PCC who quit over Everard comments starts charity

Philip Allott, the former police chief who resigned over comments following the death of Sarah Everard, has spoken for the first time since he quit.

Allott has now launched a new charity aimed at making it easier for emergency services personnel to become whistleblowers.

He was asked about his comments from five years ago - and why he initially resisted calls to resign.

How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?

Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

Asia

Are young people too expensive to hire?

The education, health and welfare systems are no longer fit for purpose in preparing young people for adult life, a new report says.

BBC Verify

Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon during ceasefire, videos show

Verified videos show strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon.

Middle East

Cian and Jordan Adams hold up an Irish tricolour flag as they finish their 33 marathon challenge. They are wearing matching, neon yellow tops with "comfort keepers" on it.

'Time for a lie-in' after FTD Brothers finish Irish marathon challenge

Jordan Adams speaks to BBC News NI after finishing his 33rd marathon in Dublin.

Europe

These aren't just any old bollards

The 145-year-old bollards on Duffield Road in Derby have been restored to their previous "wonky" form.

Derbyshire

Jordan and Cian Adams embrace wrapped in an Irish tricolour flag after completing their Irish marathon challenge in Dublin city centre.

Watch: Brothers complete 33 marathons in 33 days

Jordan and Cian Adams finish their Irish marathon challenge at Merrion Square in Dublin city centre.

Europe

Split screen. Left, man building a home. Right, a home almost completed.

How Cuba is addressing its housing crisis with shipping containers

BBC's Will Grant visited Barrio Toledo, where at least 700 containers are being repurposed into two-bedroom homes with kitchens, bathrooms and patios.

Latin America

California winery blaze erupts in scorching fireballs

No injuries were reported after the 5.4-acre blaze ripped through a section of the state's Livermore Valley wine region.

US & Canada

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A signed summary of BBC Newsline.

A woman with ginger hair lies in a hospital intensive care bed. There are tree branches and blue sky behind her.

Can a rooftop garden help very ill patients heal faster?

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King's College Hospital in south London.

Health

A roof space damaged by fire after lightning struck the home.

'Lightning strike was like a bomb going off'

Several homes had to be evacuated after the property was struck by lightning.

Leicestershire

10-year-old Vinny recreates the photo from six years ago, as his toys wave him off for his first day at school.

From viral photo to Toy Story red carpet

10-year-old Vinny has been invited to the film's UK launch

Leicestershire

Composite image of Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon and Colin Beattie

Operation Branchform: Timeline of SNP finance probe

The key moments in the investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party.

Scotland Politics

A replica neolithic hall under construction near Stonehenge with multiple volunteers in high-vis working on the structure.

Replica 4,500 year-old Neolithic hall unveiled at Stonehenge

The £1m Kusuma Neolithic Hall is recreated using historically authentic methods.

Wiltshire

Split screen. Nada Tawfik on the left. New York New Jersey Stadium on the right.

Why Fifa is being investigated over World Cup ticket prices

New York and New Jersey are looking into the association after fans have reportedly been "misled" over ticket sales and seat locations.

US & Canada

A BBC Verify thumbnail with Trump in the centre and the word 'Truth' written behind him.

We analysed thousands of Trump's posts - here's what we found

The BBC's Ros Atkins and BBC Verify sifted through thousands of the president's posts.

US & Canada

Victoria Derbyshire interviewing a teenage girl, seen from over her shoulder and out of focus

Girl tells BBC she is 'scared to go out' after teenage rapists spared jail time

She told BBC Newsnight she was living in fear after the attack by teenage boys, whose sentences are being reviewed.

England

Split image of a woman with black glasses outside and a man indoors in a grey suit.

What it was like inside court as Matthew Perry's assistant was sentenced

BBC's Shaimaa Khalil was in the room as Kenneth Iwamansa, who injected Perry with ketamine, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

US & Canada

Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave

Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.

Asia

Left, the erupted tank. Right, a woman and mourners look on.

Watch: Community gathers as workers remain missing after chemical blast

At least one person is dead and nine others missing after a chemical explosion at a paper mill in the US state of Washington, authorities said.

US & Canada