BBC News Briefing

1 July, 2026

Sofia has long brown hair and brown eyes and is wearing a green top

Sofia Lotto Persio

Hello. Our reporters unearth the six most intriguing bits from US President Donald Trump's mammoth financial disclosure. In Venezuela, a father of two has not given up searching for his family after the earthquake. And finally, see if a Welsh castle would make for a suitable home.

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Not just crypto: films, Bibles and lawsuits

Trump wears a blue suit and red tie as he sits at a desk in the Oval Office. Four flags are displayed behind him as well as a golden eagle.

The disclosure details how much Trump made, and what he invested in, during his first year back in the White House. Credit: Reuters

President Trump's financial disclosure runs to 927 pages - not quite as long as Tolstoy's War and Peace, but several times the length of his Vice-President JD Vance's 17-page document. Earlier, we reported on the more than $1.4bn (£1bn) made from crypto, but Trump's earnings came from a variety of other sources too. These included films like Home Alone 2, merch such as the Trump-embossed Bible and damages paid in lawsuits settled with tech and media firms, as well as a staggering 21,285 share trades involving a huge number of companies. On Wednesday, Trump maintained a stance that his investments were made on an arms-length basis.

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GET UP TO SPEED

A huge crowd of fans wearing Mexico's green football kit and waving the country's flag celebrate the team's 2-0 World Cup win against Ecuador in Mexico City at night.

Three die in Mexico City's World Cup celebrations

More than one million people took to the streets of the Mexican capital after a 2-0 victory over Ecuador.

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Charred ceiling of a balcony at the site of a fire in a housing building in Antwerp, Belgium. Credit: Reuters

At least five dead in fire at Antwerp apartment block

Five people have died and several others have been injured in a fire that broke out in a 10-storey building, Belgian police say.

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A young Celine Dion holding flowers as she is interviewed a the Eurovision Song Contest. She is wearing a glittery strapless dress

Canada to make Eurovision debut in 2027

Canada will become the first new country to join the song contest since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced.

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Two people wearing face coverings on top of a building's spire unfurl a black banner with white writings on it.

Two people climb to top of Empire State Building

The New York Police Department told the BBC the two individuals have been taken into custody.

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NEWS FROM THE UK

Henry Nowak: Two police officers who attended the scene of the 18-year-old's fatal stabbing are being investigated for potential gross misconduct.

Crocodile attack: The family of a three-year-old boy who was injured after he ended up in the reptile's enclosure thanked the staff who rescued him.

World Cup: England will face Mexico in a last-16 match after winning 2-1 against DR Congo. Watch how fans reacted during the game.

AT THE SCENE

La Guaira, Venezuela

One father's search for his family

A man wears a white and purple baseball hat. There are tears in his brown eyes. He has a short beard and wears a grey tshirt. Missing people posters are visible behind him.

More than 1,900 deaths have been officially recorded so far in Venezuela since the earthquakes hit.

The 11-storey Ritasol Palace was flattened almost instantly when two huge earthquakes struck Venezuela last week. Nelson Torrebella had just gotten in his car to get groceries, while his wife and two sons stayed in their seventh floor-apartment, when the earth suddenly shook violently.

Alice Cuddy, Mohamed Madi and the Visual Journalism team

As the dust began to settle, Nelson looked towards where his building had stood just moments before. Nothing remained but a jagged mountain of rubble. "It didn't fall gradually, it didn't give anyone a chance to run or hide," he says, as he overlooks the ruins.

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Traces of the lives once lived inside the apartments now lie among the rubble – smiling faces in a wooden photo frame, floral bed sheets, a child's pair of rubber boots. Missing posters are stuck to lamp posts and walls around Ritasol Palace, for those believed to be still buried under the debris. In pink writing on one piece of paper are the details of Nelson’s family, next to an old photo of his wife and youngest son.

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Rescue operations: Correspondent Norberto Paredes witnesses the efforts to find survivors under the rubble.

Residents' frustration: Earthquake survivors tell correspondent Yogita Limaye they feel let down by the state.