Lewis Hamilton is one of the favourites to win the race that could see him clinch the world championship in Mexico, which means the driver could cap his sixth victory by celebrating with his car.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Lewis Hamilton came as close to winning his sixth world championship title as anyone's nerves could stand without actually doing so.

Hamilton has not always been a mere dot disappearing beyond the horizon to rivals. He even struggled to win races before learning his trademark driving style from a friend.

Lewis Hamilton has patched up his relationship with the man who launched his career, Ron Dennis. He revealed that after winning his sixth world title, he received congratulations from him.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: The 89-year-old Ecclestone thinks a clean break would suit the six-time world champion better than seeking a final hurrah with Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton is hoping to return to winning ways at the Brazilian Grand Prix as he races for the first time since winning his sixth world championship in the United States. Follow the race live here.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN SAO PAULO: Verstappen was all smiles after a smart, occasionally daring, drive from pole position to victory having passed Lewis Hamilton twice on the circuit.

INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: Eliud Kipchoge will not let his achievements be reduced to a pair of hi-tech shoes. For him, Nike's controversial trainers only help so much.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: British stars were hoping for a divine night of Oscar glory - including a pair of actors who dubbed themselves The Two Welsh Popes. Jonathan Pryce plays Pope Francis.

In an eagerly-awaited document, Francis did not even refer to recommendations by Amazonian bishops to consider the ordination of married men and women deacons.

Cops claim Ty Kelley, 55, stuffed the bottle of $6.98 Barefoot brand Riesling down the front of his pants while he was inside a franchise in Pinelas Park on Wednesday.

Antonio Basco was emotional after a car dealership replaced his SUV which was stolen and vandalized. He buried his wife who died in the El Paso shooting the day before it was taken.

Gary Sheriff, 65, was charged with indecent exposure over the shocking act, which took place in a Walmart supercenter in Marion on Saturday.

Kroger, which also owns Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer and other store brands, announced Monday that it will cease all e-cigarette sales after selling through its current inventory. Walgreens followed suit.

Hostess wants you to have Twinkies for breakfast. The snack brand has teamed up with Post on the new product, recreating the beloved cream-filled sponge cake in cereal form.

Jet is winding down its service after about a year due to problems with pricing and keeping fresh food in stock. Jet will shut down a facility in the Bronx where more than 200 people work.

Selena Gomez scored her third solo album at number one on the Billboard 200 charts for Rare. The news came shortly after her Justin Bieber-referencing single Lose You To Love Me also hit number one.

Anna Cardwell, 25, made the surprise disclosure for the benefit of her 184k Instagram followers in a post on Thursday.

Officers from the San Leandro PD responded to a disturbance at Walmart on Hesperian Boulevard at 3pm yesterday afternoon to tentative accounts of a man attempting to rob the store.

China's first defeat in Group A left them five points behind Syria only halfway through the group stage of Asian qualifying. Marcello Lippi had only returned to the role in May this year.

The Imam Al-Mahdi Scouts, which has 45,000 members - boys and girls - is officially recognised by the World Scouting Movement but the group is actually grooming its young recruits.

Police officers are currently at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London assisting rail staff and passengers following a 'minor' explosion under a train.

Uber has won a partial victory at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in getting its London operating licence renewed following safety concerns, with a judge granting a 15-month permit.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin enjoyed each other's company while embracing and kissing court side at the 2019 US Open in New York as they watched Serena Williams take on Maria Sharapova.

The celebrity couple were snapped in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

The results of Wednesday's presidential debate began to trickle in in the early hours of Thursday morning, with neither candidate the clear winner thanks to contrasting polls.

Donald Trump declared himself the debate winner, dashing off a 3 a.m. tweet as his campaign plane touched down in the swing state of Ohio after last night's Las Vegas throwdown.

On Monday, Donald Trump made the campaign rounds in battleground state Florida and insisted he believes he's winning and the polls showing Hillary Clinton ahead are 'phony.'

The U.S. election is finally here. When and where can Australians follow the results? What are the key battleground states, and how does the U.S. system work?

The U.S. election is finally here. When and where can Australians follow the results? What are the key battleground states, and how does the U.S. system work?

Donald Trump has won the state of Florida after a precinct by precinct battle unfolded for the 29 electoral votes. Trump beat Clinton with 49 per cent of the vote, as she received 47 per cent.

Republicans have a 51-48 majority in the Senate, despite the Democrats' best efforts to win the four seats needed to flip the chamber.

Canada's immigration website, which details information on how to move to the country, crashed - presumably because of a high volume of traffic - as the U.S. election results came in.

Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) says the media needs to be less elitist, following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president-elect. The prime minister said his message on economic growth had resonated.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: It is just as well Mick McCarthy said that he would not mind a 'scrappy win' against Gibraltar, but this was ugly even by Ireland's unsightly standards.

CRAIG HOPE: For a country who have long since struggled for goalscorers, to unearth three news ones made this friendly entirely worthwhile for Mick McCarthy's men.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: In setting up the goal that completed Ireland's comeback, Troy Parrott gave Mick McCarthy something to think about ahead of facing Denmark.

My maternal grandmother lost siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles - more than 220 relatives, we have worked out - to the camps and also the shootings in the woods. They must be remembered

This week, a new thriller and a competitive reality show seeking a hot new fashion designer that, in its first moments, comes over as a cross between The Great British Sewing Bee and The Apprentice

Buckingham Palace announced that the 93-year-old head of state will decamp to the Berkshire royal residence on Thursday - a week earlier than she usually does for Easter Court.

Anna Burns, 33, can only enter the Tesco Metro in Swindon town centre. She appeared in court yesterday where she was set to be sentenced for thefts from stores including Mothercare and Boots.

Own-label wines from British retailers Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons all took home gold awards in the International Wine Challenge.

EXCLUSIVE: Heartbreaking footage also showed meat birds convulsing on the faeces-covered floor, with splayed legs and chemical burns at Moorah Farm in Essex, run by Hook 2 Sisters.

Footage shows dozens of parcels strewn across the ground (pictured) as the men sort through them one by one outside a Tesco store in Neasden, north-west London.

Mourners gathered in Gorton, Manchester, pictured, to pay their respects to crash victim Clive Pinnock, who died after being hit by a BMW in the city on Wednesday.

James May's crowning glory was left dishevelled as he encountered a strong gust of wind on a trip to Tesco on Tuesday.

Michael Middleton, pictured right alongside his TV hardman brother, was one of three men charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

The child was injured after falling from the window in Maygrove Road in Kilburn, London on Tuesday afternoon and was taken to hospital. Pictured: The crew trapped inside the basketball court.

The photo looked to be taken in a hip eatery with peeling posters on the brick walls. She gazed at the camera over the top of a pair of white framed sunglasses.

In one phrase, petite Laura Trott, Essex girl and now double Olympic champion, became the embodiment of British Cycling. ‘Once I got that winning feeling that was it, I really didn’t want to not win,’ she said.