Ivory Coast's internationally recognised President Alassane Ouattara urges the EU to lift sanctions, amid warnings of a deepening humanitarian crisis.

The Ministry of Defence has won a reprieve on its £1bn funding gap this year, the BBC understands.

Actors including Sir Patrick Stewart and Maxine Peake hand over a petition at Downing Street protesting against cuts in arts funding.

Gareth Bale and Samir Nasri have been nominated for both the Professional Footballers' Association Player and Young Player of the Year awards.

A 17-year-old youth is arrested over the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was shot in the head outside a pub in Greater Manchester.

One person is killed and another is in a life-threatening condition after a shooting on board the nuclear submarine HMS Astute.

English Heritage is told it cannot change the name of Queen Victoria's former palace Osborne House to include a royal title.

Last year's winner Don't Push It tops the weights as 40 horses are set to contest the 164th running of the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.