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EPA-EFE By Anthony Zurcher BBC News, Washington The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation into law on Wednesday. The Senate on Tuesday evening backed the measure passed by the US House of Representatives

PA Media By Harry Farley Political correspondent The housing secretary cannot guarantee “no-fault” evictions will be banned in England by the next general election. The Conservatives first promised to end landlords’ ability to evict tenants without needing a reason in 2019. In February, Michael Gove told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg the practice would

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Seddon Politics reporter Rishi Sunak has promised billions more for defence to counter threats from “an axis of authoritarian states”. The prime minister said UK military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by

Getty Images By Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News The Post Office changed how it described problems with its Horizon IT system based on a suggestion by the husband of former boss, Paula Vennells. The inquiry into the scandal has revealed that following advice from John Vennells, the Post Office stopped referring to “bugs”, and

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Andrew Harding BBC News, northern France We could see from the shore that the migrants’ inflatable boat was in trouble. It was overcrowded, with people clambering on the sides, and others standing up in the middle

EPA By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News Despite the “landmark” passage of the Rwanda bill, illegal small boat crossings will not stop until regular deportation flights to Rwanda begin, the illegal migration minster has said. Parliament approved plans to send some asylum seekers to the African country late on Monday night. Michael Tomlinson said

By Esme Stallard & Owen Pinnell BBC News A father has started legal action against UK oil giant BP over the death of his 21-year-old son. Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq – a practise known as flaring – caused his son Ali’s leukaemia. A BBC

Reuters By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent @BBCDomC The government’s Rwanda bill – to send UK asylum seekers to be processed in Africa – has finally been approved by Parliament, after two years of legal battles and political wrangling. So how soon is a plane bound for Kigali likely to take off? Let’s just

By Francesca Gillett & Ruth Comerford BBC News A UK parliamentary researcher and another man have been charged with spying for China after allegedly providing information which could be “useful to an enemy”. Christopher Cash, 29, the researcher, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged under the Official Secrets Act. They are accused of giving “articles,

By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter Presenter Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC on “medical advice”, the corporation has said. The broadcaster has been off air since last July following newspaper reports claiming he paid a young person for sexually explicit images. He was the BBC’s most high-profile news anchor, often chosen to

BBCCopyright: BBC Sitting outside a makeshift tent in a wood near Calais, a group of young Sudanese men peered at map of Africa on a mobile phone. “Rwanda? No,” said one of the men, firmly. In recent days, several would-be migrants from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and Vietnam – gathering near the French coast – have

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Daniel De Simone Home Affairs Correspondent The Met Police has apologised to Stephen Lawrence’s mother for breaking a promise to answer questions raised by a BBC investigation into his murder. Baroness Doreen Lawrence was promised an

By William McLennan, Colin Campbell and Abby Newbery BBC England Investigations Thousands of posts offering deadly drugs known as nitazenes have been found on X and the music platform SoundCloud by a BBC investigation. Nitazenes – more deadly then heroin – have recently been linked to nearly three deaths a week on average. After we

AFP via Getty Images By Tom Bateman BBC News, Washington Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to fight any sanctions on the country’s military following reports that the US is planning to cut aid to one unit. “I will fight it with all my strength,” he said on Sunday. Earlier, the Axios news site said

Manchester United scraped into the FA Cup final on penalties despite throwing away a three-goal lead against Championship side Coventry in an epic semi-final at Wembley. In a very modern-day thriller, United came out on top in a penalty shootout they were losing at one stage. A quite remarkable contest only got that far because

By Sean Seddon BBC News Mark Menzies, who was suspended by the Conservative Party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an MP at the next election. Mr Menzies also confirmed he has left the Tory Party, which said he had shown a “pattern of behaviour that falls below the standards expected