Italy and Malta are refusing to allow two ships carrying 49 migrants in the Mediterranean to land.

Pope Francis on Epiphany feast day, January 2019

Pope urges end to migrant boat deadlock

Manchester United open Coutinho talks, Abraham to decide on future, Guardiola rules out loan for Foden, plus more.

Monday's gossip column

The US president says a "good dialogue" is taking place with North Korea but sanctions will remain.

Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump at the June summit in Singapore

US in talks over N Korea summit venue

The footballer was criticised over a video of himself enjoying a gold-covered steak.

Ribery fined over Salt Bae steak rant

Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks tells Newsbeat why he won't be at the NBA game in London next week.

Turkish born Enes Kanter is the center for the New York Knicks

NBA star: 'I don't feel safe in the UK'

The footballer was criticised for posting a video of himself enjoying a gold-covered steak.

A smelly "advent calendar" helps people identify their favourite fragrances.

Smelly advent calendar beats 'nose fatigue'

Oldham, Newport County and Barnet are the pick of the FA Cup giant-killers on a weekend of shocks in the competition, while Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal, Spurs and holders Chelsea all enjoy comfortable wins.

Giant killings, great goals & funnies - Catch-Up on FA Cup round three

Giant-killings, great goals & funnies - catch up on FA Cup third round

The government's 10-year-plan for the NHS - which is published on Monday - features on several front pages.

NHS 'gene revolution' and Rooney arrest

After upsets and underdog stories in the FA Cup, which players will make your team of the third round?

FA Cup pick your team of the round nominees

Who makes your FA Cup team of the third round?

June Jones was found dead at her home five days after her sister reported her missing to police.

Man accused of murder appears in court

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez score as Barcelona move five points clear at the top of the table with victory at Getafe.

Messi and Suarez take Barca five clear

Southampton's Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis returns to Rangers on a six-month loan deal - subject to international clearance.

Steven Davis played for Rangers between 2008 and 2012

Davis agrees loan move to Rangers

Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles advance in the NFL play-offs after Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey misses a game-winning field-goal attempt.

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews celebrates after their NFL play-off victory over the Chicago Bears

Eagles beat Bears after field-goal miss

Cardiff Devils cap off a winning weekend with a comfortable 6-0 victory over Fife Flyers.

Fife Flyers 0-6 Cardiff Devils

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda is in hospital in Vienna with influenza, five months after having a lung transplant.

F1 legend Lauda back in hospital

The 10-year-old boy was seriously hurt when he was hit by a car which failed to stop.

Child critical after hit and run

Marseille suffer an embarrassing defeat in the French Cup as they are beaten by fourth-division Andrezieux.

Fourth-tier Andrezieux stun Marseille

Darren Pencille is charged with the murder of Lee Pomeroy, 51, who was stabbed in front of his son.

Man charged with train stabbing murder

The 45-year-old man is believed to originally have been from Belarus and was known to police.

Islamic State militant carrying an IS flag, walking across a rocky landscape

Irish citizen held by group fighting IS

BBC Sport NI goes behind the scenes with the Rosemount Rec supporters for their Irish Cup fifth-round tie against Glenavon.

Irish Cup Stories: Rosemount's historic tie against Glenavon

Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri admits his side deserved to lose to Oldham as the game was "so boring" & his players showed "no desire, no passion".

Fulham showed no desire, no passion - Ranieri

Newport County manager Michael Flynn says the club's 2-1 FA Cup third round triumph over Leicester City is "up there with the best in the club's history."

Newport win 'up there with the best'

Barnet captain Callum Reynolds told Football Focus about his pre-planned celebration in the unlikely outcome the non-League side would win at Sheffield United in the FA Cup third round, and the Bees did just that.

Giant-killers Barnet - When pre-planned celebrations pay off...

Watch how lifelong Oldham fan Pete Wild masterminded one of the biggest shocks of the FA Cup third round.

Oldham manager Pete Wild celebrates his side's victory over Fulham in the FA Cup third round match

The Oldham fan who masterminded an FA Cup giant-killing

Kate O'Connor improves her own Irish indoor pentathlon record by 24 points to 4174 as she wins the English Senior title in Sheffield.

Kate O'Connor added 24 points to her Irish indoor pentathlon record set last February in Estonia

O'Connor sets new Irish pentathlon mark

The Daily Trust says it may be connected to its story about a planned offensive against Boko Haram.

Nigeria soldiers raid paper over article

Arsenal will host Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal host Man Utd in FA Cup draw

Real Madrid suffer a surprise defeat by Real Sociedad as the visitors end a four-match losing streak in La Liga.

Willian Jose celebrates for Real Sociedad

Sociedad shock Real Madrid at Bernabeu

Scotland needs more funding to fully capitalise on the success of Andy and Jamie Murray, says Scottish Tennis chief executive Blane Dodds.

Scotland 'deserves' more tennis funding

Newport County pull off a huge shock in the FA Cup third round as they dump Premier League Leicester City out at Rodney Parade thanks to Padraig Amond's late penalty.

