Italian police defend in court the evidence used to convict Amanda Knox of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007.

Craig Levein has backed David Goodwillie to handle the pressure of making his first international start against Lithuania on Tuesday.

The first "supergrass" trial to be held in Northern Ireland for 25 years begins at Belfast Crown Court, involving 14 alleged UVF members.

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says most of the recent rioters were known criminals whose behaviour had not been addressed by the "broken penal system".

England boss Fabio Capello makes special plans to stop Wales dangerman Gareth Bale in Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifier.

Texas firefighters struggle to contain a 16-mile-wide wildfire that has destroyed almost 500 homes, prompting Gov Rick Perry to return home.

A man with a suspicious backpack - possibly a bomb - is holding a child at a courthouse in a suburb of the Australian city of Sydney, local media say.

A consumer group is stepping up pressure on the government to ban surcharges on online debit card travel purchases.