Cars were forced off the road and factories closed in Beijing on Saturday after the city was once again blanketed by hazardous smog.

The government issued a level-four red alert on Friday - the most serious of a four-tier warning system.
The alert, the second in as many weeks, means schools have to close and half the vehicles banned.
The wave of smog is expected to cover the notoriously polluted city until Tuesday, due to a lack of strong winds.
Levels of PM2.5, the smallest and deadliest smog particles, rose as high as 303 micrograms a cubic metre in some parts of Beijing on Saturday, and could top 500 in coming days - more than 20 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization.
Data published by the US embassy in Beijing showed a high of 261 in the Chaoyang district in central Beijing in the early hours of Saturday morning, falling to 139 by mid-afternoon.
Beijing's Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center said the overall air quality was at 104. Some residents took to Weibo - China's version of Twitter - to say the smog was not as severe as they had been warned and complain about the driving restrictions.
China's government has faced criticism for not issuing severe smog warnings more often. The four-tier smog warning system was launched two years ago but Beijing had not issued a red alert until this month.
However, Beijing resident Ma Yunan said the government was now doing a "better job than before".
"In previous times, the government would not issue red alerts even when the haze was very serious," Ma Yunan told the Associated Press news agency.
"Now they are publishing alerts beforehand for us to get ourselves prepared and the alerts are accompanied with some measures."
Beijing's smog problem is largely blamed on coal burning power plants, industrial pollution and the booming number of cars. The city's geography worsens the problem because mountains on three sides trap smog.
Residents frequently don face masks for their day-to-day activities in an attempt to reduce the health risks. Studies suggest as many as 1.4 million in the country die early because the smog - nearly 4,000 per day.
China is the world's biggest carbon emitter but has said it plans to reduce hazardous emissions from coal-fired power plants by 50% over the next five years. However, overall emissions are expected to peak by about 2030 before starting to decline.


Manager Sam Allardyce says he is planning for next season with West Ham despite his contract at Upton Park expiring in the summer.

Media speculation has claimed Allardyce is set to leave, with Marseille boss Marcelo Bielsa among those reportedly lined up to replace him.
"I don't know I am going to be here next season," admitted Allardyce.
"But when you're contracted to a club, you do the job. One of those roles is to plan for next season"
In May, West Ham's owners set Allardyce a target of a top-10 finish this season, along with a more attractive attacking style after criticism from some of the club's fans.
With seven games of their current campaign remaining, the Hammers - who move into the Olympic Stadium for the start of the 2016-17 campaign - are ninth in the Premier League and have scored 41 goals.
They scored 45 goals in the 2012-13 season and 40 in 2013-14.
However, their form has dipped markedly in recent months with only two league wins since Christmas.
Allardyce has been at the club since June 2011, earning promotion from the Championship in his first season in charge and securing 10th and 13th-place finishes in the past two top-flight campaigns.


Wimbledon's famous Murray Mound has been changed back to Henman Hill on Google Maps.

The slope, which was unofficially named by fans, was altered as defending champion Andy Murray continued his bid to reach a third Wimbledon final.
It is understood the change was made by a member of the public on Google's Map Maker tool some time over the weekend.
The hill, where fans watch matches on a big screen, was renamed after Murray won his first Wimbledon title in 2013.
The location was originally labelled Henman Hill on Google Maps - after former British number one Tim Henman.
But it was changed to Murray Mound on 7 July 2013 - the same day the tennis star won Wimbledon.
It was added using Map Maker - a tool that lets people add features to Google Maps, such as local landmarks.
The tool also enables members of the public to alert Google Maps to how particular places should be labelled.
Murray beat South African Kevin Anderson on Monday and will next face Grigor Dimitrov in the last eight of the tournament.
The 27-year-old remains on course to defend his Wimbledon title - a feat achieved by only one other Briton, Fred Perry, in 1936.
The grassy slope, used by fans to get a good view of centre court at the All England Club where Wimbledon takes place, is officially named Aorangi Terrace.
The area north of the main tennis court was known as Aorangi Park after the club purchased the land in the 1960s, when it was leased to a New Zealand sports club.
The word Aorangi means "cloud in the sky".


New musical Only The Brave, based on the D-Day landings, opens in Cardiff on Monday.

It is the first musical to be produced by Wales Millennium Centre (WMC), which is normally used to hosting shows that tour from the West End.
It is the creation of Cowbridge songwriter Matthew Brind.
His previous work includes big musicals and TV shows like the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent.
This musical is the first to be produced by the WMC's creative team as they try to build a reputation for making original shows that may go on to tour the world.
It is a story of the heroism of D-Day on 6 June 1944.
This defining moment in World War Two has already been enshrined in TV series and Hollywood blockbusters.
Brind's interest came from his own family - his grandfather was on Sword Beach on D-Day.
"I really quizzed him and wanted to get all the gory details and it was quite difficult to get him to open up but he did," he said.
"Me and my cousins took him to Normandy to some of the places and it was an amazing experience, seeing how he reacted and how the French reacted to the veterans - there's a tremendous respect."
He said it had been an "incredible journey" and hoped it would be the start of more productions.
There is huge pressure to get it right and to show the Welsh team can compete alongside the West End musicals that normally stop here on their tours of the UK.
The cast list certainly has echoes of London's big shows - including some of the stars from Les Miserables and Mamma Mia.
Caroline Sheen - cousin of actor Michael Sheen - plays Joy Howard, wife of Maj John Howard, who led the operation.
"She's more a symbol of what women did during the war... it's about the emancipation of women, taking on jobs that men did and hoping it carried on after the war.
"The writers have been good about making sure the women's role is told too."
Neil McDermott - whose credits range from EastEnders to Shrek the Musical - plays Lt Denham Brotheridge - Maj Howard's right hand man and the first Allied soldier shot by enemy fire. He died of his wounds, aged 28.
Lt Brotheridge's daughter was born two weeks after his death and she is expected to come and watch the show.
McDermott said it was important to be as true to the real person as possible.
"He led the charge across Pegasus Bridge, he ran straight at a machine gunner and was involved in some pretty brave and selfless acts to ensure D-Day was successful," he said.
"I was aware what had happened and had seen films and come across novels but being cast to play a certain character you start researching it more.
"I've learnt how fortunate they were on the day, lots of things went their way - they were brave enough to dare to believe things could happen and exceptionally well prepared, highly-skilled, determined and well trained but overall very brave."
The auditorium is a familiar place for one of the musical's leading men, Neath-born David Thaxton, an Olivier award winner.
"My first professional job was the opening ceremony of this theatre - I was young, green and had two weeks off from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and had the best time," he said.
"So it's great to be part of their first creative output."
Only The Brave runs for a week but the reaction from audiences and critics will be crucial in deciding whether the WMC's ambition to produce world-class musicals can be realised.


Former Scottish Labour MP Tom Clarke has been awarded a papal knighthood by Pope Francis.

The 75-year-old served at Westminster from 1982 until last year's general election when he lost the Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill seat to the SNP.
He was also a culture minister in Tony Blair's administration.
Mr Clarke said he was "truly humbled and privileged" to receive the honour of Knight of St Gregory the Great from the Pope Francis.
He said: "Coming from Pope Francis, a man of great humanity and a staunch advocate of human rights, adds to my delight.
"I regard this as recognition of people not just of my own faith but of the many people of all traditions I have had the honour to serve."
Mr Clarke will receive the award from Bishop Toal, of the Diocese of Motherwell, at a Special Mass in St Augustine's Coatbridge on 1 September.
The former MP is expected to have an audience with the Pope at the Vatican at a later date.
Bishop Toal said Mr Clarke was "a most worthy recipient" of the Papal honour.
"Tom served as a Member of Parliament from 1982 until 2015," he said.
"Throughout all of that time Tom Clarke sought inspiration from his devout Catholic faith in determining how he should vote on a wide variety of parliamentary issues especially his work on disability rights, overseas development and the pro life cause."


HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made a request to access client files held by a Belfast law firm as part of its investigation into four KPMG partners.

The four men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with suspected tax evasion.
The Irish News reports HMRC has asked to see files held by C&H Jefferson. The firm says it is "complying with this request".
C&H Jefferson is not accused of any wrongdoing.
The four men arrested are Jon D'Arcy, Eamonn Donaghy, Arthur O'Brien and Paul Hollway, KPMG's most senior staff in Northern Ireland.
They have been placed on "administrative leave".
KPMG said it did not have "any indication" that the investigation related to the business of KPMG or its clients.
Aside from their KPMG roles, the four men are directors in a property investment company called JEAP Ltd.


Asian shares were higher despite news of a deeper-than-expected recession in Japan and China's trade data coming in below expectations.

Revised economic data on Monday showed that Japan's recession was deeper than originally estimated.
China's exports and imports in November both failed to meet market forecasts, highlighting a slowing economy.
Despite the disappointing figures, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed up 0.1% at 17,935.64 points.
That marked its highest finish since July 2007.
The dollar was steady at 121.51 yen after touching a new seven-year high of 121.86.
In China, shares headed higher as investors hoped that the weak trade data would lead the government to approve extra stimulus measures.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index ended up 45.03 points at 24,047.67, while the Shanghai Composite rose 82.61 points, or 2.8%, to 3,020.26.
Australian shares closed at one-week high with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 up 0.7% at 5,372.7.
Shares of national carrier Qantas jumped nearly 14% after the airline said it expected to report its best first-half profit since 2010, thanks to a faster-than-anticipated turnaround from 2013's record loss.
It predicts underlying first-half profit will be between A$300m ($249m; Â£160m) and A$350m.
In South Korea, shares extended losses following the trade data from China, which is its key export market.
The benchmark Kospi index closed down 0.4% at 1,978.95.


