Coronation Street Star In Drink-Drive Arrest

Coronation Street actress Barbara Knox has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

The 80-year-old, who plays Rita Tanner in the soap, was held after arriving at a police station to meet her daughter who had earlier been arrested for the same offence.

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "Police stopped a car in Hollow Lane, Knutsford, and a 56-year-old woman from Gloucestershire was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

"An 80-year-old woman from Knutsford arrived at Knutsford police station and was also arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

"She was bailed pending further inquiries."

The Sun reported that the actress and her daughter Maxine Ashcroft had been out for the afternoon and were pulled over by police as Ms Ashcroft drove her home.

Knox later confronted officers at the station, asking "Do you know who I am?", the paper said.

Ms Ashcroft was later charged with "driving when the alcohol level was above the limit".

She is due to appear at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court on April 2.

Knox is due to answer bail on April 4.

This year marks 50 years since she first appeared in the show as an exotic dancer.

A spokeswoman for ITV told Sky News the arrest was a "private and personal matter".

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Nurse Held Over Stepping Hill Hospital Deaths

A nurse has been rearrested in connection with a number of deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport in 2011.

Victorino Chua, 48, is being held on suspicion of three counts of murder, 18 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and offences of poisoning under Section 24 of the Offences Against the Person Act.

He was arrested last year on suspicion of tampering with medical records at the hospital.

He was due to answer bail next week but reports say he was rearrested after new evidence came to light.

The deaths of Tracey Arden, 44, Arnold Lancaster, 71 and Alfred Derek Weaver, 83. are being treated as murder.

Five other people poisoned by contaminated products later died.

The deaths took place at Stepping Hill in 2011

They were: William Dickson, 82, Linda McDonagh, 60, John Beeley, 73, Beryl Hope, 70, and Mary Cartwright, 89.

The police investigation began after hospital staff noticed "unexplained" low blood sugar levels in patients.

Police later found a number of saline drips had been deliberately contaminated.

Chua was first arrested in January 2012 and later released on bail.

The father-of-two from Stockport has been rebailed on several occasions.

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Nida Naseer: Police Believe Body Is Missing Teen

Police searching for teenager Nida Naseer believe a body recovered on Thursday morning is that of the missing 19-year-old.

Nida disappeared three months ago after going to put the bins out at her home near Newport in South Wales in the evening of December 28.

A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "The body was discovered at approximately 10am on the estuary side of the sea wall at the Gwent Wetlands site, West Nash Road.

"Nida's family continue to be supported by specialist officers at this sad and difficult time.

"The death is still being treated as unexplained, pending the outcome of a post-mortem which is taking place today."

There had been no trace of the teenager since she disappeared and her mobile phone had not been used.

Her older sister, Shamyla, 23, earlier told a press conference she believed Nida's disappearance was due to her being upset about being unable to attend university.

Despite getting good grades, Nida's status as a failed asylum seeker meant she could not get funding to study for a degree and her family could not afford to pay the fees.

Relatives and police said her disappearance was "totally out of character" - especially as she needed medicine to stop her from becoming anaemic.

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Dave Lee Travis Charged With Indecent Assault

Dave Lee Travis is to be charged with one count of indecent assault, weeks after being cleared of 12 separate counts of indecent assault.

The former DJ learned of the decision at Southwark Crown Court as prosecutors sought a retrial over two charges which remain undecided.

During his trial in February, Travis was cleared over 12 counts of indecent assault alleged to have occurred in the 70s, but jurors were unable to agree verdicts on one count of indecent assault and another of sexual assault.

One of the undecided allegations relates to an alleged indecent assault on a theatre employee in the early 90s when Travis was performing in the pantomime Aladdin in Crawley.

The undecided sexual assault charge relates to a reporter who was sent to interview Travis at his home in 2008.

Prosecutor Miranda Moore told the court today that Travis is due to be charged on the further count of indecent assault and he is expected to face a trial on the two outstanding charges.

Metropolitan Police investigated the former DJ as part of Operation Yewtree, the force's investigation into allegations of historic sexual abuse by high-profile figures after details of Jimmy Savile's past crimes emerged.

In February he described the decision by prosecutors to seek a retrial for him as a "nightmare".

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Student To Be Deported To Mauritius On Sunday

Student Yashika Bageerathi is to be deported to Mauritius alone on Sunday, after a campaign to allow her to stay in the UK failed.

