A US special forces soldier involved in the military operation that captured Nicolas Maduro has been arrested after he allegedly bet on the removal of Venezuela's former leader before the information was publicly available. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke after he allegedly made …

Ringo Starr: 'I made all my mistakes on stage' "Call me Ringo. " That's what the former Beatles drummer says when asked if we should call him Sir. He joins us at the swanky Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood where rock stars have gathered for decades in a luxury …

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales will run out of time on Friday, almost 17 months after MPs first voted in favour of it. The bill has stalled in the House of Lords after the House of Commons supported allowing terminally ill adults expected to …

The Bank of England expects stock markets around the world to fall as share prices do not reflect the many risks facing the global economy, its deputy governor has told the BBC. Sarah Breeden said: "There's a lot of risk out there and yet asset prices are at all-time highs. …

Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK US President Donald Trump has said next week's state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla could help repair relations with the UK. When asked in a phone interview with the BBC whether the visit could …

Sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein housed women he allegedly abused in several London flats in the years after UK police decided not to investigate him, a BBC investigation has revealed. We found evidence of four flats, rented in the affluent borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in receipts, emails and bank records …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is flattening the jobs market for young people and governments should eliminate National Insurance to make hiring workers more attractive, former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC. Sunak, now an adviser to AI firm Anthropic and Microsoft, said while he is an enthusiast for the …

The prime minister's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will give evidence to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee next week about his role in the security vetting of Lord Mandelson. McSweeney, who advised the prime minister to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, is likely …

Less than four months after he signed a five-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea, Liam Rosenior's stint at Stamford Bridge has come to an abrupt end. The 41-year-old replaced Enzo Maresca in January. Ten defeats in 23 matches later, he has gone. Rosenior arrived with a burgeoning reputation for playing attractive football, …

Courtesy of last night's Truth Social post from US President Donald Trump, the ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel which was due to expire on Wednesday does at least persist. Instead of fighting, we have a "war of blockades" over the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides using force …