Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News An avid musician, two loving grandmothers, and an inspiring father are among the five victims of the devastating Hawaii wildfires identified and named by Maui officials. At least 111 people have died and authorities have warned the number of dead could climb significantly and even double over the…

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Mamour Ba By Mayeni Jones BBC West Africa correspondent The brother of man who died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants was found off Cape Verde has told the BBC they were trying to reach Spain. Almost all those on board the boat, which was at sea for over a month, are thought to…

Father Ted writer Graham Linehan has appeared at a comedy show outside the Scottish Parliament, after it was cancelled twice by Edinburgh venues. Comedy Unleashed moved the gig to Holyrood on Thursday when a second venue declined to host the show. The original venue, Leith Arches, had pulled out amid concern about Mr Linehan’s views…

Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News Two Belarusian poems from the 19th Century have been declared “extremist”, in a sign of an expanding crackdown on criticism of the authorities. Vincent Dunin-Martsinkevich’s poems relate to a nationalist uprising against the Russian Empire. Authoritarian Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has tightened his grip on power since elections in…

EPA Spain’s Queen Letizia will fly to Australia to attend Sunday’s World Cup final in Sydney but no British royals will be present. England’s Lionesses take on Spain in what is both teams’ first final in the women’s event. Football Association President Prince William will cheer on the England team from the UK, Kensington Palace…

Getty Images By Annabel Rackham & Ian Youngs BBC News Martin Scorsese has lent his support to an Iranian director who has been jailed for screening a film at the Cannes Film Festival without government permission. Saeed Roustaee, who premiered Leila’s Brothers at the French festival in 2022, was reportedly sentenced to six months in…

Video shared on social media shows floodwaters cascading down into Frankfurt’s main underground station. The German city experienced severe weather conditions, with thunderstorms and heavy rain disrupting travel. At Frankfurt airport, flights were temporarily affected by the thunderstorms.

By Holly Honderich in Maui, Hawaii When deadly fires torched the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, improvised groups of volunteers were some of the first to respond. In convoys of trucks, they delivered supplies and began the painful process of rebuilding the town many of them called home. Along an industrial road in Kahului, not far…

Getty Images By Marita Moloney BBC News The Matildas’ semi-final defeat to England in the Women’s World Cup has become the most watched television show in Australia on record. The game drew 11.15 million viewers at its peak on Wednesday as football fever gripped the host nation. Host broadcaster Channel Seven said an average audience…