Donald Trump has demanded an apology from the cast of Broadway musical Hamilton after actors made an on stage appeal to Mike Pence to "uphold our American values" as he attended a performance.
The vice president-elect was met with a mix of boos and cheers as he watched the show at the Richard Rodgers Theater in New York on Friday night.
After the show Brandon Victor Dixon, who plays America's third vice president Aaron Burr, read a statement directed at Mr Pence while standing in front of the rest of the cast.
Image Caption:Donald Trump defended his Vice President-elect on Twitter
He said: "We, sir - we - are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights.
"We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us."
Mr Pence had already begun to leave his seat as Mr Dixon began his remarks, but a spokesman for the show said he stood in the hallway outside the entrance to the auditorium and heard the full comments, the New York Times reported.
Mr Trump reacted on Twitter, writing: "Our wonderful future VP Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing. This should not happen!"
He added: "The theater must always be a safe and special place. The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologise!"
Mr Dixon responded, tweeting: "Conversation is not harassment sir. And I appreciate @mike_pence for stopping to listen."
Hamilton is a hip-hop musical which tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, a penniless immigrant who became the right-hand man of General George Washington, as well as a key figure in the creation of the US financial system and the US Coast Guard.
He was killed in an 1804 duel with Mr Burr.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning creator of the show, wrote on Twitter: "Proud of @HamiltonMusical. Proud of @BrandonVDixon, for leading with love. And proud to remind you that ALL are welcome at the theater."
But other Republicans rounded on the musical's cast, with former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich attacking their "arrogance and hostility" and Mr Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway saying Mr Pence deserved "respect and a peaceful night out with his nephew and daughter".
Moscow has demanded to know why a government airliner was buzzed by three Swiss fighter jets as it made its way to an international summit in Peru. The plane was carrying members of Russia's delegation to the Asia-Pacific summit when the F/A 18 jets joined it in the air and kept it surrounded as it travelled through Switzerland's air space, according to reports. "We have expressed surprise and asked for explanations from Switzerland over the incident with the Russian government plane in the sky of the confederation," the embassy in Switzerland tweeted.
Footage and photos purportedly showing the jets was apparently taken by those on board the Russian plane.
Image Caption:Vladimir Putin is among world leaders attending the APEC summit in Peru
World leaders are arriving in Peru's capital, Lima, for the gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation, which President Vladimir Putin is attending.
Outgoing US President Barack Obama is among those meeting in the city this weekend. It will be his final major event in office before he hands power to Republican Donald Trump.
Heightened tensions between Western powers and Russia have led to NATO jets patrolling the skies on the look out for Russian planes.
The NATO jets are tasked with a show of force against Russian jets and are believed to have intercepted them more than 600 times this year so far.
The images broadcast on North Korean state television KRT show the country's supreme leader taking a keen interest as the artillery unit fired a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at an undisclosed location in the secretive state.
It comes weeks after North Korea said it was "close to the brink of war" with South Korea and warned Britain to stay out of the fight after the UK announced it would take part in joint military drills with South Korea and the US.
North and South Korea have technically been at war since their last conflict ended in 1953 without a peace treaty.
Strong winds and heavy rain are heading for the UK as forecasters warn of possible flooding, power cuts, damaged buildings and travel disruption.
The Met Office has an amber "be prepared" warning in place for the southeast of England on Sunday morning, with Storm Angus expected to bring gusts of up to 80mph.
The Met Office said some areas could see up to 1.5 inches of rain over several hours, with possible surface water flooding.
The storm will hit the southwest of England on Saturday night before moving northeast.
Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "By Saturday evening the storm will bring spells of heavy rain, as well as strengthening southerly winds to southern Ireland and the southwest of England and Wales.
"Through Saturday night the vigorous area of low pressure is expected to move northeastwards, bringing heavy rain and strong winds across the majority of England and Wales.
"By the early hours of the morning London and the South East will be very wet and windy. Coastal areas of the South East could experience gusts up to 80mph, and inland areas of Kent and Sussex up to 55mph."
Conditions are expected to improve in the afternoon, but further wind and rain are expected to move north across England and Wales on Monday and could bring further flooding.
Image Caption:Drivers make their way through snow in the Peak District
The name of the storm comes from a list chosen by the public for autumn and winter 2016-17.
It comes after warnings of freezing temperatures and snow on higher ground in the north of the country as a "polar air mass" brings in wintry weather from the Arctic Ocean.
Yellow "be aware" warnings for ice have been issued for the Midlands, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Donald Trump has agreed to pay $25m (£20m) to settle a series of lawsuits against his now-defunct Trump University.
Lawyers for the President-elect reached the out-of-court deal to avoid a trial in a potentially embarrassing case that, during his campaign, he had promised to keep fighting and never settle.
Jury selection for one of the three cases had been due to begin in just over a week.
Those alleging they had been wronged accused the university - which claimed to be for real estate investors - of defrauding students.
Anyone who enrolled paid up to $35,000 a year to take part in programmes that promised to reveal Mr Trump's business secrets.
About 6,000 students who say they lost out as a result of signing up, and who later joined two class action suits in San Diego, California, will share $21m if a federal judge approves the settlement.
A further $4m will be paid to settle a complaint filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2013.
Under the terms of the settlements, Mr Trump does not admit any wrongdoing.
The lawsuits alleged that the nationwide seminars provided by Trump University were like informercials, pressuring people into spending more but, ultimately, failing to deliver on their promises.
The San Diego trial was scheduled to last several weeks and threatened to dominate the headlines as the President-elect continues to fill cabinet posts.
During the campaign, Mr Trump brought attention to the suit by attacking the judge overseeing the San Diego cases, Gonzalo Curiel, by claiming his Mexican heritage made him biased.
Jason Forge, a lawyer for the students who brought the action, said the thousands of former students covered by the San Diego lawsuits should be able to receive at least half and possibly all their money back - as much as $35,000.
The President-elect denied the allegations and vowed during the campaign to continue to fight any case against him.
In May, he told supporters at a rally that he would travel to San Diego to testify once he had won the presidency.
Mr Trump said at the time: "I could have settled this case numerous times but I don't want to settle cases when we're right. I don't believe in it.
"And when you start settling cases, you know what happens? Everybody sues you because you get known as a settler. One thing about me, I am not known as a settler."
Lawyers for those bringing the action said moves to settle happened quickly after Mr Trump won his surprise victory in the 8 November election.
Mr Schneiderman said Mr Trump fought him "every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeals and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university. Today, that all changes."
Mr Forge said: "We were at each other's throat for six and a half years and were able to find the common ground with them and do something good there."
An ethics expert who is one of a group who has called on Mr Trump to make a clean break from his business dealings said the settlement may backfire if lawyers think the President-elect is eager to settle to avoid court cases.
Richard Painter said: "Plaintiffs' lawyers are going to smell blood in the water."
Thousands of prisoners are still being held on indeterminate sentences under a controversial scheme that was scrapped four years ago.
The Imprisonment for Public Protection scheme (IPP) was introduced in 2005 but was later scrapped after being described as a "stain" on the justice system.
James Ward was 19 years old when he was given a 10-month IPP sentence for arson.
He is still inside today. That's more than 11 years over his original tariff.
James' family insist he has not been given a fair chance to prove he is no longer a danger to the public.
His sister April Ward told Sky News: "James had troubles - as in being a bit of a rogue - but he didn't struggle from any mental health issues.
Image Caption:April Ward believes her brother should not have been given an indeterminate sentence
"But, basically, down the line of not having hope, having no release date, being kept away from his family, what he witnesses in prison has took a toll on his mental health, and the fact that he will never be released has basically made him think, you know, should he even lead this life?"
In a letter sent to his family, James said he is losing hope of ever being released.
"I'm banged up in my cell, all that's in here is a bed, a cupboard, a toilet and a sink," he wrote.
