England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is ruled out of Tuesday's game against Switzerland because of an injury suffered against Bulgaria.

Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".

Eggs and shoes are thrown at the former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrives at a book signing in Dublin.

HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.

Two police officers who crashed a sports car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution.

England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers.

Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities.

Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.

The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.

A lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair.

A father and his 15-year-old son are killed in a motorbike accident outside Galashiels in the Scottish Borders.

Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.

A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire.

An Irish tourist has died, along with nine others in a plane crash in New Zealand.

Villagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.

Firefighters rescue a horse and its groom after the animal kicked its way out of a horse box and into the front cab.

More than 100 demonstrations are planned across France to protest against the government's policy of deporting Roma people.

Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

The recession and a litigious culture is making it harder to get youngsters involved in activity holidays, says the head of Outward Bound in Wales.