The gunman who shot dead a soldier in the Canadian capital was not under surveillance or on a list of around 90 individuals deemed to be a “high risk”, police have admitted.

A strike by BBC journalists disrupted radio and TV news programmes today, with the threat of further action unless a row over jobs is resolved.

A strike by BBC journalists over jobs disrupted programmes today.

THE BBC is to close radio stations, slash spending on its website and cap other parts of its budget.