Police have launched an appeal to trace a woman who helped a 17-year-old girl who was attacked in Kirkcaldy.

The teenager was assaulted in Dunniker Road by a group of four men shortly before 22:00 on Friday.
The incident happened near the railway bridge at the junction of Victoria Road. The men were in their early to mid-20s and of muscular build.
Police want to trace a woman who was driving a red car, possibly a Vauxhall, and came to the teenager's aid.
One of the men was described as being 5ft 8in tall, with short dark hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt and blue demon jeans.
The men were seen to walk off towards the town centre.
Det Sgt Callum Lawrie said: "Although the victim was not injuredâ€Ž, this incident has left her shaken and upset.
"We would appeal for any person that was in the area of Dunniker Road last night who might have seen this group of men before or after this incident to contact police on 101."


A retired vicar who indecently assaulted a 15-year-old girl has been given a suspended sentence.

Kevin McGarahan attacked the girl at his house in Telford in 1995 before she fled, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard.
Despite the girl's mother complaining, no action was taken until a review by the Church of England in 2014.
McGarahan, 64, who now lives in Liskard in Cornwall, received a six-month sentence suspended for 12 months.
He has also been ordered to pay Â£2,000 compensation to the victim.
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Church authorities were informed of the incident but no action was taken until a new safeguarding officer for the Diocese of Hereford found the file in 2014 and reported it to the police.
Jonathan Kelleher, senior crown prosecutor for the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service's rape and serious sexual offences unit, said McGarahan had "abused his position of trust" to carry out the attack on a "vulnerable teenager".
"Today, justice has finally caught up with McGarahan and he will now have to deal with the consequences of his actions."
A spokesman for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) said McGarahan's conviction should encourage more victims to report abuse.
"Action can be taken no matter how many years have passed," they said.


Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers described his first season in charge as a "dream" after they became the first Scottish side to complete an unbeaten domestic treble.

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A 2-1 win over Aberdeen in Saturday's Scottish Cup final sealed the clean sweep for the former Liverpool manager.
"It's been incredible," Rodgers told BBC Scotland. "I couldn't have written the script any better.
"I was born into Celtic and it's a huge privilege to manage this club."
Celtic fell behind to a Jonny Hayes goal at Hampden, but Stuart Armstrong squared it soon after with a 20-yard strike.
Rodgers' side won the match with a stoppage-time goal from Tom Rogic, completing a fourth clean sweep in the club's history.
Aberdeen finished runners-up in all three domestic competitions this term.
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"If you're going to create history, which we've done, then you have to make it happen and the players have done that," Northern Irishman Rodgers said.
"Now you can write about it and talk about it, give a big congratulations to the players and supporters, because they've been amazing. It's a great day for the club
"It was a really tough game and, as well as to my own players, give credit to Aberdeen. They made it really tough for us, in particular the first half.
"We had to dig deep, we weren't quite as fluent in our game and that's credit to them, they broke the game up quite well.
"They man mark and it takes a bit of time, but we just reinforced at half-time the idea to stay calm, eventually they tire and that's what started to happen.
"In the second half, we created chances and are disappointed not to score one or two more - but we got the goal in the end and thoroughly deserved it."
Rodgers has had a huge impact in his debut season at Celtic and skipper Scott Brown said the historic campaign "all comes down to the gaffer".
"This is a special bunch of lads and we've got a phenomenal manager," added the Scotland midfielder. "And it's great thanks to every single one at this club - everyone behind the scenes that worked 24/7 to help us win this trophy and this treble.
"Aberdeen are a great team, they pushed us all the way in both cups and the league and they deserve to be in cup finals and second in the league."


A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over a gang attack in a County Antrim bar in which the victim was beaten with hammers and bats.

Darren Moore, who is in his 40s, suffered multiple fractures and cuts to his face when he was attacked at the pub in Doagh last month.
The 19-year-old man was arrested in Ballyclare and has been taken to Antrim police station for questioning.
A number of men have already appeared in court, charged with the murder bid.


About 50 or 60 inmates are understood to have been removed from HMP Bedford after a number of prisoners were involved in a riot.

At least 150 inmates are thought to have been involved in Sunday's incident at the Category B facility; the Prison Officers Association has said 230.
Bedfordshire Police said three men had been arrested in connection with a criminal investigation into the unrest.
Two inmates were taken to hospital for treatment and have returned to prison.
The three men, aged 39, 37 and 26, are being questioned on suspicion of committing offences under the Prison Security Act 1992.
An internal investigation is also taking place into what happened.
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Police and specially-trained officers were called at about 17:00 GMT following reports of inmates getting out of cells, seizing keys and starting fires.
Officers from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Essex attended the scene, police said.
Sources with knowledge of what happened said prisoners on three wings A, B and C - gallery-style Victorian landings - were involved.  One wing sustained most of the damage.
Prisoners also accessed the centre of the prison, which usually contains prison equipment, staff files and other items such as phones.
The Howard League for Penal Reform said there was an ongoing dispute at Bedford, with officers refusing to unlock prisoners when they felt it too risky.
"Of course that means prisoners are spending more and more time banged up in their cells," said Andrew Neilson from the campaign.
"Personally I think that is partially why we've seen this incident happen, because if you are telling people they will spend 23 out of 24 hours of a day locked in basically a toilet, then you're breeding a lot of boredom and frustration."
There were also concerns about staffing levels in the prison service across the country, the campaign said.
Bedford's last inspection showed it was housing 495 prisoners instead of its certified normal capacity of 322.


Saving Mr Banks, a film about the making of Mary Poppins, contains several scenes you might not expect to see in a Disney film.

One sees Emma Thompson, as Mary Poppins creator PL Travers, arrive in a Hollywood hotel room to find it filled with Disney toys.
She picks up a large stuffed Mickey Mouse and props it in the corner, facing the wall, with the words: "You can stay there until you learn the art of subtlety."
Later we see Walt Disney himself, played by Tom Hanks, hurriedly stubbing out a cigarette and pouring a drink. He even says "damn".
"I was fearful that the folks at Disney would come and say, 'No drinking, no smoking, no cursing - we like Walt better as a god than a human being,'" admits director John Lee Hancock.
"But to their credit, they supported us every step of the way and realised that he was a far more interesting character if he's human."
Walt Disney was a chain-smoker in real life, and the (unseen) stubbed out cigarette is as much as the Disney company - which has a blanket policy against showing lit cigarettes in its movies - would allow.
How did Disney bosses feel about the gentle digs elsewhere at their hallowed brand?
Hancock says: "The folks at Disney all laughed at it. They kind of laugh at themselves too - they know 'that's our reputation' and part of it's earned.
"They thought it was funny, I never got any pushback on any of the jokes. There's a line in there where [Travers] says she has no interest in going to Disneyland and it is a money printing machine.
"I thought 'Disney is going to scratch that' - but no, there it is."
Saving Mr Banks is about the real-life battle of wills between Travers and Disney over the movie rights to Mary Poppins.
Thompson admits the prickly novelist has been one of her most difficult roles and describes the author as "deeply contradictory".
Disney had been after the rights to the book for 20 years and the film focuses on a trip Travers makes from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss the project with Disney face-to-face.
The film also flashes back to Travers' childhood in 1906 Australia and shows how her relationship with her father, played by Colin Farrell, shaped both her career and the character of Mr Banks in Mary Poppins.
With an original screenplay by British writer-producer Kelly Marcel, whose next film project is Fifty Shades of Grey, Saving Mr Banks is the first full-length cinema drama to depict Walt Disney himself.
"I felt that it was going to be difficult to cast - you need to have an icon playing an icon," says Hancock, who directed 2009's The Blind Side, for which Sandra Bullock won a best actress Oscar. "If Tom had said no I'm not sure what we would have done."
Hancock points out that the film is not a Walt Disney biopic.  "It's not about him, it's about PL Travers - it's just two weeks in his life in 1961."
Before signing away the book's rights, Travers demanded control over the script and the work of sibling composers Richard and Robert Sherman, whose original songs in the film included A Spoonful of Sugar and Let's Go Fly a Kite.
The author, who died in 1996, so disliked the Oscar-winning Disney production that she never allowed any more Mary Poppins books to be adapted into films.
How did Mary Poppins, with its mix of live action and animation, feature in Hancock's childhood?
"I'd seen the movie several times, so it was part of my childhood, but it wasn't a movie I watched every year or I dearly loved. I recognise it as as a real step forward from a technological standpoint. The songs are fantastic and contagious."
Although Travers did give Disney the film rights in 1961, it wasn't until 1964 that the film was released. It went on to receive 13 Oscar nominations and won five - for best actress (Julie Andrews), best effects, best film editing, original score and original song.
The last two best picture winners at the Academy Awards - The Artist and Argo - have been Hollywood movies about movie-making, so the signs are good for Saving Mr Banks. It is being widely tipped as an Oscar nominee.
"I'd love to tell you that I'm not aware of what's going on but I don't live in a cave," says Hancock. "But I'm excited that people seem to like the movie, and Emma and Tom are fantastic.  We've got an amazing cast so anything that lifts them up, I'm all for it."
Saving Mr Banks is out in the UK on 29 November and in the US on 13 December


At least 160 people are reported to have been killed in floods and landslides following days of torrential rain in Nepal and northern India.

