32+ min ago  (240+ words) The UK has agreed to a US request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites, Sir Keir Starmer has said. But the prime minister said the UK had learned lessons from the "mistakes of Iraq…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (498+ words) A police call handler who is on holiday in Dubai has described the "horror" of hearing explosions from her hotel following missile strikes in the Middle East. Jade Angell-Beans, from Lincoln, spent the night in a hotel basement following explosions…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (27+ words) The papers are all leading on conflict in the Middle East for a second consecutive day. 'Britain backs war on Iran' and 'Trump vows to press on'...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (894+ words) Voters will go to the polls on 7 May in elections for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments. As political parties gear up for the election, a poll for the BBC has examined the issues which will influence how people plan to…...

3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (459+ words) Wales' first minister said leaders had a role to play in reducing potential tensions among communities related to the conflict in the Middle East, adding that she was "very concerned about community cohesion". Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (40+ words) Iran and Israel launch fresh attacks after Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei killed Iran and Israel launch fresh attacks after Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei killed. An extended The World This Weekend with reaction and analysis from America, Israel and the Gulf....

3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (503+ words) In Israel, nine people have been killed after a missile strike in the city of Beit Shemesh, according to medical services. Meanwhile Iranian officials say at least 153 people including children were killed after a reported strike hit a school on…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (978+ words) The killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in the opening wave of joint US-Israeli strikes has pushed the Islamic Republic into its most precarious moment since 1979. The operation targeted senior military and political leadership in what Washington described as…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (783+ words) A public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s is being launched on Monday, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to submit comments ahead of a government decision on the proposal. The debate over a minimum…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (372+ words) The family of a British couple jailed in Iran are "incredibly worried" about their safety amid Israeli and US strikes on the country. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 53, were imprisoned for 10 years after their January 2025 arrest on a round-the-world motorcycle…...