New Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he came to England to prove it is possible to play "beautiful football" in the Premier League.

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Guardiola said he had been "comfortable" at Bayern Munich, but wanted another test in his career.
The Spaniard, 45, also admitted he had "absolutely everything" at Barcelona.
When asked if he could play beautiful football in the tiki-taka style made famous at Barcelona, Guardiola said: "That's why I'm here."
Speaking to the English press for the first time since taking over at City, he added: "I never played on a Boxing Day. I have never been to a stadium where it is windy and freezing and the pitch is not good.
"It's a target for me. I'm here to prove myself and prove I can play [the same way]."
Guardiola, who referenced Sunderland manager "Big Sam" Allardyce as one of the contrasts of the English game to football in Spain and Germany, said what he wants from his players is "simple".
"When we have the ball, we want them to move it as quick as possible and create as many chances as possible," added the former Barcelona player, who denied this will be his toughest managerial test yet.
"I am just focusing on my players and what they have to do on the pitch, which is why I decided to come here.
"In the Champions League with Barcelona and Bayern Munich we came to England a lot and we always thought 'wow'. It's a target for me and a personal ambition of mine to prove myself here."
Guardiola, who began his managerial career with Barcelona B, said he is impressed with City's facilities and is keen to work with the club's young players.
However, he has told the senior squad at the Etihad he is "counting on them all" - including captain Vincent Kompany and former Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure.
"I love to work with young players," he added. "Having worked here one week, I'm really impressed with their quality.
"My dream for Kompany is for him to be fit. He's a magnificent defender, but when I spoke to him I said just focus on your body.
"We're going to try and be more consistent in our game. Maybe we're not going to win every day. But we are going to try."
City start their Premier League campaign at home to Sunderland on 13 August.


A pub chain has apologised after a woman who suffered brain injuries in a hit-and-run was refused service when staff mistakenly thought she was drunk.

Danielle Stoton, 19, went to The Gatehouse, Doncaster, with her mother Michelle on Saturday to meet a friend.
But Miss Stoton was refused service at the bar, despite showing a card explaining her medical condition.
Pub owner J D Wetherspoon said: "This was an error and one which we wholeheartedly apologise for."
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Miss Stoton suffered brain injuries, leaving her with slurred speech, in a hit-and-run in Armthorpe, Doncaster, in August 2014.
Her mother said it had been a "huge step" in Danielle's rehabilitation to go into a pub and order drinks and she had been apprehensive before the visit.
She admitted Danielle had sworn at bar staff after being refused service, but was still asked to leave after showing the pub's manager a card detailing the effects of her injuries.
"The front lobe damage to Danielle does cause short temper", she said, but added the experience had "been a real setback", for her daughter.
Mrs Stoton said the effects of her daughter's injuries were still "really raw after bringing Danielle up for 18 years to be independent".
Wetherspoon's spokesman Eddie Gershon said Miss Stoton should have been served by a staff member at the pub on Priory Walk.
"We will be retraining our staff in relation to this incident and will carry out a full investigation", he added.
The driver who hit Danielle was sentenced to eight months in prison and a two-year driving ban after pleading guilty in May.


The final section of the Royal Navy's second flagship aircraft carrier has left BAE System's yard in Glasgow.

The 750-tonne section, known as the Aft Island, will be taken on a 1,335-mile journey around the south of England and up the east coast to Rosyth.
Once assembled it will be the control centre for all aircraft operations on the new HMS Prince of Wales carrier.
HMS Prince of Wales is the second Queen Elizabeth Class carrier after the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth.
They are the largest British warships ever constructed and can be used for a range of military activity from fighting in conflicts to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
The ships have been constructed in blocks at yards across the UK and are being put together in Rosyth.
BAE's project director, Iain Stevenson, described the carrier leaving the River Clyde as a "proud day" for everyone involved.
"To see the final section delivered to Rosyth, ahead of schedule and to an incredible standard of engineering is testament to the dedication, skill and ingenuity of all those working on the programme."
Defence Procurement Minister Philip Dunne said: "Our aircraft carriers, the largest ships ever built in Scotland for the Royal Navy, will help to secure the UK's interests both at home and abroad.
"Our new F-35 Lightning II aircraft will fly from the decks of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2018."


The corpses of more than 25 migrants who drowned in the latest catastrophic shipwreck were ferried to Malta on Monday, rekindling humanitarian organisations' fears that 2015 is set to be the deadliest on record unless a safety net is cast.

NGOs on the Mediterranean island underlined the need to dramatically shift the goalposts if the surge in deaths is to be stemmed.
But their proposed solutions are unlikely to resonate with many of Malta's 420,000 inhabitants, who feel European states have ignored the migration problems in the Mediterranean for too long.
The sun-drenched tourist haven of Malta disguises the tragedy unfolding at its doorstep, though many are uneasy about the chaos engulfing Libya just 354km (220 miles) away.
Sensational media claims that radical Islamists could infiltrate boatloads of migrants have served only to inflate irrational fears.
The attitude towards asylum seekers in Malta has shifted dramatically, from the compassion shown when the first boats started landing in 2002, towards indifference, and, in the last few years, outright racism among sectors of society.
In the aftermath of two shipwrecks, that killed at least 1,000 in the last week, one tasteless commentator even uploaded a Facebook post saying he was put off fish because they were now feeding on "Ebola-infected corpses".
Many who posted comments on the Times of Malta website blamed the migrants themselves for taking the trip in the first place.
Maria Pisani, director of Integra Foundation, a Maltese not-for-profit organisation, says the solution should be a concerted effort to strengthen search and rescue operations and provide safer access to asylum.
That way, she says, refugees would not be forced to take this route in the first place.
The policy of containment and strengthening of EU borders has contributed to deaths and prolonged human suffering, Ms Pisani says.
She believes that increased efforts to beef up security will simply serve to redirect smuggling routes elsewhere - possibly to deadlier routes.
Neil Falzon, director of Aditus, a Maltese human rights group, agrees. Creating camps or blockades in a war-torn country like Libya is out of the question, he says, since it is unable to protect its own nationals, let alone anyone else.
If solutions are to be found, he says, politicians need to think of the reasons why people are getting onto boats.
Mr Falzon, a human rights lawyer, says: "While there is some awareness about Syria, nobody knows if and what the EU is doing to improve the situation in places like Eritrea and Somalia, from where people have been fleeing for years as the world looks on with indifference.
"Migrants flee their home for different reasons. If we bundle them all together, nothing will work.
"We need to keep in mind that no proposal or measure will totally eliminate the boat situation. We need to be ready to accept that this issue will persist, even if we have the best solution."
Mr Falzon believes that EU countries can start helping by offering visas from their embassies in non-European states. Ultimately, traffickers need to be stopped or at least curbed.
"If you talk to any migrant in Malta they will all tell you traffickers are not hard to find; it's an open business."
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has dramatically shifted tone and attitude since July 2013, when he threatened to push back a group of migrants to Libya to pile pressure on EU states to act. He now speaks about the need for compassion.
Mr Muscat and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi are spearheading the regional response, but many on the island state are determined that Malta, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, cannot take any more migrants.
Malta has one of the highest per capita refugee acceptance rates in the world, and its inhabitants are expecting the European bloc to throw them a lifeline.
For years, Malta has appealed to other EU states to absorb some of its refugees. The response has been abysmal.
"Ultimately, the problem is that nobody wants refugees as neighbours," Mr Falzon said.


A US appeals court has overturned the money laundering conviction of a once-powerful former Republican congressman, citing insufficient evidence.

Tom DeLay was convicted in 2010 of illegally funnelling corporate money to Texas Republican political candidates.
By 2-1, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the jury verdict, ruling prosecutors failed to prove the funds were "tainted".
Mr DeLay, first elected to Congress in 1984, rose to majority leader in 2003.
Known as "the hammer", Mr DeLay was renowned for his ability to keep the Republican caucus firmly on the party line in close votes.
The Texas congressman and former pest control magnate resigned in June 2006 following his indictment on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Federal prosecutors said that during the 2002 mid-term election campaign, Mr DeLay's aides took $190,000 (Â£121,935) donated by corporate lobbyists to a campaign committee he controlled and gave it to an arm of the Republican National Committee.
That group then distributed the funds to seven state legislative candidates.
Six of those candidates won, giving the Republican Party control of the Texas House of Representatives, which later pushed through a redistricting plan that sent more Republicans to Washington in 2004, solidifying Mr DeLay's hold on power.
Mr DeLay contended the swap was legal and that no corporate money was given to state-level candidates. He denounced the prosecution as a political vendetta.
A Texas jury convicted him in November 2010. The following January he was sentenced to three years in prison but was allowed to remain free pending appeal.
On Thursday, the appeals court ruled that the prosecution had "failed in its burden to prove that the funds that were delivered to the seven candidates were ever tainted".
Mr DeLay's attorney, Brian Wice, told the Associated Press Mr DeLay felt vindicated.
"He's ecstatic. He's gratified. He's just a little bit numb," he said. "I'm hoping with today's victory, he will be able to resume his life as he once knew it."


The US Secret Service, which guards the US president, is too insular and must recruit its next head externally, a review prompted by a White House security breach says.

