Gunman kills one person and injures three near parliament
One person was shot dead and three were seriously wounded in central Ottawa yesterday, about 1km from the Canadian parliament.

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Royals 'hurt' as Harry and Meghan 'step down'
The royal family was said to be "deeply disappointed" last night after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back as senior members without consulting the queen, Prince Charles or Prince William.

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Rivals Bloomberg and president splurge €10m on Super Bowl ads
Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump have both spent $10m (€9m) to advertise for 60 seconds during the Super Bowl next month, setting up a titanic duel during America's most watched TV event of the year.

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Weinstein lawyers ask judge to recuse himself
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers have asked Judge James Burke to recuse himself from the film producer's rape trial, accusing him of bias and of presiding "over a courtroom animus towards the defendant".

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Trump and Iran pull back from war after missile attack
US president Donald Trump stepped back from the brink last night after a barrage of Iranian missiles struck American bases in Iraq but failed to cause any casualties.

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Pressure on Iran to explain plane crash that killed 176
Iran was facing mounting pressure last night to explain the destruction of a civilian airliner near Tehran hours after Iranian forces launched missile strikes against US forces.

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