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Police are given more time to question two men over terrorism offences after suspicious items were found in a Cheltenham garage.

Mecca Bingo owner Rank buys 23 casinos from Gala Coral for £205m in a deal that will make it the biggest UK casino operator.

Two UK servicemen have been shot dead in southern Afghanistan by members of the Afghan national police force, the Ministry of Defence says.

Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, who played on hits including Respect, Soul Man and Green Onions, dies in Japan, hours after two concerts in Tokyo.

There is no "specific" terror threat to the London Olympics following last week's major security exercise, the defence secretary tells BBC News.

Policies such as free prescriptions should be assessed and then dropped if they are found not to boost prosperity in Wales, a business expert says.

The 13-year-old brother of five children who died in a house fire in Derby remains in a critical condition in hospital, say police.

Former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green agrees a deal to buy Scottish Premier League club Rangers.

Yorkshire's Jonny Bairstow is included in the 13-man England squad to face West Indies in the first Test at Lord's.

More helicopter flights are grounded after the ditching of a Super Puma in the North Sea on Thursday.

China cuts the amount banks have to hold in reserve in a bid to boost its slowing economy.

Two men arretsed in Strabane who were being questioned about dissident republican activity are released unconditionally.

Jonny Brownlee and Helen Jenkins complete a British double with victory in the San Diego World Triathlon Series.

The Welsh Baccalaureate qualification may be detrimental to students' performance at university, according to new research.

Visitors to one of Vienna's newest cafes have more than just other customers to beat to a good seat, as the venue is a home from home for five shelter cats.

Once widespread in England and Wales, the turtle dove is now in serious decline, with only nine birds for every 100 there were in the 70s.

Senior Afghan peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani is shot dead in Kabul, dealing a blow to President Karzai's reconciliation efforts with the Taliban.

Papers cover terror and teaching

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffer heavy losses in an election in North Rhine-Westphalia, the country's most populous state.

The Greek president holds coalition talks with leaders of smaller parties after failing to secure a deal with the three main parties.