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Jonathan Agnew believes West Indies will struggle in early-season England conditions, and assesses Jonny Bairstow's inclusion

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as judges on the US version of The X Factor.

Is the Thames actually longer than the Severn?

An investigation by BBC NI's Spotlight into Sean Quinn's empire has tracked down the headquarters of a company that controls more than $100m-worth of assets belonging to Irish taxpayers.

The 14-year-old half-brother of six children who died in a Derby house fire says the family is "struggling" with their loss.

China has raised concerns over growing military ties between Australia and the US, says the Australian foreign minister as he meets officials in Beijing.

Papers braced for Greek euro exit

AMD unveils its latest PC chip boasting more graphics power than Intel's Ivy Bridge and new 'energy recycling' tech.

Patients in England are suffering from shortages in the supply of some medicines, an all party group of MPs says.

Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller will represent Britain at the 2013 Venice Biennale, the British Council announces.

Shares in Asia fall, taking their lead from Europe and the US, as political turmoil in Greece make investors seek less risky assets.

A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has launched successfully from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

A Wal-Mart customer is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping in a garden department at the store chain.

A 10-year-old girl, Eliana Mann, has had a tumour weighing more than 3kg removed in an operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Political parties in Greece join another round of cliff-edge talks after inconclusive elections, as fears grow that a eurozone exit is nearing.

Francois Hollande says he is fully aware of the challenges facing France after being sworn in as the country's new president.

The number of people in their 50s dying from cancer in the UK has fallen to its lowest recorded level, figures reveal.

The government's planned changes to child benefit are "seriously flawed" and undermine the principle of individual taxation, accountants say.

A web-connected robot that emits a puff of perfume is helping people gauge how connected they are online.

A new breed of musicians playing rock and reggae with highly topical lyrics are doing their best to keep social and political issues in the spotlight in India.