The creators of the World War One ceramic poppy display at the Tower of London join acting grandees Joan Collins and John Hurt on the New Year Honours list.

The UN Security Council rejects a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years.

Recovery teams are launching a "massive search" for victims of AirAsia flight QZ8501, as investigators hunt for the plane's data recorders.

Police in the Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, find the body of a man after the shooting of eight people, including two children.

Ed Miliband uses his new year message to promise a recovery that reaches people's "kitchen table" if Labour wins next year's general election.

Joe Schofield and Malcolm Brown tie the knot at a humanist ceremony in Glasgow, while Susan and Gerrie Douglas-Scott marry in private in the city.

A cargo ship said to be carrying 700 clandestine migrants which was taken under Italian control at sea docks in the Italian port of Gallipoli.

Checks for medics returning to the UK after treating Ebola patients are to be reviewed after they cleared a nurse later diagnosed with the virus.