The star's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also among the nine killed in the helicopter crash.
The new year holiday has been extended by three days, in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
The Irish PM warns the UK not to try for a "piecemeal" trade deal, saying the EU will not accept it.
The 18-year-old wins multiple awards, including best new artist and song of the year.
The Caspian Airlines plane carrying 135 passengers ended up in the middle of a public street.
Photos by the Duchess of Cambridge of two Holocaust survivors are published to mark its Memorial Day.
Court papers suggest the tabloid may have targeted the mobile phone of the murdered schoolgirl.
Passenger plane crashes and catches fire in eastern Afghan Ghazni province - officials.
The woman, aged 60, suffered a seizure while speed-eating the cakes during an Australia Day event.
Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.
A petition organised by a charity for blind people asks for the BBC to roll back their decision.
A management body says sports chat in the office can be a "gateway" to more laddish behaviour.
From Demi Lovato's comeback to BTS making Grammy history, her are the night's stand-out moments.
The 13-year-old died in a helicopter crash in California that also killed her father, Kobe Bryant.
The reported death of basketball great Kobe Bryant and his daughter leads many of today's front pages.
Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant debates whether fashion can be sustainable and cheap.
Do you think you can tell what is real and fake? BBC presenter Radzi Chinyanganya tries out the latest techniques.
Grace Harvey reveals the mixed emotions she had after walking for the first time in a robotic suit.
Members of the public from a range of backgrounds gather for the UK's first climate change assembly.
The Oxfordshire rock gods go back to their humble beginnings for Independent Venue Week.
More sustainable toys are coming on the market designed to appeal to planet-conscious consumers.
Canada sent thousands of crafts to help animals, but local rescue groups say they are overwhelmed.
Luis von Ahn is the founder and boss of Duolingo, the world's most popular language learning app.
How a 17-year-old girl got out of foster care and found a permanent home with a loving family.
Falsely charged with selling secrets to Pakistan, Nambi Narayanan's life was knocked off course.
Angola's President Joao Lourenço is accused of orchestrating a witch-hunt against Isabel dos Santos.
The basketball star, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna are among the nine killed in the crash.
Kobe Bryant was "one of the most extraordinary players in the history of basketball" who "inspired people around the world" to play the game.
Watch Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball', written when the five-time NBA champion retired in 2016, following reports the basketball legend has died in a helicopter crash.
Watch Kobe Bryant's final game for the LA Lakers in 2016, when the five-time NBA champion bowed out with a sensational 60 points against Utah Jazz in Los Angeles.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his first-team players will not be involved in the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Shrewsbury Town, the Reds manager says.
Mark Rutte is the first prime minister to acknowledge the Netherlands' role in persecuting Jews.
Henri Kichka lost his family in the Nazi death camp, but lived on to tell his own story of survival.
It is 75 years since Soviet Union troops liberated Auschwitz - now marked as Holocaust Memorial Day.
The three were part of a quiet resistance against the Nazis in Second World War Berlin.
Jewish survivors use family photos to describe their relatives murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz.
Meijer Nieweg was murdered in August 1942. It has taken decades for details of his death to emerge.