Child prodigies are lauded for their gifts, but the road to adulthood can be harder than it seems.

Tech billionaire Moshe Hogeg bought one of the oldest - and most notoriously racist - football clubs in Israel. He plans to change them.

India is to hang four men for the 2012 Delhi gang rape - but globally there are now fewer executions.

How one post from Arsenal's Mesut Ozil led to Chinese TV pulling the club's Manchester City match.

Four black men come together to talk about their beard journeys and the struggles they have had.

How well do you remember the news of the past 12 months?

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

New advice is released to help those living with eating disorders over the festive season.

The financial crisis Liberia has been worsening since ex-footballer George Weah became president two years ago, writes Jonathan Paye-Layleh.

Rikat Hashmi, a Muslim student in Delhi, says she feels anxious about her future as an Indian Muslim.

Darryn Frost reveals for the first time how he tackled Usman Khan, despite thinking he had a suicide vest.

The Trump administration fears the Nord Stream 2 project will increase Russia's influence in Europe.

Mr Trump described space as "the world's newest war-fighting domain" as he signed off the funding.

The sending off of Ryan Porteous an hour into Hibernian's defeat by Rangers sparked angry scenes at Easter Road.

Firefighters tackle "catastrophic" blazes in New South Wales as residents are urged to stay at home.

Become a selector for the day and choose the best XI players to represent England since 2010.

This week the government declared a state of emergency throughout the country's prison system.

Critics say the announcement was "cynically timed", but Boris Johnson defends the decision.

The Big Bash League match between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder is called off because of poor air quality caused by smoke.

Everton appoint three-time Champions League-winning coach Carlo Ancelotti as their manager on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

The Haitian-American model was an advocate for women of colour and disabled women in fashion.