Nick Miles

Ms Le Pen says she's innocent and backed by millions of people in France and will appeal. She's been sentenced to four years in prison, half of it suspended, for diverting European parliamentary allowances for her own party's use. The BBC's Europe editor, Katia Adler, reports now on the day's events from the French capital, Paris.

Katya Adler in Paris. Criticism of the judge's ruling is not only coming from the far right. Aides to France's Prime Minister, François Bayrou, reportedly say he's troubled by its wording. There's also been international criticism. The US administration says it is particularly concerning. Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, posted on X, Je suis Marine.

Katya Adler in Paris. Criticism of the judge's ruling is not only coming from the far right. Aides to France's Prime Minister, François Bayrou, reportedly say he's troubled by its wording. There's also been international criticism. The US administration says it is particularly concerning. Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, posted on X, Je suis Marine.

The BBC has seen a leaked draft of the last American proposals for a deal with Ukraine over access to its mineral deposits, which would hand significant control to the United States. Donald Trump has warned that President Zelensky will face big problems if he tries to withdraw from the agreement, which remains unsigned. From Kiev, here's our Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse.

The BBC has seen a leaked draft of the last American proposals for a deal with Ukraine over access to its mineral deposits, which would hand significant control to the United States. Donald Trump has warned that President Zelensky will face big problems if he tries to withdraw from the agreement, which remains unsigned. From Kiev, here's our Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse.

James Waterhouse in Ukraine. Law enforcement authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have given new insights into the activities of an Irish crime gang that's risen from being a bunch of small-time dealers in Dublin to becoming one of the biggest such organised crime groups in the world. The Kinnahan cartel's leaders are the subject of a $5 million bounty in the US.

James Waterhouse in Ukraine. Law enforcement authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have given new insights into the activities of an Irish crime gang that's risen from being a bunch of small-time dealers in Dublin to becoming one of the biggest such organised crime groups in the world. The Kinnahan cartel's leaders are the subject of a $5 million bounty in the US.

As our Ireland correspondent Chris Page now reports, the story of the Irish crime gang has been reported in television documentaries.

As our Ireland correspondent Chris Page now reports, the story of the Irish crime gang has been reported in television documentaries.

That report by our Ireland correspondent, Chris Page. Still to come, the two NASA astronauts, Sonny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, have spoken publicly for the first time since returning to Earth nearly two weeks ago. This is Sonny.

That report by our Ireland correspondent, Chris Page. Still to come, the two NASA astronauts, Sonny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, have spoken publicly for the first time since returning to Earth nearly two weeks ago. This is Sonny.

Global stock markets tumbled on Monday and we haven't even got to the day of reckoning yet. That day is Wednesday when President Trump says he will announce a raft of new tariffs. He's calling it Liberation Day. Investors worry that plans to tax imports will hit the global economy. President Trump says tariffs will protect American jobs. Our economics editor Faisal Islam has more.

Global stock markets tumbled on Monday and we haven't even got to the day of reckoning yet. That day is Wednesday when President Trump says he will announce a raft of new tariffs. He's calling it Liberation Day. Investors worry that plans to tax imports will hit the global economy. President Trump says tariffs will protect American jobs. Our economics editor Faisal Islam has more.

The BBC's economics editor, Faisal Islam. In recent days, Donald Trump has said he's not joking about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that no person shall be elected more than twice, but some of his advisers have suggested there could be ways around that.

The BBC's economics editor, Faisal Islam. In recent days, Donald Trump has said he's not joking about wanting to serve a third term as US president. The US Constitution says that no person shall be elected more than twice, but some of his advisers have suggested there could be ways around that.

Asked in an interview with NBC television about the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, Mr Trump said there are methods which you could do it. James Menendez spoke to Brian Kalt, a professor of law at Michigan State University in the United States. So what are those methods?

Asked in an interview with NBC television about the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, Mr Trump said there are methods which you could do it. James Menendez spoke to Brian Kalt, a professor of law at Michigan State University in the United States. So what are those methods?

Brian Colt, a professor of law at Michigan State University. Television drama is often a reflection of growing and worrying social issues. Take Netflix's new drama, Adolescence, which has tapped into concerns about online misogyny. It has broken records to become its most watched limited series in its first few weeks, with more than 90 million views worldwide.

Brian Colt, a professor of law at Michigan State University. Television drama is often a reflection of growing and worrying social issues. Take Netflix's new drama, Adolescence, which has tapped into concerns about online misogyny. It has broken records to become its most watched limited series in its first few weeks, with more than 90 million views worldwide.

The story looks at the aftermath of the murder of a teenage girl by one of the boys at her school in northern England. It had a particular impact in the UK and now the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has endorsed it being made freely available in schools across Britain as an educational resource.