Clinton Emails: FBI Recommends 'No Charges'

The FBI is referring a probe into Hillary Clinton's use of her private email to prosecutors - but is not recommending charges.

The decision not to recommend criminal charges relating to use of her private email lifts a major legal threat to her presidential campaign.

FBI director James Comey said the investigation had found "extremely careless" behaviour by Mrs Clinton and her staff.

It is even possible that hostile forces may have gained access to Mrs Clinton's personal email account, the FBI director said.

But, outlining the agency's findings, Mr Comey concluded that "no charges are appropriate". 

The announcement came three days after the FBI interviewed Mrs Clinton about the possible mishandling of classified information.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said last week that she would accept the recommendations of the FBI director and of career prosecutors.

This means that Mr Comey's decision almost certainly brings the legal part of the issue to a close and removes the threat of criminal charges.

However, it's unlikely to wipe away many voters' concerns about Mrs Clinton's trustworthiness.

And it probably will not stop Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from continuing to make the private email server a campaign issue.

Mr Trump has called for criminal charges to be brought. 

Mrs Clnton's personal email server, which she relied on exclusively for government and personal business, has dogged her campaign.

She has repeatedly said that no email she sent or received was marked classified.

But the Justice Department began investigating last summer following a referral from the the intelligence community.

The scrutiny was compounded by a blistering audit in May from the State Department's internal watchdog.

It said that Mrs Clinton and her team ignored clear warnings from department officials that her email setup violated federal standards.

It said the email set-up could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers.

Dhaka Hostage 'Mistaken For Attacker And Shot'

Police in Bangladesh have said they may have shot dead one of the hostages at a Dhaka cafe after mistaking him for an attacker.

Saiful Islam Chowkidar, a chef making pizzas at the Holey Artisan Bakery, was among six men killed when officers stormed the restaurant to bring the 12-hour siege to an end.

At least 20 hostages were killed during the terror attack, which Islamic State has claimed responsibility for.

Even though the militant group has released photos of five fighters it claims carried out the shootings, Bangladesh's home minister has denied IS were involved.

On Sunday, authorities said they believed the gunmen involved were "highly educated" and from "well-off families".

The government has blamed the attack and other recent incidents on domestic militants who are determined to impose Islamic rule in the moderate Muslim nation.

Five of the 13 hostages who were rescued when security forces stormed the restaurant are still being held for questioning by investigators - but it is not clear whether they are regarded as potential suspects or eyewitnesses.

Reports suggest one of those hostages is a former lecturer in a university department where one of the attackers had studied.

Nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian and three students at American universities were killed in the siege - and the bodies of the Japanese victims have now been identified and repatriated.

Italy's foreign ministry has urged its citizens to exercise the "utmost prudence" when travelling in Bangladesh, especially in areas frequented by foreign visitors.

Evans Tells Top Gear Colleagues To 'Move On'

Chris Evans has dedicated his morning radio show to his ex-colleagues on Top Gear and advised them to "move on" without him.

On Monday the DJ announced that he was stepping down from the programme after just one series, leaving Friends actor Matt LeBlanc in charge.

Speaking to listeners of his BBC Radio 2 this morning show, he said: "Today's show is dedicated to all the Top Gear gang. And today's show is entitled Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On."

The Top Gear line-up including Evans (fourth from left)

In a tweet on Monday, Evans said he was stepping aside, adding that he had given it his best shot but "sometimes that's not enough".

He praised the team behind the multimillion-pound programme, which is the BBC's biggest earner.

The six-episode series was beset by unfavourable reviews, poor ratings and reports of hostility between the two lead hosts.

The final episode of the revamped motoring show aired on Sunday after a rocky ride during its return without Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond.

A BBC spokesman said the plan was to continue with the current line-up of presenters in Evans' absence.

It leaves LeBlanc as the main host, along with racing driver Sabine Schmitz, Formula One presenter Eddie Jordan, YouTube star Chris Harris, car enthusiast Rory Reid and The Stig.

Evans' decision to resign came amid widespread reports that Scotland Yard has received an allegation of sexual assault against him, dating back to the 1990s.

Southern Railway Cuts 341 Trains A Day

Southern Railway is to cancel 341 trains a day in a revised timetable from next Monday, the company has announced.

The embattled operator has made the changes following weeks of disruption prompted by industrial action and train crew shortages.

A spokesman said the slimmed-down timetable was designed "to give passengers a better, more consistent service they can plan around".

One of the main routes affected is the operator's West London Line between Milton Keynes and Clapham Junction, where all trains will be suspended until further notice.

Buses will replace some trains on other lines, and the loss of direct connections to major London stations may force some passengers to change services - prolonging their journeys.

The company claims "unprecedented" levels of staff sickness and the workforce's unwillingness to do overtime has been the main cause of "unpredictable and late notice" cancellations.

