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Hello. Two staff members from Israel's embassy in the US have been shot dead in Washington - we'll have all the latest. With UK immigration figures due, BBC Verify has been assessing the government's performance against its pledges on the issue. And find out what the hot spring weather has done to the seas around the UK.

In what an Israeli official has described as a "depraved act of antisemitic terrorism", two staff members from the country's embassy in the US have been killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington. The victims, a man and woman, were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening when they were shot. The event organiser told the BBC it had been focused on helping Gazans. Police say the man shouted "free, free Palestine" after the attack and that they have detained a suspect, named as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez. US President Donald Trump has condemned the killings, declaring: "Hatred and radicalism have no place in the USA." 

Official figures are expected to reveal a reduction in net migration to the UK. And ahead of their publication, BBC Verify has been examining how the government is faring against its key pledges - from ending the use of asylum hotels to returning more failed asylum seekers.

Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the last week, with some areas 4C warmer than usual, and it could have consequences for wildlife and swimmers, scientists say. Meanwhile, a separate study suggests clownfish - made famous by the film Finding Nemo - are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves.