Gordon Brown has said he is 'absolutely delighted' to have become a father again after his wife, Sarah, gave birth to a boy. A company manager and "pillar of the community" has been exposed after 20 years as a serial sex attacker known as the Shoe Rapist. Crime bosses who cannot be prosecuted for lack of evidence will be given a ''super-Asbo'' to disrupt their activities, the Home Office has said.
Casinos, betting shops and gambling websites will be allowed to advertise on television and radio for the first time next year under guidelines published by the advertising standards watchdog. A leading figure in a militant Islamic group banned by the Government has warned of further attacks like the July 7 bombings in London last year. Twenty-something girls are living the WAGs' dream and spending money like water, reasoning that high house prices make the idea of saving for a home futile.
An undersea earthquake has sent a tsunami crashing into the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 86 people along its coast. Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, which is almost 11,000ft high, has thrown fire and rocks more than 800ft into the air. Nasa engineers have breathed a deep sigh of relief as the space shuttle Discovery and its six crew touched down safely in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in only the second flight since Columbia exploded on re-entry in 2003.
The 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War has fallen with many Spaniards calling for revision of the official history. An English secretary is bringing a test case under French labour law after allegedly being sacked for bringing her employers into disrepute by writing a "Bridget Jones in Paris" blog describing her everyday life. Who wants to be a millionaire?
Anyone using the ballot box in America's western state of Arizona, if campaigners have their way.
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