Tories surge in England and Wales local elections as Labour and Ukip suffer losses
Ukip has failed to secure any seats so far while the Conservatives are on course for best result since 2008.
Russian newspaper columnist mocked for saying Manchester is 'full of fat people'
Alisa Titko also visited the Gay Village and cautioned against its 'debauchery'.
Google Doodle celebrates 100th anniversary of Giro d'Italia
Cyclists cover more than 170km per day in gruelling Tour of Italy.
1MDB scandal: Malaysia cancels deal to sell property development stake to Chinese firm
Deal called off over claims Chinese partners failed to meet payment obligations.
Isis is developing its own secret social network
Europol discovered jihadist online platform during internet crackdown.
A woman's place is in the home, say majority of surveyed men in the Middle East
View that women are not fit to be leaders and that it is more important to educate boys, also prevails.
McCanns had 'turbulent relationship' with Portuguese and UK police over Madeleine
Home Office report say McCanns described their treatment by Portuguese police as inhumane.
Power transformer explosion shuts down section of Toronto financial district
Heavy smoke poured out of sewer grates during evening rush hour.
British war veteran dies after spending 54 years in hospital
James Morris was admitted to hospital in 1962 with a broken leg.
Chinese company fines employee for having child without permission
The company's policy state that only 2 staff members can be pregnant in a year.
Move over Wikipedia, China is embarking on its own rival online encyclopaedia
Beijing takes on more than 20,000 academics from universities and research institutes for ambitious project.
'Shameful' social media firms slammed for not tackling hate crime postings
Google, Twitter and Facebook may face prosecution for failing to tackle online terrorism, violence and child abuse.
UK Cancer Drugs Fund was 'a major policy error' and a 'waste of money'
Authoritative report slams Cameron initiative as populist and ineffective.
Donald Trump warns that 'major, major conflict' with North Korea is possible
President insists he wants diplomatic solution but stresses that it is 'very difficult'.
Google Doodle celebrates Marie Harel, the inventor of Camembert cheese
French dairy maid is credited with creating the cheese 226 years ago.
Sri Lanka overturns ban on adopting baby elephants
Individuals adopting elephant must pay 10m rupees but temples get them for free.
Life sciences companies join in NHS funding controversy and threaten to quit UK
Pharmaceutical industry demands government spend extra £20bn a year on NHS.
'Annihilate British dogs' banner displayed at AFC Champions League match in Hong Kong
The banner was unfurled towards the end of China's Evergrande vs Hong Kong's Eastern match.
Google Doodle pays tribute to the Cassini spacecraft in final Saturn mission before destruction
Cassini will undertake some cosmic acrobatics as part of its grand finale orbit.
Malaysia agrees to pay $1.2bn to Abu Dhabi wealth fund over 1MDB
The government has also promised to honour all interest and principal payments due in 2022.
Chinese humanoid robot Jiajia fails to impress in live interview with US journalist
While developer says Skype conversation went well, observers say come back with improved version.
Trump may extend laptop ban on flights from UK airports
A final decision is yet to be made but such a move could be implemented in weeks.
UK's failure to deal with customs fraud could affect post-Brexit trade deal with the EU
EU expected to seek €2bn from Britain for not stopping Chinese gangs undervaluing imported goods.
Malaysian suicide bomber ordered children and wife to remain in Syria to fight for Isis
Mohd Amirul Ahmad Rahim's wife and two sons are still in Syria more than a year after his death.
George Osborne 'disrespected' parliament by taking London Evening Standard editor job
MPs move to ban ministers from lucrative private sector jobs for two years after they leave office.
Church of England cathedrals could be forced to charge for entry or face closure
Financial crisis looms for majority of England's 42 Anglican cathedrals with no easy solution in sight.
North Korea 'ready to sink' US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson
Pentagon warns Pyongyang: Stop your destabilising actions as carrier group approaches Korean peninsula.
Donald Trump on Champs-Elysées attack: 'What can you say? It just never ends'
French presidential candidates end their campaigns early as mark of respect.
Champs-Elysées attacker was known to the police
Assailant's home in east Paris suburb has reportedly been raided.
Policeman and suspected gunman killed in Paris attack on the Champs-Elysées
Shooting report comes after the major road in Paris was sealed off due to suspicious package
