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A possessive boyfriend has been jailed for “psychological abuse” in a controlling relationship in which he bullied and belittled his selfie-loving girlfriend over how she used social media. Matthew Bailey, 24, banned Molly Cunliffe, 19, a care assistant, from using Snapchat, ordered her not to swap Facebook and Instagram messages with heterosexual men and told her she was not allowed to put kisses at the end of social media posts.

A teenage student who suffered from depression hanged herself at her halls of residence after an argument by text message with her ex-boyfriend. Isabella Finnigan, 18, a first-year art student at Manchester Metropolitan University, had been upset at not being invited for a trip to Brighton with Matthew Leeves and began messaging and calling him repeatedly on May 30, 2015. He switched off his phone but the next day picked up a voicemail from Ms Finnigan saying that she was going to kill herself.

The man who has ruled Cambodia since 1985 declared a landslide victory in the country’s general election last night after a campaign marred by claims of voter intimidation.

The Khmer Will Party claim to represent the spirit of the country's dissolved opposition, but the election result seems inevitable.

AC Milan have had their one-year ban from European competition overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Uefa had banned the Italian side last month for failing to meet licensing and financial fair play regulations. The seven-times European champions had failed to break even after spending £200 million on players last summer following a £648 million takeover by a consortium led by Li Yonghong. Uefa’s FFP regulations were brought in to avoid such scenarios and prevent clubs racking up hu

Joe Root and England played Ireland in a one-day series in May last year. The teams will meet in a four-day Test next July DAN MULLAN/GETTY IMAGES England will play Ireland in a four-day Test match next July in what will be the first meeting between the two sides in the format. The match, which will take place at Lord’s from July 24 to July 27, will be England’s final Test before the Ashes begin with Australia visiting Edgbaston on August 1. The Test against Ireland will also take place ten d

Pre-season offers Premier League clubs the chance to go on lucrative tours around the world in a bid to expand their fanbase and, perhaps more importantly to them, their brand. Plenty of air miles will be racked up in the process — Chelsea will travel to Australia to take on Perth Glory, Manchester United take on the San Jose Earthquakes in Santa Clara, California, while Southampton have already completed a trip to China. But not every club are looking for destinations far and wide — Leicester

Oxlade-Chamberlain picked up the injury during the Champions League semi-final first leg against Roma Phil Noble/Reuters Liverpool’s optimism at agreeing a world record £66 million fee for the Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker was tempered today by the news that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could miss the entire season during his recovery from a knee injury. Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, said it will be a “bonus” if the midfielder appears competitively in 2018-19, but Liverpool today insisted O

A trade war between Washington and Beijing has led some Chinese hotels and restaurants to begin raising prices for American customers.

Chinese police have introduced a dog monitoring app that functions like a driving licence points system.

Beijing has lashed out at Taiwan’s leader and announced that its military has been conducting new “encircling manoeuvres” around the self-governing island.

China is to relax its ban on some international social media websites on the holiday island.

Ask Nick Nixon’s coaches or family members, and they’ll tell you he wields a passion unlike most for basketball.