In Nepal, officials said at least 101 people were known to have died after rescuers found four more bodies. More than 130 people are still missing.
In northern Indian states severe flooding after rainfall left at least 60 dead and entire villages marooned.
The worst of the rain is now thought to be over.
Landslides and flooding devastated rural communities and cut off roads throughout the region.  In Nepal, officials voiced fears about a possible cholera outbreak.
Rescue helicopters have been deployed to convey emergency supplies to those stranded.
More than 1,500 villages are inundated in India's Uttar Pradesh state where 28 people have died and thousands have been left homeless.
In Uttarakhand, cloudbursts and landslides killed 32 and in Bihar at least two people have died.
"The flood situation arose following heavy downpours in Nepal, which led to overflowing rivers which originate in the Himalayan region including Tibet and Nepal," news agency Reuters quoted chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh Alok Ranjan as saying.
In the north-eastern Assam state, the water level has risen to alarming levels in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, flooding large areas and killing one person, reports the Press Trust of India.
The Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary are also heavily flooded, forcing animals to move to highlands to protect themselves, the agency added.


Britain's Dina Asher-Smith earned victory in the women's 200m at the Stockholm Diamond League as Desiree Henry ran a personal best for third.

Asher-Smith ran 22.72 seconds, with 30-year-old Jamaican Simone Facey second in 22.81secs, and Henry, 20, close behind in 22.88secs.
Margaret Adeoye, 31, ran 23.57secs to finish sixth in her first race of 2016.
In the men's 100m, Briton Richard Kilty was fifth in a race won by Turkey's Jamaica-born sprinter Jak Ali Harvey.
The 27-year-old ran in 10.18secs to finish ahead of Ivorian Ben Youssef Meite in second, with Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey in third.
Kilty's countryman Andrew Robertson was disqualified after a false start in the Swedish capital.


A US man who opened fired in a Washington DC pizza restaurant because of an online conspiracy theory has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, burst into Comet Ping Pong on 4 December 2016 armed with a rifle and pistol.
He drove from North Carolina to pursue bogus claims that the restaurant was the nexus of a child sex ring linked to Hillary Clinton's inner circle.
No one was injured in what prosecutors described as an "armed invasion".
Welch fired an assault rifle into a locked cabinet, believing that abused children were being kept there.
Online conspiracy theorists had circulated a rumour that hacked emails from former Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager contained clues to a paedophile ring.
James Alefantis, who owns the restaurant, testified in court that Welch's "physical terror" had "left lasting damage on the people I love".
He added that he hopes that "one day in a more truthful time we will remember this day as an aberration" when "lies were seen as real and our social fabric had frayed", the Washington Post reported.
Welch, who has two young daughters, pleaded guilty in March to assault and firearms charges.
In a letter to US District Judge Ketanji Jackson, Welch apologised for "endangering the safety" of the pizzeria customers, adding "it was never my intention to harm or frighten innocent lives, but I realise now just how foolish and reckless my decision was".
Prosecutors had argued that a lengthy sentence was required to "deter other people from pursuing vigilante justice based only on their YouTube feed".
"Beyond Pizzagate, the internet is full of wild conspiracy theories where people urge members of the public... to take action," wrote the assistant US attorneys Demian Ahn and Sonali Patel.
Comet Ping Pong was forced to hire security and also unplugged their phone due to abusive callers, the court heard.
One tourist testified that her six-year-old child, who had been dining during the attack, now suffers from anxiety whenever visiting restaurants.


The boss of a sofa-making company said it is "very disappointing" that Home Secretary Amber Rudd accused his firm of recruiting "exclusively" from Romania and Poland.

Matt O'Flynn, who runs Hastings-based Collins and Hayes, said that 75% of his staff are actually from the UK.
Ms Rudd visited the company, which is in her constituency, in August 2015.
She said the firm did not consider training up locals, despite the availability of a local college.
"I went and visited a factory quite recently where they recruit almost exclusively from Romania and Poland, where there are people that have had experience in factories building these sofas... they didn't even consider training locally.
"There was a local college they could have worked with, but they choose to recruit outside the UK," the Home Secretary told the BBC's Today programme on Wednesday.
Mr O'Flynn found those comments "very disappointing" and said his company was "committed to working with the local community" and had spoken to Ms Rudd about his need for more sewing machinists.
It is "commonplace" in the industry to hire staff from abroad when there is a surge in demand, according to Mr O'Flynn.
Collins and Hayes uses an agency to bring in staff from Poland and Romania, which it then trains up and hires on permanent contracts, he said.
Collins and Hayes, which supplies John Lewis and Furniture Village, has been making furniture for 140 years.
On Wednesday, the home secretary defended plans to make firms do more to employ British people, saying "don't call me a racist" for talking about immigration.
Under her proposals, firms could be forced to disclose what percentage of their workforce is non-British as a way to encourage them to hire more locals.
The home secretary believes firms are "getting away" with not training enough British workers and the existing resident labour test - which requires firms to advertise vacancies in the UK for 28 days before looking outside the EU - should be toughened up.


A boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a rapper who was stabbed in south-east London.

Myron Issac-Yarde, 17, was found dying in Camplin Street, New Cross, on 3 April after officers were called to reports of an altercation.
The musician, who was also known as MDot, had performed in concerts and online videos. An online funding plea raised almost Â£14,000 for his funeral.
The accused boy, 15, who cannot be named, appeared at Bromley Youth Court.
He rose to give his name, age and address before he was remanded in custody.
He will next appear at the Old Bailey on 12 April.
A 16-year-old boy and a man aged 19 arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed.
Two other teenagers previously also arrested on suspicion of murder, aged 15 and 16, have been bailed until May.


Newcastle have signed Roma and Ivory Coast forward Seydou Doumbia on loan, subject to international clearance.

The 28-year-old moves to St James' Park until the end of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent.
Doumbia joined Roma in January 2015 for a reported £10m but made only 13 appearances before returning to former club CSKA Moscow on loan in August.
Meanwhile, Spanish striker Ayoze Perez, 22, has signed a new five-year contract at St James' Park.
Perez has scored 12 goals in 57 Premier League appearances since joining from Tenerife in 2014.
Doumbia, who scored 66 goals in 108 league games for the Russian club, becomes Newcastle's fourth January signing.
"It is no secret that we have been looking to add to our options in the striking area," Newcastle head coach Steve McClaren said.
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"We have been searching for a forward and were delighted when the opportunity arose to take Seydou on loan.
"He is a natural goalscorer, someone who has scored goals in the Champions League and has played at the highest level. We believe he can make a mark in this team."
Third-bottom Newcastle are two points from safety with 15 matches remaining.
Doumbia joins midfielders Jonjo Shelvey, Andros Townsend and Henri Saivet as the club's signings in this transfer window.
"I am looking forward to helping the club get some wins and climb the table," he said.
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Since their division after World War Two, North Korea and South Korea have experienced very different fortunes.

11 May 2016 Last updated at 16:03 BST
Japan ruled Korea from 1910 until the Japanese surrendered after World War Two in 1945.
Afterwards, Soviet troops occupied the area north of the 38th parallel, and US troops the south.
The tensions between north and south centred on the differences between democracy and communism.
An industrial boom in the decades that followed the Korean War allowed South Korea to prosper. North Korea, however, became isolated under the Kim family dynasty.
It means that the divisions put in place mid-way through the 20th Century remain stark today.


Defence coach Shaun Edwards has backed heavily criticised Wales coach Robert Howley, saying he is "very, very good" in the role.

Howley is in charge for 2016-17 as regular Wales boss Warren Gatland prepares to take the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
This autumn, Wales have lost heavily to Australia and struggled to impress in narrow wins over Argentina and Japan.
"He's excellent," said Edwards, singling out his "attention to detail".
The former Wigan and Great Britain rugby league player added: "The way he addresses the players - he's a very good head coach."
He said he was unaware of the criticism levelled at Howley, who is in his second stint deputising for Gatland, but pointed to the fact that during Howley's first spell in charge, Wales won the 2013 Six Nations.
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"I don't know what people have been saying about him to be honest.  I just do my job," said Edwards.
"Every person is entitled to their opinion, but when you are a national coach it's important that you block everything out of your mind. You just do your job.
"Rob Howley has only been in one Six Nations and he won it.
"He is a very good head coach, believe me."
Wales could be without record-cap holder Gethin Jenkins, but Taulupe Faletau could return when they host the Springboks on Saturday.
Edwards said 128-times-capped prop Jenkins has a shoulder problem, while number eight Faletau returned from the knee injury that has ruled him out of the autumn games to date in Bath's win over Bristol on Friday.
However, lock Bradley Davies has been released back to Ospreys as he recovers from injury.
"We are looking at a pretty healthy squad," said Edwards.
"Obviously we are hoping that Gethin's shoulder recovers. He's one of the greatest players Wales has ever had.
"We are hoping he will come through and put his hand up to be available. We will be picking from strength this week."
Edwards said Wales responded to their 32-8 defeat by Australia with an "exceptional" display in beating the Pumas.
But he accepts the performance in beating Japan was not good enough and that being on the wrong end of interceptions in each of their three autumn matches is a concern.
"We just made the wrong decisions at the wrong time. We have to be more accurate.
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"The attack coaches are working damned hard to make sure we are more accurate in those areas and if we do that it will be a start."
Wales have remained sixth in the latest World Rugby rankings while South Africa, after their shock defeat by Italy, dropped to fifth.
Edwards described Saturday's encounter as "must-win" for Wales and a "cup final".


Sussex ended day two against Hampshire in command after Ben Brown's 144 not out was backed up by their seamers.

The visitors reached 444 with Ajmal Shahzad (35) and Steve Magoffin (41) providing valuable support for Brown.
Shahzad then took 3-54 alongside Matt Hobden (2-55) as Hampshire collapsed from 47-0 to 63-5 before lunch.
A vital partnership of 109 between Sean Ervine (57 not out) and Chris Wood (48) provided some resistance as Hampshire reached 220-9 at the close of play.
Earlier, Brown struck 17 fours in his excellent innings as Sussex plundered valuable lower order runs before he was eventually left stranded as spinner Danny Briggs (4-74) took the remaining wickets.
Paceman Shahzad, who is making his Sussex debut, triggered the hosts' batting collapse when he trapped Michael Carberry lbw before adding the wickets of Will Smith and Jimmy Adams.
James Vince (37) looked at ease but Steve Magoffin (2-43) found his outside edge as wickets continued to fall.
After Briggs' dismissal in the final over of the day, Hampshire will resume on the third morning still needing 71 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Sussex batsman Ben Brown:
"There are always nerves starting the season as a batsman, but to get a big score is a great feeling.
"We were going for a few runs and they looked set but we have that kind of attack that can blast people out."
Hampshire first-team coach Dale Benkenstein:
"We found it really tough to get them out. I think the extra pace and aggression they showed is something we need to learn from.
"There was a glimmer of hope with the partnership which is great to see as we could have been close to 100 all-out.
"The sooner you have days like this the better, we now know what we are up against in Division One. "


The health secretary has misrepresented a key study used to back the case for more seven-day NHS care, the editor of the British Medical Journal says.

Dr Fiona Godlee has written to Jeremy Hunt about recent comments where, she says, he has implied the higher weekend death risk is due to poor staffing.
She says the study used to back this up - published in her journal in September - did not apportion blame.
But the government said there was enough evidence to support the claims.
The study has been repeatedly used by Mr Hunt.
He has found himself at loggerheads with the British Medical Association, which owns the BMJ, over the junior doctor and consultant contracts.
The research identified what it called a "weekend effect" in England.
It said over the year studied - 2013-14 - there had been 11,000 excess deaths from Friday to Monday.
This was based on an analysis of hospital records, which found an admission on Fridays led to a 2% increased risk of death compared with Wednesdays, on Saturdays it was 10%, on Sundays 15% and Mondays 5%.
But the study said it was not clear exactly how many of these could have been avoided as the researchers could not be sure they had fully taken into account the fact that patients admitted at weekends tended to be sicker than those admitted during the week.
It said it would be "misleading" to conclude all these deaths could have been prevented.
But it also said the findings raised "challenging questions" about weekend services that could not be ignored.
The research was carried out by seven leading doctors and statisticians, including NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh.
After the study was published, Sir Bruce said the "moral and social case for action is simply unassailable".
But Dr Godlee has taken issue with comments made by Mr Hunt recently.
In the House of Commons last week, he said the seven-day changes were "about the fact that someone is 15% more likely to die if admitted on a Sunday than on a Wednesday because we do not have as many doctors in our hospitals at the weekends as we have mid-week".
Asked about the junior doctors' protest on Saturday Mr Hunt told BBC Radio 4's Today programme:  "What we want is to change the balance of pay between weekdays and weekends so we don't force hospitals to roster three times less medical cover at weekends and what that leads to is a 15% increase in your chance of dying if you're admitted at weekends compared to a weekday."
In the letter to Mr Hunt, Dr Godlee says: "I am writing to register my concern about the way in which you have publicly misrepresented an academic article published in The BMJ.
"This clearly implies that you believe these excess deaths are avoidable."
Dr Godlee calls on Mr Hunt to clarify his comments.
Responding on behalf of Mr Hunt, Health Minister Ben Gummer said: "Significant independent clinical evidence shows increased mortality in our hospitals at weekends linked to reduced clinical cover.
"The BMJ authors themselves acknowledge that - and any debate about precisely how many of the thousands of deaths are avoidable misses the point.
"What all doctors want is to provide the best care for their patients, and the public rightly expect the highest standards whichever day of the week they are admitted to hospital - the government is committed to supporting that."


The Syrian army says it is observing a partial and temporary truce with rebels known as a "regime of calm", apart from in the divided city of Aleppo.

The truce announced by Syrian forces became operational in two areas an hour after midnight local time on Friday.
A statement said it would last for 24 hours in Damascus and the Eastern Ghouta region outside the capital.
Further air attacks have been carried out on parts of Aleppo - a key battleground in the Syrian civil war.
Strikes hit rebel-held districts for a ninth day, with at least three areas reported to have been targeted, causing an unknown number of casualties.
The truce is due to last for 72 hours in the northern countryside of Latakia province.
There has been no explanation as to why the halt in fighting is only temporary,
During Friday, rocket barrages fired by rebels were reported to have killed 15 worshippers in a government-held part of Aleppo.
The Malla Khan mosque in Bab al-Faraj was hit, government officials said, causing heavy casualties. Some of the injured were in a serious condition and were likely to die, state television said.
In the rebel-held east, government air strikes reportedly left at least 11 dead and destroyed a medical facility - the second to be hit in a week.
Crude barrel bombs were also reported to have smashed into residential neighbourhoods as rescue workers struggled to cope with the casualties.
The BBC's Jim Muir says that the partial truce is the result of high-level contacts between the Americans and Russians, who are being urged by the UN and others to shore up the collapsing cessation of hostilities which came into effect two months ago.
The Syrian army says the partial truce is aimed at depriving the rebels of a pretext for hitting civilian targets and bolstering the existing ceasefire.
The Americans are hoping the process can be extended to Aleppo, which the Russians are reported to have refused to include in the latest truce.
More than 240 people are reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights to have been killed in the past nine days of violence there.
Our correspondent say this has raised fears of a long and bitter new bout of hostilities, which would destroy any hope of a return to negotiations in Geneva.
The Syrian Civil Defence force, whose volunteer emergency response workers are known as the "white helmets", said that among the sites targeted by warplanes was a clinic in the Marja area. A nurse was among several people hurt.
On Wednesday night, the al-Quds Hospital in the rebel-held Sukkari district was destroyed in air strikes that US Secretary of State John Kerry said appeared to have been "deliberate".
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which supported the hospital, said on Friday that 50 people, including six members of staff, were believed to have been killed.
The aid agency has warned that government forces are preparing for a major offensive against rebel-held areas of the city.
Large parts of Aleppo have been destroyed and its infrastructure has been severely damaged, leaving civilians without water and electricity for months.
In an interview with the BBC, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syria's leaders to "go beyond their narrow personal perspectives" and call a halt to the destruction.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad Al Hussein, said the failure of the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court was "an example of the most shameful form of realpolitik".
Russia and the US are backing opposing sides in the conflict.


The world of 1960s advertising as depicted by the brilliant Mad Men series looks pretty damn cool.

Who wouldn't want to hang out with Don Draper enjoying a morning whiskey while storyboarding ideas for the latest bra advert?
The world of advertising has changed a lot since then, and it is doubtful that Mr Draper would have found quite as much time for carousing in the modern world of digital advertising.
If the TV was the 1960s adman's new toy, these days it is the web. And the engine driving web ads is cookies, small data files stored within browsers that can be used to make connections between a particular machine and websites visited.
Cookies can be very useful - remembering details so that people don't have to register to build up a shopping cart of items on a retailer's site, for example - but they are also increasingly being used to track surfing and help serve up ads based on sites people have visited.
Behavioural advertising, the latest buzz phrase, relies on cookies to enable companies to target advertising based on users' online activity.
To date, consumers have had little choice about the cookies that track them but new legislation from Europe, due to come into force on 26 May, is forcing websites to be more upfront about what data they store and what cookies do with it.
Under the EU's ePrivacy directive, sites must provide clear and comprehensive information about the use of cookies, telling people what cookies are there, explaining what they are doing and asking for consent to store them on their computers.
The UK's Information Commission Office recognised that websites needed time to get their heads around the changes and gave sites a year to comply.
Now the time is up and those that have done nothing face fines.
Increasingly sites will offer pop-up boxes attempting to explain what cookies are doing and offering consumers the chance to turn them off.
BT was early to comply to the directive and has been held up as a good example of how to do things.
Visitors to its site since March have been met with a pop-up box which fades subtly in and out of view. The box explains what cookies are, and how to get rid of them. The whole process takes less than 10 seconds.
Crucially though, it doesn't ask for explicit consent to use cookies, instead asking customers who don't want to be tracked to opt out. According to BT, few customers have switched their cookies off so far.
According to data processing firm QuBit, the cost to the UK economy of switching off cookies could be huge.
"Cookies have become an integral part of the online economy and so anything that discourages their use is going to negatively impact on this market," said chief executive Graham Cooke.
"What many of the analyses to date have ignored is the indirect impact on businesses that rely on cookies for their services to function, rather than just the direct cost of lost sales.  Put together the potential cost of this directive is frankly scary."
According to QuBit, behavioural advertising can generate 2.7 times as much revenue per ad as untargeted advertising and, it argues, a reduction in cookie consent would damage this technology, potentially costing up to £648m per year in lost sales.
If there is one thing that the modern day Don Draper does well, it is to make a mundane product look extraordinary, but ad men are facing one of the hardest sells of their lives to persuade the public that cookies are a must-have addition to their lives.
"It is quite a big sell," admits Nick Stringer of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
"We haven't explained it well enough to the average consumer and people need to know the benefits of cookies in a simple practical way," he said.
Later this year, as the effects of the European directive kick in, the IAB plans a marketing campaign to do this.
"We will explain what targeted advertising is. If you don't like it, you can turn it off. You will still see advertising but it won't be personalised or relevant," he said.
Good websites and brands  will work with customers, thinks Paul Doleman, chief executive of digital marketing firm iCrossing.
"The best brands will explain what they are doing and why they are collecting data," he said.
"Marketers gather information about people in order to create a better experience. Of course you are selling products, but that doesn't mean that you aren't trying to also trying to create a great experience for customers."
His view reflects a change of heart for marketers.
The industry had been vocal in its view that the cookie law, as it has been dubbed, is not properly thought through and difficult to implement.
A recent survey from online analyst firm Econsultancy found that 82% of marketers thought the directive was "bad for the web".
Now they appear to embrace it.
It could be a case of "if you can't beat them, join them".
"It is long overdue and is about putting the consumer at the centre of what we do. It is just another phase in the evolution of e-commerce," said Mr Doleman.
He even has a slogan: "The right content in the right form and the right place on your terms,".
But not everyone is convinced that all brands will be so keen to give power to the consumer.
Michael Forrester, a solicitor at Manchester-based law firm Kuits, predicts some will take a more aggressive approach.
"Some of these smaller websites are relying on advertising and may take the view that if you don't accept cookies, you won't get to access certain parts of the site," he said.
The evidence suggests marketers may face an uphill struggle in their campaign to persuade the public to like their cookies.
According to a survey of 2,000 consumers carried out by eDigital Research and IMRG last month, only 23% of consumers are happy for websites to use cookies to improve their browsing experience.
The survey suggests that there is a good deal of ignorance about what cookies are. A third of those questioned believed cookies could be used for viruses and Trojans, while 40% declared them "bad for the web".
Ultimately, the main message from the marketers and admen is that cookies are the price that people must pay if they want to carry on receiving free web content.
Whether it is a trade-off consumers are willing to make will become clear over the coming months as the cookie law kicks in.


