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.

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

Three Syrian men appear in court accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a park in Newcastle.

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

The Queen's official 90th birthday will be marked at the Trooping the Colour parade in central London later.

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.