Diesel-car owners have been reacting to news that they will have to pay an extra Â£12.50 to drive into central London.

From 8 April 2019 the most polluting vehicles will be charged extra for entering London's ultra low emissions zone (ULEZ).
The charge will apply to petrol vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro 6 standards.
The Sunday Times recently reported that a similar scheme for other UK cities will be unveiled soon.
"The government encouraged us to buy diesel cars and now they are being discouraged.
"I understand the need for clean, lower-polluting vehicles but my car is dealer-maintained and has low mileage and low emissions, but just because it is over four years old I will have to pay to enter London.
"I feel as though I am being penalised twice because the resale value of my car will also be affected by this.
"I'd be more than happy to pay based on emissions value, which is measured at the MOT stage. But I am being hit for a car that I pay a lot of money to maintain. It's punitive and unfair."
"I'm totally confused about what's happening now. I have an older diesel car and I'm currently looking for a new car.
"Do I get a diesel again? If I do, will I be penalised later on?
"The sales people I speak to still have an agenda to sell diesel cars.
"They are the most economical, provide the best performance and they still say they are the cleanest referring to the original government guidelines which is now out of date.
"Car-reviewing media still prefers diesel models and makes no significant nod in the direction of future solutions.
"Just how clean is a new diesel car in reality? Can we believe anything anyone says?
"If I am about to spend thousands I want to know the truth about what I'm buying and the effect the car will have on the environment."
"I bought a new VW diesel car as we were told it's better for the environment but it looks like the car industry and the government wanted to boost car sales. I am now told I made a bad choice.
"I do feel a bit duped. I find it hard to believe that major car manufacturers were unaware diesel cars had an emissions problem.
"The government encouraged us to buy diesel cars but the car industry needs to take some responsibility as well."
He welcomes the new measures but says they should go further.
"Our air is often foul from traffic, but there are other local concerns that are not being addressed.
"One is black cabs, they are very numerous and it is not unusual to see black smoke coming out of the exhaust.
"Another is the many cars with huge engines, not to mention heavy goods vehicles and buses.
"The Park Lane area is not included in the new measures - I think it should be as there is an eight-lane highway there carrying toxic fumes into our lungs."
By Rozina Sini, BBC's UGC and Social News team


Formula One's Russian Grand Prix thrilled crowds on Sunday as Germany's Nico Rosberg fought off his team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to take the victory and boost his lead at the top of the standings.

However, the real action was going on behind the scenes to determine who could own this track in future.
Television cameras captured Russian President Vladimir Putin watching the race from the grandstands alongside F1's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.
What they didn't catch was their negotiations with investors who want a piece of F1 in Russia.
The Russian Grand Prix is held in the ski resort of Sochi and the 3.6 mile track weaves around the venues which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Sochi has a contract to host the Russian Grand Prix until 2020 and the race made its debut in 2014 as an Olympic legacy project.
It has quickly become Russia's flagship sporting event, so much so that private investors want to take over the state-owned Sochi Autodrom.
It is a surprising move as F1 tracks tend to be tough to sell. The owners of the UK's Silverstone track, which hosts the British Grand Prix, have spent the past seven years trying without luck to sell up.
The roadblock is the race organisers' business model. Their only take from a Grand Prix tends to be ticket sales.
Revenue from television broadcasts of the race, trackside advertising and corporate hospitality there generally goes to the F1 Group which runs the sport.
Ticket sales cover the running costs whilst governments foot the hosting fees as the races promote their countries to F1's 400 million TV viewers.
The Russian Grand Prix is run by experienced promoter Sergey Vorobyev and although he hasn't released figures about the costs of the race, the hosting fee is estimated at £33m ($47m).
The upside for investors is that the more popular the race is, the more potential there is for profit. As the race in Sochi is the only one in Russia it has a huge market on its doorstep.
In its debut season the F1 Group awarded the Russian Grand Prix the trophy for the best-arranged race of the year.
The public agreed and it was a sell-out with a ticketed crowd of 65,000 on race day. That remained roughly stable last year at 62,000 and figures have yet to be released for 2016.
It is a far cry from the 120,000 attendance at the British Grand Prix but street races tend to attract lower crowds due to the difficulty of locating large grandstands in the middle of a city.
An estimated £135m was spent on converting the streets of the Olympic venue in Sochi into a race track.
Industry rumours suggested that Russian oil giant Lukoil had invested £40m in the venture as the local Krasnodar region is a key market.
On Sunday Russia's deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak confirmed the investment but added "Lukoil paid only a half of this amount.
"We had negotiations with Mr Ecclestone about prolonging the contract with the pool of Russian investors who will be fully financing the Russian Formula 1."
Lukoil is Russia's second largest oil company and is one of the world's largest oil producers accounting for over 2% of crude production.
It was founded in 1991 by its chief executive, the former Soviet deputy oil minister Vagit Alekperov, who owns around 25% of the company and has an estimated fortune of £7.8bn.
Lukoil had revenue of £60bn in 2015 and last month announced that despite the sliding oil prices its cash pile had trebled to £2.5bn as it benefited from declines in the rouble which reduced its costs.
The company has a close connection with motorsport as it trains Russian drivers through teams it owns in junior series including TCR touring cars which also race at Sochi.
Mr Kozak revealed that that "this circuit was built entirely by federal budget subsidies" and he expects it to break even by 2023.
"Operating expenses are fully paid off by the ticket programme, it is cost effective. Moreover, it demonstrates high budget efficiency because of a significant tourist inflow during Formula 1.
"All taxes that are paid to the federal, regional and local budgets are covering the expenses in full. I think that this excess of operating income over expenses will allow us to cover Formula 1 construction costs in the next five to seven years."
He adds that "it takes less and less involvement on our part by the year to organise the race. The team is solid, it has been the same one since the first year.
"We meet two-three times a year with the organising committee to coordinate all government bodies and all involved organizations' activities. No problems arise.
"I repeat again, we have to get less and less involved with this with each passing year. The team is solid and is very cooperative, there are no problems."
To continue driving interest in the Russian Grand Prix, organisers are hoping to hold it at night in future and Mr Kozak said that to fund this change the state-owned management company is on track to be sold.
"Once the managing company is replaced by a company that will be established by Russian investors we will be conducting negotiations on additional investments, because to arrange the night race it will require additional investment of 300m roubles (£3.1m; $4.5m). I deem it viable."
It follows last week's news that Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin boosted his stake in Germany's historic Nurburgring by 19% to 99%.
It last held the German Grand Prix in 2013 and its new owners are understood to be in negotiations about taking the race off the Hockenheim track which will host it in July.
By then F1 could have another Russian circuit owner showing that the impact of the races stretches far beyond just one weekend ever year.


Super League club Leigh Centurions have signed stand-off Daniel Mortimer until the end of the 2019 season.

The 28-year-old is a former Australian NRL Rookie of the Year award winner.
Sydney-born Mortimer, who has also played for Sydney Roosters, Gold Coast Titans and Cronulla Sharks, began his career at Parramatta Eels in 2009.
"My friend, Salford's Marwan Koukash, tipped me on Daniel and the possibility of getting him over early," Leigh owner Derek Beaumont told the club website.
Mortimer added: "I have been following Leigh closely now for the past six weeks and I hope I can play a significant role for the club between now and season's end.
"Playing overseas has always been an attraction and I am lucky that a great club like Leigh took the initiative to recruit me."
In addition, Wales international forward Sam Hopkins, 27, has agreed a new three-year contract with Leigh.


Bee keepers are being urged to make their own traps to capture Asian Hornets, which can wipe out a bee hive in a couple of hours.

4 November 2016 Last updated at 06:43 GMT
The hornets have already been found in the Channel Islands and more recently in Gloucestershire and Somerset as well.
Experts say traps made out of plastic bottles, baited with prawns, can help stop them spreading across the south west.


A series of explosions and gun attacks rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on 14 January, leaving eight people dead, including the four attackers.

Here's a summary of what we know so far.
The Jakarta attacks began at about 10:40 local time (03:40 GMT) with a series of bomb blasts at an intersection near the Sarinah shopping mall and a Starbucks coffee shop.
Reports say that there were at least six explosions in fairly quick succession.
The first blast took place outside the Starbucks cafe, which had its windows blown out.
As people inside ran out, two gunmen waiting outside opened fire.
At least two militants also attacked the police box in the centre of the intersection in a suicide bomb attack.
Armed police quickly sealed off the area and moved in on the attackers, initially using cars and later armoured vehicles as cover.
Gunmen in the area continued firing at bystanders and police, with sporadic gunfire reported for several hours afterwards.
During a shootout, militants took cover in the Djakarta Theatre cinema, in the same building as Starbucks. Police say two attackers were killed in front of the cinema.
Reports said gunfire and explosions were also heard elsewhere in Jakarta, but it is not clear where those took place.
The Islamic State (IS) group said it had carried out the attacks, in an online statement that could not be independently verified.
Indonesian police said they believed Bahru Naim, an Indonesian currently thought to be in Syria had masterminded the attack and been "planning this for a while".
Police chief Tito Karnavian told local media Bahrun Naim wanted to be IS's leader in the region.
"All leaders [of IS] in South-East Asia are competing to be the chief. That's why Bahrun Naim plotted this attack," he said.
Meanwhile, national police spokesman Maj Gen Anton Charilyan said the militants had imitated the recent Paris attacks.
However, security experts say the gunmen appeared to be inexperienced, with little training.
Police initially warned there could be as many as 14 attackers before bringing that number down to five.
However, one of the five was later found to be a 43-year-old civilian working as a courier.
IS put the number of militants at four.
Two civilians, a Canadian and an Indonesian, died in the attack on Starbucks.
A wounded Indonesian bank employee later died of his injuries and the death of the civilian courier brings the total number of civilians killed to four.
Police also said 20 people were wounded in the attacks, among them at least five police officers and an Algerian, who police said escaped from the Starbucks.
The Dutch embassy said one of its nationals had been seriously hurt and was being treated in hospital.
The militants targeted a busy area in central Jakarta - correspondents say the attack appeared to be designed to inflict maximum damage.
The Sarinah department store is one of the first department stores in Jakarta and a popular place for Indonesians and foreigners alike.
It is on the same intersection as Starbucks and the police box.
Nearby is a UN office, the Pan-Pacific Hotel, some Indonesian government offices and many shops and restaurants.
The US embassy, near Sarinah, has warned its citizens to stay away from the area.
The Istana Negara presidential palace is about 2km (1.24 miles) away, near the US embassy.


