The US drummer for the German rock band Scorpions has been sentenced to one month in jail in Dubai for offensive behaviour, local media say.

Labour is calling for a clearer structure for supervising different types of state-funded schools, including academies and free schools.

A Brazilian fisherman in a remote Amazon region river finds debris from a European satellite launched from a base in neighbouring French Guyana.

All MPs should be questioned by their constituents twice a year to help public involvement in politics, a study suggests.

Iraqis are voting in the country's first parliamentary elections since the withdrawal of US troops three years ago amid continuing violence.

Europe's top court rejects the UK's challenge to an EU financial transactions tax (FTT), which ministers have said will hurt British firms and savers.

Everton believe they have identified a site within the city boundaries of Liverpool on which to build a new stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo claims the record for the most goals in a Champions League campaign in Real Madrid's victory over Bayern.