Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

The south-east Asian country is already in talks with Elon Musk about a possible partnership.

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New Zealand and Australia agree on quarantine-free travel bubble

Both countries have very few cases and will allow travellers to go back and forth without quarantine.

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Indonesia courts SpaceX as new rocket launch site

The South East Asian country is already in talks with Elon Musk about a possible partnership.

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Ambrose Dlamini: Eswatini's PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19

The country's government says Ambrose Dlamini, 52, died in hospital in South Africa on Sunday.

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Inside a vaccine cold storage room

The BBC's Karishma Vaswani takes a look around a vaccine cold storage facility in Singapore.

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Australia storms: Wild weather lashes vast stretch of east coast

Heavy rain and huge ocean swells batter popular tourist spots, prompting hundreds of calls for help.

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Kenya's black market baby trade: A mother's choice

What drives a mother to sell her baby for £70? The story of a woman caught between poverty and traffickers.

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US election 2020: What is the electoral college?

The president of the United States is not chosen directly by voters, but by what's known as the electoral college.

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Fear and mistrust stalk Kashmir polls

The first elections since the region lost its special status last year have seen low voter turnout.

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Canada 'Sixties Scoop': Indigenous survivors map out their stories

Canada's "Sixties Scoop" saw thousands of indigenous children forcibly removed from their families.

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Covid vaccine: How does a vaccine get approved?

The NHS is carrying out the biggest mass vaccination campaign in its history with a jab that protects against Covid-19. What safety checks were made for it to get to this point?

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US election: Can you explain the electoral college in 10 seconds?

Jay and Peter are two of the 538 US electors, who vote on Monday to formally choose the next president.

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Brexit: 'It's utter confusion' over trade talks delay

Business across Britain tell BBC News of their frustration at post-Brexit trade talks being extended.

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Inside a vaccine cold storage room

The BBC's Karishma Vaswani takes a look around a vaccine cold storage facility in Singapore.

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Ridley Scott inspires Network Rail’s cave-exploring drone

Scenes from the movie Prometheus inspired Network Rail to develop a drone that can explore caves.

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Coronavirus: US starts huge vaccine delivery operation

The US has started distributing the vaccine to hundreds of locations across the country.

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Jill Biden: Backlash after WSJ op-ed calls future first lady 'kiddo'

Opinion writer Joseph Epstein argued only medical doctors should call themselves Dr.

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Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash

Motjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.

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Brexit trade talks: UK and EU to 'go the extra mile' in effort to agree deal

Negotiations will continue beyond Sunday's deadline in an effort to reach a deal, say the leaders.

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Von der Leyen: 'It is responsible to go the extra mile and continue talks'

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says Brexit talks will continue because it's the 'responsible thing to do'.

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Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown on Wednesday

The authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.

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Energy bills: Automatic switching plan for fairer tariffs

Consumers could be automatically switched to cheaper deals when their contracts end.

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US election: Pro-Trump rallies see scuffles in US cities

"Stop the Steal" marchers gathered to back President Trump's push to reverse his election defeat.

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Charley Pride: Country music singer dies of Covid-19

The Grammy-winning artist was the first black singer to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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Paolo Rossi: Italian World Cup hero's home burgled during funeral

A watch and cash are among items reported stolen from the late World Cup winner's home on Saturday.

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Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

Governments and charities have invested billions in vaccines developed by private firms.

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No pickers, no coffee: How Covid threatens Colombia's harvest

Labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic are hitting coffee growers in Colombia hard.

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Electoral College: The people who ultimately pick the US president

Members of the US Electoral College meet on Monday - but who are they?

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Interior Chinatown: The novel taking on Hollywood’s Asian tropes

This year's winner of the US National Book Award for fiction explores what it means to be Asian in America.

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India farmers: Misleading claims about high-profile support

Misinformation is being shared about prominent politicians and the current protests in India.

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Earth Photo winners announced

A project on abandoned spaces reclaimed by nature has won the 2020 Earth Photo competition.

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Astronomy: 'Odd radio circles' in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’

A new high-powered telescope has discovered inexplicable ghostly circles in the sky.

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Mateusz Kuzimski: The veg packer who became a pro footballer

Mateusz Kuzimski was working on a line in England - before returning to Poland to chase his dream.

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Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits?

Governments and charities have invested billions in vaccines developed by private firms.

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The women inspiring others in a male-dominated industry

Women who have risen to the top in the banking world share the challenges they have faced.

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Abortion laws: Polish women forced abroad for terminations

Poland has been rocked by weeks of protest over a ruling by the Constitutional Court, which has all but outlawed abortion, forcing even more Polish women to seek abortions abroad.

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Call of Duty: US and British military go head to head

Teams from the US and British forces compete for the first time to raise money for veteran charities.

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Hurricane season 2020: Is global warming making hurricanes stronger?

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active on record, according to the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Is it a result of global warming?

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Covid: US public to receive Pfizer vaccinations from Monday

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved earlier this week and doses are already being shipped out.

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Spanish police rescue 21 'exploited' migrant workers from warehouse

Three people are arrested after police find workers in a secret room hidden behind piles of clothes.

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Boris Johnson on climate change, mung-bean munching and creating jobs

From mung-bean munching to being the Saudi Arabia of wind power generation, here's a summary of the UK PM's climate speech.

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Nigeria school attack: Hundreds missing in Katsina after gunmen's raid

Gunmen on motorbikes raid a boarding school, home to some 800 boys, in north-western Katsina state.

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Black Lives Matter: Driver charged after crashing into New York protest

Six were injured when the car ploughed into a crowd of 50 protesters on Friday in New York City.

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World needs to declare 'climate emergency' - UN

The UN secretary general has called on all countries to declare a climate emergency.

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Space tourism: Virgin space plane to fly above new base

Sir Richard Branson's tourist rocket plane will make a first flight above its new spaceport home.

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ICYMI: Whales in New York to crossing the border for a haircut

In this week's In Case You Missed It, we round up some of the video stories that might have passed you by.

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Banks 'too often blaming customers' for fraud

The financial watchdog says there is a 36% rise in complaints about how banks have dealt with fraud.

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Covid pandemic: South Korea sees record rise in daily cases

The country has been praised as a model of how to deal with coronavirus but cases have surged.

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Zodiac Killer: Code-breakers solve San Francisco killer's cipher

A three-strong amateur team decodes one of several messages attributed to a US serial killer.

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Ruhollah Zam: Iran executes journalist accused of fanning unrest

Ruhollah Zam ran a site that Iran accuses of inciting the nationwide protests of 2017-18.

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