The Queen has distributed Maundy money during the visit to Derby Cathedral on Thursday.

Can Russia sell home-grown satnav system?

Jenson Button looks to follow up his victory at the Australian Grand Prix in Malaysia, where first practice gets under way at the Sepang circuit at 0300 BST.

A man who said he killed a US abortion doctor in Kansas to save the lives of unborn babies is sentenced to life in jail.

Will Jupiter's frozen moon Europa give up its secrets?

Hospitals are urged to give advice on safe drinking when patients receive follow-up treatment for alcohol-related injuries.

Why is junk food being booted out of the US army?

Why epic census is a major achievement

Checklists that spell out exactly how to care for those with common conditions have dramatically reduced deaths, say hospitals.

Colombia hosts the annual cowgirl world championship

The phasing out of cheques will leave millions of pensioners unable to manage their finances, a pensioners group warns.

A high level of satisfaction with the service of the UK's banks is revealed in a survey commissioned by the BBC.

A church where Queen Victoria once worshipped is among eight to share more than £1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Cuba's foreign minister talks to a senior US official - in one of the highest level contacts between the two nations for years.

A "frightening" number of children who regularly go missing are sexually exploited, Barnardo's has warned.

Inter bid for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard could see Mario Balotelli go the other way, plus other rumours

Benfica's Oscar Cardozo scores two penalties as 10-man Liverpool are edged out in a lively first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

How lenders in the West can help them succeed

Israeli warplanes carry out at least 13 air strikes on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources have told the BBC.

Former UN envoy Peter Galbraith has dismissed claims by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that foreign observers were responsible for fraud in last year's disputed vote.

Canadian police apologise to the mother of a Polish man who died after being repeatedly Tasered at Vancouver airport in 2007.

A former UN envoy to Afghanistan dismisses accusations of electoral fraud levelled by President Hamid Karzai.

Tomas Berdych beats Fernando Verdasco to reach the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Former Wigan rugby league legend Denis Betts distances himself from speculation linking him with the vacant England coaching job.

The TV historian Tristram Hunt is picked to stand as a Labour candidate in the general election.

Pictures from the build-up to Saturday's big fight in Manchester

India is launching a new census in which every person aged over 15 will be photographed and fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.

Former England centre Jeremy Guscott's take on the next round of Guinness Premiership ties

Venus Williams beats Marion Bartoli in straight sets to reach the Sony Ericsson Open final.

Lance Armstrong is included in Team RadioShack's squad for the Belgian one-day Tour of Flanders classic on Sunday.

David Millar clinches his first title of the year with a final-stage victory in the Three Days of La Panne race in Belgium.

Leading scores from the first LPGA major of the season at the Mission Hills Country Club in California.

Sam Twiston-Davies is hoping for three more withdrawals in the Grand National to land a dream ride on Hello Bud for trainer father Nigel at Aintree.

Is this the Doctor's new enemy or a 2012 sculpture?

Moscow mourns amid fears of more attacks

World champion John Higgins suffers a 5-2 defeat by Mark Williams in the China Open second round, while Neil Robertson knocks in a maximum 147 but still loses.

Crusaders sign Australian full-back Clinton Schifcofske, who returns to rugby league from Magners League side Ulster.

Bradford Bulls swap young utility back Kieran Hyde for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats scrum-half Cain Southernwood.

Huddersfield Giants have rewarded academy product Adam Walker with a new two-year deal .

Toyota's US sales bounce back as substantial discounts help to win back customers shaken by the firm's mass safety recalls.

Eighteen years after its devastating civil war, divisions still remain among the people of Bosnia especially within its schools where Bosnian Croats and Muslims are being taught separately.

Aid agencies are warning of an impending food emergency in South Sudan, with officials calling Akobo, in the eastern region of Jonglei, the "hungriest place on earth''.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused foreign election observers of fraud during last year's disputed vote. Mr Karzai singled out Peter Galbraith, the then deputy head of the UN mission, who he said had organised the fraud.

Navies struggle with upsurge in attacks off Somalia

Team news and preview ahead of the Good Friday Magners League west Wales derby at the Liberty Stadium.

Jerry Flannery returns to action with Munster after serving a suspension but Paul O'Connell and Keith Earls are ruled out of the game with Leinster with a groin strain.

Team news ahead of the match report for Friday's Magners League clash.

Team news for Sale's Guinness Premiership game against Worcester.

John Hargreaves, the founder of budget clothing chain Matalan, is paying himself a £250m dividend after refinancing the company's debts.

The main UK business groups wade into the row over planned National Insurance rises by backing Tory opposition to it.