A pilot who was killed after his helicopter crashed into a crane in central London had been advised not to embark on the journey because of poor visibility.

Turnout was low as reality TV star Kerry Katona spoke about her battles with mental illness and the media in a speech to the Oxford Union last night.

The solicitor trying to take legal action against Celebrity Big Brother contestant Michael Barrymore said today that he had been unable to deliver legal documents to the star.

The Big Brother housemates were given a temporary reprieve from eviction tonight after a security alert caused chaos at the television studios.

Self-confessed "geezer bird" Kate Lawler was voted the winner of Big Brother 3 - the first woman to triumph in the British version of the fly-on-the-wall show.