UK News: Daughter's horror at dad's parasail death

A DAUGHTER has spoken of her horror after seeing her father plunge to his death in a parasailing accident.

Glenn Hudson, 50, had persuaded daughter Emma, 25, to go on a tandem parasail with him on a family holiday to Antalya, Turkey, when his safety harness snapped on July 24.

Monarchy earns UK 500m

The UK's monarchy-related attractions are generating more than 500 million a year in overseas tourist spending, it was revealed today.

The Tower of London was the top royal attraction for international visitors in 2009, with just under 2.4m visitors, up 11 per cent on 2008.

Teenage boy dies after being pulled from sea

A TEENAGE boy died after being pulled out of the sea following a three-hour search operation.

A hunt was launched after members of the public spotted the 14-year-old in difficulty off the Blackpool coast yesterday.

Medics struggled to save the boy's life after he was recovered from the water near Central Pier at about 6.30pm.

A Lancashire Police spokesman said he was pronounced dead at 7.50pm.

Hague defends Cameron

David Cameron is a "natural" diplomat, Foreign Secretary William Hague insisted today despite protests from both Pakistan and Israel about comments the Prime Minister made in recent days.

Amid anger in Islamabad after Mr Cameron seemed to accuse it of promoting the "export of terror", Mr Hague said the premier did not shrink from telling people what he thought.

Mum's the word for Ruth

Gavin And Stacey star and co-writer Ruth Jones has written a new comedy drama about a 40-something mother.

The Welsh actress will also star in the ten-part family saga, Stella, set in "an authentic slice of the working-class Welsh valleys" .

Norfolk: A partial set of false teeth made specially for Winston Churchill to disguise his lisp could fetch as much as 5,000 when they go up for auction today.

The Second World War premier's dentures were so important to him that he ensured a spare set was to hand at all times.

Wolverhampton: A couple will be sentenced today for the murder of a three-year-old boy who died in hospital on Christmas Eve.

Ryan Lovell-Hancox was neglected, abused and beaten by Kayley Boleyn and Christopher Taylor, who were paid by his mother to care for him.