David Cameron promises to give voters "a proper choice" between staying in a reformed EU and leaving, after ex-Chancellor Lord Lawson urged him to speed up a referendum.

Parliament is to be asked to consider the case for legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live.

Visual effects master Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion wizardry graced such films as Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans, dies in London at the age of 92.

The Irish parliament passes legislation granting a pardon to thousands of soldiers who left the armed forces in the Republic to serve alongside the British and other Allies during World War Two.

Oscar-winning film-maker Danny Boyle is one of five recipients of special centenary awards given to mark the 100th birthday of the UK Critics' Circle.

A memorial has been dedicated to thousands of young men who worked in British coal mines during WWII, known as the Bevin Boys.

North Korea will no longer be rewarded with concessions for provocative behaviour, US President Barack Obama says.

Tiny Monaco plans to reclaim land from the sea to house more luxury apartments and businesses.