Good morning from BBC Verifypublished at 10:52 BST
Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editor
We’re verifying material posted from inside Russia after the ministry of defence in Moscow said its air defences had shot down 221 Ukrainian drones – one of the highest of the war so far. Posts on social media and the Telegram messaging app suggest that the drones reached as far north as an oil and gas terminal near St Petersburg.
BBC Verify is continuing to gather material to add to what we know about the killing of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Our correspondent Nick Beake has travelled to the scene of the shooting at Utah Valley University and has sent a report on what we’ve learned so far. We’ll continue digging into this story and bring you updates here and on the dedicated BBC News live page.
Our data journalists have been tracking the UK government’s target to build 1.5 million new homes in England in five years. The latest data comes out this morning so we can see what progress has been made. We’ll also update our interactive tracker where you can see what the situation is like where you live.
And we’re monitoring footage being posted from Sudan where the country’s army claims to have retaken a key town from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that it’s been fighting in a civil war for more than two years.
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