Fred Goodwin knighthood: the rogues stripped of their honours

RBS chief Fred Goodwin joins the likes of Robert Mugabe, Anthony Blunt and Nicolae Ceausescu in losing his knighthood

Anthony Blunt, who spied for the Russians, was the Queen's former art advisor. She took his knighthood away. 

Since 1995, the honours forfeiture committee has recommended that 34 people be stripped of their honours, including former world boxing champion Prince Naseem MBE, who was convicted of dangerous driving, and Lester Piggott OBE, who was found guilty of tax fraud.

Anthony Blunt was director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, Surveyor of the King's Pictures and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was awarded a knighthood in 1956. He confessed to being a part of the Cambridge Spy ring in 1964, having passed wartime intelligence to the Russians. He was publicly exposed in 1979 and stripped of his knighthood. He died a recluse three years later.

Robert Mugabe, the ruler of Zimbabwe, received his knighthood during a state visit in 1994. But the Queen stripped him of the honour in 2008 after Britain intensified sanctions and cancelled a cricket tour over human rights violations and attacks on opposition parties.

Nicolae Ceasescu, the ruler of Communist Romania, was awarded a knighthood in 1978. His nationalist regime, marked by a ubiquitous personality cult, became increasingly repressive and impoverished through the 1980s. He was stripped of the honour in 1989. He was overthrown in December that year, and executed by firing squad after a brief trial on Christmas Day.

Roger Casement was an Irish nationalist and poet. He investigated human rights abuses in the Belgian Congo on behalf of the British government, and campaigned against slavery in Peru, where he had served as British consul. He was knighted in 1911 for his efforts on behalf of the Amazonian Indians. But after leaving the consular service in 1913 he helped form the Irish Volunteers militia. He was captured during the 1916 Easter Rising, tried for treason, stripped of his knighthood and hanged.

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Lester Piggott, the English jockey who had 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories. After he retired from riding horses at the end of the 1985 flat season, Piggott became a racehorse trainer. In 1987 he was jailed for three years, of which he served 366 days for tax fraud. The following year he was stripped of his OBE, which he had been awarded in 1975 because of tax evasion.

Prince Naseem, the former world boxing champion was stripped of his MBE following his conviction in 2006 after the McLaren Mercedes sports car he was driving at 90mph smashed into another vehicle. The driver was left with every major bone in his body broken and injuries to his brain. Hamed received the honour in January 1999 amid consternation that his behaviour outside the ring made him a bad role model. Henry Cooper, himself an OBE, criticised the award

Downing Street 'won't block other RBS bonuses'

RBS is 82% owned by the British taxpayer

The government has said it will not block bonuses to other RBS executives, after chief executive Stephen Hester decided to waive his award of £963,000 in shares.

A Downing St spokeswoman told the BBC: "We are not going to micro-manage bonuses."

"They are doing a good job and making good progress," she said.

She added it was absolutely essential that the RBS executive team was left in place to sort out its problems.

On Sunday, Mr Hester waived the 3.6 million shares package - his performance bonus for 2010 - after Labour MPs planned to force a Commons vote on the issue.

It came the day after it emerged RBS chairman RBS Philip Hampton had waived a shares-only bonus worth £1.4 million.

The spokeswoman added: "The prime minister's view was that he wanted the bonuses to be lower.

"He always made it clear that it was a matter for Mr Hester whether he took that bonus or not, and that should remain the case.

"Reward for good performance is not in itself a bad thing."

David Fleming, Unite union national officer said: "Better late than never will be the feeling amongst the call centre, bank branch and processing staff at RBS, that Stephen Hester has finally bowed to public pressure to waive his nearly £1million bonus.

"This gesture goes some way in acknowledging the hypocrisy of an organisation, which has sacked over 21,000 staff, while still attempting to pay bumper bonuses to the bosses."

