7 hours ago Fergal Keane Zahra is cleaning the windows of her flat for Nowruz, the 3,000-year-old festival marking the arrival of spring and with it the start of the Iranian New Year. A grandmother living in a Tehran suburb, Zahra would normally be looking forward to a Nowruz family …

The Queen will reflect on the childhood experiences that sparked her passion for reading and reflect on the comfort she still finds in books. In what programme-makers describe as a "special and intimate contribution", Queen Camilla will talk about her father Major Bruce Shand's love of the written word and …

Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find 14 hours ago Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent A fragment of a jawbone found deep underground in a cave in Somerset has rewritten the story of when and how dogs became our best friends. DNA analysis shows the jaw belonged to …

In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, the developer - whom the BBC is not naming at their request - said parents should monitor their children on the platform "24/7, and if that's not possible then they shouldn't be playing Roblox". A spokesperson for Roblox said "safety is …

Calls for urgent inquiry into high street child abuse claims 9 hours ago Ed Thomas ,UK editor , Rebecca Wearnand Patrick Clahane Senior politicians have called for an urgent and thorough investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation linked to high streets in the West Midlands. The government said it was …

7 hours ago Jack FenwickPolitical Correspondent British forces are in advanced preparations to board and detain ships in Russia's so-called shadow fleet, after the prime minister approved military action against the vessels. Russia has been accused of operating ships without a valid national flag to avoid sanctions on oil and …

Harry Potter TV show trailer: Everything we know so far 8 hours ago Maia Daviesand Paul Glynn ,Culture reporter Listen up muggles, the first trailer for the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series has been released. Here is everything we know so far about the HBO reboot, which is a spin-off …

Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly 5 hours ago Theo LeggettTransport correspondent It was once a humble outpost in the world of global aviation, a dusty overnight halt for luxury flying boats making the arduous journey from the UK to far-flung …

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is expected to pay hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation to customers who claim there have been failures in managing their money. The government-backed bank has been accused of a series of errors dating back years, with some bereaved families saying they did not …

The verdict of a jury in Los Angeles, that Google and Meta intentionally built addictive social media platforms is being seen as a landmark, as societies around the world decide how, or whether, to regulate social media further and consider banning children from using it. Australia has already done so …