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Lib Dems: We'll Protect No 10 From 'Extremes'

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 15 April 2015 | 23.15

Nick Clegg has warned against a coalition that would see Nigel Farage or Alex Salmond walk through the doors of Number 10 as he launched his party's manifesto.

The Liberal Democrat leader said that come 8 May either David Cameron or Ed Miliband would be prime minister but they would not win a majority government and would not hold the "balance of power".

He said it could be Mr Farage, it could be the SNP's Mr Salmond or it could be him and the Liberal Democrats who would provide "an insurance policy against a government lurching off to the extremes".

Mr Clegg said only his party could "add a heart to the Conservatives, and a brain to Labour" and only the Lib Dems could help guarantee the right path between the excessive cuts of the Tories and the excessive borrowing of Mr Miliband's party.

The Lib Dem leader said his party would bring "prosperity for all".

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He warned voters that a Miliband/Salmond coalition would lead to "reckless borrowing" and urged them to keep Mr Salmond out of Westminster by voting in the Lib Dem candidate in Gordon.

And he said: "Imagine for a moment… what will become of our wonderful country in the next five years if Farage gets in."

The Liberal Democrats are expected to win between 20 and 40 seats at the General Election and could again play the role of kingmaker as neither Labour nor the Tories are expected to win a majority.

Unveiling his party manifesto at a trendy art space in Battersea, Mr Clegg set out five deal-breakers for any future coalition cautioning against a lurch to the Left or the Right.

He attempted to persuade voters he could be trusted after the U-turn on tuition fees, which cost the party so much support in the early days of the coalition.

The five pledges on the front of the 160-page manifesto are:

:: Ringfence the education budget from age 2-19

:: Additional £8bn a year funding for NHS by 2020

:: Eliminate deficit by 2017-18

:: Raise the income tax personal allowance to £12,500

:: Green laws including decarbonisation target for electricity

Three of them on the NHS, the deficit and income tax - match promises made in the Conservative manifesto.

Mr Clegg is hoping to persuade voters that his party can be the "proven rock of stability, continuity and conscience".

The Lib Dem leader is keen that people should remember the things the Lib Dems delivered in power - and not the things they could not.

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This includes lifting thousands out of income tax by increasing the personal allowance, a policy the Conservatives have claimed credit for and put at the centre of their 2015 manifesto.

Despite largely being viewed as the scapegoats for unpopular decisions, Mr Clegg, whose manifesto launch was marred by a technical glitch that saw him fall off air during the question session, said that every day in coalition had been worth it because they had helped to make Britain better.

And, like Mr Cameron, he implored voters to be allowed to finish the job.

The Liberal Democrat launch comes on the same day as UKIP's - the other party looking to appeal to the Conservatives in the event of coalition building.

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Oil Find Near Gatwick 'Clarified' By Owner

The company which reported a massive upgrade to an oil find near Gatwick Airport has conceded it was not in a position to properly size it up.

Last week's announcement that up to 100 billion barrels, a potentially "world-class" discovery, had been identified in the Weald Basin sparked excitement and scepticism.

That caution extended to other partners in the project, as previous estimates were as high as 40 billion and as low as 4.4 billion.

Shares in UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) rose by more than 300% at one stage following its original statement last Thursday.

UKOG did not repeat the words "world class" in today's update, which was requested by the junior AIM market on which the company's shares trade.

It said on Wednesday that the oil volumes in the Horse Hill-1 well in the Weald Basin, estimated by US exploration firm Nutech, "should not be considered as either contingent or prospective resources or reserves."

The company, which holds a 20% stake in the Horse Hill development, also admitted further work was needed to "prove its commerciality."

Its chairman David Lenigas had claimed last week the discovery would create "many thousands of jobs" but did say it would take a long time to begin production.

Another partner in the Weald Basin project, Solo Oil, exercised caution at the time of UKOG's upgrade.

Solo chief executive Neil Ritson told Sky News: "We're not actually putting out that number of a hundred billion barrels. I know that a leading academic - Professor Fraser at Imperial - is talking about 40 billion.

"Certainly those numbers are possible, but that's not where we are at the moment. It's early days."

UKOG had said last week that Nutech had estimated that recovery of the oil would be limited at between 3% and 15% of the total.

It also confirmed there would be no use of the controversial extraction method known as fracking to get access to the oil.

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Three Guilty Of Gambler's 'Honeytrap' Death

Three people have been found guilty of the 'honeytrap' death of a professional poker player.

Kyrron Jackson, 28, and Nicholas Chandler, 29, were convicted by a jury of murdering Mehmet Hassan after Jackson's girlfriend Leonie-Marie Granger set the trap.

Care assistant Granger, 25, was found guilty of manslaughter for deliberately targeting the 56-year-old.

Granger had already pleaded guilty of robbery and was found guilty of false imprisonment. The jury found her not guilty of murder.

Chandler had to be restrained by court guards after he began lashing out as the verdicts were handed down.

The court heard how Granger went on dates with Mr Hassan and afterwards reported back that her target was "flashy".

A taxi driver overheard her saying: "This guy is a professional gambler. He has never worked a day in his life."

On the night of the murder, Mr Hassan took Granger to top Mayfair restaurant Nobu before going on to the Palm Beach Casino nearby, where he gave her £1,000 in cash to gamble with.

She was seen kissing the victim "passionately" and a poker supervisor felt compelled to tell the pair to "get a room".

Later he took her back to his Islington flat where she let in her boyfriend Jackson and his friend Chandler as she left to get into a taxi.

The two men used parcel tape to tie up Mr Hassan in his bedroom then kicked him to death and ransacked his home.

The killers were later filmed on Granger's mobile phone throwing wads of £50 notes in the air.

Mr Hassan was a regular at the Playboy Casino on Old Park Lane and the Palm Beach Casino in Berkeley Street, Mayfair, and sometimes won as much as £15,000 at a time.

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Honeytrap plot victim professional gambler Mehmet Hassan

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'Third' Of GPs Thinking Of Quitting Before 2020

A third of GPs are thinking about retiring from general practice in the next five years, according to a survey of thousands of doctors.

