Violence erupts in the city of Nantes after police shot dead a man during a roadside check.

The EU awards 15,000 free Interrail tickets to 18-year-olds, but more than 100,000 applied.

Ahmed Best says the savage backlash against his character Jar Jar Binks still hurts 20 years on.

Team Sky release an unprecedented amount of Chris Froome's data to BBC Sport, detailing his diet and the physical effort he needed to win the Giro d'Italia.

Barcelona deny that former president Sandro Rosell illegally bought a liver for ex-France defender Eric Abidal, who needed a transplant.

The US is deporting record numbers of Somalis - some of whom have lived in America almost all their lives.

Men who ate about two handfuls of nuts a day improved sperm count and vitality, a study finds.

Families have been shown new footage of the boys and their coach stuck in a cave in Thailand.

After plenty of drama in the last-16 ties, BBC Sport looks at what we can expect from the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

The crow was filmed greeting visitors to Knaresborough in North Yorkshire with a “Y’alright love?”

BBC Sport follows four England fans as they experience the historic last-16 penalty win over Colombia.

Katie Swan's run at Wimbledon comes to an end in the second round as the British wildcard loses to Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Fears soon turned to cheers as England won their first ever World Cup penalty shootout

Eight-time champion Roger Federer extends his Wimbledon winning streak to 26 sets with a routine victory over Lukas Lacko in the second round.

Scottish teenager and part-time waiter Sam Locke on how his mentor Paul Lawrie has helped him qualify for the Open Championship.

Police say the man hoarded two tonnes of gold coins in order to manipulate the local market.

France's president tells the BBC that Europe will be dealing with migration from Africa for decades.

Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Barry Davies looks back on England's 1986 World Cup match with Argentina which became one of his most memorable commentary games for the BBC.

The Supreme Court backed the Delhi government in its war with the centre over who runs the capital.

As the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical returns to the West End, some critics find it "problematic".