The move represents one of the most significant changes to the UK's asylum system for a generation and is likely to anger some on Labour's left wing. Under the new rules, asylum seekers' cases will be reviewed every 30 months, after which they could be sent to their country of …

UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, PM says 7 hours ago Ben Hatton The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites, Sir Keir Starmer has said. But the prime minister said the …

12 hours ago Amir AzimiBBC News Persian The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in the opening wave of joint US-Israeli strikes has pushed the Islamic Republic into its most precarious moment since 1979. The operation targeted senior military and political leadership in what Washington described as a decisive …

4 hours ago Daniel Thomas , Ben Hattonand Peter Hoskins Global oil prices have risen after at least three ships were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continues to launch strikes across the Middle East in response to ongoing attacks by the US and Israel. Two vessels have …

US President Donald Trump warned "there will likely be more" US casualties during operations in Iran in a statement posted on Truth Social. This comes as US Central Command (Centcom) said three US service members have been killed in action and five "seriously wounded". In Israel, nine people have been …

8 hours ago Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent In the clear blue skies above Abu Dhabi, white contrails streak high above the sand-coloured villas and well-watered gardens. These are no incoming Dreamliners or Airbuses bringing in the next manifest of tourists and guest workers. They are incoming ballistic missiles, launched by …

A British RAF base in Cyprus was targeted by a "suspected drone strike" on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defence has said. The MoD said the armed forces were responding to the attack at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus at around midnight local time (22:00 GMT). The BBC understands there were …

US and Israeli strikes on Iran in maps The US and Israel have attacked Iran, hitting targets across the country. The office of Iran's supreme leader in the capital Tehran is among the targets, as well as military sites across the country. Iran has launched retaliatory strikes at Israel and …

It will have become even more so after US President Donald Trump said that Iran's long-time Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on day one of the US-Israeli air strikes. His death was later confirmed on Iranian state TV. The evidence is that this is not a response to …

At least 108 people have died in an explosion at a school in southern Iran, according to a local prosecutor. President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was a "barbaric act" and "another black page in the record of countless crimes committed by the aggressors". There has been no confirmation by the …