England were in danger of wasting a good platform on the first day of the second Test against South Africa until Ben Stokes got going late on.

The tourists closed on 317-5 and, with a lot of batting to come against an inexperienced South African attack, they could still get a total that takes the home side out of the game.
However, if they do, they will have done it the hard way, because the first-day performance with the bat was below their best, with too many players getting in, then getting out.
All the talk surrounding England after their convincing win in the first Test concerned the prospect of them finding some consistency, particularly with the bat. Could they nail another good performance to put this series out of South Africa's reach?
On this first day in Cape Town, they had the opportunity to do just that after winning the toss and batting first in ideal conditions on a good pitch.
But too many of the top order - Alastair Cook, Alex Hales, Nick Compton and Joe Root - did the hard part and then got out.
England want to play freely and busily, they want to be ticking along and that is a fair enough approach.
But allied to that is the need to build a careful platform, especially when so many things are in your favour. In these conditions, four wickets down at the close would have been about right, so it can be argued that England lost one too many.
That they ended the day with the upper hand was thanks to Stokes who, after a relatively lean spell, once again showed what a fine cricketer he is with an unbeaten 74.
The Durham man is a proper all-rounder, always ready to contribute with bat and ball. If one part of his game isn't firing, then he will probably deliver with the other. On top of that, he is a brilliant fielder.
Stokes is a fierce competitor and he further demonstrated that in the way he shredded the second new ball late in the day.
South Africa had built up to that point, putting all their eggs in one basket in the hope that more wickets would come. For Stokes to then smash the ball around must have been pretty deflating.
Yes, he took a chance, but he also created his own luck. He forced South Africa to remove their catchers and go on the defensive.
It is performances like this that show Stokes to be a rarity in the world game. It's hard to think of many Test sides that have a genuine all-rounder in their ranks - Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews are the only others that come to mind.
That dearth of all-rounders shows just how lucky England are to have Stokes at their disposal.
While Stokes has his career up and running, Hales is a man who is looking to do just that.
After he made his debut in the first Test in Durban, I spoke of his need to learn from his mistakes, namely a waft outside off stump and a needless big shot.
He did to some extent, making a maiden Test half-century, but there was some more uncertainty in the off-stump area.
South Africa captain Hashim Amla got it quite wrong, opting for a deep square leg instead of a third catcher in the slips, especially when Hales was edging his way through the 40s.
If I was an opposing captain, I'd use a packed off-side field to Hales and ask my bowlers to bowl a foot wide, because he will go for the ball eventually.
That being said, he's got promise because he does hit the ball so well. He has played some wonderful innings in limited-overs cricket and he deserves credit for his effort here, where he got through the first session, made 60, then was pretty blameless in edging a good delivery from Morne Morkel.
Yes, Hales has the potential to get out in frustrating ways, but he could also be very destructive for England if he finds his feet at Test level. He should be judged after this series.
The mistakes against Hales were not the only time that Amla was guilty, with the South Africa skipper again just letting things happen, allowing the game to drift.
That being said, he does have an inexperienced attack to work with, but pace bowler Kagiso Rabada impressed in only his fourth match, taking 3-74, including two wickets in two balls.
The 20-year-old has a nice action, bowls with decent pace and could be even quicker if he uses his left arm more.
It was the pace bowlers who shared the five wickets for South Africa today, but the most telling delivery may have been bowled by off-spinner Dane Piedt.
Some sharp turn fooled Jonny Bairstow, who was beaten between bat and pad and fortunate not to be bowled.
That shows this is a dryish pitch that could turn more as the game wears on. The amount of runs the side batting last would feel comfortable chasing should be adjusted down accordingly.
Jonathan Agnew was talking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt


Harlequins full-back Aaron Morris has been given a three-week ban for a reckless tackle on Leicester Tigers winger Adam Thompstone.

Morris was sin-binned after he took Thompstone out in the air during last Friday's 27-18 defeat by the Tigers.
After being cited, the 22-year-old pleaded not guilty at a Rugby Football Union hearing on Wednesday.
However, the governing body's three-man disciplinary panel found that the incident "warranted a red card".
"The Leicester player luckily sustained no serious injury and was able to play on. As such it was deemed a low end offence," a RFU statement added.
Morris will be free to play again on Tuesday, 21 March.


Builders will resume work on a football stadium nine months after they downed tools in a dispute over payment.

Northampton Town chairman Kelvin Thomas said phase one of the redevelopment would be completed by early April.
The East Stand at Sixfields will include 1,924 seats when completed.
Police are investigating alleged financial irregularities associated with the development. It relates to a period of time before Mr Thomas took over the running of the club.
In 2013, Northampton Borough Council lent the club Â£10.25m for the work, none of which was completed.
Former club chairman David Cardoza was arrested in January as part of the investigation, which police say is ongoing.
Mr Thomas, who took over the club at the end of last year, said the Cobblers had worked closely with builders Buckingham Group.
"It is important to us all that the club has a four-sided stadium again and this is the beginning of that work," he said.
He hopes work on the East Stand will be completed in time for the final home games of the season, so the club can benefit from "possible increased income".
Planning permission for the redevelopment of the stadium was granted in November 2013.
It will increase the capacity of the ground to just under 8,000. A conference centre and hotel might also be built as part of the redevelopment.
Work began in May 2014, but has been halted on a number of occasions, most recently in May 2015.


The UN has expressed concern over a radical EU-Turkey plan to ease the migrant crisis, saying it could contravene international law.

Under the plan, all migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey would be returned and for each Syrian sent back, a Syrian in Turkey would be resettled in the EU.
The UN's refugee agency said any collective expulsion of foreigners was "not consistent with European law".
Amnesty International called the plan a death blow to the right to seek asylum.
The deal, discussed at a summit in Brussels on Monday, has not been finalised and talks will continue ahead of an EU meeting on 17-18 March.
Europe is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War Two. Last year, more than a million people entered the EU illegally by boat, mainly going from Turkey to Greece.
Nearly half of them were Syrian, fleeing the country's civil war. Another 2.7 million Syrian refugees are currently in Turkey.
Meanwhile Slovenia has announced new restrictions for migrants - only those seeking asylum in the country or arriving for humanitarian reasons will be allowed entry.
The move means the Balkans route from Greece to Western Europe is "shutting down" to migrants, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said.
In response Serbia, though which migrants transit on the way north to Slovenia and beyond, announced its own restrictions for migrants arriving at its borders.
The future of the Schengen agreement - which allows passport-free travel in a 26-nation zone - is already in doubt, given that eight of its members have introduced temporary border controls.
The EU heads said "bold moves" were needed, and made the following proposals:
European Council President Donald Tusk insisted the leaders at the summit had made a "breakthrough", and he was hopeful of concluding the deal in the next week.
However, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was more circumspect, saying: "It is a breakthrough if it becomes reality."
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey had taken a "game-changing" decision "to discourage illegal migration".
Vincent Cochetel, the UN's regional co-ordinator for the refugee crisis in Europe, said: "An agreement that would be tantamount to a blanket return of any foreigners to a third country is not consistent with European law."
Amnesty International said the plan was "wrought with moral and legal flaws".
Amnesty's Iverna McGowan said: "EU and Turkish leaders have sunk to a new low, effectively horse-trading away the rights and dignity of some of the world's most vulnerable people."
The EU believes the legal questions will be covered by declaring Turkey a "safe third country" for return. Amnesty says it strongly questions the whole concept of "safe third country".
Turkey is also not a full member of the Geneva Convention, which could raise more legal questions.
The system spelled out to the BBC by EU Commission spokesperson for migration Natasha Bertaud would see all migrants rescued in Greek waters taken to a Greek island for screening.
Irregular migrants would then be returned to Turkey to be screened again and "if they have no right to international protection" - which currently covers only Syrians - sent back to their country of origin.
All migrants rescued in Turkish waters would be taken back to Turkey, which would decide their status.
Serious questions remain. What will happen to the thousands of migrants already in Greece, which has struggled to shelter and register them?
The biggest problem will be the migrants themselves - having risked their lives and invested much of their money, will they not simply try other routes?
Vincent Cochetel said: "As long as the conflict is not solved, it's a myth to believe that people will not try to leave."
There is major opposition among some EU members to compulsory migrant quotas. Hungary says it vetoed the Turkish resettlement  proposal on Monday and may do so again at the next EU meeting.
Turkey's bid for EU membership is another thorny issue, not helped by the recent wrangle over the court-ordered seizure of the opposition Zaman newspaper.
More problematic is Turkey's request for visa-free access for all its citizens to the EU's Schengen zone, which it hopes to achieve by June. This may draw a lot of opposition.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.


