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Three regions in the west of France have got together to try to tempt more Britons to cross the Channel.

Socialist candidate Francois Hollande wins

Syrians have voted in what the government says are the first multi-party elections in decades, but the opposition dismisses them as a sham.

Chelsea's Frank Lampard would love the club to offer Didier Drogba a new deal after he helped them win the FA Cup.

Mexico's four presidential candidates square off in an ill-tempered TV debate ahead of July's election.

New grants are offered to student teachers, with the Welsh government saying its priority is to encourage more to work in further education colleges.

US hostage Warren Weinstein, seized in Pakistan in 2011, pleads for his life in a video posted to Islamist sites, a US monitoring group says.

Blood donors are being urged to come forward by officials who say there are just four days worth of some supplies left in Wales.

Rory McIlroy regains his world number one status despite losing a play-off to American Rickie Fowler at Quail Hollow.

Papers mixed on new French President Francois Hollande

On a visit to India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the country to buy less oil from Iran.

Activist Chen Guangcheng says he does not know when - or if - he will be allowed to leave China because he has not started the process of getting a passport.

Vladimir Putin is officially sworn in as president of Russia after four years as prime minister, following a controversial poll in March.

Prince Harry will meet a team of British injured servicemen and women in Washington who have taken part in a Paralympic-style event called the Warrior Games.

Prime Minister David Cameron promises to focus and deliver as he seeks to fight back following poor local election results last week.

New French President Francois Hollande vows to redraw a pact on EU budget constraints, saying "austerity can no longer be the only option".

An economic forecasting group says unemployment in most parts of the UK will continue to rise over the next five years, despite recent falls.

Asian markets dip on fears that the eurozone may have to rein in austerity measures seen as key to solving the debt crisis.

Engineers in California unleash high-intensity artificial earthquakes on a five-storey building packed with medical equipment

Glossy exercise machines are cropping up in parks. It's the latest bit of government "nudge theory", writes Sophie Robehmed.