BBC World News

1. At least 27 killed, 22 critically injured in Bangkok bar fire

   Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.

2. US senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'

   A spokesman for the 71-year-old South Carolina senator says initial findings suggest Graham's cause of death was related to his heart.

3. British couple return to village at heart of deadly Spanish wildfire

   At least 13 people, including five believed to be Britons, were killed by Thursday's wildfire in Spain's Almeria province.

4. Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

   It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region.

5. US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia

   The veteran Republican says he will not return to work "quite yet", in his first statement following weeks of speculation about his health.