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The mayor of a town in the troubled Mexican state of Tamaulipas is shot dead as drugs gangs are blamed for violence.

Mine's a jellyfish salad... how wildlife decline may affect our food

Labour would be left in an "electoral cul-de-sac" if its next leader tried to create a pre-New Labour party, Lord Mandelson warns.

An international review of the "processes and procedures" used by the UN's climate science panel is set to deliver its report on Monday.

At least 19,000 people flee as a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupts for the first time in 400 years.

The budget hotel charging for towels and tea

More than 100 Russian skinheads have attacked a music festival in central Russia, reports say, injuring at least 10 people.

A major search is under way for a woman kayaker who is missing off the coast of north Wales.

An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials.

The man at the centre of cricket betting scam allegations about the Pakistan team is released without charge on police bail.

Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers.

Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity.

Miners trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks have their first telephone contact with loved ones.

The British Chamber of Commerce upgrades its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects, but says growth may slow sharply when cuts kick in.

Economic growth could slow down later this year, according to the Bank of Scotland's index of leading indicators.

The number of people trying to purchase their first home has fallen sharply in the past year, a report suggests.

A campaign is asking the public to look out for cannabis farms, as figures show £40m of plants have been seized since 2006.

US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the people of New Orleans, five years to the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city.

Three Pakistan cricketers are quizzed by police over alleged involvement in a betting scam, as the man at the centre of the allegations is bailed without charge.

The BBC's James Reynolds reports on how items are being sent down to the trapped Chilean miners.