Virtual unknown Baroness Ashton becomes Europe's foreign minister after horse trading by EU leaders and, Channel 4 News has learnt after similar horse trading in Gordon Brown's inner circle. Cathy Newman reports.
Hostages Paul and Rachel Chandler have made a direct plea in a video obtained by Channel 4 News, warning UK authorities they fear the Somali pirates who kidnapped them may kill them. Jonathan Rugman reports.
How does the press around Europe see the British Baroness Cathy Ashton's appointment as the EU high representative for foreign policy?
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy is named as Europe's first president, while Briton Baroness Ashton becomes EU's first "foreign minister".