Victory in the bitterly fought Sydney by-election means the ruling coalition retains its tiny majority.

South Africa's governing party is picking a new head after a bitter leadership battle.

The selfie cappuccino cafe, where customers can sip on a portrait of their own face.

There have been 60 different winners of Sports Personality of the Year, but what makes the ideal candidate? BBC Sport crunched the numbers.

Day 16 of BBC Sport's advent calendar, Nemanja Matic, then a Chelsea player, scores a thunderbolt to give the Blues a 4-2 lead against Tottenham the FA Cup semi-final.

A Ghanaian Father and Son rebuild their relationship after a stint in prison pulled them apart

The architect, his modernist post-War home, and the suitcase full of secrets he kept inside.

Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh put Australia in control of the third Ashes Test in Perth with huge centuries.

Peter Jackson says he 'blacklisted' Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd on Harvey Weinstein's advice.

Royals from across Europe attend the funeral of King Michael, who spent most of his life in exile.

Find out more about the 12 nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award, to be presented on Sunday.

San Francisco's Aquatic Park is closed because of rare attacks by sea lions on swimmers.

Former Team GB cyclist Sharon Laws dies at the age of 43, 14 months after learning she had cervical cancer.

Australia captain Steve Smith hits a magnificent double century and Mitchell Marsh a huge hundred to demoralise England on day three of the third Ashes Test.

One of the most important elections in South Africa’s modern history takes place this weekend, with the pick of the new ANC leader.

Crypto-currencies may have been targeted in order to evade global financial sanctions on the North.

Crystal Palace climb out of the relegation zone as they outplay Claude Puel's resurgent Leicester to seal a rare away win.

Gary Mackay-Steven scores a hat-trick as Aberdeen hammer hapless Hibernian at Pittodrie.

Thousands of people and European royals gather for the state funeral in Bucharest.

A leading women's rights advocate says the government should take tougher action on rapists.

Thousands died as a thick polluted fog engulfed London for four days in 1952.