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Rate change text alert for savers

Savers will receive a text message alert when their bonus introductory interest rate has expired, under proposals from the UK finance regulator.

Spain ends marriage for 14-year-olds

Spain raises the minimum age for marriage from 14 to 16, having had the lowest marrying age in Europe.

Bland ‘left voicemail from jail’

A US network says it has obtained a voicemail from Sandra Bland recorded shortly before her death in custody, and expressing shock at her arrest.

Iran execution toll ‘staggering’

An “unprecedented spike” in executions in Iran has seen nearly 700 people believed put to death there this year, Amnesty International says.

Sony Pictures to make emoji movie

Sony Animation Pictures buys the rights to turn emojis into a film.

US ‘aiding’ Boko Haram with arms ban

The US is "aiding and abetting" the Boko Haram Islamist militant group by refusing to provide weapons to Nigeria, President Buhari says.

Bag holding NZ$1m missing in airport

A bag carrying NZ$1m (£425,000) is missing after it fell while being carried from an airplane at Hong Kong International Airport.

Bill Cosby Playboy case to go ahead

Comedian Bill Cosby fails to block a case accusing him of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 1974.

Liberians ‘pressured to sell land’

Communities in Liberia are being pressured to sign away their land to make way for palm oil plantations, according to a campaign group.

S Korea golfer loses army appeal

Two-time PGA Tour-winning golfer Bae Sang-moon will have to return to South Korea for military service after losing a legal bid to delay it.

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