With Germany turning failure into success, BBC Sport asks if England can emulate their rivals' path to World Cup glory.

Britain's Geraint Thomas on his scariest moment as three of cycling's stars crash out of the Tour de France in week one.

The suicides of three teenagers have been linked to the failure to treat 17-year-olds in custody as children rather than adults, as Jim Reed reports for BBC Newsnight

China has a larger high-speed rail network than the entire European Union or the United States, according to a new World Bank report.

The departure of Foreign Secretary William Hague in the cabinet reshuffle is the papers' main focus, in what some call a "cull of middle-aged white men".

The young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has said that Boko Haram is 'misusing the name of Islam' by saying that girls should not have an education.

A 'Power List' published by the BBC's Radio 1Xtra music station sparks a row, after white musician Ed Sheeran tops the list.

The wreck of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is afloat as one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history makes progress.