England start the defence of their Women's Six Nations title with a gutsy win over France in a gripping encounter in Pau.

Burnley waste the chance to punish Arsenal, who escape from Turf Moor with a point from a goalless draw.

Steven Bergwijn marks his debut with a superb volley as Tottenham win a bad-tempered Premier League affair against 10-man Manchester City to boost their top-four hopes.

The attack took place in a village in north-western Burkina Faso late on Saturday.

A man shot dead by police after he attacked people in London had been released from prison in January.

Workers want the border with mainland China completely shut - but authorities insist it stays open.

Which player sent his opponents into meltdown? Who is in such blistering form he's capable of anything? Find out in Garth Crooks' team of the week.

Albert Evans' granddaughter says they had to persuade him to accept France's highest honour.

Prema Selvam was pushed to the brink of suicide after struggling to feed her family.

There have been protests in the country after May's election, which the incumbent president won.

Dmitry Fyodorov was an aspiring drummer, but he was accused of selling drugs and then found dead.

The authorities in Burkina Faso are struggling with a growing wave of Islamist militant attacks.

Some of the world's biggest film stars gathered in London for this year's Bafta Film Awards.

The race to become the Democratic nominee for the US election starts with the Iowa caucuses.

Serbia has been named as the country with the highest rate of pollution-related deaths in Europe.

Vanessa Woods spent years being scared of spiders, but now shares her bedroom with some whoppers.

Mike Hoare, a controversial figure, became internationally famous for his campaigns in the Congo.

Multimillionaire computer games veteran Richard Garriott is also a pioneer of space tourism.

Dr Ben Burville spent 17 years trying to become the first person to record them making the noise.

But the EU's Michel Barnier offers a contrasting vision of negotiations, calling for a "level playing field".

The Shanghai index closes nearly 8% lower as investors weigh the impact of the outbreak.