Fara Williams's extra-time penalty sees England beat European champions Germany to finish third in the Women's World Cup.

The government is to fund two permanent memorials to UK victims of terror attacks overseas, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro makes a rare public appearance at a meeting with cheese experts near Havana.

Renewed efforts are needed to vaccinate dogs against rabies, health experts warn.

A serious fire at a warehouse in west London requires more than 100 firefighters to bring it under control.

Chancellor George Osborne will use Wednesday's Budget to announce a clampdown on "taxpayer-funded subsidies" for higher earners living in social housing.

A decision on whether the Forth Bridge will become Scotland's sixth Unesco World Heritage Site is expected to be announced later.

US actress and model Diana Douglas, the first wife of actor Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas, has died aged 92, her family says.