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184 epizodTrump reverses decision on Poland troops
After threatening to withdraw 4,000 troops from Poland, President Trump today reversed the plan and promised 5,000 troops would now be deployed in the...
Government publishes single-sex spaces guidance
The government has published its long-awaited guidance on single-sex spaces. The guidance states that spaces such as changing rooms and toilets must b...
Chancellor prepares to outline measures on cost of living
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans to curb the use of judicial reviews into clean energy projects of “critical national importance” in Engla...
Fears number of Ebola cases could double
More than 130 people are believed to have died in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The World Health Organisation ha...
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against Open AI
A jury has tonight thrown out a lawsuit by Elon Musk against Open AI and its boss Sam Altman, saying he took too long to file the claim.
Alongs...
PM will not seek to block Andy Burnham in by-election
The BBC understands the prime minister will not seek to block Andy Burnham from becoming a candidate for the seat of Makerfield - after Labour MP Josh...
Streeting allies say he's poised to challenge Starmer
As the King announces the government’s legislative agenda, allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting say he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for...
Starmer set to meet Streeting tomorrow
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is scheduled to meet the Health Secretary Wes Streeting tomorrow morning ahead of the King's Speech, in which the gove...
Over 70 Labour MPs publicly called on Keir Starmer to go
There are reports tonight that some cabinet members are adding their voices to the growing chorus for Keir Starmer to stand down.We hear from a suppor...
Labour loses power in Wales, suffers big losses in the local elections in England
We hear from Labour Minister Diana Johnson, Plaid's Nerys Evans, former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett, and others, on a historic day for British...
Voting closes in elections in England, Scotland and Wales
Polls have just closed in elections in Scotland, Wales and parts of England. We speak to Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
Two British-Chinese...
British cruise ship passengers self-isolating at home
The UK Health Security Agency says two British passengers who were on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbr...
Government promises to deal with antisemitism in the arts
As the government promises to deal with antisemitism in the arts, and the ‘chilling effect’ on Jewish artists, one filmmaker tells us about the barrie...
Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump pushes ahead with a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The UAE has been attacked by Iranian missiles - what does it all mean for the reg...
Trump tells Congress he does not need their approval for Iran war
President Trump has told Congress he does not need their authorisation for the Iran war, arguing the ongoing ceasefire means hostilities have "termina...
UK terrorism threat level raised to 'severe' following Golders Green stabbings
The raised threat level means an attack is highly likely in the next six months, the government says. The former head of the UK's National Counter Ter...
Golders Green attack declared a terrorist incident
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London. The government's independent r...
King delivers historic address to US Congress
King Charles III made explicit reference to some areas of transatlantic disagreement - including on NATO and Ukraine. We hear reaction from a Republic...
King Charles and Queen Camilla meet Trump at White House
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have met US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. It's the beginning of their...
US could rescind support for British sovereignty in Falklands
An internal Pentagon email has emerged outlining possible options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes have not supported the war i...
Assisted dying bill expected to fall
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Labour MPs share frustration with embattled Starmer
The Prime Minister is facing hostile briefings from his Labour colleagues after he faced Prime Minister's Questions amid the ongoing scandal over Pete...
Official sacked by Starmer says No 10 attitude to vetting "dismissive"
Former senior official Sir Olly Robbins has accused Downing Street of taking a "dismissive attitude" to vetting during Lord Mandelson's appointment as...
Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that officials didn't tell him Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting
Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that officials deliberately withheld the news from him that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting
We look ahead...
"Staggering" I was not told Lord Mandelson failed vetting
The PM says he is "furious" he was not told about Lord Mandelson failing security vetting, as the government produces a memo showing he was first aler...
Lord Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
The prime minister did not know Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador until earlier this week, the government has said....
US war on Iran a "mistake", says Reeves
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that the US made a "mistake" by ending diplomatic negotiations with Iran and entering into military conflict. Sp...
Government under fire over defence spending
One of the authors of the government’s Strategic Defence Review has hit out at what he calls "corrosive complacency" on the part of the government. Lo...
US blockade of Iranian ports takes effect
An American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has come into force, after the failure of peace talks with Iran at the weekend. Tehran says it'll retalia...
Artemis astronauts prepare to return to Earth
Having travelled further from Earth than any of their predecessors, the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule are preparing to splash down in the P...
Israel to hold talks with Lebanon but no ceasefire
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will enter into direct peace talks with Lebanon but that there will be no immediate truce. Donald Trump is r...
Can the US-Iran truce survive?
Both Iran and the US declare victory as the ceasefire approaches its 24th hour, but can the truce survive? Iran says continued Israeli airstrikes viol...
Trump’s Iran deadline approaches
The US president has given Iran until 1am UK time to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying that otherwise ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’. Pope...
Artemis astronauts see far side of the moon
The astronauts on the Artemis Two mission have taken humanity deeper into space than ever before. The four crew members have travelled further from Ea...
US fighter jet shot down over Iran
One crew member has been rescued and one is still missing after a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran. A search aircraft sent to retrieve the pilot...
Trump sacks US Attorney General Pam Bondi
President Trump has sacked Pam Bondi as the US Attorney General. Bondi has been criticised for her handling of the files related to the late sex offen...
NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century
NASA is to launch the Artemis II mission to the Moon. It is the first time for over half a century a crewed rocket will head to the celestial body, we...
Trump threatens to destroy Iran's energy facilities if a deal not reached soon
Donald Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and "possibly" water desalination plants if a deal is not reached "shortly". Mea...
UN says Lebanon at risk of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
The UN says there's no longer any safe space for civilians to find refuge in Lebanon, even in Beirut. With nearly a million people displaced by the wa...
Olympic women's sport will be limited to biological females
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by a 'once-in-a-lifetime' sex test, which would prevent transgender wome...