BRITAIN: Research suggests every Sunday night more than 58.2m hours of sleep are lost across Britain due to worries about the week ahead.

The US has accused Iranian government agents of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, immediately using the thwarted plot to step up sanctions and recruit international allies in a bid to further isolate Tehran.

An hotel was being searched today for clues to the killers of 22 people who died in a shooting rampage and hostage stand-off in eastern Saudi Arabia.