Financial constraints, maritime regulations and campaigns by activists will not stop Japan sending its whaling fleet back to the Antarctic, a senior official tells the BBC.

Former occupants of the White House and other US dignitaries gather at a California church to honour late US First Lady Betty Ford.

The Conservatives will join Labour and the Liberal Democrats in urging News Corporation to withdraw its bid for BSkyB.

The International Monetary Fund asks Italy to ensure "decisive implementation" of spending cuts to reduce the nation's debt.

The European Commission is to reveal plans to reform the fishing industry after an admission that the current policy has been a failure.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton is left out of the team's pre-season tour of America after the US Embassy refuses to grant him a visa.

UK unemployment fell 26,000 in the three months to May to 2.45m, but the claimant count increased in June, official figures show.

South Africa captain John Smit will join Saracens in October after the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup.