A British woman being held over a £1.6 million cocaine haul in Indonesia has been admitted to hospital and sedated, according to reports.

A British man arrested over a £1.6m cocaine haul in Indonesia has insisted he was set up as he went to pick up a birthday present for his daughter.

A British woman facing the death penalty after being arrested over a £1.6 million cocaine haul has pleaded for help from behind bars in an Indonesian jail.

Britain is to set up dedicated teams to investigate rape in conflict zones. The specialist "flying squads" will provide a range of services, from gathering evidence against perpetrators to provide counselling for the victims of sexual offences, under an initiative due to be announced by the Government today.

David Cameron and William Hague were today involved in high-level international talks to ratchet up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad in the wake of the massacre of more than 100 people, including women and small children.

Russia further backed away from its support of Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying his government bears the main responsibility for the violence in the country and calling for a full investigation into its role in the deaths of more than 100 civilians in Houla.

An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was convened last night to co-ordinate the international community's response to the growing bloodshed in Syria amid widespread condemnation of the Houla massacre, in which 116 people, including at least 34 children, were killed.

Emergency meeting of UN discusses response to attack that killed 34 children

The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.

The body of a British man who went missing whilst holidaying with a friend on a crocodile infested river in India has been found.

The relatives of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have become the latest of the England player families to decide not to travel to Ukraine for Euro 2012 because of fears black and Asian fans could be targeted by the violent racist fans that blight Ukrainian football.

Arsenal winger's relatives join Walcott's in refusing to go to Ukraine over fear of being targeted by racists

Parents of three teenagers killed in a horrific coach crash during their gap year in Thailand have called for the Foreign Office to issue more warnings about the dangers of bus travel in the country.

Gay England football fans travelling to Ukraine for Euro 2012 have been warned to keep a low profile for their own safety.