Angela Williamson says she was sacked by Cricket Australia over her views on Tasmanian healthcare.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says he is "in a rush" to add more new faces the Premiership opener with Aberdeen on Sunday.

Two Americans, a Swiss and a Dutch citizen died after being struck by a car on Sunday.

The foreign secretary got muddled about whether his wife was Chinese or Japanese.

Yet Mark Hamill says he is "finding solace" in the fact Carrie Fisher will not be replaced in the next instalment.

A selection of the most striking sports photographs from around the world this week.

Legal permission will no longer be needed to withdraw treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state, if medics and relatives agree.

Employer confirms driver has been sacked after his anti-social behaviour is caught on dashcam.

The UK's foreign secretary called his Chinese wife "Japanese". Here's why it was such a bad mistake.

A student speaks out after CCTV shows a man slapping her for objecting to abuse in a Paris street.

England coach Danny Kerry says some of his squad have "lost belief" after a misfiring penalty corner routine threatened their World Cup place.

Norwegian Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Vibeke Skofterud dies in a jet-skiing accident at the age of 38.

More than 30 are being held by the jihadists in south-western Syria, reports say.

Thousands of tweets document racism in German schools, housing and jobs.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says a deal to fight American Deontay Wilder is "almost done".

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The drivers say ride-hailing apps like Uber are threatening their livelihood.

Australian Philip Wilson was convicted in May of concealing sexual abuse by a priest in the 1970s.

Brian Lawler, Nikolai Volkoff and Brickhouse Brown all passed away on Sunday aged 46, 70 and 57 respectively.

US officials have not denied the meeting, which a Taliban official said was "very important".

It's Emily Bronte's 200th birthday and Wuthering Heights is still having an impact on our culture.