Television writer Carla Lane, who created shows including 1980s Liverpool sitcoms Bread and Butterflies, dies aged 87.

North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say.

International footballer Alan Pulido fought one of his kidnappers and grabbed his phone to call police, officials reveal.

A second minister in Brazil's new government resigns after a recording was published appearing to show him trying to derail a corruption investigation.

Leading figures in the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union say they want to be able to scrap VAT on fuel to help the poorest households.

French railway workers are to go on strike in the latest in a series of protests against planned labour reforms, with strikes also expected in Belgium.

A court begins hearing the case of Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi who is charged with defrauding Spain of more than €4m (£3m) in tax.

Police are to re-open their investigation into the killings of 10 workmen in the Kingsmills massacre following the discovery of new evidence.