The government will stop issuing study visas to people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan from this month, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said, as well as stopping skilled work visas to Afghans. The Home Office said the action was being taken due to what it said was widespread visa …

12 hours ago Ghoncheh Habibiazad Senior reporter, BBC Persian People in Tehran are stocking up on essentials as uncertainty over how long the war might continue grows in the Iranian capital. Locals have told BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases, as explosions continue …

UK to send Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus 7 hours ago Thomas Mackintoshand Jonathan Beale ,Defence correspondent The UK government will deploy a Royal Navy warship to the eastern Mediterranean to bolster security around RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. Sir Keir Starmer said HMS Dragon - a Type 45 …

8 hours ago Gabriela Pomeroy Funerals have been held for students and staff killed in what Iranian authorities have said was a US-Israeli strike on a school in southern Iran. Iranian officials said more than 160 people were killed when a girls' school was hit in the city of Minab …

Oodles of diplomatic energy have been expended on the unlikely relationship between the former human rights lawyer, Sir Keir Starmer and the former real estate magnate turned reality TV star, Donald Trump. It was a political double act that long appeared unlikely and, for a while at least, appeared much …

The UK government has chartered a repatriation flight out of Oman to help British nationals who want to leave the Middle East, as attacks continue to take place across the region. The flight, the first specifically arranged by the UK government, is currently scheduled to leave Muscat International Airport on …

Day two of US strikes on Iran: What Americans are asking The BBC’s Helena Humphrey reports from Washington DC on day two of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran. World Protesters across the US demonstrate against strikes on Iran People rallied across American cities on Saturday, with additional protests planned …

8 hours ago Daniel BushWashington correspondent, at the White House Three days into the US strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump's war aims and vision for the future of the country remain opaque. Trump and senior administration officials have offered a wide range of views about what they hope to …

Tour or residency? Top artists give their views on live music debate 15 hours ago Pete Allison , Mollie Perellaand Georgia Levy-Collins ,BBC Newsbeat Can a tour be a tour if you don't move? It's a question more fans have been asking as some of the world's biggest acts have …

A woman who had to be rescued from a river after she jumped in to help her dog has said it was "so emotional" meeting the man who saved their lives. Alexandra Szilvasi, 36, went into the River Trent at Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, on 23 February after her Spaniel Snickers got …