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24 hours of news photos: 1 March 2012

Passengers of the stricken cruise ship the Costa Allegra have described how they did not have enough food and slept on deck to avoid intense heat.

The Queen, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited one of London's luxury department stores.

Three generations of royals visit London store

A patient undergoing surgery at a hospital in North Yorkshire was set on fire during the procedure when solution used to clean the skin ignited.

David Rathband, the police officer shot and blinded by fugitive gunman Raoul Moat, has been found dead. He had spoken of his struggle to adjust to life without sight. It's a hugely difficult transition to make, writes Damon Rose, who lost his sight at 13.

A head teacher has said she is "utterly and completely devastated" by the death of a teenager at a school in Dorset.

Andy Murray beats fifth seed Tomas Berdych and will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships.

A company which makes a low-cost 7-inch tablet computer is named the UK's most innovative mobile firm at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

David Blunkett told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast that he was 'deeply saddened' by the the death of PC Rathband.

UK manufacturing was held back by rising oil costs, which drove up prices at their fastest rate in 19 years, says a survey.

The BBC's Jim Muir says reports of Baba Amr in Homs being overrun by government forces are premature.

Snooker player Mark Allen describes conditions at the Haikou World Open as "horrendous", adding: "this place stinks".

Greece will not get funds from a second EU/IMF bailout until its private creditors give final approval for their losses next week, EU ministers say.

The unemployment rate in the eurozone continued to rise in January, hitting a new record of 10.7%, the Eurostat agency says.

The scramble for school places has always been a stressful affair, but now some parents seem to be going to extraordinary lengths to get ahead of the game.

Around 5,000 steelworkers in Wales are being invited to apply to take extra time off at half pay during March.

Foreign Secretary William Hague withdraws all diplomatic staff from the British Embassy in Syria and suspends all of its services.

Titian's Diana and Callisto is saved for the nation after a £45m ($71.7m) deal was agreed with owner the Duke of Sutherland.

The teenager convicted of the murder of schoolboy Jack Frew is given a life sentence with a minimum of 18 years in custody.