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24 hours of news photos: 21 March 2012

Rodney Marsh warns Roberto Mancini selecting Carlos Tevez for Manchester City may get him sacked if they don't win the title.

The family of a British hostage pay a ransom to secure her release in Somalia, six months after she was captured and her husband killed in Kenya.

Holyrood is to be given new income tax and borrowing powers as part of a deal struck between the Scottish and UK governments.

Prince William has returned to Britain after being deployed to the Falkland Islands, Clarence House says.

Armed police in the French city of Toulouse

Libya's deputy PM says Mauritania will extradite Gaddafi intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, but there is no official confirmation.

Judith Tebbutt released by kidnappers

By disrupting the behaviour of animals that disperse plant seeds man-made noise could be transforming our landscape, scientists say.

Former Emmerdale actress Jenna-Louise Coleman lands the role of the Time Lord's new companion in Doctor Who, the BBC confirms.

The University of Wales warns it may make redundancies after launching a consultation with staff and unions with a view to "restructuring".

Three teenagers are questioned over the murder of a surgeon found outside his Cheshire home.

Rock star Brian May welcomes a Welsh government decision to drop plans to cull badgers as part of an attempt to eradicate bovine TB in cattle.

A government quango has apologised after thousands of students' email addresses were sent to other customers.

A memorial service is held in northern Belgium for 15 children and two adults killed in last week's coach crash in a Swiss tunnel.

Interest rate setters at the Bank of England express concern over rising oil prices in minutes from the March meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.

The health minister wants to see 95% of patients in A&E departments admittted or discharged within four hours.

F1 driver reflects on a "positive" opening weekend, looks ahead to the Malaysian Grand Prix and sends his best wishes to ill footballer Fabrice Muamba

A section of the M20 motorway in Kent could be used to test a new national speed limit of 80mph.

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate is named Six Nations player of the tournament after taking a major part in their Grand Slam.