Pepe Julian Onziema has been acknowledged for fighting anti-gay laws in his country despite threats to his life.

Collins Dictionary has picked "geek" as its word of the year to serve as a reminder of how an insult can be transformed into a badge of honour.

Well, that’s it. The biggest party ever held in the UK is over and London raised the Games to a level the Brazilians are determined to equal.

Two South African restaurants made it on to the S Pellegrino annual list of the world’s 50 best restaurants.

One of the most notoriously homophobic figures in reggae and dancehall music has agreed to stop singing violently anti-gay lyrics, writes Alexandra Topping.