Concerns that a statue of Lady Thatcher may be vandalised should not stop it going ahead, Theresa May has said.

Those behind the bronze "life size and-a-half" statue, created by the sculptor Douglas Jennings want it to go up in Parliament Square.
But there have been a series of objections, including the possibility it could be vandalised and that it does not have the Thatcher family's backing.
The Parliamentary Estate has also objected to the proposal.
It has pointed out there is already a statue of Lady Thatcher in the Commons and that Westminster Council's own planning guidelines state Parliament Square - home to 11 statues - is within the "monument saturation zone, considered unsuitable for new memorials" and that statues should adhere to a rule that they do not go up within 10 years of the subject's death.
A local conservation group, the Thorney Island Society, has commented on the application, saying the 10-year-rule should be adhered to, despite the fact a statue to Nelson Mandela was put up before his death.
The group said: "While Lady Thatcher was also widely respected it cannot be said that she was uncontroversial in this country.
"There is a strong case for the ten-year rule to be respected - there should be a decent interval before permanent statues are erected, especially when they are controversial enough to risk vandalism."
The society adds: "We understand that Lady Thatcher's daughter dislikes the statue."
The Thatcher family has been contacted for a comment.
Asked about reports that the statue had effectively been blocked over concerns about vandalism, Mrs May told the BBC: "I understand there are a number of issues that have been raised around the statue. What I'm very clear about is there should be no suggestion that the threat of vandalism should stop a statue of Margaret Thatcher from being put up."
At a briefing later, her spokesman said it was a decision for Westminster Council but added that "statues are a key part of this country's heritage" and those in Parliament Square were an "important reminder of people who've played a key role in this country's history".
The statue proposal has yet to go before a planning committee and even if it was granted permission - it would then have to get the approval of the Royal Parks, which manages the Parliament Square site.
The Royal Parks has objected to the application.
A spokesman said: "Numerous times we have requested assurances from the applicant that they have approval from the family for the statue. To date we have not had those assurances."
Lady Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister from 1979 until 1990, died on 8 April 2013, following a stroke, at the age of 87.
The Public Memorials Appeal Trust - a charity which has raised the money to erect the statue - said it was chosen to portray the former PM in her state robes, "her most dignified attire," with "a resolute posture looking towards the Houses of Parliament, with a stern gaze slightly rightwards, akin with her political leanings".
Its preferred site for the statue and stone plinth is on the west side of Parliament Square, on Canning Green, between the existing statues of former prime minister George Canning and Abraham Lincoln - two of 11 statues in the square.
In April it was announced that the suffragist Dame Millicent Fawcett would become the first woman to be honoured with a statue in the square.
Other statues of Lady Thatcher include one by sculptor Antony Dufort, in the members' lobby of the House of Commons, unveiled in 2007, and a bronze bust in a museum in her home town of Grantham.
In 2002 a protester decapitated a Â£150,000 Italian marble statue of Lady Thatcher at London's Guildhall Library and the statue of another former PM, Sir Winston Churchill, has occasionally been the target of vandalism in Parliament Square, the site of many protests over the years.


A Dutch teacher has won the chance of a lifetime - to sleep under the gaze of The Night Watch.

Stefan Kasper became the first person, apart from the odd security guard, to spend a night alone with Rembrandt's masterpiece at Amsterdam's world famous Rijksmuseum this week.
And all Mr Kasper had to do to win the amazing prize was be the 10 millionth visitor to the museum since its reopening in 2013.
He described the experience as "magic".
"I still can't believe it," he told AFP news agency.  "I discovered characters that I have never seen before. They came to life in front of me. It's an experience that is forever etched in my memory."
The Night Watch is one of the country's most important artworks, with museum director Taco Dibbits describing it as "among the treasures of the Netherlands".
However, Mr Kasper - who was visiting with students from a school just outside the Dutch capital when he purchased the golden ticket - was not just gazing at the painting all night. He was also treated to gazpacho soup and a cheek of beef, made especially for him by Joris Bijdendijk, chef at the Michelin-star RIJKS restaurant.
What's more, he got to walk around the museum, which underwent a 10-year-renovation before reopening four years ago, in just his socks - and of course take a few selfies.
"There were no guards, or they were very well hidden," he added.


Scientists say too many parents are causing a pollution problem when they drop off and pick up their kids at school.

30 June 2017 Last updated at 16:59 BST
They say it's because they leave their engine running while waiting near the school gates and they are worried it is bad for people's health.
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The prospect of a bid by Ireland to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup has moved a step closer with the setting up of a cross-border working group.

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The working group will comprise key bodies associated with preparing a bid.
The Irish government and the Northern Ireland Executive hope the move will lay the groundwork for a potential combined pitch to stage the tournament.
Ministers from Belfast and Dublin met in Armagh on Wednesday to discuss hosting the sport's showpiece event.
Stormont sports minister Caral Ni Chuilin and tourism minister Arlene Foster held talks with counterparts in the Republic's tourism and sports departments Leo Varadkar and Michael Ring.
The agreed working group will report back to both governments in a few months and Ministers will then consider how to move forward to submit a formal application to host the competition.
"The island of Ireland has a lot to offer the global rugby family and there would be a lot of benefits to be gained by hosting such a prestigious event," said Minister Ni Chilin.
"The (Stormont) Executive is investing £110m in upgrading stadiums in Belfast which includes the redevelopment of Ravenhill (the home of Ulster Rugby).
"While we would have world class venues to host the Rugby World Cup, there is a lot of work required to get us into a position to make a successful bid."
Mr Ring said the Rugby World Cup was potentially the biggest sporting event Ireland could stage.
"An event of this scale would not only have a great benefit for rugby but would also raise the profile of what sport can do for the country," he said.
"We all witnessed the massive boost to the national mood that was provided by the London Olympics.
"The Rugby World Cup is probably the largest event we could ever host on our own on the island and I would hope it would have a similar impact here.
"Sport is a great unifier, it brings people together and large events like this can also bring about a great sense of pride."
The ambitious bid would see matches played on both sides of the Irish border, taking in both rugby union and gaelic games venues.
Ireland has been mulling over the idea for over a year, with the backing of the Irish Rugby Football Union, in the hope of replicating the successful 2011 New Zealand event.


A police officer accused of failing to protect a disabled man before he was brutally murdered bore "no animosity" towards him, a court has heard.

Bijan Ebrahimi, 44, was killed in a vigilante attack in 2013 after false accusations of being a paedophile.
PC Kevin Duffy, 52, told Bristol Crown Court he felt Mr Ebrahimi sometimes wanted to use complaints as "ammunition" against the council.
Mr Duffy denies a charge of misconduct in public office.
Mr Ebrahimi was beaten to death and his body was set on fire by neighbour Lee James, who was later sentenced to life in prison.
The trial heard PC Duffy, who joined Avon and Somerset Police in 2005, had been investigating complaints concerning Mr Ebrahimi since 2007.
The investigations included a complaint of harassment in 2007, claims of racial assault and racial harassment in 2009, a report of a threat to kill in 2010 and a report of a ball being thrown to break one of his plant pots in 2011.
The officer replied "no" when asked by his defence lawyer - Ian Stern QC - whether he had "any deep-seated animosity" towards Mr Ebrahimi.
He told the court he had dealt with the Iranian national "in a professional way".
A police log, written by Duffy and read out to the court, said Mr Ebrahimi had "a history of making spurious complaints against his neighbours".
On one occasion in July 2013, PC Henrietta Staveley-Brown warned Mr Duffy that neighbours were heading to "dangerous ground that could bring on vigilante-type issues".
Mr Duffy told the court he could have arranged for officers to visit Mr Ebrahimi and his neighbours if there was "an imminent risk".
Three others also deny a charge of misconduct in public office - PC Leanne Winter, 38, PC Helen Harris, 40, and PCSO Andrew Passmore, 55.
The trial at Bristol Crown Court continues.


An Easter egg package containing a notorious Devon monks' brew has been branded "highly irresponsible".

The package is being sold by an off-licence in Northern Ireland with a miniature 5cl Buckfast bottle.
Stewart Wilson, of Buckfast bottlers J Chandler, told BBC News it was nothing to do with the company, adding: "It's an unofficial product and we oppose the actions of the individual."
Off-licence D-Bees, in Lurgan, Co Armagh, was unavailable for comment.
"It's highly irresponsible given the nature of a confectionary product that's mainly given to children," added Mr Wilson.
He said the package, which also contains a branded lighter, was a "breach of trademark and we are taking measures to get the sale of the product stopped immediately.
"I have never known an Easter egg to be sold with a lighter so there are safety concerns as well," he added.
More on the Easter egg row, plus more Devon and Cornwall news
Buckfast Tonic Wine has been made by Benedictine monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon for almost 100 years and is particularly popular in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
D-Bees owner Derek Brennan, who has promoted novel "Bucky" products in the past, has said the idea grew out of the shop's "massively successful" Christmas and Valentine's hampers.
It has been reported he took 2,000 orders in 24 hours for the novelty egg.
A Scottish sheriff said last year there was a "very definite association between Buckfast and violence".
It has an alcohol content of 15% and the caffeine equivalent of about four coffees per 75cl bottle.
It is frequently linked to violence and anti-social behaviour and in Scotland has nicknames like "wreck the hoose juice" and "commotion lotion".
In 2015, the Scottish Prison Service found 43.4% of inmates had consumed Buckfast before their last offence, despite it accounting for less than 1% of total alcohol sales nationally.
No-one from the abbey was available for comment.


