Craig Taylor

MPs say smart meters will not deliver expected savings and their rollout will not meet a deadline.
BBC News – UK

Seventeen people were killed when an amphibious “duck boat” carrying tourists sank in stormy weather.
BBC News – US & Canada

Mobile phones in Kenya are like bank accounts – and fraudsters are trying to hack them.
BBC News – Africa

The Irish low-cost airline is facing a series of walkouts by staff over working conditions.
BBC News – Business

Prime Minister Netanyahu hails a “defining moment” as Israeli Arab MPs condemn the legislation.
BBC News – Middle East

Duberli Rodriguez quits amid a corruption scandal that has rocked the country’s justice system.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A member of the French president’s staff was filmed attacking two people during a protest in Paris.
BBC News – Europe

The head of public prosecutions is criticised for her handling of issues around disclosing evidence.
BBC News – UK

Discussions over a possible autumn visit for the Russian leader are under way, the White House says.
BBC News – US & Canada

A French diplomat accuses Daily Show comedian Trevor Noah of denying the players’ “Frenchness”.
BBC News – Africa

Thousands of jobs are at risk as the Gaucho and Cau restaurant chains prepare to go into administration.
BBC News – Business

The government says it is responding to arson attacks, but Hamas warns of “dangerous consequences”.
BBC News – Middle East

Officials say the city has been liberated, while rights groups say excessive force was used.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Commission has claimed Android unfairly cemented Google’s dominance of search.
BBC News – Europe

The singer is awarded £210,000 in damages after the BBC breached his privacy with its reporting of a police raid at his home.
BBC News – UK

The US president blames “Trump Derangement Syndrome” for criticism of the Helsinki summit.
BBC News – US & Canada

An Ethiopian passenger plane flies to Eritrea for the first time since a border war 20 years ago.
BBC News – Africa

The streaming service’s shares dive 14% after it misses its projections for subscriber growth.
BBC News – Business

Commanders may be shielded from prosecution over the violence after President Mohammed Morsi’s ousting.
BBC News – Middle East

A human rights group says another 10 people have been killed as police move in to opposition strongholds.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean