Prince William and Kate Middleton are considering asking guests to donate to charity instead of giving them wedding presents.
The couple are keen to avoid any shows of lavishness
The couple, who will marry at Westminster Abbey on April 29, are mulling over the potential benefits for the range of good causes they champion if they make such a decision.
The pair announced their engagement in November, nine years after meeting as students at St Andrews University in Scotland.
But with all the cost-cutting brought on by the financial crisis, the pair are said to be keen to avoid shows of ostentatiousness.
The second-in-line-to-the-throne and his wife-to-be have already confirmed she will travel to the 11am ceremony by car rather than carriage.
A Royal spokesman confirmed that the Prince, an RAF search and rescue helicopter pilot, and Miss Middleton, were discussing whether to urge guests to donate to charity.
The Clarence House spokesman said: "It is something they are considering but no decision has been made yet."
It is thought the couple will still happily receive presents from close friends and family.
But the 28-year-old Prince and his fiancee, 29, are unlikely to require a wedding list to provide them with the practical items they will need to start their married life.
TV presenter Chris Tarrant and jockey Kieran Fallon are also expected to sue the paper.
Gascoigne's solicitor Gerald Shamash said legal proceeedings would be launched within days.
He told The Observer: "All being well we will probably issue this week."
Mr Shamash claimed Gascoigne is in a vulnerable mental state and that his recovery had been hindered because of the trauma of believing his phone had been hacked.
"It has made things even more difficult for his general wellbeing," he told the paper.
Gascoigne has been fighting drink and drug problems for a number of years and been in and out of rehabilitation clinics.
Coogan claims private information was misused in grossly offensive actions
According to the Observer, Coogan claims the News of the World and private investigator Glen Mulcaire intercepted his voicemail messages between February 2005 and August 2006, and misused private information in grossly offensive actions.
He is now demanding damages from publishers News Group Newspapers and Mulcaire, the Observer said.
The latest developments come after prosecutors announced they are to trawl through all the material collected by Scotland Yard linked to the phone hacking scandal.
Reporter Clive Goodman and Mulcaire were jailed over the controversy in January 2007 after they admitted intercepting messages at the Old Bailey.
News of the World editor Andy Coulson - now Downing Street communications chief - later resigned from the paper.
Sienna Miller has already lodged documents in the High Court
He has consistently denied any knowledge of phone tapping during his time as editor.
Director of Prosecutions Keir Starmer said the "comprehensive assessment" of evidence would ascertain whether further criminal charges could be brought.
Miller has accused News Group Newspapers and Mulcaire of breaching her privacy and of harassment.
It emerged earlier this month that News of the World executive Ian Edmondson was suspended as a result of her claims.
Scotland Yard detectives subsequently wrote to the newspaper asking for any new evidence staff had on the case.
Now a senior QC will re-examine material amassed as part of the original inquiry and any new evidence that has come to light.
A News of the World spokeswoman said: "We will, of course, co-operate fully with any inquiries relating to the assessment by the CPS."
Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner described his college as a "genocide school" and talked about "the torture of students" in a home video.
The newly-emerged footage resulted in him being kicked out of college last year for disturbing behaviour.
Although he does not appear in it, the four-minute video shows the 22-year-old walking around the campus at night, while he is heard rambling, laughing and breathing heavily.
As he walks past classrooms of Pima Community College, he says: "Alright, so here's what we're doing. We are examining the torture of students."
He adds: "I'm in a terrible place. This is the school that I go to. This is my genocide school."
He calls illegal the "war we are currently in", presumably referring to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
College dropout Loughner allegedly opened fire on a crowd in Tucson
He says teachers at the college are paid illegally and are an "illegal authority over the Constitution of the United States under the First Amendment".
He rambles about mind control and says he is "pissed off" about a "B" grade in a class and that he will be homeless because of the college.
Loughner can be heard breathing hard at one point.
"This is genocide in America. Thank you. This is Jared from Pima College," Loughner says before the video ends.
Pima Community College said Loughner was suspended after "five contacts with (campus) police for classroom and library disruptions" and the discovery of an online video he made that officials said they found disturbing.
Gabrielle Giffords remains in intensive care after being shot in the head
Loughner is charged with five federal counts for allegedly firing into a crowd outside a grocery store in Tucson on January 8, killing six people and wounding 13, including US Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
Congresswoman Giffords, who was shot in the head, remains in a critical condition but was taken off her ventilator for the first time on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a man who was wounded in the shooting rampage allegedly threatened a "tea party" activist at a town hall meeting of victims and witnesses of the attack.
James Eric Fuller, a former campaign volunteer for Congresswoman Giffords, was arrested after shouting "You're dead!" at Tucson Tea Party spokesman Trent Humphries, Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jason Ogan said.
The 63-year-old Democratic activist, who was shot in the knee during the rampage, was charged with making threats, intimidation and disorderly conduct and was involuntarily committed for a psychiatric evaluation.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has admitted the Conservative Party did not conduct an forceful by-election campaign in the Oldham East and Saddleworth.
He was answering criticism the Tories made little effort to win the seat to boost support for their coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats.
In the event, Labour's Debbie Abrahams was a comfortable winner with 14,718 votes, ahead of Lib Dem Elwyn Watkins with 11,160. Conservative Kashif Ali was third with 4,481.
Mr Pickles told Sky's Dermot Murnaghan: "We started third and of course we fought a very gentle campaign because that particular campaign was about the nastiness of previous Labour leaflets."
Another of Murnaghan's guests, deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes, revealed he is working with Labour "at my instigation" against Government plans to abolish Educational Maintenance Allowances.
Mr Hughes said: "I said I'm willing to talk to Labour and Andy Burnham, and I have met to talk about it."
