Flood defences are put up in Appleby as levels on the River Eden continue to rise after heavy rainfall.

Ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne's lawyer tells The Observer his client will sue the News of the World, alleging he was a victim of phone-hacking.

Germany shuts over 900 poultry and pig farms, as fears over the contamination of dioxin in animal feed continue.

US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords - who was shot in the head by a gunman a week ago - is taken off a ventilator, doctors in Arizona say.

British actress Susannah York dies at the age of 72 after suffering from cancer, her son says.

Tunisia swears in a new interim leader as looting and deadly jail riots rocked the country after President Ben Ali was swept from power.

Scientists describe new research suggesting smoking damages the lungs within minutes, rather than years, as "chilling".

Bolton Wanderers and England legend Nat Lofthouse has died at the age of 85.