Austria did have one of Europe&s most liberal gun control regimes, but then a drop-out popped back to his old school in the city of Graz and shot 10 people dead before taking his own life in the worst school shooting in the country&s history.

British MPs have paved the way for assisted dying to become legal in England and Wales despite some switching sides to oppose a new law & reducing its majority by more than half.

The complex legacy of death row survivor Sonia ‘Sunny& Jacobs, ranges from innocent, peace-loving, wrongly convicted hippy to a gun-obsessed, drug-addicted &sociopath&.

Israeli fire killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza yesterday, many of whom had been trying to get food, local officials said, while the United Nations& children&s agency warned of a looming man-made drought in the enclave as its water systems collapse.