Footage shows the aftermath of catastrophic floods in eastern Libya, which have wiped out large parts of the city of Derna. A minister in the government of eastern Libya has likened the floods to a tsunami. More than 1,000 bodies are reported to have been recovered there following the storm.

By George Wright BBC News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived via rail in Russia where he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin. Mr Kim left Pyongyang for Russia on Sunday on his private train, North Korea’s state media reported. It is not known where the leaders will meet, as Mr Kim’s…

This is the moment a bullock was hoisted to safety by its legs after getting trapped in a sinkhole in County Durham. Farmers at Witton Castle Country Park in Bishop Auckland were on their routine morning visit to the cattle when the animal was spotted in the sinkhole. Not knowing if he was alive, a…

Aerial pictures showed the aftermath of a fire caused by a charging e-scooter that devastated a family home. The blaze in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough, on 3 September destroyed almost everything inside the house and was so intense it left a hole in the roof. Eddie MacGregor was on a day out with his family when…

By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered tentative evidence of a sign of life on a faraway planet. It may have detected a molecule called dimethyl sulphide (DMS). On Earth, at least, this is only produced by life. The researchers stress that the detection on the planet 120 light…

By Dearbail Jordan BBC News Dozens of crocodiles have escaped from a breeding farm in southern China during flooding caused by Typhoon Haikui, Chinese authorities said. Around 75 crocodiles made a break for it when a lake in Maoming, Guangdong province overflowed. While some were recaptured, local authorities shot or electrocuted others “for safety reasons”.…

By David Gritten BBC News The US has issued a sanctions waiver for banks to transfer $6bn (£4.8bn) of frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, paving the way for the release of five Americans held by Iran. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that the money would provide “limited benefit” to Iran…

By Tom Singleton and Joe Tidy BBC News Customers have reported problems with slot machines and online room booking systems following a cyber-attack on casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts. Certain systems were shut down due to a “cyber-security issue”, the firm said. But it added that its facilities remained “operational”. One customer at the…

By Paul Kirby BBC News A Van Gogh painting stolen from a Dutch museum in March 2020 is back in safe hands after a three-and-a-half-year quest to recover it. Dutch art detective Arthur Brand said he had been handed the 139-year-old painting in a pillow and an Ikea bag by a man who came to…

By Alice Cuddy in the Atlas Mountains BBC News In the village of Ouirgane in the Atlas Mountains, residents gather on piles of debris around the home of a mother and daughter buried underneath. Like many mountain communities, Ouirgane suffered major losses in the earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night. Buildings have been destroyed…