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TikTok and WeChat: US to ban app downloads in 48 hours (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The ban on downloading the apps in the US takes effect on Sunday unless President Trump intervenes.
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Coronavirus: US health chiefs reverse advice on Covid-19 testing (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.
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Brexit: Amal Clooney quits government envoy role over law break plan (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The human rights lawyer says she is "dismayed" by the UK being prepared to break international law.
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US election: Are older Trump voters sticking with him? (Thu, 17 Sep 2020)
The US president relied on over-65s to win the White House in 2016 but their support this time is not assured.
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California and Oregon 2020 wildfires in maps, graphics and images (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
A visual guide to the wildfires ravaging California, Oregon and other western states.
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Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star's lawyer denies rape charges in court (Sat, 19 Sep 2020)
The actor's lawyer dismisses the charges as politically motivated at a court hearing in Los Angeles.
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Thai national park sends rubbish back to tourists (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
If you're leaving your rubbish in a Thai national park, you might be reunited with it by post.
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Mark D'arcy-Smith: Victim's relief at fine for pub banana order (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
A man is found guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence for sending the fruit to a black man.
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Covid-19: New fear grips Europe as cases top 30m worldwide (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Many northern hemisphere countries are bracing for a second wave of the pandemic as winter approaches.
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Covid-19: Parts of Madrid to lockdown amid virus spike (Sat, 19 Sep 2020)
New restrictions in the Spanish capital come as Europe braces itself for a second wave of infections.
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UK 'now seeing a second wave' of Covid-19 (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Boris Johnson says he doesn't want another lockdown - but national measures may need to be tightened.
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Brazil's Pantanal fires: Animals 'dying of hunger and thirst' (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The forest fires have had a devastating impact on the wildlife of the world's largest wetland.
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Stolen books worth £2.5m found under floor of Romanian house (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The "irreplaceable" works, including a first edition by Galileo, were taken in a dramatic London heist.
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Afghan mothers' names to be included on children's ID cards (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Mothers' names will now be printed on national ID cards following a three-year-long campaign.
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Siberia landscape scarred by climate change (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Scientists are warning about the consequences of vast swathes of ground thawing in Siberia.
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To code-switch or not to code-switch? (Thu, 17 Sep 2020)
Many black people feel that they have to code-switch when entering white majority spaces.
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Forrest Gump author Winston Groom dies aged 77 (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
His book was made into the hugely successful Oscar-winning 1994 film starring Tom Hanks.
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Belarus protests: Women try to unmask those detaining protesters (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Women want to hold to account the masked people picking protesters off the street in Belarus.
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What maths is involved in stirring a cup of tea? (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
A professor has won £2.3m for applying complex maths to simple situations - like stirring tea.
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Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 September 2020 (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Alligator on gas snaps up Ig Nobel prize (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The 2020 Ig Nobel prizes honour crocodilian vocalisations, narcissistic eyebrows and vibrating worms.
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Breaking down the Brexit border problem (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
BBC's Ros Atkins explains the latest Brexit row and the thorny issue of customs checks and Northern Ireland.
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Covid-19 Singapore: A ‘pandemic of inequality’ exposed (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Life has returned to normal for many in Singapore, but one group of people still remain in lockdown.
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What happened to Breonna Taylor? (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The 26-year-old was killed by police in her Louisville home, sparking protests and calls for justice.
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Who is Tatiana Maslany, the new star of She-Hulk? (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
The Emmy-winning Orphan Black star will play the cousin of Bruce Banner in the upcoming series.
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Mozambique's jihadists and the 'curse' of gas and rubies (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Three years into an escalating insurgency, the president admits the "resource curse" is to blame.
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On the trail of stolen photographs (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Some call them copyright trolls, but these companies say they defend photographers' rights.
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India's Covid crisis sees rise in child marriage and trafficking (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Reports of under-age marriage and child labour rose as the lockdown pushed people deeper into poverty.
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The stolen Hindu idols discovered in the UK (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Officials in India and the UK worked together to find the bronze sculptures.
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US election 2020: When will we get a result for the US election? (Wed, 16 Sep 2020)
Lots of postal ballots, legal disputes and stubborn candidates could delay the results.
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The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy (Thu, 17 Sep 2020)
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul read out a 10-point manifesto calling for reform of the monarchy.
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Coronavirus: 'I cut a carrot for the first time, aged 41' (Thu, 17 Sep 2020)
Diagnosed with ADHD just before she turned 40, Alia used lockdown to face her fear - cooking.
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Man City's Aguero could be out for two months, says Guardiola (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fears Sergio Aguero could miss the first two months of the Premier League season.
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Liverpool sign Thiago from Bayern for £20m and set sights on Wolves' Jota (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Liverpool sign Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on a four-year contract for £20m and target Wolves forward Diogo Jota.
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DeChambeau climbs in tough conditions at US Open (Sat, 19 Sep 2020)
Patrick Reed holds a one-shot lead heading into the weekend at the US Open after a chaotic second round in windy conditions.
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Bale arrives at Tottenham training ground to complete loan move (Sat, 19 Sep 2020)
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale nears a return to Tottenham after visit to the club's training ground.
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Man Utd agree terms with Porto full-back Telles - Saturday's football gossip (Fri, 18 Sep 2020)
Manchester United close in on full-back, relief at Real Madrid, Chelsea face new demands over goalkeeper move, plus more.
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Naomi Osaka: How a shy introvert has found her voice to become tennis' new leader (Mon, 14 Sep 2020)
The softly spoken Naomi Osaka is finding her voice to become a leader on and off the tennis court, after her second US Open title.
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