US ‘will not rush’ to seal Iran deal
America and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry says. BBC News – Middle East
Craig Taylor
Budget squeeze ‘to hit 13m families’
Thirteen million UK families will lose £260 a year on average because of the Budget’s tax and benefits changes, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). BBC News – Business
Greece submits economic reform plan
Greece submits plans for economic reforms to eurozone officials, in a last-ditch bid to secure a new bailout from international creditors. BBC News – Europe
Pope changes in fast-food outlet
Pope Francis uses a fast-food restaurant as a sacristy to prepare for Mass in Bolivia, during his tour of Latin American countries. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Osborne eyes brownfield for new homes
Automatic planning permission would be granted on many brownfield sites in England in an attempt to boost house-building, under government plans. BBC News – UK
US data breach ‘hit 21.5m people’
Hackers that breached US government databases stole the personal information of at least 21.5 million people, officials reveal. BBC News – US & Canada