worst box office of $158 million (£106 million), it seemed the series would be scrapped, or move to the straight-to-DVD market.
Instead, executives persuaded Vin Diesel, the star of the original film, to return and made Fast & Furious - a heist film set overseas.
Since then, the franchise has gone from strength to strength, with each movie outperforming the last.
"This franchise took the road less travelled and became a trailblazer," Jeff Bock, a box office analyst told Variety magazine.
"You don't have the highest-grossing film in a series come seven films into a franchise. That has a lot to do with the way they're continually upping the ante."
Universal spared no expense in rolling out the seventh film. The $190 million (£127 million) production opened in 4,003 US cinemas, and earned $14 million (£9.3 million) on 365 Imax screens.
Its global success was achieved without the help of the Chinese market, where the film will not debut until 12 April.
"This could be the first in the franchise to flirt with the billion dollar mark," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyst for box office company Rentrak.


No viable explosives were found after a suspicious vehicle prompted a shopping centre evacuation, police have said.

Friars Walk in Newport and a major road adjacent to it were closed for nearly five hours on Thursday afternoon after a bomb disposal team was called.
A suspect package was also reported at the nearby George Street bridge.
Gwent Police said on Friday no viable devices were found at either site and inquiries continued. The incident is not thought to be terror-related.
The force also thanked members of the public who offered bottled water and snacks to officers at the scene.


Ministers are to press ahead with plans to allow councils in England and Wales to relax Sunday trading laws.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid said the move would allow local authorities to "help struggling High Streets".
He told MPs the policy, previously reported to be facing strong opposition in the Commons, would be added to the government's Enterprise Bill.
Unions said ministers were "behaving disgracefully by trying to change Sunday trading by the back door".
Devolving Sunday trading laws to councils was first announced by George Osborne in the July Budget, and a consultation into the change closed in September.
Small shops - up to 280 sq m -  are currently entitled to open when they want, but on Sundays, larger stores are restricted to six hours between 10:00 and 18:00.
In the Commons, Mr Javid's Labour shadow Angela Eagle criticised the way the government was seeking to make the change and as well as what she said was a lack of detail.
She accused Mr Javid of a "gross abuse of power" asking why the plans were being added "at this late stage" rather than being in the Bill from the start.
Mr Javid said the government's intentions "have been clear" and said amending the Enterprise Bill, which is currently making its way through the Commons, was "the right vehicle to make those changes".
He told MPs the decision to change Sunday trading hours would be "entirely local", adding: "If the people of Bromsgrove or Barking say they want to see longer Sunday opening hours, who are we here in Westminster to stand in their way?"
Under the proposals, local authorities will be able to restrict the longer hours to certain zones - such as High Streets and city centres, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said.
It promised that shop workers who wanted to "opt out" of working on Sundays would be able to do so, for example on religious or family grounds.
The response to the consultation would be published "shortly", the government said.
Retail union Usdaw said MPs should be able to "properly consider" the views expressed in the consultation.
General secretary John Hannett  described the current Sunday Trading Act as a "great British compromise, which has worked well for over 20 years and gives everyone a little bit of what they want.
"Retailers can trade, customers can shop, staff can work; whilst Sunday remains a special day, different to other days, and shop workers can spend some time with their family."