Gordon Brown has intervened personally in a bid to prevent planned strike action by British Airways cabin crew.

Pressure is mounting on the Government to clarify whether James Bulger's killer Jon Venables will escape prosecution for the alleged breach which landed him back in jail.

A driver who sparked a dramatic police chase after the accelerator pedal on his Toyota became stuck is facing questions over his version of events.

Peter Graves, the actor best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in Mission: Impossible, has died.

A massive power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake.