More than 2,000 migrants have been saved from wooden fishing boats off the coast of Libya, according to rescuers.

Christine Sinclair scores a late penalty for hosts Canada as they beat China in the first game of the Women's World Cup.

Voters in Turkey go to the polls on Sunday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeking a big enough parliamentary majority to change the constitution.

Lord Mandelson criticises Labour for failing to come up with a credible strategy for decentralising power to northern England.

More than 50 MPs form a group called Conservatives for Britain to put pressure on David Cameron to demand more in his EU negotiations.

Leaders from the world's major economies are expected to use the G7 summit to maintain pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Money left by broadcaster Alan Whicker will be used to boost documentary-making in the UK, his estate announces.

A BBC investigation sees evidence that details what happened to the $10m sent from Fifa to accounts controlled by former vice-president Jack Warner.