BBC Lite

• Canada follows France and UK with plan to recognise Palestinian state - Mark Carney says the move depends on Palestinian democratic reforms and elections without Hamas.
• Freed British-Israeli hostage says Starmer 'risks rewarding terror' with Palestinian recognition - Emily Damari says the prime minister is "not on the right side of history" with his plan for a Palestinian state.
• 'Endless battle': Fighting the crime gangs taking over the High Street - People say they're terrified of going to the shops, with reports of intimidation and open drug dealing.
• Airlines demand answers after air traffic control failure - Ten flights to and from Heathrow were cancelled on Thursday, on top of some 150 across the UK on Wednesday.
• What screen time does to children's brains is more complicated than it seems - Screen time has become synonymous with bad news - but the science may not be as straightforward as it seems
• British 999 caller's voice cloned by Russian network using AI - A BBC Verify investigation has revealed that the identities of British public sector workers have been cloned using AI by a Russian-linked disinformation campaign.
• Wednesday fame was overwhelming, says Jenna Ortega - The 22-year-old said she didn't know if anyone would watch the Netflix series about Wednesday Addams.
• Warning issued after US energy drink cans accidentally filled with vodka - The warnings impact certain varieties of High Noon vodka seltzers and Celsius energy drink cans.
• Why did Russian mega earthquake not cause more tsunami damage? - The earthquake was one of the strongest ever recorded, but its tsunami was not as bad as feared.
• 'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean - A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
• Hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow expansion proposal - Arora Group says a shorter runway will avoid the cost and disruption of diverting the M25 motorway.
• TikTok removes video by Huda Beauty boss over anti-Israel conspiracy theories - Huda Kattan is accused of "using her massive platform to spread vile antisemitic conspiracy theories".
• The Papers: 'Prince of Sadness' and 'Air we go again' - The final public farewell for Ozzy Osbourne and air traffic chaos across the UK dominate Thursday's papers.
• US allies break with Trump to force diplomatic shift on Gaza - As Canada joins France and the UK with plans to recognise a Palestinian state, the US stands firmly with Israel - but does Trump have a long-term plan for Gaza's future?
• How Trump's tariffs are already impacting Americans - The US is seeing increased tariffs income, but there are signs of some countries diverting trade from America.
• Watch: Sharon Osbourne cries as she views tributes to late husband Ozzy - Sharon was seen crying as she laid flowers at a tribute for her late husband.
• What caused the Manchester Airport brawl? Footage shows how violence erupted - CCTV and body-cam footage captured the chain of events leading up to the arrest of two brothers.
• How young people are risking their lives to find TikTok's 'secret' beauty spots - Mountain rescuers rush to save a young couple stranded in a quarry after watching a TikTok video.
• 2,500-year-old Siberian 'ice mummy' had intricate tattoos, imaging reveals - The woman, aged about 50, was buried in a Siberian ice cave and discovered millenia later.
• First Australian-made rocket crashes shortly after lift-off - The company behind the country's first orbital rocket called the launch a 'giant leap' despite crashing after only 14 seconds.
• France-Spain flight row over Jewish teens escalates - Aurore Bergé and Benjamin Haddad condemn remarks by Spain's transport minister as a diplomatic spat continues.
• Ford says Trump tariffs to cost it about $2bn this year - It is the latest indication of the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on big American firms.
• Finger painting by artist with nerve injury wins Australian art award - "Without a brush, painting was almost painless," said Filipina-Australian artist Loribelle Spirovski.
• BBC reunites with Met Office for weather forecasts - After eight years apart, the BBC wants the Met Office to help provide "the most trusted" forecasts.
• Major healthcare equipment firm on brink of failure - NRS Healthcare, which provides wheelchairs, hoists and other equipment, is expected to run out of cash by the end of the week, the BBC understands.
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• Tsunami Warnings Across the Pacific - A massive earthquake has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
• Will Trump stand firm on his tariff deadlines? - The US president says Friday is the cut off
• Barry Humphries' funniest, rudest and most revealing moments - Alex Jones looks back at the highlights of Barry’s career on a selection of BBC shows.
• 'Stokes pushes the limit and gives England a peek into their nightmare' - Ben Stokes has pushed himself to the limit and missing the fifth India Test at The Oval gives England a peek into their worst nightmare, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt.
• Valiant but vulnerable - how Rangers escaped heat of Athens with hope - BBC Scotland looks at how Rangers overcame Panathinaikos as their Champions League qualifying task continues.
• Man Utd's number one target - is this finally the summer of Sesko? - He's Manchester United's number one target - but can they finally make this the summer of Benjamin Sesko?
• Brady queries Rooney's 'work ethic' at Birmingham - Birmingham City minority owner Tom Brady questions former Blues manager Wayne Rooney's work ethic in a new Amazon Prime documentary series.
• Cronje, match-fixing and plane crash that left a complex legacy - Hansie Cronje's story, re-examined in Sport's Strangest Crimes on BBC Sounds, is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
• Olympic star Dahlmeier, 31, dead after climbing accident - Two-time Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies aged 31 after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan.
• Rangers knock out Panathinaikos in Champions League qualifying - Watch the action as Rangers endure a testing night in Athens to progress to the third round of Champions League qualifying at the expense of Panathinaikos.