Scotland's latest cohort of MSPs are arriving at Holyrood to gear up for the new term, which will see the SNP back in government.

The party followed up nine years in government by winning by far the largest number of seats in last Thursday's poll, and leader Nicola Sturgeon will continue with a personal mandate as first minister.
But despite this, there is a mild degree of grumbling among some SNP supporters over the slightly smaller team of MSPs returned. With the loss of six seats, they will be forming a minority administration, having enjoyed a majority for the last five years.
This note of disgruntlement comes down to two factors....
Since the 2014 independence referendum the SNP has been an absolute juggernaut. Its membership has swelled to more than 116,000, the party's conferences and even manifesto launches are more like rock concerts than sober discussions of public policy.
It smashed its rivals in the 2015 general election, coming near to sweeping the entire country, and every poll predicted a second outright majority at Holyrood on Thursday. As we now know, this was not to be.
In truth, the position the SNP occupied prior to polls opening was already unprecedented. Holyrood isn't meant to have a single party commanding an outright majority - the way the electoral system is set up works very effectively against this.
So if the 2016 results might seem like a relative disappointment for the SNP, it is because whether by force or fluke, they broke the system in 2011.
Holyrood's Additional Member System strives for a model of proportional representation. While the Westminster model of first past the post is geared towards strong governments toting stonking majorities, Holyrood's system seeks balance and fairness between parties.
And in this regard, it appears to have worked to perfection; on Thursday, the SNP won just under half of the votes cast, and will head back to Holyrood with just under half of the MSPs.
There's an obvious contrast with the 2015 general election; there, the SNP won 50% of the vote in Scotland, and were rewarded with 95% of the seats on offer. Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems netted a solitary MP each, despite their wildly differing performances on the night of 24%, 15% and 7.5% respectively.
These are the kind of quirks the complex calculation at the heart of Holyrood's system - the D'Hondt method, named for the Belgian mathematician who created it - is designed to iron out.
In simple terms (avoiding entirely any talk of "quant = V / s+1"), the more seats a party wins in the 'first past the post' constituency races, the less they are likely to collect some in the regional list.
An example is Glasgow - the SNP swept all eight constituency seats, thumping Labour in what was once their back yard. This meant they were already handsomely represented in the area, leaving Labour, the Tories and the Greens to share out the list seats according to their share of that vote.
It would have been almost impossible for the SNP to add to their tally in Glasgow - hence some supporters of other pro-independence parties, such as Rise, Solidarity, and the Greens, campaigning hard for list-vote support from SNP constituency-voters.
However, the SNP didn't want to run any risks with their campaign. Because if somehow Labour had held one or two of the Glasgow constituencies, they would want to have a strong chance at picking those seats up again on the list. Hence "both votes SNP" came to be plastered across every bit of their campaign material.
Now, in the Holyrood election just past, it was widely expected that the SNP would win enough seats from the 73 constituencies up for grabs to form a majority outright, without having to rely on the allocation of MSPs from the regional lists.
They did not. And when it came down to it, even with a strong showing in the list vote, it simply wasn't possible for the formula to spit out enough Nationalist MSPs for a majority.
In 2011, the stars aligned in just the right way for the SNP. They were able to bring home 16 list MSPs on top of the 53 they won from constituencies.
Viktor D'Hondt himself may have struggled to explain it, but in basic terms the placing of their constituency wins balanced out perfectly with enormous support on the lists to return relatively large numbers from both ballots.
That election "broke" the system; the SNP made off with a majority of seats (53.49% to be precise) despite only winning 45.39% of constituency votes and 44% of the regional list ones.
This time round, a slightly reduced 41.7% of the vote only translated into four list MSPs - although (and indeed because) the 59 constituency seats won with 46.5% of the vote is itself a Holyrood record.
The list system will take some flak from the "both votes SNP" crowd, but at the end of the day the party's failure to sew up the constituency vote proved equally decisive.
The SNP took a good number of seats, annihilating Labour in Glasgow in particular. But they also lost some - and in key areas.
Willie Rennie and his Lib Dems frustrated them, swatting away challengers in Orkney and Shetland with ease despite the controversy of the Alistair Carmichael affair, before actually seizing SNP seats in North East Fife and Edinburgh Western.
The Tories too mounted successful raids, with Ruth Davidson pinching Edinburgh Central and Alexander Burnett toppling Dennis Robertson in Aberdeenshire West - both surprising results.
Ms Davidson's party also took seats from Labour which the SNP considered themselves strongly in the hunt for, in Dumfriesshire and Eastwood.
The placing of these seats, nestled among great blocs painted SNP yellow, meant the nationalists had relatively little hope of gaining them back on the list vote.
The only region of the country where the SNP didn't win the majority of constituency seats was South Scotland - and there they picked up three list seats. This swung the equation against them when it came to dishing out list MSPs.
Looking at exactly where the six SNP seats from 2011 were lost, Lothian was the key area.
Here, the SNP lost constituency seats to the Tories, Labour and the Lib Dems, but were unable to win any of them back on the list.
The fact the party won five of the eight constituency seats meant they faced little hope of gaining any of the three lost back through the list, and this was extinguished by an 11.3% surge in the Tory vote and a 3% jump in the Green one, with both of those parties gaining.
In Highlands and Islands, no constituency seats changed hands, with the Lib Dems holding two and the SNP six, But the SNP's support on the regional list fell by 7.8%, while the Tory and Green votes again jumped, meaning each of those parties picked off an SNP list seat.
In Mid Scotland and Fife, the SNP lost North East Fife to the Lib Dems but gained Cowdenbeath from Labour. But on the list their vote dropped by 3.9%, while the Tories gained by 11% and the Greens by 1.9%, meaning the single SNP list MSP was lost.
The same pattern was repeated in North East Scotland, where the SNP lost a single constituency seat to the Tories and another on the list, thanks to a 13.9% jump in the Tory list vote.
So the double-digit increase in the Tory list vote, partnered with a gentle decline in the SNP's support and a small uptick in backing for the Greens, meant the list vote could not make up for the losses of constituency seats in these key areas.


A group seeking to reopen a rail line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen is taking its campaign to the skies.

Traws Link Cymru will film the 56-mile (90km) route between the two rail stations, with a camera on a microlight aircraft, to make a promotional video.
A report for ministers on reopening the line, which shut in 1965, is due to be published in the autumn and could lead to a feasibility study.
Traws Link Cymru hopes a 90 minute service can be established.
It hopes to reopen stations at Pencader/Llandysul, Llanybydder, Lampeter, Tregaron and Llanilar.
Fifty years ago the journey took nearly three hours, stopping at 20 stations.
Group chairman Adrian Kendon said: "Even after almost two years of rigorous campaigning and despite overwhelming support from politicians and the public alike, some people still believe that reopening the line will be impossible because of redevelopment.
"Less than 3% of the old line has been lost and we want to prove to everyone just how clear it is and show just how breathtakingly beautiful the Aberystwyth-Carmarthen line was."
Traws Link Cymru has estimated the cost of reopening the line as being around Â£500m.


A new RNLI lifeboat designed by a man who was saved by the service as a teenager has arrived in County Donegal.

Lough Swilly lifeboat station is the first in Ireland to get the brand new Shannon Class lifeboat.
The 2.4m euros (Â£1.8m) boat was built in England and is the smallest, fastest and lightest in the RNLI fleet.
The boat was designed by Peter Eyre from Londonderry who was rescued by a Lough Swilly lifeboat when he was 14.
Lough Swilly lifeboat operations manager John McCarter said it was an amazing new addition.
"It is probably the most advanced lifeboat that has entered the lifeboat fleet. It is absolutely new and fully up to date oat that has immense capabilities and we're the first station in Ireland to receive one.
"Indeed it's the first class of lifeboat to be named after an Irish river so it's a double first. It's an amazing bit of kit, we've had crews on it bringing it home and they are really over the moon on the capabilities the boat has and what an upgrade it will bring to the service here out of Lough Swilly.
"Peter cut his teeth sailing in Lough Swilly and got the bug for the water and has done a lot of good work within the RNLI and is pretty much the chief designer of this Shannon class boat and we're delighted that that is also a great connection to Lough Swilly, Derry and the north west."
Peter Eyre who is now an RNLI naval architect based in Poole, in England was instrumental in the development of the new lifeboat.
Mr Eyre attended Foyle and Londonderry College before studying ship science at the University of Southampton. He began designing the hull form at the age of 24 in his spare time.
He said his own experience with the RNLI as a teenager was the inspiration for the boat.
"It was quite a stormy day on the Swilly and we were out sailing in our family yacht and lost the mast because of the strong winds and the Swilly crew came out to us and brought us to safety so that was my first foray with the RNLI.
"This boat is much quicker than the one it replaces, it does 25 knots. Time is of essence for most of these rescues and it's also much safer for the crews especially in rough weather.
"We would share a lot of the same base of suppliers with formula one so it's quite similar in the design approach using all the cutting edge technology available. I'm incredibly proud."


Rotherham United sealed their Championship status for another season as Wolves were held to a fourth successive goalless draw at home.

