ReutersCopyright: Reuters Hello, we’re restarting our coverage of the wildfires in the US state of Hawaii – where the situation, particularly on the island of Maui, has grown increasingly worse. Officials say at least 36 people have died, with the flames still being fanned by strong winds from a distant hurricane. You join us hours…

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A holiday home in north-eastern France where 11 people died in a fire did not meet safety standards, an official has said. The blaze broke out early on Wednesday at a house in La Forge, where people with learning disabilities were hosted. Prosecutor Nathalie Kielwasser said the building was not properly inspected and had…

Nick Coyle By Stephen McDonell China correspondent An Australian journalist – held in detention in China for three years as of this weekend – has spoken publicly for the first time. “I miss the Sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window, but I can stand in it for only 10 hours a…

At least 36 people have died as wildfires rage across Maui county in Hawaii, officials say. The fires have been fanned by strong winds from a passing hurricane, destroying hundreds of buildings and burning some areas to the ground. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes on Maui island and a state…

The Elephant Whisperers / Netflix By S Prashant and Meryl Sebastian BBC News A indigenous couple at the centre of an Oscar-winning Indian film has sued its makers, alleging mistreatment. Elephant Whisperers tells the story of Bomman and Bellie as they care for an orphaned and injured baby elephant inside the Mudumulai Tiger Reserve in…

Getty Images By Annabelle Liang Business reporter Multi-billionaire Elon Musk is putting Twitter building signs and other items from the company up for auction just weeks after the firm’s rebranding as X. Among the 584 lots on offer are coffee tables, outsized bird cages, and oil paintings of images that went viral. Also listed are…

Getty Images Poland is sending extra troops to its border with Belarus after an alleged incursion by Belarusian military helicopters. Poland’s government says fighters from the Wagner mercenary group, who are in Belarus, have been moving towards the border. What was the latest incident on the Poland-Belarus border? Poland’s government says that on 1 August,…

EPA By George Wright BBC News A government official has been arrested in Germany, accused of passing secret information to Russia. The man has been named only as Thomas H, in line with German privacy rules. He worked for an office dealing with military equipment and information technology. It is alleged he went on his…

By Georgina Rannard BBC climate & science reporter A rocket plane is due to fly from New Mexico carrying an 80-year-old British former Olympian, an Aberdeen student and her mother into space. Anastatia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff won the tickets to board the Virgin Galactic flight in a competition. Jon Goodwin, from Newcastle,…