11 hours ago Tom McArthurand Thomas Mackintosh Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said she has never seen anything to make her suspect her husband has "broken any law" after her spouse David Taylor was arrested on suspicion of spying for China along with two other men. Earlier, the Metropolitan …

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to detail new policy that will see asylum seekers who break the law, or work illegally, being thrown out of government-funded accommodation and losing their support payments. Mahmood is expected to make the "Labour case" for restricting assistance in a speech to the Institute …

15 hours ago Matt Murphy , Alex Murray , Barbara Metzlerand Paul Brown ,BBC Verify A wave of US and Israeli strikes has destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also hit …

9 hours ago Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent US President Donald Trump claims his country has a "virtually unlimited supply" of key weapons. Iran's defence ministry says it has "the capacity to resist the enemy" for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome …

'Every day feels like a month': Iranians describe life under 'constant' US-Israeli strikes 10 hours ago Faren TaghizadehBBC Persian "The number of explosions, the destruction, what is happening - it's unbelievable," says Salar, whose name has been changed. Iran's capital, Tehran, is under heavy attack since strikes began on 28 …

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. He said the ship was sunk by a torpedo on Tuesday, and that it died a "quiet death". Hegseth did not name the ship, but his announcement came after Sri Lankan …

US and Israel bomb Iran for fourth day as Trump says air defences 'gone' 7 hours ago David Gritten The US and Israel have bombed targets across Iran for a fourth day, as President Donald Trump declared that the country's air defences, air force, navy and leadership were "gone". The …

'Shh please girls' - the night 11-year-old Gary Barlow left clubgoers gobsmacked 12 hours ago Beth Alaw WilliamsBBC Wales Everyone has to start somewhere, and for Gary Barlow that somewhere was an unknown social club in north Wales. Now used to selling out stadiums across the world, the Take That …

Doubling heights: The unsung heroes of 2026's hottest film 21 hours ago Naomi Clarkeand Jasmine Sandhar ,BBC Newsbeat Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights might have divided audiences and critics, but it definitely got them talking. Whether it was reviews, opinion columns or social media feeds, everyone seemed to have a red-hot …

What to know about the 'two sessions', China's biggest political meeting 5 hours ago Kelly Ngand Stephen McDonell ,China correspondent, Beijing The stage is set for China's biggest political gathering - carefully choreographed annual meetings of the political advisory body and the rubber-stamp national legislature. The "two sessions", which start …