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3 hours ago Thomas Copeland and Shruti Menon, BBC Verify BBC Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows. Two were broadcasting their locations as they crossed and a third appeared to switch on its location tracker just past the line. Despite

UK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns 2 hours ago Brian Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Sir Richard Knighton was put in charge of UK forces last September The UK's armed forces will have to "dial back" training and operations if they do not receive more cash than is currently being

3 hours ago Daniel De Simone, Tom Beal and Olga Malchevska, BBC News Investigations and BBC Panorama BBC Fires targeting properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer were part of a Russian campaign, the BBC has found Even after he set fire to Sir Keir Starmer's house, Roman Lavrynovych - convicted on Monday of conspiring to

Watch: MOD footage shows commandos boarding and searching the tanker Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning. Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation -

Royal Family watch Red Arrows flypast on palace balcony 2 hours ago Daniela Relph, Royal correspondent and Ella Kipling Royal Family joined by thousands at Trooping the Colour Crowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark King Charles III's official birthday. The parade is one of the biggest royal

1 hour ago James Landale Diplomatic correspondent PA Media Defending the realm is supposed to be a prime minister's first priority. Yet Sir Keir Starmer is accused by two departing defence ministers of failing to provide the means to meet that vital aim. So who is right? Is the government not doing enough to keep

El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say 3 hours ago Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Simon King, Lead Weather Presenter and Mark Poynting, Climate reporter EPA/Shutterstock El Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

54 minutes ago Ciarán McCauley and Catherine Doyle, BBC News NI BBC Jamie Corrie said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames" Families in Belfast, including one with a two-month-old baby, are counting the cost of Tuesday night's violence after being forced to flee their homes in the face of

Reuters Plumes of smoke billowed over the coastal city of Tyre following Israeli air strikes Israel has carried out strikes across southern Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran not to continue attacks in the country. The Lebanese health ministry said eight people were killed in Tyre, where the Israeli military issued a new order for

2 hours ago Amir Azimi BBC Persian editor EPA Part of a missile is seen protruding from the ground in the Israel-occupied West Bank, following strikes from Iran When Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel overnight in response to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, the immediate military significance of the attack appeared to