Baggs, 27, who ran a communications firm on the Isle of Man, was found dead at a his home in the island's capital Douglas at about 09:00 BST on Thursday. In a Facebook tribute, his sister Charlotte Baggs described him as "the biggest character". Police are investigating his "sudden and unexpected" death. A spokeswoman said there was nothing "to indicate that his death is criminally suspicious". She added: "Police again confirm that at this time there is nothing obvious to indicate the cause of his untimely death and inquiries will continue. The police request that consideration is given to the privacy of the family and friends at this difficult time." When he appeared on the BBC One show in 2010 aged 21, Plymouth-born Baggs was its youngest contestant. The series was won by Stella English, but he became a cult favourite with his steady stream of catchphrases and his description of himself as "Baggs the brand". In her Facebook post, his sister Charlotte wrote: "Today my dearest brother Stuart Baggs gained his wings. To say we are all shocked and devastated is an understatement. "Love him or hate him, he touched many people's lives from his TV antics to his amazing work with Bluewave Communications." She added: "He was the biggest character and will leave the biggest hole behind. Not knowing what or why makes it all the harder. "Can't explain how proud I am of him. He was the king of following his dreams and making them happen." Past and present stars of the show show took to social media to express their shock at the entrepreneur's death. The Apprentice boss Lord Sugar said: "Terrible news Stuart Baggs has died. My sincere condolences to his family and friends RIP one of the stand out characters of the apprentice." Countdown host Nick Hewer, who left his role as Lord Sugar's adviser this year after a decade on the show, tweeted: "So sad to hear of Stuart Baggs' death. Condolences to his family. He will be remembered with affection by all who knew him on Apprentice 6." Dara O Briain, former presenter of spin-off programme The Apprentice: You're Fired! wrote: "Sad news about the death of Stuart Baggs. Interviewed him on You're Fired and he was funny and self-effacing. Condolences to his family." Dr Lear Totton, a cosmetic doctor and winner of the show in 2013, tweeted: "Just heard the sad news that Stuart Baggs has died. His 'I'm a whole field of ponies' line was one of my favourite ever from The Apprentice. RIP x" Former contestant Luisa Zissman tweeted: "RIP one of my favourite ever Apprentice contestants Stuart Baggs "The Brand" he has joined the 27 club. What a tragedy". Baggs, who launched his company Bluewave Communications in 2007, gave an interview to the Isle of Man Examiner last week about his latest scheme to bring 4G broadband to the island. Talking about his career, he said: "I work, as my hair will tell you, at least 18 hours a day. I sleep for four hours religiously, I would not have

Summary: The sister of former Apprentice contestant Stuart Baggs has said the family's world has been "shattered" by his sudden death.


John Harrington, 51, said he slapped Terry Hutchinson, 64, and it was not malicious but "playful". Mr Hutchinson fell to the ground at West Herts Golf Club and suffered a brain injury, it is alleged. Mr Harrington, of High Street in Redbourn, denies manslaughter at Luton Crown Court. Mr Hutchinson had moved to Thailand where he married and returned to visit friends. He was treated at the scene and taken to St Mary's Hospital in London, where he died on 27 May last year after three days of treatment. Prosecutor Robert O'Sullivan QC said: "Mr Harrington did not intend to kill Terry Hutchinson. He is charged with manslaughter. "The prosecution say he deliberately and unlawfully assaulted Mr Hutchinson and that assault was a significant cause of his death." Mr Hutchinson had been drinking in the Red Lion in Bushey before being driven to Mr Harrington's pub, The Bull in Redbourn, the court heard. Later another friend joined them and they were taken to the golf club where members of Mr Harrington's extended family were attending the wedding reception. Mr O'Sullivan said: "There was a fair bit of banter on the part of Mr Harrington. "What may have started out as drunken high spirits concluded with the defendant assaulting Mr Hutchinson with such force he went to the ground immediately and did not get up." Mr Harrington told police: "I think I slapped him. I don't think I punched him. It was an open hand, not a fist. It was a playful slap." The case continues.

Summary: A pub landlord killed an old friend with a single punch on the way to a wedding reception near Watford in Hertfordshire, a court has heard.


Border policing command deputy director Tom Dowdall said a fresh intelligence-gathering campaign was being launched. He said the threat around Essex, Kent and Sussex from migrants reaching the UK in small boats needed attention. MPs have raised concerns about a lack of Border Force boats to patrol the coast. The Home Affairs Select Committee said only three boats were available to patrol 7,000 miles of shoreline. The Home Office said it made use of radar and aerial surveillance and has ordered eight more boats. In the latest incident, Sussex Police arrested five men at Winchelsea after a group arrived on a dinghy. Police said the group, all from Iran, were held on suspicion of gaining illegal entry to the UK on Sunday and are now being dealt with by the Home Office. Mr Dowdall said: "We will, with Border Force, be re-launching a community-intelligence gathering over the course of this summer. "What we ask people to look out for is what out there did they consider to be abnormal. "We certainly think that the threat that's posed in the south coast... requires some more focused attention with the local communities, which we think will be very helpful to us."

Summary: Community intelligence is needed to tackle the migrant boat threat along the south coast, a National Crime Agency (NCA) chief has said.


The move follows a North East Linconlshire Council decision to demolish six nearby high rise blocks, moving hundreds of people out. One of the buildings, Nelson House, was only allocated to older people who now need new accommodation. Under the plans, Shoreline Housing Partnership would develop 46 one and two bedroom homes. A group of residents in Nelson House have requested they be rehoused in the same area and together. The proposal would allow for that and will go before councillors on Wednesday. It has been recommended for approval by council officers. The development would start on site in early summer and be completed in spring 2016, ahead of the demolition of the East Marsh blocks and Comber Place maisonettes. A small section of the 115-bay car park would remain. North East Lincolnshire Council said it was currently "greatly underutilised".

Summary: A council-owned car park in Grimsby is set to be sold and turned into an older people's housing scheme.


The move earlier this year sparked widespread public and political backlash with many questioning whether the British royal deserved Australia's top honour. It came after Mr Abbot revived Australia's honours system last year. The new cabinet under Malcolm Turnbull is set to review the honours system. Mr Turnbull, the new prime minister, ousted Mr Abbott from power in an internal party challenge last month. On 26 January - Australia's national day - Mr Abbott announced he had nominated Queen Elizabeth II's husband to receive the knighthood. He had said then that the Duke of Edinburgh's life of "service and dedication" should be honoured. The Queen awarded the knighthood in April. Asked on Thursday in an interview with radio station 3AW about his decision, Mr Abbott said: "Obviously it was an injudicious appointment." Australia's honours system The move was met with scorn from many among the Australian public, who questioned the Prince's contributions to Australia and pointed out that as a British royal he was a symbol of another country. Some media outlets called it a "Knightmare", opposition leader Bill Shorten called it "anachronistic", and Mr Abbott faced criticism from within his own Liberal party. Mr Turnbull, who used to chair Australia's republican movement, had previously defended the honours system's revival in 2014, noting that most republics have an honours system and an order of knighthood. But he is now said to be in favour of abolishing the system, according to Australian media reports.

Summary: Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said his decision to award Prince Philip a knighthood was "injudicious".


Echoing criticism from the UK, Canada and Australia, the US state department urged Egypt to "redress the verdict". The reporters, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste, were convicted of "spreading false news". Mr Greste was deported to Australia this year and was tried in absentia. State department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement: "We urge the government of Egypt to take all available measures to redress this verdict, which undermines the very freedom of expression necessary for stability and development. "The freedom of the press to investigate, report, and comment - even when its perspective is unpopular or disputed - is fundamental to any free society and essential to democratic development." Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop said she was "dismayed" by the sentences. Ms Bishop said she had spoken with Mr Greste and would "continue to pursue all diplomatic avenue with my Egyptian counterpart" to clear Mr Greste's name. Reaction: Peter Greste speaks to the BBC On Sunday, Mr Greste said again that he was innocent. "There was never any evidence to confirm any of the allegations against us," he said. "We will continue to fight this, using any available means open to us. This is a matter of natural justice." The UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood said: "I am deeply concerned by the sentences handed down today against journalists in Egypt. "These sentences will undermine confidence in Egypt's progress towards strong long-term stability based on implementing the rights granted by the Egyptian constitution." Canada demanded Mr Fahmy's "full and immediate release". Mr Fahmy's lawyer, Amal Clooney, called on Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to issue a pardon to the journalists. "The verdict today sends a very dangerous message in Egypt," she told reporters. "It sends a message that journalists can be locked up for simply doing their job, for telling the truth and reporting the news." She said she would push for her client, who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, to be deported to Canada. The three journalists are accused of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood group but they strenuously deny the allegations. They were originally sentenced in July 2014, with Mr Greste and Mr Fahmy receiving seven years and Mr Mohamed getting 10 years. But their convictions were overturned in January this year and they were freed in February to await retrial. Mr Greste's lawyer, Chris Flynn, said the men's re-trial "was a sham and was miscarried at every step". He also urged President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to intervene. Giving the verdict on Saturday, judge Hassan Farid said the three men were not registered journalists and had been operating from a Cairo hotel without a licence. He handed three-year sentences to Mr Greste and Mr Fahmy but gave Mr Mohamed an additional six months. It is unclear how long Mr Fahmy and Mr Mohamed will now serve. They were in prison for about a year before being freed.

Summary: The US has said it is "deeply disappointed and concerned" at the three-year jail sentences passed in Egypt on three al-Jazeera journalists.


