The US Supreme Court quashes a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and clears the way for same-sex unions in California, in two landmark rulings.

Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 Wimbledon champion, is knocked out of the 2013 Championships by German qualifier Dustin Brown.

The proposed budget for the HS2 railway has increased by nearly £10bn to more than £40bn, the transport minister says.

Expats who live in warm European countries face losing their winter fuel payments under a "temperature test" announced by the chancellor.

Jobseekers will have wait seven days before first claiming Jobseeker's Allowance and may have to sign on weekly, under plans announced by the chancellor.

Two prominent US bloggers, the co-founders of anti-Muslim group, have been banned from entering the UK, the Home Office says.

Italy's government says it will spend 1.5bn euros to boost youth employment, including tax breaks for companies that hire young people.

The father of a four-year-old boy alleged to have been starved by his mother and stepfather says his son was initially a "healthy" child.