The unpunished police beating of a 62-year-old man during protests at the Genoa G8 summit in Italy in July 2001 amounted to torture, Europe’s top human rights court has said.

Pop star, Live Aid organiser and businessman Bob Geldof's latest mission is summoning a million people to Edinburgh for a march to pressure the G8 leaders to sign up to a debt relief and aid package for Africa. Kyran Fitzgerald reports.

Italy's police chief has admitted officers used excessive force at the Genoa G8 summit.

US President George Bush was today paying his first visit to the Queen at Buckingham Palace.