Water charges should be introduced in Northern Ireland as long as they are "fair", the Alliance Party says in its assembly manifesto.

Andy Murray has withdrawn from this week's Barcelona Open in order to rest his injured elbow.

Beatle Ringo Starr's first home is approved for demolition by Liverpool City Council, despite a high-profile campaign to save it as a heritage site.

Ronnie O'Sullivan eases into the second round of the World Championship at The Crucible, winning eight frames in a row to see off Dominic Dale 10-2.

A huge collection of gazelle remains sheds light on the ruthlessly efficient hunting methods used 6,000 years ago in what is now Syria.

London Wasps suspend Wales number eight Andy Powell and former England prop Tim Payne with immediate effect.

Syria's government lifts the decades-old state of emergency - but the interior minister urges people to refrain from taking part in rallies.

A hoard of gold coins smuggled to London by a Jewish man who fled Nazi Germany are returned to his descendents.