Two Suspects Held Over Boris Nemtsov Shooting

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Two suspects have been detained over the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Russian state TV Rossiya-24 quoted the head of Russia's Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, as saying President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the detention.

"I would like to inform you that the work that has been conducted has resulted in two suspects in this crime being detained today. They are a Gubashev, Anzor and a Dadayev, Zaur," he said in a video posted on state TV Channel One's website.

No further details were provided about the suspects, but RIA Novosti news agency quoted Mr Bortnikov as saying that both were from the Caucasus.

No charges were immediately announced.

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Gallery: Boris Nemtsov: Funeral Of Murdered Putin Opponent Held In Moscow

People stand in line at a memorial service before the funeral of leading Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov in Moscow

Several hundred Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued to pay their respects. Mr Nemtsov was shot dead by an unknown gunman last week as he walked with his girlfriend

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The apparent assassination has shocked Russia. President Putin has blamed the killing on enemies trying to discredit the Kremlin

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Continue through for more pictures of the memorial service and funeral

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Mr Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister and long-time critic of Mr Putin, was shot dead near the Kremlin in Moscow on 27 February.

It is not clear if either of the suspects was believed to have fired the shots that killed the politician, who was reportedly working on a report about Russian military involvement in the eastern Ukraine conflict at the time of his death.

Leading Russian opposition figures have suggested the murder was politically motivated, although authorities deny any involvement, saying it could have been a provocation aimed at tarnishing Mr Putin's image.

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Gallery: Thousands in Moscow to honour opposition politician

Russia's opposition supporters carry portraits of Boris Nemtsov through Moscow with the words "He fought for a free Russia," "He died for the future of Russia"

Riot police stand guard during the march in memory of Nemtsov

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Russia's top investigative body said it was investigating several possible motives and was looking into possible connections to Islamic extremism and Mr Nemtsov's personal life.

The chief witness to the killing was Mr Nemtsov's Ukrainian girlfriend, Anna Duritskaya, who has now left Russia.

His death sparked protests through the streets of Moscow, with people carrying placards declaring "I am not afraid" and "He died for Russia's future".

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Gallery: Profile: Who Was Boris Nemtsov?

Rose to prominence under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s and grew into a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. He was also an environmentalist, a nuclear scientist and father of four

In 1997 he was made deputy prime minister and put in charge of economic reform. The economic crisis of 1998 cost him his job in parliament and any presidential hopes he had

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On Tuesday, hundreds of mourners queued to see the 55-year-old's body lying in state in central Moscow ahead of a burial at the Troekurovskoye cemetery on the outskirts of the city.

Former British prime minister Sir John Major was among the European politicians and diplomats who attended the funeral.

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Man Appears In Court Over Teen Cyclist Murder

A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed while riding his bike.

Joshua Williams, 18, of Davenant Road, Holloway, north London, was remanded in custody over the death of Alan Cartwright.

The youngster had been cycling along Caledonian Road in Islington, north London, when he was attacked on 27 February.

Williams appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court and will appear next at the Old Bailey on Tuesday. He is charged with murder and conspiracy to rob.

An 18-year-old man arrested on Thursday has been released on police bail to return on a date in late April, pending further inquiries.

A 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man who were both arrested in relation to the incident have been bailed.

The schoolboy managed to continue riding a short distance after he was stabbed, but collapsed and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination found that he died from a single stab wound to the chest.

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White House Lockdown After Loud Bang Heard

By Sky News US Team

The White House was temporarily placed on lockdown after a loud noise was heard moments before the President and his family were due to leave the building.

It came moments before Barack Obama and his family were due to depart by helicopter to Andrews Air Force Base to board Air Force One and travel to Selma, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of the civil rights marches.

The noise prompted the Secret Service to move members of the press back into the briefing room, lock the doors and put the building on lockdown.

This was lifted around 30 minutes later.

The loud noise was caused by a vendor cart catching fire near the White House.

Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said this happened at about 10am local time at 15th and G streets.

Firefighters responded and contained the blaze, he said.

DC Fire and EMS said one patient was checked over but wasn't taken to hospital.

At around the same time, a bomb-sniffing dog detected something on a vehicle at 16th Street and Constitution Avenue, Mr Leary added.

This vehicle is being examined by the Secret Service and other law enforcement officials.

There is no indication that the two events are related.

White House pool reports said the President and his family later left by motorcade for Andrews Air Force Base.

