Austrian Alps Fall Kills British Climber

A British climber has died in the Austrian Alps after losing his balance and plunging around 200 metres (650ft) down a slope.

Police said the 42-year-old man, who has not been named, was hiking with a companion in the Tyrol region in western Austria on Friday.

Neither was an experienced climber, according to police.

The area is popular with novice hikers and seasoned climbers, with a rating system that includes "easy" hiking trails, moderate mountain footpaths and "extreme" Alpine routes.

The latest tragedy comes just over a month after a British skier died when he fell down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain in the French Alps.

The man was with another skier when they were caught in a storm while descending the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.

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Cameron Visits British Troops In Afghanistan

By Joey Jones, Deputy Political Editor

David Cameron has travelled to Afghanistan to pay tribute to the work of British troops on Armed Forces Day.

The Prime Minister made an unannounced visit to Camp Bastion in Helmand Province where he met troops on the front line, dined with them in their living quarters and took control of a bomb disposal robot.

He also met Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in the capital Kabul amid faltering efforts to engage the Taliban in a political process of reconciliation.

Mr Cameron's trip to Afghanistan followed comments made by General Nick Carter, a senior British Army officer and deputy commander of the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf).

In an interview with the Guardian, Gen Carter acknowledged there may have been opportunities to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table more than a decade ago.

Mr Cameron was shown some of the latest surveillance equipment

"The problems that we have been encountering over the period since then are essentially political problems, and political problems are only ever solved by people talking to each other," he said.

Speaking in Lashkar Gah, Mr Cameron told Sky News: "I think you can argue about whether the settlement we put in place after 2001 could have been better arranged.

"But at the same time I know that you cannot bank on that, which is why we have built up the Afghan army, built up the Afghan police, supported the Afghan government so that after our troops have left ... this country shouldn't be a haven for terrorists."

Mr Cameron also told soldiers about plans for a permanent memorial to those who have lost their lives in Afghanistan since 2001.

The monument for the 444 British personnel killed in the conflict will be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire and will be funded by fines paid by banks following the Libor scandal.

The Prime Minister joined British troops for a meal at Camp Bastion

Meanwhile, a senior British military source suggested that Nato forces would need to assist the Afghans for up to five years after the combat role ends in 2014.

The British military have committed to running an academy for Afghan officers but the source suggested that Nato could also be required to help with close air support, casualty evacuation and logistics.

A senior No 10 source said it will be for the National Security Council to decide what the UK's ongoing role would be but added: "We have done our fair share."

"The Prime Minister has been clear that we have paid a heavy price and already given a lot," he said.

"Our combat troops will leave at the end of next year.

"The only military commitments we have made beyond 2014 are to part-run the officer academy and to provide financial support to sustain Afghan forces. We have not been asked to do anything more.

"The Prime Minister's view is that we have done our fair share and it will now be for other Isaf partners to carry the main burden."

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EDL Leader Robinson Arrested Amid Tribute Bid

Two English Defence League leaders have been arrested in London as they attempted to march to Woolwich, where Drummer Lee Rigby was killed in May.

Tommy Robinson shouted, "You are enforcing Sharia law", at officers who held him on suspicion of obstructing police as he tried to enter the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

The EDL had previously announced plans to walk through part of the capital before gathering outside Woolwich Barracks, near where Drummer Rigby was hacked to death in broad daylight.

But the Metropolitan Police put conditions on the march which demanded that it ended at Old Palace Yard, opposite the House of Lords.

As well as planning to lay flowers in memory of Drummer Rigby, Mr Robinson and EDL co-leader Kevin Carroll, who was also arrested, were walking to raise money for a young girl fighting cancer.

Sky Correspondent Tom Parmenter said: "They'd walked six miles when they were arrested outside Aldgate East underground station.

"Police had been tracking the walk across London and had regularly spoken to them about their route.

"The EDL leaders had been warned not to go past a large mosque in east London or enter the borough of Tower Hamlets.

"As they approached the boundary of the borough they were warned again by officers who told them they may be arrested."

Mr Robinson and Mr Carroll repeatedly asked if they would actually be arrested before another man approached the pair and assaulted Mr Carroll.

Mr Robinson is led into a police van

Parmenter said: "As police officers tried to deal with the situation the EDL leaders continued to walk forward and then a senior policewoman placed the pair under arrest."

The pair, who were wearing T-shirts bearing the words "support our troops", were led into a police van in handcuffs while complaining about their treatment. Two other men were arrested over the assault.

At the start of the walk in Hyde Park, Mr Robinson had said: "There's two of us doing a charity walk.

"They're (police) saying it (Tower Hamlets) is a Muslim area but to me there is no Muslim area, there are just areas of my capital city that if I have to walk from A to B then you have to walk through."

"Obviously I don't want to get arrested and I don't want to get in trouble so we'll cross that bridge when we get to it." 

Scotland Yard said the conditions were imposed because of fears the march and the gathering would result in "serious public disorder" and it had warned that a breach would lead to arrest.

The Met said it had attempted to work with the EDL to facilitate the march and gathering and offered them two alternative routes that avoided the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is home to the East London Mosque.

In a statement posted on the EDL's Twitter feed, the group said: "Tommy Robinson & Kev Caroll arrested for obstructing the police and carted off."

The statement claimed "negotiations" for their release were taking place and that the pair still hoped to walk to Woolwich to lay flowers.

Mr Robinson earlier replied to a tweet asking him what weather he was expecting for Saturday: "ill be in a cell by lunch time so won't matter. Ha ha"

The EDL campaigns against what it says is the spread of radical Islam, but it has been accused of Islamophobia and previous rallies have ended in clashes with anti-fascist groups.

Earlier this week, two American political activists who founded an anti-Muslim group were banned by the Home Secretary from entering the UK following reports they were to attend this weekend's march.

Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, who set up Stop Islamisation of America and run the website Jihad Watch, have been forbidden from entering the country on the grounds their presence would "not be conducive to the public good".

The police also banned the British National Party from marching from Woolwich Barracks earlier in June and ordered it to move its protest to Westminster.

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Constable's The Hay Wain Attacked: Man Charged

A man has been charged with criminal damage after Constable's masterpiece The Hay Wain was attacked by a protester at London's National Gallery.

Paul Douglas Manning, 57, was arrested on Friday at the gallery after somebody glued a four-inch photograph of a young boy to The Hay Wain.

Manning, of Kirkstone Road, Sheffield, has since been charged by the Metropolitan Police and he was remanded on bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court. He will next appear at Southwark Crown Court on July 12.

No lasting damage was done to the 1821 painting in room 34, a gallery spokeswoman said.

"Conservation staff were on the scene very rapidly and the painting was removed for treatment," she said.

"No damage to Constable's original paint occurred and there is no lasting damage to the painting."

The incident happened as Fathers4Justice said it was abandoning its five-year "attempted engagement with the political establishment" and called on fathers to take "independent weekly direct action" in the spirit of the Suffragettes 100 years ago.

The Hay Wain is one of the country's most recognisable works of art.

It shows an idyllic rural scene with a cart - the eponymous hay wain - in the river Stour in Suffolk.

The National Gallery spokeswoman said it would investigate the security breach but praised "the prompt action and quick thinking" of staff who intervened.

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Lions Tour: Australia Win Levels Series

Australia beat the British and Irish Lions 16-15 to level the three-Test series in a titanic second Test in Melbourne on Saturday.

The Wallabies scored the clinching converted try four minutes from the end and survived a penalty kick after the full-time siren from Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny.

Halfpenny slotted five penalties but missed one from the halfway mark with time expired that would have given the Lions victory.

The Lions dramatically beat Australia 23-21 in the first test in Brisbane last week but the Wallabies overcame a raft of injuries to their backline thanks to a late converted try from Adam Ashley-Cooper and three penalties from Christian Leali'ifano.

"There's still a test series up for grabs, by no means is it over," said Lions captain Sam Warburton.

He added: "It sets it up for a great finale."

The third test, which will be a series decider, will take place in Sydney next Saturday.

The Lions are the favourites to win and if they do, it will be their first Test series triumph since they toppled South Africa 16 years ago.

:: Watch the final test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions on Sky Sports 1HD from 10am on Saturday July 6.

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World's First Three-Parent Baby May Be British

By Frazer Maude, Sky News Reporter

Britain may become the first country in the world to allow babies with three genetic parents to be born.

A landmark decision by the Department of Health has opened the door to controversial treatments for inherited diseases that use donated DNA from a second donor mother.

The Department of Health has announced that the Government intends to publish draft regulations later this year in a public consultation about the IVF-based techniques to eradicate Mitochondrial Diseases.

The new regulations to fertility law allowing the procedures will be issued for consultation and then debated in Parliament.

Should MPs find the regulations ethically acceptable, the first patients could be treated within months.

It is envisaged that between five and 10 three-parent babies would be born in Britain each year.

The aim of the IVF treatments is to stamp out serious Mitochondrial Diseases which can be passed from a mother to her children.

Mitochondria replacement involves transferring nuclear genetic material from a mother's egg or embryo into a donor egg or embryo that has had its nuclear DNA removed.

