Mahmood to set out plan to deport grooming gang leader
Posted on Monday July 13, 2026

Calls have grown to deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed after his release from prison.

US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz
Posted on Monday July 13, 2026

Within hours of fresh US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

At least 27 killed, eight critically injured in Bangkok bar fire
Posted on Monday July 13, 2026

Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through flames to escape.

Thousands may have died in UK's exceptional May and June heatwaves
Posted on Sunday July 12, 2026

An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot weather in recent months.

Burnham set for No 10: BBC correspondents on what Trump, Putin and others will make of him
Posted on Sunday July 12, 2026

In the US, China, Europe, Russia and elsewhere, how is the UK's expected new prime minister regarded?