Relatives of an arrested protester tell BBC Persian he is due to be executed on Wednesday, as the death toll from demonstrations reportedly exceeds 2,400.

The regime's opponents will hope for more pressure to accelerate the process, writes the BBC's international editor.

There will still be digital checks on those starting a new job, but people will not need to hold a digital ID.

The government dropping the digital ID scheme's mandatory element is another climbdown for Downing Street, writes the BBC's political editor.

Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

The last three years were Earth's hottest on record, as humanity's carbon emissions continue to heat the planet.

US Vice President JD Vance will host Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers for talks on Wednesday.

Jon Venables, 10 when he killed James Bulger in 1993, failed in a previous bid for parole in 2023.

Investigators arrested the actor, star of 24 and Designated Survivor, in Hollywood early on Monday morning.

The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.