This would allow a woman carrying Mitochondrial Diseases to have healthy children.

Around one in 200 babies are born each year in the UK with defects in the mitochondria, rod-like bodies that supply cells with energy.

One in 6,500 is seriously affected and can suffer potentially life-threatening diseases including a form of muscular dystrophy.

Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said: "Mitochondrial Disease, including heart disease, liver disease, loss of muscle co-ordination and other serious conditions like muscular dystrophy, can have a devastating impact on the people who inherit it.

"People who have it live with debilitating illness, and women who are affected face passing it on to their children. It's only right that we look to introduce this life-saving treatment as soon as we can."

Allowing the currently illegal techniques would mark a turning point. At present only unadulterated sperm and eggs can be used for assisted reproduction treatments.

Professor Doug Turnbull, one of the leaders of the research project based at Newcastle University, said: "I am delighted that the Government is moving forward with publishing draft regulations this year and a final version for debate in Parliament next year."

One of those affected with Mitochondrial Disease is Nicola Parker.

Ms Parker did not know she had Mitochondrial Myopathy, a condition which reduces her energy levels and restricts her movement, until she had already passed it on to her daughter.

She told Sky News: "No parent would ever want to pass on an illness to their child, so this work should be applauded. It means my daughter could now have the chance of being a mother herself one day, without having to take the risk of this genetic condition being passed on again."

But some people think the techniques are ethically questionable.

The ethical issue is that the techniques will result in a tiny trace of DNA from the donor egg's mitochondria remaining, effectively creating a baby with three genetic parents.

Josephine Quintavalle, founder of the group Comment on Reproductive Ethics (CORE), thinks the creation of children with genetic material from more than two people is incompatible with both human dignity and international law.

"We're obviously outraged, but it's not just my outrage and the outrage of many people in the United Kingdom - it's worldwide.

"People just mustn't sit back comfortably and think this is a great idea; we're going to cure disease and get better.

"It's crossing a line that many, many experts in ethics and genetics and scientists generally are very concerned about worldwide."

Dame Sally said: "There are clearly some sensitive issues here, but it's clear there is general support to allow these treatments subject to strict safeguards. So what we're going to do is move forward."

The researchers at Newcastle University say they need to carry out more tests on human eggs in order to make sure the techniques are proven and safe.

In order to speed up that process they are asking potential donors in the North East to contact them.

Details can be found at www.ncl.ac.uk/eggdonate.

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Wales Rugby Star Mitchell Fined Over Pub Brawl

A Wales rugby player who punched a man in an Australian pub has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay nearly £2,000 in compensation.

Craig Mitchell, 27, was arrested on Sunday morning after knocking lawyer Cian Barry unconscious with a single punch at the Normanby Hotel in Brisbane.

Mitchell had travelled to Australia to watch the Lions Tour when the fight broke out following the team's first Test win against the Wallabies.

The Exeter Chiefs player admitted aggravated assault occasioning bodily harm after he waded into the altercation between fans that Mr Barry was trying to calm down.

Mitchell was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years and fined £1,180.

He was also ordered to pay £1,966 in compensation to Mr Barry.

Mitchell faced court after spending the night in the watch house (file)

Speaking at his sentencing at Brisbane Magistrates Court, Mitchell apologised to Mr Barry, who needed stitches to his face.

"My actions ... were totally unacceptable and unforgivable," he said.

But after the case, Mr Barry said Mitchell should have been jailed, saying the apology meant nothing.

"He comes running in from 10 metres away from the side and smashes me off my feet," Mr Barry said.

"Luckily I had some people around who caught me so didn't smash the head on the ground too hard but it could have been a lot more ugly.

"I just hope the government does something about tightening up the legislation so that from this point on there's some real changes."

Lions fans celebrate the team's win against the Wallabies

Mr Barry was first punched by Welsh tourist Richard Andrew Davies, and then by Mitchell.

Davies was also fined £654 and ordered to pay Mr Barry £1,310 in compensation over the brawl.

Mitchell's lawyer John Cook said Mitchell had his passport back and was free to leave the country.

"We're in a position now where he wants to head off, he's had a night in the watch house, he had very little sleep and was obviously very anxious because a term of imprisonment (was possible)," he said.

Mitchell spent Thursday night in custody ahead of his sentencing after he expressed reservations about paying compensation at short notice.

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Balcony Warning After Britons Hurt On Holiday

A British holidaymaker has been killed and several others hurt after falling from balconies, even though the summer getaway is yet to begin.

The Foreign Office said it was aware of seven cases so far this year - half the figure for the whole of 2012.

Four people were injured - one of them fatally - in June alone.

Many falls involve some of the three million young holidaymakers who head overseas every summer, sometimes drinking vast amounts of alcohol or taking drugs.

They are especially common in popular resorts such as Sunny Beach in Bulgaria and the Spanish island of Majorca.

Jon O'Shaughnessy, British consul in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, said: "Accidents can and do happen and climbing from balcony to balcony, jumping off them or drinking excessively while on one only increases your chances of something going wrong.

"All too often these incidents cost lives but the risks can be avoided if you take a moment to just think about the possible consequences."

Amid fears of further balcony deaths this summer, the Foreign Office and Association of British Tour Operators (ABTA) have launched a new campaign warning of the dangers of high-rise accommodation.

A leaflet offering advice on staying safe features a picture of the injuries Jake Evans suffered after falling head first from a balcony in Magaluf while reaching for a cigarette lighter.

The 19-year-old from Liverpool fell seven floors onto a plastic sun lounger, fracturing his skull, snapping his wrist and breaking all the fingers on his right hand.

He said: "Drinking most definitely affects your judgement. Had I been sober I'm sure I wouldn't have made the same decision to lean over for the lighter.

"Looking at the height I fell and my injuries I know I'm lucky to be alive.

"But the accident has changed my life. I have recurring problems with my back and right wrist and doctors have told me I probably always will."

The warning follows the death of Liam Davies, also 19, who is believed to have fallen more than 130 feet to his death after returning to his hotel in Sunny Beach after a night out with friends.

The teenager's body was found on the ground below the balcony of his room earlier this month.

Mr O'Shaughnessy said: "Our staff have seen the devastating effects a momentary lapse in judgement can have on victims and their families and we are working hard to ensure people understand the risks."

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Moors Murderer Ian Brady Loses Prison Bid

Ian Brady will stay at a maximum security hospital after losing his £250,000 legal bid to be transferred to a jail.

The decision, which follows a week-long public hearing, means the Moors Murderer will remain at Ashworth Hospital on Merseyside on the grounds that he is mentally insane.

The tribunal was the first time Brady has been seen in public since the 1980s, when he was taken back to Saddleworth Moor in the search for the bodies of two of his victims.

The hearing was also the first time he had spoken in public since being jailed for life at Chester Assizes in 1966.

But families of the victims have criticised the mental health tribunal, saying it gave Brady the opportunity to "grandstand".

The decision on Brady's appeal was given by the three-man panel headed by Judge Robert Atherton, who heard the tribunal at Ashworth Hospital.

Reasons for the decision will be given at a later date because of the length of the material the panel needs to consider.

Brady, pictured in 1966, is one of Britain's most notorious killers

After the ruling, Dr David Fearnley, medical director at Ashworth, said the judgement was "consistent with the expert opinions of our clinicians".

"Ashworth Hospital has been subject to in-depth scrutiny and the public has been able to see at first hand the quality of care which we offer to all of our patients," he said.

"Mr Brady suffers from a severe personality disorder and a mental illness which still require high quality care.

"It is a testament to the staff of Ashworth Hospital that we have been able to stabilise his schizophrenia to the degree we have.

"However, his condition is chronic and will require this support for the foreseeable future."

Terry Kilbride, whose brother John was one of Brady's victims, said he had "good reaction" to the decision.

"It means that they're going to keep him alive," Mr Kilbride said.

Brady has been at Ashworth Hospital since 1985

Brady - who claims to have been on a hunger strike since 1999 - told the hearing he was merely "a petty criminal".

He described his crimes as "recreational killings" which were part of an "existential experience".

His legal application challenged the order made under the Mental Health Act when he was transferred from prison to Ashworth in 1985, when he was diagnosed as being a paranoid schizophrenic.

Brady's legal team argued that, despite his severe personality disorder, he is not mentally ill and therefore no longer fulfils the legal criteria for detention in hospital.

He suggested that, if he is allowed to go back to a jail, he would be "free to end his own life" by starving himself to death.

Brady, whose legal costs will be paid by the taxpayer as he gets legal aid, has the right to challenge the decision, which would require a further hearing at an Upper Tribunal.

Brady and his partner, Myra Hindley, were convicted of luring children and teenagers to their deaths, with their victims sexually tortured before being buried on Saddleworth Moor.

Hindley died in hospital, still a prisoner, in November 2002 at the age of 60.

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Woolwich Soldier Murder: Date Set For Pleas

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent

Two men accused of hacking a soldier to death near a military barracks in Woolwich will be asked to enter a plea in September.

Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, and Michael Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, London, are both charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in May.

They spoke only to confirm their names as they appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from separate rooms at HMP Belmarsh.

The men were told a plea and case management hearing would take place on September 27. They are expected to stand trial on November 18.

Drummer Rigby was attacked as he returned to base after working at the Tower of London.

Drummer Rigby died from multiple cut and stab wounds, a post-mortem found

An inquest heard the soldier, who was 25, suffered such "extensive and serious" injuries that he had to be identified using his dental records.

Adebolajo and Adebowale are also charged with possesion of a firearm with intent to cause others to believe that violence would be used.

Adebolajo faces further charges for the attempted murder of two police officers.

He appeared to still have his left arm in a bandage after being shot by armed officers at the scene of Drummer Rigby's death.

Members of Drummer Rigby's family were in court for the short hearing.

The case was adjourned.

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Costa Del Sol: Family Die In Murder-Suicide

Three members of a family have been found dead in a Spanish apartment in an apparent murder-suicide believed to be linked to the daughter's disability.

It is understood that a note left at the home on the Costa Del Sol, where the bodies of the man, a mother and her daughter were found, said the daughter's disability had become too much and had pushed them to the edge.

It is thought the note was written by the man, who is believed to be British, and has been named locally as Philip Wood.

The mother, Sheila, and daughter, Sophie, have been confirmed as Irish.

Officials have so far been unable to confirm where in Ireland Mrs Woods comes from.

The trio were found inside the apartment in Mijas, Fuengirola, on Wednesday by their landlord.

A police van parked outisde the house (Pic: diariosur.es)

Police said they were working on the theory that the deaths were a murder-suicide. It is thought the three died from gunshot wounds inflicted by one of the adults.

The man and woman, a couple in their 50s, and their daughter, in her late 20s, were understood to have been long-term residents of the area.

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin confirmed the woman and their daughter were Irish passport holders. Officials are attempting to contact their next of kin.

The Foreign Office in London said it was "liaising closely" with the local police and was ready to provide consular assistance.

Speaking on Wednesday evening after the bodies were found, a Guardia Civil spokeswoman said the family were renting the property where they were found dead.

"The latest information we have is that the owner of the house had not heard from the family for a few days and had not been paid," she said.

"He went to the house today and when there was no reply at the door, he went inside. Inside he saw the man dead on the sofa and immediately called the Guardia Civil.

"When officers inspected the house they found the wife and the daughter dead in a bedroom. The initial hypothesis at this early stage of the investigation is that this was a murder-suicide."

The spokeswoman said she could not confirm reports that the daughter had Down's Syndrome.

Mijas is a popular town with a reputation for being family friendly with its many cafes and restaurants.

Its centre is a typical Andalusian white-washed village, and the Britons' crime-scene apartment is on a pretty mountainside.

The town has three distinct neighbourhoods - the village high in the mountain, a more modern development and an eight mile stretch of sea punctuated by pretty villages.

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Lawrence Mum 'Wants Smear Claims Answers'

The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has said she "wants answers" after meeting the Home Secretary to seek an inquiry into claims police tried to smear her family.

Doreen Lawrence asked Theresa May for a "public and open inquiry" into the claims by a former undercover officer that her family were targeted between 1993 and 1997.

Speaking outside the Home Office afterwards, Mrs Lawrence, who was accompanied by her surviving son Stuart and her lawyers, described the meeting as "promising".

Theresa May will meet the family again soon

"She said all options are open and she explained about the different reviews that are going on at the moment and how it could be expanded," she said.

"I made my point quite clear. For the past 20 years the fact that we as a family have been talking about corruption and we have undercover officers trying to smear our family.

"I want answers. I want to know who was the senior officer who signed that off.

"We had no idea this was going on from 1993 until 1997."

After the meeting, the current head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, confirmed he would meet with the murdered teenager's mother at Scotland Yard on Friday. 

Earlier this week Mrs May said the claims could be investigated by two existing inquiries - a police probe into the activities of undercover officers and another led by Mark Ellison QC into allegations of corruption in the original investigation into Stephen's murder.

But Mrs Lawrence said she did not trust the existing police-led investigation into undercover officers and expressed her shock at the claim that her family was targeted.

"I felt sick to the stomach because it was not what I expected. We thought that we'd heard everything," she said.

Stephen's father, Neville, has called for a judge-led inquiry

"This is just the tip of the iceberg now."

Stephen's father Neville has called for a judge-led inquiry into the smear claims, claiming that the current investigations are not enough to get to the truth.

Mrs Lawrence and her legal team will meet again with Mrs May, but they have not yet been given a date.

A Home Office spokesman said: "The Home Secretary is grateful to Doreen and Stuart Lawrence and their representatives for coming to the meeting today.

"The Home Secretary understands that these fresh allegations have only added to the suffering of the Lawrence family. She will now reflect on the best and quickest way to get to the heart of all outstanding questions and will speak to the Lawrence family very soon."

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Payday Loans Firms Face Competition Inquiry

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed it is to refer the payday loans market to the Competition Commission to investigate "deep-rooted" problems.

It announced its decision following a period of consultation, having already issued the market's biggest participants with an ultimatum to clean up their act or risk being closed down.

The OFT said it decided to make the referral because it continues to suspect that features of the market "prevent, restrict or distort competition" and it could not tackle them under existing laws.

The areas of concern include:

:: Practices that make it difficult for consumers to identify or compare the full cost of payday loans, undermining competition over price for loans.

:: Barriers to switching between lenders when loans are rolled over that prevent other lenders competing for this business.

Payday firms are accused of making loans that cannot be paid back in time

:: Variable levels of compliance with relevant laws and guidance leading to firms that do invest time and effort complying being at a competitive disadvantage to firms that do not.

:: A significant proportion of borrowers have poor credit histories, limited access to other forms of credit and/or a pressing need to borrow. The cost of the loan may therefore be a less significant factor for borrowers, which may weaken competition on price between lenders.

The watchdog said it was also worried that lenders were competing primarily on the availability and speed of loan approval, rather than price and that some business models appeared to be predicated on making loans which were unaffordable, leading to borrowers paying far more than expected through rollovers, additional interest and other charges.

It said lenders appeared to derive up to 50% of their revenue from such practices.

The OFT had previously identified a series of other issues, including lenders not carrying out proper affordability checks before lending or rolling loans over.

Consumer groups say many penalties for late payments are extortionate

Firms were also accused of failing to explain adequately how payments will be collected and acting aggressively to claw back debts.

The OFT said it expected responses by the end of July from all 50 payday lenders it contacted earlier this year, giving them 12 weeks to demonstrate they complied fully with their legal obligations.

To date, five of the 50 lenders have informed the OFT that they have left the payday market while three firms not included in the crackdown have had their consumer credit licences revoked.

Clive Maxwell, OFT chief executive, said "We have seen evidence of financial loss and personal distress to many people.

"The Competition Commission can now conduct a detailed investigation to get to the root causes and, if necessary, use its far reaching powers to fix the payday lending market."

Payday lenders expressed disappointment at the OFT's decision and urged the commission to take into account their own attempts to clean up the industry and give borrowers more protection.

Russell Hamblin-Boone, chief executive of the Consumer Finance Association, said: "No other sector has faced such intense scrutiny in such a short space of time.

"We would have preferred the inquiry to have been deferred to allow the significant improvements that lenders have made to take effect."

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Spending Cuts 'Will Tip More Kids Into Poverty'

Government spending cuts and tax and benefit changes will tip another 600,000 children into poverty by 2015, according to a new report.

The findings, published by the Children's Commissioner for England, warns economic measures to slash the deficit will hit families the hardest.

It claims its research suggests the Government may not meet its legal obligations to children and young people.

Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK is bound by international law to uphold children's rights to the maximum extent of available resources.

Independent economists behind the report, called A Child Rights Impact Assessment of the 2013 Budget, examined the full effect of the Government's tax and benefit reforms.

It found single parents and those with disabled children were being particularly hard hit, and that income of families with children had fallen by over twice as much as those without.

Families with children make up around 32% of working-age families in England and will bear more than half - 51% - of the costs of the benefit and tax changes for 2010-15, it said.

The report concluded families with children in the poorest 10% of the population are losing an average of £40 per week, with those in the lowest 20% and 30% losing £30.

It warned these losses represented a "very serious reduction" in income when the poorest families with children live off around £370 a week.

Universal credit reforms in 2015 will partially offset the impact but will not cancel out all the losses for the families since 2010, the researchers said.

Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England, described the report as the "most comprehensive and accurate analysis we have to date on what exactly is happening to the poorest and some of the most vulnerable members of society".

She said: "It makes uncomfortable reading: they are getting progressively worse off and more children are entering poverty.

"Ultimately, that means more children going without the basics because their parents and carers cannot afford them."

But the Treasury said the analysis "presents an incomplete picture".

A spokesman said: "It does not take into account the Spending Round announcements, including the continued protection of the schools budget and spending on the pupil premium, which provides extra funding for the most disadvantaged pupils."

The Children's Commissioner for England was set up as an independent voice to champion young people's interests and highlight their concerns.

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Police Dog Bites Boy In Oldbury Back Garden

By David Crabtree, Sky News Midlands Correspondent

A 10-year-old boy has been attacked and badly injured by a police dog while playing in his grandmother's back garden.

Tom Cutbill was bitten up to three times by the animal on Sunday afternoon during a police search for metal thieves in the Oldbury area of Sandwell in the West Midlands.

The dog, on a leash with its handler, entered the private back garden where the boy was playing during the pursuit.

The German Shepherd cross mauled the boy's right leg. Tom required two hospital operations and is now recovering at the family home in Rowley Regis.

The boy's father expressed his disgust and shock at what had happened.

Martin Cutbill, 40, a warehouse manager, told Sky News: "I am disgusted and want  to know how this was allowed to happen. I am shocked and amazed.

"My son has gone through a terrible time. He is only recently out of hospital, starting to take his first steps on crutches. It happened on Sunday afternoon.

"There were quite a few puncture wounds and tears to his skin. We haven't heard much from the police."

The child's grandmother is reported to have witnessed the attack, telling local newspaper the Express and Star that it was "like a horror movie".

West Midlands Police issued an unreserved apology to the child and his family.

The force has informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission, and is carrying out its own investigation into how the boy came by the serious injuries while the dog, a German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois cross, was on a leash.

The dog's handler had been sent to support fellow officers who were searching an area near Western Road for four men seen running away from a quantity of copper wiring.

Chief Inspector Ian Marsh said: "This poor young boy has gone through an absolutely horrendous ordeal and my thoughts are with him and his family as he recovers from his injuries.

"We apologise unreservedly for what has happened and have launched an investigation to fully understand exactly how an innocent young lad came to be bitten by a police dog in the safety of his own back garden.

"Police dogs and their handlers receive intensive training and play crucial roles in the arrest of suspects day in, day out, but on the very rare occasions where things go wrong, it's vital we understand why and learn the lessons to ensure it doesn't happen again."

The officer and the dog involved continue to carry out regular duties after an initial independent assessment.

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Mum Yvonne Walsh And Baby Killed: Man In Court

A 28-year-old man has appeared before a district judge charged with murdering a woman and her seven-month-old baby.

Wesley John Williams was charged last night with the murders of 25-year-old Yvonne Walsh and her son Harrison at a house in Birmingham.

Williams, of Chells Grove, Billesley, Birmingham, spoke only to give his name, address and date of birth during a two-minute hearing at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.

Both victims, who died as a result of pressure to the neck, were found at their home in Chells Grove on June 2.

Williams, wearing a grey T-shirt, nodded during the hearing to confirm that he understood the charges against him, and was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.

Today's hearing before District Judge Jan Jellema was told that Williams is alleged to have murdered Ms Walsh and her son between May 31 and June 2.

In a statement issued last night, Hayley Firman, head of the West Midlands CPS Public Protection Unit, said: "I have advised officers from West Midlands Police that there is sufficient evidence and that it is in the public interest to charge Wesley Williams with the murders of Yvonne Walsh and her seven-month-old son, Harrison Walsh.

"The decision was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.

"Wesley Williams now stands charged with a criminal offence and has the right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that nothing should be reported which could prejudice this trial."

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Woman With Pushchair Attacked At Rail Station

Police have released CCTV images of a man after a woman with a pushchair was attacked as she left a train station, leaving her son with a fractured collarbone.

The woman's two-year-old son was injured as she was dragged to the ground during the assault at Highams Park station, north east London.

Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) and the Metropolitan Police attended the station after the woman was attacked at around 3.30pm on Sunday.

Detective Constable Gerry Hughes said: "The victim, who had her two-year-old son in a pushchair, was approached by a man at Walthamstow Central station.

The woman's two-year-old son suffered a fractured collarbone in the assault

"They both boarded the 2.47pm Liverpool Street to Chingford service as the train arrived at Walthamstow Central around 3.03pm.

"During the journey, the man began to racially abuse the victim.

"When the train arrived at Highams Park station, the victim left the train with her pushchair."

He said the man then attacked the victim, who is also black, pulled her hair and dragged her to the ground along with the pushchair. The man then left the scene.

DC Hughes added: "The victim was left understandably shocked but uninjured.

"This was an unspeakable attack on a mother and son, and we are determined to find the man responsible."

:: Anyone with information should contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 using reference B9/LNA of 24/06/13 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Redditch Mosque: Swastikas Daubed On Walls

Racist graffiti - including swastikas - has been painted on a mosque in Redditch after intruders forced their way into the site.

The damage at the mosque in Jinnah Road was caused between 2am and 4.30am on Wednesday and was discovered by a targeted police patrol.

The graffiti had been sprayed on to walls and at least half a dozen windows using paint taken from builders' cabins on the site.

Intruders had forced their way onto the site through a gate and then broke into the main building of the mosque.

The site in Jinnah Road, Redditch, was broken into on Wednesday morning

Superintendent Kevin Purcell, North Worcestershire police commander, said: "For as long as I can remember the relationship between the Muslim community in Redditch, the police and the wider community would best be described as excellent.

"Due to incidents happening nationally, targeted patrols have been put in place and these will now be further increased as we will not tolerate mindless attacks of this nature.

"I will be arranging meetings with the chairs of the mosques, local civic leaders and the Independent Advisory Group to reassure them of our commitment and determination to do everything possible to prevent and further such incidents and track down those responsible for this attack."

The graffiti comes just days after detectives in Walsall launched a major hate crime investigation when a small home-made bomb exploded near a mosque.

National Front symbols were also painted on windows

Around 150 people were evacuated from their homes in the Caldmore area of Walsall on Saturday night while bomb disposal experts made the device safe.

West Midlands Police said a loud bang heard by residents late on Friday "appeared to be consistent" with the device exploding. No one was injured and it caused minimal damage.

Last week two men were charged in relation to an alleged arson attack at a mosque in Gloucester, and an Islamic cultural centre in Grimsby was hit by petrol bombs last month.

Mosques in Braintree, Essex, and Gillingham, Kent, have also been targeted.

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Ex-Pilot Guilty Of Murdering Wife In Crash

An ex-airline pilot has been convicted of murdering his wife after he deactivated her airbag and deliberately crashed their car into a tree.

Iain Lawrence, 53, was told by High Court judge Mr Justice Leggatt he would serve a minimum of 24 years after being found guilty of murdering his wife Sally.

Prosecutors said Lawrence adopted the brace position as the car crashed into a tree as Mrs Lawrence, who was not wearing a seat-belt, died almost instantly.

Lawrence had denied deliberately driving his car into a tree to murder his 47-year-old wife and claimed it was an accident.

Sally Lawrence died along this road in Oadby, Leicestershire

But the jury of six men and six women at Leicester Crown Court took just over eight hours to convict him of murder by a majority verdict of 11-1.

The court heard that Lawrence disabled the passenger airbag of his red Peugeot before the crash in Gartree Road in Oadby, Leicestershire, on October 6 last year and, in the moments before the car struck the tree, unclipped his wife's seatbelt.

Sentencing Lawrence, Mr Justice Leggatt said: "The way in which you killed Sally was both brutal and carefully planned.

"How you got Sally into your car, and whether by trickery or force, no-one but you can know. I suspect it was a combination of the two.

"It was not chance but the result of your careful and cold-blooded planning that you came away from the collision with a few bruises while Sally died of catastrophic injuries."

During the trial, jurors heard that Lawrence was struggling to cope with the break-up of his 12-year marriage.

The couple, of Ring Road, Oadby, were going through an acrimonious divorce and had "locked horns" over the settlement the night before the crash.

They were still living together at their matrimonial home at the time of the crash, although they were leading separate lives.

Mrs Lawrence, who was seeing another man and had instigated divorce proceedings months earlier, had told friends she feared her "calm and cold" husband would try to kill her.

Lawrence claimed he knew nothing of his wife's affair until after her death.

Giving evidence, he told the court he had suffered a spasm in his leg moments before the crash, leaving him unable to hit the brakes as the car headed towards the tree.

Jurors heard that he feigned unconsciousness behind the wheel following the crash.

Witness Peter Hawkins, a retired firefighter, told the jury: "It was as if a child was squeezing his eyes shut pretending to be asleep.

"He was squeezing but the eye was twitching."

Following the sentencing, Mrs Lawrence's sister Catherine Kudhail said: "Sally's murder was an act of pure evil. She was an inspirational, caring, kind young woman with a huge heart. She was so full of life."

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Spending Review: Osborne Wields The Axe Again

George Osborne has set out his spending plans for beyond the next election as he draws the battle lines before the country goes to the polls in 2015.

The Chancellor outlined how he will slice £11.5bn from Whitehall department budgets, extending the age of austerity into the next parliament.

In his last spending review in 2010, Mr Osborne set out plans to eliminate the deficit by 2015 - allowing the cuts to end in time for the election.

But sluggish economic growth and a rising deficit have forced him to impose further drastic savings for 2015/16.

Mr Osborne said his actions had "taken our economy back from the brink of bankruptcy" and declared Britain was emerging from "intensive care".

George Osborne and Danny Alexander leaving the Treasury on Wednesday

But he said "challenges from abroad" such as the eurozone crisis meant the country has to continue to make savings.

He conceded that the spending review involved "difficult decisions" but added: "There never was an easy way to bring spending under control."

Ministers face cuts of 8% on average, although health, schools and overseas aid are still ringfenced - forcing deeper reductions in other areas.

The Treasury, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Environment and Department of Communities and Local Government have all agreed to extra savings of 10%.

Business loses out by 6%, the Foreign Office by 8% and the Home Office by 6% and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland offices face 2% cuts.

The public sector faces a further squeeze, with pay rises limited to up to 1% on average for 2015/16 and automatic pay progression scrapped for all but those in the armed forces.

The move will provoke fury from public sector trade unions, who claim their members are already paying the price of austerity.

But the Chancellor said: "Keeping pay awards down and ending automatic progression pay means that, for every pound we have to save in central administration, we can better limit job losses."

According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, another 144,000 people working for the Government will also lose their jobs by 2015/16.

Thousands of ex-pat pensioners face losing their winter fuel payments and further details were announced about the planned cap on welfare spending.

Mr Osborne said housing benefit, tax credits, disability benefits and pensioner benefits apart from the basic state pension will be subject to the limit.

Labour has suggested it could include pensions in any cap and experts have warned if the handout is not, any limit will be "meaningless".

The Chancellor vowed that the defence resource budget will stay at £24bn in cash terms and the equipment budget will be £14bn, rising by 1% in the coming years.

He confirmed there would be no further cuts to troop numbers but said the civilian workforce would be slashed.

There was some positive news as billions more was pledged for key infrastructure projects over the next five years, further details of which will come on Thursday.

More than £3bn in capital investment will go on affordable housing, Mr Osborne said.

He also promised the largest programme of investment in roads for 50 years and in railways since the Victorian age.

And counter-terrorism is being given a rare cash boost, with MI5, MI6 and GCHQ seeing a 3.4% rise in its budget worth £15bn over five years.

The Commons statement is highly political, coming less than two years before the next election and outlining plans for a time he hopes the Tories will be in power alone.

Mr Osborne said: "I know that times are still not easy for families. But we have a clear economic plan. We've stuck to it. It is working. And I'm determined to go on delivering it."

Labour claims the Government will go into 2015 with state debt at £96bn and has pushed borrowing up by £245bn more than planned at the last spending review.

However leader Ed Miliband has said he cannot promise to reverse any of the cuts in day-to-day spending announced by Mr Osborne if he wins the next election.

Ahead of the statement, Sky's City Editor Mark Kleinman revealed that the Government's main body for encouraging inward investment and promoting British companies abroad, UKTI, faced an 8% cut to its budget.

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Wimbledon: Fans Hit Out Over Empty Seats

A row has broken out over the number of empty seats on the main courts at Wimbledon on the first day of the championships.

Swathes of unoccupied seats were shown on television with many blaming the number of tickets set aside for sponsors.

Sports personality Gary Lineker vented his frustration on Twitter: "Lots of empty seats on centre court. Corporate lethargy no doubt.

"What a waste of tickets so many could give their right arm for #wimbledon."

Tennis fan Neil Harris tweeted: "Please can someone explain to me as if I'm a 2 year old why there are empty seats at #Wimbledon2013 yet can't buy ticket to save my life!"

Andy Murray on his way to an easy win

Impatient4Evita added: "Seems Wimbledon tickets have been wasted on businesses & sponsors, empty seats because they can't be bothered turning up. Sound familiar?"

The criticisms echoed those last summer over the number of vacant seats at the London Olympics.

Organisers the All England Club played down the backlash, saying supporters would naturally leave their seats to get refreshments at what is an all-day event.

Crowds began flocking to SW19 as early as Saturday in the hope of watching the British number 1 Andy Murray in action.

Pippa and James Middleton watched the play on Centre Court

But such was the demand that even fans who joined the queue on Sunday afternoon were disappointed.

NHS worker Elaine Williams, 55, from Birmingham, who queued with her husband Les for the 10th year running, said: "There are a lot more people here than in previous years.

"We normally arrive at the same time - around 4.30am - and we were absolutely gob-smacked when we got here this time."

An estimated 8,000 tickets were handed out on Monday morning for before the queue closed at 7.45am - the earliest time ever, according to organisers.

Rafael Nadal waves to fans after crashing out of the men's singles

Those lucky enough to get tickets for Centre Court were not disappointed. They saw Murray cruise into the second round with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win over German Benjamin Becker.

His victory came after French Open winner Rafael Nadal made a shock exit from the tournament, losing in straight sets to the Belgian player Steve Darcis.

Murray was watched by a number of high-profile tennis fans including the Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa Middleton, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice.

Heather Watson and Laura Robson will be leading the charge for Britain on Tuesday, with world number 1 Serena Williams also in action.

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Prism Scandal: UK Security Services Face Action

Human rights group Liberty is taking legal action against the British security services amid fears its communications were hacked.

Liberty has issued a claim against the intelligence services over their suspected involvement in the Prism and Project Tempora privacy scandal.

A spokesman for the group said it was believed their electronic communications may have been unlawfully accessed by the security services and staff at the communications centre GCHQ.

It has issued a claim to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), suggesting the human right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence could have been breached.

Liberty wants the IPT to establish whether British authorities used Prism or Tempora to bypass the rules governing access to personal material.

James Welsh, its legal director, said: "Those demanding the Snoopers' Charter seem to have been indulging in out-of-control snooping even without it - exploiting legal loopholes and help from Uncle Sam.

"No-one suggests a completely unpoliced internet but those in power cannot swap targeted investigations for endless monitoring of the entire globe."

Documents disclosed by US whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest GCHQ secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data.

The agency is said to be able to tap into and store data from the cables for up to 30 days for analysis under an operation codenamed Tempora.

GCHQ is also said to have accessed information about UK citizens via the US National Security Agency's secret Prism monitoring programme.

The Cheltenham-based agency insists it is "scrupulous" in complying with the law and Foreign Secretary William Hague has dismissed claims that it used Prism to circumvent the law as "baseless".

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Jane Austen Set To Appear On New £10 Note

Plans have been drawn up to put the novelist Jane Austen on the £10 banknote.

The author of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma is a "clear candidate" to replace Charles Darwin on the new note, the Bank of England's outgoing governor Sir Mervyn King said.

It follows criticism that with Sir Winston Churchill to take the place of social reformer Elizabeth Fry on the £5 note as early as 2016, there would be no female figures on UK currency apart from the Queen.

During his final public appearance Sir Mervyn said Austen was "waiting in the wings" as the likely replacement for Darwin.

He told the Treasury Select Committee that the novelist had already been chosen as a "reserve" figure in case the Churchill £5 note suffers "technical problems".

The design for the Churchill note was released in April

Sir Mervyn said: "Any time we produce a note there are always two notes we have running in parallel - the figure we are actually using and a reserve figure, so if there are technical problems with the first note we can run with the second.

"That second figure often becomes a figure on the following note.

"The figure that we've been working with for two years, we've said already that it's a woman - I can tell you today it's Jane Austen.

"That clearly is a candidate for the £10 note down the road."

Some 50 labour MPs and peers have backed a campaign to keep a woman on British banknotes.

Plans have not been finalised for Churchill's appearance on the £5, but they currently show his portrait alongside a view of Westminster with Parliament's clock showing 3 o'clock - the approximate time on May 13, 1940, when he declared in a speech: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

British personalities have featured on the back of banknotes since 1970 and other figures have included Charles Dickens, the scientist Michael Faraday and composer Sir Edward Elgar.

The final decision on who appears on banknotes will be made by Sir Mervyn's successor Mark Carney, a Canadian.

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Stephen Lawrence: Met Boss Backs Inquiry Plea

Britain's most senior police officer says he would back a public inquiry into claims that undercover officers hunted for information to smear the family of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.

However, Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe warned the process could be lengthy and inconclusive.

Former officer Peter Francis has said he was told to dig up "dirt" on Neville and Doreen Lawrence shortly after 18-year-old architecture student Stephen was killed in an unprovoked racist attack at a bus stop in southeast London in April 1993.

Mr Francis said he was also asked to target Stephen's friend, Duwayne Brooks, who witnessed the murder, and other campaigners angry at the failure to bring his killers to justice.

Bernard Hogan-Howe warns an inquiry could be lengthy

Speaking on radio station LBC, Sir Bernard said: "If you do have a public inquiry, it can take a long time and it's not always conclusive at the end of it.

"Secondly, if there is more wrongdoing discovered, it still has to come back to the police or to the IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) to investigate and prosecute.

"A public inquiry can decide who did what, but if you want to get into a criminal prosecution or a misconduct process, it still has to fall back to the police. You might end up having two parallel things.

Stephen's father, Neville, now lives in Jamaica

"I'm content that the investigation has to continue to establish the facts, and if the Government or Parliament decides that it would prefer a public inquiry, then of course we would support that."

