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The first coastal path network to cover an entire country is officially opened, covering 870 miles of Wales.

Two people are rescued from a blaze which broke out at a block of flats in Greenock, Inverclyde.

The Associated Press apologises for sacking the reporter who defied censors to report early that World War II had ended in Europe.

A man is charged with fraud offences over an alleged scam to sponsor children from dance schools at the closing event of the 2012 Olympics.

The brother of a murdered Coleraine pensioner, who died after a burglary at his home, criticises the justice system in Northern Ireland.

The empty town that sums up Ireland's woes

Global power shifts, viewed from a sun lounger

School leaders say that pressure from Ofsted puts off too many applicants for headships.

David Cameron says he is "delighted" with Boris Johnson's re-election as London mayor, after he narrowly beat Labour rival Ken Livingstone.

Talks are expected to begin across Scotland to work out who will form the ruling administrations at most councils.

Thirteen people have died in Nepal after a river near Mount Annapurna unexpectedly burst its banks, police say.

At least five people are killed in an explosion in a car wash in a suburb of Syria's second city Aleppo, according to activists.

The 15-year-old boy who died after he was hit by a car in Donacloney, County Down, was David Preece from Blackskull.

The defeated London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has described the Tory victor, Boris Johnson, as a "do nothing mayor."

Three men arrested during counter-terrorism raids appear in court charged with conspiracy.

Japan begins the process of shutting down its last nuclear reactor, leaving the country without any nuclear power for the first time since 1970.

Severe flooding hits Brazil's Amazon region, while the north-east of the country faces drought.

The funeral will be held on Saturday for a Coleraine pensioner who died after a burglary at his home.

Stewart Downing says an FA Cup final victory over Chelsea would make up for Liverpool's disappointing Premier League campaign.

A vice-chancellor who has been critical of plans to merge his university with two others is to stand down for personal reasons.