Former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern is to resign from the Fianna Fail party in the wake of the Mahon Tribunal.

The Sunday Times says it has film footage of Tory Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas offering access to the prime minister for payments up to £250,000.

Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League clashes. (UK users only)

Work to remove fuel from the wreck of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia has been completed, Italian officials announce.

Conservative Party co-treasurer Peter Cruddas resigns after a secretly filmed video shows him apparently selling access to the PM for £250,000.

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney is recovering well following heart transplant surgery in Virginia, his office says.

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina tells a regional summit that the war on drugs has failed, and it is time to consider decriminalisation.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heads for Cuba for more radiotherapy, following a recurrence of his cancer first treated last year.