Dave Edwards shot wastefully wide for Wolves early on after getting on the end of a cut-back pass from Joe Mason.
Danny Batth had a header tipped onto the bar by Millers keeper Lee Camp, who rushed out to deny Mason in what was the hosts' best chance after the break.
Neil Warnock's Millers held on to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games.
Rotherham have lost just twice in 14 games since the much-travelled Warnock took charge in February, when the Millers were three points adrift of safety.
Even without their away point, Rotherham would have been safe as MK Dons were relegated to League One following a 4-1 home defeat by Brentford.
Wolves remain 14th in the table, having now gone goalless at Molineux since Matt Doherty's injury-time winner beat Bristol City 2-1 on 8 March.
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett:
"Ultimately there is some frustration because we have drawn four games on the trot at home 0-0 and it is not a record we want. But it's better than losing games.
"We played some good football, particularly through James Henry, who was our best player and had lots of freedom.
"We had clear-cut chances but ultimately you need to put those chances away and we didn't.
"We have to keep looking to find the right mix and the winning equation, which is what we are looking for."
Rotherham United manager Neil Warnock:
"It will take a while to realise what an achievement that is.
"The players have been fantastic and the chairman has been unbelievable and it's wonderful for me to give them something to smile about because they have worked ever so hard to get Rotherham in the Championship.
"I am speaking to the chairman in the next couple of weeks. I said once we're safe we'll have a chat, I will be in the Championship next year, I am speaking to him so we will just have to see how it develops.
"It's great to come here and get it put to bed. If you'd have told me that at the start I'd have snapped your hands off. Now I want to finish as high as I can."


Campaigners have set out to protect a former Turkish Baths building in Lewes by getting it registered as a community asset and listed by English Heritage.

The building in the East Sussex town is home to Lewes District Council's print room, but the operation is closing.
Ruth O'Keeffe, from Lewes Little Gardens, said she feared the building could be lost.
Lewes council said there were no firm plans for the building and future options were being investigated.
Ms O'Keeffe said the Turkish Baths opened in Lewes in the 1860s, but only remained open for about 20 years because of competition from Brighton.
"They had a warm and cold bath, tepid and cold plunge baths, showers and living accommodation for the attendants," she said.
"We're worried that it might not be there any more if we don't try to save it," she added.
She said the print room operation was a separate issue, but local community groups used it and might not have anything similar available to them.


Carers in Scotland are "reaching breaking point" as they struggle to take even a day away from their responsibilities for years at a time, research has found.

Carers UK surveyed 648 unpaid carers in Scotland and 22% said they had not had one day away from caring in five years.
The charity has called for immediate action, including more funding ring-fenced to ensure breaks for carers.
Ministers said new legislation was designed to support carers' well-being.
A Scottish government spokesman said the Carers (Scotland) Act due to be introduced in April next year includes "a duty on local authorities to provide support to carers who meet the local eligibility criteria and to consider whether a break from caring is required".
The survey by Carers UK came as new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 8% of the UK private household population are informal carers for another person.
The Carers UK study found that more than a third (35%) had not had a break in more than a year and, of these, about three-quarters reported a deterioration in their health, both mental (77%) and physical (71%).
Carers in Scotland said breaks were the top factor able to make a difference to their health and well-being but only 16% were currently accessing them through services such as respite or alternative care.
The vast majority of carers (86%) said they "struggle" to take time away from caring duties, with the care needed not being on offer the largest reason behind the difficulty (29%).
More than a quarter (27%) reported the cost of a break as a barrier while the same percentage cited the person being cared for being unwilling to accept support from others.
Further obstacles to securing time away were low confidence in the quality of care and lack of awareness of how to request a break.
The charity said cuts to adult social care services were "fuelling growing anxiety" over the level of future support, with a third of carers in Scotland reporting a change in the services they received and, of these, 33% experiencing a reduction in the amount of support offered by social work services.
Carers Scotland director Simon Hodgson said: "More and more of us are stepping in to provide care and support to loved ones, and doing so for more hours every week.
"Without access to breaks, carers can quickly reach breaking point, unable to look after their own health, nurture relationships with friends and family or have the time they need to themselves.
"Our research shows that carers are struggling to get a break because appropriate support for their loved ones isn't available or services they rely on are being cut or charged for.
"Given the enormous value of unpaid care provided by Scotland's 759,000 carers, estimated to be worth over £10.8bn each year - getting some time away from caring to spend time with a partner, get to a medical appointment or just get a full night's sleep surely isn't too much to ask."
The Scottish government said it was "vitally important" to support Scotland's carers and young carers.
The spokesman added: "Increasing Carer's Allowance to the same level as Jobseeker's Allowance is a key commitment for our new social security powers which will start in Summer 2018 - an investment of more than £30m per year.
"More funding than ever before is being provided to support carers and young carers. Since 2007, we have invested over £130m in a range of programmes and initiatives, including over £20m for the voluntary-sector Short Breaks Fund administered by Shared Care Scotland and the Family Fund."


Glamorgan fast bowler Timm Van der Gugten says he is unlikely to be fit for the County Championship opener at Northamptonshire on 7 April.

The seamer suffered a shoulder injury while playing for the Netherlands against Hong Kong in the Intercontinental Cup in February.
Van der Gugten was expected to recover in time for the Northants match but admitted it was doubtful he would play.
"There is a little bit of doubt," Van der Gugten told BBC Radio Wales.
The paceman, who was born in New South Wales, claimed 82 wickets in all formats in his debut season and was named Glamorgan's 2016 player of the year.
The 25-year-old initially returned to Australia for treatment after his injury and arrived in Wales in March in preparation for the county season.
"I am touch and go for the first game but I should be ready for early in the season from the second game and the next rounds onwards," he added.
"It's not overly painful but it's just a little uncomfortable.
"It's my left shoulder so it should not affect me too much but it's just a little irritating."
Seamer Ruaidhri Smith has been ruled out for six weeks with an abdominal tear, while Will Bragg (back) and Graham Wagg (groin) are set to miss the final warm-up friendly against Nottinghamshire starting on 2 April in Cardiff.
South Africa fast bowler Marchant de Lange could still be signed in time for the opening competitive game at Northants.


Manchester City and England goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed for Italian side Torino on loan for the rest of the season.

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The Football Association gave the 29-year-old permission to leave the England camp on Monday so he could travel to Italy for a medical.
"Signing Joe Hart is a source of great satisfaction," said a statement on Serie A side Torino's website.
Hart could make his debut in Torino's next game at Atalanta on 11 September.
The England number one has 63 caps for his country but had been told by new City manager Pep Guardiola that he was free to leave.
"I am convinced I can still learn a lot at Torino," said Hart, who will rejoin the England squad for Sunday's 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Slovakia.
Hart failed to feature in the Premier League under Guardiola, who has signed Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, 33, from Barcelona.
"It's been a difficult few weeks but that will never cloud the amazing journey and experience your great club [City] has given to me," Hart wrote in a message to fans on his official Facebook page.
"The feelings I felt during the recent Steaua Bucharest game [his final appearance] will live with me forever."
Officials at City had vowed to help Hart "find the best solution" in order to keep his international place.
City are paying some of Hart's wages to allow him to move to Serie A for the season, though the amount is not known.
Torino are seventh in the Serie A table, with three points from the first two games of the season.
Former England full-back Tony Dorigo, who spent a year with Torino between August 1997 and October 1998, believes Hart can be a success at the club.
"I think Joe needs to get stuck in there with the right attitude, learn the language and just enjoy the experience," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
City have also loaned out midfielder Samir Nasri and striker Wilfried Bony - to Sevilla and Stoke respectively.
Defender Eliaquim Mangala is set to join the trio in leaving Manchester. Mangala has travelled to Valencia to agree a deal with the La Liga club.
The 25-year-old France international had a number of options after being told he could find another club.
City paid Porto £32m for the player in 2014.
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Alviro Petersen and Luke Procter scored unbeaten half-centuries before rain denied Lancashire and Nottinghamshire in the One-Day Cup match at Blackpool.

Harry Gurney got rid of Tom Smith for a 16-ball duck, before Petersen made 73 not out and Procter 63 not out.
The pair's stand of 151 was a new one-day record for any wicket at Blackpool, beating 146 between David Lloyd and Farokh Engineer against Sussex in 1976.
Rain then arrived and play was eventually called off at 16:15 BST.
Notts, who had scored over 400 in their previous two games, would have gone top of their group with a victory.
Both sides are next in action on Wednesday when Lancashire have a home Roses match against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire travel north to take on Durham.


Airdrieonians' Excelsior Stadium has been chosen to host the Scottish Cup fifth-round tie between East Kilbride and Celtic.

It follows an emergency meeting between Lowland League club East Kilbride and the Scottish Football Association.
A new venue was required after Hamilton Academical said they were unable to host the game on Sunday 7 February.
East Kilbride had been told their K Park, which has a 500 capacity, was not suitable for the tie.
The SFA initially said that it should be played at Hamilton's New Douglas Park, which has a capacity of 6,000, as it was the closest suitable stadium.
However, it was East Kilbride's seventh choice of venue in an order of preference submitted to the governing body and Accies then announced that they were not willing to alter a schedule of community events planned for that weekend.
The home of League One club Airdrieonians has a capacity of 10,200, while the tie will be broadcast live on BBC Scotland.
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East Kilbride chairman Mark Horner said:  "We've been in talks with various stadiums all day and put forward the Excelsior as the best, nearest and most suitable stadium to host the game against Celtic and we are delighted the SFA have agreed.
"The stadium is modern, a great size and the surface is similar to K Park which [manager] Billy [Ogilvie] and the players are delighted about.
"The stadium also has great disabled access, which is another plus point as we are planning to take hundreds of children from East Kilbride with ASN (Additional Support Needs) to the game.
"We are all really look forward to what will be a great occasion for the club and the town."


Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would like to meet US President Donald Trump at an Arctic nations summit in Finland in May.

