6 hours ago Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent On Sunday 1 February, a yellow, blue and white Sudan Airways jet landed on the runway at Khartoum International Airport. As 160 passengers stepped off the aircraft, they cheered, hugged each other and took selfies. This was only the second commercial flight …

Debut novelist Claire Lynch has won the gold prize at the Nero Book Awards for A Family Matter, which was inspired by the true stories of lesbian women who lost custody of their children in the 1980s. Nick Hornby, chair of the judges, said the book was "both readable and …

Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England 37 minutes ago Hannah Karpel ,BBC Newsand Vanessa Clarke ,Senior education reporter Schools in England must provide allergy awareness training for all staff for the first time, under new statutory guidance announced by the Department for Education. Spare adrenaline auto-injectors must …

Dentists in England are returning hundreds of millions of pounds a year to the government for unfulfilled NHS care, the BBC has learnt. Over the last two years, more than £900m has been handed back - £1 out of every £7 they have been paid - as dentists instead prioritise …

3 hours ago Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter China has cut its annual economic growth target to a range of 4. 5%-5%, the lowest expansion goal since 1991 as it grapples with challenges both at home and abroad. It is the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut …

Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy 8 hours ago Michelle RobertsDigital health editor A new drug is transforming the lives of children born with a severe form of epilepsy, say doctors and families. Dravet syndrome can cause dozens of dangerous seizures a day and affects about one …

11 hours ago Tom McArthurand Thomas Mackintosh Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has said she has never seen anything to make her suspect her husband has "broken any law" after her spouse David Taylor was arrested on suspicion of spying for China along with two other men. Earlier, the Metropolitan …

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to detail new policy that will see asylum seekers who break the law, or work illegally, being thrown out of government-funded accommodation and losing their support payments. Mahmood is expected to make the "Labour case" for restricting assistance in a speech to the Institute …

15 hours ago Matt Murphy , Alex Murray , Barbara Metzlerand Paul Brown ,BBC Verify A wave of US and Israeli strikes has destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also hit …

9 hours ago Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent US President Donald Trump claims his country has a "virtually unlimited supply" of key weapons. Iran's defence ministry says it has "the capacity to resist the enemy" for longer than the US had planned. Weapons stocks and supplies alone will not decide the outcome …