Chief Rabbi says attacks 'gathering momentum' after another synagogue targeted
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The warning comes after a north-west London synagogue was hit by an arson attack overnight.

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The prime minister said he was "staggered" to find out last week that civil servants in the Foreign Office withheld information from him.

Eight children killed in Louisiana shooting, police say
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".

Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
Posted on Sunday April 19, 2026

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.