Bear League By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A massive and notoriously mischievous black bear has been captured after more than a year on the run following a string of break-ins in California. The 500lbs (227kg) bear, known to fans as Hank the Tank, is believed to have broken into 21 homes in the…

lei_uk@Instagram London’s Brick Lane, well known for its street art, has become a talking point after one of its walls was covered by slogans extolling Chinese Communist Party ideology. Online videos showed a group of people had spray painted the big red Chinese characters on a white background overnight at the weekend. The “core socialist…

PA Media By Oliver Slow BBC News The organisers of a festival in Malaysia cancelled last month after a controversial performance by the British band The 1975 have threatened the group with legal action. The company behind Good Vibes Festival has sent the band a warning letter demanding compensation. The event was cancelled after the…

CBS News By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Three people have died following a helicopter crash during a firefighting mission in the US state of California. The incident happened on Sunday evening after fire crews were called to a blaze near Cabazon, Riverside County. The two helicopters collided, with one then landing safely and the second…

HBO/Eddy Chen/via REUTERS By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter The mother of Euphoria actor Angus Cloud, who died last week at the age of 25, has given an insight into his “joyful” final day, and said he “did not intend to end his life”. Cloud, who played Fez in the hit HBO show, was…

A house has fallen into the Mendenhall river in Alaska’s capital, Juneau after record glacial flooding in the city. The subsidence prompted city officials to issue evacuation orders for residents on one street. Glacial flooding occurs when trapped water makes it way through thinning ice.

Reuters Moving 4,500 British Scouts from an international event into hotels in South Korea will affect activities for five years, the UK Scouts chief executive has said. Matt Hyde said poor sanitation and insufficient medical services led to the UK contingent being moved from the campsite at Saemangeum to Seoul. “We feel let down by…

Isro By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s space agency has released the first images of the Moon taken by the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which entered the lunar orbit on Saturday. The images show the craters on the lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft draws closer. Chandrayaan-3 with an orbiter, lander and a…

Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a plastic recycling plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. No injuries were reported, but local officials have issued a health alert as plastics are burning in the fire and the smoke contains hazardous air pollutants. Authorities are strongly recommending limited outdoor activities across portions of south-east Albuquerque and the…

HSBC By Peter Hoskins Business reporter HSBC’s head of public affairs has apologised after accusing the British government of being “weak” for complying with US demands to cut back business dealings with China. A spokesperson for the bank said Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles made the comments “at a private roundtable discussion and shared his personal views.”…