The 19-year-old will fly back to the Indian Ocean island at 5pm on Mother's Day.

The cases of her mother and siblings are being dealt with separately, meaning she will travel on her own.

Miss Bageerathi came to Britain in 2011 from Mauritius on a tourist visa to escape domestic violence.

The student arrived with her sister and brother to live with her mother, who had fled in 2009.

Campaigners march to prevent the deportation

On Monday, barristers took an injunction to the High Court asking for her to be allowed to at least finish her A-Levels and be with her family, but the case was rejected.

She was initially due to leave Britain on Tuesday afternoon without her mother, sister and brother - but was given a last-minute reprieve.

A high-profile campaign apparently led to British Airways not accepting her on a flight from Gatwick Airport.

But the family's celebrations were short-lived when just hours later, the teenager's mother was informed that her own application for asylum had also been rejected by the Home Office.

It meant that she too would have to leave the country with her other two children.

At the weekend, Miss Bageerathi's fellow London students, teachers and neighbours staged a protest march to the Home Office.

An online petition calling on Home Secretary Theresa May to stop the deportation has collected more than 20,000 signatures.

The teenager's school principal, Lynne Dawes, has been a figurehead in the campaign since her pupil was taken into Yarl's Wood  immigration detention centre, in Bedfordshire.

The Air Mauritius flight is due to take off at 5pm on Sunday.

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British Teacher Murder: Qatari Man Sentenced

A man from Qatar has been sentenced to death by a Doha court for the murder last year of 24-year-old British teacher Lauren Patterson.

A second Qatari national, Mohammed Hasan Abdulaziz, was given three years in prison for aiding Badr Khamis Abdullah Hashim in "burning the body of Lauren Patterson and erasing evidence" of the murder, a judicial source said.

The men were arrested after the teacher's charred remains were found by campers near Doha.

Ms Patterson, 24, who taught at Newton British School in Doha, was last seen leaving the night club of a luxury hotel, according to reports - her body was found soon afterwards.

Originally from Chislehurst, south-east London, she was about to start her third year as a teacher at the primary school.

Her mother, Allison, spoke about her daughter after flying out to Qatar after her daughter's body was found.

"Lauren was a wonderful young woman who was having the time of her life in Doha," she said. "She had made so many friends.

"It wasn't until I came out here I realised just how many people loved her. She loved travel and loved teaching, so this was the perfect job for her."

The Qatari interior ministry in October announced that security forces had made arrests over the murder, without giving details on the circumstances surrounding her death.

According to rights group Death Penalty Worldwide, the last judicial killing in Qatar was in 2003 when a murderer was executed by firing squad.

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TB: Humans Catch Disease From Domestic Cats

By Thomas Moore, Health and Science Correspondent

Two people have caught tuberculosis after contact with infected cats, public health experts have warned.

It is the first time that TB has been transmitted from cats to humans.

Public Health England (PHE) and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) investigated an outbreak of TB in nine cats in Berkshire and Hampshire last year.

As a precaution, 39 people who had been in close contact with the animals, were offered TB screening.

Two were found to have the active disease with exactly the same strain of Mycobacterium bovis carried by the cats.

The source of the M. bovis bacteria may have been infected wildlife

Another two had 'latent' disease, meaning they had been exposed to the bug at some point in the past.

No further cases of TB in cats have been reported in Berkshire and Hampshire since March 2013. 

Both confirmed cases are responding to treatment. 

Dr Dilys Morgan, of PHE, said the risk of transmission to humans is "very low".

She said: "It's important to remember that this was a very unusual cluster of TB in domestic cats.

"M. bovis is still uncommon in cats - it mainly affects livestock animals.

"These are the first documented cases of cat-to-human transmission, and so although PHE has assessed the risk of people catching this infection from infected cats as being very low, we are recommending that household and close contacts of cats with confirmed M. bovis infection should be assessed and receive public health advice."

Symptoms of TB in cats include coughing, wheezing and weight loss. There may also be lumps, abscesses or bite wounds that fail to heal, particularly around the head and neck.

The disease can be transmitted by inhaling or ingesting bacteria shed by infected cats, or through contamination of unprotected cuts.

Professor Noel Smith, of the AHVLA, said: "Testing of nearby herds revealed a small number of infected cattle with the same strain of M. bovis as the cats.

"However, direct contact of the cats with these cattle was unlikely considering their roaming ranges.

