Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo are on the new shortlist for cities to hold 2020 Olympics games, with Baku and Doha eliminated, IOC announces

England and Wales Cricket Board fines England batsman Kevin #Pietersen for comments made on Twitter. Details soon http://t.co/sNz6RXe1

QPR's Joey Barton banned for 12 matches after his red card against Man City in Premier League title decider http://t.co/sQhZPF4s

Ex-policeman becomes fourth person arrested in police corruption investigation. Details soon http://t.co/PcIFTGnP

Pakistani doctor accused of helping CIA find Osama Bin Laden is jailed for at least 30 years. Details soon: http://t.co/Z7tkKIOq

BAE Systems signs $3bn deal with Saudi Arabia to supply jets and other equipment - sources confirm to BBC. Details soon http://t.co/awTJ0ND6

Argentine authorities find explosives hidden in a lamp in Buenos Aires, ahead of speech by Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe

Ukraine Olympic official willing to sell thousands of pounds' worth of #London2012 tickets on black market, BBC learns http://t.co/SR8cUDZA

MPs refer 3 ex-News International bosses to standards committee over claims they misled Parliament, which they deny http://t.co/4MphWm7G

ECHR rules UK-wide prisoner voting ban cannot stay in place, but accepts states have "discretion" over who votes http://t.co/kTzkja8y

Didier #Drogba will leave #Chelsea when his contract expires at end of June, the club confirms http://t.co/Y6UUKlkR #cfc

Chris Mahlangu guilty of murdering South African white supremacist Eugene #Terreblanche. Patrick Ndlovu not guilty http://t.co/xY5TZq0Y

British soldier L/Cpl Michael Pritchard was "accidentally shot while on active service in Afghanistan" inquest rules http://t.co/PcIFTGnP

MoD awards £350m contracts to design next generation of #nuclear submarines to UK firms "saving or creating 1,900 jobs" http://t.co/PcIFTGnP

The UN #nuclear watchdog says it is close to signing an accord with #Iran http://t.co/jBsoVSrM

UK #inflation rate fell to 3% in April from 3.5% in March, official figures show http://t.co/wf4h6ioe

Body of climber missing on Mt Everest is spotted, bringing death toll from weekend to four, Nepali officials say http://t.co/00PhR2Se

#SpaceX rocket takes off in Florida on its mission to supply the space station http://t.co/TbNvOOmW #DragonLaunch

Marks and Spencer's annual profits fall 16%, in what the British retailer describes as a "challenging" environment http://t.co/ZotIIFdk

#Nato wants an orderly withdrawal from #Afghanistan, says President Obama at summit in #Chicago. LIVE http://t.co/XYACkNjT

12 soldiers are killed in an ambush in #Colombia on the border with #Venezuela, say Colombian authorities. Details soon http://t.co/c3zFIPKd

#Mali's Interim President Dioncounda Traore is released from hospital with minor head injuries, his aide says http://t.co/YENpRqzW

Injuries of 3 policemen and 1 engineer after Gateshead flat explosion are serious but not life-threatening, say police http://t.co/EPvCx350

We will not desert the people of Afghanistan, says British Prime Minister David Cameron at Nato summit. Details soon http://t.co/G00z7Q0B

A US student who used a webcam to film his room-mate in a gay encounter must serve 30 days, judge says http://t.co/lzRYkSsM