By Wycliffe Muia BBC News Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has been warned against jogging in public, as police describe his weekly workouts as “political activism”. His Saturday runs with ordinary members of the public and supporters of his Patriotic Front (PF) party have been attracting a lot of attention. Mr Lungu has been told…

A French family planning agency has launched a campaign encouraging young people to talk about sex, inspired by the hit British TV show Sex Education. Le Planning Familial said it was promoting its free helpline with Netflix as part of its “fight for access to sex education for all”. Posters detailing questions inspired by the…

There have been scenes of panic and confusion as a growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees flee Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s seizure of the region which has been under control of ethnic Armenians for the past 30 years. Roads are reported to be jammed with traffic as locals fear persecution and ethnic cleansing. The BBC’s Nataliya…

By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has undergone emergency surgery following a fall in her bathroom at her Swiss home. The 89-year-old sustained several “serious fractures” to different parts of her hip and femur, her agent Andrea Giusti told the PA news agency. Loren’s representative also confirmed both Loren’s sons, Carlo and…

By Thomas Mackintosh & Tom Symonds BBC News Up to 300 Metropolitan Police officers have stepped back from firearms duties as the Army remains on standby to support the force. Additional officers from surrounding forces have been drafted in over the weekend to help, the Met has said. It comes after an officer, known as…

By George Wright BBC News A survivor of a lethal mushroom poisoning that has gripped Australia has been released from hospital, his family say. Ian Wilkinson had been left in a critical condition after eating a beef Wellington cooked by Erin Patterson. Three people, including Mr Wilkinson’s wife, died after the meal, which police believe…

Serial killer Lucy Letby will face a retrial on an outstanding charge of attempting to murder a baby girl. Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole life order after being convicted last month of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others, at the Countess of Chester Hospital. However, the jury…

By Noor Nanji Business reporter, BBC News Toy giant Lego has scrapped plans to make its bricks from recycled bottles, in a blow to its efforts to cut carbon emissions. The company said in 2021 that it aimed to produce bricks not containing crude oil within two years. But on Monday, it said it had…

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Usher will be the headline performer at the 2024 Super Bowl half-time show, it has been confirmed. The R&B star follows in the footsteps of Rihanna, whose dazzling set last February also functioned as the announcement of her pregnancy. “It’s an honour of a lifetime to finally check a…

By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Chances of India’s Moon lander waking up after a freezing cold lunar night are “dimming with each passing hour”, space scientists from the country have told the BBC. But they said that they would keep trying until the end of the lunar day. A day and night on the…