Lionel Messi has made football history by picking up a record sixth Ballon d'Or - how did social media react?

Ballon d'Or: How social media reacted

Scott Purcell lived on the streets for 17 years until he turned his life around.

'I was once homeless. Now, I sell homes'

A college in Kentucky pays for all its pupils' tuition. There's just one catch - they have to work for it.

Has a US university cracked student debt?

Melania Trump revealed 2019's theme as "The Spirit of America" in a video posted on social media.

White House Christmas decorations unveiled

The tiny cat was one of the most recognisable online - with bulbous eyes and a protruding tongue.

Bub looks into camera smiling with tongue out

Internet-famous cat Lil Bub dies

A 12-year-old boy has died and five others were injured in a "deliberate" hit-and-run crash near a school.

Murder investigation launched after 'deliberate collision'

IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr says he has "has not stopped smiling" since he beat Anthony Joshua in June.

'I have been so happy with how everything changed' - Ruiz Jr

The Trump administration is targeting $2.4bn worth of imports in retaliation for France's tax on US tech giants.

US threatens tax on champagne and French cheese

Freddie Ljungberg is not the right man to manage Arsenal on a long-term basis, says former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton.

Ljungberg not right for Arsenal - Sutton

Solskjaer set to be sacked, Ibrahimovic to snub Premier League, Chelsea forward offered to Italian giants, Roma to make improved bid for England defender, plus more.

Tuesday's gossip column

Three-time champion John Higgins and last year's runner-up Mark Allen secure routine wins in the UK Championship third round.

Higgins and Allen comfortably go through

Every Friday, police officers in Philadelphia run singing and dancing sessions in the community.

Can 'karaoke with a cop' cut down crime?

A Kenyan fisherman was airlifted to safety after three days stranded on an island because of heavy flooding.

Cheers for trapped fisherman

Watch highlights as Rotherham United stage a dramatic late comeback from 3-0 down to beat Solihull Moors 4-3 with an injury-time winner.

Solihull Moors 3-4 Rotherham United highlights

Rotherham stage incredible four-goal comeback to beat Solihull

The alliance's leaders are gathering in London to mark its 70th anniversary amid growing tensions.

NATO flag is seen during NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group military exercise Silver Arrow in Adazi, Latvia October 5, 2019

Divisions in Nato exposed ahead of summit

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will not be making any signings in January, despite trailing Liverpool by 11 points.

Guardiola rules out January signings

Tuesday's back pages

Anthony Joshua tells Mike Costello and Steve Bunce that he "had to reinvent" himself after losing to Andy Ruiz Jr in June.

'I've had to reinvent myself' - Joshua

The US president says he's a fan of Brexit but will stay out of the election, on a visit to the UK.

Trump on UK election: 'I can work with any PM'

Why are there Premier League games on at weird times this week? Are they on TV? BBC Sport has the answers.

Why are Premier League games at strange times this week?

The lawyer for five of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers says he wants the Duke of York to testify in court cases.

Prince Andrew, left, and Jeffrey Epstein in New York's Central Park

Prince Andrew must testify in court, lawyer says

The US President says the NHS will not feature in trade talks but Labour says it still has concerns.

Trump wants 'nothing to do' with NHS after Brexit

Jeremy Corbyn has said he would walk away from trade negotiations if the US insisted on including the NHS as part of a trade deal.

Corbyn's message to Trump on NHS

Northern Ireland's Mark Allen progresses to the last 16 of the UK Championship with a comfortable 6-1 win over Ben Woollaston.

Allen through to last 16 with easy win

What are the promises being made in a bid to win over voters in the general election?

Mary Lou McDonald, President of Sinn Fein

At-a-glance: Sinn Féin manifesto

La Liga president Javier Tebas resigns from his post but says he will stand for re-election.

La Liga president Tebas resigns

BBC Sport looks back at the moment Thierry Henry scored against Leeds in the FA Cup on his return for Arsenal - as the two sides are drawn to face each other again.

When Henry scored against Leeds on his Arsenal return

Fife Flyers record a big win but overall it's a disappointing week for the Scottish sides in the latest batch of Elite Ice Hockey League fixtures.

Puck Drop: Fife Flyers topple Giants

The 76-year-old was taken to hospital after the incident on Saturday but has since died.

Woman dies after being hit by car

Pisa results will be published on Tuesday - what are they and why has Wales done poorly in the past?

Why has Wales under-performed in school tests?

A boat sailed so close to four men fishing in Shoreham that waves of water caused their vessel to sink.