Nearly four in 10 (37%) said their workload was too much to deal with, while 53% said it was tough but generally manageable.

Two-thirds (68%) also told the British Medical Association (BMA) that they experienced significant work-related stress, but insisted they could deal with it.

Just one in six said they were unable to handle the stress of their job.

The BMA survey questioned 15,560 GPs and also found one in five trainees (19%) was already thinking about writing off work in the UK in favour of a job abroad.

The doctors' association said it raised doubts over political promises to dramatically boost GP numbers over the next five years.

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, BMA GP committee chair, said the survey painted a bleak picture of frustrated GPs facing "burnout" and swamped by "pointless paperwork".

"In this climate, it is absurd that in the recent leaders' debate, political parties were attempting to outbid each other on the number of GPs they could magically produce in the next parliament," said Dr Nagpaul.

The head of the Royal College of GPs went further and said the pressures on GPs posed a "genuine danger to patient safety".

Dr Maureen Baker said: "Highly trained and experienced GPs are leaving the profession in growing numbers because of the intense and increasing pressures that we are facing, and not enough medical students are entering general practice to replace them.

"This is a genuine danger to patient safety - and to the wellbeing of hardworking family doctors and our teams."

"We simply don't have enough GPs to cope with the increasing demand of our growing and ageing population," added Dr Baker.

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Rory McIlroy Takes On 50 Shades Star At Footy

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent

He may still be chasing the career grand slam in golf but Rory McIlroy has won the bragging rights on the football pitch.

His friend, actor Jamie Dornan, challenged him to a match and the video of the golfer's 2-1 victory has gone viral.

They agreed to play circular soccer, a new concept in the game, devised by Jamie Dornan's father, medical professor Jim Dornan.

Professor Dornan explained: "Modern soccer is all about triangle, triangle, triangle, shoot; triangle, triangle, triangle, shoot; so [with circular soccer] the kids are getting more chance to win the ball, pass the ball and score.

"You're doing that constantly, which is what kids want to do, what people want to do, win the ball, pass the ball, set it up, slot it into the net."

Circular soccer, played at a faster pace in a smaller area, was trialled during the World Cup in Rio and developed by FIFA.

It has been fine-tuned by former Manchester United Elite Academy coach Jackie Evans, the father of footballers Jonny and Corry Evans.

He explained: "When kids are playing football in a wide area obviously there are periods in the game where they're just not active, they're not taking part in the game, they're not participating, whereas this is completely different.

"We can set this down in a small area, it's quite intense, it's quite tiring and the kids get lots of touches of the ball, which in turn you'd like to think the more touches of the ball they get, the more they're going to improve as footballers."

The concept has been hailed as the biggest contribution to football since an Armagh man invented the penalty kick a century ago.

Like most new initiatives, there will be 50 shades of opinion but the box office record-breaking Northern Irish actor is impressed.

"I'm really proud of dad for launching circular soccer," said Jamie Dornan.

"I've great memories of playing a version of the game in the garden as a kid. It's a great concept, and I can see it having a global appeal."

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Windsor Castle Staff Back Industrial Action

Staff described by their union as the "public face" of Windsor Castle have voted to take industrial action in a pay dispute.

The 76 wardens, all members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, voted by 84% in favour of action short of a strike, which could start from the end of April.

Turnout was 82%.

The union said the wardens are employed by the Royal Collection Trust, a charitable arm of the Royal Households, to work at the entrance to the castle, around the grounds and inside the castle protecting artworks and helping visitors.

The dispute centred on the wardens being "expected" to carry out extra duties, such as giving tours of the castle to fee-paying visitors, without pay.

Any industrial action, the PCS added, would probably involve withdrawing from such activities.

Its general secretary, Mark Serwotka, added: "These loyal workers are the public face of Windsor Castle and with this vote their message to their employer is loud and clear.

"Staff should be properly rewarded for their commitment to ensuring visitors from around the world can fully enjoy their time at the castle."

Salaries of the wardens can start at £14,400 a year.

The union claimed staff only narrowly accepted an "unsatisfactory" pay offer last year on the understanding that additional allowances for paid-for tours and other skills would be considered this year.

The Royal Collection Trust said the ballot was "disappointing" but would not affect visitors.

It said: "Following the union ballot, we have been informed that some PCS-affiliated wardens at Windsor Castle will no longer participate in various activities undertaken during their working day, including using their language and first-aid skills, and conducting tours of specific areas of the Castle during August and September.

"These activities have never been compulsory; it has always been the choice of the individual as to whether they take part.

"Royal Collection Trust has since last year been exploring ways to achieve an agreed level of pay for all warden staff.

"Conversations that are part of the annual pay review process are still ongoing and an offer to expand the salary scale for a warden, starting at the Regional Living Wage of £14,695 for new joiners (based upon an average 36 hour working week), has been put to PCS and other unions."

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Parking Notice Gives Clue To Kate's Due Date

Parking restrictions have been put in place near the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge is due to give birth to her second child.

The restrictions, detailed on yellow signs outside the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, will run until 30 April, suggesting the Duchess will give birth by this date at the latest.

Her due date has not been confirmed but reports have suggested it is around 25 April.

There is speculation that the baby, which will be fourth in line to the throne, could arrive on the Queen's birthday on 21 April, or William and Kate's fourth wedding anniversary on 29 April.

Kate is already on maternity leave and will return to St Mary's for the birth following the delivery of Prince George there two years ago.

She and Prince William chose the Lindo Wing as the place to have their first child, following in the footsteps of Diana, Princess of Wales, who gave birth to both her sons there.

Official confirmation that the Duchess is in labour is expected to come from Kensington Palace once she has been admitted to hospital.

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Campaign Urges Minority Groups To Vote

By Hind Hassan, Sky News Reporter

A new campaign is encouraging people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds to vote in order to avoid being left out of the political process.

The campaign has been launched by the non-profit organisation Operation Black Vote (OBV) and features Homeland actor David Harewood, singer Tinie Tempah and the former footballer Sol Campbell.

Posters released as part of the campaign carry the message: "If you don't register to vote, you're taking the colour out of Britain."

Harewood told Sky News the campaign aims to demonstrate that if members of the BME community do not vote, they are removing diversity from Britain.

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He said: "I think there's historical mistrust of some of the institutions in this country. The legacy goes back a long time.

"What we're here to do today is prick their conscience and remind them that if they don't register to vote they're literally taking the colour out of Britain.

"(They're) taking their voice, their rich heritage... and removing it off the landscape.

"Especially as this election is going to be very tight so, it's very important that our voices are heard."

Harewood said Britain also lags behind the US in terms of BME representation on television.

"I've been lucky enough to travel. I've spent a lot of time in America," he said.

"Every time I turn my television on - whether it be a political expert or a financial expert, a general from the army - I'm always surprised to see black people amongst those numbers.

"Sometimes, when I come back to England, it takes two or three weeks to see a black face on television: particularly in positions of authority, whether it be politicians or members of financial institutions or members of banking, which I think is wrong.

"If we're going to change that, we have to engage."

Operation Black Vote has been campaigning for greater political participation from the BME community since 1996.

In its election manifesto, OBV highlights issues facing the BME community, including an increase in unemployment among black youths of 50%, compared with a 2% fall for white youths.

The manifesto also states that black and Asian people are disproportionately subjected to Stop and Search orders and 20% more likely to be sent to jail than white defendants.

The latest campaign strategy, which is being backed by Labour candidate Diane Abbott, will see billboards set up in cities across the country.

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Police Divers Join Search For Missing Student

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Police investigating the disappearance of student Karen Buckley in Glasgow are searching a park where her handbag was found.

Police divers, a helicopter crew and search dogs have been deployed to Dawsholm Park, which is bordered on one side by the River Kelvin.

The 24-year-old vanished in the early hours of Sunday after spending Saturday night with friends at Glasgow's Sanctuary nightclub on Dumbarton Road.

She told them at around 1am she was going to the toilet, but failed to return and left her jacket behind.

CCTV spotted her leaving the club with 21-year-old Alexander Pacteau, who then drove her to his flat.

Mr Pacteau is not a suspect, but communal areas outside his flat in Dorchester Avenue have been taped off while officers look for clues.

He told officers she left at 4am. It is believed she was planning to walk back to her flat four miles away in Hill Street.

The student, who studies occupational therapy and is originally from Cork, has not been seen since.

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Police officers continue their search of the ground near the flat in Dorchester Avenue where a missing student Karen Buckley spent several hours on Sunday before leaving around 4am

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Her parents, who have flown from Ireland to help with the search, said it was typical for her not to use taxis.

Police have increased patrols in the west end, Kelvindale and Anniesland areas of the city, and say they are "gravely concerned" for Ms Buckley's well-being.

Mr Pacteau told officers he was intimate with her at his flat in the early hours of Sunday.

Detective Superintendent Jim Kerr said: "From what we can see, she does not appear to be under duress, there's no signs of a struggle or reluctance on her part to leave the club."

He said Ms Buckley was widely travelled and was "aware of how to take care of herself".

Ms Buckley's distraught parents said they are "desperate" for the public's help.

"We just want Karen home safely, we are desperate. She is our only daughter, we love her dearly," said her mother Marian, 61.

"If anybody has any information please come forward, we would dearly appreciate it."

Her father John, 62, said: "If anybody is holding Karen, if anybody knows anything of her, please return her. Please let's have her back. We love her to bits."

Police also want to find out more about a grey car seen on the roads between Milngavie and Drymen, north of Glasgow, between 11am and 3pm on Monday.

Det Supt Kerr said: "The activity of this grey car on the Monday is something that we're a wee bit concerned about.

"This car has been seen at various locations on these roads and I want to know why."

Ms Buckley is between 5ft and 5ft 2in with brown eyes and dark hair which has long black curly extensions in it.

She was last seen wearing a black jumpsuit, red high-heeled shoes and carrying a black handbag.

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By Afua Hirsch, Social Affairs Editor

A new system of resits will require 11-year-olds in England to prove they are meeting minimum standards in maths and English if the Conservatives are returned to power in the General Election.

Under the Tory plan, any pupil who does not achieve a good pass in their English and maths Year 6 'Sats' will be required to resit the exam in their first year of secondary school.

The Conservatives say that it will make sure pupils who leave primary school unable to read, write or do basic maths will have caught up by the time they are 12.

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Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced the measures in response to concerns that 100,000 children are still failing to reach the expected standard in numeracy and literacy by the end of primary school.

Ms Morgan said: "We know that the biggest predictor of success at GCSE is whether young people have mastered the basics at age 11.

"That means if we fail to get it right for young people at the start of secondary school, they'll struggle for the rest of their time in education."

Schools already receive a £500 "catch-up premium" for every child who does not meet the expected standard at the end of what in England is known as Key Stage 2.

But there is evidence that poorer children are still significantly under-performing compared to their more affluent peers, with only half as many children eligible for free school meals attaining five GCSEs compared to their classmates.

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Experts questioned how much extra support would be available as a result of the Tories' new pledge.

"It's pretty clear there's no new money attached to this, so what we are talking about for secondary schools is using the existing catch-up premium they get," said Jonathan Simons, head of education at the think tank Policy Exchange.

"But assuming that schools are already spending that money on something, they are going to have to do without extra resources."

At the Explore Learning centre in south London, where children attend classes in the school holidays to try to improve their performance at school, there was concern about the pressure on pupils.

"I would say it would potentially be useful, but it potentially could be just another opportunity for children to get anxious about another exam," said Kathleen Goodwin.

The announcement is the Conservatives' first significant education policy pledge since the election campaign began.

Labour said the policy failed to address the root causes of low attainment.

"This is a desperate attempt by the Tories to overshadow their failures on school standards," said Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt.

"On their watch, 1.6 million pupils are being educated in schools that are rated lower than 'good' by Ofsted."

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Litvinenko Suspect: Death 'Suicide By Accident'

One of two ex-KGB agents suspected of using a radioactive poison to kill a former spy in London has said the victim may have accidentally poisoned himself.

