Libya’s central bank halts operations after director kidnapped
The central bank says operations will not resume until their employee is returned. Read More
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New homes and end to price-gouging: Harris sets economic goals
Vice-president Kamala Harris targets housing costs and price gouging in newly-released economic plans. Read More
French film giant Alain Delon dies aged 88
Brigitte Bardot says Delon’s death has left a “huge void that nothing and no-one will be able to fill”. Read More
LNER train drivers to stage fresh weekend strikes
Aslef said the action, separate to the recent pay dispute, was due to a breakdown in industrial relations. Read More
Russians tell BBC they are worried and angry at Ukraine incursion
The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg in Aleksin meets Russians wondering how Ukraine’s incursion could have happened. Read More
Ferris wheel blaze in Germany injures several people
Video showed two carriages on the wheel in Leipzig alight with smoke billowing into the air. Read More
We want same pay deal as drivers, says RMT boss
The Conservatives say Labour has been “played” by the unions and lost control of public sector pay. Read More
Shops boosted by Euros and summer sales in July
Retail sales in Britain ticked up in July as the Euros football championship lifted demand. Read More
Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on
Opposition leader María Corina Machado joined thousands of demonstrators in the capital Caracas. Read More
Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrated in planned new capital
The planned new capital Nusantara is set to be the biggest legacy of outgoing President Joko Widodo. Read More