Ireland has been knocked out of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest after former Westlife singer Nicky Byrne fails to qualify.

Twelve million consumers who were mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) should have got an extra £5bn, a group of MPs has said.

The US Secret Service has launched an investigation after Donald Trump's former butler called for death of President Barack Obama.

The US Navy demotes the commander of the 10 US sailors who in January entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained.

Ex-gold miners in South Africa can go ahead with a class action against mining companies over health damage allegedly caused by their work, a court rules.

New interim President Michel Temer urges Brazil to trust in the country's capacity to rebuild the economy, after Dilma Rousseff is suspended.

The police watchdog launches an investigation after a former South Yorkshire Police press officer claimed she was asked to "spin" news during the Hillsborough inquests.

A 33-year-old woman in Edinburgh dies after she is hit and killed by a car being pursued by police.