After Rafah al-Qunun fled Saudi Arabia she turned to social media to campaign for asylum.

There had been speculation that he might host after all despite his controversial tweets.

England's new director of cricket Ashley Giles says he must ensure nothing derails England's World Cup and Ashes chances.

West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic is the subject of a £35m bid from an unnamed Chinese club.

The suspect allegedly replaced the stolen ticket with an altered one and tried to claim the prize.

A telescope picks up bursts of radio waves from a distant galaxy, shedding light on an astrophysical puzzle.

Hundreds of Burton Albion fans faced missing the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City after being stuck in traffic on the M6.

A medical cart runs over an injured player's foot during a match between Trindade and Flamengo in the Brazilian Under-20 Copa Sao Paulo.

Democrats say Trump "manufactured" a border crisis, but he refuses to back down. What happens next?

Arizona Police want to test the DNA of male staff at a nursing home where a patient gave birth.

The US president walks out of a meeting aimed at ending a nearly three-week government shutdown.

Michael R White is the first American to be detained by Iran during the Trump presidency.

Far right support will allow rightwing parties to rule the country's most populous region, Andalusia.

Irresistible Manchester City score nine goals as they thrash League One Burton Albion in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

The man sent suspicious packages to foreign missions in three cities, police say.

Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson is "definitely worth" £50m and would make Chelsea a "better side going forward", says BBC Sport pundit Dion Dublin.

Hours stuck on the motorway, a 9-0 loss and possibly another hammering to come - it was not a great night to be a Burton fan.

Hazing rituals have been marked by sexual violence in a number of incidents that have shocked the US and Canada.

A closer look at what is behind the country's spiralling political and economic crisis.

Is the "robo-taxis" revolution really on its way? Many readers were doubtful, so we address their counter-arguments.

As the boycott of Qatar by four of its neighbours enters a third calendar year, what is its continuing impact?