The 5 June game was cancelled despite a vote in favour of it going ahead. Out of nearly 12,000 fans, 52% were in favour and 48% against the idea, a fundraiser for the Ladies' team said. The club said it was responding to supporters' comments and fan feedback on social media. The Hammers are moving to the Olympic Stadium after 112 years at Upton Park. The club said in a statement: "West Ham Ladies played under the lights at the Boleyn Ground back in March when they faced Tottenham Ladies and dialogue remains open between West Ham Ladies and the club with regards to the hosting of future fixtures." The match, between West Ham Ladies and a West Ham 'All Stars' team, was the brainchild of Jack Sullivan, the son of West Ham co-chairman David. West Ham Ladies Joint-Chairman Stephen Hunt said: "Obviously the Ladies are disappointed but myself and Jack Sullivan will get together over the summer to see what else we can do in the future." West Ham beat Manchester United 3-2 on Tuesday, 10 May and then held a 45-minute celebration after full-time, involving fireworks and former players. Eastenders actor Danny-Boy Hatchard, who plays Lee Carter in the BBC One soap opera, was among those backing the Ladies' game.

Summary: A West Ham Ladies' match has been called off so that the men's win over Manchester United can remain as the last public fixture played at Upton Park.


Ten Atlanta teachers have been jailed after investigators found wrong answers on test papers were erased and children told the right answers. The incentive - financial bonuses for good marks. Here are five more notorious examples of exam cheating. Red faces all round when allegations emerged in January that 34 US Air Force officers in charge of launching US nuclear missiles had cheated in proficiency tests. According to the US Air Force, some staff had sent answers by text message to others at the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. It was a monthly test that all those dealing with nuclear missiles in the US must take. Other officers were accused of knowing about the cheating but failing to do anything about it. In Shaanxi province, 2,440 pharmacists were accused of cheating in a national licensing test according to China's state TV. The scam involved the use of earpieces last October. Fake candidates were sent into exams to get hold of the questions, the South China Morning Post reports. They then left the test centres early to find out the answers. Candidates who had paid the scammers the appropriate fee then received the correct answers through their earpieces. Several hundred people have been arrested in connection with mass school exam cheating in the Indian state of Bihar. Parents climbing school walls to pass the answers though windows may not be the most subtle method, but it's by no means the only one. Many students smuggled in textbooks and notes into the examination centres despite tight security. "Sports, Ethics and Religion" - the title of an undergraduate course at this US college in New Hampshire. The ethics element seems to have been a bit lost on some students though. Up to 64 were suspended for cheating in January, the Boston Globe reported. At issue were electronic hand-held clickers registered to individual students to answer questions in class. Some of these apparently fell into the wrong hands, enabling students to cheat. Some face a one-term suspension, the college says. Money seems to have been central to this one, according to the Cuban authorities. Eight people, five of them teachers, were arrested last year accused of selling university entrance exams. Thousands of of secondary school pupils in Havana were obliged to re-sit their exams, official newspaper Granma said.

Summary: Dubbed one of the biggest test cheating scandals in the US, more than 170 teachers and principals were found to have helped cheating in exams in 2009.


The Hatters are currently fifth in the fourth tier under the 43-year-old, who is in his first managerial job. "I'm not a fly-by-night. I want to build something here," the Welshman told a Supporters' Trust evening. "I want to be here long-term. I love the club. I love you the fans." The former Brighton and Yeovil defender added: "I promise you we will do you proud. I'm not here as a stepping stone. The club is too big for that." Jones replaced John Still at Kenilworth Road in January 2016, and has won more than half of his games in charge to push Luton towards League One for the first time since 2007-08. The club recently bought land to build a new stadium at Power Court, and are also moving to a new training ground, which Jones has likened to "going from a tent to the Ritz". "We have a top Championship environment at the club in terms of how we train and our infrastructure," he said. "We will achieve what we want to do. We will go to the next level and the one after that. It won't be long until we're a Championship club." And ahead of Saturday's match against play-off rivals Stevenage, he said his ambitions and those of the club were concurrent. "I want to be the best manager in the world, and until I get there I won't stop trying. I may never get there, I might not get anywhere near. But until I exhaust every resource then that's what I want to do. It's ambitious, but you have to have ambition. "With God's will, I've been able to choose a career path and not had to go to certain places I didn't want to, and I've moved because I've wanted to. "So far I did that here and I picked a wonderful club, and a wonderful club picked me and trusted me and took a gamble on me because a year ago, who knows what could have happened. But it's been a good fit. "I love the club and I want to take the club forward. I want to move forward myself and look, if I'm here in 20 years' time and we're a Premier League club, that'll be fine by me."

Summary: Luton Town boss Nathan Jones has set his sights on becoming "the best manager in the world", but insists he is not using the League Two side as a stepping stone.


The two girls were "touched inappropriately" during a visit to the attraction, in Windsor, Berkshire, on 11 August, police said. The man, in his 20s from Bracknell, had been bailed to a specified date but has since been released without charge. Thames Valley Police have released an e-fit of the offender. The assaults happened between 12:15 BST and 12:30 at Castaway Camp in the Pirate Shores area of the attraction, the force said. Det Insp Penny Mackenzie said she believed the offender travelled to Legoland on the day of the offence with others - either family or friends. "We are working closely with Legoland Windsor to progress this investigation and this includes a review of the CCTV. "About 14,200 people attended the theme park that day so this will be a painstaking process and one that needs to be carried out thoroughly and carefully. "If you recognise the face of the man in the E-Fit or the description given, please contact police immediately", she added.

Summary: A man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two six-year-olds at the Legoland theme park, has been released without charge.


Officers had appealed for information after it was alleged a 25-year-old was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted by another man on Brooms Road in the early hours of Sunday. After checking CCTV and taking witness statements, police were "satisfied no criminality has taken place". They said they were no longer looking for a suspect. Det Insp Bryan Lee said: "I would like to thank the public for their excellent response to our appeals for information and reassure them they can go about their normal routine. "Our additional patrols in the area will now also return to normal levels."

Summary: Police investigating a report that a man was raped in Dumfries have now said no offence took place.


Scrum-half Rhys Webb returns after injury, while former captain Sam Warburton is named on the blind-side flank by interim coach Rob Howley. Props Nicky Smith and Samson Lee come in to the team, with Jake Ball in for the injured Luke Charteris at lock. Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau has failed to recover from a knee injury. Media playback is not supported on this device Scott Williams is preferred at centre to Jamie Roberts, who is on the bench, while Dan Biggar will partner Webb at half-back. The Ospreys scrum-half missed the autumn Tests against Argentina, Japan and South Africa after injuring a knee against Australia on 5 November. Lock Alun Wyn Jones leads the team for the first time since taking over from Warburton as skipper. None of the uncapped players in the extended squad have made the match day 23, with interim coach Rob Howley saying it was important to start the tournament with a win. In fact Howley's starting XV averages more than 45 caps a man. "We've gone with a lot of experience with 10 out the XV who started against South Africa," he said. "It's important to start well hence the selection you see. "We've been there as coaches and some of the players have - 2009 comes to mind - when we made a number of changes and given opportunities but we just feel for the start of the campaign we want to start well. "We believe the Six Nations is going to be about momentum and we wanted to pick a rather experienced team to start the tournament." Meanwhile Italy coach, Conor O'Shea, has made five changes from the team that beat South Africa in November for the Wales clash. There are no uncapped players in the Italian squad as captain Sergio Parisse returns to lead the side and win his 122nd Test cap. Italy: Edoardo Padovani (Zebre); Giulio Bisegni (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Treviso), Luke McLean (Treviso), Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Edoardo Gori (Treviso); Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Ornel Gega (Treviso), Lorenzo Cittadini (Bayonne), Marco Fuser (Treviso), George Biagi (Zebre), Abraham Steyn (Treviso), Maxime Mata Mbanda (Zebre), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais Paris, capt). Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Toulouse), Sami Panico (Calvisano), Pietro Ceccarelli (Zebre), Joshua Furno (Zebre), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Giorgio Bronzini (Treviso), Tommaso Allan (Treviso), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter Chiefs). Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, capt), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester). Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Sam Davies (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins).

Summary: Wales have made five changes from the team that beat South Africa in November for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome.


"The likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed," he told CNN on Thursday. An anti-Semitism monitoring group says linking US gun control to the Holocaust is "historically inaccurate". Mr Carson is polling second in the Republican race behind Donald Trump. On Friday, Mr Carson reiterated his views about gun control. "Basically, what I said is when tyranny occurs traditionally around the world, they try to disarm the people first," Mr Carson told the National Press Club in Washington. The retired neurosurgeon drew condemnation last month for saying a Muslim should not run for president because Islam was inconsistent with the US constitution. On Friday, he compared his view to the constitutional requirement that a president be a natural-born citizen. America's founders, he said, didn't "even want to take the slightest chance to put someone in that position who had divided loyalties". After a week of uttering one controversial remark after another, many of which made US headlines, Ben Carson gave a lunchtime address in the proverbial lion's den - the National Press Club in Washington. Early in his speech, he acknowledged what everybody in the audience already knew. "I'm not politically correct," he said. "And that's one of the reason why some of the people in the press don't like me. But it's OK. What I really love is this country. I don't really care if the press likes me or not." As his speech concluded, Mr Carson left little doubt about what he thought of criticism in the media of comments he said were taken out of context, noting that the American people "were on to" a biased press corps. "We're doing well," said the man who is second only to Donald Trump in national polls. "And the more they attack me, the better I do." During the CNN interview, Mr Carson was asked about part of his new book, A More Perfect Union, where he wrote "through a combination of removing guns and disseminating propaganda, the Nazis were able to carry out their evil intentions with relatively little resistance". He was then asked by CNN presenter Wolf Blitzer: "Just clarify, if there had been no gun control laws in Europe at that time, would six million Jews have been slaughtered?" Mr Carson said he doubted Hitler would have been able to achieve his goals if Germans had been armed at that time. "I'm telling you that there is a reason that these dictatorial people take the guns first," he added. The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-Semitism monitoring group, has previously said that drawing comparisons between the gun control debate in the US and the Holocaust was "historically inaccurate and offensive", especially to Holocaust survivors and their families. In 1943, armed Jews in the Warsaw ghetto fought the Nazis. Jews killed about 20 Nazis, but about 13,000 Jews died in the uprising. Ben Carson's comments come days after a mass shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon, in which nine people were killed. Speaking after the

Summary: US Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has defended comments that suggested the Holocaust may have been avoided if people had been armed.


