More whales are stranding. Now more people are needed to help them 6 hours ago Jemma WoodmanCornwall More volunteers are being recruited to help rescue a growing number of whales, dolphins and porpoises washing up on UK shores. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue, which specialises in the rescue and …

6 hours ago Ian YoungsCulture reporter Timothée Chalamet was, until very recently, Hollywood's golden boy and a frontrunner to win an Oscar this weekend - so is the backlash he has faced about more than his views on ballet and opera? When Chalamet recently said "no-one cares" about ballet or …

10 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent A leader who has never been fully tested takes the helm in Iran when its theocracy faces its greatest test in five decades. Continuity and connections have pulled Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, to the top after the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, …

15 hours ago Ghoncheh Habibiazad ,BBC Persianand Emily McGarvey Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader and successor to his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war with the US and Iran. Some pro-establishment crowds have taken to the streets to …

How the Iran war may affect your bills and finances 16 hours ago Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent From petrol prices to mortgage rates, the US-Israeli war with Iran has already had an impact on people's finances in the UK. How deep and sustained that turns out to be depends …

6 hours ago Marianna SpringSocial Media Investigations Correspondent Friday February 27th should have been like any other day at secondary schools in Southwark and Croydon in south London. But instead, when lessons finished for the day around 3pm, large numbers of teachers positioned themselves on streets around their schools as …

Jack Draper will continue his Indian Wells title defence against Novak Djokovic after an impressive win on Monday - while Cameron Norrie claimed a major third-round scalp. British number one Draper beat Argentina's world number 20 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 7-5 to set up a last-16 meeting with 24-time Grand Slam …

After a taste of springlike warmth across the UK, single-digit temperatures are set to return this week with the chance of snow for some. Although March is commonly when the sun starts to feel considerably warmer, the air over the far northern Atlantic remains cold. A number of fronts are …

More than 3,200 lawyers including 300 top barristers and retired judges have called on the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials. The letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, says there is no evidence the "unpopular" plan will solve unprecedented …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to explore options to address the "unique challenges" faced by households reliant on heating oil amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. The global oil price reached nearly $120 (£89) a barrel on Monday, a four-year high, though it has since fallen. The jump was sparked …