UK News: Police quiz man after shooting of girl, 5

POLICE were questioning a man today in connection with the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran.

The 19-year-old was detained in south London following the shooting on Tuesday in which the girl and another innocent bystander were caught in the crossfire of a suspected botched turf war attack inside a shop.

Nerves kick in for Wills

Prince William has confessed to being so nervous ahead of his marriage that his knees were knocking in a wedding rehearsal.

The 28-year-old, who is due to tie the knot with Kate Middleton on April 29, said he had had sleepless nights about "the whole thing", but was looking forward to the big day.

5bn Work Programme contracts to be unveiled

THE government was today set to unveil the latest phase of its "radical" welfare reforms by announcing contracts worth up to 5 billion to deliver its new Work Programme.

Ministers said private firms, voluntary groups and the public sector will be used to deliver the biggest-ever payments by results programme, adding that it could be used as a blueprint for other public services.

Contracts will be worth between 3bn and 5bn over seven years.

Eating issues action call

EXPERTS are calling for "urgent action" to improve the detection of eating disorders in children after new research revealed the extent of anorexia and bulimia among under-13s.

About three in every 100,000 children under 13 in the UK and Ireland has some sort of eating disorder, according to the study by experts from University College London's Institute of Child Health.

Classic texts 'dying out'

CLASSIC literature is at risk of dying out in schools, the Education Secretary warned today.

Michael Gove said fewer than one in 100 teenagers who sat one exam board's English literature GCSE last year had studied novels published before the 20th century.

Blackpool: An earthquake shook homes in north-west England today, according to police.

A small tremor was felt in the Blackpool area at about 3.30am, a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.

Wiltshire: A performing elephant which suffered appalling abuse at the hands of her groom will say goodbye to the circus and start a new life at Longleat Safari Park.

Bosses at the Bobby Roberts Super Circus agreed Anne could be rehomed.

The move comes after secretly-filmed video footage showed the Asian elephant being beaten.