London

Urfan Sharif was just weeks into his 40 year jail sentence for the murder of his daughter when he was reportedly attacked in a cell at HMP Belmarsh.

London’s City Hall has said it is ‘monitoring the weather’ after Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations were cancelled due to bad weather.

Marcus Fakana, from London, “now hopes for a pardon” from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, campaign group Detained in Dubai said.