The White House has been placed on lockdown numerous times over the past few months, mostly because of intruders jumping the fence.

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Family Demands Names Of New Child Abuse Files

By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent

The Government's refusal to reveal the titles of four files related to child abuse has been branded "disgusting" by the family of a boy missing since 1979.

It is now over a month since the Cabinet Office confirmed it had found four more files relevant to the ongoing child abuse inquiries centred on VIPs in Westminster.

Officials have promised the files will be handed over to the police and various inquiries but they are still refusing to allow the titles of the files to be made public, let alone the contents.

At the start of February Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said: "Officials have identified four additional relevant files, one of which was marked for destruction."

Despite repeated requests from Sky News over the course of the last month officials at the Government department say their position remains unchanged.

It has angered many survivors and campaigners, not least the family of Martin Allen who was 15 years old when he vanished in London nearly 35 years ago.

The teenager was last seen on the London Underground with an unidentified man at Gloucester Road station on 5 November 1979.

His brother Kevin Allen told Sky News he was "pretty definite" there is a link between the establishment abuse networks in Westminster and his brother's disappearance.

He said he could not accept that the names of the files are still being withheld.

"It makes me very angry, because these people have got a hold over us.

"It is our information, these people are our employees taking our money which is more than 'Mr Average' earns probably in the course of a month. It is disgusting.

"It is our lives they are playing with. I hope they can sleep at night."

Mr Allen is in regular contact with Met police detectives leading abuse inquiries which include allegations boys were killed.

While the content of the files may be sensitive, refusing to reveal the names means the public has no way of tracking them or knowing how they are being dealt with.

Labour MP John Mann told Sky News the Cabinet Office's actions amounted to a "national disgrace".

He said: "We need this information coming out, there are people there who know things from the past that they are not revealing, including to the police investigation teams, and that is wholly unacceptable.

"It is time the Prime Minister forced them to do so."

It follows a Sky News investigation which unearthed another classified file in January that the Cabinet Office had kept closed on grounds of national security.

After MPs raised the issue in the House of Commons, government officials were forced to release it to the National Archives.

The documents revealed former British diplomat, the late Sir Peter Hayman, was the subject of the secret file. The papers documented his "unnatural" sexual behaviour and his activities within the Paedophile Information Exchange group.

Neither the Hayman file nor the four new files were found during an earlier Home Office-commissioned search for documents relevant to ongoing abuse inquiries.

The Cabinet Office declined to make Mr Maude available for interview.

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Missing Girls' Families Slam Police Over Letter

The families of three London schoolgirls feared to have fled to Syria to become jihadi brides have accused the Metropolitan Police of failing to pass on a crucial letter.

They say a letter from the force requesting to interview the girls in relation to a classmate who ran away to Syria last year should have been handed directly to the families.

However, the letters were hidden by the girls in their school textbooks and their families never saw them.

Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15-year-old Amira Abase, who attended Bethnal Green Academy in east London, sparked a police hunt after they flew to Istanbul from Gatwick Airport last month. They are now believed to be in Syria.

Abase Hussein, the father of Amira, insisted that if he had seen the police letter he would have talked his daughter out of leaving and taken away her passport.

Halima Khanom, sister of Kadiza Sultana, said: "We wouldn't have been here today doing this if we'd got that letter and known what was going on."

Scotland Yard confirmed that it sent letters out to the three girls after their friend disappeared in December and that they were also spoken to by officers as part of a "routine inquiry".

A Metropolitan Police statement said: "The Metropolitan Police Service has been engaged with staff at the girls' school since December 2014 as part of the routine inquiry by officers investigating the disappearance of their friend.

"There was nothing to suggest at the time that the girls themselves were at risk and indeed their disappearance has come as a great surprise, not least to their own families.

"The girls were spoken to in December 2014 as part of the routine inquiry by officers investigating the disappearance of their friend.

"We continue to liaise with the school and local education authority in connection with this ongoing investigation."

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Big Firms Forced To Reveal Gender Pay Gap

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The Government has agreed to implement the Liberal Democrat measure despite years of Tory opposition to it.

The move will mean companies employing more than 250 people will be required to publish the gap between average pay for their male and female workers.

More than 10 million people across the UK are currently working at firms covered by the legislation.

The current approach, which is voluntary, has seen only five out of around 7,000 large companies publish their gender pay gap.

