The New College of the Humanities - a private college being set up in London - is facing an official objection to its bid to register its name.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada is seeking bail after winning a critical ruling blocking his deportation from the UK.

Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacts coolly when a mobile phone interrupts his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, Slovakia.

Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers.

The case of a severely disabled man seeking court permission for a doctor to "lawfully" end his life should not go ahead, the Ministry of Justice says.

The government spent more than £400,000 on sending celebrities to visit soldiers in Afghanistan last year, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.

Detective Superintendent Martin Evans of Staffordshire Police warns that John Anslow, 31, who escaped from a prison van while he was being taken to court, is "extremely dangerous".

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is charged with violent conduct by the Football Association following Sunday's match against Tottenham.