BBC Lite

• Israel rejects international criticism of Gaza City takeover plan - Israel's defence minister says countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions "will not weaken our resolve".
• 'People are angry': Behind the wave of asylum hotel protests - The BBC visits sites of protests to hear the voices of those opposed to the hotels and others in support of asylum seekers.
• Prince Andrew book seals his fate for any return - Historian Andrew Lownie has made some unflattering claims in a book about Prince Andrew.
• Elon Musk's AI accused of making explicit Taylor Swift videos - Grok Imagine's "spicy" mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.
• Faith, family and fishing - the unlikely bond between JD Vance and David Lammy - The US vice president is beginning his UK holiday with a visit to the foreign secretary. Since when were they so close?
• 'It's crazy': Royal Albert Hall hosts first overnight Prom in decades - "The energy in the room has just been so incredible" organist and curator Anna Lapwood told the BBC.
• 'Are we not working class enough?' Students divided on civil service internship reform - Some feel left out of a new government jobs scheme, but others are excited about the opportunity to get into the civil service.
• I made an AI clone of my dead son - and let a journalist interview him - An interview between a US journalist and an AI clone of a teenager who was killed during shooting at his school has prompted criticism online.
• Is super skinny back? UK sees rise in complaints over thin models in adverts - Zara, M&S and Next had ads banned over models that look "unhealthily thin" - is size zero making a comeback
• Tackling loneliness in South Korea with movie screenings and bowls of instant noodles - From comforting bowls of ramen to company, these stores are South Korea's latest effort to fight loneliness.
• Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men - Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.
• Astronaut Jim Lovell, who brought Apollo 13 safely back to Earth, dies aged 97 - The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.
• Funeral appeal for boy hit by bus reaches £6,500 - Zaahir Jan, four, was hit by a bus outside a hospital in Margate after visiting his grandmother.
• Police officer dies after shooting near US's CDC headquarters - The shooting took place near the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Watch: 'World's Ugliest Dog' crowned in California - Held at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, the annual event promotes adopting dogs of all ages and appearances.
• Navigating hook-up culture: 'On Grindr you're an object, like picking clothes online' - Pop star Jacob Alon has written songs about hook-ups on Grindr that left them feeling empty and degraded.
• Beloved by bands and bank robbers, the Ford Transit turns 60 - The world's best-selling van has been in production since 1965.
• Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya - Police believe the passengers on board all belong to one family.
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• Why has Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad sparked a race debate? - Trump says the advert is ‘fantastic’ after learning she’s a registered Republican
• Live at Edinburgh Fringe: Masterchef, an AI MP and what the polls are saying in Scotland - Kirsty Wark and James Cook join Adam on stage at the Fringe.
• Ridley Scott's masterful historical epic - Maximus Decimus Meridius, favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed and enslaved.
• 'World-class potential' - Sesko joins Man Utd for £74m - Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko becomes Manchester United's third major signing in attack this summer transfer window.
• Dow and England start assault on their 'Everest' - Abby Dow suffered a leg break followed by heartbreak three years ago. She and England are treading carefully and plotting a path to the top of the women's game this time around.
• How finest margins propelled Lionesses to Euro 2025 final - As part of the documentary, Lionesses: History Makers, BBC Sport reviews the way England battled back against Italy to reach the Euro 2025 final.