Alexander Litvinenko died three weeks after after meeting the two agents at a London hotel on 1 November 2006.

Speaking at a Moscow news conference, Dmitry Kovtun said Mr Litvinenko may have already been contaminated before another meeting they had in October that year.

He suggested the former spy had accidentally poisoned himself, calling it a "suicide by accident".

"I am sure he was dealing with polonium without realising," Mr Kovtun said.

"Maybe at some point there was a leak of this polonium and it was gradually storing in his body. There were outbreaks, like on 16 October when he was vomiting."

Sky's Moscow Correspondent Katie Stallard said people would find the suggestion hard to believe, particularly considering the coincidence around the timing of it.

Police have said a "massive trail" of radiation followed Mr Kovtun and his co-accused, Andrei Lugovoi, across London.

Traces were found in each of the hotel rooms they stayed in, restaurants they visited and even on their plane seats back to Moscow.

The former KGB agent did not deny he and his colleague had met Mr Litvinenko on 16 October 2006 at Itsu restaurant in London, but said Mr Litvinenko had told them he was feeling unwell and had been sick the night before.

Mr Kovtun suggested he had been contaminated when the group shook hands.

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A graphic showing the levels of contamination in the bathroom of room 848 at the Sheraton hotel in London's Park Lane where Andrei Lugovoi, one of the men suspected of killing Mr Litvinenko, stayed just days before he was poisoned

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Labour Would Abolish 'Non-Dom' Tax Status

By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent

Ed Miliband has defended his policy to abolish non-dom status after it emerged the shadow chancellor recently said scrapping the tax rule would cost the country money.

The Labour leader unveiled plans to end the rule that allows some of the wealthiest to limit the amount of tax they pay in the UK and stop Britain effectively becoming an "offshore tax haven" for the wealthiest.

But the Conservatives were quick to point out an interview with BBC Leeds in January in which Ed Balls said doing away with non-dom status would be expensive.

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In the interview Mr Balls said: "I think if you abolished the whole status then probably it ends up costing Britain money because there will be some people who will then leave the country.

"But I think we can be tougher and we should be and we will."

The Tories tweeted out a version of the video in which Mr Balls' last sentence was omitted as evidence that the Labour policy was "unravelling".

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However, tackled about the interview during his speech at Warwick University, the Labour leader said: "We've found a way to do this that independent experts say will raise hundreds of millions of pounds."

Mr Balls later tweeted: "My interview with BBC in January, when we working on policy, fully consistent with announcement today - but Tories edited my interview."

Mr Miliband announced plans to end non-dom status for all but "real temporary residents".

There are 116,000 non-doms in the UK who pay no tax on their earnings outside the UK because either they, their fathers or grandfathers were born in another country and consider that home. The status can be inherited.

Mr Miliband said: "It works against every business and working person in this country who has to pay more as a result, everybody who relies on public services like the NHS, everybody who believes in Britain and a fair and modern country.

"The United States doesn't do it. No other major country in the developed world does it. No one would propose doing it now if didn't already exist. One rule for some and another for others? It is unjust, it does not work, it holds Britain back and we will stop it."

The Conservatives say scrapping the 200-year-old tax rule would cost the country money because non-doms would simply leave the country.

Chancellor George Osborne said: "We have Ed Balls himself saying it would cost the country money.

"It is a classic example of the economic chaos and confusion you get with Ed Miliband.

"It's why they have no economic credibility."

Mr Osborne tightened the rules on non-doms in the Autumn Statement, charging those who have been resident in the UK for 17 years £90,000 a year to allow them to retain non-dom status.

There had been confusion when Nicky Morgan, the Tory Education Secretary, suggested in an interview on the BBC's Today programme the party would tax all those based in the UK on all earnings - including those earned abroad.

Mr Miliband was also sharply criticised because of the significant increase in the number of non-doms under the last Labour government.

The Liberal Democrats said the "vast majority" of those who took advantage of "non-dom" status spent less than five years in the UK.

Simon Walker, director general of the Institute of Directors, said the policy might be a "shrewd political move" but added: "It's very unclear what additional revenue would be raised, but the UK's international reputation would be put at risk."

Nigel Farage said UKIP would put up the fees for people to retain the non-dom status and would stop it from being hereditary.

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Clarkson Allowed To Present BBC Quiz Show

Jeremy Clarkson has been given permission by the BBC to present the quiz show Have I Got News For You despite his contract not being renewed.

The Top Gear presenter was the subject of an internal investigation at the corporation after he attacked producer Oisin Tymon.

Mr Tymon was left with a split lip and received a torrent of verbal abuse during the 30-second assault on 4 March.

Clarkson was suspended by the BBC on 10 March before it was announced that his contract would not be renewed.

Clarkson will record his appearance on Have I Got News For You, on which he has appeared before, on 23 April and the show will be broadcast the day after.

A BBC spokeswoman said: "Jeremy's contract has not been renewed on Top Gear but he isn't banned from appearing on the BBC."

Jimmy Mulville from production company Hat Trick, which makes the show, told the Broadcasting Press Guild last month that he thought Clarkson was "a fantastic broadcaster".

He joked: "Maybe we will get the producer on so he can hit Jeremy Clarkson live on television."

Clarkson's wider future remains unclear, although North Yorkshire Police announced on Tuesday he will not face police action over his attack on Mr Tymon, which happened at a hotel in the area.

It emerged last week that he will appear on stage with his former Top Gear colleagues, Richard Hammond and James May, later this year to fulfil a series of shows planned before he left the BBC.

The gigs will be stripped of all BBC branding and content, and billed as Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.

The move has sparked rumours that the three men intend to team up to continue their careers together after Clarkson's exit from the corporation, but sources close to the tour say it is just a matter of fulfilling commitments to the fans.

The future of the show's other two presenters - Hammond and May - is unclear, with both men's Top Gear contracts having run out.

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Syrian Preacher Found Shot Dead In London

By Duncan Gardham, Security Journalist

A Syrian preacher from a west London mosque has been found shot dead in a car in Wembley.

