Three women have been interviewed under caution over offences including human trafficking and facilitating rape, as part of an investigation into former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed, the Metropolitan Police has said. The Met said three women aged in their 40s, 50s and 60s were interviewed between 25 February and …

Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department 12 hours ago Kayla Epstein FBI documents summarising interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Donald Trump have been released as part of the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) trove of Epstein files. The …

5 hours ago Vitaly ShevchenkoRussia editor, BBC Monitoring Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine has developed into a high-tech conflict. Swarms of spy and killer drones have set the skies of Ukraine abuzz, and uncrewed boats have crippled the Russian navy in the Black Sea. …

Soham murderer Ian Huntley is close to death after having been taken off life support following an attack in prison, the BBC understands. The 52-year-old has been in hospital since 26 February after being battered over the head with a makeshift weapon at HMP Frankland in County Durham. The high …

The closure of airspace over the southern half of Azerbaijan is putting additional pressure on airlines scrambling to respond to disruption caused by the conflict in the Gulf. Flight traffic had already been severely disrupted in a region which in normal times acts as a significant hub for the global …

5 hours ago Thomas CopelandBBC Verify An unprecedented wave of AI-generated misinformation about the US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with growing access to generative AI technology, experts have told BBC Verify. Our analysis has found numerous examples of AI-generated videos and fabricated satellite imagery being …

2 hours ago Faisal IslamEconomics editor Up until late on Thursday the rise in global oil markets appeared to be more of an unfortunate bump than imminent oil shock. The immediate response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a 10% price increase, appeared rather benign for what was …

Huge US bomber lands at UK air base A huge US bomber capable of carrying 24 cruises missiles has landed in the UK. 5m) B-1 Lancer arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer granted the US permission to use British military bases but …

The US president who likes to keep the world guessing about his endgame in Iran is now telling the world what he wants. In a war widely described as his "war of choice", Donald Trump says he also wants to choose who will rule Iran now that its Supreme Leader …

Anthropic’s $200 million contract with the Department of Defense (DOD) broke down last week after the two parties failed to come to an agreement over the degree to which the military could obtain unrestricted access to Anthropic’s AI. When the DOD made a deal with OpenAI instead, it seemed that …