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Schools have been shut in New Delhi after "hazardous" toxic smog worsened. 

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match ban for an alleged racist remark made about South Korean teammate Son Heung-min in a TV interview. 

The owners of Scotland's only oil refinery have rejected a US-led approach about a possible bid for it months before its scheduled closure. 

A beauty queen who found herself at the centre of a citizenship row in South Africa has come second in the Miss Universe competition - representing Nigeria. 

Two Met Police officers have each been charged with four counts of sexual assault against a woman in central London. 

Ed Sheeran says Band Aid 40 organisers did not seek his approval to use his vocals in the new version of the charity hit Do They Know It's Christmas? 

A teenage boy who admitted to killing a bus driver in an attack that saw him headbutting and "raining punches" on to his victim has been detained for four years…

An acclaimed Russian ballet dancer has died aged 39 after reportedly falling off a balcony while on painkillers. 

A cup of cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative impacts of fatty comfort foods during times of stress, research suggests. 

A split is emerging in the cabinet, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson revealing she will join several of her colleagues and vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying.