Munich Gunman Was German-Iranian, 18

Police say the Munich gunman was an 18-year-old German-Iranian who had been living in the city.

Munich police said the teenager's motive was "completely unclear".

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"The perpetrator was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich," police chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters after the massacre.

He had lived in the city "for a while", Mr Andrae said.

"The motive or explanation for this crime is completely unclear," the officer said. 

Mr Andrae said the body of the attacker was found about two-and-a-half hours after the shooting began.

His identity was established on the basis of witness statements and closed circuit television.

The body was found in a side street, not far from the shopping mall where much of the shooting happened.

Police say the suspect was not known to authorities and officers were searching his apartment for clues.  

Speculation about the gunman's motives ranged from a right-wing extremist attack to an assault inspired by Islamic State.

Some witnesses describe hearing him yelling anti-foreigner insults before opening fire outside the McDonald's restaurant, near to the mall. 

In a later conversation with a witness, recorded on a mobile phone, the attacker said he was a German citizen.      

Other media reported that the gunman had been bullied for "several years" and was seeking revenge.

US intelligence officials said initial reports from their German counterparts indicated no apparent link between the suspect and Islamic State or other militant groups.

Two others who fled the area quickly were investigated but had "nothing to do with the incident".

Nine people were killed by the gunman.

Munich In Hiding As Shooters Hunted By Police

People caught up in the deadly attack on a Munich shopping centre have described hiding in shops, hotels, police stations and railway stations.

Maximilian Bielenfeld told Sky News he was in a restaurant with his girlfriend when "suddenly everyone started to run".

"Armed police were passing by and it was total chaos. We jumped out of a window," he said.

"First of all we were hiding under a police car and some policemen came by and told us to come with them and brought us to a police station nearby.

"We heard something again and we were told to move. Now we are hiding in the central station, which is totally empty."

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Sky presenter Sam Washington said the hotel she was in staying in was "jammed with people who've come in off the street".

"The hotel was handing out bottles of water at the same time as the very strange site of preparing afternoon teas for people," she said.

"The hotel security are in constant dialogue with police. The police have told them not to allow anyone out. Security are doing fairly rudimentary searches on those coming in." 

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The Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall was being evacuated by police, but some employees and customers were still inside hours after the reports of the shooting began to emerge.

"Many shots were fired, I can't say how many but it's been a lot," one employee said from inside the mall.

"All the people from outside came streaming into the store and I only saw one person on the ground who was so severely injured that he definitely didn't survive.

"We have no further information, we're just staying in the back in the storage rooms. No police have approached us yet."

Trump Told To Stop Using British Stars' Songs

One of the writers of a British rock classic has called in his lawyers after Donald Trump used the song to end his presidential nomination speech to the Republican Party’s convention.

As the billionaire businessman wound up his address by saying: "We will make America great again. God bless you and good night, I love you", the guitar riff from All Right Now fired up and red, white and blue balloons were released into the arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Paul Rodgers co-wrote the song with another member of Free, Andy Fraser, in 1970.

It was also used to introduce Mr Trump's running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence. 

In a tweet on Monday, Rodgers wrote: "Permission to use "All Right Now" was never sought for or granted by me. My lawyer is dealing with this matter. - Paul".

Other British artists have also objected to Mr Trump using their music. 

After he walked on stage earlier in the convention to the sound of Queen's 1977 track, We Are The Champions, the band tweeted: "An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes."

Representatives of the Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who died in 2001, said the use of Here Comes The Sun to introduce Mr Trump's daughter, Ivanka, was "offensive & against the wishes" of his estate.

And when two of Adele's hits - Rolling In The Deep and Skyfall - were played at Trump political rallies earlier this year, her spokesman said permission had not been granted. 

American artists including Neil Young and Steven Tyler, from Aerosmith, have also objected. 

Tyler's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter, saying that Mr Trump did "not have our client's permission to use Dream On" or any of Tyler's other songs "because it gives the false impression that (he) is connected with, or endorses, Mr Trump's presidential bid". 

Complaints have not always been expressed in lawyerly language. 

After Trump used REM's It's The End Of The World As We Know It at a rally, the band's frontman Michael Stipe said: "Go f*** yourselves, the lot of you - you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men. 

"Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign."

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Alcohol Linked To Seven Types Of Cancer - Study

Alcohol causes at least seven forms of cancer, and people drinking even low to moderate amounts are at risk, according to researchers.

Scientists say they are unsure of the exact biological reasons why alcohol causes cancer, but a review of existing research concludes there is strong evidence of a direct, harmful effect from drinking.

Jennie Connor, from the University of Otago in New Zealand, believes alcohol caused about half a million deaths from cancer in 2012 alone - around 6% of cancer deaths around the world.

Cancer of the mouth and throat, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon, bowel and breast have all been linked to alcohol.

Writing in the journal Addiction, she said: "There is strong evidence that alcohol causes cancer at seven sites, and probably others.

"Confirmation of specific biological mechanisms by which alcohol increases the incidence of each type of cancer is not required to infer that alcohol is a cause."

While the highest risks are among heavy drinkers, even people who drink smaller amounts are seen to be at risk.

She said there is no safe level of drinking with respect to cancer, but the risks are reduced for some cancers when people stop drinking.

Professor Connor has also questioned previously reported health benefits from drinking, such as a glass of red wine being good for your heart.

These were seen "increasingly as disingenuous or irrelevant in comparison to the increase in risk of a range of cancers", she said.

Her findings are in line with advice given in January by the UK's chief medical officers, who said no level of regular drinking is without risks to health.

Latest health advice says like women, men should not drink more than 14 units a week

Among a list of recommendations, they reduced the weekly recommended limit for men down from 21 to 14 units, to match advice for women.

