Rebekah Brooks resigns as chief executive of News International, saying she was "detracting attention" as the firm tackles the phone-hacking scandal.

Journalists at the BBC begin a 24-hour strike in a row over compulsory redundancies.

Firefighters bring a blaze at a 17-storey block of flats in Lambeth, south London, under control

The deaths of three patients at a Stockport hospital are being investigated by police after a batch of contaminated saline is discovered.

At least 14 protesters are killed by Syrian security forces during mass demonstrations in Damascus and other cities, activists say.

Liverpool sign Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni from Roma as backup for first-choice Pepe Reina.

News Corporation's chairman Rupert Murdoch says his company has handled the phone-hacking crisis 'extremely well' and will recover.

Internet giant Google reports a large rise in profits and revenue, well ahead of market expectations.