Experts work through the night trying to defuse an unexploded World War Two bomb which prompted the evacuation of 150 people in east London.

One man dies and two others are missing after a small boat overturned in the Firth of Forth.

The Greek debt crisis has saved the German government some €100bn in lower borrowing costs, a study finds.

Two 13-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please the fictional character Slender Man will be tried in an adult court, a US judge rules.

Nigeria's President Buhari appoints a committee to advise him on how best to tackle corruption and reform the legal system.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York - largest in the city's history - leaves at least 12 people dead.

Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules since all plants were shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Bank of England policymaker David Miles says there was a "reasonable" case for raising interest rates last week, and that the UK house market is not out of control.