Disgraced former Labour MP Eric Illsley has been jailed for 12 months for fiddling his parliamentary expenses.
President Hosni Mubarak is set to speak to the nation after Egypt's military stepped in to "safeguard the country" and assured protesters that the leader will meet their demands.
The UK is "deeply concerned" about a Briton missing in Egypt for 10 days and has demanded to know if he is being held by the authorities, a Foreign Office minister said.
Three British citizens, two Irish people and a Spaniard have been killed in a plane crash at Cork Airport in the Irish Republic.
Chancellor George Osborne has brushed aside appeals by senior Liberal Democrat councillors to slow the pace of the coalition's spending cuts.
England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham.
Former England all-rounder Trevor Bailey has died after a fire at his home on Thursday morning. He was 87.
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Finland international striker Shefki Kuqi until the end of the season.
Fabio Capello has insisted no deals were struck with England's Champions League contenders about how he was going to handle their players in Denmark this week.
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