Keith Bristow said expecting all the estimated 50,000 people in the UK who have accessed abuse images to be brought to justice was "not realistic". He said police would have to focus on those who posed most risk. Labour called it "disgraceful", adding that the NCA was not fit for dealing with the problem. The Home Office said all crimes should be investigated. Some 660 arrests were made during a recent operation targeting people who had accessed child abuse images online. However, the BBC understands that as part of that investigation, as many as 20,000-30,000 individuals were identified as potential offenders. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) - part of the NCA - has estimated that 50,000 people in the UK are involved in downloading and sharing images of child abuse. "It is uncomfortable because... we want to see these people in the criminal justice system," NCA director general Mr Bristow said. "But in my judgement, if there are 50,000 people involved, we won't be able to identify all of them and we won't necessarily be able to bring all of them to justice." He said the agency's priority was to concentrate effort on the "most dangerous people" and those most likely to carry out physical abuse. But campaigners pointed to a link between accessing abuse images and "contact offending". A 2012 Ceop report found "compelling evidence" that those who possessed child abuse images should be considered a risk to children. Tom Symonds, BBC home affairs correspondent It is an honest admission, which it would have been easier not to have made. But it is clear that police forces and child abuse experts are dealing with a flood of potential evidence - partly the result of increasingly sophisticated software which can detect the digital fingerprint of abusive images online. The implication is that police forces and the NCA will have to review their cases to determine those where immediate action is needed to protect children, those where more time can be taken, and those which will simply have to be left on file. This brings obvious risks. A suspect who has viewed indecent images online but, to date, done nothing abusive in the "real world" may offend at a later date. Keith Bristow's comments - at a briefing for specialist reporters - did not include a call for more resources. There is little doubt others will take up those reins. The NCA said in July that the 660 arrests made as part of Operation Notarise included teachers, medical staff, former police officers, a social services worker and a scout leader. Some of the suspected paedophiles had terabytes - equivalent to 1,000GB - worth of data on their hard drives or storage devices. Mr Bristow said the "most risky" would be targeted first. He said there would be a "range of interventions" which for some of the offenders could fall short of them "standing in a court". An NCA spokesman said that included preventative measures and enabling young people to protect themselves online - such as blocking search terms and disrupting

Summary: Some paedophiles with images of child abuse will escape prosecution, the head of the National Crime Agency has said.


Their ship, the FV Naham 3, was seized south of the Seychelles in March 2012. The vessel and its crew were kept off the Somali coast, until it sank. The hostages - from a number of East Asian countries - were then brought ashore and held in the bushland. They are believed to be some of the last remaining captives seized by Somali pirates in the mid-2000s. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has reduced significantly in recent years. The men are from Cambodia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. John Steed, who works with the Hostage Support Partnership, said information about the hostages' condition was limited to photos sent to prove the men were still alive. "We won't know until I actually pick them up inside Somalia tomorrow," he told the BBC. "The guys are pretty ragged, very thin, malnourished. Several of them had to see a doctor today because they were unwell." He said he could not comment on whether any payment was made to secure the captives. However, he said the local community and tribal elders were involved in the "difficult situation". "These are poor fishermen. The ship had no value, they had no insurance, and of course governments don't want to be involved in these sort of negotiations either," he said.

Summary: Twenty-six men held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years have been released, international mediators say.


29 March 2016 Last updated at 15:44 BST Peter Brown watched the footage on his computer at home in Cumbria after it was put online by the University of Manchester to show the Dunkirk evacuation - and lighter moments on HMS Whitehall. North West Tonight reporter Stuart Flinders spoke to Mr Brown.

Summary: A man spotted his father performing cartwheels and tightrope walking on a Royal Navy destroyer in a World War Two archive film.


The 31-year-old, who joined the Reds in 2014, has the option to extend his stay at the West Sussex club by a further year as part of the deal. Harrold scored nine goals in 39 appearances last season. "I know what he can bring. He can handle himself physically but his touch and positional play is excellent," Crawley head coach Dermot Drummy said.

Summary: Crawley Town striker Matt Harrold has signed a new one-year contract with the League Two club.


The claim: "We are giving £20bn a year or £350m a week to Brussels." Reality Check verdict: We are not giving £20bn a year or £350m a week to Brussels - Britain pays £276m a week to the EU budget because of the rebate. He has gone with that figure despite a letter from the head of the UK statistics watchdog Sir Andrew Dilnot on Thursday, which described it as "potentially misleading". The figure used is roughly the UK's gross contribution to the EU - the amount that would be contributed to the EU Budget were it not for the rebate. We say "roughly the UK's gross contribution" because the annual figure that Boris Johnson used was £20bn, somewhat higher than the £18.8bn figure for 2014 - the most recent figure available - while the £350m a week figure is a bit below the actual figure of £361m. The important point is that it's not the sum we send to Brussels because the rebate is deducted before any money is paid. In 2014, the UK's contribution to the EU budget - the amount we paid to Brussels - was actually £276m a week. If Britain were to give up the rebate, then the UK would have to pay the gross contribution, and it should be noted that the rebate is not a permanent feature of Britain's membership of the EU. But we do not pay the gross contribution at the moment, the rebate is safe until 2020, and Britain has a veto over the process that would remove or reduce it. Sir Andrew Dilnot is particularly concerned about suggestions from Vote Leave that a sum of money equivalent to the gross contribution could be spent on other priorities such as the NHS, when some of it is not spent at all (the rebate) and some of it is currently used to support UK farmers, for example. READ MORE: The facts behind claims in the EU debate

Summary: Mayor of London Boris Johnson used the figure in The Sun this morning that the UK gives £350m a week to Brussels.


The most profitable, in fact, looking at figures for last year. But for how much longer is the question occupying the minds not just of big pharma executives, but of health professionals and governments the world over. There are already signs of trouble ahead - thousands of job losses and widespread consolidation are hardly characteristics of an industry in rude health. But this is just the beginning of a process that could fundamentally change the pharmaceutical sector forever. For a start, big pharmaceutical companies are no longer providing the service they once did. "The system has served us well in terms of developing good new medicines, but in the past 10-20 years there has been very little breakthrough in innovation," says Dr Kees de Joncheere at the World Health Organisation. Of the 20 or 30 new drugs brought to the market each year, "many scientists say typically three are genuinely new, with the rest offering only marginal benefits," he says. This dearth of genuinely new potential blockbuster drugs is a grave problem for big pharmas, and of course society at large, particularly given the industry is falling off a patent cliff the like of which it has never seen. "Over the past three or four years, we have seen the biggest collection of patent expiries in history," says Stephen Whitehead, chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceuticals Industry (ABPI). "This has cost the industry some £150bn ($240bn)." Also weighing heavily on pharma companies is the process known as stratification. Scientific advances have led to a far better understanding of both genetics and disease, which means individual drugs can now be targeted far more directly at a much smaller number of patients. Whereas previously one drug would be used to treat different types of cancer, for example, now different strains can be treated with a specific medicine. The cost of developing these drugs remains high, typically $1.5bn-$2.5bn (£900m-£1.5bn), but the market for them is tiny - in some cases only 100-150 patients. This all means drugs are becoming increasingly expensive, and prohibitively so in some cases. Gilead's new hepatitis C drug Sovaldi - costing upwards of $100,000 for a full course - has caused quite a stir. "Increasingly questions are being asked," says Dr de Joncheere. "Are we getting a fair price? Are we getting enough transparency in research and development? "If France were to treat all its hepatitis C patients with Sovaldi, it would add €1.5bn ($1.9bn; £1.2bn) to the country's drugs bill. "[These kinds of drugs] are just not affordable any more." And particularly so when fragile economic growth and high debt levels are squeezing government budgets across the world. Even in the US, where free market pricing rules absolutely, Congress is becoming increasingly concerned about the price of some drugs. And it's not just the cost of the drugs that are being developed that is a big problem, but those that aren't. Big pharma companies are in the business to make money, so will generally develop those drugs that offer the greatest potential for profit. This means a

Summary: Pharmaceuticals is an extraordinarily profitable business.


The former world number one, 56, last won the tournament in 2014, but earned a 17-9 victory in front of a raucous crowd at Blackpool's Winter Gardens. He faces Peter Wright, who beat Daryl Gurney 17-15, in Sunday's final. "It's my last day here tomorrow and I'm going out with a bang," said Taylor, who is retiring at the end of the year. Englishman Taylor continued his fine form after thrashing Dutch world number one Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals on Friday. It was 32-year-old Lewis, also of England, who broke first and took a 3-1 lead, but Taylor came back almost instantly to level the match at 3-3. Despite his superior average going into the second interval, Taylor only led 8-7 with the throw. But in a repeat of the 2013 final, in which Taylor beat Lewis 18-13, the 15-time champion became the more dominant player as the match progressed. With Lewis starting to make more mistakes, Taylor raced away to victory. Taylor told Sky Sports: "My mindset was keep him under pressure and that he will feel it in the last part of the game. "I knew he was shattered and I had to take advantage, even though I love him." Wright is through to his first final at the World Matchplay and a win over Taylor would be the biggest prize of the 47-year-old Scot's professional career so far. He will be looking to improve on his average of 93 in a heated semi-final against Northern Ireland's Gurney, which included some verbal exchanges between the two players. "We had a little argy-bargy on stage. I was getting grief from the crowd, he wasn't. Then he said something to me when I walked past," Wright told Sky Sports. "I got over the line anyway and I'm in the final. I'm one game away." The World Matchplay is considered the second biggest tournament in the sport, after the World Championship.

