The government has offered another concession to potential rebels, ahead of a vote on its benefits changes. The timing of eligibility changes to the Personal Independence Payment will now wait until a review is published next year. Also: 20,000 people have crossed the Channel in the first six months of the year. And a happy ending for the Disney cruise ship passenger who rescued his daughter from the waves.
Jul 01, 2025•30 min
Avon and Somerset Police has said it's opened a criminal investigation into Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury. They are also conducting a separate investigation into the Northern Irish band, Kneecap's, set at the festival. The force said it would "closely consider all appropriate legislation, including relating to hate crimes." Also: The government lays out the concessions to its welfare reforms. And warnings about extreme heat are extended across much of England.
Jun 30, 2025•31 min
Israel orders people in Gaza to move towards areas where recent airstrikes have occurred
Jun 29, 2025•16 min
People gather in Tehran for the state funeral of soldiers and scientists killed by Israel
Jun 28, 2025•17 min
Sir Keir Starmer describes his U-turn on welfare reforms as "striking the right balance".
Jun 27, 2025•31 min
Sir Keir Starmer has been personally calling MPs this afternoon as he attempts to curb a growing rebellion against proposed welfare reforms. 126 Labour backbenchers have signed an amendment opposing the plan to cut some disability and sickness-related payments. Also: Iran's Supreme Leader says US strikes on the country's nuclear sites were little more than showmanship from President Trump. And, there's a new director for the Bond franchise.
Jun 26, 2025•31 min
NATO leaders have committed to more than double their spending on defence and security. The decision came in response to President Trump's repeated demands that European countries and Canada should pay more towards their own defence. Also: Israel says the strikes on Iran's nuclear sites may have set back Tehran's ability to build nuclear weapons by many years. And a fraudster is jailed for conning luxury businesses into buying tea which he claimed to have grown in Scotland.
Jun 25, 2025•31 min
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding after President Trump lambasted both sides. In a sign of his frustration at the situation, Mr Trump swore when asked by reporters about what was going on, adding he was not happy with either side. Also: the Prime Minister insists a vote on his welfare changes will happen next week, despite more than one hundred of his MPs signalling their opposition. And we hear the story of the escaped bears who made a beeline for their favourite...
Jun 24, 2025•30 min
Iran says it has launched missiles at US airbases in Qatar and Iraq in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday. Qatar called the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base a "flagrant violation" and says it reserves the right to respond directly. Also: The Home Secretary confirms she will ban the group, Palestine Action, under anti-terror laws. And scientists give an insight into the strange behaviour of orcas.
Jun 23, 2025•31 min
The Pentagon used more than a dozen so-called "bunker buster" bombs on sites in Iran. Tehran has warned that the strikes "will have everlasting consequences."
Jun 22, 2025•17 min
Iran says at least 430 people have been killed, and thousands injured, since Israel began attacking the country, just over a week ago. As the two countries continue to fire missiles at each other, Israel said it had killed another three top military figures in Iran. Also: A British man has been arrested near an RAF base in Cyprus – on suspicion of spying for Iran. And: Today is officially the hottest day of the year so far in the UK. Temperatures reached 33 point 2 Celsius at Charlwood in Surrey...
Jun 21, 2025•17 min
The bill allows terminally ill adults who are expected to die within six months to seek medical help to end their own lives. But it must first go to the Lords, where it will face further scrutiny. Also: reports say at least 400 people in Gaza have now been killed outside US-backed aid centres since they began operating last month. And protesters have broken into RAF Brize Norton.
Jun 20, 2025•30 min
Iran's foreign minister has confirmed he'll attend talks in Geneva with his counterparts from the UK, France and Germany tomorrow as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Iran and Israel intensify. Iranian missiles have continued to pound targets in Israel; a hospital in the south of the country was damaged. Also: Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency says at least 77 Palestinians have been killed in the deadliest wave of Israeli airstrikes in a week. Also: A Chinese student who drugged...
Jun 19, 2025•31 min
US involvement in Iran hangs in the balance as fighting continues
Jun 18, 2025•31 min
Donald Trump says he knows where Iran's leader is hiding but will not kill him 'for now'.
Jun 17, 2025•31 min
"A collective failure to address questions about the ethnicity of grooming gangs" - the verdict of Baroness Casey's report on group-based child sexual exploitation.
Jun 16, 2025•31 min
Iranian state media says the country has launched a new wave of 'retaliatory missiles', while Israel says it has hit an airport in eastern Iran. Donald Trump urges both sides to end the fighting as the UK sends more fighter jets to the region. Also: the government plans new, larger sites to hold asylum seekers. And Liam Gallagher blasts Edinburgh City Council for suggesting Oasis fans might be overweight.
Jun 15, 2025•17 min
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country will strike 'every site and every target of the ayatollah regime' in Iran, as both countries continue to fire missiles at each other with no sign of any let up. Also: Sir Keir Starmer announces a fully national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. And a Democratic politician in Minnesota has been killed and another wounded in what officials say were 'targeted killings'.
Jun 14, 2025•17 min
The US President, Donald Trump, says Israel could launch more brutal attacks against Iran. Downing Street has called for restraint and de-escalation. Also: a flight recorder is recovered from the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad.
Jun 13, 2025•30 min
An Air India flight has crashed moments after taking off from Ahmadabad in western India. There were 242 people on board including 53 British passengers. Also: the economy has shrunk more than expected. And the makers of the BBC One panel show "Would I Lie to You" have apologised after David Walliams reportedly made a series of Nazi salutes during a recording.
Jun 12, 2025•31 min
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said her long-awaited spending review is an investment in a national renewal, as she set budgets for every government department until the end of the decade. Also: The UK has agreed a deal with the European Union over Gibraltar's status after Brexit. And Brian Wilson, the frontman and co-founder of the Beach Boys, has died at the age of 82.
Jun 11, 2025•30 min
The UK and four allies have imposed sanctions on two Israeli far-right ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are now banned from entering the UK. Also: Ten people have been shot dead at a secondary school in southern Austria - by a former pupil, who then killed himself. And the former rugby league star Billy Boston has been knighted.
Jun 10, 2025•30 min
Just over ten months after the Government withdrew the winter fuel allowance from the vast majority of pensioners in England and Wales, the details of the policy's almost total reversal have been announced. Also: The head of NATO, Mark Rutte, has called on all countries in the alliance to agree to significantly increase defence spending. And Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86.
Jun 09, 2025•30 min
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Jun 08, 2025•17 min
Zia Yusuf has announced he will lead Reform UK's efficiency team, just two days after suddenly resigning as the party’s chairman.
Jun 07, 2025•17 min
The White House has played down speculation Donald Trump and Elon Musk could recover their relationship today. There had been suggestions they could speak on the phone, but the chances of the men making up appear to be fading. Also: The leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar, has said he's confident of becoming Scotland's next first minister after securing victory in a Holyrood by-election. And David Beckham is to be awarded a knighthood.
Jun 06, 2025•31 min
The chairman of the Reform UK party, Zia Yusuf, has resigned. In a post on X, he said that working to get a Reform government elected was no longer a good use of his time. Also: Two aid stations in Gaza, which were closed after dozens of Palestinians were shot dead nearby, are re-opened. And after a series of high-profile withdrawals, the manager of the England women's football team names her squad for the Euros.
Jun 05, 2025•31 min
