Tony Blair will not cancel a party to celebrate the launch of his memoirs, despite a pledge by protesters to disrupt the event.

CCTV images have been released by police as part of an appeal for information on the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams.

Andy Coulson, the Prime Minister's communications chief, would be happy to meet police to discuss allegations of phone-hacking, Downing Street has said.

Two British soldiers who died after being caught up in separate explosions in southern Afghanistan have been named.