The report, a summary of which was released by the Homeland Security Department, said the agency needed more plainclothes and uniformed staff.
It added that the White House needed a new, taller fence.
The review came after an intruder with a knife entered the building.
Omar Gonzalez, a former US soldier, was apprehended deep inside the presidential residence in September after he had scaled a fence around the building and evaded several guards - including one with an attack dog.
Julia Pierson, the Secret Service director at the time, resigned partly as a result of this breach.
The Secret Service is tasked with guarding the US president, as well as several senior government officials.
According to an executive summary of the independent review, the agency's next director "will have to make difficult choices, identifying clear priorities for the organisation and holding management accountable for any failure to achieve those priorities".
"Only a director from outside the [Secret] Service, removed from organisational traditions and personal relationships, will be able to do the honest top-to-bottom reassessment this will require."
The review also said a better fence should be built "as soon as possible", recommending one that was several feet higher and curved outwards, making it harder to scale.
However, the review noted that the problems in the agency "go deeper than a new fence can fix". The panel said the agency's staff were over-stretched, working "an unsustainable number of hours".
It called for boosting the service's ranks by 85 special agents and 200 uniformed officers, to reduce overtime and allow staff to receive regular training.
The four-member panel based its findings on interviews with 50 employees of the Secret Service. The panel admitted that many of its recommendations had been made before - but not implemented.
Many details have already emerged of the security lapses that allowed Mr Gonzalez to enter the White House, pointing to a lack of training, bad staffing decisions and failures in communication.
Mr Obama and his family were not at the White House when the intrusion happened, having departed about 10 minutes earlier by helicopter.
Mr Gonzalez has been indicted on charges including unlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon and unlawful possession of ammunition.
The intrusion came after a series of embarrassing lapses by the Secret Service - including reports that agents had used prostitutes while on duty in Colombia.


A woman from Falmouth in Cornwall is knitting jumpers for her hens to keep them warm and raise money for charity.

12 November 2015 Last updated at 18:10 GMT
Chicken owner Nicola Congden and her mother Ann hit on the idea after feeling sorry for their intake of battery hens which had lost many of their feathers.


A wind turbine has collapsed in the south-west of Scotland, BBC Scotland understands.

The incident happened at Kilgallioch wind farm, which straddles the border between Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire, early last Friday.
An investigation has been launched by developer Scottish Power Renewables and turbine manufacturer Gamesa.
The 96-turbine site is currently under construction and due to be fully connected to the grid later this year.
A spokeswoman for Scottish Power Renewables said: "We are currently investigating an incident relating to an installed turbine at Kilgallioch wind farm during the early hours of Friday 13 January.
"The turbine was not yet operational and no one was in the vicinity at the time."
Spanish firm Gamesa confirmed that they were also involved in the investigation.
A spokeswoman said: "We are currently investigating - jointly with the owner of the wind farm - the root-cause of this incident."
Scottish Power Renewables has previously said Kilgallioch wind farm would be the second largest in the UK once completed.
It said it could meet the energy needs of 130,000 homes.


A football fan has been banned from going to games after trouble at a pre-season friendly between Grimsby Town and Sheffield United in July.

Perry Keith Smith, 30, from Sheffield, pleaded guilty to assault at an earlier hearing at Grimsby Magistrates' Court.
Smith, of Garland Close, was fined Â£230 and given a three-year banning order.
Two police officers were injured during the disorder at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes, as rival fans clashed outside the ground.
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Elise Christie's Sochi 2014 ended in dismay as she was penalised for a third time in one Games during her 1,000m short track speed skating event.

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The Briton was judged to have impeded China's Jianrou Li on the final lap of the semi-final as they both fell over.
"Never in 100 years did I expect a penalty. I'm confused and heartbroken," the 23-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I knew you needed a lot [of mental strength], but I didn't know it would need this much."
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Christie, the reigning European champion and a world bronze-medallist over 1,000m, was looking to end her Sochi campaign on a high after being disqualified in the 500m final, judged to have not finished her 1500m heat and receiving abuse on Twitter.
The 1,000m had been seen as Christie's best medal chance pre-Games, and the 23-year-old comfortably negotiated her quarter-final.
She began the next race cautiously, but then tangled with Jianrou as they jostled for positions before spinning off on the last corner. The Briton skated gingerly over the line in last place.
Great Britain's short track speed skating performance director Stuart Horsepool was shocked by the judgement.
"I find that absolutely bewildering. The Sochi Olympics has been very harsh to Elise Christie. She was clearly, in my opinion, taken out. Christie definitely deserved it and span out because of the clash with the Chinese athlete. I'm almost speechless. It's absolutely astonishing."
"I had a small look at it [the semi-final] - we have to respect the decision of the referees," he told BBC Sport. "But I think it's outrageous and I'm heartbroken.
"We have put together a great short track team and ultimately we came here with medal opportunities, wanting to fight on Friday.
"I am disappointed, frustrated and quite angry at the decision of the referee. You have to respect the decision of the referee but he was wrong."
BBC commentator Wilf O'Reilly, a former Olympic short track skater, initially thought Christie was not at fault and would be promoted to the final.
But, after seeing the incident again, said: "Elise Christie was protecting her position before the collision happened. That might be why she has been penalised.
"She was not at fault for the fall, but it may because of the earlier incident. Even so, it would be extremely harsh."
Had Christie won a medal on Friday, Britain would have completed their best-ever Winter Olympics.
Team GB currently have four medals - curling silver and bronze, skeleton gold and snowboard bronze - but have never in history won five medals in one Winter Games.
"I was finding it really tough and trying to hold myself together for Great Britain," added Christie, who won world bronze over 1,000m in 2013.
"I really wanted to bounce back [from earlier Sochi failures] and was so pumped to do it for everyone and for myself. To have the chance taken away - whether I had won a medal or not - is devastating.
"I have been so proud of watching the other team GB guys compete and wanted them to be proud of me.
"I will come back in four years and try again though - you can be sure of that."
Meanwhile, Jon Eley, the three-time Olympian who was Britain's flagbearer at the opening ceremony, was eliminated at the semi-final stage of the men's 500m.
He subsequently came third in the B final to finish seventh overall.
"I'm very disappointed not to get to the final but I am pretty pleased with the way I have turned my season around. At Christmas I was struggling and didn't think times like this would come again.
"The past couple of days I have been skating better than I have ever skated before.  I was feeling up for it, I skated beautifully in the quarter-final and it was just a slip in the semi-final cost me."


This week a cheeky squirrel made headlines for having a bit of a sweet tooth and stealing chocolate from a local shop in Canada.

11 January 2017 Last updated at 08:05 GMT
The crafty creature isn't the first thieving animal to be caught in the act but who are the worst culprits?
We though we would give you a rundown of some of the worst offenders.
Here are our top animal thieves.


The price of oil slipped back in Thursday trading as traders questioned whether the output cut agreed by Opec would be binding.

Prices had jumped by 6% on Wednesday's news that Opec had voted for the first production cut in eight years.
Oil ministers said full details of the agreement would be finalised at a formal Opec meeting in November.
The absence of detail prompted some to have second thoughts about whether the cartel would take actual firm action.
Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at CMC Markets, said: "Investors and traders are sceptical - with good reason. More cynical traders are questioning the complete lack of detail, including the potentially problematic question of which nations will curtail production."
Brent crude dropped 0.5% earlier on Thursday, before surging back up to $49.20 a barrel, a 1% rise on the day.
Opec pledged to limit production by about 700,000 barrels a day, although the cuts will not be distributed evenly across the cartel, with Iran being allowed to increase production.
The outline deal will limit output from Opec countries to between 32.5 million and 33 million barrels a day, said Mohammed Bin Saleh al-Sada, Qatar's energy minister and current president of Opec.
Disagreements between Iran and its regional rival, Saudi Arabia, had thwarted earlier attempts to reach a deal.
Many of Opec's smaller members pushed for the cut after seeing oil prices plunge from $110 a barrel over the past two years because of oversupply and slowing demand.


Northampton were held to a draw by Dan Carter's Racing 92 in Pool Three of the European Champions Cup.

Saints suffered a heavy 33-3 defeat in the reverse fixture last weekend.
Jim Mallinder's side fared much better in front of a home crowd on Friday but failed to cross the try line.
Northampton fly-half Stephen Myler and his Racing counterpart, World Cup winner Carter, kicked three penalties apiece as the two sides were forced to share the points.
Saints were down and out by half-time in last weekend's contest in France after going in 18 points behind.
The Premiership club were much more competitive in a cagey affair at Franklin's Gardens, but were unable to cross the whitewash and have now scored only one try in their last four games.
Myler kicked Saints into an early lead with a long-range penalty, but New Zealand great Carter, in his second game for Racing, soon levelled the score from the tee before adding a second against the run of play.
The fly-halves exchanged two more penalties each in the second half, and it was Saints who looked like the bigger threat in attack.
Their best chance for a try came on 66 minutes, when the usually reliable Carter saw his clearance charged down by George Pisi and Saints tried to scramble over from a five-metre scrum, but they were eventually penalised and the visitors cleared the danger.
The result leaves Northampton second in their group, two points behind leaders Racing who have a game in hand.
Northampton: Foden; Elliott, G Pisi, Burrell, North; Myler, Dickson (c); A Waller, Haywood, Brookes; Lawes, Matfield; Gibson, Harrison, Dickinson.
Replacements: Hill for Brookes (28), Fotuali'i for L Dickson (52), C Day for Matfield (52), E Waller for A Waller (65), Paterson for Lawes (65), Hanrahan for G Pisi (71), K Pisi for Elliott,  Williams for Harrison (74).
Racing 92: Dulin; Rokocoko, Laulala, Chavancy, Imhoff; Carter, Phillips; Ben Arous, Szarzewski (c), Tameifuna; Charteris, Van Der Merwe; Lauret, Nyanga, Masoe.
Replacements: Machenaud for Phillips (48), Gomes Sa for Tameifuna (48), Brugnaut for Ben Arous (59), Andreu for Rokocoko (59), Chat for Szarzewski (61), Carizza for Van der Merwe (65), Tameifuna for Gomes Sa (71), Claassen for Masoe (75)
Att: 15,064
Ref: Nigel Owens (Wales)


The Court of Appeal has ruled that the so-called bedroom tax discriminates against a domestic violence victim and the family of a disabled teenager.

