Hello. The US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela marks a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Caracas. My colleagues have the details. Business reporter John Laurenson discovers how easy it is to pay with bitcoin in the Swiss city of Lugano. And finally, watch some nail-biting footage of skydivers facing parachute mishaps.

• Watch: The US Department of Justice has released a 45-second clip showing what it says is the military seizing the vessel.

• F/A-18 Super Hornets: Two US fighter jets were tracked circling the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday. BBC Verify took a closer look at the incident.

• Nobel Peace Prize: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks to the BBC after emerging from hiding to collect the award in Oslo.

• Carmen Lau: The high-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activist living in the UK has been the target of a sexually explicit harassment campaign.

• Mary Queen of Scots: A museum in Scotland is offering a rare chance to read her last letter, written before her beheading in 1587.

• Satisfaction Skank: The Rolling Stones have given Fatboy Slim belated approval for the song's pivotal sample, enabling its release after 25 years.