Rescuers in Morocco have been using their bare hands as desperate search efforts continue for survivors of Friday’s powerful earthquake. A total of 2,681 people are known to have died in the tremor – the country’s deadliest in 60 years. Morocco’s government is under pressure to accept more international aid, as rescuers battle with exhaustion.…

By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Significant progress has been made to rescue an American man who has been trapped in Turkey’s third deepest cave complex for more than a week. Over 150 people have been involved in efforts to save Mark Dickey after he developed stomach problems in the Morca Cave on 2 September. He…

By Matt Murphy BBC News An attack this weekend on a young girl and two men by an American bully dog has reignited debate over whether the breed should be banned in the UK. The largest type, the American bully XL, can weigh more than nine stone (60kg) and are strong enough to overpower an…

By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Americans have gathered to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11, 22 years after the deadliest terror attacks on US soil. Relatives read aloud the names of nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the al-Qaeda attacks. “It’s 22 years and this is the way I still feel, like it was…

By Sam Cabral BBC News Pennsylvania police have said they are expanding their search perimeter after multiple recent sightings of an escaped prisoner, now on the run for 12 days. Danelo Cavalcante stole a van and visited the homes of two acquaintances over the weekend, both outside the initial search area, a spokesman said. Photos…

Taika Waititi has become one of the world’s most famous directors. And his latest film, premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, about the world’s worst football team should only raise his stock further, writes Kaleem Aftab. Before the credits rolled on the world premiere of his latest film, an adaptation of British documentary Next Goal…

Sara Sharif’s grandfather has told the BBC that five children who travelled from the UK to Pakistan with Sara’s father have all been taken from his house, where they had been hiding. Neighbours said that dozens of police raided the property on Monday. The 10-year-old was found dead at her family home in Woking on…

By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent One of the creators of the world’s first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, has died at the age of 79. Prof Sir Ian Wilmut’s work, at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, laid the foundations for stem cell research. That technology aims to cure many of the diseases of ageing by…

Footage shared on social media captured the moment of a dog attack in Birmingham at the weekend. An 11-year-old girl and two men were injured in the Bordesley Green area on Saturday. The footage, originally posted on TikTok showed the dog chasing and biting people on the street and at a petrol station. Police said…

At least 150 people have died after a powerful storm caused severe flooding in eastern Libya, an official has said. Storm Daniel made landfall in the North African nation over the weekend, prompting authorities to declare a state of extreme emergency. Last week, it killed a dozen people in Europe. Seven Libyan army personnel have…