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The French and German leaders want the issue debated at the G7 summit, but Brazil’s leader is angry.
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
PC Andrew Harper's parents lead tributes to their "superhero" son as police hold a minute's silence.
An eyewitness says the boy's mother was screaming for him to wake up amid attempts to save him.
Lucie's new school uniform is on the dishevelled side by the end of the five-year-old's first day.
Fruitport High School has been rebuilt to make things difficult for potential gunmen during an attack.
The transport firm, known for its green and red lorries, revealed a £2m discrepancy in its accounts last month.
Women report being groped and subjected to lewd comments while out promoting their shows.
Paul Bussetti was cleared of posting "grossly offensive" material - a video of an effigy of a burning Grenfell Tower.
The UK Home Office is considering a system which would let you walk through immigration without showing your passport.
Bury Football Club's possible demise is "absolutely disgraceful" according to England women's manager Phil Neville.
The Red Arrows aerobatic team puts on a rare display over the New York skyline.
Fiona Melbul from Australia spent thousands of dollars on a holiday so she could post it on Instagram
Why do some people join white supremacy gangs and what does it take to get it one?
Tokyo is set to host the next Paralympic Games in 2020 - but how accessible is the Japanese capital?
The papers lead on Boris Johnson's meeting with Emmanuel Macron as well as Prince William and Kate's £73 flight.
Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
The prime minister has been criticised for putting his foot on a table in front of Emmanuel Macron.
New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.
Numbers of the world's tallest mammal have fallen in Africa by 40% in the past three decades.
Demonstrators calling for Papuan independence held a rally in Jakarta after days of riots in Indonesia's eastern region.
The school's assistant principal says she was "an idiot" for not spotting the spelling mistake.
Britain's most-watched news channel, delivering breaking news and analysis all day, every day.
Social media connected a couple looking to adopt with a baby. Or so they thought.
Critics say the pop star's 18-track album is "unapologetically bubblegum" and a "towering work".
The RAC is recommending that the best time to travel by road on Friday will be after 21:00 BST.
As a teenage boy, Carolyn Mercer had electric shock therapy on the NHS in the hope she would be "cured".
Reece wakes up hungover and alone with no possessions in a large unfamiliar house. He's blind and needs to get home.
LGBT Pride events have become big business, but does that distract from their original purpose?
Social media influencers are getting younger and younger, but at what cost to their wellbeing?
The documentary shining a new light on the Satanic Temple and its battle for human rights.
Vertical farming is fast-expanding but the costs are high and the food range is limited - for now.
The Duke of York has come under scrutiny for his connection to the late US financier. Here's what we know.
Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor says he will "face what's coming" after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April.
WBC champion Deontay Wilder vows to "get rid" of Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury in his coming fights amid "surreal" scenes at a restaurant opening in West Yorkshire.
Jason Roy falls early again after flashing a Josh Hazlewood delivery to first slip during the second Ashes Test at Headingley.
Joe Root picks up his second duck in as many innings as Josh Hazlewood strikes again for Australia in the second Test against England at Headingley.
Mark Noble reveals who he would rescue in a zombie apocalypse, which of his team-mates has a nasty habit and tells the story of tormenting former team-mate James Tomkins with a drone.
US sprinter Christian Coleman is under investigation over concerns he may have missed three drugs tests.
Farms are on the front line of climate change - vulnerable to extreme weather events - so farmers are coming up with new and surprising ways of tackling the problem.
A growing proportion of the UK's farmers are female - we meet some of the women joining the industry.
Many vegans boycott woollen clothing on the basis that it is cruel to sheep.
While the number of construction deaths has dropped over the past 30 years, fatalities in agriculture remain high.
Barrie Reynolds gave the BBC a glimpse into what it's like running a 70-acre farm in Cornwall.
In 1976, North Koreans killed two US officers in the DMZ over a tree, sparking a huge military gardening operation.
As a teenage boy, Carolyn Mercer had electric shock therapy on the NHS in the hope she would be "cured".
Cuadrilla said the effect on the surface would be like "a large frying pan dropping to the floor".
A coroners says "future deaths will occur" unless action is taken to improve handling of paperwork.
Churchtown residents raised £100,000 to build an embankment designed by local farmers.
A report outlines eight "viable" options for urgent and emergency care across Central Lancashire.
Cuadrilla said micro seismicity had been recorded near Blackpool at 20:46 BST on Wednesday.
Daniel Green bludgeoned his elderly father on the head with a porcelain figure at his care home.
The forecast is double the region's spending on health and education but the CBI denies 'scaremongering'.
William Beattie is charged with the murder of Gary Williams, who died two days after being assaulted.
Police urge the public to stay away from the "dangerous" site as they look for Lindsay Birbeck.
