SAS killings: Ministry of Defence denies BBC claims

BBC Panorama has discovered evidence that one SAS unit killed 54 people in suspicious circumstances and that senior officers did not disclose evidence to the military police. The Ministry of Defence says the programme jumped to unjustified conclusions from allegations which had already been fully investigated.

A private funeral ceremony is taking place at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo for the former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, amid tight security.

And in Sri Lanka, the main opposition leader, Sajith Premadasa, has said he intends to run for President, once Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down.