He again rejected allegations that Russia had interfered in the 2016 US presidential election.
And he said sanctions against Russia were also hurting the US and Europe.
Mr Trump had voiced hopes for improved relations with Moscow, but he has been dogged by claims of links between his election campaign and Russia.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and both houses of the US Congress are investigating alleged Russian interference in the election.
Russia 'tried to hijack US election', Senate hearing told
Mr Putin, speaking at an Arctic forum in Arkhangelsk in northern Russia, said he would be "glad" to meet Mr Trump at a summit of the Arctic Council in Helsinki in May.
"Both side should prepare such events," he said. "If not, then such a meeting could take place within the framework of the usual meetings, at the G20."
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, whose country is due to take the rotating leadership of the Arctic Council, said he would be honoured to host such a meeting.
The G20 summit of world powers is set to convene in the northern German city of Hamburg in early July.
Mr Putin criticised "endless and groundless" allegations that Russia interfered in the US election, and what he termed the use of the "Russian card" in US politics.
"Do we want to completely cut relations?'' he asked. "Do we want to bring the situation to what it was during the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960s?
"I very much hope that sometime - the sooner the better - the situation will return to normal. I very much hope that we'll... improve Russian-American relations, for the good of our peoples, and for the whole world."
Mr Putin said he would support President Trump in fighting terrorism, and co-operate with the Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency.
He added that he was ready to work with the new US presidential administration on fighting Islamic State in Syria.
Earlier this year, Slovenia offered to host a meeting between Mr Putin and Mr Trump. Mr Putin offered thanks, but said it would depend on Washington.
Western nations imposed sanctions on Russia over its annexation of the Crimea and its role in the Ukraine crisis.
Meanwhile, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticised the BBC for reporting on the alleged role of a Russian embassy worker in Mr Trump's election as US president.
BBC Washington correspondent Paul Wood quotes reliable sources as saying that the US government had identified Mikhail Kalugin - who left Washington last year - as a spy.
Ms Zakharova condemned the "false and absurd claims" in what she described as "a fake from the BBC and its Washington correspondent".


Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in thrilling style, beating India by 180 runs in the final at The Oval on Sunday.

It has been a memorable tournament for Bangladesh and Pakistan, but less so for Australia and New Zealand.
But what were the moments of the tournament? BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt asked the Test Match Special team, who have commentated on every single ball delivered in the competition.
by former England captain Alec Stewart
Sri Lanka went into this game against the eventual finalists as underdogs. They hadn't played particularly good cricket.
India were a lot of people's favourites for the tournament anyway and once they'd posted a good total, you thought they were going to win easily.
The way Sri Lanka chased it down was brilliant - their captain Angelo Mathews had been out injured but came back in and really led from the front, showing his experience.
To get over the line and beat a side with the quality of India was very, very, special.
by Test Match Special commentator Alison Mitchell
I'm going to go for Bangladesh beating New Zealand.
It was a momentous victory for Bangladesh and the record 224-run partnership between Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan showed how they have matured as a side.
To complete such a run chase in such a tournament and to get themselves into the semi-finals really stands out for me.
by former England batter Ebony Rainford-Brent
I love an underdog and Bangladesh taking on New Zealand and beating them is up there for me too.
The Tigers were 12-3 and 33-4 and, as one of the smaller nations, were expected to roll over.
To then see a record-breaking partnership was big for the game. It meant a lot to cricket, to the Bangladesh fans and I loved every minute of it.
by BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew
It was a remarkable catch by Jason Roy at deep mid-wicket.
Australia's Glenn Maxwell was looking dangerous on 20 not out and it was the sort of catch we wouldn't have seen 10 years ago. Now they do it all the time.
As the fielder, in a split-second you're thinking about catching the ball and not tumbling over the boundary edge, so in effect you catch it twice by parrying it back inside the rope.
This was the best example I've seen of this technique, which must be so hard as your eyes scramble to look at everything up, down and sideways.
Roy, however, made it look so easy. It was a brilliant bit of cricket and shows how fielding has improved dramatically.
by former England batsman James Taylor
It's always a tasty encounter when England play Australia. We slumped to 35-3 chasing 278 to win but that partnership between Eoin Morgan (87) and Ben Stokes (102*) was brilliant.
A lot of teams would have gone into their shell at that point but England built some momentum by doing the opposite and taking it back to Australia.
They counter-attacked, were destructive and took down a world-class bowling attack in a controlled and dominant fashion.
by England bowler Chris Woakes
Beating the Aussies in any form of cricket is brilliant but Stokesey's hundred stands out. He went out there and crunched the bowling from ball one.
You could tell he was in the zone. To raise the bat after scoring a hundred against Australia, to win the game and knock them out, it doesn't get better than that.
by Test Match Special commentator Dan Norcross
Of South Africa's three run-outs against India, surely the most deliciously absurd was the one involving Faf du Plessis and David Miller.
Du Plessis played the ball behind square and Miller ran towards him - but Du Plessis decided there wasn't a run there.
Deciding he was not going to be the one run out, Du Plessis turned and dived for the line to get in before his team-mate.
The still frame with two of them at the same end was symptomatic of a diabolical campaign for the number one-ranked ODI side in the world. I haven't stopped giggling about it since I saw it.
by former England off-spinner Vic Marks
This catch, in the final group game before the semis, catapulted Pakistan into the final, in my opinion. It was a brilliant catch - an inside edge, not much time to move - that showed great deftness, nimbleness and skills.
And let's not forget the fact Sarfraz is the slowest runner between the wickets in the tournament when he's batting. Every time he went for two, he looked like being run out.
He was great entertainment and captained Pakistan brilliantly.
by Test Match Special commentator Simon Mann
Thisara Perera dropped Sarfraz Ahmed at mid-on when Pakistan needed 43 runs to win with just three wickets in hand in the group stages.
As my daughter would say, it was such an OMG moment - how on earth could he drop that catch?
It stopped Sri Lanka getting to the semi-final, it had an enormous impact on Pakistan to keep their momentum going and led to them winning the final.
It has echoes of Herschelle Gibbs dropping Steve Waugh at Headingley in 1999. People who play cricket will have seen things like this happen week in, week out, but it's not supposed to happen at this level of the game.
by BBC Sport website cricket writer Stephan Shemilt
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Did anyone really believe that Pakistan could win it until Virat Kohli was on his way back to the pavilion?
Just one ball before, Azhar Ali dropped the master chaser, a straightforward chance at first slip. How costly might it be?
Not at all. The very next ball, Kohli was squared up and brilliantly held at point by Shadab Khan. There was an eruption at The Oval, part of the crowd delirious, the others devastated.
That was the biggest wicket of Mohammad Amir's destructive new-ball spell, one that tore the heart out of the India top order.
It was exhilarating, dramatic and thrilling fast bowling, delivered by a bowler who has brilliantly rebuilt his career.


Champions Cup holders Saracens snatched a dramatic late draw against Scarlets to end the hosts' quarter-final hopes.

Scarlets led 9-5 after an absorbing first half as three Dan Jones penalties cancelled out Nathan Earle's try.
Chris Ashton crossed to bring the visitors level before Scott Williams picked a yawning gap in the Saracens defence to restore the hosts' lead.
Scarlets were denied a famous win as Ashton scored with the final play of the game to seal Saracens' progress.
Saracens are still on course for a home quarter-final but the draw denies them a record 14th straight Champions Cup win.
They remain top of Pool Three ahead of their home match against Toulon next weekend, while Scarlets are still in third place and out of contention ahead of Sunday's late kick-off between Toulon and Sale.
Whereas the seemingly unstoppable Saracens juggernaut hurtled towards a sixth successive quarter-final in Europe's top-tier competition, Scarlets were clinging to only the slimmest hope of reaching the knockout stages.
The hosts had shown their capacity to confound the odds with victory over former champions Toulon earlier this season, and they started at a furious pace against the current holders.
A sequence of punchy carries and slick handling brought Scarlets to within inches of the Saracens try line but captain Ken Owens' knock-on meant they had to settle for a penalty.
The visitors were not so wasteful, scoring from their first attack. After some patient phase play, the ball was spread wide and a marvellous flicked pass from Alex Lozowski allowed Earle to touch down in the corner.
That did little to deter Scarlets, who continued to pressurise their illustrious opponents and were rewarded with another two Jones penalties.
By contrast, his opposite number, England's Owen Farrell, was uncharacteristically wayward with his kicking as Saracens struggled to keep pace with the Welsh region.
The visitors seemed to regain their poise with a second-half try against the run of play, with Lozowski running an excellent angle and setting up Ashton to canter over the line.
However, Saracens were level for less than three minutes as Aled Davies' perfectly timed pass sent Williams plunging through a huge gap to prompt roars of delight from the home crowd.
With a memorable win in their sights, the Scarlets became a little hesitant and a missed Jones drop-goal together with a Farrell penalty for Saracens exacerbated the tension at Parc y Scarlets.
A fifth Jones penalty and a late yellow card for Saracens replacement Will Skelton for a slap on James Davies eased Scarlets' nerves as they seemed set for a momentous victory.
But there was a final sting in the tail as Ashton accelerated towards the line and, despite the desperate attempts of scrambling Scarlets tacklers, the England international wing touched down to break Welsh hearts.
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall told BBC Wales Sport: "From a performance point of view, there were a lot of things we didn't do well today. We made more mistakes than we wanted.
"But we find a way to be resilient, hang in there and give ourselves a chance.
"To find a way to get two points out of it is a good achievement."
Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac told BBC Wales Sport: "It was a disappointing result so the dressing room is a very sombre one. It's one that got away.
"We're very disappointed because we put in a really good effort and did enough to win the game. In the 80th minute we were 22-15 up but it's until the final whistle goes.
"We're certainly proud of the performance because it was a massive effort and the players deserve credit for the way they played."
Scarlets: Liam Williams; Johnny McNicholl, Hadleigh Parkes, Scott Williams, Steff Evans, Dan Jones; Aled Davies, Rob Evans, Ken Owens, Samson Lee, Jake Ball, Tadhg Beirne, Aaron Shingler, James Davies, John Barclay.
Replacements: Ryan Elias, Wyn Jones, Werner Kruger, Tom Price, Will Boyde, Jonathan Evans, Aled Thomas, Jonathan Davies.
Saracens: Alex Lozowski; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Nick Tompkins, Nathan Earle; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Richard Barrington, Schalk Brits, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Schalk Burger, Jackson Wray.
Replacements: Jamie George, Titi Lamositele, Vincent Koch, Will Skelton, Kelly Brown, Ben Spencer, Tim Streather, Matt Gallagher.
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Assistant referees: Adrien Descottes, Thomas Dejean
TMO: Eric Gauzins (all FFR)


International press reaction to the voting of the US bill to avert a US debt default.

