How Did Cameron Score In The EU Debate?

Prime Minister David Cameron has been arguing the case for staying in the EU in a special debate hosted by Sky News, but how well did he do?

:: Immigration

His promise at the General Election to bring net migration down to tens of thousands is still in tatters, with the latest figures last week putting it at three times that.

Will he ever reach this goal? "I won't put a date on it," the PM said. This promise is his weak spot and where the Leave campaign have gained ground by promising an Australian-style points system.

But he neatly swerved this question back to the economy by saying: "Immigration is a challenge and it's a particular challenge when people come to work here because our economy is strong…It would be to madness to [cut immigration] by leaving the single market and trashing our economy."

Verdict: 4/10

:: Single Market

This is the PM and Remain campaign's strongest card - that the single market is key to Britain's economic success - and the Leave campaign have no credible economic alternative.

He told questioner Jacqueline Smith he would join even the EU today if we weren't in already, because of the economic opportunities on offer. 

"We're in a single market of 500 million people, it's vital to the success of our businesses. If we leave there will be fewer jobs and more expensive prices. That affects everyone."

Exports hit, the prospect of tariffs from other countries, and a blow to small firms would all be part of this "act of economic self-harm" - backed by major economic bodies.

Verdict 10/10

:: Third World War

The PM was under fire for claiming leaving the EU would cause World War Three.

Ok, he didn't say those words, but he did use a speech last month to invoke rows of white crosses in war cemeteries and whether we wanted "peace and stability on our continent" to be put at risk.

In the Sky News debate, he didn't let up, saying: "Never forget that 70 years ago these countries were fighting each other. We must never take that for granted.

"Twice in a century Europe went to war and on both occasions Britain paid a very heavy price."

Strong stuff, but many will find it overblown.

Verdict: 6/10

:: Turkey and scaremongering

David Cameron took a battering about his "scaremongering" campaign to stay in the EU from Soraya Bouazzaoui - who said Turkey joining the EU was the real threat to Britain's safety.

The Prime Minister tried to talk about the single market again - do we see a pattern here?  But she retorted: "I'm an English literature student; I know waffling when I see it."

A sheepish Mr Cameron insisted there was no prospect of Turkey joining the EU in the near future, and that working with the country on the migration crisis was not the same as membership.

But many retain concerns about the country's border with the turmoil in Syria, and the specifics of the EU deal with the country, allowing visa-free travel for it citizens. Some of the most uncomfortable moments of the night.

Verdict 6/10

:: Terrorism and security

A police officer of 30 years' service probed Mr Cameron's claim that it is in our country's interests to cooperate with other EU countries on the issues of crime and terrorism.

He asked: "Are you really trying to say other countries wouldn't warn us of a bomb threat or terrorist plot if we leave the EU?"

Mr Cameron insisted the European Arrest Warrant helps to keep us safe and allows us to track down murderers and rapists to stand trial. Security is a powerful argument, but the Leave side say there would be greater security with tougher control of our borders.

Verdict 8/10

:: Sky News will be hosting another debate on the EU referendum at 8pm on Friday featuring Justice Minister Michael Gove, a leading figure in the Leave campaign.

Ex-PM Aide Avoids Jail Over Indecent Images

Patrick Rock, a former aide to David Cameron, has been given a two-year conditional discharge for making indecent images of children.

The 65-year-old walked free from Southwark Crown Court after being convicted of downloading pictures of scantily-clad girls as young as 10 in sexual poses.

He faced 20 charges of making an indecent photograph of a child.

Rock, of Fulham, southwest London, had claimed the 20 images he downloaded on to his iPad over three days in August 2013 were not indecent.

The jury in London were shown images of girls aged 10 to 16 posing in clothing including bikinis, hot pants and a bra, and a ballet tutu.

Rock's defence lawyer compared the images to Britney Spears' video for her 1998 song Hit Me Baby One More Time, which she made when she was 16.

