Grays lorry deaths: Romanian man in court over 39 migrant deaths

Marius Mihai Draghici faces manslaughter charges after the migrants were found in a lorry in 2019.
Twitter: Number of staff suing goes up daily

One former senior manager tells the BBC the treatment of workers by Elon Musk was “unjustifiable”.
UN envoy: Israel and Palestinian violence at critical point

“Firm” diplomatic intervention is needed to stem growing bloodshed, Tor Wennesland tells the BBC.
US halts Blinken China visit after spy balloon row

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to China is postponed after a spy balloon is tracked across the US.
Yale honours Black girl wrongly reported to police

A neighbour had called the police on Bobbi Wilson when she was out hunting for invasive lanternflies.
Alleged spy balloon over US is weather device

China says alleged spy balloon spotted over US is “civilian airship” used mainly for weather monitoring, which went off-course
Can surveillance balloon be tracked to China?

Wind speed modelling has been used to estimate a possible path for the balloon
Designer Paco Rabanne dies aged 88

Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, dies aged 88
Jobs growth surges in US despite slowdown fears

Employers in the US added an unexpectedly high 517,000 jobs in January.