A group of young people from some of the poorest communities in Scotland fly out to the World Cup of Friendship in South Africa today, backed by church workers.

South African religious leaders have expressed strong support for the national football team 42 days before the kick-off of the World Cup tournament on 11 June.

The official charity of England's football players have today (8 March) announced their support for the Deloitte Street Child World Cup competition.

The Angolan authorities have been warned against a crackdown on human rights activists after several were detained in the Cabinda region in the wake of the 8 January 2010 attack on the Togolese national football team.