Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, is buried in a private funeral in her hometown of Monroeville in Alabama.

West Brom winger Chris Brunt says he is "disgusted" and "ashamed" after being struck by a coin thrown by his one of his own supporters.

Samuel Willenberg, the last survivor of Nazi Germany's Treblinka death camp in Poland, dies in Israel at the age of 93.

The search for two climbers missing on Ben Nevis is suspended for the rest of the weekend amid "hazardous weather" and a continuing avalanche risk.

Authorities are assessing damage in Fiji after the most powerful cyclone in the Pacific nation's history, with reports entire villages have been flattened.

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton narrowly wins the Nevada caucuses in the latest stage of the Democratic race for presidential nominee.

Transgender people face "unacceptably long" waits for an initial consultation with the NHS before a further three-year wait for surgery.

Police say they have safety concerns about overcrowded houses in the town where one of Europe's largest sports retailers is based.