BBC Lite

• Boy, 10, dead as nine in hospital after coach crash - The coach was carrying pupils from Minehead Middle School where people have been laying flowers.
• MasterChef crisis: Wallace and Torode were 'never friends' - There were nine complaints against Torode, BBC learns - and show’s producers had hoped to ride out the storm.
• Amber warning as thunderstorms set to bring flash floods - Saturday could see 20-40mm of rainfall within an hour over London and south-east England.
• Three killed in explosion at Los Angeles police training facility - Federal agents are investigating, but authorities describe it as "an isolated incident" with no further threat to the public.
• RSV vaccine to be offered to premature babies in NI - A vaccination programme to tackle respiratory syncytial virus is to be extended in Northern Ireland.
• Man accused of airport assault 'didn't know' he hit female PCs - Mohammed Amaaz tells jurors he was acting in self-defence when he struck out at three officers.
• US tech firm investigating after Coldplay concert embrace goes viral - Big screen footage of the two people went viral after reports they were colleagues and at least one was married to another person.
• El Salvador and US negotiate prisoner swap with Venezuela - Some 250 Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador were exchanged for 10 Americans held by Caracas.
• More than 30 poisoned after suspected fake Botox - Health security body UKSHA urges vigilance after 38 cases of botulism recorded in the east and north-east of England.
• Dog who helped police Queen's funeral dies after car crash - PD Bert, who once sniffed out £250,000 in criminal money, died in a crash on Thursday.
• Why the Epstein case looms large in MAGA world - A subset of Trump supporters are passionate about the case - and angry at the president.
• Wayne and Coleen Rooney made heroes of Lord of the Rings spoof - The Legend of Rooney's Ring, by one of the writers of TV's Motherland, transports the couple to a fantasy world.
• Is this the death of the late night US chat show? - Viewers were taken by surprise this week when Stephen Colbert announced the end of The Late Show.
• Wasps are back this summer – a lot of them - Wasps are well-suited to Britain's warm weather so we need to learn to live alongside them, naturalists say.
• Kill Russian soldiers, win points: Is Ukraine's new drone scheme gamifying war? - The scheme allows Ukrainian troops to trade videos of confirmed kills on the battlefield for prizes.
• Germany's Merz tells BBC Europe was free-riding on US - Merz was visiting the UK to boost defence ties with Germany, as part of a historic friendship treaty.
• 'There were bodies everywhere': Druze residents describe 'bloodbath' in Syrian city Suweida - One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".
• UK's asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says - The Home Office's annual accounts show £2.1bn was spent on hotel accommodation in the year to March 2025.
• Serious pollution incidents by water companies up 60% - Last year saw record levels of pollution incidents in England, such as the release of untreated sewage, the Environment Agency says.
• Lawyers for nurse in trans case criticise 'irresponsible' health board - Scotland's information commissioner says he is considering reporting NHS Fife to the Court of Session over its statement.
• Royal swan count sees numbers on Thames resurface after dip - The traditional "swan upping" search finds more positive news about swans on the Thames this year.
• Court orders former Brazilian president Bolsonaro to wear ankle tag - A court in Brazil also bars the ex-president from using social media and put him under 24-hour surveillance.
• UN says it has credible reports of summary executions during Syria fighting - The UN human rights chief says those responsible for violations and abuses "must be held to account.
• Police drop investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury performance - Police said there was "insufficient evidence" for a "realistic prospect of conviction of any offence".
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• More River Pollution, More Anger - Serious pollution incidents by water companies rise by 60% in a year.
• The President's Path: Why are Epstein files dividing MAGA and Trump? - Trump faces backlash from his base as demands grow for Epstein file transparency
• Commanding Scheffler leads from Fitzpatrick at rain-hit Open - Scottie Scheffler battles the worst of the torrential downpours to claim a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick at the Open Championship's halfway point.
• Arsenal complete £48.5m signing of Madueke from Chelsea - Arsenal complete the signing of England winger Noni Madueke from Chelsea for an initial fee of £48.5m.
• The hottest favourites in 100 years, can Lions deliver on their promise? - The British and Irish Lions are heavy favourites to win the Test series but can master tactician Joe Schmidt find a chink in their armoury?
• Mbeumo 'proven quality' - but Man Utd still have striker dilemma - Bryan Mbeumo has joined Manchester United to boost their forward options but does Ruben Amorim still need to sign a striker?
• Usyk plays mind games with Dubois at weigh-in - Oleksandr Usyk attempts to get in Daniel Dubois' head one final time by stepping ahead of the Briton and standing at the front of the stage during the weigh-in at BoxPark Wembley.
• Spain through to semis after win over hosts Switzerland - Spain continue their quest for a first European Championship crown by scoring two second-half goals to knock out hosts Switzerland and reach the semi-finals.