Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has publicly denied all allegations against him in his first statement after being charged with five counts of the war crime of murder last week. The Victoria Cross recipient, released on bail on Friday, said he was "proud of my service in Afghanistan", …

Why Starmer still can't move on from the Mandelson mess Everyone's cross. The prime minister's furious. Labour MPs are frustrated. But giving a top official, Sir Olly Robbins, the boot has not brought an end to this fiasco, nor to the political blowback for Sir Keir Starmer. As one party …

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said she is "extremely concerned" ministers were not told sooner about issues raised in the vetting process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the …

Coachella campers are turning tents fancy - and not all Brits are happy For anyone who has experienced the chaos of a British festival campsite, videos coming from Coachella could certainly raise eyebrows. Some of those attending the much talked about festival, which takes place over two weekends each year …

My weekly juggling act - being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own Dena Tickner feels guilty sometimes. When she gets home from work, she worries she can be too short-tempered with her children. "I'll be snappy with them when it absolutely isn't their fault. " …

Starmer faces 'judgement day' and 'Breakthrough in the Strait' The row over Lord Mandelson's vetting is across the front pages of the morning papers. For its lead, the Daily Mail picks up on the Guardian's reporting that two of Sir Keir Starmer's top aides found out last month Lord Mandelson …

"It was awful," says the 33-year-old from Essex. "It was a soggy welly, with, like, Fairy Liquid and a bit of salt. " A milk-based dessert similar in appearance to a blancmange, the pudding uses carrageen moss – a type of seaweed found in coastal areas – to give it …

At least four vessels tracked from Iranian ports appear to have crossed a US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests. President Donald Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports, which began on Monday, will stay in place after Iran's foreign minister …

Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire in the US-Israel war with Iran. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude fell to $88 (£65) a barrel after the announcement, having been above …

The UK and France will lead a multinational mission to protect commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking after a meeting of 51 countries, the prime minister underlined the work would be "strictly peaceful and defensive" and would only be put in place …