London mayor Boris Johnson said the arguments for a judge-led inquiry are powerful, but quicker processes should be considered.

He said: "Everybody understands that it is important to have an investigation into what happened that is not conducted exclusively by the Metropolitan Police Service. We cannot have them investigating their own alleged malfeasance.

"It has got to be done by somebody independent, as Neville quite rightly says.

"The question is: is a judicial process the right way forward or is there another approach we could take that is quicker, less drawn-out, and which will give the Lawrence family the satisfaction they deserve?"

Theresa May making a statement to the Commons on Monday

He suggested that the new Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales, Tom Winsor, could be asked to speed up his inquiry instead.

"Everybody has been shocked by the idea the police could mount a barrage of denigration and deprecation of people who were campaigning for justice - that is just not right," said Mr Johnson.

"Everybody can see how wrong it was for somebody to issue those orders, if that is indeed what happened, and we need to get to truth as fast as possible."

Mrs Lawrence said "nothing could justify" smear tactics

Neville Lawrence has called for a judge-led inquiry into suggestions of a smear campaign, dismissing as "completely unsatisfactory" Home Secretary Theresa May's announcement that they would be examined by two continuing inquiries.

In a statement issued from his home in Jamaica, Mr Lawrence said: "I understand that the Home Secretary has announced that she will extend the inquiries of Mark Ellison QC and Operation Herne, I would like to make it clear that I find this completely unsatisfactory.

"I am convinced that nothing short of a judge-led public inquiry will suffice and I have no confidence that the measures announced today will get to the bottom of this matter."

He added: "I've always felt that my family was under greater investigation than those guilty of killing my beloved Stephen. It is unthinkable that in the extremely dark days and months after my son's murder that my family were subject to such scrutiny."

Referring to the claims, Mr Lawrence's ex-wife Doreen told The Guardian newspaper that "nothing can justify" the use of such tactics.

Prime Minister David Cameron has described the allegations as "horrific" and vowed to "get the full truth out".

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Moors Murderer Ian Brady: 'I Am Not Psychotic'

Ian Brady has told his mental health tribunal he is not psychotic as he attempts to be transferred from a high-security hospital to prison.

The Moors Murderer, giving evidence at Ashworth hospital where he has been held for 28 years, also appeared to deny he would try to commit suicide if he is moved to jail.

He compared himself to a monkey in a cage being poked with a stick as he said: "You cannot make plans when you have no freedom of control, movement or anything."

Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and tie and his customary dark glasses, Brady has been speaking publicly at length for the first time since 1966.

The child killer, 75, told the tribunal that it would be "easy" to cope in jail if he was kept locked up 24 hours a day and kept apart from other prisoners.

Brady, who has been on so-called hunger strike since 1999, has previously said he wants to starve himself to death in prison where he cannot be force fed.

Currently, he is fed through a tube in his nose, although the tribunal panel heard on Monday he is actually eating other foods and makes himself toast every morning.

Brady is one of Britain's most notorious killers

Brady described his life behind bars, how he enjoys "eclectic, freewheeling conversation", how he studied German and psychology and how he walks up and down in his cell reciting Shakespeare and Plato.

Brady said he had "more freedom" in prison - he spent time in Durham, Parkhurst and Wormwood Scrubs. He remembered mixing with the Kray twins, the Great Train Robbers and various terrorists.

He also alluded to his time as a barber, when he claimed he would trim the beards of prison staff.

Brady made reference to his notoriety as a prisoner, saying the public and media are obsessed with the Moors murders case.

He said: "Why are they still talking about Jack the Ripper, after a century? It fascinates them so, the dramatic background, the fog, cobbled streets. The Moors is the same thing... Wuthering Heights, Hound Of The Baskervilles."

Sky's Tom Parmenter said: "He was asked his mental health which is crucial to the hearing because it is his claim that he should not be in a high-security hospital but instead an ordinary prison.

"He was asked about talking to himself in jail, and he said when he was in solitary confinement he would memorise the pages of Shakespeare or Plato and then recite them in his cell.

"He said if he drops a glasses case in a corridor and mutters to himself that would be seized by an opportunistic member of staff and used as evidence. But he also said at the tribunal 'Who doesn't talk to themselves?'"

Brady has denied he is psychotic

His legal team say he has a severe narcissistic personality disorder but is not mentally ill and could be treated in prison rather than hospital.

But Ashworth says Brady is still chronically mentally ill and remains a paranoid schizophrenic who needs around-the-clock care.

He has refused medication and therapy for his mental disorders since 2000 as he is "wholly resistant" to any treatment and now tries to hide his mental illness, the tribunal panel was told earlier.

Brady, speaking in a low, halting Scottish accent, said he went on hunger strike after being "attacked" by 12 warders where he had his wrist broken.

He recalled he was in his room and heard chanting of "do not resist". He said the warders were dressed in riot gear and balaclavas and held him down for an hour.

Myra Hindley was also convicted of child killings

He said he was moved by the riot gear staff to another ward at Ashworth and then the next day - September 30, 1999 - began his hunger strike.

His lawyer Nathalie Lieven QC asked him directly why he wanted to leave Ashworth. Brady said originally it was a "decent and progressive" regime when it was the "star" of the specialist hospitals such as Broadmoor and Rampton.

But he complained that the regime changed when Ashworth went from being run by the Home Office to being under the control of the NHS.

"Security ruled care," he said. "Of course, that was not official policy, it was covert." He described Ashworth, and the like, now as a "penal warehouse".

The last time Brady spoke so publicly was in court in Chester when he was convicted 47 years ago and jailed for life for three murders in the 1960s.

Brady and his partner, Myra Hindley, were convicted of luring children and teenagers to their deaths, with their victims sexually tortured before being buried on Saddleworth Moor, east of Manchester.

Brady was given life for the murders of John Kilbride, 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and 17-year-old Edward Evans.

Hindley was convicted of killing Lesley Ann and Edward and shielding Brady after John's murder, and jailed for life.

Both later confessed to the murders of 16-year-old Pauline Reade - whose body was found in 1987 - and 12-year-old Keith Bennett whose body has not been discovered.

Hindley died in hospital, still a prisoner, in November 2002 at the age of 60.

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Gus Poyet: Brighton Boss Fired During TV Show

A "surprised" Gus Poyet learned he had been sacked as Brighton manager while working as a football pundit on a live television programme.

The Uruguayan was appearing on the BBC, which was covering the Confederations Cup match between Spain and Nigeria.

Poyet, 45, found out about his dismissal when the show's staff handed him a copy of a club statement during the first half.

The programme's host Mark Chapman read out the statement about the sacking in the half-time break.

The club had announced the dismissal, which had not been unexpected, on their Twitter feed.

Poyet said: "I think the BBC have a great story forever, because a manager getting information that he is being released from his employment by the BBC is quite surprising.

"I have had no communication, no texts, no email. I didn't receive anything on my phone, so it is all up to you and the timing.

"The only thing I'm concentrating on is the appeal. I will appeal because it's the right thing to do."

The statement claimed the club had informed Poyet of the decision, but he refuted that.

After the match ended, Poyet re-appeared on screen and revealed the Championship side had subsequently made contact.

Poyet plans to appeal against the sacking

In the statement, Brighton said Poyet's three-and-a-half-year tenure had been terminated following a decision by the Seagulls' internal disciplinary panel into a, so far, unidentified matter.

It said: "Gus Poyet has been informed today by Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club's internal disciplinary panel that his employment has been terminated with immediate effect.

"This followed his suspension, an investigation, and a subsequent formal disciplinary process. In line with the club's own procedures, and UK employment law, Mr Poyet now has a right of appeal. As such, the club will make no further comment on this matter."

Poyet confirmed he would be appealing against the decision.

Brighton have remained tight-lipped over the reasons for the disciplinary action against Poyet and he declined the opportunity to shed any further light on the club's reasons for his dismissal.

His feud with the club had gathered pace since Brighton suffered a play-off defeat to Crystal Palace last month.

Poyet, assistant manager Mauricio Taricco and coach Charlie Oatway were subsequently told to stay away from the club in the wake of a disciplinary hearing, although Taricco's ban has since been lifted.

Poyet said he had not expected Sunday's decision, which came after a disciplinary hearing had to be adjourned last week when he opted not to attend.

"Not really. Today there have been plenty of phone calls between the representatives," he said.

"Everybody and the viewers can take their own conclusion about the way I have been informed.

"(Are they) messing with my career? We'll see. I think it is too early to say. I'm looking forward to making sure we clear this."

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Doctors Condemn Hunt In No Confidence Vote

The British Medical Association has passed a motion of no confidence in Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

The vote by the organisation, which represents more than 150,000 doctors and medical students, was held at the union's annual conference in Edinburgh.

Presenting the motion, Dr Jacky Davis said that Mr Hunt was leading the Government's "ideological attack on the service and on staff".

It was passed with an "overwhelming majority".

Dr Davis said the NHS had been "wrecked" by the Government, adding: "Leading the attack (on the health service) has been the Health Secretary. His main purpose seems to be criticising the service and undermining the staff.

