Robert B Sherman, the elder half of The Sherman Brothers and winner of Academy Awards with his brother Richard for Mary Poppins, died aged 86 in London last night. Songwriter Robert Sherman, who composed Disney tunes including ‘It’s a Small World (After All)’ and ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, passed away on Monday after a protracted illness. His death was announced on Facebook by his son Jeff. He wrote on Facebook “My Dad, Robert…

According to the Defence Ministry report six British soldiers are missing, feared dead, after an explosion in the Helmand area of southern Afghanistan. If the soldiers are confirmed dead, the number of UK service personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 will have reach 404. The group, which is believed to be killed after its armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion while on patrol, included five soldiers from the 3rd…

Prime Minister David Cameron said Iran is developing a long-range nuclear missile capable of hitting Great Britain, expressing serious concern over the possibility of a nuclear arms race. Speaking to the members of the parliament yesterday, the Prime Minister said he has intelligence reports indicating that Tehran wants “intercontinental missile capability”, strongly warning that Iran becoming a nuclear power has implications far wider than the Middle-East. “It is clearly very…