Regional representatives of the Co-op Group will gather in Manchester on Saturday to vote on the future of the beleaguered organisation.

Managerless West Brom release defenders Diego Lugano and Liam Ridgewell and midfielders Zoltan Gera and Steven Reid.

The credit rating agency Moody's improves its outlook for Ireland's debt, grading the country as "stable", due to an increase in economic growth.

The case of a Briton alleged to be a Boko Haram bomb-maker and a couple of "scandals" in the UK's immigration system are among the topics examined by Saturday's newspapers.

World 400m champion Christine Ohurogu wants to "put on a good show" at Manchester's Great City Games this weekend.

Arsenal hope to end a nine-year wait for a trophy when they take on Hull City in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley.

Legendary US broadcaster Barbara Walters is retiring from a 52-year-career with a last appearance on her daytime show, The View.

Argentina seizes two tonnes of liquid cocaine, saying it has foiled a plan to produce and ship the drug to the United States and Europe.