Greece's far-left will try to form an anti-austerity government, after parties backing an international bailout fail to assemble a coalition.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he will retire unless snooker chief Barry Hearn stops "blackmailing" him and his fellow players.

A mother who subjected her two youngest children to five years of cruelty, including forcing them into unpaid work and locking them in freezing bedrooms, is jailed.

A paralysed woman completes the London Marathon in a "bionic" suit - 16 days after starting the race.

Two 1960s petrol station canopies in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire are given listed status by English Heritage.

The use of a photograph of Madeleine McCann to advertise holidays on an independent website is described as "vile" by the travel firm.

Former Blackburn striker Kevin Gallacher fears the club will lose a number of key players following relegation to the Championship.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says in a letter to newly elected French President Francois Hollande, the "necessary decisions" must be taken to resolve the debt crisis.