The ruling followed legal challenges by a woman who has a panic room in her home, and the grandparents of a 15-year-old who requires overnight care.
The removal in 2013 of what the government calls the spare room subsidy cuts benefits for social housing tenants with a "spare" room.
Ministers have said they will appeal.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) argued that it had given councils money to make discretionary payments to people facing hardship because of the policy change.
The case is now due to be decided in the Supreme Court.
What is the 'bedroom tax'?
Family: 'Somebody had to do something'
Prime Minister David Cameron said the government would "look very carefully" at the judgement. "But our fundamental position is, it is unfair to subsidise spare rooms in the social sector if we don't subsidise them in the private sector."
One of the cases - brought by a woman identified as "A" - concerned the effect of the policy on women living in properties adapted because of risks to their lives. Her home was equipped with a panic room.
The second case - brought by Pembrokeshire couple Paul and Susan Rutherford and their 15-year-old grandson Warren - focused on the impact of the policy on disabled children needing overnight care.
The BBC's legal correspondent Clive Coleman said the ruling would affect only people within these two specific groups - severely disabled children needing overnight care and victims of domestic violence living in specially adapted accommodation.
There are believed to be about 300 such victims of domestic violence and thousands of severely disabled children in this situation.
The Court of Appeal ruling comes after a judicial review brought by the Rutherfords was dismissed in the High Court in 2014.
Housing benefit changes - dubbed the "bedroom tax" by Labour - were introduced in April 2013. Since then families claiming housing benefits have been assessed for the number of bedrooms they actually need.
Families deemed by their local authorities to have too much living space have received reduced benefits, with payments being cut by 14% if they have one spare bedroom.
Both "A" and the Rutherfords claimed that the policy change discriminated against them unlawfully.
Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, Lord Justice Tomlinson and Lord Justice Vos ruled in their favour, saying the "admitted discrimination" in each case "has not been justified by the Secretary of State".
Mr Rutherford said he was "absolutely delighted" with the ruling, adding: "I couldn't have had a better start to the day."
"It was so unfair that somebody had to do something to get the law changed."
Business minister Anna Soubry told BBC Radio 4 that she "very much hoped" the government would look again at this issue.
Michael Spencer, from the Child Poverty Action Group, said the ruling meant families "can stay in their homes safe in the knowledge that their disabled children can get the care they need".
Rebekah Carrier, a solicitor acting for "A", said: "Our client's life is at risk and she is terrified. The anxiety caused by the bedroom tax and the uncertainty about this case has been huge."
By Clive Coleman, BBC legal correspondent
Today's judgement is another example of the power of judicial review.
The spare room subsidy, more commonly known as the bedroom tax, could hardly be a more politically contentious policy.
The victories for the two families at the heart of these cases show once again that there is virtually no area of government decision making that cannot be scrutinised by the independent judiciary.
Judges are at pains not to make political decisions, but will step in where there is illegality.
A judicial review can be brought by anyone and allows the court to rule on whether the government (or any other public body) has acted lawfully.
Governments may find them frustrating, but they remain a critical part of our constitutional arrangements in holding public bodies to account.
A spokesman for the DWP said the government "fundamentally" disagreed with the court's ruling.
"We have already been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. We know there will be people who need extra support.
"That is why we are giving local authorities over Â£870m in extra funding over the next five years to help ensure people in difficult situations like these don't lose out."
Shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith said the ruling provided "a glimmer of hope for the hundreds of thousands of people who have been hit by this cruel policy".
"Surely the time has now come for the Tories to discover a conscience, listen to the courts as well as the public, and scrap the hated bedroom tax."
The government - which rejects the term "bedroom tax" - says the regulations remove what is in fact a spare room subsidy.
It says it aims to encourage people to move to smaller properties, potentially saving about Â£480m a year from the housing benefit bill.


The far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, and centrist politician Emmanuel Macron are tied on 25% each in the latest poll that asks how people will vote in the first round of the French presidential election on 23 April.

The latest poll conducted by LeMonde/Cevipof surveyed 14,300 people between 31 March and 2 April. It suggested that in the second round vote on 7 May, Mr Macron would beat Ms Le Pen, with 61% to her 39%.
Voter certainty was up by five points, with 64% of those surveyed feeling sure about their decision.
The BBC continues its collaboration with CrossCheck to verify and debunk fake news stories in the run-up to voting.
Resistance Republicaine quotes Mohamed Bacar Mcolo, who was interviewed on 22 March on a local Mayotte channel and said Mr Macron would like to delegate "powers" to the island.
However, the official Macron campaign team denied the claims to CrossCheck and said Mr Mcolo was not an official representative of the party. It added that even though Mayotte enjoys devolved powers, Sharia would not be part of it.
Europe Israel claimed to have received photos and videos from the public, maintaining in a follow-up article that "the theory of the road accident is highly unlikely".
But the press adviser to the mayor of Paris shared two pictures of the truck, which had been taken by the authorities responsible for upkeep of the cemetery:
Life posted: "Moscow will help Le Pen win the elections." Although the tweet was deleted five minutes later it led to rumours of Kremlin support. The deleted tweet still exists on a Twitter account that belongs to Life.
By the UGC and Social News team


Ipswich Town striker Kieffer Moore has joined Rotherham United on loan until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Moore, 24, made 11 appearances for Ipswich in the Championship last season having joined from Forest Green Rovers on an 18-month contract in January.
The 6ft 5in forward has joined the Millers' pre-season tour in Austria.
He is Rotherham's sixth summer signing, following the arrivals of David Ball, Darren Potter, Michael Ihiekwe, Ryan Williams and Jamie Proctor.
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Reigning champion Bruce Anstey will replace John McGuinness for the Mugen team in this year's TT race for electric-powered machines.

McGuinness, 45, was badly injured in a crash at the North West 200 meeting earlier this month.
A spokesman for the Japan-based team wished him a "speedy recovery" and said Anstey was a "natural replacement."
The 48-year-old from New Zealand has won 11 TT races and earned 30 podium finishes since 1996.
He joins Guy Martin in the team for the one-lap race around the island circuit on 7 June.
McGuinness, from Morecambe, holds the lap record for the class of 119.279mph (18:58.743), which he set on way to victory in 2015.
He broke four vertebrae, three ribs and fractured his leg in the crash at the NW 200.


An inquest has been suspended to allow police to reinvestigate the death of a baby girl who died after being given a fatal drug overdose in hospital.

Sophie Burgess, who was 11 months old, had a seizure on 16 June last year.
She was taken to St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, and died after an overdose of the anti-seizure drug phenytoin.
Surrey Police asked the Woking coroner to halt the inquest to allow officers to re-examine the case after fresh expert evidence emerged at the hearing.
During the last two months of her life, Sophie suffered a series of seizures triggered by a reaction to infections.
The inquest heard this week that Dr Lojein Hatahet and paediatric consultant Dr Fiona MacCarthy had attempted to administer the anti-seizure drug using an automated syringe-driver.
It failed to work and it was decided Dr Hatahet would administer the drug from a handheld syringe, despite the protests of nurse Polly Leavold, who said the drug was not needed and that giving it by hand was against the hospital's protocol.
A Surrey Police spokesman said the investigation into the circumstances of the baby's death would be re-examined "in light of new expert testimony presented at the coroner's court".
"We are keeping an open mind, and it would be inappropriate to comment further."


Russia has been ordered to close its San Francisco consulate and two trade missions in response to "unwarranted" Russian action, the US has said.

The consulate, and annexes in New York and Washington, must close by Saturday.
The US state department's move follows Moscow's reduction of US diplomatic staff in Russia last month.
That in turn followed new US sanctions on Russia over Crimea and alleged election interference, which led to the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats.
President Barack Obama had ordered those expulsions, along with the closure of two compounds, last December.
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin did not respond initially to that move, with Mr Trump set to assume office, he then announced on 31 July a reduction of 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, in retaliation for the US sanctions.
The US diplomats expelled have until this Friday to leave Russia - a day before the US closures of the Russian consulate and two annexes, which are trade missions, must be completed.
A senior administration official said on Thursday that the consulate and the residence attached to it as well as the two trade missions would close but no Russian staff would be required to leave the country.
Russia will be allowed to maintain the properties, but not use them, the official added.
The state department said the US actions were "in the spirit of parity". It blamed Moscow for what it called a downward spiral in bilateral ties, but suggested it wanted an end to the current spat.
"The United States hopes that, having moved toward the Russian Federation's desire for parity, we can avoid further retaliatory actions by both sides and move forward to achieve the stated goal of both our presidents: improved relations between our two countries and increased co-operation on areas of mutual concern," state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.
The move leaves each country with three consulates in place, Ms Nauert added.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone call on Thursday, expressing "regret at the escalation of tensions in bilateral relations".
He said Moscow would study the order and respond accordingly, according to a statement from the Russian foreign ministry.
Mr Lavrov and Mr Tillerson are due to meet in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Earlier this month, Mr Trump said US relations with Russia were at a "dangerous low" amid a row with Congress over the fresh sanctions against Moscow.
The president, who wanted warmer ties with Russia, had opposed the bill, which included a provision that limits his ability to lift sanctions and forces him to consult Congress first.
Mr Trump has been dogged by claims that Russia tried to sway the election in his favour and several investigations are under way to determine whether anyone from his campaign colluded with Moscow.
But the Kremlin has repeatedly denied interfering and Mr Trump has insisted that there was no collusion, calling the investigations a "witch hunt".


The Met Police has set up an emergency number on 0800 0961 233 for anyone concerned about friends or family.

There are scenes of devastation in the aftermath of the huge fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower in west London.
Rescuers say they do not expect to find anyone else alive inside the tower block in north Kensington following Wednesday's catastrophic blaze.
In the shadow of the gutted building a community reeling at the tragedy is pulling together to support survivors, as the death toll is expected to rise.
So far 17 people have been confirmed dead but dozens more are unaccounted for after the blaze trapped people inside the 24-storey block of flats in Latimer Road.
The families and friends of those missing have put up posters in the hope that they will be found alive.
Members of the public have gathered in the nearby area, bringing clothes as well as food and drink.
Messages of sorrow and solidarity are being left on a wall close to the scene of destruction.


The University of Aberdeen is to cut about 150 jobs as part of efforts to save millions of pounds in the coming months.

Staff will be offered voluntary redundancy and early retirement packages under the proposals.
The university currently employs about 3,000 people, with staff wages making up 60% of its costs.
It said the cutbacks would provide financial stability in a very challenging funding environment.
The move is aimed at saving Â£10.5m.
The university said it needed to tackle staff costs in order to maintain and grow its position in an increasingly competitive international market.
University and College Union (UCU) Scotland official Mary Senior said: "The news that the University of Aberdeen are looking to cut 150 jobs is deeply disappointing and this is a very worrying time.
"Cutting the very staff who make the university the world class institution it is can't be done without impacting on both the student experience and the university's reputation.
"UCU opposes these cuts and will be meeting with the university."


More vulnerable young people are choosing to stay with their foster families past the age of 18, the government says.

New rules brought in last year require councils to support children who stay on with their foster parents.
Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson said the scheme had already been a "spectacular success".
Council leaders said they were committed to the changes but warned of a funding shortfall.
The government says 2,300 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 now remain with their foster families.
It says this is a big improvement because young people leaving foster homes often miss out on the sort of help parents provide to children aged over 18.
Cllr David Simmonds, deputy chairman of the Local Government Association, said: "We are absolutely committed to ensuring as many of our most vulnerable young people as possible can stay with their foster families if they choose to, but these changes have to be sufficiently resourced."
He added: "Councils remain concerned that the cost to councils of keeping children with foster parents until they are 21 has been significantly underestimated by government."
The rule change, which came into force in March 2014, requires local authorities to provide financial support for every young person wanting to stay with their foster families until their 21st birthday.
The government is providing funding towards the cost of the Staying Put scheme.
Mr Timpson added: "We're already seeing spectacular success and we've made available new money, Â£44m, to councils over the next three years to try and meet that demand.
"And of course we'll need to keep that under review to make sure that every young person who chooses, because it's their choice, with the support of their foster carer, to remain living with them, gets that opportunity to do so.
"Because we know what a huge difference it can make to their prospects and future life."
Government figures for 2014 showed that 41% of 19-year-olds who left care were not in education, employment or training, compared with 13% of all 19-year-olds.
Heidi, 18, from Stoke, said she would not have known where to start if she had had to set up home on her own.
"I'd be like how do I work the oven, how do I work the cooker?" she said.
"I haven't had to worry that when I turned 18 I would have to find myself a place of my own, or leaving home.
"I've been able to concentrate on college work and not worry about moving out," she added.
Heather Clegg, who has fostered over 50 children, said: "It's very difficult for young people at 18 to move out into the world with everything you have to do to get a flat and find work... the prospect of that succeeding is very low."
According to The Fostering Network charity some 78% of children in care are placed with foster families.
The Fostering Network's chief executive Kevin Williams said the recent legislation was proving extremely effective.
But he called on the government to provide more support, guidance and finances to ensure "even more young people can benefit from this remarkable change in the care system".
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "Remaining in a loving, caring foster home enables them to move into adulthood in a stable way and we believe it will then reduce some of the poorer outcomes for looked-after children - young people who get involved in the criminal justice system, young people who may end up homeless, suffering with mental health issues.
"So, a real improvement in staying with their foster carers helps those young people move into independence at a more natural level, at a more appropriate time in the way that their peers do."


Russia has cut its main interest rate from 12.5% to 11.5% as inflation eases.

In a statement the country's central bank said it had lowered its one-week minimum auction repo rate by 1 percentage point.
Inflation eased from a high of 16.9% in March to 15.8% in May.
The bank also repeated that it was concerned about a "considerable" cooling of the economy. It said it expected gross domestic product to contract by 3.2% this year.
The Russian rouble was little changed after the rate decision as it was in line with analyst predictions.
Interest rates had hit 17% last December in an emergency move to halt a run on the rouble.
Russia's economy is being squeezed by Western sanctions over the situation in Ukraine, and a fall in global oil prices.


The court hearing for a former French Foreign Legion commander arrested at a banned anti-Islam rally in Calais has been delayed until 12 May.

The Boulogne prosecutor said Gen Christian Piquemal, who is in his 70s,  was suffering from poor health. He was released on bail, according to reports.
Gen Piquemal is accused of helping to organise the rally on Saturday.
Police had told supporters of the anti-Islamic group Pegida to disperse, and then fired tear gas to break them up.
They were taking part in a Europe-wide demonstration against what they say is the Islamisation of the continent.
The northern port city of Calais is home to thousands of asylum seekers who are living in a camp known as the "Jungle" while they try to slip illegally into the UK.
Gen Piquemal was one of several people arrested on Saturday. News of his release on Monday was greeted with cheers by a group of his supporters gathered outside the court in Boulogne. They than sang the French national anthem.
Some reports on French media said Gen Piquemal had been admitted to hospital on Monday morning, but this was not confirmed.
Gen Piquemal, who commanded the elite French Foreign Legion for five years, is accused of playing a "principal role" in organising the illegal demonstration. He could face up to a year in prison and a heavy fine if found guilty.
Gen Piquemal was one of about 150 Pegida supporters who had gathered in Calais chanting slogans such as "We must not let Calais die" and "Calais is part of France".
At the time of his arrest, Gen Piquemal said he was "shocked" that officers had broken up the protest during the singing of the national anthem.
"I expected you to be at attention, singing with us but not one of you opened your mouth," he told them.
French authorities had banned all rallies in Calais "regardless of the organisers".


The pound hit a three-week low on Monday before recovering slightly, after polls found growing support for a vote to leave the EU.

But what would happen to the value of sterling in the event of a vote for Brexit on 23 June?
According to Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist at Capital Economics, a vote to leave the EU could cause the value of sterling to fall between 10% and 20%.
The severity of the fall would be determined by what the opinion polls say over the next few weeks, he argued.
"If we see more of a shift towards Leave then clearly we could see some of that depreciation come before the vote [rather] than after it," Mr Hollingsworth said.
"However, if polls lean towards Remain and we still vote to leave, then there would be more of a shock factor, and that could hit the pound hard."
Meanwhile, Mike Amey, a managing director at Pimco, the world's largest bond fund, said the fall would be more like 5% to 10%.
Any recovery of sterling would depend on various factors. On the upside we could see the political rhetoric around Brexit change following the vote, and this might have a positive impact.
"I can't imagine the prime minister would say, 'This result is all doom and gloom,'" Mr Hollingsworth says.
That said, some have speculated David Cameron might have to resign in the wake of a Brexit vote. This would result in a Tory leadership contest and more political uncertainty, which could affect sterling.
It was not clear how long the process of leaving the EU would take.
"The negotiations could take two years or much longer, so it could potentially weigh on the economy for a number of years," says Mr Hollingsworth.
"However, it may not be as bad as some have said, because during the negotiations we would still have free trade and the free movement of peopleâ€¦ We wouldn't wake up on the 24th and find ourselves outside the EU."
The Bank of England cannot comment on the impact of a potential Brexit as it is now in "purdah" - the period leading up to a vote during which government departments and public bodies refrain from making new announcements.
However, the Bank has said it would inject money into the banking system to compensate for shortages following the referendum.
In terms of monetary policy following a potential Brexit vote, inflation and a weakening economy could be big challenges for the central bank.
In response, some say it could keep interest rates on hold or cut them closer to zero.
But Pimco's Mr Amey believes the Bank would not go as far as introducing a negative rate, as we have seen in some countries.
"If they felt they needed to support economic growth more forcefully then they would re-engage in quantitative easing," he says.
With bated breath, it appears.
Brokerage ETX Capital, for example, plans to keep traders overnight to monitor the markets and handle trades.
"The result is going to be announced at an awkward time, in the middle of the night," said Joe Rundell, head of trading at ETX. "And we expect that whatever the result there will be significant movements on the FTSE 100, the sterling markets and in gold."
If the country votes to leave it could be the firm's busiest night of the year, he added.
"We are making contingency plans for a 40% move on the sterling market if there is a Brexit. It's not likely, but these sorts of things can happen."
JPMorgan Chase, RBS and Morgan Stanley are among other banks planning to have traders at their desks overnight as well, according to a Bloomberg report.
Some have argued that increased economic uncertainty following a vote to leave would trigger a sell-off in UK government bonds, or gilts.
But Mr Amey argues that gilts would rally, "largely because the market would expect an interest rate cut by the Bank of England and the UK financial markets would need a risk-free security to turn to.
"So if there was some volatility in other assets the gilt market would be sensitive to that and perform strongly."


Swiss police have arrested 32 pro-Tibet activists who were protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The group, made up of Tibetans and Swiss nationals, were detained on Sunday for flouting restrictions set up by police in the capital, Bern.
One man was also prevented from setting himself on fire, said police.
Mr Xi is in Switzerland for a state visit ahead of the World Economic Forum which begins in Davos on Tuesday, a first for a Chinese president.
Sunday's protest had taken place in Bern's centre and was scheduled by police to end at noon, before Mr Xi's visit.
City authorities said the demonstration mostly proceeded peacefully but a number of participants had continued to protest past the deadline, refused identity checks, and caused other disruptions.
Police spokesman Christoph Gnaegi told the Associated Press that those arrested were later released.
Doctors had taken care of the man who had tried to set himself on fire.
The demonstration attracted between 700 and 800 protesters, organisers said.
China's policies in Tibet have frequently prompted overseas protests by Tibetans calling for freedom from China and acceptance of their spiritual leader-in-exile the Dalai Lama.
In 1999, a similar pro-Tibet protest took place during a visit by China's then-president Jiang Zemin, who was said to be angered when demonstrators threw eggs at the Chinese delegation.


American Jordan Spieth leads by one shot after the second round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Spieth, the Masters and US Open champion in 2015, mixed four birdies with a bogey and a double bogey for a one-under-par 69 on Friday, moving to eight under par overall.
One shot behind him is countryman Troy Merritt, who shot a two-under-par 68.
But Rory McIlroy's struggles continued with five bogeys and two birdies in a three-over-par 73.
Northern Ireland's four-time major winner trails Spieth by eight shots at River Highlands but made the cut by a shot.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington scored two birdies and one bogey for a one-under-par 69 and remains three shots behind Spieth.
While England's Paul Casey finished on two under par with 68 and is one shot further back overall.


North Carolina leaders are divided on whether they will respond to Justice Department concerns over an LGBT law that has sparked a national outcry.

The law invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people.
It also requires people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
The US Justice Department told the state the legislation violates national civil rights laws.
It gave the state a deadline of Monday to agree not to enforce it.
North Carolina's Republican Governor Pat McCrory called the justice department warning an "overreach", but plans to respond to the Department of Justice by the Monday deadline.
"All I can say is that the governor will have a response by Monday," said Mr McCrory's press secretary Graham Wilson told the BBC.
The state could lose millions in federal funding for education if it upholds the law, known as House Bill 2.
"We will take no action by Monday," Tim Moore, Republican speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, said on Thursday. "That deadline will come and go."
"We don't ever want to lose any money, but we're not going to get bullied by the Obama administration to take action prior to Monday's date. That's not how this works."
Mr Moore signalled that lawmakers are meeting to determine what to do about the letter.
"Right now we're talking with our attorneys to see what our options are."
Democratic North Carolina representative Cecil Brockman called the bill "unnecessary, ill-conceived and discriminatory" in a tweet, calling for a full repeal of the law.
Bruce Springsteen, Demi Lovato and other artists who cancelled concerts and major businesses pulled out of the state.
Companies like Bank of America and Apple have criticised the law.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the justice department's enforcement action was made independently of any direction from the White House.
Specifically, the justice department has an issue with the bathroom provision of the law. It said that the law represents "a pattern or practice of discrimination against transgender employees".


He's still riding the wave of success after winning a second Formula 1 world title, but Lewis Hamilton has told Newsbeat he has his sights set on music.

The 29-year-old has managed to juggle preparing for the "biggest day of my life" while spending much of the last year recording.
"I have been writing a lot, even on race weeks," he told us.
He also talked about having "dark days" and "relationship issues".
But let's look at his music first - is he influenced by his singer girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger? Maybe.
Has he been inspired by some of his favourite artists? Almost definitely.
From the "great greats" like Michael Jackson and Prince, to Kodaline and Jay-Z. The list is long.
However, ultimately his desire to make music stems from something far more basic. He just loves it.
Listen to the full interview with Lewis Hamilton on Soundcloud
"It's something I'm very passionate about," he said. "It keeps me chilled and doing things you love is a good thing.
"When I was in Japan, I was in the studio, Monday to Wednesday. Then, Thursday to Sunday, I was racing. Then I was straight back in the studio."
While Lewis seems to be putting some plans in place for life after racing, Nico Rosberg will be disappointed to know he won't be quitting the track any time soon.
"At the moment music is just a hobby, but I'm very serious about it."
And if music doesn't work out, you won't catch Lewis behind the commentary mic, even though it may seem like the obvious step to take.
"I don't want to stop and go into commentating or anything like that," he said. "I have been racing since I was eight-years-old, I know just as much as anyone else about it, but I want to do something different.
"Like David Beckham, he has stopped and got a great career. A lot of the greats have gone on to do something else and created longevity for themselves, that's what I aspire to do."
Lewis is also concerned about the crisis which has currently engulfed Formula 1.
One team has gone out of business, another is facing collapse, which means more than 400 workers have been made redundant.
"It's shrunk the grid a lot," he said. "It's sad because I know when I'm in my race team factory the guys are working day and night, they live and breathe for racing. It's the same in factories around the world. It's their life.
"To have to stop, and not see the car you have helped put together be out there... My heart goes out to them.
"I'm sure something will work out because we need those teams, they help make the sport. To those guys who are not in a job right now or are having dark days, don't give up. Things will change."
Lewis insists that despite the multi-millionaire lifestyle, he is just like everyone else.
"People watch sportsmen, and think, 'they make a lot of money, they live the life,' but we are still human," he said.
"Speaking for myself, I still have dark days. I still have ups and downs. I still have relationship issues. To go through all those stages and then come out as champion, I feel extremely proud."
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US race activist Rachel Dolezal has said "I identify as black", despite claims that she is actually white.

On Monday, Ms Dolezal resigned from the anti-racism organisation NAACP, after her parents said she was pretending to be black.
Speaking to NBC, she said that from the age of five she "was drawing self-portraits with the brown crayon instead of the peach crayon".
She added that she "takes exception" to suggestions she had deceived people.
"This is not some freak-show, Birth of a Nation blackface performance," she told NBC's Matt Lauer. "This is on a real connected level how I've had to go there with the experience."
Hours beforehand, her mother Rutheanne Dolezal told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme that her daughter had become "disconnected from reality".
Ms Dolezal's estranged parents say her origins are mostly white, with a small amount of Native American ancestry. They say that she has no black origins.
They have produced childhood pictures of her daughter with pale skin, freckles and fair hair.
US media reported on Tuesday that in 2002 she sued the historically black Howard University for discriminating against her for being white.
She subsequently claimed to be the victim of hate crimes for being black.
Ms Dolezal, then known as Rachel Moore, received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Howard University 13 years ago.
Court documents obtained by the Smoking Gun website show that she sued the university for "discrimination based on race, pregnancy, family responsibilities and gender".
As part of her claim, she alleged that some of her artwork had been removed from an exhibition in order to favour black students.
She said the art was removed from the 2001 exhibition because Howard University was "motivated by a discriminatory purpose to favour African-American students over".
The case was dismissed in 2004, with no evidence found that Ms Dolezal had been discriminated against. That decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2005. She was ordered to pay costs of $2,728.50 (Â£1,752) to Howard.
It is estimated that 93% of Howard University students are black, while only 1% are white. Its alumni include the writer Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison.
On Monday, Rachel Dolezal announced her resignation as president of the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Spokane Chapter in Washington in the wake of the race row.
An online petition calling for her to step down received hundred of signatures. She had already lost her job as a lecturer in African-American studies at a local university.
According to the Spokesman-Review newspaper, Ms Dolezal said she was a mix of white, black and American Indian on her application to serve on Spokane's citizen police ombudsman commission in January.
The city's ethics committee said it was investigating the allegations, in addition to a separate investigation related to Ms Dolezal on a different matter.


Fatherhood has affected Andy Murray's form, according to former British number one Annabel Croft.

The 28-year-old world number two lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the third round of the Miami Open on Monday.
Murray returned to action earlier this month after becoming a father, making an early exit at Indian Wells.
"Life has just changed for him and he's just trying to regain momentum, but at the moment it's a bit of struggle," Croft told BBC Scotland.
Murray's wife Kim gave birth to their first child - a daughter named Sophia - on 7 February.
"He hasn't played a lot of tennis this year," said Croft.
"He looked tired and emotionally drained. It's something that we never, ever throw at Andy that he could lose a match for a lack of fitness.
"I know he had his family over in Miami. Having had three children myself, you know that if there's a baby in the house you can't get away from it and if it's crying at night, your sleep is going to be a little bit disrupted.
"He's probably a little bit more drained in every area and suddenly there's a lot more to think of off the court. So, I definitely think it's affected him."
Two-time Grand Slam winner Murray led Bulgarian Dimitrov 3-1 in the deciding set before losing 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-3.
"He will be very disappointed with the loss because he's below par and he's not at the level that we've come to expect," Croft said.
"When you think of Andy Murray, he's such a great warrior on the court. He very rarely loses real tussles like that and it's happened a couple of times recently.
"There were way too many unforced errors for him - I think it was 50-plus.
"To give Dimitrov his due, he played a fantastic match, he didn't go away and he competed well against Andy."
World number one Serena Williams was another big name to bow out early in Miami, losing 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-2 to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
"There is so much depth in the game now and if you're just slightly off your game, these players can come along, open up their shoulders and swing freely at the ball. They have no pressure, they can just go for it," added Croft.
"Anybody who knows about pressure knows that is the hardest thing - how to play when the pressure is on you."


Matt Ritchie says Scotland should be inspired by how Wales performed at the European Championships as they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign.

The Newcastle winger hopes Gordon Strachan's team can be the "surprise package" in Group F, which they kick off against Malta on Sunday.
"Nobody expected Wales to do so well in the Euros and they did fantastically," said the 26-year-old.
"Hopefully we can have the same sort of impact on our group."
Scotland, 51st in Fifa's world rankings, are in a qualifying group with England (ranked 11), Slovakia (24), Slovenia (59), Lithuania (125), and Malta (176).
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England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all progressed past the group stage at this summer's Euros, but Wales went on to reach the semi-finals.
Scotland were forced to look on from the outside after finishing behind Germany, Poland and the Republic of Ireland in their qualifying group, but Ritchie believes there were still positives to build on.
"We were unlucky not to beat Poland, we had a fantastic performance against Germany at Hampden," noted Ritchie, who played in five of the qualifiers and has scored three goals in his 10 caps to date.
"If you look at those performances, to do so well against top teams, there are a lot of positives to be taken.
"It's going to be tricky to qualify because it's only one team [the group winners], and eight [best runners-up from the nine groups] go into the play-offs. But it's our aim and hopefully we can do so.
"You can look at all the games and say, 'we should win this, we should win that', but nothing's won on paper.
"The lads have to go out and perform. That's why in the Euros you saw so many surprise results. These so-called [minnow] teams that you should beat are sometimes the toughest games.
"But as long as you concentrate and you're prepared for what's in front of you, you'll be ok."
Having seen Oliver Burke up close in training, and playing for Nottingham Forest in the Championship, Ritchie believes that his international team-mate can thrive following his £13m move to Red Bull Leipzig, which made him Scotland's most expensive player.
"The sky's the limit for him, if he has the mentality and desire to progress," Ritchie said.
"If you look at his stature, he's very much like Gareth Bale. But I don't want to build him up to being like Gareth Bale, he's very much his own player. It's all about staying grounded and working hard if he's to fulfil his potential.
"As a player, you don't think about the price tag, that's business that goes on behind the scenes that you're not part of.
"He's a young lad who loves football and he just wants to play. That' s the best way for him to stay, dedicated and with the desire to get better and play at the highest level."


Thomas Voeckler has confirmed he will defend his Tour de Yorkshire title between 28 and 30 April.

Voeckler announced plans to retire after the Tour de France in July this year, and the Tour de Yorkshire is set to be his final race in Britain.
"This race feels like home for me," said the 37-year-old Frenchman.
"The crowd are always shouting my name, holding up banners, or writing it on the road. I have never seen anything like it."
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In stage two on 29 April, riders start in Tadcaster and travel 122.5km to Harrogate, before the three-day race ends with a 194.5km stage from Bradford to Fox Valley, Sheffield on Sunday, 30 April.
Direct Energie rider Voeckler, who is renowned for his attacking style and has won four Tour de France stages, added: "I am looking forward to competing in Yorkshire one last time and I hope to have a major impact on the race, however I can."


A UKIP politician has asked if Ireland could help pay for a motorway in Wales using EU funds.

David Rowlands asked the Welsh first minister to "explore the possibility" of the M4 improvement scheme being part-funded by the Irish government.
The assembly member for South Wales East said it was a serious request as "three quarters of all Irish exports to the EU and UK pass along that road".
His request was met with heckles and hilarity in the assembly.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said it was for the Welsh government to maintain the major roads and motorways of Wales.
He also said Mr Rowlands could not expect another EU member state "to make up the shortfall that he himself campaigned to engineer in the first place".
Undeterred, the UKIP assembly member said Ireland would be able to access cash from the Trans-European highways fund for the M4 relief road - a Â£1.1bn six-lane motorway, south of Newport, to relieve congestion.
The UK Independence Party fought for the UK to leave the EU during June's referendum.  Leave won by 52% to 48%.


Burkina Faso progressed to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as group winners after seeing off Guinea-Bissau.

A defensive mix up gifted Burkina Faso the lead, as defender Rudinilson Silva headed past onrushing goalkeeper Jonas Mendes and into his own net.
On-loan Ajax forward Bertrand Traore doubled the advantage with a composed left-footed finish after the break.
Cameroon also went through as group runners-up after a goalless draw with Gabon that saw the hosts eliminated.
Guinea-Bissau, making their Africa Cup of Nations debut in this tournament, looked the more likely to open the scoring, before handing Burkina Faso the lead.
Rudinilson's header looked to have crossed the line, but Prejuce Nakoulma thumped in to make sure after Guinea-Bissau attempted to scramble it away.
The dangerous Piqueti went closest to levelling, but Burkina Faso keeper Koffi Kouakou was able to push the winger's low strike wide of the far post.
Juary Soares could have equalised in the second half when a corner found the Guinea-Bissau defender unmarked at in the six-yard box, but Abdou Traore threw himself in front of the goalbound shot.
Burkina Faso immediately went down to the other end to increase their lead, with Nakoulma setting up Traore, on loan at Ajax from Chelsea, to slide a finish beyond Mendes.
Match ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Burkina Faso 2.
Second Half ends, Guinea-Bissau 0, Burkina Faso 2.
Attempt missed. Abel Camará (Guinea-Bissau) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Mendy with a headed pass.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Charles Kaboré.
Foul by Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau).
Abdou Traoré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Toni Silva (Guinea-Bissau) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rudinilson Silva.
Foul by Tomás Dabó (Guinea-Bissau).
Cyrille Bayala (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mamadu (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso).
Attempt blocked. Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aldair.
Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
Offside, Burkina Faso. Bakary Bouba Saré tries a through ball, but Cyrille Bayala is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Foul by Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau).
Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Aldair (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso).
Substitution, Burkina Faso. Bakary Bouba Saré replaces Bertrand Traoré.
Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles Kaboré.
Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Aldair replaces Francisco Júnior.
Attempt missed. Abel Camará (Guinea-Bissau) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frederic Mendy.
Attempt missed. Juary Soares (Guinea-Bissau) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadu with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Guinea-Bissau. Conceded by Kouakou Herve Koffi.
Attempt saved. Zézinho (Guinea-Bissau) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Saná Camará (Guinea-Bissau) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kouakou Herve Koffi (Burkina Faso) because of an injury.
Foul by Frederic Mendy (Guinea-Bissau).
Kouakou Herve Koffi (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Burkina Faso. Blati replaces Alain Traoré.
Foul by Francisco Júnior (Guinea-Bissau).


Monaghan boss Malachy O'Rourke has made two changes to his attack for Sunday's must-win Division One Football League game against Donegal at Castleblayney.

Ryan McAnespie and Daniel McKenna replace Vinny Corey and Kieran Hughes, who struggled to make an impact in last weekend's Clones defeat by Kerry.
Even a win may not be enough to prevent Monaghan from being relegated.
Donegal are not themselves safe in Division One but a win is likely to earn them a semi-final place.
After two opening wins, Monaghan have lost their last four games to slide deep into relegation trouble while early Division One pacesetters Donegal go into the match on the back of three straight defeats.
If Mayo, as expected, hand Down a seventh straight defeat at Castlebar and Cork avoid defeat against Kerry at Tralee, Monaghan will be relegated even if they beat Donegal.
Matters are just as tight in Division Two with Cavan needing to avoid defeat by Galway at Breffni Park to secure promotion alongside Tyrone.
Fermanagh need to beat the Red Hands at Enniskillen to be absolutely certain of avoiding the drop while Armagh may need a big win over Derry at the Athletic Grounds to retain their Division Two spot with bottom-placed Laois facing Meath in another big relegation clash at Portlaoise.
Armagh will go down along with Meath if they both lose against Derry and Laois but a Fermanagh defeat plus wins for Armagh and Meath will see the Ernemen and Laois dropping to Division Three.
Derry are not mathematically safe but anything other than a heavy defeat at the Athletic Grounds should be enough to keep Damian Barton's side in Division Two.
Barton makes two change in personnel from the draw with Meath with Emmet Bradley and Niall Loughlin replacing Shane Heavron and Emmet McGuckin.
A positional switch sees Mark Lynch moving from midfield to full-forward.
Fermanagh showed tremendous battling qualities to earn a draw in Galway last weekend, in a result which did no favours to Armagh's chances of avoiding the drop.
Niall Cassidy is suspended for Fermanagh after his dismissal against Galway so Marty O'Brien is drafted into the full-back.
Pete McGrath has opted to make three other changes with the McCusker brothers Declan and Paul and Daniel Teague drafted in and Ryan McCluskey, Aidan Breen and Ruairi Corrigan making way.
Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has kept faith with the side which earned a battling draw against Tyrone last week after hitting an injury-time goal.
Defender Ronan McNamee is in the Tyrone team for Sunday's Division Two clash with Fermanagh after recovering from an ankle injury.
The full-back replaces Padraig Hampsey in one of four changes made by manager Mickey Harte from the side that started against Armagh last weekend.
Mickey O'Neill replaces Niall Morgan as Harte continues rotating his keepers.
Barry Tierney is preferred at wing-back to Niall Sludden while Padraig McNulty is in for the injured Peter Harte.
Harte has been ruled out by the shoulder injury which forced him out after just five minutes of the drawn clash with the Orchard men at Healy Park.
The Red Hands have already secured promotion and a place in the league final, but they will be looking to extend an 11-game unbeaten run.
Already-promoted sides Antrim and Louth meet at Corrigan Park in a dress-rehearsal for the Division Four final which will take place on Saturday, 23 April.
Monaghan: R Beggan; C Walshe, D Wylie, R Wylie; D Mone, F Kelly, K O'Connell; N McAdam, D Hughes; S Carey, D Malone, T Kerr; R McAnespie, D McKenna, C McManus. Subs: M Keogh, C Boyle, J McCarron, K Duffy, V Corey, D Clerkin, K Hughes, O Duffy, C McCarthy, B McGinn, F McGeough.
Armagh: P Morrison; A Mallon, C Vernon, S Heffron; M Shields, S Connell, J McElroy; A Forker, E Rafferty; R Grugan, M McKenna, C O'Hanlon; C Watters, S Campbell, G McParland. Subs: M McNeice, S Sheridan, P Casey, M Murray, A Findon, R McCaughley, S Forker, N Grimley, T Kernan, N McConville, J Hall.
Derry: T Mallon; O Duffy, C McKaigue, K McKaigue; G McKinless, B Rogers, D Heavron; C McAtamney, Emmet Bradley; B Heron, C Bradley, J Kielt; N Loughlin, M Lynch, SL McGoldrick.
Tyrone: M O'Neill, A McCrory, R McNamee, C McCarron, B Tierney, R Brennan, T McCann, C Cavanagh, M Donnelly, P McNulty, R O'Neill, R Donnelly, D McCurry, S Cavanagh, C McAliskey.
Fermanagh: C Snow; M Jones, C Cullen, M O'Brien; D McCusker, J McMahon, D Kelly; E Donnelly, B Mulrone; P McCusker, R Jones, R Lyons; D Teague, Sean Quigley, T Corrigan.
ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIXTURES
Saturday
Division Four
Waterford 0-10 1-06
Sunday - 14:00 unless stated
Division One
Monaghan v Donegal, Castleblayney
Roscommon v Dublin, Dr Hyde Park
Kerry v Cork, Tralee
Mayo v Down, McHale Park
Division Two
Fermanagh v Tyrone, Brewster Park
Cavan v Galway, Breffni Park
Armagh v Derry, Athletic Grounds
Laois v Meath, Portlaoise
Division Three
Longford v Westmeath, Pearse Park
Limerick v Offaly, Newcastlewest
Kildare v Clare, Newbridge
Sligo v Tipperary, Markievicz Park
Division Four
London v Wicklow, Ruislip, 13:30
Antrim v Louth, Corrigan Park, 13:30
Wexford v Carlow, Wexford Park, Carlow


Transport Secretary Chris Grayling knocked a cyclist off his bike outside Parliament in what his spokesman said was an "unfortunate accident".

