Argentina players banned for World Cup brawl and AFA fined over Falklands banner
Three Argentina players have been banned for a number of games for their role in a brawl at the World Cup final - with the country's football association fined £235,000 over a Falklands Islands banner.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 11:25 am
Police on alert as funeral held for teenagers killed in Ireland wrong-way crash
Funerals have been held for two teenagers killed when the car they were in drove the wrong way down a motorway and crashed into another vehicle.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 10:24 am
More than 2,500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak, UN says
More than 2,500 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a UN coordinator who says it's spreading to an area larger than France.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 8:10 am
One dead after teenager carries out sword attack at Swedish school
One person has died after an 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out an attack at a school in Sweden, police have said.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 7:59 am
Ex-car salesman becomes Belgian prince as royal paternity confirmed
A former car salesman has become a prince after his father, Belgium's Prince Laurent, officially recognised him as his son.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 5:20 am
Five missing after fire 'completely destroys' restaurant with apartments
Five people are missing after a fire broke out in the Swiss town of Thusis, local police have said. 
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 4:49 am
Body of Australian hiker recovered - day after officials said she had been found alive
The body of an 18-year-old hiker has been recovered from the Australian bush, a day after authorities incorrectly announced she had been found alive.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 3:51 am
British cyclist to compete just days after brother's crash death
Cyclist Josh Tarling will ride in a Spainish event just eight days after his younger brother Finlay died when he was hit by a car during the Volta a Portugal.
Posted on 21 August 2026 | 2:12 am
Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted by court
Two organisers of Hong Kong's decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a controversial national security law.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:22 pm
Tanker boarded by six gunmen off Yemen
A tanker has been boarded by six gunmen off the coast of Yemen.
Posted on 20 August 2026 | 6:54 am