Alcohol ban for Sydney beach after 15 tonnes of festive garbage
Around 15 tonnes of rubbish was left on Coogee beach after revellers' parties.
Versace staff used secret code for black shoppers, claims former employee
An ex-employee of a San Francisco store is suing luxury fashion brand.
Migrants held in Berlin after homeless man set alight
Local reports said the attackers aged between 15 and 21 handed themselves in.
Private firms make £0.5bn from 'fit-to-work' assessments
A consultation on reform of the controversial assessments was announced earlier this year.
Electoral fraud reforms will prevent poorest voting, says Livingstone
Voters will be asked to present identification at polling stations in a new pilot.
30 feared dead after boat carrying football team capsizes in Uganda
Police say 15 people have been rescued from the scene of the incident.
Leicester City fans in mask protest against Vardy's suspension
The club's owners supplied almost 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks to fans on Boxing Day.
US executions fall to 25-year low
Research also indicates support for the death penalty is falling.
Liverpool's Roberto Firmino charged with drink-driving
The 25-year-old is due to appear in court on January 31.
'The Queen backed Brexit' says BBC's Laura Kuenssberg
Broadcaster won't touch scoop as there was no corroborating evidence of monarch's remarks.
Celebrity deaths in 2016: From David Bowie to Muhammad Ali and George Michael
The Careless Whisper star died at his Oxfordshire home on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day travel chaos as five major London stations are affected
Government criticised for its failure to take action against failing train operators.
British Airways to hold strike talks with cabin crew
Members of the Unite union plan to take industrial action on Christmas and Boxing Day.
Manhattan millionaire Jean-Louis Goldwater Bourgeois to give $4m house to Native American tribe
The eccentric millionaire says he is 'returning' part of Manhattan to its original inhabitants.
Chapecoense plane crash survivor Alan Ruschel swapped seats during flight
71 people died on board the doomed flight of the 'Brazillian Leicester City'.
Three-year-old shot dead in Arkansas road rage incident
The child was on a shopping trip with his grandmother at the time.
Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav to be freed on parole after five years in jail for rape
Katsav was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 2011.
Jockey dies in front of children after horse racing collision
Rebecca Black is the second jockey to die in a racing accident in New Zealand in 10 years.
HMP Birmingham prison riot triggered by cold showers
Inmates are said to have rioted against poor conditions in the maximum-security jail run by G4S.
Winchester named best place to live in the UK
Study by Halifax looked at different factors, such as crime rates and life expectancy, to compile the list.
Woman created 'fake family' with stolen Facebook photos
Police said no crime was committed after pictures of her children were used by another social media user.
Osama Bin Laden's son denied entry to Egypt
No reason was given why his name was on a list of those banned from entering the country.
'House-to-house murder' being carried out in Aleppo, says David Miliband
Former British foreign secretary spoke of concerns that the 'chaos' would spread.
Trump accused of McCarthyism over demanding names of climate change advisers
During the interview, Anthony Scaramucci said the Earth is 5,500 years old.
Christmas travel chaos for Britain as 2016 draws to a close
Industrial action and planned engineering works will impact on those getting away for Christmas.
Louis Tomlinson partner Briana Jungwirth trolled after 'insensitive' Instagram post
Jungwirth was accused of making inappropriate posts after death of Tomlinson's mother.
Two girls kill at least 3 in double 'suicide attack' in Nigeria
Local reports suggest the girls involved in the attack in Maiduguri were aged seven or eight years-old.
Donald Trump rejects CIA reports of Russian election intervention
The president-elect told Fox News he blamed the Democrat party for the "ridiculous reports".
Crewe's director of football Dario Gradi suspended by FA amid historic abuse case
Crewe Alexandra's director of football suspended by the FA amid historic abuse case.
AA Gill's final column criticises NHS for limitations of UK cancer treatment
The cutting-edge, potentially life-extending treatment is currently unavailable on the NHS.
