A teenager is arrested on suspicion of murdering a 76-year-old man whose body was found in his Cambridgeshire home.

The head of the British Army, Gen Sir Peter Wall, has made a pre-Christmas visit to UK forces in Afghanistan to thank them for their work.

Leaders Rangers travel to St Mirren in one of six Scottish Premier League games being played on Christmas Eve.

A vast store for Oxford University's renowned Bodleian Libraries takes delivery of its seven millionth book.

Georgios Samaras bags a double as Celtic beat Kilmarnock to move within a point of SPL leaders Rangers.

Rowdy scenes break out at stores across the US as shoppers jostle to buy Nike's new Air Jordans, echoing violence over the shoe in the early 1990s.

Interpol says it is seeking arrest of Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the French firm at the centre of a global breast implants scare.

Cuban President Raul Castro says 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, will be in the next few days as a goodwill gesture.