Five Minutes Spare

Former Mali basketball coach handed lifetime ban after abuse investigationAmadou Bamba one of five coaches and officials sanctioned after an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. BBC News – Africa

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Rent: 'We've got £1,750 a month and can't find anywhere'Tenants are spending 28% of their earnings on rent, the biggest proportion for a decade, new figures show. BBC News – Business

Controversial land sale puts Jerusalem Armenians on edgeA top priest is in hiding following at a secret deal for part of the Old City’s Armenian Quarter. BBC News – Middle East

Illegal shark fin trade: Record haul seized in BrazilEnvironmental officers seize the fins of an estimated 11,000 sharks from two companies in Brazil. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris 2024 Olympics: French police raid organisers' headquartersIt is unclear what prompted the search but French media links it to how contracts have been awarded. BBC News – Europe

Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman: Who is on board Titanic sub?An adventurer and a British businessman travelling with his son are among those on the Titanic sub. BBC News – UK

Titanic tourist submersible: Rescuers scan ocean as clock ticksThe US and Canada are urgently searching for a tourist submersible not seen since Sunday. BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda school attack: I covered myself in blood to hideA student tells the BBC he survived an attack by suspected Islamist rebels by pretending to be dead. BBC News – Africa