The Royal Liverpool University Hospital has declared a critical incident due to an "exceptionally high" demand on A&E and patients being admitted to wards.
England's cricket bosses have rejected calls for the team to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan over the ruling Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
The resonance of the name Charlie Hebdo still rings loudly, a decade after the horrific attack on its offices. But the questions it raised have still not been answered.