Natalie Powell

British police say three women have been freed after spending three decades as slaves. Audio

The British foreign secretary, William Hague, says President Bashar al-Assad can play no role in a future Syrian government. Audio

Crowds have gathered outside both Buckingham Palace and the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted last night in the early stages of labour. Audio

G8 leaders have thrown their weight behind calls for a peace conference on Syria to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible". Audio

A deal to save the Cyprus banking system from collapse has finally been hammered out after hours of gruelling negotiations right down to the wire. Audio

The police in Dunedin are hoping a DNA test being carried out by Scotland Yard will help a Southland girl and her family prove that she is not the missing British girl, Madeleine McCann. Audio

British archeologists have confirmed that the remains of King Richard the Third have been found under a carpark in central Leicester. Audio

In London, an investigation has been launched into the death of New Zealander Jacob Marx, who was killed when a nine metre bookmaker's sign fell on him in the suburb of Camden. Audio

The veteran British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is mounting an expedition to cross Antarctica next autumn and winter, with the aim of reaching McMurdo Sound near Scott Base by the spring of 2013. Audio

Pressure on the BBC is intensifying over the fall from grace of one of its most high profile presenters. Audio