When Ben McPherson realised he could rent Vidkun Quisling's cabin, it struck him as weird. His Norwegian wife disagreed.

Healthcare workers react to the growing rise of Covid patients in US hospitals despite vaccines.

Who's preventing desperately needed aid supplies reaching Ethiopia's Tigray region?

Ashraf Ghani addresses the nation as the Taliban reportedly close in on the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The government says the situation in Afghanistan means the British Embassy in Kabul cannot finalise plans.

The militant group takes the eastern city of Jalalabad without a fight as it closes in on the capital.

India is celebrating 75 years of independence as it continues to battle coronavirus.

Nico Ali Walsh pays tribute to his grandfather Muhammad Ali as he wins his debut professional bout wearing a pair of shorts he had given him.

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is flying to Italy on Sunday for a medical before a £34m move to Roma.

Tory MP Tom Tugendhat says the troop withdrawal is the biggest foreign policy disaster since Suez.

President Ashraf Ghani is reported to have fled the country as the insurgents reach the capital Kabul.

Bayern Munich and Germany legend Gerd Muller dies at the age of 75.

The BBC's Yalda Hakim was contacted by a spokesperson for the Taliban, Suhail Shaheen, live on air.

We also travel back to the Ice Age and to Sao Paulo's tallest building in this week's round-up.

Tropical Storm Grace has dumped heavy rain on Haiti just days after a tremor left at least 1,419 dead.

Son Heung-min's superb strike proves decisive as a Tottenham side without Harry Kane give new boss Nuno Espirito Santo a win over Premier League champions Manchester City.

West Ham twice come from behind to get their Premier League campaign off to the ideal start by beating Newcastle in an entertaining match at St James' Park.

Mercedes-EQ's Nyck de Vries wins the Formula E drivers' championship after three other contenders crashed out in the early stages of the final race.

A spokesman for the Taliban, Suhail Shaheen, called the BBC's Yalda Hakim, live on air.

The Islamist group has claimed victory in Afghanistan, as residents and diplomats try to escape.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to the polls two years early, here's what you need to know.