Evacuated Afghan girl's pet bird finds sanctuary with French envoy

Juji the mynah now lives at the ambassador's residence in Abu Dhabi, and can even tweet "bonjour".

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Tina Turner sells music rights for reported $50m sum

The star hands over the rights to songs like The Best and Nutbush City Limits to music company BMG.

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Chemistry Nobel awarded for mirror-image molecules

Two scientists have been awarded the chemistry Nobel for their work on building new molecules.

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Overseas workers only way to solve shortages, says Next boss

Next boss Lord Wolfson says hiring overseas workers under a visa tax scheme is the solution to shortages.

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Tesco 'outperforms' with sales and profits growth

Britain's biggest supermarket shrugs off the impact of the pandemic and supply chain crisis.

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Climate change: Voices from global south muted by climate science

Climate academics from some of the regions worst hit by warming are struggling to be published.

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What happened to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram?

Facebook has apologised after it stopped working for users around the world for several hours.

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Facebook and Instagram outage: How did it affect influencers?

Influencers react to Monday's social media outage.

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Pandora Papers: As BHS teetered, how Sir Philip and Lady Green went on a property spree

Sir Philip and Lady Green spent millions as the retail chain they had off-loaded went to the wall.

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Philippines: Son of ex-dictator Marcos to run for president

Ferdinand Marcos Jr's father was accused of widespread human rights abuses during his two-decade rule.

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Afghanistan: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazara people, Amnesty says

The Taliban denies the alleged killings - the second time the group is accused of a Hazara massacre.

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India: Trapped baby elephant rescued after falling into pit

The baby elephant was separated from its herd when it fell into a pit.

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Pandora Papers: ‘Public pressure will cause politicians to act’

Change requires international political will, the European Parliament’s tax subcommittee chair says.

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Tesla must pay $137m to racially harassed former worker

A judge rules the firm did not take reasonable steps to stop a US factory worker from being abused.

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US to combat threats of violence against teachers

Reports of intimidation and threats of violence against teachers rise in response to Covid rules.

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Facebook down: Six hours without WhatsApp

People around the world lose contact with their families and patients are cut off from doctors.

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Russian film team boldly shoot towards space station

An actress and film director dock with the International Space Station in a first for Russia.

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Why 26 Korean words have been added to Oxford English Dictionary

The new additions include references to food, fashion and entertainment.

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Tuesday's timed teaser: Which airline ditched high heels?

How well have you studied the news since the weekend? Test your knowledge against the clock.

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Facebook down: Zuckerberg apologises for six-hour outage

Billions of users were affected by the outage - which also took down Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram.

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Guatemala: Anti-vaccine villagers attack and hold nurses with Covid jabs

A team trying to administer Covid-19 jabs was attacked and held for seven hours, officials say.

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Back to the office: Insurers covering cost of therapy for lonely dogs

More policies cover the cost of behavioural treatment for pets as owners return to workplaces.

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Climate science breakthroughs win physics Nobel

The physics Nobel has been given for work to understand complex systems such as the Earth's climate.

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Britney thanks fans for constant resilience during #FreeBritney campaign

She credited Free Britney campaigners for helping to suspend her father's control of her affairs.

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Ron Arad: Mossad agents mount mission for missing airman

A "bold" operation was mounted to try to solve one of Israel's most enduring mysteries, its PM says

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Huntington Beach: Anchor theory after huge oil spill off California

Investigators are looking into whether a ship's anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor.

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Only 127 fuel drivers apply for UK visa - PM

Boris Johnson says the slow take up of visa for fuel drivers illustrates the problem of shortages globally.

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Greggs warns of staff shortages and rising costs

But the bakery chain says it plans to accelerate its store opening plans to 150 a year.

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French Catholic priests abused 216,000 victims since 1950

The number could rise to 300,00 but most abusers are thought to be too old to prosecute under French law.

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Scandal-hit Ozy Media says it has re-launched

The announcement comes days after the firm shut down amid a scandal over its business practices.

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Hollywood union workers vote to authorise strike

Off-camera workers in US television and film say they are being worked to death for long hours.

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Taiwan reports record number of Chinese planes in defence zone

Taiwan says 56 Chinese warplanes entered its air defence zone on Monday.

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Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram suffer outage

Social media sites owned by Facebook were knocked offline on Monday, tracking sites showed.

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Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram suffer outage

Social media sites owned by Facebook were knocked offline on Monday, tracking sites showed.

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Adele: Anticipation builds for new music as singer updates social media

The star looks set to release her first new music since 2015, after updating her website and socials.

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US will 'take all steps necessary' to defend itself on China trade

US trade representative vows new approach to Beijing, saying it will take "all steps necessary” to protect interests.

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George Floyd sculpture in New York City defaced for a second time

Locals immediately responded to this latest vandalism, coming together to clean the statue.

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Captain Kirk: Bezos' Blue Origin to send William Shatner into space

William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk, is set to become the oldest person to have flown to space.

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Squid Game subtitles 'change meaning' of Netflix show

Korean fans claim the drama's meaning has been "botched" for English-speaking viewers.

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Pandora Papers: 'One rule for the rich, another for ordinary people'

Pandora Papers reveal a completely unacceptable situation, says Oxfam International’s Max Lawson.

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Pandora Papers: World leaders deny wrongdoing after leaks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the king of Jordan are among leaders linked to the leak.

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Israel accuses Iran over Cyprus alleged hitman plot

It follows the arrest by Cypriot police of a suspect, reportedly with a gun and silencer in his car.

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David Walliams: 'Harmful' Chinese character removed from children's book

Children's author David Walliams has been criticised for using "harmful stereotypes" of a Chinese boy.

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Cuban baseball players defect during tournament in Mexico

At least nine young baseball players have defected during the World Cup in Mexico, officials say.

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Covid-19: India to pay $674 compensation for every death

India has officially recorded more than 447,000 Covid-19 deaths so far.

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Army starts fuel deliveries to relieve shortages

About 200 army personnel will help out as fuel supply problems in some areas continue.

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How we feel touch and temperature wins Nobel Prize

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share the 2021 prize.

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Covid map: Coronavirus cases, deaths, vaccinations by country

Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.

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Making Facebook safer means less money - whistleblower

Frances Haugen tells CBS that changing the algorithm would mean people spending less time on the site.

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Morrisons chairman expects good Christmas for shoppers

As the supermarket's ownership is settled, its chairman says supply issues have been "slightly overblown".

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