India diplomat Devyani Khobragade, arrested in the US for visa fraud, is formally indicted but is given immunity and is asked to leave, prosecutors say.

Afghanistan says it will release scores of prisoners regarded by the US as a security threat, saying there is insufficient evidence against them.

Several papers lead on the benefits system, with reports that some people have had their payments slashed, while others are said to be due refunds.

The British Retail Consortium says that a record amount of internet shopping was done in December 2013, with close to one in five non-food items bought online in the UK.

Parking fines in England could be reduced, the government says, amid claims some councils are using them as a "cash cow".

The government "botched" the privatisation of Royal Mail, short-changing taxpayers by hundreds of millions of pounds, Labour says.

A gas cloud is being sucked towards the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, giving astronomers a rare viewing opportunity.

There is disarray over government plans to prevent new developments making flooding worse, BBC News learns.