Getty Images By Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Zoom, the video communications company whose name became synonymous with remote work during the pandemic, has ordered staff back to the office. The firm said it believed a “structured hybrid approach” was most effective and people living within 50 miles (80km) of an office should work…

Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to 57 months (almost five years) in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd. The officer, Tou Thao, was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter by a Minnesota judge in May. Mr Thao testified that…

Getty Images By Oliver Slow BBC News A German man has been arrested after his wife was discovered after 12 years of captivity at their home in France. The woman, also German, was semi-naked with her head shaved when they found her in a bedroom in the apartment, a French police source told AFP. Police…

Getty Images An Italian man has been crushed to death under thousands of wheels of a Parmesan-style cheese, authorities said. Giacomo Chiapparini, 74, was buried when a shelf broke in his warehouse in the Lombardy region on Sunday, firefighter Antonion Dusi told AFP. The collapse created a domino effect bringing down thousands of wheels, which…

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…