One of two men from Cheshire jailed for using Facebook to incite disorder during last week's riots is to appeal against his four-year sentence.

The UK international development secretary warns of a race against time to tackle the "devastating famine" during a trip to the Somali capital.

The wife of a Lancashire man who died in a shark attack during their Seychelles honeymoon pays tribute to him.

The death of a man decapitated by a mental health patient could have been prevented if there had not been a catalogue of lost opportunities, an inquiry finds.

Pro-Gaddafi forces are fighting rebels for control of a key coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, as the rebels edge closer to the capital Tripoli.

Manchester City are close to agreeing a deal to sign Samir Nasri from Arsenal, BBC Sport understands.

Royal Bank of Scotland is to stop nearly one million account holders from using cash machines owned by its rivals.

The Crown Prosecution Service asks the police to make further inquiries into whether Energy Secretary Chris Huhne tried to evade punishment for a speeding offence.