Inter Milan president Erick Thohir says they are close to a deal to sign Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic.

Facebook buys messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn (£11.4bn). The BBC explains the background to the deal - in 60 seconds.

A toddler who died after she was found unconscious with her mother is named by police as Amrita Kaur.

At least 150 police dog attacks on innocent people have been reported in the past three years, a BBC investigation reveals.

The biggest ever stem-cell trial involving heart attack patients, to see if death rates can be cut and tissue damage repaired, is under way in London.

The UK has had wettest winter on record - 486.8mm of rain - beating previous 1995 record, Met Office says.

European Union foreign ministers agree to impose sanctions on Ukrainian officials over violence in the capital Kiev.

Fulham's new boss Felix Magath arrives with a fierce reputation but may prove their saviour in the battle against relegation