The partner of Tia Sharp's grandmother is arrested on suspicion of murder, the Metropolitan Police says.

Construction output in the UK falls in the second quarter, although the drop was less than expected.

Gu Kailai, the woman tried for killing Briton Neil Heywood, admits murdering him and blames a mental breakdown, Chinese state media say.

Police investigating the disappearance of 12-year-old Tia Sharp find a body at the south London home of her grandmother, whose partner Stuart Hazell is now being sought.

A 61-year-old woman is arrested in connection with the murder of businesswoman Carole Waugh whose body was found in a London garage.

A UK-wide consultation on government plans to introduce mandatory plain packaging for tobacco, which attracted strong public interest, will close later.

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be named the new UN envoy for Syria, diplomats say, a week after the resignation of Kofi Annan.

South Korea's president visits islands also claimed by Japan, media reports say, in a move set to raise diplomatic tensions.