Second Night of Violence in US City

Riot police have clashed with protesters in the US city of Charlotte, in a second night of unrest over the death of a black man who was shot by police. The governor of North Carolina is taking steps to deploy the National Guard.

The US military is investigating whether a shell fired at American troops in Iraq contained a chemical agent.

It's been a boom year for marine protection, with huge zones round the world created to protect species in the seas. The British government is preparing to consider its own third tranche of marine protected areas round England's coasts safeguarding creatures like dolphins.