It will look at the costs and benefits, with a “go or no-go" decision by the end of the year.
The EFL says the integrity of League One is "of paramount importance" after criticism from Joey Barton and Danny Cowley.
England's James Anderson bowls nine overs for Lancashire's second XI as he bids to prove his fitness for the rest of the Ashes.
Olympic silver medallist Polly Swann "saw some dark places" balancing rowing training with a medicine degree before her return for Great Britain.
Luke Wood rejects a new deal at boyhood club Nottinghamshire to sign for Lancashire.
Stoke boss Nathan Jones says "something must be on the mind" of goalkeeper Jack Butland after the Potters' defeat by Preston.
Hull City are made to pay for missing a penalty as Derrick Williams' goal sees Blackburn Rovers to victory in the Championship.
Blackpool extend their unbeaten start to the season after coming from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw against winless Gillingham.
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EDITION 778 As another week slips by, here are 10 things which caught my attention and may have escaped yours. This newsletter is sent to 50,000+ subscribers each Monday. Please share on social media and forward to your colleagues and friends so they can subscribe, learn and engage. I'd be very grateful if you did. 1. How to engage your team. Showing respect enhances a leader’s influence and performance – and our latest study found that it’s the leadership behaviour with the biggest effect on employee engagement. Yet many leaders struggle to show respect to their employees. To become a more respectful leader, try these tips:[MORE] 2. Consider the four-day work week. British employers are tinkering with a shortened work week, and they’re seeing some pleasant benefits. Some 77% of employees with a four-day work week report improved quality of life, and 64% of execs say productivity and work quality have improved in the process. Reduced work weeks could even help the planet with one fewer day of commuting and lunch breaks dialing down our footprint by close to 30%. BBC 3. Hiring star players only gets you so far. It’s tempting to believe that the very best team efforts come from recruiting the very best talent. But our research suggests otherwise. Having talented people on your team helps, but that group members’ social sensitivity - the ability to identify and respond to social cues - is much more important. What else helps? Groups that encourage equal participation, rather than deferring to one or two dominant players. And one recipe for team failure? Encouraging members to compete with each other. [MORE] 4. Those born in large cities enjoy greater earning power. Research tracking 7,500 British people over 18 years found that someone born in London in 1971 would earn 6.6% more than their Manchester counterpart and 9.3% more than a person born in Liverpool. What gives big city kids the upper hand? More educational options, perhaps. Having larger social networks also helps, and it may also have to do with the influence of big city parents, who are more likely to work in professional fields. BBC 5. Queen is disappointed by UK's political class. The Queen has privately expressed disappointment over the current political class’s “inability to govern”. The monarch made the remark at a private event shortly after David Cameron’s resignation following the referendum, but an “impeccable royal source” said her disappointment and frustration had since grown. The Sunday Times 6. The days of workers changing jobs once or twice over a lifetime are long gone. Instead, younger workers are voluntarily (and sometimes involuntarily) switching jobs (and even professions) every few years. Surviving in such a fast-paced, often precarious market takes strategies that differ significantly from previous generations. One way to succeed, is to create a side hustle that helps you build an alternative skillset and become more marketable to prospective employers. Bloomberg 7. The truth behind our work lies. The less satisfied we are at work, the more likely we are to lie to others at the office. A survey, which included the perspectives of over 1,000 professionals, found that 41% of those who are “not at all satisfied” with their work tell at least one white lie a week. Just 17% of the “extremely satisfied” lot do the same. The most common fibs? The kind that buy us time away from colleagues: “I’m not feeling well” and “I already have plans after work.” The Telegraph 8. Army recruitment crisis leaves units 40% down. Britain is facing an army recruitment crisis, with frontline combat units operating as much as 40% below strength. There are more than 2,500 fewer personnel in frontline units than 2015, and all 16 regular regiments have shortfalls, according to data obtained under freedom of information laws. The Guardian 9. Nice work if you can get it. Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle could end up costing over £260,000 in severance payments to ministers who either resigned or were sacked. Fourteen Cabinet ministers are entitled to £16,876 each, while three lower level ministers can claim £7,920 each, bringing the total to £260,024. Daily Mirror 10. The bottom line. The birth rate in England and Wales has dropped to its lowest level since records began. There were 11.1 live births per 1,000 people last year – down 9.9% since 2012. Office for National Statistics |
Blue ribbons sell out after PC Andrew Harper's home town marks his death while on duty.
The UK Home Office is considering a system which would let you walk through immigration without showing your passport.
At the Michaela School near Wembley a strict ‘tiger teaching’ approach has drawn both criticism and praise.
New technology has been developed to detect how happy the animals are.
