Banking sources agree Budget has "softened" HSBC's attitude to staying in the UK - and it will be for the board to decide, not the CEO

For the City, one of the biggest events of the year will be HSBC's decision on whether it wants to change the location of its headquarters and leave London.
One very senior banking executive I spoke to yesterday said that he thought a move was very unlikely.
The political risk in Hong Kong - likely to be the leading alternative candidate for HSBC's new home - is just too high, the executive went on to argue.
And others very close to the bank agree that George Osborne's Budget announcement that the banking levy - which disproportionately affects HSBC - will be phased out has certainly "softened attitudes" to staying in Britain.
I have also gained some insight into how the process of making the decision on whether to stay or go will be made.
And it seems that Stuart Gulliver, the chief executive, has decided that the decision is not one for him alone.
At HSBC's results announced on May 5, Mr Gulliver said that the managers of the bank would look at the evidence and then make a recommendation to the board, backed by him directly.
That thinking has now changed.
It now appears that HSBC's management committee will compile a list of options which will then be put to the board with no preference expressed.
Positives and negatives for each option will be detailed.
What's important about the change is that it puts far more power in the hands of Douglas Flint, the bank's Scottish chairman, and far less power in the hands of Mr Gulliver, a fan of Asia who made his banking career in Hong Kong.
And as such, some might view the move as subtly tipping the balance in favour of London.
Each board member will have one vote. And Mr Flint will lead the discussion.
The decision will then be announced before the end of the year and put to investors.
The change of heart on the process came after the management committee realised that the issue was an incredibly complicated one.
And that a single recommendation from Mr Gulliver could be seen as unreasonably tying the hands of the board - particularly if the board did not agree, a situation that would put Mr Gulliver in a tricky position.
Teams of external advisors and lawyers have already been hired by HSBC to interrogate the options. And I am told that London and Hong Kong won't be the only options in the "data pack" presented to the board.
Singapore and New York are also likely to be on the list.
One source told me that the bank was making a decision not for the next 3-5 years, but for the next two to three decades.
Many in the City believe that the political risk for HSBC in the UK has decreased just as the gyrations of the Chinese stock exchanges and the willingness of the Chinese government and central bank to intervene in markets has become all the more obvious.
Of course, there is still the small matter of the referendum on whether Britain remains within the European Union, an issue that weights heavy in HSBC's mind.
There is no done deal and HSBC insists that the bank is still months away from making a final decision. But, as far as many in the City are concerned, London has just edged ahead.


Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones says they need to regroup during their Six Nations break after their late defeat by England on Saturday.

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After a stuttering 7-33 win against Italy, Wales dominated much of the match against England, only to lose to Elliot Daly's 76th-minute try.
Jones' side travel to Murrayfield to face Scotland next, a fixture where they have not lost since 2003.
"The competitor in us would rather play again tomorrow," Jones said.
The skipper continued: "We've got two weeks to regroup. We feel we improved on the first weekend [against Italy], and we can only improve again.
"We've five minutes to work on, probably. I sound like a broken record. If you go back a few years, we were probably saying the same thing, but the vast majority of the performance was a vast improvement."
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Wales struggled for much of the first half against Italy but put together a better team performance against England, but could not hold on to their lead as the visitors capitalised on Wales failing to put the ball into touch just before Daly touched down.
"I make no bones in saying it, we win as a team and we lose as a team, and we will improve as a team as well," Jones said.
"Improvement for everyone is pretty limitless. We improved from the Italy game, and we will continue to work to do that again."
The result was England's 16th successive win and means they have won both of their opening Six Nations games, after beating France, to go top of the table after two rounds.
Jones added: "We matched them with physicality, but ultimately we feel that we hurt ourselves in those last few minutes.
"They [England] were as good as we said they were before the start of the game.
"We were able to stop the momentum they had coming into the game - and in the game - for the majority, but winning is a habit and they are on a roll now. Unfortunately, we fell short."


The Football Association has produced new proposals aimed at improving England's prospects at major tournaments.

The England DNA programme was unveiled on Thursday and has been inspired by models from Germany and Belgium.
It has been billed as "the start point for the creation of a world-class approach of elite player development leading to winning England teams".
The FA hopes to create a "golden thread" of joined-up thinking.
BBC Sport's Mike Keegan, who was at the St George's Park launch, explains what the programme is all about.
"The England DNA is the start point for the creation of a world-class approach of elite player development leading to winning England teams."
So says the FA in the introduction to its 11-page document on the initiative.
To cut a long presentation short, it is a new approach to coaching youngsters called into international squads from under-15 level until, hopefully, the senior XI.
The plan is to ensure that coaches, training sessions and even style of play is replicated at every level. As FA director of elite development Dan Ashworth put it: "The only thing that should change is the size of the shirt."
It has 'five core elements' - 'who we are', 'how we play', 'the future England player', 'how we coach' and 'how we support'.
It started around a year ago when the FA's group of national coaches looked at what characteristics were necessary for a player to progress from the under-15 sides to the senior (male or female) squads.
They looked at how they wanted England teams to play, how players should be coached and what could be done to support the process.
From there, the views of the clubs, the Premier League and the Football League were sought, along with those of Roy Hodgson and his women's counterpart Mark Sampson.
Methods used by seven successful nations were scrutinised, with attention paid to any correlations between the best-performing countries.
From now on, those who win caps from under-15 level upwards will be asked to explore what playing for England means to them. They will also be given a wristband which features the England DNA values.
The aim is make playing for England enjoyable and to ensure that, before making their bow for the senior team, the next generation of talent has experience of playing knockout football for the nation and living in a tournament environment.
Yes - it even comes with a flash drive (for the kids).
Hopefully a lot. The FA says the national team has long been "characterised by our passion, fighting spirit and effort".
That sounds a bit Mike Bassett but, while wishing to retain those characteristics, more focus will be placed on creative and technically excellent players from England's past.
A playing philosophy has also been drawn up which will guide training programmes, meaning every session will have "70% ball rolling time".
No. The formations will be flexible, but there will be an "England way". In possession, the national teams will aim to "intelligently dominate by selecting the right moments to progress the play and penetrate the opposition".
Without the ball they will look to regain it "intelligently and as early and efficiently as possible". Eight "position specific" profiles have been set up where coaches can look at what attributes each role requires.
No. Within the DNA comes social responsibility. The FA will prioritise "player education and life-skills".
With words such as 'pathway', 'journey' and 'core principles' peppering the media briefing, it would be easy to dismiss this as laughable jargon.
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However, beneath the buzzwords lie a number of measures for which many within the game have been crying out for a long time.
Expanding the variety of opponents at youth level should help ensure that nobody faces the likes of Brazil for the first time when playing for the senior team. And more time together at junior level has been seen as a factor in Germany's turnaround since 2000.
You could be forgiven for thinking you have seen this before - and Ashworth was coy when asked what targets had been set, stating he wanted to see better performances at tournaments.
FA chairman Greg Dyke, however, boldly said he wanted to see England win the 2022 World Cup. It could take as long as that for this football biology to be put to the test.


BBC journalist Caroline Wyatt has said she is determined to make the most of her life after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).

In her first interview since revealing the news last week, Wyatt told the Radio Times: "It is what it is."
"I am not angry, and I don't want bitterness to start eating away at me."
One of the best known faces of BBC News, Wyatt recently stepped down as the corporation's religious affairs correspondent due to her condition.
"I feel really sad now because I'm not going to be a correspondent full-time anymore - I physically can't."
Wyatt had been struggling with undiagnosed symptoms for 25 years but was only diagnosed with MS last July after she was paralysed down her left side.
Wyatt, who was also the BBC's defence correspondent, said she has had moments where she has questioned her own mortality.
"Reporting news is often about reporting death, particularly in the places I have been. But it's less terrifying to me to think of being blown up and dying than to think 'gosh, I might decline slowly day by day, losing a little bit of capability every day'."
At the moment, she is a bit unsteady on her feet and is struggling with her vision but still says she is "incredibly lucky and incredibly blessed".
She is currently on a long summer break but is hoping to return to radio broadcasting later in the year, along with covering the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome.
In MS the protective layer surrounding nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord - known as myelin - becomes damaged. The immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin, causing scarring or sclerosis.
The damaged myelin disrupts the nerve signals - rather like the short circuit caused by a frayed electrical cable.
If the process of inflammation and scarring is not treated then eventually the condition can cause permanent neurodegeneration.


Gareth O'Brien boosted Salford's top-eight hopes with two late penalties to overcome Castleford, who suffered a heavy injury toll in defeat.

Castleford led 12-10 at the break with Jake Webster going over twice, while O'Brien and Michael Dobson grabbed the hosts' scores.
Luke Dorn added a third Tigers effort, before Webster became the third Castleford player forced off injured.
Mason Caton-Brown's try and the boot of O'Brien sealed victory.
Castleford's fourth Super League defeat in five games leaves them seventh in the table and needing at least one win from their remaining three regular season games to seal a spot in the Super 8s.
For Salford, a side that owner Marwan Koukash admits have been a failure since his takeover in 2013, the win moves them up to ninth and to within four points of eighth-placed Widnes, who face bottom-side Leeds Rhinos on Sunday.
The Red Devils next take their fight to the court room, when their appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching salary cap regulations in 2014 and 2015 is heard on Wednesday.
On the field, they left their fight back late against a gritty Castleford side that lost winger Joel Monaghan to injury inside five minutes.
Despite the setback Webster opened the scoring for Tigers with a bustling run, only for O'Brien to respond in similar fashion and Dobson to put Salford ahead with a try on his 200th Super League appearance.
Dorn produced a fine one-handed offload inside to put Webster over again before the break and then went in himself after the interval.
However, with forward Mike McMeeken followed off the field by Webster, Salford eventually managed to overcome the stubborn visitors.
Salford head coach Ian Watson:
"It's always been our aim to get in the top eight and while it's still possible, we want to keep aiming there. We feel we should be there in our own right.
"Obviously it's a big week for us because we've got the hearing to see if we get the points back or not.
"Gaz [O'Brien] is quite a relaxed character and, in situations where you need him, he generally comes up with the goods. We've a great bunch of guys who are very competitive and we give ourselves a chance in every game.
"We just needed to learn to manage the game better and today I thought we managed it really well. We've executed really well and come through the other side, which is a big one for us."
Castleford head coach Daryl Powell:
"It's another tight one where we've come out the wrong side of the scoreline. I thought we should have won, to be honest, but it was a pretty courageous effort based on what happened to us.
"To lose your starting back row, a centre and winger makes it really hard. We had one sub for a fair chunk of the game and ended up with Larne Patrick in the centres.
"I think we've got to be a bit more durable under pressure. We've just got to stick together and dig in. We've got three games left before the split and some real tough ones."
On links to former player Rangi Chase coming back to Wheldon Road:
"It's speculation. I haven't anything to say about it."
Salford Red Devils: O'Brien; Caton-Brown, J Griffin, Sa'u, Johnson; Lui, Dobson; Kopczak, Tomkins, G Griffin, Murdoch-Masila, Jones, Flanagan.
Replacements: Hauraki, J Walne, Kenny, A Walne.
Castleford Tigers: Dorn; Monaghan, Crooks, Webster, Flynn; T Holmes, Gale; Tickle, McShane, Patrick, Moors, McMeeken, Massey.
Replacements: Milner, Millington, O Holmes, Springer.
Referee: James Child (RFL)


A Scottish tech company which became a major player in the US fantasy sports market is set to make its UK debut.

FanDuel said it would launch a new fantasy football platform in early August after striking a partnership deal with sports data provider Opta.
Under the deal, Opta will provide live performance statistics for FanDuel, which was set up in Edinburgh in 2009.
Details of the new platform have yet to be unveiled but FanDuel said it would focus on the English Premier League.
It marks FanDuel's first foray outside the North American market.
The company has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow but moved its headquarters to New York several years ago.
It became one of the two giants of the fantasy sports sector, along with US-based Draft Kings.
FanDuel now lays claim to six million registered users across the US and Canada.
Its technology platform has allowed fans of the four main American sports to pick fantasy teams from real players, and follow their performances.
However, fantasy sports companies in the US have faced legal challenges from state regulators and legislators, who have argued that the online games are based on chance rather than skill.
In a statement, FanDuel said it was ready to take "the first step in international expansion plans" by launching in the UK in early August.
Karol Corcoran, director of international marketing at FanDuel, said: "We are thrilled to be working with Opta, they're a world-leader in their field.
"Their expertise and data will add to the excitement of our live game experience, letting users watch their fantasy team rack up points as the real games play out on the pitch.
"Opta's stats also play a critical role in our unique scoring system, which considers the contribution of every player on the pitch, not just those who score goals - ensuring a more realistic and compelling reflection of the on-field action."
He added: "Our team has spent a lot of time on developing the right product for the UK's football fans and we've already had a lot of positive feedback from users during our beta contest phase, which was rolled out during the 2016 Euros.
"We can't wait to bring the full product to market."


An outdoor swimming pool in Penzance, Cornwall, has reopened after too much sunshine caused it to be temporarily closed.

Tempus Leisure, which runs the Jubilee Pool, said a combination of sunshine and warmth created an algal bloom which shut the lido on Friday.
The Art Deco pool was wrecked by severe storms in January and February 2014 and underwent a Â£3m restoration.
The lido's official reopening ceremony was held on Saturday 28 May.


Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton rebuked Republicans and defended Nato in a counter-terrorism speech after deadly attacks in Brussels.

Her comments contrasted sharply with her Republican counterparts, namely Donald Trump, who has suggested scaling back US commitments to Nato.
Mrs Clinton said the US should consult more deeply with Arab partners and stand with Europe in its time of need.
"Our European allies stood with us on 9/11. It's time to return the favour."
America should not turn its back on its allies, she said during remarks at Stanford University in California, and insulting them is not a good way to fight terrorism.
She addressed Mr Trump's calls to reinstate the use of torture and water boarding to glean information from those accused of terrorism.
"I am proud to have been part of an administration that outlawed torture," the former secretary of state said.
The deadly attacks in Brussels that killed more than 30 people are the "latest brutal reminder" that more must be one to defeat to so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group, she said.
The US and Europe should take a "harder look" at airport security protocols, and other "soft targets" that IS may attack.
Mrs Clinton also said proposal in Congress to make a national commission on encryption could help fight online radicalisation.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has suggested in the wake of the attacks that police patrol Muslim neighbourhoods to fight terrorism, and has also suggested "carpet-bombing" IS in Syria.
Mrs Clinton called his suggestion "wrong, counterproductive and dangerous," and that it would be similar to "treating American Muslims like criminals".
Mr Trump has said it is acceptable to kill terrorists' families and that the US should not admit any Muslims into its borders.
"If Mr Trump gets his way, it will be like Christmas in the Kremlin," she said of Mr Trump's foreign policy views.


British Gas has said the competitive nature of the UK's energy market was one of the reasons why its profits fell last year.

Operating profits at its residential energy supply business fell 11% last year to Â£553m, from Â£623m in 2015.
The company said this was partly due to a 3% fall in customer accounts, largely in the first half of the year.
The owner of British Gas, Centrica, reported a 4% rise in operating profit for 2016 to Â£1.52bn.
"The big message is that it's very competitive out there actually," said Iain Conn, chief executive of Centrica.
"We have seen increased metering and other costs coming through. We lost customers in the first half of last year. We are seeing pressure on our margins because there are 50 suppliers out there."
British Gas is one of the UK's "big six" energy suppliers, and there has been concern that these six companies are too dominant, limiting competition.
Earlier this month, the energy regulator Ofgem announced a cap on charges for pre-payment customers, and the government is due to publish a Green Paper in April which may further restrict the prices energy companies can charge customers.
But Mr Conn said: "I don't think this market is in any need of further government intervention.
"Standard tariffs are actually good value and our standard tariff is demonstrably good value and I think the government are understanding that this market is starting to change."
However, the government is concerned that two-thirds of all energy consumers remain on standard tariffs, which are the most expensive deals.
British Gas recently announced it was freezing its tariffs until August, against a backdrop of rising prices at some other large energy companies.
Big six rivals Npower, EDF and Scottish Power have all announced price rises in 2017. Npower was told by the regulator Ofgem to "justify" its 15% rise in electricity prices to its customers.
Mr Conn suggested some smaller independent suppliers were not making a profit.
"Some of them appear to be offering energy at a loss to them, and I'm not sure how sustainable that is. But some of the more vocal independent suppliers - actually their standard variable tariffs are above ours."
British Gas has also announced a loyalty scheme to reward existing customers. They will be able to get deals on TV packages, boiler maintenance, and reduced energy bills.


Daryl Murphy is among seven players who will miss the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova later this week.

Newcastle striker Murphy, who headed the late equaliser in last month's 2-2 draw in Serbia, has a calf injury.
Stephen Quinn (knee), keeper Keiren Westwood (thigh), Kevin Doyle (ankle), Aiden McGeady (hamstring) and Anthony Pilkington (quad muscle) are also out.
Bournemouth's Marc Wilson has pulled out because of a lack of recent action.
Like Murphy, Reading midfielder Quinn made a positive contribution when introduced off the bench in Belgrade.
The other players ruled out are also not regular starters, but the volume of injuries reduces Martin O'Neill's options for Thursday's home game against Georgia and Sunday's match in Moldova.
In addition to the seven withdrawals, O'Neill has fitness concerns over Everton midfielder James McCarthy and Bournemouth's Harry Arter, who both have groin injuries, while Leeds midfielder Eunan O'Kane is also nursing a knock.
With Sheffield Wednesday's Westwood ruled out, Manchester City keeper Ian Lawlor has been promoted from the under-21 squad, while Aberdeen striker Adam Rooney has also been called up.
The Republic boss was in philosophical mood when asked about the injuries.
"These things happen. It's part of the game. You just have to curse your luck and get on with it," said O'Neill.
"We've got a few injuries. If Adam Rooney gets a chance, it is up to him to go and take it."
Moldova were beaten 4-0 by Wales in Cardiff in their opening qualifier last month while Georgia lost 2-1 at home to Austria in their first game in Group D.


Floyd Mayweather's fight against Conor McGregor is a farce, says former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

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Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 29, will make his boxing debut when he faces undefeated American Mayweather on 26 August in Las Vegas.
"There is tremendous build-up and hype but I don't really take it as a serious fight," Briton Lewis told Sportsweek.
He added that "nothing is ever obvious when it comes to gimmicks and hype" but "Mayweather should win it".
Mayweather, 40, will surpass fellow American Rocky Marciano's perfect record of 49 fights without defeat should he overcome McGregor.
But Lewis told BBC Radio 5 live: "I wouldn't count a fight like this as a 'fight'. He's basically boxing a guy that is a UFC fighter and not a boxer.
He added: "Everybody wants to know what's going to happen.
"Is McGregor going to throw a kick because, obviously when he resorts to boxing and realises he is no match for Mayweather, what will he do? How will he get around that?
"No other boxers from 49 fights have figured out how to beat Mayweather - now a UFC fighter that doesn't even have a boxing career is trying to beat him at boxing - I think it's a farce to a certain degree.
"I don't think it is a fight that I am going to jump on a plane and go to see unless they pay me to commentate on it."
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BBC Radio 5 live boxing analyst Steve Bunce:
It's going to be a relentless week. Too many people are treating it like a comedy carnival. On the night I think it will be a lot more serious than people think. I think the laughter will stop in Las Vegas, probably around Wednesday.
McGregor is a guy who was nowhere four years ago. Now he can earn hundreds of millions of dollars. He got there because he is absolutely driven. I've seen his fights, I think he likes hurting people. So there will be dark undertones next week. Anyone who thinks Mayweather doesn't have a nasty, dark side has been living in a cave for 30 years.
I believe McGregor has picked up a lot from Mayweather. If you are skint like he was five or six years ago and you are seeing a guy like Mayweather who has been making it rain throwing dollar bills in the air, of course he is copying that. He has wanted a bit of that. I can imagine McGregor before he goes to bed at night doing a few Mayweather moves in the mirror.


Danny Batth scored twice as Wolves beat Cardiff City to move eight points clear of the Championship relegation zone.

Wolves captain Batth opened the scoring with a header for his second goal of the season.
Kenneth Zohore's ninth goal in nine games brought Cardiff level soon after but a second header from Batth restored Wolves' lead before half time.
Helder Costa's fine individual goal sealed a fourth successive win for Wolves with seven minutes remaining.
Defensive mistakes and missed opportunities proved costly for Cardiff, who have not won away from home since victory at Derby in February.
The Bluebirds slipped one place to 14th in the table while Wolves, who edged closer to safety, remain 16th.
Batth's header put Wolves in front after Andreas Weimann headed Ben Marshall's free-kick across the penalty area with Cardiff punished for defensive mistakes.
Neil Warnock's side were level within three minutes when Denmark Under-21 striker Zohore netted his 11th goal of the season, beating Andy Lonergan to the ball to head home into an empty net.
Cardiff had further chances when Aron Gunnarsson pushed his shot wide after being set up by Zohore, who along with Junior Hoilett failed to react to a Sean Morrison head down.
But Batth restored the home side's lead with his second goal of the game four minutes before the interval.
Marshall's brilliant cross from the right-hand side found the Wolves captain at the far post, and Batth rose above Morrison to head home.
Batth nearly scored a hat-trick from a Marshall corner, only to see his header fly over the bar.
Cardiff substitute Craig Noone struck the post before Costa sealed Wolves' victory with a tough of magic.
The Portuguese winger was released by Edwards with a weaving run through the Cardiff defence before nonchalantly rolling the ball past Allan McGregor.
Wolves manager Paul Lambert told BBC WM: "I thought it was well deserved. We were excellent right from the off - some of the football we played was fantastic.
"There's a lot of work still to be done but we're on the right road of trying to create something really good here.
"In comparison to some other clubs we're nowhere near where we want to be in the division, but we're exciting to watch."
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock told BBC Radio Wales: "I don't think they won the game, I think we lost it We looked comfortable early doors and even when they scored we looked dangerous.
"I don't think there was much wrong. You couldn't say they didn't try - we didn't get the rub of the green on certain decisions but you're away from home and don't expect that."
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Cardiff City 1.
Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. George Saville replaces Andreas Weimann.
Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal!  Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Cardiff City 1. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Edwards.
David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
Substitution, Cardiff City. Anthony Pilkington replaces Kadeem Harris.
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saiss replaces Ben Marshall.
Delay in match Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Corner,  Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Offside, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham tries a through ball, but Jazz Richards is caught offside.
Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Craig Noone (Cardiff City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Craig Noone replaces Junior Hoilett.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham replaces Joe Ralls.
Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
Corner,  Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).


Tory Brexit negations pose a "danger" to the "hugely successful" campaign to recruit more doctors and nurses in Wales, Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary has said.

Sir Keir Starmer accused the Conservatives of using NHS staff as "bargaining chips".
He was speaking ahead of a visit to Gower, Swansea county, on Monday.
The Tories said Theresa May would provide "strong and stable leadership".
A spokesman said: "Only a vote for Theresa May and her Conservative team will deliver the strong and stable leadership to see us through Brexit and beyond, locking in our strong economy and the funding that secures strong public services.
"A vote for anyone else puts that at risk by putting Jeremy Corbyn a step closer to Downing Street."
Plaid Cymru said an "emboldened Tory government left unopposed by a weak and divided Labour Party" would "put the safety of patients at risk" by restricting the recruitment of doctors and nurses.
The Liberal Democrats and UKIP have been asked to comment.
On Tuesday, Welsh Labour's Cabinet Secretary for Health, Vaughan Gething, launched a major campaign to attract nurses to Wales following a successful GP recruitment drive.
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Sir Keir said a Labour UK government would immediately guarantee the legal status of all EU nationals in the UK.
"It is the right thing for us to do for the NHS and the right thing to do for the country," he added.
He said the Train, Work, Live campaign had "transformed GP recruitment in Wales, and will surely do the same for nursing."
"The schemes are attracting applicants from across the globe, with many from the EU.
"EU nationals do not just contribute to our society - they are our society," he said.


The latest government figures show the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Northern Ireland fell by 1,000 in January.

It is the tenth monthly fall in a row, putting the jobless total at 31,600.
There has also been a drop in Northern Ireland's unemployment rate.
At 5.3% for October to December, it remains above the UK average of 4.8%. Across the UK, unemployment fell by 7,000 to 1.6 million in the three months to December.


A Texas judge has blocked an order by the US government that schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity.

The temporary injunction signed by Judge Reed O'Connor follows a challenge to President Barack Obama's directive by 13 states and applies nationwide.
The injunction was passed the day before many students go back to school.
The right of transgender people to use bathrooms of their choice has become highly controversial in the US.
Judge O'Connor, who was appointed by George W Bush, said schools should have been allowed to have a say before the White House directive was issued.
He said: "This case presents the difficult issue of balancing the protection of students' rights and that of personal privacy... while ensuring that no student is unnecessarily marginalised while attending school."
The injunction does not prohibit schools from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity, but those that don't will not have to conform.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, argued that President Obama was "attempting to rewrite the laws enacted by the elected representatives of the people".
The Justice Department issued a brief statement saying it was disappointed in the ruling and was reviewing its options.
Paul Castillo, a Dallas attorney for the gay rights group Lambda Legal, which argued in court against the injunction, said the ruling was the latest attack on transgender rights.
He said: "I think today is going to be a hard day for transgender students. The decision is certainly emotional and certainly an attack on transgender students' dignity.''
Public bathrooms have become a flashpoint in the battle over transgender rights in the US. In March, North Carolina passed a law requiring people to use public toilets that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate.
The Justice Department sued the state over the law and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch likened that law to the policies of racial segregation. The state's Republicans argued that the law was necessary for privacy and safety.
With disagreement at state and federal level over whether anti-discrimination laws apply to transgender people, the issue may go to the Supreme Court for resolution.
The lawsuit against President Obama's directive was filed in May by Texas, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia, and the Republican governors of Maine, Mississippi and Kentucky.
Two small school districts in Arizona and Texas, which have fewer than 600 students combined and no transgender people, also joined the effort.
In 2015, O'Connor granted an order that temporarily blocked federal rules that would have expanded medical leave benefits to some gay couples.


Unionist politicians have said they will be contacting the police after masked republicans took part in an Easter parade in Lurgan, County Armagh.

The parade took place from the Kilwilkie estate to St Colman's Cemetery in the town on Saturday.
DUP councillor Carla Lockhart said it was "deeply concerning" and she would speak to police about the incident.
"The days of masked men parading through our streets should be gone," she said.
The TUV's Roy Ferguson said: "This is a totally unacceptable state of affairs and I will be contacting the PSNI to demand an explanation as to why the terrorist show of strength was permitted to take place and how they propose to bring those involved before the courts.
"It was predictable that the events of this weekend would be used to glorify terrorism. I hope that Lurgan hasn't sent the standard for the PSNI response."


Growth in the UK's service sector eased to a five-month low in February, according to a closely watched survey.

The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) for services fell to 53.3, down from 54.5 in January. However, it remains above the 50 threshold that separates growth from contraction.
Markit estimates the economy will grow by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2017.
The economy has "lost momentum" after "impressive" growth at the end of 2016, said Chris Williamson of IHS Markit.
Services, which include areas such as finance and hospitality, make up more than three-quarters of the UK economy.
Markit said the sector had been stung by the steepest rise in costs for more than eight years as a result of the weak pound.
This is likely to mean that inflation faced by consumers "has significantly further to rise", said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit.
Latest official figures showed that inflation hit 1.8% in January, but Mr Williamson said the rate was expected to hit 3% over the next year.
The services PMI figure was slightly below expectations, with analysts forecasting a reading of 54.1.
Earlier in the week, a similar survey of manufacturers had also suggested a slowdown last month.
"A further slowdown in UK business activity growth in February adds to evidence that the economy has lost momentum after the impressive expansion seen at the end of last year," said Mr Williamson.
"Inflationary pressures remained the highest for six years as firms struggled with rising costs associated with the weak pound, but optimism about the year ahead remained elevated by recent standards."
Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: "The economy faces a number of headwinds including higher inflation and uncertainty surrounding the future relationship with the EU as formal negotiations get underway."
"However, we continue to think that the UK will weather these well, and expect GDP growth of 1.8% in 2017 and 2.5% in 2018."
The pound declined after the news was released. Sterling fell 0.3% against the dollar to $1.2233 and was 0.5% lower against the euro at 1.1621.
Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: "We continue to expect quarter-on-quarter GDP growth to average just 0.2% this year, ensuring that the [Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee] holds back from raising interest rates despite high inflation."
The combination of lower growth with higher expected inflation could herald a period of "stagflation", he added.


The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad believes it is unlikely that he can hold onto power much longer.

Rifaat al-Assad told the BBC that the level of violence on the streets was too high for his nephew to survive.
Mr Assad has lived in exile since he unsuccessfully tried to seize power from his brother, Hafez, in the 1980s.
In February 1982, he led a military assault on Hama to suppress an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood, leaving between 10,000 and 25,000 people dead.
Meanwhile, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, is meeting top Syrian officials in Damascus to try to get them to allow aid workers better access to those who have been wounded or displaced by the conflict.
Mr Kellenberger will also press the Syrian authorities to implement a daily two-hour ceasefire, as stipulated in the peace plan proposed by the UN and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan.
On Monday, Mr Annan urged the UN Security council to set a deadline of 10 April for the plan to come into force. Syria has agreed to the deadline.
Mr Annan's spokesman, Ahmed Fawzi, said on Tuesday that an advance team from the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) would arrive in Damascus "in the next 48 hours" to discuss the deployment of international monitors.
Although Rifaat al-Assad tried to oust Hafez in a coup while he was recovering from a heart attack and was effectively sent into exile in 1984, he was only formally stripped of his position as vice-president in 1998.
When Bashar became president following his father's death in 2000, Rifaat criticised the succession as a "real farce and an unconstitutional piece of theatre". He considered himself the legitimate successor.
BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen says that on one level, it is not surprising that Rifaat - from the vantage point of a gilded exile on one of Paris's smartest avenues - has harsh words for the president.
But the points Rifaat makes are widely accepted among the opponents of the Assad regime both in the West and in the Arab world, our correspondent adds.
"The problems are now general to all parts of Syria - there are no places that have escaped violence - so I don't think he can stay in power," Mr Assad told the BBC. "I would say, though, that he should stay so he can co-operate with a new government and offer the experience he has."
Rifaat insisted that the Assad family was still "pretty much accepted by the Syrian people".
"A commission should go from the Arab League and the [UN] Security Council to monitor free and transparent elections," he added.
"Then you will see that the Assad family has got much more importance and support than some of the meaningless figures [of the opposition Syrian National Council] who we see on TV screens now."
What Rifaat meant by that was that he could make a good president - highly unlikely given his years of exile, our correspondent says.
The SNC has called for Rifaat al-Assad to be subjected to international sanctions like current senior officials in the Syrian government because of his past crimes.
On Monday, Mr Annan told the UN Security Council that President Assad had agreed to withdraw security forces from major population centres by 10 April, diplomats said.
Mr Annan also asked the Security Council to plan for the deployment of UN observers to supervise the ceasefire by all parties which his peace plan demands.
UN officials and diplomats said the monitors would probably be drawn from other peacekeeping forces in the region and could not be established without an end to the fighting, agreement by all parties and a Security Council mandate.
"We hope that the Syrian authorities will implement fully the commitments that they have made without any conditions," said US permanent representative and Security Council chairwoman Susan Rice. "And should they do so, we will expect the opposition to follow suit within 48 hours."
Mr Annan's spokesman, Ahmed Fawzi, later said Damascus had committed to begin withdrawing its forces on Sunday and to finish by 10 April, with a general ceasefire within 48 hours contingent on that withdrawal, the New York Times reported.
Ms Rice also pointed out that the ceasefire was only part of Mr Annan's peace plan, which also calls for a political process to address the aspirations of the Syrian people, release of detainees, delivery of humanitarian aid, free movement for journalists, and right to protest.
"We have seen promises made and promises broken," she said. "We have seen commitments to end violence followed by massive intensification of violence. The proof is in the actions, not the words."
On Sunday, Gulf Arab states agreed to pay the salaries and other costs of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA). The money will be distributed through the main opposition coalition, the Syrian National Council (SNC).
The decision was announced at a meeting in Istanbul of the "Friends of Syria" - a group of 83 countries backing political change.


A young mother is hoping to find a stranger on a train who left her a handwritten note calling her a "credit to her generation".

Sammie Welch, 23, from Plymouth, was travelling with her son Rylan, three, when a man handed her a note as he got off at Bristol.
The passenger wrote "Have a drink on me" and left her a Â£5 note after being impressed with her son's manners.
Ms Welch said: "I want to thank him personally."
The note, in capital letters, read: "Have a drink on me. You are a credit to your generation, polite and teaching the little boy good manners.
"PS I have a daughter your age, someone did the same for her once. Hope when she has children she is as good a mother as you.
"Have a lovely evening."
Ms Welch said she "wanted to cry" at the anonymous benefactor's generosity.
She said: "I never had the chance to thank him as he got off and I couldn't move due to my son being asleep on me and a man sat next to me."
She has appealed on Facebook for people to get in touch with the man.
She said: "He shows there are still good people out there and I want him to know I am truly grateful."


UK factories have seen only limited signs of a recovery in exports amid "global uncertainty", according to a survey from business lobby group CBI.

The three months to January saw new export orders remain "near-flat" - an improvement on the previous quarterly figures which showed a sharp fall.
Optimism about the general business environment remained negative at -4%, up from -12% recorded in October.
Manufacturing has lagged the recovery in the rest of the economy since 2013.
Rain Newton-Smith, CBI director of economics, said: "Uncertainty around the prospects for global growth, uncompetitive energy costs and the strength of the pound have all played their part in UK manufacturers finding conditions tough when trying to sell overseas."


US Army sun cream and tins of bacon are among the finds on Salisbury Plain revealed by archaeologists, to mark US Independence Day.

Wessex Archaeology, based on the plain, said various US-issued provisions had been found in recent years.
Among the finds were tins of cooking oil, bottles of sauce and "even what appeared to be a block of lard".
A group spokeswoman said: "The state of preservation of the provisions shows how well made they were."
The Wiltshire plain has been used as a training ground by the British military since the early 20th Century.
It also provided a training area for US troops preparing for the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe during World War Two.
"The military has been on Salisbury Plain for decades so it's not been ploughed up or disturbed by developers," said Matt Leivers, from Wessex Archaeology.
Among the other finds unearthed on the plain were spoons and plates and bottles of Camp coffee.
Speaking about the "cream sunburn preventive", which is labelled for use in "hot or cold climates", a Wessex Archaeology spokesman said: "It was a rare hoard of 16 tins of US Army sun cream - still with the contents intact.
"It's evidence of US military presence on Salisbury Plain and the surrounding area.
"Sadly, there were no contents left in the tins of sliced bacon."
The finds have been transferred to the Salisbury Museum.


A young offenders institute in West Yorkshire was placed on lockdown after a spate of violent attacks on staff.

Almost 300 offenders at HMYOI Wetherby were kept locked in their cells after five members of staff were assaulted last week.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) union said officers feel they are not being offered sufficient protection by management.
The Prison Service said the lockdown ended on Wednesday afternoon.
Steve Gillan of the POA said officers had to withdraw to a "place of safety".
There is concern that offenders are not being risk-assessed after being released from the care and separation unit, and officers felt prison staff were being treated as "punching bags", he said.
An HM Inspectorate of Prisons report following an inspection of Wetherby a year ago found that in the six months to January 2015, a total of 212 acts of violence were recorded, an increase of 20 since the previous inspection.
Inspectors found a "significant increase" in the severity of violence between detainees, and the watchdog said reducing the number of assaults should be a priority.
Mr Gillan said: "[Officers] want a safer working environment for both prisoners and staff, because the prisoners are assaulting each other as well as staff, and, quite frankly, that is unacceptable.
"We fully support our members and will work with management now to ensure things get back to normal and that we can get back to a better place."
He said there was a correlation between an increase in assaults recorded on prison staff with the loss of officers' jobs amid budget cuts.
A Prison Service spokesman said the lockdown was a temporary measure.
He said: "An incident at HMYOI Wetherby was resolved at 2.45pm and the establishment is now running as normal."


A US woman has been awarded more than $100,000 (Â£77,000) after being severely scalded by a cup of Starbucks coffee.

Joanne Mogavero, from Florida, suffered first and second degree burns when the lid popped off a cup of coffee at a Starbucks in 2014, a jury was told.
Her lawyers had argued that Starbucks should warn its customers that lids could pop off.
The jury awarded Ms Mogavero $85,000 for pain and suffering and more than $15,000 to cover medical bills.
Starbucks says it is considering an appeal.
The incident happened at a drive-through outlet in Jacksonville as she took the hot drink from an employee and prepared to pass it to her passenger.
Her lawyer, â€‹Steve Earle,â€‹ said: "My client didn't want sympathy from the jury - she wanted justice - and the jury gave it to her with its verdict."
In a statement, Ms Mogavero's legal team said a Starbucks representative had testified during the court hearing in Duval County, Florida, that the company gets 80 complaints a month about problems with lids popping off or leaking.
A Starbucks spokesperson told the BBC: "As we said in trial, we stand behind our store partners in this case and maintain that they did nothing wrong."


Sao Tome and Principe, once a leading cocoa producer, consists of two islands of volcanic origin and a number of smaller islets lying off the coast of Africa.

From the late 1400s Portugal began settling convicts on Sao Tome and establishing sugar plantations with the help of slaves from the mainland. The island was also important in the transshipment of slaves.
The colony's aspirations for independence were recognised after the 1974 coup in Portugal and at first the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe was the country's sole political party. However, the 1990 constitution created a multi-party democracy.
The island of Principe assumed autonomy in 1995.
The country hopes to reduce its dependence on donors and cocoa exports by exploiting offshore oil.
Population 172,000
Area 1,001 sq km (386 sq miles)
Major language Portuguese
Religion Christianity
Life expectancy 64 years (men), 66 years (women)
Currency dobra
President: Evaristo Carvalho
Prime minister: Patrice Emery Trovoada
Evaristo Carvalho - a former prime minister - won the run-off presidential election in August 2016.
Vice president of the ruling ADI party, Mr Carvalho was guaranteed victory in the run-off after his rival, incumbent President Pinto da Costa, dropped out alleging irregularities in the first round.
Mr Carvalho, 75 at the time of being elected, was prime minister in 1994 and again in 2001-2002, and has also served as president of the national assembly and defence minister.
Sao Tome has a tradition of premiers and presidents from opposing camps governing together peacefully. Now, however, both top jobs are held by the ADI party.
The president has an arbitrating role in government but no executive powers, leaving the prime minister in the dominant position.
Freedom of expression, guaranteed by the constitution, is also respected in practice. There are three privately-owned newspapers and one which is state-run.
Some key dates in Sao Tome's history:
16th century - Sao Tome colonised by the Portuguese, who bring in slaves to work sugar plantations. Becomes important staging post for slave trade.
1800s - Cocoa introduced. Sao Tome develops into one of world's main cocoa producers.
1974 - Military coup in Portugal. Portuguese government recognises islands' right to independence.
1975 - Independence, with Manuel Pinto da Costa as president. Plantations nationalised, strong ties built up with communist countries.
1990 - New constitution allows opposition parties.
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Weak pay growth in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU is set to reduce the increase to the National Living Wage by 10p, the Resolution Foundation forecasts.

The think tank now expects the rate to rise to £7.50 an hour next year.
That would still mean an annual pay rise of up to £600 for full-time staff.
The National Living Wage, which was introduced in April, currently stands at £7.20 per hour for workers aged 25 and over.
About 4.5 million workers are expected to benefit from the increase - with the amount dependent on how many hours they work.
Stephen Clarke, policy analyst at Resolution Foundation told the BBC's Today programme: "The National Living Wage relates to average earnings and because of Brexit, many forecasters, including the Bank of England, revised down their earnings growth; therefore the National Living Wage has also been revised down."
The Resolution Foundation now forecasts the rate - which is linked to the growth in pay of typical workers - to reach £8.60 by 2020, based on current forecasts.
Further details are expected as part of the Autumn Statement on 23 November.
Despite the fact that the increase is lower than expected, the report adds that the National Living Wage is still set to transform the country's low-pay, helping some 800,000 workers out of low pay by 2020.
Low-pay is defined as an employee earning two-thirds of the country's typical hourly pay.
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "The government is committed to building an economy that works for all and the national living wage is doing just that, with more than one million workers already benefiting from a pay rise.
"The independent Low Pay Commission is chiefly responsible for making recommendations for national minimum wage rates."
Research from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor has indicated that nearly 100,000 businesses are said to be experiencing "financial distress" since the higher wage came in.
Retailers, hotels, bars, restaurants, sports and health clubs are among those suffering the most.
Julie Palmer, a partner at Begbies Traynor said: "My concern is that many of these struggling businesses may now be forced to take more drastic measures to manage their growing cost base, such as further cuts to staff numbers, reducing bonuses or even passing on the increased costs to the end consumer."


Pregnant women should no longer be told not to eat raw or lightly cooked eggs, a safety committee has recommended.

The risk of salmonella from UK eggs produced to Lion code or equivalent standards should be considered "very low", the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food said.
It said this meant eggs could be served raw or lightly cooked to "vulnerable" groups like the elderly and the young.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has begun a consultation on the issue.
The committee's report said there had been a "major reduction in the microbiological risk from salmonella in UK hen shell eggs" since a report it produced in 2001,
Its recommendation to classify certain eggs as "very low" risk only applies to UK hens' eggs produced under Lion code or equivalent standards.
It also warns that safety guidelines including proper storage and eating eggs within best before dates must be followed.
The FSA said it had launched an eight-week consultation in response to the report.
"The consultation is inviting views on the recommended changes to the FSA's advice from a range of stakeholders, including food and hospitality industries, consumer and enforcement bodies, and health care practitioners," it said.
It currently advises members of vulnerable groups against eating "raw eggs, eggs with runny yolks or any food that is uncooked or only lightly cooked and contains raw eggs" due to the risk of food poisoning.
Louise Silverton, Director for Midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, said: "We are concerned that media headlines may be confusing for women.
"Whilst this latest evidence from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food says that the risks are greatly reduced, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) continues to recommend that vulnerable groups including pregnant women do not eat raw or lightly cooked eggs, or any food that is uncooked or only lightly cooked and contains raw eggs. The RCM will continue to support this position.
"We await the conclusion of the FSA's consultation and would call for the analysis of the consultation to be done swiftly, to provide clarity and clear guidance for women and other groups about this issue."


In Europe 2015 was, in part, the year of the unexpected: migrants, Schengen in doubt, terror, Volkswagen.

And yet much played out as predicted: a fresh Greek drama, a fragile economy and the continued rise of anti-establishment parties.
It was the year when crises came in waves pounding the shoreline and prompting leaders and officials to fret over the future of the European project.
In 2016 the migrant crisis will once again shape debate. It may subside during the winter months but it will return in the spring. The world knows that Germany has taken in over a million refugees. Its generosity will be tested further.
Angela Merkel's political future is bound up in the numbers of migrants that will arrive in 2016.
She may have won a standing ovation from her party at its annual conference in December but across Germany the doubts are growing.
The first test will come in state elections in the spring. If the conservative CDU polls badly then the questions will resurface about whether Angela Merkel can stand again in 2017.
There is no obvious successor but the test for the chancellor is a simple one. Is she right to insist that a limit cannot be imposed on the numbers arriving or will it put the social fabric under increasing strain?
Her future - and to a certain extent that of the European project - has been placed in the hands of President Erdogan of Turkey.
In 2016 he will decide whether Turkey's borders should be vigorously patrolled to limit the numbers crossing into Europe.
The Turkish president has been given every incentive to do so, including the offer of visa-free travel in Europe, but it remains uncertain what Turkey will do. The first indication will come when the weather improves.
The year will also test Europe's determination to live up to its values. Will it stand up for press freedom in Turkey, or will necessity silence its voice?
The migrant crisis will also determine the future of the passport-free Schengen area. In the short term I expect more border controls and fences until Europe finds a way to process the new arrivals and limit their numbers.
Europe's leaders have said repeatedly that it will be impossible to defend its passport-free area unless its external borders are secure.
Greece and Italy have been overwhelmed by the numbers of migrants. Many do not even register at the place they arrive in Europe but just head towards Germany or Sweden.
In 2016 Europe seems determined to deploy guards to its external borders, even if that is against the wishes of the member state concerned.
There will be a battle over this but I expect a version of the plan to survive.
Why? Because the survival of Schengen will be framed as a battle to defend the European project.
European border guards will be another giant leap forward for European integration and will once again prove Jean Monnet right when he said that Europe would be built on its crises.
Further attacks - like the ones in Paris - will deepen the debate about open borders.
The European establishment will be nervous about the UK referendum on its future in Europe.
The expectation is that David Cameron will hold an in-out referendum in the summer of 2016.
The view in Brussels is that a deal will be done in February enabling the prime minister to claim Britain's relationship with the EU has changed.
The polls suggest a tight campaign that will severely test the unity of the Conservative party.
If the polls predict a very close outcome then some of the banks expect there will be an impact on sterling, on the equity markets and on the inflows of capital that Britain depends on - running a current account deficit.
In the end the campaign will come down to an argument over what life would be like outside the EU: reclaiming sovereignty and less regulation versus the uncertainty of what would happen to Britain's trading relationships, its economic security.
Several UK ministers believe that the vote will be decided by the issue of migration - a further indication of just how fundamental the migrant crisis is for the future of Europe.
The European economy has shown surprising resilience. The recovery has taken root but growth remains fragile. It is a recovery that remains vulnerable to shocks.
Germany - so reliant on its exports - survived the slowdown in emerging markets. This will be tested again in 2016 with the expected slackening in world growth.
Attention in Europe will fall on the French economy. Unemployment has edged up again. The year ahead will be dominated by the approaching presidential elections in 2017.
For the rest of Europe the key question is whether the Front National of Marine le Pen will be able to push beyond her current levels of support and become a real contender in 2017?
Greece has been taken off the critical list but expect the Greek crisis to flicker back to life in the year ahead.
The radical left government in Athens is hoping that in 2016 debt relief will be on the agenda. Probably the most it can expect is that the terms of its debt repayments will be loosened.
The challenge for Greece and its creditors is that, at some stage, they will have to demonstrate where growth will come from and how unemployment will be reduced in order to sell pension reform and other tough measures.
2016 will see further slippage on countries meeting their deficit reduction targets.
Spain was set to miss its 2015 deficit target of 4.2% (it will stand at 4.7%) even before the recent election - which will usher in a period of political uncertainty. France will likely miss its deficit target through 2017.
With anti-austerity parties having done well in Spain and Portugal there will be fresh pressure on Brussels to police the deficit targets.
The big question for Europe's policymakers is whether it can escape so-called "secular stagnation" - a condition of negligible growth.
In 2016 watch sentiment incline further towards launching major investment projects.
In foreign affairs Europe will once again struggle to have an influential voice. Even though events in Syria are having a huge impact in Europe, Brussels is not a main player.
It will have a seat at the table at the expected Syrian peace conference but it won't have a card like the Russian president has dealt himself. Certainly members of the European Parliament will push for Europe to develop a convincing foreign policy.
After Syria, it is Libya that will preoccupy Europe's leaders. It is the most dangerous crisis.
Sooner or later Europe will have to address the question of whether they are prepared to allow the so-called Islamic State (IS) to have a base on the Mediterranean in Libya.
The current plan is to try to unite the various Libyan factions in the hope they can drive out IS.
If a terrorist attack in Europe was found to have its origins in Libya then the Italian government and its allies would come under huge pressure to respond.
2016 is likely to see Libya move up the international agenda.
Over Ukraine, Europe will struggle to maintain the sanctions against Russia.
2016 will see a further clash of ideas: a struggle between nationalists and globalists; a struggle between those who want to revive the power of the nation states and those who believe the answers lie in international bodies like the EU; a struggle between those who believe they are defending Europe's Judeo-Christian traditions (like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban) and those wedded to multiculturalism (Angela Merkel).
2015 began with the attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. It was seen as an attack on freedom of speech and drew thousands on to the streets.
But the argument has not been resolved.
The clash is about the right to offend. In universities in North America and Europe protesters seek to limit debate.
But can you have freedom without the right to offend? Or should speech be curtailed in defence of the right to be different, to be a minority?
2016 will be the year of the migrant but it will be marked by a clash over ideas and freedoms.


Police have appealed for witnesses after three cars were set on fire in Clydebank.

A while Volkswagen Tiguan and a black Volkswagen Polo parked in Antonine Gardens were set on fire at about 04:15 on Sunday.
A third car, a red Vauxhall Astra which was parked on Second Avenue, was set alight at 23:45.
Officers said a man wearing a grey hooded top with the the hood up was seen throwing an item into the car.
Det Con Scott McBride, of Police Scotland, said: "Our inquiries are at an early stage and at this time we have not established a motive or anything to link the incidents which left the three cars extensively damaged.
"I would like to speak to anyone who has any information that could assist in our inquiries to track down the person or persons responsible for these acts of wilful fire raising."


A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some superior skills that could help the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.

Pigeons are often seen as dirty and an urban nuisance, but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans.
Despite having a brain no bigger than the tip of your index finger, pigeons have an impressive visual memory.
Recently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images.
Here are three more of our feathered and furry friends who could have a big impact in medicine.
Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed rodent is a highly sensitive detector that can save lives.
Inside a rodent's nose are up to 1,000 different types of olfactory receptors, whereas humans only have a feeble 100 to 200 types. This gives rodents, such as rats, the ability to sniff out subtle scents.
As a result, African-pouched rats - commonly described as "kitten-sized rodents" - are being put to work in Mozambique to detect tuberculosis.
Their abilities are being studied at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, where trained rats can detect a specific scent produced by TB bacteria in human mucus samples.
When the rats detect the scent, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample is infected.
Traditionally, lab technicians prepare slides and examine each sample using microscopy. A hundred samples would take them more than two days, but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes.
This rat detection method is affordable and doesn't rely on specialist equipment, which is often lacking in countries where TB is prevalent.
It is also more accurate - the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.
Dogs have long been considered a human's best friend - but over the years they've really proved how skilful they can be.
Recently, there has also been a focus on dogs that seem to have the extraordinary ability to detect when people with epilepsy are about to have a seizure - even when the person has no idea themselves.
Sally Burton's epilepsy began as a child and affected every aspect of her life from a young age.
"I could never be left alone," she says. "I had to be home taught and making friends or meeting new people was difficult. I often felt very lonely."
Thirteen years ago she got her first seizure alert dog, Star.
"Having a seizure alert dog instantly made my life liveable," Sally explains.
"One of the first things I did when I first had Star was to make myself a cup of tea, something I had not been able to do in 30 years because of the risks of having a seizure when holding boiling water. I then went into town on my own - again a life-time first."
It is still not known how dogs can sense a seizure. It has been suggested that minute changes in a person's gestures or posturing could alert the dog, but people have also thought that a scent or auditory cue might also be involved.
After Star passed away, Sally teamed up with her second dog Robbie. Like Star, he was trained by a British charity, Support Dogs.
The charity has shown they are able to train dogs that are able to provide signals, such as persistently nudging someone's leg, between 15 and 45 minutes before their owner had a seizure.
Although there is still little other published evidence to back up their effectiveness, the anecdotal evidence for seizure dogs like Robbie is strong.
"When I am out it is reassuring to know that Robbie will give me a 100% reliable 50-minute warning prior to every oncoming seizure I have - so plenty of time to get somewhere safe," Sally says.
Drool, dribble, or spit. Whatever you call it, saliva can be thought of as disgusting. But many animals lick their wounds, applying liberal amounts of the stuff to try and prevent infection.
Saliva across the animal kingdom can have antimicrobial properties - including saliva from the humble cow.
Studies have shown that there are proteins in a cow's bodily fluids, including its saliva and milk, that have bug-fighting properties.
Salvia also contains proteins - called mucins - that can work to prevent further bacteria entering the wound.
Experts don't recommend letting an animal lick your wounds as they could introduce other bacteria, but if you don't fancy that then, luckily, your own spit also contains antibacterial properties.


Police have charged a man in connection with a doorstep acid attack on a businessman.

Andreas Christopheros, 29, is in a critical but stable condition after the attack at his Truro home, on Tuesday.
David Philips, 48, from Hastings in Sussex was charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and is due to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court on Monday.
A 16-year-old youth arrested on suspicion of attempted murder was released without charge.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said Mr Christopheros was taken to Treliske Hospital with life-threatening facial injuries but has since been transferred to a specialist unit.
Mr Christopheros is listed as a director of nine companies and organises the Run To The Sun custom car event, which attracts about 100,000 car fans every year to Newquay.
He is also a director of Chase 3000, a car rally across Europe planned for 2015.


The number of people in the UK securing a permanent job has fallen for two months in a row, according to a survey.

The Report on Jobs, produced monthly by IHS Markit, collects data from 400 UK recruitment and employment firms.
Its data suggests permanent placements in July fell at the sharpest rate since May 2009, with participants citing uncertainty caused by Brexit.
The results also indicated that some clients of recruitment firms had shifted towards using short-term staff.
"The UK jobs market suffered a dramatic freefall in July, with permanent hiring dropping to levels not seen since the recession of 2009," said Kevin Green, the chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which sponsors the survey.
However, Mr Green said it was important not to jump to conclusions from one month's data.
"The truth is we don't know what long term consequences the referendum result will have on UK jobs. With the political situation becoming more stable and the Bank of England making sensible decisions, we may well see confidence return to the jobs market more quickly than anticipated," he said.
Of the recruitment consultants polled, nearly 38% said they had placed fewer people in permanent positions in July, an increase from 32% in June.
Despite this, the survey found that demand for employees was high in many sectors and starting salaries for both permanent and temporary staff increased in July.
Nursing and medical care was the most in-demand category for permanent staff during July. Construction workers saw a decline in demand for their services.
"Demand for staff remains strong with vacancies continuing to rise, but the sharp fall in placements suggests that businesses are highly cautious about committing to new hires," said Mr Green.
"Economic turbulence following the vote to leave the EU is undoubtedly the root cause."
The survey comes a day after Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, said unemployment in the UK was expected to rise to 5.5% over the next two years. It is currently 4.9%.


A third man accused of murdering an off-duty police officer has appeared at Liverpool Crown Court.

Timmy Donovan, 30, formerly of Huyton, was extradited after being arrested in Germany in January.
He is accused of the murder of PC Neil Doyle, 36, who died following an attack in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of 19 December. Donovan is also accused of wounding two other officers.
He was remanded in custody until 8 June when he is expected to enter his pleas.
Christopher Spendlove, 30, and Andrew Taylor, 28, pleaded not guilty to the same charges when they appeared at the same court on 20 March.
They will face trial there on 22 June.


Young farmers are coming together to ensure their views are reflected in the future direction of the industry.

