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Pistorius 'without prosthetic legs' for shooting
Oscar Pistorius was "probably not wearing his prosthetic legs" when he fatally shot his girlfriend through a toilet door, a forensic analyst has told his murder trial.
The matter of whether Pistorius was on his stumps is critical to the case as it tests his assertions about exactly what happened on the night he killed Reeva Steenkamp in his bathroom on February 14, 2013.
The athlete has said he fearfully approached the bathroom on his stumps and shot Steenkamp by mistake, thinking she was an intruder.
According to his account, he then put on his prostheses and tried to kick down the locked toilet door, and battered it with a cricket bat to get to his girlfriend after realising what he had done.
JG Vermeulen, a forensic analyst, said he believed Pistoriuswas on his stumps when he fired through the toilet door, based on the angle of the bullet marks in the door, which was on display in the courtroom.
However, Mr Vermeulen said the bat was used to hit the door from a low position, and he knelt and swungPistorius's cricket bat at the door to demonstrate his point.
The Olympian and Paralympian denies murdering Reeva Steenkamp
Ex-Lloyds boss hails 'very positive' minimum wage rise
Former Lloyds TSB boss Sir Victor Blank told ITV News the 19p increase to the minimum wage is a "small step but very positive."
He said: "[It's] terrific that it's gone up and so it should. One of the biggest problems I think we have is the growing division between the levels of pay of senior executives and the average level of pay.
"If you look at the figures over the last 15 years, they've just grown apart massively and I think it's quite worrisome and I think it's quite wrong."
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Time-lapse video shows Hampden Park's transformation
A time-lapse video showing the transformation of Hampden Park stadium ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been released.
Read the full storyPistorius covers eyes at blood-covered bathroom
ITV News' Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo is inside the courtroom in Pretoria:
Graphic picture shown in court. Pistorius bathroom - the door lying on the blood-covered floor. In court, Pistorius covers his eye
Woman 'felt repulsed' after alleged indecent assault
An alleged victim said that Max Clifford would come round to her house but her father was always there.
She said that he had a yellow jaguar and that her parents were delighted because people would see the car outside the house, a court heard. The woman said Clifford would talk to the parents about himself, the local area and playing squash with Tommy Steele.
She claimed that Clifford would take her out and remembered going to the Playboy Club one evening to "meet people", the jury heard.
She claimed they would drive around a lot, park up and he would say "he had to really get to know me...know me so well that I would do whatever he asked me", which was a pre cursor to the alleged abuse, Southwark Crown Court heard.
The woman claims she was indecently assaulted by Clifford on seven occasions.
She said: "I remember being repulsed, I remember thinking I can't wait to go home. I felt disgusting, I knew it was wrong but I was still really really frightened."
Clifford denies 11 counts of indecent assault against seven alleged victims.
Cameron: Only Tories will call an in/out referendum
David Cameron has hit out at Ed Miliband over his EU referendum pledge.
Speaking on a visit to Israel, the Prime Minister said only the Conservatives would offer the British people an in/out vote.
Read: Miliband: EU referendum 'unlikely' if Labour wins election
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Miliband applauds Chris Ship's summary of EU policy
Ed Miliband drew laughs as he thanked ITV News' Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship's summary of Labour's "unclear" stance on an EU referendum after giving a speech on the issue at London Business School.
"I thought that was quite a good explanation", the Labour leader said, laughing.
Read Chris Ship's analysis of Labour's "confusing" EU referendum pledge
Pistorius police quizzed on impartiality of investigation
The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has resumed after lunch.
Watch live: Oscar Pistorius murder trial - Day 8
Police witness Lt Col Vermeulon is being questioned by the defence team on the impartiality of the investigation.
The colonel looks flustered and uncomfortable as he's questioned by Roux about the impartiality of the police investigation
91% rise in crimes related to Twitter
There has been a sharp jump in the number of crimes related to using Twitter and Facebook, according to new police data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Figures taken from 25 police forces in England and Wales showed reported crimes involving Twitter have risen from 677 in 2011 to 1,291 last year - a rise of 91%.
Reports of crimes involving Facebook went from 9,917 in 2011 to 13,019 in 2013, a rise of 3%.
However, the number of Twitter-related crimes is dwarfed by those involving Facebook, which numbered over 13,000 last year.
Cameron calls for two state solution during Israel visit
Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated his support for a two state solution for Israel and Palestine during a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Read: Cameron pushes for peace ahead of Israel visit
More: Mixed reaction to Obama calls for two state solution for Middle East peace
