Tyson Fury moves one step closer to a world title shot after overcoming American Kevin Johnson on points in Belfast.

David Beckham ends his five-and-a-half-year United States stint with silverware as LA Galaxy win the MLS Cup in his final game.

Soap star Charlie Brooks is crowned "Queen of the Jungle" after winning ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

A road tunnel collapses west of Tokyo, trapping a number of vehicles, Japanese media reports say.

Italy's theft police tracks down a 400-year-old copy of a lost Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, which was last seen in public 73 years.

Care for vulnerable older people is suffering - both in quality and quantity - because of funding cuts, a survey of 200 social workers suggests.

President Obama warns of a "Scrooge Christmas" if no deal is struck on the "fiscal cliff", but a senior Republican says talks are going "nowhere".

The Press Complaints Commission should be replaced by a more independent self-regulatory body within months, its chairman has said.