An MP sparks a social media backlash after suggesting on Twitter the Olympics were won by the British Empire.

Attacks by Islamist militants, strikes and floods have caused a substantial drop in the number of tourists visiting Paris, officials say.

Transocean Winner, the rig that grounded on a west Lewis beach two weeks ago, has begun to be towed round the island by two tugs.

South Africa's governing ANC party loses control of the country's largest city and economic centre, Johannesburg.

Great Britain's record-breaking Olympics team will fly in luxury as they return from Rio on Tuesday morning.

A confidential review of the government's plans for a seven-day NHS has identified 13 risks, according to the Guardian and Channel 4 News.

Russia will discover on Tuesday whether it will be allowed to compete at next month's Paralympic Games in Rio.

New research helps to explain why the hourly pay rates of women, who return to work part-time after having a baby, lag behind men's.