Unusually heavy rains cause flash floods in the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and La Plata, leaving more than 40 people dead.

Underperforming further education colleges in England face a tougher regime, as the government launches its skills strategy.

Plans to strip some English councils of their role in the adoption process would be a "reckless gamble", the Local Government Association says.

Energy supplier SSE is fined £10.5m by Ofgem for "prolonged and extensive" mis-selling, the regulator's biggest ever fine for a supplier.

Ministers announce plans to prevent prisoners from claiming legal aid to pursue complaints against the prison system, in a bid to save £4m a year.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu wins the £1.1m ($1.6m) philanthropic Templeton Prize for 2013 for "affirming life's spiritual dimension", organisers of the award say.

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The family of April Jones, who has been missing for more than six months, will mark her birthday by releasing balloons near her home.