Matisse the dog and trainer Jules O'Dwyer won Britain's Got Talent 2015 on Sunday.

1 June 2015 Last updated at 18:00 BST
Whilst the pair celebrates their big win on the show not everyone thinks dogs performing on a TV show is a good idea.
A top vet says that people should think harder before putting dogs on camera.
But TV makers say they take welfare of animals incredibly seriously and make sure they're safe and happy.
Watch Jenny's report to find out more.


Part of a Victorian terraced house in London worth more than £650,000 has collapsed after it began to sag.

It caved in on itself 24 hours after police closed the road it was on due to concerns about the property.
The house was empty and being renovated having been sold six months ago after the previous owner died.
Merle Fraser, whose mother lived in the house for more than 60 years before it collapsed, said: "It is sad. I know she would be heart broken."
People living in the house next door were evacuated before the property came crashing down. No-one was hurt.
Surveyors from Lewisham Council have visited the site to see what immediate work needs to be done to make the road safe.


George Osborne has said he made "mistakes" in the EU referendum campaign and failed to understand the anger felt by many Leave voters.

The former chancellor said many voters felt "completely disconnected" and didn't feel part of a "national economy that works for them".
"I think many used the EU referendum to express that anger," he said.
Mr Osborne, who was sacked as chancellor in July, had campaigned for the UK to remain in the European Union.
He faced criticism for warning of a Â£30bn "black hole" if the UK voted to leave.
He told the BBC's Sunday Politics North West that being a backbencher "is a complete change of life and tempo", adding he now has time to "think about mistakes I've made and how we can put them right."
"I've got to go on learning, not least why the country voted the way it did in the referendum that led to me leaving Downing Street."
"I don't think I properly understood the sense that people had in many communities, particularly in the north of England, that they were completely disconnected from the system, from the way our country was governed, they felt angry about things."
Defending his economic record, the former chancellor said that when he entered Downing Street in 2010 "the country was in an economic crisis".
He insisted: "All of my efforts and energy was on trying to fix the crisis", adding attention should to turn to helping "communities who feel left behind" due to job and pension insecurity.
Mr Osborne explained he launched his Northern Powerhouse think tank last month to ensure the project doesn't lose "momentum".
Asked what he hoped his legacy would be, he said "The Northern Powerhouse is what I want to be remembered for, [as a] Member of Parliament who threw everything in to reversing that north-south gap".
Mr Osborne also pledged to remain an MP in Cheshire, despite the proposed abolition of his constituency.
The seat will disappear under boundary proposals which will reduce the number of MPs in the county by one.
Mr Osborne may face a contest with neighbouring Conservative MPs to stand in a Cheshire constituency if proposed boundary changes are approved.
He said he was "pretty confident" that he will be representing the county after the next general election, insisting "my heart is here".


Tests for radioactive contamination will be done at a quarry following suggestions military aircraft were buried there after World War Two.

The former Kingsteps Quarry at Nairn will be examined for the remains of aircraft instruments which were illuminated using radioactive paint.
Highland Council, which owns the site, said the tests followed "word of mouth" suggestions of buried planes.
The tests will be done on 18 and 19 April.
In 2013 at Kinloss and Findhorn, along the Moray Firth coast from Nairn, testing for radioactive contamination from WW2 aircraft was started.
It is thought more than a 1,000 aircraft were broken up, burned and buried near an RAF station at Kinloss.
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bombers were among the aircraft that flew from the site during the war.
William Gilfillan, Highland Council's director of community services, said the test at Nairn were a precautionary measure.
He said: "There have been word-of mouth accounts of planes being deposited in the quarry but no documentation has been found to support this.
"The surveys will also check that any potential contamination from historical activities in the area does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health.
"Residents have requested that more could be done to encourage access in this area and carrying out these surveys will contribute to an understanding of the site that will inform future decision-making."
Mr Gilfillan added: "The survey results will be analysed - and if required - appropriate actions will be taken to remediate the area for continued public access."
The remains of other war-time activity have been found in and around Nairn in recent years.
Two mortar bombs were discovered at the town's East Beach in March 2012 and were disposed of by bomb disposal experts.
Nairn's beaches were used to prepare soldiers and sailors for the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944.
Military personnel were based at nearby Fort George at the time.
The remains of tanks used in the rehearsals have previously been found further east along the coast from Nairn.
A Valentine tank was lost by the Royal Hussars at Culbin Forest and two others in Burghead Bay.


"We're back," declared Hibernian boss Neil Lennon as the strains of 'Sunshine of Leith' rang around Easter Road on Saturday in celebration of the club's return to Scotland's top flight.

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Eleven months on from their first Scottish Cup triumph in 114 years, the feel-good factor around the Edinburgh outfit continued with confirmation their three-year spell in the second-tier Championship is over.
"Hopefully we will not be back here for quite a while," Lennon added.
"We've handled the big games pretty well. We've been a little bit inconsistent at times, but I think next season, we have players who can play at the Premiership level. I think they'll enjoy it and flourish there. The hard bit for me was getting out of this division, because it's so competitive."
So, having justified their position as favourites by sealing the title with three games to spare, how well equipped are Hibs for their return to the big-time?
BBC Sport Scotland spoke to chief executive Leeann Dempster (LD) and former players Michael Stewart (MS) and Craig Paterson (CP) to assess their prospects.
LD: "There are a lot of great things happening at the club. We have a fantastic academy with some of the best young players in Scotland coming through. We have got a great squad of players and a great management team, and we want to keep as much continuity as we can. We didn't get promoted in the last two years but we had a brilliantly solid base."
MS: "I don't think there needs to be a major overhaul. If you look at the quality in the side it's a vast improvement on the teams Hibs had prior to their relegation. That is borne out by the fact they have done so well against top-flight opposition in the cup competitions during their time in the Championship. There definitely needs to be more goals in the side as apart from Jason Cummings it's a bit lean and he needs more support.
"They have been linked with Liam Boyce and someone of that ilk would be a fantastic signing for Hibs. Louis Moult at Motherwell is another guy who has shown he can score in the top flight regularly. I'm sure they won't be far off the wish-list for Neil Lennon."
CP: "I don't see a major overhaul. I don't imagine Hibs have the kind of money to do that, but certainly you want to try and cherry-pick one or two players you think can come and make an impact in the team. They also need to fend off any interest from other sides in the good players they have there. I think Hibs have shown against the likes of Hearts [in the Scottish Cup] and Aberdeen [League Cup] that they can compete at that level and I'm sure they'll be thoroughly looking forward to doing it on a weekly basis."
"I'm very proud to be the manger of this club, I've really enjoyed the season, and I've had great support from people like (director of football) George Craig, (chief executive) Leeann Dempster and (chairman) Rod Petrie," said Lennon. "The board have made my job a lot easier, and the support I've had throughout the city and the club has been fantastic."
LD: "Neil is a wonderful manager and he has done a great job. He is fantastic with the players, he has a good team behind him and he is genuinely enjoying his time here and we love having him here. It is a great partnership and long may it continue."
MS: "They've got a squad and a management structure there that is vastly improved on what they had when they were in the Premiership, so it would be a perverse situation if they went back to something of a lesser standing when they are in the top flight."
CP: "I think the biggest thing the board did was push the boat out and get Neil Lennon. He was a winner as a player, a winner as a manager, he brings a winning mentality and watching Hibs this season, I think that's filtered down to the players.
"Watching Hibs a couple of seasons ago, going late into games, you always thought they might just blow it. This season, they look comfortable, you're thinking Hibs are going to nick a goal and win the game, and that's something they've got to keep going. The manager brings that - it's important you keep him at the club. He's given them the Championship title, now you have to give him the tools to go on and take the job on in the top division."
MS: "If you look at the squad they've got at the moment, it's good enough to challenge for the top six and I would expect them to add to the squad they have got. So I don't see any reason why they won't target the top six and I'm pretty sure Neil Lennon wouldn't settle for anything less."
CP: "Hearts and Rangers went up and were immediately competitive. Hibs have got to believe they're in the same category. They're the same kind of side, they're a team who should have aspirations of competing in that top half.
"The club have spent a lot of money over the last couple of years keeping a really strong squad together. At the third time of asking they've got out of that league, but they've spent a lot of money to do it.
"They're a good team this season, they've proved in cup ties they can match teams from the top division, but like every club, they need to add a little bit of quality. Keep the good players, add in one or two areas, and I think Hibs would definitely be competitive in the top half of the Premiership."
LD: "We have been a Premiership club in terms of behind the scenes even though we weren't promoted in the last couple of years. But we have the certainty of promotion now and the finances that come with it. We all know how big this club is and this really is the first stage of where we need to be."
Hibs' average league attendance this season has risen by more than 5,500; the average is 4,000 more than their last season (2013-14) in the Premiership. They have not had less than 13,000 for a Championship game this season.
LD: "Importantly, the supporters have already bought almost 8,000 season tickets even before we knew we were promoted, which is fantastic. I have to thank them for helping us - we genuinely couldn't have done it without them."
CP: "They've done it in the face of adversity; now the fans should be looking forward to games against Rangers, Celtic, and the derby [v Hearts] four times a season. The club have got to enthuse them. The way you do that is give them something to look forward to, and that means a team worth watching and following, and that takes a little bit of money, unfortunately."
CP: "I think it does. You add in another quality team who've got a support and a travelling support, that always adds something to the mix and teams will be happy to see that. But for Hibs, it's all about testing yourself, and they want to do that. They've been desperate for three seasons to get back into an arena where you can go up against the big guns and show you can do it."
MS: "Celtic are out there on their own at the moment but the make-up of the top six inevitably will be more competitive with Hibs in there. It's a benefit to the game in this country to have a club the size of Hibs back in the top flight. It makes it a lot more attractive for players and fans."
CP: "I think they'll enjoy it. People will love coming to Easter Road - a great stadium, good playing surface - but they know it's another team that's going to be very difficult to beat.
"If you're in that bottom half, you don't want quality coming up every year. They've had Hearts, Rangers, now they've got Hibs. It is difficult up there, because every time someone comes up, you know that it might just push you down into that area where you're fighting relegation yet again."


