Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore hopes goal-line technology can be introduced in time for the 2012-13 season.

A Scottish newspaper names a footballer accused of being linked to a privacy injunction by users of social networking website Twitter.

Followers of an evangelical broadcaster who predicted that Saturday would be Judgement Day are left disappointed after the deadline passes without event.

Stars of the small screen are preparing for Sunday's Bafta TV awards, which see Doctor Who star Matt Smith up for best actor against Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch.

Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, although scientists say it is unlikely to cause the kind of ash clouds which disrupted air travel in 2010.

The northern Sudanese army is in control of Abyei on the border with South Sudan, the UN confirms, following days of clashes.

A pod of pilot whales are reported to have returned to a sea loch where they are at risk of becoming beached.

Spain is poised to go to the polls in regional elections overshadowed by mass protest rallies in cities across the country.