Trio died when boat was almost 'run over'

Joyce Cregeen, who was 81, was found stabbed to death at home in Epsom in May 2008.

Police reopen unsolved murder probe

The 76-year-old is pronounced dead at the scene of the collision near Helensburgh.

Man dies as car and lorry crash near naval base

When we’re under pressure our mental bandwidth narrows – and that means we focus on the wrong tasks. So what’s the remedy for unproductive ‘tunnelling’?

How busyness leads to bad decisions

Chris Morse thought he was in good physical health but tests revealed serious problems.

Heart screening at gym 'saved my life'

Mark Lawrenson takes on University Challenge star Bobby Seagull to make predictions for the latest round of Premier League fixtures.

Premier League predictions: Lawro vs University Challenge star Bobby Seagull

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for a record sixth time.

Messi wins Ballon d'Or for record sixth time

The independent inquiry into breast surgeon Ian Paterson delays its report due to the general election.

Breast op victims 'disappointed' at inquiry delay

Watch as Jamey Osborne's brilliant strike gives non-league Solihull Moors the lead against League One Rotherham United.

Watch: Brilliant strike gives Solihull Moors lead against Rotherham

Visitors to the exclave of Point Roberts must drive through Canada to enter the United States. It’s a tiny town with empty beaches, pods of orcas and dozens of gas pumps.

A US town that lies in Canada

PC Laurence Connolly "scared" a female police officer, a disciplinary hearing is told.

PC told colleague 'I wish you were dead'

USA's Megan Rapinoe has won Women's Ballon d'Or for 2019, with England's Lucy Bronze the runner-up.

Rapinoe wins Women's Ballon d'Or

Britain's Anthony Joshua says he feels "different" going into Saturday's rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia.

'Reinvented' Joshua confident for Ruiz

Watch the moments former Manchester City star Micah Richards helps give rivals Liverpool and Man Utd difficult third round FA Cup draws.

Lovely, lovely! Ex-Man City star Richards' delight with Liverpool and Man Utd Cup draws

Margate is hosting this year's Turner prize, and an art school in one of its most deprived neighbourhoods is helping local kids thrive.

Building bridges through art

Steve Marsh saw his colleague PC Keith Palmer killed at the House of Commons in 2017.

Emergency services vehicles on Westminster Bridge

Police officer relives Westminster Bridge terror

Liverpool will host Everton in the third round of the FA Cup, while Championship leaders Leeds United will travel to Arsenal.

Liverpool draw Everton in third round

Ex-Worcester & Wales coach Mike Ruddock joins Ospreys on a short-term consultant basis to review rugby operations with the struggling region.

Ex-Wales coach Ruddock joins Ospreys

Belfast Health Trust chief says diagnoses of new cancers could be delayed due to industrial action.

The chief executive of Belfast Health Trust has said the diagnoses of new cancers could be delayed due to industrial action by health workers.

Dispute 'may delay cancer diagnoses' says trust

Andreas Dowling admitted carrying out a campaign of bomb hoaxes in Britain, US and Canada.

'Cruel' Super Bowl bomb hoaxer jailed

The authority had originally allocated £4m for the new centre in 2017.

Bristol Waste street cleansing depot at Hartcliffe Way

Waste depot's costs triple after landfill find

UFC fighter Paul Craig goes up against Steven Thompson in the Sportscene predictor.

Sportscene predictions with UFC fighter Craig

Two friends, who had attended Cambridge University, were stabbed to death in the capital on Friday.

Vigils for London Bridge victims

The chief executive of Fishmongers Hall describes his team's actions during the London Bridge attack.

'Screaming and chaos'

Ulster's Jacob Stockdale says he is "excited to prove people wrong" over his defensive game before the Champions Cup match against Harlequins.

Stockdale happy to prove critics wrong

Stasys Belevicius recounts coming face-to-face with Alexander Lewis-Ranwell after he had killed three elderly men.

'He was right behind me, he grabbed a knife'

The Ferguson shipyard move comes after administrators agree terms for the transaction with Scottish ministers.

Shipyard formally taken into public ownership

Nigel Farage says he will not be "dragged into a second referendum" by Labour.

'Vote Brexit Party' to hold Tories to account

The driver and passenger of one of the cars were treated by paramedics but died at the scene, say police.

Man and woman killed in two-vehicle crash

Belfast boxer Anthony Cacace says a world title bid in 2020 is a "very real" possibility after winning the British super-featherweight title.

The dream's becoming real - Cacace

The Trump campaign said credentials will be withheld due to Bloomberg's "open bias".

Trump denies press credentials to Bloomberg News

The deadly storm forces hundreds of thousands to leave their homes and closes Manila's airport.

