Battle for Aleppo Appears to Be Drawing to an End

The four year battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo appears to be drawing to an end, with government forces closing in on victory. State TV has shown people in parts of Aleppo celebrating, after the army swept through more rebel districts.

The most senior World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in China has warned the government that it will not be taken seriously on tackling smoking while it maintains its monopoly over the manufacture and sale of tobacco.

A project running in prisons across South Africa is trying to change inmates lives from the inside. Yoga has been introduced to 15 prisons in the country and is having huge benefits in an often stressful environment where up to 50 inmates share one cell.