But Mick Cash, general secretary of the RMT union, said: "This latest savage attack on passenger services by GTR is nothing to do with staff sickness and everything to do with gross mismanagement of this franchise and the failure to employ enough guards and drivers to fill the current rosters and diagrams.

"The continuing attempt to blame the frontline workforce for this crisis is a cynical and cowardly ploy that will not wash with the travelling public."

Southern Railway runs some of the major routes connecting London with Brighton, Gatwick Airport and Southampton.

The changes are likely to frustrate passengers, many of whom pay thousands of pounds a year for season tickets.

Amnesty: Syria armed groups committing war crimes

Five Syrian rebel groups have been accused of a "chilling" wave of torture, abductions and summary killings in the northern provinces of Idlib and parts of Aleppo.

Amnesty International, a London-based rights group, said on Tuesday that Al-Nusra Front, Ahrar al-Sham, Nureddin Zinki, the Levant Front and Division 16 were committing "war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian law with impunity".

"Many civilians live in constant fear of being abducted if they criticise the conduct of armed groups in power or fail to abide by the strict rules that some have imposed," said Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International.

The report was based on interviews with about 70 individuals living or working in the northern provinces of Idlib and parts of Aleppo, areas controlled by rebels.

The abuses were committed over four years by five armed groups, including some backed by the US and other regional powers, Amnesty said.

"While some civilians in areas controlled by armed opposition groups may at first have welcomed an escape from brutal Syrian government rule, hopes that these armed groups would respect rights have faded as they have increasingly taken the law into their own hands and committed serious abuses," said Luther.

'Cease arms transfers'

The report documented at least 24 abductions of activists, ethnic and religious minorities, as well as three children, two of whom remain missing as of last week.

Amnesty also documented summary killings by gunfire, some in public, of pro-government fighters.

It called on international backers to cease arms transfers to groups implicated in the abuse.

One of the groups, Ahrar al-Sham, said in a letter that it would like to meet with Amnesty to clarify the issues. It did not respond to the allegations.

Syria's conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests but has since broken out into all-out war, leaving more than 250,000 people dead.

Dad Accidentally Shoots Son Dead At Gun Range

A father who shot and killed his son at a Florida gun range fired the gun accidentally, according to police.

William Brumby unintentionally fired the weapon at his 14-year-old son as he tried to retrieve a shell casing from inside his shirt, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Stephen J Brumby died in hospital a short time later.

No charges have been filed against Mr Brumby, however, police say they are continuing their investigation after reviewing a video of the shooting.

According to police, Mr Brumby was firing his weapon at the High Noon Gun Range in Sarasota on Sunday when a spent shell casing deflected off a nearby wall and landed inside the back of his shirt.

As he tried to remove the shell with his right hand, which was still holding the gun, he accidentally fired at his son, who was standing behind him.

Mr Brumby's two other children, who were at the gun range at the time of the accident, were unharmed.

Guaranteed UK Status For EU Nationals 'Unwise'

Providing EU nationals with a guarantee they can stay in the UK without a deal for British citizens in EU countries would be "unwise", the Immigration Minister has warned.

Responding to an urgent question in the House of Commons, James Brokenshire said guaranteeing the status of EU nationals already living in the UK could prompt EU immigration to the UK.

He said the future of the 1.2 million British citizens living and working elsewhere in the EU, as well as that of EU nationals living in the UK, must be secured as part of Brexit negotiations

He said: "It has been suggested the Government could now fully guarantee the right of EU nationals living in the UK the right to stay.

"This would be unwise without a parallel assurance form European governments regarding British nationals living in their countries.

"Such a step might have the unintended consequence of prompting EU immigration to the UK.

the meantime, I would like to stress that EU nationals continue to be welcome here.

"We have seen some truly abhorrent hate crimes perpetrated against EU nationals in the past week or so.

"We will not stand for these kinds of attacks, they must be and will be tackled in the strongest possible terms."

Earlier on Monday, a spokesman for the Prime Minister said the future for EU nationals in the UK were part of a "whole range of issues that will need to be addressed" after the UK leaves.

He said: "Those are the consequences of a decision to leave the EU.

This is not something we've shied away from.

"We were clear in advance of the referendum that it was an issue.

"The decision will be for the next Prime Minister and part of the discussions about how the UK leaves the European Union and what relationship we have with it in the future."

Former London mayor and Leave campaign leader Boris Johnson called for the Government to make a clear statement immediately stating that EU nationals already in Britain would not be affected by the Brexit vote.

Conservative leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom said she would not use EU citizens in the UK as "bargaining chips" and promised their rights should be preserved.

But rival Dr Liam Fox said immigration was key to any Brexit deal with the EU.

He said: "I do not believe that you need to be in the single market to sell into the single market.

"And if the price of the relationship with the single market is free movement of people, it's a price I'm not willing to pay."

There are around three million non-British EU citizens living in the UK, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures from August 2015.

That is around 5% of the UK population.