This journalist fled Mexico after his family were murdered. Now he's slowly rebuilding his life.

'I was born again in the United States'

A visual guide to the key issues, candidates and risks ahead of Kenya's general election on 8 August.

Kenya Election 2017: What you need to know

Jock Dewar has attended the Edinburgh Festival for 70 years but does not like the Fringe.

The man who has been to every Edinburgh festival

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.

The chimney painted by a robot spray painter

The robot spray-painted chimney

Muir says it was boosted by contracting and private housing but property development activity halved.

Muir Group revenues rise but profits fall

Children who were bullied at school give advice on how to tackle the issue

'Your life can become engulfed by bullying'

The final of the five-on-five robot wars will be held in Shenzhen on Sunday.

Robot armies go to battle in China

Anthony Scaramucci was the shortest serving White House communications director in history. What went wrong?

New White house Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci (R)), flanked by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, blows a kiss to reporters after addressing the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 21, 2017

Arrivederci, Mooch

The BBC's Dickens Olewe reports on how election tensions can make life difficult for couples from different ethnic backgrounds.

Kenya vote puts strain on mixed marriages

In an age of online business, farmers still want to meet suppliers face-to-face, say organisers.

Black Isle Show 'relevant as ever'

Soutik Biswas pieces together the extraordinary story of four friends who were separated by partition.

The friendship that survived the division of a nation

It's one of the World's tallest buildings.

Fire rips through Dubai skyscraper

Mary Ho, 81, is captivating Singaporean fans with her electric guitar skills.

Singapore's hard rock granny

A large fire has ripped through a skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates - for the second time in two years.

Fire rips through Dubai's Torch Tower

The owner of the factory says it has invested £5m at the site in the last few years.

Concern over biscuit factory investment

As Trump administration careens past six months, Rex Tillerson publicly denies he is about to quit.

Is Tillerson getting ready for a Rexit?

The initiative aims to turn Scotland's youngest violent inmates away from organised crime.

Police officer 'embedded' in prison

Young offender Hugh says the scheme is encouraging him to better himself while he serves his sentence.

Young offender: 'I'm done with fighting'

The Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe get under way amid heightened security.

Edinburgh's festivals celebrate 70 years

Police investigating dissident republican activity conducted searches in Andersonstown.

PSNI seize gun and money in west Belfast

Fears over queues at passport control in European airports continue to make headlines on Friday.

The Papers: 'Get to airport three hours early!'

Petra Kvitova reaches the last eight of the Stanford Bank of the West Classic, while Simona Halep wins in 47C in Washington.

Kvitova powers into Stanford quarters

$10m (£7.6m) worth of ivory is crushed in Central Park, New York.

'Five baby elephants died to make this'

Real Madrid boss believes club must sell Gareth Bale, Chelsea's Diego Costa to hand in transfer request, Monaco ready Alexis Sanchez bid, plus more.

Friday's gossip column

England women coach Mark Sampson says his players "shed a lot of tears" after their 3-0 semi-final loss to the Netherlands at Euro 2017.

England 'devastated' after Dutch defeat

The 79-storey building was evacuated after the second blaze in recent years, officials say.

Blaze rips through Dubai's Torch Tower

Many neighbourhoods in the Big Apple don't have access to trains or regular buses, so locals sometimes turn to a lesser-known, sometimes illegal network to get around

NYC's secret transit system

Derbyshire move to the top of the T20 Blast North Group as they claim a five-wicket win against Yorkshire at Headingley.

Derbys move top with win over Yorkshire

Prosecutors seek to suspend the inauguration of a constituent assembly over electoral fraud claims.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro talks at a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2017

Venezuela court asked to stall assembly

UK Athletics performance director Neil Black says there is much to learn from the progress of Scottish athletes, with 16 in the London 2017 team.

Black praises Scottish athletes

Manager Derek McInnes says Aberdeen only have themselves to blame for losing to Apollon Limassol in Europa League qualifying.

'Missed opportunity' laments Dons' boss

Michelle Carter, 20, is sentenced to two and a half years for the involuntary manslaughter of Conrad Roy.

Suicide texter Michelle Carter learns fate

Officers say the two drivers may have information which could help the investigation.

Bid to trace drivers after girl raped

Dons manager Derek McInnes criticises stewarding after riot police were deployed at the end of the match in Cyprus.

