Former lifeguard Mark Bridger was due to appear in court this morning after he was charged with the abduction and murder of April Jones.

Former lifeguard Mark Bridger was charged today with the abduction and murder of April Jones – but the five-year-old Welsh schoolgirl remains missing despite an intensive, ongoing search.

Teenager Andrew Ibrahim, who was arrested before three controlled explosions were carried out at his home, has been charged under the Terrorism Act, police said tonight.

A British army bomb disposal team carried out a second controlled explosion at the home of a 19-year-old terror suspect today.