This week's NFL Draft will include a parrot, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and the US Olympic gold-medal winning curling team.

Jack Lisowski beats 2015 champion Stuart Bingham 10-7 to reach the second round of the World Championship for the first time.

Fewer than 3% of statues in the UK are of women. Rachael Thorn explains why Millicent Fawcett is getting one.

England captain Dylan Hartley "won't do anything stupid" after his latest concussion setback, says team-mate Danny Care.

A long-awaited tennis corruption report is not expected to find that evidence of match-fixing has been suppressed when it is published on Wednesday.

Sebastian Woodroffe was killed in the Peruvian Amazon after locals blamed him for a murder.

Brent crude hits its highest level in more than three years as production cuts reduce stockpiles.

The country where a blogging permit costs $900. Some accuse Tanzania of muzzling critics.

The Rev Jacky Manuputty blessed Indonesia's child soldiers - now he's fighting to help them recover.

Vincent Bolloré is questioned by police near Paris over contracts to run ports in Guinea and Togo.

Alek Minassian posted minutes before a deadly van attack to praise a woman-hating mass killer.

The baby remains unnamed as the Prince of Wales says it is "a great joy" to have another grandchild.

Tehran warns that it will probably abandon the nuclear accord if the US pulls out.

After the Duchess of Cambridge left hospital to face the world's media, some mums shared their own post-pregnancy experiences.

The three students were killed by a drug cartel who confused them with a rival gang, officials say.

A Chinese university wants students to throw grenades and remember their history.

Anne Marie D'Amico, 25, worked near to the scene of the attack for investment firm Invesco.

After a relaxing of the rules in recent years, why has the Crucible banned the wearing of football shirts at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield?

The US president lavishes his French counterpart with praise - but there are disagreements on Iran.

The judge who sentenced the prisoner when he was 18 has since told the BBC she regrets it.

Ben Barba scores a stunning long-distance try as St Helens thrash Huddersfield Giants 66-4 in Super League.