There were unexpected moments of levity among the momentous decisions on raising spending to levels not seen since the Cold War.
Rob Howard leaves his position as leader of Warwickshire County Council, citing health concerns....
The US president asks Myroslava Petsa about her husband on the frontline after she asks him about supplying air defences to Ukraine....
Mark Rutte appears to approve of the US president's strong language when Trump spoke about the warring nations on Tuesday....
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050....
A not-for-profit warns cheap, quickly disposed of gadgets could become the new "fast fashion"....
The war has stirred within Iranians a mix of fear, despair and - among some - flickers of hope....
A strategy document says an "all-of-society effort" is required to make the UK more secure....
The Boikiy emitted a fake ID signal while sailing through the waterway alongside two sanctioned oil tankers....
President Zelensky said at least 100 more were injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike....
The US president expressed his frustration at the conduct of the two nations....
Speech and Language UK says some children can struggle to categorise and communicate how they feel....
Owners are increasingly delaying treatment for sick pets to avoid spiralling vet bills, charities warn....
Telegram channels sharing disinformation in Polish are pushing the Kremlin’s narrative, experts warn....
Iran retaliates as US president hints at regime change...
Europe braces for Trump's arrival at the Nato summit with difficult questions over Iran and defence, following the 5% defence spending target he's demanded of allies...
Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says....
The British and Irish Lions have warned Australia the Wallabies' superstars must appear for their Super Rugby sides in the tourists' pre-Test series matches....
The country's economy has been surprisingly resilient but there are underlying problems....
Children are the unwitting casualties of the violence that has destroyed the lives of thousands....
A day after Jobe Bellingham scored his first goal for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, older brother Jude rescued Real Madrid with a strike of his own....
The prime minister says he wants to "reassure the British public that we're doing everything we can to stabilise the situation"....
The BBC's world news correspondent Joe Inwood answers three key questions after the US strikes in Iran....
And Iran warns of "everlasting consequences"....
The Vietnam War veteran started the firm in 1973 with 14 planes before it became a global brand....
Commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky disputed Russian claims that Ukraine had been pushed out of Kursk....
The US president warns Iran of future attacks if they retaliate....
Social media is awash with claims it can help us destress and lower cortisol levels – but experts warn against these "quick fixes"....
Russian minister Maxim Reshetnikov has warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession"....
Jobe Bellingham's first goal for Borussia Dortmund mirrors his brother Jude's start to life at the Bundesliga club, and fuels more comparisons between the siblings....
Parts of the UK brace for thunderstorms after a Met Office yellow weather warning comes into force....
