Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Some 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires in Maui, County Mayor Richard Bissen has said. Over 1,200 people who had been on the list of those missing have been found safe, Mr Bissen said on Monday, warning numbers are expected to fluctuate. One…

Reuters By David Gritten BBC News An Israeli woman has been killed and a man seriously wounded when their car was shot at south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, officials say. Two dozen bullets were reportedly fired from a passing vehicle on a highway near the settlement of Beit Hagai. The woman has…

Getty Images By Ben King & Noor Nanji Business reporters, BBC News The prospect of a possible strike at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia has pushed wholesale gas prices up in Europe. The Offshore Alliance union warned that a strike at the North West Shelf facility could start as early as 2…

Nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. She was found guilty of murdering seven babies on a neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. She was also convicted of trying to kill six other infants. Two of the attempted murder…

Cheshire Police By Judith Moritz & Daniel O’Donoghue & Lauren Hirst & Monica Rimmer BBC News Nurse Lucy Letby, who was unmasked as the UK’s most prolific child serial killer in modern times, has been given a whole-life sentence. The 33-year-old was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six other infants at…

By Vibeke Venema and Kirstie Brewer BBC News Families of the babies who were murdered and attacked by Lucy Letby have told Manchester Crown Court of the horrific impact the serial killer has had on their lives. The former nurse will spend the rest of her life in prison, with no chance of parole, for…

Reuters By Antoinette Radford BBC News As people across Southern California sheltered from Hurricane Hilary; another natural disaster hit – a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. Its epicentre was northwest of Los Angeles and #hurriquake was soon trending on social media. It did not cause major damage, and the hurricane has also since been downgraded to a…

The International Maritime Organization has set a net-zero goal “by or around 2050”. What is needed to reach this? A large cargo ship fitted with huge rigid sails has set sail on its maiden voyage from China to Brazil in an attempt to prove the technology can help the shipping industry slash its carbon footprint.…

Reuters An anti-corruption candidate has swept to a shock win in Guatemala’s presidential election. Bernardo Arevalo’s victory is seen as a repudiation of the political elite in the Central American nation, long the target of corruption allegations. The 64-year old former diplomat led his rival, former first lady Sandra Torres, 58% to 37% with 99%…