Cuts to the number of full-time military personnel would "risk the safety of the nation and the peace of the world", the Archbishop of York fears.

This year's Strictly celebrities are beset by dislocated ribs and bad backs as they head into the final, with Olympic gymnast Louis Smith favourite to win.

The British ambassador to Argentina is summoned by officials in Buenos Aires to explain why part of Antarctica has been renamed in honour of the Queen.

Two people are killed in Argentina as a wave of looting spreads to several cities, including the outskirts of the capital, Buenos Aires.

Elaborate banquets are off the menu for China's top military officials, as part of a bid to curb extravagance, state media reports.

Pope Benedict XVI pardons former butler Paolo Gabriele, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail in October for stealing confidential papers.

One of the UK's senior police representatives denies claims the Andrew Mitchell "pleb" row has exposed "distrust" between police and MPs.

The CPS is to consider whether any offences were committed when a prank call was made to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated.