Oil price at two-year high after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:29:32 GMT
Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi says oil could hit $150 a barrel if the Iran conflict continues over the coming weeks.
Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:01:40 GMT
A local in Tehran tell BBC Verify that the city has been turned into a "ghost town" as residents flee.
Flight paths squeezed as Iran conflict closes more airspace
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:09:19 GMT
A drone attack on Azerbaijan has narrowed choices for airlines scrambling to respond to disruption in the Gulf.
'We couldn't sleep because of fear': Residents flee as Israel pounds south Beirut
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:23:57 GMT
Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon have been told by Israel to leave their homes due to military action against Hezbollah.
Four arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:14:31 GMT
The men were arrested on Friday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
Man who murdered ex's sister and her children in revenge attack given whole-life sentence
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:12:14 GMT
Bryonie Gawith and her children died when Sharaz Ali set fire to their home in revenge for her sister ending their relationship.
Driver who killed student after mistakenly hitting wrong pedal jailed
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:35:46 GMT
Student Aalia Mahomed, 20, was described as the "most amazing daughter" by her mother.
Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:58:33 GMT
The Department of Justice said the released files had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative" and inadvertently not published.
Lenders lift mortgage rates as Iran war hits borrowing costs
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:21:32 GMT
Nationwide, HSBC and Coventry Building Society are all putting some mortgage rates up.
Three women interviewed on suspicion of sex trafficking in Al Fayed investigation
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:06:49 GMT
The women have been interviewed under suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and human trafficking, the Met Police says.
