Famed American painter Cy Twombly, widely known for his repetitive lines and scribbles on canvas, dies at the age of 83.

Arul Suppiah takes 6-5, the best bowling figures recorded in world Twenty20 cricket, to catapult Somerset back into FL t20 contention against Glamorgan in Cardiff.

Amnesty calls for an international investigation into the Syrian violence, accusing the regime of crimes against humanity against protesters.

Financial problems in the NHS are likely to cause a rise in waiting times in England, health chiefs believe.

Competition on tuition fees has sharpened with a private provider set to offer degree courses for £5,750 to £6,000 per year.

Japan is to conduct stress tests on all its nuclear plants after the earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, reports say.

About 200 people are feared to have drowned in the Red Sea as a boat carrying migrants to Saudi Arabia sinks off the Sudanese coast, Sudan media say.

The government's victims' commissioner is calling for a new law to help protect the families of people who are murdered.