The world's longest aircraft - the Airlander 10 - is damaged when it takes a nosedive on landing during its second test flight.

North Korea has fired a submarine-based ballistic missile, the US and South Korea report, which flew for 500km (300 miles).

President Barack Obama tours the flood-ravaged areas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he vowed to help residents rebuild in the coming months.

The Scottish government is to publish its latest calculation of taxation and spending in Scotland, as a guide to the health of Scotland's public services.

A shortage of HIV testing could undermine global efforts to diagnose and treat people with the infection, warn experts from the World Health Organization.

A worldwide ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics should be imposed as soon as possible, MPs demand.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least two dead and others trapped under rubble, officials say.

A 21-year-old British woman dies after she was attacked with a knife in front of 30 people at an Australian backpacker hostel.