Xbox and PlayStation online services have been suffering technical problems, amid claims a hacking group has disabled their services.

A memorial is held in Indonesia for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - the first in a series of events marking the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

A man accused of murdering his nine-year-old grandson in Lincoln will appear in court later.

More than four in 10 cancers - 600,000 in the UK alone - could be prevented if people led healthier lives, say experts.

The Christmas Day announcement that parcel delivery firm City Link had gone into administration was "disgraceful", a union says.

Snow could cause disruption across large parts of the UK later with "several centimetres even at low levels", the Met Office warns.

The trial is under way in Thailand of two Burmese men charged with the murder of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in September.

Peace talks between Ukraine's government and pro-Russian rebels, due to take place in Minsk, have been called off, Belarusian officials say.