Lord Oakeshott, the former Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman said: "I'm all in favour of Mr Hester or anyone else earning plenty of money from RBS - if he runs the bank to do what really matters and if he won't lend to small business, as he promised, he shouldn't get any bonus."

The overall bonus pool at RBS's investment banking arm, which will be revealed days before the results on February 23, is expected to be half the £950 million of the previous year.

Barclays, which unlike RBS received no direct state help during the credit crunch, is reported to be considering paying its chief executive Bob Diamond up to £10 million in the forthcoming bonus season, compared with a total payout of £6.5 million in the previous year.

However, no formal announcement has been made.

Up to 700,000 visitors will arrive for 2012 Olympics

Britain can expect up to 700,000 visitors arriving for the 0lympic Games it has emerged.

Heathrow airport 

The UK Border Agency is prepraring to receive between 600,000 and 700,000 visitors.

They believe that some visitors who would normally come to Britain will delay their visits but do not know how many.

The figures were revealed by Tony Smith, senior director of the Olympic programme for the UKBA.

In a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, Mr Smith said there would be 70,000 people arriving with Olympic passes as members of teams, their supporters and officials.

Of those 20,000 would normally need visas but will their passes will allow them entry to the country.

Mr Smith said there would be biometric tests for those individuals as they arrive with special lanes set asside at airports.
"We will be sharing data with the intelligence and security services and with the Serious and Organised Crime Agency so we will have every opportunity to identify any serious threat."
He said the Olympic authorites would then be informed. "It will be the same as though they have a visa," he added.
UKBA is training up to 470 volunteers and drawing on another 500 officers not normally on the front line or who have recently retired to add to their current staff of 4,500.
Visitors to the Olympic Park may be banned from taking drinks in as part of airport style security which will also ban bags larger than 25 litres and subject all visitors to bag scans and metal detectors.
Organisers say there will be a maximum waiting time of 26 minutes.
Ian Thomas, heard of security for the Olympic organising committee in London said that the decision on what will be allowed has yet to be taken.
Tower Bridge will have Olympic rings hung from it and seven bridges along the Thames will be lit up.
The Paralympic symbol will be hung outside the National Gallery, Vincent Fihosy from the Greater London Authority said.
All the London boroughs have been given funding to hang Olympic banners, he added.
"If you are going to throw a party, you have to get dessed up," he said.

Occupy London protesters take over fifth London site

 

Protesters said they "occupied" the building in the early hours

The Occupy London protest group says it has taken over a fifth site in London.

Up to 20 demonstrators moved into Roman House, on Fore Street, Barbican, in the City of London, in the early hours of Saturday, an Occupy spokesman said.
The "economic justice" campaigners said they planned to "open the building to the public" on Monday.
Berkeley Homes, which owns the empty office block, has asked protesters to leave, saying the building was "not safe for public use".
The firm said the property was being converted into 90 residential flats and the occupation was putting jobs at risk.
An Occupy London spokesman said the group would leave if there was a building contract in place, because to remain and put jobs at risk would be "so against what we are about".
City of London Corporation and police said they were aware of the occupation.
Protest 'misguided' The 1950s building has been lying empty for the past few years. Protesters said they targeted it because it "previously housed companies from the financial service industries".
Berkeley Homes disputed this claim saying an architecture firm was the previous occupant of the eight-storey building.
The latest move from Occupy comes after the corporation won its High Court case on Wednesday to evict protesters from outside St Paul's Cathedral, where the Occupy London Stock Exchange group set up its tents on 15 October.

Berkeley Homes, owner of Roman House, said the building was "not safe for public use"

Since October the protest group has "occupied" Finsbury Square, an empty office building owned by the Swiss bank UBS in Sun Street, east London, and the empty Old Street Magistrates Court.
A statement on Occupy London's website said it had "publicly repossessed Roman House".
It added: "The Occupy London campaigners - part of the global movement for social and economic justice and real democracy - stated that they intend to occupy the building - their fifth occupation - until such time as the City of London Corporation publishes full details of its City cash accounts.
"The City of London Police have visited the building and have agreed that it is a civil matter."
A Berkeley Homes spokesman said: "We urge the protesters to vacate this building site as quickly as possible, as we are very concerned that they are putting both themselves, and members of the public, in real danger.
"It is not safe for public use, there are holes in the floors and we are in the early stages of asbestos removal.