A beautiful sunny day greeted the first Saturday of the English Football League season, just 68 days after the 2015-16 campaign came to a close with the League Two play-off final at Wembley.

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Relegated Norwich City recorded an emphatic 4-1 win at Blackburn to go top of the Championship, while Millwall and Luton rose to the summit of the fledgling League One and League Two tables respectively.
Here, BBC Sport rounds up five pieces of action you may have missed from the first round of EFL fixtures.
Every player dreams of netting on their debut - but Ipswich Town's Grant Ward must be pinching himself following his first appearance for the Tractor Boys.
The 21-year-old winger moved to Portman Road on Monday from Tottenham Hotspur and had to settle for a place on the bench against Barnsley.
Introduced at half-time, Ward scored with his first touch after just 39 seconds to put Ipswich 1-0 up.
After the Tykes had equalised, Ward put Town back ahead with his second just after the hour mark, before completing his hat-trick with a low drive six minutes before full-time.
Bagging three goals on debut in a 4-2 win is not a bad way to introduce yourself to a new set of fans.
Ched Evans made his first professional appearance for over four years on Saturday after joining Chesterfield this summer.
The 27-year-old was sent to prison in 2012, but had his rape conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in April.
Evans, who has always denied the charges against him, faces a retrial in October but signed a one-year deal with the Spireites in June.
The Welshman started their League One fixture at Oxford and overcame the jeers of the U's supporters to score the equaliser from a second-half free-kick as the game ended 1-1.
Evans, who netted 35 goals for Sheffield United in 2011-12, has now scored 11 goals in his last eight club appearances.
A new campaign means two new arrivals from the National League, and this season Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town are back in the EFL.
The Robins got off to the worst possible start at home to Leyton Orient, conceding the first goal of the afternoon inside four minutes.
However, Gary Johnson's side fought back and substitute Billy Waters rescued a point with 14 minutes remaining.
Grimsby's return to the League was more impressive as the Mariners recorded a 2-0 win over Morecambe at Blundell Park.
Kayden Jackson put the hosts ahead early on and a free-kick from Ben Davies doubled their lead. Not even a red card for Josh Gowling with 19 minutes left could spoil their day in front of over 6,000 supporters in Cleethorpes.
The transfer window proves to be a hive of activity for clubs in League One and League Two, but nobody has topped Crawley Town for signings this summer.
The Reds have brought in 17 new players since the end of last season, and included eight debutants in their starting XI for their League Two opener against Wycombe Wanderers.
It did not seem to affect the West Sussex club though, as skipper Jimmy Smith struck the only goal to give Dermot Drummy a first win as Crawley head coach.
Drummy handed two other players their debuts from the bench late on, while new Chairboys striker Adebayo Akinfenwa was unable make an impact as a substitute.
Reading staged a tribute to former academy coach Eamonn Dolan ahead of their Championship match against Preston.
The Irishman, who passed away aged 48 in June after a battle with cancer, had a stand at the Madejski Stadium officially named after him before kick-off.
Dolan's nine-year-old son Seamus led the teams out and there was a minute's applause ahead of the match, which Reading went on to win 1-0.
Dolan brought 32 players through the youth academy to make their debuts for the Royals during more than a decade with the Berkshire club.
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The political journey of the leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice has been from a stalwart of the Democratic Unionist Party to that party's arch critic.

Born in Crossgar, County Down, in 1953 to a farming family, Jim Allister began his career with the DUP in 1971, but left to return to a career as a barrister after disagreeing with party policy.
Mr Allister famously fell out with the then DUP leader Ian Paisley in 1987 when he was not allowed to stand in the general election in East Antrim because of a unionist electoral pact.
Peter Robinson subsequently brought Mr Allister out of self-imposed political exile to contest the European election for the DUP in 2004.
He topped the poll, exceeding even Mr Paisley's percentage share of the vote, if not the number of votes cast.
But Mr Allister quit the DUP again in 2007, this time over his dislike of power-sharing with Sinn FÃ©in.
But rather than return to his other job as a barrister, he held onto his European seat and formed a new party, the Traditional Unionist Voice, as a vehicle to drive his opposition to the Stormont executive.
Politically, one of his finest moments came in the Dromore council by-election in February 2008 when his party made its electoral debut, gathering 739 votes and effectively depriving the DUP of the seat.
He lost his European seat in the 2009 election but, as a North Antrim assembly member, has continued to make outspoken attacks on the DUP and Sinn FÃ©in.
In 2013, Mr Allister succeeded in getting a private members' bill passed preventing anyone with a serious criminal conviction being appointed as a Stormont special adviser.
In October 2014, Mr Allister was barred from speaking in the assembly for a month due to a clash with a deputy speaker.
The TUV leader was told his behaviour towards Ulster Unionist Roy Beggs was "among the worst the assembly had seen".
He strongly opposed the Fresh Start agreement last November, calling it an insult to victims.


Matt Scott believes the return to fitness of "nerveless" fellow Scotland centre Mark Bennett can give the hosts an attacking edge against England.

Bennett plays in the Six Nations opener after shaking off a shoulder injury.
"Mark is a terrific game-breaker, which is what you need at this level. It's a great boost that he's fit," Scott said.
"He is laid-back, you wouldn't think he hasn't played for a while. He hasn't shown any nerves, he's confident. I'm looking forward to playing with him."
Bennett, who has scored six tries in his 13 Tests, was injured in Glasgow Warriors' European Champions Cup defeat by Racing 92 on 9 January.
Initial scans suggested the 23-year-old might be out for up to eight weeks, but he has made a swift recovery to face England four weeks later.
"There was a point last week where I was the only fit centre training, which is extremely unusual because it is usually me on the physio bed," joked Scott.
Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne and Richie Vernon have suffered injuries, while Duncan Taylor - named among the replacements for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash - will undergo a late fitness test on a back problem on Friday.
"But Mark has come through well," said Scott. "Hopefully I can put him through a few gaps and let him run some tries in."
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Scott, who will win his 34th cap on Saturday, will link up with Bennett for a sixth time from the start for Scotland.
The Edinburgh man's return in place of the injured Horne is one of only two changes - John Barclay for Blair Cowan is the other - to the side beaten by Australia in their World Cup quarter-final in October.
Scott, 25, believes that continuity could be an advantage for Vern Cotter's side against an England team playing their first game under new coach Eddie Jones.
"We have had Vern as head coach for a decent period of time now," he said. "We know exactly what he expects and the style of play he wants.
"I know what it is like when you get a new coach in - sometimes it is hard for things to run smoothly from the off.
"But sometimes players get a new lease of life and are rejuvenated by a change of personnel.
"So we have to be extremely wary of England coming out and looking to get their big strike runners into the game.
"We have to be prepared for anything that comes our way on Saturday.
"The punters are right to expect a lot from us. We are aware of that pressure, but we can't go in with it burdening us.
"We have to take the shackles off and play the game we have been practising for the last 12 months."


The views of JCB, one of the UK's biggest manufacturers, are widely seen to carry weight among ministers, because its owners, the Bamford family, are one of the Tory Party's top donors.

And as a British exporting success, what it says on how to win in export markets should probably be heard more widely (and see more on this from my colleague Kamal Ahmed).
Which is why its view is so striking, that the UK should vote to leave the EU, unless the prime minister secures a reduction in EU red tape on British business.
Because there is no evidence that David Cameron has a UK opt-out from business red tape on his shopping list when he visits Berlin, Paris and Brussels.
According to senior members of the government, the big things he is looking for are:
The noises out of European capitals suggest it is moot whether he and his main negotiator, George Osborne, will get all or any of these - though it is also clear that no leader wants to bundle the UK towards the exit.
But there is no suggestion that Cameron and Osborne are looking for an opt-out for British business from EU regulatory requirements.
To be clear, the single-market voting protection they want is to prevent the eurozone discriminating against non-members of the euro such as the UK when determining the rules of EU markets.
But if the UK gets the kind of "double-majority" voting system for the single market that it secured at the end of 2012 for banking regulation, that is not a bulwark against red tape, just a protection against red tape that is perceived to be disproportionately harmful to euro "outs".
In fact, Osborne and Cameron might take the precise opposite view of JCB - that one reason to stay in the EU is to keep up the British fight against burdensome and over-the-top business rules,
And when I talk to German officials, the reason they normally cite for wishing and hoping that the UK doesn't take the one-way ferry out of the EU is that they don't want to lose the UK's liberal-market advocacy in EU debates.
Probably what matters more about JCB's intervention is the other point it makes, which is that - in its view - British exporters would cope perfectly well if the UK struck out on its own.
In other words, the rattle of JCB's machinery is music to UKIP and the sceptic wing of the Tories.
But it is headache-inducing cacophony for Cameron and Osborne - because they are acutely aware that very big international businesses based in Britain, some of them British, some foreign, take a view that is diametrically opposed to JCB.
For them, seamless access to EU customers - and those in countries where the EU has negotiated bilateral trade agreements - is one of the big reasons they are based in Britain and invest in Britain.
It is why when I asked the Bank of England's governor Mark Carney on Wednesday whether the uncertainty about Britain's future membership of the EU could on its own have a negative impact on our economy, he acknowledged that it could - in that there is a risk of an investment hiatus, pending the referendum result.
Perhaps what JCB's intervention shows more than anything else is that expectations of what Osborne and Cameron can and should try to achieve in their EU negotiations are all over the shop.


For the second time in as many weeks, the prime minister had to respond to a terror attack that had killed innocent people, struck down while enjoying themselves.

But Theresa May's address this morning was without question a much higher voltage performance, with a bold claim, "enough is enough", and a closing promise to take on our "enemies".
It may not have been officially a campaigning speech, but it was intensely political.
Events of the past 24 hours have changed the backdrop of the closing stages of this election campaign, and will shape the tenor of the last few days, the statements by politicians, and the questions asked of them.
What did, however, Theresa May actually mean? Was her pointed speech any more than campaign rhetoric?
It is clear that prime minister wants to pursue new policies to address the terror threat if re-elected.
The Tory manifesto had already promised to consider new criminal offences to address extremism, potentially increasing the length of prison sentences for lesser offences involved in spreading extremism rather than committing acts of terror themselves.
They also plan, if back in government, to set up a commission to counter extremism, to define and root it out. Theresa May compares the effort needed to combat its ideas to the fight over decades that made racism less and less and less acceptable.
It's also surely possible, if she wins a decent majority, that she might return to some of the ideas that she put forward as home secretary that never made it to the statute book.
In a similarly strongly worded speech back in 2015, she warned terrorists, "the game is up".
As home secretary then she planned new more controversial powers, like banning orders, for groups who promote extremism, or closure orders, powers to shut down premises if they were used by extremists.
But those proposals were widely criticised, described as "criminalising people for thinking bad thoughts".
A Westminster committee found the government had "not been able to demonstrate a significant gap in the framework" of the law, that new laws were required to fill.
Ministers struggled to agree a definition of extremism, delaying the bill again and again. Ultimately, and ironically given her speech today, the Counter Terrorism Bill was dropped because Theresa May called the election.
After these recent attacks however, it is clear in the mind of Number 10 that the circumstances have changed, and as the threat intensifies, so the government response must evolve.
The simple reason? The number of plots are multiplying, many more than when Theresa May first set out those plans.
A Whitehall source said we now face them on an "unprecedented scale".
Between the attack on Lee Rigby in 2013 and March 2017, Whitehall sources say 13 plots were foiled.
Between March 2017 and now, there have been three plots that have got through - in Westminster, Manchester and London Bridge, and a further five have been foiled. Thirteen plots over four years, followed by eight plots in 70 days.
Voters choose their political parties for all sorts of different reasons.
But as this strange election hurtles towards its close, the demand of who can keep the country safe is firmly on the table.
For Theresa May that doesn't just mean questions over how she would counter extremism if she stays in power.
But she faces criticism too over the Tories' record on squeezing money for the police.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has repeated his promise to reverse the cuts and slammed the Tories tonight, warning the government could not "protect the public on the cheap".
He also tried to counter perceptions that he is soft on security, including his earlier stance on shoot to kill, which he questioned days after the Paris attack at the Bataclan.
He said, if he were prime minister he would take "whatever action is necessary and effective" to protect the public.
After a brief pause, the election campaign is well and truly back, even with a more subdued tone, and with security as its subject.
If re-elected, Theresa May could find a more willing Parliament to resuscitate her plans to tackle extremism.
But just as her victory is far from guaranteed, neither is a better reception for ideas that previously found too little support.


A John McGinn strike 16 minutes from time put Hibs into the League Cup final after a terrific tussle with St Johnstone at Tynecastle.

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Hibs had taken the lead just before the half hour with a controversial penalty duly put away by Jason Cummings.
Tommy Wright's team responded four minutes later when Joe Shaughnessy headed an equaliser.
McGinn's low drive from distance settled the game and set up a meeting with either Celtic or Ross County.
It was a lead the Edinburgh side deserved and maintained thanks to a fine late save by Mark Oxley from another Shaughnessy header.
This was a semi-final played out in biting cold, rain and occasional snow. For all that, it was an absorbing clash of Championship versus Premiership, of a Hibs side on a great run and a St Johnstone side who came into this on a poor run of no wins from their previous six games.
Hibs were without the injured Anthony Stokes - a minor back strain kept him out - but they went in front when Liam Henderson cut across Chris Millar, drawing a tentative challenge. There was contact, but how much contact was debatable.
Saints thought it was a minimal and protested vehemently when referee Steven McLean awarded the penalty. Cummings calmly rolled it in and Hibs were on their way.
Their glee was brief, their advantage wiped out in quick order. When David Wotherspoon swung in a cross from the right, Shaughnessy angled a superb header into the top corner.
You could not say Hibs took control from there, but most of the clever football came from the Championship side and most of the big performers wore green instead of blue.
Across the midfield, the Edinburgh side were sharp and slick.
McGinn was excellent in an attacking sense and Dylan McGeouch was a rock behind them. Henderson played powerfully and Fraser Fyvie was decent also.
Saints have character, though. At the beginning of the second half they rattled Hibs' crossbar from a Simon Lappin free-kick and never looked beaten even when McGinn rifled home to give Alan Stubbs' team the lead again.
It was deserved, you have to say. Cummings and Chris Dagnall had gone close, as had Henderson. McGinn's goal was coming and well-earned.
Hibs made more chances - Dagnall again, then McGinn's delicious turn and run caused more trouble for the Saints defence.
The Perth side finished strongly, not decisively. Shaughnessy's header was tipped away by Oxley, then an ineffective Michael O'Halloran drove over from a decent position.
Stubbs has worked wonders with this Hibs side since the dog days of relegation in 2014. Their world has turned since then.


Cristiano Ronaldo must accept that sometimes he will be substituted, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says.

Ronaldo looked unhappy after being taken off 18 minutes from the end of Real's 2-2 La Liga draw at Las Palmas on Saturday.
"I know he always wants to play and always wants to stay on the field," said Real coach Zidane.
"But I also have to think about the players and for me it was best to rest and think about Tuesday."
On Tuesday, Champions League holders Real Madrid are away to Borussia Dortmund, who also won their opening Group F match in this season's competition.
Ronaldo missed a couple of chances against Las Palmas as the La Liga leaders dropped points for the second successive game after conceding an 84th-minute equaliser.
The 31-year-old has scored twice in four appearances for Real this season, having missed their opening two La Liga games as he recovered from a knee injury sustained during Portugal's Euro 2016 final win over France.
Ronaldo, the three-time world player of the year, has rarely been replaced during games in his seven years at Real.
But Zidane, who took over as coach in January 2016, warned it may happen again.
He added: "I have to take him off sometimes and tonight we did it. That isn't going to change what we are going to continue to do."


Two people are confirmed to have died after a fishing boat went down off the Western Isles.

Another crew member from the vessel, which has been named locally as the Stornoway-registered Louisa, is missing.
One man was recovered from the water shortly after the alarm was raised at 03:45 and taken by helicopter to hospital.
The coastguard said at 14:45 that the search had been scaled back.
The operation was in an area of sea close to the island of Mingulay, where a signal from a distress beacon was located.
Coastguard helicopters from Stornoway and Prestwick took part, along with the Barra RNLI lifeboat.
Mark Rodaway of UK Coastguard said: "Despite an intensive search including the helicopters, lifeboat and other fishing vessels in the area, we have been unable to locate the missing fisherman. Our thoughts are with all those involved"
Ch Insp Alastair Garrow, of Police Scotland, said: "At this time we can confirm that the bodies of two men have been recovered. A third man was rescued and was taken to hospital at Stornoway. He is not seriously injured.
"A fourth man was on the boat and is still missing. The next of kin of all the men have been informed.
"An investigation will be carried out in parallel with the police and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
He added: "This has been a tragic incident which will impact on the local community. Our thoughts are with the families affected."


Justin Gatlin became the fifth-fastest 200m runner in history as he won Sunday's final at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

The 33-year-old American, who has served two doping bans, recorded a time of 19.57 seconds in Oregon.
It bettered the 19.68 secs he ran in May which, at that stage, was the best in the world.
"I wanted to go out and make a statement, and that's what I did," Gatlin said.
Gatlin has been the dominant sprinter in 2015, having also achieved the quickest time in the 100m (9.74 secs).
He will go up against 100m and 200m world-record holder Usain Bolt in both events at August's World Championships in Beijing.
In a race run in a legal wind of 0.4 metres per second, Gatlin finished ahead of Isiah Young (19.93 secs) and Wallace Spearmon (20.10 secs) to record the joint-11th quickest 200m in history.


Greece has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2012, official figures from Eurostat show.

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in the first three months of the year after shrinking by 1.2% in the final quarter of 2016.
The figures come as Greek unions begin two days of industrial action against cuts to pensions and tax rises insisted on by creditors.
Greece is still struggling to secure a new bailout from international lenders.
Its government hopes the loan payment will be approved by a meeting of eurozone finance ministers on 22 May.
Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Markit, said Greece's return to recession was largely due to uncertainty over the bailout.
"Encouragingly, agreement between Greece and its lenders on reforms was agreed in early May," he said.
"With EU creditors now expected to finally sign off on Greece's latest injection of rescue cash, the European Commission expects growth to bounce back to 2.6% this year."
Greek ferries and news services were being disrupted on Tuesday as part of two days of industrial action to protest against a new round of austerity measures.
A 24-hour general strike planned on Wednesday is expected to disrupt transport and public services.
Eurostat said the European Union as a whole continued to grow in the first quarter, expanding by 2% compared with the same period last year.
In the eurozone, annual growth came in at 1.7%, with a 0.5% rise for the quarter compared with the last three months of 2016.
The fastest-growing economies were Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal, which expanded by 1% in the quarter.
Germany, the EU's biggest economy, posted a 0.6% expansion.


