A soldier from 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, who died in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan is named as Captain Stephen James Healey.

Manish Bhasin introduces action from this weekend's League One and Two play-off finals at Wembley.

China's most popular Twitter-like service, Weibo, adopts a new contract limiting the types of messages its users can post.

Police officers and celebrities in Rio de Janeiro join some 1,500 residents in a race through the streets of a slum once ruled by drug gangs.

An £82m loan scheme for young people wanting to create a business is being launched by PM David Cameron.

Tony Blair's 'close relationship' with News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch could come under scrutiny at the Leveson Inquiry.

Lawyers for radical Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada will return to court later to argue he should be released from prison on bail.

Tens of thousands take to the streets in Morocco's largest city, Casablanca, accusing the authorities of failing to deliver promised reforms.