Egypt clashes after pro-Morsi deaths
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2013 02:34 am 5 July 2013 Last updated at 15:17 ET 
Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have clashed hours after three pro-Morsi protesters were killed by army fire.
The rival groups hurled fireworks and stones at each other across Cairo's 6th October Bridge, near to Tahrir Square.
Witnesses say a car was set ablaze and supporters of both sides were arming themselves with batons and bottles.
The army removed Mr Morsi from power on Wednesday after millions of people protested over his leadership.
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Snowden receives asylum offers
By Anonymous on Jul 06, 2013 02:02 am 5 July 2013 Last updated at 17:43 ET 
Edward Snowden is believed to have been holed up at a Moscow airport since last month
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in an additional six countries, Wikileaks says.
The whistleblowing website said it would not name the countries "due to attempted US interference".
Mr Snowden has already asked 21 countries for asylum, most of whom have turned down his request.
Bolivia, which suggested it might offer him asylum, saw its presidential plane barred from European airspace.
There was speculation the 30-year-old was on the plane carrying President Evo Morales back from Russia to La Paz earlier this week.
Widely condemned "Edward Snowden has applied to another six countries for asylum," tweeted Wikileaks, which has been helping the former CIA contractor.
"They will not be named at this time due to attempted US interference."
The US has been blamed for being behind the decision by France, Portugal, Italy and Spain to close its airspace to Bolivia's president, whose plane was grounded in Austria for 13 hours as a result.
Earlier on Friday, Spain's foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo admitted he and the other European countries had been told that Mr Snowden was on board - but refused to say who gave out the information.
He denied Spain had closed its airspace to the presidential plane, explaining that the delay in Austria meant the flight permit had expired and needed to be renewed.
His comment is the first official recognition by the European states that the incident with Mr Morales' plane was connected with the Snowden affair.
It has been widely condemned by President Morales and several other South American nations, who were critical of the US.
Mr Snowden is believed to be holed up in a transit area of Moscow airport, having arrived there from Hong Kong last month.
He revealed himself to be responsible for the leaking of classified US intelligence documents that revealed a vast surveillance programme of phone and web data.
The documents have also led to allegations that both the UK and French intelligence agencies run similarly vast data collection operations, and the US has been eavesdropping on official EU communications.
Read in browser » Murray wins to set up Djokovic final
By Anonymous on Jul 05, 2013 04:41 pm WIMBLEDON 2013
- Venue: All England Club, London
Coverage: Live on BBC TV, 3D, BBC HD Channel, Red Button, BBC Radio 5 live, plus the BBC Sport website, tablet, mobile and connected TV.
Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon final for the second year running with a dramatic win over Poland's Jerzy Janowicz under the Centre Court roof.
The Briton, 26, was furious when play was stopped after the third set because of fading light, but he returned to complete a 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-4 6-3 victory.
Murray will play Novak Djokovic for the title on Sunday, when he will hope to make up for last year's final defeat by Roger Federer and end Britain's 77-year wait for a men's singles champion.
Djokovic took nearly five hours to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the first semi-final, meaning Murray had to wait until 18:19 BST to fire down the first serve of his match.
Match stats
| Murray | | Janowicz |
|---|
| Match time: 2 hrs 52 mins |
| 20 | Aces | 9 |
| 1 | Double faults | 11 |
| 70% | 1st serve % | 55% |
| 76% | 1st serve win % | 75% |
| 71% | 2nd serve win % | 47% |
| 49 | Winners | 43 |
| 15 | Errors | 43 |
| 5/13 | Break points | 1/7 |
The late start would prove significant a little over two hours later, after Murray raced through five straight games to win the third set and take control of a match that had been slipping away.
With the time now past 20:30, tournament referee Andrew Jarrett arrived on court to announce the roof would be brought across because of fading light.
"It's unfair, it's an outdoor tournament," Murray complained. "You're only doing it because he's been complaining about it for 45 minutes."
He would return to finish the job in impressive style, but the Briton had struggled to contain 22-year-old Janowicz in the early stages.
"It was a very tough match and completely different to any other match I've had here this year," Murray told BBC Sport.
"He's talented and unpredictable, he has huge serves, which give you very little rhythm to come back at him.
"It's a tough situation, there was about 45 minutes of daylight left [when the decision to close the roof was made].
"It's an outdoor event and we should play as much outdoors as we can. And I'd won five games in a row. But I took a shower, spoke to the guys and got to back work."
The 6ft 8in Pole was playing in his first Grand Slam semi-final, but showed no sign of nerves early on as he saved one break point and two set points with huge second serves.
There was little Murray could do to avoid the lottery of a tie-break, and Janowicz hammered his way to four set points with his forehand before the under-pressure Briton conceded the first with a double fault.
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"I favour Murray. I think the physical aspect of today will have some impact. Novak is a truly, truly great player, both of these guys are, but I think the crowd are going to give Murray that extra five or 10 per cent as well. When you toss that all into that mixer, it is going to be a fantastic final but I think Murray is ready. He is ready to finally do it."
If Janowicz had looked remarkably composed in the opening 50 minutes, the occasion appeared to finally take some toll at the start of the second when two double faults helped give Murray the perfect start.
It was far from plain sailing for the Scot as he teetered on the brink of handing back his advantage several times, but he held on to level after one hour and 33 minutes.
With the time approaching 20:00 BST and the prospect of the light becoming an issue, Janowicz demanded umpire Jake Garner "tell me exactly the time" of when the roof might be closed.
Despite his annoyance, it was the Pole who pressed hard early in the third set and, after Murray saved two break points with aces, Janowicz finally converted at the seventh time of asking with a deadly drop shot.
