Salvatore Mannino has since confessed that the stunt spanned from a disagreement involving his mother-in-law, whom he felt had been overbearing.

The 52 year old was quoted by The Sun newspaper as saying: “I did it to get away from my nagging mother-in-law.

“I never lost my memory. I wanted to show my family I was important to them. I wanted to regain my position as a husband and father as I felt my mother-in-law had taken that from me.”

Last month, Police Scotland reported how a mystery man was taken unwell at the Episcopal landmark on 20th September.

Questioned in hospital, he was unable to tell officers where he was from – or name any of his relatives.

It has since emerged the father-of-four had disappeared earlier in the week, after dropping off his children at school in the town of Lajatico in Tuscany, Italy.

Searches by Italian security officials found the father-of-four had used entered terms including “how to disappear” and “how to fake memory loss”.

Officers reportedly found Mr Mannino had looked at weather forecasts for Edinburgh before he went missing.

Mr Mannino’s tattoos helped Scottish police identify him – and his family were flown to Britain to meet him.

It is reported he has since been charged with abandonment in Italy.

A source close to the family told The…

Seth Thomas from Guildford visited Asso Village in the north of the country in 2017 and was moved to make a difference for the people there.

The Christian community he visited in Kaduna state are regularly targeted because of their faith and were in desperate need of a new health centre.

Using his network he was able to secure funds from donors and his school within just 9 months to pay for the clinic.

Encouraging other teenagers to make a difference, Seth told Premier: “I think impossible is two letters too long.

“What I did was change things in the world of Asso Village. Imagine what would happen if everyone my age did something like this. That could change the whole world.”

Thanking him for his fundraising efforts, Rev Yunusa Nmadu, who will oversee the clinic said: “I am so thankful for the vision Seth had to build a hospital/clinic for the local people following his visit to Asso a year ago.

“The villagers are immensely grateful, because in addition to providing building work for them, when completed the facility will ensure that healthcare is easily accessible and will without doubt save lives in the area.”

Seth hopes to return to the community soon to open the clinic and to spend more time with the villagers.

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Demonstrations followed the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to free Asia Bibi with hard-line Islamists blocking roads in major cities.

The mother of five had been on death row for 8 years but always denied any wrongdoing.

April, a South Asia specialist at Christian Solidarity Worldwide told Premier she was concerned for Christians and the charity’s partners on ground.

Speaking during the News Hour April said: “What we understand from our partners is that the situation is actually getting worse.

“The government have actually imposed blocks on social media, on telephone services, on communications – there’s also a media blackout.”

Demonstrators in Pakistan have vowed to keep rioting until a decision to free Bibi from death row is reviewed.

Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan has called for calm and said hard-line Islamists were “inciting” people for their “own political gain”.

April told Premier the blasphemy laws were still of great concern.

She added: “What’s going to happen the next time a Christian’s accused of blasphemy?

“We’ll be in the same situation so I think the government need to try to contain the situation, get a handle on it and send a strong message to Islamist groups.”

Listen to Premier’s Eno Adeogun speaking to April from Christian Solidarity…

The Conservative MP for Chatham and Aylesford wrote on twitter: “It is with great sadness I have resigned from one of the best jobs in Government. Thank you so much for all the very kind messages of support I have received throughout the day. Politicians come and go but principles stay with us forever.”

Crouch attached her letter of resignation to the Prime Minister which begins: “Your personal support earlier this year for a reduction in the stake of fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) was incredibly welcome” and says the move was a ‘real reflection’ of the Prime Minister’s ambitions to support vulnerable people. 

However, she continues: “Unfortunately, implementation of these changes are now being delayed until October 2019 due to the commitments made by others to those with registered interests.”

She adds that this delay will earn the gambling industry £1.6bn, mostly gleaned from “our most deprived areas, including my won constituency”. 

“In addition, two people will tragically take their lives every day due to gambling related problems and for that reason as much as any other I believe this delay is unjustifiable”. 

FOBTs have been dubbed the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ as they are highly addictive and gamblers can bet £100 every 20 seconds on the machines.

The government announced in May this year that they would make a huge reduction in the amount you could bet each time, down to £2. 

However, the Government said this week that this would…

Sunday 11th November will mark 100 years since the guns fell silent.

The Government is also asking churches to join in with the national bell ringing at 12.30pm, with a second opportunity to ring church bells at 7.05pm as part of an event organised by the Battle’s Over project.

The Archbishop, John Davies, said: “There is unlikely to be a family in Wales that was not affected at the time, whether directly or indirectly, by the horror of the First World War in which killing, on a scale never before experienced, happened. One hundred years on, the pain, shock and sense of loss and of sheer waste felt by that generation remains tangible.

“The collective memory of that brutal conflict should continue to move us profoundly, reminding us of sacrifices made, and, all too often of the frequent futility of the conflict. Sadly, it was not, as some had expected, the war to end all wars; and conflicts still shatter the lives of people across the globe today.

“I hope that as bells ring out across the nation to mark this unique and important commemoration, we will remember the sacrifice made, the raw relief and the stirrings of hope for a better future that was felt 100 years ago, and that we will once again pledge ourselves to pursuing the peace of Christ in our lives and in our world.”

A spokesman for the Armistice100 campaign organised by the Department for Digital, Culture,…