On the day Roy Hodgson was appointed England's new manager, BBC's Newsnight sought the considered views of QPR captain, Twitter addict and one-cap England international Joey Barton. Barton told Jeremy Paxman that it was a shrewd decision by the FA.

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to take her seat in parliament, after deciding to compromise over the wording of the oath.

Schools are urged to consider female-friendly activities such as Zumba classes and rollerblading because so many girls are avoiding exercise.

Disgraced former media mogul Conrad Black will be allowed to live in Canada after he finishes a prison term in the US, government sources say.

At least six people are killed and dozens injured in Cairo as a protest against Egypt's ruling military council is attacked.

The funeral of the runner who died near the finish line of the London Marathon is taking place at a church in Leicestershire.

The Catholic primate of all-Ireland will not resign as Church leader despite allegations that he failed to act when told about the clerical abuse of children.

Police urge the mother of a baby whose body was found at a recycling plant in Scunthorpe to come forward.