Announcement follows initial extension of countries confirmed in the Budget.

Professor Piers Forster has been appointed to the post of climate scientist on the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

The Secretary of State for Justice spoke at the first international forum on online court services.

International delegates will gather to exchange ideas, forge new partnerships and discuss the cutting edge of court reform at an inaugural forum.

VAT collected on sales of the X Factor winner’s charity song will be donated to children’s charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced.