Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by Scotland Yard officer Pc Simon Harwood at the G20 protests in London in 2009, an inquest jury rules.

A racism row has erupted ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Foreign Secretary William Hague tells MPs he is working with European partners on "asset freezes and travel bans" against members of Syria's regime.

Syrian security forces surround the coastal city of Baniyas, activists say, days after tanks and troops took control of Deraa in the south.

A heatwave brought the warmest UK April since records began, according to Met Office data.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll are included in England's provisional squad for the Under-21 European Championships.

Ministers have decided the "wholesale outsourcing" of public services to the private sector would be politically "unpalatable," the BBC learns.

The US feared telling Pakistan could endanger plans to capture Osama Bin Laden, it emerges, as the White House reveals Bin Laden was unarmed when killed.