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Byrne: Task for new commissioner is to 'rebuild trust'
Labour's Liam Byrne said he has welcomed the installation of a new education commissioner after the 'Trojan horse' allegations but the first task would be to see teachers involved "resign" or "be removed."
A number of claims have been published in a Government-commissioned report on the 'Trojan Horse' allegations of a hardline Muslim takeover of Birmingham schools.
The report said that staff at Park View View school invited extremist preacher Shaykh Shady Al-Suleiman to address pupils in assembly.
The Birmingham Hodge Hill MP said that the task now is to "rebuild trust" in Park View school and to ensure that the reputation is turned around, "because its best years now lie ahead".
Read more: 'Clear evidence' of extremist views in Birmingham schools
Bolt to 'push on' in Commonwealth Games after injury
Jamaican sprinter and six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has said he is ready for a good Commonwealth Games showing, after recovering from foot surgery and a hamstring injury.
"It's been rough, but I've been through it a couple times so know what it takes to get back so I'm just pushing on and working towards what's necessary for this season," Bolt said during a training session.
The Jamaican missed nine weeks of training after surgery on his left foot in March.
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Delta Air Lines 'cancels flights to Israel indefinitely'
Delta Air Lines has cancelled all flights to Israel indefinitely due to reports of rocket fire near Tel Aviv airport, Associated Press reports.
The US State Department has previously warned citizens against travelling to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza due to the ongoing conflict in the region, which has claimed the lives of over 600 people.
Latest updates: More than 600 killed in Israel-Gaza conflict
Hamas is 'like al-Qaida and must be dealt with'
Hamas is "like al-Qaida" and must be dealt with accordingly, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
Mr Netanyahu said the international community must hold Hamas to account for rejecting cease-fire offers and continuing its rocket attacks on Israel.
He was speaking alongside UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon as the Palestinian death toll rose beyond 600.
Twenty-seven soldiers are among the 29 Israelis to die in the conflict.
Read: Nurse says 40% of new cases at Gaza clinic are children under five
People enjoy sunshine and warm weather in England
Photos have captured people in the north of England enjoying the sunshine.
Warm sunshine is set to continue for most across England, with temperatures expected to reach highs of 28C in the south.
Watch the latest weather forecast here.
UK air accident investigators to retrieve black box data
David Cameron has tweeted that air accident investigators in the UK will retrieve date from the black boxes of MH17.
We've agreed Dutch request for air accident investigators at Farnborough to retrieve data from #MH17 black boxes for international analysis.
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Mosque and petrol station in ruins after air strikes
An air strike has left a mosque and petrol station in ruins in Gaza, as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict rose to over 600.
Twenty-nine Israelis - 27 of them soldiers - have died in the fighting.
Marina Litvinenko: 'Very pleased' over inquiry decision
The wife of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko has said she is "very pleased" over the decision to hold a public inquiry into his death.
Speaking to reporters, Marina Litvinenko said it still may take a "long time" to get the truth.
Mystery has surrounded the death of the KGB officer, after he died drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium-210 at a London hotel in 2006.
Earlier today, Home Secretary Theresa May announced the inquiry into his death in a written ministerial statement, saying: "I very much hope that this inquiry will be of some comfort to his widow."
BBC Arabic reporter attacked mid-broadcast in Israel
A BBC Arabic reporter was set upon by an angry Israeli bystander in the middle of a live broadcast on the situation in Gaza.
Read the full storyKerry urges Hamas to seek peace negotiations
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Hamas to seek peace negotiations based on an Egyptian truce proposal that the militant group previously rejected.
Following a meeting with Egypt's president, Kerry said he had constructive talks with top Egyptian officials in a bid to end fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
Kerry said he would keep working towards a ceasefire in coming days.
