Graeme Swann hits out at some media coverage of his cricketing retirement as he prepares to leave England's Ashes tour.

At least eight die in flooding caused by heavy rain in the Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with five deaths reported in St Lucia.

The stormy weather that ruined the festive season for thousands of people and the royal family's Christmas gathering features in Thursday's newspapers.

Eighteen migrants drown off the coast of the Turks and Caicos after their boat capsizes as it is being escorted to shore by police, officials say.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his visit to a controversial WW2 shrine is an anti-war pledge, but China is quick to react angrily.

Plans are being announced to allow bank customers to pay cheques into their account by taking photos on their smartphones.

More than 500,000 homes in the north-eastern US and the south-eastern Canada are still without electricity after last weekend's severe ice storm.

The funeral of a British doctor Abbas Khan, who died while being held in custody in Syria, is due to take place in London.