The rollout has begun for Britain's single biggest commercial space project.

The London-based Inmarsat company has launched the first spacecraft in what will be a new global telecommunications network for its on-the-move customers.
Inmarsat plans to launch up to three further spacecraft in its Ka-band Global Xpress (GX) system, representing an investment of £1bn ($1.6bn).
The initial I-5 F1 satellite was launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
Its Proton rocket left the pad at 18:12 local time (12:12 GMT) on Sunday for a flight that lasted over 15 hours.
Separation from the Proton's Breeze-M upper-stage on Monday (GMT) put the I-5 in a supersynchronous transfer orbit that runs out to 65,000km above the planet.
The Boeing-built, 6.1-tonne satellite must now use its own chemical and electric propulsion system to circularise this trajectory and move itself into a "stationary" position at 63 degrees East, some 36,000km above the Indian Ocean.
Inmarsat has become the dominant force in the so-called Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market.
Its principal customer base is the shipping sector, but the company also caters for any groups that need connectivity away from a fixed line.  These include oil and gas installations, the aviation sector, armed forces, aid agencies and NGOs in disaster areas, and TV news crews reporting from trouble zones.
Customers can use Inmarsat services to make phone calls, to transfer audio-visual material or simple data.
Traditionally, the company has served these customers using the L-band part of the radio spectrum. However, the new GX constellation will operate in the higher-frequency Ka-band, enabling much higher bandwidth connections - up to 50Mbps download, and 5Mbps upload.
"When we started thinking about this project five years ago, we'd come to the conclusion that you could not grow much further the L-band franchise - not in terms of revenue, but in terms of capacity," explained Ruy Pinto, Inmarsat's chief technical officer.
"We have hit the limits of all-you-can-eat high-data-rate packages in L-band; there simply isn't enough spectrum. Ka is the natural next step to deliver the types of packages our customers want," he told BBC News.
The I-5 satellites will not replace the existing Inmarsat L-band spacecraft; rather, they will augment them, and hopefully also drive new types of services.
Although Ka will accommodate higher data rates, its signals can become degraded in poor weather, and Inmarsat plans to switch customers seamlessly between the bands if some locations on the globe are experiencing particular difficulties.
"The physics of Ka allows higher throughput. It has had a vulnerability in the past because of its susceptibility to 'rain fade', to bad weather, but technology has largely taken care of this problem," added Inmarsat's Michele Franci.
"And for the maritime sector, where you might experience extreme weather, we offer a service onboard the ship where you have a router that is connected to the network management system and chooses Ka or L-band depending on the strength of the signal."
One key and fast-growing market likely to benefit from the introduction of the Global Xpress system is the aviation sector.
Inmarsat already provides mobile connectivity to enable airlines to offer on-board wifi for passengers. Ka should mean those passengers can do more on their laptops, tablets and smartphones while in the air.
Of all Inmarsat's revenue streams, this one is currently growing fastest - in double digits.
Three satellites, separated from each other by roughly 120 degrees, are required to complete the GX network. Inmarsat will launch the I-5 F2 and F3 models next year, with the aim of having 90% of services up and running by the end of 2014.
The company has also exercised an option to buy a fourth spacecraft from Boeing.
This additional platform will initially provide insurance against any failure in the first three, be that a loss on launch or a major malfunction in orbit. But the intention is certainly to put it in orbit at some point.
Richard Roithner from the space consultancy Euroconsult said the GX rollout was a big moment for Inmarsat.
He told the BBC: "With this trend towards the higher data-rate needs of customers, Inmarsat has increasingly faced competition from Fixed Satellite Service operators, such as Intelsat and SES with what is called VSAT in the Ku and C-band. This has taken away some high-end customers.
"These operators are all now thinking about their next-generation, high-throughput systems. And in the future, Intelsat will probably be the main competition with a system called Epic," he said.
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Staff at an Anglesey poultry plant have voted to reject changes to their working conditions in a move which would have saved 50 jobs.

They voted four to one to refuse proposals at the 2 Sisters factory at Llangefni where 270 jobs are under threat, including 170 agency staff.
Before the vote, Paddy McNaught from Unite union said it would have meant "staff making sacrifices" to save jobs.
Union officials are due to hold further talks with bosses on Friday.
If the company's proposal had been accepted, it was hoped there would be only a handful of compulsory redundancies, with 40 staff taking voluntary redundancy and agency workers being offered work elsewhere.
The company wanted to cut an entire production shift from its operation.


At least 34 people have been killed after a runaway bus veered into crowd in the Haitian city of Gonaives, officials say.

The vehicle first knocked over two pedestrians, killing one, French-language media report. The driver then tried to flee the scene.
He rammed the bus into a band of street musicians, leaving dozens dead, according to unconfirmed reports.
Gonaives is located 150km (90 miles) north of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The incident on Sunday left dozens of people injured, who were quickly transported to hospital by the emergency services.
Witnesses gathered at the scene became hostile after seeing the driver attempt to flee, which caused further deaths and injuries, AFP reports, adding that they then tried to set the vehicle alight.
"The people who were not victims of the accident tried to burn the bus with the passengers inside," said Faustin Joseph, a civic protection co-ordinator for the Artibonite region.
"The bus, the passengers and the driver were all placed into the care of the local authorities", he added.
The vehicle was travelling to Port-au-Prince when it crashed into a rara parade, a traditional street celebration involving local musicians, in Gonaives, Reuters news agency reports.
It was not immediately clear what caused it to veer off course.


Ian Hutchinson set the fastest Superbike practice speed of the week to become the first rider to lap at over 130mph at this year's Isle of Man TT.

The Yorkshireman took advantage of the perfect conditions on Tuesday to post a speed of 130.626 on his Tyco BMW.
John McGuinness, a 23-time winner, was second at 129.618 on his Honda.
Hutchinson, 36, heads the Superstock times to date with a lap of 128.723 on Tuesday, while Bruce Anstey is best of the Supersports with 124.508.
New Zealander Anstey's speed was marginally faster than the previous benchmark of 124.46 set by Bradford's Dean Harrison in Monday night's session.
Hutchinson (124.156) and Dunlop (124.053) lie third and fourth respectively in the overall Supersport leaderboard for the week.
Lincolnshire's Ivan Lintin tops the Lightweight class for Supertwins with 118.00 as he bids to repeat his success in that event last year.
In addition to Hutchinson and McGuinness, Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, Conor Cummins and Dean Harrison have now all posted speeds in excess of 129mph in the Superbike class.
Kiwi Anstey fell just short of that on Tuesday evening with a lap of 128.976 on his Padgett's prepared MotoGP-based Honda RC213V-S.
BMW-mounted Michael Rutter is second quickest in the Superstock class after recording 128.429 on Tuesday, ahead of Harrison, who set 128.044 in Monday's practice.
After setting the quickest time on Monday evening, John Holden and Andy Winkle again topped the sidecar leaderboard on Tuesday, improving their speed to 113.15mph.
Father and son team Ian and Carl Bell were only marginally slower at 112.98mph.
Practicing is scheduled to continue on Wednesday evening.


The Gambia is one of Africa's smallest countries and, unlike many of its west Africa neighbours, has enjoyed long spells of stability since independence.

President Yahya Jammeh ruled the country with an iron fist after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1994. His 22-year rule appeared to come to an end in 2016 when he was defeated in a shock election result by the main opposition candidate, Adama Barrow, but Mr Jammeh declared a state of emergency and refused to step down.
Stability has not translated into prosperity. Despite the presence of the Gambia River, which runs through the middle of the country, only one-sixth of the land is arable and poor soil quality has led to the predominance of one crop - peanuts.
Tourism is an important source of foreign exchange, as is the money sent home by Gambians living abroad. Most visitors are drawn to the resorts that occupy a stretch of the Atlantic coast.
Population 1.8 million
Area 11,295 sq km (4,361 sq miles)
Languages English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
Major religions Islam, Christianity
Life expectancy 58 years (men), 60 years (women)
Currency dalasi
President: Adama Barrow
Adama Barrow defeated longtime President Yahya Jammeh in a shock election result in December 2016.
Mr Barrow, a property developer, ended Yahya Jammeh's 22-year authoritarian rule by winning more than 45%  of the vote.
A member of the United Democratic Party, during his election campaign Mr Barrow pledged to revive the country's economy.When Mr Jammeh refused to step down, Adama Barrow took the oath of office at the Gambian embassy in neighbouring Senegal.
Outgoing president: Yahya Jammeh
Yahya Jammeh seized power in 1994 as a young army lieutenant.
He won four largely criticised multi-party elections and faced down several coup attempts before suffering a shock election defeat at the hands of opposition candidate Adama Barrow in 2016. He refused to step down, and declared a state of emergency. Regional states ordered him to quit office or face military intervention.
A controversial leader throughout his tenure in office, he raised eyebrows early in 2007 when he claimed that he could cure AIDS with herbs and bananas.
Mr Jammeh's government has been criticised by international rights groups for its attitude to civil liberties, especially ahead of the December 2016 presidential election.
He called homosexuals ''vermin'' in 2014 and said the government would deal with them as it would malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
A "pervasive climate of fear" forces most journalists to practice self-censorship or flee the country, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The law provides for jail terms for libel or sedition. Freedom House notes that journalists are regularly arrested on "flimsy and superficial" charges.
State-run Radio Gambia broadcasts tightly-controlled news, which is relayed by private radio stations. Radio France Internationale is available on FM in Banjul.
The government operates the only national TV station and blocks critical websites.
Many news websites and blogs are based overseas and some are run by exiled journalists, according to Freedom House.
Some key dates in Gambia's history:
1889 - Present boundaries of The Gambia set by agreement between Britain and France; five years later it becomes a British protectorate until its independence in 1965.
1982 - The Gambia and Senegal form a loose confederation called Senegambia, which collapses in 1989.
1994 - Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh takes over the country in a coup. He is elected president two years later in a vote that three major political parties were barred from taking part in. He goes on to win three more elections and defeat several coup attempts.
2013 - President Jammeh announces Gambia's withdrawal from the Commonwealth, describing it as a "neo-colonial institution". Critics say the move was prompted by wide-spread international condemnation over the government's human rights violations.
2015 - President Jammeh declares the country an Islamic republic to break from the country's "colonial legacy".
2016 - President Jammeh's 22-year-rule seems to draw to close after shock election defeat by Adama Barrow.


