The foreign secretary will call for the Strait of Hormuz to be fully reopened later on Thursday after ships in the Gulf were warned by the Iranian navy that those without permission to pass through faced attack. In her annual speech on UK foreign policy priorities, Yvette Cooper will also …

More than 20,000 students have been told they were given maintenance loans and grants in error and now face demands to immediately pay the money back. The students, who are all studying weekend courses, received letters from the Student Loans Company (SLC) or their university saying their courses had never …

Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty Ships in the Gulf have received a warning from Iran's navy that any vessels seeking to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission "will be targeted and destroyed", the shipping brokerage firm SSY has confirmed to BBC Verify. A two-week ceasefire …

When fruit grower Ali Capper woke to news that war had broken out in Iran, she says she "felt quite sick" anticipating the repercussions for the UK farming industry. Farmers and growers in peak planting season are grappling with spiralling costs as the conflict pushes up the price of fuel …

With minutes before a self-imposed deadline – and an unprecedented threat to wipe out Iran's "civilisation" - US President Donald Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war. The mediators, Pakistan, are due to host American and Iranian negotiators for talks in Islamabad, possibly as …

Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, …

Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last long In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan. The ceasefire, first and foremost, is a respite for all …

Kanye West controversies - how did we get here? Arguably one of the most influential artists and producers of his generation, Kanye West - now known as Ye - set a new bar for hip-hop production in the 2000s and 2010s. He got his start by creating beats for stars …

'World holds its breath' and 'No Kan do' In a late edition, the Daily Telegraph leads on US President Donald Trump's "11th-hour Iran truce" after he announced a two-week ceasefire in return for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The report says the talks that led to a deal were …

Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? Nasa's Artemis II mission has passed every major test since its launch on 1 April, with its rocket, spacecraft and crew performing better than engineers had dared to hope for. The mission's first six days have shown that the …