The pitter-patter of tiny feet and giggles are sounds frequently heard at one Japanese nursing home.

Israel has warned of a long war to defeat Hamas, but it will surely be hoping to achieve its other main objective much faster - the rescue of more than 200 hostages.

Matthew Perry's family have said they are "heartbroken" by his death, adding he "brought so much joy to the world".

American Alison Lee rounded off her record-breaking week in style with a commanding victory in the Aramco Team Series in Saudi Arabia.

Danny Boyle said he dismissed the "rabbit holes" conspiracy theorists like Andrew Tate have fallen down when adapting the 1999 film The Matrix for the stage.

A tornado has blown a roof off a house in West Sussex.

Sky News has reconnected a Manchester-based teacher stuck in Gaza with her sister and mother who've had no contact with her for almost two days.  

Sami Valimaki overcame former champion Jorge Campillo in a play-off to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, while Scott Jamieson wrapped up his DP World Tour card for next season with a final-round 69.

Yellow weather warnings for rain and wind are in force every day until Thursday as a newly named storm approaches the UK.

Police are being encouraged to double their use of retrospective facial recognition (RFR) software to track down offenders over the next six months.