Parton And Perry Perform At ACM Awards

Katy Perry has said performing with Dolly Parton at the American Country Music awards was something she always dreamt about.

The stars took to the stage in Las Vegas to perform Parton's hits Jolene,  9 To 5 and Coat Of Many Colours.

Perry said she and Parton have lot in common, such as growing up singing gospel music.

"I don't come out for anyone, but when Dolly calls, probably on her hot pink phone, I pick up," Perry said.

"I have always wanted this to happen, I've wanted it for years, so I guess I dreamed a big dream and now it's being realised."

Speaking on the red carpet before the show, Parton gave away some details for her 50th wedding anniversary celebrations in Nashville next month.

The 70-year-old singer and her husband Carl Thomas Dean are planning to renew their vows and Parton said she wants to wear a veil.

"It will be pretty traditional though. I didn't get to have the wedding I wanted to back when we married.

"We just had a simple little dress. My mum went with us, she made me a little white dress but I always wanted to have the veil and the wedding dress."

Chris Stapleton was the big winner at the ceremony; taking home six prizes including album, song and male vocalist.

Jason Aldean beat Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert for entertainer of the year - a first for the singer after earning nominations for the top prize over the years.

Other performers include Lambert with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town with Trombone Shorty and Kelsea Ballerini, who sang with pop singer Nick Jonas.

Carrie Underwood earned loud applause after singing Church Bells. She was nominated for female vocalist of the year, but lost to Lambert, who won the honour for a record-setting seventh time.

"I love to see here tonight a bunch of new country girls up here shining and singing their great songs that they wrote themselves," said Lambert.

"I'm really excited for women in country music, and I'm glad to be here as one of them."

Presenters on Sunday included Kiefer Sutherland, who is working on a country album, and British actor Tom Hiddleston, who portrays Hank Williams in biopic, I Saw The Light.

Panama Papers Leak Is A Crime, Says Law Firm

The release of the Panama Papers detailing the offshore financial structures of wealthy clients - including prominent politicians and celebrities - is a crime, according to the law firm at the centre of the scandal.

Millions of documents have been leaked to media organisations across Europe apparently showing how the rich and famous can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes.

The files were leaked from the database of Mossack Fonseca, the world's fourth biggest offshore law firm.

:: Offshore Accounts Of World Leaders Revealed

Ramon Fonseca, one of the founders of the Panamanian firm, told AFP the data breach is a "crime" and an "attack" on Panama.

He said: "This is a crime, a felony. Privacy is a fundamental human right that is being eroded more and more in the modern world.

"Each person has a right to privacy, whether they are a king or a beggar."

Mr Fonseca said as yet there is no suspect in what he described as a "limited hack".

He added that Mossack Fonseca has never been "convicted or accused of any wrongdoing" in the past.

Governments and institutions across the globe have responded to the data breach, with many vowing to investigate.

HM Revenue and Customs has said it is prepared to follow up allegations of money laundering and tax avoidance in the wake of the revelations.

HMRC director general of enforcement and compliance Jennie Grainger said: "HMRC can confirm that we have already received a great deal of information on offshore companies, including in Panama, from a wide range of sources, which is currently the subject of an intensive investigation.

"Our message is clear: there are no safe havens for tax evaders and no-one should be in any doubt that the days of hiding money offshore are gone.

"The dishonest minority, who can most afford it, must pay their legal share of tax, like the honest majority already does."

Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela said his government will cooperate "vigorously" with any judicial inquiry arising from the leak.

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) said it is investigating more than 800 wealthy clients of Mossack Fonseca for possible tax evasion.

New Zealand's tax agency is also "working closely" with its tax treaty partners to obtain details of any New Zealand residents who may be involved.

Greece Begins Sending Migrants Back To Turkey

The first boats carrying migrants from Greece have arrived in Turkey as part of an EU deal to deport those who have failed to gain asylum.

Ships carrying around 200 migrants and refugees - more than 130 from Lesbos and over 60 from Chios - set off across the Aegean Sea from the islands on Monday.

The first boat with several dozen passengers on board arrived at Dikili on the Turkish coast at around 9.20am (local time), accompanied by two Turkish coastguard vessels and a police helicopter.

Migrants rescued crossing the Aegean Sea, as others are sent back to Turkey

They were taken to a small white tent on the quayside, behind security fencing, where they were met by immigration officials.

"All of the migrants returned are from Pakistan except for two migrants from Syria who returned voluntarily," Giorgos Kyritsis, a spokesman for a government refugee crisis committee, told state television.

