Conservative US town grapples with potential ICE detention centre

17/04/2026 14:39 BBC

Residents from both political parties in Social Circle, Georgia, are rejecting a proposed plan by the Department of Homeland Security to transform an empty warehouse into a detention centre.

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How two ceasefires and opening of Hormuz could boost Iran talks

Some kind of diplomatic progress is now under way, but is it enough to prevent a return to war?...

17/04/2026 15:22 BBC

UK petrol and diesel prices fall after weeks of rises

Drivers have seen weeks of increases as the US-Israeli war with Iran pushed up wholesale oil prices....

17/04/2026 11:42 BBC

BBC in Iran: 'Tehran does not think it has lost this war'

Lyse Doucet says Iranians want a solution to the long-running animosity with the US, but leaders is not willing to make a deal on Washington's terms....

17/04/2026 09:19 BBC

Australia's most decorated living soldier released on bail over war crime charges

Lawyers argued that Ben Roberts-Smith wouldn't be able to defend himself properly from prison....

17/04/2026 08:42 BBC

Lyse Doucet in Iran: Destruction shows huge civilian cost of the war

While military targets have been struck in Iran, civilian areas have too, showing the stark reality of the war....

16/04/2026 19:35 BBC

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat

The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime....

16/04/2026 18:40 BBC

UK prepares for food shortages in worst case scenario as Iran war continues

The UK could face some food shortages by the summer under a worst case scenario drawn up by government officials....

16/04/2026 16:04 BBC

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns as Strait of Hormuz effectively closed

Flights could soon be cancelled if supplies from the Gulf remain blocked, says the International Energy Agency....

16/04/2026 15:34 BBC

Russia launches deadliest aerial attack in months, killing 18 in Ukraine

A Ukrainian drone attack killed two people in Russia, Moscow says, after an Orthodox Easter truce....

16/04/2026 15:20 BBC

Church warden jailed for murdering pensioner has conviction quashed

Benjamin Field has been in prison for the murder of Peter Farquhar, 69....

16/04/2026 15:20 BBC

Police issue disorder warning after Epsom rape protest

Riot police are deployed in Epsom after protesters gathered to demand descriptions of the suspects....

16/04/2026 13:31 BBC

Economy grew faster than expected ahead of Iran war

The economy saw its biggest monthly rise in more than two years just before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran....

16/04/2026 10:22 BBC

Big energy shock will push up prices, Bank boss tells BBC

Bank of England governor says the Iran war energy shock makes the next interest rate decision "very, very difficult"....

16/04/2026 06:42 BBC

The Papers: 'Summer of shortages' and 'War windfall'

Fears the Iran war could lead to UK supermarket shortages this summer and news of big oil windfalls lead Thursday's papers....

16/04/2026 03:54 BBC

China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war

The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict....

16/04/2026 02:29 BBC

How online bargains may be dangerous

Experts warn of hidden risk of counterfeits, while the government consults on stricter product safety rules....

15/04/2026 22:57 BBC

From friendship to friction: Inside the growing tensions between Trump and Starmer

BBC’s Sarah Smith examines how the Iran war has led to discrepancies between the US president and UK prime minister....

15/04/2026 21:59 BBC

Lyse Doucet in Iran: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify....

15/04/2026 21:10 BBC

US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves

The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies....

15/04/2026 18:58 BBC

Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict....

15/04/2026 18:54 BBC

Has Trump given up on the midterms?

The president is losing public support over the Iran war....

15/04/2026 17:22 BBC

Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70%

The steep decline "is likely to reach a critical level without intervention", a report warns....

15/04/2026 16:53 BBC

Starmer says he is 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed"....

15/04/2026 15:27 BBC

Jessie Ware on the 'hyper-surreal' high of her first arena tour

The singer will play three UK arenas later this year, 14 years after her first album came out....

15/04/2026 14:30 BBC

Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijacking' after hack

The travel platform said it had changed Pins to protect customers but would not say how many were affected....

15/04/2026 12:05 BBC

Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on

As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost....

15/04/2026 09:19 BBC

Ukraine's military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones

With attention on the Middle East, Defence Secretary John Healey said 'Putin wants us to be distracted.'...

15/04/2026 08:39 BBC

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher....

15/04/2026 08:38 BBC

Chris Mason: Iran war has trapped Labour in a vicious circle

A subdued economy makes trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult, Chris Mason writes....

15/04/2026 05:20 BBC

The Papers: 'UK economy takes triple hit' and 'Cheers, Timmy!'

Iran war impact on UK economy and Chalamet's opera-ballet jab surges ticket sales leads the papers....

15/04/2026 04:31 BBC

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