Three people are due in court charged over the murder of a Northern Ireland woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius, police on the island say.

The best friend of murdered Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates describes plans the pair had been making for Christmas Eve.

Ben Foster's second-half howler hands West Ham a valuable advantage going into the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham.

Four skiers, a Briton, two French and a Swede, are killed in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in the French Alpine resort of Val d'Isere.

People in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, are urged to evacuate as deadly floods threaten the Queensland capital.

The coalition sees off a rebellion by Conservative MPs over Europe.

Manchester City's Italian international striker Mario Balotelli is ruled out for a month with a knee injury.

An accurate new DNA blood test for Down's syndrome could save nearly all pregnant women from invasive procedures like amniocentesis, say experts.