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A man is charged over an incident which led to the 158th University Boat Race being halted.

Authorities in the US city of Tulsa launch a manhunt after a series of shootings which police say may have been racially motivated.

Teachers in the NUT union are to call for a boycott of a new phonics reading test which they say risks branding children "failures at five".

The rescue mission is said to have taken 48 hours, and the Iranian navy is reported to have detained nine Somali pirates.

Sweden's Peter Hanson shoots a seven-under round of 65 on day three to lead the Masters by one from Phil Mickelson.

A student who died after being hit by an unmarked police car in Birmingham has been named by detectives.

The hacking group Anonymous is alleged to have disrupted access to the Home Office website, apparently as a protest against government policies.

A leader of the Colombian left-wing Farc rebel group denies claims the movement has been weakened, as it kills six soldiers at a military checkpoint.

Around 2,000 mourners have attended the funeral of Dimitris Christoulas, the pensioner who shot himself outside the Greek parliament over the country's economic woes.

Bahrain is considering a request from Denmark to transfer political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, on hunger strike for almost two months.

Activists in Syria say more than 70 civilians have been killed by security forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo storms to pole with a time of one minute, 54.634 seconds at the opening MotoGP of the season in Qatar. (UK only)

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has helped to baptise 13 people from different Christian denominations.

Up to 135 people are now feared dead in an avalanche which hit a military camp in the disputed Kashmir region, a Pakistan army spokesman says.

Britain's Cal Crutchlow posts his best ever qualifying performance of third, with Jorge Lorenzo taking pole, for the season-opening Qatar MotoGP.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez travels to Cuba for more treatment on a cancerous growth in his pelvic area.

Three people are killed and two others are in hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after a car crash in East Yorkshire.

Labour's education spokesman gives a "cast-iron guarantee" that he would not allow companies to run schools for a profit - but he will not support teachers' strike action.

Neil Lennon says securing the title as manager of Celtic is the highlight of his career, surpassing the five championships he won as a player.

A 40-year-old man is arrested after a nurse was held in a locked office at a Birmingham hospital.