Football players' union chief Gordon Taylor apologises after comparing the Hillsborough tragedy to the Ched Evans case.

NHS spending on children's mental health services in England has fallen by more than 6% in real terms since 2010, according to official figures.

Australian actor Rod Taylor, who starred in The Time Machine and Alfred Hitchcock's thriller The Birds, dies aged 84, US reports say.

The son of Chinese film star Jackie Chan, Jaycee, is jailed for six months in China for "sheltering others to use drugs".

A huge manhunt near Paris will intensify at dawn for two suspected gunmen in Wednesday's deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine.

Soulful synth-pop trio Years & Years have come top of the BBC Sound Of 2015 list, which highlights the best new artists for the year ahead.

Waiting times in A&E units in England have got even worse in the New Year, figures show.

The US economy caps year of strong jobs growth with a fall in the unemployment rate from 5.8% to 5.6%.