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Good morning. Today we'll delve into the agreement signed between the UK and the US slashing the 25% tariff on UK steel and aluminium. We'll also learn more about the newly-chosen Chicago-born Pope, Leo XIV, and hear from survivors of the 2023 Nottingham attacks. Plus, it's Friday, so don't forget to try your hand at our Quiz of the Week.

The US has agreed to reduce import taxes on a set number of British cars and allow some steel and aluminium into the country tariff-free, as part of a new agreement between the US and the UK. US President Donald Trump has removed the 25% tariff on UK steel and aluminium, and immediately cut the rate on most car exports from 27.5% to 10%. In return, the UK government says it's removing the tariff on ethanol for US goods, and agrees "reciprocal market access on beef". UK PM Keir Starmer called it a "fantastic, historic" day, adding that the "the UK has no greater ally than the United States".

The new pope is Robert Prevost, 69, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the Catholic Church. Chicago-born Prevost is seen as a reformer and worked for many years as a missionary in Peru before being made an archbishop there. "May peace be with all of you," he said from the Vatican balcony in his first public address.

On the morning of 13 June 2023, Wayne Birkett, Sharon Miller, and Marcin Gawronski were struck by a van driven by Valdo Calocane, leaving all three seriously injured. Earlier in the day, Calocane had fatally stabbed Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65. Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Sharon and Wayne have told their stories for the first time.