By Paul Adams International affairs correspondent A Ukrainian government official has confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine was behind Wednesday’s drone attack on a Russian airbase at Pskov. A number of Ilyushin transport planes were said to be damaged or destroyed. The official, from the Ministry of Defence, confirmed local reports that Ukrainian military intelligence…

Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of “long Covid”, including brain fog and fatigue, a UK study suggests. In the study, of 1,837 people admitted to hospital because of Covid, researchers say two blood proteins point to clots being one cause. It is thought 16% of such patients…

By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in his Georgia election fraud case, waiving the right to appear in court next week. Mr Trump is among 19 people charged with a conspiracy to overturn the US state’s 2020 vote results. He turned himself in at Fulton…

Grant Shapps is the UK’s new defence secretary. His new role is the fifth big government job he’s held in the past year – under three different prime ministers. Here’s a 60-second recap of the jobs he’s had in the last 12 months. Who is the new defence secretary?

By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem An Israeli soldier has been killed and several other people wounded in a suspected lorry ramming attack by a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. It comes at a tense time where deadly violence there has surged to a level not seen for some two decades. Overnight, Palestinian militants…

By Samantha Granville Johannesburg Mussi Hamissa woke up to the sound of a massive roar. His bed was shaking and he heard people shouting: “Fire! Fire! Fire!” In shock, he rubbed his eyes open to see the orange glow of flames coming into his makeshift apartment on the third floor of the building, formerly owned…

By Lucy Fleming BBC News Many buildings in the centre of the South African city of Johannesburg, where a horrific fire has killed more than 70 people, are deemed unfit to live in. Yet these old blocks, abandoned by their owners or the city authorities, are full of families often paying rent to criminal gangs…

By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent It’s like a celestial pearl necklace. This is an image of a supernova – an exploded star – taken by the new super space telescope James Webb (JWST). SN1987A, as it’s known, is one of the most famous and studied objects in the southern hemisphere sky. When the star went…

By Hazel Shearing & Sam Hancock BBC News More than 100 schools in England are scrambling to make arrangements after being told to shut buildings with a type of concrete prone to collapse. The government gave the order just days before the start of the autumn term. Some pupils have already been told they will…

Police in Norfolk, Nebraska pulled over a car for having a huge bull standing in its passenger seat. The car had half of it’s roof cut off in order to fit the animal. The man driving the car was given a warning by police, and was ordered to take the bull back home. No one…