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A former world snooker champion has been found guilty of historical child sex abuse.

A former policeman whose fatal shooting of a black woman in the US sparked a national outcry has died in prison while serving a 20-year sentence.

Former cricket captains - including Sir Alastair Cook and Mike Atherton - have urged Pakistan to ensure jailed former prime minister Imran Khan receives "humane treatment and proper medical care".

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is to make its stock market debut targeting a valuation almost a quarter of the $100bn it was worth four years ago.

Donald Trump took part in a ceremonial lap in his presidential limousine before waving a green flag to kick off a first-of-its-kind motor sports race through the streets of Washington DC.

A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed a number of homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, as authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate.

Two young women have been arrested on suspicion of causing a serious injury to a child in Rochdale, police have said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died and eight other people were injured in a house fire in west London.

A landslide at a waste site in Guinea has killed 30 people after a mound of rubbish collapsed on to nearby homes.

The six Nordic football associations have announced they have lost confidence in Gianni Infantino - intensifying pressure on the FIFA president.

Train operator CrossCountry will resume a full service today after a power outage at its control centre forced cancellations across the majority of its UK routes.

Train operator CrossCountry has cancelled almost all its services across the UK because of a power outage at its control centre.

A convicted murderer’s request for a retrial over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old fellow athlete has been denied by a Texas judge.

In a week, up to 40,000 runners will take part in Sydney's Marathon, but a mix-up means they will be handed medals decorated with a German stadium.

Andy Burnham is set to hand mayors new powers to overrule councils and take control of local planning decisions.

After repeated volcanic eruptions near a fishing town in Iceland, two architects are pushing a novel, futuristic way to harness vast lava fields - by turning molten rock into a construction material.

Armed men have kidnapped a number of people from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, residents and police have said, in the latest mass abduction in a region plagued by violent gangs.

The mother of a 23-year-old British woman who was shot and killed by her father in Texas is pushing for the investigation into her daughter's death to be reopened.

Prisoners jailed for violent and sexual offences may be confined to zones of a few miles when they are released.

A 17-year-old girl was killed when a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, reports say.