The Gaddafi regime warned British officials that there would be “dire consequences” for relations between the UK and Libya if Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died in his Scottish jail cell, it has emerged.

British artist, Damien Hirst, has been accused of plagiarising another artist’s work – six years after it was alleged that he copied a £14.99 (€22.35) plastic toy.