Labour MP Josh Simons has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister, just days after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer asked his ethics adviser to investigate him. Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run before he became an MP commissioned a report that looked into the background of …

Listen: Lindsay Foreman speaks to BBC before Iran jailing British woman detained by Iran says it was hard to remain positive in prison, hours before she and her husband were sentenced to 10 years for espionage. Middle East Watch: BBC in Tehran sees government's 'political reply' to massive protests Lyse …

Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran comes to an end 4 hours ago Sam Woodhouse Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump has announced. The death of the 86-year-old ruler of the …

What we know so far: Supreme Leader Khamenei killed, as Iran launches retaliatory strikes 2 hours ago Hafsa Khaliland David Gritten Iran's state media has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been killed, after attacks across Iran by Israel and the US, which began on Saturday morning local time. …

In attacking Iran and killing the regime's supreme leader, US President Donald Trump has made an enormous bet: that he can succeed where past presidents have failed by using American military force to reshape the Middle East. Trump will claim a generational victory if the US succeeds in fully destroying …

There had been a swirl of reports about the fate of the supreme leader ever since Saturday morning, when it was clear that his residence had been targeted in the first wave of strikes. By early evening, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a televised address, announced that "there …

10 hours ago Paul Seddonand Becky Morton ,political reporters Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "keep on fighting" after a devastating by-election loss to the Greens heaped further pressure on the embattled prime minister. Labour slumped to third place in its longstanding stronghold of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, …

Resident Evil is back - can it redefine the survival horror genre once more? 6 hours ago Laura CressTechnology reporter Thirty years ago, a game named Resident Evil ushered in the survival horror genre - a blend of nerve-shredding tension, elaborate puzzles, and intricate inventory management. The series became Japanese …

Formula 1's new golden age of celebrity may have just begun 6 hours ago Annabel RackhamCulture reporter "The paddock has now turned into a catwalk," says Susie Wolff of the exclusive area at Formula 1 races where teams, the media and guests gather. "That's where everyone makes their entrance, from …

These filmmakers know exactly how to get you hooked on bizarre one-minute dramas 7 hours ago Jake KwonSeoul correspondent, Seoul "More anger, more anger, please!" Director Kang Mi-so shouts across the set at an actor playing the role of the "wicked" aunt. The camera rolls to the woman. Face scrunched …