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Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:37
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder come face-to-face as they weigh in for their WBC heavyweight title fight on 2 December in Los Angeles.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:24
Susan and James Kenneavy's empty car was found on a shore in Dumfries and Galloway on Thursday.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:07
British Rowing says retired long jumper Greg Rutherford has not accepted an invitation to take part in the British Indoor Rowing Championships.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:03
Do less, change the routines, and share the jobs out - some tips for a stress-free festive season.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 11:02
One of the NFL's best running backs Kareem Hunt is released by the Kansas City Chiefs after a video appeared to show him shoving and kicking a woman.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 10:51
This is the third weekend of 'yellow vest' protests against President Macron's controversial fuel tax.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 09:55
Jenny Whatling says she thought up the calendars to keep her busy "within my grief".
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 09:27
Why dozens of schools are giving students lessons in mindfulness to improve behaviour and health.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 08:49
China's Yu Delu is banned for 10 years and nine months and compatriot Cao Yupeng is also banned in a match-fixing scandal.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 08:01
Former Spain striker David Villa is to join Japanese top-flight club Vissel Kobe after leaving Major League Soccer side New York City.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 07:53
Relive the dramatic World Cup Final between France and Croatia which saw a record broken, own goals, great goals and a goalkeeping howler.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 07:45
The family that challenged the Kennedys at the political top table
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 06:38
50th anniversary of Van Morrison's classic album triggers new interest in how Belfast influenced his songwriting.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 05:35
Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, his son George W Bush has announced.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 05:21
The 41st US president led an international coalition to oust Saddam from Kuwait, but he lost to Bill Clinton in 1992.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:58
Maral Yazarloo-Pattrick, a record-breaking superbiker, has travelled solo around the world to change attitudes towards women in Iran.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:58
A safehouse in the US is now allowing women and their pets to escape domestic violence together.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:57
Nargis Taraki, 21, was the fifth daughter born to her parents in a village in Afghanistan.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:56
Soo-yuen Park has dedicated her life to helping the victims of digital sex crimes in South Korea.
Sat, 12/01/2018 - 02:56
Matilde Suescún believes the fairytale aspiration to an engagement ring is damaging for women.
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