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Hull among four cities on 2017 UK City of Culture shortlist
Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have made it through to the shortlist for the UK's next City Of Culture.
The locations were announced by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey after the independent advisory panel looked at 11 bids for the four-yearly accolade.
Locations which failed to make today's 2017 shortlist list were Aberdeen, Chester, East Kent, Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Southampton, and Southend-on-Sea.
The winning City Of Culture will be announced in November with the victor expecting a major boost in tourism and investment.
'It's going to be a long fight but we have got to do it'
Relatives of the soldiers killed in Iraq said they believed they still had "a long hard fight" ahead of them after they won a fight for the right to sue, but said were ready to battle for compensation.
Pte Hewett's mother, Sue Smith, 51, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, said: "They can no longer treat soldiers as sub-human with no rights. It's been a long fight but it's absolutely brilliant. Now serving soldiers have got human rights."
She added: "What we have done here will make a difference to a lot of people."
L/Cpl Redpath's father, Colin Redpath, 57, of Hornchurch, Essex, said: "Hopefully this will help our armed forces' safety in future combat zones. The Ministry of Defence has got a duty to supply the right equipment. Now that has been established."
He added: "It's probably going to be a long hard fight from now on. But we have got to do it."
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Hammond 'concerned at wider implications' of ruling
The Defence Secretary has said that he is "concerned about the wider implications" of the Supreme Court ruling which has allowed families of servicemen killed in Iraq to sue the Government for damages.
Our thoughts remain with those who were injured and the families of those who sadly lost their lives.
The most important priority is the protection of our troops and since this litigation started a wide range of protected vehicles including Mastiff, Ridgeback, Husky, Wolfhound, Jackal and Foxhound, have been available to commanders to match the most appropriate available vehicle to specific tasks based on the assessment of the operational risk.
I welcome the fact that the Court has upheld the principle of the doctrine of combat immunity, albeit suggesting that it should be interpreted narrowly.
However, I am very concerned at the wider implications of this judgment, which could ultimately make it more difficult for our troops to carry out operations and potentially throws open a wide range of military decisions to the uncertainty of litigation.
– Philip Hammond, Defence SecretaryWe will continue to make this point in future legal proceedings as it can't be right that troops on operations have to put the ECHR ahead of what is operationally vital to protect our national security.
Freddie Starr re-bailed
Freddie Starr's lawyer said the comedian is hopeful he will be able to clear his name after he was re-bailed following his arrest by officers investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal.
Starr, 70, was re-bailed until 28 August after he was due to answer bail today.
His lawyer, Dean Dunham, said: "Mr Starr was due to answer bail today, Wednesday June 19. However, the police have decided to re-bail him to August 28 and in the circumstances he was not required to attend the police station today.
"Mr Starr has maintained his innocence throughout and has assisted the police with their inquiries at all times.
"We are hopeful that the police inquiries are drawing close to a conclusion at which time Mr Starr will be able to confirm that he has publicly cleared his good name and reputation."
Peppa Pig World: Facebook page 'out of our control'
A spokeswoman for Peppa Pig World has confirmed that its Facebook page has been hacked, but said it was "frustratingly out of our control".
The official page for the Peppa Pig World attraction in Southampton has been littered with random photographs and comments in the last 24 hours.
She said: "We remain in contact with Facebook and are doing everything we can to resolve the issue. The page has continued to experience spam posts but we are relieved that they appear to be inoffensive at present."
Parents have been venting their frustration on the Facebook page, with one writing: "If you're posting pics like this why don't you make your own page and update as many piccys as you want ... Grow up and get a life!"
Read: Peppa Pig apologises after 'children told to go to hell'
Cow rescued after falling through roof
Devon and Somerset Fire service have rescued a cow after it fell through the roof of a farm building and into a pit.
A specialist rescue team placed lines around the animal to pull it to safety. It was then checked over by a vet.
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Detailed replica of King Richard III's skull goes on display
A new 3D printed replica of King Richard III's skull has been loaned by Loughborough University to an exhibition in Leicester charting the discovery of his remains in the city.
Experts from the university made the model using scan data, this was then entered into a computer and 'printed' using a 3D printer, a technique that uses a high power laser to fuse small particles of materials into a mass that has a three-dimensional shape. Click here to see a 3D printer in action.
This is the second replica to be made and put on display at the Leicester City Council's exhibition Richard III: Leicester’s Search for a King’ at The Guildhall. This model though is said to be significantly more detailed, allowing visitors to clearly see the fatal injuries the king sustained.
Professor Russell Harris, is leading Loughborough’s involvement in the project. He said: “We are absolutely delighted with the new skull. It is incredibly more detailed than the previous version, and will be invaluable for future studies.”
Images released of temple arson attack suspect
Police investigating a suspected arson attack on a Hindu temple have released new images of a man they want to speak to.
Officers were called to the Adhya Shakti Mataji Temple in Hillingdon, London, shortly after midnight on May 28.
Police are appealing for anyone who can identify the man in the CCTV images to come forward, and to anyone who might have seen anything suspicious or people outside the gates of the temple in the early hours of May 28.
Teacher Forrest will not give evidence in his defence
A teacher who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl and fled to France will not give evidence in his defence.
Jeremy Forrest, a 30-year-old maths teacher, denies one charge of child abduction.
The trial at Lewes Crown Court heard the pupil was 15 years old when she started a sexual relationship with Forrest after developing a crush on him at Bishop Bell CofE School in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Defence barrister Ronald Jaffa told the court that Forrest would not be giving evidence.
Nigel Evans' 'incredulity' at previous rape allegations
In May, the Deputy Commons Speaker Nigel Evans spoke of his "sense of incredulity" after he was arrested over two allegations, that he raped one man and sexually assaulted another.
He said: "The complaints are completely false and I cannot understand why they have been made."
Today he has been arrested on suspicion of three further indecent assaults.