He said there was "no timetable" for further deportations, adding the examination of asylum applications "will take some time".

Sky's Michelle Clifford in Lesbos said: "The whole idea about this scheme is to deter people from making that dangerous sea crossing from Turkey here to Greece.

"But as those ferries left here we filmed 58 migrants being brought to shore by the coastguard - so half as many almost as were taken away to Turkey - arrived from Turkey. Clearly the message they will be sent back is not deterring people at the moment."

Clifford earlier spoke to charity workers from Save The Children who have been talking to migrants, mainly Syrians, at a detention centre on the Greek island. Some were said to have threatened to jump overboard if they were sent back to Turkey.

Human rights groups argue the deportations break international law and mark a dark time in Europe's history.

Lucy Carrigan, from the International Rescue Committee, said: "What is missing is the focus on what the legal alternatives are - how can desperate people seeking sanctuary, who are fleeing war, find a way to Europe safely."

As each migrant was led aboard a ship, a small group of protesters outside the port in Lesbos shouted "shame on you!"

Riot police officers also boarded the boats.

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said 500 people were expected to arrive on the first day, but Greece had only provided the names of 400.

For each migrant sent back to Turkey, officials have said a legitimate refugee will be resettled in Europe.

As the deportation process started, the first group of 16 Syrian asylum seekers arrived in Hanover, Germany, on a flight from Istanbul.

Although the first migrants to be sent back are expected to be from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, Syrians who have illegally crossed will also be expelled if they have arrived since 20 March.

Europe's politicians want expulsions to act as a deterrent from boarding the smugglers boats, but already there are signs it is not working.

In Dikili, migrants are still arriving hoping to connect with the smugglers and get to Europe.

Royal Mint Strikes £5 Coin For Queen's 90th

A commemorative £5 coin has been struck by the Royal Mint in honour of the Queen's forthcoming 90th birthday.

The special edition piece was approved by Her Majesty and was designed by the artist and sculptor Christopher Hobbs.

The coin will be offered as a free gift to pensioners who turn 90 on 21 April, the same day as the Queen.

Mr Hobbs said: "My design for Her Majesty's 90th birthday coin collection was inspired by the heraldic rose and the Queen's love of flowers.

"The central 'EIIR' is surrounded by a classical wreath of celebration. I have tried to make the roses more natural than heraldic, each one different from the other."

The Royal Mint also struck coins to mark the Queen's 70th and 80th birthdays and other significant dates during her 64-year reign.

Offshore Accounts Of World Leaders Revealed

The hidden wealth of some of the world's most prominent leaders, politicians and celebrities - including three former Tory MPs and six peers - has been revealed in a massive leak.

Millions of documents leaked to a number of media organisations across Europe apparently show the ways the rich and famous can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes.

It is reported that journalists from more than 80 countries have been reviewing 11.5 million files leaked from the database of Mossack Fonseca, the world's fourth biggest offshore law firm.

Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's PM, is named in the Panama Papers

According to The Guardian, one of the media organisations receiving the leaked documents - the so-called 'Panama Papers' - reveal:

:: Six members of the House of Lords, three former Conservative MPs and dozens of donors to UK political parties have had offshore assets.

:: A key member of FIFA's powerful ethics committee, which is supposed to be spearheading reform at world football's scandal-hit governing body, acted as a lawyer for individuals and companies recently charged with bribery and corruption.

:: Twelve national leaders are among 143 politicians, their families and close associates from around the world known to have been using offshore tax havens.

:: Among national leaders with offshore wealth are Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's prime minister; Ayad Allawi, ex-interim prime minister and former vice-president of Iraq; Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine; Alaa Mubarak, son of Egypt's former president; and the prime minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson.

Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, is said to have a fortune offshore

:: The families of at least eight current and former members of China's supreme ruling body, the politburo, have been found to have hidden wealth offshore.

:: Twenty-three individuals who have had sanctions imposed on them for supporting the regimes in North Korea, Zimbabwe, Russia, Iran and Syria have been clients of Panama-based Mossack Fonseca. Their companies were harboured by the Seychelles, the British Virgin Islands, Panama and other jurisdictions.

One leaked memo from a partner of Mossack Fonseca said: "Ninety-five per cent of our work coincidentally consists in selling vehicles to avoid taxes."

The company has denied any wrongdoing. It says it has acted beyond reproach for 40 years and that it has had robust due diligence procedures.

David Cameron, pictured with Iceland's PM, has vowed to tackle tax secrecy

The document leak comes from the records of the firm, which was founded in 1977.

