Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected ceasefire proposals because he says Hamas's call for a withdrawal of all troops from Gaza and an end to the war is unacceptable.

Authorities in California have been mocked over a "billion-dollar" bridge to nowhere.

A vigil has been held for the teenager who was stabbed to death in Hainault on his way to school earlier this week.

Water is "gradually being restored" to 32,500 properties in East Sussex that have been without water for four days following a burst pipe in remote woodlands.

A 10-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Bradford.

A child has died in a house fire in Bradford.

The UK's Eurovision Song Contest representative has addressed "extreme" remarks from fans over Israel's inclusion in the competition.

SNP leadership hopeful John Swinney has warned rivals against entering the contest, saying it would "delay the ability for the [party] to start its rebuilding".

Madonna has played her biggest-ever gig to an estimated 1.6 million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.