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Film director Ken Russell has become the second celebrity to leave the Big Brother house in just two days. The 79-year-old made the decision to walk out after a row with Jade Goody, who arrived in the house with her boyfriend and mother on Friday night. The pair called a truce soon after the argument, but he still decided to quit the Channel 4 show. Rock star Donny Tourette escaped from the Big Brother compound on Friday after just 48 hours. The cause of the argument between Goody and Russe ...

Police they are treating the death of a 76-year-old man found at his home near Swansea as "unexplained." Gareth Thomas lived on his own near the village of Waungron, on the outskirts of Pontarddulais. South Wales Police, who have appealed for recent sightings of Mr Thomas, were alerted by neighbours who had not seen him since the Christmas period. A post-mortem examination will take place on Sunday. The coroner has been informed of the death. Police are asking for help in establishing the l ...

DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- Crews fired artillery shells on Sunday to safely trigger avalanches before they could pose a threat to traffic on a mountain highway, a day after a huge snow slide knocked two cars off the road in a high pass in Colorado, and buried them. Eight people had to be rescued from the cars that were swept off the main highway to one of the state's largest ski areas Saturday. W ...

Improvements need to be made to some military accommodation following criticism by a senior army officer, the chancellor has acknowledged. Gordon Brown said the quality of defence housing was an "issue" but the government has announced a £5bn investment over the next 10 years. "We've got to do more and we will do more," he told BBC One's Sunday AM. Mr Brown also said there were "lessons" from the government's handling of Iraq in the period after the 2003 war. Mr Brown's comments on t ...

An accident on board a North Sea support vessel has left one worker dead and another injured. Matthew Grey, 59, from Darlington, was working in the cargo tanks of the Bleo Holm 72 miles north east of Aberdeen when he died on Saturday evening. The pipe fitter's colleague, Norman Jackson, 58, from North Shields, was flown to hospital with an arm injury. Talisman Energy, which operates the vessel, said an investigation was under way to find out the cause. The accident happened at about 2120 GMT ...

Substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sneaked a late winner to ensure opening goalscorer Henrik Larsson enjoyed a dream debut for Manchester United. Larsson capped a fine display when he volleyed in on 55 minutes to score in his first FA Cup tie. United almost doubled their lead when Ryan Giggs' free-kick hit the bar before substitute Milan Baros equalised when he slid a low shot in the corner. Solskjaer had the final say when a tame shot embarrassed keeper Gabor Kiraly. It was tough on Villa, who ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Bristol International Airport closed its runway on Sunday to speed up resurfacing work after 10 airlines suspended operations because of safety concerns. Since Friday, 369 flights have been cancelled or diverted after the airlines, including low-cost operator easyJet, raised concerns over braking in wet conditions. "All flights for the rest of Sunday and Monday morning will be ...

By Claudia Parsons BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government plans to bring in troop reinforcements to take part in a major security plan for Baghdad but a U.S. general said on Sunday the key to success would be a balanced approach rather than sheer force. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced a major security plan for Baghdad on Saturday, vowing to crush illegal armed groups "regardless of sect  ...

The Progressive Unionist Party leader, David Ervine, has been admitted to an east Belfast hospital after falling ill suddenly. Party colleagues said Mr Ervine's family were with him at the Ulster Hospital at Dundonald, but precise details of his condition are not known. Mr Ervine has been an assembly member for East Belfast since 1998. He was one of the key figures who helped in the brokering of the loyalist ceasefire of 1994.

But in a letter to the Iraqi representative at the UN, Mr Ban urged restraint in carrying out death sentences imposed by the Iraqi High Tribunal. The UN said Mr Ban's letter "also refers to the secretary general's view that all members of the international community should pay due regard to all aspects of international humanitarian and human rights laws". Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has reacted angrily to the international outcry over the execution. He said his government could review r ...