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Yahoo says all three billion user accounts were hit in a hack earlier in the year, three times more than previously thought. The company was sold to Verizon in June.

William Barclay was held in shackles for three days and questioned over an incident at a UAE mall last year that had reportedly been resolved.

Hugh Hefner's death certificate revealed he died of cardiac arrest, septicaemia, e-coli and respiratory failure at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills on 27 September.

Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont tells the BBC that his government will declare independence from Spain in a few days after the referendum result.

Bristol Crown Court heard how Jeffrey Barry said he wanted to be a 'notorious' killer before he murdered refugee Kamil Ahmad in a flat share in Bristol.

Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith, west London says students can use their 'preferred pronoun' and it must promote 'greater wholeness for transgender individuals'.

Murder suspect Peter Madsen is charged with killing the 30-year-old whose torso was found near Copenhagen. Madsen also allegedly had videos of torture and killing on his computer.

Gerrard believes clinical Spurs frontman is the in-form player in world football right now and a "perfect role model and ambassador for the game".

The modern-day Santa Claus is based on St Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Christian saint, loved for his generosity towards children. His grave has been found in Demre, Turkey

British tennis player Dan Evans has successfully claimed that contaminated medication led to his positive test for cocaine and has escaped with a year ban for the offence.

New calf injury setback could see Bale miss both Champions League Group H ties against former club Spurs, in addition to Wales' last two World Cup qualifiers.

Over the last few years, increasing numbers of top sportsmen have made the decision to go vegan, across sports ranging from power-lifting to American football.

Alexander Zverev says he must mirror Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's insatiable desire to improve as motivation to kick-on after an encouraging 2017 season.

Conservative Islamic kingdom has put 60 people to death in three months, according to Amnesty International.

For the fist time since the HIV epidemic began, the number of gay and bisexual men diagnosed has fallen.

30 Seconds to Mars frontman and Hollywood actor told director Brett Ratner: 'I want to play him. I want to understand him.'

It may be possible to reverse untreatable blindness using a new gene therapy technique, according to the results of a new animal study.

Ariedo Braida travelled to Germany to watch over Leon Goretzka last week but has since suggested the Germany international is not ready for a move to the Nou Camp.

Volcanoes on Mars are the largest in the Solar System.

Burr has 3.7m subscribers and her Instagram following is slowly but surely catching up thanks to her fashion-inspo posts.

Discovered on 26 September by researchers from Kromtech Security, the leak has been blamed on a misconfigured database. It exposed player email accounts and phone numbers.

Simon Francis is backing Callum Wilson is return to his best when the Bournemouth striker returns from a serious knee injury for the second time in as many seasons.

Tube drivers were due to walk out at midnight on 5 October to begin staging a 24-hour protest over working conditions. Aslef report that has now changed.

David Becker of Getty Images was on assignment to cover the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when the worst mass shooting in US history began.

Surrey man Kapil Dogra, 35, has been found guilty of attack on 18-year-old woman in nearby woodland.

Lacazette arrived at Arsenal from Lyon this summer and admits the presence of Alexis Sanchez played a role in his decision to join the north London club.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been operational for a year – now its experts have opened up about the biggest challanges they have faced so far.

European Court of Justice asked to consider whether Facebook data transfer from Dublin to the US could compromise its users.

The arrests mark the "worst crackdown against LGBT people" in almost two decades, human rights activists say.