By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A company which operates some of Mexico’s railways has suspended 60 of its routes after a surge of migrants hitching rides on freight trains. Ferromex said services would be halted on the trains travelling towards Mexico’s border with the US, in order to “avoid accidents or loss of life”. It…

By Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Selena Gomez has said being the most-followed woman on Instagram is “a big responsibility”. The actress and singer says she’s “never really cared” about numbers but that “it can be a little heavy”. Selena made the comments, reported in The Hollywood Reporter, at Universal Music Group and Thrive Global’s Music…

Twenty-four hours after Azerbaijan’s army launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, ethnic-Armenian forces have agreed Russian terms for a ceasefire. One of the key demands that Karabakh forces have accepted is a proposal for complete disarmament. Some 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in the South Caucasus enclave, recognised internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Three years ago, Azerbaijan…

By Yolande Knell & Lucy Williamson BBC News, in Jerusalem and Jenin Six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, medics say. The funerals have taken place for three of the four killed in a late-night military raid of Jenin refugee camp, in which some 30 people…

The newest work perk? Companies are paying employees’ vacations so they can take a proper break. Lazing on the beach, drink in hand. Hiking with friends, a spectacular view at the summit. Exploring a foreign city, eating the most incredible food you’ve ever tasted. But the best part? You’ve barely spent a dime of your…

Hello, you join us amid the news that Rishi Sunak is thinking about weakening some of the government’s key green commitments in a major policy shift. This could mean delaying a ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars and phasing out gas boilers, according to multiple sources who have spoken to the BBC. Sunak…

Teenage girls say they experience sexual harassment in their day-to-day lives and do not feel safe on the street alone. In a survey of more than 2,000 young people aged 13-18, more than a quarter of girls (27%) said they had experienced sexual harassment in some form. Some 44% also said they do not feel…

By Sam Cabral BBC News US actress Bijou Phillips has reportedly filed for divorce from Danny Masterson less than two weeks after the That ’70s Show star was jailed for two rapes. Ms Phillips, 43, cited “irreconcilable differences” between the pair after 12 years of marriage, according to documents seen by US media. She was…

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent He’s shot more than 250 album covers, was the official photographer at Woodstock, and saw his work appear in Life Magazine. But Henry Diltz considers his career a lucky accident. “I never went to photo school, I’ve never had a job, I never even thought about it,” he says.…

By Penny Dale Journalist Artist Che Lovelace was on his way to the coast on the Caribbean island of Trinidad to collect mud to use in carnival celebrations when he received a message that a church in the UK wanted him to create an artwork to commemorate the life of an African man he had…