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Simon and Cheryl talk of their X Factor return
Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole have spoken of their return to X Factor after their well-documented fall-out.
The pair fell out in 2011 after Cowell sacked Cole from the American version of the show after only three weeks as a judge.
She had only filmed one episode before being dropped by Cowell and the incident soured relations between the pair.
Speaking to Daybreak, Simon said: "I have done this a long time. You have fall-outs along the way. I held my hands up and said I made a mistake and I was sorry - and I was sorry. Then when I decided to come back, I also decided I had to have Cheryl back on the show with me."
Cheryl explained how she finally gave in to Simon's pleas to return to the ITV show: "There's only so much begging one can take and it's not nice to see a grown man cry, so I finally succumbed."
It is yet to be confirmed which other judges will be joining the pair on the show's panel.
To watch their interview in full, visit the Daybreak website
Pistorius' former friend cross-examined by Roux
Darren Fresco, a former friend of Pistorius, was back in court first thing this morning in Pretoria for further cross-examining by defence lawyer Barry Roux. He was accused of engineering false evidence.
Recounting 'sunroof incident', Fresco says Pistorius didn't complain that he was driving too fast - 260km/ph according to defence
Roux shows Fresco a photo of a speedometer. Says it was sent at 1641, claims it was Fresco driving. Says Fresco engineered false evidence
Fresco leaves stand. Returns to front bench with Steenkamp supporters.
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China expands sea searches for missing aircraft
China's foreign ministry has said its aircraft are not conducting searches over land for a missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft but it is expanding searches at sea.
Earlier in the day the chief of China's civil aviation authority said that searches would be broadened to include land areas.
Michael Schumacher 'will win this fight,' says family
Michael Schumacher's family say they believe the seven-time world champion will "win this fight" following a skiing accident last year.
The racing driver, who suffered a severe head injury while skiing off-piste in the resort of Meribel in France last December, remains in an artificially induced coma.
His agent Sabine Kehm said on behalf of the family: "It is heart-warming to see how much sympathy his family is shown and I can say that the family is extremely grateful for it...
"We try to channel all the energies we have toward Michael and we firmly believe that this will help him. And we believe that he will also win this fight."
Michael Schumacher showing 'small, encouraging signs'
The spokeswoman for Michael Schumacher has said there sometimes are "small, encouraging signs" from the Formula One champion.
But Sabine Kehm added the family knows it is also time to be "very patient".
In a statement, she said: "We are and remain confident that Michael will pull through and will wake up. There sometimes are small, encouraging signs, but we also know that this is the time to be very patient.
"Michael has suffered severe injuries. It is very hard to comprehend for all of us that Michael, who had overcome a lot of precarious situations in the past, has been hurt so terribly in such a banal situation.
"It was clear from the start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael. We are taking this fight on together with the team of doctors, whom we fully trust. The length of the process is not the important part for us"
Mandelson: Miliband EU vote pledge 'a game-changer'
Labour heavyweight Lord Mandelson has praised Ed Miliband for pledging a possible referendum on EU membership.
The former Business Secretary and EU Commissioner told BBC Radio 4's Today programme:
"I think it will be seen over time as quite a game-changer for Ed Miliband. I think he's shown judgment and courage. I think he's gone out and made the political weather on a major issue and I think as a result it will strengthen him and help him win the next election."
However, the Labour peer admitted that for most voters Europe was "not the major deciding issue for them when it comes to deciding how they're going to vote in a general election".
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Oscar Pistorius walks into courtroom alone
ITV News' Africa correspondent Rohit Kachroo is inside the court in Pretoria waiting for the Oscar Pistorius trial to begin:
Pistorius walked into the courtroom by himself today - taking queuing reporters by surprise
Oscar Pistorius walks from the door to the dock - shaking hands with an activist from the ANC Women's League on his way
Wooden door brought into Pistorius trial courtroom
Day eight in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial is set to begin in South Africa.
ITV News' Africa correspondent Rohit Kachroo is inside court in Pretoria:
A solid, wooden door inside a white frame has been brought into the court and placed next to the witness stand
The door has two markers on it. Defence lawyers have gathered around it to study it
Pistorius himself is standing by the door and speaking with Barry Roux
The Olympian and Paralympian denies murdering Reeva Steenkamp.
Miliband should 'tear up' some of the EU vision
The European Union needs to reform "flexible labour markets" which allow for cheap, foreign workers to undercut British employees, a Labour MP has told Daybreak.
John Mann said Labour leader Ed Miliband was "moving in the right direction" with his announcement on his EU policy, but wanted him to go further.
"The big issue that I would like him to be spelling out and doing something on is about reforming European Union's structures, fundamentally tearing up some of the vision that some of the EU has.
"And in particular with agency workers and flexible labour markets. That idea that you can under cut British wages - that is the real issue why people have become anti-European."
India to assist in search for missing Malaysian aircraft
India is to assist in the hunt for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, as the search is widened into the Andaman Sea.
"Malaysia and India are in contact on this since yesterday and contact points are being discussed. These contact points will ascertain what assistance is required and what India can offer," a spokesman at the Indian Foreign ministry said.
The spokesman said it had not yet been decided what area India would search in. India has a large military command in its Andaman and Nicobar islands and its navy patrols in the straits of Malacca.