Eurotunnel is seeking millions of pounds in compensation from the UK and French governments because of revenue lost during the Calais migrant crisis.

The Channel Tunnel operator has asked to be reimbursed more than £22m (29m euros). It made a pre-tax profit of £89m (115m euros) in 2015.
It faced serious disruption from migrants trying to cross the Channel.
Revealing its annual results, the company said there had been no disruption to services since October.
Spokesman John Keefe said: "The French and British governments are clearly responsible for the security at the border, and also for the public order security on site.
"During last year we were severely disrupted by the migrant crisis - people trying to break on to our terminal and break into trucks on the motorway - and so we suffered quite a loss of revenue during the early part of the year."
At the height of the problems during the summer, about 2,000 migrants a night were trying to get into the Coquelles terminal, causing Eurotunnel to suspend many of its services.
Border security at the terminal was strengthened later in the year.
Charlie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover and Deal, said it was "quite shameless of Eurotunnel to try and present the British government and the French government with this bill".
"Their profits have rocketed and everyone knows that the British government has invested tens of millions of pounds making the border stronger, safer and more secure," he said.


The Smithsonian has announced plans to work together with the Victoria and Albert Museum on a major international collaboration in London.

A jointly organised permanent gallery space will become part of V&A East, in a cultural complex created in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
It will be the first time in 170 years the Smithsonian has opened a long-term exhibition venue outside of the US.
The Smithsonian's collection includes 137 million artefacts.
"We will be able to inspire and educate more people than ever before," said Smithsonian secretary David Skorton.
"With the V&A in London, we can build bridges to other countries and continents and share our work with the world."
However, Skorton said the gallery space "would not be a Smithsonian outpost in London".
"It would be a collaboration with the V&A, giving both of us opportunities to engage with diverse audiences in innovative ways. What we learn through this collaboration will enable us to better tell our stories not only in London, but in the United States and around the world."
The V&A's deputy director and chief operating officer Tim Reeve added: "Working very closely with the Smithsonian, as well as the other partners in and around the Olympic Park, is one of the key reasons the V&A is committed to developing a new museum, and this proposed collaboration represents an exciting opportunity for us to explore the synergies between two world-class institutions and their collections and knowledge."
The announcement is the product of a January 2015 initiative between the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) - which is overseeing the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - the V&A and the Smithsonian.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan and former London Mayor Boris Johnson have been heavily involved in the implementation of the project.
"Growing London's cultural sector is one of my core priorities as mayor, so I welcome this trans-Atlantic collaboration between two of the world's most prestigious institutions," Khan said.
"These plans would create an exciting new cultural destination in East London, which will help many more people enjoy the extraordinary collections managed by the Smithsonian and the V&A.
"It is great news for everyone who wants to see London's cultural and creative sectors even bigger and better."
The Smithsonian was founded by British chemist James Smithson - the illegitimate son of the first Duke of Northumberland.
When he died in 1829 a clause in his will bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create in Washington "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men".
Smithson had never visited the US but in 1904 Alexander Graham Bell, a regent of the Smithsonian, brought his remains to Washington where they were re-interred at the institution that bears his name.


A Â£15m Welsh discount travel pass for young people that was axed has been reinstated.

Ministers had been criticised for scrapping MyTravelPass, which gave 16-18 year olds a third off bus travel.
But it will now continue beyond April until a new scheme, planned for 2018, is in place.
The move was welcomed by NUS Wales but the Welsh Conservatives said the "U-turn" highlighted historical issues over the management of projects.
MyTravelPass was established as part of a budget deal with the Liberal Democrats during the last assembly term.
The Welsh Government announced the end of the scheme in January. The announcement was criticised by bus operators and other AMs, including Labour's Lynne Neagle.
CPT Cymru, which represents the bus industry, said at the time of the decision to end the scheme, it had not been well publicised and that take-up had been low.
The Welsh Government, at the time of announcing the end of the scheme, had said that it was only ever launched as a pilot with funding agreed until March 2017.
It said initial analysis suggested that pass-holders were not using their passes to travel outside their immediate areas.
But in a statement to assembly members, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said "there is clearly an appetite in Wales for a scheme of this nature".
Mr Skates said he would launch a consultation into a new youth travel pass, which he intends to launch from 2018.
The existing arrangements will continue to be available throughout Wales from 1 April 2017, the minister explained, adding he has asked CPT to come forward with proposals for a new marketing campaign.
NUS Wales deputy president Carmen Smith welcomed the news but said the new scheme "should be extended to all learners in further education and apprentices to the age of 25".
The Welsh Liberal Democrats also welcomed the move while Welsh Conservative spokesman for skills Mohammad Asghar called it an expected "U-turn".
He said the move "once again highlights historical issues within the economy department over its management and implementation of investments and projects".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "We made clear at the time of the draft budget that as a result of the low take up of the pilot MyTravelPass, our intention was to develop a new discount scheme for young people that learned the lessons of the pilot and which could encourage more young people to use the bus network.
"Today we have confirmed that approach."


Cases of flu are rising in Wales with 51 patients treated in hospital since October, public health officials have said.

The nine most serious cases have seen flu patients end up in intensive care beds.
More than 2,400 people have also seen their GP with the symptoms so far this winter.
Dr Richard Roberts, head of the vaccine programme at Public Health Wales, said: "It's not too late to get vaccinated."
It comes as visits to GPs, hospital and intensive care admissions have all increased across Wales in the past few weeks.
Officials said flu will inevitably add to the burden on accident and emergency departments across many parts of Wales already dealing with existing winter pressures.
All age groups have been affected, although young children, the elderly and adults with chronic conditions are particularly vulnerable.
Dr Roberts added: "Recent figures suggest that flu is now circulating across Wales. Although those in risk groups should have been vaccinated by now, it's not too late to get vaccinated."
The vaccine protects against the most common H1N1 virus.
Influenza B viruses are also being detected, which usually affect younger people and children.
"From recent experience, we would expect that the flu virus will be circulating in Wales for six to eight weeks or even longer so it is important to ensure that remaining eligible people are vaccinated as quickly as possible," said Dr Roberts.


Players were in tears after controversy on the 17th green helped holders Europe take a 10-6 lead at the Solheim Cup.