Sasha Wass, QC, said they contained no nudity and the most the prosecution could say was they showed "young girls in sexually suggestive poses".

The jury took more than eight hours to convict him by majority verdict of five counts.

He was acquitted of three similar charges, while jurors were unable to agree on the 12 remaining counts and were discharged, meaning the charges will lie on file.

The court heard that the youngest of the girls in the pictures was aged just 10 years and four months when he downloaded the image - meaning she would have been younger when it was taken.

Judge Alistair McCreath said: "I have not lost sight of the obvious reality that right-thinking people will quite properly consider that those who did what you did should be punished for it.

"You should be. And you have been.

"The punishment for you is the loss of your reputation and your very public humiliation.

"It is a punishment which you brought on yourself, but is nonetheless a very real one. And it is one that is utterly merited."

Rock must register as a sex offender for the duration of the two years and was also banned from using a device with the internet unless it can retain his browsing history and he surrenders it for inspection by police on request over the same period.

He was warned by the judge that prison would be "inevitable" if he were to reoffend within two years, was also ordered to pay £12,500 in court costs.

Hunt For First World War-Era Cannon Thief

Police in California are hunting for a man suspected of stealing a First World War-era cannon from a veteran's hall and selling it to an unsuspecting buyer.

The artillery artefact was recovered in mid-May after the man who purchased it for $1,200 (£832) saw a local news report about the brazen theft.

On Thursday, Richmond Police identified the primary suspect in the heist as 44-year-old Dezi Adsuara.

Authorities said investigators had "compelling evidence" pointing to Adsuara, who also uses the alias Roland Joseph Garcia.

Police said Adsuara used a pickup truck to tow the one-ton, 105mm cannon from the Veteran's Memorial Hall in Richmond in the early hours of 1 May.

The artefact had been sitting outside the hall since 1947.

An $80,000 warrant has been issued for Adsuara's arrest.

No Civil Rights Charges In Jamar Clark Case

Two white Minneapolis police officers will not face civil rights charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, Minnesota's US attorney has said.

Andrew Luger said  there was "insufficient evidence" to support charges against Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze.

The closely watched case stems from the death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark, who died a day after he was shot once in the head on 15 November.

Evidence photo shows the handcuffs the officers tried to put on Jamar Clark

The shooting set off weeks of protests in Minneapolis, including an 18-day tent encampment outside the police department's 4th Precinct.

In March, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman declined to file criminal charges against the two officers.

A key issue in the case centred on conflicting accounts from the officers and witnesses as to whether Mr Clark was handcuffed when he was shot.

The shooting occurred after paramedics called police to report that Mr Clark was interfering with efforts to treat an assault victim.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) determined that Mr Clark refused orders to take his hands out of his pockets, prompting the officers to attempt to handcuff him.

Investigators said a struggle ensued and Ofc Ringgenberg felt Mr Clark's hand on his weapon after the two fell on to the ground.

Ofc Schwarze then shot Mr Clark.

The violent encounter lasted barely more than a minute, investigators said.

In his decision not to pursue criminal charges, Mr Freeman cited inconsistent witness statements and forensic evidence that showed no bruising consistent with handcuffs on Mr Clark's wrists.

The BCA investigation also found Mr Clark's DNA on Ofc Ringgenberg's gun.

Taylor Swift And Calvin Harris 'Split Up'

Taylor Swift and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris have reportedly ended their 15-month relationship.

It is thought that Harris, who was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles last month, was the one to call things off.

A source told E! News: "Taylor's heart was more in it then he was. He started to lose interest over the past few months, but really tried to not just break up."

The news will come as a surprise to the music stars' fans after they were photographed hugging and kissing at recent awards ceremonies and the California festival Coachella.

They were seen holding hands in New York at the weekend.

Harris, whose real name is Adam Wiles, was a passenger in a Cadillac when the vehicle collided with a Volkswagen Beetle in Coldwater Canyon, near Beverly Hills on 20 May.

