Ministers said earlier this week that sanctioned vessels can now be boarded by UK armed forces. Source link

Critics have seized on the activity, calling for a crackdown on the apps, which they say are facilitating unseemly, and potentially illegal, war profiteering, generating national security risks and ...

A committee of MPs warns tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures are needed immediately. Source link

Merlyn Thomas,correspondent, BBC Verify,Shayan Sardarizadeh,senior journalist, BBC VerifyandGhoncheh Habibiazad,senior journalistBBCWarning: this story contains graphic content which some readers might find distressingHundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed ...

Anti-government protests have swept through major cities and towns across Iran, and the authorities are responding with a harsh crackdown. BBC Verify has been examining disturbing footage from a ...

Shayan Sardarizadeh,Merlyn Thomas,BBC VerifyandGhoncheh Habibiazad,BBC PersianBBCCrowds of masked protesters gather in Tehran Warning: this story contains content which some readers might find distressingDistressing new videos have emerged from a ...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterHome OfficeA raid on a market at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey in December led to 11 arrests, the Home Office saidA crackdown on migrants working in ...

Malcolm Priorrural affairs producerWilliam MaughanWilliam Maughan's farm was one of four broken into in one night by a balaclava-clad gang of thievesEarly this summer a gang dressed in black ...

People advertising illegal Channel crossings online could face up to five years in prison under a new offence the government plans to introduce.The offence, which the government is seeking ...

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMeta has taken legal action against a company which runs ads on its platforms promoting so-called "nudify" apps, which typically using artificial intelligence (AI) to create ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesHundreds of social media posts and websites operated by financial influencers are to be taken down following action by the City regulator.The Financial Conduct ...

Alison HoltSocial affairs editorGetty ImagesCare providers have said the government is taking away the "lifeline" of overseas recruitment without fixing the problems that make it difficult to recruit UK ...