The US Navy is to relieve an aircraft carrier captain of his command over the production of lewd videos aboard the ship, defence officials say.

Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty dies at the age of 63 after suffering a long illness.

Charlton Athletic sack manager Phil Parkinson while first team coach Tim Breacker and assistant boss Mark Kinsella also leave the Addicks.

Pink Floyd end a legal battle with their record company EMI and sign a new five-year contract with the label.

Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo agrees to negotiate a "peaceful end" to his country's crisis without preconditions, regional leaders say.

Thousands of chickens are culled in Germany and 1,000 farms ordered to stop selling their products because of a dioxin scandal.

More than 3,000 viewers complain to the BBC about an EastEnders storyline involving a cot death and a baby swap.

England fast bowler James Anderson says the morning session of day three will be "crucial" in deciding the outcome of the final Ashes Test in Sydney.