Batsman Kevin Pietersen says England will be better prepared for Australia's swing bowling in the fourth Ashes Test after struggling badly in Perth.

The UN secretary-general warns there is a "real risk" of a return to civil war in Ivory Coast after the disputed presidential election.

South Korea unveils its biggest live-fire winter military exercise amid continuing tension and threats of retaliation from the North.

The Metropolitan Police force is facing the most "challenging" time in its history, according to its commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson.

Thousands of rail and air passengers stranded because of snow may finally be on the move as travel operators begin tackling lengthy backlogs.

A study of bumblebees by a group of Devon children becomes the first primary school project to be published in a scientific journal backed by the eminent Royal Society.

Veteran goalkeeper David James says he likes England coach Fabio Capello's stand-offish management style.

The French government urges its nationals in Ivory Coast to leave, as a crisis over disputed elections continues.