The 26-year-old (left), who was known as 'Chris' by UK soldiers, was hit in the leg when gunmen opened fire near his home in Khost, eastern Afghanistan. His son Muhammad (inset) also sustained injuries in the attack. During more than three years with UK forces, Chris worked with elite units including the SAS, Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment. The father-of-two, who spent two months in hospital after the shooting, said he has taken evidence of threats to UK authorities on ten occasions - but has repeatedly been dismissed and told merely to take more security precautions. And like the majority of frontline translators who want to build new lives in the UK, Chris does not qualify for an immigration scheme because of his dates of service. So far just one of more than 300 Afghan interpreters who say they have been threatened by the Taliban because of their work with British soldiers has been given a UK visa. Pictured right: The aftermath of another attack on an interpreter who worked with the British Forces. But UK officials deny that their translators have been 'abandoned', and stress that each case is individually examined.
EXCLUSIVE - Show your passport to use the NHS: Clampdown to stop migrants and £2BILLION-a-year health tourists abusing the system
Patients will have to take their passport to hospital as part of a clampdown on health tourism. For the first time, hospitals are being told to ensure everyone proves they are entitled to free NHS treatment. The measures are part of a Government drive to stop migrants and tourists abusing the Health Service, which costs up to £2billion a year. In 2011, Nigerian mother Bimbo Ayelabola, 33, (pictured), flew to Britain will pregnant with quintuplets and had NHS care costing the taxpayer around £200,000.
- Abandoned by Britain... then gunned down by the Taliban: Hitmen target Afghan interpreter and his son, two, after they're refused entry to the UK
- Show passport to use the NHS: Clampdown to stop migrants and tourists abusing the Health Service, which costs £2bn-a-year
- One in five who suspect breast cancer putt off GP visit for a month: Thousands of women risk lives by delaying appointment
- Taliban henchman accused of murder CAN stay here: Man who 'killed governor's son' in Afghanistan wins right to stay in Britain on human rights grounds
- Warning! That holiday you booked online may not exist: Fraudsters conning families out of £2m a year as tourists are warned over adverts for cheap villas and caravans
- Heir Jordan! Spieth embraces his tearful high-school sweetheart as he's crowned the youngest Masters winner since Tiger Woods
- Prosecco is now Britain's favourite fizz: Italian sparkling wine overtakes champagne for first time with sales of £182m in 2014
- It's a record! Vinyl sales to hit two million this year as Noel Gallagher tops new weekly chart of album purchases
- Revealed: What men really talk about down the pub (and it's NOT football!) Children and relationship issues top list for discussion over a pint
- Tale of two countries: Snow in the North, but glorious sunshine just 250 miles away... and a sweltering 75F this week could be the start of the hottest spring ever!
- Hidden speed cameras could be scrapped: 'Stealth' traps credited with 25% spike in fines could be banned no matter which party wins the Election
- Thousands of new car owners caught out by tax disc loophole: DVLA car clampings and £800 fines soar because motorists don't know about rule changes
- Bullied Armed Forces member given record £709,000 compensation: Sum dwarfs payments given to troops who are seriously wounded on the battlefield
- Proof that buy to let property really is the best investment: 1,400% returns help create 2million private landlords
- 'Everyday Americans need a champion': Wealthy Hillary Clinton finally enters formal race to be president with video telling middle class voters 'the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top' of the economy
- A new $2.3million mansion, a stunning high-school sweetheart wife-to-be and now the MASTERS? Meet golf's hottest young star Jordan Spieth, 21, as he breaks another record at Augusta
- Mother arrested after 'leaving quadriplegic son in the woods for five days' while she visited her boyfriend
- PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Meet Charlotte, the baby who could have a grandpa AND grandma as President. Chelsea Clinton shows off her daughter
- Meet the family who live on an incredible floating fortress miles from civilization
- Heir Jordan! Spieth embraces his tearful high-school sweetheart as he's crowned the youngest Masters winner since Tiger Woods
- 'Citizens, you will elect me!' Hillary Clinton gets skewered by SNL as she launches her second run for president
- Nine-year-old sex slave is made pregnant by 10 ISIS militants raping her, says aid worker
- Two-year-old boy falls into cheetah enclosure after his mother dangled him over the edge at zoo - and is then rescued by parents who jumped in after him
- Dr Brandt WAS offended by Kimmy Schmidt caricature, friends claim as it emerges he started spending Saturday nights injecting himself with fillers
- Two university students charged with sexual battery after police found video of unconscious girl in scene likened to 'wild animals preying on a carcass laying in the woods'
- EXCLUSIVE: 'I dunno what the hell I am going through': Bobby Brown breaks silence on daughter Bobbi Kristina's coma before launching a pitch for his BARBECUE SAUCE
- Pimps, prostitutes - but not a selfie stick in sight: Times Square of the 1970s as seen through the eyes of bartender who worked there
- Just Murray-ed! Crowds cheer as tennis ace Andy and stunning new bride Kim emerge from Scottish cathedral as man and wife
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Tale of two countries: Snow in the North, but glorious sunshine just 250 miles away... and a sweltering 75F this week could be the start of the hottest spring ever!
As thick snow settled in Cumbria and rain lashed other parts of the North, winter is clinging on in half of the country. But with this week set to be sunny and the mercury predicted to hit 24C (75F), the rest of Britain is heading for a heatwave. Forecasters say temperatures will be up to 10C above average for the time of year, making parts of the UK hotter than holiday destinations in southern Europe.
My very costly few weeks with Red Ed, by Stephanie Flanders: Former BBC economics editor breaks silence over 'fleeting' relationship with Miliband
It was unclear whether Miss Flanders was voicing regret over her relationship with Mr Miliband, or was embarrassed by the media coverage - or both. Miss Flanders (left), 46, accused the media of 'raking over' Mr Miliband's past in the run-up to the election. But in fact the revelation about the timing of her relationship with the future Labour leader was revealed by Mrs Miliband during a soft-focus interview with the Labour-supporting Mirror newspaper, which was headlined 'How I fell in love with Ed'.
Phileas Dog's ruff guide... to the world! Pet visits 23 destinations and travels 25,000 miles following her owner across the globe
Leaving a favourite dog in kennels while travelling abroad can be a source of profound guilt. But one owner was so overwhelmed with anxiety at the thought of being parted from her pet, she decided to take the dog on her frequent journeys overseas. As a result, May Wong's four-year-old cockapoo, Miss Darcy, has travelled the globe - visiting 11 countries and 23 destinations including New York, Berlin, Stockholm, Milan and Paris. She takes more trips with her owner every year than the average Briton and has covered nearly 25,000 miles since 2011 - making her a real-life Phileas Dog.
HOW THE WORLD LOOKS FROM WESTMINSTER
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Miliband will hand Scots higher pension and dole payments: Desperate attempt to stem exodus of supporters to SNP
- Had a tiring week, Dave? With 26 days until election, David Cameron shows the strain of punishing campaign trail
- Separated at birth: Grinning George Osborne meets George the Hoover... and they could be twins!
- Oh no! Do I really have 29 more days of these politicians? School girl upstages Cameron as he tries to promote new Tory reading tests
Was the Hatton Garden heist an inside job? That's what all the evidence points to in this definitive and gripping account of how it all unfolded
One week on from the Hatton Garden jewellery heist and the police appear to be no nearer to catching the gang responsible - or recovering their £60 million haul. The crime only seems more audacious with every new detail that emerges, from the high-viz workmen jackets the robbers wore to the days they spent drilling inside the vaults. One of the gang, wearing Latex gloves, a blue jacket and dark trousers, had red hair visible beneath a black cap, has been nicknamed Mr Ginger. The second gang member, The Gent, in a hard hat, balaclava and high-viz jacket with 'Gas' emblazoned on the back, was wearing stripy socks and smart, brown, leather shoes. The third member, dubbed Mr Strong, carried steel supports and tools into the building. Then there was Mr Montana, after the wording on his tracksuit top. The fifth member of the team, wearing a flat cap and carrying a blue Nike bag and red toolbox, has been dubbed The Tall Man, for obvious reasons. And the sixth member was The Old Man, whose grey hair was visible beneath his hard hat and who appeared to struggle for breath at times
House where 12-year-old Tia Sharp was sexually assaulted and murdered before her body was hidden in the loft is finally wiped off the map
The two-bedroomed terraced house in New Addington, where Tia Sharp (top left) was abused and murdered - was bulldozed in June 2013 along with the two neighbouring properties. The former home was where evil killer Stuart Hazell (bootom left), 39, murdered the schoolgirl and dumped her body in the loft. He was living there with his partner, 49-year-old Christine Bicknell, Tia's grandmother. These pictures show the aerial view of the new buildings which have been built following the discovery of the 12-year-old's body in the in 2013. In its place, two new houses have been built, which will be numbered 19a and 19b, completely wiping number 20 from the map.
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THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
Thousands line the beaches to pay tribute to 13-year-old surf champion killed by shark on holiday island
Elio Canestri (pictured inset right) was bodyboarding with friends off the coast of Reunion, in an area banned to swimmers due to the high risk of sharks, when the attack took place. The youngster was 50ft out to sea when the large fish struck from below, forcing him off his board. He was then dragged further out to sea, where he suffered horrific injuries to his arms, legs and stomach. Although a boat managed to pull Elio from the water and take him to safety, the young surfer later died from his wounds. Professional surfer Jeremy Flores, who grew up on the island, which is near to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, led tributes to the teenager. Posting a picture of the young surfer on Instagram, he said: 'Words can't describe how sad and angry I am. So young !!! Heart breaking News . RIP.' In stirring scenes, thousands of mourners then gathered on Les Aigrettes beach, on the western coast of the island, to pay respects to the teenager (main picture).
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