Iran nuclear deal The UK has urged Iran to back a deal that would revive the international agreement curbing the country’s nuclear activities, at a meeting in London. Under the original 2015 deal, Iran said it would curb its nuclear ambitions in return for other countries lifting economic sanctions. The agreement collapsed when the […]
Brexit France will delay retaliatory measures against the UK while talks over post-Brexit fishing rights continue, Emmanuel Macron has said. Paris had threatened to block British fishing boats from its ports from midnight in a row over the licensing of French fishing boats. But the French president told reporters the sanctions would be put […]
Brexit Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron remain at loggerheads in the ongoing dispute over permits for fishing boats. On Sunday, the leaders met to discuss tensions and the UK government said it was “up to France” to step back from threats over port access. But Mr Macron said the ball was “in […]
By Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor COP26 The world is at “one minute to midnight”, having run down the clock on waiting to combat climate change, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He was speaking as world leaders gather for the landmark COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Johnson said […]
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay Afghan man has said after arriving in the UK with 28 others from the LGBT community. The man – who the BBC is not naming for safety reasons – fled Afghanistan, fearing for his life […]
By Joseph Lee BBC News Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged “turbulence” in the UK’s relationship with France as the row over fishing rights escalates. After dozens of French boats were denied post-Brexit fishing licences for UK and Jersey waters, France threatened to block ports to British vessels. But Mr Johnson told the BBC the […]
By Joseph Lee BBC News COP26 The Queen will not attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow following medical advice to rest. The 95-year-old monarch underwent preliminary medical checks in hospital last Wednesday after cancelling a visit to Northern Ireland. She resumed public engagements on Tuesday by meeting ambassadors via video link from […]
By James Landale Diplomatic correspondent COP26 Senior government climate change advisers have warned Boris Johnson against more foreign aid cuts ahead of the COP26 summit, the BBC has learned. In a letter to the PM, they expressed “deep concern” at the cuts planned by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak next week. The experts said the […]
By Marie Jackson BBC News David Amess death A man detained over the killing of MP Sir David Amess is Ali Harbi Ali, a 25-year-old Briton of Somali heritage, Whitehall officials have told the BBC. Police said the man was being held at a London police station under the Terrorism Act 2000 and officers […]
By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter A judge has ruled that security cameras and a Ring doorbell installed in a house in Oxfordshire “unjustifiably invaded” the privacy of a neighbour, in a case that could have implications for home surveillance devices. Dr Mary Fairhurst claimed that the devices installed on the house of neighbour […]
