1. Nasa declares Mars rover dead after 15 years on red planet

Nasa's longest-running rover on Mars has been pronounced dead, 15 years after it landed on the planet. Opportunity was built to operate just three months, but ran from July 2003 to June 2018, continuing to send back vital information.

2. Trump insists 'the wall is very, very on its way'

US President Donald Trump says the wall he envisions in some places along the southern border would be harder to scale than Mount Everest. He says the wall is "very, very on its way" and says people will have to be very fit to scale it.

3. Rare black leopards caught on camera in Kenya

A team of biologists has captured images of rare melanistic leopards. San Diego Zoo Global researchers secured the footage in Laikipia County, Kenya. It was part of a large-scale study aimed at understanding the population dynamics of leopards.

4. Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit

An unassuming one-room shoe factory in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is quite literally defying the economic odds. Founded in 1994, the Courteney Boot Company has become a global niche brand in hand-made footwear

5. New York restaurant lets diners fish for their own supper

Catch what you can: New York branch of Japanese restaurant Zuao lets customers fish for their own supper