Romania has been expelled from the Eurovision Song Contest, after it failed to pay debts totalling 16 million Swiss francs.

The US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive in the UK for a three-day visit, during which he is expected to express his views on the UK's forthcoming EU referendum.

Tycoon Asil Nadir, who was jailed in the UK for stealing millions of pounds from his Polly Peck empire, is transferred to a prison in Turkey.

The schools minister is forced to cancel a national spelling test for England's primary schools, after a teacher spotted it had already been published online as a practice paper.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposes legalising marijuana for medical purposes and easing restrictions for personal use of the drug.

All companies, including Apple, should pay a 50% tax rate, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says.

Hundreds of firearms are handed in during a guns amnesty after a spate of shootings in Salford.

The schoolroom where William Shakespeare is believed to have studied and seen his first plays is set to open to the public for the first time.