The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group resigns over what he called the failure of UN-brokered peace talks.

The Iraqi army says it has begun an operation to storm Falluja, a stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS), with reports of fierce clashes.

Parole boards should have more power to free criminals kept in overcrowded jails after serving their original terms, former justice secretary Ken Clarke says.

The Duke of Edinburgh will miss events to mark 100 years since the Battle of Jutland on "doctor's advice", Buckingham Palace says.

Six arrests are made amid "ugly" scenes of disorder after Luton carnival, police say.

Two British men have appeared in court charged with people smuggling after a boat carrying 18 Albanian migrants was rescued off Kent.

Alastair Cook becomes first Englishman to pass 10,000 Test runs as he captains England on day four against Sri Lanka.

The husband of Australian mountaineer Maria Strydom who died while descending Mount Everest has told of his anguish.