A hot spell is coming our way for the long weekend, as warm air drifts in from the continent.
A Hampshire lab tests tap water quality for 2.2 million people across the south east every day.
Has your period ever ruined a night out? Three Celtic fans are trying to do something about it.
A family is hoping a seven-month-old golden retriever will help their daughter manage her type 1 diabetes.
With a review announced into the HS2 high speed rail link - how much has already been done?
Iain Macnab will lose his job as Burgermeister of a German town as he will no longer be a EU citizen.
Volunteers in Lossiemouth have taken on responsibility for their public toilets following cuts by Moray Council.
It's estimated that fewer than 500 people own half of Scotland's privately-owned rural land.
A litter of four wildcat kittens has been born at an animal park near Canterbury
JaQuel Knight, who is the creative behind some of Beyoncé's iconic performances, teaches a workshop in London.
In a disused air raid shelter one company is growing crops, but what are the pros and cons of vertical farming?
Laura Mulley started the swap shop after her children grew out of their good quality uniforms.
Kelliyah thought she was simply putting on weight - and was shocked to find her condition was much more serious.
Cheltenham postman Ryan Williams is living his childhood dream of becoming a professional wrestler.
We look at why music stars like Stormzy are wanting bigger and more impressive special effects at their shows.
Terminally ill Derek Oliver fulfils a wish to see his wife of 60 years one more time.
Millions of people have shared #bulletjournal or #bujo hashtags on Instagram, so how do they work?
Jo Penrose, 20, has spent two summers in Peru teaching rugby to children and prisoners.
Many vegans boycott woollen clothing on the basis that it is cruel to sheep.
82-year-old Keith melted millions of hearts when a video of him painting his granddaughter's nails went viral.
With police stop and search powers set to expand what are your rights when approached?
It is hoped John and David the alpacas will improve residents' health and wellbeing.
Neale Sadler’s farm in the Midlands has relied on robots to do the milking for the past 13 years.
Peter Thain decided to sow some seeds after his lawn was ruined by the hot weather last year.
Barry King, from Wiltshire, is on a mission to build the world's biggest matchstick model.
Peter Njuguna was helped by a Berkshire charity that's been adopted by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The power station's gigantic, concrete towers created clouds of dust as they were blown up.
Adam Riches rediscovered a love for drawing and has turned doodling into an art career.
Ex-service personnel, who may otherwise be left homeless, will live on the site for up to two years.
Neil Campbell was pulled along a runway by a Porsche, then released to go through a timing gate under his own power.
Writer Bébhinn Ramsay finds solace on Ireland's pilgrim paths after the death of her husband.
Tom Wilson died after an accident during a hockey match, but his organs and tissues have saved more than 50 people.
The stories you may have missed this week.
The Welsh National Opera has appointed a new female conductor in residence to raise the profile of women in orchestral music.
Aerial footage shows where an officer was killed while attending a reported burglary.
Philip lives in Somerset while Caroline lives in Bristol.
Workshops are teaching young asylum seekers how to cook and improve their English skills.
Jason Anderson had high blood pressure and was offered a gastric band but refused.
Five of the country's top firework companies competed at the championships in Plymouth.
Thousands of students collect their A-level results as the proportion picking up top grades falls.
Photographer Clive Limpkin reflects on his iconic image of a boy in a gas mask holding a petrol bomb.
The BBC meets three people who opted not to go to university after their A-levels.
It's been 50 years since two brothers booked the US singer-songwriter to play at the English festival.
'Dr Becky' receives thousands of views on her YouTube channel which answers questions about the universe.
James Wright is raising money for a children's hospice at risk of closure in Walsall.
More than half of qualifications awarded for 16-18 year olds in England are for vocational courses.
Trans women often struggle with hair removal, so Siobhan set up her own clinic in Manchester providing electrolysis - the only form of permanent hair removal.
Six of the country's top firework companies compete in the championships in Plymouth.
Mo Adass is a master tailor whose clients include footballers from Liverpool FC.
Kathleen's husband was killed by the IRA, which Anne joined at 18. Now they work together on peace.
"It's upsetting to get down to the bottom and you see bottles everywhere and cans and barbecues."
The high achieving 'Class of 92' have set up a new university which opens in September 2019.
Volunteer rescuers who found the body of Nora Quoirin have described how they discovered the missing teenager in the Malaysian jungle.
Criminal gangs are targeting children in care, some as young as 12, in towns and cities many miles from home.
A speedboat has been spotted roaring across a flooded rugby pitch following torrential rain in Scotland.
The RSPCA wats to identify a man after four kittens were abandoned at a Lincoln pub.
Ben Bird's kind gesture to mark Dorothy Ballard's milestone has been viewed millions of times.
