Trains return to the Scottish Borders with the opening of the longest new domestic railway built in Britain for over a century.

Britain "needs to do even more" to help Syrian refugees, Chancellor George Osborne says, as he calls for a "fundamental rethink" of how its international aid budget is used.

Leading charities say they will commit to a "strengthened" fundraising code to stop vulnerable donors being exploited.

Saudi Arabia will cut spending and delay some state projects after the recent decline in the price of oil, Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf said.