The two centres of this crisis are the 24-mile Strait of Hormuz south of Iran and 7,000 miles away in the White House. This week was the unique opportunity for the rest of the world to make its economic case to US President Donald Trump's administration directly at the Spring …

A moment of risk and opportunity: How two ceasefires could boost US-Iran talks With not one, but two ceasefires in place across the Middle East, is the scene now set for a pair of historic breakthroughs? The ceasefires - in Iran and Lebanon - are both described as "shaky" (ceasefires …

Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year. The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media. The name emerged …

A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5. 9m) in virtual currency from people in the US. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler Buchanan, from Dundee, and his co-conspirators defrauded …

Péter Magyar and his victorious Tisza party have wasted no time preparing for the transfer of power in Hungary after their dramatic landslide defeat of Viktor Orbán last Sunday. They won 52% of the vote to put an end to his party's 16 years of continuous rule, which translates into …

Mortgage rates show signs of falling after Iran war peak Major mortgage lenders are making "meaningful" cuts to the rates on new deals, bringing some solace to first-time buyers hit by the economic impact of the Iran war. Money markets are reacting to hopes of a long-term truce in the …

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in relation to alleged serious organised crime offences. Kinahan, aged in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai under a warrant issued by the Irish courts, Irish national broadcaster RTÉ has reported. The US government imposed sanctions on …

A vaccine during pregnancy which protects newborns against nasty chest infections is cutting hospital admissions of babies by more than 80%, UK health officials say. A virus, called RSV, affects many babies in the first few months of life and can leave them gasping for breath and struggling to feed, …

First Minister John Swinney has told BBC News he is "confident" that the SNP will win a majority at next month's Scottish Parliament election. Recent polling suggests that the party is on track to retain its status as Holyrood's largest party, having been in power for almost 20 years. In …

More than one in three young men in the UK were living with their parents in 2025, up from 26% in 2000, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data shows 35% of young men aged 20-35 were living with their parents - more than young …