England's men beat Olympic bronze medallists Germany 5-2 in the final Test of their tour of South Africa.

Germany led inside two minutes but goals from Sam Ward, captain Ian Sloan and two from David Goodfield put England 4-1 ahead at half-time.
Chris Griffiths added a fifth as Bobby Crutchley's side secured their third victory in four Tests in Cape Town.
After an opening 5-2 win over South Africa, they lost 3-0 to Germany before beating the hosts 1-0 on Monday.
Meanwhile, England's women also faced Germany in three unofficial practice matches in South Africa, losing two and winning one.


One man has died and two brothers are missing after torrential rain caused foods and landslides in northern Italy.

The body of a 56-year-old security guard was found close to his car near Piacenza, a town on the River Po.
The two other men disappeared after apparently travelling on a nearby road that was hit by a flood.
Flooding also affected areas along tributaries of the Po to the south of Piacenza, as well as the Mediterranean port city of Genoa further south.
A motorway near Cortina, in the Veneto region, was blocked because of a 30m (98ft) landslide, Ansa news agency reports.
Authorities in the province of Emilia-Romagna have announced they will release â‚¬2m (Â£1.5m) in emergency funding.
Dozens of people have died in floods and landslides across northern and central Italy in recent years.


A British soldier has been shot dead and six others injured by a rogue member of the Afghan National Army.

The UK soldier, of 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, died at Patrol Base Hazrat, in Helmand's Nahr-e Saraj district.
The gunman fired at Afghan troops and then British soldiers before being killed. Afghan officials dispute Taliban claims he was acting for them.
The male soldier's next of kin have been informed of Monday's attack.
Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman described it as a "tragic incident", adding: "The PM's thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the soldier who was killed."
The spokesman said the military had stepped up counter-intelligence efforts and the vetting and screening of new Afghan National Army recruits.
The attack comes as President Hamid Karzai is due in the US for a visit seen as key to the future of the American presence in Afghanistan.
Spokesman for Task Force Helmand, Major Laurence Roche, said: "This is an extremely sad day for the Corps of Royal Engineers and everyone serving with Task Force Helmand. Our thoughts are with the soldier's family and friends at this time."
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville said the attack is thought to have been triggered by an argument between Afghan National Army soldiers.
Shortly after details of the incident emerged, the Taliban said they were behind the shooting, but they often wrongly claim such attacks, he said.
By Quentin SommervilleBBC News, Kabul
There has been a dramatic rise in green on blue, or insider attacks. In terms of British soldiers, five were killed by Afghan colleagues back in 2009, last year, the figure was 14.
More starkly, all six soldiers killed in the current "Black Rats" tour of duty, died at the hands of Afghan security forces.
The Afghan military has grown at a tremendous rate over the past three years, the army is now 195,000 strong. But that has meant that there hasn't been proper screening of new recruits.
The Afghan government are trying to remedy that. Also, the Afghan intelligence service, the NDS, is deploying its men into the ranks, to look for Taliban infiltration. Soldiers returning from leave will be questioned to see if they or their families have been the target of Taliban infiltration.
There is recognition that the Taliban are coercing or compelling Afghan troops to attack foreign soldiers. And a grim acceptance from ISAF commanders that insider attacks cannot be completely prevented.
Afghan defence officials told the BBC that initial assessment suggested the gunman was a soldier from the eastern province of Laghman.
An official said: "Currently there is an investigation into the attack. Initial assessment and information shows the attacker was not linked to the Taliban.
"After he killed the British soldier, he tried to escape but members of the Afghan national security forces opened fire, killing him.''
There has been a sharp rise in so-called insider attacks against local forces and Nato troops in Afghanistan. In 2012, more than 60 Nato service personnel, and a quarter of the British troops who died in Helmand, were killed in such attacks.
All six of the British troops killed during the latest six-month tour of duty have died this way. A total of 439 UK service members have lost their lives in Afghanistan since operations began there in October 2001.
President Karzai is arriving in the US for a three-day visit, which will include a meeting with President Barack Obama on Friday.
It will be their first face-to-face talks since the US presidential elections.
Correspondents say relations between the two countries have been more fractious than usual in recent months.
Mr Karzai wants US troops out of Afghan towns and villages. Some 30,000 foreign soldiers left Afghanistan last year, and most of the remainder are expected to pull out by the end of 2014.
Our correspondent says the US president is likely to discuss the size of the force that remains, and whether they are there to fight the Taliban or shift their primary focus to tackling al-Qaeda.
Mr Karzai's visit comes days after a drone attack that killed Pakistan militant leader Mullah Nazir, who was accused of sending fighters to Afghanistan to support the Taliban.
Ahead of the trip, the White House issued a statement saying Mr Obama "looks forward to... discussing our continued transition in Afghanistan, and our shared vision of an enduring partnership" between the two countries.
Mr Karzai is expected to provide a request for future requirements for the Afghan military such as heavy weaponry, an improved air force and medical support.
Our correspondent says the US spent almost $120bn (Â£74bn; 91bn euros) in Afghanistan in 2011, a figure that diplomats in Kabul say will be increasingly difficult to justify because of economic problems at home and extensive corruption within Afghanistan.
Meanwhile Mr Karzai has held back from signing a long-term binding security agreement with the US, amid fears that Afghan sovereignty is being undermined.
He is unwilling to grant US soldiers immunity from prosecution and is unhappy that Afghans are still being held in US-run military prisons on Afghan soil, our correspondent adds.
Nato forces are committed to training Afghan security forces before foreign combat troops pull out.


A registration plate has been pulled by the DVLA as it looked like it spelled the word jihad.

A Ford Fiesta with the plate JH11 HAD was spotted driving in Newport and reported to authorities.
The DVLA said it "slipped through the net" and it had withdrawn it, sending a replacement plate to the owner.
Jihad literally means struggle or effort in Arabic, but in recent years the most common meaning has been holy war.
The DVLA said the personalised plate was bought in October 2016 and was not picked up by the system designed to stop offensive registrations being released.
A spokesman added: "We try to identify all combinations that may cause offence and on the rare occasion where potentially offensive numbers slip through the net, steps are taken to withdraw the number.
"As soon as we became aware of this last week we withdrew it and would have then sent a replacement plate."
Plates resembling jihad, specifically those starting with JE and ending HAD, are not available.


More than three-quarters of Britons say they would not recognise signs of skin cancer, a survey by the British Association of Dermatologists suggests.

The disease now causes about 2,100 deaths annually in the UK.
The BAD said that while 95% of people it surveyed knew the disease was becoming more common it was concerned that they appeared to be unaware of the link with sunburn.
The poll of 1,018 people last summer is being published in Sun Awareness Week.
The initiative aims to educate the public on how to check for skin cancer and provide information on sun protection techniques.
Skin cancer rates in the UK have been increasing since the 1960s, with cheaper foreign holidays and the popularity of outdoor activities thought to be responsible.
According to the BAD, more than 250,000 new cases of non-melanoma skin cancer - the most common type - are diagnosed each year, in addition to about 13,000 new cases of melanoma, the deadliest form.
The survey suggests that 85% of people are worried about the potential impact of the UK climate on skin cancer.
Some 40% said they never check their skin for signs of the disease; 77% do not feel confident that they could recognise signs of a melanoma, and 81% do not feel able to recognise signs of a non-melanoma skin cancer.
The risk of developing melanoma is said to be more than doubled in people with a history of sunburn.
And Johnathon Major from the BAD said it was "shocking" that 72% of people surveyed said they had had been sunburned in the past year.
He said: "This is a reflection of poor sun protection habits. People underestimate the damage that sunburn can do to their skin, and many think that skin reddening is just a harmless part of the tanning process, rather than a sure sign that you have damaged your skin irreparably."
While sunshine does have health benefits and aids the body's production of vitamin D for strong and healthy bones, dermatologists say it is essential to use a sunscreen, and spend time in the shade and cover up with clothing when outdoors.
Mole or melanoma?
One way to help tell the difference between a normal mole and a melanoma is to use the ABCDE checklist:
Source: NHS Choices
But as skin cancers vary, you should tell your doctor about any changes to your skin, even if they are not similar to those mentioned here


The death of a 14-year-old girl may have been prevented if she had received proper care at a Sussex mental health hospital, according to an inquest jury.

Amy El-Keria was found hanged in her room at the Priory Hospital, Ticehurst, after tying a scarf around her neck.
The inquest in Horsham heard staff were not trained in resuscitation and did not call 999 quickly enough.
The jury said Amy died of unintended consequences of a deliberate act, contributed to by neglect.
It said staffing levels were inadequate, and a lack of one-to-one time caused or contributed to the teenager's death in November 2012 in a "significant" way.
Amy had a complex range of problems and mental health diagnoses, and died within three months of being moved to the Priory after being asked to leave her specialist boarding school in Berkshire.
The inquest heard that while at school she had drawn a picture of herself hanging with the words: "If only this could happen, but I haven't got the guts."
She made several attempts to end her life in early 2012, and was deemed high-risk when she was admitted to the hospital.
The inquest was told hospital staff had not always been able to give the teenager one-to-one time due to pressure on wards.
Jurors found that risk assessments were not properly carried out, staff did not assess the risk of Amy being able to take her own life in her room and opportunities were missed to remove the scarf from her.
A delay in checking on her on the evening she died also contributed significantly to her death.
Speaking after the inquest, Amy's mother, Tania El-Keria, said: "For 14 years we kept Amy safe. In less than three months under the care of the Priory she was dead.
"If I had treated Amy and neglected her needs in the way Ticehurst House did, she would have been taken away from me."
Dr Sylvia Tang, Priory Group medical director, said: "We would like to offer an unreserved apology and our heartfelt sympathies to Amy's family.
"Following the incident, we undertook an extensive investigation and strengthened a number of our procedures at the hospital.
"We will now review the findings of the inquest very carefully and consider whether further improvements can be made including in relation to staffing, care plans and risk assessments," she said.