Beijing's China Daily: "The agreement [on raising the US debt ceiling] is likely to avert default by Washington and it certainly is a relief for China... We still cannot rule out the possibility of a downgrade of the US credit rating if Washington fails to come up with a long-term and balanced solution to address its debt problem... For policy makers in Beijing, seeking alternative ways to invest the massive foreign exchange reserves and to reduce its rapid accumulation remain the crucial challenges." (Interview with Chen Daofu, director, Policy Research Centre, Financial Research Institute, State Council Development Research Centre)
Beijing's Global Times: "It is too early to cheer for this deal, since raising the debt ceiling simply means the US can now borrow itself into further debt... This does not seem a smart move. By using new debt to pay back the old, the US is sinking further into quicksand." (Editorial)
Nezavisimaya Gazeta: "Naturally, the problems of the USA and the dollar as well as of the EU and the euro cannot but disturb Russia. As we know, it holds its currency reserves in dollars and euros. We should assume that our government is not leaving matters to chance and is taking steps against possible risks... [There is] one unfortunate thing that Russia does not need to fear: at least, it will not face a default in the next few days." (Article by Yevgeniy Grigoryev)
Moskovskiye Novosti: "America has changed its mind about having a Judgment Day... But the obvious inability to reach an agreement that was demonstrated by political forces in the US has had an equally damaging effect on the country... The image of the country as a responsible borrower has suffered most." (Article by Denis Voroshilov and Igor Kryuchkov)
Sueddeutsche Zeitung: "State bankruptcy has been avoided, but the compromise announced by US President Barack Obama is flawed from an economic point of view. It does not resolve any of the real budgetary problems and some of its elements are even harmful to the economy." (Commentary by Nikolaus Piper)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: "Since the tax reductions for all Americans introduced under Obama's predecessor Bush have been extended to the end of next year, state debt can be expected to become a bone of contention in the election campaign after all, over the issue of possible subsequent tax hikes. The reason is that the laborious compromise that has been found is more of a short-term bridging measure than a long-term solution to excessive US debt." (Commentary by Holger Steltzner)
Le Figaro: "The compromise between Democrats and Republicans to raise the debt ceiling has given the markets no more than a temporary breathing space. Grey areas remain and prevent investors from showing any euphoria." (Article by Guillaume Guichard)
Le Nouvel Observateur: "In this political battle, President Obama's image as someone who is able to regulate the bipartisan consensus will have been tainted by the concessions made to the Republicans. The negotiations and the delay of the vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday 28 July announced by John Boehner, whose authority has been questioned, will have contributed to the unity of the Republican Party wavering, under the effect of the declarations of the Tea Party representatives who have succeeded in imposing their agenda to Washington." (Article by Judith Chetrit)


India is a huge consumer of milk - it's used to make yoghurt, cheese and a wide range of Indian sweets.

23 December 2016 Last updated at 01:13 GMT
But much of India's milk is collected from small farms across the country, and by the time it reaches consumers it's impure and old.
Some of it is even mixed with chemicals like urea in attempt to increase the quantity and fat content.
As part of the BBC's Taste of Asia series,  Suranjana Tewari visited one dairy farm outside Mumbai that's trying a fresher approach.


The departing Juno probe has looked back and pictured Planet Earth.

Nasa's Jupiter-bound spacecraft imaged the pale blue dot at a distance of 9.5 million km during an early check-out of its camera and other onboard systems.
Juno was launched on 5 August and should arrive at the gas giant in 2016.
This is but a brief farewell. The probe must sweep back by Earth in 2013 for the "gravitational slingshot" that will give it the required speed to chase down Jupiter three years later.
The current plan is for Juno to spend a little over a year at the giant planet, orbiting over its poles.
It will use its remote sensing instruments to look down through Jupiter's atmosphere.
Scientists expect to learn more about its different layers and what precisely lies at the planet's core.
Juno will set a record for the most distant spacecraft powered by solar energy.
Out at Jupiter, the intensity of sunlight is only 1/25th of that at Earth.  All previous probes to the gas giant have gone equipped with radioisotope batteries.
Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk


Swindon belied their lowly position by bringing Rochdale's winning streak to a juddering halt with a 3-0 win at the County Ground.

First-half strikes from Darnell Furlong and Nathan Delfouneso put Swindon in control before Dale striker Ian Henderson missed a penalty.
Joseph Bunney was needlessly sent off for the visitors before Nathan Thompson sealed Swindon's victory.
Furlong fired Swindon ahead after 24 minutes when Rochdale failed to clear his free-kick and the defender drifted into the box, where the ball landed at his feet and he finished into the bottom corner.
Delfouneso stretched Swindon's lead in the 32nd minute when Conor Thomas' clever pass caught Rochdale square and the former Aston Villa and England Under-21 striker ran clear to calmly slot past Josh Lillis.
Rochdale were handed a lifeline 55 seconds into the second half when Johnny Goddard fouled Joe Rafferty but Lawrence Vigouroux saved Henderson's spot-kick.
Bunney was sent off in the 72nd minute for an off-the-ball tangle with Furlong, before Thompson completed the scoring by touching in Thomas' free-kick.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Swindon Town 3, Rochdale 0.
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 3, Rochdale 0.
Conor Thomas (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Callum Camps (Rochdale).
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Nathan Thompson.
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Luke Norris.
Attempt blocked. Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. James Brophy (Swindon Town) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Nathan Delfouneso (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Keith Keane (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Sanmi Odelusi (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Corner,  Rochdale. Conceded by Conor Thomas.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jake Evans replaces Ellis Iandolo.
Goal!  Swindon Town 3, Rochdale 0. Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from long range on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong following a set piece situation.
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bradley Barry (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Callum Camps (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Callum Camps (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Tom Smith (Swindon Town).
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tom Smith (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ian Henderson (Rochdale).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Darnell Furlong (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Anton Rodgers (Swindon Town).
Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town).
Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Bradley Barry replaces John Goddard.
Substitution, Swindon Town. Luke Norris replaces Sean Murray.
Substitution, Rochdale. Sanmi Odelusi replaces Matthew Lund.
Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Calvin Andrew (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Anton Rodgers (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Sean Murray (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
Tom Smith (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).


Australia's prime minister has promised "heads will roll" after an online attack left millions of people locked out the country's census website.

Two-thirds of Australians were expected to complete the national survey online in an ambitious shift from paper.
An investigation is likely to focus on tech giant IBM's efforts to protect the A$470m (Â£280m, US$360m) project.
The government has been unable to say when the website will be online more than 36 hours after it was shutdown.
It is the latest in a series of headline-grabbing scandals faced by the the government in the weeks after the election.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics shut down the census website after what it said were four "denial of service" attacks.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull admitted that there were "serious failures" with the census and moved to assure people that their data was safe.
"I too am very angry about this, I am bitterly disappointed about this," he told radio station 2GB.
"This has clearly been a failure on the part of the ABS."
A denial of service attack is when hackers orchestrate thousands of compromised computers to overwhelm a website with traffic.
In the lead up to the census, the ABS claimed its servers could handle one million forms per hour.
The prime minister said that "there will be some very serious consequences" following the investigation into the debacle.
One person likely to come under scrutiny will be David Kalisch, the head of the ABS, who receives a salary of more than A$700,000.
Meanwhile, a personal website for the newly appointed minister responsible for the census appears to have been shut down.
Assistant Treasurer Michael McCormack's personal website displayed the message: "Error 500 - internal server error".
A spokesman for the minister did not answer questions about whether the website had been attacked.
"It's down for maintenance," he told the Australian Associated Press.


A UN whistle-blower who revealed allegations of child sex abuse by French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic should be reinstated immediately, a tribunal says.

Anders Kompass was suspended by the UN for leaking the report to French authorities, who are now investigating.
The UN appeal tribunal ruled that his suspension was unlawful, and that he should now return to work.
The UN denies allegations it covered up child abuse.
French authorities are now investigating 14 soldiers over the report, having received it in July last year.
The report alleges that children as young as nine were forced to carry out sex acts in return for food.
French President Francois Hollande said last week: "If some soldiers have behaved badly, I will show no mercy."
Soldiers from Chad and Equatorial Guinea have also been implicated in alleged abuse, but neither country has responded publicly to the accusations.
France intervened in its former colony in December 2013, nine months after a rebel alliance, Seleka, had captured the capital and ousted President Francois Bozize.
The country descended into ethnic and sectarian violence, with thousands of people fleeing their homes and the UN warning that there was a high risk of genocide.


