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The BBC has uncovered evidence that dozens of women were potentially groomed into online sex work by the influencer Andrew Tate's all-male society, the "War Room". A documentary team has spoken to whistle-blowers and alleged victims. They were given exclusive access to 12,000 pages of encrypted messages, which reveal the instructions given to war room members to make women gradually submit to their control.

A "pragmatic, sensible" relationship is what the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly promised in Beijing for the first UK-China meeting at that level for half a decade. It appeared to be part of the mechanics of what might lead to the first face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Xi. It’s pretty clear that Britain and the West in general, appear to have shied away from cutting certain links in a process of what was known as "decoupling". Conversations are required on global priorities from Ukraine to climate change. China, meanwhile, is attempting to forge new diplomatic alliances, building on the so-called BRICS grouping including Russia. Is the plan to contain China if it follows Russia and invades Taiwan? Or is it something bigger, to try to prevent China's ascent to becoming the world's number one economy?

Spinal cancer is one of the most common secondary cancers and, if not treated within 24 hours, can lead to double incontinence, paralysis and death in just 30 days. The BBC has been given exclusive access to a specialist service in the UK, which is working to extend patients' lives, giving people extra months for final holidays and proper goodbyes.

More than 60 people have died and more than 40 are injured following a fire at a building in central Johannesburg. Authorities say it’s unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-story building in the South African city. Firefighters evacuated the building’s occupants on arrival, and the search and recovery of bodies is continuing.

Millions of people in Florida are struggling in the aftermath of Storm Idalia, which brought fierce winds and torrential rains. Idalia landed as a powerful hurricane in Florida's Big Bend area, and still poses a major flood threat. Roads and towns were submerged in knee-deep water, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of "rising water moving inland from the coastline". At least two people have died in the state.

China’s manufacturing sector has shrunk for the fifth consecutive month, an official survey showed. The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose slightly to 49.7, but still sits below 50, which signals a contraction. Despite a turbulent few months, China's leader Xi Jinping defended the "strong resilience, tremendous potential and great vitality" of the economy. It is a very different picture in India, where the economy grew at its quickest pace in a year in the April-June quarter.

In Ukraine's north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks. But it is the increasingly sophisticated drone attacks that are particularly feared. Russia is seeking to cement its control of the eastern regions where it has captured territory, much of which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces last September.

Burger King must face a lawsuit that alleges it makes its Whopper burger appear larger on its menus than it is in reality, a US judge has ruled. The lawsuit accuses the fast food giant of misleading customers by showing the burger with a meatier patty and ingredients that "overflow over the bun". "The plaintiffs' claims are false," Burger King told the BBC.

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the West African state's transitional leader. Gen Nguema was earlier carried triumphally through the streets of the capital Libreville by his troops. The deposed President, Ali Bongo, has appeared in a video at his home, calling on his "friends all over the world" to "make noise" on his behalf. The former French colony is one of Africa's major oil producers.

Hurricane Idalia has been upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it nears Florida, and is expected to strengthen further into a "catastrophic" Category 4 hurricane. It is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday morning local time. Potentially life-threatening conditions are forecast, including surging seawater up to 15ft (4.5m) above ground level in some areas.

Senior military officers in Gabon say they have seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest. Soldiers appeared on national television earlier today to declare they had taken control. They also announced they were annulling the results of an election on Saturday, in which President Bongo just been declared the winner.

A court in Pakistan has ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan should be held in jail for at least another two weeks. Mr Kahn has been in jail since he was sentenced to three years in prison at the start of August. That sentence has been suspended, but he is also facing charges under another case which was brought in the country's official secrets act.

'Life-threatening' Hurricane Idalia about to hit Florida - BBC News

Spanish Football Federation regional leaders have called on their president Luis Rubiales to immediately resign after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso. Mr Rubiales has been widely criticised after the incident following Spain's Women's World Cup final win. Jenni Hermoso said the kiss on her lips was not consensual. Spanish prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into whether the incident amounts to a crime of sexual assault.

Former US president Donald Trump will face trial on 4 March 2024, for his alleged effort to overturn the 2020 election. This is the day before Super Tuesday, the biggest voting day in the Republican race. The trial would pull Mr Trump off the campaign trail for a pivotal stretch of his campaign. He has vowed to appeal the trial date ruling.

The High Court in Pakistan has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent conviction on corruption charges. Mr Khan has been in prison since he was sentenced to three years on 5 August, on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts during his time as prime minister. The suspension of the conviction does not necessarily mean that Mr Khan will be released from prison.

The US and China hope to "thaw out" ongoing trade tensions during a three-day visit to Beijing by the US commerce secretary. One of the biggest issues for the US surrounds restrictions on North American businesses, including chip makers, Intel and Micron. Gina Riomondo's visit to China is the latest to the country by top US diplomats in recent months, all aiming to improve relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, China's stock markets remain under pressure as companies pull out billions due to its slowing economy.

An 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. In a world first, the creature was pulled from the woman’s damaged frontal lobe during surgery, after she had been suffering an "unusual constellation of symptoms" – including stomach pain, a cough and night sweats, evolving into increasing forgetfulness and depression. Doctors said the parasite could have been there for up to two months.

A man who was kidnapped at birth from his mother in Chile and later adopted the US, has met his biological family for the first time more than four decades later. Until this week, Jimmy Thyden’s mother María Angélica González thought her newborn son had died 42 years ago. Mr Thyden found out the identity of his biological mother after hearing the story of another man who had been stolen as a child in Chile.

There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine's number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead - the figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured.

Florida's governor has warned residents in the path of Hurricane Idalia to heed evacuation warnings without delay as it approaches the US state. Ron DeSantis said Idalia would hit the state's Gulf coast as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday morning. Much of Florida, including the densely populated Tampa area, is forecast to be affected by severe weather. Idalia is projected to hit an area that Mr DeSantis said has not seen such a major hurricane since the 1800s.

BBC Newsnight is in international waters off the coast of Greece to see how Russian oil continues to be exported around the world. We see evidence that millions of barrels of Russian oil is still going into the production of oil burned by countries imposing the sanctions. For the first time we have a sense of the value to Russia of oil burned by the UK. The figures were calculated by the environmental campaign group Global Witness and reviewed by BBC Verify and independent experts. The story is reported by Newsnight’s International Correspondent Emir Nader. Ayman Oghanna was the producer and director.

Russia has reported a night of drone attacks on its territory ranging from the south to the northwest. A strike on Pskov airport, hundreds of miles from the war zone in Ukraine, set two military cargo planes on fire. In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, at least two people were killed during a missile attack blamed on Russia. Russia also reported hitting Ukrainian assault boats in the Black Sea, killing dozens of soldiers.

Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday's election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner. His overthrow would end his family's 53-year hold on power in Gabon.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed dead after genetic analysis of bodies found in Wednesday's plane crash, Russian officials have said. The Investigative Committee said the identities of all 10 victims had been established and corresponded to those on the flight's passenger list. The Kremlin has denied speculation it was to blame for the crash.