Andy Murray makes winning return in Brisbane with defeat of James Duckworth
**Andy Murray made a winning start to 2019 but said he does not know how much longer he will be able to play top-level tennis after hip surgery.**Brit...
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Manchester Victoria station stabbing: Three injured
**Three people - including a police officer - have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at Manchester Victoria railway station.**A man and woman in...
Germany adopts third gender identity for intersex people
**Intersex people in Germany can now legally identify themselves as a third gender, under a new law adopted in December.**People who do not fit the bi...
Van ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year's prayers
**A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the new year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.**The man driving the car fled the scene bu...
Kim Jong-un warns of change in direction on denuclearisation
**North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is committed to denuclearisation, but warned he will change course if the US continues its sanctions.**H...
Venice to charge tourist entry fee for short stays
**Venice has won approval to introduce an entry fee of up to €10 (£9; $11.50) for short-stay tourists.**Italy's budget for 2019 has a clause enabling...
Deadly blast ruins Russia housing block in Magnitogorsk
**Rescuers in the central Russian city of Magnitogorsk are searching for survivors after an explosion devastated a block of flats, killing at least th...
Brexit: US ambassador to UK Johnson warns on trade deal
**Donald Trump's offer of a "quick, massive bilateral trade deal" won't be possible if Theresa May's Brexit deal is backed by Parliament, the US ambas...
Mother of the Hubble: Tributes paid to Nasa scientist
**Tributes are being paid to Dr Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold an executive position at the US space agency Nasa.**Dr Roman was known as "...
Angela Merkel: Germany to take on greater global responsibility
**In 2019 Germany will assume greater international responsibility and must stand up for its convictions, Angela Merkel has vowed in an annual address...
Syria conflict: Trump 'slowing troop withdrawal', says Lindsey Graham
**A top Republican has said US President Donald Trump remains committed to defeating Islamic State (IS) in Syria, despite his plan to withdraw US troo...
Hammersmith stabbing prompts 39 attempted murder arrests
**Thirty nine people at a house party were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in west London.**The man, thought to be i...
Russian security agency arrests 'US spy' in Moscow
**Russia's FSB state security agency says it has arrested a US citizen "caught spying" in Moscow.**It named him as Paul Whelan, saying he was arrested...
Channel migrants: No easy answers to issue, says Javid
**The issue of increasing numbers of migrants trying to cross the Channel in small boats to reach the UK has "no easy answers", the Home Secretary say...
The most striking images of 2018
**From a protest in Honduras to an NBA player losing his balance, Kelly Grovier picks 12 photos that have shocked, inspired or gone viral, comparing t...
Georges Loinger: French hero who saved Jews in WW2 dies
**French resistance fighter Georges Loinger, whose bravery and invention saved hundreds of Jewish children in World War Two, has died aged 108.His dea...
Grandparents should be taken on family holidays, says minister
**Grandparents should be taken on family holidays, the minister responsible for tackling loneliness has said.**Mims Davies said British people could l...
Huawei: China accuses UK of 'pride and prejudice'
**China has accused the UK of "deep-rooted pride and prejudice" over security fears raised about Huawei.**The Chinese company's chairman has also comp...
Child health record 'red book' to go online
**The "red book", containing a child's medical records, is to be made available to parents online as part of government plans to improve NHS care for...
Calls to rid bacon and ham of processing nitrites
**Leading scientists and a cross-party group of politicians are calling for chemicals called nitrites to be removed from processed meats like bacon.**...
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