Summary: Phil Taylor produced a brilliant semi-final display to beat Adrian Lewis and stay on course for his 16th World Matchplay title.


Saracens full-back Goode, who has a minor ankle injury, is England's only concern following the 40-9 win over Italy on Sunday. After winning their first two games, England now have a weekend off before facing Ireland on 27 February. Bath back Devoto, 22, is uncapped, but was an unused replacement in the opening win against Scotland. He was dropped from the 23-man match squad against Italy when head coach Eddie Jones opted for a six-two split between forwards and backs among the replacements, with Maro Itoje coming on to the bench and subsequently winning his first cap. England training squad: Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Ollie Devoto (Bath), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Alex Goode (Saracens), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Jack Nowell (Exeter), Anthony Watson (Bath), Ben Youngs (Leicester). Forwards: Dan Cole (Leicester), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton), James Haskell (Wasps), Paul Hill (Northampton), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens).

Summary: Ollie Devoto will train with England as injury cover for Alex Goode before the Six Nations match against Ireland.


Nikki Collingbourne, 26, was found dead at her flat in Ivel Court, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, in May. Yvonne Caylor, 53, is on trial at Luton Crown Court where she denies murder. The court was played a police video of an interview with Ms Collingbourne who was questioned after Ms Caylor had complained she had been assaulted. Six months later, Ms Caylor, of Grove Road, Hitchin, is said to have disguised herself as a man before going to Ms Collingbourne's flat and killing her. The prosecution alleges the motive for the murder goes back to 3 October 2015 when Ms Collingbourne evicted Ms Caylor from the flat in Ivel Court. Ms Caylor claimed Ms Collingbourne had assaulted her and, while the younger woman was in the custody of Hertfordshire Police, it is alleged Ms Caylor burgled the flat. No action was taken against Ms Collingbourne, but Ms Caylor was charged and was due to stand trial accused of burglary and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The case was in a "warned list" at Cambridge Crown Court starting on 23 May, the day of the alleged murder. In the police interview on 4 October 2015, Ms Collingbourne said Ms Caylor had been staying with her, but was due to leave. On 3 October she said there was a confrontation in which Ms Caylor threw her iPad with force, smashing it to the floor. Ms Collingbourne told an officer: "I was trying to keep calm. It became worse and worse. She was pinning me against a wall saying 'I am going to... kill you.' "I took her stuff to the front door. She got a mop. She said, 'I am going to ram this down your throat'. It fell on the floor." Ms Collingbourne denied to the officers in the interview striking out at Ms Caylor or grabbing her by the neck. The case continues.

Summary: A woman accused of murdering her half-sister with a casserole dish had previously threatened to ram a mop down her throat, a court has been told.


England, France and the US will compete along with Northern Ireland in the event, which runs from 18-23 October. The round-robin games will be at Ballymena Showgrounds, Mourneview Park in Lurgan, Portadown's Shamrock Park and the National Stadium in Belfast. NI are the hosts of the Uefa Women's U19 Championship finals in August 2017. Alfie Wylie, the Irish FA Women's coach said the mini-tournament, the International Women's Cup, was a great opportunity for Northern Ireland's young women to play against some of the best teams in the world. "The US women's national team are the current world champions and many of the young American girls taking part in next month's tournament will no doubt aspire to play in the full US women's team," said Wylie. England and France have qualified for the Uefa Women's Under-19 Championship Finals 11 times, with France winning the overall title on four occasions and England winning it once.

Summary: Northern Ireland are to host a four-team Women's Under-19 tournament in October as part of preparations for next year's European Championships.


A team of three male candidates was selected last month which resulted in Michelle Gildernew being left off the ticket. The meeting gives the former MP and minister another opportunity to be put on Sinn Féin's list. Ms Gildernew had been replaced on the ticket by current MLA Phil Flanagan. Analysis: 'Major embarrassment' for Sinn Féin He had missed out on selection at a previous convention almost two months ago. In December, Ms Gildernew was selected to run alongside sitting MLA Sean Lynch and local councillor John Feely. However, Sinn Fein's ruling council (Ard Comhairle) ordered a revote. The party did not specify why, but it has been reported that concerns had been raised about procedural errors. A new convention at the end of January in Enniskillen replaced Ms Gildernew with Mr Flanagan, who will now stand alongside Mr Lynch and Mr Feely. In December, the outgoing MLA Bronwyn McGahan announced she would not be seeking re-election. However, Ms McGahan did put her name forward for the latest convention but was not successful.

Summary: Sinn Féin is to meet next week to select a fourth candidate in Fermanagh and South Tyrone for this year's assembly election.


The framework agreement, struck after intensive talks, aims to prevent Tehran making a nuclear weapon in exchange for phased sanction relief. Iran and the six world powers involved must now finalise the deal. Iranians have been celebrating in the streets but Israel says the deal threatens its survival. "This will be a long-term deal, that addresses each path to a potential Iranian nuclear bomb," the US President said in a statement after the deal was announced. "If Iran cheats, the world will know it," he said, adding that the agreement was based not on trust but on "unprecedented verification". He said that if the deal is finalised, "we will be able to resolve one of the greatest threats to our security, and to do so peacefully". According to "parameters" of the agreement published by the US state department, Iran must reduce the number of its centrifuges that can be used to enrich uranium into a bomb by more than two-thirds. It also has to redesign a power plant so it cannot produce weapons-grade plutonium, be subject to regular inspections, and agree not to enrich uranium over 3.67% - far less than is required to make a nuclear bomb - for at least 15 years. "There's new state of the art technology that will be used," US Secretary of State John Kerry told the BBC. "We will have tracking of their uranium from the cradle to the grave." There's been celebration through the night across Iran and a hero's welcome for Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. But the deal he's brought home has been dismissed by hardliners who say Iran surrendered too much in exchange for too little. John Kerry also faces a mix of support and scepticism in the US Congress. The loudest condemnation has come from Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu, who insists this deal doesn't block but helps Iran build a nuclear bomb. As hard as it was to reach this preliminary agreement, it will be even harder to draft a final deal by the end of June. But, if negotiators do it, it will be a victory for diplomacy which, they believe will make the world a much safer place. A deal that buys time The framework agreement was announced by the European Union and Iran after eight days of intense negotiations in the Swiss city of Lausanne. Western powers have long distrusted Iran's assertions that its nuclear programme is peaceful. The talks at Lausanne's Beau-Rivage Palace hotel between Iran and the so-called P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China and Russia plus Germany - continued beyond the original, self-imposed deadline of 31 March. The Iranian foreign minister, Javid Zarif, called it a "win-win outcome", but warned: "We have taken a major step, but are still some way away from where we want to be." The parties have set a deadline of 30 June to reach a comprehensive pact, but these negotiations are expected to be tougher than those that led to the framework agreement. Even so, there was jubilation overnight on the streets of Tehran. If the deal is implemented

Summary: President Obama has hailed a deal restricting Iran's nuclear programme as a "historic understanding" which, if implemented, will make world safer.


The 22-year-old played in 51 games last season for the Saddlers, who suffered a 6-1 aggregate defeat by Barnsley in the League One play-off semi-finals. He becomes Alan Stubbs' first signing being named Millers boss on 1 June. Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Forde joined Walsall from Wolves in 2014, and has also previously played for Scunthorpe United. Meanwhile, Stubbs' former assistant at Hibernian, Andy Holden, has joined Rotherham as first-team coach. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Summary: Championship side Rotherham have signed Walsall winger Anthony Forde on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.


Shaper/Caper will perform Within This Dust on 21 April as part of the museum's 15-year anniversary programme. The show is inspired by the images of photographer Richard Drew, which capture a man falling from the World Trade Center during the attacks. It was created by choreographer Thomas Small, who was previously BBC Radio 2's first Artist in Residence. Mr Small, who was born and raised in Dundee, said the title of the show was inspired by an interview with a woman whose husband died in the attacks. He said: "She knew from watching the towers that her husband would be above the point of impact. "Just as she answered her phone, the tower fell and she talked about how she fell to the ground at the same time as him and she grabbed the dust that was on the ground. "She said that she felt that she was now within that dust." Within This Dust was first performed in full at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012 and has since been shown in Berlin and Sao Paolo. Although it has been performed three times previously in New York, Mr Small said there was a "little" trepidation over its performance at the memorial museum itself. He said: "The very first time we performed it in New York, we did it as part of a bigger festival and it really didn't sit in that programme of work. "All the other bits were cabaret-style work and then there was this very, very sombre piece of work. "No one clapped at the end at the end of the show and that was a real worry. I was really nervous about why that was. "But then, very slowly there was a bit of a slow clap that eventually led to a standing ovation. "Lots of people then came over and wanted to tell us their stories." The dances in Within This Dust are accompanied by music and voices from witnesses to the attacks and relatives of those who died. Mr Small said: "Wherever we've been in New York, people really want to take the time afterwards to sit down and thank us for making the work. "People have obviously got quite extreme reactions to it. "A lot of people get very upset. We've not had anybody angry, but lots of people were very emotional and crying. "I think we have carried that into the work." The invitation to perform at the 9/11 Memorial Museum came after its curator saw the show in New York last year. Mr Small said: "She was really moved by it and was also crying and quite upset afterwards. "They are adapting their auditorium and trying to accommodate ways in which the work might sit there. "It marks the very first time a company has been invited to perform there, so we're pretty honoured, coming from Scotland."

