Scientists have published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome, which could lead to better treatments for many diseases.

Four people have been killed near Lake Annecy in eastern France, reports say, with some of the bodies found in a UK-registered vehicle.

The family of a British soldier killed in a friendly fire attack in Afghanistan publicly thank the Army medic who tried to save his life.

A Leicestershire couple involved in the shooting of two intruders at their home will not face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service says.

Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers describe talks about contentious parades in north Belfast as "positive and constructive".