With the resignation of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer the race for next chancellor appears wide open.

The pseudoscience and 'party trick' behind the social media trend challenging people to balance their brooms.

Researchers had been calling for an official name to avoid confusion around the virus.

England fast bowler Mark Wood reflects on his return to international cricket, becoming a father and targeting a World Cup double.

US citizen Ningxi Xu describes what it's like to live under quarantine for coronavirus after evacuating from Wuhan.

President Erdogan's warning came after Turkish troops were killed by Syrian army shellfire in Idlib.

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele will be sidelined for six months following surgery on a serious hamstring tear.

A Spanish energy firm that deducted pay from worker's cigarette and coffee breaks wins a court case.

Twenty-five-year-old Ingrid Escamilla was stabbed to death and her body mutilated.

Ferrari unveil a 2020 Formula 1 car which team boss Mattia Binotto says takes design to the "extreme" as they seek to challenge for the title.

Up to a fifth of the Amazon rainforest has become a net source of CO2, research suggests.

Flagship 5G handset has 100x zoom camera and records 8K video while 4G foldable has clamshell design.

Audio from 2015 reveals the ex-New York City mayor saying male minorities perpetrate "the real crime".

Regulators will look at whether Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft stifled competition.

British pair Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie both reach the last 16 of the New York Open after comfortable first-round wins.

The BBC's Mohanad Hashim has gained rare access to a refugee camp in western Sudan.

Secret control of a Swiss device enabled the US and Germany to collect classified information, reports say.

Aberdeen find the net in the league for the first time this calendar year to beat Hamilton and move into third in the Scottish Premiership.

Faltering Leeds recover from a goalkeeping blunder to earn a point at Brentford that keeps them second in the Championship.

Former world number one Tiger Woods has been approached by the organisers of the Premier Golf League - a proposed tour to rival the PGA Tour.

Deontay Wilder believes Tyson Fury is scared and will be having sleepless nights before their world heavyweight title rematch later this month.