London Olympic swimming champion Ruta Meilutyte announces her retirement from the sport at just 22 after missing three drugs tests.

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A popular Iranian female singer faces a court summons after performing solo in public.

The actress denies dating Moby as a teenager, and calls his behaviour "inappropriate".

Investigators cannot decide if Virginia's Ralph Northam was either individual in the explosive image.

Leicester head coach Geordan Murphy is charged with verbally abusing match officials in Tigers' final game of the season against Bath.

The Italian fashion house will no longer use fur from next year, joining the list of fur-free brands.

Canada pledges to cover the full cost of disposal of the waste that enraged President Duterte.

Former England director of cricket Andrew Strauss says it has been a "long five months" since his wife Ruth died from a rare lung cancer in December.

Mr Trump rules out any bipartisan co-operation until the Democrats call off "phoney investigations".

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Researchers in Israel hope to make a beer brewed with ancient yeast available in shops.

In a non-binding vote, the General Assembly demands the UK give the islands back to Mauritius.

Residents of a city in the Urals vote against a proposal to build a cathedral in a beloved park.

Senior minister Andrea Leadsom says she no longer believes the government's approach will deliver Brexit.

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has pulled out of the ruling coalition, days after a secret video featuring party members emerged.

"You can't cheat?" asked the Queen at the Sainsbury's self-service check-out.

Michael Avenatti is accused of misappropriating funds from the porn star, prosecutors say.

Plans to expand the 2022 World Cup from 32 teams to 48 are abandoned by football's world governing body Fifa.

The Indian prime minister's party secures a new five-year term with a commanding majority.

Helen Housby has journeyed from a farm in Cumbria to becoming one of the best shooters in world netball - can her story take another dramatic turn at this summer's World Cup?