A statement posted on Harris's Facebook page last week said he was "still recovering" as he pulled out of two Las Vegas shows.

He had previously cancelled a performance at the Omnia nightclub in Las Vegas and a headline slot at the Hangout Festival in Alabama following the crash.

It is believed that Harris also blamed touring and travelling for the breakdown of the relationship. No one else is thought to be involved.

His current single with Rihanna, This Is What You Came For, was at number three in the UK singles chart last week.

Swift, who has become one of the world's biggest pop stars with hits including Shake It Off and Bad Blood, has previously been romantically linked with One Direction star Harry Styles.

Livingstone: Hitler Remarks As Factual As 1+1=2

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has described his comments about Nazi leader Adolf Hitler supporting Zionism as "factual", saying it's the equivalent of "1+1=2".

Speaking at the Oxford Union on Wednesday evening, Mr Livingstone refused to apologise and instead blamed "embittered MPs" for the furore.

"I think this has been largely manufactured by people trying to undermine (Labour leader) Jeremy Corbyn," he said.

"If someone says something anti-Semitic they will be expelled but you can't expel someone for telling the truth."

Mr Livingstone has been suspended from the Labour party and branded a "Nazi apologist" by some MPs within the party after he gave a radio interview in which he said Hitler, who sent millions of Jews to their deaths during the Second World War, had previously supported establishing a Jewish homeland.

When asked by the union's president Robert Harris if he could understand why the comments provoked such outrage, Mr Livingstone replied: "I put all of this in my autobiography five years ago and no one said anything then.

"Embittered MPs (think) here we can start screaming at Ken Livingstone, 'Nazi apologist' and so on, and create all this stuff about anti-Semitism.

"When I have gone through lots of people saying I should apologise to this reporter or apologise for saying Hitler was a supporter of Zionism... I have never apologised."

Labour has been plagued by allegations of anti-Semitism in recent months, prompting officials to suspend several party members pending further investigations.

Mr Corbyn described the suspensions as a "very small number of cases" and denied the party was anti-Semitic.

Harry Hands Over Invictus Medal To Hospital

Prince Harry has presented an Invictus Games gold medal to the UK hospital that saved the life of a US soldier.

Sergeant Elizabeth Marks, 25, asked Harry to give her prize to Papworth Hospital in Cambridge when he placed it around her neck at the Games in Florida last month.

The combat medic, from Arizona, had been treated at the hospital for respiratory distress syndrome in 2014, shortly before the inaugural Games in London.

Her gold for 100m freestyle swimming was one of four she won in the pool in at this year's event.

Sergeant Marks won four medals in the pool at the Invictus Games

Handing it over in a ceremony at Kensington Palace, Harry - founder of the Games - told the Papworth team: "A huge, huge thank you to all of you."

He said Sergeant Marks was "over the moon - she's very excited about the process".

Sergeant Marks broke down in tears when she told him about her treatment at Papworth.

Sergeant Marks asked Harry to hand over the medal he presented to her

Harry added: "Something else that she told me while we were in Florida - I don't know whether you'll agree to it or not - she said that it was a blessing in disguise landing in London and going to Papworth because Papworth is undoubtedly the best place for someone having this condition."

He asked the medical team: "Am I right in saying she was given about a 35% chance of living?"

Lead clinician Dr Alain Vuylsteke replied: "That's generous. We used a machine to support her and keep her alive, while antibiotics and other drugs were helping her to fight it."

Sergeant Marks still serves in the US military despite he injury

Sergeant Marks, who still serves in the military, suffered a serious hip injury in 2010 while on tour in Iraq, leaving her with no sensation in her left leg.

She took up sport as part of her recovery and continues to swim even though it renders her temporarily blind and faint because of her lung condition.

Papworth plans to launch the Elizabeth Marks Fund to raise money for its critical care unit, where the medal will go on display.

Professor John Wallwork, chairman of the hospital, said the medal "means an awful lot for the staff and the people that looked after her".