Charles Bronson Supporters Want Him Freed

By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent

Supporters of notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will today urge the Prime Minister to help free him after nearly 40 years in jail.

They are to hand in to 10 Downing Street a petition of 10,000 signatures calling for parole for the man known as Britain's most violent prisoner.

Friend Lorraine Etherington said: "I would love for No 10 and the politicians in positions of power to look over his case, to be big enough to look beyond the name and reputation that precedes Charlie.

"We feel he's served enough time. There are murderers who've got out after serving less time than Charlie. He hasn't killed or raped anyone."

Ms Etherington, secretary of the Charlie Bronson Appeal Fund, said Bronson had behaved well in jail in recent years and had completed a violence reduction course with help from a psychologist.

Bronson, 61, was jailed for seven years for armed robbery in 1974, but has spent almost all the time since in prison after a series of violent episodes, including hostage-taking, assault and damage.

Branson is currently held in the isolation unit at Wakefield jail

He was jailed for life in 1999 after taking hostage prison art teacher Phil Danielson and holding him for two days. He was ordered to serve a minimum of four years, but has regularly been refused parole.

The 2009 critically-acclaimed film Bronson made a star of the actor Tom Hardy, but did little for the violent reputation of its subject, or his chances of early release.

Ms Etherington said: "The flip side of the film was that it showed Charlie only up to the year he got the life sentence, not the reformed man he is today."

The petition includes a hand-written plea to David Cameron, in which Bronson asks to be allowed to "live what's left of my life and not be buried in the prison system".

He also highlights his artistic side with references to the drawings which sell for hundreds of pounds.

Bronson is currently held in the isolation unit at Wakefield jail in a cell known as the Hannibal cage.

Whenever he leaves the cell he is accompanied by four prison officers. It used to be five officers and that, say his supporters, is a sign of the progress he is making

The movie Branson, starring Tom Hardy, was released in 2009

Tanya Bassett, of the National Association of Probation Officers, said a petition to the Prime Minister had little chance of greeting Bronson freed early.

She said: "It's highly unlikely he or the Justice Secretary would intervene. There is a thorough, in-depth process for the release of prisoners and decisions are made by the Parole Board."

She said Bronson could eventually be released if he showed remorse for his crimes and completed various pre-release programmes to show he was no longer a risk to others.

Bronson supporters are current planning to launch a fourth appeal against his life sentence. If that fails they will put his case for release to the European Court of Human Rights.

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Spain: British Man Held Over Father's Death

A British tourist has been arrested on suspicion of killing his father during a fight at a campsite in a Spainish beach resort.

A security guard reportedly called police to the Castell Montgri campsite in the village of Estartit after a row broke out.

Police discovered the suspect's father lying on the ground with serious head injuries and he was taken to hospital where he died later.

A police spokesman said: "Officers from the Mossos d'Esqudra have arrested a 45-year-old British man in connection with the death of his 69-year-old father.

"The arrested man is suspected of attacking his dad around 12.45am on Friday morning at a campsite in Estartit.

"The victim died after being admitted to hospital for treatment to his injuries while local police arrested his son."

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Syria: Regime 'Ready To Retaliate' To Strike

Syria: US Report On Gas Attack

Updated: 8:13pm UK, Friday 30 August 2013

The US released its assessment of the Syrian government's alleged involvement in the August 21 chemical weapons attack in Damascus. Here is the text.

The United States Government assesses with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21, 2013. We further assess that the regime used a nerve agent in the attack.

These all-source assessments are based on human, signals, and geospatial intelligence as well as a significant body of open source reporting. Our classified assessments have been shared with the US Congress and key international partners. To protect sources and methods, we cannot publicly release all available intelligence - but what follows is an unclassified summary of the US Intelligence Community's analysis of what took place.

Syrian Government Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21

A large body of independent sources indicates that a chemical weapons attack took place in the Damascus suburbs on August 21.

In addition to US intelligence information, there are accounts from international and Syrian medical personnel; videos; witness accounts; thousands of social media reports from at least 12 different locations in the Damascus area; journalist accounts; and reports from highly credible nongovernmental organisations.

A preliminary US government assessment determined that 1,429 people were killed in the chemical weapons attack, including at least 426 children, though this assessment will certainly evolve as we obtain more information.

We assess with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out the chemical weapons attack against opposition elements in the Damascus suburbs on August 21. We assess that the scenario in which the opposition executed the attack on August 21 is highly unlikely.

The body of information used to make this assessment includes intelligence pertaining to the regime's preparations for this attack and its means of delivery, multiple streams of intelligence about the attack itself and its effect, our post-attack observations, and the differences between the capabilities of the regime and the opposition.

Our high confidence assessment is the strongest position that the US Intelligence Community can take short of confirmation. We will continue to seek additional information to close gaps in our understanding of what took place.

Background:

The Syrian regime maintains a stockpile of numerous chemical agents, including mustard, sarin, and VX and has thousands of munitions that can be used to deliver chemical warfare agents.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad is the ultimate decision maker for the chemical weapons program and members of the program are carefully vetted to ensure security and loyalty. The Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) - which is subordinate to the Syrian Ministry of Defence - manages Syria's chemical weapons program.

We assess with high confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year, including in the Damascus suburbs.

This assessment is based on multiple streams of information including reporting of Syrian officials planning and executing chemical weapons attacks and laboratory analysis of physiological samples obtained from a number of individuals, which revealed exposure to sarin. We assess that the opposition has not used chemical weapons.

The Syrian regime has the types of munitions that we assess were used to carry out the attack on August 21, and has the ability to strike simultaneously in multiple locations. We have seen no indication that the opposition has carried out a large-scale, coordinated rocket and artillery attack like the one that occurred on August 21.

We assess that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons over the last year primarily to gain the upper hand or break a stalemate in areas where it has struggled to seize and hold strategically valuable territory. In this regard, we continue to judge that the Syrian regime views chemical weapons as one of many tools in its arsenal, including air power and ballistic missiles, which they indiscriminately use against the opposition.