The information is near live, with the most recent records dating from December 2015.

Around 370 reporters from 100 media organisations have spent a year analysing and verifying the documents.

David Cameron has promised to "sweep away" tax secrecy - but his political opponents claim little has been done.

He is planning a summit of world leaders next month, which will focus on the conduct of tax havens.

The Prime Minister set out his line in 2011 when he said: "We need to shine a spotlight on who owns what and where the money is really flowing."

Oxfam's head of UK policy, Richard Pyle, said: "This leak highlights the key role that UK-linked tax havens like the British Virgin Islands play in allowing a privileged elite to dodge paying their fair share of tax.

"People in the world's poorest countries pay the highest price for the billions of lost tax money when their governments are unable to fund life-saving healthcare such as midwives and vaccinations for children.

"The UK is in a unique position to help clean up the murky world of tax havens - starting by ensuring that the real beneficiaries of shell companies registered in the UK's Crown dependencies and overseas territories, such as the British Virgin Islands, are revealed ahead of May's Anti-Corruption Summit in London."

Campaign group Global Witness said: "This investigation shows how secretly-owned companies, many of them based in the UK's tax havens, can act as getaway cars for terrorists, dictators, money launderers and tax evaders all over the world.

"The time has clearly come to take away the keys, by requiring the collection and publication of information on who really owns and controls these companies.

"This would make it much harder to launder dirty money and leave the rest of us safer as a result."

Santander cash machines: Five ATMs in Lancashire shut over crime fears

Five Santander cash machines have been shut down due to "potential criminal activity and vandalism", the bank says.

Lancashire Police earlier warned people not to use Santander machines across the county due to criminals targeting them to steal card details and cash.

It came after a series of incidents, and police said the bank was unable to deactivate the machines.

But Santander has said the "five ATMs in question were shut down immediately".

The bank said its network of cash machines "remains fully operational", and added that customers should always be "vigilant".

In a statement issued earlier, police said: "We are still taking reports but a series of similar incidents last week occurred in all parts of the county. The advice, therefore, is not limited to a specific area or town.

"It is not clear if machines beyond Lancashire have been targeted, so customers outside of Lancashire should contact Santander if they are concerned or see anything suspicious."

Football Doping Scandal Doctor's Contract Axed

The doctor at the centre of the football doping scandal has had his contract with his private London clinic terminated.

Mark Bonar, 38, charged stars thousands of pounds for performance-enhancing drug programmes, according to an undercover investigation by The Sunday Times.

He allegedly prescribed banned drugs - including erythropoietin (EPO), steroids and human growth hormone - to 150 sportsmen, including Premier League footballers.

The Omniya Clinic, where Dr Bonar rented consulting rooms to treat his private patients, revealed it had ended its professional services agreement with him on Friday.

The General Medical Council (GMC) confirmed that while Dr Bonar is registered with them, he does not have a licence to practise medicine in the UK.

Dr Bonar treated private patients at the London clinic

It also revealed he is facing disciplinary hearings that could see him struck off for a separate allegation of providing a patient with inadequate care.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has called for an urgent inquiry into the sport doping claims, saying he was "shocked and deeply concerned".

Part of the inquiry will focus on the taxpayer-funded UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) watchdog, which was apparently given evidence on the matter two years ago, but failed to take action.

Dr Bonar was secretly filmed allegedly making a series of disclosures in meetings with undercover reporters from the Sunday newspaper.

In the meetings, the doctor claimed his network of "clients" included a cricketer, cyclists and tennis players.

Several Premier League footballers were also among his clients, the doctor told reporters.

He claimed he had treated Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City and Birmingham City players - but the clubs have strongly denied the allegations.

Chief executive of UK Anti-Doping Nicole Sapstead

And The Sunday Times makes it clear it has no independent evidence that Dr Bonar actually treated the players and only has his word for it.

Since 2010, he claims to have treated more than 150 sports people from the UK and abroad.

Dr Bonar denied the allegations when they were put to him by the newspaper.

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said it was "shocked" by the allegations in The Sunday Times and would order an independent review.

Chief executive Nicole Sapstead said UKAD began an investigation into Dr Bonar in 2014 after information supplied by a sportsperson.

The sportsperson went on to supply UKAD with handwritten prescriptions, allegedly issued by Dr Bonar.

But Ms Sapstead said the organisation was unable to act because Dr Bonar was not governed by any sport.

UKAD said the doctor fell outside its jurisdiction and it did not believe there were grounds to refer the case to the GMC.