Belfast evangelist James McConnell acquitted of anti-Muslim hate speech
The pastor was cleared over comments he made in a sermon and online.
Russia: Communications minister Nikolai Nikiforov's account hacked by Turkish activists
Minister's Instagram account posted with Turkish flags and a warplane.
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran amid spike in Middle East tension
The Kingdom's foreign minister says Iran's diplomatic staff has 48 hours to leave the country.
Calls for UK government to clarify role in Saudi Arabia's joining UN Human Rights Council
Political leaders want more details on Wikileaks revelations over 'vote-trading' deal with Saudi Arabia.
UK Lords: Peers who did not debate in chamber claim hundreds of thousands of pounds
An investigation shows how 117 peers claimed £300 daily allowance despite not speaking in chamber.
US: Drink-driving charges dismissed against woman whose 'body is a brewery'
The woman had "auto-brewery syndrome" which ferments yeast in her intestines.
WhatsApp users across world suffer outages due to technical glitch
The messaging app went down on one of the busiest days of the year.
UK: Housing charity slams home builders for sitting on 600,000 plots of land
Shelter dubs housing market 'dysfunctional' over revelations at huge landbanks.
Nigeria: Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu 'apologises' for Buhari comments
Indigenous People of Biafra leader has reportedly said sorry for comments criticising the Nigerian president.
House of Lords speaker Baroness D'Souza spent £230 to keep car running while at opera
An FOI request shows how thousands of taxpayers' pounds werespent on transport and travel.
Hate crime probe underway after pig heads left by Islamic school in Blackburn
The heads were thrown by Makazul Uloom school in Blackburn.
Spain election: Mariano Rajoy's Partido Popular wins most seats but no majority
With almost all the votes counted, PM will have to do a coalition deal to form government.
Spain election: PM Rajoy may seek deal with Socialists if he does not get majority
Voters in Spain go to the polls in what is dubbed the election of a generation.
UK weather: Warm winter unlikely to lead to lower energy costs claim experts
Despite an unusually warm winter, it is unlikely consumers will benefit from not having to turn on the heat.
Vladimir Putin: President admits Russian military presence in Ukraine in annual press Q&A
In his annual Q&A, Russian leader also says Fifa boss Sepp Blatter 'deserves Nobel Prize'.
Kazakhstan: UK-based journalist Bela Kudaybergenova quits because 'she can't lie anymore'
UK correspondent for Kazakh TV channel left her job because she got fed up with doing positive stories.
Sports Direct: City 'cry-babies' take their revenge on chief Mike 'balls of steel' Ashley
Crisis deepens for Mike Ashley as MPs and City chiefs criticise Sports Direct boss.
Russia: Cat is more popular than mayoral candidates in Siberian town of Barnaul
An online group has put Barsik the cat up for mayor in the Russian city of Barnaul.
Nurofen price scandal: Reckitt Benckiser caught selling identical pills for different cures
Drug giant misled consumers by selling same product at different prices for various ailments.
New Zealand chooses new silver fern flag in preliminary referendum
Standard will now take on the current flag in a run-off election battle.
Syria: Opposition groups agree to join forces – but without Assad
Agreement was reached on third day of negotiations in Riyadh.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: Ex-oligarch and Vladimir Putin for wanted in Russia over murder
Khodorkovsky says Russian authorities have summoned him for questioning.
Isis: Russian jihadis double Daesh foreign legion to over 27,000
Foreign fighters are joining IS from 86 countries, mostly from Russia.
Syria vote: Labour MP Stella Creasy tells constituents why she backed Isis bombing
Walthamstow's Labour MP fronted up to her constituents to explain why she voted to bomb Daesh.
Russia: Who is Sergei Pugachev, the man once known as 'Putin's banker'?
Sergei Pugachev was once influential in the Kremlin but how did he fall out of favour with Vladimir Putin?
Russia: 'Putin's banker' Sergei Pugachev ordered to appear in British court
Pugachev says case is part of a move to seize his assets after he fell out with Russian president
Vladimir Putin warns Turkey that Russia will not forget its downed fighter jet
During his state of the nation address, Putin said Russia will not forget Ankara's downing of its fighter jet.
Syria air strikes: UK Isis bombing could strengthen Cameron's EU renegotiation
David Cameron can use MPs' backing air strikes on Isis to bolster his EU renegotiation says expert.
Russian state media outlets follow Kremlin newsman in describing terrorists as Daesh not Isis
A Russian TV host has said the term Daesh not Isis should be used in what appears to be a Kremlin order.
Qatar World Cup: Doha rejects Amnesty report that says migrant abuse still 'rampant'
Amnesty International says migrant workers conditions in Qatar have not improved despite promises by Doha.