Europe's Charley Hull and fourball partner Suzann Pettersen beat Alison Lee and Brittany Lincicome, of the United States, on Sunday after Lee picked up her ball.
Lee, 20, thought an 18-inch putt had been conceded as Hull had walked away.
But Pettersen said they had not conceded and the hole went to Europe who won two up on the 18th.
Both Hull and Lee, playing in her first Solheim Cup, had to be consoled by team officials amid claims Europe had broken the game's moral code by not conceding from such a short distance.
Four-time major winner Laura Davies blamed Norwegian Pettersen, 34, and said England's Hull, 19, was not at fault.
The Hall of Fame member told Sky Sports: "I am disgusted. Suzann has let herself and her team down."
US captain Juli Inkster thought Europe's action was "disrespectful".
She added: "I couldn't believe it. I saw Suzann walk away. You don't do that to your peers.
"I expected Carin (Koch, Europe captain) to do something afterwards but she didn't."
Koch said it was Lee's mistake, adding: "Our team didn't concede the putt. She picked it up. It broke the rules.
"We considered changing the outcome but we would not have given the putt. They would have made her putt it. So, no.
"We all feel bad for Alison but she made a mistake."
Europe went into Sunday's singles in a strong position after Karine Icher and Catriona Matthew birdied the last two holes of their fourball to beat Lizette Salas and Brittany Lang 2&1.
Americans Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller won 1 up against Caroline Masson and Caroline Hedwall.
American pair Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr beat Spain's Azahara Munoz and Carlota Ciganda 3&2 in the only match completed on Saturday afternoon.
The 12 singles matches were starting immediately after the completion of the fourballs.
Europe need four more points to win the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup for a third successive year, while the US need to reach a total of 14.5 points to regain the trophy.
Singles pairings: Ciganda v Thompson, Matthew v Pressel, Icher v Lincicome, Reid v Lang, Nocera  v Lee, Masson v Piller, Nordqvist  v Lewis, Munoz v Salas, Pettersen v Stanford, Hull v Kerr, Hedwall v Wie, Gal v Paula Creamer.
Europe: Carlota Ciganda, Sandra Gal, Caroline Hedwall, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Caroline Masson, Catriona Matthew, Azahara Munoz, Gwladys Nocera, Anna Nordqvist, Suzann Pettersen, Melissa Reid.
Captain: Carin Koch
United States: Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lang, Alison Lee, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Lizette Salas, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie.
Captain: Juli Inkster


The petrochemical plant at the giant Grangemouth complex in central Scotland is to close with the loss of about 800 jobs, owner Ineos has announced.

The news was broken to the workforce at the plant and its associated oil refinery at a meeting on Wednesday.
Ineos said a decision on whether to restart the refinery would be taken once the "threat of strike action" had been removed.
Scotland's first minister said the closure "matches our worst fears".
The Unite union described the closure as "catastrophic" and said it had made further proposals in a "last-ditch effort" to keep the plant open.
It remained hopeful, along with the Scottish and UK governments, that the company would reverse its decision.
Unite is to present its new proposals to Ineos at a meeting on Thursday morning.
However, the company said while further meetings would be held in the coming days, there were "no prospects" of returning to conciliation service Acas to revisit the decision to close the petrochemical plant.
By Douglas FraserBusiness and economy editor, Scotland
The closure of the petro-chemical plant puts the refinery at risk, and is a major blow to many manufacturers in which the plants have been a vital part of the supply chain.
Official figures today showed refined oil and chemicals were one of the main drivers of growing Scottish exports this year. That sector, in which Grangemouth has been dominant, was worth £3.7bn last year.
If much of that is thrown into reverse, with imports required instead of exports earnings, it will have a significant impact on the cost of sourcing materials from elsewhere, and potentially on the UK's trade figures.
Among other big questions that arise: what, if anything, is the government doing about security of refining supply?
About 800 of the 1,370 people directly employed at the complex work at the petrochemical plant, with many more working there as contractors.
The dispute at the plant, near Falkirk, began over the treatment of a Unite union official and escalated to the threat of strike action.
This was dropped but the operator shut down the plant and issued an offer of revised terms and conditions in a "survival plan", which was rejected by union members.
Workers leaving the staff meeting, which lasted about 20 minutes, told the BBC the decision to close the plant was "shocking".
One member of staff claimed that Grangemouth Petrochemicals chairman Calum Maclean had been "smiling" when he made the announcement. Mr Maclean has since denied the allegation.
Another worker, who did not want to be named, said: "I feel sick. It's gone. There's no livelihoods left and we don't even know if we're going to get redundancy out of it. I hope they're happy with themselves."
The worker, who appeared close to tears at points, said he could only listen to about 10 minutes of the meeting, before he felt he had to leave.
He went on: "There are folk in there have a husband and wife work here. That's it. Folk will be lucky if they have a house at Christmas."
Ineos said liquidators for the petrochemical plant would be appointed within a week.
Ineos chairman and founder Jim Ratcliffe had said at the weekend that if the petrochemical plant closed it was likely the refinery would go as well.
The refinery provides most of the fuel to Scotland, the north of England and Northern Ireland.
In a statement released after the staff meeting, Ineos said: "The company made it clear that rejection of change would result in closure. Regrettably, the union advised union members to reject any form of change.
"The outcome of the employee vote on the company's survival plan was a 50/50 split.
"Within this, almost all of the administrative staff voted for the company's plan but a large majority of shop floor employees voted to reject it.
By James CookScotland Correspondent, BBC News
Hundreds of workers at Scotland's largest industrial complex filed in to hear their fate in near silence.
When they emerged after a short meeting on the grounds of the Grangemouth plant some seemed stunned and were reluctant to speak.
Others were much more vocal, accusing Ineos of betrayal.
A few workers in bright orange dirt-stained overalls even seemed close to tears: tough men facing a difficult future, dreading the call to tell their families.
But this isn't just a disaster for the workers. According to the Scottish government, the complex as a whole contributes around a billion pounds a year to the economy.
Ministers in Edinburgh and London are now working furiously to find an alternative future for the petrochemicals plant.
If they can't it will be a long hard winter for many workers here in Grangemouth.
"The shareholders met yesterday to consider the future of the business following the result of the employee vote.
"Sadly, the shareholders reached the conclusion that they could not see a future for Grangemouth without change and therefore could no longer continue to fund the business."
Unite's Scottish secretary Pat Rafferty said the announcement "has confirmed our fears that this was the intention of Ineos all along".
He added: "Discussions have taken place with the company this morning and will continue over the course of the day. We have made further proposals in a last-ditch effort to stave off these catastrophic job losses which we believe are tantamount to economic and industrial vandalism.
"Make no mistake, one man is holding this workforce and this country to ransom and that man is Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe. The ball is now in the court of Jim Ratcliffe and the respective governments in Edinburgh and Westminster and we await their responses."
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said the closure of the petrochemical plant was the "outcome that matches our worst fears".
Mr Salmond spoke again to management and unions to try and seek further resolution. He also convened an emergency cabinet meeting with relevant ministers to discuss the on-going situation.
Afterwards he said there was still room for negotiation between both parties, particularly since Unite had put forward fresh proposals to the company.
Mr Salmond said: "We should give time for the proper consideration of this offer, especially given that we know an agreement between both sides was very close last week, and the prize is a viable future for Grangemouth.
"However, given that the current position is the one we always feared possible given the stalemate between the sides, if an agreement between Ineos and Unite is not possible then we will continue to pursue our contingency options of finding a buyer for the site."
Ministers - including the Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael and the Energy Secretary Ed Davey - were to meet in London to decide on a response to the decision.
Mr Davey said he was "saddened" to hear of the closure, particularly because of the impact it will have on the workforce and local community.
He added: "Ineos have informed us that the refinery will stay open and the management wish to restart full operations as soon as possible. We stand ready to help with discussions between the management and the union to ensure this can happen."
Mr Davey said fuel supplies continued to be delivered as usual and there was no current risk of disruption to supplies.
He added: "I continue to work very closely with the Scottish government, and other colleagues across government to share information with them."
However, Downing Street has indicated there will be no bailout for Grangemouth, and that it was up to the company and the trade unions to resolve the dispute.
Workers at the site had been given until 18:00 on Monday to agree to the changes, which included a pay freeze and downgrading of pensions.
Unite said half of the 1,370-strong workforce had rejected the proposed changes to contracts.
The company has said the Grangemouth site, which has been shut down for a week because of the dispute, is losing £10m a month.
The petrochemical plant is said to be losing £50m a year.
Ineos had said it was ready to invest £300m in Grangemouth, but only if workers agree to the new terms and conditions.


A motorist whose Â£40,000 Jaguar car was stolen from his driveway has said he is "astounded" after police said they would be closing the case.

Kevin Standing's vehicle was taken from his home in Patcham, East Sussex, on Saturday morning. It did not have a tracker and there was no CCTV evidence.
He said he had wrongly assumed an officer would visit him, but he was told there were no lines of inquiry.
Sussex Police said they focused on crimes that "cause most harm".
Mr Standing said he received a letter from the force on Tuesday saying the "investigation was closed" and to check the CCTV footage of local garages.
"It basically says to car thieves in Sussex, 'carry on stealing cars because there's very little chance you're going to get caught'," he said.
Ch Insp Bruce Mathews said proportionate inquiries had been completed.
"Our investigations teams focuses its efforts on the crimes which cause the most harm.
"Operating with new demands against a shrinking budget, we can't do everything but that doesn't mean we will be ruling out certain types of crime such as shoplifting or vehicle crime.
"We will continue to do so where there are lines of inquiry."
The force said a marker had been placed on the vehicle to bring it to the attention of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras.


Japan's Mashu Baker beat Georgia's Varlam Liparteliani by a yuko to win the men's -90kg judo gold at Rio 2016.

World champion Gwak Dong-han of South Korea defeated Sweden's Marcus Nyman by an ippon to win bronze.
Find out how to get into judo with our special guide.
And in the the other bronze medal contest, China's Cheng Xunzhao beat Mongolia's Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren by a yuko.
It was a good day for Japan in the Carioca Arena, with Haruka Tachimoto winning gold in the women's -70kg.
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Private clinics in Wales have said they are overwhelmed with calls from patients asking for the meningitis B vaccine.

One south Wales clinic said the practice had seen enquiries increase from a handful to more than 1,500.
It follows the death of Kent toddler Faye Burdett, who died from the infection on Valentine's Day.
The Welsh government said there was "no issue" with those who were entitled to the NHS treatment.
A parliamentary petition to extend the vaccinations to all children up to the age of 11 has attracted more than 800,000 signatures. MPs will debate calls to extend the vaccination to all children.
There is a national shortage of the meningitis B vaccine Bexsero for private patients.
Emma Llewellyn, administrator at the Independent General Practice (IPG), which has branches in Newport, Swansea and Cardiff, said: "We had 60 people on the waiting list about a week ago. Since then, the phones have been ringing constantly. We've had around 1,500 calls asking for the vaccine.
"People have been calling from as far away as Ireland and Newcastle."
Nomad travel clinic based in Cardiff - which refers patients to 10 clinics in the UK - has seen its calls increase from one a day to up to 100. Patients who have already started receiving the vaccine privately will be able to complete their course.
Manufacturers GlaxoSmithkline said: "We know the unexpectedly high demand for the vaccine reflects the importance parents have placed on protecting their children from meningitis B.
"We hope to have improving supply from summer 2016 and we are working hard to increase capacity in 2017."
Along with the rest of the UK, Wales introduced the meningitis B vaccination in September 2015 - but only to babies born on or after 1 July.
Cardiff mum-of-four Cath Maddaford - whose daughter Iris, five, survived meningitis B in 2012 - said she supported the petition.
"It's disgusting - all children who are at risk should get the vaccination. How many parents have to go through what we did? How many more children have to die, or lose limbs?"
Dr Phil White, member of the Welsh Council of the British Medical Association (BMA), and a GP in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, and Y Felinheli, Gwynedd, said the vaccine costs Â£200 or more.
"There's no more availability for the vaccine for private use because the UK government have brought up the entire supply from manufacturers.
"There is little point in people approaching their doctor for the vaccination as it is not available."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that the meningitis B vaccination programme should protect babies under five months of age because this is when the risk is greatest."


British Gas and EDF Energy have announced they are cutting their gas prices, the last of the big six energy suppliers to do so.

British Gas unveiled a 5.1% price reduction, followed swiftly by EDF's announcement of a 5% cut.
British Gas's price change takes effect on 16 March, while EDF's kicks in eight days later.
The moves benefit customers on a standard domestic gas tariff.
Britain's big six energy suppliers have been under pressure to pass on savings to customers after a 57% drop in wholesale gas prices since this time last year.
E.On was the first to announce a cut this year of 5.1%, followed by similar reductions by SSE, Scottish Power and Npower.
Executive director at consumer group Which?, Richard Lloyd, said :"Seeing all of the big suppliers mirror each other with small cuts in the face of falling wholesale prices will raise questions in many people's minds about whether competition is working in this market."
British Gas, which is owned by Centrica, said 6.8 million of its customers on dual-fuel deals would see an average annual saving of Â£31 due to the 5.1% cut.
It said customers on so-called "fix and fall" tariffs would also benefit from the price reduction.
EDF said about 900,000 of its customers would also make an annual saving of Â£31.
It said it had no exit fees on any of its fixed deals.
Beatrice Bigois, managing director of customers at EDF, said: "Our prices are under constant review and today's announcement reflects falls in wholesale gas costs."
Centrica's Mark Hodges, chief executive of its energy supply and services in UK and Ireland, said: "Competitive pricing is the way to retain existing customers and win new business in this hard-fought market."
Some commentators warn that these types of "standard" tariffs are among the most expensive, so there is still benefit in shopping around.
Rachel Fletcher, Ofgem's senior partner for consumers and competition, said: "These price cuts are a movement in the right direction for loyal customers, but they are dwarfed by the savings available by switching from a standard tariff to a fixed deal.
"You could save more money, up to Â£300, by switching."
There was also criticism of the industry for failing to cut electricity tariffs, despite falling wholesale costs.
Energy analysts at Jefferies said: "There has still been no movement in electricity tariffs, despite a 30% fall in wholesale electricity prices since August 2014.
"This is likely due to increased environmental costs, which fall on electricity rather than gas, and additional network charges."
British Gas said it was unable to lower electricity prices due to rising costs, such as for network delivery, adding that wholesale costs only make up a third of electricity bills.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Amber Rudd said there was still more to do.
Suppliers are awaiting the outcome of a competition watchdog investigation set to conclude in June, which Ms Rudd said would help determine if consumers were getting a "rough deal".


Traffic jams that waste time and money are a curse of modern life.

And concerns are growing that it could get much worse over the next two decades.
Road use is expected to grow 25-30% by 2030, according to government figures.
Which begs the question: what should the response be?
There are no simple answers to the question, but one thing is clear, according to business secretary Vince Cable: "The idea that we can build our way out of the problem is no longer credible."
The goal, therefore, will be to increase the capacity of the road network without increasing its physical footprint.
"We'll need to be more intelligent in managing the road network and the vehicles that use it," Mr Cable says.
The idea will be to bring together the motor industry, the telecoms sector, electronics companies and others to create an "intelligent mobility industry", Mr Cable explains.
Its task would be to tackle congestion, enhance road safety, improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions.
Moreover, Mr Cable insists, this "convergence of technology and transport" should create jobs and growth and bolster the UK economy.
Cars that communicate both with their drivers and passengers and with other vehicles will make up a cornerstone of intelligent mobility, according to former Ford executive Richard Parry-Jones, who co-chairs the UK's Automotive Council with Mr Cable.
"Designing cars that intelligently navigate their way through traffic is the kind of challenge that calls on the country's combined auto heritage and budding technological expertise," he says.
"Networked vehicles under digital control are going to become the future of car manufacturing."
Consequently, the UK's transport challenges should not be seen merely in terms of the costs of a necessary transition.
Instead, it should be seen as an opportunity for Britain, Mr Cable insists.
"Intelligent mobility could benefit the economy, allowing businesses to be more competitive, reducing logistics costs, giving more predictable journey times and reducing carbon dioxide emissions," he says.
It could also provide a draw for foreign investors, adds Mr Parry-Jones, who believes it "represents a chance for the UK's auto industry to bring more research and development investment into the country".
In turn, the government and industry figures envisage a future where UK companies will become exporters of techniques and technologies to help similar transport challenges elsewhere in the world.
The eventual outcome, the Automotive Council predicts, could be the emergence of "an industry employing some 20,000 skilled workers and turning over some Â£5bn within a decade", on top of the economic benefits that would arise from better traffic flows.
Mr Cable is exited about the opportunities.
"What we're seeing," he says, "is the beginning of something that could become very, very important."


A mass has been held to reopen a Roman Catholic church in northern Israel badly damaged in an arson attack by Jewish extremists in 2015.

The church at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, is built where Christians believe Jesus performed the miracle of the loaves and fishes, also known as the Feeding of the 5,000.
The eight-month renovation work cost some $1m (Â£800,000).
Three Jewish extremists have been indicted but not yet sentenced.
The arson attack on the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes caused extensive damage to a book shop and other buildings at the complex.
But it did not destroy the 5th Century mosaic floors which are its key archaeological feature.


A mugger who took thousands of pounds of holiday cash from a cancer sufferer was removed from court after hurling expletives at the judge.

Jessie Evans, 30, said the Gloucester Crown Court judge was a "prat" and said he could do what he wanted with him.
Evans, of no fixed address, was due to be sentenced for attacking Cheltenham pensioner John Jukes, breaking his eye socket and taking 3,000 euros (Â£2,190).
Judge William Hart warned Evans he would consider an extended prison term.
Leukaemia patient Mr Jukes had just left the post office with his holiday money when he was punched to the ground by Evans who then stole the money, on 31 March.
Before the outburst in court, Evans had apologised to Mr Jukes.
"I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart, John.  I wasn't in the right frame of mind, I'm sorry Mr Jukes," he said.
But when Judge Hart asked for a psychiatric report and warned Evans he was considering an extended sentence, the mugger started swearing at the judge and had to be taken back to the cells.
Judge Hart told his defence team he would be sentenced once the reports had been received.


New rules for moving livestock will be "disastrous" for small agricultural shows, the Farmers Union of Wales said.

Farmers said the Welsh Government's new rules on the movement of livestock are too strict and too expensive.
From 10 June, farmers have to register a quarantine unit (QU) on their farm in order to move livestock on and off, and avoid six-day standstill rules.
The Welsh Government said the system was developed in partnership with the farming industry.
Currently, if farmers bring new stock on to their farm, the whole farm is subject to a six-day lockdown, where no animals can be moved off.
But there are exemptions for seasonal events like agricultural shows.
A field or a shed separated from other livestock, known as an approved isolation unit, can be used to avoid the rules.
But these isolation units cannot be used after 10 June and farmers must apply and pay for the new quarantine units.
There are 61 rules as part of the new system, which include installing double gates and double fences, as well as wearing specialised clothing.
The fee is Â£172.80 for one QU and Â£244.80 for two.
Farmer Gwilym Jones, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, said: "It makes no sense to show, it's not worth it. The rules are going backwards instead of forwards."
And Geraint Jones, from Ystrad Meurig, said: "I will break the law, and if they want to put me in jail, they can - I've got nothing to lose.
"If they want to kill the countryside, they're doing the right thing."
Sian Davies, who shows her texel sheep around the country, said the new changes "cost money, they're a nuisance and they increase paperwork".
She said the Welsh Government "don't know what's going on. I called the office in Aberystwyth and they didn't know what I was referring to".
Geraint Jones said he had a similar experience with the offices in Cardiff and Carmarthen.
The Welsh Government has not confirmed there are delays in the registration process.
Brian Walters, vice-president of Farmers Union of Wales, said: "This is disastrous for smaller agricultural shows.
"We don't feel there is enough evidence to indicate that diseases are passed between livestock at agricultural shows to justify such draconian measures."
In England the changes to the rules have been delayed until the autumn, avoiding the show season.
In a statement, the Welsh Government said: "The new QU system was designed to simplify the standstill regime and provide extra flexibility whilst maintaining disease movement curbs.
"It was developed in partnership with the farming industry.
"Although QUs can be used to manage movements to and from shows it is important to note they are intended to be used for all types of animal movement, not just for shows.
"The alternative arrangements to the six-day standstill were developed at the request of the industry (through the Working Smarter review) and in close collaboration with the industry through the LIDAG (Livestock Identification Advisory Group) over the past few years - not rushed, worked through systematically, and collaboratively, with the support of Independent Veterinary Risk Assessments."
It said the recommendations were published in January 2012 and the Welsh Government had written to everyone in the industry twice, in April and May 2017, in addition to an extensive communications campaign.


