Prime Minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri asks Egyptians to "give me a chance" as tens of thousands rally in Cairo against the military rulers.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe renews her complaint that she was "deliberately" snubbed by Prime Minister David Cameron for a peerage.

The government is to spend an extra £600m on building 100 new free schools in England over the the next three years.

Pakistani officials accuse Nato helicopters of firing on a military checkpoint near Pakistan's Afghan border, killing at least 14 soldiers.

A 79-year-old woman found unconscious in a Greater Manchester alleyway after an apparent mugging has died, police say.

An investigation begins into a fire which damaged a listed theatre in Derby.

Sebastian Vettel breaks the all-time record for pole positions in a season as he beat Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Travel firm Thomas Cook has reached agreement with its bankers to provide it with new access to funding.