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'Barraco Barner' tweeter hits back after global ridicule
The 20-year-old insists she has 17 GCSEs but admits her tweet did not sound the most politically astute. She cannot believe the reaction.
Read the full storyUkrainian naval officer 'hostage of Russian soldiers'
A Ukrainian naval officer says he is a hostage of Russian soldiers who took over his Western Crimea base overnight, ITV News International Correspondent John Irvine reports.
Ukrainian naval officer says he"s a hostage of Russian soldiers who took over his Western Crimea base overnight#crimea
Read: Ukrainian and Russian soldiers in stand-off at Crimea military base
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Max Clifford 'victim': I didn't think I'd be believed
A woman who claims she was indecently assaulted by Max Clifford in 1966 says she didn't report the alleged incident because she thought she wouldn't be believed.
Asked why she didn't tell the police about her claims he "lunged" at her in a car, the woman said that she had not considered reporting it as she felt it would be her word against his.
"I just wanted to put it behind me," she added.
The woman said had told friends when he became more famous that: "I had a a really bad experience with him".
She added that she felt "lucky and scared" at the time and didn't tell her parents because they we're strict and would have stopped hereever going out again.
Clifford denies 11 counts of indecent assault against seven women and girls.
Cameron hails 'good news' on economic recovery
David Cameron has hailed the "good news" on economic recovery after the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said it believed the UK will grow by 2.8% this year.
PM: Good news on recovery from @britishchambers. We must stick to #LongTermEconomicPlan to give everyone a more financially secure future.
Clifford 'lunged at me', woman claims
A woman who was allegedly indecently assaulted by PR guru Max Clifford thought she was going to be raped when he "lunged" at her in his car, a court has heard.
The woman, who cannot be named, claims Clifford indecently assaulted her in 1966 after the pair met at a Wimpy bar in south west London, jurors at Southwark Crown Court were told.
She said that after offering her a lift home, he drove her to an alleyway near a sports field, and produced a book of photographs of him with celebrities, after which she said she would like to meet the Walker Brothers.
Mr Clifford had said "I can arrange that, but this is what you've got to do", the woman claimed.
"He put my seat right back and then he tried for force himself upon me, basically," she said.
"I thought at the time I was going to get raped if I didn't get out of the car, I was just thinking about escape."
Pistorius retches during postmortem evidence
Oscar Pistorius has been heard retching loudly, possibly vomiting, in court as the graphic postmortem details are delivered.
His brother and sister have been reaching out to comfort him, as details of the evidence, barred from broadcast, have been delivered to the court.
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Drone 'used in prison drug smuggle attempt'
An Australian man has been arrested after a drone 'carrying drugs' was apparently spotted near a prison.
Read the full storyDementia blood test could pose 'ethical' challenges
A blood test that could predict the onset of Alzheimer's poses ethical challenges, an expert from the Alzheimer's Society has said.
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that changes in the blood may predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer's.
"Having such a test would be an interesting development, but it also throws up ethical considerations," Dr Doug Brown, the charity's director of research and development, said.
"If this does develop in the future people must be given a choice about whether they would want to know, and fully understand the implications.
Dr Brown said there needed to be larger studies with different populations before it could be turned into a blood test for Alzheimer's disease.
Cameron and Merkel warn Russia of 'consequences'
David Cameron and Angela Merkel have warned Russia of "further consequences" if Moscow attempts to legitimise any attempt by Crimea to break away from Ukraine following a referendum scheduled for March 16.
The Prime Minister and German Chancellor restated their view that the proposed vote in the southern Ukrainian peninsula would be illegal.
Ukraine was top of the agenda for discussions between Mr Cameron and Mrs Merkel at a working dinner last night during the PM's two-day visit to Germany.
Read: William Hague - Russia's Ukraine intervention a 'miscalculation'
Brown : 'Radical transfer of powers to Edinburgh'
The six pillars of Gordon Brown's plan to revamp the UK's relationship with Scotland will outline a "radical" transfer of powers downwards from Westminster and Edinburgh to local communities". It also includes:
- A new UK constitutional law setting out a plan to share resources for defence and security.
- A constitutional guarantee of the permanence of the Scottish Parliament.
- A new division of powers between Scotland and Westminster that gives Holyrood more powers in employment, health, transport and economic regeneration.
- A new tax sharing agreement that balances the commitment of the UK to pool and share its resources.
- New power-sharing partnerships to address shared problems on poverty, unemployment, housing need and the environment.
