In his first detailed statement, Alek Sigley thanks others but gives little insight into his detention.

President Donald Trump has hailed the "brave men and women" of the US military at 4 July celebration.

Police believe portable phone charger may be to blame for the fire on the Virgin Atlantic flight.

Derby County appoint former PSV Eindhoven coach Phillip Cocu as manager following Frank Lampard's departure to Chelsea.

The ex-soldier, who now lives in a Syria refugee camp with her child, wants to come back to Ireland.

Nirmala Sitharaman chose to carry a bright red traditional ledger known as bahi-khata in Hindi.

England and Chelsea midfielder Karen Carney will retire from club and international football after Saturday's Women's World Cup third-place play-off against Sweden.

In his BBC Sport column, Andy Murray discusses what he admires about new doubles partner Serena Williams, and their chat about the Wimbledon creche.

Eva Kor survived Josef Mengele's experiments on twins but later urged forgiveness for Nazis.

Legendary racing pundit John McCririck, who for many years was the face of British horse racing, dies at a London hospital aged 79.

An adviser to the supreme leader says Iran should retaliate, after the UK detained an Iranian oil tanker.

A judge said the gang was behind the most prolific modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK.

A spectator loses control of his champagne as the cork flies out and knocks his glasses off at Wimbledon.

Watch the best bits from Nick Kyrgios' entertaining press conference, after his second-round defeat by Rafael Nadal.

Georgie finds out if her petition to put up barriers on a bridge could save lives.

The director of new film Midsommar says he tries to make his films different to other scary movies.

A fan of the cartoon claims Nickelodeon used his artwork of Bikini Bottom without permission.

Babar Azam finds the boundary with three fours in an over as Pakistan target a record win against Bangladesh in a bid to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

The jailed official gives details of an alleged vote-buying scheme aimed at securing the 2016 Games.

Svein Ludvigsen is jailed for offering housing and jobs to three young men in exchange for sex.

When a disabled artist tried to show her family how messy they were by taking photographs of their clutter, they mistakenly thought she had created a new piece of artwork.