Players who cover their mouths in confrontations with opponents to conceal discriminatory conduct face being sent off at the World Cup - after football's rule-makers voted through plans first revealed by Sky News.

Almost the entirety of Europe saw above-average temperatures last year, while wildfires burnt a record area and heatwaves struck from north to south, according to an extensive new climate study.

The US will issue a limited number of commemorative passports bearing a portrait of Donald Trump.

Offering women further tests after their first miscarriage could prevent more than 10,000 baby losses a year in the UK, according to a new study. 

Eight Disney-owned TV stations must submit to early licence reviews, amid growing pressure from the Trump administration for network chiefs to sack Jimmy Kimmel.

Former FBI director James Comey has said he is innocent and "not afraid" after being indicted over a social media photo officials say constituted a threat against Donald Trump.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it is to leave the OPEC and OPEC+ cartels of oil-producing nations, potentially threatening greater turbulence for global energy markets ahead.