Spain’s David Villa celebrates another goal. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters 10.34am What’s your goal of the tournament? Here’s the BBC’s shortlist. It feels a bit meatheaded to pick a long-range screamer, like ordering a pint of Carling in a Bierodrome, but I think... 

Barclays told a US court that the bank has tightened its procedures and improved staff training. Photograph Andy Rain/EPA A US judge reluctantly accepted a 8m (£191m) fine from Barclays today to settle criminal charges of flouting international sanctions, despite criticising federal prosecutors... 

ZEPHYRHILLS, Florida Police in central Florida are accusing a man of killing his roommate, who was a comic book author and writer for the 1980s cartoon series “Thundercats.” Zephyrhills police recommended a first-degree murder charge Wednesday for James William Davis, who was being held on unrelated... 

BP has removed the cap on the failed blow-out preventer of the Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded on 20 April, and is preparing to contain oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP Shares in BP rose more than 5% in early trading today as the oil firm said the latest...