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Lutheran pastor Joachim Gauck takes on German presidency

The Financial Services Authority is investigating claims that Barclays mis-sold complex financial contracts called swaps to clients.

About 4,000 motorcyclists ride through Royal Wootton Bassett in thanks to the town for supporting the families of soldiers killed in action.

Bolton's Premier League match at Aston Villa on Tuesday is postponed amid concern over the health of Trotters midfielder Fabrice Muamba.

Royal Navy sailors in the Gulf begin wearing a "versatile" new uniform designed for quicker dressing while on operations.

Rosie O'Donnell's daily US talk show is axed from Oprah Winfrey's TV channel after five months for failing to attract high ratings.

Chancellor George Osborne confirms he will target stamp duty avoidance with "aggressive" new measures in this week's Budget.

What the 2012 London Olympics means for Northern Ireland

A car bomb has exploded in the Syrian city of Aleppo, with reports of dead and injured, a day after two blasts in the capital Damascus.

Police confirm that a body found in County Down on Saturday was a woman.

Indian Maoists kidnap two Italians in eastern Orissa state, the first time Westerners have been abducted there, and demand the release of leaders.

Joachim Gauck - an outspoken anti-communist pastor from the East - is elected Germany's new president by lawmakers.

BBC Radio 5 live presenter Richard Bacon has suffered two years of anonymous abuse directed at him, his wife and his baby son, he reveals.

Police continue to question a 27-year-old man following a crash on the A55 in Gwynedd in which one man died and three people were seriously hurt.

Bolton fans have been laying tributes to midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who remains critically ill after collapsing during a match on Saturday night.

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives is to launch a new group aimed at keeping Scotland in the Union.

Tens of thousands of Egypt's Coptic Christians hold an overnight vigil and attend a Mass for Pope Shenouda III, who died on Saturday aged 88.

Emergency repair work being carried out on the Forth Road Bridge over the weekend is finished ahead of schedule.

Tehran has blocked a UK Foreign Office website in Iran as part of its "ever-tightening stranglehold of censorship", the foreign secretary says.

Jenson Button says his victory in the Australian Grand Prix is a dream start to the new season for McLaren.