Scotland houses 2,000 Syrian refugees three years ahead of schedule through the Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announces.
Family planning organisation, Having Kids are offering US House Speaker Paul Ryan $25,000 to get a vasectomy as part of their push for people to have smaller families.
National Infrastructure Commission is calling on Ofcom to demand better coverage and internet speed including 4G in the UK.
West Midlands Police urge people to stop posting pictures from scene of Edgbaston crash, which killed six people
New research reveals more details about the first object ever detected in our own solar system to have originated from interstellar space
British firms are stockpiling cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum so they can pay off hackers in the event of a ransomware or malware attack.
Lanzini has been charged by the FA for diving to win a penalty against beleaguered Stoke City on Saturday (16 December).
Theo Walcott is in line for an Arsenal recall for the Carabao Cup tie against West Ham after recovering from a groin problem.
Bull sperm has been used to treat cancer in cows after scientists discovered it reduces side effects and was better at breaching tumour walls.
Parents and teachers unions expressed concerns over sweeping changes to sex education in Canadian province.
Ariana Grande has a very interesting and famous family judging by her latest social media post.
Naloxone knocks opioids off the brain's receptors almost instantly, nullifying the drugs' depressive effect on the respiratory system.
European Competition Commissioner says all firms "big or small, multinational or not, should pay their fair share of tax".
Police in Suffolk are responding to a "significant incident" at Suffolk RAF Mildenhall, a US airbase.
Jordi Alba has encouraged Barcelona to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid ahead of the summer transfer window.
Princess Charlotte, 2, has a lot to look forward to in the New Year.
Allardyce has worked with both the Belgian and Frenchman at Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers respectively.
Amazon Prime video users have stumbled across a Japanese show called Tokyo Train Girls, which features groping and up-skirt shots of women on public transport.
Manchester City will become untouchable if they are allowed to sign the best players, according to Antonio Conte.
Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo underlined their status as the dominant figures in world football as Real Madrid won the Fifa Cub World Cup.
Charlie Daniels and Josh King both left Bournemouth's 4-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool early, while top scorer Callum Wilson missed the match altogether.
Adverse weather conditions caused a stage to break down at the Brazil Atmosphere Festival and crushed DJ Kaleb Freitas who was performing at the time.
The head of a council in south east Australia has questioned calls for a mural painted by convicted paedophile Rolf Harris to be torn down.
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam to run in Libya's 2018 presidential elections, tribal chief Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul has said.
Kremlin-linked troll accounts on Twitter and Facebook have reportedly used fake profiles to incite anger and spread confusion following terror attacks in the UK.
Van Gaal spent two seasons at Old Trafford and was sacked in May 2016 after guiding his side to an FA Cup triumph.
There were some very high-profile dismissals from Trump's White House in 2017 - can you name them all?
A 62-year-old man died at a meat processing plant after getting his leg caught in a waste grinder.
The F-35 can provide a whole range of data to US' Missile Defense Agency to help them track and shoot down ICBMs.
A man who claimed to be a nurse and was able to treat patients at four separate hospitals in Sweden has been jailed.