Twenty-one people are confirmed dead, with one still missing, after a tugboat capsized on the Yangtze river in eastern China, state media report.

Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she wants to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, responding to a row about this year's nominees.

A man appears in court accused of arson following a series of fires in Oxfordshire, including one that caused major damage to council headquarters.

Eurotunnel says it expects to some resume vehicle and freight services through the Channel Tunnel on Saturday night after a lorry fire closed the tunnel earlier.

Firefighters are still tackling a major blaze which broke out on Saturday afternoon at a fish factory in Peterhead.

Comedian and writer Stephen Fry announces on Twitter that he has married his partner Elliott Spencer by tweeting a picture of them signing the register.

More than half of secondary school boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after PE, A study suggests.

A review into how the Department for Education dealt with concerns over extremism in Birmingham schools is 'farcical', a headteacher tells the BBC.