A tobacco shop owner suspected of running off with a customer's winning scratchcard was stopped from boarding a flight to the Canary Islands, Italian media have said.
A two-week search in relation to the 2009 disappearance of Claudia Lawrence has ended with "nothing of obvious significance located", police have said.
Concern at the top of government over a rise to national insurance has spilled into the open after a senior minister suggested that voters would remember broken promises on tax.
The Queen has sent a message to the ParalympicsGB team, saying their "performances have lifted the nation", after the athletes celebrated beating their 120 medal total at the London 2012 games.
