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Can the US-Iran truce survive?
Both Iran and the US declare victory as the ceasefire approaches its 24th hour, but can the truce survive? Iran says continued Israeli airstrikes viol...
Trump’s Iran deadline approaches
The US president has given Iran until 1am UK time to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying that otherwise ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’. Pope...
Artemis astronauts see far side of the moon
The astronauts on the Artemis Two mission have taken humanity deeper into space than ever before. The four crew members have travelled further from Ea...
US fighter jet shot down over Iran
One crew member has been rescued and one is still missing after a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran. A search aircraft sent to retrieve the pilot...
Trump sacks US Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Trump has sacked Pam Bondi as the US Attorney General. Bondi has been criticised for her handling of the files related to the late sex offen...
NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century
NASA is to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon. It is the first time for over half a century a crewed rocket will head to the celestial body, we...
Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy facilities if a deal not reached soon
Donald Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and "possibly" water desalination plants if a deal is not reached "shortly". Mea...
UN says Lebanon at risk of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
The UN says there's no longer any safe space for civilians to find refuge in Lebanon, even in Beirut. With nearly a million people displaced by the wa...
Olympic women's sport will be limited to biological females
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test, which would prevent transgender wome...
Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark trial
A California jury has found the social media giants Meta and Google liable for harming a young user's mental health by deliberately making their produ...
Trump says Iran wants deal to end the war "so badly"
Donald Trump says negotiations to end the Iran war are happening "now" and the "people" the US are speaking to "want to make a deal so badly". His com...
Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks on the "complete and total resolution of hostilities" in the Middle East
But Iran's parliamentary speaker denies discussions have taken place, saying "fake news" is being used to "manipulate" the oil markets. We speak to Pr...
Britain allows US to use bases to strike Strait of Hormuz targets
The UK has agreed to allow the United States to use British bases to launch strikes on Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz. Prime Minister Si...
Israeli PM denies dragging US into war with Iran
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted that US-Israeli attacks are massively degrading Iran's capacity to attack its neighbours as...
European leaders urge Israel to call off Lebanon ground offensive
Israel has ordered Lebanese civilians as far as 25 miles from the border to leave their homes. The UK, German, French and Italian governments have war...
Scottish MSPs reject assisted dying
Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted 67 to 59 against legalising assisted dying. The debate featured tears, applause and impassioned pleas, a...
Two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak
The University of Canterbury has moved away from face-to-face teaching and students have been queueing for antibiotics amidst a meningitis outbreak th...
US military to send Marines and more warships to Middle East, reports say
The US is expected to send a marine unit and more warships to the Middle East, two officials tell the BBC's US partner CBS News. It comes as the Trump...
Israeli strikes on Tehran continue as Iran vows to block Strait of Hormuz
Israeli strikes in Tehran are continuing tonight after Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader said the country would keep blocking the vital Strait of...
Keir Starmer was warned about risk of Mandelson's links to Epstein
The prime minister was warned that Lord Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a "reputational risk" before he was confirmed as US ambass...
Met police: Al-Quds march in London should not go ahead this weekend
The BBC understands the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has written to the home secretary saying the controversial Al Quds Day march - which was set...
President Trump says US "hasn't won enough" in Iran war
President Trump tonight described the war in Iran as "a short term excursion" after he'd told CBS the war was "ahead of schedule" and "very complete,...
US demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
The US has said only Iran's unconditional surrender will end American and Israeli bombardment. President Trump has warned the war could last four to s...
Trump tells Iranian diplomats to defect
President Trump has just urged Iranian diplomats to apply for asylum as he set out the scale of damage inflicted on Iran's military. A former Pentagon...
Israel and the US begin new wave of strikes on Iran
Fresh strikes by the US and Israel have begun in Iran tonight. Earlier in the day US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also confirmed an American subm...
The 'special relationship' under strain
The US President doubled down on criticism of Keir Starmer for delays in allowing the Americans to launch strikes on Iran from Diego Garcia. We ask if...
Iran threatens to set fire to shipping in Gulf amid ongoing conflict
Iran has threatened shipping in the Persian Gulf and Straits of Hormuz as fighting between the country and the US and Israel escalates. Today, US Pres...
Allegations of 'family voting' in by-election to be raised in parliament
Allegations of 'family voting' in the Gorton and Denton by-election are to be raised in parliament on Monday. We speak to Lord Pickles, whose report i...
Polls close in Gorton and Denton by-election as vote counting begins
It’s expected to be a close race between Labour, Reform UK, and the Greens. We hear from the count and speak to political scientist Paula Keaveney abo...
Government denies Chagos Islands deal is paused
The government has said it is not pausing legislation that would see the Chagos Islands transferred to Mauritius. That's despite Foreign Office minist...
Mandelson's lawyers say he was arrested over claim he was flight risk
Lord Mandelson was released in the early hours of Tuesday morning - and tonight lawyers for the former UK Ambassador and Labour minister have said he'...
Peter Mandelson arrested
The investigation that led to the arrest was triggered by emails in the Epstein files which appeared to show Lord Mandelson allegedly communicating wi...
Trump tariffs frustrated by US Supreme Court
With a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court ruled President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencie...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is released under investigation after his arrest
He was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office. We hear from our correspondent outside Buckingham Palace, a former press...
Teenage girls force into sex by London gangs, BBC finds
The BBC has uncovered new evidence that vulnerable girls and young women in London are being groomed by gangs to carry drugs and have sex. We discuss...
Reverend Jesse Jackson dies aged 84
Reverend Jesse Jackson, a giant of the civil rights movement, has died at the age of 84. As politicians from across the spectrum pay tribute to his le...
Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded
Parents in north London have been told their children could be excluded from school if they are not fully vaccinated against measles amid an outbreak...
Planned Manchester attack could have been deadliest in UK history
Two men have been given life sentences for planning a gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community. The plot was foiled by an undercover officer, and G...
Trump rolls back key US climate regulation
President Trump has repealed a key government scientific finding that carbon emissions endanger human health. The so-called “endangerment finding” of...
US Attorney General faces questions over Epstein investigation
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has been defending her department's handling of the release of millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. She's b...