"I'm going crazy, mum, and I've had enough of this place.
"I'm staying in the block where I am safe. I'll be glad to get Christmas out of the way so I can get on with parole.
"I've not got much hope though of them letting me out. I can't see why not."
Despite repeated attempts over the last decade, James has not been able to convince his Parole Board that he is safe to be released.
Image Caption:A letter from Ward to his parents from prison
April said: "They've told James 'Just behave, do your courses, go back in front of parole and you'll be released', but James did all that, went back to the parole board and they said that he needed to do more courses and it's just a waste of money when he could be at home rebuilding his life.
"He shouldn't have been given an IPP sentence in the first place because his crime wasn't significant enough.
"When he does get to parole they say they need more courses for James to show he is no longer a danger but some of the courses are ridiculous and irrelevant for James.
"Substances courses for instance. James has never had a problem with any substances, so why would you waste his time?"
Marc Shuttleworth knows the anguish James and his family are suffering.
He was sentenced to two and a half years but ended up serving nearly seven under the same scheme.
He said: "You're in a highly volatile situation where there's not enough staff, there's not a lot of association.
Image Caption:Ward was 19 years old when he received his IPP sentence
"The time you do get (for) association, limited time out of cell, there's a lot of arguments, there's a lot of fights.
"There's a lot of things that shouldn't be happening and you're in the middle of that, trying to better your future and prove you're not a risk and you're stuck in the middle of it, stuck amongst it. How do you get out of that?"
The Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence was introduced in 2005.
It was designed for high risk criminals who had committed violent or sexual offences.
But the indeterminate sentence was abolished in 2012 following inappropriate over-usage.
More than 4,000 men and women are still incarcerated under IPP and, of these, 81% have already served their minimum term.
Almost half are five or more years over their sentence.
The prison system is already in crisis with striking officers, rising violence, radicalisation and the smuggling of drugs.
So the backlog of IPP inmates being held beyond their sentence joins a long list of demands the Ministry of Justice is having to tackle.
Andrew Neilson from the Howard League For Penal Reform is calling for urgent government action to help these inmates.
He told Sky News: "These prisoners should be priority for resources, in many prisons they're not.
"But, even if they are made priorities that actually takes resources away from other prisoners.
"And, I think more generally, it really symbolises the lack of hope that is in our jails at the moment. There is very little hope.
"They are very dangerous places and prisoners don't feel that there is very much in the way to help them change their lives, and anything, really, to offer redemption.
"That's really symbolised by the IPP prisoner who literally must try and prove that they are not dangerous but doesn't have the means to do so."
Justice Secretary Liz Truss has admitted there are "very serious issues" with the level of violence in UK prisons.
Ms Truss has met with the Prison Officers Association after thousands of officers were ordered by the High Court to return to work following a walkout on Tuesday.
They had been protesting about violence and "chronic staff shortages".
Ms Truss told Sky News that prisons needed to be safer but that plans to deal with the problem were working.
She claimed that half the additional officers needed in the UK's 10 most challenging prisons have already been recruited, as well as extra measures to clamp down on drug use.
US president-elect Donald Trump has named Michael Flynn, a controversial ex-army general who once said that "fear of Muslims is rational" and used the phrase "Islamic ideology sick", as his national security adviser.
In an interview with Al Jazeera first published in July, Flynn, 57, defended his remarks on social media, saying leaders in the Muslim-majority countries need to do more and "stand up".
"Islam is a political ideology based on religion," Flynn told Mehdi Hasan , host of Al Jazeera's Upfront, in an interview during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
After an attack in Nice, France , Flynn wrote on Twitter: "I dare Arab & Persian world 'leaders' to step up to the plate and declare their Islamic ideology sick and must [be] healed."
In a separate interview with Al Jazeera in May, Flynn also refused to condemn Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US.
"What I support ... is that we must understand where these individuals are coming from," Flynn said, adding that he supported the "vetting of individuals and the proper screening of individuals who are coming from certain parts of the world like Syria".
