A UK exit from the European Union could mean the UK misses out on up to 5.6% of GDP growth by 2019, the IMF warns in its annual economic outlook.

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state declares a financial emergency, citing a tax shortfall, less than 50 days before the start of the Olympics.

Vladimir Putin says it is unjust and unfair that Russian athletes remain banned from international competition, including the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Lord Guthrie, former chief of defence staff, switches sides to the Leave campaign, saying he is worried about the prospect of "a European army".

A man is charged with murder following the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed in her constituency in West Yorkshire on Thursday.

The NHS needs nurses to be better trained in dealing with people who have Sickle Cell Disease, a health union warns.

Manufacturers of dangerous tumble dryers should recall them immediately after figures revealed firefighters are attending three blazes a day caused by the appliances.

An official body in South Africa rules that university bursaries offered to proven female virgins are unlawful and should be scrapped.