Defending champions Germany draw 0-0 against the Netherlands in their Euro 2013 opening game in Sweden.

A hunger strike by California prisoners enters its fourth day, with 29,000 inmates protesting against lengthy solitary confinement sentences.

Chancellor George Osborne says he will not need to raise UK taxes to meet deficit reduction targets after the next election.

US shares close at record levels following reassurance that efforts to boost the economy by the Federal Reserve will not end soon.

A house in Torquay sells at auction for £33,500 but it is deemed officially uninhabitable.

Irish police say an arms and explosives find in Dublin is a major blow to dissident republicans.

The US warns Egypt against further Muslim Brotherhood arrests, as supporters and opponents of ousted President Morsi prepare for new protests.

Many dementia patients fail to have the proper checks when they are in hospital, an audit of care has found.