Joe Biden’s son Hunter will now be investigated by a special counsel with additional powers, the US attorney general announces This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC…

Reuters By Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington & Max Matza in Maui BBC News As the scale of the fire’s destruction in Maui becomes clear, questions are mounting over whether officials warned residents fast enough. Local evacuations first took place on Tuesday, followed by an announcement that the flames were “100% contained”. By the following…

Cruise Two “robotaxi” firms have been given the green light to start charging for service throughout San Francisco. The move marks a major expansion for the companies, which previously faced limits on when or where they could charge for rides. Approval from regulators came despite objections from police and fire officials, activists and others. Analysts…

EPA By Sean Seddon BBC News Ukrainian conscription officials accused of taking bribes and smuggling people out of the country have been sacked in an anti-corruption purge. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed more than 30 people face criminal charges after an inspection of local army offices exposed corruption. He said bribery at a time of war…

Friedkin, who died this week, may be best known for The Exorcist, but this wild 1977 thriller, which was a huge flop at the time, deserves just as much recognition, writes Christina Newland. Following news of the loss of filmmaker William Friedkin this week, aged 87, social media seemed to be in rare relative agreement about…

Wilhelm Steindl By Mattea Bubalo & Bethany Bell BBC News A well-known Norwegian mountaineer has denied accusations that her team climbed over an injured sherpa during a bid to break a world record. The sherpa, named as Mohammed Hassan, had fallen off a ledge on Pakistan’s K2 – the world’s second-highest mountain. Video posted by…

Two spacecraft – one built by India and the other by Russia – are hurtling on missions towards our Moon by very different routes. But does it matter which touches down first? Right now, a mini space race is afoot. Two spacecraft, one Russian and the other Indian, are headed for the South Pole of…

Sussex police have released video of the moment a man stole a taxi from Gatwick airport, after another taxi refused to take him. Mohammed Ahmed led police on a high-speed chase, after taking the unattended vehicle from outside the South Terminal in September 2022. The 24-year-old was pursued along the M25 and M40, reaching speeds…