The 1.1 billion-year-old bright pink pigments were extracted from rocks beneath the Sahara Desert.

LeBron James officially joins LA Lakers in a four-year deal worth $154m (£116m), with Magic Johnson calling it a "huge step" for the team.

BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson gives his predictions for the World Cup semi-finals - France v Belgium and England v Croatia.

Xisco Gràcia experienced a diver's worst nightmare after finding himself without oxygen in an underwater cave beneath Mallorca.

Croatia had not gained independence the last time England reached a World Cup semi-final, but the two sides are now preparing to meet in Russia.

France and Belgium were both ranked as pre-tournament favourites to reach the World Cup final, but who will get there?

With four of the past five World Cup winning goalkeepers winning the Golden Glove, can Jordan Pickford become England's first keeper to do so since Gordon Banks?

Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres joins Japanese side Sagan Tosu.

England's approach might be predictable and is not always beautiful but that does not matter, says World Cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann.

An Indian police chief says the number of obese officers in the force is increasing.

The star was filming for Channel 4 TV series Catch-22 in Sardinia when the accident happened.

The military says it is responding to attacks by Palestinians using incendiary balloons and kites.

The nationalist Osmanen Germania gang is accused of serious crime.

Discovery of "first giant" shows how and when dinosaurs grew to such massive proportions.

Six LGBT activists toured the most iconic areas of Moscow, celebrating Pride during the World Cup.

The Queen praises the RAF's "tenacity and gallantry" before seeing display over Buckingham Palace.

Harry Maguire explains where he thinks his large head came from and offers his views on the number of players from Yorkshire in the England squad.

England's Commonwealth gold medallist Beth Cobden is a doubt for next year's Netball World Cup after rupturing knee ligaments.

German Interior Minister Seehofer quips that 69 Afghans were deported on his 69th birthday.

Sunday was the deadliest day of anti-government protests so far, a human rights group says.

The plight of the young footballers and the testing work to free them has gripped the world's attention.