Allied operations over Libya have managed to stop Colonel Gaddafi's assault on Benghazi in its tracks - according to the MoD.

But they're warning the threat to life in and around the city hasn't been removed.

The Libyan authorities claim a naval base in Tripoli was destroyed by coalition forces. 

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The father who murdered his five year old daughter by driving into a freezing
cold river in Worcestershire has been jailed for life.

Christopher Grady must serve a minimum of 15 years.