Steve McNamara agrees to remain England head coach in a part-time capacity while becoming an assistant at Sydney Roosters.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe offers SE Asian countries almost $20bn in aid and loans in what is being seen as an effort to combat Chinese expansion.

The wife of a marine convicted of murdering an Afghan national in 2011 says her husband was acting under the extreme pressure of conflict.

Everton move back into the Premier League's top four with a resilient victory over Fulham.

Scotland could be hit by severe gales on Saturday, with Northern Ireland and parts of Wales and north west England also likely to be affected by high winds.

Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams, who died in April, will be honoured with the BBC's Helen Rollason Award on Sunday.

Prince Harry and his fellow adventurers in the Walking With The Wounded expedition arrive at the South Pole, organisers say.

Firefighters in England and Wales will stage a four-hour strike for the second consecutive evening in an ongoing dispute over pensions.