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Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk equals her best Grand Slam singles result at the Australian Open but says tennis "doesn't really matter" amid the war in her home country.

Sales during December tumbled by 3.2% as shoppers stocked up earlier on Black Friday discounts.

Party officers will meet on Friday as the DUP faces pressure to end the 23-month impasse.

Measles is likely to spread rapidly across more of the UK unless more people take up the vaccine, Dame Jenny Harries says.

State media said the test of underwater attack drones was in response to recent US-South Korea drills.

A research project, led by the University of Manchester, finds the "new object" 40,000 light years away.

The World Snooker Tour announces its first TV event in Saudi Arabia, where there will be an extra 20-point ball for players who complete a 147.

Wilderness Festival will take place at Cornbury Park, near Chipping Norton, in early August.

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby is believed to have starved after his father suffered a fatal heart attack.

Ivan Toney returns for Brentford on Saturday after an eight-month ban for betting offences, but what impact can he have?

Teenager Mirra Andreeva saves a match point as she completes a stunning third-set comeback to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Experts say that the absence of snowfall this winter will lead to water scarcity and derail the economy.

Amol Rajan's interview with the actress was unexpectedly disrupted.

MP Anna Firth's proposed bill would make it a specific criminal offence to steal a cat or a dog.

The PM has become an engaged international actor, showing his hawkish side in Ukraine and the Red Sea.

Waiting times for support including counselling have doubled since 2015, according to a major report.

It is the first time the inspectorate has taken responsibility for the part it played in her death.

José Alberto García Vilano has been linked to the killing of two US citizens last year.

Jeremy Hunt tells the BBC that tax cuts would help the economy be more dynamic and grow faster.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.