David Cameron has said increasing UK contributions to the International Monetary Fund "does not put Britain's taxpayers' money at risk".

Pop and music acts, including Lady Gaga and Coldplay, will be performing in Belfast later as the MTV Europe Music Awards take place in the city.

Scottish tourist bosses say they are planning to capitalise on tourists being put off going to south-east England during the Olympics.

At least six people are killed by a suicide bomb attack near a mosque in Baghlan, northern Afghanistan, at the start of the Eid festival, police say.

A poll for the BBC's Politics Show indicates that more power for the Scottish parliament would be the top choice in a multi-option referendum.

Ambulance workers treat 170 people, with 22 being taken to hospital, as more than 60,000 people take to the streets of Lewes for bonfire night.

G20 leaders in Cannes end their summit with a plan to boost growth and rebalance the global economy, but give no details.

Manchester City keep up their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with victory over QPR in an entertaining see-saw encounter at Loftus Road.