Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.

The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.

An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force.

Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.

The Netherlands is to end its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its troops have won praise for their effectiveness.

The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.

Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps.

The Liberal Democrats call on the government to ensure more prisoners take up educational courses while behind bars.

The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.

Accountants KPMG say politicians should give "detailed consideration" to changing the status of Scottish Water.

The government's academies may seem familiar, writes Mike Baker

Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.

Lyse Doucet has travelled to north-west Pakistan, where the worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed at least 800 people and affected one million more.

A man died when the boat he was in "flipped over" during the European and British National Powerboat Championships in Essex, police say.

Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes the first athlete in 20 years to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m European titles.

The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".

Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.

Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal.

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.

England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.