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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

Getty Images By James Waterhouse Ukraine Correspondent in Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the US House of Representatives for approving a new $61bn (£49bn) package of military assistance for Ukraine after months of delays. He said the aid could save thousands of lives. While it’s not uncommon for a country’s future

Umbra Space By Paul Brown & Daniele Palumbo BBC Verify Satellite imagery released over the past 24 hours has revealed evidence of probable damage at an Iranian air base following an Israeli strike in the early hours of Friday morning. BBC Verify has analysed two images showing part of an air-defence system at an airfield

EPA Tens of thousands of people in Spain’s Canary Islands have rallied against a model of mass tourism they say is overwhelming the Atlantic archipelago. The protesters want limits on tourist numbers and curbs on what they describe as uncontrolled development harmful for the environment and residents. They stress they are not against the tourism

ReutersCopyright: Reuters Members will soon vote on the mixed bag of measures, which includes a crackdown on TikTok in the US. But how did a bill to force the sale of TikTok get looped in to a House foreign aid package? There’s an old saying that legislation, like sausage, is something you shouldn’t watch being

By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem While the media’s glare in the Middle East this past week was diverted to Iran’s dramatic missile and drone attack on Israel, there has been no let-up in fighting in Gaza. Dozens of Palestinians were killed daily – including many children, according to figures from the Hamas-run health ministry.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Rishi Sunak has “set us back” on climate change and left the UK at risk of falling behind other countries, the head of a government watchdog has said. Chris

There’s considerable relief in parts of the Middle East after Israel’s very limited response to last week’s rocket and drone attack by Iran and a feeling that, for now, neither Israel nor Iran want to escalate things further. But the 6-month-long war in Gaza continues. Overnight Israeli planes and tanks pounded several areas across Gaza

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held has died, according to US media. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself