The king spent almost the entire year's tax budget on the celebrations, National Archives show.

BBC Sport looks back to last season's epic encounter between Arsenal and Liverpool, when seven goals were scored in a stunning opening-weekend encounter at the Emirates.

A senior government interpreter is arrested in Kiev amid claims he passed information on.

County Clare planners grant permission for a 1km coastal wall to protect US president's Doonbeg golf course.

Defender Mathias Jorgensen has offered to buy every Huddersfield Town fan who travels away to Southampton on Saturday a Christmas drink as thanks for their "amazing" support this season.

The husband of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is now eligible for early release.

Three quarters of countries voted to criticise the US - who were they, and who backed the US?

The result, months after a fraught independence vote, draws new battle lines with Spain's government.

West Brom captain Jonny Evans could leave next month after the club failed to persuade the Northern Ireland defender to sign a new contract.

The Wisconsin teen was convicted of helping stab a classmate to please the horror character in 2014.

What information did two journalists have about the Rakhine crisis that caused Myanmar to arrest them?

The teenagers were found to have engaged in an "indecent and immoral public display of affection".

How did Beethoven's Ninth Symphony become an annual tradition in Japan?

After 1,000 days of civil war in Yemen, 8 million people are at risk of starvation.

John Mwafute harnessed the power of a nearby waterfall to bring electricity to more than 250 homes.

In China, karaoke has become so popular that people can now sing inside booths in shopping centres.

Canberra will recall six fighter jets after a "brutal" campaign against so-called Islamic State.

President Trump is clear which season's greeting he thinks should be used - but do Americans care?

FBI statistics suggest that December is the busiest month for gun sales - so who buys firearms at Christmas?

Meet the scientific women fighting cultural conservatism and discovering new drugs from home.

A run-down of the highest-rated albums of the year, from Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and Sampha.