Global bond market sell-off continues and stocks fall amid another wave of potential strikes against Iran Business live – latest updates Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast. ...
Day: October 8, 2026
British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed MilibandBritish consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational and serving Palestinian people The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general building in East Jerusalem will not be closing but will be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational and serving Palestinian people. Israel had ordered ...
Royal Navy service member charged with spying for a foreign powerRoyal Navy service member charged with spying for a foreign power
The 24-year-old man is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire. ...
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says ‘vital services’ to remainMost UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says ‘vital services’ to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. ...
Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’
In Bolotana, 70 miles from island’s original blue zone, 13% of women who reach 70 will live on to a century The secret to longevity is being a woman – specifically, a woman in one part of Sardinia. At least, that is the conclusion of a study on centenarians in ...
This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?
The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it Shortly after the Norwegian stock market closed on 17 June 2026, a few dozen local people from the small west ...
The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it? ‘I really loved hosting at home years ago, before I had kids, when my house wasn’t ...
US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC findsUS and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
Bassam al-Hassan, linked to reporter Austin Tice’s abduction, is being sheltered in return for information. ...
Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike’s botched lethal injectionsTexas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike’s botched lethal injections
Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike’s botched lethal injections. ...
Burnham to hold security talks with German chancellor in BerlinBurnham to hold security talks with German chancellor in Berlin
Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of rising hybrid threats from Russia would be high on the agenda during Burnham’s first official visit to Germany. ...