Pete Waterfield, Tom Daley's partner in the 10m synchronised dive, is a doubt for the World Championships in Shanghai after falling ill.

Colin and Chris Weir, from Ayrshire, say they are "tickled pink" by their £161m win, as they emerge as the winners of the Euromillions jackpot.

The UK is to give £52.25m ($84m) in emergency aid to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa, the government announces.

A Nato soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, say officials.

Liverpool sign winger Stewart Downing from Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee.

Crowd trouble mars Newcastle's opening pre-season friendly at Darlington

A police officer is shot in the arm as he chases three men along a London street.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will return to Cuba on Saturday for further cancer treatment, after having a tumour removed.