Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:09:06 GMT
Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.
Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:02 GMT
British Jews have described to BBC Panorama how they are experiencing a rise in antisemitism.
Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:10:40 GMT
The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".
The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:13:58 GMT
The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.
'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:07:52 GMT
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
Attempted murder arrest after car hits pedestrians in central London
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:48:52 GMT
The incident took place in central London in the early hours, leaving a woman in a critical condition.
New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:06:13 GMT
Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
Two arrested over Kenton synagogue attack
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:52:19 GMT
The Kenton United Synagogue, in Harrow, north-west London was targeted at about midnight on Sunday.
New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:48:54 GMT
Footage online shows vehicles submerged, trees uprooted and houses hit by landslides.
Health visitors call for limits on 'impossible' 1,000-family caseloads
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:00:05 GMT
BBC analysis shows the number of health visitors in England has almost halved in the last 10 years.
