Faisal Islam: Pause in attacks is welcome but the economic scars will last
Allowing all ships through the Strait of Hormuz will calm markets but the war has created new problems....
Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced....
What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran....
Starmer says a lot of work remains to make US-Iran ceasefire hold
The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help “stabilise” prices in the UK....
UK house prices fall as Iran war uncertainty dampens demand
Mortgage rates have been rising and hundreds of the cheapest deals have disappeared over the last month....
New light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs
People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs to treat obesity, research suggests....
Church of England to apologise for role in historical forced adoption
Tens of thousands of babies were taken from their unmarried mothers in the three decades after World War Two....
BBC upholds complaints over racial slur in Baftas broadcast
The broadcast of a racial slur broke editorial standards, the corporation’s complaints unit concludes....
Pastor charged after man drowned during baptism
Robert Smith, 61, died from drowning at an address in Erdington in October 2023....
Temperature exceeds 26C on the warmest day of the year so far
Temperatures reached 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday but it will feel much fresher on Thursday and for the rest of the week....