Conservative MP Adam Afriyie insists he is "100% supportive" of David Cameron, after newspapers reported he was being groomed as the next Tory leader.

Starbucks has held a meeting with government officials, but dismisses reports it was in response to concerns it was being singled out for criticism over tax avoidance.

British number one Andy Murray says defeat in the Australian Open final is easier to take in light of his recent good form.

Any British nationals in Somaliland should leave immediately because of "a specific threat to Westerners", the UK Foreign Office says.

At least 10 people die and more than 30 are injured after a bus crashes from a rain-soaked road into a ravine in the eastern Portuguese town of Serta.

The PSNI carry out door-to-door inquiries after a bomb is found close to the home of a police officer in County Tyrone.

The government is "absolutely not going to change course" on reducing the deficit, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted amid fears the economy could re-enter recession.

French and Malian forces move on Timbuktu after recapturing other northern towns from rebels, as African states discuss sending more troops.

Holocaust Memorial Day ceremonies are being held across the UK as the nation remembers the millions of Jews and others killed in the Holocaust.

Novak Djokovic fights back to beat British hope Andy Murray in four sets and win his third successive Australian Open title.

Ian Bell hits an unbeaten 113 as England win the final one-day international by seven wickets, but India take the series 3-2.

At least 11 people die and several others are injured in two separate landslides in western Indonesia, officials say.

A concert performed by an orchestra made up entirely of strangers recruited on the London Underground takes place.

Skirmishes have broken out between police and protesters near Egypt's Interior Ministry, as tear gas was fired to prevent demonstrators from reaching the building.