"He is at the forefront of a new political blame game, blaming frontline NHS staff for the predictable chaos resulting from his Government's reforms and cuts."

He added: "The Health Secretary is ready to blame anything and anyone rather than put the blame where it really belongs - with his Government and their cuts, closures, rationing and the debacle of NHS 111 and most of all of course the infamous mess of the Health and Social Care Act.

"We are watching a good service brought to its knees by vandals in Westminster."

Jeremy Hunt at University College Hospital last week

Dr Mark Porter, the chairman of the council at the BMA, accused the coalition of going "out of its way to act against the interests of patients".

A motion claiming the Government's reforms were "bad for patients, bad for the NHS and bad for the public" was also passed as doctors called for the repeal of the Health and Social Care Act.

In his first speech as council chairman, Dr Porter attacked calls for doctors to provide 24-hour care 365 days a year as "ridiculous" and warned the NHS could fail if medics were ignored.

He insisted the health service could "barely afford" its current model because it was struggling to cope with cuts and structural change.

"Doctors are desperately trying to just deal with the sheer, unparalleled scale of demand on existing services," he said.

"And we experience overwhelming frustration that we cannot achieve the changes and improvements that we can see are so necessary to deal with this pressure.

"Therefore, colleagues, above all else, our task this week and in the year ahead is to make sure that the voice of the profession is heard. If it isn't, the NHS will fail."

The votes came as senior doctors were expected to call for NHS patients to pay top-up fees for some services, arguing that the state can no longer provide everything for free.

They are expected to demand that a list of "core" services is drawn up to tell patients what they can and cannot expect from the health service.

Gordon Matthews, from the BMA consultants' committee, will say the public must be told explicitly "what can be funded from central taxation and what cannot".

"A publicly funded and free-at-the-point-of-delivery NHS cannot afford all available diagnostics and treatments," he is expected to tell the conference.

"Everyone recognises that we're in times of austerity, there isn't a lot of money around, while public expectations have gone up and up, medical treatments have become more expensive and there isn't an easy way to square the circle."

A survey found around two thirds - 65% - of medics feel less empowered because of red tape and inadequate staffing levels following changes imposed by the coalition.

Ministers claimed the Health and Social Care Act would put doctors in the driving seat but only two months after its implementation, the poll reveals disquiet about its effects.

Many doctors questioned by the BMA said they felt "hindered" from making improvements in patient services because of the new rules.

Of the 1,000 doctors surveyed, some 81% described pressure at work as "high" and GPs were the group reporting the highest level of pressure.

Dr Porter said: "It is a grave cause for concern that those who wanted to make improvements to patient services feel there are barriers prohibiting that.

"It is particularly worrying that the pressures so many doctors are experiencing on a daily basis appear to be getting worse.

"The Government wants to give doctors more control so they can work effectively for their patients, yet they often find this impossible in the face of an unprecedented funding squeeze, inadequate staffing levels and rising patient demand."

Dr Porter warned ministers not to blame parts of the NHS and to work more with staff to resolve the current problems. "Doctors should be encouraged and supported, not burnt out and drowning in red tape," he said.

"If the NHS is to survive another 65 years there must be a clear recognition that we are reaching boiling point with patient demand."

His comments come after a row over an A&E crisis, which the Government has partly blamed on GPs failing to do enough out-of-hours work.

A Department of Health spokesman said: "It is completely right that the Health Secretary demands the best possible care for patients.

"Following the findings of the Francis Inquiry and other recent reports, it is clear that the culture of the NHS needs to change and it is disappointing that the BMA union still doesn't accept that."

The NHS is ring-fenced from the Government's drastic cuts, with the coalition committed to delivering a real terms increase in health spending.

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Alps Killings: Al Hilli Brother Arrested

A man has been arrested over the murder of three members of his family and a cyclist who were shot dead in the Alps, according to Sky sources.

Zaid al Hilli, 54, was held by Surrey Police, who have been investigating the deaths of husband and wife Saad and Ikbal al Hilli, Mrs al Hilli's mother Suhaila al Allaf and cyclist Sylvain Mollier.

The suspect - Saad al Hilli's brother - was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder at an address in Chessington at around 7.30am, police said.

Surrey Police said the arrest was pre-planned and the result of ongoing inquiries.

The four victims were gunned down near Annecy in the French Alps in September last year.

The couple's two young daughters, aged seven and four at the time, survived the attack on the family's estate car.

Older sibling Zainab was shot in the shoulder and hit in the head by her attacker, but recovered from her injuries.

Her four-year-old sister Zeena survived by hiding under her mother's skirt in the back seat of the vehicle and was only found by police eight hours later.

Police believe Mr Mollier was an innocent bystander, killed because he was passing at the time of the attack on the family.

Surrey Police set up a Joint Investigation Team to work with their French colleagues - with up to 100 officers working on the case.

In May, Surrey Police issued an appeal for help to trace a vehicle, thought to be UK-registered, which was seen near the crime scene.

Detectives said the 4x4 was being driven on the Combre d'Ire Road in Chevaline, near Annecy, about 20 minutes before the shooting.

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Keanu Williams: Mother Guilty Of Son's Murder

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent

The mother of a two-year-old boy who was found beaten to death after suffering months of abuse has been convicted of his murder.

Keanu Williams was found in January 2011 at the home of his mother Rebecca Shuttleworth's boyfriend, Luke Southerton.

Southerton had called 999 and told operators that Keanu - known as "Kiwi" - had stopped breathing, was pale and had not been well all day.

The toddler was pronounced dead at hospital.

During the trial Birmingham Crown Court heard that Keanu had 37 external marks of injury on his body.

A police van outside the Birmingham flat where Keanu was found

As well as a fist-sized tear found in his abdomen, which caused substantial bleeding, Keanu had bruising to his chest, head and back.

The prosecution said that Keanu's injuries were not an "isolated event" but the culmination of months of ill-treatment.

Shuttleworth, 24, was also found guilty of four counts of child cruelty.

Southerton, 31, was cleared of murder and manslaughter but found guilty of one count of child cruelty against Keanu.

In a statement, Keanu's aunt Angela Shuttleworth paid tribute to him.

A battered sofa in the flat where the toddler died

She said: "Keanu (Kiwi) was an amazing little boy who had developed a real personality. He was full of life and loved playing with his siblings and cousins.

"He enjoyed all his toys and would empty the toy box every time he came to play, but he especially loved Iggle Piggle from In The Night Garden.

"Kiwi also loved food - he ate everything and was hungry all the time.

"Since the tragic death of Kiwi, we haven't been able to grieve or say goodbye to him properly. The whole family has been torn apart by this and his death has left a gaping hole in our lives.

"We hope now this is over we can lay Kiwi to rest and begin to have some closure."

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France: British Man Killed During Ironman Race

A 30-year-old British man has died after crashing in the cycling section of the Nice Ironman event on the French Riviera, emergency services have said.

The man, believed to be from London, went off the road on a corner and crashed into a wall in Tourrettes-sur-Loup, inland from Nice.

He was said to have suffered a major head injury. A helicopter was sent to take him to hospital, but he died on the way.

The accident happened at around 9.30am on Sunday.

Competition organiser Yves Cordier said: "It was probably driver error that caused the athlete to skid, so that his head hit a rock, causing a concussion.

"Our primary duty is to support this man's family and let the police carry out an investigation before we create rumours. We must protect the family."

The family of the victim asked race authorities not to disclose the competitor's identity.

It was said to be the first death at any such event in France.

News of the fatality left the racegoers shocked, but the event continued, with Belgian Frederiek van Lierde taking first place.

On the podium, the three winning triathletes held a minute's silence out of respect.

Ironman competitions are an extreme form of the triathlon.

The event in Nice involved a 3.8km swim, a 180km cycle ride and running a full marathon (42km).

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Wind Farm Plan In Bristol Channel 'Catastrophic'

By Emma Birchley, Sky Correspondent

A battle is being fought to stop one of the world's biggest offshore windfarms being built in the Bristol Channel as the race continues to hit tough targets on renewable energy.

The Atlantic Array is a development of 240 wind turbines that will be visible both from South Wales and North Devon.

If planning permission is granted, it would provide enough power for 900,000 homes and reinforce the UK's status as the global leader in offshore wind power.

But Steve Crowther from the Slay The Array campaign says it will be "environmentally catastrophic".

"They call this an offshore wind farm - it's inshore. It is between this beautiful Devon coast visited by four million people every year and the Pembroke coast visited by three million people every year.

"And people don't come here to see the landscape and the horizon covered in wind turbines. They come here for peace, tranquility, rural settings and seascapes."

But with the Government committed to offshore wind power, the number of turbines is only going to increase.

One of the biggest players in the industry is DONG Energy.

Steve Crowther says the wind farm will destroy the beauty of the area

It operates the 48 turbines at Gunfleet Sands near Clacton, which have been up and running for three years and supply electricity to 120,000 homes in Essex.

UK wind power manager for the company, Benj Sykes, says despite concerns about the efficiency of wind farms, they are generating energy more than 80% of the time.

"They are becoming more efficient by the day and Dong Energy is committed to improving that further.

"By the end of the decade we will see the cost of energy coming down by something like 40%, making them competitive with other technologies."

And with nearly 8000 miles of coastline there is plenty of opportunity for further development.

Offshore wind turbines in the UK can currently generate more than 3GW watts of energy - enough to power two million homes.

In all, 12.5% of the UK's electricity is already created from renewable sources.

The target is to produce around 30% by 2020, which means building many more turbines - and that creates jobs.

In Brightlingsea, an entire business has been built because of the Essex wind farm.

Andy White, chairman of Ctruk and Cwind, said: "Three years ago we didn't exist. We started the two companies to go out and help build offshore wind farms for the utility companies so three years ago we had zero people working for us and now three years on we have 150 people working for us."

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Brighter 'Supermoon' Graces Weekend Skies

A 'supermoon' has been appearing in skies this weekend as it appears in its biggest and brightest form of the year.

The phenomenon, known as a perigee full moon, occurs when the Moon reaches its closest point to Earth.

It will appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter, particularly on Sunday night when viewing conditions are likely to be better.

"The clearest skies will be across southern and western parts of England," said meteorologist Billy Payne.

The "Supermoon" rises over the temple of Poseidon in Greece

"Although most places will have a good chance of a clear view."

At its closest, the Moon will be 222,000 miles from Earth, compared with 250,000 miles at its farthest point.

The Moon's distance from Earth varies because it follows an elliptical orbit rather than a circular one.

The most significant effect of the 'supemoon' will be high tides, with scientists dismissing any notion that the phenomenon could cause bizarre behaviour or natural disasters.

:: Send us your pictures of the 'supermoon' and we may include them in a special gallery.

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Osborne: Economy 'Leaving Intensive Care'

Chancellor George Osborne will claim the British economy is "moving from rescue to recovery" as he unveils his fresh round of spending cuts for Whitehall.

Mr Osborne will deliver his spending review on Wednesday, setting out £11.5bn of cuts in Government departments in the year after the next General Election.

He has confirmed a deal on defence spending will mean further job cuts at the Ministry of Defence - but no reduction in military manpower.

Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Osborne said: "I have settled the defence department, which people thought was going to be one of the biggest and most difficult challenges, so I have agreed with Philip Hammond a defence budget.

"It's going to involve some tough choices. The civilian head count is going to have to reduce in our defence department, we are going to have to renegotiate, with some of our big suppliers, the contracts.

"But I can tell you there will not be a reduction in our military capability, we are not going to reduce the number of our sailors, soldiers and airmen.

"In fact we are going to be able to spend some more money on things like cyber, which is the new frontier in defence."

The Chancellor also confirmed plans to use fines from the banks to support British troops and veterans.

He said: "We can do this in part because we are using the money we have taken off bankers involved in the Libor scandal.

Mr Osborne says he has done a deal on defence spending with Philip Hammond

"So the people who demonstrated the very worst of British values in the Libor scandal, in the City, are now supporting those who have demonstrated the very best of British values - our soldiers who gave so much to defend the country."

Mr Osborne said the Prime Minister's pledge before the last election to protect winter fuel payments for all pensioners applied to this parliament - but did not confirm that it would extend beyond the 2015 poll.

He said: "All those pensioner benefits, not the basic state pension, all those other pensioner benefits of course we have got to look at how we can afford them."

Alongside the cuts the Chancellor will announce plans for an infrastructure plan to "power Britain back into the economic premier league", using savings to invest in roads, railways, education and science.

Final details of the spending review are still being worked out and Mr Osborne confirmed that some ministries, including Vince Cable's Business Department, are yet to agree their settlements.

Mr Osborne is expected to tell MPs on Wednesday: "Britain is moving from rescue to recovery. But while the British economy is leaving intensive care; now we need to secure that recovery.

Ed Balls calls on Mr Osborne to pump money into the economy

"Full recovery won't be easy but I won't let up in my determination to put right what went so badly wrong."

Mr Osborne has come under pressure to invest in capital projects in order to help the fragile recovery and he will give details of  "a long term infrastructure plan".

He will say: "We're saving money on welfare and waste to invest in the roads and railways, schooling and science our economy needs to succeed in the future.

"I know that times are still not easy for families. But we have a clear economic plan. We've stuck to it. It is working. And I'm determined to go on delivering it. Now, together, we're moving Britain from rescue to recovery let's build an economy that works for everyone."

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls urged Mr Osborne to pump money into the economy now in order to reduce the need for cuts in two years' time.

Writing in the Sunday Mirror, he said: "Instead of planning more cuts two years ahead, they should use this week's spending review to boost growth and living standards this year and next year.

"More growth now would bring in more tax revenues and mean our public services would not face such deep cuts in 2015."

He said the Government should boost lending to businesses with a new British Investment Bank and reintroduce the 10p income tax band.

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NHS Cover-Up: Burnham Denies Pressuring CQC

Former health secretary Andy Burnham has denied pressuring the NHS watchdog to tone down criticism of hospitals during his time in the job.

Mr Burnham has faced questions about whether he influenced hospitals' watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at the time it gave Morecambe Bay NHS Trust a clean bill of health, despite deaths of mothers and babies.

Labour's shadow health secretary insisted he did not cover up any problems at England's hospitals in the run-up to the 2010 General Election and was in fact "actively working to identify them".

An open letter from David Morris, the Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, asked Mr Burnham: "How much 'pressure' did you put on the CQC to 'tone down' its criticism of hospitals?

"You were the Labour Secretary of State for Health, when the first whitewash inspection of the Morecambe Bay NHS trust occurred in the spring of 2010. This was a crucial pre-election season for you."

Mr Burnham told Sky News' Dermot Murnaghan that the suggestion he pressured the CQC was "fundamentally disproved" by the decisions he took while in office.

He cited his decision in 2009 to set up the Francis Inquiry to investigate failings at Stafford Hospital and said he was "taking steps" to address concerns about the health watchdog.

He said: "I can't recollect every detail of every discussion that I had in that period with the CQC.

Joshua Titcombe's father wrote to Mr Lansley three years ago

"I am confident that it wasn't brought to me that there was a major problem at Morecambe and action needed to be taken - that didn't happen.

"What I'm saying is I don't know whether concerns were raised as part of a more general meeting and I would have to review all the paperwork to provide that extra assurance."

In his reply to Mr Morris, he denied any hospital problems were swept under the carpet.

David Morris has also asked Mr Burnham to make public any emails, texts and letters in which the CQC was discussed and detail conversations he had with former CQC bosses Cynthia Bower and Baroness Young before the hospital was given a clean bill of health.

Meanwhile, Professor Sir Brian Jarman - head of the major healthcare information provider - has told Sky News that he alerted Morecambe NHS Trust to its high mortality rates in December 2009, but nothing was done.

His comments come as it emerged that another former health secretary, the Conservatives' Andrew Lansley, was warned about baby deaths at Furness General Hospital three years ago.

Mr Lansley received a letter from James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died aged just nine days at the hospital, raising concerns over inaction by the CQC.

"Despite all of these regulatory bodies, Joshua's death was preceded by the preventable deaths of other babies, yet no action was taken in time to make a different (sic) to our son," wrote Mr Titcombe.

Ex-CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower denies there was any cover up

He continues, "...there seems to be a gap in that the CQC can not investigate individual events and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman do not assess complaints to their office against principles of patient safety".

Mr Titcombe told Sky News he believes the CQC may have been under pressure from senior health officials not to uncover another big hospital scandal.

The reply to his letter from the Department of Health said it was unable to comment on individual cases.

Mr Lansley also faces allegations that he told whistleblower Kay Sheldon he was considering her dismissal from the CQC board after she warned a public inquiry in 2011 that the CQC was in disarray and public safety was at risk.

A Department of Health spokesman said: "The then Secretary of State, Andrew Lansley, was asked to consider removing Kay Sheldon from the CQC Board by the previous Chair of the CQC, Dame Jo Williams. He chose not to remove her.

"He ordered a review to establish the facts around how Kay Sheldon's raising of concerns about the CQC were handled, taking into account all perspectives.

"After considering its recommendations and the representations of Kay Sheldon he decided that she should remain a member of the Board."

Another whistleblower, former CQC head of media Roger Davidson, has told the Sunday Telegraph that he was forced from his job just before the 2010 General Election, after telling how one quarter of NHS Trusts had failed to meet basic hygiene standards.

In addition, a senior NHS official is facing calls to resign over links to Morecambe Bay.

Mike Farrar, who heads the body representing NHS trusts, was in charge of North West Strategic Health Authority (NWSHA) at the time of the failings.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman confirmed it was investigating complaints against the NWSHA.

Former bosses of hospitals' watchdog CQC have been accused of covering up a report which criticised their original inspection of the Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. They deny the claims.

The CQC gave the trust a clean bill of health in 2010 despite the deaths of up to 16 babies.

James Titcombe and other families who lost babies at the hospital are now calling for a police investigation and an independent inquiry to establish who knew about the alleged cover-up.

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