PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:01:46 GMT
The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".
First UK government flight from Middle East lands at Stansted Airport
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:30:06 GMT
The plane was due to leave Oman on Wednesday but remained grounded due to problems getting passengers on board.
'This is war': BBC speaks to Iranians at border
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:36:37 GMT
Iranians fleeing their country have told the BBC what life under bombardment has been like.
Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:40:22 GMT
Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.
Labour MP 'voluntarily suspends herself' after husband arrested in China spy probe
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:35:22 GMT
Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
Covid inquiry chair defends £200m cost and four-year process on final day
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:04:55 GMT
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
Sheep are disappearing from the UK's hills - and its dinner plates
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:22:00 GMT
Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?
US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro capture
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:23:12 GMT
The US said the two sides would make joint efforts to promote stability after the US seized Maduro and his wife.
Failed asylum seeker families to be offered up to £40k to leave UK
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:11:14 GMT
The home secretary says the "incentives" will deliver a "significant saving to the taxpayer".
Travelodge staff gave sex attacker key to woman's room, then offered £30 refund
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:42:22 GMT
The woman, who woke to find Kyran Smith sexually assaulting her, branded a £30 reward offer "insulting".
