France apologises to Bolivia for refusing to allow President Evo Morales' jet into its airspace, blaming the incident on "conflicting information".

Doug Engelbart, who invented the computer mouse and early versions of email, word processing and the internet, dies aged 88.

News Corp defends Rupert Murdoch after a secret recording is broadcast of him railing against the police investigation into alleged phone hacking.

The world's largest rat eradication campaign has now laid toxic bait on a further 580 sq km of South Georgia, reaching its target.

Offenders in England and Wales will be moved to prisons near where they live before release, under government plans aimed at cutting re-offending.

In his BBC Sport column, Lions prop Adam Jones discusses Brian O'Driscoll's shock Test omission, cuddly koalas and surfing

Two in five Londoners are less likely to trust the Met Police following accusations officers spied on Stephen Lawrence's family, a poll suggests.

The price of US light crude oil hits a 14-month high, and Brent crude also rises, on concerns over political turmoil in Egypt.