By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News The discovery of ancient wooden logs in the banks of a river in Zambia has changed archaeologists’ understanding of ancient human life.  Researchers found evidence the wood had been used to build a structure almost half a million years ago.  The findings, published in the journal Nature, suggest…

A high school band director was stunned by police after refusing to end a show at a football stadium in Alabama. Johnny Mims, 39, and his students were on their final number when police approached, telling Mr Mims to end the performance. Bodycam footage released by police showed Mr Mims refusing to stop his musicians…

By Marita Moloney BBC News Donald Trump Jr’s account on X posted that his father had died, in a series of messages placed by a hacker on Wednesday. In a string of now deleted posts, the account claimed his father had died and directed a racial slur at President Joe Biden. The posts were on…

Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) start-up Neuralink has begun recruiting people for its first human trial. The company’s goal is to connect human brains to computers and it wants to test its technology on people with paralysis. A robot will help implant a BCI that will let them control a computer cursor, or type, using…

By Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú BBC News, Lagos Hundreds of fans of Afrobeats star MohBad, who died last week, have taken to the streets of Ibadan and Asaba in Nigeria, calling for justice. It follows similar protests and an outpouring of grief in other cities across southern Nigeria this week. The 27-year-old singer, whose real name was…

By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Parents in the US whose children purchased items in the popular game Fortnite without their permission will be able to claim a refund from today. The US regulator accused the game of tricking players into making unintended purchases and breaching privacy. Fortnite developer Epic Games agreed to pay $245m (£198m)…

A powerful tornado has ripped through the city of Suqian in eastern China, leaving a trail of destruction. Footage of the aftermath shows power lines on fire and cars overturned. Hundreds of people were temporarily relocated because of the tornado, and at least five people are known to have died, state media reported on Tuesday.…

By David Gritten BBC News Iran’s parliament has passed controversial bill that would increase prison terms and fines for women and girls who break its strict dress code. Those dressed “inappropriately” face up to 10 years in jail under the bill, for which a three-year “trial” was agreed. It still needs to be approved by…

By Justin Rowlatt & Mark Poynting Climate & science team The prime minister has said he wants to be honest about the “costs and trade-offs” of tackling climate change. In a statement on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak said he was proud that “Britain is leading the world on climate change”, and will stick by the agreements…

India has issued an advisory urging its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to “exercise utmost caution”. The advisory comes a day after tensions escalated between the countries with each expelling a diplomat from the other side. Canada said it was investigating “credible allegations” linking the Indian state with the killing of a Sikh…