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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood lays out asylum overhaul
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood laid out a string of reforms to the asylum system that would see refugee status become temporary, guaranteed housin...
Biggest shake-up to asylum rules in a generation
In an effort to curb illegal migration, the government is planning the biggest shakeup to asylum rules since World War Two - inspired by Denmark. We e...
Labour in turmoil over leadership briefings
Anonymous briefings that Keir Starmer would fight a leadership challenge have fuelled speculation about discontent with the prime minister among the p...
What can the NHS do to stop preventable deaths?
A London NHS trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager convicted of health and safety offences over the death of 22-year-old Alice Fi...
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn
US President Donald Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1bn lawsuit over edits the Panorama programme made to a speech he gave before the January 6 C...
Hundreds of flights cancelled as US shutdown grinds on
The longest shutdown in US history became even more severe today as hundreds of flights were cancelled by the federal government to reduce strain on a...
World leaders gather in Brazil for COP30
As world leaders gather in Brazil, Prince William tells them they must urgently work together to prevent further climate change. But how much can be...
How were two more prisoners wrongly released?
Two prisoners have been wrongly released from the same London prison. We ask a former head of security at HMP Wandsworth how two of its inmates could...
Is New York facing a political earthquake?
New Yorkers could redraw the US’s political faultlines today if the left-wing frontrunner for city mayor, Zohran Mamdani, defeats former state governo...
Tanzanian president sworn in despite protests
The Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in despite protests over a disputed election, and reports that hundreds of people have been...
US lawmakers call for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give Epstein evidence
The government says it has no plans to change the law in order to remove Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, from the line of successi...
The fall of a prince
Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew will lose his 'prince' title and from now on be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. He will also move out of Roy...
Trump and Xi to meet for trade talks
US President Trump will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since returning to the White House in the coming hours. President T...
A major development in Sudan's brutal civil war
There's been a major development in a brutal civil war - that's already created the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. As the Sudanese government...
Key figures at odds over collapse of China spy case
Some of the key figures behind the collapse of the Chinese spy case have been telling their side of the story to a parliamentary committee. We find ou...
Manhunt after jailed Epping hotel asylum seeker mistakenly released
A former asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl was released from prison by mistake. Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, w...
Search for new grooming inquiry head will 'take months'
The search is expected to take months after two leading candidates pulled out. We speak to survivor Samantha Walker-Roberts who’ll only support the in...
Migrant removed to France returns to UK on small boat
The migrant was removed to France under the "one in, one out" scheme less than a month ago, BBC News understands. We hear what life is like in France...
Pressure mounts on Prince Andrew over rent deal
Prince Andrew's living arrangements are being scrutinised as controversy continues over his connections to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A Democrat te...
Met Police will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents
The Metropolitan Police says the change will allow officers to "focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations". The announcemen...
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles
Prince Andrew has given up his royal titles, including as the Duke of York - saying accusations about him were a distraction from the work of the King...
Trump to meet Putin in Hungary
How will the agreement to meet affect President Zelensky's prospects of getting American Tomahawk missiles to strengthen Ukraine's arsenal?
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Key evidence in China spying case released
As the government publishes key witness statements at the centre of a collapsed case involving two men accused of spying for China, we hear reaction f...
More hostage remains arrive in Israel
The families of Israeli hostages killed in Gaza have expressed frustration and anger at the delays in the return of remains to Israel. Hamas agreed to...
Trump declares a ‘historic dawn’ in the Middle East
In a speech to the Knesset the US President hailed a ‘historic dawn’ in the Middle East as Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees return home unde...
Gazans return to their homes as ceasefire takes hold
As Israeli tanks move out, Palestinians in Gaza move back to their homes, many in ruins. We hear from civilians inside the Gaza Strip and speak to a f...
Israel's government meets to approve Gaza ceasefire
Israeli ministers are meeting to discuss a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump which would see a ceasefire implemented in Gaza and the release...
Trump says "very close to a deal" on Gaza
US President Donald Trump says "we are very close to a deal" to end the war in Gaza, after officials reported progress after a third day of indirect t...
Two years since 7 October attacks
Israel has marked the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks. We speak to two parents - one Israeli, one Palestinian - about the impact that day...
More trouble for Macron as another French PM resigns
Sébastien Lecornu was appointed France's prime minister less than four weeks ago. We explore what the political turmoil means for the country’s relati...
Hamas accepts US Gaza peace plan in principle
The group agrees to release hostages but wants further talks on a number of points. We hear from President Trump’s former Middle East envoy Jason Gree...
Manchester police name synagogue attacker as two confirmed dead
Manchester police have named the man they say attacked a synagogue in the city as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent. Th...
BBC investigation uncovers racism and misogyny in Met Police
A BBC reporter working for the Panorama programme has spent seven months undercover at a major police station in London to find out how much the Metro...
Starmer brands Reform ‘the enemy of national renewal’
In his closing speech at the Labour Party Conference, Keir Starmer attacked Reform and Nigel Farage for pushing what he called the ‘politics of grieva...
Trump and Netanyahu agree new US peace plan for Gaza
President Trump says Netanyahu will have his backing to "do what he has to do" if Hamas does not agree to the plan.
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Netanyahu says "not done yet" in Gaza during UN speech
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly that the IDF offensive into Gaza City would continue. But short...
Will government's ID scheme help stop small boat crossings?
The prime minister is to announce a new national scheme of compulsory digital ID for all adults, to crack down on illegal working. We'll debate whethe...
Northern Powerhouse Rail plan delayed again
The government is holding off on announcing plans for high-speed rail across northern England due to concerns over long-term costs, the BBC has learne...
Trump's explosive speech at UN
President Trump has suggested Ukraine is in a position to win back all of the territory it has lost since Moscow's invasion. Earlier, he told the UN G...
How will Nato respond to latest Russian airspace violation?
Nato aircraft have intercepted three Russian warplanes after they entered Estonia's airspace without permission. A top politician in Tallin gives us h...