Scientists are still trying to confirm how drinking can lead to cancer, but one theory is that alcohol damages DNA.

Susannah Brown, science programme manager for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), said: "Many people believe that alcohol consumption is only linked to liver cancer, but this review confirms the findings of our Continuous Update Project that alcohol is strongly linked to an increased risk of a number of different cancers, including two of the most common - bowel and breast cancer.

"Among other evidence, we see the risk increasing as the amount of alcohol consumed increases, and we agree that there is solid evidence to conclude that alcohol consumption directly causes cancer."

The WCRF has previously said that drinking three alcoholic drinks or more per day increases the risk of stomach cancer.
 
Elaine Hindal, chief executive officer from the industry-funded alcohol education charity, Drinkaware, said: "We know that around 3.5 million middle-aged men are drinking more than the low risk guidance of 14 units or 6 pints of 4% beer per week.

"It is why we have launched our 'Have a little less, feel a lot better' campaign to target those who could be storing up serious health problems for the future."

EDF To Consider Hinkley Go-Ahead Next Week

EDF bosses will meet next week to decide whether to give the go-ahead to plans to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

The French energy giant said its board would meet on 28 July with the agenda for the meeting including the "final investment decision" on the Hinkley Point C project.

A final announcement on whether the plan would go ahead has repeatedly been delayed.

It is seen as vital for the UK's future energy needs as it would provide 7% of the country's electricity when up and running in 2025.

EDF said the project would strengthen its presence in Britain where it already operates 15 nuclear reactors and is the largest electricity supplier by volume.

Critics have questioned the Government guarantee to EDF on the price it would receive for the electricity produced at Hinkley - a deal which could see top-up payments to the company for the payments rise to £30bn according to the National Audit Office.

The cost of building the plant - which is also backed by Chinese investor CGN - was estimated last autumn at £12bn but has since soared to £18bn.

In May, it was revealed that the companies were also planning for an additional contingency of nearly £3bn.

EDF has been consulting its work council over the deal amid concerns from French unions about its cost.

The company's finance director quit in March, apparently because he thought the project could jeopardise its finances.

The business has brushed off doubtsabout whether it would go ahead.

Greg Clark, the new Business and Energy Secretary, welcomed the announcement that a decision was now closer.

He said: "New nuclear is an essential part of our plan for a secure, clean and affordable energy system that will power the economy throughout this century."

Brexit Could Cost Lives Of Vulnerable Children

The country's most famous children's hospital has warned that a loss in EU funding following Brexit could cost the lives of vulnerable children.

Great Ormond Street Hospital has issued a plea to the government to reach a deal with Europe to protect research and enable the hospital to "retain its brightest minds".

It says that there is, otherwise, a "serious risk" it could lose EU staff, funding and long-standing partnerships.

The central London hospital says it currently has 44 EU-funded projects active, with six for new treatments at the clinical trial stage.

Fourteen research projects are being reviewed due to "uncertainty about current grants or applications in the future".

The central London hospital works with research partner UCL Institute of Child Health in what is the country's only academic biomedical research centre specialising in paediatrics.

Twenty-four per cent of research staff at Great Ormond and ICH come from the EU, along with 25% of medical staff and 16% of nurses.

Since 2010, the EU has contributed £25m in funding for their research into treatment and cures - around 10% of the centre's total funding.

But Great Ormond Street said that, with 75% of rare diseases affecting children and 30% of children with a rare disease die before their fifth birthday, the loss of funding could leave important research "critically delayed".

Dr Peter Steer, GOSH's chief executive, said: "We are deeply concerned about what leaving Europe means for our many EU staff and our research programmes.

"We call on the Government to prioritise the best European deal to protect these essential staff and research programmes, now and in the future.

"For the vulnerable, very ill children we care for, every day counts.

"The UK is known for the strength of its biomedical research.

"At GOSH our research base enables us to develop transformative treatments and cures and save lives.

"We do not want to see this eroded by uncertainty about the status of key staff and funding."

It is not only research and staffing at stake - halting the freedom of movement of EU patients taking part in research could affect the study of rare diseases and specialist areas such as gene therapy, which rely on large patient bases.

The hospital also said that the costs of some drugs may rise.

Hollande Tells May 'Sooner Better' On Brexit

Francois Hollande has told Theresa May that Britain's exit from the EU should happen "the sooner the better".

But at the Elysee Palace in Paris, the British Prime Minister reiterated the UK would not invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, triggering Britain's EU withdrawal, this year.

At a joint news conference, the French president said Brexit was the decision of the British people and it needed to be respected.

Francois Hollande has been keen for talks to start sooner rather than later

He continued: "We would like it to be reflected in the best possible timescale to open a negotiation to establish what will be the relationship between the UK and European Union.

"The sooner the better in the common interest ... because uncertainty is the greatest danger."

Mr Hollande said there could be no access to the single market without allowing EU workers into Britain.

"It's the most crucial point," he said. "Britain will have to choose: stay in the single market and accept free movement or have another status."

Theresa May will have a working dinner with Mr Hollande at the Elysee Palace 

Mrs May said that while she understood the need for "certainty and confidence" in the markets, it "will take time" for the UK to prepare for negotiations.

"Brexit means Brexit," she said, "and I firmly believe we will make the best of it. We will continue to work together."

She said she wanted to "maximise the opportunities for both the UK and the EU".

The Republican Guard was in position as Mr Hollande greeted the Prime Minister at his official residence.

In Dublin hours earlier for talks with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Mr Hollande also called for negotiations on Britain's split from the EU to be as brief as possible.

In Berlin on Wednesday, during Mrs May's first foreign trip since taking office following Britain's seismic EU referendum last month, she encountered a more accommodating tone.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Mrs May she accepted that Britain needed to "take a moment" to prepare for the negotiations.