England name their Twenty20 and one-day international squad for the forthcoming series against Australia, with Warwickshire seamer Chris Woakes the only uncapped inclusion.

A flag carried by Lt Gen George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry troops into their last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn sells at auction for $2.2m (£1.4m).

China describes the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as a "political farce".

A drink driver admits killing two men as they helped an elderly woman who was trapped inside her crashed car.

Some motorists who fit winter tyres to their car to cope with snowy conditions are being charged higher insurance premiums, it is claimed.

Craig Brown is confirmed as the new manager of Aberdeen alongside assistant Archie Knox, taking over from Mark McGhee who was sacked last week.

Britain's ambassador to the Vatican feared a backlash over the Pope's invitation to Anglicans to switch churches, according to US cables.

Hillary Clinton expresses frustration at the latest setbacks to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but insists the US will continue to push for progress.