A Royal Navy officer, shot dead by a colleague onboard a nuclear submarine,
has been described as a "gentle giant".

The funeral of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux has been taking place in his
home town of Wigan.

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Fierce storms across America's south have killed at least 193 people - the
majority of them in Alabama.

President Obama has approved a request for emergency federal assistance, and
14-hundred National Guard soldiers are being deployed to the area.