Stockholm announces British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel "The Remains of the Day" , has won the 2017 Nobel Literature Prize. The 69-year-old author reacts to the news in London.

France experienced its hottest night from Wednesday to Thursday since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said, breaking a record set earlier in the week. The extreme temperatures have prompted dozens of Parisians to seek cool air in the middle of the night, with some choosing to sleep under the stars at the the Buttes-Chaumont park.

Scottish football fans take over Miami beach, donning kilts and playing bagpipes, on the eve of their World Cup match against Brazil. The match will be the country’s last of the Group Stage, having won against Haiti and lost to Morocco. This will be the fifth time Scotland and Brazil meet in the World Cup group stages, with Scotland winning one and drawing one of their previous meetings. The Scottish side is determined to qualify for the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history.

As temperatures across Europe soar above 35C, people in France cool off in lakes and rivers, despite widespread bans over safety fears. 40 people have drowned in heatwave-related incidents in the space of five days, according to the French Interior Ministry. "There are very few freely accessible, easy or free ways to cool down, and that is a concern for us," says one swimmer, adding: "Measures will need to be put in place, but at the moment there do not seem to be many, which is somewhat worrying".

England and Ghana supporters reacted differently outside Boston stadium after a 0-0 draw, with English fans frustrated by their team's inability to break down Ghana’s defense, while Ghana fans celebrated a disciplined and organized performance.

Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are being phased out after a law to regulate them came into effect in March. Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the wealthy finance hub to resolve its housing woes which are the result of decades of pervasive inequality, an acute housing shortage and eye-watering rents. AND SOUNDBITES