A man with a rifle and tactical gear was shot dead by police after he opened fire at a Border Patrol facility in Texas on Monday morning, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said. Two officers and a border patrol employee were injured in the attack, including one who was shot in the knee....
BBC Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK is splashed across several of the front pages, with the French president due to arrive on Tuesday. The Times reports that Sir Keir Starmer will urge Macron to agree a “one in, one out” migrant returns deal, despite warnings that announcing it before it is ready will...
An overwhelming amount of drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales is “destabilising” the system and hindering efforts to stop re-offending, a watchdog has warned. Prisons are being targeted by criminal gangs using drones to fly in contraband to sell to bored inmates being kept in cramped conditions, according to the chief inspector...
King Charles III will say the UK and France must stand together in the face of a “multitude of complex threats”, when he speaks at a state banquet for French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron and his wife Brigitte will be welcomed by the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales, as they...
Serhii Baksheiev Dr Baksheiev has carried out over 1,000 gynaecological examinations in his mobile ambulance since 2022 In a rural village close to the Ukrainian front line, a group of women queue quietly outside a purple and white ambulance, waiting to be seen by a doctor with his shaved head dyed the blue and yellow...
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor BBC Few scenes convey British pomp and soft power more than the King and Queen in a carriage procession through the picturesque streets of Windsor. They are being joined on Tuesday by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron for the first state visit by a French president since 2008, and the first...
Tuesday will mark another big milestone in the long road to justice for the victims of the Post Office IT scandal. The chair of the inquiry into it – Sir Wyn Williams – will publish the first part of his final report, focusing on compensation and the human impact of the scandal. Thousands of sub-postmasters...
Angélica Casas BBC News Reporting fromKerrville, Texas Watch: Volunteers help lead search for their neighbours after Texas flooding The death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to more than 100 people and an unknown number of others are missing. Search and rescue teams are wading through mud-piled riverbanks...
Last year, the party committed to widen public access to major sporting events by ensuring more are available to view without subscription TV packages. It says it favours a similar approach to one taken in Spain where La Liga must offer one free game a week to fans after a change in the law in...
Katy Watson in Morwell, Australia Watch: Australia’s mushroom murder case… in under two minutes The winters in Victoria’s Gippsland region are known for being chilly. Frost is a frequent visitor overnight, and the days are often overcast. But in the small town of Korumburra – a part of Australia surrounded by low, rolling hills –...
The maternity fashion retailer Seraphine, whose clothes were worn by the Princess of Wales during her three pregnancies, has ceased trading and entered administration. Consultancy firm Interpath confirmed to the BBC on Monday that it had been appointed as administrators by the company and that the “majority” of its 95 staff had been made redundant....
Jannik Sinner said he could not accept his progress to the Wimbledon quarter-finals “as a win” after a tearful Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire in an emotional end to their match. World number one Sinner was staring at the prospect of a shock defeat as he trailed Dimitrov by two sets when the Bulgarian...
Zoe Conway Employment correspondent, BBC News Getty Images Employers will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of workplace sexual misconduct or discrimination, the government has said. An amendment to the Employment Rights Bill, which is expected to become law later this year, will void any confidentiality agreements seeking to prevent workers...
Ben Chu, Jake Horton, Kayla Epstein & Marco Silva BBC Verify BBC In the aftermath of the fatal Texas floods, some Democrats have warned about the “consequences” of the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government workforce, including meteorologists, with Senator Chris Murphy saying that: “Accurate weather forecasting helps avoid fatal disasters.” The suggestion is...
Watch UK alert go off from a government test in 2023 The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK will be tested again this September, the government has said. It will see compatible phones vibrate and make a siren sound for 10 seconds while displaying a message at 15:00 BST...