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Four Renaissance paintings of "extraordinary value" have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy's culture minister has said.

Alessandro Giuli confirmed that three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonna with Child and Christ in Pietà, all attributed to Antonello da Messina, were taken from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina on Saturday night.

Police are now probing how the thieves were able to enter the museum without triggering its alarms and who may have been responsible.

The incident is the latest in a string of museum heists across Europe that have led to a growing number of priceless works disappearing from public view.

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It’s been confirmed that British-made drones are being used to strike targets deep inside Russia.

The drones, built by two British companies, have been used in mainland Russia in widespread and strikes on military and industrial targets, including refineries and warehouses of online retailer Wildberries.

A well-placed military source confirmed to the BBC the UK drones had been used.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has previously said drones using UK components and configurations have been used to attack Russian territory, including a fuel depot in the Kamensky District of the Rostov Region.

In April, the UK Ministry of Defence announced it would supply Ukraine tens of thousands of drones, including long-range strike devices, in its biggest ever package.

The MoD described its support for Ukraine is "unwavering" and said it would stand by its ally "until it wins". A spokesperson said: "We are committed to providing the equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin's illegal invasion.

In the latest wave of Ukrainian attacks on Russia, Moscow's mayor said that hundreds of drones had been launched towards the Russian capital overnight.

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A warehouse belonging to Russian retailer Wildberries was hit. The company, a Russian mass retailer of goods online, equivalent to Amazon, has been repeatedly targeted since July.

Kyiv said at the time it was targeting logistics hubs used by Russians to buy military equipment and disrupting supplies to the Russian army.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Dan Johnson and Joe Inwood.

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In this episode we look at the five days that followed the 2010 General Election.

David Cameron’s Conservative party had won the most seats but not an overall majority. Through deals and bargaining, he would have to form a coalition government. But how did it happen?

The BBC's Gary O’Donaghue and Carole Walker, who was at the BBC at the time but is now at Times Radio, take us through what they saw first hand.

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Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, prosecutors have prepared for the trial of the only person ever charged in connection with the rapper’s death: Duane “Keffe D” Davis.

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A Kyiv market has burned down after being hit in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine, while the governor of Moscow said "one of the most massive drone attacks of recent times" was fired towards his region overnight.

Eight people have reportedly been killed by Russian strikes across Ukraine, while Russian officials say seven people have been killed following Ukrainian strikes.

In Russia, another warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries - referred to as "Russia's Amazon" - was hit by a Ukrainian attack.

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Ukrainian officials have said at least five people have been killed in overnight Russian strikes, as both countries continue to exchange drone and missile attacks.

The country said it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones.

In Russia, another warehouse belonging to online retailer Wildberries, referred to as "Russia's Amazon", was hit.

Moscow's mayor said about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight.

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has described the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday as "a tragedy on so many levels", as he called for a "moment for reflection".

Arday was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.

The 41-year-old had resigned as a professor of sociology of education at the University of Cambridge last week, after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He had denied the claims.

In a statement issued by his publisher, Arday's family said a "campaign of misinformation" had been too much for him.

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It has been five years since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, as western forces left, imposing their extreme, ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam on millions of people.

Their return to power brought relative peace to the country after two decades of war.

But Afghan women have been erased from public life. Girls are banned from school from the age of 12, and aren't allowed to go to university.

Public parks are also off limits to women - and they can't travel abroad without a male companion.

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At least 20 people have been killed after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the nation's disaster mitigation agency has said.

BPBD said that others had been injured to varying degrees, cautioning that the figures were preliminary while search and rescue operations were ongoing.

Buildings in the region have been damaged by the quake and the dozens of aftershocks that followed.

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A US aircraft carrier is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, on which thousands of sailors have reportedly faced food shortages and difficult conditions on an extended, nine-month deployment.

The USS George Washington, which was near Malaysia on Thursday, could arrive in the region in about nine days, BBC analysis shows.

Family members of sailors onboard the Lincoln have expressed concern about their mental health deteriorating due to the conditions.

While the US Navy has acknowledged supply challenges, it has denied that a mental health crisis is taking place on the Lincoln, which has 5,000 onboard.

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