City of London Police officers have been at the site since the morning

"The protesters are misguided in their actions which are sadly preventing Berkeley Homes from implementing their planning permission and so providing not only 90 much-needed new homes, but also a significant number of key construction jobs during an economic crisis.
"We are taking legal advice, particularly given the safety concerns, to ensure this potentially dangerous occupation ends quickly."
Occupy supporter Bryn Phillips, 28, dismissed the safety concerns, saying: "There was a log book inside the building and it was completely blank for asbestos.
"And we're only going to be occupying one floor at a time and that would be health and safety checked first."
The protesters plan to open the building to the public on 23 January, which will be the 100th day since they began the London chapter of a global movement against "corporate greed".
The group said it would use the venue to hold lectures and events, beginning with a lecture on the City's "secret finances and lobbying activities".

Brighton and Bournemouth footballers in sex assault inquiry

 

The six footballers were arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman 

 

Five Brighton and Hove Albion footballers and an AFC Bournemouth player have been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman.

Sussex Police said five men from Brighton and one from Dorset were being questioned about an attack in July.
The force said an 18-year-old man, a 19-year-old, two men aged 20 and one aged 24, all from Brighton, and a 20-year-old from Dorset had been arrested.
Brighton and Hove Albion said five men associated with the club were arrested.
Former Seagulls player Steve Cook, who moved to Bournemouth in October, was also arrested, the BBC understands.
'Assisting police' Details of the identities of the other players have not been revealed.
A spokesman for the club said: "Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club can confirm that five men associated with the club are assisting police into the investigation of an alleged offence in July last year.
"The club will make no further comment at this stage."
The Brighton and Hove Albion players were arrested the day after the Championship club, managed by Gus Poyet, beat non-league Wrexham in an FA Cup third round replay.
An AFC Bournemouth spokesman said: "AFC Bournemouth can confirm that an unnamed player is assisting police with the investigation of an alleged offence in July last year.
"The club will make no further comment at this stage."
In a statement, Sussex Police said: "All have been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and taken to different custody centres in Sussex where they will be questioned in relation to an alleged sexual assault on a woman in July last year.
"This was reported at the time and the suspects were identified on Friday last week, January 13, leading to these arrests.
"Four of the men were arrested in Brighton at around 4.20am this morning (Thursday), a fifth, also in Brighton at about 7.20am and the sixth in Dorset at 10.30am."

Labour Party, in switch, toughens stance on deficit

• Britain's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks during his lecture at the London School of Economics

