Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for Sunday's title crunch match at Wigan.Manager Sir Alex Ferguson feels his star striker will be limited to a substitutes' role at best when United head to the JJB Stadium, requiring a victory to retain the championship.

A collection of the most stunning images to emerge from around the world during the course of the past seven days.

Lenders have come under pressure to do more for struggling homeowners after the number of people threatened with losing their homes rose to its highest level for 16 years.Government data showed a total of 27,530 mortgage repossession orders were made during the first three months of 2008, up 17% from the same period a year ago.

Samuel L Jackson has reportedly signed up for nuclear thriller Unthinkable.The Pulp Fiction actor looks set to star in the film, which focuses on the threat of a nuclear terror attack on America, Variety magazine reports.

The BBC failed to pay £106,000 to charity from phone votes in over 20 programmes, including last year's UK Eurovision final, it said.In Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2007, a presenter mistakenly told viewers to vote when phone lines hadn't yet opened.