Summary: A Dundee-based dance company will be the first in the world to perform at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York.


Actions required to meet that target have been set out in a study for WWF Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland and RSPB Scotland. The environmental groups have now called on the Scottish government to bring forward the necessary policies. Ministers said the report was a "useful contribution" to the energy debate. The report, based on independent analysis by Ricardo Energy and Environment, is called "The Energy of Scotland: Heating, moving and powering our lives from now to 2030". It sets out how Scotland's climate targets could be met in "the most cost-effective way". It found that to achieve these goals, half of all the country's energy will need to come from renewables by the end of the next decade. The report suggested that by 2030: It said other benefits would include the "creation of new jobs; warmer, healthier homes; and cleaner air helping reduce the burden on the NHS". WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: "This report shows that a 50% renewables target for all our energy needs by 2030 is not only needed, but that it is achievable. "Ministers should now make this a Scottish government target and bring in the policies needed in its forthcoming energy strategy. "Doing so would enable Scotland to enjoy the many economic and social benefits that the report suggests would take place as result of generating half of all our energy needs from renewables. "Scotland is already seeing the economic and social benefits of shifting our electricity system to clean, climate-friendly, renewables generation." He added: "However, with electricity accounting for just one quarter of our energy use, it's time to begin to reap the same benefits by increasing the use of renewables in our heat and transport sectors." The Scottish government has already achieved a target to reduce emissions by at least 42% by 2020. It also aims to generate 100% of Scotland's electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said: "The Scottish government welcomes this report, which is a useful contribution to the ongoing debate around the future of energy in Scotland." Chief executive of Scottish Renewables Niall Stuart said it was time to "lift our horizons and set an ambitious target to drive investment in renewable heat, power and transport through the 2020s". He added: "This report echoes Scottish Renewables' call for a new 50% renewable energy target and, importantly, concludes that this is both achievable and key to meeting our climate change targets." The Scottish government will publish its third climate change plan in the new year, setting out how it intends to meet emissions targets between now and 2032, and work towards a long-term reduction of 80% on 1990 levels by 2050. It will also publish a new energy strategy looking at the transition to a low-carbon economy. Scottish Labour economy spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said: "Labour welcome this report which shows Scotland is well placed to fulfil our ambition to green our future energy use. "That's why we have an aspiration to generate 50% of our heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030 and ensure that

Summary: Producing half of Scotland's energy needs using renewable technology by 2030 is an achievable goal, according to a new report.


There may be 101 pages of amendments down so far, but the government is in no mood to take any of them on board; on the contrary, their aim is to repel boarders, to the point where they would even resist the one amendment being mooted by the Brexiteer camp, which would aim to forbid ministers from accepting any extra time to extend the two year negotiating window specified by the EU's Lisbon Treaty. Ministers do believe that the EU's Michel Barnier's strategy is to enmesh the UK in a long-term negotiating limbo, perhaps including a post-Brexit transitional deal, but they don't want their hands tied. Many of the amendments, thus far, look like the product of an amendment generating bot, standard stuff about laying reports and regular debates. But ministers are wary of some of the substantive ones setting conditions - and in particular of the emotive issue of EU nationals resident in Britain, a matter now featuring regularly in most MPs' constituency surgeries. There is strong pressure for some kind of unilateral move for the UK to guarantee their right to remain - but, the government retorts, if that was passed, its backers would be to blame if one or two European states didn't reciprocate and allow UK nationals to stay within their borders. In the debate, Labour's frontbench Brexit spokesman, Sir Keir Starmer, looked and sounded like a lawyer delivering a plea in mitigation on behalf of a convicted prisoner. Early in his speech, he appealed to the Commons for a courteous hearing - something his opposite number, David Davis, would never have got away with. It just about worked, because the House genuinely wanted to hear what he had to say, but he does suffer from the lawyer-turned politician's tendency to address MPs as if they were the Court of Appeal. But leaving aside the style points, forging a line on Brexit which can stitch together the strongly pro-Brexit and strongly pro-Remain elements of Labour's heartland, let alone unify the deeply divided Parliamentary Labour Party, may prove an impossible challenge. Whether it's in the leadership ratings in Conservative Home, where he has now edged ahead of the prime minister herself, or in the growls of approval from his colleagues in the regular statements in the chamber, the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, increasingly commands the status of second minister in this government. This is not a wholly comfortable place to be - flying perilously near to the Sun - but as someone reconciled, not that long ago, to seeing out their parliamentary career on the backbenches, I suspect Mr Davis can bear it. The Lib Dems have sought to position themselves as the last champions of the Remain cause (although two of their MPs, Norman Lamb and Greg Mulholland have promised to abstain on the Article 50 Bill). But they can't claim to be the arch-opponents of Brexit and fail to maintain a presence for the big debates on it - and their leader, Tim Farron, had a chastening time at PMQs when this was pointed out. In truth,

Summary: I've got five take-outs from the Article 50 bill so far.


Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, previously known by the honorary title Earl Grosvenor, has so far kept out of the glare of publicity that once contributed to his father becoming affected by depression. But he attracted headlines after throwing a lavish 21st birthday party for 800 guests - dress code "black tie and neon" - which has been estimated at costing £5m. The seventh Duke of Westminster studied countryside management at Newcastle University. He works as an account manager for Bio-bean - a green technology company which recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels and biochemicals. He was the youngest and wealthiest person to be asked by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to be godparent to Prince George, in 2013. The duke attended a state primary before going to a private day school close to his home in Cheshire, and then Ellesmere College, a boarding school in Shropshire. He becomes the new Duke of Westminster as the eldest male descendant of the late duke. He has two elder sisters - Lady Tamara Grosvenor and Lady Edwina Grosvenor, who is married to historian and television presenter Dan Snow. His younger sister is Lady Viola Grosvenor. His mother Natalia, Duchess of Westminster, is one of the Duke of Cambridge's godparents. Source: Forbes List Along with his title, the duke inherits the family's country seat, Eaton Hall in Cheshire. The Grosvenor family has called the hall their home since the 15th Century. It was there at his 21st birthday party in January 2012 that comedian Michael McIntyre and the hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks provided the entertainment and Prince Harry was among the guests. It was also reported that guests who wanted to give a present were asked to add to his large wine collection. "The party was simply amazing - a birthday and a party I will never forget. It is the beginning of a new era in my life and I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead," the duke told the Chester Chronicle shortly afterwards. In 2013 Vanity Fair described him as "baby-faced" and "absurdly rich", while the Tatler List once declared: "Hughie's a Newcastle graduate with his own wine collection who goes wild for girls in neon." It added that after inheriting his father's estate he would "own half of London".

Summary: The sudden death of billionaire landowner and philanthropist the Duke of Westminster means his 25-year-old son Hugh has now inherited an estate worth £9bn.


Furious 7 has already out-grossed all previous instalments of the 14-year-old franchise and has now made more than $800m (£546m) internationally. With DreamWorks animation Home berthed at two, new release The Longest Ride could only muster a third place debut. The rodeo-based romance made $13.5m (£9.2m) between Friday and Sunday. Starring Clint Eastwood's son Scott, the film is the latest to be adapted from a best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks. Further down this week's Top 10, Woman in Gold appears at seven after expanding its release to more than 1,500 locations. Starring Dame Helen Mirren, this story of an attempt to recover art looted by the Nazis made $5.9m (£4m) in its second weekend in North American cinemas. According to Screen Daily, Furious 7 has now made more than $39m (£26.6m) in the UK and Ireland, where it was released as Fast & Furious 7.

Summary: The latest Fast and the Furious film is still top dog at the US and Canada box office, having taken $60.6m (£41.4m) in its second weekend in cinemas.


A total of 106 people donated organs in hospitals across Scotland last year compared with 54 in 2007. The statistics showed a 62% increase in organ transplants from deceased donors, with 341 operations carried out. However, about 600 people remain on the transplant waiting list. Some 2,110,881 people living in Scotland have now joined the UK Organ Donor Register. The figure means 40% of the Scottish population has registered, compared to 32% across the UK as a whole. Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said: "First and foremost I want to offer my thanks to every donor and every donor's family in Scotland who have demonstrated such kindness and benevolence in the face of tragic and difficult circumstances. "It is our responsibility to ensure that people's organ donation wishes are respected and to ensure that we make every donation count." Mr Matheson added: "It's important to remember, however, that around 600 people in Scotland are still waiting for an organ and we must be doing all we can to give them hope." Peter McGeehan, 64, from Dunfermline, suffered serious heart failure and was listed for a transplant in 2004. In the ten years since a heart transplant, the father-of-two said he has thought about his donor every day. He said: "People take living for granted, but as I approach the ten-year anniversary I can honestly say there's never a day where I've woken up and haven't thought about my unnamed donor."

Summary: The number of people who donated their organs after death in Scotland has almost doubled over a six-year period, according to government figures.