The Syrian regime has initiated an effort to rid the Damascus suburbs of opposition forces using the area as a base to stage attacks against regime targets in the capital. The regime has failed to clear dozens of Damascus neighbourhoods of opposition elements, including neighbourhoods targeted on August 21, despite employing nearly all of its conventional weapons systems.

We assess that the regime's frustration with its inability to secure large portions of Damascus may have contributed to its decision to use chemical weapons on August 21.

Preparation:

We have intelligence that leads us to assess that Syrian chemical weapons personnel - including personnel assessed to be associated with the SSRC - were preparing chemical munitions prior to the attack. In the three days prior to the attack, we collected streams of human, signals and geospatial intelligence that reveal regime activities that we assess were associated with preparations for a chemical weapons attack.

Syrian chemical weapons personnel were operating in the Damascus suburb of 'Adra from Sunday, August 18 until early in the morning on Wednesday, August 21 near an area that the regime uses to mix chemical weapons, including sarin. On August 21, a Syrian regime element prepared for a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus area, including through the utilisation of gas masks.

Our intelligence sources in the Damascus area did not detect any indications in the days prior to the attack that opposition affiliates were planning to use chemical weapons.

The Attack:

Multiple streams of intelligence indicate that the regime executed a rocket and artillery attack against the Damascus suburbs in the early hours of August 21.

Satellite detections corroborate that attacks from a regime-controlled area struck neighbourhoods where the chemical attacks reportedly occurred - including Kafr Batna, Jawbar, 'Ayn Tarma, Darayya, and Mu'addamiyah. This includes the detection of rocket launches from regime controlled territory early in the morning, approximately 90 minutes before the first report of a chemical attack appeared in social media. The lack of flight activity or missile launches also leads us to conclude that the regime used rockets in the attack.

Local social media reports of a chemical attack in the Damascus suburbs began at 2:30 a.m. local time on August 21. Within the next four hours there were thousands of social media reports on this attack from at least 12 different locations in the Damascus area. Multiple accounts described chemical-filled rockets impacting opposition-controlled areas.

Three hospitals in the Damascus area received approximately 3,600 patients displaying symptoms consistent with nerve agent exposure in less than three hours on the morning of August 21, according to a highly credible international humanitarian organisation.

The reported symptoms, and the epidemiological pattern of events - characterised by the massive influx of patients in a short period of time, the origin of the patients, and the contamination of medical and first aid workers - were consistent with mass exposure to a nerve agent. We also received reports from international and Syrian medical personnel on the ground.

We have identified one hundred videos attributed to the attack, many of which show large numbers of bodies exhibiting physical signs consistent with, but not unique to, nerve agent exposure. The reported symptoms of victims included unconsciousness, foaming from the nose and mouth, constricted pupils, rapid heartbeat, and difficulty breathing.

Several of the videos show what appear to be numerous fatalities with no visible injuries, which is consistent with death from chemical weapons, and inconsistent with death from small-arms, high-explosive munitions or blister agents. At least 12 locations are portrayed in the publicly available videos, and a sampling of those videos confirmed that some were shot at the general times and locations described in the footage.

We assess the Syrian opposition does not have the capability to fabricate all of the videos, physical symptoms verified by medical personnel and NGOs, and other information associated with this chemical attack.

We have a body of information, including past Syrian practice, that leads us to conclude that regime officials were witting of and directed the attack on August 21. We intercepted communications involving a senior official intimately familiar with the offensive who confirmed that chemical weapons were used by the regime on August 21 and was concerned with the UN inspectors obtaining evidence.

On the afternoon of August 21, we have intelligence that Syrian chemical weapons personnel were directed to cease operations. At the same time, the regime intensified the artillery barrage targeting many of the neighbourhoods where chemical attacks occurred. In the 24 hour period after the attack, we detected indications of artillery and rocket fire at a rate approximately four times higher than the ten preceding days.

We continued to see indications of sustained shelling in the neighbourhoods up until the morning of August 26.

To conclude, there is a substantial body of information that implicates the Syrian government's responsibility in the chemical weapons attack that took place on August 21. As indicated, there is additional intelligence that remains classified because of sources and methods concerns that is being provided to Congress and international partners.

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Syria Crisis: US May Act Without Allied Support

President Barack Obama may proceed with military action against Syria even without allied support, US officials have said.

But they stressed no final decision has been made on America's response to the Syrian government's alleged chemical weapons attack, which is said to have killed 1,300 people.

Veto-holding members of the United Nations are at odds over a draft Security Council resolution that would authorise "all necessary force" in response to the alleged gas attack.

The UK's traditional role as America's most reliable military ally was called into question when David Cameron became the first British prime minister in history to be blocked by MPs over the prospect of military action.

A chastened-looking PM, struggling to make himself heard over calls of "resign" from the opposition benches, told them "I get it" as he abandoned hopes of joining any US strike on Syria.

Mr Obama is under pressure to provide a legal rationale for military action

Speaking after the historic defeat, the White House said Mr Obama would decide on a response to chemical weapons use in Syria based on US interests, but that Washington would continue to consult with Britain.

British chancellor George Osborne acknowledged that the inability to commit British forces to any American-led operation against Assad  would damage the special relationship between Westminster and Washington.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I think there will be a national soul-searching about our role in the world and whether Britain wants to play a big part in upholding the international system, be that big, open and trading nation that I like us to be, or whether we turn our back on that."

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, speaking on a trip to the Philippines, said: "It is the goal of President Obama and our government ... whatever decision is taken, that it be an international collaboration and effort."

David Cameron was blocked by MPs over the prospect of military action

America is mulling whether to strike Syria without UN backing despite some of the more hawkish figures in the US cautioning against military action.

Former Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who helped spearhead US invasions in Iraq and Afghanistan, said: "There really hasn't been any indication from the administration as to what our national interest is with respect to this particular situation."

He said, if anything, the US should be more concerned with Iran.

