10:33am EU chief diplomat Catherine Ashton has joined those calling for sanctions against Libya in a bid to stop the bloodshed.

10:14am Libyan state television reports Libyan families will receive 500 dinars each, while wages for some public workers could increase by 150pc.

10:12am Germany is preparing sanctions against Libyan leaders over the attacks on protesters, Guido Westerwelle, Germany‘s foreign minister, said on Friday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting.