BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on Wolf Alice bassist Theo Ellis to predict this weekend's Premier League results.

Civilians and soldiers have fled since Islamist fighters hoisted their flag in Baga, residents say.

Defending champion Rob Cross suffers a shock 4-2 defeat at the PDC World Championship as he is knocked out by Luke Humphries.

A Washington state social worker who died of cancer this year shocked charities with $11m in donations.

A suspected illegal immigrant is arrested after a shooting that was commented on by President Trump.

Northampton hand leaders Exeter only their second Premiership defeat of the season with a bonus-point victory.

Former England cricket captain Alastair Cook and ex-England rugby union captain Bill Beaumont are knighted in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

Sarah McIver was one of three Canadians detained amid strained relations between Canada and China.

The Monty Python star is knighted, the 1960s model made a dame and England's manager is recognised.

Authorities in Ecuador say animals suffered elevated heart rates and anxiety after pyrotechnic shows.

Norman Gimbel helped pen hits such as Killing Me Softly with his Song and The Girl from Ipanema.

Irkutsk, five time zones from Moscow, feels cut off from Russia's decision-makers.

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Throughout the year, you've been sending us your amazing photographs and these are some of the highlights.

From Shaku Shaku to The Floss, viral dance crazes are now being used to help sell music.

Cryptocurrency mining is a growing industry in eastern Russia, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford discovers.

The New Year heralds the launch of two major trade deals, with Japan emerging as a key player.

Thousands of families are fighting to leave a heavily polluted neighbourhood in India's Mumbai city.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's leading cobalt producer, holds elections on Sunday.

Satellite images indicate Anak Krakatau lost over two-thirds of its height and volume when it erupted.

Can a Broadway hit about one of America's Founding Fathers rap its way to West End success?