Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox came to the aid of a pregnant mother in difficulty during a flight, it emerges.

US President Barack Obama is to call for new public spending to boost job creation in his State of the Union address, setting up a clash with Republicans.

Arsenal break Ipswich's valiant resistance to overturn a first-leg deficit and book their place in the Carling Cup final.

Manchester United stage a stunning late comeback to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with victory over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

Aston Villa make it two Premier League wins in succession for the first time this season to move six points clear of fellow strugglers Wigan.

Andy Murray takes on Alexandr Dolgopolov in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, with Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva and Rafael Nadal also in action on Wednesday.

Leaked documents on the Mid-East peace process suggest Britain's intelligence service has been closely involved with attempts to weaken Hamas.

Barack Obama is to say the challenges facing the US are a "Sputnik moment" in a State of the Union speech referring to the 1950s Soviet satellite launch that sparked a wave of US innovation.