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Cornwall Council has supported a proposal to ban sky lanterns from being released.

Members backed a motion put forward by Mevagissey councillor James Mustoe against the small wire and paper balloons.
Countryside campaigners say the items present a fire risk and are a danger to wildlife and livestock, as well as being mistaken for distress flares.
Plymouth City Council has also banned the practice.


Ireland struggled to a draw with a Queensland XI in a two-day practice game ahead of their Intercontinental Cup match against Papua New Guinea.

Queensland declared on 240-9 in Brisbane, in reply to Ireland's first innings of 155.
Ireland opener William Porterfield and Niall O'Brien put on 56 for the second wicket before both retired.
However, the Irish lost five wickets for 26 runs and were 83-6 when the teams shook hands with a session left.
Gary Wilson hit 16 and Andrew Balbirnie nine but Stuart Thompson, Stuart Poynter and Ed Joyce all failed to score.
Ireland trio George Dockrell, Max Sorensen and Andrew McBrine played for Queensland, with the latter scoring an unbeaten 49.
Ireland move on to Townsville to face Papua New Guinea, with the third-round encounter starting on Sunday.
The Netherlands top the Intercontinental Cup table with Ireland six points behind in second.


A football club's free school will close at the end of the academic year because of low pupil numbers, its trustees have said.

Bolton Wanderers Free School, which opened in 2014 as part of a £100m development near the club's stadium, offers courses to up to 400 students, but only had 95 enrol in 2015.
The school's trustees said the numbers meant it was "not financially viable".
An inspection by Ofsted in September 2016 found the school to be inadequate.
Inspectors said "a culture of low aspirations" at the school resulted in "too many students making poor progress and not meeting their target grades".
The institution offers a range of vocational courses for 16 to 19-year-olds.
Principal Toni Carr said the school was working with other education providers to find alternative courses for its students, adding that existing students in Year 13 would "continue to follow their current courses and complete these in the summer term".
She also said the school would "endeavour to ensure that teaching and learning within the college will continue with present staff... [to] ensure students are prepared for examinations this summer."
Bolton Council said it was "sorry" to hear of the closure and was "supporting the school and working directly with the young people to help them with their transitions to other educational institutions".


Police have appealed for information to help trace a 70-year-old man who is missing from South Ayrshire.

Air and foot searches have been carried out around walkways in the Auchincruive Estate and Annbank area since Graham Johnstone went missing.
A police marine unit, a dog unit and rescue helicopter have been involved.
Mr Johnstone's family reported him missing after he left his home in Whitehill Crescent, Annbank, at about 10:40 on Friday and failed to return.
Police said Mr Johnstone enjoyed walking along local river walks and routes, and although he was in good health, his family was "extremely worried".
He is about 5ft 8in tall, with grey, slightly balding hair. He is clean shaven and wears glasses.
At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a black zipped top, beige trousers and a fawn cardigan.
An extensive search was undertaken around Oswald Bridge after a man matching Mr Johnstone's description was seen at about 11:45 on Friday.
He was wearing walking boots and carrying what may have been an olive green hat or balaclava.
The sighting has not been confirmed and police are trying to ascertain if it was Mr Johnstone.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have seen Mr Johnstone to contact them.


Batsman Chris Nash has been awarded a testimonial year by Sussex in 2017.

The 33-year-old joined the club aged eight, made his debut in 2002 and has scored over 10,000 first-class runs.
Nash said: "To be awarded a testimonial year with Sussex is a huge privilege. It was always my dream to play first-team cricket here.
"To have played over 400 games, won trophies and have a lot of personal success is something my family and I are very proud of.
The Cuckfield-born batsman was a member of the team that won the Championship title in 2006 and 2007, one-day trophies in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Twenty20 Cup in 2009.
Sussex's chairman Jim May said:  "Chris Nash has been a tremendous player for Sussex over many years.
"His ability to play a major part in all competitions makes him a very valued cricketer."


A new computer model predicts that multi-bed hospital wards increase bacterial hand contamination by 20% compared with single-bed wards.

Understanding exactly how bacteria spread could improve the way we design and clean our hospitals, and train healthcare workers.
Researchers from the University of Leeds presented their findings at the British Science Festival in Bradford.
Healthcare acquired infections affect one in every 15 hospital patients.
They include the "superbug" MRSA and the seasonal norovirus vomiting bug.
It is estimated that these infections cost the NHS an estimated Â£1bn annually and cause around 5,000 deaths.
Adequate hand washing by healthcare professionals and deep cleaning of infected rooms by hospital "bug-buster" teams and equipment are amongst the tactics employed to drive down the infection rate.
End of the line?
Is it too late to turn the tide?
The Leeds researchers have now developed a quantitative model to predict how the design of the hospital can affect the spread of infection.
"We combined data from mathematical modelling, data from hospitals and very controlled lab experiments to predict what will happen if somebody coughs, where the particles will land and contaminate and who might touch those surfaces and what does that mean for risk of transmitting infection," explained Dr Marco-Felipe King.
He and his colleagues have been able to develop a predictive model that estimated the number of bacteria that would remain on the healthcare worker's hands - even with handwashing.
They predict that levels of contamination are 20% higher on the hands of healthcare workers in multi-bed rooms compared to single-bed rooms.
They also observed that bacteria were likely to spread many metres from the source - and potentially into the bed-space of other patients.
In a multi-bed ward this could mean that bugs are spread by a healthcare worker even if they wash their hands after each patient interaction, as the bugs could be waiting for them on the next patient's bedside table.
The evidence that single-bed rooms are superior for infection control is not new. But they are not generally feasible, financially and practically.
Information from the predictive model could help change the way we clean our hospitals - a sort of "evidence-based cleaning".
The team hopes to combine this modelling with their current work on real-time airflow simulations. Dr Marco-Felipe King explained that they are "going to combine the modelling of airflow patterns of hospital rooms, building design, surface contamination and that's going to inform the future of hand hygiene and surface cleaning programmes".
Professor Noakes added: "Our next step will be to look at how we can use this to look in more detail at infection risk and how we can re-design buildings to improve things for patients".
Dr Lena Ciric, who manages the Healthy Infrastructure Research Group at University College London, said this was valuable work.
"Computer models are an important tool in the study of the spread of healthcare associated infections, especially when they are validated using clinical data," she told the BBC. "They can be used to make improvements in the design of hospital wards and to change the behaviour of healthcare staff in order to reduce infection rates."


A woman on holiday in Tunisia was almost killed when one of the gunman's bullets grazed her head.

Ken and Rita Williams, from Maesteg, Bridgend, were in the resort of Sousse on Friday when 38 people were murdered.
The pair ran when Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on holidaymakers and one of his bullets passed through Mrs Williams's hat.
"We're unbelievably lucky, another quarter of an inch and she'd be dead," said Mr Williams.
"All of a sudden I went down, I said to my husband 'I think I've been hit'," added Mrs Williams.
"It [the bullet] knocked me off my feet. I put my hand on my head because I thought I might have been bleeding, but it was a scratch mark so it couldn't have been any closer."
David Hughes, from Deeside, Flintshire, said he and wife Christine saw Rezgui, who is linked to Islamic State extremists, firing as he ran towards people.
Mr Hughes said the gunman was still shooting at people 40 minutes later.
Cardiff couple Ben Milton and Shelley Hay, who were also on the beach, got engaged just hours after the attack.
Mr and Mrs Hughes were staying in the Belle Vue Park Hotel and were sunbathing when they Rezgui start to shoot.
"People had started to run, me and my wife started to run back towards our hotel," he said.
"I could see the sand being flicked up by the bullets."
The couple flew home on Saturday, three days into their trip.
Meanwhile, Mr Milton, 24, explained how he had planned to propose to his partner on the day of the murders and decided to go ahead in spite of the killings.
"I decided to do it anyway and not let them stop my plans," he said.
Ms Hay, who also celebrated her 25th birthday on Friday, said: "I heard what I thought was fireworks, I looked to the left of me and the whole beach was running and it was like a stampede.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life. There were shots, I could see sand flying in the air and I believe it was bullets hitting the floor."
Leiha Shaw, from Ravenhill in Swansea, was also on the beach when the killer opened fire.
She told the Jason Mohammad show: "We can't believe what's happened, it's just so heart breaking."
Ms Shaw, who was on holiday with her husband, brother and parents, said the reality of what was happening did not hit them until they heard a lifeguard shout "run for your life" and saw people running and screaming along the beach.
"It was the most terrifying moment of my life."
The family ran nearly a mile back to their hotel, not knowing if they were heading into an ambush or more gunfire.
"I thought 'if I don't run, I'm going to die'. I can't thank the Tunisian people enough - they saved myself and my family."
Trudy Jones, 51, from Blackwood, Caerphilly county, was one of those killed by the gunman.
A family statement read: "She was the rock of our family and kept us all going. None of us have a clue how we're going to cope without her."
Home Secretary Theresa May laid flowers on the beach near Sousse on Monday and called the massacre "a despicable act of cruelty".
Prime Minister David Cameron said the government is working "as fast as we can" to give families information.
Tunisian interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said authorities were "sure" that Rezgui had accomplices.


