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Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran after its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

Previous plans for a high-speed rail line between the cities were scrapped by Rishi Sunak's government.

Laura Anne Jones apologised for using the slur, saying it was a term "used for a takeaway" when she was a child.

The law would create a new legal duty on public bodies to tell the truth during investigations.

The new year begins with a host of promising titles from George Saunders, Julian Barnes, Jennette McCurdy, Karl Ove Knausgaard and more. Here's a look ahead at what's publishing this month.

The health secretary warns a growing "excuses culture" is damaging Labour in a speech to a think tank.

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries.

Adams announced in May that he was dying of metastatic prostate cancer. Thousands of newspapers carried his strip satirizing office culture from the '90s until a controversy in 2023.

Eleven central banks have backed Jerome Powell after the US launched a criminal investigation into the US Fed.

Membership of the Freemasons or similar organisations became declarable in December.

There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.

The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.

The head of her far-right party, Jordan Bardella, warns banning her running for president would be "deeply worrying" for democracy.

People in Scotland tell BBC News what they need to hear in Shona Robison's Scottish Budget.

Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

As Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests continue, the US president is considering how best to respond.

A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."

The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.

The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy.