The couple confirm that they're expecting a girl for their fourth child, which is due in July, after having three boys.

The cooling systems of two reactors at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant failed after the 8.9-magnitude quake struck off the north-east coast.

A senior editor at the News of the World obtained e-mails hacked in to by a private investigator in 2006, BBC's Panorama uncovers.

The former president of Pakistan says he was never told about Britain's disapproval of torture, but this is denied by British ex-officials.

Security forces use tear gas and rubber bullets in battles with protesters on the streets of the capital, Manama.

Increasing numbers are raising concerns about Britons possibly caught up in Japan's earthquake and tsunami, as a UK rescue team sets to work.

Japan's prime minister warns that a nuclear plant damaged by Friday's quake and tsunami remains in an "alarming" state. The disaster killed hundreds and many more are still missing.

Six leading health groups have dealt the government a blow by refusing to sign up to its new "responsibility deal" on alcohol in England.