A dog walker in Stirlingshire captured footage of winds lifting a forest floor as Storm Babet moved across Scotland – bringing high winds, heavy rain and flooding. David Nugent-Malone was walking his dog Jake in Mugdock on a path the pair often visit. “We’ve walked through that particular section literally hundreds of times before and…

By Nadine Yousif BBC News A mother-of-four who died with two of her children in an Israeli air strike on Gaza has been described as intelligent and kind by her family in Minnesota. Heba, 42, was killed when her family home was hit. An ocean away in Blaine, Minnesota her relatives were glued to social…

By Anna Meisel & Melanie Stewart-Smith BBC News in Oklahoma When the supply of drugs used for lethal injections began to run out, a couple of prison guards in the US had to go out and find another source. For over 20 years, Randy Workman was the man who walked people to their death. As…

The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been looking through the Vladimir Putin 2024 calendar, complete with photos of the Russian president. It’s been published by the pro-Kremlin tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda, and what struck Steve most about it is was what was missing from the calendar.

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. All photos subject to copyright

By Katy Watson, South America Correspondent BBC News, in Buenos Aires Argentina votes on Sunday in one of the most open presidential elections for decades. The effects of a deep economic crisis have proved fertile ground for an unorthodox far-right front-runner, with wild hair, big sideburns and a totally radical approach to ruling the country.…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Jacob Evans The Happy Pod Whales enjoy throwing seaweed on their heads and holding it in their mouths as makeshift toothbrushes, new research from Australia suggests. Scientists examined the behaviour – called kelping – by analysing…

By Charlotte Simpson & Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat When Chloe Chong thinks back to her childhood, her six-year-old self would never have dared to dream she would be where she is now. This weekend the 16-year-old will be competing at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, as part of the F1 Academy support…

By Darren Waters BBC News The camera never lies. Except, of course, it does – and seemingly more often with each passing day. In the age of the smartphone, digital edits on the fly to improve photos have become commonplace, from boosting colours to tweaking light levels. Now, a new breed of smartphone tools powered…

By Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent, Warsaw It was 01:33 on Monday when Szymon Szumniak dropped his voting slip into the ballot box at Wroclaw Polling Station No 148. The entertainment blogger had been queuing in the biting cold with hundreds of others for six hours, long after the polls should have closed. The giant…