Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has dropped out of the race for US president - the first departure among a large field of Republican candidates.

Last winter's season flu jab worked in 34% of cases, according to a final report by Public Health England.

Medals awarded to adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton for his expeditions to the Antarctic are to be sold at auction.

The Labour Party is preparing to announce its new leader after a turbulent three-month campaign.

New York police release video footage of a plain-clothed officer tackling former US tennis star James Blake after he was mistaken for a suspect.

France suspends its honorary consul in the Turkish port of Bodrum after a report showed dinghies being sold to migrants from a shop that she owns.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban calls on the EU to give Syria's neighbours €3bn (£2.2bn) in a bid to end the migrant crisis in Europe.

Saudi Arabia opens an investigation after a crane collapses in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, officials say.