Chef Jamie Oliver and footballer Steven Gerrard issue a joint call for compulsory cooking classes in schools, in a bid to fight obesity.

Police in western Nepal say a river has burst its banks, killing at least 13 people near Mount Annapurna, an area popular with tourists.

Chancellor George Osborne says the coalition government will "focus on the priorities", following the Conservative's local election losses.

US President Barack Obama kicks off his re-election campaign for November's poll, with a rally in Ohio focusing on the economy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy faces a run-off against Francois Hollande, who hopes to be the first socialist to win the presidency since 1988.

A so-called 'supermoon' is lighting up the sky in many parts of the world. It appears up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than at other times, because it's at its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit.

There is one week left for people to take part in the Scottish government's consultation on the independence referendum.

The people of Greece, where the eurozone crisis first erupted, have begun voting in parliamentary elections.