With the first Ashes Test in the balance, England hope for a captain's innings from Joe Root to keep alive their victory hopes.

Actress Emma Thompson urges Boris Johnson to help jailed mum Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is "angry" that his side were unable to make a substitution before Willian equalises to earn Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

Wings Waisake Naholo and Rieko Ioane each claim a brace of tries at the Principality Stadium as Wales lose their 30th consecutive Test to New Zealand.

England can trouble Australia in what will be a great Rugby League World Cup final, St Helens coach Justin Holbrook tells BBC Sport.

Some 200 migrants were also rescued as Libyan coastguards came to the aid of two boats in trouble.

The move allowing Russia to list outlets as foreign agents comes amid a row over RT in the US.

Football and rugby players, managers, clubs and officials display the colours of the rainbow to show support for a campaign against homophobia in sport.

The footage shows jets and helicopters taking off and strikes on "terrorist targets".

Mona Patel lost her leg after being hit by a drink driver. Now she has set up a foundation that supports other amputees.

The BBC visits the central Asian republic for the first time in over 12 years.

The Argentinean navy insists the vessel was in good condition before setting off 10 days ago.

The railway stations that offer relaxing gardens, modern art, and even free vegetables.

Ladakh, a stunning Himalayan region in India, is home to 28 Buddhist nunneries - this is one of them.

British Olympic pilot Lamin Deen secures the first major medal of his career with silver in the four-man event in Whistler, Canada.

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "restricted".

Ravi Bhalla, Hoboken's new mayor, says cities and states must fight for Americans' rights.

A top US general says he'd resist an illegal nuclear order from President Trump. Is he allowed to?

The Houston Riot of 1917 was one of the saddest chapters in the history of American race relations.

The renowned author and former children's laureate talks Baftas, cyberbulling and social media.

Threatened on both sides by the military and the rebels. newspapers in Balochistan are shutting up shop.