The Labour Party toughened its stance on combating the country's budget deficit on Saturday in an attempt to regain the trust of voters sceptical about its economic policies.
In a significant policy switch, Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party backed years of pay restraint for public sector workers and that it would make no promises to undo the government's tax rises or spending cuts if it regained power.
The switch angered trade unions, Labour's main financial backers. One union leader said Balls was signing Labour's electoral "suicide note" by alienating public sector workers.
"However difficult this is for me ... we cannot make any commitments now that the next Labour government will reverse tax rises or spending cuts. And we will not," Balls told a conference held by the Fabian Society, a centre-left thinktank.
"It is now inevitable that public sector pay restraint will have to continue for longer in this parliament. Labour cannot duck that reality," he said.
Since it lost the 2010 election after 13 years in power, Labour has consistently argued that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government is going too fast in trying to erase a deficit that peaked at more than 10 percent of national output. The next election is due in 2015.
Labour's reputation for economic management was damaged by a build-up in personal debt and perceived financial excesses that culminated in the 2008 crisis, which forced the then Labour government to rescue several large banks.
Despite the pain of the coalition's austerity policies, voters continue to harbour serious doubts about Labour's ability to take the correct decisions on the economy, polls show.
CONVINCING MARKETS
Britain is at risk of sliding back into recession as global growth slows, government spending cuts bite, unemployment rises and consumers struggle with high inflation and tax increases.
The Conservative-led coalition says, however, that the euro zone debt crisis shows it is essential to have a credible policy for reining in the deficit to keep the faith of the markets.
Despite shifting his stance on austerity, Balls repeated his call for immediate action to boost growth and jobs, including temporary tax cuts, saying this did not conflict with a credible medium-term plan to cut the deficit.
Chancellor George Osborne announced last November it would take until 2016/17, two years longer than previously estimated, to eliminate the government's structural deficit.
Osborne said pay rises for public sector workers would be capped at 1 percent once a two-year pay freeze ends in 2013.
Balls told The Guardian Labour would support pay restraint for public sector workers in 2014 and 2015.
Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT transport workers' union, said Balls was alienating millions of Labour's core voters and signing the party's "electoral suicide note."
Mark Serwotka, head of the PCS union representing 290,000 state workers, said Balls' speech was desperately disappointing and showed the confusion at the heart of Labour policy.
"On the one hand, Labour seem to be saying the coalition are going too far, too fast ... but on the other hand saying we would have to make the same tough decisions," he said.
Michael Fallon, the Conservatives' deputy chairman, accused Labour of confusion. "Today they support cuts in principle, while at the same time they're opposing billions of pounds of cuts every week," he said in a statement.

Royal Navy captures 13 Somali pirates

 

Warning shots fired by Royal Marine maritime snipers from a Royal Navy Lynx Mark 8 helicopter failed to stop the pirate vessel

The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence says.

RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy vessel intercepted the pirates' boat, which had refused to stop despite warning shots from a Royal Navy helicopter.
Royal Marines in speedboats approached the vessel and boarded it, capturing 13 pirates and seizing weapons.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK troops, part of a Nato-led force, could be "proud" of the success.
"The Royal Navy and Royal Marines are playing a crucial role in securing and protecting international sea lanes that are vital to global trade," the minister said.

 

The dhow was identified as a known pirated vessel operating in Indian Ocean shipping lanes

 

Capt Gerry Northwood, who leads the counter-piracy operation on RFA Fort Victoria, said: "This firm and positive action will also send a clear message to other Somali pirates that we will not tolerate their attacks on international shipping."
The operation was carried out around dawn on Friday.
Capt Shaun Jones RFA, commanding officer on RFA Fort Victoria, said: "To manoeuvre such a large ship at speed in close vicinity of a nimble dhow takes extreme concentration and skill; my team were never found wanting.
"The 13 Somalis certainly found Friday 13th unlucky for them."

Body found hanged at Heathrow Airport

An operations manager was found hanged at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 after reportedly fearing that he could be made redundant after 23 years.

The body of Keith Stone, 50, who was managing a cleaning business that was subcontracted by major airlines, was found hanging from a de-icing vehicle in full view of passengers and staff at the UK’s busiest airport terminal.

According to a colleague the father-of-three was believed to have been battling anxiety after hearing that he would have to re-apply for his role with the Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) following planned cuts.

He took his own life after emailing bosses outlining his disgust at his treatment after 23 years' loyal service.

A colleague told ‘The Sun’: “Keith was told about the threat to his job two weeks before Christmas.

“He wrestled with anxiety throughout the festive season. The prospect of financial woes proved too much.

“He went to work last Wednesday and emailed his bosses exactly what he thought of them. He then went outside and hanged himself.”

A Met Police spokesman said: "We were called at 11.10am on January 4th to reports of a deceased man who was found airside at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.

“He was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. His death is being treated as non-suspicious and his next-of-kin have been informed.”

“Keith’s commitment, professionalism and good humour will be sorely missed,” said a spokesperson from ASIG.

