Three sailors are confirmed dead and eight remain missing after a cargo ship sank in the North Sea off Belgium following a collision.

Clashes break out between rival protesters in Cairo, as the vice-president says a controversial draft constitution could be amended after a referendum.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, announces £5bn of new investment spending, including details of a number of new road and rail schemes.

Germany is set to join France and Spain as a direct shareholder in EADS under new plans unveiled by the European aerospace and defence firm.

Broadcaster Stuart Hall is charged with three counts of indecent assault following complaints to police about alleged incidents in the 1970s and 1980s.

The UK's failure to meet a key public debt target "weakens the credibility" of its top AAA credit rating, the Fitch ratings agency says.

A plan to build the UK's biggest mosque - with room for almost 10,000 worshippers - is rejected by councillors in east London.

The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, becomes the highest-grossing film in UK box office history after just 40 days on release