Abdul Hadi Arwani was found sitting in a dark-coloured Volkswagen Passat with a gunshot wound to his chest on Tuesday morning.

The preacher, in his late 40s, was discovered in the vehicle at 11.15am. An air ambulance was called, but he was declared dead at the scene.

Detectives launched a murder investigation and said they knew the identity of the victim, but that formal identification had not yet been completed.

Sources confirmed it was believed to be Mr Arwani, a preacher at the An-Noor Mosque in Acton, west London.

The mosque has previously hosted the son of radical preacher Abu Hamza, and was the location for the November 2013 escape of terror suspect Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who dressed himself in a burka.

A police source said the mosque had attracted a number of former criminals who have turned to Islam and it was possible that a feud at the mosque had turned violent.

Mr Arwani was advertised as a speaker at an event at the East London Mosque last June and listed as speaking from Syria.

He is said to be a staunch critic of the Bashar al Assad regime.

Supporters posted messages to the preacher on Twitter.

One read: "Just received the news Sheikh Abdul Hadi has been murdered. May Allah grant him jannatul firdous [paradise]."

Another said: "Former imam of Masjid an-Noor in Acton, Sheikh Abdul Hadi Arwani has been found shot dead in his car. May Allah have mercy on him and accept him."

The An-Noor Mosque has hosted fundamentalist speakers including Murtaza Khan, Shakeel Begg and Haitham Haddad.

Scotland Yard's Homicide and Major Crime Command has appealed for anyone who may have seen Mr Arwani's car in the Wembley area on Tuesday morning to get in touch.

A spokesman said: "At this very early stage detectives retain an open mind regarding the possible motive."

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All Passports To Be Checked On UK Exit

By Joanna Simpson, Sky News Reporter

New border checks are being introduced today which will require every passport to be thoroughly verified before a person can leave the UK.

The checks are being introduced at seaports, airports and tunnels which provide exit points from the British Isles.

The changes are expected to particularly affect cross-Channel and Channel tunnel travellers, who will now need to have their passports scanned.

As airlines currently gather passengers' information ahead of time, there is unlikely to be a noticeable difference in queues for passengers.

But there are fears of delays at peak travelling times while the changes are implemented.

Until now, many people have been able to leave the country without having their passport scrutinised.

The Home Office says the changes will strengthen Britain's border security, adding that the implementation of the checks will be staggered at sites across the country.

For the first month all passports will be scanned, but only 25% of passport holders will have their details verified.

In the second month 50% will be checked. By the middle of June, 100% of passports will be fully checked.

Security and immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "It is right that we have an immigration system that is fair, that tackles immigration and that clamps down on anyone who tries to cheat the system by staying here when they have no right to do so.

"Exit checks will provide us with vital information that confirms a person's exit from the UK.

"Port and travel operators are experts in their business and know their customers best, which is why we've supported them to design and trial the systems for collecting data in a way that will minimise the impact on customers."

More staff have been brought in to cope with the new measures, but whether the changes will have a detrimental impact on passengers will not be known until peak travelling times, such as the summer months.

A P&O spokesperson said: "They have picked a quiet day for the introduction of the checks.

"The actual scanning of passports is quick, it's the verification that takes longer. We are hoping there will be a fairly seamless transition to the new system."

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Roy Keane Denies 'Road Rage' Allegation

By Becky Johnson, Sky News Correspondent

Roy Keane has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence over an alleged road rage row with a taxi driver.

Keane, 43, from Hale did not appear in person at the brief hearing at Trafford Magistrates Court.

It was alleged that he behaved aggressively towards cabbie Fateh Kerar, 44, during the row in Altrincham in January.

The taxi driver has claimed the argument began when he and his passenger noticed Keane parked in his Range Rover.

Keane, who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland football team, is charged with a Section 4a Public Order Offence.

He is due to stand trial on 19 June.

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Everything You Need To Know About Non-Doms

Who are the non-doms, what tax do they avoid and who introduced these rules anyway? Here is all you need to know.

:: What is non-dom status?

Non-domiciled status can be claimed where you are living in the UK but your father or grandfather was resident in another country when you were born. (Grandfather because non-dom status can be inherited).

It means you do not have to pay UK tax on money earned outside the UK.

:: What if my mother or grandmother were resident outside the UK when I was born?

Tough luck, you do not qualify. The rules are a bit sexist like that.

:: Rules or law?

Actually non-dom status is a tax rule. It was introduced by William Pitt the Younger in 1799 - along with income tax.

The caveat was included as an allowance for ships bringing goods back from the colonies.

:: How many non-doms are there?

Around 116,000. They tend to be very rich.

Among them are HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft gave up his non-dom status in 2010 so he could remain in the House of Lords.

:: And does it effectively turn the UK into a tax haven for the rich as Labour is claiming?

Yes, and no. People may still have to pay tax in the country where they are earning cash.

That said, leaked files earlier this year showed some were paying no tax anywhere in the world by using Swiss bank accounts at the suggestion of HSBC.

:: So do non-doms get away without paying anything in the UK?

They did - but now they only do for seven years. In 2008 Labour tightened the rules.

Those who have lived in the UK for seven years had to pay an annual fee of £30,000 if they wanted to keep their non-dom status.

George Osborne tightened it further still in the Autumn Statement - increasing the fee for those living in the UK for 17 years to £90,000.

:: For really rich people that annual fee still seems a pretty good deal

It has been said. One non-dom told Sky's Political Editor Faisal Islam that the Chancellor could raise the annual fee to £250,000 and it would still be worth him staying in the UK.

:: And Labour is going to abolish non-dom status?

That is what Ed Miliband has said. It's part of his "broadest shoulders bearing the heaviest burden" approach.

However, the Conservatives point out that technically it is more small adjustments on how long people can be non-dom.

The full details of Labour's plans are as yet unclear, but it will allow only "real temporary residents" to take advantage of the tax benefits.

:: If non-doms had to pay UK tax how much would the country get?

Hundreds of millions according to Labour.

:: Then what are the drawbacks?

The UK could lose hundreds of millions, according to the Tories.

