the row had "in part" damaged the charity in eyes of some staff but expressed hope people would accept that organisations "make mistakes".

Jasmine Whitbread, Save The Children International's chief executive, has said the row over the award has been "painful" for the organisation.

In a statement published in November, Mr Blair's office said: "The award was in recognition of Tony Blair's work in leading G8 nations at Gleneagles in 2005 to pledge to double aid to Africa and provide 100% debt relief to eligible countries, as well as his ongoing work in partnership with African governments through his Foundation, the Africa Governance Initiative."IndyCar driver Carlos Munoz had to be lifted from his car and was placed on a stretcher after crashing during qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday.

Helio Castroneves had the fastest qualifying lap during a day of records. He had the final of six track-record runs on the mile oval, turning a lap at 192.324 mph for a two-lap elapsed time of 38.2604 seconds for his 46th career pole.

Munoz lost control of his car in Turn 1, spinning it up the banking into the wall. The back end of Munoz’s No. 26 Andretti Autosport car slammed hard into the wall.

Munoz was alert when medical personnel arrived, but the Colombian appeared to be in considerable pain as he was lifted out of the car onto a stretcher and taken