Gay sex is illegal in Uganda. The embassy said in a Facebook post that it "deplored" the decision to ban the film. It then published the full list of objections from the media council which also include using "lurid language", and "smoking especially by women". The Uganda Media Council described the film as women forming a "Dinner Club which is in reality a sort of brothel", and said the film included scenes of "gay men sauntering away drunk". It said "while glorifying homosexuality two women say marriage (presumably to men) is hard work! This is against Ugandan values." The council also objected to one man calling another a "hot chick". In the comments under the embassy's Facebook post many people back the media council's stand. One person said: "People from [the] West should know that Uganda has a culture and it's very right to prohibit what they see [as] evil or will torment our culture." But the embassy gets some support, with another person writing: "This is just unfortunate. The author at the media council does not represent the views of the majority of Ugandans. In fact he has greatly embarrassed many of us." The film was released in 2010 and was due to be shown in a European film festival in Uganda. But the Embassy of the Netherlands said it will no longer taking part in the festival.

Summary: Uganda's censorship board has banned a Dutch film, The Dinner Club, after accusing it of "glorifying homosexuality" the Embassy of The Netherlands in Kampala has said.


Swansea have rejected £40m offers from Everton and Leicester for the Iceland international, whom they value at £50m. "You do live in hope that he will stay," Britton told BBC Radio 5 live. "I don't know if it's going to get done. If he does go, it's vitally important to replace him with the same kind of quality." Sigurdsson scored nine goals last season as the Welsh club managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The 27-year-old did not travel with Swansea for their tour of the United States and was also left out of Saturday's 2-0 pre-season win at Birmingham City because of the transfer speculation. The Swans are being linked with Las Palmas midfielder Jonathan Viera, who would be a potential replacement should Sigurdsson depart. "It's a difficult one, it has maybe dragged on longer than a lot of people have expected," Britton, 34, said. "Gylfi wasn't in America, he didn't travel with the squad for Birmingham away. When things like that happen you do think that 'yes, the transfer will happen'. "Things do change overnight, maybe Everton move on to another target they think is better value for money, maybe a new target becomes available. "But it would be a massive blow, you can't deny the influence he had on the team. "When you see Gylfi's stats last year you think he would be playing for one of the top-half clubs, he is a big influence at the top end of the pitch. "Unfortunately at the kind of club we're at, when the biggest teams come calling it is hard to keep him."

Summary: Leon Britton says Swansea City must invest in their playing squad if his fellow midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson leaves the club.


The victim, a 33-year-old man, was left in a serious condition in hospital after a "violent attack" on Friday, police said. A 29-year-old man has now been arrested in connection with the incident and is due to appear at Paisley Sheriff Court later. The incident took place after the victim left a friend's flat in Argyle Street at about 18:30 on Friday. He returned to the flat around 01:20 on Saturday, having suffered serious injuries. The man was rushed to the town's Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment and police appealed for information.

Summary: A man has been arrested over an attempted murder in Paisley.


The pair were selected by the Rugby Football League from a number of potential bidders. The new club will retain the Bulls' place in the second-tier Championship division, with a 12-point deduction. However, existing head coach Rohan Smith has left by mutual consent. The 35-year-old Australian was appointed by Bulls in May on a three-year deal after James Lowes stepped down for personal reasons. "We appreciate all he did for the Bradford Bulls and the support he has given the playing group," Lowe said. "We are focused on bringing in a new proven and experienced coach as soon as possible and the recruitment process is underway." Their season begins at Hull KR on Sunday, 5 February. The group came close to taking the Bulls out of administration at the end of 2016, when a bid they made was rubber-stamped by the RFL, only to be rejected by the administrator. Chalmers registered the name Bradford Bulls 2017 at Companies House. RFL director of operations and legal, Karen Moorhouse, said: "The RFL is confident that the consortium selected to run a new club in Bradford will provide an exciting and stable future for rugby league in the city." The first task awaiting Chalmers and Lowe will be to replace Smith and get a squad together to compete in the Championship, and in particular tie down the existing players and staff members to new contracts, after their old deals were made null and void by the liquidation. First-grade players such as Leon Pryce and Omari Caro had said they were committed to staying with the Bradford club, but others - including Kris Welham, Adam O'Brien, James Clare and Alex Mellor - have already signed with other teams. "We are under no illusion of the enormity of the task that is ahead of us and that it is our job to win the trust of supporters and deliver a club that they are proud of," Chalmers said. Lowe added: "We do not see this as a quick fix and we will work through the immediate issue of offering full-time playing contracts to the team. "Following that, we will look at bolstering the playing squad as necessary to replace those players who have secured contracts elsewhere." In addition to a coaching career in the southern hemisphere, Lowe will be familiar to rugby league fans for his work in establishing Wigan as a major force in rugby league in the late 1980s. His team featured stars such as Ellery Hanley, Joe Lydon and Shaun Edwards, winning a championship and Premiership final and Challenge Cups during his stint - as well as the World Club Challenge against Manly in 1987. Coincidentally, it was at Manly where Lowe and Chalmers worked on the former's return to Australia. Chalmers was a reserve grade player at Manly and Balmain before quitting the game because of injury. He also served as a director at Salford Red Devils. There has been a rugby league presence in the city of Bradford since before the birth of Northern Union in 1895. Two local clubs, Bradford FC

Summary: Former New Zealand Rugby League chairman Andrew Chalmers and ex-Wigan coach Graham Lowe have been confirmed as the new owners of the Bradford club to replace the liquidated Bulls.


Campaigners say the former Volkswagen car showroom in Iffley Road is being used as "Oxford's unofficial homeless shelter". The site is currently home to 14 people and has been vacant for two years. But Wadham College hopes to redevelop the building into student accommodation. Campaigners have asked for the site to be officially designated as homeless housing. "I don't want to see anyone freezing to death in the city that's my home," said one supporter, Miranda Shaw. "That is something that has happened in other cities around the country and I think that is totally unacceptable." Lewis Cairns, who is homeless and living in the squat, said: "It's a bit of a godsend really, I feel like I can get somewhere now. "I can start applying for university and get things done." A spokesperson for Wadham College said it was "exploring everything" and had not decided whether to take legal action. It added its primary focus was "the safety implications for the homeless who have moved in" and said it had a longstanding relationshop with the Gatehouse homeless project. A statement said: "The college will be making every effort to speak to representatives of this homeless group as well as local residents, safety experts and the site developers. "As part of [redeveloping the site], Wadham College has undertaken to contribute more than Â£900,000 towards social housing provision in Oxford. "The college regularly fundraises for homeless organisations and we donated much of the furniture from the Iffley Road site to a homeless charity."

Summary: A college that owns a building used by squatters as a homeless shelter has said it is "investigating all options", including legal action.


Their comments follow Mrs May's claim she was "here for the long term". Labour said she was "deluding herself" - but Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson led her defence, insisting she could win an absolute majority. However, ex-Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said it was "too early to be talking about going on and on". "The truth is we ran a very poor election and you can't just brush that under the table and pretend it didn't happen - not least because we went from having a workable majority to no majority at all, so that stands to reason," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. And while there was no mood for a leadership election, Mrs May's remarks "will certainly raise some eyebrows". "Let's get some performance, let's get some delivery for the British people and then let's see where we are, rather than vice versa," Mr Shapps added. Debate over Mrs May's long-term ambitions was sparked after she told the BBC's Ben Wright in Kyoto that it was her intention to lead her party into another general election, whenever that was. "Yes, I'm here for the long term. What me and my government are about is not just delivering on Brexit but delivering a brighter future for the UK," she said. Mrs May said she wanted to ensure "global Britain" could take its trading place in the world, as well as dealing with "those injustices domestically that we need to do to ensure that strong, more global, but also fairer Britain for the future" The prime minister has been under pressure after losing her Commons majority in a snap election called earlier this year. Some reports had suggested she could stand down in 2019 after EU withdrawal. But speaking on a visit to Nigeria, Mr Johnson, who received public backing from Mrs May after recent criticism of his performance, said: "I've made it clear I'm giving my undivided backing to Theresa May. "We need to get Brexit done. "She's ideally placed to deliver a great outcome for our country and then deliver what we all want to see, which is this exciting agenda of global Britain. "I think she gets it. She really wants to deliver it. I'm here to support her." The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019 and supporters of Mrs May have said leadership speculation serves only to undermine attempts to secure the best possible terms of exit. Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett said the prime minister was "deluding herself" about her plan to stay in power until the next election. "Neither the public nor Tory MPs believe her fantasy of staying on till 2022," he said. "Theresa May leads a zombie government." The next general election is not scheduled to take place until May 2022, by which point Mrs May - if she stayed in Downing Street - would have been prime minister for nearly six years. In the immediate aftermath of her party's failure to win June's general election outright, several MPs called on her to consider her position. Former Chancellor

Summary: Some Conservative backbenchers have said they do not believe Theresa May will be able to fight the next general election as prime minister.


The Battle of Stamford Bridge saw an army led by the Saxon King Harold defeat a group of Viking invaders. Villagers are holding a re-enactment of the fighting with a descendant of King Harald of Norway who was killed by the Saxons. Guests at the event include the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, who was given a tour of the battlefield. Chris Rock, chairman of the Battle of Stamford Bridge Society, said the battles in Yorkshire had been overshadowed by King Harold's death at the hands of William of Normandy a few days later at Hastings. "What happened here decided the outcome at Hastings, which is the battle that everyone remembers," he said. "Without him being here he would have been on the south coast waiting for William. He would have pushed him back into the sea. We'd have a Saxon line of kings now, maybe." As well as the re-enactment, villagers are working on a Bayeux-style tapestry depicting the battle. The weekend's events will culminate with the burning of Viking boat at sunset on Sunday.

Summary: An East Yorkshire village has been commemorating the 950th anniversary of a historic battle.


