Some travel disruption is likely in the next few days as strenghtening winds develop across the United Kingdom. On Wednesday a Met Office yellow warning is in force for gusts up to 80mph (130km/h) expected across northern and western Scotland. But, it will turn more widely windy for most of …

Jeffrey Epstein had two key aides - why do they still control his money and secrets? 6 hours ago Chi Chi Izundu , Olivia Daviesand Will Dahlgreen ,BBC News Investigations When the FBI raided Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion in July 2019, on the day he was arrested for child …

Sir Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has said the current university tuition fee system is a "mess". Pressed on his time in government when - while deputy prime minister - higher tuition fees were introduced, Sir Nick said he would take any criticism of his role "on the …

As the US and Israel continue their strikes on Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin is styling himself as international peacemaker. After all, it was the Kremlin leader who ordered Russia's full-scale invasion of an independent sovereign nation in 2022. Back then, the UN General Assembly had condemned the invasion of …

The government has approved a request from the Metropolitan Police to ban a march due to take place in London on Sunday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the ban was aimed at preventing "serious public disorder" at the annual Al Quds Day march, which has always been seen as pro-Iranian …

'Drive less to save on fuel' and 'War is near end' Most of the front pages lead on President Donald Trump's comments about Iran. "War is near end" says the Sun. "Iran war is 'pretty much' over" is the Daily Mail's headline, using a direct quote from the president. The …

Now a new law set to be rubber-stamped through the country's annual parliamentary session later this week will solidify, expand and even speed up this process, further threatening the rights of minority groups and their way of life, academics and human rights activists say. It lowers the status of other …

More whales are stranding. Now more people are needed to help them 6 hours ago Jemma WoodmanCornwall More volunteers are being recruited to help rescue a growing number of whales, dolphins and porpoises washing up on UK shores. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue, which specialises in the rescue and …

6 hours ago Ian YoungsCulture reporter Timothée Chalamet was, until very recently, Hollywood's golden boy and a frontrunner to win an Oscar this weekend - so is the backlash he has faced about more than his views on ballet and opera? When Chalamet recently said "no-one cares" about ballet or …

10 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent A leader who has never been fully tested takes the helm in Iran when its theocracy faces its greatest test in five decades. Continuity and connections have pulled Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, to the top after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, …