China has overtaken Germany, France and the UK to become the world's third largest exporter of arms behind the US and Russia.

Mike Porcaro, bass-player of US rock band Toto which had hits with Africa and Rosanna, dies at 59 after a long battle with Motor neurone disease.

Crimea's leader tells the BBC the territory has returned to Russia and will never form part of Ukraine again, a year after its disputed referendum.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested at his Birmingham home on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to join IS, police say.

The internal BBC investigation into Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's suspension from the programme gets under way.

A dog who died after competing at Crufts appears to have ingested poison in Belgium, the Kennel Club says.

A review of the business rates system in England has been launched, with its findings due in time for the Budget in 2016.

The University of Oxford will decide whether to pull out of its investments in coal and oil sands later.