Sometimes Lorna Grinnell-Moore, a nurse in Birmingham, gets the phone slammed down on her. Often, she has to listen to the most outlandish conspiracy theories and, on one occasion, she recalls being verbally abused. "There's always going to be ones like that, who just don't want to hear, and you …

Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15% 9 hours ago Dearbail Jordan US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on …

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown 8 hours ago Siavash Mehdi-Ardalan ,BBC Persianand Jaroslav Lukiv Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities. The BBC has verified footage …

Welcome to Australia's hottest beach event - nowhere near the sea 8 hours ago Lana LamCootamundra Like many wild and wacky ideas, it all started down at the pub. "I was literally looking out the window at that intersection and thought, 'What if we put in a beach volleyball court …

Leaked plans for reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England suggest ministers are planning a radical overhaul of how children get the support they need. In recent years, the National Audit Office has called the system "broken", with councils projected to spend £14. 8bn on …

How will Trump's new 10% global tariffs work and what's next? 3 hours ago Grace Eliza Goodwin The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his powers when he imposed sweeping global tariffs last year. In its 6-3 decision, the court ruled that Trump could not use …

How Co-op Live went from falling air con units to hosting the Brits 4 hours ago Georgie DockerNorth West On a cold February afternoon in Manchester, queues of concert-goers are braving the elements outside Co-op Live, Europe's largest indoor arena. Some are wrapped up in scarves and woolly hats, while …

15 hours ago Sean Seddonand Dominic Casciani ,Home and legal correspondent We may never know if Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was still in bed on the morning of his 66th birthday when the knock came at the door. It was 08:00 GMT and several Thames Valley Police officers had driven three hours …

14 hours ago Rumeana JahangirNorth West The image of a stunned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor slumped back in a car after his arrest has been splashed over newspapers and websites worldwide. And the Reuters photographer who took it, Liverpool-born Phil Noble, said capturing the moment was "more luck than judgement". When news …

Police searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former home of Royal Lodge, in Windsor, are continuing, after he was released by police under investigation on Thursday evening. His arrest came after police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with late sex …