Mr Stone's funeral will take place in Slough next week.

Antony Worrall Thompson 'sorry' for Tesco shoplifting

 

Antony Worrall Thompson opened his first restaurant in London in 1981

TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson said he has "let down" his family after being cautioned by police for shoplifting and said he will "seek treatment".

Police arrested the 60-year-old at the Tesco store in Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on Friday.
Worrall Thompson, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, was questioned and given a formal caution.
He apologised for his "stupid and irresponsible actions" and said he hoped he could "make amends".
'Low value goods' In a statement, he added: "I am of course devastated for my family and friends, whom I've let down and will seek the treatment that is clearly needed.
"I am not the first, and I certainly won't be the last person to do something without rhyme or reason - what went through my head, only time will tell.

"Of course, I must also apologise sincerely to Tesco, with whom [I've] had a long and genuine working relationship, and to all the staff at the Henley branch, many of whom I've got to know over the years.

"I am so sorry for all my recent stupid and irresponsible actions.
"Hopefully in the future I can make amends."
A police spokesman said the incident involved "low value goods".
Ready, Steady, Cook Tesco declined to comment, describing it as a "police matter".
In a statement, police added: "Thames Valley Police arrested a 60-year-old man from High Wycombe following a report of shoplifting offences.
"The man has been issued with a formal caution for these offences."
The chef has appeared on shows including the BBC's Ready, Steady, Cook and ITV's Daily Cooks Challenge.
He opened his first restaurant in London in 1981.
In 2009, he had to close four of his restaurants because of an "unexpected but decisive fall in revenue across the businesses from September 2008".

Anuj Bidve shooting: Parents visit Salford scene

Subhash Bidve: "This has been an exceedingly difficult journey to make"

The parents of an Indian student, shot dead in Salford on Boxing Day, have spoken of the "senseless act of violence" on a visit to the scene.

Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at close range on 26 December as he walked along Ordsall Lane with friends.
At the scene, his father Subhash Bidve and mother Yogini said it was an "exceedingly difficult visit to make".
Prime Minister David Cameron, who is on a visit to the North West, has spoken to the family on the phone.
Earlier Mr Cameron said he was willing to meet the parents if they wished.
'Absolutely horrific' It is not clear whether there will be time for a meeting before they return to India.
The prime minister said it was "an absolutely horrific act" that had taken their son away.
"It is unacceptable to have this sort of crime going on in our country," he said.

 

The Bidve family said prayers for their son at the scene on Ordsall Lane

 

The couple said they did not blame the people of Salford.
Mr Bidve said: "The only person we blame is the person who was responsible for taking Anuj away from us in this senseless act of violence on Boxing Day morning."
He said the family had been "deeply moved" by the support people had shown them during their visit to the UK.
"We have made the journey from India in order to see Anuj, see the place where he died, and most importantly take Anuj home with us," he said.
"Whilst in England we have taken the opportunity to meet a number of other people who were involved in Anuj's life and to achieve our goal of taking Anuj back home with us as soon as possible."
Memorial ceremony Anuj's funeral is due to take place in India on Saturday.

 

Anuj Bidve was studying at Lancaster University

 

He was taking a postgraduate degree course in micro-electronics at Lancaster University.
Vice-chancellor Prof Mark E Smith said the university had provided financial assistance to the family and would hold a memorial ceremony for Anuj later in January.
Mr Bidve father said: "We have been deeply moved and have taken comfort from the hundreds of messages we have received from the people in Salford and Lancaster and especially the Indian community and would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you'.
"We have been overwhelmed by the reaction and interest of the media both at home in India and here in the United Kingdom."
Police visit The family lay flowers and a wreath at the scene of the shooting and prayed.
They were then taken to a meeting at Salford Town Hall, where they met civic and police leaders.

David Cameron said he had "huge sympathy" for the family of Anuj Bidve

Anuj's father found out about his son's death on Facebook at home in Pune before officers in the UK were able to contact him.
Two officers from Greater Manchester Police flew to India to meet family members earlier this week.
Anuj was on a festive visit to Manchester with a group of university friends when he was shot at about 01:30 GMT. He died in hospital.
Kiaran Stapleton, 20, of Ordsall, has been charged with his murder. He is due to appear at Manchester Crown Court in March.

Stephen Lawrence murder: Dobson and Norris found guilty

Doreen Lawrence: "How can I celebrate when my son lies buried?"

Two men have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after he was stabbed to death near a south London bus stop.

Gary Dobson and David Norris were found guilty by an Old Bailey jury after a trial based on forensic evidence.
Scientists found a tiny bloodstain on Dobson's jacket that could only have come from Mr Lawrence.
They also found a single hair belonging to the teenager on Norris's jeans. Sentencing will be on Wednesday.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Panorama, Stephen's mother Doreen Lawrence said: "I don't forgive the boys who killed Stephen. They don't think they have done anything wrong.
"They took away Stephen's life and there is nothing in their behaviour or anything to show they regret what their actions have done and the pain it has caused us as a family."
In a statement read by his lawyer outside the Old Bailey, Stephen's father, Neville Lawrence, said the convictions were a moment of joy and relief - but he could not rest until all of those who killed his son were brought to justice. He described the investigation and preparation of the case as "faultless".
'Give up others' He later told Channel 4 News: "I'm praying that these people now realise that they've been found out and say to themselves, 'yes I did this awful deed, but I wasn't alone in that action that night and there are other people also guilty of what I've done' and name them.

Gary Dobson and David Norris had denied murder

"I hope before the sentence is passed, they will talk and give the rest of these people that killed my son up."
Duwayne Brooks, Stephen's best friend who had been with him on the night of the murder, tweeted: "Some justice at last" "Some justice at last".
Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, acknowledged that police believe there were five people involved in the murder, but there are currently no "live" lines of inquiry.
"If there was an opportunity to bring the other people who were involved in that night to justice, we would do so," she said.
The original failed investigation into the murder led to the Metropolitan Police being branded as institutionally racist.
Stephen Lawrence was 18 when he was stabbed to death near a bus stop in Eltham, south east London, in April 1993.
'Prime suspects' Police identified five men who were later named in a damning public inquiry as the "prime suspects".

Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen described her son as "bright and beautiful"

By that time, there had already been a catalogue of police errors and two failed prosecutions, one brought by Stephen's parents.
But in a four-year-long cold case review, a fresh team of forensic scientists uncovered microscopic evidence linking two of the five men to the murder - evidence that the police had held all along.
The material - bloodstains, clothing fibres and a single hair belonging to the teenager - were recovered from the clothes of the suspects which had been seized in 1993.
Scientists recovered the material using advanced techniques which were not available to the original case scientists.

The courtroom was completely silent as the jury delivered their verdicts.
It was only afterwards, as the implications sank in, that people began to react.
Stephen Lawrence's mother remained composed, as she did throughout the trial. She wept a little, but also smiled at her solicitor. She was comforted by Stephen's brother Stuart. Stephen's father, Neville, wiped a tear from his eye as he left court.
Above, in the public gallery, Pauline Dobson, the mother of Gary Dobson, began to sob loudly, before crying out: "He did not kill that man."
As he was led away with his co-defendant David Norris, Dobson turned to the jury and shouted: "You have condemned an innocent man here today."

Dobson, 36, and Norris, 35, denied the murder. They said their clothing had been contaminated as police mixed up evidence over the years. Detectives spent months establishing the movements and handling of the exhibits since 1993 - and the jury were told that contamination was implausible.