Highlights: Newport County 2-1 Leicester City

A 35-year-old man and 39-year-old woman are arrested after a 28-year-old man was found with head and face injuries.

Man and woman arrested over serious assault

Maria Tudorica, aged 17 months, was in the front passenger seat when the car was stolen in London.

Missing girl taken in car theft found

Patrick Dwyer hits a hat-trick as Belfast Giants complete a double-header sweep of the Sheffield Steelers with a 4-3 win on Sunday.

Patrick Dwyer celebrates scoring against Sheffield on Sunday

Giants secure double over Steelers

Ben Atiga, the All Black who quit rugby at the top of his game, is using his time in a "dark place" to help Scotland's players with their mental health.

'Speaking to someone in a suit can be terrifying' - the hidden doubts of professional rugby players

Padraig Amond converts an 85th-minute penalty after Leicester City's Marc Albrighton is penalised for handball to send Newport County into the FA Cup fourth round.

'He can't believe it' - Albrighton handball gifts Newport winner

Pete Wild was supposed to watch Oldham play Fulham in the away end, instead he led the Latics to an FA Cup giant-killing.

Wild's journey from fan to giant-killer

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says their fans "didn't boo loud enough" in the Blades' defeat by non-league Barnet in the FA Cup third round.

Our fans didn't boo loud enough - Wilder

New Down manager Paddy Tally says he is rebuilding the panel with a view to the future.

Tally rebuilding Down for the future

Wayne Rooney's arrest for public intoxication was a result of feeling "disorientated" after taking sleeping tablets on a flight while drinking, according to his spokesman.

Rooney arrest 'down to sleeping pills'

Donegal manager Declan Bonner describes the hand pass rule being used in the pre-season competitions as an "absolute disaster".

Hand pass rule 'an absolute disaster' - Bonner

More than 50,000 affordable homes are planned for Greater Manchester by 2038.

couple look at estate agent window in Manchester

New homes plan to tackle 'housing crisis'

Kasidy Anderson says she hopes the Northeastern Huskies can carry momentum from the Friendship Series in Belfast back to the United States.

Northeastern Huskies player Kasidy Anderson

Anderson reflects on 'special' historic ice hockey trip

Northern Ireland Civil Service boss warns border crime may rise if UK and EU do not strike a deal.

Smuggling upsurge fear over no-deal Brexit

Former world number one Deta Hedman joins Lisa Ashton as a first-round casualty at the BDO World Championships.

Deta Hedman at the BDO World Championship

Third seed Hedman out in first round

Only 53% of votes from the country's 75,000 polling stations have been counted in the last week.

An election clerk counts votes at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo voters 'must be patient'

The cavernous 18th century ice store has been rediscovered after decades.

Inside London's lost ice house

Callum Lang scores a late winner to send League Two Oldham Athletic into the FA Cup fourth round as they stun Premier League Fulham.

Missed penalty, VAR and late goals - Oldham stun Fulham

Jamille Matt heads home a 'peach' of a cross from Robbie Willmott to put League Two Newport County 1-0 up at home to Premier League Leicester City in the FA Cup third round.

Newport take shock lead against Leicester

Police treat a fire at a harbour in Aberdeen that destroyed several boats as wilful fire-raising.

Boats destroyed in suspicious blaze

Donegal All-Star Ryan McHugh lines out for Ulster University against Derry on Wednesday as he returns from concussion.

Ryan McHugh suffered a concussion while playing in a challenge match for his club Kilcar

Ryan McHugh cleared to resume playing

John Marquis scores his 19th goal of the season as Doncaster produce an FA Cup upset at Championship side Preston.

Highlights: Preston North End 1-3 Doncaster Rovers

Egyptian club Zamalek lure Morocco international striker Khalid Boutaib from Turkish side Yeni Malatyaspor.

Zamalek lure Morocco striker Boutaib

Non-league Barnet stun Sheffield United, Oldham come from a goal down to beat Fulham and Newport County defeat Leicester, plus a full round-up.

(left to right) Barnet's David Tutonda, Oldham's Callum Lang and Newport's Padraig Amond

What happened in the FA Cup on Sunday?

Arsenal will travel to fourth-tier Crawley Wasps in the Women's FA Cup fourth round, as WSL and Championship sides enter the cup.

Arsenal to face Crawley Wasps in FA Cup

Barnet will be the only non-league side in the FA Cup fourth round after Shaquile Coulthirst's penalty helps them beat Sheffield United - a team 84 places higher than them in the English football pyramid.

Highlights: Sheffield United 0-1 Barnet

Watch highlights as a goal in each half from Will Hughes and Troy Deeney help Premier League Watford win 2-0 at non-league Woking in the FA Cup third round.

Highlights: Woking 0-2 Watford

Watch highlights as Queens Park Rangers record a rare FA Cup win against Championship leaders Leeds United with a hard-fought victory at Loftus Road.

Highlights: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Leeds United

Ospreys and Cardiff Blues players wore cutting edge gum shield technology to learn more about concussion.

