The Academy Awards unveils a diverse group of presenters and performers for this year's Oscars, amid an ongoing row about the lack of diversity.

One of the most senior officials in the Conservative Party quits his role overseeing the inquiry into bullying within the party, following an investigation by BBC Newsnight.

A man arrested carrying two guns at a hotel near Disneyland Paris tells French police he was armed because he feared for his safety.

The UK is closing in on a deal that would allow it to deny in-work benefits to people from other parts of the EU for up to four years, the BBC is told.

A Brazilian group is to ask the country's supreme court to allow abortions for women with the Zika virus as it spreads to other countries.

An Oxford University college decides to retain a statue of 19th Century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes, in the face of a campaign calling for its removal.

Unacceptably short 15-minute home care visits to elderly and disabled people are still plaguing the care system in England, a report suggests.

Hand transplants are to be carried out on the NHS in England, with the "highly complex procedure" available from April, health officials say.