A man who threatened to kill children at an east Belfast primary school has been handed a two-year probation order.

Martyn James Price, of St Columbs Wells in Londonderry, admitted threatening to kill more than 16 five-year-olds at Elmgrove Primary School in 2015.
A prosecutor told the judge Price said he wanted to "kill more" than Dunblane massacre killer Thomas Hamilton.
The 35-year-old also pleaded guilty to causing damage to furniture at an apartment and to possessing cannabis.
Downpatrick Crown Court heard that Price made the threat to kill in an email to a customer support adviser at England-based online betting and gaming company in January 2015.
A prosecution lawyer said that Price had been informed that his online account had been suspended pending an investigation over another account he held with a second betting company.
Price, he said, disputed this and claimed his account must have been "hacked".
"About an hour later, Price sent an email in the following terms and I quote: 'It doesn't matter. Forget about it. I am walking into a school on Friday and I am going to kill as many five-year-old kids as I can before ARU (Armed Response Unit) shoots me.
"'I am hoping to top Thomas Hamilton by killing more than he did.'"
The prosecution lawyer told the judge that Thomas Hamilton was a reference to the man who carried out the Dunblane massacre in Scotland.
The court heard that the defendant had contacted a property letting company the previous day "making a specific threat to the Elmgrove Primary School in east Belfast".
"Police were then able to link the two pieces of information and raised the alarm," the prosecutor said.
The court heard that as a result of the threat, Elmgrove Primary School was closed the next day.
After his arrest, Price was found to be in possession of cannabis.
The court heard the criminal damage of Â£250 related to a chair, a coffee table, a lamp and a kettle in his rented flat.
"Nothing was found that would have suggested that the threat would have been acted upon," the prosecution lawyer added.
A defence lawyer said that while Price's email was "malicious" it was an "empty threat".
The judge said that under the terms of the probation order Price must to abstain from drugs and alcohol and take part in an addiction programme.
If those terms are breached, the judge said, "I will have no hesitation whatsoever in passing the sentence I previously mentioned".
The judge added: "Although you are assessed as a high likelihood of reoffending, I have to have regard to the probation service, who say you are not a danger to the public."


A man has been cleared of killing police officer Keith Blakelock during riots in north London in 1985.

Nicholas Jacobs, 45, denied murdering the officer, who was stabbed 43 times at Broadwater Farm in Tottenham.
The Old Bailey jury heard from three witnesses who said they saw Mr Jacobs take part, but his defence team questioned their credibility.
On Wednesday, after four hours of deliberations, Mr Jacobs was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter.
Mr Jacobs - who was 16 at the time of the riot - stood up, held his head in his hands and punched the air as the verdicts were delivered.  He then sat down and sobbed before being taken from the dock.
PC Blakelock's family looked distraught. One of his three sons held his head in his hands, while his widow, Elizabeth, wept.
In a statement, they said: "We are obviously extremely sad and disappointed at the verdict. We viewed this trial as an opportunity to see some form of justice served for Keith.
"We hope that more people are able to come forward so that some of those guilty can be brought to justice in the future."
Defence lawyer Courtenay Griffiths QC said outside the courtroom: "I'm delighted, I think the jury reached exactly the right verdicts."
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, said: "The patience and determination that Keith's widow, Elizabeth, has shown over the years as she has pushed for answers about her husband's murder has been inspirational. She so richly deserves those answers and justice.
"We accept the decision of the jury and our work to bring those responsible for Keith's murder to justice will not stop."
Crown Prosecution Service London prosecutor Jenny Hopkins said: "It was right that all the evidence in this case was put before a jury and we respect its decision."
Retired policeman Richard Coombes, 63, who survived the Broadwater Farm attack, said: "The jury has reached its decision and we must all respect that."
PC Blakelock, 40, was repeatedly stabbed, and attempts made to decapitate him, as he tried to protect firefighters tackling a blaze at the height of the unrest on the Broadwater Farm estate on 6 October 1985.
During the trial, the jury heard Mr Jacobs had allegedly written a poem, while serving time in a juvenile detention centre, in which he boasted about "chopping" at the officer.
But his defence team claimed his account of the wounds the officer received did not match the post-mortem examination.
Mr Jacobs' prosecution followed an previous trial in 1987, when three men were convicted of the murder, before being freed four years later on appeal.
During the course of three separate investigations, a decision was made to give immunity to so-called "kickers" - those who were involved in the attack but did not use weapons - in exchange for their co-operation.
Among them were the prosecution witnesses given the pseudonyms Rhodes Levin and John Brown who both admitted kicking PC Blakelock and were given amnesty from prosecution.
Some of the witnesses also received payments from police for their co-operation, the court was told.
The judge said Mr Jacobs had been within his rights not to give evidence during his trial and the jury could draw their own conclusions about his decision not to take the witness stand.
Winston Silcott, one of the so-called Tottenham Three convicted of the murder of PC Blakelock in 1987, said outside the Old Bailey: "The police are bitter about what happened, that's why they brought this case.
"My conclusion is that they had promised the Blakelock family that they would get justice for him and so they were trying to get anyone they could.
"Vengeance, that's what the police were out to get. I just hope Nicky Jacobs will be able to rebuild his life after this."


Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has urged Holyrood opposition parties to unite to hold the SNP government to account.

She said she wanted to consult with other parties to find ways of creating "a parliament with teeth".
The Holyrood election on Thursday saw the Tories become the main opposition party in the Scottish Parliament.
The SNP plans to rule without a formal coalition deal after falling two MSPs short of an absolute majority.
Ms Davidson said a minority administration would provide an opportunity to hold the SNP "in check".
Her suggestions include ensuring the conveners of certain committees come from opposition parties, and for opposition party spokesmen and women to be given greater opportunity to question ministers.
She said: "I said during the election campaign that we would press for a parliament with teeth. Before the new parliament gets under way, we have an opportunity to act on that.
"Too often during the last parliament, bad laws were swept in thanks to the SNP majority. Now they are a minority administration, it puts parliament back in control.
"Some simple reforms now need to be considered - and I want all opposition parties to find common cause in putting those forward.
"We can hold the SNP in check - and ensure better government and a stronger Scotland as a result."
The Conservatives secured 31 MSPs in the vote, overtaking Labour which was left with 24. The number of SNP MSPs fell by six, to 63.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie, whose party finished in fifth place behind the Greens, said opposition to the SNP needed to be "far wider than a narrow Tory agenda".
"On issues like tax there is more that unites the Tories with the SNP than divides them," he said.
"And on issues like justice they are more likely to chase cheap headlines than push for reforms which help cut offending and reduce the number of Scots who are imprisoned.
"On education there is no indication that they will press for the urgent investment that is required to make our schools the best again."
A number of senior Labour figures have rallied behind Kezia Dugdale, saying she should stay on as Scottish leader to rebuild support.
Former Labour first minister Lord McConnell praised Ms Dugdale, despite the "terrible" result for his party.
He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "When Kezia took over last year as leader, she was a breath of fresh air. She remains a breath of fresh air.
"I think her demeanour during this campaign, her relentless focus on the most important issues for people in Scotland and the ways she's conducted herself during the campaign - and since Thursday night, to be honest - is exactly what I want to see in a leader of the Scottish Labour Party."
Former Labour special advisor Paul Sinclair said Ms Dugdale was the party's "last chance" to save itself from oblivion" - although he was critical of her strategy during the election.
Writing in the Scottish Daily Mail, he said: "Labour needs a new story for Scotland. And it will only be able to craft one if it stops speaking to itself and truly listens to the concerns of Scots."
Glasgow City Council's Labour leader Frank McAveety said Labour needed to provide a coherent message on the constitution and suggested embracing the idea of a "federal Britain".
"That would be home rule for Scotland in a federal Britain," he wrote in the Daily Record. "The other parts of the Union would get equal powers for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
"The House of Commons would be the federal chamber to which the home rule parliaments would send delegates.
"The precise details need working out - but if everything stays the same, we are tobogganing downhill to an independent Scotland and the break-up of the UK."


Action has been taken to prevent an all-night house party in Leeds that was promoted on Facebook.

Police said around 350 people had been expected at the event on Richmond Avenue, Headingley, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March.
A closure notice was applied for, using anti-social behaviour legislation, due to concerns about drug use, anti-social behaviour and disruption.
It means only tenants at the property can enter it for 24 hours from Friday.
The party had been advertised on social-media as featuring "resident DJs" and guests were invited to bring "a bag o'chems", which police believe referred to drugs.
Supt Sam Millar said: "The open references to the planned consumption of drugs was a real cause for concern.
"As soon as the event was brought to our attention, we took swift action to put legal measures in place to stop it going ahead and to provide the basis for further legal action if the conditions were ignored."
Letters from Leeds City Council's licensing department have been hand delivered to the tenants.
The closure notice, served on the house, runs for 24 hours from 10:00 GMT on Friday and makes it an offence for anyone other than the tenants to enter the property.


Stephen Hawking says space travel will save the human race.

Speaking at London's Science Museum the scientist also says he believes the future of humanity depends on living on other planets.
"The long-term future of the human race must be space and that it represents an important life insurance for our future survival," he says.
"It could prevent the disappearance of humanity by the colonisation of other planets."
Professor Hawking made the comments while escorting an American visitor around the museum as part of a guest of honour prize.
"Sending humans to the moon changed the future of the human race in ways that we don't yet understand," he went on.
"It hasn't solved any of our immediate problems on planet Earth, but it has given us new perspectives on them and caused us to look both outward and inward."
Adaeze Uyanwah, 24 and from California, won the tour after producing a blog and video describing a "perfect day" in London.
She asked Prof Hawking what human failings he would alter.
"The human failing I would most like to correct is aggression," he says.
"It may have had survival advantage in caveman days, to get more food, territory, or partner with whom to reproduce, but now it threatens to destroy us all.
"A major nuclear war would be the end of civilization, and maybe the end of the human race."
The scientist then got a bit spiritual when he told her: "The quality I would most like to magnify is empathy. It brings us together in a peaceful, loving state."
Ms Uyanwah says she was blown away by the meeting.
"It's incredible to think when my grandchildren are learning Stephen Hawking's theories in science class, I'll be able to tell them I had a personal meeting with him.
"It's something I'll never forget."
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Russia has said it will support a proposal by Opec to freeze oil production in order to reverse the slump in global prices.

The move lifted the price of oil, with Brent crude hitting a one-year high.
"Russia is ready to accede to joint measures to reduce [oil] production, and is calling on other oil exporters to do so," said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We support the recent Opec initiative to set production limits," he added.
In late afternoon Brent Crude oil was trading up by 2.5% at $53.21 a barrel, just off the $53.73 high hit earlier on Monday.
Speaking at the World Energy Congress in Istanbul, Mr Putin said that oil prices had "more than halved" in two years due to surplus production, provoking a "cycle of decreasing investment".
He said that if the trends persisted, they would give way to oil shortages and "new, unpredictable price hikes".
He expects to reach an agreement to support a cut at Opec's next meeting in November, he said.
"Of course, this will also cool down speculative activities and help avoid new price fluctuations," he said.
In September, members of the The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) voted to cut production for the first time in eight years.
The group's 14 members produce about a third of the world's oil and have been hit hard by falling prices, as has Russia.
Opec aims to agree to cut around 700,000 barrels per day at its policy meeting on 30 November in Vienna, bringing its output to 32.5-33 million barrels per day.
But some analysts have questioned whether all of its members will stick to the agreement.
Differences between Iran and its regional rival, Saudi Arabia, have thwarted efforts to reach a deal in the past, and Russia's latest intervention may have little impact, said John Hall, chairman at Alfaenergy group
"Russia and Opec have not worked well in the past, and while Vladimir Putin promising joint measures is welcome, whether he sticks to it is another matter," he said.
"You've also got to see the wider context: Saudi Arabia and Iran are in a proxy war in Yemen. It is still very doubtful they can come to an agreement whether Russia supports a cut or not."
However, John Kilduff, partner at New York energy hedge fund Again Capital, told the Reuters News Agency: "Putin coming out to say Russia will be part of the initiative has added another layer of credence to the speculation there will be a coordinated cut.
"At some point, the market will call them on it and say 'show us the cuts'."
In his speech Mr Putin also criticised unilateral sanctions, suggesting the US had blocked the expansion of more oil pipelines from Russia to Europe.
"The authorities in certain countries have been telling businesses to close profitable projects, refuse to buy fuel supplied via the shortest possible routes and at attractive prices," he said.
"Such actions do nothing to increase the stability of global energy system and also of the global economy as a whole."


Proposals to reintroduce refuelling into Formula 1 are likely to be dropped because of a lack of support.

The idea to bring back refuelling, which was last used in 2009, came out of a rule-making strategy group meeting of leading teams and officials.
But further talks this week have revealed major opposition, with teams concerned about the costs.
There will be an analysis of its effects on the show before a final decision.
F1 is pressing ahead with other changes planned for 2017 to speed up the cars.
"It is going to be back to the quickest cars on the planet with the most efficient energy usage, with wider tyres, with driver aids removed, with driver-controlled starts back again," said Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff. "There is so much good stuff happening."
Refuelling was proposed during the strategy group meeting as a way of making the cars lighter and therefore faster for more of the race duration.
But none of the teams are in favour of refuelling, which was banned on grounds of cost, safety and because it reduced the amount of on-track overtaking.
A meeting of sporting directors in Monaco on Friday concluded that refuelling would add about a million euros to each team's annual budget. Several smaller teams are struggling to make ends meet at the moment.
The teams are to do further analysis on the effects re-introducing refuelling would have on the racing. The findings will be presented at a meeting at the next race in Canada on 5-7 June.
Statistics show that the years during the refuelling era of 1994-2009 produced consistently the lowest number of overtaking manoeuvres on track per race of any year since 1980.
Regardless of whether refuelling returns, F1 cars will be made five to six seconds a lap faster than current speeds.
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A man who murdered his partner following an argument about old home videos, which showed her late husband, has been jailed for life.

Christopher Shone, 55, stabbed 43-year-old Mary Craig, at their home in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, on 26 May.
A jury at the High Court in Glasgow rejected his claim that Ms Craig died while trying to stop him self-harming.
Judge Johanna Johnston told Shone he had committed a "brutal act" and must serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
The temporary judge said: "You were convicted of murdering Mary Craig. The jury rejected your defence of accident.
"There had been an argument and Ms Craig said she was fed up with your behaviour. Later that day you stabbed her through the heart.
"That brutal act robbed her of her life, robbed her children of their mother and tore apart the family. Her family have all been devastated by your crime. For her children their lives will never be the same again."
As Shone was led away to begin his sentence members of Ms Craig's family shouted: "Murderer and rot in hell".
During Shone's trial, the jury heard how the couple had been together for eight years in a relationship that was described as "up and down".
Shone had gone with Ms Craig to her sister's home on the morning of 26 May and it was there that an old home video was put on which showed the victim with her ex-husband.
Shone claimed he soon "went into a low" as it had been difficult "seeing them together".
The couple later argued when Ms Craig returned home from her karate class.
A neighbour, Amanda Brown, told the jury how she spoke to Ms Craig that night.
The witness recalled: "She told me that he was drunk - she said she could not be bothered with it any more and was sick of it. I thought she was going to leave him... separate."
Instead Ms Craig was killed later that night when Shone plunged a kitchen knife into her chest. She died from a single stab wound to her heart.
He then put the murder weapon back into a knife block and sought no assistance for his dying partner.
It was Ms Craig's 13-year-old son who dialled 999.
The jury was played the emergency call where the distressed teenager repeatedly asks for help for his mother.
Shone was detained at his house and later apparently broke down when police told him Ms Craig had died.
Giving evidence, he claimed the death was a tragic accident after Ms Craig tried to wrestle a knife from him to stop him self harming.
Asked what happened, Shone wept: "Her arm slipped off mine. My arm came down... it went into her. I just thought that it was a small cut."
But prosecutor Steven Borthwick described Shone's claims as a "pack of lies" and that he had stabbed Ms Craig "right to the hilt" of the knife.


Scotland head coach Anna Signeul will step down after this summer's Euro 2017 finals to take charge of Finland.

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Signeul, who has managed the Scots since 2005, has led the national side to their first-ever major competition.
The Swede said she had enjoyed "12 great years" at the helm, adding that Scotland would "always hold a very special place in my heart".
SFA chief executive Stewart Regan praised Signeul for her work to raise the profile of women's football.
Signeul and her squad are in Cyprus for a training camp and two friendlies against Denmark as part of their preparation for the Euro 2017 finals in the Netherlands.
Scotland have been drawn in Group D alongside England, Portugal and Spain and are targeting a place in the quarter-finals.
Signeul praised her players for the "wonderful achievement" of securing a place at the finals and said she has made the announcement now so preparations are not disturbed.
"We are determined to go there and make an impact," she said. "The focus is on the Euros and we know there is a lot of work to be done to prepare the team.
"Now that I have explained to the players the reasons for leaving, we will concentrate on making sure we are in the best condition possible for the finals."
Regan said Signeul had made a significant contribution to women's football in Scotland and that he expects her to leave on a high in the summer.
"Anna will rightly be lauded for taking the first Scotland women's national team to a major finals and that legacy is richly deserved," he said.
"More than that, though, she has worked tirelessly and to raise standards at all levels of the women's game and to increase opportunities for girls and women.
"She has been an inspiration and I have no doubt she will burnish that legacy during the Euro finals in the Netherlands."
The SFA said new performance director Malky Mackay will begin the process of recruiting Signeul's successor.
"I have only been here for a few weeks but I know that Anna is highly respected within the SFA, among her players and throughout the women's game," said Mackay. "That is the challenge for any potential successor.
"But the most important aspect is to ensure Anna and her squad can focus on their preparations for what will be an exciting and, I'm sure, a successful summer."