The government wants to reverse the effects of a court ruling which expands the number of people who can claim Personal Independence Payments. The PM's official spokesman said the welfare system was a "strong safety net for those who are in need of it". Meanwhile, a No 10 aide apologised for any offence after saying benefits should go to "really disabled people". No 10 policy unit head George Freeman had faced calls to apologise after saying on Sunday those "taking pills at home, who suffer from anxiety" should not receive Personal Independence Payments. On Monday he tweeted: "Having experienced myself traumatic anxiety as a child carer living w alcohol I know all too well the pain anxiety + depression causes... "Which is why as a former health minister and policy adviser I am passionate about supporting mental health and disability, and hugely regret if my comment about the need to prioritise the most 'serious disabilities' inadvertently caused any offence which was not intended." The prime minister's official spokesman said the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) reforms were not about saving money and said that about Â£50bn a year was spent on supporting people with disabilities and health conditions. "The government has been clear on the parity of esteem we want to see between mental and physical health," the spokesman said. "What we are doing now is restoring the original intention of the PIPs which was to make sure there was a sustainable benefit to provide continued support to those who face the greatest barrier to living independent lives." Pressed on whether the prime minister had a message for those who could be affected by the changes, the spokesman said "nobody is losing out". He said a recent tribunal on assessments for PIP payments had "broadened" the criteria. The government is proposing changes to PIPs, which replaced the Disability Living Allowance, after tribunal rulings that claimants with psychological problems who cannot travel without help must be treated like those who are blind. The government says the rulings - if unchallenged - would have added Â£3.7bn to the benefits bill by 2023. The benefit is intended to help people cope with the extra costs of living with ill health or disability and are made according to the points a person scores in an assessment of their needs. Disabilities minister Penny Mordaunt said she was reforming the PIP payments to "restore the original aim of the benefit" to make sure support was given to the most needy. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he was "furious" about the proposed changes to PIPS, and said Labour would pressurise the government to reverse them in next month's Budget. The Liberal Democrats said the government was using court losses "as an excuse to severely restrict disability benefits".

Summary: Downing Street has defended plans to change access to disability benefits, saying that "nobody is losing out".


Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed in the eastern city of Ajdabiya, a statement from Libya's government said. The US says Belmokhtar was targeted and the strike was successful, but it is assessing the operation's results and would give details "as appropriate". Mokhtar Belmokhtar's death has been reported many times in the past. Born in Algeria, Belmokhtar was a former senior figure in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), but left to form his own militia. He gained notoriety with the attack on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria in 2013, when about 800 people were taken hostage and 40 killed, most of them foreigners, including six Britons and three Americans. The US has filed terror charges against him and officials said they believed he remained a threat to Western interests. "Belmokhtar has a long history of leading terrorist activities as a member of AQIM, is the operational leader of the al-Qaeda-associated al-Murabitoun organisation in north-west Africa, and maintains his personal allegiance to al-Qaeda," said Pentagon spokesman Col Steve Warren. The Libyan government said the strike came after consultation with the US. Their statement said it resulted in the death of the "terrorist Belmokhtar". Libya has been in chaos since the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Its internationally recognised parliament is operating in exile in the eastern port of Tobruk. A rival parliament, the Islamist-dominated General National Congress, is nearly 1,000km (620 miles) to the west in Tripoli. Rival militia have been battling to fill the power vacuum, with Islamic State militants battling other Islamists in the east.

Summary: A top Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant two years ago has been killed in a US air strike in Libya, officials say.


Inmates Donnie Russell Row and Ricky Dubose are suspected of overpowering the guards while being transported by bus to another facility. Police say the men, who are both serving time for armed robbery at Baldwin State Prison, hijacked the prison transport bus. They later commandeered another car, and are considered armed and dangerous. The first call to police came shortly after 07:00 local time (11:00 GMT), once the men had apparently taken control of the prison bus on Highway 16 between the towns of Sparta and Eatonton. Officials have shut down roadways in the region, about 65 miles (104km) from Atlanta, to conduct a search and secure the 31 other inmates that had also been aboard the bus. The US Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the FBI, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating. According to police, the incident occurred around 05:45 local time near the town of Eatonton. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said the inmates are "dangerous beyond description", adding that investigators are reviewing surveillance footage from on board the bus to determine how the inmates were able to attack the guards. "They were inside the caged area of the bus," Sheriff Sills said at a press conference. "How they got through the locks and things up to that area I do not know." The prisoners "overpowered" the guards and "they then disarmed them and one of the subjects shot and killed both guards", according to a bulletin issued by the Putnam County Sheriff's office. Correctional officers Christopher Monica, 42 and Curtis Billue, 58, were both killed, the Georgia Department of Corrections confirmed. "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of two of our officers, who are our family, and our priority is to locate these fugitives and bring them to justice for this heinous act against those working to protect the public," said Corrections Commissioner Gregory Dozier. "Obviously it's a tragic day for the family of corrections and the loved ones of these two officers. My heart is still in the soles of my shoes," Mr Dozier added. The inmates are thought to be travelling in a 2004 green Honda Civic, which they carjacked. They were armed with the officers' .40 calibre Glock pistols, officials say. Nearly six hours after the escape, police in the city of Madison, Georgia, reported that a home had been broken into and clothing had been stolen. The suspects left prison uniforms, and the stolen car has not yet been recovered. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said: "Our heartbreak is matched only in our resolve to bring their murderers to justice. "No effort will be spared in pursuit of the killers, and no state resources required in this endeavor will be spared." Both men had been serving life sentences.

Summary: Two prison officers were shot and killed during an escape on Tuesday morning in the US state of Georgia.


The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme allows lenders to offer loans to people offering a deposit as low as 5% thanks to government support. The scheme is set to be closed at the end of the year. Use of the scheme has declined, while mortgage lenders have reported that business in general is up sharply. Lending to people with a 5% deposit, at a similar if not cheaper price, is available outside of the scheme. In a letter to Chancellor Philip Hammond, the Bank's governor Mark Carney said that closing the scheme as planned would not cause lending to dry up. "Given the decreasing usage of the scheme over time, the [Financial Policy] Committee judges that the closure of the scheme would be unlikely, in current market conditions, to affect significantly the provision of finance to prospective mortgagors, including high loan-to-value borrowers," he wrote. The move is unlikely to affect other Help to Buy schemes, which include equity loans to buy newly-built homes, as well as the Help to Buy Isa savings scheme which is aimed at those saving for a deposit. In its review of the Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) said that the scheme accounted for 3% of total mortgage lending in the first quarter of the year. In 2014, it accounted for 6% of such lending. It accounted for 25% of lending in the first three months of the year to those offering a deposit of less than 10% of the value of the home to be bought, compared with 70% in 2014. There had been fears when launched that the scheme would create an unstable housing market bubble, but the FPC said that it had not posed a risk to financial stability. It added that the scheme had not driven up prices in general, nor on the houses bought through the scheme. There was a cap on loans which meant borrowers were only allowed up to 4.5 times their income. This, said the committee, had prevented a long list of highly indebted borrowers from building up. The health of the mortgage market was stronger in August, separate figures from lenders have revealed. Mohammad Jamei, senior economist for the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), said: "Widely voiced fears in recent months about the housing market have proved to be wide of the mark." He said that there had been a post-referendum lull, but lending had rebounded in August, partly as a result of stimulus from the Bank of England - including a cut in interest rates. The CML said that gross mortgage lending in the UK totalled Â£22.5bn in August. This was 7% higher than the previous month and 15% higher than the same month a year earlier. It was the highest level of lending during any August since 2007, the CML said. Where can I afford to live?

Summary: A major scheme designed to prop up the UK housing market is no longer needed, the Bank of England has told the government.


The surrogate says they deliberately left Gammy behind, but took his healthy twin sister. The couple deny this. It later emerged that the man had previously been convicted for child sex offences. Officials say they have now managed to reach the couple, but have no major concerns at present. The contact follows days of speculation over the couple's whereabouts. In a separate discovery, nine babies were found in a Bangkok flat, with a lawyer claiming they were all surrogate babies fathered by a Japanese businessman. Child protection officers reached the Australian pair after trying for the past few days. Western Australia Child Protection Minister Helen Morton told Fairfax Radio on Thursday: "We've had telephone contact with the family and we're in the process of putting other arrangements in place." The department had no "major" concerns at present, but would consider how to ensure the safety of the baby girl, Gammy's sister, she said. She urged the media to give the family "privacy and confidentiality" in the meantime, adding that at this stage there was no evidence of anything illegal about the surrogacy arrangements. According to court documents, the man was convicted in the 1990s for the sexual assault of several young girls. However, his adult son, who did not wish to be named, told local media that the man was a "good father" who had changed. "He's just got a massive heart. He's made mistakes, we've accepted it... he's made up for them," he said. The case of baby Gammy has made international headlines and caused uproar in Australia. Besides Down's syndrome, the six-month-old has a congenital heart condition and a lung infection. Surrogate mother Pattharamon Chanbua, who has been looking after Gammy, said the couple had asked her to have an abortion when she was told of the child's condition four months after becoming pregnant. She said she refused, as it was against her Buddhist beliefs. Abortion on the grounds of foetal impairment is illegal in Thailand. Ms Chanbua, 21, has said the father met the twins, but only took care of the girl. The parents have told local media in Australia that they did not know of his existence, and claimed that the allegations made by Ms Chanbua are lies. Meanwhile, Thai authorities say they have found six boys and three girls, all aged two or younger, in a condominium in Bangkok. The children were accompanied by several nannies and a pregnant woman. A Thai lawyer told police he was representing a Japanese man, who was father to all the surrogate babies, telling the Bangkok Post that the surrogacy arrangements were all legal. Deputy national police chief Aek Angsananont told Reuters news agency: "We are questioning the nannies, as well as asking for co-operation from the Japanese embassy, to help conduct DNA testing. "If the Japanese man admits that all the children are his babies, we would ask him why he wanted to have so many babies." Commercial surrogacy is not illegal in Thailand, although the authorities are now seeking to tighten regulations. Thailand is a popular destination for surrogacy

Summary: Australia's child protection services have contacted a couple accused of abandoning a baby with Down's syndrome to his surrogate mother in Thailand.


