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Could the new defence secretary help to transform the global public image of the Obama administration, asks John Simpson?

Following the release of a contentious Senate report detailing CIA interrogation techniques, the BBC's Jon Sopel questions the motives of those involved and the lasting impact of such actions.

The NHS across the UK is already struggling to meet its A&E targets, and winter - the busiest time of year - has only just begun. Nick Triggle looks at why hospitals are under the cosh.

How Pakistan's women can face brutality - and even death - if they fall in love with the wrong person.

In the US protesters, are calling for reform to improve relations between police and the citizens they serve. One city in California may have a solution.

Fergal Keane reports from Mariupol in south-eastern Ukraine as the country's government says that for the time in 7 months no civilians or soldiers have been killed in fighting.

A restaurant in China is trying to revolutionise customer service by introducing robot waiters to deliver food and drinks.

Skydiving has been a popular pastime for daredevils for years, but the rise in indoor wind tunnels means that young and old can now experience the thrill without the fear factor.

Courier firm Yodel has apologised about delivery delays and has promised parcels will get to customers in time for Christmas.

A number of paintings by Sir Winston Churchill are to be auctioned by Sotherby's in London, alongside other items from the estate of his daughter Mary Soames, who died in May.

Heavy rains in southern California have triggered mudslides and flooding, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes.

A Korean Air cabin crew chief says he was forced to kneel and ask forgiveness by an airline executive who was furious that her nuts were served in a bag.

Indian police arrest a man suspected of running an influential pro-Islamic State Twitter feed.

A family, including a three-year-old boy, is forced to jump to safety from a first-floor bedroom after an arson attack on their home.

At least 20 people - including 12 members of a landmine-clearing team - are killed in a series of attacks blamed on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Former director of public prosecutions Sir Keir Starmer is selected to fight a safe Labour seat in next year's general election.

A Sudanese migrant who hid under a lorry travelling from France has been killed trying to get out while the vehicle was stationary on the M25.

Former Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy is named as the new leader of the Scottish Labour Party.

A glitch that caused disruption at UK airports has been rectified, the chief executive of Nats says, but improvements to its systems pose a "challenge".

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge release three official Christmas photographs of Prince George, Kensington Palace says.

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