Tesla share price falls after Elon Musk's Twitter poll

The drop comes after Twitter users vote in favour of the carmaker's boss selling 10% of his stake.

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Nagaenthran Dharmalingam: Singapore halts execution of man with low IQ

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was due to be hanged for trying to bring a small amount of drugs into Singapore.

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Festivalgoers react to the Astroworld crush

Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival was cancelled after eight people died following a crowd surge.

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Poland fears major breach by migrants on Belarus border

Thousands of troops patrol the border, where migrants have tried to enter Poland from Belarus.

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Sierra Leone tanker explosion: Mass burial in Freetown

The authorities have also made an urgent appeal for blood donations in the capital Freetown.

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TikTok: Missing girl found after using viral call for help sign

The hand gesture asking for help led to the rescue of a missing teenager in the USA.

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Venus Williams: 'It's important people continue to break barriers'

The tennis star tells 5 Live's Rick Edwards she hopes future generations don't have to focus "on the colour of their skin".

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COP26: Rich countries ‘pushing back’ on paying for climate loss

Poorer countries say they are not able to get compensation for the damage caused by climate change.

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Astroworld: Travis Scott and Drake sued over deadly US festival crush

The rapper faces legal action after at least eight people were killed during his Astroworld festival.

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Oscar Pistorius parole process to start in South Africa

The ex-Olympian will first have to meet the parents of the woman he murdered, Reeva Steenkamp.

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Poland clarifies abortion law after protests over mother’s death

The guidance was issued after a pregnant woman's death was blamed on Poland's strict abortion laws.

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Athol Williams: South Africa corruption whistle-blower flees for his life

Athol Williams says he has received threats since testifying in a corruption inquiry.

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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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Travis Scott fans describe Astroworld panic: 'I had to get out of there'

Festivalgoers caught up in the crush at Astroworld, which left eight people dead, recall their fear.

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Buyers' show remorse over pandemic purchases

One in 10 regret spending hundreds of pounds on hot tubs, pizza ovens and other lockdown purchases.

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WHO casts doubt on Turkmenistan's zero-Covid claim

A World Health Organization official tells the BBC it is "unlikely the virus is not circulating".

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Zika virus: India's Kanpur city on alert after 89 cases reported

The first Zika case in Kanpur was detected on 23 October and cases have since been on the rise.

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THG shares climb as founder Matthew Moulding hints at going private

Matthew Moulding says he regrets floating his business in London, saying the process "sucked"

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Nicaragua vote: Ortega tightens grip on power in 'pantomime election'

Preliminary results suggest an overwhelming win for Mr Ortega in polls widely dismissed as a "farce".

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Brexit: UK -EU trade deal could collapse over NI row, says Coveney

The UK is laying foundations to suspend parts of the NI Protocol, says the Irish foreign minister.

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JD Sports angry at secret filming of its boss

Peter Cowgill was filmed meeting his counterpart at Footasylum, the target of a blocked takeover bid.

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Why Tanzanian Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah is hardly known back home

Few of Abdulrazak Gurnah's novels are sold in Tanzania where reading fiction is not popular.

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How will the US deal with a shortage of 80,000 truckers?

The chronic lack of lorry drivers in the US is adding to supply chain woes - and could get worse.

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COP26: What do the poorest countries want from climate summit?

Rich countries will get most of the attention, but developing countries are on climate change's front line.

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Covid-19: US reopens border to UK travellers after almost two years

After nearly two years, the US lifts its travel ban to UK visitors who have had both Covid vaccine doses.

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New York gears up for tourists' return as US lifts ban

As the travel ban is lifted hotels and restaurants face challenges in getting service back to normal.

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Small scale nuclear to get green light this week

Plans for a generation of new smaller nuclear reactors will become more concrete this week.

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New ways into the lucrative world of data science

How new software is aiding people from diverse backgrounds forge careers in the data science sector.

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COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation at climate summit

There are more participants than from any single country, a study shared with the BBC suggests.

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TikTok videos humanise Colombia's cocaine workers

Social media videos in Colombia reveal how the people on the lowest rung of the cocaine industry work and live.

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Diamonds v trees: The community trying to save its forest

The Madhya Pradesh state government says a new diamond mine will bring jobs but local people say their lives will be destroyed.

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The space telescopes inspired by lobsters

By mimicking the way lobsters’ eyes work, scientists have designed new X-ray space telescopes that can survey much larger areas.

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US to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers after 20 months

A flood of foreign visitors is expected as tough restrictions on entry come to an end on Monday.

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New York marathon: Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir claim wins

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won the women's race at the New York City marathon as compatriot Albert Korir claimed the men's title.

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Astroworld: Victims named as police probe US festival crush

Family and friends pay tribute to those who died at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in Houston.

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Astroworld: Rapper Travis Scott 'devastated' after music festival deaths

The rapper speaks for the first time after at least eight people died after a crowd surge during his set.

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In pictures: Thousands join huge pro-government rally in Ethiopia

The rally comes as rebel Tigrayan forces advance within 300km of the capital Addis Ababa.

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Sudan coup: Teachers tear-gassed at protest in Khartoum

Protesters are demanding the military step back and allow the transition to civilian rule.

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Elon Musk holds Twitter vote over $21bn Tesla share sale

The Tesla boss promises to honour the outcome of the poll, whichever way it goes.

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Italian Mafia: 'Ndrangheta members convicted as Italy begins huge trial

More than 350 alleged mobsters will face court in the biggest mafia trial in decades.

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Elon Musk holds Twitter vote over $21bn Tesla share sale

The Tesla boss promises to honour the outcome of the poll, whichever way it goes.

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Libya: Row over attempt to ground foreign minister Najla El-Mangoush

There has been political infighting after comments she made to the BBC about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

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Harvey Milk: US Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader

The USNS Harvey Milk is one of six new ships named after famous civil rights leaders.

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ICYMI: From bright lights to great heights

Our weekly video round-up of some of the stories that might have passed you by: In Case You Missed It.

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Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives Baghdad 'assassination attempt'

Mustafa al-Kadhimi said he was unhurt in the attack on his house, said to be by an armed drone.

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Nicaragua's Ortega courts isolation with one-sided vote

With most of the opposition candidates in jail, the president looks set to win another term.

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Sudan coup protesters: 'They cannot kill us all'

Despite the bloody crackdown, many Sudanese remain determined to overturn the military takeover.

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COP26: Time to sober up

There's been progress - but huge hurdles remain to be cleared in the final week of talks in Glasgow.

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Former K-Pop star Henry Lau's art work on show in London

Former K-Pop boy band star Henry Lau trades the mic in for a tin of paint for his latest project.

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Climate: Making the BBC’s Life at 50C season

The BBC’s Life at 50C season, follows those people living on the front line of climate change.

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