By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC News
Andrew Parsons/Parsons MediaMatt Hancock collaborated with journalist Isabel Oakeshott on his book Pandemic DiariesEx-Health Secretary Matt Hancock has accused a journalist of a "massive betrayal and breach of trust" after she leaked texts he sent during Covid.
Isabel Oakeshott defended releasing WhatsApps she obtained when working on Mr Hancock's book, arguing it was in the "overwhelming national interest". However, Mr Hancock said the messages were released in a " Read More...
By Laurence Peter in London & Bassam Bounenni at the Tunisia-Algeria borderBBC News
Residents in Algeria return to areas blackened by wildfiresMore than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece and thousands have been evacuated as Mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts.
The entire island of Rhodes has been put into a state of emergency, as fires also rage on Corfu and Evia.
The current long heatwave shows no let-up - temperatures are expected to rise above 44C (111F) in parts of Greece. Read More...
WASHINGTON — It all began with Lily, a 15-pound snowball of a French bulldog with the face of a tough guy and the personality of a princess.
She and her owner, Republican congressman Jeff Denham of California, take the occasional coast-to-coast plane ride together. But when he tried to take her on Amtrak a couple years back, he learned that only service dogs were allowed aboard. It’s a policy he’s been trying to change ever since, and he appears to be gaining momentum. Read More...