Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba is overcome with emotion as he returns to the Reebok Stadium to greet the cheering and chanting crowd.

The RSPCA calls for a range of safety measures at Aintree racecourse - including the removal of the Becher's Brook fence.

The UN Security Council passes a resolution threatening sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if the two nations fail to halt recent violence.

Newt Gingrich halts his White House campaign, but falls short of a full-throated endorsement for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

The UK economy will return to growth in the second half of 2012, the CBI says, but it has cut its forecast for the year as a whole.

Researchers are surprised by how much earlier plants begin flowering when at elevated temperatures - a far greater effect than models predict.

The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday.

The UN imposes sanctions on three North Korean state-owned companies in response to Pyongyang's failed rocket launch last month.