Earlier, top US officials spoke to key Democrat and Republican politicians for more than 90 minutes in a conference call to explain why they believe the Syrian regime was responsible for the suspected chemical attack.

They have been pressing Mr Obama to provide a legal rationale for military action, and to lay out a firm case linking President Bashar al Assad's forces to the attack.

A UN weapons expert at the site of an alleged chemical attack in Syria

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, a senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said after the briefing that "strong evidence of the Assad regime's continued use of chemical warfare" merited a military response.

It remained to be seen whether any sceptics were swayed by the call, given the expectation that officials would hold back classified information to protect intelligence sources.

"The main thing was that they have no doubt that Assad's forces used chemical weapons," New York Rep Eliot Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said after the briefing.

But he said officials did not provide much new evidence of that.

"They said they have (intercepted) some discussions and some indications from a high-level official," he said, and that they possess intelligence showing material being moved in advance of the attack.

France announced that its armed forces "have been put in position to respond" if President Francois Hollande decides on military action.

He does not need French parliamentary approval to launch military action that lasts less than four months.

Moscow and Beijing have both vetoed previous Western efforts to impose UN penalties on Syria.

China has also been keen to show it is not taking sides and has urged the Syrian government to talk to the opposition and meet demands for political change.

Mr Assad, who has denied using chemical weapons, vowed his country "will defend itself against any aggression".

Mr Obama has ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Syria or setting up a no-fly zone over the country.

He said any US response would be limited in scope and aimed solely at punishing Mr Assad for deploying deadly gases, not at regime change.

The most likely military option would be Tomahawk cruise missile strikes from four Navy destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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Syria: UK Will Not Take Part In Military Action

David Cameron has been forced to rule out military action against Syria after a shock Commons defeat dealt a major blow to his authority.

A Government motion calling for a strong humanitarian response which may have included military strikes was narrowly rejected by 272 votes to 285.

Thirty Tory rebels and nine Liberal Democrats joined with Labour to inflict a humiliating defeat on the Prime Minister.

Education Secretary Michael Gove was heard shouting "disgrace, you're a disgrace" at coalition rebels following the vote.

The Scottish National Party's Westminster leader Angus Robertson told Sky News he watched as the minister had to be "persuaded to calm down".

Mr Cameron immediately said: "I strongly believe in the need for a tough response to the use of chemical weapons but I also believe in respecting the will of this House of Commons.

"It is clear to me the British Parliament does not want to see British military action. I get that and the Government will act accordingly."

Labour leader Ed Miliband accused the Prime Minister of trying to "bypass the United Nations" and claimed MPs had reacted to his "cavalier and reckless" leadership.

He insisted there would have been nothing worse for the world than Britain pursuing "ill-thought through action" which lacked international support.

However, the result will dismay allies in Washington and elsewhere seeking a wide coalition of support for air strikes to punish the Assad regime for last week's attack in Damascus.

Anti-war protesters outside Parliament during the debate

Caitlin Hayden, Barack Obama's national security council spokeswoman, said the US would continue to consult with Britain, "one of our closest allies and friends".

The president's decisions would be based on "the best interests of the United States", she added - raising speculation that the US may launch unilateral military action within days.

"He believes that there are core interests at stake for the US and that countries who violate international norms regarding chemical weapons need to be held accountable," she said.

Chancellor George Osborne insisted on Friday that the White House had shown a "lot of understanding" and talk of damage to the special relationship was "hyperbole".

He said he understood the "deep scepticism" about intervention but said: "I hope this doesn't become a moment where we turn our back on all of the world's problems."

Former British Army chief General Lord Dannatt called the vote as a "victory for common sense" and said the "drumbeat for war" had dwindled among the British public in recent days.

But a despondent Lord Ashdown told Sky News: "I fear as I wake up this morning that our country is a hugely, hugely diminished country.

"In more than 50 years of trying to serve my country in one form or another, I don't think I have ever felt more depressed or ashamed."

UN inspectors investigating the attack this week

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office warned Britons against all but essential travel to Lebanon due to the "heightened risk of anti-Western sentiment" linked to possible action against Syria.

A Labour amendment calling for military action only after UN inspectors reported and the Security Council had voted was rejected shortly before Mr Cameron lost the main vote.

The Prime Minister had already been forced to water down his position by Labour and promise direct British involvement would require a second vote.

Opening the emergency debate, he made a passionate plea for MPs' support for military action, calling last week's chemical weapons attack in Damascus "abhorrent".

He admitted it was not possible to be 100% certain the Assad regime was behind the atrocity but said he had been convinced by the evidence available.

The "sickening human suffering" it had caused could not be ignored, he insisted, while also seeking to reassure MPs "this is not like Iraq" in 2003.

He warned "decades of painstaking work" would be undone if there was no international action.

"The global consensus against the use of chemical weapons will be fatally unravelled, a 100-year taboo would be breached," he warned.

UN weapons inspectors are due to finish their work on Friday and will report directly to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon within 24 hours.

But their conclusions will not apportion blame - they will only set out the evidence on whether a chemical attack happened or not.

UN weapons experts are escorted to the site of the alleged gas attack

Permanent members of the UN Security Council - the UK, America, France, Russia and China - met for an hour to discuss the situation on Thursday.

The UK has tabled a draft resolution seeking approval for military action.

But Moscow, a key ally of Assad, is opposed to any military intervention and with China has vetoed all previous attempts to secure resolutions critical of the regime.

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has vowed the country would "defend itself in the face of any aggression".

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Soldier Dies During Training Exercise On Moor

A 26-year-old soldier has collapsed and died while on a moorland training exercise in North Yorkshire, police have said.

Emergency services were called to Barden Moor, near Leyburn just before 9am on Wednesday following a report that a man serving in the military had collapsed.

Despite the efforts of paramedics, the soldier was pronounced dead at the scene.

"We are not yet in a position to release his name. His family have been informed," said a North Yorkshire Police spokesman.

"Officers are working with the Army to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death."

He added that the soldier's death was not being treated at suspicious.

