A second British serviceman was killed in Afghanistan, bringing the number who have died in the country in a 24-hour period to four.

British troops are to pull out of Afghanistan by 2014 according to a secret document showing a blueprint for the withdrawal of forces.

Amanda Knox has spoken of her battle to prove she did not kill her British flatmate Meredith Kercher.

A suicide bomber has attacked government-backed Sunni militiamen, killing at least 39 and wounding 41, security sources said.