Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill pays tribute to man who provided "one of the most memorable scenes".

A 100-metre-long (328ft) Swiss river cruiser collides with a bridge pillar on the Rhine in Germany.

2017 saw faster cars, Sebastian Vettel on the edge and a season which had half the overtakes of the last - which is a good thing, apparently.

Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko steps down from his role as chief organiser of next summer's World Cup in Russia.

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs in the inaugural four-day Test in Port Elizabeth.

Within 25 minutes, it was making its first steps.

The transport minister wants to dig a railway tunnel under the Old City to the Western Wall.

Azra Bašić, the "mistress of life and death", is jailed for the torture of ethnic-Serbs in the 1990s.

Stuart Broad helped England dominate day two of the fourth Ashes Test - then said he bore no grudges after being criticised.

Southampton's Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool on 1 January for £75m - a world record for a defender.

Garry Monk says he was "surprised" by Middlesbrough's decision to remove him as manager after their win at Sheffield Wednesday.

Singer Joy Villa files charges against the president's former campaign manager.

One of the strangest ways to win promotion? Deportes Melipilla move up to Chile's second tier in controversial circumstances.

The scout that helped bring Virgil van Dijk to Celtic tells BBC Sport about comparisons with Rio Ferdinand - and how far the Dutch defender can go.

President Putin describes the explosion at a popular store in St Petersburg as a terrorist act.

Second seed Peter Wright is out of the PDC World Darts Championship by losing to Welshman Jamie Lewis.

Manchester City move 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling scores the only goal in a dominant display away at Newcastle.

Adam Rooney's lone strike sees Aberdeen narrow the gap on leaders Celtic to eight points with victory over Partick Thistle.

The magnolia tree has survived 39 presidencies but will be cut back due to decay.

The sheriff's deputy in Utah smashed ice and plunged in to save the boy on Christmas Day.

World Para-athletics champion amputee sprinter Sophie Kamlish says she does not want to be known as the next "Blade Babe".