Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England 37 minutes ago Hannah Karpel ,BBC Newsand Vanessa Clarke ,Senior education reporter Schools in England must provide allergy awareness training for all staff for the first time, under new statutory guidance announced by the Department for Education. Spare adrenaline auto-injectors must …

Dentists in England are returning hundreds of millions of pounds a year to the government for unfulfilled NHS care, the BBC has learnt. Over the last two years, more than £900m has been handed back - £1 out of every £7 they have been paid - as dentists instead prioritise …

3 hours ago Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter China has cut its annual economic growth target to a range of 4. 5%-5%, the lowest expansion goal since 1991 as it grapples with challenges both at home and abroad. It is the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut …

Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy 8 hours ago Michelle RobertsDigital health editor A new drug is transforming the lives of children born with a severe form of epilepsy, say doctors and families. Dravet syndrome can cause dozens of dangerous seizures a day and affects about one …

11 hours ago Tom McArthurand Thomas Mackintosh Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said she has never seen anything to make her suspect her husband has "broken any law" after her spouse David Taylor was arrested on suspicion of spying for China along with two other men. Earlier, the Metropolitan …

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to detail new policy that will see asylum seekers who break the law, or work illegally, being thrown out of government-funded accommodation and losing their support payments. Mahmood is expected to make the "Labour case" for restricting assistance in a speech to the Institute …

15 hours ago Matt Murphy , Alex Murray , Barbara Metzlerand Paul Brown ,BBC Verify A wave of US and Israeli strikes has destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also hit …

9 hours ago Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent US President Donald Trump claims his country has a "virtually unlimited supply" of key weapons. Iran's defence ministry says it has "the capacity to resist the enemy" for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome …

'Every day feels like a month': Iranians describe life under 'constant' US-Israeli strikes 10 hours ago Faren TaghizadehBBC Persian "The number of explosions, the destruction, what is happening - it's unbelievable," says Salar, whose name has been changed. Iran's capital, Tehran, is under heavy attack since strikes began on 28 …

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. He said the ship was sunk by a torpedo on Tuesday, and that it died a "quiet death". Hegseth did not name the ship, but his announcement came after Sri Lankan …