Around 20 of them under the age of 40 have been recruited to a new forum.
Its job is to feed their views into a debate about the long term shape of the industry.
Farmers in Northern Ireland are aged 58 on average and older members tend to be over-represented on industry bodies. Geoffrey Malcolmson is a dairy farmer.
A civil engineer by training, he has returned home to Donaghmore, County Down, to take on the running of the family farm from his father.
He said succession is one of the issues facing those who want to get into farming.
"I'm very lucky here because I'm following a third generation farmer," he said.
"Dad has been quite open about allowing me to continue and do my own thing and taking a back step as far as I want him to take."
But he said some of his friends were not able to follow a father into farming and some farmers had no obvious successor.
That meant land sometimes got locked up in a system of rolling short-term rental called conacre.
Beef farmer Roberta Simmons believes there is a future in farming for young people like her.
She too will serve on the forum established by the Ulster Farmers' Union.
One of four daughters, she and another relative now run the family beef farm near Annaclone, County Down.
She says the agricultural colleges are full of people who want to get into farming.
The challenge is to ensure there's something for those students when they graduate, she said.
"It's all about making sure there is that generational renewal and there are those young people coming through," she said.
In County Fermanagh, Alistair Armstrong runs a pedigree flock of Cheviot sheep near Tempo.
Uncertainty over the future of farming due to Brexit is causing concern but he has chosen to focus on the positive.
He said a growing population will need to be fed and if they want local quality food, farmers will have to be paid to produce it.
"Why would anybody do it and not expect to get paid for it, would someone working in an office do that? I don't think so," he said.
He believes new trading opportunities with large markets such as the United States, China and India could deliver for farmers in Northern Ireland.
"Maybe we can utilise them," he added.


Wales could suffer from a "great power-grab" by the UK government after Brexit, Plaid Cymru has claimed.

A Great Repeal Bill in the next Queen's Speech will end the authority of European Union law in the UK.
Plaid spokesman Steffan Lewis called on the Welsh Labour Government to spell out which EU laws it wanted kept, and which powers should pass to Wales.
The Welsh Government said it was a "massive task" which would take some time to achieve.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for the repeal bill on Sunday at the Conservative party conference, where she confirmed that the formal two-year process of leaving the European Union would be trigged by the end of March.
"Now that the prime minister has announced the creation of a Great Repeal Bill to end the authority of EU law in the United Kingdom, the Welsh Government must not delay before responding robustly," Mr Lewis said.
"The Leave vote on 23 June was a vote to leave the European political union - not a vote to centralise powers in Westminster.
"That is why the Welsh Government must press ahead with publishing a full list of EU laws it wants maintained unchanged, alongside a full list of repatriated functions it wants devolved to the National Assembly.
"There is a danger here that the Great Repeal Bill will become the Great Power-Grab with powers centralised in Westminster unless the Labour Welsh government gets its act together."
Plaid Cymru said all areas that are currently devolved to Wales should remain so, such as agriculture and economic development.
Other matters such as trade deals should be jointly negotiated and agreed by all four UK governments, the party added.
A Welsh Government spokesman said it was a "massive task" to work out which EU laws would need to be transposed into Welsh legislation or replaced, and would "take some time to achieve".
He said First Minister Carwyn Jones told Brexit Secretary David Davis there should not be any "rowing back" by the UK government from the devolution settlement.
In July, Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths said Brexit provided the opportunity for a "made-in-Wales" policy on farming support, which is currently set across all 28 EU member states.
Scotland's Brexit Minister Mike Russell has warned the Scottish Parliament might block the Great Repeal Bill if Scotland's interests were not represented in the Brexit negotiations.


Ireland and Bangladesh were thwarted by the weather again on Friday when their rearranged one-day international at Shaw's Bridge had to be abandoned.

The game was organised after Thursday's scheduled match at Bready was called off without a ball being bowled.
The match in Belfast did get underway, with Cecelia Joyce and debutant Meg Kendal making a positive start before play was halted.
The pair shared an unbeaten opening stand of 68 runs in 18 overs.
Joyce hit five fours in her 37 not out, while Kendal found the boundary twice in her 26 not out.
Ireland's Lucy O'Reilly did not make it on to the field as she made her 50th international appearance aged just 16.
The teams will meet again on Saturday (10:30 BST) at the same venue in the final game of the series.


Plans for further "shared spaces" for drivers and pedestrians in urban areas should be put on hold, a report says.

Shared spaces try to make drivers take more care by removing traffic signs, pedestrian crossings and even kerbs.
Lord Holmes of Richmond commissioned a survey of 600 people which suggested that 63% rated their experience of shared spaces as poor.
Lord Holmes said he hoped the study would change attitudes to "these dangerous and costly planning follies".
The report also found more than a third actively avoided shared spaces and there was a significant under-reporting of accidents in such areas.
Former Paralympian Lord Holmes, who is blind, said: "An immediate moratorium on all shared space is absolutely essential.  I hope that this survey will act as a wake-up call to all involved in these dangerous and costly planning follies.
"Town centres are being turned into dangerous third-world traffic free-for-alls. Shared space is not a safe place, overzealous councils are risking public safety for aesthetics and the result is confusion, chaos, unnecessary cost and catastrophe."
There is no single definition of a shared space but the Department for Transport (DfT) considers it as "a street or place designed to improve pedestrian movement and comfort by reducing the dominance of motor vehicles and enabling all users to share the space rather than follow the clearly defined rules implied by more conventional designs".
Lord Holmes believes the results of the survey clearly demonstrate that these schemes do not "improve pedestrian movement and comfort" and "enable all users to share the space".
The reports recommends:
Shared spaces are also facing a legal challenge, with solicitor Chris Fry from Unity Law is representing five visually impaired people who are suing the local authorities responsible for their local shared spaces.
He said: "They are taking action against their local authorities because pedestrian crossings have been removed from their shared spaces.  The idea is that pedestrians will make eye contact with drivers and that will lead to greater safety.
"But the visually impaired cannot do that and local authorities are in breach of their duty as service providers under the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments to the shared space."
A DfT spokesperson said: "It is for local authorities to assess the suitability of introducing a shared space scheme on their roads.
"As part of this we expect them to take into account the needs of the whole community, particularly disabled people."


Junior doctors have been out on strike in the first protest like it for decades.

Thousands of them have been on picket lines and the hostilities between the government and the doctors' union, the BMA, show few signs of abating.
There's no question this is a very significant problem for the government. Thirty eight per cent of junior doctors did go to work today, but that figure includes the planned emergency cover, and those non-members of the BMA.
And falling out with the medical profession, allowing relations to have got so bad, potentially risking patients' health, is a serious risk for any government.
There's not much sign though of ministers backing down. In terms that could hardly be stronger, one well-placed government source told me today: "We all know they are going to lose."
And when you listen to the words of the health secretary who says this strike is unnecessary, that the government promised to make changes to the NHS in its manifesto and they're determined to drive them through, it's clear ministers are a very long way from giving up.
And it's worth noting the government does have the option of just imposing the new terms and conditions as contracts are renewed - that could start as early as next month.
More talks are planned for later this week. And ministers are not yet at the stage of deciding to use brute force to impose the changes.
The hope in government is that once today's strike is over, progress might be made in the talks in the two weeks before the second planned walkout.
Neither side, publicly, is willing to give any ground. But there are nerves about the third planned strike, planned for the middle of February, which is expected to be an all-out strike where no emergency cover would be arranged.
There's a belief in government that's a line that no-one wants to cross.
But there is a risk for the government too if public opinion settles on the doctors' side.
PS: In different times, the Opposition would likely have been criticising the government's handling of a situation like this as loudly as possible.
Today has been rather different. Labour has not been making the political running on the issue.
It's worth noting that the shadow health secretary, Heidi Alexander, did not join any of the strikers on the picket line, while others like the shadow chancellor John McDonnell did.


Belgium's royal family says it has contacted the fast food chain Burger King over an ad that invites people to choose between the country's King Philippe and the company's mascot.

The ad, on whoistheking.be, asks those who choose Philippe: "Are you sure? He won't be the one to cook your fries."
A spokesman said the use of the king's image must be approved by the royal family, but they had not been asked.
On the website, Philippe is represented by a cartoon.
"We disapprove of this approach," royal spokesman Pierre Emmanuel de Bauw said.
"Since it is for commercial purposes, we would not have given our authorisation."
On the ad website, if a user chooses Burger King no more prompts appear. If they choose Philippe, they get asked twice whether they are sure - and the second time, the only option is "no".
Votes are open until 19 June. The chain will open its first outlet in Belgium at the end of June.
A Burger King representative told the news agency EFE it had not received any communication from the monarchy.


Whether you're getting ready for a race, a sportiv, club ride or day out with friends, you're more than likely to face hills at some point.

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As a homesick teenager in Britain in the early 1900s, the writer Dorothea Mackellar yearned for the "pitiless blue sky" of Australia.

"I love a sunburnt country," she declared in her timeless poem My Country, and more than a century after those famous words were crafted, parts of Australia have endured another savage summer of heat. Sydney has had its hottest December and January nights on record and there have been new year heatwaves in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
The bursts of scorching conditions are not only uncomfortable, they can be a silent killer. Doctors are worried that many Australians are underestimating the dangers posed by the heat, the nation's deadliest natural hazard.
In 2009, 173 people died in the Black Saturday bushfires in the state of Victoria, one of the most fire-prone regions in the world. However, more than twice as many victims lost their lives in a heatwave that preceded the fires.
"What we are seeing increasingly is weather that really pushes us to our limits," Dr Tessa Kennedy from the Australian Medical Association of New South Wales told the BBC. "Many people don't know that heatwaves are actually more harmful to human health than bushfires and floods."
Mackellar's epic love of the bush was forged in sun-baked rural New South Wales where her family owned land near Gunnedah. About 200km (124 miles) to the north, the people of Moree have been sweltering through an unprecedented heatwave. The temperature in the farming town that sits atop rich black-soil plains exceeded 35C every day in January, a record in New South Wales, beating the previous benchmark of 17 consecutive days.
Meteorologists believe it could near another record this week - seven successive days above 40C.
"We are sick of it," said Katrina Humphries, the mayor of the Moree Plains Shire Council. "Our son Robert and daughter-in-law Jacqueline moved back to Norfolk [in England] a couple of years ago because the heat here was so horrific.
"We slow down a lot though the middle of the day and look forward to the day when it cools down and we get some rain."
It's the very young, infirm and those over the age of 75 who are most risk from searing temperatures.
Heat-related illness, which can occur when body temperature exceeds 37.8C, includes dehydration, cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The consequences can be catastrophic, resulting in heart attacks, brain damage and death. Finding out exactly how the heat has killed an individual is often hard because many victims have pre-existing medical conditions, which can be exacerbated when it is very hot.
In early January, a Virgin Australia pilot died of dehydration and exhaustion while quad-biking in the Beerburrum State Forest, north of Brisbane. It was reported that 30-year old Matthew Hall's body temperature had reached 42C, which caused his organs to shut down. He died of critical heat stroke, two weeks before his wife was due to give birth to their first child.
More than 500 people die of heat stress across the nation each year, according to the Australia Medical Association. The symptoms of heat exhaustion include a rapid heart rate, headaches, nausea and fainting.
As the mercury climbs, spare a thought for those workers who have to endure roasting conditions on roofs, building sites or fuel depots, although they should be protected by strict health and safety laws.
"If it is 38C you are supposed to be not working," Tony Sheldon, the head of the Transport Workers Union, told the BBC. "There are a number of precautions that should be taken; hydration, proper clothing, rest periods. It is critical that people have those opportunities to get out of the heat and they have a legal right to do that."
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology defines a heatwave as "three days or more of high maximum and minimum temperatures that is unusual for that location".
Conservationists have argued that Australia's fabled alfresco lifestyle could be in jeopardy because more severe heat could restrict the amount of time people can safely spend outside. Scientists, too, believe that the world's driest inhabited continent is becoming hotter.
"There is clear evidence that heatwaves are intensifying in Australia. The overall trend in heatwaves is caused by global warming," said Andy Pitman, the director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System, a collaboration of various universities and research organisations.
"I was recently in southern Sicily and no-one was out and about in the extreme heat - activities took place in the morning and evening. One can imagine… problems for sports that take all day [cricket, for example]. There are also major economic risks - human productivity drops off in the heat, so construction is already at risk. Agriculture is threatened by extreme heat, too."
As the latest blanket of oppressive heat and humidity smothered Sydney, the city seemed to slip into slow-motion to cope, although there were some die-hard runners pounding the pavements.
"Ah, I'm not too bad, mate," said one man, his face lobster-red and shirt dripping with sweat. "Us Aussies grew up with it, so it is not a big deal."


Fast bowler Lasith Malinga is being investigated by Sri Lanka's cricket board after comparing the country's sports minister to a monkey.

Sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara told Sri Lanka's players they were too fat after they failed to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
Malinga, 33, responded by saying he did not care for criticism "from those who are simply warming chairs".
"What does a monkey know about a parrot's nesting hollow?" he added.
"This is like a monkey getting into a parrot's nest and talking about it."
Jayasekara said Malinga's comments were a breach of his contract with the country's cricket board.
"In my criticism of the appalling fitness levels of our players, I did not name Malinga, but he has chosen to put the hat on and attack me publicly," he added.
Malinga won the Indian Premier League title with the Mumbai Indians before the Champions Trophy, and missed Sri Lanka's high-altitude training.
Jayasekara spoke out after Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was dropped twice off the bowling of Malinga as Sri Lanka failed to progress from their Champions Trophy group.
"The typical body fat amounts for a cricketer should be about 16%, but most of our players have over 25%," he said.
"I want the results analysed and in future no-one will be included in a national squad if they are above 16%."


Swim Ireland chief Sarah Keane has been elected to succeed Pat Hickey as Olympic Council of Ireland president.

Keane received 29 votes, acting president Willie O'Brien got 12, and Basketball Ireland's Bernard O'Byrne won two votes.
The OCI election was required after previous president Pat Hickey stood down following 28 years in charge.
Hickey was arrested in Rio during last year's Olympics in an investigation into illegal ticket sales.
Dubliner Hickey, 71, was allowed to return home to Ireland in December on medical grounds after the the umbrella group for Olympic committees throughout the world agreed to pay his bail of just under £330,000.
Hickey, who was also president of the European Olympic committees before his arrest in Brazil last August, has said he is "totally innocent" of the charges levelled at him by the Brazilian police.
After Hickey stepped down from the role, OCI vice-president O'Brien, 68, became the organisation's acting president.
O'Brien, a close associate of Hickey's, was regarded as the continuity candidate. Swim Ireland chief executive Keane, 43, served on the OCI's council for two years and former Football Association of Ireland chief executive O'Byrne, 62, portrayed himself as the change candidate.
The OCI's 34 member federations and members of the governing body's council voted to choose Hickey's successor.
Earlier this week, Hickey released a statement saying he would have "no role" in Thursday's vote and that he would not be able to attend the gathering following a recent medical procedure on his heart.
Thursday's meeting at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin also heard that an independent review into the ticketing controversy at last year's events in Rio cost the OCI more than £765,000.
"Decisions were made that cost the OCI in excess of €800,000 and for most of those things there are no insurance," said the OCI's general secretary Dermot Henihan.
"There has been a lot of inaccurate speculation, people jumped to conclusions and it resulted in a lot of cost to the OCI."
Honorary treasurer Billy Kennedy later revealed that the independent review had cost €900,688 [£768,000] of which approximately €90,000 had been recovered from their insurers.
Henihan also paid tribute to Hickey's service to the OCI.
"The OCI under Pat Hickey has become a more professional organisation. When he started we were working off the kitchen table and going to members' houses for meetings.
"Pat cannot be here tonight because he has recently undergone an operation and as far as I am concerned he is a great part of the OCI and it will always be part of him. Thank you Pat for your efforts."
The new president said she felt "humbled and privileged" to have won the vote.
"I am grateful for the support and confidence shown to me by the Olympic sports federations and I look forward to working with them, the other newly elected officers and executive committee members to reform and rebuild the OCI after what has been a very difficult few months for the Olympic movement in Ireland," she added.


A campaign group has urged the rapid reopening of schools in three Ebola-hit West African states as some 5m children are being denied education.

Education had become "one of the first casualties of the crisis" in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, it added.
The "most marginalised" would bear the brunt of the crisis for generations to come if "safe schools" were not reopened, the group said.
Ebola was declared a health emergency after it was identified in March.
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma said the country still had only 406 beds, or less than one-third of the number required, to treat Ebola patients.
The UK has been heavily criticised by Sierra Leoneans for being slow in building a promised treatment centre.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 6,055 people have died of the deadly virus in the three states.
Schools were shut to reduce the risk of children becoming infected.
The Global Business Coalition for Education said reopening schools would not only give children an education, but it would also provide a "first line of defence in tracing and monitoring potential cases of Ebola".
Indications were that 54% of children were unlikely to return to the classroom if they were out of school for a year, its report, published in collaboration with A World at School, said.
"Being out of school can have a crippling impact for vulnerable children, especially girls who are more subject to high-risk situations, including pregnancy and early marriage," it added.
"The risk of child labour increases rapidly as contributing to the household economy becomes critical for families."
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama renewed calls on Tuesday for Congress to approve $6bn (Â£3.8bn) in emergency aid to fight the outbreak.
He made the plea as medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) again strongly criticised the international response.
It described it as patchy and slow, with the job of tackling the crisis largely left to doctors, nurses and charity organisations.
The MSF report said foreign governments - notably the UK in Sierra Leone and most recently China in Liberia - were continuing to build Ebola treatment centres.
But these were sometimes in the wrong places and using under-qualified local staff.
This week 250 Nigerian healthcare workers have been trained in Lagos ready for deployment to Ebola-hit countries as part of the African Union's efforts to help combat the epidemic.


The staunchly Catholic island of Malta has voted to legalise same-sex marriage.

Parliament agreed to amend Malta's marriage act, replacing words like "husband" and "wife" with the gender-neutral alternative "spouse".
It also replaced "mother" and "father" with "parent who gave birth" and "parent who did not give birth".
The change marks another major milestone for the island, which only introduced divorce in 2011.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat - who has made equality a top priority after being re-elected last month - said: "It's a historic vote. This shows that our democracy and society have  reached a level of maturity and we can now say that we are all equal."
Despite opposition from the Catholic Church, only one of Malta's 67 parliamentarians voted against the amendment.
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil tweeted: "By voting in favour in tonight's vote on #MarriageEquality @PNmalta was on the right side of history."
Outside parliament, the change was celebrated by hundreds who gathered in a square outside the prime minister's office for a party, organised by the Malta Gay Rights Movement.