Bale, who has made 15 appearances in all competitions for Madrid this season, has been recalled this weekend and Zidane dismissed ongoing speculation about the pair's relationship.

PETE JENSON AT EL SADAR STADIUM: Zinedine Zidane's side knew this was a potential slip-up but turned an awkward away fixture against battling Osasuna into a routine win.

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Tehran claimed the air disaster which killed 176 was caused because of pilot error. Will this be a repeat of Chernobyl's 1986 nuclear disaster where the Soviets hid evidence?

JONATHAN MAYO: The mood in the embassy suddenly changes. Salim has found a felt-tip pen and is writing 'Death to Khomeini' on the wall outside Room 9.

Collated by Bored Panda , these photographs of disastrous doggy haircuts - taken by pet owners around the world - demonstrate why some tasks are better left to the professionals.

Lionel Messi has suffered another injury setback and will almost certainly be out of Barcelona's La Liga fixture with Osasuna at the weekend. Messi has struggled for fitness since suffering a calf injury.

The Neighbours star, 39, recalls a disastrous appearance at the Logies after being sewn into her dress and accidentally exposing her behind at a high-class luncheon.

Trump made his scathing assessment of the WHO in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC at a Fox News virtual town hall meeting.

From Christian Coleman winning 100m gold to Dina Asher-Smith picking up Great Britain's first-ever medal in a women's sprint event, each individual achievement has been undermined in Qatar.

Police said they have opened a murder investigation after Mark Batchelor was gunned down as he was driving into his home in Olivedale, Johannesburg at around 6pm.

The former first lady opened up about the realities of White House life for two teenagers at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Saturday.

Former first daughter Sasha Obama, 18, is reportedly set to start college at the University of Michigan next week. She was spotted by several other students on campus.

The former first lady, 55, spoke about her family and career in a new interview. She said she tried to make it 'feel as normal as possible' when moving Sasha, 18, into the University of Michigan.

The subject came up when Maron asked Brad if tabloid attention has waned over the years. He said. When the host pushed he said: 'Because of my disaster of a personal life, probably.'

Mr Corbyn accused the US president of carrying out 'an extremely serious and dangerous escalation of conflict' after the rocket strike which killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.

Jeremy Corbyn last night refused four times to say Qassem Soleimani was a terrorist - and also described the Iranian general's killing by the US as 'illegal' . 

Lisa Nandy tonight blasted Sir Keir Starmer and labelled his Brexit policy a 'disaster' as she tried to salvage her Labour leadership campaign.

'I'm really disappointed that some of our technology created an issue that made the caucus difficult,' said Gerard Niemira, the CEO and chairman Shadow Inc, in an interview Tuesday.

Lawyers will argue Sgt Alexander Blackman, imprisoned for murder for shooting a wounded insurgent in Afghanistan, deserves to be granted bail and reunited with his family.

Several ex-SAS war heroes have spoken out in support of Sergeant Alexander Blackman and said they killed badly wounded Argentinian soldiers in the Falklands to 'end their suffering'.

Schoolteacher Rennie Williams who led many pupils to safety during the Aberfan disaster has died age 86. She helped children escape as a coal tip engulfed Pantglas Junior School in 1966.

EXCLUSIVE: Emilie Middleton, 40, span off the road near their home in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex and ended up with the super charged yellow Lamborghini Huracan buried in a hedge.

Sushi Masa is a small Japanese restaurant just off Willesden Green in north London. There's a neat sushi bar on the left as you walk in.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was out amid her rekindled romance with Younes Bendjima, who was with her for her Christmas Eve party this past Tuesday.

The reality TV personality looked fashion forward as she and son Mason, 10, made their way to the farmers market. The eldest of the Kardashian sisters, 40, cut a sporty figure in a dark top.

Khloe Kardashian is drawing inspiration from her chic daytime look. On Wednesday, while out-and-about in Calabasas, the star donned a long blonde pony tail for her day out.

SAS troops were part of the plot to bring down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, taking part in the mission to hunt and kill the commander after joining the US-led attack in Syria, it is claimed.

A mechanical engineer explains that that in the event of a nuclear winter, when the sun is blocked by smoke, humans could survive on crops that did not need much light like mushrooms and seaweed.

Duggar, who rose to fame with his family on their TLC show but resigned after admitting that he molested four of his sisters when they were all underage, works at a car dealership in Arkansas.

Claudia Ochoa Felix, 35, was found dead in a house in Isla Musala in the city of Culiacan, north-west Mexico. The model had consistently denied involvement with drug gangs in the country.

Claudia Ochoa Félix ,who allegedly led a gang tied to El Chapo's old Sinaloa Cartel, was not murdered and instead died of a drug overdose in Mexico last weekend.

The Mexican police officer involved in the arrest of the son of reputed drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was assassinated after his car came under a barrage of gunfire inside a parking lot.

Former Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush's disappointing performance in Wednesday's GOP debate has led many observers to urge his withdrawal from the race.

The Donald was in Concord, NH to formally file his candidacy papers for February's New Hampshire primary, and fought through hundreds of supporters to get to the statehouse.

Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike as he left Baghdad International Airport on January 3rd. Israeli intelligence reportedly confirmed which flight he came in on.

The clip shows Iranian officials planning their revenge for the killing of Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani. They are seen storming the White House in Washington DC.

She is putting the finishing touches to her $20million family home.

THE NUMBERS GAME: Compared to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino does not score as many goals. He has contributed 16 this season compared to 26 apiece by the other two.

Donna Brazile, 56, looked comfortable in her new role as interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, dancing off the stage after her speech.

For more than a decade, Emma Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated SAS trooper Ben Roberts-Smith, went to bed some nights not knowing if her war hero husband was still alive.

The experienced warrant officer, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, was hauled before SAS commanders at his regiment's base in Hereford last week but remains on active duty.

The confronting video, aired by the ABC's Four Corners on Monday night, was shot from a dog handler's helmet camera in the Afghanistan village of Deh Jawz-e Hasanza in May, 2012.

The Government vowed in March last year that translators who helped British soldiers in the fight against the Taliban could bring their loved ones to join them in the UK.

The 23-year-old Game Of Thrones actress proudly wore a 'just married' sash as she and her new 29-year-old husband arrived back in Los Angeles on Thursday.

President Donald Trump avoided questions at his White House briefing Friday after giving conflicting responses on his proposed idea of treating coronavirus with disinfectants.

Southampton are keen on the rising centre-back Disasi, 22, who helped Reims finish sixth in the now-aborted French league and qualify for the Europa League .

Barack Obama (right), the former president, said on Friday that President Trump's (left) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason he will work hard to help Joe Biden defeat him in November.

A man, 59, was stabbed in the head and left lying on the ground by a woman, 31, who he was reportedly on a date with. The main remains in hospital in a critical condition.

So this is it. We have arrived at the moment when Parliament can finally end this Brexit purgatory. Alternatively, they could continue to put petty politics before the national interest.

Fabian, nine, from South Wales, Stephan, 10, who lives in Spain with his expat parents and Leo Noakes, 11, from Leicester feature in Channel 5's Kids in Drag: We're Fabulous, which airs tonight.