About 50 police officers have been taken hostage in various areas around the country.

Krishna Bahadur Mahara is accused of drunkenly assaulting a female member of staff last week.

A diplomat's wife involved in a crash which killed 19-year-old Harry Dunn is named as Anne Sacoolas.

Kurdish-led forces accuse the US of abandoning them as Turkey prepares to enter northern Syria.

Joaquin Phoenix dropped by a screening of his new film in Los Angeles.

Match of the Day 2 pundit Alan Shearer says the current Manchester United team is the worst he has seen following a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

Great Britain's golden girl Dina Asher-Smith reveals her phone secrets to Naomi Ogbeta, including the last video she watched.

The owner of brands such as Comfort, Dove and Domestos says it will recycle more plastic than it sells.

The Old Bailey trial of three top bankers over a 2008 Qatar fundraising is set to start on Monday.

The general manager of the Houston Rockets had expressed support for Hong Kong protesters.

It intervened amid protests against the felling of thousands of trees to build a metro parking unit.

Meet NBA newcomer Tacko Fall, the 7ft 5in 23-year-old who only stepped on to a basketball court seven years ago.

Environmental activists are targeting key sites in central London as part of global protests.

England appoint bowling coach Chris Silverwood as head coach following Trevor Bayliss' departure.

The businesswoman refuses to say whether she had an intimate relationship with him when he was London mayor.

Hundreds of online videos are removed for breaking rules on nudity and sexual conduct after a BBC investigation.

Officials say the elephant carcasses risk contaminating the water if they reach a dam downstream.

Hundreds of activists have been arrested as climate change protests start across the world.

Each year, an estimated 5.7 million tonnes of cabin waste is generated on passenger flights.

Three scientists who discovered how cells adapt to oxygen share the prize for physiology or medicine.

Patrick Mahomes dazzles once again for the Kansas City Chiefs in plays of the week, which also features Christian McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs.