Brazilian sports minister Orlando Silva resigns after being accused of corruption - the fifth minister to leave amid ethics allegations this year.

More than 5,000 foreign criminals who should have been deported remain in the UK, including almost 4,000 who are not in custody, says a report

Courts should have the power to punish breaches of the Data Protection Act with prison sentences, MPs on the justice select committee say.

Cuts to the number of civil servants taking home bonuses saved £15m in six months, the government is to announce.

Women undergoing IVF may have an increased risk of ovarian tumours in later life, according to a study.

British people are overwhelmingly in favour of having a welfare state but most want it tightened up, suggests a poll carried out for the BBC.

Former Argentine naval officer Alfredo Astiz - known as the "Blonde Angel of Death" - is jailed for life for torture and murder during military rule.

The Turkish Red Crescent says 17 lorries carrying aid for survivors of Sunday's deadly earthquake have been looted.