Morning Mail: Copenhagen shootings, Isis mass beheading of Christians, Gillian Triggs defended

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Copenhagen shootings
Danish police have shot dead a man they say was responsible for two fatal shootings in Copenhagen – one at a freedom of speech rally and one at a synagogue.Police are now investigating whether the gunman acted alone. Film director Finn Nørgaard was killed and three police officers wounded when a hail of bullets were fired into an art cafe hosting the controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks. At about 12.45am, Dan Uzan was shot and killed and two more police wounded outside the city's main synagogue. The suspect was killed near Nørrebro station in central Copenhagen after the man opened fire on officers. Local media have named the suspect in the shootings as Danish-born 22-year-old Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein. Police have not confirmed the reports, but they had identified the man, who wasknown to police because of past violence, gang-related activities and possession of weapons. What we know so far - a timeline of events, and the victims of the Copenhagen attacks. Follow our full coverage of the Copenhagen shootings here.
Australian news and politics
After it was revealed George Brandis asked Gillian Triggs to resign before the Australian Human Rights Commission's children in detention report was released, a group of 50 academics, as well as the bar association and law council have warned that attacks on Triggs by the federal government are a threat to democracy.In an exclusive report, Guardian Australia can revealan asylum seeker faces a lifetime of detention in Australia because of an adverse Asio security assessment relying on a conviction from an Egyptian court obtained by torture. Tony Abbott says public opinion never factored in his decision to knigh Prince Philip: “Well it wasn’t so much a question of would the public like it" rather it was a question of how to honour a man "who has given tremendous service to Australia" Abbott again, saying we've let "bad people play us for mugs" as he vows to stop giving "those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt" at our borders, for residency, for citizenship and at Centrelink. Tony Abbott says Australia would “find ways to make our displeasure felt” if Indonesia executes Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, while UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has joined calls for Indonesia to cancel the execution of nine people. Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed her new downsized Queensland ministry after she wasofficially sworn in as Queensland's 39th premier. More frozen berry products have been recalled due to possible hepatitis A contamination, with at least five people contracting the infection since Nanna's Frozen Mixed Berries and Creative Gourmet Mixed Berries were pulled from the shelves.
Around the world
A video released by militants in Libya claiming loyalty to Isis purports to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages. The fighting in east Ukraine dropped in intensity on Sunday, but mortar fire was still heard on the first day of a ceasefire deal brokered last week. The 60 pilot whales stranded off New Zealand’s South Island have been refloated after help from volunteers and conservation staff following the mass stranding on Farewell Spit. The US and its coalition partners have conductedthree air strikes against Isis militants in Syria and eight in Iraq since Saturday, according to the US military. A Canadian man and an American woman have been charged in connection with a foiled plot to carry out a mass shooting attack at a shopping mall on Valentine’s Day in Canada.
More from around the web
Among the most read on the Guardian this morning: The truth about ‘miracle foods’ – from chia seeds to coconut oil – can cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and even dandruff really be cured, or at least prevented, by what we eat?    Marginal seat Liberal MPs are in revolt over Kevin Andrews’s handling of federal cuts to community services groups and demanding more of a focus on the 'real world', The Australian reports.   Major corridors in Sydney's rail system will be overloaded within five years, with commuters throughout the city regularly confronting trains too crowded to board, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.   Nearly 60,000 people with a severe mental illness will share an extra $1.3bn in funding when the National Disability Insurance Scheme becomes fully operational in 2016, The Advertiser reports.
One last thing
Chantelle Winnie talks to Eve Barlow about her journey from bullied schoolgirl to runway queen. But can she get to the point where the world doesn’t notice her vitiligo at all? “If humans want to see the same types of people over and over that’s what industries will give us. If we want to see something different that’s what they’ll have to give us." Have an excellent day – and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter @earleyedition.