'Progress on Deal' Ahead of Brexit Talks

The BBC understands that Britain and the European Union are close to reaching an agreement that will clear the way for the second phase of talks on the UK's departure from the bloc. It comes ahead of the British Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Brussels on Monday.

The UN Environment Programme says that unless urgent action is taken, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050.

In Yemen, reports from the capital Sanaa indicate that the three-year rebel alliance has collapsed into an all-out "street war".