The French made the bold move of recognizing the Libyan National Council as the legitimate representatives of the Libyan people - which is likely to set the stage for EU and the US to follow suit. Further French initiatives are expected to be announced tomorrow at EU meetings.

Khadafi’s onslaught against the rebels continue, and the body count continues rising - and Khadafi is using his considerable ill-gotten wealth to pay off his thugs and flacks to stay in power.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of opposition members have disappeared at the hands of Khadafi loyalists.

And there are harrowing tales of the BBC news team that was captured by Khadafi’s thugs and threatened with mock executions.