IDREES MOHAMMED/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Tom Singleton Technology reporter, BBC News Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says its new social media platform, Threads, has lost more than half its users. The Twitter rival rocketed to more than 100 million users within five days of its launch earlier this month. But Mr Zuckerberg has acknowledged those numbers have now…

EPA By Derek Cai BBC News, Singapore A Hong Kong court has struck down the government’s request to ban from the internet the unofficial anthem of the island’s pro-democracy movement. Judge Anthony Chan ruled that granting the ban could have had “chilling effects” on freedom of speech. Authorities have been angered by hearing Glory to…

Andy Maher A self-taught photographer has come face-to-face with a kestrel stooping towards him in Cornwall. Andy Maher, from Hayle, told BBC Radio Cornwall he was out taking photos of birds in flight when he saw the kestrel hovering above him. He said the bird then dived towards him and swooped away at the last…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Helen Burchell and Owen Ward BBC News, Essex A dog stolen from its house has been returned after a video of Wednesday’s theft was widely publicised. Twiglet, a dachshund, was snatched by a thief who smashed…

A wildfire triggered a series of huge explosions at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece. The blasts took place in Nea Anchialos, shattering windows on houses in the surrounding area. No injuries were reported, as nearby villages had been ordered to evacuate before the explosions. Greece is one of a number of countries…

Reuters The Emmy Awards, which had been due to take place in September, have been postponed due to Hollywood strikes. Members of the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild are striking in the biggest walkout for 60 years. It means those in the unions can’t work or do any publicity, so can’t appear…

By Tom Bateman BBC News, Metula, northern Israel Two men scramble their way down a concrete wall while an Israeli military camera they’ve torn off the top dangles beside them. “Hey lad, where are you?” yells one. “Follow me!” The other – bare-chested – abseils down as video filmed by a third person shows what…

Getty Images By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Randy Meisner, the US bassist and singer who co-founded the rock band Eagles has died at the age of 77. Meisner helped form the group in 1971, taking lead vocals on the track Take It To The Limit, which he also co-wrote. He contributed lush high harmonies to…

Getty Images Authorities in India say the federal police will investigate a case of sexual assault of women seen in a video which has sparked global outrage. Federal Home Minister Amit Shah said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would take over the case from police in violence-hit Manipur state. The video, filmed in Manipur,…

ESA By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos A British-built spacecraft is expected to fall to Earth later on Friday, after completing a transformative mission to map the planet’s winds. The Aeolus satellite fired a laser down through the atmosphere to track the movement of air in any location, at every altitude, all around the world.…