Real Madrid are crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after defeating Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout.

Firms should be flexible with staffing during the Euro 2016 football tournament, which begins on 10 June, the conciliation service Acas says.

A flotilla of EU ships rescue more than 600 migrants from smugglers' boats off Libya, bringing the weekly total to at least 13,000.

Iraqi government forces make gains in their offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Falluja - one the country's two major cities in IS hands.

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will press for more concerted action on the war-torn countries of Syria and Yemen during a tour of the Gulf states.

Novak Djokovic says cancelling the Rio Olympic Games over concerns regarding the Zika virus would be "unthinkable".

Two of the prime minister's senior colleagues tell David Cameron to accept the government has failed to deliver its manifesto pledge to reduce migration.

The French and German leaders are to mark the 100th anniversary of Verdun, the longest battle of World War One - and one of its most brutal.