A toddler has been rescued by boats searching for survivors near the wreckage of the Yemeni plane crash. The Yemeni jet airliner crashed into the Indian Ocean with 153 people on board, according to reports. The Airbus 310 flight IY626 crashed near the Comoros archipelago, taking off from Yemeni capital Sanaa and due to arrive in Moroni at 23:30 BST.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:09:00

UK GDP suffered its worst quarterly fall since 1958, falling 2.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2009. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) revised down its previous estimates today, saying economic output had contracted 4.9 per cent compared to a year ago. The construction sector suffered a 6.9 per cent fall in output in the first quarter, compared to the last quarter of 2008.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:06

The Swine flu H1N1 influenza "A" may have been leaked from a laboratory, according to reports. The Telegraph reports the flu may not have circulated if it hadn't been for a possible leak, suggested to be somewhere in Asia or the Soviet Union around 1977. There are currently 5,937 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK alone.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:55:27

A freight train carrying liquefied natural gas has crashed in northern Italy killing at least 13 people, according to reports. Another 50 people were reportedly injured in the blast, which happened in the Tuscan city of Viareggio. The explosion happened just before midnight, when one of the carriages came off the tracks ploughing into several homes. Fire broke out in the area, and there are reports a number of people were killed when their homes collapsed, with fears some may still be trapped under rubble.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:53:23

House prices in June rose by 0.9 per cent, according to data out today from the Nationwide building society. The three month rate of change was positive for the first time since December 2007, but Nationwide said a "sustained recovery still faces risks". This most recent rise brought the annual rate of decline to 9.3 per cent, from 11.3 per cent, and saw the average price of a home increase from £154,016 to £156,442.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:59

Police investigating a suspected murder in the military town of Larkhill have confirmed that both the victim and a suspect were members of the armed forces. A statement from Wiltshire police claims a 21-year-old man died at around 23:10 BST on Monday night in the Packway area of the Wiltshire town. The circumstances of the death are currently being treated as suspicious and a 29-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:45:18

An inquest has been opened into the death of a nine-year-old girl who died in hospital last week after contracting swine flu. Sameerah Ahmad died at Birmingham Children's Hospital on Friday, it was announced yesterday. She became the third person in the UK to die after contracting the H1N1 virus following the death of a pensioner and mother in Scotland earlier this month.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:44:11

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced it has obtained a restraining order on over $100 million (£60 million) of assets linked to Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford. The cricket tycoon recently handed himself into US authorities over a series of charges related to alleged fraud worth $8 billion (£6 billion). A statement from the SFO today said the restraining order had been obtained following a formal request from the US department of justice.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00

Schools secretary Ed Balls will unveil the government's last education white paper before the next general election later. The paper is widely expected to include legally enforceable rights to schemes such as one-to-one tuition and sports provision. There will also be new report cards which will grade schools as well as pupils and headteachers will run a series of schools instead of just one.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:30:00

Three teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack which left a 15-year-old girl dead. Maleha Masud died in hospital on June 25th from injuries sustained during a house fire at her home in Tooting, south London, four days earlier. Three members of her family also remain in a serious condition following the blaze.

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:00