Regulator Martin Wheatley proposes overhauling the inter-bank interest rate system, and condemns the failure of oversight by the British Bankers' Association.

Extra-curricular exercise sessions have little impact on children's overall daily physical activity, research in the British Medical Journal suggests.

A man linked to an anti-Islam video that sparked riots across the Muslim world is being held without bond in Los Angeles, for violating probation terms.

Boarding schools urge the government to remove overseas pupils from net immigration figures, warning it could drive away students who bring in more than £500m a year in fees.

The president of Google Brazil - arrested over his refusal to block access to a video attacking a politician - says he will remove it, after losing an appeal.

Prime Minister David Cameron urges world leaders to do more to stop the "atrocities" of President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, in a keynote speech to the United Nations.

A plane heading for the Everest region crashes in the Nepalese capital, killing all 19 people on board, including foreign nationals.

In response to the Israeli prime minister's calls for a "clear red line" to be drawn over Iran's nuclear programme, Iran says it will defend itself if attacked.