Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.

The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.

First responders and volunteers pulled a survivor from under the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira.

The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.

The quakes killed at least 589 people and injured more than 2,980, with more feared trapped under rubble.

Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.

Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.

Will more comfortable temperatures replace the heatwave soon? Darren Bett has the details.

Staff at Magnavale, near Grantham, say the "giant freezer" is a great place to be in hot weather.

Stars like Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill will play small local venues to celebrate the UK music scene.