Wes Thomas and Chris Maguire secured Oxford a deserved win as Bolton's recent problems continued at the Macron Stadium.

The U's struck twice in the last nine minutes to register their first away win since promotion from League Two.
Bolton have now failed to score in their last four matches and have not won a game since Phil Parkinson was named manager of the month for August.
Second best for most of the afternoon, Wanderers failed to seriously test goalkeeper Simon Eastwood despite using six different strikers during the course of the game.
Oxford shaded a dull first half, with Maguire forcing Mark Howard into a scrambling save early on.
Bolton picked up briefly after the break as Charlie Raglan headed Zach Clough's cross from under his own crossbar.
But it was Oxford who made the running late on, Kane Hemmings firing at Howard, who then denied sub Alex MacDonald with another snap shot.
Thomas became the first player other than Hemmings to score away from home for the U's this season with nine minutes left.
And Maguire added insult to injury in the final minute, tapping into an empty net after Howard had palmed away Hemmings' stinging shot.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 2.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 2.
Goal!  Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 2. Chris Maguire (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wes Thomas (Oxford United).
Foul by Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers).
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Philip Edwards.
Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!  Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 1. Wes Thomas (Oxford United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander MacDonald.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Dean Moxey.
Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Philip Edwards (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Mark Howard.
Attempt saved. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jamie Proctor replaces Gary Madine.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Sammy Ameobi replaces James Henry.
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Keshi Anderson replaces Zach Clough.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Substitution, Oxford United. Wes Thomas replaces Joe Rothwell.
Corner,  Oxford United. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
Liam Trotter (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Trotter (Bolton Wanderers).
Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
John Lundstram (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Lundstram (Oxford United).
Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United).
Corner,  Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 0.
Substitution, Oxford United. Alexander MacDonald replaces Marvin Johnson.
First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Oxford United 0.
Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.


The Royal Navy's HMS Gannet search and rescue helicopter service in Scotland has been officially replaced by a civilian-run team at Prestwick Airport.

Bristow Helicopters is operating the service from a new Â£7m base.
It was awarded the contract to run all 10 UK bases after a decision to privatise search and rescue in 2013.
HMS Gannet covered an area from Ben Nevis in the north, the Lake District to the south, east to Edinburgh and the Atlantic to the west of Ireland.
Samantha Willenbacher, Bristow Helicopter's director of UK search and rescue services, said some of the key personnel from the Royal Navy operation would be part of the new team.
"We've actually got a lot of the crews from Gannet that have been providing the search and rescue service, so, we actually have a lot of that experience that has transferred over to us," she said.
"We've also got a huge amount of experience within the crews that we operate as well.
"While the colours of the helicopter might be different in the local area, the level of service that local citizens in this area receive, there'll be no change at all."
Bristow Helicopters will operate 10 search and rescue helicopter bases in the UK on behalf of HM Coastguard, a section of the  Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
The UK firm was awarded a 10-year UK contract by the Department for Transport, in March 2013, following the decision to privatise the service.
The first of the bases operated by Bristow, including Inverness, became operational last year.
The final UK base will be up and running by 2017.
MCA chief executive Sir Alan Massey said he was "hugely proud" to have been "entrusted" with the service.
"For us the launch of the Prestwick helicopter base is an extension of the high-quality service that we have been providing in other parts of the UK for the last 30 years," he said.
"HMS Gannet has set the bar incredibly high, and I would like to thank them for their service and recognise the outstanding work they have done both at sea and inland over many decades.
"We will take their legacy forward with the utmost pride and care."


Two men convicted of a revenge murder in which a flat-screen TV was used as a weapon have been jailed for life.

John Jamieson and Graham King, both 36, left Peter Shickle dying in his flat in Stevenage with 75 injuries last November, Luton Crown Court heard.
Jamieson, the instigator, was sentenced to a minimum term of 19 years and King was jailed for at least 16 years.
Both of Mr Shickle's daughters told the court they were traumatised about the level of violence inflicted on him.
Jamieson admitted he hit the father of two twice with the TV thinking Mr Shickle was holding a Stanley knife.
Judge Richard Foster told them: "The jury must have been satisfied that you entered his flat intending to inflict really serious bodily harm or death.
"You were both the aggressors throughout - this was not a case of excessive self defence."
A pathologist said his injuries were consistent with the TV being used as well as punches, kicks and stamps.
Dr Nat Carey told the court the 58 year old suffered a traumatic brain injury, 16 fractured ribs, damage to his voice box, a fracture to the nose and jaw and a split liver.
The court had been told that Jamieson from Wigram Way, Stevenage, and King, from Harrow Court, Stevenage, had gone to Mr Shickle's flat a few days after he had a row in a pub with Jamieson's mother.
Prosecutor Martin Mulgrew said Jamieson had decided on "a plan for brutal retribution".
King, who was described as "muscle back-up" did not give evidence, but his barrister Abbas Lakha QC said there was no evidence of his client going to the flat to cause any harm.
Both defendants were found guilty on Monday. Sentencing was delayed until Friday following psychiatric reports.


Plants have been "hijacked" to make polio vaccine in a breakthrough with the potential to transform vaccine manufacture, say scientists.

The team at the John Innes Centre, in Norfolk, says the process is cheap, easy and quick.
As well as helping eliminate polio, the scientists believe their approach could help the world react to unexpected threats such as Zika virus or Ebola.
Experts said the achievement was both impressive and important.
The vaccine is an "authentic mimic" of poliovirus called a virus-like particle.
Outwardly it looks almost identical to poliovirus but - like the difference between a mannequin and person - it is empty on the inside.
It has all the features needed to train the immune system, but none of the weapons to cause an infection.
The scientists hijacked a relative of the tobacco plant's metabolism to turn its leaves into polio-vaccine "factories".
First, they needed to create new instructions for the plant to follow.
The starting material was the genetic code for making the outer surface of poliovirus.
It was enhanced by combining it with material from viruses that naturally infect plants.
The new instructions were then put into soil bacteria, which were used to infect tobacco.
The infection took hold, the plants read the genetic instructions and started making the virus-like particles.
Infected leaves were mixed with water, blended, and the polio vaccine was extracted.
The virus-like particles prevented polio in animal experiments, and an analysis of their 3D structure showed they looked almost identical to poliovirus.
Prof George Lomonossoff, from the John Innes Centre, told the BBC News website: "They are incredibly good mimics.
"It's a very promising technology,
"I would hope we get vaccines produced in plants in the not too distant future."
The research is funded by the World Health Organization, as part of efforts to find replacements for the polio vaccine.
Polio - which can cause permanent paralysis - is a thing of the past for most of the world, but the infection has not been eradicated.
And using weakened poliovirus in current vaccines poses a risk of the virus regaining some of its dangerous traits - called vaccine-derived poliovirus.
Dr Andrew Macadam, principal scientist at the UK's National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, said: "Current vaccines for polio are produced from large amounts of live virus, which carries a threat of accidental escape and re-introduction.
"This study takes us a step closer to replacing current polio vaccines, providing us with a cheap and viable option for making virus-like particle-based vaccines."
But this technology is not limited to polio or even just to vaccines.
As long as researchers have the right sequence of genetic code, they can make a vaccine against most viruses.
And they have also used plants to make antibodies like those being used in cancer therapy.
Plants are also being investigated as a new source for the winter flu jab.
Currently, it is grown in chicken eggs and takes months to develop.
Prof Lomonossoff told the BBC: "In an experiment with a Canadian company, they showed you could actually identify a new strain of virus and produce a candidate vaccine in three to four weeks.
"It has potential for making vaccines against emerging epidemics, of course recently we had Zika and prior to that we had Ebola.
"It's highly responsive, and that's one of the great attractions of the technology."
The plants have the advantage of growing quickly and needing only sunlight, soil, water and carbon dioxide to grow.
It means it could be a cheap and low-tech solution to vaccine development.
But there are still issues to resolve, including making vaccine on a large scale.
Another issue is whether there is any risk from using plants to make the vaccine - does the tobacco-relative mean there is nicotine in the vaccine?
Dr Tarit Mukhopadhyay, a lecturer in vaccine development at University College London, said: "The initial results look impressive.
"However, there are very few plant-based vaccine manufacturers and almost no licensed human vaccines that are currently produced in plants."
Denis Murphy, a professor of biotechnology at the University of South Wales, said: "This is an important achievement.
"The challenge is now to optimise the plant expression system and to move towards clinical trials of the new vaccine."
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Twenty jobs are to go at the Northern Ireland operations of Caterpillar, the company has said.