One of the country's most influential business leaders has defended the coalition's regime of public spending cuts. Sir Martin Sorrell, who advises David Cameron, told Sky News a period of austerity was necessary for Britain's economic recovery.
A report by the NHS Confederation has warned the Government's NHS reforms could result in hospital closures and lower standards of patient care.
The report has the backing of former health secretary Andy Burnham who told Murnaghan the reforms could lead to "chaos" in the NHS.
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The movie has had a strong showing at the box office on both sides of the Atlantic and our punters expect Firth to enjoy a decent awards season starting with a win at the Golden Globes on Sunday."
I've had a Golden Globe nomination before and then didn't get an Oscar nomination. But I presume Colin will get one, and I presume Colin will win.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter
The Globes, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), are often seen as a guide to later Oscar success and many pundits have tipped Firth for an Oscar win later this year.
His co-star Helena Bonham Carter, whose performance as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother sees her nominated as best supporting actress, said she expects Firth to win an Oscar.
She said: "I've had a Golden Globe nomination before and then didn't get an Oscar nomination. But I presume Colin will get one, and I presume Colin will win."
Last year's Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionaire also won an Oscar
The British film tells the story of the unlikely relationship between the monarch and an Australian speech therapist who helps him cope with his stammer.
It has also been nominated for best motion picture drama, best supporting actor, best director, best screenplay and best original score.
Its seven nominations put it ahead of its nearest rival, The Fighter, with six nominations.
The King's Speech has been heavily backed for Oscars success and earlier this year won the Cadillac People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The British actor gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Other British nominations include Hugh Laurie for his role as grumpy doctor Gregory House in the television drama House and Idris Elba for his role in the BBC detective drama Luther.
Former Lovejoy star Ian McShane also picked up a nomination for his part in the mini-series Pillars Of The Earth.
Former England footballer Nat Lofthouse, who was awarded an OBE for his services to the sport, has died at the age of 85.
Bolton Wanderers said Lofthouse was a 'legend'
His club, Bolton Wanderers, said he died peacefully in his sleep at his nursing home on Friday night.
Lofthouse made more than 450 appearances for the Trotters, scoring 255 goals for the club between 1946 and 1960.
He also represented England 33 times and scored 30 goals.
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside said: "On behalf of everyone at Bolton Wanderers Football Club, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to Nat's family, who are very much in our thoughts at this time.
"Nat undoubtedly is a Bolton Wanderers legend. He was a one-club man and our football club meant as much to him as he did to us.
"We will miss him but we will celebrate his life, his legacy and great times that he brought to Bolton Wanderers."
Lofthouse was one of the most feared centre-forwards of his generation, renowned for his strength and finishing ability on the ground and in the air.
He became known as the Lion of Vienna after a goalscoring, match-winning - and pain-defying - performance in England's 3-2 win over a fearsome Austria side in 1952.
The other game he became synonymous with was the 1958 FA Cup final, when he scored twice in Bolton's 2-0 victory over Manchester United.
Lofthouse controversially barged United goalkeeper Harry Gregg into the net in the process of scoring one of his goals.
After retiring in 1960, Lofthouse remained at the club in a number of off-field positions including chief coach, chief scout, caretaker manager and club president, in which he remained until his death.
An undercover police officer - who spent eight years infiltrating a group of environmental protesters - has claimed he now fears for his safety.
Mark Kennedy said his life has become a "living nightmare" since his involvement in the police operation was outed.
In an interview in the Mail On Sunday, the father of two added that his eldest son never wants to see him again - and how he had "dark thoughts" and contemplated suicide.
He also criticises his superiors, describing his extraction from the operation as "totally appalling" with no regard for his future safety.
"I went to see a psychiatrist recently and told her I was having thoughts of suicide. I don't have any confidence. My world has been destroyed," he told the paper.
Mr Kennedy’s role in the undercover operation was revealed when a trial at Nottingham Crown Court saw six people accused of planning to invade Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station.
The protesters have claimed the case collapsed after Mr Kennedy offered to give evidence on their behalf.
The way that I was extracted was totally appalling. I was given no confidence at all that my safety was ever going to be regarded.
Mark Kennedy
Mr Kennedy has said he believes tape recordings made by him while undercover were withheld from the court by police out of fear it would destroy the prosecution's case.
Mr Kennedy said: "The truth of the matter is that the tapes clearly show that the six defendants who were due to go on trial had not joined any conspiracy."
He was able to infiltrate the group under the guise of a long-haired climber called Mark Stone.
Speaking to Sky News, Graham Wettone, a former sergeant with the Metropolitan Police, said he could feel some sympathy for Mr Kennedy, particularly if he feels "left alone and cast adrift".
However, Mr Wettone added that the reports about how Kennedy was handled while undercover did not fit his experiences of similar operations.
He said: "They (undercdover officers) are usually very well managed and well supervised and controlled while they are in that role."
Mark Kennedy has spoken to The Mail On Sunday
Speaking about his life, Mr Kennedy has said he is "physically and mentally exhausted".
He explained how his family has suffered, with his children left devastated by the events surrounding his involvement with the case.
He has also dismissed claims that he went rogue - and defended the friendships he formed while undercover.
"Of course I cared about them. But I didn't go rogue. I was immersing myself in the culture to do my job, to be credible," he said.
However, Mr Kennedy has admitted to regret over having sexual relationships with two of the activists.
Once undercover, the officer joined activists in five major protests, his first one being at the G8 summit at Gleneagles in 2005.
He saved his fiercest criticism for his superiors in the police force and they way his removal from the operation was handled.
He said: "The way that I was extracted was totally appalling. I was given no confidence at all that my safety was ever going to be regarded."
