Presenting Percy heads the 16 contenders hoping to land jump racing's showpiece contest the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

England's Tommy Fleetwood hits a seven-under 65 to share the lead of the Players Championship with Keegan Bradley after round one at Sawgrass.

Two of the three astronauts on their way to the International Space Station were in last October's lift-off that was aborted mid-flight.

The openly gay Irish PM called out various forms of discrimination in front of Vice President Mike Pence.

Four English teams will find out their potential route to the final of the Champions League when the draw takes place on Friday at 11:00 GMT.

The Connecticut Supreme Court rules victims' relatives can sue under consumer laws.

Eight-year-old Rouaa used to dream about leaving Lebanon and returning home, but the "shelling and war" there has changed her mind.

We want to hear which questions you want answered on climate change.

A building containing a school collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least 11 people. Why?

See how people react when you tell them how long they're going to live.

Young people around the world spoke to the BBC about how they are directly affected by climate change.

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

People who make friends gaming online say the death of those friends is as hard as real-life loss.

PM Jacinda Ardern condemns the "terrorist attack" in Christchurch, which was live-streamed by a gunman espousing far right, anti-immigrant views.

Lewis Hamilton starts the new Formula 1 season with fastest time in the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix.

The law aims to ease foreign concerns and is seen as an olive branch to the US amid trade war talks.

A migration from Central Europe transformed the genetic make-up of Iberia, a new DNA study reveals.

A Russian accused of meddling in the US 2016 election plays down his role in a BBC interview.

The game has grabbed headlines in recent months, prompting authorities to even ban it in some cities.

Discussions have taken place in London ahead of a third vote on the PM's Brexit agreement next week.