Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The negotiating process is fragile and recent US strikes show how hard it will be to reach agreement, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

Farage denies stunt as Reform proposes August by-election date
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The Reform UK leader tells the BBC it is "only fair" that it is the electorate who judges him.

Mason: It's far from certain whether by-election will strengthen Farage
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The Reform UK leader faces a challenge from Count Binface as the main parties rule out standing in Clacton.

Police name man wanted over murders of wife and daughters
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

An international manhunt is under way for Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who left the country via Heathrow Airport.

Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, gets conditional posthumous pardon
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.