Comic Relief has raised more than £1bn since the charity was founded 30 years ago, with more than £70m raised by midnight on Friday.

Pope Francis suggests he may resign his papacy like his predecessor Benedict XVI, rather than remain at the Vatican for life.

Tax earned from tobacco sales should be used to help with the cost of clearing up cigarette litter, an MPs' report recommends.

Boosting men's testosterone levels could potentially prevent deaths from heart disease and type 2 diabetes, UK doctors and scientists say.

Pro-government Shia militias battling to oust Islamic State from Tikrit tell the BBC they hope to retake the Iraqi city within a week.

The UN relief agency says there are reports of more than 40 deaths after Cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, hits the Vanuatu islands.

Mental health services in England will receive extra funding in next week's Budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander says.

Cyclone Pam has "completely devastated" the islands of Vanuatu, and could be one of the worst disasters in Pacific history, aid agencies say.