Martin Sagrera uses his free time and his money to make the placards that many people carry during protests in Madrid

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington retires at the age of 23 to focus on her campaign and mentoring work.

A campaign to bring Richard III's body back to York gains momentum after a skeleton found beneath a car park in Leicester is confirmed as his.

Reg Presley, frontman of British rock band The Troggs - behind hits including Wild Thing - dies aged 71, a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

A Chinese vessel locked its weapon-targeting radar on a Japanese ship near disputed islands, Tokyo says, amid mounting tensions over a territorial row.

South Africa's counter terrorism unit arrests 19 suspected Congolese rebels in northern Limpopo province, police say.

French President Francois Hollande tells the European Parliament there can be no "a la carte" attitude to the EU in an apparent swipe at the UK.

France to blame UK for EU budget fight, Gavin Hewitt says

A facial reconstruction of how Richard III may have looked is released, after archaeologists confirmed a skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park was that of the English king.

Oil giant BP reports a fall in full-year profits as it continued to settle charges related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

24 hours of news photos: 5 February

Presenters Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross have been visiting a Comic Relief project in Ghana to mark 25 years since the first Red Nose Day.

Radiocarbon studies question whether a late Neanderthal population really did hang on in southern Spain long after the species died out in the rest of Europe.

A top policeman in the southern Chinese city of Lufeng is alleged to have bought almost 200 houses with fake identity papers, state media report, amid growing anger over official corruption.

Five men accused of raping and murdering a student in Delhi hear the first witness testimony - from her male friend who was also attacked.

Water regulator Ofwat announces that bills in England and Wales will rise by 3.5% over the next year.

Two cases shine spotlight on domestic violence in China

James Bond film Skyfall is named film of the year at the London Evening Standard British Film Awards.

US and South Korea warn North Korea not to carry out another nuclear test, as South Korea's president suggests more than one test could be planned.

Swiss bank UBS has reported losses of 1.9bn Swiss francs (£1.3bn; $2.08bn) for the last three months of 2012, as a result of Libor scandal fines.