About 20 military ships - half from China and half from Taiwan - are involved in a stand-off near the Taiwan Strait's sensitive median line, according to Reuters.

Frank Skinner has paid tribute to comedian Gareth Richards as he introduced a special edition of a podcast featuring the best bits of the radio show they co-hosted.

S Club 7 have encouraged fans who want to commemorate Paul Cattermole to donate to a youth musical theatre charity in his memory, in lieu of flowers.

At least 44 people have been killed by Islamic extremists in attacks in northern Burkina Faso, the government has said.

Kelly O'Brien looks like Dolly Parton, sounds like Dolly Parton, and has even been endorsed by the country legend herself.

Rishi Sunak will welcome President Joe Biden when he arrives in Belfast this week - pledging to fulfil the promise of the Good Friday Agreement as they mark its 25th anniversary, and talking of a "better future" for Northern Ireland.

A four-day strike by junior doctors in the coming days will cause "unparalleled levels of disruption" as up to 250,000 appointments and operations could be delayed.

Six rockets have been fired from Syria towards Israel overnight, according to the Israeli military.

Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials in Germany, has died at the age of 103.

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has suggested that Tories should vote Labour in the next election, prompting fury from his party's Westminster HQ.