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Prince Harry hopes to reach South Pole on Friday 13
Prince Harry has said the Walking With The Wounded expedition hopes to arrive at the South Pole on Friday 13 - "unlucky for some, lucky for us".
The adventurers are nearing the end of their 200-mile trek across Antarctica with their goal almost in sight.
Harry, who is patron of the expedition, said: "A half day on Friday and we get to the South Pole on Friday 13th."
Instagram adds new private messaging feature
Instagram has announced a new feature which allows users to send direct photo and video messages to friends.
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Winnie: 'Very painful' to see Madiba's body lying in state
Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie said it was "very painful" seeing his body lying in state as "in our African tradition we don’t display the departed".
She told ITV News: "It’s very hard for the family to even share him even in his death after sharing with the whole world and our whole country while he was alive.
"He’s still not really just ours, the family, he still belongs to the whole world and we have to share.
"Here we are…the family still having to share him. It was yet another pain…one of those pains. Nothing I could do about it.”
Winnie: Mandela's body taken away 'heaviest moment'
Winnie Mandela has said the moment the military came to take the body of her former husband away was the "heaviest moment of all" as she realised he was leaving the house for good.
Speaking exclusively to ITV News presenter Mark Austin, she said: "I don’t know how others felt but when that final hour came, the military in uniform and acting so officially. It only struck me then he was leaving the house for good.
"I must say, I must have a strong heart because that was very difficult to take. I couldn't contain myself.
"The whole thing was so official. It struck me then, he was gone and that was the last journey for him.”
Weather: Rain sweeping from west to east
by Lucy Verasamy - ITV Weather PresenterRain sweeping from west to east tonight and into tomorrow but at least frost, mist and fog will be less of a problem.
It will stay mild for this time of year.
Winnie Mandela will remember Madiba for his legacy
In an exclusive interview with ITV News, Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie said above all she will remember him for his legacy of peace and reconciliation.
Winnie Mandela told ITV News presenter Mark Austin: "At no point did he ever think of himself".
"His whole life belonged to the nation and to the world - and that is how we will remember him, that never at any stage thought of himself. He gave up everything for the nation".
Watch Mark Austin's interview with Winnie Mandela on ITV News at 6.30pm
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Winnie 'blessed' to be there for Mandela's last breath
Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie told ITV News in an exclusive interview she was "blessed to be there for his last breath".
Winnie Mandela told ITV News presenter Mark Austin: "I went close to him and I noticed he was breathing very slowly ... I was trying to feel the temperature [of his skin] and he felt cold.
"Then he drew his last breath and just rested ... He was gone".
Watch Mark Austin's interview with Winnie Mandela on ITV News at 6.30pm
Salmond sends condolences to family of 10th victim
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his "deepest condolences" to the family of the 10th victim of the Glasgow helicopter crash.
Joe Cusker, 59, was named as the 10th victim of the crash after he died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he had been receiving treatment.
"I am sure that everyone in Scotland will join with me in expressing our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Joe Cusker, the 10th person who has died as a result of the Clutha Vaults helicopter crash," Scotland's First Minister said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has lost a loved one following this terrible tragedy and with those who remain in hospital."
Survey: New mothers feel ‘bullied’ into breastfeeding
New mothers often feel "bullied" into breastfeeding, a survey into maternity care found.
The survey by the Care Quality Commission said 41% of women felt "inadequately supported" when feeding their new baby and that the pressure to breastfeed made them feel isolated and guilty.
One new mother said the feeding issue was "the most upsetting part" of her care.
"Midwives and health visitors make you feel bullied into breastfeeding… I was desperate to breastfeed during my pregnancy, and I was devastated when I couldn't, but the comments and the way you are made to feel guilty is totally unacceptable,” the woman said.
East Anglia air ambulances return to service
East Anglia air ambulances have returned to service after helicopter operator Bond Air Services suspended a number of flights over a "defect" in one aircraft.
