Stalking is a growing problem in Britain according to new Home Office crime figures out this week which showed that 9% of both women and men had been stalked in the previous 12 months.

The Government's drug watchdog yesterday criticised Paraxel, the firm behind a disastrous drug trial which left six men seriously ill.

Renewed fighting between Islamic Militias and Secular Warlords has left around 40 dead in the Somali capital.