Doping experts have yet to find an effective test to uncover athletes using the gases xenon and argon to boost performance, as a ban is introduced.

A man who admitted killing a knife-wielding robber who took his son's iPhone is jailed for six years.

A 39-year-old man pleads not guilty to the religiously aggravated assault of MP George Galloway in a London street.

A plan for an island airport in the Thames Estuary, dubbed "Boris Island", looks set to be shelved, the BBC understands.

Israel unveils plans to take 400 hectares of land in the West Bank, triggering criticism from the Palestinians and the US.

An Indian charity unveils 108 new lavatories in a village which gained notoriety when two young girls were found hanged from a tree there in May.

The parents of a five-year-old boy who was taken from hospital against medical advice arrive at Spain's High Court for an extradition hearing.

Manchester United agree to sign Colombia striker Radamel Falcao on loan, as clubs scramble to attract new players before tonight's transfer deadline.