The plane was due to leave Oman on Wednesday but remained grounded due to problems getting passengers on board.

Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

No UK government ministers or officials will attend the Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies after Russian and Belarusian athletes were invited to compete under their national flags.

Tom English assesses Finn Russell's credentials as one of Scotland's greatest as the fly-half approaches a century of caps.

Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".

Chi Leung "Peter" Wai is accused of engaging in "shadow policing" in the UK on behalf of China.

Valdo Calocane went on to kill three people and seriously injure three others in the attacks in 2023.

Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.

The PM acknowledged people are worried about family abroad, the economy, and potential further escalation.

Data suggests the number of fixed-term deals has more than halved as prices for wholesale energy surge.

Nottingham Forest global head of football Edu is asked to stay away from the club's training ground.

Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.