"I've been sitting on these banks for the last 25 years and this is the most bodies I've ever seen," says 53-year-old Krishna Ghimire, one of the temple's many priests. Pashputinath, which spans the banks of the Bagmati River, is the most revered Hindu temple in Nepal. This is where the dead are cremated - on ghats (cremation grounds) that jut out over the muddy water. Earthquake victims arrive here a dozen each hour. On Sunday, there were nearly 200 cremations. More than 100 are expected on Tuesday. "Yesterday was so depressing," says the priest. "Nearly 20 bodies arrived in the same vehicle and there was no space along the banks of the river to keep them, so we had to stack them up, one on top of each other until the bodies that were already burning had finished," he says. "We even had to store some in the nearby forest." The Nepalese government has been providing free firewood to families to help speed up the cremation process. "It is part of our larger strategy to avoid the possible outbreak of disease which might be caused by bodies lying around," says Lakshmi Dahal, the spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs that has been co-ordinating the relief mission. As the sun begins to heat up the day, large crowds filter through the ancient buildings that make up the temple complex. People are coming here not just to cremate their dead, but to give thanks to Lord Shiva (a Hindu god) for having survived. The temple itself has survived. Long cracks now snake their way down a few of its walls, but it was spared serious damage. Tekra Limbu wishes the same was true for Kathmandu's other monuments. He is here to cremate six members of his family, including his daughter and brother, who were on a family outing to the famous Dharahara Tower when it came crashing down on Saturday. "They had just reached the top when the earthquake hit," he says as he and his relatives follow their procession of bodies. "Four of them had just flown in from Singapore where they were working as policemen," he says. Mr Limbu was trying to call his family all Saturday. "Finally, when the security forces starting digging through the rubble that night, they found my brother's mobile phone which was still ringing," he says. "They told me to come here and identify the bodies." That night, he drove the 200km (125 miles) from his home in eastern Nepal to the capital, Kathmandu. He is stoic about his loss. "I'm sad, but in a disaster like this, what can you do?" he says as he walks, grim-faced, towards the line of pyres being readied for his family. A few metres along the river bank, agonising cries of pain overwhelm the quiet chants of priests and chimes of temple bells. Shyam Kumari Bhandari is here to cremate her elder sister who died when her family's seven-storey guesthouse was violently shaken by the quake. "She was on the top floor and we think she died of

Summary: At Kathmandu's Pashputinath temple, the morning air is heavy with birdsong and the smoke from funeral pyres.


The six-time major winner from England, who would be 59 when the event is staged, designed the course in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. "I wouldn't mind giving it a go - I'd love to, that would be a cool thing to do," said Faldo. Faldo has fond memories of competing in the Irish Open, winning three titles in a row from 1991. He also won the Open Championship three times while his third victory in the US Masters came in 1996. Media playback is not supported on this device The former European Ryder Cup captain now works as a television analyst in the United States. "I might tee it up and I'll only be 59. I'll see if I can get my TV schedules worked out and get in a bit of practice," added Faldo, speaking after the US Masters finished on Sunday. George O'Grady, European Tour chief executive, said Faldo would be given a place in the tournament. "You know he wouldn't just pitch up to make up the numbers - he would go and work on his game to make sure he is a competitor," added O'Grady. "You don't make rules for players like Nick Faldo." The Lough Erne course will be staging the Irish Open for the first time, two years after the tournament is held at Royal County Down. The Irish Open returned to Northern Ireland after a 59-year absence in a hugely-successful staging of the event at Royal Portrush in 2012.

Summary: Sir Nick Faldo wants to compete in the Irish Open when it comes to Lough Erne for the first time in 2017.


Farzana Parveen was bludgeoned to death by her family for marrying a man of her own choice. Police say she had died by the time they were able to intervene. Ms Parveen's husband Muhammad Iqbal has maintained that officers stood by as the attack took place. Meanwhile, Iqbal himself has admitted killing his first wife six years ago in order to marry Ms Parveen. Ms Parveen, who was three months pregnant, was pelted with bricks and bludgeoned by relatives furious because she married against their wishes. In a report given to the chief minister of Punjab state on Friday, police say one of Ms Parveen's relatives accosted her "several hundred feet" from the court premises and shot her in the shin. There was no police deployment in that area, the report says, but a police inspector happened to be nearby and managed to snatch away the gun. However, according the police, a scuffle ensued between about 20 members of Ms Parveen's family and 10 to 15 of Iqbal's, during which one of Ms Parveen's brothers struck her with a brick three times, wounding her fatally. Police say one of Ms Parveen's uncles, two of her cousins, and the driver who brought them to Lahore were arrested on Friday. Her father surrendered to police shortly after the killing. 'Honour' killings in Pakistan •In 2013, 869 women murdered in so called "honour killings" •Campaigners say real number is likely to be much higher •Of these, 359 were so called "Karo Kari" cases, whereby family members consider themselves authorised to kill offending relatives to restore honour •Rights groups say conviction rate in cases of sexual and other violence against women is "critically low" Source: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan annual report 2013 Further reading: Why do families kill their daughters? Ms Parveen's relatives had filed a case against Iqbal at the High Court, accusing him of abducting her. The newlyweds were at the Lahore court to contest this case. Ms Parveen had already testified to police that she had married of her own free will. Analysis - M Ilyas Khan, BBC News, Islamabad The twists and turns in the events since Farzana Perveen's murder on Tuesday have transformed a case of honour killing into a tricky tale of love, greed and murder. We have a man who now admits to have killed an earlier wife, and a woman who the police claim was already someone else's legally wedded wife - which would make her an adulteress under Pakistani law. In addition, the father, brothers and cousins who are accused of murdering Farzana are also said to have killed a woman of the family before. A recent police report does little to explain this, except for its emphasis on the point that the Farzana case was not a case of stoning, suggesting that it did not merit the attention it got. This is reflective of a deeply conservative society which tends to condone such crimes, and is helped by a set of Islamic laws dating from the 1980s that "privatise" murder as a crime against the

Summary: Pakistani police have denied they did nothing to stop a so-called honour killing in front of a court in Lahore.


Archibald Shaw, 81 of Ardrossan, carried out the sexual abuse in Kilmarnock and Newton Stewart between 1982 and 1990. The High Court in Glasgow heard that he refuses to accept his guilt. But judge Bill Dunlop QC told Shaw that the evidence against him was "overwhelming". He said: "You carried out an appalling catalogue of perverted, predatory behaviour towards two children. "You stole their childhood and affected the quality of their adult lives. "I can never understand why, while you are violating children, you don't think these people will become adults and one day will bring you to account." Judge Dunlop said that, but for Shaw's age, he would have imposed a longer sentence. Shaw was placed on the sex offenders' register for life. His seven-year sentence will begin after he finishes a 21-month sentence for stalking a 15-year-old girl. Solicitor advocate John Keenan, defending, told the court that Shaw had a heart condition and did not expect to be released from custody. Shaw's victims, who are now in their 40s, went to the police after hearing on the radio that he had been convicted of stalking the schoolgirl. Advocate depute Paul Brown, prosecuting, said: "The accused has previous convictions for sexual offences against children." Shaw was found guilty of eight charges of sexual abuse, including rape. Many of the offences took place in a caravan. Shaw would ply his young victims with alcohol and make them watch pornographic videos before abusing them. He raped his 11-year-old victim again on various occasions when she was aged between 16 and 19. Shaw claimed that he had had consensual sex with the girl once she turned 16, but the jury did not believe him. In evidence, his victims said he ruined their childhoods. One of them said: "He said if we ever told what had happened to us we would be taken away from our families." The jail term was welcomed by NSPCC Scotland which praised Shaw's victims for coming forward to report his "heinous" crimes. A spokesman for the charity said: "This sentence sends out the strong message once again that child abuse will not be tolerated, no matter when the offences took place, and we hope this case will encourage others to speak out about abuse they have suffered, knowing they will be listened to and supported."

Summary: A pensioner has been jailed for seven years for raping an 11-year-old girl and attempting to rape a 10-year-old more than 30 years ago.


Fighters from the Kamwina Nsapu group attacked a police convoy. Six policemen who spoke the local Tshiluba were freed, but the rest were killed, Kasai Assembly President Francois Kalamba said. The unrest in Kasai began last August, when security forces killed the Kamwina Nsapu leader. Friday's attack targeted a police convoy travelling between Tshikapa and Kananga. The state Governor Alexis Nkande Myopompa said an investigation had been launched into the killings. The UN says 400 people have been killed and 200,000 displaced in the Kasai region since Jean-Pierre Pandi, the Kamwina Nsapu leader, was killed. This came two months after Kamwina Nsapu launched a bid, in June 2016, for him to be officially recognised as a local chief and for state bodies to withdraw from the region. Why have 10 mass graves been found in Kasai? The UN says it has identified 10 mass graves where those killed in the unrest have been buried, as well as another seven suspected mass burial sites. Two UN experts, an American and a Swede, were kidnapped in the area two weeks ago with four Congolese colleagues and are still missing. DR Congo is in a state of increasing political uncertainty as President Joseph Kabila remains in power beyond the end of his mandate ,which expired last December. Elections are now due to be held before the end of this year, but no firm date has been set.

Summary: Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai, local officials say.