This Saturday more than 100 guests will mingle with weekend shoppers at an Asda store to witness the marriage blessing of Tracey Marshall and Wayne Bowler from Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Tracey, 33, proposed on Valentine's Day to her boyfriend Wayne, 35, by posting a message on the store's special noticeboard - and went on to win an Asda Valentine competition in the process.

The blessing will be broadcast live by Asda FM to shoppers in the company's stores across the country.

Three die in Loch Lomond crash

Three people have died and a fourth has received serious head injuries in a crash near a beauty spot by Scotland's Loch Lomond.

The accident happened when the car carrying the three collided with a lorry near the Cameron House Hotel on the A82, which runs along the western edge of the Loch.

The three died at the scene. The driver of the car was taken to Vale of Leven Hospital in Alexandria with serious head injuries.

The driver of the HGV did not need medical attention.

Boy of 10 will not be extradited from US

Britain's youngest fugitive will not be extradited from the US, where he has gone on the run.

The 10-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was tracked to Michigan after failing to appear in court in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

He faces two counts of assault, one of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one of attempted robbery, and one each of threatening behaviour and possessing a repeater-type pellet gun.

The boy cannot be extradited because he is below the age of criminal responsibility in Michigan.

Thames Valley Police said they would ask his father, with whom the boy is staying, to bring him back to the UK.

Inspector Robin Gardner said: "Going for extradition would be a long and costly exercise which could come to nothing because of all the legal problems encountered."

Rock star to the rescue

A 1970s rock legend has stepped in to help Inverness bread workers facing the dole by offering them the prospect of new jobs at his fish factory.

Ian Anderson of folk-rock band Jethro Tull plans to recruit more staff to cope with an expected increased demand for smoked salmon.

Around half the 80 staff at British Bakeries are to lose their jobs when production at the 100-year-old bakery is switched to Glasgow in May.

Now Strathaird Ltd, set up the company in the mid-1970s, are offering about 20 jobs.

Public invited to royal wedding

Buckingham Palace is to invite more than 1,000 members of the public to attend the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones in June.

Those who successfully apply for tickets will be allowed to stand outside St George's Chapel, within the grounds of Windsor Castle.

It is not yet known how the tickets will be allocated although Palace officials anticipate applications from at least 2,000 people eager to get a closer look at this year's premier royal event.

The 500-strong list of guests to be allowed inside to see the wedding on 19 June reportedly includes TV presenter Chris Tarrant, comedian Billy Connolly, the Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie.

Rats rue moonshine raid

Police in the Irish Republic have issued a health warning after discovering dozens of dead rats in a raid on an illegal distillery.

The rats were found in a vat of moonshine - known as poteen - at a remote farm in County Donegal at the weekend.

The Garda described the discovery of 70 gallons of distilled poteen and 500 gallons of wash, worth an estimated £14,000, as the most significant strike against the area's bootleggers in more than 20 years.

Inspector Greg Sullivan said: "People should firstly be aware it is an offence to be in possession of this liquid - but their health is even more important."