Russia's president says the vaccine - named Sputnik-V - has passed checks but experts are sceptical.

An episode of Black-ish was pulled by ABC in 2018 over concerns it was too anti-Trump.

A newspaper unafraid to criticise the Chinese state has announced its closure after 26 years.

A Muslim call to prayer is broadcast and church bells toll a week after the devastating blast.

Benoit Maria, who worked with indigenous groups, was killed in the north-west of the country.

Ronnie O'Sullivan says his performance "was embarrassing" as he reached the World Championship semi-finals with a 13-10 win over Mark Williams.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says the two clubs should not be playing matches in the coming week.

The Planet Earth-observation company releases new imagery of Canada's broken Milne Ice Shelf.

The centre-left leader was vice-chancellor and succeeds Angela Merkel after securing a coalition deal.

One man was accused of being a UK spy, while the other was convicted of spying for Israel and Germany.

Celtic and Aberdeen have their next two Scottish Premiership matches postponed after their players broke lockdown rules.

In the opening minutes of his press conference, the US president was asked to step outside by a Secret Service agent.

At least 20 people are killed in a heavy shootout at a jail in Mogadishu, officials say.

Stil-tons to do as talks over blue cheese become an unlikely obstacle to a post-Brexit trade agreement.

A referee was punched in the face in an amateur pre-season friendly in London after sending off a player representing Sporting Club de Mundial.

A BBC team in Minsk saw violent scenes amid protests sparked by Sunday's disputed election result.

Linfield's Champions League preliminary round game against FC Drita is postponed after Kosovan opponents are hit by a Covid-19 issue.

Defending champion Judd Trump is out of the World Championship after losing to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals.

Chief Carmen Best's resignation came hours after the city council voted to reduce the police budget.

Four family members test positive for Covid-19 in Auckland, where a lockdown has now been imposed.

Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III should be cancelled if it's delayed and Dillian Whyte given a world-title shot next, plus more in this week's Fight Talk.