A flypast takes place over Lincoln Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II Dambuster raids.

New Zealand have the upper hand in the first Test despite James Anderson becoming the fourth Englishman to 300 Test wickets.

Farmers in Japan's key tea-growing region are hoping to turn their fortunes around following the Fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago.

UK detectives reviewing the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal say they have identified "a number of persons of interest".

For several years in China it has been difficult to establish which is more dominant - the forces of censorship or freedom of expression.

China's activists see tighter web controls, writes John Sudworth

A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.

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Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, including torture.

Fire and rescue services in England need to be "transformed" to become more efficient and effective, a review commissioned by the government says.

Inmates at a Brazil jail have taken to knitting in an enterprise with a local fashion designer which sees them earn one day off their sentence for every three days spent knitting.

Mark Cavendish times his finish perfectly to win a long stage 13 at the Giro D'Italia, his fourth victory of this year's race.

A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently unknown to science.

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Alleged terrorists on witness protection were able to board flights because their new identities were not updated on the US no-fly list, a watchdog finds.

At least 20 people are killed when a mine collapses in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government says.

Re-negotiating EU terms will not be easy, says Gavin Hewitt

Two Nigerians are sentenced to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children who took adulterated teething medicine.

A senior Chinese official says "uncivilised behaviour" by some Chinese tourists is damaging the country's image abroad.