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Mild night with mist and fog in the South East
by Alex Beresford - ITV Weather PresenterIt will be a quiet night for most of us with variable amounts of cloud cover and a pretty mild night, especially across Scotland, but with mist and fog forming in the South East.
Review of surgeon finds '8 out of 10 deaths avoidable'
A professional review of 31 of a specialist liver surgeon's patients while with the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, found that 10 went on to die, and "eight of those 10 deaths were avoidable. "
David Paul Berry, a veteran surgeon, who moved to work in Wales from the Leicester area, was active with the health board for 18 months before he was suspended.
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Specialist liver surgeon banned by GMC
Health chiefs have suspended a specialist liver surgeon linked to the "avoidable deaths" of eight patients he operated on in South Wales.
Consultant surgeon David Paul Berry, based at University Hospital Wales, has been banned by the General Medical Council (GMC) from doing any further liver surgery.
Ending apartheid was 'Mandela's greatest achievement'
Ending apartheid in South Africa was Nelson Mandela's greatest achievement according to a new poll.
A ComRes survey carried out for ITV News found that nearly a third of those questioned believed ending the regime topped his other achievements:
- Ending Apartheid - 31%
- Inspiring ordinary people that they can change the world - 19%
- Unifying South Africa - 15%
- Setting an example for how other world leaders should behave - 14%
- Being a figurehead for Africa across the globe - 8%
- Demonstrating the possibilities of peaceful protest - 6%
- Don’t know -** 7%**
The ComRes survey for ITV News questioned 2,029 UK adults.
Liver surgeon suspended over 'avoidable deaths'
The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has suspended a specialist liver surgeon linked to the "avoidable deaths" of eight patients he operated on in South Wales.
London Euston train services 'should resume shortly'
Virgin Trains has tweeted that train services to and from London Euston "should resume shortly" after the station was evacuated:
INFO: Staff are now being allowed back in to London Euston after a small fire has now been extinguished. Services should resume shortly.
National Rail enquiries says there are delays of half an hour:
#Euston station is reopening, residual delays of up 30 minutes are expected.
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All trains suspended in and out of London Euston
NEW: London Euston has been evacuated due to an incident. I will provide further information as soon as I have it
INFO: All trains are suspended in and out of London Euston until further notice.
Update: London Euston train services 'should resume shortly'
US TV actress pleads guilty to sending ricin to Obama
A US actress has pleaded guilty to making the highly toxic agent ricin that was sent in letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in May this year.
Shannon Guess Richardson, from Texas, whose career included minor roles in TV shows such as The Walking Dead and The Vampire Diaries pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and possessing the biological agent ricin, which was found in the letters.
As part of a deal reached with federal prosecutors that has yet to be approved by a judge, the 36-year-old would spend 18 years in prison and then five years on supervised release, according to court documents.
Obama leads Mandela tributes at memorial service
Barack Obama has led the tributes to Nelson Mandela saying that South Africa's democracy is his 'cherished legacy.'
Read the full storyDavid Cameron: I'm on Team Nigella
The Prime Minister has admitted that he is on "Team Nigella", after intimate details of the celebrity cook's personal life and her former marriage to Charles Saatchi were revealed in a high-profile court case.
In an interview with The Spectator, Mr Cameron was asked if he was on Team Nigella: "I am," he said. "I’m a massive fan, I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting her a couple of times and she always strikes me as a very funny and warm person, but I’m also an amateur cook and I like like her recipes."
The prime minister added that he and his nine-year-old daughter Nancy "sometimes watch a bit of Nigella on telly. Not in court, I hasten to add."
