French nuclear experts today said damage to nuclear facilities close to the epicentre of China's massive earthquake could not immediately be ruled out.

Cherie Blair was shocked by the ruthless manner in which the tragic news of her miscarriage was used by her husband and former British prime ministers media managers for political reasons.

A global vote to select the winner began on Monday and will continue until July 8. The Best of Booker will be announced on July 10, the organisers said.

In order to change the way his wife’s subjects see him, Prince Phillip has agreed to participate in a fly-on-the-wall style two-part documentary that will attempt to show him in his ‘true colours’.

Brown will not receive the Dalai Lama at 10 Downing Street, a move seen by many as an effort to appease China.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will buy military equipment worth nearly $2bn during a visit to Russia at the end of the month, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported today.