"The most likely source of infection is infected wildlife, but cat-to-cat transmission cannot be ruled out."

Cattle herds with confirmed cases of bovine TB in the area have all been placed under movement restrictions to prevent the spread of disease.

The findings of the animal health aspects of this investigation are published in The Veterinary Record.

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Clegg Accuses Farage Of 'Siding With Putin'

Farage v Clegg: Debate Goes On In Kent Village

Updated: 12:56pm UK, Thursday 27 March 2014

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent

St Margaret-at-Cliffe is the closest English village to mainland Europe. From its beach the continental coastline sweeps into view and mobile phones welcome you to France.

The stretch of water that divides this community from the mainland is just 21 miles (33km) long, but it represents a deepening political divide.

Recent polling from Ipsos MORI found that over one quarter of Britons want out of the EU.

Four out of 10 want to stay in the long run - but only if powers are reduced.

And 18% are happy with the status quo while the rest want to strengthen the relationship with Europe In this coastal community the tangled relationship that Britain has with the EU is tangible; and the views just as divided.

Sky News brought together four residents to see how they reacted to the debate.

Pro-Europeans Phil Lowry, a 37-year-old beer consultant, and PhD student Eske Van Gils began the night agreeing strongly with Nick Clegg.

Peter Haslam, 82, a retired policeman who has lived in the village for eight years, backed Nigel Farage.

He said the UKIP leader spoke to people's real concerns about immigration.

Anthoni Zubik - a gardener from Poland who moved to Britain nine years ago - was the least sure.

He said he wanted the UK to stay in a reformed EU, admitting that Brussels bureaucracy is out of control.

Eske was the most animated during the debate, flinging her hands in the air as Mr Farage made his arguments.

"Turkey isn't in the EU," she spat out at one point. The UKIP leader was wrong, wrong, wrong, she said.

Peter, meanwhile, nodded in agreement with Mr Farage.

It was Mr Clegg's "statistics" that lost him, he said, and failed to address the concerns he and others had about the number of unskilled migrants turning up in this coastal community.

At the end - as the start - he disagreed with Mr Clegg.

Phil described himself as a "European mongrel" with an Italian mum, Swiss gran and Dutch partner.

He said it was quicker to drive to Cologne in Germany than Sheffield in northern England. Europe was in his blood.

Mr Farage was an impressive debater, he admitted, but he disagreed with all the UKIP arguments.

"It's worrisome," he said, that the politician's persuasive style might convince others.

As for Anthoni - he shook his head at one point and said: "They both lose."

His biggest fear was a referendum on the issue of European Union membership.

People needed educating for that, he said. But the debate tonight had failed to inform him.

At the White Cliffs Hotel those who arrived agreeing with Mr Clegg, left even more convinced.

And those who were fans of Mr Farage said their views were unchanged. In St Margaret-at-Cliffe, the debate goes on.

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'Big Six' Energy Firms May Be Broken Up

The energy watchdog has identified a string of concerns over profits, while confirming a competition inquiry into the household supply market.

Ofgem's decision to refer the sector to the new Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could lead to the so-called 'big six' firms being broken up.

The regulator charted a quadrupling in energy company profits between 2009 and 2012.

Energy Secrteary Ed Davey welcomed the "tough action"

Its State of the Market Assessment accused suppliers of "consistently setting higher prices for consumers who have not switched," suggesting households were not engaging with the market because firms were not trusted to be open and transparent.

The review also reinforced concerns about barriers to entry for independent suppliers.

It found that retail profits soared from £233m in 2009 to £1.1bn in 2012 and disputed suggestions that profit margins were falling by pointing to expectations of rising industry margins and retail profits this year.

Ofgem said there was clear evidence of suppliers becoming more efficient in reducing their own costs, although further evidence would be required to determine whether firms have had the opportunity to earn excess profits.

The market investigation, Ofgem said, would conclusively determine whether there should be more separation between the largest companies' supply businesses and generation arms, in a bid to provide more clarity on earnings.

SSE announced its reforms 24 hours ahead of Ofgem's report

One of the 'big six, SSE, confirmed on Wednesday it was to legally separate its supply and generation businesses in a bid to improve transparency as it announced a price freeze until January 2016.

Such a move could be forced on its competitors by the CMA if it decides it would be in the public interest.

