Watch: Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads towards US Gulf Coast

Isaias, the first hurricane in the Atlantic this hurricane season has been continuing to strengthen and is now a category three 'major' hurricane.

Hurricane hunter aircraft have been flying in and around the storm on Friday morning, now measuring sustained wind speeds of 120mph (193km/h).

Isaias is expected to bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge to parts of the US Gulf Coast with landfall expected late Friday. Hurricane and storm surge watches have been issued.

It has been a record-breakingly quiet Atlantic season so far with development suppressed by the growing El Niño pattern.

Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's ‘shock’ recovery in hospital

The US death row inmate's legal team said at a press conference that she is now "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution.

What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘unprecedented' recovery after failed execution

The BBC's Sarah Smith details the injuries sustained by the US death row inmate after two failed lethal injections, and what comes next.

A separatist party just won power in Quebec - what does that mean?

Canada's Parti Québécois has promised it will hold the province's third vote on independence, but said they won’t do so until Donald Trump is out of office.

Trump: US 'had a threat' that led to withdrawal of bombers at RAF Fairford

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America.

What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

Witnesses recount Christa Pike's failed execution

Witnesses describe hearing Pike complain about pain in her arm, followed by sounds of breathing and snoring for almost an hour before she was taken to hospital.

Watch: The many questions raised by the failed execution of Christa Pike

Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the convicted murderer's execution as it was happening.

'I'm very shocked' - College students react to Cornell University rape investigation

The BBC asked students in Washington about the allegations from a woman who says she was raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

Watch: Why was the US execution of Christa Pike halted?

The 50-year-old Tennessee woman was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.

Meet '89 Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week

The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.

Would you pay for this robot to clean your house?

Tau Robotics humanoids are remotely controlled by humans, and cost $30 per hour for house cleaning.

How Lindsay Clancy's return to court after mistrial unfolded

The BBC's Ione Wells describes what happened in court, as the US mother's defence for the first time argued there was not enough evidence to prove Clancy killed her children.

Why an investigation into alleged frat house gang rape is reopening

A former Cornell student is suing the university and seven fraternity members, claiming she was drugged and gang-raped in 2024.

Watch: Starship splashdown ends in fireball

The mission was supposed to last 10 hours, but SpaceX announced it was ending after 90 minutes.

Watch: From launch to fiery splashdown, SpaceX's Starship completes orbit test

A thunderous lift off, rapid satellite deployments and a fiery ending. That's how SpaceX's 14th launch of its Starship rocket panned out today.

Taylor Swift and Charli XCX among stars to light up VMAs red carpet

Celebrities posed for the cameras ahead of the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Shipwreck uncovered on Nantucket island during nor'easter storm

The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.

Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real?

Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.

Watch: Karaoke and butterflies - US cities celebrate Dolly Parton Day

The day is observed on 25 September, or 9/25, as a nod to the late Queen of Country's hit song 9 to 5.

Why an international arrest warrant didn't stop Netanyahu's US trip

The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was not arrested after speaking at the UN, despite an ICC arrest warrant.