Fighting escalates in the Libyan port of Misrata and elsewhere as government forces attempt to retake the rebel-held city after a two-month siege.

Amir Khan retains his WBA light-welterweight title on a technical points decision over Paul McCloskey.

Fourteen people are arrested following two rival demonstrations in a West Yorkshire town centre.

Barcelona remain eight points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga as the two rivals draw in the first of four games they will play in just over two weeks.

Cuban President Raul Castro proposes a 10-year term limit for top leadership positions, in a dramatic move at the Communist Party congress.

The number of deaths and injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning could be significantly higher than official figures show, a charity tells the BBC.

Parts of the fire-damaged M1 into London may now not fully reopen until Monday, the Highways Agency says.

An influential committee of MPs calls for Ofsted to be split into two inspectorates - covering education and children's care and services.