A woman who woke up to a man sexually assaulting her in her hotel bed has said she was "failed" by Travelodge after staff gave him a key card and her room number. Kyran Smith had been at the same party as the woman during a night out in December …

The agency said in a statement that the two sides would make joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery and advance political reconciliation. While their diplomatic relations have been improving since the US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January in a surprise raid, the announcement of formal …

2 hours ago NJ Convery For four generations, Neil Heseltine's family have worked on Hill Top Farm, perched on the hillside of Malhamdale amid the dramatic landscape of the Yorkshire Dales. And for most of that time, sheep were the mainstay of the business. But, Neil says, over the past …

1 hour ago Jim ReedHealth reporter Rivka Gottlieb said she still felt "haunted" by the fact that her father, Michael, died alone. He was a fit and active 73-year-old, she said, working part-time in a golf shop and teaching children at his local synagogue. Her story was one of the …

6 hours ago Jemma Crew , Tommy Lumbyand Daniel Wainwright The eruption of the Iran conflict has brought with it consequences that extend far beyond the Middle East. The region plays a key role in global energy supplies and shipping routes, prompting concerns that everything from heating bills to supermarket …

11 hours ago Amir AzimiBBC Persian Iran's military posture in a widening conflict with Israel and the US suggests it is not fighting for victory in any conventional sense. It is fighting for survival, and survival on its own terms. The Islamic Republic's leaders and commanders have been preparing for …

'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish 9 hours ago Orla GuerinSenior international correspondent, northern Iraq For a sixth day, the US and Israel are battering targets in Iran, waging war from the air. Could there soon be boots on the ground? …

12 hours ago Merlyn Thomas , Shayan Sardarizadehand Barbara Metzler ,BBC Verify Warning: this story contains details which some readers might find distressing ​​Satellite imagery analysis reveals multiple strikes and burn marks around a school in southern Iran, suggesting it was hit more than once, in an attack Iranian authorities …

29 minutes ago Tabby Wilson British nationals who landed in the UK on the first government-arranged flight out of the Middle East since the widespread conflict began six day ago have shared tales of how they scrambled across national borders to get on the plane. The flight, originally scheduled to …

Sleep tech company Eight Sleep today said that it has raised $50 million in a strategic round led by Tether Investments at a valuation of $1. This new round comes after the startup closed a $100 million round last August from investors such as HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, …