Tragedy As Marine Dies

Royal Marine from 40 Commando has died in hospital after being shot by insurgent forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was injured in a gun battle in Sangin on Sunday and died in hospital in the UK, the Ministry of Defence has said. His death brings to 296 the number of troops killed in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001.

Saville Inquiry Published

The lawyers for the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday and those representing the soldiers involved are this morning studying Lord Saville's report on the events. The shootings were among the most controversial of all the bloody events in the Northern Ireland's decades of conflict. Thirteen people died in 1972 when British soldiers opened fire on civil rights marchers in Londonderry. This morning's preview comes just hours ahead of the PM's statement in the House of Commons and full publication at the same time. The Saville Report cost £195m and took 12 years to complete. See: Reg Slams Inquiry

Railway Blast

A controlled explosion was carried out on a car at Cambridge railway station following a fire at a courtroom in the city, police have revealed. Cambridge County Court was evacuated when fire broke out in court six at about noon on Monday and a 62-year-old man, from Waterbeach, was arrested at the station and held on suspicion of arson. The fire service said a liquid, believed to be petrol, had been used and the controlled blast used later to ensure there was no risk of further devices.

BBC One Gets New 'Ident Music'

After composing the official BBC World Cup theme 2010, specialists Soviet Science were commissioned to compose the latest in the family of BBC One idents. Aired on Friday night for the first time before the Uraguay vs France World Cup game, the ident will continue to run as part of the family of idents we have come to know whenever we watch BBC One - from motorcyclists on the Wall of Death to skating penguins, helicopters to surfers - this one adds a new dimension with a football stadium crowd turning their coloured flag waving Mexican wave in to the BBC One logo whilst chanting the famous BBC One tune. The composition started with Composer/Producer Scuta Salamanca attending the shoot at Tottenham Hotspur Football ground and getting the crowd to perform between takes. As with all the idents in the family the BBC One nemonic was used and is chanted by the crowd.

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