A senior British diplomat today said Pakistan was not a “source of terrorism,” and praised the country’s role in the international struggle against terror.

The captain of a pleasure boat that capsized and killed an Irishman and at least 15 British people off the coast of Bahrain was being questioned today as the inquiry into the tragedy got under way.

Afghanistan is today welcoming officials from several nearby nations for a two-day regional economic conference the government said would enhance security and promote cooperation and development.

Culture minister Kim Howells condemned Robbie Williams today, accusing him of supporting drug and prostitution rackets by saying Internet piracy was “great”.

The controversy over the Countess of Wessex has taken a new twist with a Government minister saying the Royal Family are "a bit bonkers".