The soldier's collapse follows the deaths of three reservists in the Brecon Beacons who were on an SAS selection training course when temperatures reached 30C in July.

Corporal James Dunsby, Lance Corporal Criag Roberts and Trooper Eddie Maher were carrying heavy packs while attempting to cross the Pen y Fan mountain.

Conditions in North Yorkshire were much cooler on Wednesday, around 17C with a slight breeze.

It was not clear if the soldiers in training were carrying heavy loads during this exercise.

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Syria: MPs Hold Debate As PM Drops Vote

By Jon Craig, Chief Political Correspondent

David Cameron has ducked a Commons confrontation with opponents of military action against Syria today by dropping plans for a Commons vote on backing British involvement.

Bowing to pressure from Labour and rebel Tory MPs after recalling Parliament, the Prime Minister has instead promised MPs a second Commons vote before Britain supports military action.

The retreat came after warnings by Government business managers that the Prime Minister simply didn't have the numbers to defeat opponents of military action in tonight's vote at 10pm.

It also comes as Barack Obama directly blamed the Syrian government for a chemical attack in Damascus, saying a strike would teach the regime "that it better not do it again".

In another significant development, China entered the discussion warning the West against any military action.  

"China calls on all parties to exercise restraint and remain calm and to remain committed to the correct track of political solutions," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

After a meeting of the Cabinet in Downing Street this morning, Mr Cameron will make his case for military intervention in Syria at the outset of of an eight-hour debate in the Commons.

Legal advice on taking military action in Syria will be published later this morning, Downing Street indicated.

Mr Cameron recalled Parliament earlier this week following an international outcry over the use of chemical weapons in an attack on Syrian civilians on the outskirts of Damascus last week.

The recall came after the Prime Minister was forced to promise MPs not just a debate but also a vote ahead of any British involvement in attacks on President's Assad's regime.

Police guard the entrance to Downing Street during a rally against action

But today he will face accusations of a U-turn, after a climbdown which appeared to be prompted by a Labour threat to vote against the Government.

Labour published an amendment rejecting backing for military action until UN weapons inspectors have reported and said its MPs would oppose the Government motion if its amendment was defeated.

The Government's motion, published an hour after Labour's amendment, calls for efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council resolution and more time for UN weapons inspectors, both demanded by Labour, before military intervention.

But then the motion says: "Before any direct British involvement in such action, a further vote of the House of Commons will take place."

UN weapons inspectors are continuing to collect and analyse evidence

Defending the Government climbdown, Foreign Secretary William Hague accepted that the Government had made "an effort to accommodate the concerns and questions of other parties" in its motion.

He said the motion "reflects the deep concerns in this country about what happened in Iraq" and stressed the Government's desire for a "consensual" approach.

"We are determined to take action against war crimes, against crimes against humanity and that is what the use of chemical weapons constitutes, but that we will also proceed as far as possible on a consensual basis," he said.

"That is why we have been talking to the Opposition in this country, as well as of course within the coalition, over the last couple of days.

"This motion that we are putting to the House of Commons tomorrow endorses the Government's consistent approach that we must be prepared to take action against the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, to deter the future use of chemical weapons.

"But it also reflects the desire to proceed on a consensual basis, if possible without votes that are on narrow majorities or on party lines, but to ensure that there is widespread support across the House of Commons and of course respect for the United Nations processes as well."

Mr Hague said he hoped Parliament can "express its strong support for maintaining the prohibition on chemical weapons in the world but be prepared to take action on the basis of the maximum consent that can be achieved".

David Cameron has been forced to retreat

Asked if the Government had backed down in the face of Labour's opposition he said: "It's important to proceed on a consensual basis. This is a democratic country, this is a democratic Parliament and people throughout the world understand that.

"We are trying to take decisions on these matters in a way in which everybody's opinions are taken fully into account."

He added: "We are making every possible effort to make sure the British Parliament can unite.

"So have we made an effort here to accommodate the concerns and questions of other parties? Yes, we have. But I think we should regard that as something positive in such a difficult situation."

A senior No 10 source said: "This is obviously a fluid and fast-moving situation. The Prime Minister has been trying to be consensual all along. This motion is designed to be consensual.

"This country is bruised by what happened over Iraq. We want to be clear about what we think needs to be done but it needs to be done on a consensual basis."

But Tory Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, said: "Across the House there is a great concern about our further involvement in this crisis."

He added that "a watered-down motion is better than a defeat for the Government" and added that he had supported the Labour stance that "we should have evidence before we have action".

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Life On Earth Started On Mars, Say Scientists

Life on Earth may have started millions of miles away on Mars, according to scientists.

An element believed to be crucial to the origin of life would only have been available on the surface of the Red Planet.

These "seeds" of life probably arrived on Earth in meteorites blasted off Mars by impacts or volcanic eruptions, Geochemist Professor Steven Benner claims.

Prof Benner, from The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in the US, said: "The evidence seems to be building that we are actually all Martians; that life started on Mars and came to Earth on a rock."

Speaking at the Goldschmidt 2013 conference in Florence, Italy, he said: "It's lucky that we ended up here nevertheless, as certainly Earth has been the better of the two planets for sustaining life.

Images from NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars

"If our hypothetical Martian ancestors had remained on Mars, there might not have been a story to tell."

Prof Benner said the element molybdenum was thought to be a catalyst that helped organic molecules develop into the first living things.

"This form of molybdenum couldn't have been available on Earth at the time life first began, because three billion years ago the surface of the Earth had very little oxygen, but Mars did.

"It's yet another piece of evidence which makes it more likely life came to Earth on a Martian meteorite, rather than starting on this planet."

He added: "Analysis of a Martian meteorite recently showed that there was boron on Mars; we now believe that the oxidised form of molybdenum was there too."

Another reason why life would have struggled to start on early Earth was that it was likely to have been covered by water, said Prof Benner.

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Syria: Russia Ships 'Bound For Mediterranean'

Russia is to send an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean, according to Russian news agency Interfax.

An armed forces source reportedly said the planned deployment was in response to the "well-known situation" - a clear reference to the conflict in Syria.

The navy has denied the deployment is linked to events in Syria, saying it is part of a planned rotation of its ships in the Mediterranean.

Russia is strongly against any military intervention in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believing it would seriously destabilise the region.

The country has started to pull its citizens out of Syria as the likelihood of military action increases.

The reports come after US President Barack Obama said any strike would be to "send a shot across the bow" to deter future chemical weapons attacks.

UN inspectors continue their investigations but will leave on Friday

He said the US had concluded that the Syrian government carried out the large-scale chemical weapons attack against civilians last week.

President Obama said the US had examined evidence and did not believe the rebels possessed chemical weapons or the means to deliver them.

But he added that the US had not yet made a firm decision about how to respond.

United Nations weapons inspectors set out on Thursday morning for the Damascus suburbs in a third day of investigations.

Last week's alleged chemical attack is claimed to have killed 1,300 pepole.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pleaded for all sides to hold off on any military strikes.

He said his inspection team would soon finish its investigation, leaving Syria on Friday and report their findings to him the following day.

Britain's draft resolution on authorising military force failed to win the approval of the UN Security Council yesterday as Russia reiterated its objections.

Russia, along with China, has blocked past attempts to sanction the Assad government.

However, the Obama administration has said it would take action even without the backing of allies or the United Nations.

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China: Boy, Six, Has Eyes Gouged Out By Woman

By Mark Stone, Asia correspondent

A six-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after his eyes were gouged out in an horrific attack in China.

The child, who has been named as Guo Bin, went missing from his home in the country's Shanxi Province on Saturday evening. He had failed to return home for dinner after playing outside.

Five hours later he was discovered by his parents with both eyes missing.

The young boy's mother, who has spoken to local media, said she found her son near their home.

His face was covered with blood but he was conscious and spoke to her, reportedly claiming that he had been attacked by a female who spoke with a strange accent.

An initial suggestion in the Chinese media claimed the youngster's eyes were found nearby with the cornea missing.

The boy claimed his eyes were removed by a woman with a strange accent

Uncorroborated reports said that the attack may have been connected to China's illegal trafficking of human organs.

However, local police have now said they do not believe the attack was in any way related to organ trafficking and that while the eyes were found near the boy, the cornea had not been removed.

It remains possible that authorities are denying the link to trafficking in order to cover-up an embarrassing problem.

A reward of RMB100,000 (£10,000) has been offered to anyone with information about the attack.

The director of Shanxi Eye Hospital, where the boy is being treated, has said he is now making a recovery.

A local police chief, named only as Lui, said he could not speculate on a motive for the attack.

"We are sparing no efforts trying to solve this case," he added.

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Body Of Boy, 12, Recovered From The River Cam

A 12-year-old boy has died after going into the River Cam at Fen Causeway, Cambridge.

Cambridgeshire Police confirmed his body was recovered at around 3 o'clock this morning following a major search operation last night. Witnesses report seeing him enter the water yesterday evening.

Police and other emergency services began searching after reports the boy did not resurface after going into the river at Lammas Land, the Fen Causeway, on the outskirts of Cambridge at about 6pm.

Inspector Kate Scott said: "Emergency services recovered the body of the boy, who was deceased, at about 3am."

The boy was pulled from the water near Lammas Land, the Fens Causeway

According to the Cambridge News, the boy's family watched as officers, paramedics, fire crews and a police helicopter searched the water. Rescue teams were seen dredging the river.

One witness told the paper: "The police helicopter was up and the firefighters were everywhere. They were going up and down the river looking for a child.

"We heard that four boys had gone into the river but only three came out and one didn't."

A spokesman for East of England Ambulance Service said: "We received the call at 6.11pm to an incident involving a 12-year-old boy in water.

"We sent three ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and a land crew from East Anglia Air Ambulance."

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Syria Crisis: Cameron Holds 'War Talks'

David Cameron will hold war talks at Downing Street today as military commanders draw up plans for missile strikes against Syria.

Mr Cameron will chair a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) at 12pm after insisting the West must not "stand idly by" in the wake of Syria's suspected chemical attack.

In talks by telephone last night with US President Barack Obama, the two leaders agreed that "all the information available confirmed a chemical weapons attack had taken place", said a Downing Street spokesperson.

"They both agreed they were in no doubt that the Assad regime was responsible," added the spokesperson.

David Cameron cut short his holiday to return for the talks

United Nations weapons inspectors arrived at the site of the alleged attacks on Wednesday morning, a day after suspending their mission over safety concerns.

The inspectors came under sniper fire when they began their operation on Monday.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly said US military intervention in the crisis would be "a disaster for the region".

"The region is like a gunpowder store and the future cannot be predicted," Iran's ISNA agency quoted him as saying.

A UN weapons inspector visits wounded Syrians after the alleged gas attack

Foreign Secretary William Hague has tried to ramp up the pressure to act on "barbarous" Syria by setting out the case for action in a national newspaper comment piece.

He maintained that "global security" was at stake and that the world "cannot allow the use of chemical weapons in the 21st century to go unchallenged". 

The NSC meeting is expected to discuss the intelligence gathered by United Nations inspectors from their initial visit to Mouadamiya, the site of last week's suspected chemical weapons attack that allegedly killed more than 1,300.

General Sir Nick Houghton, chief of the defence staff, is also expected to outline a series of options for targeted attacks against Syria at the meeting .

He will tell ministers the UK could assist US forces with cruise missile strikes launched from submarines, warships and aircraft against targets such as command and control bunkers.

A child is treated after the alleged chemcial attack

Tomorrow, Parliament will be recalled for a final vote on what action should be taken.

Sky sources say a government motion is expected to call for "appropriate measures" but will not contain a timetable for action.

Speaking yesterday, Mr Cameron said action must be "proportionate, have to be legal, would have to specifically be about deterring the use of chemical weapons".

