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Malala returns to home town in Pakistan for first time since shooting Media caption Malala Yousafzai: "My focus is only working for the good" Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot there by the Taliban. Ms Yousafzai, who now lives in the UK, was shot in the head for campaigning for female education in 2012. Her family's home region of Swat was once a militant stronghold, and she was attacked on a school bus there at 15. It had been unclear if the 20 year old would visit the area because of security concerns. On Thursday, it was announced that Ms Yousafzai had returned to Pakistan for the first time since she was attacked. "When I gave my first talk... I just could not stop my tears. It is emotional," she told the BBC. "I'm just so happy to be home and to put my feet on this land again." A helicopter carrying Ms Yousafzai landed not far from her family home in Mingora

Commonwealth Games: Mike Edwards accuses IAAF of cowardice Edwards wants to be the first male Nigerian high jumper at the Commonwealth Games in more than 50 years 2018 Commonwealth Games Venue:  Gold Coast, Australia  Dates:  4-15 April Coverage:  Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with extra streams on Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and app; listen on Radio 5 live; follow text updates online.  Times and channels Former British high jumper Mike Edwards has accused the IAAF of cowardice with the rules of athletics' governing body set to bar him from representing Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old arrived on the Gold Coast as part of the Nigerian team but is ineligible to compete because he represented Britain at the European Junior Championships in 2009. Edwards, who was born in Manchester but has a Nigerian mother and citizenship, has protested against his situation with a home-made sign in the athletes' village. "It was nine years ago - it is a worse se

Syria war: 'Deal struck' to take critically injured out of Douma Image copyright AFP/GETTY IMAGES Image caption A deal has been reached to allow seriously injured people to leave the besieged Eastern Ghouta region A deal has been reached to evacuate critically injured people from Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region, reports say. The agreement follows negotiations between the rebel group Jaish al-Islam, civic leaders and Russia. The wounded will be taken to Idlib, which is still in rebel hands. Talks are continuing to spare Douma from a military offensive by the Syrian army and its allies, who currently surround it . What do we know about the deal? The rebels in Douma have denied they are negotiating an evacuation deal for the tens of thousands of civilians still living there. However, the wounded will be allowed to leave under an agreement made with the Russian military late on Saturday, Reuters news agency says. 'We will stay until the end&