US confirms it denied entry to Somali referee set to take part in World Cup
Award-winning referee Omar Artan was 'determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns' after arriving…
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Iran and Israel say they will pause strikes but warn of retaliation if ceasefire breached again
Israel's PM says his country is holding fire "at the moment", after Iran's armed forces said they had stopped military…
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UN human rights leader calls for Cuba sanctions to be ‘lifted immediately’
Volker Turk, the UN's high commissioner for human rights, warns that 'children are dying' as result of…
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OpenAI confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
ChatGPT maker expected to be valued at more than $850bn, one of most highly valued listings in market historyOpenAI has…
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Bandits in north-west Nigeria abduct villagers they invited to discuss peace talks
Thirty-nine people taken near Magamin Diddi village in Maradun municipality, north-west Zamfara state, police sayArmed…
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Tech giant OpenAI files for US initial public offering
OpenAI did not disclose the size or terms of the offering and said a timeline has not yet been determined.
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Legal equality duty for public services should be scrapped, says Badenoch
The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public…
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Watch: Trump tells BBC Netanyahu did not defy him
In a call with the US president, the BBC’s Sarah Smith asked Trump about the war in Iran and his relationship with the…
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Zelensky thanks UK for 'ironclad' support after meeting King
Following their meeting, Zelensky thanks the UK for its "ironclad" support for Ukraine.
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How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
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Survivors recall Israeli raid that killed 274 in Gaza refugee camp
Two years on, witnesses recount the June 2024 Israeli raid on Nuseirat refugee camp to free four captives.
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Child sexual abuse victims in England and Wales to get help to remove online images
Echo project will help erase images as part of package of support to end ‘prolonged suffering of survivors’Victims of…
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Pilot ‘hyperlocal’ job support scheme in England shows promising signs of effectiveness
Government-funded JobsPlus trial in 10 neighbourhoods could be scalable nationwide, evaluation showsWe would like to…
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Family courts show ‘widespread’ gender bias and victim-blaming, report finds
Exclusive: Analysis shows 72.5% of 91 judgments in England and Wales contained judicial victim-blaming, with mothers…
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Plan for AI legal assistants in England and Wales ‘cannot replace funding and staff’, lawyers say
David Lammy to announce trial of AI assistants in crown courts in effort to cut backlog of casesA plan to roll out…
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'I was a prisoner in my home': Drug gangs 'cuckooing' hundreds of homes a week, police warn
Hundreds if not thousands of people's homes are being taken over by UK gangs every week, say police.
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Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows
Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
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Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
Armed forces are experimenting with humanoid robots, but battlefield deployment is some way off.
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'Lives still at risk' from unregulated baby sleep industry after BBC investigation
'Families deserve clarity about the qualifications and training of those caring for their children'
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Trump nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general, setting up Senate fight
Blanche, who currently serves as acting attorney general, has faced controversy over the Epstein files and January 6.
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SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet
SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.
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Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories
Kyiv has made it difficult for Moscow to provide military and civilian supplies to the territories it occupies.
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Maine’s Platner faces test as four US states hold midterm primary votes
Four states - Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota - are holding primaries ahead of November's midterms.
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Israel and Iran flare-up tests Trump's grip and could strengthen Tehran's negotiating hand
The web of fractious alliances and dysfunctional ceasefires shows how destabilised the region remains.