Snooker is in a catch-22 situation in being sponsored by betting companies as "it would not be a sport without them", says ex-world champion Stuart Bingham.

Matthew Hedges, the academic pardoned over UAE spying claims, is reunited with his family in the UK.

Indian officials are reluctant to disturb the protected Sentinelese tribe who killed John Allen Chau.

A female-only team from Kyrgyzstan are working to launch the country’s first satellite by 2020.

The two hikers who spotted 145 dying whales in New Zealand say the experience was "horrific".

Sam Burgess says "individual egos and selfish players" were to blame for England's group-stage exit from the 2015 World Cup.

The agreement must be improved, the ex-minister says, as the PM also comes under attack from the DUP.

Lu Guang's wife says she was told police officers in Xinjiang region had taken him away.

European consumer groups want Google investigated for collecting data on where people go.

The US star thanks friends and fans on Instagram after her mother died last week.

Rupert has made a full recovery from a rare blood disease thanks to a bone marrow donor.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche knows "questions will be asked" after his side's poor start to the season but says their mentality is intact.

The World Meteorological Organization says there's a 75-80% chance of the weather phenomenon forming by next February.

The French president strikes a conciliatory tone - but refuses to back down from his green policies.

Migrant women and children were among those seen fleeing the gas fired by the US border authorities.

Jolyon Palmer picks out his top three drivers of the year, looks forward to a mouth-watering 2019 and pays tribute to a departing "legend".

Three Ukrainians seized by Russia give statements on the flare-up in tensions off Crimea.

The singer says he "hates the side of him" that cares about the ongoing rumours about his sexuality .

Yasir Shah claims the second best match figures by a Pakistan bowler as they beat New Zealand by an innings and 16 runs in the second Test.

The footballer rejects Egypt's plans to send strays abroad amid fears they will be used for food.

One of China's highest-profile capitalists has been revealed to be a party member by the People's Daily.