A judge in the US state of Tennessee has ruled officials must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Christa Pike.

Judge Myles ordered that “anything that was in the actual room needs to be preserved and maintained,” including IV lines and syringes, as well as waste, like packaging, inserts, and labels.

She also advised the state to take “special care” not to misplace or accidentally delete any information that may be pertinent to the case.

Pike, who was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995, survived two lethal injections on 30 September.

Her Lawyer Randy Spivey says he was told Pike was brain dead on Monday, and it was expected that she would have her life support machine turned off on Tuesday, but instead she woke up and began speaking.

Pike remains in hospital, where she is receiving critical medical care and is being restrained at her hands and feet.

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Labour has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali receiving 12,292 votes.

Green leader Zack Polanski came in second, with the party conceding defeat shortly before the result was announced.

The north London seat became vacant after former Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he was standing down from the House of Commons last month.

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There are thousands of videos on social media of exotic animals being kept as pets.

But, behind the clips lies a troubling reality.

That’s according to conservationists, who worry that content creators are glamourising the animals as pets, spreading misinformation about the behaviour they show.

BBC Tech Now’s Franchesca Hashemi investigates the consequences of viral social media videos of exotic animals, and whether they are fuelling the illegal wildlife trade.

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The onset of sudden, intrusive thoughts led a young woman to falsely fear she was a paedophile.

For years, Molly stayed silent until a social media video suggested it could be a lesser-known symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Molly has gone from silence to sharing her OCD story online in the hope that others experiencing the same thoughts don’t feel alone.

If you are suffering distress or despair, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

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