Former world champion Mark Cavendish "definitely" wants to race in next year's four-day Tour de Yorkshire, which will finish in Leeds on 6 May.

The fast-moving fire is bearing down on the cities of Ventura and Santa Paula.

The new law was rushed through parliament last month.

Filiz Ariöz is one of hundreds of Turkish academics fired after signing a petition calling for a ceasefire with Kurdish militants.

The Supreme Court says Carles Puigdemont and others have shown a willingness to return to Spain.

Crew members aboard the International Space Station are treated to a special meal.

The Indian woman could not provide fingerprints or a retina scan to get her new welfare card.

Radio host Frank Dane apologises for ambushing a young pop star with a naked man as she sang live.

Joe Root's 67 not out gives England hope of winning a compelling second Ashes Test but Australia remain favourites.

Scans reveal England lock Maro Itoje fractured his jaw playing for Saracens against Harlequins on Sunday.

A million Instagram followers, computer games with Neymar and a trial with Manchester City - is Omar Abdulrahman the best player you've never heard of?

"Maverick" Mark Clattenburg's handling of Tottenham's game at Chelsea in May 2016 was "a gamble too far", says ex-top-flight official Dermot Gallagher.

He was forced to abdicate in 1947 after the communists took over Romania following World War Two.

A governor appoints his sister to the new post, which is met with derision on social media.

The bulletin showed incorrect clips of two different actors while reporting the death of Shashi Kapoor.

The UN rights chief demands access following violence that has uprooted 600,000 in Myanmar.

Yemen's ex-President ruled for 33 years, but his influence extended well beyond that, as Mai Noman explains.

Age tests suggest that of 7,858 asylum seekers whose age was in doubt, three-quarters were over 18.

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The US special counsel has issued a subpoena to Deutsche Bank as part of his inquiry, reports say.

England bowl Australia out for 138 and captain Joe Root made an unbeaten 67 to keep England in with a slim chance of a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test against Australia.