Australia is surveying the devastation wrought by Cyclone Debbie, which has flooded vast tracts "almost the size of Texas" and left at least three dead.

Debbie has now blown out over the Tasman Sea after bringing a deluge of rain down the eastern coast from its impact point in Queensland.
Flood alerts remain, crops have been submerged and the bill may run into hundreds of millions of dollars.
A third body was found in Queensland on Saturday afternoon.
Seventy-seven-year-old Nelson Raebel died in the floodwaters in Logan, south of Brisbane.
Several people remain missing.
The main disaster zone stretches more than 1,000km (620 miles) from the point where Debbie made landfall, between Bowen and Airlie in Queensland, to the farming lands of northern New South Wales.
Evacuation orders and flood alerts remain in some areas, as water moves into the Fitzroy River catchment.
Michelle Verry, of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Queensland, told Agence France-Presse: "It's almost the size of Texas, it's a huge catchment, and that's why it can take some time for water to make it's way downstream."
It is feared Rockhampton, in central Queensland, could suffer its biggest flood in 60 years later in the week, with thousands of homes and business at risk.
The army and emergency services are still working to restore water and electricity in badly hit areas. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
Local officials continued to issue warnings both about the floodwaters and the cost to their areas.
Luke Smith, mayor of Logan, said of the expected cost: "This is unprecedented for us. The sky is the limit at this stage about what that means."
The Logan river hit a 10m peak and Mr Smith urged people to stay away from swift-moving floodwaters.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said: "Debbie is not done with us yet. It is going to take months to repair."
Further south in New South Wales, the mayor of Lismore described the scene there as "like a war zone".
"There is just so much debris floating around. It's really hard to even assess how long it's going to take to collect all of this rubbish," Isaac Smith said.
Two of the fatalities were in New South Wales. The body of a woman who disappeared from an area just south of the Queensland border on Thursday was found by a family member. The second victim died after the car she was in was swept away.
Damage to crops will take time to assess as many areas are still inaccessible.
One cane farmer at Proserpine, near where Debbie made landfall, said his crop had been flattened.
Glenn Clarke told ABC: "It's like a steam roller has driven over the top. A crop is normally three to four metres tall and it's now knee to waist high. You can see over it for miles."
But areas that were not deluged welcomed the rain they had received, given previous drought conditions.
The Insurance Council of Australia has estimated the damage bill could reach AS$1bn ($770m).
The cyclone is also likely to have damaged the Great Barrier Reef, marine experts warned.
Tourism operators across Queensland reported cancellations and anticipated long-term disruption to the industry.


Next year's Brit Awards will represent a more diverse range of music, Brits chairman Ged Doherty has said.

Last week's ceremony was criticised for failing to recognise urban music, particularly grime, with the hashtag #BritsSoWhite trending on social media.
"There was an elephant in the room last Wednesday," wrote Doherty in an open letter to the Guardian.
He promised to review the 1,100-strong voting academy who decide nominees, so it "can be more truly representative".
Doherty said he "suspected" the current members of the voting academy were "largely white and with a bias towards older men".
"This does not mean that there is an underlying prejudice at play, but the unintended consequence is that emerging genres of music may not be properly recognised."
His aim, he continued, was to achieve at least 15% BAME [black and minority ethnic] participation in the the voting academy, in line with national population figures, "as well as being more diverse with regard to age and regionality, so that it can be more truly representative of modern British music."
Several artists protested about the lack of recognition for Britain's urban music scene ahead of this year's ceremony.
BAME artists failed to secure nominations in any of the main categories, and all the awards eventually went to white acts.
Singer Laura Mvula said she would not attend the show because of "the diversity issue", adding that black children grew up feeling they were "not acknowledged in society, in media and in mainstream music".
London MC Stormzy then released a song, One Take Freestyle, protesting over the exclusion of grime scene artists from wider recognition.
"I felt very disappointed, I wasn't angry," he told BBC Radio 1.
"It was such a great year for grime and underground music... I thought maybe this year it might get celebrated."
Doherty said he had met with Stormzy following his comments, and was looking at how metrics other than Top 40 success - such as engagement on social media - could be used to shortlist nominees.


Beyonce has shared the first picture of herself with her twins to celebrate them turning one month old.

The US singer also confirmed they are called Sir Carter and Rumi - which had been rumoured after she and husband Jay-Z filed a trademark for the names.
The picture showed the 35-year-old mother-of-three and the twins draped in a purple floral sheet, while she wore a blue veil.
It clocked up more than two million likes on Instagram in an hour.
Beyonce wrote: "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today", with a string of emojis of prayer hands and a woman, man, little girl and two babies.
As well as the twins, Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z are also parents to five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
The style of the image, in which Beyonce stands in a garden barefoot in front of a floral archway, echoes the photoshoot she used to announce her pregnancy on the network. That post, in February, became the most-liked in the history of Instagram.
Jay-Z's real name is of course Shawn Carter. Beyonce wrote that their babies' names are "Sir Carter and Rumi". So is Sir Carter actually Sir Carter Carter? Or does Rumi just have one name?
Beyonce's mum Tina cleared things up a little, posting a message saying: "hello Sir Carter and Rumi Carter" and also confirmed their genders: "Boy and girl what a blessing."
Beyonce and Jay-Z aren't the first couple to choose some sort of grandiose honorific as a forename - Kim and Kanye have little Saint, Michael Jackson's eldest son is Prince, and Jackson's brother Jermaine named a son, er, Jermajesty.
Rumi, meanwhile, is a popular Japanese girl's name but some people have suggested Rumi may be named after the 13th Century Persian poet.
The world had been eagerly awaiting the first glimpse of the babies ever since American media reported the Lemonade singer had given birth last month.
But neither she nor Jay-Z had confirmed any details of the twins until now.
Her father Mathew Knowles had tweeted on 18 June, saying: "They're here!" and "Happy birthday to the twins" - but the timing of Beyonce's post suggest they were actually born on 13 June.
It's no surprise that fans were quick to share their thoughts on the picture.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo wrote on Twitter: "Soooo extra and I LOVE it."
But dad Lee Simpson reacted to the picture by tweeting: "Our 1st photo was in Jessops with me in the background eating a packet of quavers."
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The US has called for an "immediate and lasting halt" to land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea.

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore that China's actions in the area were "out of step" with international rules.
China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea, resulting in overlapping claims with its neighbours.
Chinese officials have described US remarks on the South China Sea as "groundless and not constructive".
Other countries have accused China of illegally taking land to create artificial islands with facilities that could potentially be for military use.
At the conference on Saturday, which was attended by defence ministers from across the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Carter said he wanted the "peaceful resolution of all disputes".
"To that end, there should be an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation by all claimants," he said.
He acknowledged that other claimants such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan had reclaimed pockets of land or built outposts in the area, but said "one country has gone much farther and much faster than any other".
"China has reclaimed over 2,000 acres, more than all other claimants combined and more than in the entire history of the region. And China did so in only the last 18 months," he said.
"It is unclear how much farther China will go. That is why this stretch of water has become the source of tension in the region and front-page news around the world."
The US defence secretary also said the US would maintain a substantial presence in the region, adding: "The United States will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows."
Ash Carter's comments were some of the toughest on China's island-building strategy that have come from a senior US official.
The key question is what the US can actually do about it beyond words.
Recent over-flights by US maritime patrol aircraft of some of the new islands have been met by terse radio traffic with the Chinese demanding they leave the area. The fear is that this kind of activity might lead to some kind of incident in the air or at sea that may only further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing.
China takes the view that it is doing nothing wrong - and certainly nothing that other countries are not also doing.
However, it is clearly the pace and scale of what China is doing that worries many.
And with the precedent of China's self-declared air defence identification zone in the East China Sea, there are fears that such an approach to monitoring or potentially even ultimately limiting freedom of movement could be extended into the South China Sea as well.
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China's island factory
What is South China Sea dispute?
Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo, a member of China's delegation at the conference, said that China's actions were "reasonable and justified", and that "it is wrong to criticise China for affecting peace and stability through construction activities".
Mr Carter's comments follow reports from US defence officials that China had put two artillery vehicles on one of the artificial sands it is creating in the disputed Spratley Islands area of the South China Sea earlier this month.
Asked about the US claims, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said she was "not aware of the situation" described, and urged the US to "stop making any provocative remarks".
China has previously said its work in the area is legal and needed to safeguard its sovereignty.


A man has been charged with murdering a doorman who was stabbed outside a St Helens bar.

Daniel Fox, 29, from St Helens, was found with a knife wound on the corner of Westfield Street and North John Street at about 03:20 BST on Friday.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a single stab wound to his body.
Leighton William Holt, 20, of Custley Hey, Stockbridge Village, was remanded by Liverpool magistrates' to appear at the city's crown court on 28 November.


Some would say Mayo don't have a prayer on Sunday against Tyrone in the All-Ireland gaelic football semi-final.

