"Listen Santa to what I say, a girl's best friend is... equal pay."

Ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig is being denied a lawyer and cannot turn lights off at night, sources say.

Manchester United's players behaved "shamefully" towards sacked manager Jose Mourinho, says former captain Roy Keane.

Men in the video say the killings in Morocco of two Scandinavian women are revenge for events in Syria.

Police interview a person under caution following the alleged racial abuse of Manchester City's Raheem Sterling.

The US government will begin a partial shutdown on Friday at midnight if no budget deal is reached.

People in New South Wales are facing huge damage to homes and property.

Earth is not the only planet with icy scenes this festive season, the European Space Agency says.

Chemistry major Yukai Yang allegedly laced his roommate's food and drink with poison over months.

University Hospitals Bristol has apologised after a mistake during an operation to treat an undescended testicle.

A Treasury minister issues a "call to action" to businesses to prepare for a no-deal scenario.

Liverpool fan Mike Kearney was invited to the club's Melwood training base by Mohamed Salah after a video of him went viral.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery says unsettled midfielder Mesut Ozil still has a future with the club.

Jerry Seinfeld tops the list of the best-paid comedians - but there are no women in the top 10.

Charlotte Bankes finishes third in the opening World Cup snowboard cross event of the season in Italy.

Former US President Barack Obama reads George Washington's farewell address in new Hamilton remix.

Their host families had feared the shutdown would prevent the children from enjoying two weeks of TLC.

Lawmakers across party lines are upset about General Mattis' departure from the Trump administration.

The food industry is "failing the public" and must do more, England's chief medical officer says.

BBC Sport finds out what Pep Guardiola wants for his Christmas dinner, why Jose Mourinho will miss the Christmas markets and what Roy Hodgson thinks of Ed Sheeran.

There was a new sighting of a drone at 17:10 GMT, causing the airport briefly to suspend flights.