The NUT conference will hear claims that the revised national curriculum for schools in England is narrow and outdated.

Police launch a murder inquiry after a man in his twenties was shot dead in west Belfast.

Aston Villa miss the chance to pull out of the relegation zone as Liverpool stay in the hunt for a European place.

Neil Robertson captures his first title of the season with a 10-6 win over Mark Selby in the China Open final.

An estimated 1,400 people are ordered to leave the Eiffel Tower in Paris after an anonymous phone-call threatens an attack, French officials say.

Relegation-threatened Sunderland announce they have "parted company" with manager Martin O'Neill.

An ice cream tub containing a substance believed to be human placenta has been found by a dog walker, police say.

King Abdullah of Jordan swears in the smallest government in four decades, as PM Abdullah Ensour sets to tackle the budget deficit.