The 67-year-old - whose father was an American football star - will be the first woman in the job.

The national security adviser, a border tsar and UN ambassador are appointed but there are plenty more posts to fill.

Homan has described the US border as "the biggest national security vulnerability" the nation has seen since 9/11.

Several Capitol riot defendants have asked for hearings to be delayed in anticipation of pardons.

A Virginia-based defence contractor is found liable for the abuse of three former prisoners.

DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death aged 58 from brain cancer.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in Nigeria.

How much do we really understand about the virus formerly known as monkeypox?

Financial limitations mean there are no immediate plans to change the format of the eight-team Women's Champions League in Africa.

Sanju Samson blasts a 47-ball century as India clinch an emphatic win over South Africa in the first T20 international in Durban.

Arm wrestling is trying to shed its reputation as a bar sport. Could its inclusion at the African Games could help it enter the mainstream?

World champions South Africa are aiming to have "the two best teams in the world", according to centre Andre Esterhuizen.

Kenya's status as a sanctuary for refugees is questioned after the deportation of four Turkish nationals.

During his first stint critics accused him of dismissing Africa, so what will happen under Trump 2.0?

What is behind the exodus of Economic Freedom Fighters members to ex-President Jacob Zuma's party?

With swathes of South Sudan submerged, a whistleblower warns water sources are being polluted by oil.

In an echo of the US, the current vice-president is up against an ex-president in the 7 December vote.

Dawit Isaak has been held without trial in an Eritrean prison for 23 years.

How to say the Welsh names for the mountain formerly known as Snowdon - and the park where it sits.

Blind comedian Chris McCausland and his dance partner performed part of the routine with the lights off.

Watch: First time Gary Lineker presented Match of the Day

Riley, who has cancer, is surprised after an online appeal to meet the Marvel star.

Daniel Khalife told jurors at his trial that he cannot remember the document in question.

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Andy Bailey has been photographing bins in his Cheshire town, giving them a rating out of 25.

James Barnor, who has photographed the likes of Muhammad Ali, is being honoured in Accra.

A selection of photographs sent in by our readers on the theme of "railways".

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

For 15 years, David Gilliver has been a pioneer in the technique of painting with light.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Mika Ap Ellis was reunited with her dad after 30 years of being estranged.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says that injuries to Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice "don't look good" after they came off against Chelsea.

Arsenal forward Beth Mead says interim manager Renee Slegers is a “breath of fresh air” and she would like her to stay at the club “in some capacity”.

Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Tom Watson saves all three penalties in a shootout victory over Nottingham Forest U21s to send them through to the EFL Trophy knockout phase.

Billie Nicholls, who has ulcerative colitis, says some people don't have the luxury of waiting.

Dart Charge bailiffs have collected nearly £112m since 2019, it emerges.

Alastair King is the 696th person to be appointed as the lord mayor of the City of London.

One man tells BBC London not enough is being done to keep prisoners released early off the streets.

They will be performing one final time at this year's Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Dagenham.

Watch the moment phone thieves were caught after stealing 35 phones in south-east London.

Drinkers at a Soho pub have to pay more for late-night pints as part of a dynamic pricing policy.

Molly McGregor, 29, was fined £450 for not showing her railcard during a rail journey in May.

Doncaster teenager Andrew Gosden was last spotted on CCTV leaving Kings Cross in September 2007.

Dainya Ebanks says she is not surprised more than one in 10 women sleep rough when they leave prison.

Suddenly, the Democratic Party is all about stopping illegal immigration.

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The Magic Cottage was the epicentre of the blaze which broke out in Abergavenny on Sunday night.

Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning as pollution levels soared in the city.