Newcastle boss Steve Bruce says he is "frustrated, disappointed and bitterly upset" after their EFL Cup quarter-final loss to Brentford.

Pep Guardiola says it will be a "big mistake" if Arsenal sack boss Mikel Arteta after Manchester City's 4-1 win over the Gunners in the Carabao Cup.

Defending champions LA Lakers lose to the LA Clippers on the opening night of the season while the Brooklyn Nets beat the Golden State Warriors.

Nasa releases an animation to show how its Perseverance robot will land on Mars in February.

Injured batsman David Warner is excluded from Australia's secure bio-bubble for the second Test against India on Boxing Day.

The founder of Apple Daily, a fierce critic of the Chinese authorities, faces strict house arrest.

The gaming hotspot has been hit hard by travel bans as its economy is heavily reliant on gambling.

Spencer Kelly meets Richard Browning, the founder and chief test pilot for Gravity Industries Ltd.

The French president's pooch sends the Christmas message "adopt with awareness!"

An amateur photographer shares her passion for creating tiny scenes with food and model figures.

Can you remember when these big sporting moments and top festive films, tunes and toys were released?

Immigrants naturalised for services during the pandemic include cleaners and shop workers.

The US space agency releases an animation to show how its Perseverance robot will land on Mars.

Turkey's president condemns a call by Europe's rights court to free a jailed Kurdish political leader.

A group of former footballers and politicians call for a review into the possible link between heading and diseases such as dementia.

Scientists have filmed octopuses in the Red Sea lashing out at fish during a group hunt.

The project will have a budget of 18.5m euros (£16.7m; $22.5m) and work is set to start next year.

England's Kieran Trippier is given a 10-week worldwide football ban and fined £70,000 after a Football Association panel found he broke betting rules.

Four American contractors were jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

Formula 1 team Haas say Nikita Mazepin will drive for the team in 2021 after concluding their investigation into the Russian's recent conduct in an online video.

One of Britain's best-known models of the past 30 years dies suddenly, days after her birthday.