Security forces move into Rio's largest favela as they search for suspects in the killing of a police officer on patrol in the area on Thursday.

A funeral is held for schoolgirl Tia Sharp, whose body was found at her grandmother's south London home in August.

A police station in Carlisle is evacuated as a precautionary measure after a member of the public handed in a suspected stick of dynamite.

Part of a hospital's water system is found to contain legionella, the bacteria which can cause the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease.

At least two American soldiers have been killed in an attack on Camp Bastion, a major base for international forces in Afghanistan, US officials say.

Prince Harry was at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan at the time of a Taliban attack in which two American marines were killed, Nato reveals.

Andy Murray is to visit his hometown of Dunblane to give his friends, family and local community a chance to celebrate his success.

Western countries appeal for an end to violent protests targeting their embassies, amid fears of further unrest over a film that has enraged Muslims.