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1. Ukraine war: Zelensky visits front line near Bakhmut as Russia targets cities
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned to the front line near Bakhmut where fighting has raged for months.
- The devastated city has long been a focal point of the war as Russian forces try to revive their military campaign in the east.
- His visit came as Russian forces launched a series of strikes on Ukrainian cities.

2. Space junk seen flying over California
- Mysterious lights were seen in the sky over Sacramento, California.
- Obsolete equipment discarded by the international Space Station in 2020 re-entered the Earth's atmosphere causing the space junk to be seen burning over Northern California.
- More than 200 pieces of space junk re-enter the atmosphere every year, though the majority fall into the ocean unseen.

3. Friend who inspired Shamima Begum to join IS mocks her as non-believer
- Shamima Begum's best friend, who she says inspired her to join IS, has been tracked down by the BBC having escaped from a detention camp in Syria.
- Sharmeena Begum, no relation, dismissed her former friend, who wants to return to the UK, for living off benefits and mocked her as a non-believer.
- The BBC also found Sharmeena was fundraising online for members of the IS terror group, which is illegal.
- A top Syrian commander fears money like this is helping IS to regroup.
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