One of the last surviving “Chindit” soldiers from the Second World War’s Burma campaign has received the Freedom of the City of London.

The first day of deliberations saw a flurry of notes from the jury and Combs and his supporters bowing their heads in prayer in the courtroom.

A piled-up mess continues in Philadelphia as a union strike of the city's workers hits the week-long mark. And it appears there will not be a solution Monday.