USA: A long-time inmate who was recently released from prison pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing a bank in Wyoming and asked a judge to impose the maximum sentence, saying going back to prison would be like going home.

Colin McRae has victory in his sights as he prepares for just his second assault on the epic Dakar Rally.

THE death toll from a heatwave sweeping southwestern Spain rose to at least seven this weekend, while officials warned that temperatures hovering around 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit) threatened to intensify raging forest fires.