Relatives of jailed Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi and the Nobel Peace Prize Committee have called for her to be transferred to adequate medical facilities following a sharp reported deterioration of her health. On Friday her family said the 54-year-old had been taken from her prison in north-west Iran …

A 19-year-old man has been charged over a bomb hoax that led to the evacuation of a show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham. Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, has been charged with false communications and will appear before magistrates in the city on Monday, West Midlands Police said. …

Four people have been taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after multiple shots were fired from a vehicle in Brixton, south London, in the early hours of Saturday. One man, 25, is in a life-threatening condition, while three others, aged 21, 47 and 70, sustained non life-threatening injuries, the Met …

On a sunny midweek morning, there are plenty of people strolling or shopping in the centre of the West Midlands town of Walsall - but many of them share a common complaint. Debbie Tapper, who's lived around Walsall her whole life, recalls a bustling market that used to stretch the …

'£7m tax bill for William' and 'Traitors take their places' The Sunday Telegraph reports that previously loyal supporters of the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, on Labour's ruling body, the NEC, are no longer prepared to block Andy Burnham from returning to Parliament. The mayor of Greater Manchester was prevented …

Man charged with murder and sexual assault of 5-year-old Australian girl Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: This article contains references to someone who has died. A man has been charged with murder and two counts of sexual assault following the death of a five-year-old girl in Australia. …

Star-studded line-up announced for Celebrity Traitors series two Richard E. Grant, Miranda Hart, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Joe Lycett are among the stars who will go head to head in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors. A total of 21 presenters, comedians, actors and musicians will try their hand at …

For Rita Ball there's nothing more meaningful than holding a person's hand in their final moments. "It is absolutely raw," Ball says, "to witness this life that is leaving the world. " She's been there at someone's last breath multiple times. For three years, Ball has worked as a trained …

The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout "If even one extra person is able to access the internet, I think it's successful and it's worth it," says Sahand. The Iranian man is visibly anxious, speaking to the BBC outside Iran, as he carefully explains how …

It's probably fair to say that most of us have never slapped someone so hard with a wet fish that they fall, fully clothed, into a swimming pool. Until recently, that was also true for Icelandic jazz-pop phenomenon Laufey. Then she released a song called Mad Woman, whose video required …