A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean.

The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices.

A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London.

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Some of the biggest names in Japan's technology industry report earnings later today and the likes of Panasonic and Sony are betting on 3D to drive sales of new TVs, DVD players and camcorders.

People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses.

Catalonia has became the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, following a vote in parliament.

Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

An 840-tonne section of submarine has been moved along a street in a Cumbrian town.

A partial set of false teeth made for Winston Churchill is auctioned in Norfolk.

Bathers along Britain's coastline are being warned to be on the look-out for the country's most poisonous fish.

General Sir Richard Dannatt has said the UK's Army had "no desire" to go to war in Iraq in 2003.

NICE have issued new guidelines on women's weight during and after pregnancy.

Music has helped elite tri-athletes in Australia increase their endurance by 15%, researchers say.

Midges have been blighting summers in the Scottish Highlands for generations, but new research suggests that the insects aren't as indiscriminate in their choice of victims as previously thought.