Fans of Miranda Hart's clownish TV persona won't be disappointed with her stage performance as the child-hating Miss Hannigan in Annie.

The comedian and actress did her trademark gallop during the curtain call at the musical's opening night at London's Piccadilly Theatre.
The enthusiastic celebrity-packed audience included her Miranda co-stars Tom Ellis, Patricia Hodge, Sally Phillips and Sarah Hadland.
Speaking to the BBC after the show, Miranda said she felt "exhilarated" to be making her West End debut as the "big and brash and clowny" orphanage owner.
"Despite being grotesque and a drunk and vile, she's also vulnerable and very funny, so it was hard not to bring some of my humour to it," she said.
"There's always going to be a bit of me in the performance - and obviously I had to gallop at the end. That was essential!"
The reviews have been largely positive, with The Telegraph saying the role of Miss Hannigan takes Miranda "outside her plummy-pleasant comfort-zone".
"Half gorgon, half goofball, all round pleasure, she daftly-deftly combines menace with physical comedy," Dominic Cavendish wrote in his four-star review.
The Guardian's Michael Billington was less convinced in his three-star-review.
"She works hard and sings and dances capably, but it's difficult to accept her as an accomplice, as the role demands, to abduction and possible murder," he said. "Hart, I suspect, has too much heart."
Set in 1930s New York during the Great Depression, Annie tells the story of an 11-year-old girl who wants to escape from a life of misery at Miss Hannigan's orphanage and find her parents.
Her luck changes when she is taken to spend Christmas at the home of billionaire Oliver Warbucks, but Miss Hannigan hatches a plan to spoil Annie's happiness and her search for her real parents.
The musical includes the songs It's A Hard Knock Life, Tomorrow and Easy Street.
In Monday's show Annie was played by 12-year-old Ruby Stokes, who shares the role with Madeleine Haynes, 13, and Lola Moxom, 12. They all get to play opposite the scene-stealing Amber, a Labradoodle who plays Annie's dog Sandy.
Some reviews have pointed out the West End musical's unashamed optimism is just what London needs after the recent terror attacks.
Alex Bourne, who plays Warbucks, said: "Whatever happens in the world, or in our country, people still come to the theatre.
"I remember 10 years ago when there were the 7/7 bombings and I was in a show in London we all thought people wouldn't come, but they came more because people need cheering up in those times."
Miranda added: "It's part of why we do it. We remember being Ruby's age and sitting in that magical place in the theatre and being awestruck by musicals in the way that you are at that age."
Read the full reviews in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Mail, The Stage, Whatsonstage and the Evening Standard.
Annie is at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, until 6 January 2018.
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A teaching assistant who stole charity money raised at her school to pay her son's drug debt has been reprimanded.

Caroline Hannigan raised Â£287 for British Heart Foundation at Glanhowy Primary School in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, but failed to pass the money on.
She admitted unacceptable misconduct at a fitness to practise hearing in Cardiff.
Mrs Hannigan, who has since left Glanhowy Primary, will be able to continue working in schools.
She used the money raised at a cross-country running event in February 2015 to pay drug dealers who threatened to hurt her son if she did not pay Â£500 towards a Â£1,000 debt.
Mrs Hannigan, who worked at the school in various roles for 23 years, previously told the hearing she was "deeply remorseful".
She was arrested after admitting to her head teacher that she had not passed on the money to charity.
She told the hearing she missed the bank and took the money home intending to pay it in the following day.
But that night, two men came knocking on her door demanding money owed by her son, who was living with her.
Mrs Hannigan gave them the charity money and promised to pay the rest at the end of the month.
David Harris, representing Mrs Hannigan, said she "accepted wrongdoing" and understood her conduct "fell below the acceptable standards by someone in the teaching profession".
"It was an isolated lapse and not deliberate," he added.
Committee chairwoman Jacquie Turnbull said a disciplinary order was "necessary to maintain confidence" in the teaching profession.
But, she added: "The committee accepts Mrs Hannigan's actions were not pre-planned and [were] provoked by threats by drug dealers to herself, her son and her property."
Mrs Hannigan was previously given a 12-month conditional discharge at Caerphilly Magistrates' Court and has since repaid the money to British Heart Foundation.
The reprimand will remain on her record for two years.


A new Castleford Tigers stadium has moved closer with the news the secretary of state has not "called in" a £135m scheme.

The rugby league club's 10,000-capacity stadium near Junction 32 of the M62 at Glasshoughton has already been approved by Wakefield Council.
Steve Gill, chief executive, said the club could now "thrive and not just survive".
Developers Lateral Property Group said the scheme could create 2,000 jobs.
Plans for Five Towns Park also include a 50-acre country park, shops and restaurants.
Mr Gill said "It's a huge relief to hear the application is not being called in... but we still have a lot of work to do before we start the groundwork.
"It makes sense in every way, shape and form not only for the rugby club but for jobs and everything we need in Castleford."


Wrexham's Erddig Hall will be shining brightly throughout the festive season.

The Erddig Glow is a light display that illuminates the National Trust's 18th Century building and its walled garden.
With frozen gates and trees, coloured up-lighters, static projections and feature lighting, the event attracted hundreds of visitors for Friday's opening night.
It will take place every Friday and Saturday in December.


The Irish parliament has heard a claim that £45m in "fixer fees" have been paid in relation to the Northern Ireland Nama property deal.

Independent TD Mick Wallace had previously claimed that £7m in fixers fees were to be paid from an Isle of Man bank account in the wake of the deal.
On Thursday, he told the Dáil that the £7m was "only for openers".
He said larger amounts have been paid to fixers as part of loan refinancings.
On Wednesday, Northern Ireland first minister Peter Robinson rejected as "scurrilous and unfounded" an allegation that he was to receive a payment upon completion of the deal.
The claims were made at Stormont's finance committee, which is examining the sale, by loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson.
Nama: The key figures and background you need to know
Timeline of Nama's NI property deal
The £1.2bn sale - Northern Ireland's largest ever property deal - was of property loans to US investment firm Cerberus by Nama, the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank".
Mr Wallace claimed in the Irish parliament on Thursday that after Cerberus bought the Nama loans at the equivalent of 27p in the pound, it had offered major developers the opportunity to refinance at 50p in the pound.
He added that these deals could only be done on payment of a fixers fee.
Mick Wallace's latest claim is substantially different to his original allegation about the Nama deal in July, when he said £7m was "earmarked" for a politician as a result of the deal.
His latest allegation is about what happened after Cerberus bought the Nama loans.
He told the Irish parliament that developers were offered the chance to refinance loans if they paid a "fixer's fee".
However, loan refinancings often involve paying an arrangement fee - something which is uncontroversial.
So are fixers' fees and arrangement fees being conflated?
Mr Wallace also said it was "nonsense" for Nama to claim that its former advisor Frank Cushnahan did not have confidential information on the Northern Ireland loan sale.
Mr Cushnahan served on the Nama NI advisory committee from 2010 until 2013.
He then began advising Pimco, a US investment fund that was interested in buying the portfolio.
Pimco was required to withdraw from the sale when Nama learned of Mr Cushnahan's involvement.
However, Nama has always maintained that Mr Cushnahan did not have access to commercially sensitive information in his role.
Cerberus, which bought the loans from Nama, has denied that any improper or illegal payments were made on its behalf.
Nama says the sales process was "robust, competitive and secured the best outcome for the Irish taxpayer".


Health services at Denbighshire's Glan Clwyd Hospital are being moved to allow the next phase of a multimillion pound upgrade.

A new critical care unit is due to open in July as part of the Â£77m modernisation which began four years ago at the hospital in Bodelwyddan.
A new emergency unit and nine operating theatres have already opened.
In the autumn the main entrance will re-open with a new discharge lounge and reception.
There will also be a new urology day unit and fracture and orthopaedic clinic.
Bosses say there will be "intricate temporary relocations" to allow for the work.
The temporary current front entrance (Entrance C) will switch to the ward 14 entrance with the discharge area moved to the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre.
Therapies services are being moved permanently to Rhyl's Royal Alexandra Hospital which is also being modernised.


A hotel made entirely of rubbish has opened in the Spanish capital, Madrid.

The walls of the Beach Garbage Hotel are covered with detritus deposited by the tide in Europe, waste found at dumps and items bought at flea markets.
German artist Ha Schult built the five-bedroom hotel in the central Plaza de Callao as part of the city's hosting of the International Tourism Fair (Fitur).
Schult said he hoped to draw attention to the massive amount of waste generated by mass tourism in Europe.
"I created the Beach Garbage Hotel because the oceans of our planet are the biggest garbage dump," he told the AFP news agency.
About 30% to 40% of the objects found in the temporary guesthouse were found on beaches in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Rose Piqueras, a spokeswoman for the project, said the aim was to show something contrasting with the pictures painted by the tourism industry.
"We wanted to show what our holidays could become if we don't clean our beaches," she said, adding that the beaches of southern Italy were worst.


Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary-general.