Dobson was jailed for five years in 2010 for drugs trafficking. He is among a small number of men to have been tried twice for the same crime after the Court of Appeal quashed his 1996 acquittal for the murder.
Norris was convicted in 2002 of a separate allegation of racially threatening behaviour.
In mitigation, ahead of sentencing on Wednesday, counsel for Dobson said there was no evidence he had been the leader or prime motivator of the group that attacked the teenager.
Norris's counsel repeated his client's pleas of innocence - and revealed his client had been beaten up while on remand at Belmarsh prison, suffering a broken nose and four broken ribs.
Mr Justice Treacy discharged the jury and thanked them for their "dedicated service". He told them the public owed them a debt of gratitude.

Panorama follows Stephen Lawrence's mother, Doreen, as she returns to her son's grave in Jamaica

As the defendants left the dock, Dobson told his family not to worry, and Norris waved to the gallery. Members of both men's families shouted back.
'Unique case'

18 YEARS ON: THE EVIDENCE

• Tiny bloodstain on Dobson's jacket (pictured)
• Scientists found DNA and matched it to Stephen
• Clothing fibres matched victim's clothes
• Single 2mm hair found on Norris's jeans matched to teenager

The Metropolitan Police's Acting Deputy Commissioner, who ordered the 2006 cold case review that led to the convictions, said the case had been extremely important for the Lawrence family, the force itself and society at large.

Cressida Dick added: "It's a matter of huge regret to the Met that it has taken 18 years to get to this point.
"It has been a unique case in policing. Firstly the horrible, horrible nature of the attack on the night, the time in which it has taken to bring anybody to justice, and the tireless campaigning of the Lawrences.
"There is no comparable case. All homicide cases are terrible, but for us it is a very important case.
"Most importantly, we wanted to be able to bring people to justice for the killing and try to give Doreen and Neville Lawrence and their family some sense of justice."

Duke of Edinburgh applauded on walk to church

A warm reception greets Prince Philip at Sandringham, where he made his first public appearance after receiving heart treatment in hospital

The Duke of Edinburgh has been applauded by spectators as he walked to church for a New Year's Day service.

The 90-year-old was making his first public appearance after spending four nights in hospital over Christmas.
Prince Philip was accompanied by Prince Edward for the 400m-walk on the family's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
He left hospital in Cambridgeshire on Tuesday, having had a coronary stent fitted in a blocked artery after suffering chest pains on 23 December.
It is the most serious health scare that Philip has suffered.

Five hundred or so people, perhaps even more, flocked through the gates and lined the ropes just to get a glimpse of the Queen and of Prince Philip.
This is not the kind of open, public event that we see here on Christmas Day, the cameras weren't permitted to get particularly close, but nonetheless large numbers did come - far more than you would ordinarily expect.
What they saw was the Duke of Edinburgh walking to the church under his own steam, striding at the head of the royal party. Knowing what we do about his personality, how he prides himself on his public appearances, it's something that would have been very important to him.
And certainly it was very important to the members of the public who had come here to see the Royal Family. They clearly appreciated the effort he was making in walking to the church.
As he left, he gave a very warm wave, clearly appreciating the applause and the goodwill from all those who have wished him well during a difficult Christmas period.

Hundreds of members of the public watched the arrival of the Royal Family, including the Queen and Countess of Wessex by car, for the service at 11:00 GMT.

"By deciding to walk, he is truly sending a clear message that he is putting the Christmas health scare very much behind him," said BBC News correspondent Mark Worthington, at Sandringham estate.
The Queen gave a reading during the 45-minute service, which was broadcast to the crowd outside.
The duke was the first royal to leave the church and exchanged a few greetings with well-wishers before walking back home alone.
The Queen collected flowers from children after the service, while the Earl and Countess of Wessex chatted to the crowd.
Rest advised It had not been known whether the duke would attend the Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene church.
His hospital stay meant he missed the Royal Family's Christmas celebrations as well as the traditional Boxing Day shoot.
When he was discharged on 27 December, Buckingham Palace said no decision had been taken on his attendance at the service or how soon he would resume public engagements.
The prince is said to have been advised by doctors to rest.