It is understood the most likely military response would be a one-off or limited guided missile strikes on Syrian military targets fired from US Navy warships.

More than 1,300 are said to have died as the result of the alleged attack

The US Navy is repositioning several vessels, including four cruise missile-carrying destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean, as well as a missile-firing submarine.

Military experts suggested a British Trafalgar class submarine might also be a potential launch platform.

Russia has started to pull its citizens out of Syria as the likelihood of military action increases. 

It flew 89 out of the country on Tuesday night and 28 more on Wednesday morning.

The country is strongly against the intervention, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believing it would seriously destabilise the region.

A vast number of the victims were children

Mr Cameron has said any intervention in Syria would not be about the conflict itself, but preventing the use of chemical weapons by any regime.

Decisions about British involvement have not been taken, he said on Tuesday, adding Parliament was the "right place to set out all of the arguments".

"Obviously this is a developing situation, as I say, decisions have not been taken, but we shouldn't stand by when we see this massive use of chemical weapons and appalling levels of suffering," he said.

"But I would say this to people - there is never 100% certainty, there is never one piece or several pieces of intelligence that give you absolute certainty.

"But what we know is this regime has huge stocks of chemical weapons. We know they have used them on at least 10 occasions prior to this last widescale use.

"We know they have both the motive and the opportunity whereas the opposition does not have those things and the opposition's chance of having used chemical weapons in our view is vanishingly small."

The NSC includes Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, Home Secretary Theresa May and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg among its members.

Labour leader Ed Miliband yesterday indicated that his party would consider supporting international action.

But he added that support was "only on the basis that it was legal, that it was specifically limited to deterring the future use of chemical weapons, and that any actions contemplated had clear and achievable goals."

And Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Britain would "set a very dangerous precedent indeed" if it stood back and failed to act.

While political momentum towards intervention mounts, the British public has yet to be persuaded.

A YouGov survey for The Sun revealed that nearly three-quarters of people oppose the deployment of British troops to Syria.

And a majority of 3-1 believe the Government should be bound by Parliament's vote tomorrow.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned MPs not to rush in their decision on whether to vote for miltary intervention in the Syria conflict.

The Most Rev Justin Welby said he feared the possible consequences of intervention saying they were "beyond description and horrible".

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First Badger Cull Under Way Amid Protests

A controversial badger cull has started in two counties in England as experts insist it is a vital move to stop the spread of bovine TB.

The National Farmers' Union (NFU) confirmed the operation had been launched in a letter to its members on Tuesday morning.

Around 5,000 badgers are expected to be killed in Gloucestershire and Somerset over the next six weeks under the two pilot schemes.

Campaigners turned out in large numbers at the pilot sites on Monday night to protest against what they call "inhumane" action.

Anti-cull protesters in Minehead, Somerset

NFU president Peter Kendall said the cull was "an important step not just for cattle farmers but for the whole farming industry".

He wrote: "We cannot go on culling tens of thousands of cattle every year because of TB while knowing the disease exists in wildlife uncontrolled."

He added: "Badger control remains a controversial subject and we understand that some people will never agree with controlling badgers in this way.

"I hope that when time shows that these culls have reduced TB in cattle - just as has happened in Ireland - that even more people will understand that while sad, these culls are absolutely necessary."

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told Sky News the badgers would be shot by trained marksmen "under very carefully controlled circumstances".

"It is something I think we all approach with regret but for the last 15 years we have been the only country with a significant problem of bovine tuberculosis in cattle and bovine tuberculosis in wildlife that has only tried to address the problem in cattle," he said.

A protest sign outside "Camp Badger" in Watchet, Somerset

Mr Paterson stressed that the evidence from abroad showed the cull was the only route until the disease in reduced in wildlife and there is a vaccine for cattle.

"We are working really hard and leading the way in Europe on cattle vaccines but we are at least 10 years away," he said.

However, Labour condemned the pilots and claimed they would actually spread TB further as badgers are moved around.

Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said: "The Government's divisive badger cull will cost more than it saves and will spread bovine TB in the short term as badgers are disturbed by shooting.

"We need a science-led policy to manage cattle movements better and a vaccine to tackle TB in cattle. Ministers should listen to the scientists and drop this cull which is bad for farmers, bad for taxpayers and bad for wildlife."

Stop The Cull claimed on its Facebook page that more than 500 people turned out to protest at both pilot sites on Monday night.

Somerset Badger Patrol held a vigil in Minehead and said more than 200 people took part.

"We fight on, knowing that we are right helps," it said in a statement.

The pilots are happening in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset

The High Court has granted an injunction to stop farmers involved in the culls being harassed and abused after complaints they had been targeted.

The cull was due to begin last autumn but was postponed while research continued into the population numbers in both areas.

The Government said west Somerset has approximately 4,300 badgers, with another 3,600 in west Gloucestershire.

The aim is to kill 70% of the animals.

The culls, which will be carried out annually for four years, last six weeks and are allowed to take place between June 1 and January 31.

If they are successful in stopping the spread of bovine TB, they could be rolled out, saving millions in compensation to farmers.

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China Internet Hit By 'Largest-Ever' Attack

China has been hit by the "largest ever" attack on its internet structure, crashing servers across the country, according to a government agency.

Websites with a Chinese address - ending in .cn - went down for around two hours early on Sunday, the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) said in a statement.

The cyber attacks work by overloading servers with a huge number of requests to view internet pages - so much so that the system cannot cope and freezes. 

After the first attack, a second wave was described as "the biggest of its kind ever", CNNIC said.

"The resolution of some websites was affected, leading visits to become slow or interrupted."

The organisation did not say who might have been responsible.

Washington has repeatedly accused China of trying to hack the websites of US government agencies and businesses.

But Beijing has always denied the accusations, saying China itself is a victim of internet attacks.

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Syria Crisis: US Kerry Signals Military Intent

America has issued the strongest signal yet that it intends to take military action against Syria over an alleged chemical weapons attack.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the attack, which doctors say killed hundreds, was a "moral obscenity" that "should shock the conscience of the world".

