Across Iranian cities, many are living through sleepless nights and anxious days amid the continued speculation that the United States could be about to carry out military strikes. Some young people in particular are obsessively checking plane- and ship-tracking platforms - some fearful of external intervention, others quietly or openly …

8 hours ago Maia Davies President Trump has said he is not happy with Iran in the wake of the latest talks on its nuclear programme, but said he had not yet decided whether to attack the country. "I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give …

At least 15 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, the country's authorities say. The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto's airport from …

An 11-year-old boy who had both legs amputated after being assaulted by his birth parents has won his campaign for a new child safety register. Parents guilty of neglect will face similar monitoring to sex offenders following an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, which the government said it …

2 hours ago Ana Faguyand Nada Tawfik and Cai Pigliucci ,in Chappaqua, New York Former President Bill Clinton told a congressional panel he "saw nothing," and "did nothing wrong" in relation to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The all-day hearing behind closed doors in New York featured the former …

There are so many implications of the Gorton and Denton by-election that are essential to understand, but it's best first to dwell on the winner: the Greens. The closest they had come to winning a Westminster by-election before was in 2023 in a seat in Somerset where they got about …

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to press ahead with reforms to the asylum and immigration system, despite the loss of a once-safe Labour seat to the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election. The Green Party of England and Wales has criticised Labour's stance on immigration – with its leader …

China has removed 19 officials, including nine from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week. No official reason for the removal has been given, but it comes just weeks after President Xi Jinping removed Zhang Youxia, his highest-ranking general and also …

Christian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House 30 minutes ago Catherine WyattBBC religious affairs A number of Christian groups have spoken of their "shock and disappointment" that Reform UK was allowed to use the Church of England's headquarters for a press conference. They said the party's immigration …

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has said the impact of the rapid expansion of data centres on the UK's efforts to lower carbon emissions to net zero is "inherently uncertain". Miliband made the comment in a letter to MPs who had expressed concerns about data centres not being mentioned in the …