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Migrants celebrate and dance after being rescued
Migrants from Syria, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt danced after being rescued off the coast of Libya. The 61 male migrants celebrated with volunteers from Médecins Sans Frontières after boarding the Geo Barents rescue ship. The ship is now making its way towards Civitavecchia port in Italy.
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Six dead and 15 trapped in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
By Alex Binley BBC News Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report. The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30 people trapped. Thirteen miners are said to…
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What have the police got on Keffe D?
Our reporter Regan Morris talks us through the reasons behind Keffe D being charged for Tupac Shakur’s murder. Police raided Keffe D’s home in Las Vegas in July, where they seized a memoir of his, recounting his memories of the night Tupac was murdered. Keffe D is being charged for his role that night and…
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The complicated senate race to replace Diane Feinstein
By Kayla Epstein BBC News Dianne Feinstein’s death could throw the race to replace her into chaos. A senate race featuring high-profile, ambitious Democrats is already underway to replace her in November 2024. But now California’s governor must appoint a temporary stand-in, potentially altering the contest dynamics. The surprise twist could cause political headaches in…
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Man charged with leaking Donald Trump tax returns
By Alex Binley BBC News A man in the US has been charged with leaking the tax returns of a “high-ranking government official” who is understood to be Donald Trump. Prosecutors said Charles Littlejohn, a contractor for the IRS – the US-wide tax body – stole the information and passed it on to a news…
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Mae Muller: Eurovision broke my heart but album kept me going
By Pete Allison & Megan Lawton BBC Newsbeat The eyes of the world are on you. You’ve just placed second to last in Eurovision. What do you do? If you’re Mae Muller, you put on a brave face for the outside world and record a TikTok making light of the loss. The 10-second clip, captioned…
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David Olusoga: ‘The UK is less equal than when I was young’
By Lucy Wallis BBC News The United Kingdom is becoming less and less united, says historian David Olusoga – not just along its borders but within each of its four nations. How can the union’s ties be renewed? “London’s much more dominant than it was when I was growing up,” Mr Olusoga says. “In the…
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Sudan conflict: Living in Cairo, longing for Omdurman
BBC Arabic reporter Mohamed Osman has returned to his home country, Sudan, for the first time since he was forced to flee after war broke out in April, and reflects on how the country has changed. After longing for home for five months, even the hot, humid air of the coastal city of Port Sudan…
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Week in pictures: 23-29 September 2023
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. All photos subject to copyright
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Storm Daniel: Greek farmers fear they may never recover
By Bethany Bell BBC News, Thessaly In Greece, people are counting the cost of the devastating floods that hit the centre of the country after Storm Daniel in early September. Fruit trees, corn and around a fifth of Greece’s cotton crop have been destroyed and over 200,000 animals and poultry killed. Estimates by academics suggest…