US TV networks suspend White House pooled coverage of Trump

American television networks that provide joint coverage of Donald Trump's official events will now boycott them, after the president banned some journalists from the White House. We have the latest from our correspondent.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will keep his ruling coalition together for the sake of his country's "democratic future", following resounding defeats for his party in two state elections. We speak to German journalists and to our Europe editor.

Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of a US mother accused of murdering their three children, has said he would have been "eaten up inside forever" had he not forgiven her for their deaths. We hear extracts of the interview he has given to CBS.

An Indonesian teacher convicted of sexually assaulting a student at an Islamic boarding school has been secretly released from prison early, a BBC Eye investigation has found. Our reporter explains.

A rare and rather moving sight off Australia’s Gold Coast has got people talking about whether animals experience grief. We speak to three experts.

Presenter: Krupa Padhy.

(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. Credit: Evan Vucci/Reuters)