Hammond On Marr

The coalition must not become bogged down in a complex war of attrition over House of Lords reform, a Conservative Cabinet minister warned today. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told the Andrew Marr show that the Government needed to focus on issues that mattered to the public - such as jobs

Royal Windsor Horse Show

The Duke of Edinburgh takes part in the Laurent Perrier Meet of the British Driving Society Drive at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Helicopter ditches in North Sea

Initial examination of the EC225 Super Puma which ditched 25 miles off the coast of Aberdeen on Thursday suggest it suffered a crack to a gearbox shaft, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said. See PA story AIR Helicopter.

Greek Elections

Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the leaders of Greece's political parties to meetings on Sunday, in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government.

Orde warns of rise in crime

Sir Hugh also denied that police were inherently racist. There has been a catalogue of complaints against officers in the Metropolitan Police in recent months, with a wave of separate allegations of racism under investigation by Scotland Yard and the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Demonstrators raise their hands during a protest at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 12, 2012. The protesters returned to Sol to mark the anniversary of the protest movement that inspired groups in other countries. The protests began May 15 last year and drew hundreds and thousands of people calling themselves the indignant movement. The demonstrations spread across Spain and Europe as anti-austerity sentiment grew.

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing as he arrives to celebrate mass in Arezzo, Italy, Sunday, May 13, 2012.

Russian protest

Protesters march in downtown Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 13, 2012. At least 5,000 are marching along Moscow Boulevard Ring in a rare unsanctioned gathering led by popular Russian novelists, defending people's rights to gather on the streets without authorities' permission.

Rank to buy Gala Coral casinos

The proposed acquisition of Gala's 23 casinos will give Rank's Grosvenor division 58 UK sites - taking it above Malaysian firm Genting, which has 45 locations including Crockfords casino in London's Mayfair. See PA story CITY Rank. Photo credit should read: Michael Stephens/PA Wire

The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 31 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin of Russia, and prime NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is scheduled for 9:01 a.m. local time on Tuesday, May 15

Georgia Flood

A man rows in a rubber boat at flooded area in the centre of Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Emergency services say at least four people died in a flood in Georgia's capital overnight after torrential rain caused the local river to burst its banks

River Avon Tragedy

People paddle on the River Avon, just downstream from a weir where the bodies of a man and child were pulled from the river, after a boat overturned at a weir in Barford, near Warwick.