Astroworld: Criminal investigation into Texas festival crowd surge

Eight people died after a deadly crowd surge during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.

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US court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for companies

An appeals court blocks the administration's plan to drive vaccinations at larger businesses.

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COP26: Thousands march for Glasgow's biggest protest

Organisers say about 100,000 people joined a rally on Glasgow Green to demand more action on the climate crisis.

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Travis Scott 'devastated' by Texas festival deaths

The rapper says he is "absolutely devastated" by the deaths that occurred at his Astroworld festival.

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Biden: Infrastructure bill is 'monumental step forward'

The long-delayed $1tn (£741bn) spending package is a major domestic win for the US president.

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Biden: Infrastructure bill is 'monumental step forward'

The long-delayed $1tn (£741bn) spending package is a major domestic win for the US president.

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Palma de Mallorca: Fleeing passengers shut down busy Spanish airport

Palma de Mallorca Airport closes for four hours after 21 people run from a plane across the tarmac.

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Three seriously injured in knife attack on train in Germany

A 27-year-old Syrian man is arrested after the attack on a high-speed train in Bavaria.

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US lawmakers approve $1tn in infrastructure spending

The long-delayed bipartisan legislation is a major plank of President Biden's domestic agenda.

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Chinese man convicted for stealing aviation trade secrets

US authorities say Xu Yanjun sought to steal trade secrets from US aviation companies.

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Scottish industrialist Lord Macfarlane dies aged 95

The peer became a leading Scottish industry figure, having started out in office stationery in 1949.

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Astroworld: Eight killed after crowd surge at US music festival

Panic broke out after the crowd began to compress towards the stage at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival.

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Sierra Leone explosion: Many feared dead after oil tanker collision

A huge explosion happened after an oil truck collided with another vehicle in the nation's capital.

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DR Congo's Gungu museum: Thousands of artefacts destroyed in fire

The now ruined artistic collections are considered some of the country's most important historical items.

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Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Prosecutors reveal full footage of black jogger's death

Prosecutors say three white men assumed Ahmaud Arbery had committed a crime when they pursued him.

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Vietnamese minister criticised over 'Salt Bae' gold-plated steak dinner

A video shows To Lam being fed gold-plated steak by the celebrity chef at his expensive London restaurant.

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My Day at COP26: 'By helping out delegates I'm remembering granddad'

Harjot Singh Kambo is one of an army of volunteers helping COP26 visitors find their way around. Here he explains why the task is a very personal one for him.

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Ethiopia urges ex-soldiers to join fight against Tigray rebels

The army has called on ex-personnel to join it as rebel forces advance on the capital.

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Alexandre Benalla: Jail term for ex-Macron aide who beat up protesters

Alexandre Benalla was sacked after video of the assault at a May Day protest in 2018 emerged.

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US sees sharp jobs growth and higher wages

Employers took on 531,000 extra workers in October in a sign the economy is picking up.

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Deng Deng, the abandoned Shiba Inu, sells for $25k at auction in China

Deng Deng, a Shiba Inu abandoned by his owner in 2014, had a $78 starting price.

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US sees sharp jobs growth as the economy rebounds

Firms took on 531,000 extra workers in October, as the economy picked up pace after a difficult summer.

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Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy

Reports of last month's death have only just emerged and suggest the man fell from an upper floor.

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Covid: Pfizer says antiviral pill 89% effective in high risk cases

The company stopped clinical trials early because initial results for the drug were so positive.

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US offers $10m bounty for Colonial Pipeline hackers

The DarkSide ransomware attack led to a major US fuel pipeline being taken offline.

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Cleo Smith parents 'so thankful' after four-year-old's rescue

Cleo, 4, was found in a locked home 18 days after disappearing, in a case that gripped Australia.

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US Navy sacks commanding officers of crashed submarine

The officers are fired after the USS Connecticut struck an undersea mountain in the South China Sea.

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Israeli bookstores pull Sally Rooney's books in boycott row

It follows a backlash over the writer's refusal to let an Israeli firm publish her book in Hebrew.

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House prices still rising but demand set to cool

Prices are up again, but looming interest rate rises may cause a slowdown, the Halifax says.

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'The way my boss monitored me at home was creepy'

The government is urged to update the law to deal with a sharp rise in surveillance of home workers.

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Abba on new album Voyage: We don't need to prove anything

As the band release Voyage, Benny and Bjorn speak to the BBC about being compared to their old music.

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COP26: Emissions of rich put climate goals at risk - study

The carbon footprint of the wealthiest will grow but that of the poorest will stay small, a study says.

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Bank of England 'sorry' for rising cost of living

Governor Andrew Bailey says households are feeling the effects of growing inflation.

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Inflation: Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says

Reduced harvests and supply chain disruptions are helping to push up the cost of food.

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Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions

Prisoners are only notified hours before they are to be executed by hanging.

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Air Quality Index: Delhi air turns toxic after Diwali fireworks

India's capital woke up to a think blanket of smog as air quality dipped to hazardous levels.

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Trump-Russia Steele dossier analyst charged with lying to FBI

Igor Danchenko, who worked on a largely unsubstantiated 2016 dossier on Donald Trump, is arrested.

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LA 'jetpack man' was probably a balloon

Investigators think a figure seen flying over Los Angeles was probably a life-size inflatable.

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My Day at COP26: 'It's my job to keep the summit fed - sustainably'

Lorna Wilson - in charge of catering at COP26 in Glasgow - describes the unique challenges of preparing for the event.

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Ecuador president: More than batons needed to control jails

President Lasso says Ecuador needs more support to fight powerful gangs behind a rise in crime.

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Tiger King's Joe Exotic asks for release from jail after cancer diagnosis

The jailed zookeeper repeated his request to be pardoned, and to "enjoy what life I have left with my loved ones".

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Tom Vennink: Dutch dismay as Russia expels correspondent

Tom Vennink is barred from Russia until 2025 in a move criticised as an attack on media freedom.

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Facebook's metaverse plans labelled as 'dystopian' and 'a bad idea'

Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor, says it "should not be allowed" to build the metaverse.

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Climate change: Facebook fails to flag denial, study finds

Researchers tracked thousands of posts denying climate change - and only 8% were marked as misinformation.

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Covid: Record German cases as WHO warns of Europe deaths

Almost 34,000 cases are reported in Germany as the WHO warns of half a million more deaths in Europe.

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Erdogan: Turkey investigates posts about president's health

Police say disinformation about Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spread, as his allies dismiss rumours.

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Hundreds join violence against women protest in Mexico

Protesters carry crosses bearing the names of murdered women to draw attention to rising femicide cases.

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Bank of England holds interest rates at record low

The Bank's policymakers vote 7-2 to keep rates at 0.1% despite rising inflation.

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Currys teams up with Uber for 30-minute deliveries

Customers in 12 London boroughs will be able to order items such as laptops and printer cartridges.

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Sainsbury's says supply issues won't hit Christmas

The supermarket says its size and relationships with suppliers put it in good stead.

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