A police officer who is facing a misconduct claim had praised Andrew Mitchell's "candour" for explaining his role in the "plebgate" row but then told the BBC he had been evasive, a tribunal hears.

BT's broadband network appears to be coming back online after suffering nationwide problems in the UK.

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp is now used by a billion people every month, Facebook reports.

A Scottish tourist is reportedly killed by an elephant while on holiday with his teenage daughter in Thailand.

The makers of one of YouTube's biggest channels have dropped plans to trademark and license a popular video format - after facing outcry from fans.

Heavy snow disrupts public transport in China, stranding tens of thousands outside a rail station in Guangzhou, police say.

The BBC will broadcast the next five Olympics - Summer and Winter- on its television, radio and online platforms.

The families of 11 men who died in the Shoreham air crash are told an incident at another airshow is part of the police investigation.