Simon Furness

Three bridges on roads leading into Donetsk are destroyed ahead of an expected blockade of the city by government forces.
BBC News – Europe

There is evidence at least 20 prominent figures – including ex-MPs and ministers – abused children for “decades”, a former child protection manager claims.
BBC News – UK

The White House vows to work with Germany to resolve the row over a German reportedly arrested for being a US spy.
BBC News – US & Canada

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said he wishes three jailed al-Jazeera journalists had never been put on trial, local media report.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 5, 2014 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has named Darko Rajakovic as assistant coach, it was announced t
Oklahoma City Thunder

In Summer League, the results teams are looking for aren’t necessarily the ones on the scoreboard when the final buzzer sounds, but rathe
Oklahoma City Thunder

The government is “not budging” on its changes to pay and pensions for public sector workers, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude says.
BBC News – Business

A number of Jewish suspects are arrested over the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu Khdair, whose death sparked violent protests.
BBC News – Middle East

Rescue workers continue their search for eight missing miners in southern Honduras, but admit hope of finding them alive is fading.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s government says it has retaken two more cities from pro-Russian rebels as crowds rally in the regional capital Donetsk in support of the separatists.
BBC News – Europe

Former cabinet minister Lord Tebbit says there “may well have been” a political cover-up of child sex abuse in the 1980s.
BBC News – UK

US officials reveal that the bolstered security they ordered at overseas airports last week will include tighter screening of electronic devices.
BBC News – US & Canada

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers condemn the airing of a video showing the athlete re-enacting the events of the night he killed his girlfriend.
BBC News – Africa

The Oklahoma City Thunder began its summer competition on Saturday afternoon at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League, providi
Oklahoma City Thunder

The UK’s biggest energy supplier, British Gas, mis-sold energy deals by making exaggerated claims to potential customers, the regulator says.
BBC News – Business

A Palestinian teenager killed in Jerusalem was burned alive, the Palestinian attorney-general is quoted as saying, as riots continue.
BBC News – Middle East

Two former senior military officers in Argentina have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Bishop Enrique Angelelli in 1976 during military rule.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine say they have evacuated their eastern stronghold of Sloviansk amid an offensive by the military.
BBC News – Europe

The 101st Tour de France begins in Yorkshire with riders receiving a royal send-off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
BBC News – UK

The California Highway Patrol says that it is investigating footage that shows a policeman repeatedly punching the head of a prostrate woman.
BBC News – US & Canada