Rebels in eastern Libya have said they will not engage in negotiations unless Col Muammar Gaddafi quits and goes into exile.

Robert Levinson, a retired FBI agent who disappeared in Iran four years ago, is alive, according to the US State Department.

Mark Webber dismisses Bernie Ecclestone's idea to liven up grands prix by using sprinklers to make artificially wet tracks.

A man working on a "cherry picker" is seriously injured when the machine's arm is in collision with a bus.

Col Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the Libyan capital Tripoli is tense ahead of possible protests later, while fresh air strikes are launched in the east.

The US space agency's (Nasa) attempt to launch its latest Earth observation mission ends in failure after the launch rocket failed to release its payload.

The cost of prescriptions in England is to rise by 20p to £7.40, the government announces, making England the only part of the UK still charging.

Family and team-mates of former footballer Dean Richards gather for his funeral at Bradford Cathedral.