Huyton lightweight Tom Stalker describes his quarter-final defeat at the European Amateur Boxing Championships as "horrible".

Africa should make more use of the skills of its nomadic peoples to help combat climate change, aid agency Oxfam says.

British canoeist David Florence wins silver, team GB take bronze in three-day eventing, Tina Cook wins bronze in the individual eventing and Michael Phelps grabs his third gold in the pool.

England close day one of the final Test at The Oval on 49-1 after dismissing South Africa for 194.

Elderly people and their families, carers, doctors and social workers contacted the Today programme in their hundreds to share their experiences of care for the elderly in the UK.

Thousands of people, including Princes William and Harry, attend an open-air spectacle to raise funds for injured members of the armed forces.

A photographer fails to win damages over a claim he wanted "to wreak havoc" on actress Nicole Kidman.

Bruce Forsyth is 80 - a man who can tell jokes, sing, dance, compere and act. But is the all-round entertainer a dying breed?

They're being dumped in record numbers and branded a "yob dog", yet Staffordshire bull terriers are ideal family pets, say experts. So why is this nation of dog lovers turning against them?

The Queen uses her Christmas Day message to highlight the needs of vulnerable people in society.

After a successful career in Britain, Deborah Kerr was embraced by Hollywood as the archetypal English rose.

The wife of a Church of Ireland bishop has converted from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism.

India beat England by 38 runs under the D/L method in the fifth one-day match to bring the series back to 3-2 with two games left.

Arsenal ensure a 10th consecutive season in the Champions League group stages as they complete a routine win over Sparta Prague.

Kent win the Twenty20 Cup after beating Gloucestershire in the final at Edgbaston.

Sergio Garcia fires a 65 to lead after day one of the Open Championship.

Film star Orlando Bloom's stage debut in London's West End has met with a broadly positive response from critics.

Wigan full-back Michael Withers is forced to retire with immediate effect after failing to recover from a knee problem.

Leicester survive a strong second-half Ospreys fightback to secure the EDF Energy Cup at a scorching Twickenham.

England lose by 18 runs to hosts India in their opening game at the Women's Quadrangular Series.