"Make no mistake, President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapon against the world's most vulnerable people," Mr Kerry said.

"Nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny".

The US State Department has also postponed a meeting with Russian diplomats on Syria that was scheduled for this week because of America's ongoing review into alleged use of chemical weapons.

UN chemical weapons experts visit people affected by the alleged attack

Russia - the Damascus regime's most powerful ally - said America's decision to postpone the meeting on the crisis at The Hague was a "serious disappointment" and warned that any use of force against Syria would have "catastrophic consequences".

"We call on our American colleagues and all members of the international community to show prudence, strict observance of international law, and above all, the fundamental principles of the UN Charter," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russia's Emergencies Ministry has confirmed to Sky News that it is sending a plane to Syria today to take humanitarian aid in and expects to bring around 150 Russian citizens out.

UN weapons experts are carrying out a second day of investigations into the alleged attack in Damascus, after the inspectors braved sniper fire on Monday.

Despite this, the UN team collected some "valuable" biological and environmental samples but refused to accept other samples of blood and urine that had already been taken by medical workers.

UN weapons inspectors came under sniper fire during investigations

Syrian President Bashar al Assad denies using the chemical weapons and Moscow - which supplies arms to Syria - has backed claims that video footage of victims could be opposition propaganda.

But Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron earlier clashed with President Vladimir Putin over Russia's continued insistence that there is "no evidence" of a chemical attack.

Mr Cameron has returned early to Downing Street from a family holiday to prepare for a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister will discuss possible UK involvement in using force against the Assad regime after the increasingly tough rhetoric from the US.

A reported build-up of military aircraft on British base RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus suggested that planning had reached a developed stage.

Foreign Secretary William Hague - who is holding talks with Mr Cameron today ahead of the NSC meeting - suggested force could be legal even if Russia vetoed UN Security Council backing.

A UN weapons expert gathers evidence in Damascus

Mr Hague declined to rule out action, such as targeted air strikes, being launched within days.

Any intervention would be "in accordance with international law and will be based on legal advice to the national security council and to the Cabinet", Mr Hague stressed.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has cancelled a visit to UK troops serving in Afghanistan so that he can attend the NSC meeting.

A spokesman for Mr Clegg said he supported the need for a "strong response" from the international community to the "abhorrent" use of chemical weapons.

But the party leaders face significant opposition to British involvement in military action.

MPs are due back from their summer break next Monday and many MPs - including many Tories - are demanding a chance to debate the situation more quickly.

A Downing Street spokesman said the Government would decide "whether the timetable for our response means it will be necessary to recall MPs sooner than Monday when the House is currently due to return".

David Cameron is under mounting pressure to recall parliament

Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander, told Sky News that MPs must be given a vote before any British military action in Syria.

But Mr Alexander said he hopes other options besides military intervention are being being considered by the UK, US and other countries.

"I don't rule out supporting the Government [on intervention], but I think it's incumbent on the Government to make its case, to produce the evidence, to answer questions and to allow Parliament to have its say," he said.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Middle East envoy, said it was vital to "take sides" against the Assad regime and in other regional disputes.

Mr Blair, who took the decision for British troops to join the US-led action in Iraq, wrote in the Times: "I know as one of the architects of policy after 9/11 the controversy, anguish and cost of the decisions taken.

"They have to be defeated. We should defeat them, however long it takes because otherwise they will not disappear. They will grow stronger until, at a later time, there will be another crossroads and this time there will be no choice."

Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell said it was "inconceivable" to act before the UN inspectors had completed their work.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along with arms and ammunitions, according to Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun.

After a tip-off from the US, Turkish officials in April seized 1,400 rifles and pistols and some 30,000 bullets as well as gas masks apparently for chemical protection, said the newspaper, which is known for its North Korea coverage.

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Woman Shot Dead On Birthday: Hunt For Killer

Police are hunting the killer of a woman who was gunned down while out celebrating her 24th birthday with friends.

Sabrina Moss, of Neasden, north-west London, died in hospital after being involved in a double shooting.

Another 24-year-old woman is in hospital. Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

The pair are believed to have been caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, according to detectives.

Officers had been called at 4.12am on Saturday to reports of shots being fired in the street in Kilburn High Road, at the junction with Messina Avenue.

Police investigate the double shooting in the capital

Both women were taken to hospitals and Ms Moss was pronounced dead later. A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.

Ms Moss, thought to be the mother of one son, was attacked outside Woody Grill.

She was talking to other people when two black males approached, opened fire and then ran off.

Tributes to Ms Moss have been left on the social networking site Twitter.

Officers were called to the scene after reports of gunshots

Adjei Adu wrote: "My heart goes out to her family and the lil one she's left behind, sleep well Sabrina Moss."

Leila Hassan tweeted: "My Thoughts Are With Your Family... A Beautiful Young Woman, Mother and Daughter!"

Another tweet read: "Lost the cousin I was close with when I was a child.. R.I.P Sabrina Moss."

A murder inquiry has been launched by detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command and police are appealing for witnesses to the double shooting.

Detective Chief Inspector John Sandlin of the Metropolitan Police said: "Enquiries continue to establish the full circumstances of this tragic incident.

The other woman's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening

"At this early stage, I believe the two women were innocent parties who were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"I am appealing for anyone who witnessed the shooting, or who saw anything suspicion in the Kilburn area early this morning, to call police.

"In particular, I need to hear from anyone who saw two males who came into the High Road from Messina Avenue and, after the shooting, made off on foot back along Messina Avenue."

One man has been arrested in connection with the investigation.

Anyone with information that may assist the inquiry should call the incident room at Hendon on 020 8358 0300 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Syria: Iran Warns US Not To Cross 'Red Line'

Iran has warned the US not to cross the "red line" on Syria, saying it would have "severe consequences", according to the Fars news agency.

The warning comes after Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama said they are "gravely concerned" about signs that an alleged chemical weapons attack took place in Syria.

