Paying back my student loan is more painful now I have a young family 4 hours ago Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter When it comes to student loans, graduate Ben Richmond says "hindsight is a wonderful thing". Richmond contacted the BBC after seeing a report about presentations delivered to thousands of schools …

'UK facing new tax hikes' and 'My Ricky's last hug' The Times leads on Sir Keir Starmer giving the US the green light to carry out strikes from British bases, in order to protect the Strait of Hormuz. The paper quotes the government saying the move represents an act of …

Saturday Night Live UK is here - but can it make you laugh? 5 hours ago Annabel RackhamCulture reporter Walking into the Saturday Night Live UK studios for the first time, it's clear much time and money has been pumped into helping this show succeed. A hubbub of energy fills …

20 hours ago Sofia Ferreira Santos A key moment of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's official visit to the US was President Donald Trump's comment on a piece of shared history - Pearl Harbor. Asked by a Japanese journalist why the US had not warned its allies it was going …

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Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows 7 hours ago Daniel Bush ,Washington correspondentand Paul Brown & Alex Murray ,BBC Verify Iranian strikes on military bases used by the US in the Middle East caused about $800m (£600m) in damage in the first …

His family added: "He was passionate, sensitive, and endlessly driven to create. Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was. "Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over …

No oil has flowed through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, from Russia to Hungary and Slovakia across Ukraine, since the major oil hub at Brody, in western Ukraine, was damaged in a Russian attack on 27 January. While Ukraine argues that it will need six more weeks to repair the damage …

11 hours ago Iona Young Reform UK has suspended one of its candidates for May's Holyrood election less than a day after they were announced. Questions had been raised about Dundee City West candidate Stuart Niven, after newspapers reported that he was disqualified as a company director. The party said …

Socialists battle to hold Paris in key mayoral elections across France 5 hours ago Hugh SchofieldParis correspondent, Paris Mayors for France's major towns and cities will be chosen on Sunday, in the last vote before next year's presidential elections. Excitement is especially high in Paris and Nice. The capital could …