Violence mars Aberdeen's Europa clash

Outline permission given for 280 houses on the edge of a Lincolnshire town.

Controversial housing scheme approved

Mo Farah will deliver "something special" at the World Championships in London, says British Athletics performance director Neil Black.

Farah will deliver 'something special'

Is Helen Mirren right?

Helen Mirren has been quoted - in colourful language - saying moisturiser does nothing. Is she right?

Do face moisturisers actually work?

Supermarket shoppers blamed builders for cheeky whistles when the source was really at a pet shop.

Wolf-whistling parrot ruffles feathers

...as their jailed breast surgeon gets his sentence increased.

Watch these women react

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Minister of Magic

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A determined rearguard earns Northern Knights a draw with North-West Warriors in the three-day Inter-Provincial game.

James Shannon top-scored for the Knights with a fine 59 against the Warriors

Knights deny Warriors at Comber

A passenger dies and a driver is in hospital after a two-car crash in Carmarthenshire.

Woman killed and man injured in crash

Wladimir Klitschko promised to retire if he lacked motivation and leaves boxing "with nothing to prove", says his manager.

'The fire wasn't there for Klitschko'

About 50 people gather outside Birmingham's Council House to protest at the lack of progress.

Bin strike creating 'sea of rubbish'

Special counsel Robert Mueller steps up the inquiry, which the president again calls a "fabrication".

Grand jury used in Trump-Russia probe

The use of vaginal medical mesh should be banned in the UK to stop complications, campaigners say.

'Left in wheelchair' after mesh implant

MPs back calls for compensation for the areas with the slowest broadband connection speeds.

'Businesses need superfast broadband'

Kieran McGeeney makes two Armagh changes for the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Tyrone with Joe McElroy and Ciaran O'Hanlon called up.

Armagh make two changes for Tyrone game

The police watchdog is investigating claims after mobile phone footage of an arrest was released on social media.

Police probed over excessive force claim

A fox manages to get onto the field at Lord's and halt play during the T20 Blast match between Middlesex and Hampshire.

Sneaky fox stops play at Lord's

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the Tetra Pak became a million dollar idea.

Million dollar idea: The Tetra Pak

Commons Speaker John Bercow received two tickets for the Royal Box at Wimbledon worth £8,590.

MPs got Wimbledon and Glastonbury freebies

Irish police say the victim was shot in the driveway of a house in County Meath.

Man shot outside house in County Meath

Britain's world number one Andy Murray joins world number six Marin Cilic in withdrawing from the Rogers Cup in Canada.

Murray withdraws from Rogers Cup

As Amazon launches its Prime Now delivery service in Singapore, Asia's e-commerce market is hotting up.

Amazon and Alibaba battle it out in Asia

Barnsley sign midfielder Brad Potts from Blackpool for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.

Barnsley sign Potts from Blackpool

The Gaza Strip version of knafa, a beloved Middle Eastern sugar-soaked pastry, is rarely found outside of the tiny coastal enclave.

The dessert that’s blocked at borders

Irish amateur Leona Maguire lies seven shots off the lead after the second round of the Women's British Open at Kingsbarns.

Maguire seven off lead at British Open

The presenter made his comments in a statement to Bradford Council.

Chris Packham calls to end grouse shooting

Paris St-Germain sign Brazil forward Neymar for a world record fee of 222m euros (£200m) from Barcelona - but what else could you buy with that amount of money?

What else could you buy for Neymar's £200m?

Giles Corbin had been told his leg would need amputating but has now had surgery and is on crutches.

Recovery hope for jet ski crash victim

He lost his left arm in violence following elections in 2007, but he hasn't let that stop him.

Kenya poll attack made me 'DJ One Hand'

America's Michelle Wie broke the Kingsbarns course record, shooting 64 to lead the Women's British Open after the first round.

Wie sets course record at Kingsbarns

Paris St-Germain sign Neymar from Barcelona for £200m, smashing the previous world record fee of £89m paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba.

PSG sign Neymar for world record £200m

The Bank of England governor says the banking sector could double in size but calls for tough regulations.

Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney

Carney says banking sector could double

Stephen Murphy, Jackson Whistle and Andrew Dickson return as Belfast Giants netminders for the 2017/18 Elite League season.

