Russia will not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016 following the country's doping scandal, an Olympic source has told the BBC. Instead, the International Olympic Committee will leave it up to individual sport's governing bodies to decide if Russian competitors are clean and should be allowed to take...
HUNDREDS of fake passports have been seized in the past year as soaring numbers of migrants try to slip into Britain using fraudulent documents. Another 1,000 stolen passports – twice as many as the previous year – were also detected by border force officials in the past year. Now Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman...
Funerals have taken place in Kabul for victims of Saturday's suicide bomb attack claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS), which killed 80 people. Bodies were still being collected from morgues as the first burials were conducted in the west of the city. The bomber targeted a protest march by members of the Hazara minority,...
EVERY BHS store in the country will close within a month leaving 5,000 workers without a job. An announcement is expected on Monday confirming all 114 of the doomed chain's shops will close by August 20. Described as the biggest retail collapse since the closure of Woolworths in 2008, it is understood it would have...
Tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing have killed one woman and injured another after the pair left their vehicle, Chinese media have reported. CCTV published footage of the incident showing one woman getting out and standing beside the car before quickly being attacked and dragged away. The second woman was killed when she...
The UK's vote to leave the European Union heightens risks for the world economy, finance chiefs have said at the end of the G20 summit in China. The outcome of last month's referendum "adds to the uncertainty" for the global economy, the group of the world's 20 largest economies said. It urged the UK to...
The teenage gunman who killed nine people in Munich on Friday had been planning his attack for a year, German authorities say. David Ali Sonboly, 18, who had a Glock pistol and more than 300 bullets, killed himself after the attack. Bavarian government officials said he appeared to have bought the illegal pistol used in the...
STRICT gun control laws are urgently needed in Germany after Friday's horrific mass shooting, according to the country's Vice Chancellor. Crazed Ali David Sonboly, 18, gunned down nine helpless victims during a rampage outside a McDonalds restaurant and then busy shopping centre in Munich. And now Sigmar Gabriel, head...
A CONTROVERSIAL trade partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United States could benefit Britain, according to a Brussels official. David O’Sullivan, the EU ambassador to the US, has extended the olive branch to the UK by saying Britain will reap the rewards of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
Chris Froome is set to become the first Briton to win three Tour de France titles after safely negotiating a rain-soaked penultimate stage in the Alps. The stormy weather made for treacherous racing on slippery roads but Team Sky's Froome survived the final descent into Morzine to maintain his overall lead. Froome's...
BORIS JOHNSON is confident Britain will strike a deal with Europe that combines free trade with slashing immigration. The Foreign Secretary said he had detected a “quite striking” change of mood in European capitals “as understanding starts to break in and people see what this is all about”. Mr...
Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after suicide bombers killed 80 people and wounded 230 in an attack on marchers in Kabul. So-called Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, has said it was behind Saturday's attack on members of the Shia Muslim Hazara minority. In a televised address,...