Recent cuts in consumer energy bills could have been much bigger and made much earlier, research from consumer body Which? has found.

A female suicide bomber blows herself up in the north-east Nigerian city of Gombe, minutes after a rally by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Libya's internationally recognised parliament revokes a controversial law that banned Gaddafi-era officials from taking part in politics.

Rupert Murdoch's media company News Corp will not be prosecuted in the US over the phone hacking scandal that rocked the company in the UK.

English MPs would be given a veto over laws that apply only in England, under plans to be put forward by the Conservatives.

Premier League football clubs have spent £130m in this year's January transfer window, the same amount as in January 2014, research shows.

Chelsea's capture of Juan Cuadrado is the biggest deal on transfer deadline day, as top-flight spending in the January window reaches £130m.

The US administration is considering whether to send defensive weapons to help the Ukraine government against pro-Russian rebels, US media says.