14 hours ago Ghoncheh HabibiazadBBC Persian Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain. But life goes on, even as the war drags on. Sahar, a …

From New Zealand to Orkney: Why we brought this classic car half way round the world 7 hours ago Rob FlettBBC Scotland News, Kirkwall Cathleen Hourie has long coveted an Austin 3-Litre - a classic car that she was introduced to by her first boyfriend. When she spotted a 1970 …

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Watch: How war in Iran may affect food and fuel prices The BBC's Nick Marsh examines how unrest in the Middle East will impact living costs around the world. Middle East Watch: Heavy gunfire heard as BBC reports from border of Israel and Lebanon From the Israeli town of Metula …

12 hours ago Peter Hoskinsand Nick Edser ,Business reporters Oil and gas prices fell sharply on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran was "very complete, pretty much". Crude almost reached $120 a barrel on Monday over fears that the conflict would cause lengthy disruption …

Smoke plumes caused by oil depot and refinery strikes drifted across Tehran on Monday, satellite images show, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that attacks on oil facilities could pose serious health risks to residents. Since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on 28 February, we have confirmed strikes …

Increased shipping costs driven by the conflict in Iran will be passed on to consumers, the boss of the world's second biggest shipping company has said. "We have traditional contracting mechanisms that pass on this fuel fluctuation, whether they go up or they go down, onto the customers," Vincent Clerc, …

11 hours ago Alice CuddySenior international reporter, Beirut It was about 01:30 in the morning when a loud explosion tore through the Raouche neighbourhood in the heart of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Israeli strike on the four-star Ramada Plaza hotel marked the first time in this war that Israel's …

2 hours ago Katy Watson ,Australia correspondentand Simon Atkinson ,Reporting from the Gold Coast The first hint something was up, was when we spotted a small group of Iranian footballers in the hotel lobby. We counted at least three players, wearing black headscarves and dressed in the team's grey shirts, …

3 hours ago Aleks Phillips HMS Dragon has begun its journey to the eastern Mediterranean to join the UK's defensive operations in the region. The Type 45 destroyer left its dock in Portsmouth on Tuesday afternoon, having only recently come out of maintenance. It will be the UK's first and …