Polish driver Lukasz Urban was shot in the head hours before suspected jihadist killer Anis Amri rammed the man's lorry into a crowd, say German media citing a post-mortem examination. Twelve people including Mr Urban died in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market on 19 December. Mr Urban, who was also stabbed, was hailed a hero amid reports that he had prevented further deaths.

She was taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles on Friday and was taken to hospital when the plane landed. A family statement announced she had died on Tuesday morning. In a statement released on behalf of Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd, spokesman Simon Halls said: "It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has visited the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, where he offered "sincere and everlasting condolences" to the victims of Japan's attack on the base 75 years ago. "We must never repeat the horrors of war again, this is the solemn vow the people of Japan have taken," he said. Mr Abe was accompanied by US President Barack Obama, making the