The positions are mainly management and supervisor roles and the intention is they will be voluntary redundancies
The US engineering firm employs about 2,000 people in plants at Larne, west Belfast and Monkstown.
In September, the company - which employs more than 126,000 worldwide - said it would cut up to 5,000 jobs by the end of 2016.
It is looking to reduce annual costs by $1.5bn by the end of 2016.
Caterpillar has been hit by the collapse of commodity prices that have affected its key customers in the mining and energy sectors.
Since 2011 it has shed over 1,000 staff in Northern Ireland.
In a statement on Tuesday, Caterpillar said: "These reductions, which include salaried and management roles as well as agency positions, will begin to take effect over the fourth quarter and into 2016.
"Caterpillar Northern Ireland will reduce its workforce by approximately 20 salaried and management positions.
"These roles provide support functions for the organisation. Resources will be provided to assist impacted individuals during this transition.
"We know this is difficult for our employees and their families, but we must take steps to position the company for long-term success."


The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has defended the amount of affordable housing set for a development in south-east London.

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There are plans for more than 10,000 new homes on the Greenwich Peninsula but only a quarter of them are affordable.
He tells Karl Mercer it is an exceptional situation and has helped "get stuff moving" for London.


Captain James Coppinger's superb second-half strike earned Doncaster a draw with Crawley Town and their first point of the season.

Rovers were poor before the break and trailed to James Collins' 26th-minute tap-in.
Coppinger rescued a point for his side when he twisted to fire home Matty Blair's corner in the 49th minute.
Crawley started on the front foot and deservedly went ahead when Collins tapped home Jason Banton's cross.
Coppinger fired a free-kick just wide for a disjointed home side, while Rovers' Tommy Rowe saw a goalbound effort from close range blocked.
The visitors offered more of a threat and Banton saw an effort deflected just wide, while Enzio Boldewijn struck a shot onto the roof of the net from the angle of the box.
Coppinger gave the home side a much-needed confidence boost when he met Blair's corner from the right with a superb first-time finish from the edge of the box. Rovers pressed for a winner and went close through Blair, John Marquis and Andy Williams.
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Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Crawley Town 1.
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Crawley Town 1.
Andre Blackman (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card.
Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Alex Davey.
Foul by Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers).
Alex Davey (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Davey (Crawley Town).
Attempt saved. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Alex Davey (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Davey (Crawley Town).
Corner,  Crawley Town. Conceded by Mitchell Lund.
Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Josh Payne (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Houghton (Doncaster Rovers).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Matt Harrold replaces James Collins.
Attempt missed. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Matty Blair (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Josh Yorwerth replaces Jason Banton.
Foul by Tyler Garrett (Doncaster Rovers).
Jason Banton (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. John Marquis (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Alex Davey.
Attempt saved. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Mitchell Lund (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Billy Clifford.
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Liam Mandeville replaces Riccardo Calder.
Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Lewis Young.
Attempt missed. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Andre Blackman.
Foul by Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers).
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner,  Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Andre Blackman.


Fernando Torres scored his first Premier League goal of 2013 as Chelsea marked Rafael Benitez's last game as manager by securing third place and Champions League football for next season with a thrilling victory over Everton.

