Six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny comes second in the sprint and keirin as he makes his competitive return to cycling.

While cannabis became legal in California, a police unit in the north of the state are on a crackdown.

Jerry Van Dyke, who won four Emmy nominations for the US sitcom Coach, dies at home in Arkansas.

La Poste is keeping an eye on the old and lonely as it attempts to stay relevant in the 21st century.

Brazilian priest Brother David always believed he was white until a classroom game changed his perspective.

Officials are worried about the 'increasing trend' of people approaching wild elephants for selfies.

Chicken chain's mock nuclear-button tweet is latest in string of social media marketing attempts by retailers.

Some former darts champions drank heavily but did it improve their performance on the oche?

Can coalition talks finally deliver a German government? Damien McGuinness investigates.

The makers of Unistellar's Evescope say it is 100 times more powerful than a normal telescope.

Dan Simmons puts Orosound's Tilde noise cancelling earphones to the test.

The Instagram poet Yrsa Daley-Ward has had a difficult life - but it's these things, she says, that have made her the person and the poet she is.

A UK start-up hopes to offer DNA tests in shops to help people eat more healthily.

The attack took place in Casamance, a region that has seen a long-running armed conflict.

The divisive former Peruvian leader made some of his first comments since being pardoned.

After making headlines worldwide, Rome's ailing Christmas tree may live on in a modern art museum.

The Dutch engineer behind the design for circular runways has revealed plans to build a test runway for drones.

The 75th Golden Globes is the first major ceremony since Hollywood was hit by sex scandals.

A dinghy carrying people attempting to reach Europe sank off the coast of Libya.

The German chancellor's party hopes to convince the divided SPD to help form a government.

The 32-strong crew of the tanker are missing and a tanker carrying $60m of oil is on fire.