Footage published by the Guardian showed Jaiqi Liu falling off after Mr Grayling opened his ministerial car's door as he passed by.
A spokesman said Mr Grayling went to check the cyclist was fine and apologised for what had happened.
The two are then seen to shake hands, following the incident on 12 October.
The footage has only emerged now after Laurence de Hoest, who was cycling behind Mr Liu and wearing a helmet camera, decided to publicise it after a story in Cycling Weekly reported Mr Grayling saying cycle lanes "cause too much of a problem for road users" in London.
Mr Grayling's car was stationary in traffic outside the Palace of Westminster when Mr Liu passed it on the inside.
The accident happened on a busy road heavily used by cyclists, about 20 metres before a cycle lane is restored.
Mr Liu said he had informed the police to ensure the accident was logged but did not expect it to be investigated. He did not not know who Mr Grayling was at the time.
His bike sustained damage to its wheel, brakes and lights.
A Labour MP has made a complaint to the Met Police, asking it to investigate whether Mr Grayling had broken the law by "injuring or endangering" someone through his actions.
Ian Austin also said the police should investigate whether the fact Mr Grayling did not provide his details to Mr Liu or notify the authorities constituted an offence.
Asked whether he knew it was the transport secretary who was involved, the cyclist who filmed the incident, Mr de Hoest, told BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show: "Not at the time, it was only a few days later that I recognised it was Mr Grayling.
"I only sent the Guardian after his article in Cycling Weekly when he talks about ...cycle lanes taking up space for motorists and that didn't really sit comfortably with me, so I sent them the footage."
He said it had been "quite a forceful impact" and Mr Liu had been "quite shaken up" at the time.
But there was some disagreement on the show about whether Mr Grayling, or Mr Liu, had been in the wrong. Martin Key, campaigns manager for British Cycling, pointed to the Road Vehicles Regulations 1986 and Rule 239 of the Highway Code which states:  "You must ensure you do not hit anyone when you open your door".
He added: "I believe that it is a very, very clear case that the transport minister was in the wrong."
He added: "Cycle lanes are on the inside of traffic, there's a cycle lane just up ahead where the transport minister knocks the cyclist off his bike and that cycle lane is on the left hand side, so the road infrastructure is asking us to be on the left."
But motoring journalist Steve Berry told the programme: "Why are you saying that he knocked the cyclist off his bike? ... That man cycled into the door of a car that was being opened so somebody could step onto the pavement."
"Motorcyclists would never dream of undertaking on the left hand side because ... somebody is going to open a car door and you are going to be knocked off.
"The transport secretary is clearly on the back seat of that vehicle. How on earth is he supposed to use the rear view mirror which is set up for the driver, who is sat on the other side and on the front seat?"
A spokesman for Mr Grayling, who has been transport secretary since July, said: "Mr Grayling got out of the car, checked the cyclist was OK and waited until he was back on his feet. Mr Grayling spoke to the cyclist and apologised.
"They shook hands before he left."


Debutant Stephen Cook and Hashim Amla made hundreds for South Africa before England fought back on day one of the fourth Test in Centurion.

Cook, 33, made 115 and former captain Amla 109 in a stand of 202.
Both men were dropped - Cook on 47 and Amla on five - but England's bowlers showed little control of line or length in the first two sessions.
However, the tourists took four wickets after tea to leave South Africa 329-5 at the close.
Although England lost the toss, the heavy atmosphere in Centurion suggested the bowlers might receive some assistance, only for the visiting attack to fail to get the ball in the right areas often enough.
As a result, Cook and Amla made the most of a true surface, before England's late rally kept their chances of a 3-0 series win, and their best result in South Africa since 1914, still alive.
Right-hander Cook, son of former South Africa opener Jimmy, had scored more than 11,000 runs in a 15-year first-class career before finally getting his chance at the highest level in one of five changes to the Proteas side.
He looked immediately at home, whipping his first ball through mid-wicket for four in a portent of things to come, with England erring so frequently on the leg side that 80 of his 115 came off his pads.
Only when he neared three figures did he lose his composure, spending an hour in the 90s and surviving an lbw review on 98.
After he became the 100th man to score a century on Test debut, a rare error around off stump saw play on off Chris Woakes.
In his second-wicket stand with Cook, the wristy Amla was imperious.
He played a number of beautiful drives - 13 of his 19 fours came through the covers - and whips through mid-wicket.
His century, reached by tucking James Anderson off his pads, was his 25th in Test cricket and fifth at Centurion Park.
Amla appeared so comfortable that it was a surprise when he too played on off Ben Stokes just after tea.
England, so rampant in the third Test win in Johannesburg, were well below their best in the first two sessions, with Stuart Broad and James Taylor perhaps the only members of the XI that were due praise.
Broad was again dangerous with the new ball, while Taylor pulled off another brilliant catch at short leg, this time moving with the charging Dean Elgar to get an inside edge off Moeen Ali lodged between his legs.
But the rest of the pace attack, particularly James Anderson and Woakes, were woefully inaccurate and Jonny Bairstow was guilty of two wicketkeeping errors.
First, he dived to distract Alastair Cook, who dropped Amla's edge off Stokes, and then failed to hold on to another diving chance when Stephen Cook edged Broad.
England's improvement came in the evening session, which was oddly delayed by around 10 minutes when water was discovered to be oozing from the ground square of the wicket.
When play resumed, England's bowlers showed greater control and benefitted from South Africa errors as the hosts slipped from 237-1 to 273-5.
After Stokes accounted for Amla, AB de Villiers edged Broad to second slip for a second-ball duck.
And once Woakes removed Cook, JP Duminy played a horrible swipe at Moeen to be pinned lbw.
Still, Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock added an unbeaten 56 against the second new ball and a prolonged occupation by one or both of them on the second morning could yet bat England out of the game.
South Africa batsman Stephen Cook on BBC Test Match Special: "I had to wait a long time [to play Test cricket], so when I was in the 90s I thought, 'I've had to wait so long, so I might as well wait another hour if I have to [to get a century].'
"There were times when things were tough, when you think maybe this dream won't come true. Now I'm feeling absolute elation. It really is a dream come true."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott: "Cook's footwork was immaculate, absolutely gorgeous. His shots were nice touch shots.
"They have had airy fairy opening batsmen in but where has he been? For 90 runs he looked an excellent opening batsmen."
England batsman Joe Root: "In the first two hours we probably weren't at our best, but the way we applied ourselves and came back in that last session was a fantastic effort."


Afghan forces are struggling to hold the police HQ in the town of Sangin in Helmand province, amid a siege by Taliban fighters, officials say.

But there are conflicting reports as to who controls the whole district.
The Helmand governor and police dismissed Taliban reports that it now controlled it as "totally false".
Sangin district has fallen to Taliban control several times and the fighting has caused significant casualties among Afghan and international forces.
In the east, a Taliban attack near Bagram on Monday killed six US soldiers. It was one of the deadliest attacks on foreign forces in Afghanistan this year.
Three rockets were also fired into Kabul overnight on Monday.
Why Sangin matters
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Some 12,000 foreign soldiers are deployed in the country as part of the Nato-led Resolute Support international coalition, which is meant to underpin Afghan security forces.
Britain has announced that a small number of UK personnel have been deployed to Camp Shorabak in Helmand province in an advisory role. The BBC understands there are 10 such personnel.
"These personnel are part of a larger Nato team, which is providing advice to the Afghan National Army. They are not deployed in a combat role and will not deploy outside the camp," a Ministry of Defence spokesman said.
Resolute Support replaced the 13-year Operation Enduring Freedom, which saw more than 900 international coalition deaths in Helmand province. More than 100 of them were British soldiers.
The head of Helmand's provincial council, Muhammad Kareem Atal, said 2,000 Afghan security forces personnel had been killed in the province this year.
Police officers and soldiers inside the Sangin police headquarters appeared to be still holding out on Tuesday morning.
The district police commander, Mohammad Dawood, earlier told the BBC the Taliban had completely cut the facility off from the rest of the province, and food and weapons supplies were running low.
Mr Dawood said that over the past month, security forces in the district had sustained 365 casualties, both dead and injured.
It is unclear whether the authorities or the Taliban are in control of Sangin.
Helmand Governor Merza Khan Rahimi said Afghan forces "are in Sangin district and there are some clashes, but the district is in our control".
An Afghan army officer however told the BBC there was still fighting going on in Sangin and that the Taliban now controlled most of the district.
"At the moment we are controlling the police headquarters, the Army National Army Battalion base and the district governor's headquarters," he said.
The Taliban said they controlled most of Sangin town and the main administrative building had been abandoned.
Sangin was once the centre of operations for international forces in Afghanistan.
Regaining full control of it would increase the Taliban's mobility in parts of northern Helmand and cut a key supply line for Afghan forces with Lashkar Gah. Sangin is also a rich opium production centre - meaning potential tax revenue for the Taliban from the drugs trade.
Keeping control of the centre of Sangin will not be easy for the Taliban, but resentment of government troops is high following military operations which locals say wrought unwarranted destruction.
If the government wants to control the area, it should look to win hearts and minds - a strategy once trumpeted by the foreign forces here.
Separately, reports say the Taliban are also close to overrunning the neighbouring district of Gereshk.
Mr Atal was quoted by AP as saying that "around 65%" of Helmand was now under Taliban control.
In September, the Taliban briefly overran the northern city of Kunduz in one of their biggest victories in 14 years of war.


Three British researchers have won a prize worth one million euros, awarded each year for an "outstanding contribution to European neuroscience".

Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris revealed how strengthened connections between brain cells can store our memories.
Our present understanding of memory is built on their work, which unpicked the mechanisms and molecules involved.
This is the first time the Brain Prize has been won by an entirely UK team.
It is awarded by a Danish charitable foundation and the 2016 winners were announced in London on Tuesday.
Speaking to journalists at a media conference, Prof Morris explained it was the "chemistry of memory" that he and his colleagues had managed to illuminate.
"Before this team got going, we had some idea about particular areas of the brain that might be involved in memory… but what we didn't have was any real understanding of how it worked," explained the professor, who works at the University of Edinburgh.
The "team" of three winners never worked together in the same laboratory, but they have collaborated over the years.
"Memories change the brain - the brain is plastic," said Prof Bliss, who worked for many years at the National Institute of Medical Research in London and is now affiliated with the Francis Crick Institute.
Those changes occur at the junctions between nerve cells - synapses - and were described in a pioneering study by Bliss and a Norwegian colleague, Terje Lømo, in the 1970s.
They recorded brain cells in anaesthetised rabbits and found that repeatedly stimulating two connected neurons caused their connection to get stronger.
"If nerve cell A is connected to nerve cell B, and A takes part in firing B, then the synapse - the connection between A and B - will be strengthened," Prof Bliss explained.
This paradigm, sometimes summarised as "neurons that fire together, wire together", was suggested by the Canadian psychologist Donald Hebb in the 1940s, but Bliss and Lømo were the first to glimpse it happening inside the brain.
Subsequently, Prof Collingridge - a researcher at the University of Bristol - worked on finding the specific molecules responsible.
Currently working at the University of Toronto in Canada, he spoke to journalists by telephone and paid tribute to the original Bliss and Lømo study.
Their paper was an inspiration to him as a young researcher, Prof Collingridge said.
"I immediately recognised that this was a phenomenally interesting property, which gave us the opportunity to understand the mechanisms of learning and memory in the brain - and decided that this was going to be my career."
Finally, it was Prof Morris who demonstrated that the molecular systems identified by Prof Collingridge and his colleagues were, in fact, crucial for memories to form.
If those systems are disrupted, for example, rats and mice have difficulty learning to navigate a new environment.
The Brain Prize is awarded by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation, based in Copenhagen; a committee of eight neuroscientists makes the decision.
Billed as "the world's most valuable prize for brain research", its one million-euro value - to be shared by the three winners - marginally exceeds that of the biennial US $1m neuroscience prize awarded by the Kavli Foundation.
It will be presented in Copenhagen on 1 July by Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik.
The first British winner was geneticist Prof Karen Steel of King's College London, who shared the prize in 2012 for her work on deafness; Cambridge psychologist Trevor Robbins was one of three recipients in 2014.
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Residents at a care home in Surrey were deemed "at risk" after inspectors found that medicines were not managed safely.

A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Firtree House Nursing Home, in Banstead, found staff leaving medicines unattended.
Its report also said that sharps bins were found to be overflowing.
However, staff were seen to carry out appropriate checks before they administered medicines and staffing had improved since the last inspection.
The report, following an inspection in July, also said the home had improved in respect of telling the CQC when people had died there.
This was compared to the last CQC inspection in February.
The report said: "People were at risk because medicines were not managed safely.
"Staff were seen to carry out appropriate checks before they administered medicines, however we saw staff leaving medicines unattended when preparing them.
"The system for safe storage and disposal of medicines was not effective, with overflowing sharps bins and large amounts of waste medicines in the locked medicines room."


There can't have been much question in the minds of the huge crowd which turned out in force to see Jeremy Corbyn in Yorkshire today about who should be in charge of the NHS.

The service was created by the Labour Party and ever since, it's been seen politically as "theirs".
Labour leader after Labour leader has used the party's historic link with the NHS as an important political dividing line with the Conservatives.
And for the Tories in turn, trying to reduce the public's scepticism about their attitude to the health service has been a huge task. Remember how much David Cameron talked about the NHS? One of his first big campaigns as Tory leader was centred entirely around the service.
And speech after speech, campaign after campaign, he tried to detoxify the impression that the Tories simply couldn't be trusted with nurses and doctors. Part of that was the political decision to protect, or ring fence the NHS budget from cuts, while other parts of the public sector were having their budgets sliced.
But now pressure on the NHS is really starting to bite. For diehard Labour supporters there is just no question about who can look after the service.
And the party's announcement today of an extra £37bn for the NHS in England over five years, roughly an extra 7% every year, is a traditional kind of commitment - billions more go in, Labour outflanking the Tories on public spending.
It's not completely clear, however, how all of the £37bn would be spent. I asked the man who wants to be the health secretary in four weeks time, Jonathan Ashworth.
He outlined £10bn more for infrastructure, extra cash for patient care to get waiting lists back down, £500m  for a winter crisis fund, an end to the public sector pay cap, and new targets too.
But while Labour has not yet detailed every single part of its plans, like mental health for example, he couldn't therefore account for every penny of that huge extra sum he wants taxpayers to stump up for.
Nor was he able to give final details on how it would be paid for. Labour is publishing its manifesto on Tuesday, and it's only then that their plans for taxation will become fully clear.
We do know Labour will introduce new taxes for higher earners, the top 5%, and according to Mr Ashworth "every single penny" will go towards the health service.
But until the full details of their economic plans are clear it's just not possible to see if their sums really add up on the NHS, or anything else.
Even senior members of the Shadow Cabinet have still not been given full details of the proposals. Mr Ashworth says they would expect more back from the service in return for more funding. But it's notable that what Labour is promising is essentially more cash, and more targets.
At a time when some are calling for a fundamental rethink, there is not much sign that either of the two big parties are looking at radical rethinks.
PS There are rumours the Conservatives may also promise some more cash for NHS when they launch their manifesto later in the week. I understand the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, has been pushing for extra money. Watch this space.


Fly-half Kelly Haimona will start Italy's Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday after Carlo Canna failed to recover from injury.

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made four changes to his starting line-up.
David Odiete returns to replace Luke McLean at full-back having impressed in Paris before missing the heavy defeat by England due to a calf problem.
Lock Joshua Furno and experienced hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini also start for the Azzurri in Rome.
Furno will make his first start of the tournament in place of George Biagi, who has been ruled out after suffering a fractured rib against England.
Ghiraldini, who will earn his 81st cap, returns in place of Ornel Gega after he fractured a cheekbone in the last game.
Having seen Italy come close to upsetting France in their tournament opener, Brunel has sought to replicate his starting XV from match at Stade de France as much as possible.
However, he will have to do without Canna, who had earned praise for his performances despite the losses to France and England.
Haimona, who missed last year's World Cup with injury, will partner scrum-half Edoardo Gori, who will earn his 50th cap against Scotland.
The 25-year-old Gori said: "I feel very humble because every opportunity to play for Italy makes you proud."
Captain Sergio Parisse will earn his 117th cap when he starts at number eight, while Italy's leading cap-holder, Martin Castrogiovanni, who has one more appearance, starts on the bench.
Scotland have beaten Italy nine times in 16 previous Six Nations meetings, with Italy winning seven.
However, Scotland arrive looking to avoid a 10th straight Six Nations defeat, including their loss to the Italians at Murrayfield last season.
Starting XV: David Odiete (Marchiol Mogliano), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter Chiefs), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre), Mattia Bellini (Petrarca Padova), Kelly Haimona (Zebre), Edoardo Gori (Benetton Treviso); Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester Tigers), Lorenzo Citttadini (London Wasps), Marco Fuser (Benetton Treviso), Joshua Furno (Newcastle Falcons), Francesco Minto (Benetton Treviso), Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Treviso), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais, captain).
Replacements: Davide Giazzon (Benetton Treviso), Matteo Zanusso (Benetton Treviso), Martin Castrogiovanni (Racing '92), Valerio Bernabo (Zebre), Andries Van Schalkwyk (Zebre), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Edoardo Padovani (Zebre), Andrea Pratichetti (Benetton Treviso).


Record numbers of starlings are roosting on the Somerset Levels this winter, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said.

26 December 2015 Last updated at 12:38 GMT
The charity estimated this year's larger flock consisted of about "half a million" birds at its Ham Wall nature reserve.
And explained the bigger numbers could be due to the colder weather in Russia where the starlings had come from.


A former Russian army officer who is alleged to have fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan has appeared in court in the United States on terrorism charges.

Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin - believed to be about 55 - faces 12 charges including the attempted murder of a US citizen.
He was seized in 2009 after an attack on Afghan border police and US forces. He was held for five years at Bagram air base before being sent to the US.
He is the first military detainee to be brought to the US from Afghanistan.
Mr Hamidullin, shackled and heavily guarded by federal agents, appeared in a federal court in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.
According to a 19-page indictment, Mr Hamidullin served as an officer in the Soviet army during the war in Afghanistan in the 1970s-80s.
He then stayed in Afghanistan and later joined the Taliban.
The indictment says he commanded three groups of insurgents that attacked the Afghan police and US forces at Camp Leyza, Khost province, in 2009.
He is believed to have directed insurgents armed with anti-aircraft machine guns to fire at US military helicopters responding to the initial attack. The defendant also reportedly used a machine gun to shoot at US troops.
Mr Hamidullin said little during his initial appearance. The next court session is scheduled for Friday.
He was one of 13 foreigners held by the US authorities in Afghanistan.
Washington plans to transfer all the remaining detainees by the end of December, when the US-led Nato combat mission ends.