The social network reports fourth-quarter profits of $701m, a 34% increase from the same period a year earlier, buoyed by strong mobile advertising sales.

Backbench Conservative MPs expect to be given a key role in any coalition talks involving their party after the next election, BBC Newsnight understands.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 has been recorded in the East Midlands, the US Geological Survey reports.

Cuba demands the US hands back the Guantanamo Bay military base before relations with Washington are normalised.

Scores of England's top private schools are expecting to be at the bottom of the secondary school league tables, following confusion over IGCSEs.

The start of the inquest into the Sydney cafe siege hears that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments of a police bullet or bullets.

The number of women being sent to prison should be halved, says Justice Minister Simon Hughes.

Japan says it is investigating a purported new voice recording of hostage Kenji Goto, who is being held by Islamic State.