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Charity has 'grave concerns' over Clare's Law
Refuge's Isobel Shirlaw has told ITV news that the domestic violence charity has "grave concerns" over Clare's Law.
Shirlaw said that, while some people may "possibly" be saved from abuse by the law, "it doesn't really do anything to address the huge problem of domestic violence in this country".
International search for missing Malaysian plane
An international search and rescue operation is underway after a passenger jet disappeared over the South China Sea early this morning.
ITV News Reporter Ben Chapman has the latest:
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China urges Malaysia to 'vigorously push' search work
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang urged Malaysia to "quickly and vigorously push search and rescue work for missing Malaysian aircraft," state news agency reported.
Malaysia Airlines said at least 152 of the 227 passengers on missing Malaysia Airlines flight were Chinese.
Chinese state media and the relatives of passengers onboard the flight criticised the carrier's poor response.
Read: Malaysia Airlines plane goes missing with 239 on board
BBC: Licence fee change could lead to more cuts
The BBC has responded to calls for licence fee avoidance to be decriminalised, warning that removing the threat of prosecution could eventually lead to further cuts to programming.
A BBC spokesman said legislation was "a matter for the Government", but added that any change in the law could lead to more people evading the yearly charge, currently set at £145.50.
"Just a one per cent increase in evasion would lead to the loss of around £35 million, the equivalent of around 10 BBC Local Radio stations," the spokesman added.
Relatives of missing plane's passengers 'kept in dark'
Chinese relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines flight missing between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing accused the airline of keeping them in the dark, while state media criticised the carrier's poor response.
Relatives were taken to a hotel near Beijing airport, put in a room and told to wait for information from the airline, but none came.
Malaysia Airlines said at least 152 of the 227 passengers on flight were Chinese."There's no one from the company here, we can't find a single person. They've just shut us in this room and told us to wait," said one man.
About 20 people stormed out of the room at one point, enraged they had been given no information.
Read: Malaysia Airlines plane goes missing with 239 on board
Baroness Lawrence demands action on 'devastating' claims
The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has demanded the Metropolitan police chief take "decisive action" after a damning report found officers had spied on her family.
Baroness Lawrence has urged Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe to co-operate fully with the judicial inquiry ordered by the Home Secretary following the Ellison review's "devastating" revelations, in a letter seen by the BBC.
Read: Undercover police inquiry after Lawrence case corruption findings
A report by barrister Mark Ellison QC published this week found that one of the officers on the original investigation into Stephen's death, detective sergeant John Davidson, may have acted corruptly.
It was claimed that Davidson had admitted having a "corrupt connection" with Clifford Norris, the gangland boss father of David Norris, who was finally convicted of Stephen's murder in 2012.
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No bad weather reported in lost plane's path
There were no reports of bad weather in the path of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane. The Weather Channel said there were clear skies and no turbulence along the flight's route.
Read: Malaysia Airlines plane goes missing with 239 on board
Father welcomes Clare's Law rollout
A father from Yorkshire whose daughter was murdered by an ex-boyfriend has welcomed a law allowing access to a partner's background.
Read the full storyNATO chief: Insecurity 'more expensive than defence'
The Ukraine crisis should prompt a rethink about defence cuts, the head of NATO said.
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the Crimea stand-off showed insecurity was "much more expensive."
"Recent events in Crimea remind us that there is still a threat in Europe, a potential threat against security and stability," he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
"It is a reminder that European nations should invest sufficiently in our common defence and security.
"Obviously, defence comes at a cost but insecurity is much more expensive.
Team GB grabs first medal in Sochi Paralympics
Jade Etherington and her guide Caroline Powell crowned their first season racing together by winning Great Britain's first Paralympic medal on snow in 20 years in Sochi.
Congratulations @raceyjadeski and @carolineskier on winning silver in the Downhill #GoParalympicsGB http://t.co/jHEpyB8KfF
Here's what silver feels like @raceyjadeski and @carolineskier get @paralympicsgb on the medal table #goparalympicsgb http://t.co/HEyJRZd4h8
Etherington, who celebrates her 23rd birthday on Sunday, is visually impaired and communicates with Powell down the course via radio.
The pair became the first British women ever to win a Paralympic skiing medal, despite the short time they've been racing together.
It was only last April that they first got to know each other, August they first skied competitively together and January this year they first competed as a pair in a downhill.