Derby outing for concussion gum shields

Tunisia World Cup coach Nabil Maaloul leaves Qatari champions Al Duhail by mutual consent after less than six months with the club.

Tunisian coach Maaloul leaves Qatar champions

Watch highlights as Shane Ferguson's two late strikes help Millwall cancel out Jon Toral's opener for Hull City and book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.

Highlights: Millwall 2-1 Hull City

Muhammad V is the first monarch to step away from the throne since the country gained independence.

Malaysia's king resigns in historic first

Watch highlights as Phil Foden scores his first goal at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City score seven against Rotherham to reach the FA Cup fourth round.

Highlights: Man City 7-0 Rotherham

The Bangladeshi woman says she was raped because she voted for the opposition in last week's elections.

Bangladeshi students and social activist form a human chain in protest of the gang-rape of a mother from Noakhli, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 4

Woman 'gang raped over voting choice'

Rangers sign Bournemouth striker Jermain Defoe and Southampton midfielder Steven Davis on loan.

Rangers complete Defoe and Davis deals

Tottenham keeper Tom Glover joins Hibs for their mid-winter training camp in Dubai with a view to potentially joining on loan.

Hibernian take Spurs' Glover on camp

Basildon family of Ellie Yarrow-Sanders', missing with her three-year-old son since July, raise funds.

Ellie Yarrow-Sanders with her son Olly Sheridan

Missing mother's family raise legal costs

Nearly three months after she was born, baby Hallie is now back home with her family.

Baby born weighing 1lb comes home

He says a US strike in Yemen killed Jamal al-Badawi, an al-Qaeda militant behind the deadly 2000 attack.

Jamal al-Badawi in Yemen, 16 January 2005

USS Cole bomber died in air strike - Trump

Dr McKenna Cup holders Donegal will battle with Cavan for a semi-final spot on Wednesday after both win their games on Sunday.

Martin McElhinney had a superb game for Donegal at Pairc Esler

Donegal face Cavan Section A decider

Swansea City manager Graham Potter praises captain Leroy Fer following their FA Cup third round win at Aston Villa.

Fer's 'best game of season' - Potter

Members of a youth football club in England are 'overwhelmed' by NI woman's offer to share win.

EuroMillions winner remembers former club

The Mayor of Christchurch made the discovery while walking her dogs in Mudeford.

Casket of ashes washes up on beach

Castleford and England half-back Luke Gale faces a lengthy period out after suffering a suspected ruptured Achilles tendon.

Gale suffers further injury setback

Japan's Kei Nishikori claims his first title since 2016 with victory in the final of the Brisbane International.

Nishikori captures Brisbane title

About 150 young people took part in anti-social activity at a park in west Belfast.

Youths throw bottles and stones at cars

Derbyshire Police and the FA are investigating after a fan appeared to attack Ebbsfleet goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore at Chesterfield.

Police and FA investigating incident

Raheem Sterling puts Manchester City ahead in the 12th minute against Rotherham in their FA Cup third round game at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City (Sterling) 1-0 Rotherham United

'It was clinical' - Sterling opens scoring for Man City

Sean Fitzgerald died after he was shot by police in Coventry on Friday.

Men released after fatal police shooting

Guinea will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations instead of the 2023 edition, according to Caf president Ahmad who visited the country on Sunday.

Guinea to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

The shadow health secretary says the party is committed to voting against Theresa May's Brexit deal.

Labour is 'not enabling Brexit' - Ashworth

Swansea-born Steve Lovell would relish an FA Cup tie against his hometown club after his Gillingham side knocked out Cardiff City.

Gills' Lovell would 'love' to face Swans

The US wants assurances that Kurdish allies will be safe, National Security Adviser John Bolton says.

A line of US military vehicles in Syria's northern city of Manbij. 31 Dec 2018

US withdrawal from Syria 'conditional'

Reports, results and scorecards from Australia's limited-overs tour of India, featuring five ODIs and two Twenty20s.

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey and India batsman Shikhar Dhawan

Australia in India 2019

Good Samaritan donated cash for Travelodge stay after a 22-year-old's story went viral on Facebook.

Johanna Simic with two kitchen volunteers

Homeless woman given Christmas hotel stay

Ruben Neves' superb strike sends Wolves into the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of a Liverpool side featuring three teenagers.

Neves strike sees Wolves past Liverpool

Samir Nasri said is "relieved" after playing his first competitive football match in 13 months as West Ham beat Birmingham City on Saturday.

Relief for Nasri after football return

The woman is receiving support from specially trained officers after the attack in Sussex.

6 January 2019

Pope urges end to migrant boat deadlock

Monday's gossip column

US in talks over N Korea summit venue

Ribery fined over Salt Bae steak rant

NBA star: 'I don't feel safe in the UK'

Ribery fined over Salt Bae steak rant

Smelly advent calendar beats 'nose fatigue'

Giant-killings, great goals & funnies - catch up on FA Cup third round

NHS 'gene revolution' and Rooney arrest