British Soap Awards in pictures: Coronation Street dominates 

Man killed in house gas explosion 

A man has died and another person is still missing after a gas explosion which destroyed a terraced house, police said.

Rod Stewart tops UK album chart 

Rod Stewart's first album of self-penned songs in 20 years has gone straight to the top of the UK album charts.

Philpott wife plans sentence appeal 

A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer has said.

Toddler taken to morgue in body bag 

A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead.

One dead, two hurt in plane crash 

A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport runway.

Two 'critical' after death crash 

Two men are critical in hospital after a car crash claimed the lives of two teenage girls.

Hunt in GP call over A&E crisis 

Family doctors need a "closer personal relationship" with their patients as part of efforts to ease the crisis in hospital accident and emergency units, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

Father admits killing children 

A British father has admitted slitting the throats of his two young children in France following a difficult divorce, sources said.

Rooney to miss game as baby is due 

Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's final game of the season as wife Coleen is due to give birth to the couple's second child.

MPs in line for dramatic pay rise 

MPs are in line for a dramatic pay rise of up to £20,000 in a move that could spark public fury.

Cameron hints at going it alone 

David Cameron has hinted that he could attempt to govern without the Liberal Democrats if disputes within the coalition made it impossible to continue.

Murder investigation after shooting 

A murder investigation has been launched following the shooting of a man on Saturday night, police said.

£6m cost of Olympic Torch relay 

England's largest local councils spent more than £6 million hosting the Olympic Torch for last year's Games, figures published on the one-year anniversary of the start of the relay show.

Harry gives garden tour for Queen 

It was a family affair as Prince Harry showed the Queen around his charity Sentebale's garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Activists attack PM on gay marriage 

Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible".

Crohn's patients slam hospital food 

Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests.

One in 10 'fell asleep at wheel' 

More than three million British drivers have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the last year, according to new research.

Miliband pledges tax crackdown 

Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action.

Call to stop demonising bankers 

Sir Mervyn King has called for an end to bankers being "demonised" for their role in the financial crash, insisting the problem was with the system rather than individuals.