The Spaniard claimed his sixth grand slam title with a 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 success in New York.

The Sinn Fein vice president refused to be drawn on whether her own party would be running a candidate in next month’s presidential election.

Threshold has said there must be ‘robust’ safeguards and standards underpinning any new exemptions.

There are just two confirmed candidates in the race so far.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, released a video message of her speaking from inside a government building in Kyiv which had been damaged by Russian strikes.

The Colombian army says hundreds of people have surrounded and kidnapped 45 soldiers working to implement programs to replace illicit crops in the southwest of Colombia, in an area of influence of a rebel group.