The new measure, which will come into force within 12 months, could result in fines of up to £5,000 for firms that do not reveal the details.

Equalities Minister Jo Swinson said she was "delighted" her party won the "argument in Government".

She said the move "will force companies to ask themselves difficult questions about how they are valuing the contribution of women in their workforce and act to address problems".

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "These measures will shine a light on a company's policy so that women can rightly challenge their employer where they are not being properly valued and rewarded."

The legislation will be debated in the Lords on Wednesday, with the Government tabling an amendment to the Small Business Bill.

A Government spokesman said: "Under this Government the gender pay gap is the lowest ever and has virtually been eliminated for those working full time under 40.

"However the pay gap persists, so we think it's time to move forward, so we can create the conditions to ensure that there is equality in workplaces across the country."

Shadow equalities minister Gloria De Piero said: "This is fantastic news for women but why have they waited so long?

"The reality is that it's only when the Government realised they would be defeated on this issue by Labour in the House of Lords that they saw the need to act."

The move comes as the head of the UN agency promoting equality for women said not a single country has reached gender parity.

UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka made the comments 20 years after a groundbreaking conference in Beijing where 189 nations adopted a blueprint to achieve equality for women.

Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka said that although progress had been made since Beijing, there are still fewer than 20 female heads of state and government.

She said the number of female politicians increased from 11% to just 22% in the past 20 years.

Ms Mlambo-Ngcuka also said "the sheer scale of the use of rape that we've seen post-Beijing", especially in conflict situations, "tells us that the women's bodies are viewed not as something to respect, but as something that men have the right to control and to abuse."

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Missing Commonwealth Games Sprinter Arrested

A top sprinter from Sierra Leone, who disappeared after competing in last year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, has been arrested after he was found sleeping rough in London.

Jimmy Thoronka raced in the 4x100 metres relay but vanished at the end of the competition in August, along with several other athletes.

The Guardian newspaper said Thoronko was arrested on Friday night for overstaying his visa and is being held at police station in south London.

Before he was taken into custody, the 20-year-old claimed he was too afraid to return to Sierra Leone because of the Ebola virus.

"I was hoping to win a medal for my country. But during the games I got the terrible news that my uncle had died, probably from Ebola," he told The Guardian.

"I couldn't stop crying. It was difficult to continue with competing but I tried to carry on.

"I wanted to go to London for a while after the games but my bag with my money and passport in it was stolen at Glasgow station.

"I was scared to go to the police in case they arrested me and put me in a cell so I begged someone at the station to pay my fare to London and they agreed to do that."

While watching an African TV channel, Thoronka said he discovered that his mother had also died of Ebola and later found out that his entire immediate family had been killed by the virus.

He claimed he was sleeping in parks and on night buses while begging for money to buy food.

"We have a cold season in Sierra Leone but it is not cold like England," he said.

"Some days I don't think I'm going to make it and just feel like killing myself.

"My dream is to become one of the best sprinters in the world but I don't see how that can happen now.

"I'm very frightened of what will happen to me. Life here is very bad for me but if I return to Sierra Leone I don't think I will make it."

Ebola has killed nearly 10,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea during a year-long epidemic.

A Home Office spokesperson said: "We cannot comment on individual cases, but there is assistance available for people to return home when they are not entitled to remain in the UK."

A Met Police spokesman said: "A 20-year-old man was stopped on Thurlow Street at 1900 hours. He was arrested for immigration offenses and is currently in custody."

A page set up on the Gofundme website to "Help Jimmy Thoronka" had raised £8,000 by Saturday morning.

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Iraq's minister of tourism and antiquities Adel Shirshab said the government is investigating reports of looting and demolition at the UNESCO world heritage site.

Saeed Mamuzini, a Kurdish official from Mosul, added that militants removed artefacts from Hatra on Thursday, and began destroying the ancient city earlier today.

Hatra is located 68 miles south-west of Iraq's second largest city Mosul and was declared a world heritage site in 1985.

The site, which was founded more than 2,000 years ago, is the second ancient city targeted by IS militants in recent days.

On Thursday, Iraqi officials said IS had "assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles".

UNESCO said the destruction of Nimrud "constitutes a war crime" and called on people around the world to protect "the heritage of the whole of humanity".

Nimrud is located on the Tigris River just south of Mosul, which was captured by IS in June.

The extremists, who control a third of Iraq and Syria, have attacked other archaeological and religious sites, claiming they encourage people to abandon Islam.

