Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77

Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died at the age of 77, the party has said.Lord Ashdown's death comes a month after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer.Speaking to the Somerset Live website at the time, Lord Ashdown said: "We must see about the outcome, which as always with things like this, is unpredictable.