‘No apology’ over Ashya response
Craig TaylorPolice reject criticism of their search for a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was removed from a UK hospital by his parents against medical advice. BBC News – UK
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Cameron and Clegg to hold terror talks
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to meet for talks to try to reach agreement on new measures to tackle the threat posed by Islamist extremists. BBC News – UK
Tory MP Carswell defects to UKIP
Tory MP Douglas Carswell has defected to the UK Independence Party – and says he will seek re-election in Clacton at a by-election. BBC News – UK
Abuse report police chief to stay
The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire vows to stay in the job despite calls for him to quit over a damning report into child abuse in Rotherham. BBC News – UK
Salmond and Darling in heated debate
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together head Alistair Darling clash in a heated final TV debate ahead of next month’s independence referendum. BBC News – UK
British Ebola patient flying to UK
A British national who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is being flown back to the UK on an RAF jet, UK health officials say. BBC News – UK