There is a fear if the very rich had to pay tax at the same level the rest of the population do then there would be a "flight of cash and talent", ie they would leave the UK and take the investment, fees they do pay, money they donate to the arts and charities with them.

This could be more costly in the long run. In the 13 years it was in power Labour did review non-dom status and decided not to scrap it.

:: Would the rich really move out lock, stock and barrel?

Just as a number of people cry flight, many also point out that London as a financial capital is a significant draw to the very wealthy and the attractions of that would not be wiped out by paying tax - although it is broadly accepted there would be some departures.

The Financial Times has spoken in support of scrapping the status.

Dragon's Den star Duncan Bannatyne, who last week signed up to a letter supporting the Tories on corporation tax, is in favour of the move.

:: Any other issues?

As Sky's Economics Editor Ed Conway points out: "If Labour do scrap non-dom status & bring in a mansion tax, one can only imagine the scale of collapse of the prime London property market."

:: And are all party members on the same page with this?

There is some confusion.

Tory Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said in interview that the Tories wanted those based in the UK to pay tax on all their earnings - even those from abroad. Although this has not been the Conservative standpoint.

Meanwhile, an interview with shadow chancellor Ed Balls has been unearthed in which he says the UK could not afford to scrap non-dom status.

:: What do other countries do?

The UK deal is very generous but others, including Belgium and the Netherlands, have similar rules.

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Supermarket Wars: Aldi Overtakes Waitrose

Aldi has overtaken Waitrose in terms of market share for the first time in the UK to become the country's sixth largest supermarket chain, according to the latest industry figures.

Statistics published by Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 29 March showed hard discounters continued to eat into the sales dominance of the big four chains - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.

While upmarket Waitrose grew sales by 2.9% compared to a year earlier, Aldi's sales were found to have soared.

News of the German firm's progress emerged as Aldi confirmed it was to quadruple its number of stores in London this year, creating 600 new jobs.

Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: "Aldi has recorded double-digit sales growth for the past four years and is now Britain's sixth largest supermarket with 5.3% of the market.

"Growth has been fuelled by over half a million new shoppers choosing to visit Aldi this year and average basket sizes increasing by 7%.

"The German discounter's sales have increased by 16.8% in the latest period, still high compared to other retailers but slower relative to its recent performance."

Waitrose had a market share of 5.1%, Kantar said.

There was also some cheer for the big four, which have been slashing costs and prices in a bid to protect their own market shares.

Sainsbury's returned to growth in the 12 week period for the first time since August 2014.

Its market share fell just 0.1% to 16.4% while Tesco also grew sales, up 0.3%, while Asda and Morrisons declined by 1.1% and 0.7% respectively.

Kantar said shoppers were continuing to benefit from falling prices.

Grocery inflation saw its 19th successive fall to stand at an annual rate of -2.0% - a new record low.

Falling shop prices, a result of the intense competition and other market forces including weaker oil and other commodity costs, are expected to imminently result in the UK's inflation rate turning negative.

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Jewellery Heist: Gems 'Already Out Of Country'

Gems stolen in one of the largest and most daring jewellery heists ever will already be out of the country, a former Flying Squad chief believes.

Jewellery and precious stones, which could be worth millions of pounds, were snatched by thieves from a vault in Hatton Garden, London, over the weekend.

The audacious villains are believed to have broken into the building through the roof and abseiled down a lift shaft to access the vault.

A statement from the Metropolitan Police said heavy cutting equipment was then used get into a vault at the premises, where 60 to 70 safe boxes were raided.

The vault is believed to be reinforced with thick metal and concrete protection doors, up to 2ft thick.

This afternoon, questions were raised about security at the premises amid reports guards responded to an alarm on Friday, but left without checking inside.

Safe box owner Gerry Landon said he was devastated after losing the precious items in his safe box, and found the break-in "unbelievable".

"Apparently, as you may have read, the alarm went off at one o'clock on Friday and the the security guards came down," Mr Landon said.

"They more or less looked through the window to see that there was no activity there - and then they left."

Speaking to Sky News earlier, former Flying Squad chief Barry Phillips described the heist as "sophisticated" and "highly organised".

He said the robbery will have been carried out by a "professional team".

"This has all the hallmarks of a TV or Hollywood film production," Mr Phillips said.

"It was a highly organised, sophisticated crime.

"It's highly likely that any gems or jewellery will have already been sourced and out of the country.

"If past jobs of this nature are taken into account, the thieves will have placed all of the jewellery prior to the robbery.

"That takes a high degree of organisation on behalf of the villains."

Neil Duttson, a diamond dealer who buys stones for private clients, said tracing any gems stolen in the heist would be nearly impossible.

He said: "Once diamonds have been re-cut and polished there is no geological map.

"I imagine they will be sat on for six months. You can expect some cheap diamonds will be coming on the market soon."

Police have not put a value on the goods stolen, but estimates vary widely from hundreds of thousands of pounds to £200m.

One victim of the heist, a jeweller from the area, has spoken of his "extreme shock".

He said he feared that a £5,000 watch he bought for his son on the day he was born might have been stolen.

Michael Miller told Sky News he "felt sick" at the prospect of losing up to £50,000 of jewellery and watches during the burglary.

Mr Miller said his goods - like those of many with deposit boxes there - were uninsured.

The safe boxes might be worth up to £2m each, he said.

Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said: "The suspects have had perhaps several days (over the Easter weekend) in which to get in.

"One report, I'm told, suggested that they used a lift shaft at some stage to get into the centre, which must be pretty heavily protected.

"It's probably going to be some days before we get an idea of exactly how much has been stolen or what indeed has been stolen."

Hatton Garden is known as London's jewellery quarter and the safe deposit boxes are mainly used by local jewellers to store loose diamonds in packets.

Other boxes - around 10% of them - are rented by private individuals and so the true value of the heist may never be known, Mr Phillips said.

Lewis Malka, a diamond jewellery expert who works in Hatton Garden, tweeted: "Quiet day in the office and then I found out one of my client's antique bracelets was stolen in the Hatton Garden robbery."

Mr Malka added: "Most of the people who have got safe deposits there are people in the trade.

