Now work on Southland lock is nearly completed, the next step will be to clear and restore the section of canal linking it to Loxwood.

BBC: Wey and Arun Canal restoration is labour of love

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the fighting between government forces and rebel fighters was focused on a section of motorway linking the airport to the city, which has been used by the military to transport troops and supplies.

BBC: Syria conflict: opposition coalition pulls out of talks

As part of an effort to stop the Presevo Valley rebels linking up with a similar group in nearby Macedonia, Serb forces deployed into a southern section of the buffer zone on Wednesday with NATO approval.

CNN: Serb police hurt on Kosovo border