Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson attend the world premiere of Saving Mr Banks, a film about the long and difficult process of making the classic Disney musical Mary Poppins.

Three people are killed in Egypt as gunmen on motorcycles open fire on a wedding party outside a Coptic Christian church in Cairo.

More than 8,000 calls are made to a Greek charity after an appeal to discover the identity of a blonde girl found living on a Roma settlement.

The upcoming launch of a spacecraft to Mars by India is likely to stoke the fires of a burgeoning Asian space race.

Many nine-to-11-year-old children are indulging in 'very risky behaviour online', a web safety survey suggests.

Rock legend David Bowie fails to win any prizes at the Q Awards, despite nominations in six categories, and is trounced by Ellie Goulding in the prize for best solo artist.

Three police officers apologise for their "poor judgement" in briefing the media about the "plebgate" scandal.

The head of the Co-op Group, Euan Sutherland, confirms that the mutual organisation will lose overall control of the Co-op Bank as a result of a rescue deal.