Three years ago April Reign was a regular film goer, one tweet later she has helped make Hollywood history.

At current rates of progress no African country will meet the UN goal set for 2030, a study reveals.

Christian Coleman v Su Bingtian? Laura Muir v Genzebe Dibaba? British great Colin Jackson picks the races to watch at the weekend's World Indoors.

Raban Alou supplied a gun that was used to murder Sydney police worker Curtis Cheng in 2015.

We asked people from cold Russia, Serbia, Canada, Austria and... Newcastle, England, for their tips on how to stay warm.

President Putin's presentation used a video appearing to show missiles falling on Florida.

Anthony Joshua is a "cash cow" being 'milked' by his promoter Eddie Hearn, says fellow world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

VAR made quite an impact on Wednesday evening during Tottenham's FA Cup fifth-round replay against Rochdale.

Researchers discover the oldest figurative tattoos in the world on two mummies from Egypt.

England head coach Eddie Jones is confronted outside Manchester Oxford Road train station the day after his side's Six Nations defeat by Scotland.

BBC News's Stephanie Hegarty is at the school where more than 100 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted.

If confirmed, it would be a rare case of a European fighting alongside insurgents in Afghanistan.

A magazine featuring a model holding a child to her bare breast divides opinion.

The arrest of the 57-year-old shocks a small town where the mayor says he was a "well liked" man.

Oscar-nominated films with a female lead made 33% more profit than male-led films.

Flights are cancelled and roads are gridlocked as snow falls and the death toll rises across Europe.

Canadian exporters breed their own animals for the pet market, beating Mexico into second place.

She says her two adopted children are facing racist abuse amid anti-immigrant electoral rhetoric.

The Emir of Kano's fake account has more than 200,000 followers and is officially verified.

In a Reddit thread, the Microsoft founder expresses his concerns about digital currencies like Bitcoin.

The BBC meets the families and friends waiting for news of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.