The two leaders spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper by telephone last night as calls increased for UN investigators - who are already in the country - to be allowed access to the site of the alleged attack.

The war of words has intensified in recent days, as Iran shows its support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.

Medecins Sans Frontieres has said 355 people died in the attack

"America knows the limitation of the red line of the Syrian front and any crossing of Syria's red line will have severe consequences for the White House," said Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy chief of staff of Iran's armed forces.

Mr Jazayeri was reacting to statements made by Western officials regarding the possibility of military intervention in Syria, according to Fars.

Earlier, Iranian Press TV reported that Damascus had told Tehran it would allow inspectors to visit the site of the alleged chemical attack.

A Downing Street spokesperson stressed that any significant use of chemical weapons would merit a "serious response".

The attacks took place in the Damascus suburbs of Zamalka and Ein Tarma

The spokesperson added: "The fact that President Assad has failed to cooperate with the UN suggests that the regime has something to hide.

"They reiterated that significant use of chemical weapons would merit a serious response from the international community and both have tasked officials to examine all the options.

"They agreed that it is vital that the world upholds the prohibition on the use of chemical weapons and deters further outrages."

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the American military is ready to exercise "options" on Syria should force be called for, but he declined to say what that action might be.

He is under mounting pressure to act over the alleged use of chemical weapons, which humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders said had killed 355 people due to "neurotoxic" symptoms.

A boy recovers after the alleged toxic gas attack on Wednesday

The group says it has treated more than 3,500 people showing symptoms of exposure to a "neurotoxic" agent.

Christopher Stokes from the charity told Sky News: ""The situation (on the ground in Syria) is quite confusing.

"We've spent the last three to four days in contact with Syrian doctors that we've been working with for six months in and around Damascus to try and piece together what happened last Wednesday.

"Basically what they've reported to us are consistent signs of the same symptoms across a large number of patients that would indicate a large scale exposure to a neurotoxic agent."

The group said victims flooded three Syrian hospitals after a "chemical massacre" on Wednesday.

Rebel groups have claimed the attack was carried out by Assad's forces and that more than 1,000 people had died. The Syrian regime has denied the allegations.

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North Sea Helicopter Crash: Super Puma Grounded

All helicopters of the same model as one which ditched into the sea off Shetland killing four people have been grounded.

Helicopter services company CHC said flights of the Super Puma AS332 L2  would be suspended globally until further notice.

It has also suspended all UK commercial flights of the other models in the Super Puma range after a recommendation from an aviation safety group.

The search is continuing for the body of the fourth victim of the crash, which took place as the helicopter headed back from the Borgsten Dolphin platform on Friday.

The aircraft was carrying  two crew and 16 passengers from the rig, operated by French oil and gas company Total.

 Police named the four people who died as: Early indications suggest a sudden and "catastrophic loss of power" which gave passengers no chance to brace for impact before the helicopter ended up upside down in the North Sea.

At a meeting of the UK's Helicopter Safety Steering Group on Saturday, offshore companies and unions agreed to suspend commercial flights by all models of Super Puma until at least next Wednesday.

Top: Duncan Munro; Gary McCrossan. Bottom: George Allison; Sarah Darnley

CHC - which operates helicopters in 30 countries - said it had "great respect" for the HSSG and would follow its recommendation, which still allows for the use of emergency flights.

The incident marks the fourth in four years involving Super Puma aircraft.

In April 2009, 16 people died when a helicopter returning from BP's Miller platform crashed 11 miles from Peterhead after a "catastrophic failure" in part of its main gearbox.

A Facebook group called Destroy The Super Pumas, set up after the latest tragedy, has more than 15,000 likes.

One comment urges offshore workers to "stand side by side and get these Death traps out of the sky's for good !!!!"

However, other users warn against a knee-jerk reaction and say that the helicopter has been successfully used for many years in search and rescue.

The Unite union's Scottish Secretary, Pat Rafferty, said the safety record was "unacceptable" and called on the oil and gas industry to use "every means at their disposal to demonstrate that its fleet is fit for purpose".

A Facebook page is calling for the industry to scrap the Super Puma

Bob Crow, head of the RMT union, said he expected an "outpouring of  anger" after the latest incident.

"The entire Super Puma fleet must remain grounded until the causes of this latest event are established," said Mr Crow.

Police named the four people who died as: Duncan Munro, 46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan , 59, from Inverness; and George Allison, 57, from Winchester.

The body of the fourth victim is still on board the wreckage of the helicopter, which is thought to be close to rocks.

Sky's James Matthews in Aberdeen said: "The plan today is to send this recovery vessel out of Lerwick and if conditions allow there will be police divers on board who will retrieve the body."

A crane will then lift the wreckage out of the sea.

It is thought that at least three of the four people who died had trouble getting out of the wreckage of the upturned helicopter.

All the relatives of the dead have been informed.

Mr Munro's family said he was "a fabulous father" to his 12-year-old daughter and that his death would "leave a large void in a lot of people's lives".

Sarah Darnely's mother, Anne, paid tribute to a "fun-loving free spirit" who was brought up in Elgin and moved to Aberdeen aged 19.

Some of the survivors were able to walk unaided after the rescue

Two survivors of the crash were still in hospital on Shetland on Sunday night. The other 12 have returned to Aberdeen.

Amanda Smith, the mother of one of the workers, Sam Smith, said that her son had telephoned her from hospital after suffering cuts in the crash.

She told Sky News: "He said it seemed to lose power and there was no time to brace, they just dropped into the sea.

"He was by the window so he was able to escape that way as it rolled over.

"He said he had come off better than a lot of people."

Survivors were aided by waterproof immersion suits that helped keep them afloat and warm in the North Sea.

The tide - which was heading towards the land - also helped survivors.

A team from the Department of Transport's Air Accidents Investigation Branch has travelled to Aberdeen to carry out initial inquiries.

A statement from Super Puma manufacturers Eurocopter said it was "supporting CHC and relevant authorities with their investigations".

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