"I know for a fact that some of my work colleagues have got boxes down there and we are talking about hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds in goods."

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Gallery: From Securitas To Brink's-Mat

The Securitas depot raid in Tonbridge, 2006, was the largest cash robbery in UK history, netting the gang more than £53m after they kidnapped the site manager and his family. Four received life terms

Graff's Jewellers in London's New Bond Street was hit by men whose faces had been disguised by prosthetics in 2009. They took jewellery valued at £40m but the gang was jailed for a total of 71 years

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Couple Scoop Â£1m Lottery For Second Time

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A couple from Scunthorpe have won £1m on the EuroMillions lottery - for a second time.

David and Kathleen Long beat odds of 283-billion-to-one to add to the £1m they picked up in 2013.

"All you've got to do is believe you're going to do it," Mr Long told Sky News.

Explaining why he carried on playing the lottery after his first win, he said: "When I won it the first time, and everything settled down and that, I believed I was going to do it again ... I kept saying to friends and some of the family: 'I tell you I'm going to do it again!'"

The couple said they are going on a cruise to celebrate their second win - because Mr Long is afraid of flying.

Asked what they had bought with their first £1m, Mrs Long said: "He bought a home for his mum and brought her nearer us.

"And we got married, and bought a holiday home. The biggest thing that happened was Dave retired."

Mr Long said he decided to give up his job as a lorry driver to "chill out" - pointing out that he was still young enough to enjoy the windfall.

He said he was passing his local shop on Friday night when he saw there were 10 £1m prizes on EuroMillions and decided to have another go.

"On Saturday morning I sat down in front of our telly and started checking the numbers. On one line I'd matched two numbers and one star to get £7.20 and thought that's all right," he said.

"Then I checked the raffle codes - something I've learnt to do automatically since winning last time. After a few moments I very calmly called Kath in and said 'Have a look at this. It's there. Look. Read that line'."

Mr Long said his wife checked the TV and went online, adding: "Then she went up right close to our television on the wall, put on her glasses and stared really hard at the raffle numbers.

"It seemed ages and then she finally said: 'You said you'd do it again and you have!' Everything has been a blur ever since."

The couple become the first people to win £1m twice to go public. They also won a car in Friday's draw.

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Law Student Jailed Over Bomb-Making Manual

A law student cleared of plotting an attack in the UK's first secret terror trial has been jailed for having a bomb-making guide.

Erol Incedal was jailed for three-and-a-half years for possessing a memory card with what the judge said were viable instructions for making an explosive device.

Last week, the 27-year-old broke down in tears as he was found not guilty after a retrial of plotting with a terrorist in Syria to either target individuals such as former prime minister Tony Blair or carry out a "Mumbai-style" outrage using a Kalashnikov.

But, referring to the bomb-making manual, Mr Justice Nicol said: "The potential for such bombs to cause death, injury and destruction is obvious.

"The fear, panic and terror which explosions also bring are often a deliberate part of the terrorist's ambition."

Incedal was convicted last year of possessing the manual on a memory card at the time he was arrested in October 2013. His friend Mounir Rarmoul-Bouhadjar, also 27 and from London, admitted having an identical document.

Rarmoul-Bouhadjar was jailed for three years.

Mr Justice Nicol told the pair that even though they were not terrorists, Parliament had made possessing such documents an offence because of the danger of them being in circulation.

As Incedal had admitted in his trial to discussing a plan to buy and sell class A drugs and to acquire a gun with his friend, their mitigation of previous good character was "somewhat blunted", the judge said.

Both defendants have been in custody since their arrest 17 months ago, so they could be eligible for parole within months.

The case became a legal first after an attempt by the Crown to hold the entire trial in secret was scuppered by a media challenge at the High Court.

Today, Mr Justice Nicol refused a bid by the media to be allowed to report a "Part 2" section of the trial which was held behind closed doors but with 10 accredited journalists allowed to take notes.

While a small section of the trial was held in public, the lion's share of the evidence, including most of Incedal's defence, was completely in secret.

Outlining the case against the pair today, prosecutor Richard Whittam QC told the court how the defendants travelled to the Turkey-Syria border in early 2013 in support of opposition to the Syrian regime.

The prosecution case was that they crossed the border into the war-torn country and Incedal accepted they stayed in a house or compound on the border where they mixed with other Islamists.

While it had been their intention to travel into Syria for humanitarian reasons, while at the house, they were shown how to strip and reassemble Kalashnikov rifles and how to make improvised explosive devices, Mr Whittam said.

During the trial, Incedal said they decided to go back to London because the conditions were "harsh" and Rarmoul-Bouhadjar wanted to return to the UK and to his job.

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Windy Weather Batters Britain As Easter Looms

Winds of up to 70mph battered parts of England and Wales overnight, causing widespread travel disruption and flooding in some regions.

In the northwest, firefighters spent three hours removing a 20ft tree which had fallen onto a house in Leigh - ruining a family's plans to go on holiday.

And at an Esso refinery in Hampshire, a crewman was rescued from a sinking tug by a heroic employee who jumped into the water to save him.

Without hesitation, he swam to the capsized vessel and smashed a window to help the trapped crew member, who only had access to a small pocket of air inside.

All of the employees have been accounted for, according to the coastguard - although one person had to be treated for hypothermia following the incident.

Earlier, journeys on the West Coast Main Line between Warrington and the Lake District were delayed by up to an hour - while trees on the line caused considerable disruption between Exeter and Taunton, Salisbury and Romsey, and Aylesbury and London.

Several bridges on the motorways were closed as a precaution, including the Dartford Crossing on the M25, the Severn Bridge on the M48, and the Ouse Bridge on the M62.

There was also bad news for fans of the Thunderbirds, as an event to promote the new series on the River Thames was cancelled.

Although it will "gradually quieten down" as the Easter weekend approaches, the Met Office predicts the strongest winds are yet to be seen in northwest England.

And, even though it is the first day of April on Wednesday, wintry showers are expected over higher ground in Scotland, spreading into northern England and parts of north Wales.

Sky News weather producer Becky Yussuf said: "The unsettled, wet and windy weather will continue through until Good Friday.

