A British soldier has died from wounds sustained in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.

Iceland's president has called on Gordon Brown to agree to a "fair deal" for his country.

British soldiers will get 200 new patrol vehicles to replace Snatch Land Rovers, Gordon Brown revealed on a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

The kidnap ordeal of a five-year-old British boy snatched by robbers in Pakistan has entered its third day.