PHOTOSTOCK-ISRAEL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Having big UK meat-eaters cut some of it out of their diet would be like taking 8 million cars off the road. That’s just one of the findings of new research that scientists say gives the most reliable calculation yet of how what we eat impacts our…

Getty Images India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. Heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over the last 12 months. Non-basmati white grain currently accounts for about a quarter of India’s rice…

DAvid Ellifrit/CWR By Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Older, “post-menopausal” orca mothers protect their adult sons from fights, according to new research. The study examined tooth rake marks on the animals’ bodies – inflicted in confrontations with other orcas. It revealed that, when an adult male’s post-menopausal mum is with him, he is much…

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York New York City plans to distribute fliers at the southern border warning migrants there is “no guarantee” they will receive help if they come there. Mayor Eric Adams announced the…

Getty Images By Parham Ghobadi BBC World Service Former Iranian prisoners of conscience have told the BBC that they were filmed during strip searches in prisons. They also said some detainees were forced to remove their sanitary pad or tampon during their period and squat or squat jump. “They do this to humiliate us,” Mozhgan…

As record heat descends across the world, changing weather stands to shake up work as we know it. Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization recorded the hottest week on record. The scorching temperatures have not abated as heat waves continue in Europe, North America, Asia, North Africa and more. As the planet warms, people…

Reuters The head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, says they will continue to fight in African countries where they are already present. Ever since Mr Prigozhin mounted a failed mutiny in Russia last month and was banished to Belarus, there have been questions over Wagner’s future. “There was no, and there will be…

AFP By Basillioh Rukanga BBC News One winning US lottery ticket was sold for Wednesday night’s Powerball jackpot of $1.08bn (£837m), lottery officials announced. The winning ticket was bought at the Las Palmitas Mini Market in Los Angeles. The Powerball ticket matched all six numbers required to score the jackpot – 7, 10, 11, 13…

Getty Images By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon. The government is seeking to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. It wants messaging services to clear security features with…

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Film and TV giant NBCUniversal has denied trying to stop striking actors and writers protesting outside its studios by cutting trees that provided shade during blazing temperatures. Treegate, as the row has been dubbed, is a sign of growing tensions between Hollywood studios and artists. Los Angeles city controller…