German wild card Sabine Lisicki conquers her nerves to defeat France's Marion Bartoli and take her amazing Wimbledon run into the quarter-finals.

One of the top nuclear weapons research facilities in the US is to remain closed until Thursday as fire fighters battle a raging wildfire.

France's Christine Lagarde is named the new head of the International Monetary Fund, the first woman to hold the post.

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke acknowledges the public were "appalled" by the treatment of Milly Dowler's family at her killer's trial.

Syria's ambassador in London is summoned to the Foreign Office after claims a diplomat has been intimidating Syrians living in the UK.

Sunderland are closing in on Birmingham midfielder Craig Gardner for a fee thought to be about £6m.

Tiger Woods says he does not know whether he will play at the Open Championship which begins in two weeks at Royal St George's.

Ipswich accept a bid of £9m from Sunderland for striker Connor Wickham, BBC Sport understands.