Christina Grimmie, a singer who had competed on the US TV programme The Voice, is shot dead by a male attacker after a concert in Orlando.

Rod Stewart is knighted in a Birthday Honours list also featuring astronaut Tim Peake, Dame Vera Lynn, Ant and Dec and cricketer Alastair Cook.

Dimitri Payet scores a stunning late winner to give hosts France a 2-1 victory over Romania in the first game of Euro 2016.

Venezuela's electoral council says more than 1.3m people who signed a petition for a referendum to oust President Maduro will have to confirm their identities.

A plane powered only by the sun travels to New York City for a photoshoot at the Statue of Liberty, ahead of crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Libyan forces say they have re-taken control of the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from so-called Islamic State.

Energy suppliers have drawn up a list of promises aimed at inspiring confidence in customers to shop around.

Twin bomb attacks hit a Damascus suburb which is the site of Syria's holiest Shia shrine, killing at least eight people, state media reports.