The father of a nine-day-old baby who died after contracting a bacterial infection from a suspected contaminated hospital feed says he does not want more children to die.

Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann focus their attentions on two new patches of land within the 15-acre search area in Praia da Luz.

In the US, as many as 40% of very highly educated women leave the work force for a period of time. The BBC's Samira Hussain looks at firms trying to help them get back to work.

Third-favourite Taghrooda wins the Epsom Oaks by three and three-quarter lengths ahead of Tarfasha and Volume.

Formula 1 is planning to reduce the number of Friday practice sessions in order to reduce running costs for struggling teams.

The likely decision to leave Sir Bradley Wiggins out of Team Sky's Tour de France team is a rational one, writes Tom Fordyce.

Fernando Alonso springs a surprise by setting the pace ahead of the Mercedes in first practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal powers past Andy Murray to reach his ninth French Open final in 10 years.