UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad as he embarks on a peace mission to Damascus.

Polls have opened in Slovakia's general election, with social democrats tipped to sweep to victory amid corruption scandals.

Joint administrator Paul Clark insists the pending outcome of Rangers' tax dispute will not hold up the sale of the club.

A community farm in Cambridgeshire installs a webcam showing lambs being born.

Astronomer Francisco Diego describes how to make the most of a special event - for the first time in over a decade, people can catch a glimpse of five of the planets in the solar system, over the course of one night.

The driver of a Ferrari who posted footage on YouTube of his drive through southern Japan faces charges of speeding after viewers reported him.

England call up Charlie Sharples to replace injured wing David Strettle against France in Sunday's Six Nations match.

Rebecca Adlington qualifies for the Olympic 800m freestyle by winning the British trial, with Ellie Faulkner also qualifying.