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Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding

Kurdish group PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding23 minutes agoOrla GuerinBBC News, reporting from Diyarbakir, TurkeyGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersOutlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which...

Starmer's robust language nods to immigration failures

Starmer's robust language nods to immigration failures46 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCEPAIt is perhaps little wonder immigration is as politically charged an issue as it is,...

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas in Gaza

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas in Gaza1 hour agoJohanna ChisholmBBC NewsHamas has released an Israeli-American hostage held captive for 19 months to Israeli forces as part...

Markets rise as US and China agree to slash tariffs

Markets rise as US and China agree to slash tariffs1 hour agoNick Edser, Jonathan Josephs & Lucy HookerBusiness reporters, BBC NewsShare markets jumped on Monday after President Trump said...

What are the challenges facing the government's plan?

What are the challenges facing the government's immigration plan?1 hour agoBen Chu, Tom Edgington, Rob England and Lucy GilderBBC VerifyBBCWhen it comes to reducing UK immigration, there have been...

Six Bulgarians jailed for spying for Russia

Six Bulgarians jailed for spying for Russia25 minutes agoRuth ComerfordBBC NewsChris BellBBC NewsReporting fromthe Old Bailey, LondonMetropolitan Police handout and social mediaSix Bulgarians have...

Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman

Father Ted creator denies harassing trans woman45 minutes agoIan YoungsCulture reporterPA MediaPA MediaFather Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to harassment and criminal damage...

Power failure causes major disruption on London Underground

Power failure knocks out Tube and Elizabeth line33 minutes agoHarry LowBBC NewsA power failure is causing major disruption across the London Underground network, London Overground and the Elizabeth...

Police investigate fire at PM Starmer's house in north London

Police investigate fire at Starmer’s house7 minutes agoYaroslav LukovBBC NewsPA MediaPolice are investigating after a fire at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's house in north London in the early...

Top UK Special Forces general oversaw blocking of Afghan 'war-crime' witnesses to Britain

Top UK Special Forces general oversaw blocking of Afghan 'war-crime' witnesses to Britain19 minutes agoHannah O'Grady and Joel GunterBBC PanoramaMODA top general who failed to report evidence of...

PM promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tightened' visa rules

PM promises migration drop as he unveils plans for 'tightened' visa rules25 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaSir Keir Starmer has promised the government's new immigration measures...

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht3 days agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesA diver has died during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht...

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision

Swiss host city Basel promises 'everyone is welcome' at Eurovision24 hours agoImogen FoulkesReporting fromBaselTIL BUERGY/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Swiss city of Basel is going into party mode this...

Drew Harris calls for road safety 'reset' after officer's death

Drew Harris calls for road safety 'reset' after officer's death16 minutes agoAn Garda SíochánaGarda Commissioner (head of the Irish police force) Drew Harris has called for "a real reset" when it...

Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement

Crates full of Nazi documents found in Argentine court's basement3 hours agoVanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsReutersCrates containing documents from Nazi Germany have been rediscovered in the basement...

At a glance: The government's plan to reduce immigration

Labour's immigration plans at a glance42 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterNurPhoto via Getty ImagesSir Keir Starmer has unveiled Labour's long-awaited plans to cut levels of immigration into...

First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan

First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan1 hour agoCecilia MacaulayBBC NewsEPAThe first group of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald...

Ex-marine tops Everest after 8,000-mile triathlon

Ex-marine tops Everest after 8,000-mile triathlon3 hours agoMariam IssimdarBBC News, CambridgeshireBlue Door Productions/Stan GaskellA former Royal Marine has reached the summit of Mount Everest...

Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says

Entire Gaza population at critical risk of famine, UN-backed assessment says3 hours agoAlex BoydBBC NewsEPA / ShutterstockA UN-backed assessment has said that Gaza's population of around 2.1 million...

Care providers say crackdown on overseas workers is short-sighted

Care providers say overseas worker crackdown 'short-sighted'3 hours agoAlison HoltSocial affairs editorGetty ImagesCare providers have said the government is taking away the "lifeline" of overseas...