Doping experts have yet to find an effective test to uncover athletes using the gases xenon and argon to boost performance, as a ban is introduced.

Manchester United agree to sign Colombia striker Radamel Falcao on loan, as clubs scramble to attract new players before tonight's transfer deadline.

A 39-year-old man pleads not guilty to the religiously aggravated assault of MP George Galloway in a London street.

The parents of the first British person to contract Ebola during the outbreak in West Africa say he is recovering well.

A boy with a brain tumour whose parents took him from a hospital against medical advice had everything he needed to be safe, his brother says.

Israel unveils plans to take 400 hectares of land in the West Bank, triggering criticism from the Palestinians and the US.

Teaching of a "tough" new national curriculum begins in England as children return to school this week.

An "immediate ceasefire" in Ukraine must be the priority for key negotiations taking place on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.