Light reads, accessible history and gripping novels are championed by the people we asked to recommend their best reads of 2017, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Myles Garrett was the first overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Draft, while three quarterbacks were chosen in the opening 12 selections of a first round.

Hillary Clinton kicks off second run for White House by declaring that ‘Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion’, write Jonathan Allen and John Whitsides

Five men appeared in a Northern Ireland court today charged with membership of the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force, possession of equipment for carrying out acts of terrorism, and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.