Five Minutes Spare

The Swedish Academy postpones the 2018 literature award, saying public confidence has been lost.
BBC News – Europe

Labour and the Tories have a mixed set of council results as UKIP is all but wiped out.
BBC News – UK

The lava flow prompts the mandatory evacuation of some 1,700 residents.
BBC News – US & Canada

Firms raided after BBC investigation finds addiction to codeine cough syrup is sweeping Nigeria.
BBC News – Africa

Mariners’ ace left-hander James Paxton struck out 16 and might have had the best pitching night of his career Wednesday, but it was the Athletics who had the final bat flip. Mark Canha led off the ninth inning […]

Take enough cracks at competing with the other 29 teams in the NBA, and there are bound to be wonderful surprises, expected results and s
Oklahoma City Thunder

Group led by hotel owner wants to build a new terminal on the airport’s western edge near the M25.
BBC News – Business

The Islamic State group says it was behind the attack, amid concerns over election security.
BBC News – Middle East

Ricardo Pinheiro ran back to alert others, but firefighters could not save him as the tower collapsed.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Nikol Pashinyan says the governing Republican Party will support his bid to be interim PM.
BBC News – Europe