It has nothing to do with the skills and abilities of the players but a belief in a 62-year-old curse.
Mayo, the three times All-Ireland champions have cruised into Sunday's semi-final, annihilating Galway, Roscommon, London and All-Ireland champions Donegal on their way.
It is in stark contrast to the typical Mayo story.
It has been a depressing six decades for the team's supporters, and it all stems back to their All-Ireland win in 1951.
So what is the supposed curse?
"When the 1951 team were returning to the county after their All-Ireland win, they apparently reached a funeral taking place in one of the towns approaching Castlebar," former Mayo All-Ireland finalist Liam McHale said.
"Apparently some of the lads, maybe enjoying the trip home, angered the local priest who cursed them saying they would never win another All-Ireland while any of the '51 team are alive."
Since Mayo lost another All-Ireland final in September 2012, two more of that famous '51 squad have passed away.
John McAllister died in September 2012, Mick Mouldering in June.
Today, Paddy Prendergast, Fr Peter Quinn and Paradigm Carney are the only three still alive.
Before Mick Mouldering died, he refuted the curse in James Laffey's book The Road to '51.
"Don't let any anyone tell you, we didn't stop for a funeral," he said.
1989 - lost to Cork
1996 - conceded a last-minute goal to draw against Meath
1996 - lost to Meath in replay
1997 - lost to Kerry
2004 - lost to Kerry
2006 - lost by Kerry
2012 - lost to Donegal
Whether it is an urban myth or has a little bit of truth, the "curse of 51" has a vibrant heartbeat in western Irish folklore, and with the current players too.
"I first heard of it around the mid-nineties when Mayo reached the All-Ireland final, it's something you hear about, but it's something you take with a pinch of salt," said Mayo player Keith Higgins.
Superstition is rife in sport, particularly the GAA.
Former Kerry player and manager Paídí Ó Sé lived his whole life believing in it.
He took the same train, at the same time, to Dublin on match day and visited the same church at the same time.
"He would wear the same suit to every game, he would wear the same togs to every game he played in," said Paídí 's daughter Neasa.
Paídí wasn't the only one.
Michael Jordan, considered the greatest basketball player of all time, wore his University of North Carolina shorts under his uniform to every game for almost two decades.
Tennis player Björn Borg grew a beard before Wimbledon every year.
He won five straight titles at the All-England club between 1976 and 1980.
Serena Williams is another.
The three-times Wimbledon champion insists on bringing her shower sandals to the court, tying her shoelaces a specific way, bouncing the ball five times before her first serve and twice before her second.
Superstition - reverential to some, to others, it is nonsense.
"I don't believe in the curse," the Mayo manager James Horan said.
"There's always a lot of talk about it in Mayo and specifically the 1951 (squad) and much folklore surrounds that great team. As regards the curse, it's a good story but not one I believe in."
In reality, most supporters agree with Mr Horan. It is a good story, one perhaps not to be taken too seriously.
But with every passing year without All-Ireland success, urban myth can become ingrained in culture.
In 2011, Mayo playwright Mick Donnellan's first scene in Shortcut to Hallelujah was about a Mayo-Kerry All-Ireland final, where only one of the '51 team was alive.
It was a sell-out in Mayo.
The captain of the Mayo team, Andy Moran, laughed when I asked him if he believed in curses.
"I worked with kids visiting schools last year and they were telling me about the curse," he said.
It's all bit of fun. But the reason I've been in three All-Irelands and haven't won any of them is because we haven't been good enough. It's as simple as that."
Sixty-two years have passed since Mayo last won the All-Ireland.
They are now two steps away from capturing the Sam Maguire Cup for a fourth time in their history, and putting to bed the urban myth which continues to lurk in the background.
Tyrone will hope the myth continues, at least until after the match.


Irish abortion law treats women like "child-bearing vessels", Amnesty International has said.

The human rights organisation has said women in the Republic of Ireland should have access to safe, legal abortions.
A report, She is not a Criminal: The Impact of Ireland's Abortion Law, claims pregnant women risk putting their health and lives in danger if they remain in Ireland.
The report is part of Amnesty's campaign, My Body My Rights.
"The human rights of women are violated on a daily basis because of a constitution that treats them like child-bearing vessels," said Amnesty's Secretary General, Salil Shetty.
"Women who need abortions are treated like criminals, stigmatised and forced to travel abroad, taking a serious toll on their mental and physical health.
"The Irish state can no longer ignore this reality, and the appalling impact it is having on thousands of people every year."
Amnesty is calling for a change in the law so that women can have abortions in cases of rape, severe or fatal foetal impairment, or a risk to their health. at least.
Irish law on abortion was clarified in 2014.
The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act allows terminations where there is a threat to the life of the mother.
It is also allowed where doctors agree the expectant mother may take her own life over her pregnancy.
According to the Amnesty report, at least 4,000 women leave the Republic of Ireland for an abortion every year.
The report includes case studies of women who have been denied healthcare to prioritise the life of the foetus, which is protected by an amendment to the Republic of Ireland's constitution.
One woman who was carrying a foetus that had no heartbeat for 14 weeks, told Amnesty that she had to travel to her home country of Spain for medical treatment.
"I didn't feel safe at all," she said. "I was really scared. It became clear that if any complication was raised, these people would let me die."
The Amnesty International report said: "Ireland must amend the constitution and remove the protection of the foetus."
A referendum would be required to amend the constitution.


A man found with serious stab wounds on a service station car park has died.

The unnamed 35 year old was discovered on the car park of the BP station on Butts Road in Earlsdon, Coventry, at 01:50 BST on Sunday.
The man, from the city, was taken to hospital but died on Monday afternoon, police said.
Earlier, a 21-year-old Coventry man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 23-year-old woman detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Det Insp Justin Spanner, from West Midlands Police, said: "Sadly we are now looking at a murder investigation and I would ask anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible.
"Our thoughts remain with the man's family as they come to terms with their loss."
The family is being supported by specialist officers, the force says.


A US man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly bit another man's face and used anti-Muslim slurs during a fight at a shopping centre car park.

Robin McGreer, 35, allegedly approached the victim, verbally harassed him and left him with a "significant face wound" in the 27 November 2016 attack.
He is charged with bias-related malicious bodily injury in relation to the incident in a Washington DC suburb.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The accused, who was arrested on Monday, allegedly left the scene at the Tysons Corner Center in Virginia before police arrived.
Fairfax County Police have not identified the 31-year-old victim or his race and religion, citing privacy concerns.
Hate crime watchdog groups say such bias-related attacks are on the rise in the US.
Last week two Indian men were shot in a bar in Kansas City by a patron who reportedly shouted "get out of my country" before opening fire on them.


Among the warm words on Sino-British relations (the UK still wants to be a major investment partner with China) the new chancellor of the exchequer dropped a small grenade.
He said the government would be willing to "reset fiscal policy" if it was deemed necessary, given the decision on Brexit.
Following on from Theresa May's announcement that the government's 2020 target to eliminate the deficit was no more, Mr Hammond looks like he is considering a radical approach, should the economy need a kick start.
That opens up a host of possibilities.
More borrowing?
More infrastructure spending supported by the state as well as private money?
Yes, the government has said it wants to "live within its means".
And nothing has been decided.
"Reset" is only one word, after all, though a significant one.
But, as with Mrs May, Mr Hammond might be rather more headline grabbing on changes in economic direction than some expected.
Particularly if the economy looks sickly ahead of the Autumn Statement.


A man who had been linked to the discovery of a bomb in north Belfast has received a suspended sentence.

Conal Corbett, 20, from Oisin House, Victoria Parade in the city has already spent seven months on remand for four terrorist-related offences.
The judge said there was nothing to suggest Corbett was involved in preparing or setting the bomb in place.
At Belfast Crown Court on Monday, he was  sentenced to 18 months suspended for two years.
Corbett was linked to the incident because of the purchase of top-up cards for mobile phones used in the bomb plot.
The judge said the bomb did not go off, but, it had the potential to cause "fatal injury to police officers." A controlled explosion was carried out on the device at the Crumlin Road junction with Brompton Park on 1 May.
In court on Monday, the judge took into account that Corbett was just 18 years old when he committed the offences.
At a previous court hearing, Corbett was charged with collecting documents and having articles likely to be of use to terrorists and possessing a handwritten note about a rifle and ammunition.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to four offences - two counts of possessing items for terrorist-related offences, namely the mobile phone and two top-up vouchers; collecting or making records of information for terrorism and also possessing documents useful for terrorism.
His defence barrister said that Corbett's offences came at a time when there was an "element of naivety". He called him a "teenager with misguided romantic notions".
The barrister said that, while on remand, Corbett had been moved from Hydebank YOC to the dissident wing at Maghaberry due to a death threat, before being released on bail.
He said Corbett was now in a relationship with an older woman which has "brought a degree of maturity and insight into his life" and that said the incident had been a "stark wake-up call" for both him and his family.
Sentencing him, the judge said that he was taking into account both Corbett's age at the time, and also the fact that he had already served seven months in prison.
He warned him to "steer clear of criminal behaviour" or risk being sent back to prison.


Louis Thompson has agreed a new two-and-a-half year deal at Norwich City.

The 21-year-old midfielder joined the Canaries from Swindon Town on transfer deadline day in September 2014 in a deal reportedly worth up to £1.3m.
The Wales Under-21 international has spent most of the past two seasons back on loan at Swindon, but made his Norwich debut in the EFL Cup in August.
He has gone on to feature three times in the Championship, with his first start coming against Leeds last month.
Thompson has also agreed an option to extend his deal for a further 12 months.


A son is appealing for the return of his father's war medals, after they were taken from a train luggage rack.

Keith Ridings, 64, was returning from his father's funeral on the 11:17 BST train between Birmingham New Street and Exeter St Davids on Tuesday.
The medals were awarded to his father between 1945 and 1948, while serving in North Africa and the Middle East.
He said: "It upsets me someone is in possession of those medals, who has no idea what he went through to get them."
The bag, which also contained clothes and various personal items, was found to be missing from the rack when Mr Ridings got off the train at Exeter.
He said: "I inherited these medals from my father's estate only a couple of weeks ago.
"When I discovered they were missing, I felt a complete sense of loss and disappointment."
PC Gary Archer, from Exeter station, said: "We don't believe these medals have any monetary value so will be relatively worthless to the thieves - but their value to the victim is priceless.
"He was understandably distraught to find them missing and so we ask whoever took them to do the right thing and return them to their owner."


