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Wales and Sheffield United centre forward Ched Evans denies raping a woman, telling a jury she consented to sex.

Nasa has released images of a powerful solar flare that unleashed an eruption of super-heated plasma from the surface of the Sun, before blasting into space.

A collection of personal items belonging to Mahatma Gandhi has been sold for over a £100,000 at auction in Shropshire

An ailing Russian politician who says he was cheated out of winning a mayoral race vows to continue his hunger strike despite talks with the chief electoral officer.

Augmented reality glasses targeted at athletes are being researched by glasses maker Oakley, the firm's boss confirms.

The British Film Institute announces its celebration of Alfred Hitchcock which includes a restoration of his silent films.

Plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol in England and Wales could cause a rise in counterfeit alcohol, warns the Local Government Association.

A jealous Scot who brutally murdered a teenager and her parents after she spurned his advances is jailed for at least 35 years.

One of Nasa's iconic space shuttles has made a dramatic flypast over the centre of the US capital on the way to its final resting place in a museum.

Proposals to close 29 post-primary schools in the North Eastern Board area are contained in a document leaked to the Ballymena Guardian.

A former model says she has been humiliated by staff at her doctor's surgery in East Sussex after they left a voicemail calling her an "old dog".

A photographer from the French news agency AFP wins a Pulitzer award for his photo of an Afghan girl screaming after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul.

A former London DIY store cashier who became governor of an oil-rich Nigerian state is jailed for 13 years after admitting fraud totalling nearly £50m.

A private equity firm has bought a UK college with its own degree-awarding powers for almost £200m.

Former Conservative deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine tells the BBC the UK will join the euro "if it survives".

An attempt to name a north Belfast street in memory of 15 people killed in a loyalist bombing is back on the agenda, despite Unionist opposition.

A 17-year-old boy has been detained for eight years for the killing of a pensioner during the London riots.

Usain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.

The Philippines and China accuse each other of further maritime intrusions in disputed waters following a stand-off last week.

Luxury clothing retailer Aquascutum, best known for its trenchcoats, has gone into administration, putting about 250 jobs at risk.