Giants netminders back for new campaign

Transcripts from two phone calls with foreign leaders shed light on Trump's diplomacy. What are the best bits?

What Trump really meant in those phone calls

Michelle Carter will serve 15 months behind bars for encouraging her boyfriend's suicide.

US woman jailed for texts urging suicide

Denmark will face the Netherlands in the final of the Women's Euro 2017 after defeating Austria in a penalty shootout.

Denmark reach Women's Euro 2017 final

Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will attempt to sign off with gold at the World Championships, which begin on Friday in London.

Bolt & Farah headline as London 2017 nears

Jack Tector and Nathan Smith are new faces in the Ireland squad for the ICC InterContinental Cup game against the Netherlands.

Tector and Smith get Ireland call-up

Widnes Vikings half-back Rangi Chase is suspended from all training and playing activity after testing positive for cocaine.

Chase banned after positive drugs test

Leicester City sign 20-year-old Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City for a fee understood to be £25m.

Leicester sign Man City striker Iheanacho

Solihull Moors sign defender Fiacre Kelleher from League One side Oxford United on loan until January.

Solhull sign defender Kelleher on loan

Finley Amos, aged two, lost his fingers and feet after contracting meningitis and septicaemia.

Finley Amos, two, with his brother Brandon, nine

Family's £10k target for amputee toddler

The Georgian soldier was part of a military convoy hit by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

Afghan security officials secure the roads leading to the Iraqi embassy after an attack allegedly carried out by the Islamic State, in Kabul (31 July 2017)

Nato soldier dies in Afghan suicide attack

The actor allegedly told police he buys cocaine "in large quantities and uses it over time".

Dukes of Hazzard star denies groping

The offences relate to figures published for the supermarket which inflated its profits in 2014 by £326m.

Ex-Tesco executives deny fraud charges

Thirteen-time motorcycling world champion Angel Nieto dies at the age of 70, one week after he was involved in a crash.

Nieto dies following quad biking crash

Goalkeeper Cammy Bell mutually agreed his release from Dundee United and is now expected to move to Rugby Park within 24 hours.

Bell on verge of joining Kilmarnock

It is the second ram raid in two days in the area, police say.

Cash machine ripped from wall in raid

Bryan Fogel, co-star and maker of Icarus, the film which exposes how Russia subverted the entire anti-doping system, says doping is "always going to be a cat and mouse game".

Doping 'always going to be cat and mouse game'

The Coral Reef pool in Bracknell has undergone a £12m refurbishment and opens in a few weeks' time.

Lifeguards trained for refurbished pool

The DUP are challenging a motion that would give council staff the power to remove bonfire material.

The bonfire is pictured before the burning, with the apartment building behind

DUP challenge Belfast council bonfire vote

The social media firm has promised to fact-check more stories and offer readers "more perspectives".

A man poses with a magnifier in front of a Facebook logo

Facebook promises new fake news measures

BBC sports editor Dan Roan explains how London 2017 comes at a pivotal time as athletics tries to restore its reputation and relevance.

'An opportunity athletics must seize'

Thomas Pieters holes a 31-foot birdie putt at the last to take a first-round lead at the Bridgestone Invitational.

Pieters takes first-round lead at Akron

Blue Bulls boss Hendre Marnitz joins Dragons as the Pro14 side's defence coach.

Dragons appoint Marnitz as defence coach

Construction delays with Tynecastle's new main stand mean Hearts will play three home games at Murrayfield.

Hearts forced to play at Murrayfield

A clergyman who filmed a teenager in a public toilet is given a suspended prison sentence.

Voyeur clergyman avoids jail time

A flight from Tokyo to Paris passed the site where the missile would land about 10 minutes later.

North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-14 being launched at an undisclosed place in North Korea (28 July 2017)

N Korea missile 'landed 100km’ from flight

South African 400m world record holder Wayde Van Niekerk tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan he can reach the heights hit by Usain Bolt.

Bolt, belief & black cabs - athletics' new star Van Niekerk

The Danish prince is said to be frustrated he has never been granted the title of king.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik wave from a balcony

Prince refuses to share grave with queen

Marcus Hutchins, who was praised for stalling the WannaCry attack, is now accused of creating malware.

3 August 2017