Torres steered home the winner with 14 minutes left of a breathless game to round off a memorable week for the Europa League winners.
Juan Mata slotted the hosts ahead but David Moyes, in his farewell match after 11 years as Everton boss, saw his side level through Steven Naismith.
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Chelsea dominated the second period and Torres' strike meant that victories for both north London clubs, Tottenham and Arsenal, did not affect their Champions League qualification.
The Gunners needed a win and for the Blues to lose to be certain of finishing third and avoid facing a two-legged play-off to reach the group stages.
And despite a great start, for a long time the hosts gave Arsenal strong hope of at least earning an unprecedented Premier League play-off as both sides could have finished level on points, goal difference and goals scored had Chelsea drawn.
A gloriously sunny day full of positivity was in stark contrast to the cold, miserable conditions and accompanying poisonous atmosphere that surrounded Stamford Bridge in November when Benitez replaced the popular Roberto Di Matteo.
But there was no sense of unrest early on here. The home side looked sharp and, having controlled possession and territory, went ahead after seven minutes.
Tim Howard spilled Demba Ba's shot after a flowing move involving Mata and Oscar, and the Spaniard followed up to slot the ball home with ease.
But the visitors, with Moyes looking to secure the highest points tally in his 11-year stint as Everton manager, responded in style.
Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Oscar played 79 matches for club and country this season, while Everton's Leighton Baines played every minute of his team's 38 Premier League games.
Naismith guided a shot just off target, Darron Gibson shot over and Chelsea were on the back foot, suddenly looking jaded and disjointed.
Everton deservedly levelled when David Luiz - back in the defence with Nathan Ake making a classy Premier League debut in midfield - intercepted a pass but lost possession.
Naismith took full advantage of the Brazilian's absence to lift the ball coolly over the advancing Petr Cech.
It was nearly 2-1 moments later when a deflected Gibson shot hit the post, hit Cech on the head, hit the post again and rebounded to safety.
And the chances kept on coming in a breathless first period.
Torres headed wide, Ake shot over and Frank Lampard, presented with a golden boot before the game for becoming the club's record goalscorer, should have scored his 204th in a Chelsea shirt but shot wildly over.
Everton were playing with the greater cohesion and also creating good chances. Steven Pienaar was seeing plenty of the ball and finding space at will and went close with a rasping goalbound shot that was blocked by Luiz.
Chelsea upped the tempo after the interval with Oscar, playing an incredible 79th game of the season for club and country, their main threat.
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Gary Cahill had a shot beaten away, Branislav Ivanovic - the midweek Europa League match-winner - horribly mis-kicked and Ba also had a curled effort deflected just wide off Sylvain Distin.
But Everton's defence, superbly organised by Phil Jagielka, was finally breached when Torres shot home from close range - his first Premier League goal in 1,179 minutes since he scored against Aston Villa in December.
And although Toffees sub Nikica Jelavic had a couple of chances to level, Chelsea were not to be denied and have now reached the group stages of Europe's premier club competition for 10 seasons in a row.
Everton manager David Moyes:
"Our players could have turned off and said that it didn't matter but we really gave Chelsea a good game. We played well, we were unlucky not to get more than nothing out of the game.
"It's been a great effort from the players. I've just said to them they've had a brilliant season. You can see the way they've played against the best in the country.
"Whoever takes the job will have a lot of pleasure working with them because they're honest, whole-hearted, have great energy and are a really good team as well.
"It's emotional because it's the last time I walk away from the players but part of the job is you move on. It's rare to stay in a job for 11 years so I'm thankful for getting that opportunity and hopeful they're in a strong position to push on."
Full Time   The final whistle goes and the game is over.
Cross by Leighton Baines (Everton), shot by Johnny Heitinga (Everton) right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards), over the bar. Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Shot by Marouane Fellaini (Everton) left-footed from right channel (25 yards), over the bar.
Attacking throw-in by Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Free kick taken left-footed by Petr Cech (Chelsea) from own half, resulting in open play.
Substitution      Chelsea substitution: Emboaba Oscar replaced by Paulo Ferreira (tactical).
Kevin Mirallas (Everton) caught offside.
Shot by Victor Moses (Chelsea) right-footed from left side of penalty area (18 yards), comfortable save (caught) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Cross by Leighton Baines (Everton), header by Nikica Jelavic (Everton) from right side of six-yard box (6 yards), save (parried) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Goal kick taken short by Tim Howard (Everton).
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea).
Shot by Victor Moses (Chelsea) right-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards), blocked by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Cross by Steven Pienaar (Everton), save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Substitution      Chelsea substitution: Juan Mata replaced by Cesar Azpilicueta (tactical).
Free kick taken right-footed by Tim Howard (Everton) from own half, resulting in open play.
Booking      David Luiz (Chelsea) booked for unsporting behaviour.
Handball by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Shot by Nikica Jelavic (Everton) left-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards), comfortable save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Assist (header) by Victor Moses (Chelsea) from centre of penalty area.
Goal!  - Fernando Torres -    Chelsea 2 - 1 Everton        Goal by Fernando Torres (Chelsea) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from right side of six-yard box (6 yards).Chelsea 2-1 Everton.
Cross by Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea), resulting in open play.
Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Foul by Fernando Torres (Chelsea) on Phil Jagielka (Everton). Free kick taken right-footed by Phil Jagielka (Everton) from own half, passed.
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Shot by Nikica Jelavic (Everton) right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), missed right.
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Free kick taken left-footed by Ashley Cole (Chelsea) from left channel, passed.
Booking      Johnny Heitinga (Everton) booked for unsporting behaviour.
Cross by Leighton Baines (Everton), save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea). Foul by Johnny Heitinga (Everton) on Victor Moses (Chelsea).
Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Kevin Mirallas (Everton) to near post, clearance by Fernando Torres (Chelsea).
Header by Nikica Jelavic (Everton) from centre of penalty area (12 yards), comfortable save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Foul by Ashley Cole (Chelsea) on Marouane Fellaini (Everton). Free kick taken right-footed by Phil Jagielka (Everton) from right wing, resulting in open play.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) right-footed from right channel (25 yards), missed left.
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Substitution      Everton substitution: Steven Naismith replaced by Nikica Jelavic (tactical).
Substitution      Everton substitution: Victor Anichebe replaced by Johnny Heitinga (tactical).
Substitution      Chelsea substitution: Demba Ba replaced by Victor Moses (tactical).
Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) to near post, clearance by Marouane Fellaini (Everton).
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Kevin Mirallas (Everton).
Cross by Kevin Mirallas (Everton), clearance by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Cross by Fernando Torres (Chelsea), comfortable save (caught) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Fernando Torres (Chelsea).
Cross by Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea), resulting in open play.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
David Luiz has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
Booking      Marouane Fellaini is shown a yellow card.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Everton) on Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea). Free kick taken right-footed by David Luiz (Chelsea) from left channel (20 yards), hit wall.
Cross by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), clearance by Sylvain Distin (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) to near post, header by Gary Cahill (Chelsea) from right side of penalty area (12 yards), missed right.
Shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) right-footed from left channel (18 yards), blocked by Sylvain Distin (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Inswinging corner from right by-line taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) to centre, shot by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), over the bar.
Inswinging corner from right by-line taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) to near post, clearance by Steven Naismith (Everton).
Shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards), blocked by Sylvain Distin (Everton).
Defending throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Shot by Marouane Fellaini (Everton) right-footed from right channel (25 yards), save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Fernando Torres (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea) right-footed from right channel (30 yards), missed left.
Outswinging corner from left by-line taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) to near post, clearance by Marouane Fellaini (Everton). Shot by Gary Cahill (Chelsea) left-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards), save (parried) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Cross by David Luiz (Chelsea), save (tipped round post) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
The game restarts for the second half.
Half Time    The ref blows to signal half-time.
Defending throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Everton) on Ashley Cole (Chelsea). Free kick taken right-footed by David Luiz (Chelsea) from own half, resulting in open play.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Frank Lampard (Chelsea) left-footed from left channel (18 yards), over the bar.
Inswinging corner from left by-line taken right-footed by Kevin Mirallas (Everton) to near post, foul by Victor Anichebe (Everton) on Petr Cech (Chelsea). Free kick taken left-footed by Petr Cech (Chelsea) from own half, resulting in open play.
Shot by Steven Pienaar (Everton) right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards), blocked by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Defending throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Goal kick taken short by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Shot by Steven Pienaar (Everton) right-footed from right channel (20 yards), over the bar.
Cross by Demba Ba (Chelsea), clearance by Marouane Fellaini (Everton).
Cross by Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea), resulting in open play.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Cross by Juan Mata (Chelsea), resulting in ball out of play.
Cross by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), resulting in open play.
Foul by Leighton Baines (Everton) on Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea). Free kick taken right-footed by Gary Cahill (Chelsea) from own half, passed.
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Free kick taken right-footed by Phil Jagielka (Everton) from right channel, passed.
Booking      Fernando Torres (Chelsea) booked for unsporting behaviour.
Foul by Fernando Torres (Chelsea) on Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Shot by Juan Mata (Chelsea) right-footed from right side of penalty area (12 yards), save (punched) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Everton) on Juan Mata (Chelsea). Free kick taken right-footed by Gary Cahill (Chelsea) from own half, resulting in open play.
Shot by Kevin Mirallas (Everton) left-footed from left side of penalty area (6 yards), save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Goal kick taken short by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) right-footed from right side of penalty area (18 yards), over the bar.
Defending throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Nathan Ake (Chelsea) left-footed from right channel (25 yards), over the bar.
Cross by David Luiz (Chelsea), clearance by Sylvain Distin (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Phil Jagielka (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Goal kick taken short by Tim Howard (Everton).
Foul by Leighton Baines (Everton) on Emboaba Oscar (Chelsea). Free kick taken left-footed by Juan Mata (Chelsea) from right wing, resulting in open play.
Cross by Seamus Coleman (Everton), resulting in open play.
Cross by Seamus Coleman (Everton), clearance by Nathan Ake (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Shot by Darron Gibson (Everton) right-footed from left channel (25 yards), save (caught) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Kevin Mirallas (Everton).
Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) on Kevin Mirallas (Everton). Free kick taken left-footed by Leighton Baines (Everton) from own half, passed.
Goal kick taken short by Tim Howard (Everton).
Header by Fernando Torres (Chelsea) from right side of penalty area (12 yards), missed right.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Darron Gibson (Everton) right-footed from right channel (25 yards), save (blocked) by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Corner from left by-line taken short right-footed by Kevin Mirallas (Everton).
Foul by Frank Lampard (Chelsea) on Kevin Mirallas (Everton). Free kick taken right-footed by Phil Jagielka (Everton) from right channel, resulting in open play.
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Assist (pass) by Victor Anichebe (Everton) from right side of penalty area.
Goal!  - Steven Naismith -    Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton        Goal by Steven Naismith (Everton) left-footed (bottom-right of goal) from centre of penalty area (12 yards).Chelsea 1-1 Everton.
Attacking throw-in by Seamus Coleman (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Cross by Juan Mata (Chelsea), shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) right-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards), missed left.
Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Shot by Darron Gibson (Everton) right-footed from right channel (25 yards), missed right.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea) on Victor Anichebe (Everton). Free kick taken right-footed by Darron Gibson (Everton) from right channel, passed.
Goal kick taken short by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Cross by Seamus Coleman (Everton), shot by Steven Naismith (Everton) right-footed from centre of penalty area (12 yards), missed left.
Defending throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Everton) on Ashley Cole (Chelsea). Free kick taken left-footed by Petr Cech (Chelsea) from own half, passed.
Assist by Demba Ba (Chelsea) from right side of penalty area.
Goal!  - Juan Mata -    Chelsea 1 - 0 Everton        Goal by Juan Mata (Chelsea) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from right side of six-yard box (6 yards).Chelsea 1-0 Everton.
Shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) right-footed from right side of penalty area (18 yards), save (parried) by Tim Howard (Everton).
Attacking throw-in by Leighton Baines (Everton).
Cross by Leighton Baines (Everton), clearance by David Luiz (Chelsea). Attacking throw-in by Marouane Fellaini (Everton).
Goal kick taken long by Petr Cech (Chelsea).
Shot by Darron Gibson (Everton) right-footed from left channel (30 yards), missed left.
Goal kick taken long by Tim Howard (Everton).
Shot by Demba Ba (Chelsea) left-footed from left side of penalty area (12 yards), over the bar.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea) on Marouane Fellaini (Everton). Free kick taken right-footed by Steven Pienaar (Everton) from right channel, passed.
Attacking throw-in by Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Attacking throw-in by Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
The referee starts the match.
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The saying goes that Cardiff Central is the only constituency in Wales without a farm.

I don't know if it's entirely true, but it's catchy nevertheless and paints the right picture of this urban constituency.
The seat has been held by the Liberal Democrats since 2005, after voters turned to them from Labour following the invasion of Iraq.
Cardiff Central is multicultural with a high proportion of students. As a result, large chunks of the population are transient by nature.
The Labour candidate Jo Stevens told me that recent changes to the voter registration system - which mean that students are no longer registered en bloc in their halls of residence - has led to a drop of around 10,000 potential voters.
She said: "A lot of people here last time voted for the Liberal Democrats thinking they were going to get what the Liberal Democrats said they would do, and they didn't - they got the Tories.
"There has been a lot of people who switched from Labour to the Lib Dems and back to Labour. That is the nature of the seat - it is very very marginal."
The Liberal Democrat candidate Jenny Willott, who has been the MP here for the past decade, has a majority of around 5,000 over Labour.
She believes the difference this time round will be under a thousand.
When I asked her how difficult it had been after five years of being in power with the Conservatives, she said: "I quite like the fact I have a record to defend.
"Previously when I have been standing and I have been the MP I have had my own personal record.
"But this time I can say, 'this is what we said in the last election and I have delivered a lot of it in government'."
The Conservative candidate Richard Hopkin admitted that one challenge he faces is coming across traditional Tory voters who are planning to vote tactically for the Lib Dems in order to keep Labour out.
But he said there are still opportunities.
"All the polling is showing that the Lib Dem vote is going to collapse, so what is going to happen to it?
"I am working really hard to make sure as much as possible comes back to the Conservatives because they are really conservative voters."
Plaid Cymru polled 3% of the vote five years ago.
The candidate Martin Pollard is looking to take advantage of the increase in profile being given to the leader Leanne Wood to get that share of the vote into double digits.
He has been stressing the anti-austerity message.
"There are a lot of reasons why people vote for Plaid Cymru and social justice and wanting to redistribute wealth within society are some of the reasons I got involved in the party," Mr Pollard said.
"They are now as important to many people as the Welsh language and, ultimately, independence."
UKIP's candidate Tony Raybould is a retired bus driver who has never been involved in politics in his life, until he joined the party last year.
He claims there are many people who share his concerns about immigration, even though there are many immigrants in the constituency.
"We try to say to them (immigrants) they are here already, they are not going to be kicked out of the EU," Mr Raybould said.
"They are already here and contributing to this country so we have no reason to want to get rid of them. All we are trying to do is to stop the volume of people coming in."
Also standing in Cardiff Central are the Green Party, The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, and an independent candidate - see the full list here.