BBC News:
| Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection | Thu 21st May 2026 23:45 BST |
Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection. | |
| Iran steps up claim to control Strait of Hormuz | Thu 21st May 2026 15:37 BST |
Iran publishes a map claiming "armed forces oversight" across more than 22,000 sq km of the waterway. | |
| Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel as backlash over treatment grows | Fri 22nd May 2026 01:21 BST |
A video showing a far-right Israeli minister taunting activists who were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs has been widely condemned. | |
| Nascar champion Kyle Busch dies aged 41 | Fri 22nd May 2026 00:54 BST |
Busch's representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness. | |
| Pair arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal | Thu 21st May 2026 19:32 BST |
The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a driver. | |
| Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash | Thu 21st May 2026 16:58 BST |
The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people. | |


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