A 14-year-old girl is taken to hospital suffering from a cardiac arrest after being rescued from the sea near Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear.

The UK government extends the "blue belt" of protected marine areas around the British coastline.

US President Barack Obama declares a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.

Dozens of people have been killed in an Islamic State offensive on government-held areas of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria, local media report.

The Royal British Legion calls on the government to do more to help veterans with Gulf War Syndrome, as it marks 25 years since the conflict began.

The campaign group Conservatives for Reform in Europe is launched to make the case for Britain to remain in the bloc if the terms of membership are successfully renegotiated.

Iran "has opened a new chapter" in its ties with the world, President Hassan Rouhani says, hours after economic sanctions on Tehran are lifted.

An Indonesian wounded in Thursday's gun and bomb attacks in Jakarta has died, bringing the death toll to eight including four civilians, police say.