9am Briefing: Second Briton may have been killed in Russian bomb blast

Gordon Campbell Cousland was one of 35 people killed in the blast at Moscow's busiest airport.

Russia's emergencies ministry said eight foreign citizens, including two Britons, were among those killed and named Kirill Budrashow as the second Briton. The Foreign Office has not confirmed that Mr Budrashov, who was born in 1972, was a UK citizen.

Nine of the victims of the blast had not been identified by this morning, the list published by Russia's Emergencies Ministry shows.

No claim of responsibility has been made for the blast at Domodedovo Airport, which left another 110 injured.

POLICE are hunting a man who carried out a sexual assault on a lamb which was later found dead.

A shocked passer-by spotted the man, believed to be in his 20s, molesting the farm animal in a field near Silverknowes Road.

A police spokesman said: "Lothian and Borders Police are investigating after a male was seen performing an indecent act on a lamb.

"The suspect fled after being disturbed, at which time, the lamb was found to be dead. Enquiries are now underway to determine whether the animal's death is linked to the incident."

QUEENSFERRY lifeboat station was the busiest in Scotland last year, launching 74 times and rescuing 138 people.

Scotland's volunteer lifeboat crews, based at 45 stations around the coast, rescued a total of 921 people in 2010, including 89 people aged under 18.

The figure, slightly up on last year, means an average of nearly three launches every day.

CULTURE Secretary Jeremy Hunt today announced he plans to refer News Corporation's bid for full control of BSkyB to the Competition Commission.

Mr Hunt said the merger may operate against the public interest in media plurality, but added he would first consider undertakings from News Corp before confirming the reference to the Commission.