Defending champion Novak Djokovic survives an injury scare and battles past American Taylor Fritz to move into the last 16 of the Australian Open.

Australian Open crowds are sent home during Novak Djokovic's match as Melbourne begins a five-day lockdown.

Dylan Jason Syer is accused of making unauthorised purchases using the Jumanji actor's credit cards.

The UK Supreme Court's ruling is a victory for communities severely hit by pollution in the Niger Delta.

Charges are dropped against two officers who were filmed knocking down a 75-year-old man last June.

Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.

The pop superstar's conservatorship and the social media movement - explained.

Johnny Sexton will miss Ireland's Six Nations game against France because of a head knock as Ulster's Billy Burns is drafted in at fly-half.

His team, expecting an acquittal in the Senate vote, will not draw out the impeachment trial.

A judge denies a request from the singer's father to exert greater control over her finances.

Fernando Alonso sustains a fracture of his upper jaw in his cycling accident on Thursday, says his Alpine team.

The star's re-recording is almost indistinguishable from the original - but that's exactly the point.

The EU is considering more sanctions on Russia over the case of Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

From microscopic observations to images showing climate change in action.

The size of the economy shrank by 9.9% in 2020, the largest annual fall on record, official figures show.

Gen Min Aung Hlaing's call to "join hands" with the military is met with huge nationwide rallies.

Sixth seed Alexander Zverev makes light work of Adrian Mannarino to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Hotel quarantine rules for people coming from "red list" countries seem less strict than those in Australia.

Serena Williams overcomes a sluggish start to beat Anastasia Potapova and reach the Australian Open fourth round.

The US president's warning came after he had his first phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping.

Anna Sorokin was jailed in 2019 after spending years living as a wealthy socialite in New York.

These extraordinary fish, which are a type of ray, are vanishing in many countries due to overfishing.

There is much excitement about the prospect of making hydrogen on offshore windfarms. Could it work?

The Black Sea mansion highlighted by Alexei Navalny is beset with construction issues, say builders.

The singer, who has written with Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan, is poised for success in 2021.

People have been avoiding Chinatowns since the start of the pandemic - and now they're struggling.

Revolutions brought dramatic to change to the region - but the causes have not gone away.

When it comes to vaccine distribution there is one question most people are asking - when will I be offered it?

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Democrats wrap up their impeachment case against former President Donald Trump.

The American keyboardist and composer died on Tuesday from a rare form of cancer, his website says.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says his team can "go for the FA Cup" after they reach the quarter-finals by beating Wolves.

Chelsea's winning run under Thomas Tuchel continues with a narrow victory over Barnsley to set up an FA Cup quarter-final with Sheffield United.

Two-time champion Fernando Alonso has been involved in a road accident while cycling in Switzerland.

Benjamin Pavard scores the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres to win the Fifa Club World Cup final, their sixth trophy in nine months.

Everton host Premier League leaders Manchester City and Leicester City face Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

The listing of Bumble, which also owns Badoo, makes a billionaire of 31-year-old founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.

China has criticised the UK for its reports on coronavirus and persecution of the Uighurs.

Over $25bn had been spent on the US-Mexico border wall by the time Trump left office last month.

The "acrobat thieves" allegedly monitored famous people's Instagram posts to virtually case their homes.

The satellite images reveal miles of unregistered gold mining in Peru's Amazon rainforest, Nasa says.

The Duchess of Sussex is suing the paper's publisher over the publication of a letter to her father.

Loujain al-Hathloul's sisters want to hold accountable those she accuses of torturing her in prison.

Fast bowler Jofra Archer will miss England's second Test with India starting in Chennai on Saturday after having an injection in his right elbow.

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

Uefa opens disciplinary proceedings against two match officials following allegations of racism in the game between Paris St-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir.

Giving it along with a steroid drug can help the sickest patients with Covid-19, research reveals.

Covid-19 and new environmental priorities are cited as reasons for abandoning the airport terminal.

The star hints that the new version of her biggest-selling album will come out in April.

Rafael Nadal will meet Britain's Cameron Norrie in the Australian Open third round after both win their matches on Thursday.

A new documentary has sparked a wave of support for the star. Can it change celebrity culture?

Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone is included in England's Twenty20 squad for next month's tour of India.

Blade Thomson, James Lang and Darcy Graham come into the Scotland XV for Saturday's Six Nations meeting with Wales at Murrayfield.

Football governing bodies unite to ask Twitter and Facebook to "accept responsibility for preventing abuse".

An amateur artist and volunteers create possibly the largest snow-drawing the country has ever seen.

George Ford, Courtney Lawes, Kyle Sinckler and Mako Vunipola all return to England's starting XV for Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy.

Despite poor vision and a severe lack of thumbs, Hamlet and other pigs could learn to be gamers.

Yoshiro Mori said female board members talk too much, prompting calls for his resignation.

The move to withdraw troops from a Himalayan frontier is being hailed as a breakthrough.

Western powers warn that the substance could also be used to make the core of a nuclear bomb.

Lucasfilm says the actor's comments are 'abhorrent' and has no plans to work with her again.

Tom Brady throws the Vince Lombardi Trophy from one boat to another during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory parade

LeBron James scores 25 points against Oklahoma City Thunder as the Los Angeles Lakers win six in a row.

The expert heading the UK's genetic surveillance says research into strains will go into the 2030s.

Defending champion Sofia Kenin is knocked out of the Australian Open, losing in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi.

The two climbers failed to produce reliable pictures and other evidence to support their summit claim.

The US president brought up human rights abuses, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the White House said.

The US Treasury Secretary said the pandemic had made the situation worse as more criminals move online.

United Airlines plans to buy 200 of the aircraft to fly passengers to airports within the next five years.

The second day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial saw him labelled as an "inciter-in-chief".

Some of the people on the 15-month trial lost more than a fifth of their body weight.

China Mac served 11 years in jail for attempted murder. Now he is leading an anti-racism movement.

The drama that unfolds in a grimy kitchen raises unsettling questions about insidious sexism within homes.

With cinemas badly by Covid-19 restrictions they are looking for new revenue streams.

The 21-year-old went missing in 2013, and internet folklore has haunted her memory ever since.

Illegally brought to Colombia by drug baron Pablo Escobar, the animals have become a major headache.

Protests are growing against Myanmar's army after its coup, with tens of thousands on the streets.

Photographer Laura El-Tantawy looks back at her work documenting the 2011 revolution in Egypt.

Flynt was also known for his legal battles that reinforced free speech rights in the United States.

Bernard's extra-time strike settles a classic FA Cup tie as Everton edge past Tottenham into the quarter-finals.

Ivan Rakitic scores against his old club as Sevilla beat Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.

The NBA says it expects all teams to play the national anthem before matches, after the Dallas Mavericks said they would not do so again this season..

President Biden backs measures against military leaders, as a woman shot by police remains critical.

The French far-right leader is accused of breaking hate speech laws for posting gruesome murder images.

Manchester City rewrite English football's record books as a comfortable 3-1 victory at Swansea City sends them into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Some of the former president's neighbours sought to prevent him from living at his private club.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was unable to attend his mother's funeral in Germany on Tuesday due to travel restrictions.

Loujain al-Hathloul was instrumental in the movement to allow women to drive in the kingdom.

The dramatic drone image shows the devastation left by a fire in a conservation area in Australia.

Georgian prosecutors look into the ex-president's phone call aimed at overturning poll results in the state.

The BBC's Wael Hussein describes witnessing an uprising unfold in the heart of Cairo, 10 years on.