An unlikely pairing saw the English Defence League (EDL) founder and former leader with prominent British Muslim Mo Ansar, who wants the group banned, in a BBC One documentary on Monday.

Thousands of desperate civilians flee a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus which has been blockaded by government forces since March.

A Moldovan dancer who was on the bridge of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship with Captain Francesco Schettino admits she was his lover.

The proposed wording of a referendum question on the UK's EU membership should be changed to avoid confusing voters, the Electoral Commission says.

A DNA test carried out on a man in Cyprus proves he is not Ben Needham, who disappeared as a toddler in 1991.

Landlords could be put in physical danger by being asked to check the immigration status of their tenants, MPs are told.

The media watchdog Ofcom says around 200 viewers complained about her outfit of shells and underwear.

A senior US intelligence official tells a House committee that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of US intelligence operations.