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At least 30 people - including 23 soldiers - die in clashes in the Syrian town of Rastan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

The Dalai Lama says he will give away his £1.1m of Templeton Prize money to charity as he accepts the global award for "affirming life's spiritual dimension" in London.

Some £285 million of National Lottery money is to be put into the UK film industry as part of a five-year plan issued by the British Film Institute.

Shares fall on both sides of the Atlantic as the continuing political uncertainty in Greece undermines investor confidence.

A government review into the PIP breast implant scandal has found "serious lessons" must be learned.

Alex McLeish is fired as Aston Villa manager after 11 months in charge following the club's 16th-place Premier League finish.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton says eighth place at the Spanish Grand Prix was "damage limitation" and is confident his luck will change.

Children detained by the UK Border Agency at Heathrow Airport are being held in "degrading" conditions, a report says.

Labour modernisers go in search of the 'new centre ground'

A sixth child from the same family dies following a fire at their home in Derby.

Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is honoured with a writing prize at this year's Bafta Craft Awards, one of three gongs presented to the BBC One drama.

Creating a modern village in a 21st Century setting

JPMorgan's chief investment officer is leaving after a $2bn (£1.2bn) trading blunder, as President Obama says the loss vindicates Wall Street reforms.

Paintings celebrate the fuller figure of some African women

Rory Cellan-Jones on reasons to be bearish as flotation beckons

President Lee Myung-bak is due in Burma - the first visit by a South Korean leader since a 1983 North Korean bomb attack in Rangoon that killed 21.

A fresh blow is dealt to Greek coalition talks with the moderate Democratic Left party confirming it will not join pro-bailout parties.

Human remains found near a disused railway line in Liverpool are those of a woman who disappeared three years ago, police say.

When Francois Hollande assumes the French presidency on Tuesday, his partner Valerie Trierweiler will become the first unmarried French first lady to enter the Elysee Palace.

Councils will borrow £60m to spend on road repairs this year under a 22-year commitment by the Welsh government.