The blobfish, a threatened gelatinous deep-sea fish, wins a public vote as ugliest animal.

Madeleine McCann's mother Kate is expected to attend a Portuguese court later for the start of the family's libel action against a former local police chief.

Shares of Mitsubishi Motors fall as much as 8% after a report claims that the firm is planning to offer new stock worth 200bn yen ($2bn; £1.3bn).

Steam has been seen rising from North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility, suggesting that the reactor has been restarted, a US institute says.

A hotel owner withdraws a request for an 18th Century town clock to chime less regularly after provoking "uproar" on Facebook.

The government announces that it will privatise the Royal Mail in the coming weeks, with shares offered to employees, institutions and the public.

Two top Islamist militants, from the US and UK, have been killed in Somalia after falling out with al-Shabab, witnesses say.

The process of selling off a majority stake in Royal Mail will begin on Thursday morning, the BBC's Newsnight programme has learned.