How will China spend its massive cash reserves?

Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti asks to leave Paris St-Germain but is told by the club "it is not possible".

Clashes between Tunisian police and hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia leave one person dead and others injured.

Arsene Wenger says finishing fourth to clinch the final Champions League spot was vital for Arsenal's ability to attract top players.

US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television.

Rod Stewart scores his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time.

Sir Alex Ferguson is denied victory in his 1,500th and final Manchester United game by Romelu Lukaku's hat-trick.

Arsenal finish fourth in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League with a nervy 1-0 win over Newcastle.

Global temperature rises will be slower in the coming decades say researchers but the long term picture is consistent.

Captain Alastair Cook salutes bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson after England's 170-run win over New Zealand.

Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold.

A blue plaque in tribute to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise is unveiled at Teddington Studios.

Up to 100 predominantly luxury cars are taking part in the Gumball 3000 rally in which some of the world's richest petrol-heads get to flaunt their wealth during a drive that will take them through Europe.

A British skier falls to his death while tackling an off-piste glacier in the French Alps.

A 31-year-old man dies in hospital Brighton after a gunman fires at three people, in an attack described by police as "horrific".

The young British film-makers vying for attention in Cannes

Giovanni Visconti wins his first-ever Giro d'Italia stage as Vincenzo Nibali remains in the pink jersey after stage 15.

Police confirm one man has died and two other people are critically ill after a light aircraft crashes in Gwynedd.

Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title.

The health secretary rebuffs claims the PM is losing control of his backbenchers over Europe - as Tory activists complain of a "crisis" destroying the party.