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'Thank you for letting us bring Boris bus to New York'

The Prime Minister opened his address to business leaders by thanking the city authorities for "letting us bring that great Boris bus here to New York".

He said he had noticed the bus was taller than New York's traffic lights, which hang above the lanes of traffic, and said he was concerned they may "lose Prince Harry".

Pictures: PM and Prince Harry take the bus to New York event

PM and Prince Harry take the bus to New York event

The Prime Minister and Prince Harry arrived at a reception for British business leaders in New York City riding a Routemaster bus.

David Cameron and Prince Harry arrive at the event in New York
David Cameron and Prince Harry arrive at the event in New York Credit: Reuters

Earlier in the day, Prince Harry met survivors of Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey.

David Cameron and Prince Harry emerge from the Routemaster
David Cameron and Prince Harry emerge from the Routemaster Credit: ITV News/Georgina Brewer

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Report: Diplomat's letter offers would-be spy $1m wage

The Russia Today website has published a photograph of what it claims is a letter, found in a US diplomat's possession, that was to be used to recruit a Russian as an intelligence officer.

The website also provided the following transcript of part of the letter:

Dear Friend,

This is a down-payment from someone who is very impressed with your professionalism and who would greatly appreciate your cooperation in the future. Your security means a lot to us. This is why we chose this way of contacting you. We will continue to make sure our correspondence remains safe and secret.

We are ready to offer you $100,000 to discuss your experience, expertise and cooperation. The reward may be much greater if you are willing to answer specific questions. In additin to that, we can offer up to $1 million a year for long-term cooperation ...

It goes on to describe how the recipient should open a Gmail account at an Internet cafe, instructing the recipient to expect an email response in "exactly one week".

See pictures of the alleged CIA agent being detained in Moscow

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Cameron's tribute to Boston: 'The UK stands with you'

David Cameron paid tribute to the spirit of Boston's people today as he visited the site of the marathon bombing.

A month after the attack which killed three and wounded dozens more, the Prime Minister toured the memorials in Copley Square accompanied by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

David Cameron and  Deval Patrick.
David Cameron and Deval Patrick.

"Everyone in the UK stands with your great city and your great people," he told reporters in the square.

Mr Cameron said it was crucial to challenge the "narrative of violent extremism".That meant "standing for the values that we believe in", such as freedom, democracy and diversity.

"We know how important it is to stand up and say the terrorists will not win," the premier added.

"We will never give in to terrorists."

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