Brighton manager Chris Hughton hopes winger Solly March will return from his long-term knee injury in September.

The 22-year-old England Under-21 international suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage last December.
"We are hoping to have him after the first international break," Hughton told BBC Sussex.
"The good news is he has had no setbacks and is making good progress. He is not training with the team at the minute but he is doing some ball work."
The 57-year-old added: "He is working very hard with the rehab department and we look forward to having him back as soon as possible."
March scored three goals in 17 appearances for the Seagulls last season before injury forced him off during the 2-2 draw at Derby seven months ago.
Meanwhile, Hughton is keen to keep hold of his best players, with midfielder Dale Stephens linked with a move to Premier League side Burnley.
Stephens, 27, played 45 league games last season as the Seagulls finished third in the Championship, missing out on promotion on goal difference and then losing in the play-offs.
"We don't want to lose players," Hughton said.
"We want to put ourselves in a position where we are able to challenge again. Speculation will always be there and it is something you have to live with as it is part and parcel of the game."


British Cycling has begun searching for a new performance director.

Sir Dave Brailsford, the last person to fill the role, left in April 2014 to focus on Team Sky, with head coach Shane Sutton moving into a new role as technical director.
Sutton left 100 days prior to the Rio Olympics amid allegations of sexism, though he denied the "specific claims".
Programmes manager Andy Harrison, who took on Sutton's responsibilities, could be a candidate for the role.
The national governing body has had a testing year,  and its headquarters were visited by UK Anti-Doping officials this month as part of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the sport.
Despite the upheaval off the track, British cyclists won 33 medals across this summer's Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games, 18 of which were gold.
In a statement, British Cycling said appointing a performance director would enable the team to build on those successes "and provide greater support to performance staff and athletes".
Stephen Park, who manages Britain's Olympic sailing team, has already said he would consider a move to British Cycling, but added he would give consideration to a role at "any of the top sports".
Australian Sutton, 59, has always denied any wrongdoing and should the independent review commissioned to look into the allegations find in his favour, there may be calls for his reinstatement.


A pilot project to monitor cancer treatment times will give a better picture of whether patients receive timely care, says the Welsh government.

But the Welsh Liberal Democrats accused the government of "moving the goal posts" while the Conservatives said it was "scrapping targets it can't meet".
Currently, two waiting time targets exist - a 62-day and 31-day target depending on how a cancer is found.
The aim will be to measure all cancer waiting times in the same way.
Ministers said the measures have been developed by cancer clinicians.
By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent
Currently cancer care is measured against two targets - a 31-day and a 62-day time limit for treatment, depending on how the disease is discovered.
But senior doctors argue those measures don't tell the whole story. For example, they don't take into account the type of cancer or its severity - should it be be treated within weeks or even hours?
Also, there are claims the current system disproportionately prioritises patients because they're close to breaching the targets.
Its hoped, if successful patients will for the first time be able to compare typical waiting times across Wales for different types of cancer.
Dr Tom Crosby, clinical director of the South Wales Cancer Network, said the focus of the current "blunt instruments" of measuring 31-day and 62-day targets has "encouraged a focus on the few patients who breach the target rather than improving the whole patient pathway for all patients".
At the moment, if a patient is referred to a specialist who suspects they have the disease and they require urgent treatment, then 95% of confirmed cases should start treatment within 62 days. But in February, 90.5% of patients in Wales received treatment within that time period.
The second current target involves patients who are not considered urgent cases but are subsequently diagnosed with the disease. It means 98% of those patients should start treatment within 31 days of that point.
Ministers said the new system will help the NHS to gain a more accurate picture of actual waiting times and speed up treatment in many cases.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said: "Developing a single pathway will help us to be even more ambitious in terms of faster diagnosis and treatment as it will enable us to measure the actual time people wait and make sure patients are prioritised accordingly."
Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said: "While there may be merit in reassessing some targets, simply changing or removing targets will not be a silver bullet solution that will fix all of Wales' healthcare problems."
The pilot began this month and will run until September 30. It will measure performance against the current 31-day and 62-day targets which will continue to be measured.
Darren Millar, Conservative Shadow Health Minister, said: "This is yet another example of the Welsh Labour government scrapping targets it can't meet.
"Patients in Wales deserve first class cancer care and timely treatment."
Sally Greenbrook from Breakthrough Breast Cancer said the charity hoped the pilot would "lead to decisive action to tackle the problem of non-urgent referral waiting times" as some women were experiencing long waits between a non-urgent referral and diagnosis which could negatively impact upon treatment outcomes.


More than 12,000 pieces of illegal dental equipment have been seized in the UK in the past six months.

The products, ranging from drills to X-rays, were counterfeit copies of major brands or sub-standard with fake documentation.
Some products appeared to have official safety CE marks, but importers said it meant "Chinese export".
The regulator said that dentists could be prosecuted if they knowingly bought equipment that put patients at risk.
The items were discovered during an investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which is responsible for making sure that dental equipment in the UK meets safety standards.
Among the items seized on arrival in the UK were poorly made dentist power drills and handheld X-ray machines with dangerous wiring.
Danny Lee-Frost, from the MHRA enforcement team, said there was a real risk to patients from equipment that does not meet strict European safety standards.
He said: "We don't need to stretch your imagination too far to think if you've got a high-speed drill, operating at 30,000 revs per minute in close proximity to your teeth, and the end falls off, it's going to do some pretty serious damage inside your mouth. "
Dental equipment is easy to find for sale at a low price online, including on major e-commerce sites such as eBay and Amazon. Both worked with the MHRA in the investigation.
The MHRA said it was working with retailers to make them aware that some of the equipment was being sold with fake certificates or counterfeit branding.
Some of the drills are marked with the letters CE implying they meet the European safety standards.
When challenged, some importers have said this simply stands for "Chinese export".
Sonia Tracey, from the dental manufacturer W&H UK, said dentists should realise that some of the drills being sold online were implausibly cheap.
"A dental turbine, which most people would know as a drill, was being sold online for £70.
"There is no way you can buy a good quality product at £70 - you would be looking at a £300 to £600 difference."
She points out that dental equipment has to be repeatedly sterilised to keep patients safe, and if it is not robust enough, it will fall apart.
Jade Blinco was injured by poorly maintained dental equipment, not imported tools, but it is a reminder of the importance of safety standards.
The 24-year-old, who wanted to be a model, was left with a scar after a drill broke in her mouth.
She said: "My face feels funny in winter and summer, hot and cold food, it tingles.
"I constantly worry about it - I feel it pulling and tugging even when I'm talking."
The British Dental Trade Association has launched a campaign to encourage dentists to report suspect equipment.
Danny Lee-Frost, from the MHRA, said dentists who knowingly bought equipment that doesn't meet regulations "could be struck off, they could be sued, all for saving a few pounds on stuff they use every day".


Extra training is to be given to teachers, doctors and social workers to help them to identify and assist girls at risk of female genital mutilation.

It is among a package of measures being unveiled this week by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at a London summit.
New guidance about the practice will be part of compulsory training in public sector organisations.
Advice about FGM is already issued to many staff but professional bodies have called for a different approach.
The partial or total removal of external female genitalia is illegal in the UK but the practice occurs in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Mr Clegg will tell the Girl Summit being hosted by the government and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef): "Without the right knowledge, skills and experience, people feel like they don't have the cultural understanding and authority to even talk about this practice honestly, never mind intervene when they're worried someone is vulnerable."
He will say: "Female genital mutilation is one of the oldest and the most extreme ways in which societies have sought to control the lives and bodies of generations of young women and girls.
"We're currently failing thousands of girls... central to tackling it are the doctors, nurses, teachers and legal professionals who need to be equipped to identify and support young women and girls at risk."
Female genital mutilation
Source: World Health Organization
Dr Peter Carter, chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Controlling the lives and bodies of young women and girls through FGM has no place in modern Britain.
"The RCN has worked with the government on the development of training and guidance to help equip frontline staff with the skills they need to tackle this most sensitive of issues."
Louise Silverton, director for midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives, welcomed the government plans but said they had to be backed up with "resources and commitment" to ensure staff have access to the training.
Earlier this year, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said school staff needed more training to help them identity and protect girls at risk.


Crossmaglen Rangers extended their remarkable winning run in club football by securing a 19th Armagh SFC title in 20 years at the Athletic Grounds.

