Emily Taylor

The government pledges £50m for grammar school expansion and gives councils funding for new faith schools.
BBC News – UK

The first meeting between sitting North Korean and US leaders will take place on 12 June.
BBC News – US & Canada

Human rights groups call for the conviction of former child bride Noura Hussein to be overturned.
BBC News – Africa

The American League West finds itself stocked with stars, from Mike Trout to Jose Altuve to Robinson Cano to Adrian Beltre and beyond. Everyone is aware of the aces and the sluggers, but every team has other […]

A slowdown in economic growth seems set to delay any interest rate rise until at least August.
BBC News – Business

Leader Ali Khamenei also tells his government not to trust European leaders on the nuclear deal.
BBC News – Middle East

Talks are due to start on Wednesday, 17 years after the country defaulted on its debts.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

An audio of the operator ignoring the woman’s plea hours before her death sparks outrage in France.
BBC News – Europe

Fairground workers William and Shelby Thurston put “profit before safety”, a judge says.
BBC News – UK

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is returning with “three wonderful gentlemen”, Mr Trump tweets.
BBC News – US & Canada

The words did not escape Stephen Piscotty in this moment. It would have been understandable if they had, given the circumstances. But the A’s outfielder, sprinkled with questions by a crowd of mostly strangers […]

She was buried neck-deep and pelted to death with stones by al-Shabab fighters.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s schedule isn’t so kind this month, and the starting point of a challenging 19-game stretch proved to be a doozy. Lefty Brett Anderson’s second start was the stuff of nightmares, and the A’s stumbled to a […]

Property prices dropped by 3.1% in April, the Halifax says, as demand for homes softened.
BBC News – Business

The president is set to announce whether the US will walk away from the international nuclear deal.
BBC News – Middle East

The clowns say high crime levels mean residents are afraid to organise parties and do not hire them.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Nikol Pashinyan has spearheaded weeks of protests and has promised an end to corruption.
BBC News – Europe

Rail firms admit “anomalies” in the system mean passengers are not always offered the cheapest fare.
BBC News – UK

Eric Schneiderman, a vocal #MeToo backer, resigns after four women tell a magazine he hit them.
BBC News – US & Canada

A BBC investigation showed employees illegally selling addictive cough syrup containing codeine.
BBC News – Africa