BBC News - Home (Wed, 26 Jul 2017 08:26:21 GMT)

• France wildfires force mass evacuation
  
  Wildfires in south-eastern France force the evacuation of 10,000 people during the night, officials say.
• US moves one step closer to imposing fresh Russia sanctions
  
  The legislation will sharply limit the president's ability to ease Russia sanctions in the future.
• UK diesel and petrol cars face 2040 ban
  
  Ministers will also unveil a £255m fund to help councils introduce steps to deal with vehicle pollution.
• Obamacare: US senators debate plans to replace health policy
  
  Senators reject the first proposal to overhaul US healthcare policy in the first of many votes.
• Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty, his lawyer confirms
  
  The Vatican treasurer denies all accusations of sexual assault against him, a court hears.
• IS wives: Why I joined the 'caliphate' in Raqqa
  
  The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil speaks to wives of IS fighters, now held by Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa.
• Switzerland chainsaw attack: Suspect arrested in Thalwil
  
  Police arrest a man suspected of a chainsaw rampage that left five injured, after a two-day manhunt.
• Trump to decide Attorney General Jeff Sessions's fate 'soon'
  
  Pressure builds on top US prosecutor Jeff Sessions, as the president says he is "disappointed" in him.
• US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship
  
  The US Navy releases footage of a patrol ship firing warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat on Tuesday.
• Diana's brother 'lied to' over funeral
  
  Young princes should not have had to walk behind their mother's coffin, princess's brother says.
• Antibody helps keep man's HIV at bay for 10 months
  
  Injections of "broadly neutralising antibodies" may give hope to HIV patients.
• Synthetic cannabis linked to eighth New Zealand death
  
  The chemical drugs mimic the effect of cannabis but are a lot more powerful and dangerous.
• Australian indigenous singer Dr G Yunupingu dies
  
  Dr G Yunupingu was Australia's highest-selling indigenous musician and performed around the world.
• EU to rule on Austria pushing back asylum seekers
  
  The future of several hundred people who entered Europe during the migrant crisis could be decided.
• On a mission to Mars (with Hawaii stopover)
  
  Researchers living near the active Hawaiian Volcano Mauna Loa are simulating what it's like to "live" on Mars.
• Remembering the Chicago blues
  
  One photographer's memories of a vibrant music scene.
• Russian cat adopts orphaned baby hedgehogs
  
  Muska the cat fosters eight baby hedgehogs after they lost their mother to a lawnmower accident.
• Ghana's dancing pallbearers bring funeral joy
  
  Pallbearers are lifting the mood in Ghana with flamboyant coffin-carrying displays.
• China opens panda-shaped solar power plant
  
  It's hoped the unusual shaped plant will power over 10,000 households annually.
• Cerebral palsy football: My disabled son deserves to play
  
  Jude is nine years old and was born with cerebral palsy. His father started a football club in Stoke-on-Trent so Jude could play with kids like him.
• Microsoft Paint: The man who makes art pixel-by-pixel
  
  Pat Hines says he could "just never connect" with more sophisticated programs.
• Former drug dealer opens gym staffed by ex-cons
  
  When Coss Marte went to prison for drug dealing, he decided to turn his life around.
• Widow, 71, rescued after week in the wilderness
  
  Sajean Geer wanted to scatter her late husband's ashes in Olympic National Park, but got lost.
• Letter from Africa: Freed Boko Haram 'wives' return to captors
  
  In our series of letters from African journalists, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why women abducted by Boko Haram and then released would choose to return to their captors.
• Lana Del Rey's lust for life
  
  The star explains how 'being bombarded by news' made her latest album more political.
• Hong Kong-China train station could apply mainland law
  
  A plan to give Chinese police authority over people in a Hong Kong train station causes controversy.
• Detroit recalls five days of violent unrest a half century later
  
  Fifty years after state and federal troops descended on Detroit to quell the unrest, locals recall the deep scars left behind.
• What are the sanctions against Russia?
  
  As the US may impose new sanctions on Russia, BBC Reality Check looks at how we got here.
• What makes this Kate Spade bag unusual?
  
  Why a high-end fashion brand chose a land-locked country in Africa to make some of its handbags.
• Top teacher stands up for indigenous people
  
  The winner of the Global Teacher Prize is campaigning for disadvantaged youngsters in the Canadian Arctic.
• Refugee children on Lesbos helped to face fear of drowning
  
  The lifesavers tackling refugee children's trauma of the sea head on.
• Adam Peaty sets second 50m breaststroke world record in day
  
  Britain's Adam Peaty sets a 50m breaststroke world record for the second time in a day, becoming the first person to break the 26-second mark.
• Daniel Levy: Spurs chairman says Premier League transfer spending unsustainable
  
  Chairman Daniel Levy defends Tottenham's lack of transfer activity and says it is "impossible" for other clubs to maintain their spending.
• Women's Euro 2017: Lucy Bronze almost opted for Portugal over England
  
  England's Lucy Bronze has revealed how close she came to playing for Portugal, as the two teams prepare to meet at Euro 2017.
• Chinese Super League clubs told to clear debts or risk competition ban
  
  Thirteen top-flight Chinese clubs are told to clear debts or face a ban from playing in next season's Super League.
• Super 8s: Super League leaders Castleford Tigers start at home to St Helens
  
  Super League leaders Castleford Tigers will begin the Super 8s phase of the season at home to St Helens on 3 August.
• Europa League: Ostersunds' Jamie Hopcutt on goals, Jamie Vardy and Swan Lake
  
  Jamie Hopcutt has gone form being released by York City to starring in Swedish football, Europa League qualifiers and a production of Swan Lake.
• Brain disease affects 99% of NFL players in study
  
  All but one former National Football League player in the research were found to have brain disease.
• How long until Ukraine is hacked again?
  
  A month on from the NotPetya attack, many in Ukraine are ready for further cyber-strikes.
• Ransomware spike blamed on easy-to-use malware builders
  
  Experts blame a spike in ransomware on user-friendly versions that are free to download.
• Shoddy data-stripping exposes firms' to hack attacks
  
  User names, employee IDs and unique identifiers are found in a survey of data on corporate websites
• How facial recognition could replace train tickets
  
  A system designed to replace the need for tickets on trains is being tested in the UK.
• Hiding out among the net's criminal class
  
  Researchers who rub shoulders with cyber thieves talk about how they profile the gangs and scams.