Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative deal to end a six-week strike. The agreement would be the first settlement of strikes by 45,000 workers against Ford, General Motors (GM) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis. The deal still needs to be approved by union leaders and members. If the new four-and-a-half year…

The remote Danish island of Bornholm has pledged to eliminate trash by 2032. How will it get there? On the Danish island of Bornholm, locals say you’re not a true Bornholmer until your family have lived here for three generations. They’re fiercely proud and you can see why. This small, diamond-shaped island of 40,000 people…

By Jessica Murphy BBC News A congressman in the US House of Representatives is expected to plead guilty to falsely triggering a fire alarm in a Capitol office building. Rep Jamaal Bowman said in a statement on Wednesday that he would pay a fine “and look forward to these charges being ultimately dropped”. He is…

We’ve long assumed that aliens will be like us, but there’s every reason to think they are instead a form of unfathomable AI, says the UK astronomer royal Lord Martin Rees. It’s taken more than four billion years for intelligent life to emerge by natural selection on Earth, but there are billions more years ahead…

Mid-life workers want menopause support, eldercare assistance, health screenings and more. Increasingly, they’re getting it – and their employers are benefitting, too. Gen X are at a crossroads in their personal lives. Wedged between Baby Boomers and millennials, this generation is in the ‘sandwich’ phase of life. They’re largely responsible for caring for their aging…

Including Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, Sophia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic and the Hunger Games prequel – Nicholas Barber lists this month’s unmissable movies to watch and stream. (Credit: Lionsgate) 1. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes It’s prequel time again. In December, we’ll get to see the founding of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory…

Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson is the new Speaker of the House. But for the divided GOP, it was not easy to get here. From Kevin McCarthy’s ouster to Johnson finally bringing the House ‘back in business,’ here is a recap of the past three weeks of chaos.

By Roxy Gagdekar Chhara BBC News Gujarati In a dimly lit hut in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Anjana cradles her baby boy, her eyes welling up as she says he is named after his father. Anjana’s husband Umesh Bamaniya died in April, 10 days before his son was born, while cleaning a choked…

By Derek Brockway BBC Wales weatherman As a weather person I love telling people about the changing seasons – from heatwaves to blizzards and everything in between. But as the days get shorter I – like many others – feel low. I think I might have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The cold, wet weather means…

By Phil McCausland BBC News, Washington President Joe Biden discussed national security, climate change and technology with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a meeting on Wednesday. “Australia and America stand ready to do the hard work, the historic work, to tackle the challenges we face,” Mr Biden said after the meeting. The leaders also…