Speaking about the destruction at Nimrud, Abdulamir Hamdani, an Iraqi archaeologist from Stony Brook University, said: "I'm sorry to say everybody was expecting this.

"Their plan is to destroy Iraqi heritage, one site at a time."

Last week IS released a video showing militants armed with sledgehammers and jackhammers smashing priceless ancient artefacts at the Mosul museum.

The attack led to widespread condemnation, with some archaeologists and heritage experts comparing it with the 2001 demolition of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

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Miliband Brands PM 'Chicken' Over TV Debates

Ed Miliband has told broadcasters he will take part in all three televised debates ahead of the election - as he accused David Cameron of "chickening out".

In a speech to the Scottish Labour conference, the party leader said the Prime Minister was "running scared" after only agreeing to appear in one of three of the debates.

Mr Miliband told delegates: "You can refuse to face the public, but you can't deny your record.

"You can try to chicken out of the debates, but don't ever again claim to provide strong leadership for your country."

Mr Miliband said "with or without Mr Cameron" he will be at the debates.

Campaign chairman Douglas Alexander confirmed in a letter to broadcasters that Mr Miliband was prepared to appear, even though David Cameron appears unlikely to take part.

The four broadcasters - the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 - announced they will stick to their previously-announced plans for three debates during the election campaign, and urged the Prime Minister to "reconsider" his refusal to take part in these shows, including a head-to-head showdown with Mr Miliband.

But Mr Cameron's chief spin doctor Craig Oliver said their response was "disappointing" and restated the Prime Minister's "final position" was for a single debate to take place in the week starting 23 March.

Earlier Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said it was "arrogant" for the Tories to think they can dictate the terms of the debates.

"These aren't the debates run by the Conservative Party, they belong to the British people," he said.

"To suggest, as the Conservatives have, that they will only deign to participate in one debate, before they've even published their manifesto, suggests that not only do they not want to defend their record in Government, they don't even want to promote their own manifesto in competition with other party leaders."

Broadcasters are planning a seven-way debate involving Mr Cameron, Mr Miliband, Mr Clegg and the leaders of the Greens, Ukip, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru on ITV on 2 April, followed by a second show on BBC featuring the same line-up on 16 April.

A final one-on-one clash between the Tory and Labour leaders would be broadcast on Sky News and Channel 4 on 30 April - exactly a week before the 7 May election.

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Apparently Unarmed Black Teen Shot By Police

By Sky News US Team

Dozens of people have turned out to protest against the shooting dead by police of an apparently unarmed black teenager.

Mike Koval, the police chief in Madison, Wisconsin, said the 19-year-old was killed in a struggle with police on Friday evening.

The man has not yet been formally identified, but family members identified him to local media as Tony Robinson.

His mother, Andrea Irwin, told ABC News: "My son has never been a violent person, never. And to die in such a violent, violent way, it baffles me.

"My son is now another statistic of the things that are happening all over the United States. Another black kid shot by the police for no reason.

"This has got to stop."

Mr Koval told broadcaster WKOW police were called because the man was jumping into traffic, and an officer later forced his way into an apartment that the 19-year-old, who was also suspected of battery, had entered.

A struggle between the suspect and the officer ensued and the teen was fatally shot, Mr Koval added.

Mr Koval said the officer administered CPR, and the wounded man was taken to hospital where he died.

He said: "The initial finding at the scene did not reflect a gun or anything of that nature that would have been used by the subject."

Mr Koval said he believes there was more than one shot fired.

The death follows on from other killings of young unarmed black men by police officers, including the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in Staten Island.

Videos published on social media showed around 100 demonstrators at the scene of the shooting in Madison chanting slogans such as "Who can you trust? Not the police," in front of a row of police officers.

Many of the protesters then moved the demonstration to inside the Madison City County building, according to videos published on Twitter.

It is not clear if there were any arrests.

The Wisconsin State Journal quoted friends of Mr Robinson as saying he was a happy person.

"I still can't even fully wrap my head around this," 17-year-old Jack Spaulding told the newspaper.

The city's mayor, Paul Soglin, told the Journal there would be an out-of-area investigation into the shooting as required by law.

Mr Soglin said: "It's a tragedy beyond description.

"I expect there will be a lot of anger and frustrations."

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Father-of-six Eric Garner, 43, died after he was restrained by police

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