The mayor of London said half-price bus and tram fares for 250,000 Londoners on income support, which were also funded by the deal, would still be honoured. Mr Johnson said he thought many Londoners were uncomfortable with how the scheme was funded.

A woman who was arrested following a siege at a house in Cambridgeshire has been transferred to a psychiatric hospital under the Mental Health Act.

A teenager is fighting for his life in hospital following a shooting in north London, police have said. The youth, who is believed to be 17, was shot in the stomach in Girdlestone Walk, Archway, at about 0305 BST on Friday.

A leading Tory has said that the military regime in cyclone-struck Burma should be hauled before the International Criminal Court.

Gordon Brown can win the next general election for Labour providing he changes course, former foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has said.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over the murder of a teenager who was shot in north London. Sharmaarke Hassan, 17, was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday.

Guernsey's head of tourism says interest has been strong to take over the running of Herm island. Current owners Penny and Adrian Heyworth are selling the remaining 40 years of their lease on the island.

A fire at an air base arms depot in north-western Russia has reportedly set off several missiles, but caused no deaths or injuries.