Twenty-one people are confirmed dead, with one still missing, after a tugboat capsized on the Yangtze river in eastern China, state media report.

Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she wants to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, responding to a row about this year's nominees.

A man appears in court accused of arson following a series of fires in Oxfordshire, including one that caused major damage to council headquarters.

Eurotunnel says it expects to some resume vehicle and freight services through the Channel Tunnel on Saturday night after a lorry fire closed the tunnel earlier.

Comedian and writer Stephen Fry announces on Twitter that he has married his partner Elliott Spencer by tweeting a picture of them signing the register.

More than half of secondary school boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after PE, A study suggests.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Tacloban, where more than 7,000 died in Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, on the second day of his Philippines visit.

Companies profiting from falling oil prices should pass on the benefits by increasing workers' wages, Prime Minister David Cameron suggests.