Schama and Beard for major BBC art series

Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga are to present a major 10-part series on the story of art, called Civilisations.

Two charged over teenager's stab murder

Two men are charged with the murder of a 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in north London.

Basic state pension set to rise

The basic state pension will rise to £119.30 a week from April 2016, the Treasury confirms.

School wins architecture's top prize

A £41m girls' secondary school in south London has won the Riba Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious architecture award.

Northern Ireland 3-1 Greece

Northern Ireland qualify for the Euro 2016 finals - their first major tournament since 1986 - by beating Greece 3-1 at Windsor Park.

We must handle occasion - Robshaw

England must not let the World Cup opening ceremony distract them before the Fiji match, says captain Chris Robshaw.

Cardiff jihadist, 21, killed in Syria

A Cardiff man who is one of three from the city to have joined a jihadist group in Syria has died, the BBC is told.