President Barack Obama is to call for a $3trn reduction in the deficit over 10 years, with half coming from increased taxes, officials say.

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2011 will broadcast live from the studios of MediaCityUK, Salford, the new home of BBC Sport, on Thursday 22 December.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says letting a two-goal lead slip against Fulham would serve as a lesson for the rest of the season.

Lib Dem party president Tim Farron attacks Conservative policies on taxation and the riots, and says it is inevitable the coalition "will end in divorce".

Stormont Education Minister John O'Dowd is to temporarily replace Martin McGuinness as deputy first minister.

Martin McGuinness insists that his past as an IRA commander should not prevent him becoming Irish president.

The Bank of England's purchase of £200bn of assets - known as quantitative easing - has been "economically significant", the Bank says.

College principals say enrolments have slowed in the wake of the scrapping of the education maintenance allowance.