A leading human rights activist in Zimbabwe has been arrested and denied bail ahead of this year's presidential, parliamentary and local government elections.

Unlock Democracy is promoting a social media campaign to raise awareness of police and crime commissioner elections. Others will ignore them.

Vladimir Putin's election to a third term as Russian president has spurred debates about civil society and church-state relations within the Russian Orthodox Church.

Becoming the strongest group on Brighton & Hove Council is the first time the Greens have been the largest party on any council anywhere in the UK.