US army engineers open floodgates in Louisiana that will inundate up to 3,000 sq miles to try to protect major cities from Mississippi river floodwater.

The decapitated bodies of 25 men and two women - believed to be victims of a drugs feud - are found at a ranch close to Guatemala's Mexico border.

MPs urge ministers to admit they are tacitly subsidising nuclear power despite promising that the industry would not receive such support.

Rank and file officers feel they are being "hit from all sides" by spending cuts, the Police Federation says.

The private sector will still remain a small player in NHS hospital care for at least a decade even if government plans go-ahead, health firms say.

The Ministry of Defence looks to make further cuts to the armed forces on top of those already outlined in the strategic defence and security review.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, faces sex assault charges over an alleged incident with a New York hotel maid.