GB guide Charlotte Evans went into "complete shock" and needed treatment after winning gold at the Winter Paralympics.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is handed a record seven-game ban by the FA for his headbutt on Hull's David Meyler.

Jezki wins the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Our Conor after a heavy fall.

Quevega makes Cheltenham history by winning a record sixth Mares' Hurdle to give Ruby Walsh a second meeting win.

The head of the US Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff amid an investigation.

A rescue kitten has taken up residence at Sir Winston Churchill's former home to honour a request made by the wartime leader.

The EU offers Ukraine trade breaks worth nearly 500m euros ($694m; £417m) to stabilise its economy, as Russia tightens its military grip on Crimea.

A policeman who punched a suspected shoplifter in the head before pinning her to the ground is sentenced to a community order.