A horse welfare charity welcomes the four-year ban given to trainer Howard Johnson.

The petrol industry is being forced to defend high prices at the pumps when figures show oil prices have fallen.

15,000 people are expected to attend Saturday's Apprentice Boys' parade in Londonderry

A Brazilian judge, Patricia Acioli, renowned for her work against organised crime, is shot dead in Rio de Janeiro State.

Barcelona prepare to unveil Cesc Fabregas at a homecoming ceremony over the weekend, BBC Sport learns.

Robert Robinson, the veteran BBC broadcaster and presenter, has died at the age of 83, his family confirm.

A farm worker from Mexico who died last year was the first ever human to perish in the US of rabies borne by a vampire bat, health officials report.

A gay Cuban man is set to marry his transgender fiance in what is being seen as the country's first "gay" wedding.