The US says it has no plans for military co-operation with Iran to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq, denying earlier reports by Iranian sources.

A third person is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of man in a shipping container in Essex.

A 25-year-old man is charged with the murder of 82-year-old grandmother Palmira Silva, who died in a suspected beheading in north London.

A strike by Italian air traffic controllers is set to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of UK air passengers.

A sweep of US government labs finds improperly stored deadly microbes, following the discovery of forgotten stores of smallpox in July.

A fan of the Brazilian football club Gremio apologises for a racist comment directed at a black goalkeeper during a cup match last week.

A video showing the moment a motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car is watched more than three million times.

A US judge approves a $41m (£25m) settlement between New York City and five men wrongfully convicted of the rape of a woman jogger in 1989.