Britain's Commonwealth 1,500m bronze medallist Steph Twell may face a long lay-off after fracturing her ankle at a race in Belgium.

The Tunisian government rejects calls from Rome to deploy Italian police officers on its territory to tackle a sudden wave of migration.

The government is to announce a package of measures aimed at cleaning up the much abused disabled blue badge parking scheme.

China overtakes Japan as the world's second-biggest economy, with analysts predicting it will keep moving towards the top spot.

Flamboyant pop star Lady Gaga has made her entrance to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles encased in a giant egg

The tide is turning against insurgency in the Afghan province of Helmand, the commander of British forces tells the BBC.

Redundancies are set to rise sharply in the next few months as public sector cuts bite, a survey by an industry body suggests.

The RAF is to cut back on a quarter of its trainee pilots as a result of defence cuts, a newspaper has reported.