British hostage Patrick Noonan, who was kidnapped in Sudan three months ago, is freed, the Foreign Office says.

Sky has become the third internet service provider to prevent its users accessing file sharing site The Pirate Bay.

Sportsday rounds up the big sporting stories of the day on the BBC news channel. (UK only).

Households who overfill rubbish bins or put them out at the wrong time will face smaller fines, as the government promises "common sense" by councils.

Over-tired pilots who fall asleep on duty are putting passenger safety at risk, MPs hear.

The government rejects claims that a crackdown on immigration could harm British universities and cost the economy billions of pounds a year.

Doctors are due to announce later whether they will be taking industrial action over changes to their pensions.

Ofsted is going to introduce "almost no notice" inspections - calling head teachers the afternoon before arriving.