By Rachel Russell BBC News Eight members of an organ trafficking ring in north-east Pakistan have been arrested, police say. The ring’s alleged leader, Fawad Mukhtar, is accused of extracting the kidneys of more than 300 people and transplanting them into rich clients. He had previously been arrested five times for malpractice, but managed to…

‘Stoneman Willie’ of Reading, Pennsylvania, was accidentally mummified when a mortician tried to preserve a corpse in 1895. Now, locals gave ‘Willie’ an elaborate send-off, carrying his hearse in the parade marking the 275th anniversary of the city’s charter.

By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington To become Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy changed the rules so that one lawmaker alone could initiate an effort to oust him. It was one of many actions he took – over 15 consecutive rounds of voting in January – to win the support of…

By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington The vast business empire upon which Donald Trump made his name is on the line in a civil fraud trial under way in New York. The former president, his two adult sons and the wider Trump Organization are accused of massively inflating the value of their properties by…

By Holly Honderich BBC News, Washington DC If you were an American teen or pre-teen in the early 2000s, you knew Abercrombie & Fitch. Whether you loved or hated it, the brand was everywhere – its glossy adverts featuring low-cut jeans and graphic tees, its pungent cologne, its loud and poorly lit stores that anchored…

By James Clayton Technology reporter, San Francisco The first time I tried VR I went for a rollercoaster game – and almost instantly regretted it. I suddenly felt sick, ripping off the headset – but the feeling of nausea stayed with me for hours. I’d made a rookie error: starting out with an intense game…

By Rianna Croxford, investigations correspondent BBC News and BBC Panorama The ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and his British partner face allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the world. A BBC investigation found a highly organised network used a middleman to find young men for the events with Mike…

Two nightclubs at the centre of a deadly fire in the Spanish city of Murcia had been ordered to close last year, local officials said. The company running the Teatre and Fonda Milagros nightclubs had only had a permit to run one of them, the deputy mayor said. It was unclear why the clubs had…

By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Ukraine’s first underground school will be built in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov has said. “Such a shelter will allow thousands of children to continue their in-person education safely even during missile threats,” he said. The announcement follows rocket attacks on Kharkiv and the region on Monday.…

By Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC News In 2012, Nobel Prize-winner Dr Denis Mukwege was attacked by gunmen – a consequence, he believes, of criticising the Democratic Republic of Congo government’s policies on gender-based violence. A decade later, living under the protection of UN peacekeepers, Dr Mukwege has launched another challenge against the nation’s leadership. He will…