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Getty Images By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began “regular treatments” on Monday and will postpone

Family Handout By Rachael McMenemy and Nicola Haseler BBC News, Essex The family of a grandmother who was killed after being attacked by dogs have said they are angry at the conditions the animals were kept in. Esther Martin, 68, was fatally injured inside a home in Jaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on Saturday afternoon. Ashley

CENTCOM/ HANDOUT By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington The White House has warned that its air strikes on Iran-backed targets in Iraq and Syria are just “the beginning, not the end” of its response to Iran. National security adviser Jake Sullivan told US media on Sunday “there will be more steps”. The US is responding

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Emma Harrison BBC News A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in a chemical attack on a mother and her daughters in Clapham, police have

EPA By George Wright BBC News Iran has called US air strikes on Iraq and Syria a “strategic mistake” after 85 targets were hit across the region on Friday. The US has launched retaliatory strikes in response to last week’s drone attack on a US military base that killed three American soldiers. The White House

By Fergal Keane Former Northern Ireland correspondent Whenever the politicians or anybody else start talking about history being made in Northern Ireland, Gail McConnell feels wary. Too much has been suffered and too much time wasted for her to put much faith in rhetoric. She wants hard work and action, she tells me. “This should

Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr & Kayla Epstein BBC News, Washington and New York Nearly a week after a drone strike in Jordan killed three US soldiers, retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias have begun. The strikes had been expected for several days, and in the interim, the Biden administration began to face questions and

Family handout By Lauren Hirst & Judith Moritz & Rachael Lazaro BBC News The mother of Brianna Ghey said she had “never felt such grief” as her daughter’s killers face sentencing. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe murdered the 16-year-old, who was transgender, after luring her to a park in Cheshire in February 2023. Briana was

Metropolitan Police By Mattea Bubalo BBC News Police are hunting a man with “significant” injuries to the right side of his face in connection with an alkali attack in south London. Abdul Shakoor Ezedi, 35, was last seen in Caledonian Road, north London, and police have warned the public not to approach him. Mr Ezedi

Getty Images By Laura Gozzi BBC News All 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary had previously blocked the deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the new funding, saying it would strengthen the country’s economic and financial stability. Ukraine’s economic ministry said it expects the first tranche of funds

EPA Nine people, including children and police officers, have been taken to hospital after a “corrosive substance” was thrown in south London, police say. A man was seen fleeing the “horrific incident” at Lessar Avenue, Lambeth. A woman and her two young children were taken to hospital for treatment. Three others, believed to have come

By Aurelia Foster and Hugh Pym Health reporter and health editor Treatments for seven conditions such as sore throats and earaches are now available directly from pharmacists, without the need to visit a doctor. The Pharmacy First scheme will allow most chemists in England to issue prescriptions to patients without appointments or referrals. NHS England

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Daniele Palumbo, Abdelrahman Abutaleb, Paul Cusiac & Erwan Rivault BBC Verify & BBC Arabic More than half of Gaza’s buildings have been damaged or destroyed since Israel launched its retaliation for the Hamas attacks of 7

Google A man armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by police in south London, the Met has said. Officers responded to a call just before 05:00 GMT to a home in Surrey Quays, Southwark, where he was trying to force his way inside. It was reported that the man, believed to be aged

US Department of Defense By Fiona Nimoni BBC News The US government has released the names of three troops killed by an enemy drone attack in Jordan on Sunday. Sgt William Jerome Rivers, 46, Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24 and Specialist Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23 were killed when a drone hit their housing unit. The

PA Media By Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has left hospital almost two weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery. A statement from Kensington Palace said the princess has now returned to her home in Windsor. She had been driven away from the London Clinic private hospital without any public appearance. The exact