A dedicated incident room for reporting sexual abuse has seen "a very positive response", police say.

Joe Root says Ben Stokes is "born for the big moments" after the all-rounder inspires England to victory in the second Test against South Africa.

The Baftas have been criticised for a lack of diversity in nominations for awards this year

Swarms of drones have been flying over homes across several US states at night, and police don't know why.

A New York judge warns the former movie mogul he could face life behind bars for texting in court.

Orange is the New Black star Yael Stone vows to stop travelling to the US over climate change "war".

A children's satire song about a fictional grandmother's environmental sins has prompted death threats and debate about freedom of speech in Germany.

Spanish side Malaga suspend head coach Victor Sanchez after an explicit video of the 43-year-old was posted on social media.

Twenty-six people were wounded in the blast on the Nigeria-Cameroon border, an official says.

It is the strongest quake to strike Puerto Rico in 102 years, according to the island's governor.

Award-winning writer Mohammed Hanif says copies of his satirical book were taken by security agents.

The vast majority of victims are women, but Reynhard Sinaga's case shows that men are at risk too.

She lands back in the UK after being given a four-month suspended sentence in Cyprus.

Iranians flocked to the burial of a top commander killed in a US drone strike. Here's why.

The crisis has reverberated globally, with celebrities and ordinary citizens trying to help.

The device rapidly chills packaged drinks meaning they do not need to be refrigerated before use.

Manchester United defender Phil Jones doesn't fare well in the BBC Player Rater but is defended by pundit Robbie Savage.

The father of Reynhard Sinaga says his son's life sentence for 159 sexual offences "fits his crimes".

Astronomers find a vast structure in our galaxy, made up of many interconnected "star nurseries".

The Iranian general, whose burial was on Tuesday, had been planning a big attack, the president says.

Women's rights groups from Cyprus and Israel gathered outside the Supreme Court that sentenced the British teenager.