German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a solution to Greece's debt crisis must be agreed before Monday's emergency EU summit.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter backs a proposal for the organisation's top officials to pass integrity checks.

A young man is rescued from the sea, unconscious and seriously injured, after an incident apparently involving a yacht and a RIB boat off the Isle of Wight.

Lorry drivers ignoring weight restrictions on minor roads are causing "bedlam" in rural communities, the Local Government Association says.

Children who have a good memory are better at telling lies and covering them up, say child psychology researchers.

The Earth has entered a "new period of extinction", a study by three US universities concludes, and humans could be among the first casualties.

Victims of the crash on the Alton Towers Smiler rollercoaster receive their first insurance payments.

More than a ton of confiscated ivory is crushed in New York's Times Square to send a message that the illegal trade will not be tolerated.