Facing an angry backlash from parents and former members, the chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for political remarks made by President Trump at the organization’s National Jamboree this week.

Backed by planes dropping water and fire retardant, more than 1,000 firefighters are battling bushfires billowing smoke into the sky over France's southern Cote d'Azur, forcing the evacuation of at least 12,000 people. And President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving "in any capacity" in the US armed forces.

The two leading players battling for control of Libya have committed to a ceasefire and fresh elections after talks near Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli, and Gen. And more on the an astonishing report on head injuries in American Football.

A man armed with a chainsaw wounded at least five people, two of them seriously, on Monday in a small Swiss town that was then put into lockdown as police hunted for the suspect. Police said the attack was “not an act of terror”. And a Wisconsin technology company is offering its employees microchip implants that can be used to scan into the building and purchase food at work. Whether or not to get a chip is up to the employee to decide.

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have revealed deep remorse that their last conversation with their mother was a brief phone call that they cut short because they were too busy playing with their cousins. In a documentary about Diana, Princess of Wales, her sons speak candidly about their grief, their loss, and coping with the shock of her premature death, aged 36, 20 years ago. And more about the deepening Crisis in Venezuela.

O.J. Simpson was granted parole on Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star. And more on Brexit and a Famine in North Korea

Paul Nicholls, the former star of EastEnders, has admitted he is "lucky to be alive" after he broke his leg after plunging down a waterfall in Thailand, leaving him trapped for three days in the jungle with no food. Adam also spoke about the Jihadi Bride Problem where there are concerns over westerners now " rescued " in Iraq and lastly A US science report points to the growing man-made problem

A total of 547 boys from a famous German Catholic Church choir – the Regensburger Domspatzen were subjected to physical and sexual abuse by priests and teachers over the course of some six decades. And more on the Dramatic Weather in Britain with (with forest fires across Europe & flash floods.

The Obama administration ordered Russian diplomats to leave two waterfront compounds in New York and Maryland. Now, Russia wants them back and more on claims the RAF's new U.S. planes are not fit for purpose.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would "rip the heads" off traitors and spoke in support of reinstating the death penalty, as hundreds of thousands of citizens gathered to mark the anniversary of a failed coup. In other news, The Home Secretary has suggested acid attack convictions could soon carry life sentences as the Government launched an urgent effort to combat the rising number of acid attacks in the UK after a spate of assaults, including five that took place in just 90 minutes in London.