While Ofgem found no evidence of collusion on pricing, the review discovered "evidence of possible tacit coordination" in the timing and size of price announcements and new evidence that prices rise faster when costs rise than they reduce when costs fall."

The regulator also confirmed that from June 1 it would substantially increase the level of penalties it imposes on energy firms who break its rules to give "sufficient focus within businesses."

British Gas has denied any suggestion of collusion with competitors

Its chief executive Dermot Nolan said: "Ofgem believes a referral offers the opportunity to once and for all clear the air and decide if there are any further barriers which are preventing competition from bearing down as hard as possible on prices.

"The CMA has powers, not available to Ofgem, to address any structural barriers that would undermine competition.

"Now consumers are protected by our simpler, clearer and fairer reforms, we think a market investigation is in their long-term interests."

News of the competition investigation was welcomed by politicians, consumer groups and by some of the 'big six' firms.

Centrica, which owns the biggest supplier British Gas, said its was committed to "an open, transparent and competitive British energy market" and backed moves to restore trust.

But its statement rejected "any suggestion of possible tacit coordination with other market participants" and insisted the market was already competitive.

Chief executive Sam Laidlaw also sounded a note of caution on the possibility that firms could be forced to split or even sell off their power generation businesses.

He said: "We hope that a lengthy review process will not damage confidence in the market, when over £100bn of investment in new infrastructure is needed.

"A prolonged period of uncertainty could damage investment at a time when Britain's energy security is being seriously challenged."

E.On's chief executive Tony Cocker said: "A full market investigation by the CMA is the only way to restore full public confidence to the energy sector and depoliticise the whole issue.

"Whilst we have already made a large number of changes such as running our businesses separately, simpler tariffs, simpler bills and further investment in levels of service, a full investigation will once and for all get to the heart of any structural issues that exist or are perceived to exist and help us to all deal with many of the myths and misinformation that surround the energy market."

A seemingly lone voice, critical of the competition inquiry, was the GMB union which represents energy sector workers.

It claimed the investigation was designed to "kick the issue down the road" until after the next election.

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Peter Ball: Former Bishop Faces Prosecution

A retired Church of England bishop will be prosecuted for misconduct in public office and indecent assault.

Peter Ball, 82, formerly the Bishop of Gloucester and Lewes, is charged with offences dating back to 1977, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

They include the indecent assault of a boy aged 12 or 13 and the indecent assault of a man aged 19 or 20.

Jaswant Narwal, chief prosecutor for the CPS in the Southeast, said: "It is alleged that he sexually abused a number of young males between 1977 and 1992.

"The misconduct alleged is that he misused his position and authority to manipulate and prevail upon others for his own sexual gratification.

"During this time Mr Ball was serving as a Bishop in the Church of England."

Ball, who resigned as Bishop of Gloucester in 1993, will appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court on April 10.

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Acid Victim Left 'Isolated From Society'

A woman left permanently scarred after having acid thrown in her face says she has endured an emotional "whirlwind" since the attack.

Less than a week after her former friend, Mary Konye, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the attack, Naomi Oni spoke of the lasting pain it had caused her.

Ms Oni said the attack had left her "emotionally and psychologically" scarred.

"(It) ruined my reputation, ruined me financially and it has isolated me from society," she said.

"She (Mary Konye) has managed to do everything she set out to do, and society has allowed her to do so."

Konye was found guilty of disguising herself in a veil and following her friend through Dagenham, East London, before throwing sulphuric acid in her face.

Ms Oni, a Victoria's Secret shop assistant, was almost blinded in one eye, lost an eyelid, her eyelashes and hair following the attack on December 30, 2012.

Despite CCTV footage of the veiled attacker, Ms Oni said she had been accused of throwing the acid on herself.

Ms Oni has endured numerous skin grafts to cover the severe burns

She described the allegations as: "The most outrageous thing that could have happened on top of what already happened.

"I've gone through a whirlwind, something that most people can't even imagine happening and I've had to be insulted time and time again."

Responding to allegations that the police were among the first to question her story, Metropolitan Police said they had explored every possibility while CCTV evidence was being collected.

A spokesman said: "All lines of inquiry were considered in the early stages of the investigation. The investigation was detailed and complex and officers had a duty to explore every avenue of inquiry and retain an open mind about the circumstances.

"They carried out numerous actions including door-to-door inquiries, leaflet drops, searches, interviews and forensic analyses.