Soldiers assist villagers ride a truck as they are evacuated in anticipation of an approaching typhoon in Legaspi city, Albay province, Philippines, on 2 December 2019

Hundreds of thousands flee Typhoon Kammuri

Leicester Riders end London Lions' hopes of retaining the BBL Cup with a comeback win in the quarter-finals.

Riders end Lions Cup repeat hopes

Five others were hurt and police want to speak to Terry Glover, 51, about the crash near a school.

Boy, 12, killed in 'deliberate' hit-and-run crash

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon answered listeners' questions on BBC Radio 5 Live.

'We wouldn't be discussing indyref2 without Brexit'

The former Cardiff University student was a member of an extreme far-right group, a court heard.

Man sentenced over far-right graffiti

Three of the men are due to appear in court on Tuesday following the death of Kenny Reilly last April.

Further arrests over traffic lights shooting

Drivers are to pay more for fuel whilst breastfeeding mothers are denied extra support.

Fuel and alcohol prices to rise in government plan

Melania Trump revealed "The Spirit of America" as this year's theme in a video posted on social media.

Wrexham pick up a welcome 2-0 victory over Eastleigh in Hampshire to move off the bottom of the National League.

Eastleigh 0-2 Wrexham

The adjustment for iPhone and Apple Watch users is intended to shorten queues at station barriers.

A commuter using their Apple Watch to enter the tube

Apple Pay speeds up payments on London Underground

A 30-acre site is proposed at Straiton in Midlothian with plans also for conference, retail and leisure space, a cinema, and hotels.

Plans revealed for 8,000 seat indoor arena

Luke Jobson's body was found in the River Tees after he went missing following a night out in Yarm.

Teenagers charged with affray over river death

Bobby Humphries has spent more than half of his young life battling cancer.

Boy, 6, cancer free after brain tumour battle

Leader Mary Lou McDonald unveils the party's manifesto ahead of next week's general election.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald with party colleagues at the menifesto event

Sinn Féin hits out at DUP's 'crazy Brexit agenda'

Daniel Foote faces a backlash after calling a 15-year jail term given to a gay couple "horrifying".

US diplomat 'threatened' in Zambia gay rights row

A government campaign is launched to attract accountants from the UK and Ireland to the Isle of Man.

Recruitment of accountants 'absolute necessity'

BBC Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton explains why commuters are facing 27 days of disruption on South Western Railway.

Why are guards on strike on South Western Railway?

Transform Scotland claims a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) would protect Edinburgh.

Tourists stand outside a pub in Edinburgh

Fresh call for Edinburgh 'tourist tax'

Italy sees the rapid rise of a movement aiming to stop the League's Matteo Salvini regaining power.

Anti-nationalist Sardines demonstrate in Florence

President Trump pretended two FBI employees were in the throes of passion while sending anti-Trump texts.

Trump ridicules ex-FBI investigators' affair

Virginia Giuffre calls for support from the British public in a BBC Panorama interview.

Prince Andrew accuser: 'Help me fight this fight'

Bryonn Bain was giving a workshop at Fishmongers' Hall when the attack began.

London Bridge: 'I saw people die'

Boris Johnson defends his call for longer sentences amid claims he is politicising the London Bridge attack.

Some prisoners can't be deradicalised - PM

Rain-triggered disasters have killed at least 250 people and affected some three million people across East Africa.

A 12-year-old boy walks through the mud after River Muruny burst its bank following heavy rains in Parua village, about 85 km northeast of Kitale, in West Pokot county, western Kenya on November 24, 2019.

Why the floods in East Africa are so bad

The bird was on the roof when the ambulance arrived at the emergency department.

Owl clings to ambulance roof for trip to A&E

Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page breaks her silence to condemn Mr Trump's recurring ridicule of her.

Lisa Page testifies to Congress in 2018 about her anti-Trump text messages

Trump target blasts his 'orgasm' mockery of her

Austrian Olympian Peter Seisenbacher is jailed for five years for sexually assaulting girls.

Former Austrian two-time Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher in court, 2 Dec 19

Judo champion jailed for child sexual abuse

Four Toronto Wolfpack players agree contract extensions with the promoted Super League club.

Toronto extend contracts for four players

Kenyan police airlift the man who was stranded on a patch of land with no food or water.

Marooned fisherman rescued after three days

Yousef Anwar and Mohammed Ijaz were arrested as part of an investigation into alleged spot-fixing.

Two men admit offering cricketers bribes

Officers find knives, stun guns, batons, a hatchet and an air rifle in an arrested man's home.