Simon Furness

Colombian coca farmers increased cultivation area by 44% last year for fear any peace deal may lead to eradication, the UN says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greece will need an extra 50bn euros over the next three years to stabilise its finances under the existing, disputed bailout plans, the IMF says.
BBC News – Europe

The Cabinet Office is withholding £3m unless Kids Company moves on its chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh.
BBC News – UK

BP has reached an $ 18.7bn (£12bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BBC News – US & Canada

A minute’s silence is to be held across the UK at midday to remember the 38 people killed in the Tunisian beach attack a week ago, including 30 Britons.
BBC News – Africa

Lathered in bluish hues as the glint of beaded sweat ran across his forehead to his chin, Thunder forward Mitch McGary was donning
Oklahoma City Thunder

The outlook for the UK’s financial stability has worsened in the light of events in Greece, Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns.
BBC News – Business

Syrian rebels release a video showing them shooting dead 18 alleged Islamic State (IS) militants, mimicking footage of killings by the jihadist group.
BBC News – Middle East

A court in Honduras orders the arrest of a senior lawmaker amid a widening probe into embezzlement in the country’s health system.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes a defiant speech urging a “No” vote in Sunday’s referendum as bank cash limits begin to bite for Greeks.
BBC News – Europe

A family of 12 from Luton including a baby and two grandparents could have travelled to Syria after going missing, police say.
BBC News – UK

The US and Cuba agree to the reopening of embassies in each other’s capitals, the Cuban government says.
BBC News – US & Canada

A wave of attacks by Islamic State militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has left at least 50 people dead, security and medical sources say.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 30, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired a trade exception and the rights to f
Oklahoma City Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 29, 2015 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has named Monty Williams, Maurice Cheeks and Anthony Grant as a
Oklahoma City Thunder

The UK economy grew by 0.4% in first quarter of 2015, revised up from a previous estimate of 0.3%, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

The Islamic State (IS) militant group say its Yemeni affiliate carried out a car-bombing at a funeral attended by Shia Houthi rebels in Sanaa, with many casualties.
BBC News – Middle East

US TV network NBC cuts ties with Donald Trump over “recent derogatory statements” made by the veteran businessman about Mexican immigrants.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras threatens to resign if the result of a snap referendum on Greece’s debt crisis due on Sunday does not go his way.
BBC News – Europe

Four British tourists seriously injured in the Tunisian beach attack have been flown back to the UK by the RAF.
BBC News – UK