One hundred and fifteen jobs are being created by six businesses at Belfast International Airport.

Eighty-five are full-time positions while the remaining 30 are part-time.
The jobs are across a wide cross-section of aviation support activities, including on-site food outlets, taxi operations and private charter services.
It brings the total number of new jobs announced at the airport in the past two months to 298.
Belfast International Airport director of commercial development Brian Carlin said: "These jobs have little or no lead-in times. There's a need for them now as we prepare for a bumper year with hundreds of thousands more passengers.
"Right across the board, we're seeing welcome growth. Airlines and airports generate jobs and new business opportunities at little or no cost to the taxpayer."


A doctor who was jailed for falsifying clinical trials for his own financial gain was finally struck off as a GP after failing to lodge an appeal.

Hugh McGoldrick spent six days in jail after admitting falsifying drug trials on patients with sleep disorders.
The former GP, from Crossgar, County Down, was then brought before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MTP) hearing.
Last month, it ruled his name would be erased from the medical register but he was given 28 days to appeal.
At the time, his solicitor said McGoldrick did not accept the MTP findings and had "every intention of contesting them".
But the MTP had not received any appeal when the 28-day deadline passed on Wednesday, 29 March.
On Thursday, a spokesman for the MTP said: "We have not received any confirmation of an appeal either from the court or the doctor.
"So Dr McGoldrick's name will be removed from the register today.''
The offences took place at his Pound Lane GP practice in Downpatrick between 2007 and 2008.
The former GP was originally given a nine-month jail term and a Â£10,000 fine in June 2016, but he appealed the sentence.
His prison term was suspended and he was released from jail six days later.


Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has died at 95.

The ex-Marine and US Senator had been in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, for more than a week and died surrounded by his children and wife of 73 years.
Glenn is best known for circling the earth in 1962 aboard the Friendship 7 space capsule.
His achievement marked the moment the US caught up with the Soviet Union in manned space exploration.
Glenn is expected to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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"Though he soared deep into space and to the heights of Capitol Hill, his heart never strayed from his steadfast Ohio roots. Godspeed, John Glenn!" Ohio Governor John Kasich said in a statement.
After returning to Earth, Glenn was elected in 1974 as a Democrat to the US Senate, where he served for 24 years.
He blazed another trial in 1998 - 36 years after his historic flight - when he became the oldest man to travel to space, at age 77.
The only son of a plumber and schoolteacher, Glenn was born in 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio.
His father would recall how the boy used to run around the yard with arms held wide, pretending to fly a plane.
Glenn retained a lifelong love of flight and was piloting his own aircraft as recently as five years ago.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Annie Castor, and they had two children, David and Lyn.
Glenn's wife still has the $125 diamond engagement ring he bought for her in 1942.
He became a combat pilot, serving in World War II and the Korean War before joining America's space agency.
Glenn earned six Distinguished Flying Crosses and flew more than 150 missions during the two conflicts.
After setting the transcontinental flight speed record as a test pilot, he joined Mercury 7, America's first class of astronauts.
On 20 February 1962, he blasted off solo from Cape Canaveral aboard a cramped capsule on an Atlas rocket to a new frontier for Americans.
He spent just under five hours in space, completing three laps of the world.
"Zero G (gravity) and I feel fine," was Glenn's remark on weightlessness.
His capsule's heat shield came loose, leading Mission Control to fear he would be incinerated on re-entry, but the craft held together.
After splashdown in the Atlantic, Glenn was treated to a New York ticker-tape parade.
During his political career he was briefly considered as a running mate for Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter.
But Glenn's star dimmed after a meandering keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention that led Mr Carter to call him "the most boring man I ever met".
He vied himself to be the party's White House standard-bearer in 1984, but was beaten by Mr Carter's Vice-President, Walter Mondale.
Glenn's business career, which included an investment in a chain of Holiday Inns, made him a multi-millionaire.
When he returned to space in 1998, despite the misgivings of his wife, he said in a news conference from orbit: "To look out at this kind of creation out here and not believe in God is to me impossible."
In 2011, Glenn received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian award.
A year later, President Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Mr Obama said in a statement on Thursday that Glenn had "spent his life breaking barriers".
Nasa tweeted that he was "a true American hero".
"Godspeed, John Glenn. Ad astra."


Durham seam bowler Chris Rushworth can finally see the positives after being refused entry to play in Australia last winter because of visa issues.

The 30-year-old was heading out to Melbourne for a player-coaching role with Brighton Cricket Club, who he had played for the previous year.
However, changes to the visa laws meant he would have to miss out for 2016.
"Someone of my age with a family, there is only one type of visa you can get," Rushworth told BBC Newcastle.
"I had the wrong visa. And unfortunately the new visa doesn't allow you to play cricket.
"The Professional Cricketers Association are trying to find a way around this because pro-cricketers want to play cricket overseas and if you can't do that it's no good for anyone.
"I spent the winter at home. Obviously it was devastating at the time but I think it's worked out well as I spent the winter working hard in the gym."
Rushworth's winter of discontent came on the back of Durham's own tale of woe, having been dished out heavy sanctions by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The county accepted an aid package from the ECB to service debts and agreed a deal with Durham County Council to convert debts into shares.
It came at a price as the team were relegated to Division Two, handed points deductions across the formats and had the Riverside ground's Test status removed.
On the flipside, the county's finances are in a better state, Sir Ian Botham has come in as chairman with optimism and enthusiasm, and on the field there has even been the acquisition of overseas imports.
South African Test player Stephen Cook and New Zealand opener Tom Latham will play half a season apiece for Jon Lewis' side.
"We've been in situations in the past as a team where we've been on the back foot and circumstances have gone against us," Rushworth continued.
"But we've always come out strong so hopefully this year is no different.
"We've got a smaller squad this year but the lads are hungry and they want to prove we can do it."


Gozie Ugwu's late strike secured Woking an important National League win over Sutton at Kingfield Stadium.

Delano Sam-Yorke gave the hosts a dream start, grabbing his fourth goal in three games with a powerful header which gave Sutton goalkeeper Will Puddy no chance.
Jamie Collins headed against a post as the visitors grew into the contest, before Kieron Cadogan equalised in bizarre circumstances when Terell Thomas' attempted clearance flew in off the Sutton winger.
But Ugwu then collected the rebound from his own initial shot to fire in the winner with seven minutes remaining to take Woking out of the National League relegation zone.
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Match ends, Woking 2, Sutton United 1.
Second Half ends, Woking 2, Sutton United 1.
Goal!  Woking 2, Sutton United 1. Gozie Ugwu (Woking).
Substitution, Woking. Jake Caprice replaces Joey Jones.
Substitution, Woking. Gozie Ugwu replaces Jamie Lucas.
Substitution, Woking. Connor Hall replaces Charlie Carter.
Goal!  Woking 1, Sutton United 1. Kieron Cadogan (Sutton United).
Nathan Ralph (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Woking 1, Sutton United 0.
First Half ends, Woking 1, Sutton United 0.
Substitution, Sutton United. Gomis replaces Adam Coombes.
Ismail Yakubu (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Ben Jefford (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!  Woking 1, Sutton United 0. Delano Sam-Yorke (Woking).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Donald Trump "a clever man" who should "quickly understand" his role.

In an interview with state-controlled NTV, he said the US president-elect "is already a statesman".
Mr Putin has previously voiced hopes that the Trump administration will help improve US-Russia relations.
During the election campaign, Mr Trump called Mr Putin a better leader than US President Barack Obama - a remark which drew criticism in the US.
Mr Putin told the TV channel: "Trump was an entrepreneur and a businessman. He is already a statesman, he is the head of the United States of America, one of the world's leading countries.
"Because he achieved success in business, it suggests that he is a clever man. And if he is a clever man, then he will fully and quite quickly understand another level of responsibility. We assume that he will be acting from these positions."
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On 1 December, Mr Putin told Russia's political elite: "We don't want confrontation with anyone. We don't need it. We are not seeking and have never sought enemies. We need friends.
"We are ready to co-operate with the new US administration. We have a shared responsibility to ensure international security," he added.
Addressing Russia's relations with the West, Mr Putin told NTV that attempts to create a unipolar world - in which one state has economic, military, and cultural dominance - had failed.
Russia's leader has often used the phrase to accuse the US of trying to dictate global affairs.
Mr Trump's stance on Russia was heavily scrutinised throughout his presidential campaign, and he has made clear that he respects Russia's leader.
Speaking in September, he said Mr Putin had "great control over his country" and called him a better leader than President Obama.
Mr Trump noted that the Russian had "an 82% approval rating," adding: "I think when he calls me brilliant I'll take the compliment, ok?"
In the run-up to the presidential election, US intelligence officials accused Russia of trying to influence the result by hacking the Democratic National Committee.
The Kremlin has rejected these claims.