Potter pair bailed

Two men facing charges in connection with the theft of the latest Harry Potter book were released on bail when they appeared in court.

Police allege that Aaron Lambert, 19, and Christopher Brown, 37, both of Kettering, north of London, tried to sell stolen copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to two tabloid newspapers and fired a gun next to a reporter's head.

The book is due out on July 16.