This would have damaged Mauritius's fishing industry. But more seriously for Mr Ramgaloom, it would have undermined attempts to resettle 2,000 indigenous Chagossians who were forcibly removed by the UK from the islands in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

One flicked backhand at the net, picked up from his toes and sent fizzing sideways across the court as Reynolds stood, astonished on the baseline, was an ominous warning to anyone who thinks the tournament is Andy Murrays by default.

So what's the answer? Diplomats are paid to get around conundrums of this kind and William Hague has duly come up with a classic formula. Yes, Britain will support the Palestinian application, but only under certain conditions. First and foremost, he has asked Abbas to refrain from trying to join the ICC. In other words, the Palestinians must not open the door that most worries and the US.

Tatia R. Wilson, a city attorney, told jurors Thompson will explain to them during the trial why he made certain decisions during the course of his investigation.

With the new Copper Mountain Solar Facility, US has entered the "top five" largest , sharing the podium with Canada, Italy, Germany and Spain, according to PV Power Plants 2010, which ranks the top 50 facilities.