South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says there must be proper talks before the rebels can agree to a truce, as UN reinforcements arrive in Juba.

David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg issue a rare joint statement backing a £4bn United Nations appeal on behalf of Syrian refugees.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Liverpool's title aspirations have been boosted by their lack of European action.

England's dizzy decline on the third day at the MCG may be the nadir of an unhappy tour, says chief sports writer Tom Fordyce

Former captain Michael Vaughan says the players must take the blame for England's latest batting collapse down under.

The chief executive of National Grid says with the world consuming more energy, most of the pressure on prices is up.

A British soldier killed in Afghanistan days before Christmas is named as Captain Richard Holloway, of The Royal Engineers.

The image of David Cameron being berated by angry householders left without power for days leads several of Saturday's newspapers.