Schools and homes in England have been evacuated after a Second World War bomb was discovered on a building site.

A prosthetic leg, a life-sized Spiderman doll and “enough musical instruments to form a band” have been lost on London’s travel network.

Victoria Beckham is donating a mountain of designer shoes to help victims of the Philippines Typhoon.

The beheaded body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard, with a note attached saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said.

The British Red Cross is preparing to move 14,000 people in Pakistan to higher ground before torrential rains bring more misery to refugees from fighting in the Swat valley.

A row has erupted in Britain over the refusal of both the BBC and Sky News to air an emergency appeal for Gaza.

THE BBC last night faced more pressure to broadcast a charity appeal for people in Gaza, as the Archbishop of Canterbury joined the row and more than 50 MPs signed a motion condemning the move.

THE torrential rains that lashed England over the weekend may have eased off but forecasters last night warned of more floods to come.

More than 15,000 people will be taking to the streets of Belfast today for the city’s May Day marathon.

Greenpeace has described as “shocking” the latest report on global warming from a UN network of scientists.

FOUR runners died yesterday as the warm weather took its toll on competitors in Britain’s 25th Great North Run.

The Australian Red Cross today warned of hoax emails purporting to seek funds for victims of the terror bombings in London last week.

FORENSIC experts yesterday continued the painstaking search for clues to the London bombers.

British charities today launched a massive emergency appeal to help the victims of the tsunamis which have devastated countries around the Indian Ocean.

AID agencies and governments were yesterday coming to terms with the long-term consequences of the devastating tidal waves which have killed thousands in Asia.

BRITAIN’S Prince Charles paid a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, strolling around one of Saddam Hussein’s old palaces to inspect British troops and share a traditional Arabic coffee with local dignitaries.

Nelson Mandela was expected to call for urgent action tonight to address the Aids crisis that is killing millions in Africa and around the world.

The first International Red Cross convoy carrying medical supplies today reached Basra, the charity said.

British rescuers have pulled a seventh survivor from the rubble of the Indian earthquake five days after the disaster which it is feared could claim 100,000 lives.