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Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row
His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as "the people versus the establishment".

Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher
Judge Mr Justice Nicklin says the claimants had failed to prove the allegations.

Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag
The National Rally leader now has to decide whether she will run with an electronic tag and will speak on TV later.

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine
Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.

One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.

Watch: Clacton's mixed views on Farage's resignation
Nigel Farage announced he is resigning as an MP, triggering a by-election he will stand in.

Murder inquiry after mother and children found dead
A mother and her two children are found dead in a property, police say.

Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.

Public to be asked who should pay for social care as part of major review
Baroness Louise Casey, who is leading the review, has called the current system "impossible".

Salah v Messi: A World Cup meeting of two national icons
Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi will meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with their nations' hopes resting firmly on their shoulders.

Kane and Bellingham: How superstar double act became England's Wonderwall
With 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup scored by either Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport looks at how dependent on them the team is.

Jude Bellingham station to keep name until Monday
The station was renamed to give England a boost before the match with Mexico - in which Jude Bellingham shone.

Alan Carr is keeping one unwanted item from his castle auction – see what was sold
A concrete cow was the only one of the hundreds of items from Ayton Castle that failed to find a buyer.

Why there's a market for rental robots at work and at home
Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka
Brad Parks came up with the idea for a new sport while on a family picnic 50 years ago.

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC
Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.

Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
The Ukrainian president says "decisions for air defence" should be "one of the key outcomes" of this week's summit in Turkey.

Online gamblers betting more than £1,000 to face new checks
Punters who bet more than £1,000 online in a 24-hour window will have to undergo an assessment, the regulator says.

Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics
Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted their suspension.

Teacher 'feared she would die' after being stabbed in head by pupil, court hears
A jury heard the 16-year-old launched at her with a large kitchen knife and stabbed her in the head.

Two tests set to speed up diagnosis of endometriosis
Experts hope they will be a game-changer and cut the nine-year or longer diagnosis waits patients can currently face.

MI5 knew agent was misogynist 'obsessed' with violence, watchdog finds
A secret inquiry by the security service's watchdog concluded there were 'serious failings in MI5's management of Agent X’.

E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.

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Is Trump interfering in the World Cup?
Trump spoke to Fifa president about controversial red card for USA player.

After 250 years, do US citizens still believe in the American Dream?
Historian Heather Cox Richardson on what history tells us about modern America

Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics
Russian athletes could be allowed to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted their suspension.

La Liga chief critical of 'complicit silence' surrounding Fifa
La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after the Folarin Balogun controversy.

'Am I a veteran now?' - Gauff through to first Wimbledon semi-final
Coco Gauff is through to her first Wimbledon semi-final after battling to a comeback victory over fellow American Jessica Pegula.

Pogacar loses yellow jersey in Tour de France heat
Mads Pedersen sprints clear from a breakaway to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France.