Manchester United Premier League Trophy Parade

Tens of thousands of Manchester United fans gathered to cheer their team on an open-top bus tour to parade the Premier League trophy.

The supporters lined the rain-soaked streets of Manchester as the players travelled a 4.5-mile route to celebrate their record 19th league title.
Fans cheered as the bus set off from Manchester Cathedral at 1000 BST.
The parade headed out of town and as it reached Old Trafford Sir Alex Ferguson thanked fans for their support.
The bus bore a number 19 to mark the number of times they have now won the league.
It travelled down Deansgate to Chester Road, along Bridgewater Way, Wharfside Way and Sir Matt Busby Way, then went on towards Trafford Town Hall and Stretford Mall, where the parade ended at 1245 BST.

A number of roads were closed to traffic to accommodate the crowds.
United were defeated 3-1 by Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley stadium on Saturday, but despite this fans were out in force to welcome the team home.
Among the players on the bus were Michael Owen and Paul Scholes - who are both out of contract - and leading scorer Dimitar Berbatov who was left out of the squad for the Champions League final.Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Manchester United winning their 19th top flight title is a remarkable and historic achievement."
Damian Martin, 43, from Salford, at the parade with his son, Damian, five, and nephew Dylan, eight, said: "The weather could have been better and it's a bit early on a Bank Holiday to be up and out of bed, but the kids really wanted to come.
"They are United daft and it's great to see the players enjoying themselves. They've done us proud this season."
Dave Edgar, 33, from Salford, added: "I'm not disappointed at all - it's not 'only' one trophy. "City and Liverpool can say what they want, we are the best in Britain and we'll have another crack at Barcelona next season. United have done Manchester proud."

Dead Red Cross Worker Angela Hoyt Was Being Harassed

 A Red Cross worker found dead at her home in Hertfordshire had days earlier complained to police about being harassed, it has been revealed.

Angela Hoyt, 34, was found at Glebeland in Hatfield, at 1730 BST on Tuesday.
Police are now searching for Martin Collett, 35, her former boyfriend in connection with the death.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an inquiry into Hertfordshire Police's response to Ms Hoyt's complaint.
IPCC commissioner Sarah Green said: "The IPCC is independently investigating Hertfordshire Police's response to a report of harassment made at Hatfield Police Station on the afternoon of 20 May 2011."The woman who made the allegation, Angela Hoyt, was subsequently murdered and there is an ongoing police operation to trace her former partner.
"Therefore at this stage we will not be issuing any further information, and I would encourage any members of the public who can help the police find him to contact them immediately."About 30 specialist officers scoured the grounds of Hatfield House in Hertfordshire on Friday after receiving information about a man seen in the are at
 has also emerged that Mr Collett was a former briefing manager for former Labour home secretaries David Blunkett and Charles Clarke.Ms Hoyt worked as a junior member of the Home Office media team at around the same time Mr Collett was employed.A Home Office spokesman said: "They both did work in the Home Office."

Ms Hoyt is believed to have died some time between 22 and 24 May.Det Ch Insp Mark Ross, of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, said: "It is vitally important we trace Martin Collett as soon as possible."Ms Hoyt's family have paid tribute to the "very ambitious and driven girl".

'Strong opinions'

"She had a passion for human rights and wanted to use her work to help improve the lives of those less fortunate.
"She had strong opinions and convictions."
Ms Hoyt was born in Windsor in Ontario, Canada, and moved to the UK in 1999.
She had recently returned from a three-month role in Pakistan as part of her work with the Red Cross.Officers have not released any further details about how Ms Hoyt died.

Ratko Mladic Denies Srebrenica Massacre Role - Son

Ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic says he did not order the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, according to his son.
 
Darko Mladic made the statement a day before his father is due to lodge an appeal against being trasferred to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.Some 7,500 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed at Srebrenica, and the massacre is a key charge against Gen Mladic, 69, arrested on Thursday.
Thousands have gathered to support Gen Mladic in Serbia's capital Belgrade.
Darko Mladic spoke out after visiting his father, who is in detention at Serbia's war crimes court after 16 years on the run.
"He said that whatever was done in Srebrenica, he had nothing to do with it.
"He saved so many women, children and fighters... His order was first to evacuate the wounded, women and children and then fighters. Whoever did what behind his back, he had nothing to do with it."

'Regime of traitors'

To some Serbs Gen Mladic remains a national hero, and his son's statement came as more than 10,000 supporters of the general began protests in Belgrade to voice their opposition to his arrest and likely extradition.Sunday's rally is taking place outside parliament in Belgrade.Demonstrators listened to nationalist songs played by loudspeaker and waved flags describing Gen Mladic as a Serb hero.Far-right group 1389 urged its supporters to "show to this regime of traitors that we are not afraid of their threats and repression and that we are ready to defend Serbian heroes".
An association of former Bosnian Serb soldiers held a separate protest against Gen Mladic's arrest in the Bosnian village of Kalinovik, where he was born.The BBC's Nick Thorpe, in Kalinovik, said several thousand people had gathered and were protesting peacefully.Gen Mladic's lawyer Milos Saljic has said his client knew he would be transferred to a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.Mr Saljic is to appeal against the transfer on Monday, after a court said Gen Mladic was fit to be extradited.
Speaking on Sunday he maintained that Gen Mladic's health had deteriorated in the two days since the court's decision. I can tell you that his health condition today is much worse then yesterday. It is worse psychologically," the told the Associated Press.

Liverpool Women's Concedes Incontinence Negligence Cases

 A hospital being sued by hundreds of women, who claim their incontinence was made worse by a surgeon, has admitted liability or agreed to pay compensation in 50% of claims processed so far.

George Rowland, a former consultant urogynaecologist at Liverpool Women's NHS Trust, is accused of performing inappropriate operations on the women.
About 400 are suing the trust. More than 70 cases have been processed.
It is one of the largest group actions ever taken against an NHS trust.
A spokeswoman for Liverpool Women's NHS Trust confirmed that Mr Rowland no longer worked at the hospital and said the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) was progressing the claims. The General Medical Council (GMC) has imposed conditions on Mr Rowland's licence to practise. They are in place until May 2012.

Barcelona Gave Us A Hiding, Says Man United Boss Ferguson

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson labelled Barcelona "the best team I have faced" after his side's 3-1 defeat in the Champions League final


The Spanish club put on a stunning display of passing, movement and clinical finishing at Wembley to lift the European Cup for the fourth time.Wayne Rooney equalised after Pedro scored, but goals from Lionel Messi and David Villa left United well beaten."Nobody's given us a hiding like that but they deserve it," Ferguson said."They play the right way and they enjoy their football. They do mesmerise you with their passing and we never really did control Messi. But many people have said that.
"In my time as manager, it's the best team I've faced."
Having already experienced defeat by Barcelona in a Champions League final - in Rome in 2009 - Ferguson was desperate not for history to repeat itself.But his side were outplayed and outclassed, with Messi at the heart of everything good about Barcelona - and there was plenty that was good.Ferguson compared Saturday's loss to the famous 4-0 drubbing United received from Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 1994, a result which helped redefine his team's approach to European competitions."It's not going to be easy, but that's the challenge," Ferguson said. "You shouldn't be afraid of a challenge. The one thing we have shown is that we are consistent in Europe."This may be the kind of stepping stone that we had some years ago when we got beaten 4-0. We improved after that and we want to improve after tonight."
Barcelona's victory was their second triumph in the Champions League in three years - and their third in six seasons.Ferguson admitted that Barcelona would be difficult to beat so long as their star players Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez remained in their ranks.