Andy Murray leads a four-strong British contingent when he plays Ivo Karlovic in round two of Wimbledon on Thursday.

Skating Olympians Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are to perform a special routine with the torch on day 41 of the relay.

Russia and other major powers say they will support UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's plan for a Syrian national unity cabinet, western diplomats say.

The board of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is reported to have approved in principle the split of the $60bn media conglomerate.

NI Fire and Rescue Service deals with more than 700 flood-related call-outs in greater Belfast .

A Conservative MP claims wide support for his call on David Cameron to prepare legislation committing the UK to a referendum after the next election.

Turkey deploys rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns along its border with Syria; meanwhile explosions are reported in central Damascus.

The UK economy shrank by 0.4% in the last three months of 2011 and 0.3% in the first quarter of this year, revised figures show.