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British girl dies at Egyptian hotel

7 hours 20 min ago
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London.

Ferdinand to sign new Man Utd deal

8 hours 14 min ago
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will this week sign a one-year contract to extend his Old Trafford career.

Bradford 3-0 Northampton

9 hours 14 min ago
Bradford score three times in the opening half-hour as they beat Northampton at Wembley to win promotion to League One.

Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq

9 hours 49 min ago
Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months.

VIDEO: Plane catches fire on landing in Russia

9 hours 55 min ago
A Boeing 737 plane carrying about 140 people catches fire upon landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.

Marquez takes Le Mans MotoGP pole

9 hours 57 min ago
Marc Marquez clinches pole position after topping the qualifying session for Sunday's French MotoGP at Le Mans.

Williams eyes fourth title in a row

10 hours 39 min ago
Serena Williams secures her place in the Italian Open final where she will seek to win her fourth consecutive title.

VIDEO: Deadly floods sweep southern China

11 hours 10 min ago
Deadly storms are sweeping across southern China, killing more than 50 people and leaving 14 missing

Ferguson criticises Mancini sacking

12 hours 5 min ago
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson criticises City rivals over 'amazing' decision to sack boss Roberto Mancini.

Saudi woman reaches Everest summit

12 hours 5 min ago
A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.

Kerry urges Nigeria army 'restraint'

12 hours 16 min ago
The US warns Nigeria's army against human rights violations as it pursues a campaign against Islamist militants in the north-east.

VIDEO: Sweden gears up for Eurovision contest

13 hours 13 min ago
The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers.

Dozens injured in US train crash

13 hours 22 min ago
More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.

EU to ban refillable olive oil jugs

13 hours 45 min ago
The EU is to ban restaurants from using refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil, citing hygiene and consumer protection.

N Korea 'fires short-range missiles'

14 hours 5 min ago
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles as part of an apparent routine test-launch, South Korea says.

Beckham in talks to buy new MLS club

14 hours 17 min ago
David Beckham's advisors hold talks with US Major League Soccer over the former England captain buying a franchise.

Warner in Twitter row investigation

14 hours 29 min ago
Opening batsman David Warner is asked by Cricket Australia to explain why abusive messages to journalists are on his Twitter account.

Afghan MPs halt women's law debate

14 hours 35 min ago
The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped.

VIDEO: Violence after Spanish Cup Final

15 hours 14 min ago
There have been violent scenes in the Spanish capital after Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in the Spanish Cup Final.

Hollande signs gay marriage bill

15 hours 16 min ago
President Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.