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US Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson testifies at the opening of the trial in Chicago of the man accused of shooting three members of her family in 2008.

Northern Ireland's second largest prison at Magilligan, near Londonderry, is to close in six years.

Roberto di Matteo says Chelsea need to score in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona on Tuesday.

Prime Minister David Cameron talks to the BBC's Nick Robinson about a variety of topics including Abu Qatada's deportation, fuel duty and tax policy.

Limited edition releases by Noel Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys and David Bowie help boost sales of vinyl on Record Store Day.

Councils and ministers will find it easier to intervene in failing schools under new legislation.

Two Welshmen are charged after a fairy penguin was taken from a theme park in Queensland, Australia.

Anders Behring Breivik tells his trial that he would have carried out his attacks again "even knowing that 40% of the people on Utoeya were under 18 years old".

A legal row over the use of the iPad name in China could be settled by out-of-court talks.

A zoo in Gaza is displaying stuffed animals in its enclosures amid financial struggles, and the challenge of getting live specimens through the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Chancellor George Osborne "capitulated" when he agreed to commit a further £10bn to the International Monetary Fund, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

The renewable energy industry supports 110,000 jobs in the UK and could support 400,000 by 2020, a report says, as well as generating export revenue for the UK.

Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick requires surgery on an ankle injury and faces at least six weeks on the sidelines.

US President Barack Obama announces fresh sanctions against Iran, Syria and those who help them use technology to crack down on dissent.

The father of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will face no further action over allegations of a football betting scam, his solicitor says.

American slackline walker Dean Potter walks across China's Enshi Grand Canyon at a height of 1,800m.

A thatcher's seven stone rescue dog goes everywhere he goes - even up on rooftops when he's at work thatching.

A Royal Navy investigation into the grounding of the submarine HMS Astute finds a catalogue of errors led to the incident.

Andre Marriner is named as referee for Manchester City versus Manchester United on 30 April.

Former Icelandic PM Geir Haarde is cleared of the main charge of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis, but is found guilty on a lesser charge