"High pressure will build across the UK and Ireland over the Easter weekend, bringing largely dry and settled conditions.

"There is expected to be a lot of cloud around, and so brightness might be at a bit of a premium.

"Temperatures will be around average for the time of year, with highs of 14C (57F)."

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The Kind Of Advert Money Just Cannot Buy

It's the kind of advertisement that money can't buy.

The front page of the Daily Telegraph is devoted to a letter, signed by more than 100 business leaders, backing Conservative Party policies and warning "a change in course" would "put the recovery at risk".

Remember that when Labour took out an advert in the Financial Times quoting business bosses supporting their policies on the EU, they had to pay for the privilege.

:: For full coverage of General Election 2015 click here

It's a long way from the "prawn cocktail offensive" of New Labour, who expended huge efforts in wooing big business and the city.

Some of the signatories are former Labour Party supporters, including Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne, theatre director Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Sir Charles Dunstone of the Carphone Warehouse.

Economic competence will be crucial to getting the keys to the door of Number 10 - so the voice of UK PLC matters.

However, I suspect that Labour will be less concerned about this letter in comparison to a similar missive in the Telegraph during the 2010 campaign.

Firstly, I understand that it was organised by the Conservative Party, with co-chairman Andrew Feldman reaching out to his contacts in his little black book. It was not organised independently by the business community, and is deeply political.

Secondly, and most importantly, Labour is happy to try to draw a contrast between the Conservatives standing up for big business and Ed Miliband on the side of the little man.

As one key ally of the leader of the Labour Party put it to me: "We want the election choice to be about whether you want a country run for the wealthy few or the less well-off many. Today's match up between the letter on their side and zero hours contracts for 1.8 million poorer workers on our side captures that pretty well."

The Telegraph letter merely highlights dividing lines that have already been drawn.

With the polls virtually neck and neck, it's still unclear which argument will win the election.

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Hillsborough Survivor Saved By 'Kiss Of Life'

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By Nick Martin, North Of England Correspondent

Survivors of the Hillsborough tragedy have given moving accounts of what happened to them that day.

They were called as witnesses to the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who died at the semi-final on 15 April, 1989.

Ian McDermott, who paid £6 for his ticket to attend the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, told the jury that he was one of the fans who entered the stadium through a side gate which had been opened by police to allow fans into the ground.

He told the inquest he went through a tunnel at the Lepping's Lane end and arrived at a crowded pen three.

"I just describe it was a swirl. It was completely rotating all the time, never stayed still," he said.

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Gallery: Hillsborough Report: Key Figures

Sir Norman Bettison was involved in the original internal inquiry for South Yorkshire Police and is now chief constable of the West Yorkshire force. Insists he has "nothing to hide"

David Duckenfield was chief supt of South Yorkshire Police and in charge of policing on the day of the disaster

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Former South Yorkshire Police superintendent Bernard Murray was Duckenfield's deputy at the game. Was acquitted of manslaughter charges brought in a private prosecution in 2000. Died in 2006

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Former South Yorkshire Police chief constable Peter Wright gave his backing to police version of events blaming fans. Died in 2011

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The former Police Federation spokesman Paul Middup was among those who sought to place blame on Liverpool fans and his version of events contributed to the now notorious Sun front page

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"I was completely compressed from all sides, I just couldn't move at all. I wasn't in control of my own movement.

"I knew instantly that there was a problem. The match was very quickly erased from my mind. I wasn't interested in anything that was happening on the pitch."

Shortly after kick-off Mr McDermott said he lost consciousness and woke up on the floor of the terraces.

He said: "There was a lot of people standing on my legs and there was someone holding my head. I could hear people shouting into my ear."

He told the inquest that he believed someone had given him "the kiss of life" and placed him face down on the pitch in the recovery position.

He told the inquest that in the days after the disaster he had suffered chest pains and panic attacks.

Gillian Edwards had attended the semi-final the year before with her friend Fiona and had stood in the same pen with a fence between them and the pitch, she told the inquest.

"We both said to ourselves we had to make sure we never had a barrier in front of us because we got crushed that year. It was uncomfortable which made us scared," she said.

She said on the day of the tragedy they had both returned to the stadium and also stood in pen three.

"It was fine. We were just having a laugh, banter with people I remember a beach ball going over head," the jury heard.

Shaking and tearful giving evidence, she said: "Two specific memories I have is one of the push forward and then another push, which scared me.

"I was used to football crowds and movement because of going to the various matches. That scared me but then it eased off. But then there was a second surge forward.

"There was no police. I knew there was something really wrong happening.

"I was making sure that I was breathing. I was making sure, just thinking 'What the hell is going on here?'.

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Gallery: Day Of Tragedy

This gallery contains images of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died. Here, people try to help those caught up in the crush

Policemen aid football fans at Hillsborough stadium

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"And there was a man who was shouting 'There's girls here, there's girls here. Get the girls out. Stop pushing!'.

"I could hear more panic in his voice, which was making me even more aware then how bad the situation really was."

Christina Lambert QC, on behalf of the coroner, asked: "You lost consciousness in the crowd that day?"

"Yes. I did yes," Ms Edwards replied.

The jury heard that Gillian Edwards suffered a "severe brain injury" during the crush and woke up in hospital having been in a coma for five days.

She was "totally blind" when she woke up and had since regained some sight since, the inquest heard.

John McCarthy told the inquest that his younger brother Ian was one of the 96 who died.

He recalled the crush and being told that his brother had died. He said he went to a gymnasium which had been set up as a temporary morgue.

"There was a pile of bodies on the floor, all over the place, laid out in lines. We had to step over them all to get to Ian because he was on the far side. Once we got there we wouldn't leave him alone.

"When we first got to Ian we knelt down beside him. He had his eyes open. I put him on my knee I said 'wake up'.

"I just couldn't believe he was gone. I sat there cradling him."

He told the inquest that several months ago police showed him video footage of the gymnasium and that he had identified his brother.

"The video zoomed in and I saw Ian. His face was covered and I couldn't work out what it was. Then I could see it was a bin liner. They put a bin liner over his face."

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