VoteKansas.org

Firefighters tackle a number of grass fires across Wales, including one covering 10 hectares (25 acres) near Abergavenny, as the warm weather continues.

Police want to trace a black cab driver who took Russian banker German Gorbuntsov to east London on the evening he was shot.

Andy Murray gets a walkover into the last 16 of the Miami Masters after Milos Raonic pulls out of their third-round clash.

Sunday spring sunshine has set temperatures rising to a new record for Scotland in March.

Sir Alex Ferguson says Manchester United are now "in the right place, at the right time" to claim the Premier League title.

The German who specialises in Greek wine

Former MP George Galloway claims six soldiers killed together in Afghanistan, including five from Yorkshire, "died in vain".

A teenage cyclist has died after being struck by a car that failed to stop in south-east London, police say.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi suspends her campaign because of ill-health a week before she is due to stand for a seat in parliament.

Reigning champions Rangers prevent the Scottish title being won at Ibrox despite a dramatic late rally from nine-man Celtic.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gives envoy Kofi Annan's mission full backing, saying it may be the "last chance" to avoid a long civil war.

Jenson Button tries and fails to get past HRT's Narain Karthikeyan losing part of his front wing in the process thus ending his hopes of winning the Malaysian Grand Prix. (UK users only)

Cross-party talks on reforming the rules on political party funding are to start soon, Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander says.

Claudio Colangelo, one of two Italians taken hostage by Maoist rebels in India almost two weeks ago, is released.

Hugh Grant is taking a break from his usual romantic comedy roles to play a pirate captain in a new animated movie from the makers of Wallace and Grommit.

Thousands of people across the UK have been participating in running events raising money for Sport Relief.

A drought summit is to be held in West Sussex to prepare for a hosepipe ban.

Pianist Jamie Cullum has taken a novel approach to revealing his Desert Island Discs - performing three of the tracks himself on the Radio 4 show.

Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan tells Conservatives the battle to keep the United Kingdom together will be "the biggest challenge of all".

An independent Scotland could face the prospect of checks at its border with England, Home Secretary Theresa May warns.