He will become the world's top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon's second five-year term ends.
Mr Guterres, 67, who led the UN refugee agency UNHCR for 10 years, was chosen from among 13 candidates last week.
He told the BBC that ending the civil war in Syria would be his biggest challenge.
"I believe it is the international community's first priority is to be able to end this conflict and use this momentum created by it to try to address all the other conflicts that are interlinked," he told the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
He said the world was facing a dangerous time and he wanted to see people across the globe working together to achieve a safer future.
"I hope people will understand that it's better to put aside different opinions, different interests and to understand that there is a common, vital interest to put an end to these conflicts, because that is absolutely central if you want to live in a world where a minimum of securities are established, where people can live a normal life," he said.
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Mr Guterres, who trained as an engineer, entered politics in 1976 in Portugal's first democratic election after the "Carnation Revolution" that ended five decades of dictatorship.
As head of the UNHCR refugee agency from 2005 to 2015, he led the agency through some of the world's worst refugee crises, including those in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
During that time, he repeatedly appealed to Western states to do more to help refugees fleeing the conflicts.
Mr Guterres' nomination came despite a concerted effort to appoint the UN's first female secretary general. Of the 13 candidates, seven were women, among them Unesco director-general Irina Bokova from Bulgaria, and Helen Clark, 66, a former prime minister of New Zealand and current head of the UN development programme.
Mr Guterres told the general assembly: "The dramatic problems of today's complex world can only inspire a humble approach. One in which the secretary general alone neither has all the answers, nor seeks to impose his views.
"One in which the secretary general makes his good offices available, working as a convenor, a mediator, a bridge-builder and an honest broker to help find the solutions that benefit everyone involved."
Mr Ban told the assembly that his successor was well-known in diplomatic circles as a man of compassion.
"He is perhaps best known where it counts most - on the frontlines of armed conflict and humanitarian suffering," Mr Ban said.
"His political instincts are those of the United Nations - co-operation for the common good and shared responsibility for people and the planet."
The Security Council - with five of its members wielding vetos - is the most powerful body in the UN.
While not as powerful, the secretary-general serves as the organisation's top diplomat and chief "administrative officer".
It has been described as the most impossible job in the world, says the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale. The secretary-general has to run an unwieldy bureaucracy and manage the competing demands of the world's big powers, he adds.
A key requisite of the role is to step in both publicly and privately to prevent international disputes from escalating. The post lasts for five years and is limited to a maximum of two terms.


Australia has agreed to close a controversial asylum seeker detention centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said in a statement he had met Australia's immigration minister, Peter Dutton, in Port Moresby on Wednesday.
"Both PNG and Australia are in agreement that [Manus Island] centre is to be closed," the statement said.
PNG's Supreme Court found in April that detaining asylum seekers and refugees at the centre was unconstitutional.
Mr O'Neill said the Manus Regional Processing Centre, which currently houses 854 men, would not close immediately.
What next for Manus Island asylum seekers?
"A series of options are being advanced and implemented," Mr O'Neill said.
"It is important that this process is not rushed but carried out in a careful manner.
"This must take into account the interests of the people of Papua New Guinea and the wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees."
Australia sends asylum seekers who arrive in the country by boat to offshore detention centres in Manus Island and the Pacific nation of Nauru.
Even those who are found to be genuine refugees are not allowed to settle in Australia.
Mr Dutton said in a statement that the Australian government "had a longstanding position" to work with PNG's government to close Manus Island and resettle refugees.
"Our position, confirmed again today with PNG, is that no one from Manus Island Regional Processing Centre will ever be settled in Australia," the statement said.
Manus Island: Australia's Guantanamo?
Australia's controversial asylum policy
Five judges on Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court's bench ruled in April that the Manus Island camp breached section 42 of the constitution, which guarantees personal liberty.
The court said "all steps" should be taken to end the "illegal" detention.
Papua New Guinea's constitution guarantees personal liberty for all people, except in defined circumstances relating to crime, illegal immigration and quarantine.
In 2014, Papua New Guinea's government amended section 42 of the constitution to add a paragraph that allowed for "holding a foreign national under arrangements made by Papua New Guinea with another country".
But the Supreme Court ruled this amendment was unconstitutional, as it did not meet a requirement to respect "the rights and dignity of mankind".
Mr Dutton said after the decision in April that there was excess capacity at Nauru to house the detainees from Manus Island.
Australia could also reopen its centre on Christmas Island to house the men.
The leak of 2,000 incident reports from the detention centre on Nauru detailing sexual assault, violence and self harm have thrust Australia's treatment of asylum seekers back into the spotlight in recent weeks.


Accrington Stanley defender Janoi Donacien has signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2019.

Donacien, 23, joined Stanley last season on a one-year deal with the option for further 12 months, but has now signed a new extended deal.
He made 35 appearances last season in League Two as Accrington finished 13th.
"This contract gives me a lot of security and, since I came at the start of last season, I have enjoyed my football here" said Donacien,


Lewis Morgan's double helped St Mirren end Dundee United's winning start to the Scottish Championship season.

The 20-year-old fired in the opener from outside the box after 26 minutes, before the Buddies twice struck the woodwork.
Morgan doubled his side's lead three minutes into the second half with a curling effort into the bottom corner.
And former Ross County midfielder Ian McShane's first St Mirren goal sealed the win with 12 minutes to play.
Jack Ross' men join United and Queen of the South on nine points, and sit third in the Championship table, while the Terrors' inferior goal difference means they drop to fourth.
Match ends, St. Mirren 3, Dundee United 0.
Second Half ends, St. Mirren 3, Dundee United 0.
Stewart Murdoch (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Kirkpatrick (St. Mirren).
Mark Durnan (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ross Stewart (St. Mirren).
Foul by Scott McDonald (Dundee United).
Gregor Buchanan (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Ross Stewart replaces Gavin Reilly.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Darren Whyte replaces Lewis Morgan.
Paul Quinn (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gavin Reilly (St. Mirren).
Attempt saved. Stewart Murdoch (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Jordan Kirkpatrick replaces Liam Smith because of an injury.
Patrick Nkoyi (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gregor Buchanan (St. Mirren).
Foul by Jamie Robson (Dundee United).
Lewis Morgan (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  St. Mirren 3, Dundee United 0. Ian McShane (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Billy King (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gregor Buchanan (St. Mirren).
Foul by Stewart Murdoch (Dundee United).
Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner,  St. Mirren. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
Foul by Willo Flood (Dundee United).
Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Paul McMullan (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Adam Eckersley (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Paul McMullan (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Eckersley (St. Mirren).
Substitution, Dundee United. Patrick Nkoyi replaces Fraser Fyvie.
Attempt missed. Samuel Stanton (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Stephen McGinn (St. Mirren) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
Corner,  St. Mirren. Conceded by Willo Flood.
Corner,  St. Mirren. Conceded by Fraser Fyvie.
Corner,  St. Mirren. Conceded by Jamie Robson.
Corner,  Dundee United. Conceded by Cameron Smith.


Scotland will see a "substantial" increase in the number of armed police on duty in the immediate aftermath of the London attack, the first minister has said.

But Nicola Sturgeon said there was no intelligence of any specific threat to Scotland.
Seven people were killed and at least 48 injured in the attack on Saturday evening.
Three suspects were shot dead by police officers.
The attackers used a white van to hit pedestrians on London Bridge, before getting out and stabbing people in nearby Borough Market at about 22:00 on Saturday.
Police said the men, who were shot dead within eight minutes of the attack starting, were wearing fake bomb vests.
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the attack following a raid on a flat in Barking, east London.
Ms Sturgeon said there was no information to suggest any victims of the attack were from Scotland, but warned it was not yet possible to be "definitive" about that.
The first minister has chaired a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee and has been briefed on what is currently known about the attackers.
She said: "It is important to stress that there is no intelligence of any specific threat to Scotland, However, the police will ensure appropriate protective security measures are implemented.
"As was the case after the Manchester attack, the public can expect to see a more visible police presence, particularly in busy areas.
"That will include armed police. The number of armed response vehicles on duty today has been substantially increased."
Ms Sturgeon also said the country had to "unite as a society" to defeat extremism.
She added: "We must not allow the terrorists to divide us and we must not allow any community to be scapegoated for the actions of a violent and mindless minority.
"Those who carry out these attacks in the name of Islam do not speak for that faith."
Police Scotland has also urged communities to "remain united against extremism and hate" after the attack.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson said Police Scotland stood with its colleagues and the communities of London.
"While we understand that the public will clearly be appalled by these events, I would urge each and every member of our communities to remain united against extremism and hate," he said.
"Police Scotland will not tolerate any attempts to target any community by any misguided individual or group and will work with all of our partners to resolve any issues and address any concerns.
"Should anyone become a victim of, or witness to, any hate crime, they should contact the police and report the incident."
Assistant Chief Constable Johnson added Police Scotland would be continually reviewing its safety and security plans.
The main Scottish political parties suspended national campaigning on Sunday ahead of the general election.
But in a statement outside Downing Street, Prime Minister Theresa May said full campaigning would resume on Monday.
She also confirmed that the general election would go ahead as planned on Thursday.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said her "thoughts and prayers" went out to the victims and their families.
"Once again our nation finds itself under attack from those who hate our way of life and seek to change us.
"But we will not allow that to happen, because the values that they hate - democracy, the rule of law and tolerance - are what make our country so special.
"It's why Britain is a beacon for other nations around the world. We will not let the terrorists win."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson praised the response of the emergency services.
She said: "Our hearts all go out to the families of those affected today and to those who lost their lives last night.
"Just as in Manchester, the terrorists behind this appalling incident are trying to attack our freedoms and our values. Just as in Manchester, they will fail.
"Once again, the response of the emergency services - from the officers who rushed to the scene to the paramedics who treated people - was incredible. We all owe them so much."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: "Another attack on innocent victims, more grieving families and friends. We will not become immune to such tragedies.
"We stand with all those affected in their grief, ever more determined to overcome."
Omar Afzal, from the Muslim Council of Scotland, condemned the attack.
He told BBC Scotland: "Real Muslims would have been on their way to night-time prayers because we're in the holy month of Ramadan right now.
"But these people have chosen to abandon their faith and decided to go out and commit a horrific attack on innocent people which just goes to show the difference between us and them."