The government of the Maldives is to discuss awarding a national honour to a 15-year-old boy scout who foiled an assassination attempt on the islands' president, an official said today.

A home-made bomb exploded today outside a crowded city park in the Maldives, wounding at least 12 tourists a government official said tonight.

A bomb exploded at the entrance to a recreation park in the Maldives, wounding at least 12 foreign tourists today, a government official said.

Henrietta Knight has her team in fine form ahead of Best Mate’s eagerly-awaited next outing at Ascot and Edredon Bleu’s bid for a fourth consecutive victory in the BBA Peterborogh Chase at Huntingdon tomorrow.