"The CCTV evidence took some time to collate and analyse but then clearly showed a veiled suspect trailing the victim before the attack."

In a victim impact statement read out to the court last week, Ms Oni said the attack had left her "paranoid and scared."

She told Sky News: "As I walk, I constantly turn my back to see who is behind me."

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Charity Cyclist Death: Second Person Arrested

A second person has been arrested over the death of a cyclist during a 24-hour charity ride.

More than £50,000 has been pledged in memory of Christian Smith, who was killed in a collision with a Peugeot 206 at around 4am on Saturday morning.

Mr Smith, who would have turned 39 next week, was riding 248 miles in 24 hours for the mental health charity Mind.

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man from the Herne Bay area in Kent on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been bailed until July 27.

It comes after an 18-year-old woman from the same area was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and causing death by dangerous driving and released on police bail.

Mr Smith, from Boughton Aulph, Kent, was killed on the A2990 Old Thanet Way, near Chestfield, and leaves behind a wife and three children.

He had hoped to raise £1,000 - promising to cycle naked around Wye if he made it.

So far there have been more than 3,700 donations to his JustGiving page.

Mind said it is 'devastated' by the cyclist's death

Jane Barnes wrote: "RIP Christian. I've never met you but you've touched my heart. With great respect to you and my thoughts are with your family xxx."

Another who gave, Wendy Lambert, left the message: "How sad, the world needs more people like you not less, those who get up and do stuff. Rest in Peace Christian."

Explaining his motivation for doing the "Kent Epic" for Mind, Mr Smith had written on JustGiving: "I have had my own misfortune to suffer from a spate of poor mental health, which was unexpected and has been a real 'game changer' in how I now view the future.

"It has been a tough road to get to this point but I have been fortunate enough to have the support of my family and friends.

"There are those who are not so fortunate to have the same level of support and understanding. They suffer in silence and are alone. This challenge is for those people."

Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, said the charity was "devastated" to hear the news and thanked the public for their continued donations.

PC Jamie Woodhams, of Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Information has come to light regarding a taxi, which is believed to have passed the scene shortly after the collision travelling from the Chestfield/ Swalecliffe roundabout towards Whitstable.

"I do not believe this driver was involved in the collision but I believe he or she could hold valuable information for us and I'd urge the driver to contact me as soon as possible."

:: Anyone with information should call PC Woodhams on 01622 798538.

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Bond Girl 'Kicked Max Clifford Between Legs'

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter

A woman who appeared in the James Bond film Octopussy has told a court how she kicked Max Clifford ''really hard between the legs'' after he lunged at her and tried to kiss her.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, described how she fought Clifford off after he had taken pictures of her posing in stockings and suspenders.

Publicist Clifford had told the woman he needed the pictures to send to actor Charles Bronson so he could secure her a part in his next film, but he then tried to grab her and pushed her onto a sofa in his office.

She told the jury at Southwark Crown Court: ''He lunged towards me and tried to kiss me. He was on top of me, his hands were all over the place. He was trying to kiss me.

''Then I got very frightened and I kicked him between the legs really hard.''

When asked by prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC if Clifford had said anything, she replied: ''I just remember his smelly breath.''

Earlier the woman told the court how she had secured a part in the 1983 film Octopussy and had gone to see Clifford in his central London office where he wanted to talk about representing her.

She said he told her he could get her a part in a Bronson film but he would have to take pictures of her in her underwear to send him as ''photographic evidence''.

The publicist denies all the charges against him

The woman said Clifford gave her money to buy lingerie and she bought a ''peach coloured bra, knickers, suspender belt and stockings,'' adding they were ''pretty but not too skimpy.''

She then explained how Clifford asked her to ''do the James Bond pose'' with her fingers in the shape of a gun and he took several pictures of her sat down and standing up.

The woman said: ''I had my legs apart but my hands were covering my private parts. He asked me to take my hands away...I felt things weren't quite right at all.''

She then added how she realised Clifford was not using a professional camera but an "instamatic one you wind forward.

"I think he didn't have a film in the camera and he was pretending to take photographs of me."

She said she confronted him, got dressed and left the room.

Minutes later Clifford lunged at her after telling her he had spoken with Bronson on the telephone telling the late actor she was "fantastic".

The woman said she told a number of people what happened, including a photographer friend, other cast members from the Bond film, the film's producer and gymnast Susanne Dando.

Jurors were also told of a contract she had signed with the producers which originally had Clifford's name on it as her agent, but was then crossed out.

During her evidence, Clifford, dressed in a white open-neck shirt and dark suit, passed several notes to his defence team.

Clifford, 70, from Hersham, Surrey, denies 11 counts of indecent assault between 1966 and 1984 on seven girls and women.

The trial continues.

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Putin 'Acting Like Hitler' Over Ukraine

By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent

Britain's former top soldier has accused the Russian President Vladimir Putin of acting like Hitler over Ukraine.

Lord Dannatt, the ex-head of the Army, has called for military cutbacks to be reversed to put "muscle" behind Western diplomacy.

His comments came as concerns grew of a fresh incursion into Ukraine by Russia, and world leaders gathered at a summit to discuss the crisis.

Lord Dannatt, who led the Army between 2006 and 2008, said with defence budgets being cut, Mr Putin saw the West as "looking pretty weak", which encouraged him to be "pretty bold on his own fringes".

He told Sky News: "I think it's an important part of peace and security more widely that we put a decent proportion of our national expenditure into defence to put a bit of muscle behind our diplomacy.

"Otherwise, when the bully's in the playground, I am afraid the bully gets too much of a run round at his own timing.

Defence cutbacks will hit the Army hardest

"If he thinks there is virtually going to be no reaction at all then he will be encouraged to nibble away at the boundaries.

"It may be a little bit dismal to make comparisons with the 1930s, but that's what Adolf Hitler was doing in the 1930's, seeing what he could get away with.

"And he got away with a lot until frankly the world had to stand up. We don't want to go back to that kind of situation, but I think there are lessons there to be learned from history."

Lord Dannatt said: "I think we are sending the wrong message to Mr Putin and indeed to others if the West would appear to be disarming and reducing its military capability.

"I think experience has shown that diplomacy is most effective when it has a strong military component behind it."

He said slashing the Army by 30,000 regular soldiers to a force of 82,000 by 2020, alongside plans to increase the number of reservists, was "too much".

He argued to reverse this cut by 3,000 troops, to be based in Germany.

Lord Dannatt added: "I think that would be sending a good message of solidarity to our Nato and European partners that we are continuing to keep soldiers on the mainland."

But Prime Minister David Cameron said: "I don't think its necessary to change our plans to base British soldiers in Britain, but I think what is important that we send a very clear message to our Nato partners and allies, that we believe in Nato and believe in their security.

"That's why for instance we are helping some of the Baltic states with their defence and their needs. That's what we should be doing and that's what we are very much committed to doing."

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Shereka Marsh: Accused Teen Appears In Court

A 15-year-old boy, charged with the shooting of London teenager Shereka Marsh, has appeared in court.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made an appearance at Stratford Youth Court on Monday, accused of murder and being in possession of a firearm.

Shereka died at a house in Eastway in Hackney on Saturday afternoon after being shot once in the neck.

The court heard Monday ambulance staff tried to resuscitate Shereka but she died at the scene.

Detectives found a gun inside the house.

Shereka (third right) at her school in east London. Pic: Hackney Gazette

The boy has been remanded at a youth detention centre and will appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday.

Police have said two 16-years-olds, who were arrested in connection to the shooting, have been released without charge.

Mourners - including members of Shereka's family - have visited the scene of the shooting to lay flowers.

Tributes have also been posted on social media.

Friends and locals left flowers at the scene of the shooting

Chinelle Jennings, 15, a friend and schoolmate of Shereka said Sunday: "She was a nice, bubbly girl and she loved to party, loved shopping.

"She was just like the kind of girl that you would have to fall in love with."

"She liked PE. Her favourite subject was history. She was good at sports. She wanted to study business."

The teenager added: "She lived with her mum, her dad was in Jamaica. They just had each other, just them two and they lived together. She cherished her mum.

"Her mum was very protective."

Chinelle Jennings said Shereka was "a nice, bubbly girl"

Another of Shereka's friends, Drew Percival, said: "She had a good mindset, she was very funny. She was more of the business type. She liked her clothes, it was all designer. She was very sociable, a lot of friends.

"She was good at sports. She was always that person who was making everyone laugh."

Shereka had last week been pictured in the local press for helping to host the Jamaican High Commissioner when she visited The Urswick School.

She was one of four pupils at the school who led the visitors on a tour, the Hackney Gazette said.

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