A 37ft yacht taking on water off the south coast is rescued by a lifeboat crew from East Sussex.

Marion Bartoli stuns Justine Henin in three sets in their semi-final match on Centre Court.

Zoe Ball and cricketer Darren Gough will compete in the third series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Playwright and critic Bonnie Greer was born in America. She studied theatre in Chicago with David Mamet and in New York with Elia Kazan.

The Queen Mother enjoys a colourful 100th birthday pageant held in her honour at London's Horse Guards Parade.

The city which brought the world Joe Cocker, Jarvis Cocker and the Human League is unveiling its latest gift to the music world - Britain's first centre devoted to pop.

A Devon pub which was a favourite with American servicemen during the war years is to open as a museum. Now the search is on for the GI's who made The Valiant Soldier their regular during the forties.