Murray needed help from somewhere at 4-1 down in the third, and it came via a net cord that offered up a break point he grabbed with a flashing winner.
Belief coursed through the player and the crowd of 15,000 on Centre Court, along with thousands watching the nearby big screen, and Murray reeled off five games to take a two sets to one lead.
It was at that point the players headed for the locker room as the roof came across, and both must have been well aware that Janowicz won their last meeting at the Paris Masters in November, where the indoor conditions made the Pole's serve even more dangerous.
If Murray was also spooked by memories of last year's final, when his fortunes faded under the roof, there was no sign of it on the resumption.
Far from it, the Scot played superbly on the restart, curling a forehand winner down the line on his way to break in game three and backing it up with some dominant serving.
Janowicz was a beaten man by the time two double faults in a row brought up match point for Murray, and the world number two cracked a forehand return winner to keep his Wimbledon title hopes alive.
Read in browser » Dad charged with daughter's murder
By Anonymous on Jul 05, 2013 06:25 pm 5 July 2013 Last updated at 17:04 ET 
Rebecca Thompson was found dead by police on 22 June
A father has been charged with the murder of his 11-year-old daughter who was found strangled in her Hertfordshire home.
Simon Jonathan Thompson, 52, of Homefield Road, Bushey, is accused of killing Rebecca Thompson.
She was found in her home in Bushey by police on Saturday 22 June.
Mr Thompson will appear before Hatfield Remand Court on Saturday, Hertfordshire Police said.
Read in browser » Britons injured in Cuba coach crash
By Anonymous on Jul 05, 2013 11:33 pm 5 July 2013 Last updated at 23:33 ET 
All 16 tourists were taken to hospital after the crash
Two British women tourists are in hospital after a coach crashed in southern Cuba.
Cuban state media say Irish, Russian, Dutch, Czech and Philippine nationals were also among the 16 passengers on the bus, which overturned near the city of Cienfuegos on Thursday evening.
Three women are still in hospital, including the two Britons, one of whom is reportedly in intensive care.
The hospital said the condition of all three women was stable.
All the tourists on the bus were taken to hospital in Cienfuegos but most have now been discharged.
A Cuban driver and two guides were also on the vehicle at the time.
It is not yet known what caused the bus to swerve off the road on its way from the colonial town of Trinidad to the beach resort of Varadero.
The BBC's Cuba correspondent Sarah Rainsford said it is the height of the tourist season and coaches are the main means of moving around the island.
Most roads are poorly maintained and dangers include large, unmarked potholes, and untethered animals although major accidents are relatively rare, our correspondent added.
A spokesman for the British Embassy in Havana said it was raining at the time of the crash and an official investigation had now been launched.
The Foreign Office said it was aware of the crash.
A spokeswoman said: "Our embassy in Havana is in close contact with local authorities. Consular officials are on their way to the area to provide assistance if needed."
Read in browser » Lawrence case officer admits taping
By Anonymous on Jul 05, 2013 11:54 pm 5 July 2013 Last updated at 23:54 ET 
Mr Grieve said he wanted an "unassailable record" of the discussions
A retired senior Scotland Yard officer has admitted authorising a secret recording of a meeting between Stephen Lawrence's friend Duwayne Brooks, his lawyers and detectives.
John Grieve headed the Met's racial and violent crimes task force for four years and was also in charge of the inquiry into Stephen's murder.
Mr Grieve told BBC News he wanted an "unassailable" record of what was said.
He said he regretted any distress to Mr Brooks or the Lawrence family.
Reports that the recording took place followed claims that police were ordered to find "dirt" on the Lawrence family in the years following the 1993 murder in Eltham, south London, witnessed by Mr Brooks.
The home secretary has ordered two existing inquiries to look at the allegations and the Lawrence family have demanded a public inquiry.
Former Met deputy assistant commissioner Mr Grieve said he authorised one recording in May 2000 as he wanted to keep an "unassailable record" of discussions with Mr Brooks.
He feared that if he had asked the other participants for approval to tape the meeting overtly it would not have been given.
He said he deeply regretted "any distress, dismay or alarm that my decisions may have caused".
Mr Grieve said: "Every decision made was based on the information available at the time and conducted within ethical, legal, necessary and proportionate frameworks."
He added: "It could be argued that failing to protect the integrity of any evidence that may have come to light at this meeting - and hence failing to protect Duwayne himself as a potential witness - would have been a neglect of duty.
"Our clear objective was to convict Stephen's killers and we felt that we had to use all permitted, ethical and legal means available to us in order to achieve that.
"We were not in the business of deliberately tricking anyone or deceiving anyone.... we prioritised the protection of any witness testimony that could have come to light at that meeting over the need for approval by others with potentially differing priorities."
'Relevant policy' Last week, Scotland Yard began an investigation into claims that the police briefings attended by Mr Brooks had been secretly recorded at the offices of Deighton Guedalla, in Islington, north London, in 1999 or 2000.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said its Directorate of Professional Standards investigators had found documentation authorising the recording of one meeting in May 2000.
It said Mr Grieve authorised the recording and at this stage it believed the "relevant policy" had been followed.
Ms Deighton and Mr Brooks and held talks with the deputy prime minister on Friday
The lawyer in the recording, Jane Deighton, has said she believed taping had taken place on more than one instance.
Ms Deighton and Mr Brooks - who is a Liberal Democrat councillor in the London borough of Lewisham - held talks about the allegations with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Friday.
Mr Brooks was a witness for the prosecution at the Stephen Lawrence murder trials in 1996 and in 2011.
Gary Dobson and David Norris were jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2012 after being found guilty of Mr Lawrence's murder.
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