Musk hits back after PM criticises UK 'civil war' post // Sir Keir Starmer has become embroiled in a war of words with Elon Musk, after the tech billionaire suggested that "civil war is inevitable" following violent unrest in the UK.
Reeves refuses to rule out capital gains tax rise // Chancellor Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out whether she will increase the rate of capital gains tax in her autumn Budget.
Two men sentenced in Leeds over roles in recent disorder // Four men are being sentenced at Leeds Crown Court over their roles in recent disorder
BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000// Huw Edwards has been asked by the BBC to hand back more than £200,000 salary he earned after being arrested in November on child abuse image charges.
Third teen arrested in 'explosives and knives' attack at Swift concert // Austrian security officials say a 19-year-old was planning to kill "a large crowd of people" in a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
Officials say the teen - who had previously pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group (IS) - confessed that he "intended to carry out an attack using explosives and knives".
Fifth Banksy in five days appears in London // The artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new artwork of two pelicans above a fish and chip shop in north-east London. The birds are shown in silhouette, fishing, above the shop on the corner of Pretoria Avenue and Northcote Road, Walthamstow.
Teenager Roberts wins climbing gold for Team GB // Toby Roberts won Great Britain's 14th gold in Paris and their first medal in sport climbing at an Olympics with a dramatic victory in the boulder and lead event.
GB finish second to qualify for 4x400m final // Watch a strong final leg from Lina Nielsen see Great Britain run 3:24.72 to narrowly beat France into second and qualify for the final of the women's 4x400m final.
Tebogo wins 200m gold as Covid-hit Lyles comes third // Botswana's Letsile Tebogo wins the men's 200m final at Paris 2024 to deny America's 100m champion Noah Lyles a sprint double.
Asda to put more staff on checkouts in stores // Asda is going to put more staff on checkouts after admitting it has reached a limit with self-service tills. The supermarket said while self-checkouts work well for customers, it wants to invest additional hours into having manned checkouts.
Global stocks climb as US recession fears ease // The stock index of the UK's biggest publicly-listed companies edged higher on Friday after concerns eased over the state of the US economy. The FTSE 100, which is made up of the country's biggest businesses including banks, airlines and housebuilders, rose in early trading.
Russia airspace ban forces BA to drop key China flights // British Airways will drop its flights to Beijing from October, as it feels the impact of being banned from Russian airspace. Western airlines have been banned from flying over Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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