The US vice-president says the agreement is "about a page and a half" and "very general", meaning many details will be worked out later.

A government spokesman tells the BBC that the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

The claims also prompted a response from UK media regulator Ofcom, who called them "deeply concerning".

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.

Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied "intentionally" making a hand gesture "to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind" and claimed it was a "an involuntary, subconscious twitch" that he was "unaware" of.

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

Andrea Egan tellls the BBC that Labour haven't delivered and her election demonstrated that members were desperate to have their voices heard.

There are glimpses of happiness in the Democratic Republic of Congo's fight against the virus that has killed more than 170.

The incident occurred on Monday morning while the aircraft had been on a routine test mission.

Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.