BBC Lite

• Ukraine's European allies say peace talks must include Kyiv - The White House says Trump is open to Ukraine joining talks with Putin on Friday, as Zelensky insists any deal without Kyiv is a “dead decision”.
• Police arrest 474 people at Palestine Action ban protest - The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last decade.
• Foreign criminals to face deportation after sentencing under new plans - Under the proposals, those who are given fixed-term sentences could be deported straight away and would be barred from re-entering the UK.
• Thousands protest in Israel over Gaza City occupation plan - BBC correspondent Emir Nader speaks to demonstrators against the Israel's plans for Gaza, including a former soldier who says he no longer supports the government.
• Mars rock found in Niger sells for millions in New York - now the country wants answers - The West African country investigates how a space rock found there was put up for sale in New York.
• Trump nominates ex-Fox News host Tammy Bruce as deputy UN ambassador - Bruce, who is currently spokeswoman for the state department, has done "brilliantly" according to Trump.
• France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit from his old customer - President Macron - Ali Akbar has sold papers in Paris since 1973 and once counted President Macron among his customers.
• What it means to be 'culturally' Irish in 2025 is complicated - as Ed Sheeran has shown - Ed Sheeran grew up in England but described himself as 'culturally Irish,' prompting debate about what that really means
• Drinks that make you chill - do they really do what it says on the tin? - The wellness drinks industry is booming – but the big benefits they promise might be too good to be true.
• So bad they're good - why we love terrible films - The new version of War of the Worlds has received a 0% critic score on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
• 'Is my secret camera working?' - posing as a migrant to infiltrate a cross-Channel gang - In a forest in northern France, a BBC journalist pretends to be a migrant wanting to get to England.
• They live next to Peru's largest solar complex - so why are they still in the dark? - Pampa Clemesí, in southern Peru, remains in complete darkness despite being near the country’s largest solar plant.
• Sturgeon denies 'conspiracy to destroy' mentor Salmond - In a fresh extract from her memoir Sturgeon describes the breakdown of her relationship with her late mentor.
• The Papers: 'Sound of silence' and 'Frantic Europe pushes new Ukraine plan' - The news of hundreds arrested at Saturday's Palestine Action protest in London dominates Sunday's papers.
• Six months since it stunned markets, how China's DeepSeek is changing AI - Some six months after DeepSeek shook Silicon Valley, is the Chinese AI chatbot still relevant?
• Salah calls out Uefa over wording of tribute to 'Palestinian Pele' - Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid it posted on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.
• Man's anger over number plate mix-up parking penalty - Richard Lynn says a parking firm mistook his car for another with a nearly identical number plate.
• Watch: BBC reporter learns new tricks with Edinburgh Fringe acts - The BBC's Courtney Bembridge gets a taste of juggling, circus skills and improvised singing with Festival Fringe performers.
• Prince Andrew book seals his fate for any return - Historian Andrew Lownie has made some unflattering claims in a book about Prince Andrew.
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• Live at Edinburgh Fringe: Israel’s Gaza City Plan, JD Vance's Fishing Trip & Kemi's Cheating Confession - Adam is joined by James Cook, Des Clarke and Ailbhe Rea live at Edinburgh Fringe!
• Why are Texan Democrats on the run? - Texas Republicans have voted for the arrest of dozens of Democratic legislators
• Ridley Scott's masterful historical epic - Maximus Decimus Meridius, favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed and enslaved.
• Humble, generous and a star - Jota left his mark on everyone he met - As Liverpool prepare for their first competitive game since his death, BBC Sport remembers "humble" Diogo Jota.
• England thrash France in final World Cup warm-up - England's forward supremacy tells as they power to victory away to France in their final warm-up match before the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
• 'No quick fix' as Martin faces familiar Rangers problems - What are the problems facing head coach Russell Martin as Rangers fail to win their first two league games of a season for the first time since 1989?
• Chaos & controversy - Rashford's first two weeks inside Barca soap opera - BBC Sport takes a look at what Marcus Rashford faces at Barcelona before his potential debut in La Liga.
• Raducanu wins first match with new coach Roig - Emma Raducanu brushes aside Olga Danilovic at the Cincinnati Open to make a confident start with her new coach.
• England dominate France in final World Cup warm-up match - Watch highlights as England thrash France 40-6 in their final warm-up game before the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
• Salah calls out Uefa over wording of tribute to 'Palestinian Pele' - Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa over a tribute to Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obeid it posted on social media which failed to refer to the circumstances surrounding his death.