13 hours ago Amir AzimiBBC Persian Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian surprised many observers when he apologised to Iran's neighbours for recent strikes against them, during an address delivered on Saturday morning as part of the country's interim leadership. Apologies between states are rare, particularly during active conflict, and the wording …

Iranian ambassador warns UK to be 'very careful' about further involvement in war 13 hours ago Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg The Iranian ambassador in London has warned the UK to be "very careful" about becoming further involved in the war. Seyed Ali Mousavi told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg …

UK to charter flight for British nationals out of Dubai 9 hours ago Jack Fenwickand Ian Casey The UK government will charter a flight from Dubai early next week for British nationals wanting to leave the region. It comes as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be affected by …

UK aircraft carrier given five days to be ready to deploy 8 hours ago James Landale ,Diplomatic correspondentand Ian Casey One of the UK's two aircraft carriers has been placed on advanced readiness to sail from Portsmouth. The crew of HMS Prince of Wales have been told they must be …

11 hours ago Alice CuddySenior international reporter, Nabi Chit Dozens more people have been killed in Lebanon in major Israeli air and ground operations, as the war with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah continues to escalate. Overnight, one Israeli operation in a town in the eastern Bekaa Valley - a focal …

King Charles III will hail the value of traditional alliances and international friendships at a time of "increasing pressures of conflict" in his Commonwealth Day message. The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior …

Oscar-frontrunner Jessie Buckley has said acting is "like water to me" as she spoke about how passion for her craft helped her overcome an eating disorder and depression as a teenager. The Irish actress, 36, has received a string of awards for her performance as William Shakespeare's wife Agnes Hathaway …

'Our children paid the ultimate price' – How the Dunblane school shooting changed Britain 5 hours ago Craig WilliamsBBC Scotland Even after 30 years, the facts of the Dunblane massacre are hard to comprehend. On the morning of Wednesday 13 March 1996, a gunman entered the gymnasium of the town's …

6 hours ago Nicky CampbellDon’t Say A Word presenter Certainty is a curse of our age. And I've never been more certain about anything. I've been presenting television debates and radio phone-ins over five decades, stumbling from one epoch to the next. Almost every day, I hear the thoughts and …

The legacy of Holly and Jessica's murders: Soham 'won't waste its breath' on Huntley 18 hours ago Lewis Adams The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002 put the Cambridgeshire town of Soham on the map, but for all the wrong reasons. It joined Dunblane, Aberfan and Lockerbie, …