Background checks were not done in "the best interest of national security" a whistleblower tells Congress.

Northumbria Police is investigating an alleged incident involving England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Carlo Palombo and Colin Bermingham were found guilty of conspiring to manipulate Euribor interest rates.

Sam Curran takes a hat-trick as Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs in an IPL match in Chandigarh.

Zakariyya Elogbani, now in detention in Syria, dropped out of University of Westminster in 2014.

A condemned inmate said the state's chosen method of death, lethal injection, would cause extreme pain.

New England Patriots veteran quarterback Tom Brady wins April Fools' Day with tweet saying he is retiring, plus other great sporting jokes.

Arsenal beat Newcastle to move above Manchester United and north London rivals Tottenham and go third in the Premier League.

Theresa May will hold a crunch cabinet meeting on Tuesday to work out what to do next.

BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on Feeder bassist and Chelsea fan Taka to predict the midweek Premier League fixtures.

A US mayor and presidential candidate says he wed the couple shortly before their baby was delivered.

Alex Hales says the fall-out from a fight outside a Bristol nightclub in September 2017 has been a "lesson learned the incredibly hard way".

Orla Guerin visits six-year-old Yusra, who had a life-threatening tumour removed after her story was told on the BBC

Avocados could run out in weeks, but what else would happen if the US closed itself off from Mexico?

How does an eight-year-old from Minneapolis become so famous in China that he gets mobbed on arrival?

Women in Madagascar who have had life-changing surgery are helping others to get treatment.

Can advanced technologies help track the cash criminals try to hide?

IT billionaire Azim Premji's recent pledge of $7.5bn has put Indian philanthropy in the spotlight.

The Keeper movie tells the story of the prisoner of war who became a star of Man City football team.

James Corden asks why larger actors "never really fall in love... never have sex" in films and TV.

Ermias Asghedom, known as Nipsey Hussle, was shot dead outside his clothing store in Los Angeles.