Six O'Clock News

There have been outbreaks of violence in cities across France where tens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations against the cost of living and declining public services. Masked groups have set fire to buildings, looted shops and clashed with police. Also: President Zelensky says he fears the United States will lift more sanctions on Russia after President Trump blocked sweeping new measures targetting Russian oil and gas exports. And Pope Leo has been discharged from hospital in Rome, after having a cancerous growth removed from his lung.

Dozens of masked Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the village of Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Also: A teenager who travelled from Norway to the UK to carry out a "hit" for a Swedish organised crime group has been sentenced to 20 years detention and three chefs from the West Country qualify for the Barbecue World Cup.

The former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, has been jailed for fifteen years for historic child sex offences, including rape. Also: the Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, has expressed the importance of standing with Ukraine in its war against Russia while on a visit to Washington. And the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has apologised for his plans to commercialise the World Cup and other competitions. (Image: PA)

Witnesses have begun giving evidence in the rape and sexual assault trial of the comedian, Russell Brand. He denies three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one of indecent assault, made by six female complainants. Also: Andy Burnham has promised to accelerate deliveries of British air defence missiles to Ukraine, after welcoming President Zelensky to Downing Street. And a new research project is allowing scientists, and members of the public, to follow the movements of penguins.
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The head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, has warned that one of his key concerns is that artificial intelligence could help terrorists create biological weapons, such as killer pathogens. Also: A man who was killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been identified as William Chapman. And Pope Leo has surgery to remove a nodule from his lung. (Image: PA)