The Rev Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech at 1963’s March on Washington was a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement. 60 years later, Dr Bernice King told the BBC’s Caitríona Perry that there is still progress to be made. You can watch the full interview here.

Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who rose to prominence by asking presidential candidate Barack Obama a blunt economic question in 2008, has died at age 49. Dubbed “Joe the Plumber” by Mr Obama’s rival John McCain, his name came up dozens of times during the race, making him a fixture…

India Club By Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai The place is nondescript; if you don’t look for it, you may not find it. And yet, for over 70 years, many Indians in London have sought it out, looking for familiar flavours and faces – a taste of home abroad. The India Club – an iconic…

Reuters By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Taiwan Taiwan’s opposition vote will be split three ways in the January 2024 presidential election. Can the frontrunner be beaten? The “law of holes” is reputed to have been coined by British Labour politician Denis Healey. It states that if you are in a hole and it’s difficult to…

Native and First Nation tourism is booming across North America, and part of what’s propelling this trend is the conversion of ancient trails into modern biking, hiking and rafting routes. In May of 1877, Indigenous leader Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe, who resisted relocation to “Indian territory” in Oklahoma, were marched there at…

A simple tempering of nigella seeds in mustard oil, along with a squeeze of lemon, elevates this simple lentil dish into one with a complex flavour profile. The everyday dish of simmered lentils known as dal is more than just food to most Indians; it is comfort, it is nourishment and very often, it is…

A technical issue with UK air traffic control has led to thousands of passengers being stranded on planes and at airports. More than 500 flights were cancelled on one of the busiest days of the year after a fault at National Air Traffic Services. It says the problem has now been fixed but delays are…

The Broward Sheriff’s Office helicopter fell into a Pompano Beach apartment building. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed three people were aboard the helicopter. One of them died in the crash, as well as another person in the residential unit. Authorities are still assessing the damages.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Florida and Cuba are bracing for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to intensify into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane, forecasters say. Idalia is expected to gain hurricane force on…

Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News A fun-loving young father, a caring mother and a teenage cashier – all black – were killed in a racially motivated weekend shooting in Florida. Officials have identified the three victims as Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion, 29; Angela Michelle Carr, 52; and, Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr, 19. Police…