British police have launched a murder investigation following the deaths of a mother and her son at Dartmoor and the discovery of a second child's body at the family's home.

Its reputation as a pocket of nationalist rebellion has long formed part of Cornish folklore.

A British photographer wounded in shelling in the besieged Syrian city of Homs is carrying a “burden” of knowing people died to get him to safety, it was reported today.

British-based regional newspapers group Johnston Press today said advertising revenues were running 7% lower after demand for job ads slumped.