Senior Labour figures on both sides of the referendum on voting change are stepping up their appeal for crucial swing voters.

A Londonderry priest offers to meet members of the Real IRA, after the dissident group threatened to kill more police officers.

Police say an investigation is under way into a rally at a Londonderry cemetery on Monday at which masked Real IRA members read out a statement.

Ronnie O'Sullivan books a tantalising quarter-final against world number one John Higgins after beating Shaun Murphy 13-10.

The UN says the Sri Lankan government carried out widespread shelling which killed most of the civilians who died in a 2009 offensive against Tamil Tigers separatists.

Ash that erupted from a volcano in Iceland last year was sharp and abrasive, suggesting the move to shut European airspace was justified, a study says.

BBC presenter Andrew Marr has revealed he took out a super-injunction to protect his family's privacy - but says he will not pursue it any further.

Ukraine marks the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear accident - at Chernobyl - amid renewed global nuclear concern.