David McKenna and Rico Kelly goals helped Cross to a comfortable 2-22 to 0-10 victory over Armagh Harps.
On a busy day of finals, Kilcoo secured a three-in-a-row of Down titles with a 3-10 to 0-11 win over Castlewellan.
Derrygonnelly beat Roslea 3-16 to 3-7 in the Fermanagh decider and Kingscourt edged out Castlerahan in Cavan.
Crossmaglen, six-time All-Ireland winners, will be fancied to add another Ulster title to their collection after an emphatic coiunty final victory.
They led 0-7 to 0-1 at the end of the opening quarter and Kelly's 28th minute goal gave them a 1-10 to 0-5 interval lead.
David McKenna bagged in a second after 43 minutes, with Tony Kernan top-scoring for Cross with 0-5.
Goals from Jerome Johnston and Paul Greenan put Kilcoo in control of the Down final in Newry.
They led by 2-2 to 0-4 at the interval, with Ryan Johnston's 45th minute goal clinching a fourth Down SFC title in five years.
Derrygonnelly secured an emotional victory over Roslea to be crowned Fermanagh SFC champions in Brewster Park.
The final was postponed by a week following the tragic death of club stalwart Damian McGovern and the team responded with a crushing win over the defending champions, who scored a goal after just 70 seconds from Niall Cosgrove.
Determined Derrygonnelly reeled off eight points in a row and even after Sean Quigley stopped the rot with a point, Paul Ward and Denis Greene bagged two goals within a minute to help Derrygonnelly lead 2-8 to 2-3 at the break.
Sean Quigley scored a second-half goal but Shane McGullion's 40th minute strike ensured the cup went back to Derrygonnelly for the first time since 2009.
Kingscourt edged out Castlerahan by 1-9 to 0-11 in the Cavan final, Philip Tinnelly with the match-winning goal in the 51st minute.
Elsewhere, Slaughtneil will play Cushendall in the Ulster club SHC final after their respective semi-final victories.
Derry football and hurling champions Slaughtneil defeated Down's Ballycran by 2-18 to 0-14 in Dungannon.
Defending Antrim and Ulster champions Cushendall beat Middletown (Armagh) by 1-17 to 1-9 in Owenbeg.


Close to 100,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in South Sudan in the last week, the United Nations has warned.

Fighting first broke out in December 2013, when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of attempting a coup, which he denies.
The UN's aid chief in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, said the conflict had now resumed in the oil-rich Unity state.
Areas around the regional capital, Bentiu, were worst-hit, he said.
Mr Lanzer added that the fighting was taking place at the peak of planting season, when people need to move around the region to help make a living.
Mr Kiir and Mr Machar signed a ceasefire deal in January this year, but violence has continued in parts of the country.
The UN estimated 10,000 people have been killed and another 1.5 million displaced since the conflict began.
Mr Kiir's term as president ends in July, four years after South Sudan gained independence to become the world's newest country.


Tens of thousands of Malaysians protested over the weekend in the capital Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down over a financial scandal.

The protesters are angered by a $700m (£455m) payment made to his bank account from unnamed foreign donors.
It was discovered last month during a probe into alleged mismanagement at the debt-laden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Mr Najib has denied any wrongdoing.
The rally began on Saturday and continued into Sunday. The pro-democracy group Bersih has also called for protests in the cities of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on the Malaysian side of Borneo.
Protesters in yellow T-shirts sang the national anthem Negaraku to end the rally at the stroke of midnight, when the country started celebrating National Day - 58 years since independence.
Kuala Lumpur authorities rejected an application from Bersih for a permit and Malaysian police declared the rallies illegal. Access to Kuala Lumpur's Independence Square was blocked.
At the last big rally in 2012, police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters.
Why Malaysians are disillusioned with Najib Razak
Estimates put the number of protesters in Kuala Lumpur at 50,000 to 80,000, though figures issued by the police suggested much lower numbers.
A carnival atmosphere, punctuated by music, vuvuzelas and political speeches, prevailed in the city centre.
The leader of Bersih, Maria Chin, said the protest was not anti-government.
"We don't want to topple the government but we want to topple corrupt politicians," she told the Malaysian Insider.
The demonstrations coincide with preparations for National Day on Monday - the former British colony's 58th anniversary of independence.
Mr Najib said on his blog he did not want a "provocation" to be triggered.
He said: "Whatever the disagreements or misunderstandings between us, National Day should not be a stage of political disputes."
The main accusation against Mr Najib is that he took $700m from the indebted 1MDB, which he established in 2009 to try to turn Kuala Lumpur into a financial hub.
Cabinet ministers have said the money transfers were "political donations" from unidentified Middle Eastern sources, and that there was nothing improper. No further details have been given.
1MDB has said it has never given money to the prime minister and called the accusations "unsubstantiated".
The prime minister retains significant support from the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and from within his party, the United Malays National Organisation.
• The 1Malaysia Development Berhad state investment fund was established under Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2009 to transform Malaysia into a high-income economy.
• Critics say the fund overpaid for many of its investments and spent millions on fees to investment bank Goldman Sachs
• It began attracting attention at the end of 2014 when it started missing payments to creditors. It later emerged that the fund was mired in $11bn (£7bn) of debt.
• Mr Najib has been accused of taking $700m from the fund - a charge which he has denied.
• Malaysia anti-corruption commission said it had verified that the money was a donation from unnamed foreign donors.
Read more: 1MDB, the case that's riveting Malaysia


Lithuania midfielder Vykintas Slivka has joined Hibernian from Juventus for an undisclosed fee instead of an expected loan.

The Scottish Premiership club had originally agreed to take the 22-year-old for a season from the Serie A club.
But the move has been made permanent, with Slivka signing a three-year contract at Easter Road.
He told Hibs' website: "This is another step in my career and I am really excited to be joining the club."
Slivka, who has 19 caps for Lithuania, recently faced both Scotland and England in World Cup qualifiers.
"The international matches against Scotland and England have given me a taste of the British style of football and now I can't wait to get started," he said.
Slivka came through the youth ranks with Juventus, but the closest he came to making a first-team appearance was being an unused substitute against Genoa in March 2014.
He had loan spells with Modena in Serie B, Gorica in the Slovenian top flight and Den Bosch in the Dutch second tier before spending time with Ascoli last season.
Slivka only made six appearances for the Serie B outfit - five as a substitute - but Lennon believes he can make an impact in Scotland.
"Instead of a loan, his deal will now be permanent," the head coach said after Tuesday's League Cup win over Arbroath.
"While he might take a bit of time to bed in, it is a good bit of business.
"He is a decent player and hopefully he will show what he can do here."
Slivka becomes the second Lithuania international to join Hibs this summer and now awaits international clearance to play.
Striker Deivydas Matulevicius has now received his clearance after joining from Belgian club Royal Mouscron but did not feature in the 6-1 win at Easter Road.
Hibs also remain hopeful of persuading Anthony Stokes to return to Easter Road after the striker's release by Blackburn Rovers, with Lennon stating that talks are "ongoing".
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Nottingham Panthers coach Corey Neilson says new netminder Michael Garnett has the capabilities to dominate in the Elite League next season.

The 34-year-old, who has played in the NHL, has spent the last nine years in the highly-rated KHL in Europe.
Neilson said: "We really wanted to identify a goaltender who could be a difference-maker. He wants to win.
"We wanted some veteran presence and a good backbone. I think he is more than capable of dominating at this level."
Garnett said on Twitter: "I'm excited to be joining the Nottingham Panthers for the next two seasons."


HMS Gannet's search and rescue helicopters have made a final farewell flypast of Scotland.

Royal Navy Sea Kings have been involved in thousands of rescues since the first unit was established 44 years ago.
But the service was replaced by a civilian team at Prestwick Airport on 1 January, bringing an end to military search and rescue in Scotland.
The Sea Kings flew over the scene of many past rescues and started from Prestwick at 10:00.
Two helicopters in formation flew up Loch Lomond, passing over Tyndrum and then through Glen Coe and over Ben Nevis.
The crews then followed the west coast down to Oban before flying over Inverlochlarig, Stirling, Edinburgh, Ayr and finally Troon, finishing at about 14:30.
Bristow Helicopters will eventually 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 company was awarded the contract after a decision to privatise search and rescue in 2013.
The first of the UK bases operated by Bristow, including Inverness, became operational last year. The final UK base will be up and running by 2017.
Lieutenant Commander Charlie Fuller, the commanding officer of HMS Gannet, said: "Over the years HMS Gannet has enjoyed immense support from communities the length and breadth of Scotland.
"The flypast is our chance to say farewell and hopefully people will come out to wave goodbye too."
During 2015, HMS Gannet was the busiest search and rescue flight in the UK, completing more than 300 rescues. The unit also holds the record for the most rescues in one year, with 447 rescues around the country in 2009.
The helicopter was busy right up to the handover to Bristows earlier this month and was called to help during the flooding on 30 December, airlifting 12 people trapped on a bus caught in floodwater near Girvan, South Ayrshire.
HMS Gannet said its final day of operations on 31 December was "relatively routine", with the Sea King crew flying a casualty from the Isle of Rum to Glasgow University Hospital for treatment and assisting the police in the Invergarry area in the afternoon.
The Sea Kings, operated by the Navy from HMS Gannet and the RAF from Lossiemouth, were a familiar sight in the skies over Scotland since the 1970s. They were brought into service here during the Cold War in case pilots defending the UK from Scottish bases had to ditch into the North Sea.
As well as being involved with rescues in the mountains and at sea, they were often used to transport patients from the islands and other isolated areas of Scotland.
They worked with police and civilian mountain rescue teams. The HMS Gannet flight was known by its call sign "Navy 177", which changed to "Rescue 177" after being "tasked" on a job.
Rescue teams in Oban, Arrochar, Lomond, Glencoe and Lochaber stationed themselves along the route to wave farewell to the Navy Sea Kings.
As the helicopters flew past in close formation, members of the Lomond rescue team set off smoke flares on the summit of Conic Hill as a tribute to the crews.
Deputy team leader Jan Miller, who has worked with mountain rescue and with search and rescue dogs for 30 years, said it was an emotional moment to say goodbye the helicopters.
She told the BBC: "Trying to get in and out of a Sea King helicopter with a search dog is quite some feat and it's always been amazing to me how helpful, calm and compassionate the crews of the helicopters have been."
Ms Miller said that the flypast marked the "end of an era".
"It was absolutely superb seeing them in formation like that and being able to speak to them on the radio one last time. They really have done the rescue and the military service proud."