A second BBC Radio 2 executive has resigned in the wake of the Russel Brand/Jonathan Ross phone prank controversy, which sparked more than 40,000 complaints.

The BBC will apologise to “licence fee payers” for the “grossly offensive” phone call made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross tomorrow, it announced today.

Andrew Sachs’s granddaughter Georgina Baillie has called for Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to be reinstated.

More than 300 former soldiers have sought specialist treatment to help them deal with the legacy of the North's Troubles in the last year, it was revealed today.

Pressure was building on Jonathan Ross today as BBC director general Mark Thompson reports to the corporation’s governing body on the prank-calls scandal.

The granddaughter of actor Andrew Sachs tonight said she was thrilled to hear that BBC presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand had been suspended over their lewd phone calls.

Jonathan Ross has publicly apologised for the lewd phone messages he and Russell Brand left for Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.

The granddaughter of Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs called today for Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand to be sacked for their lewd phone calls.

SCIENTISTS launched a bid yesterday to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction.

The US military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries – including Iran and China – who exploited security flaws in the Defence Department’s surplus auctions.

Unrepentant Orange Order leaders tonight continued to shrug off blame for the days and nights of violence which engulfed Belfast after a contentious parade at the weekend.

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ANXIOUS Martin O'Neill is still hopeful of having a quartet of his top stars back for the UEFA Cup fourth round second leg tie against Barcelona on Thursday.

Hibernian manager Bobby Williamson is keeping his cards close to chest ahead of the CIS Insurance Cup semi-final against Rangers.