All that Glitters…

Investigators are carrying out a forensic search of a terraced house in East Sussex where two young brothers died in a fire.

Gordon Brown completes his ministerial reshuffle and there is no job for prominent backbencher Jon Cruddas.

Chancellor Angela Merkel moves to reassure savers that their deposits in German financial institutions are safe.

Peter Mandelson reveals he consulted Tony Blair before accepting a job in Gordon Brown’s cabinet.

Three skydivers make the first parachute jump over the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest.

Heavy rain across parts of England and Wales has led to several flood warnings being issued.

A Royal Navy ship has visited Cuba for only the second time since the country’s revolution 50 years ago

Former EastEnders star Wendy Richard says she is dying of cancer, after being diagnosed with the disease for a third time.

Two young boys aged five and seven die in a house fire in Sussex from which their mother was rescued, police say.

One in 10 children thinks their parents take drugs, a survey of 500 teenagers in England and Scotland suggests.