A BBC investigation has uncovered UK companies, including medical clinics, using fake reviews to boost their online search result visibility. BBC business correspondent Emma Vardy identifies the tell-tale signs of bogus ratings on platforms such as Google.

CBS/WCIV By Holly Honderich BBC News An ex-CEO of a prestigious South Carolina bank will spend seven years in prison for helping convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh in a fraud scheme. Russell Laffitte, heir to a banking dynasty in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, helped Murdaugh steal some $2m (£1.6m) from clients’ legal settlements. Laffitte said he would…

EPA By Laura Gozzi BBC News The Greek prime minister has pledged to give tourists who had to escape the recent wildfires on the island of Rhodes a one-week holiday there for free. Speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said people could take up the offer in the spring or autumn of 2024.…

Reuters By Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify Two attacks by Ukrainian drone ships against Russian warships have been thwarted, according to Moscow. While aerial drones have been used to great effect by Ukraine and Russia since the start of the war, a new form of drone technology has also been gaining momentum in the Black Sea.…

United States Courts Service By Matt Murphy BBC News When Donald Trump appears before District Judge Tanya Chutkan to face the host of charges brought against him for his role in 2020 election interference, he might recognise a familiar foe. In 2021, Judge Chutkan blocked his efforts to stop a Congressional committee’s bid to access…

Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with the events surrounding the 6 January 2021 riots at the US Capitol. The Republican politician denies wrongdoing and has described the case as “ridiculous”. He has already been charged in two other cases – with mishandling classified files…

When a man was found seriously ill in a Glasgow hospital in December 2021, he claimed to be an Irish orphan called Arthur Knight. But over time, a bizarre case began to unfold. It transpired that ‘Mr Knight’ was in fact Nicholas Rossi, a wanted American sex offender who faked his own death and fled…

This is the moment Brazilian federal police rescued four Nigerian migrants, who’d spent 14 days at sea on a ship’s rudder. The migrants had hoped to reach Europe from Nigeria but were shocked to learn they’d landed thousands of miles away in Brazil. One of the migrants, Roman Giomene Friday, said “the journey was so…