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Watch: Storm chasers fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa
Footage taken by a US Air Force Reserve crew known as the "Hurricane Hunters" shows the category five storm intensifying in the Caribbean.
Dutch volleyball player and convicted child rapist denied visa to compete in Australia
Steven van de Velde was convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old British girl
The 92-year-old president who never loses
Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by wining a heavily disputed election.
Is my mobile lying to me? When 5G doesn't mean 5G
New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.
Hurricane Melissa: Jamaica braces for world's strongest storm of 2025
Three reported dead in Jamaica as meteorologists warn of "life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge".
Boyband Five on their reunion: We are spectacularly lucky to get a second chance
The band are back together but say their early success was like being "in fight or flight mode."
The Papers: 'Migrants in barracks' and 'NHS printed my face'
New plans for alternative asylum seeker accommodation in the UK and an operation involving a 3D-printer make Tuesday's papers.
How irretrievable breakdown led to savage separation for Rodgers & Celtic
The relationship between Brendan Rodgers and Dermot Desmond at Celtic has splintered in unseemly and embarrassing fashion, writes Tom English.
Military sites to house asylum seekers in bid to end hotel use
Housing asylum seekers in hotels has cost billions, while they have also become a focal point for protests.
Headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.
How a Hollywood tour guide discovered an unknown celebrity grave
The Bride of Frankenstein actress Elsa Lanchester will be celebrated on October 28, her 123rd birthday.
Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden on incels, addiction and fatherhood
The Fifth Step focuses on the relationship between a recovering alcoholic and his sponsor.
Turing AI Institute boss denies accusations of 'toxic internal culture'
Whistleblowers also accused the charity's leadership of misusing public funds and failing to deliver on its mission.
These robots can clean, exercise - and care for your elderly parents. Would you trust them to?
It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system
Productivity downgrade may add £20bn to Budget hole
The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
Trump does not rule out seeking third term - but says he will not use VP loophole
Trump rules out running for vice-president, an idea floated by supporters to circumvent the US constitution which bars him from running again.
Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case
A parliamentary committee hears evidence about why the case against two men accused for spying for China was dropped.
'My wife died in childbirth but wasn't told she'd been given labour drug overdose'
Jacqui Hunter died less than 24 hours after being told that her daughter had died in the womb.