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Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 16:23
Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

UK warship HMS Dragon not expected to sail to Cyprus until next week

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 16:15
HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.

UK warship HMS Dragon not expected to sail to Cyprus until next week

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 16:15
HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.

First government flight for UK nationals due to leave Middle East tonight

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:51
Some British nationals are being invited to board the flight from the capital of Oman later on Wednesday.

Men on trial accused of 'shadow policing' for China on British soil

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:39
The duo are alleged to have carried out surveillance on Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners.

Al Fayed abuse should be investigated as human trafficking, says former senior Met officer

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:20
Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.

Al Fayed abuse should be investigated as human trafficking, says former senior Met officer

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:20
Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.

Al Fayed abuse should be investigated as human trafficking, says former senior Met officer

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:20
Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.

Video of US torpedo hitting Iranian warship released by Pentagon

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:05
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.

Manchester United's Maguire given reduced 15-month suspended sentence

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:02
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.

Maguire given reduced 15-month suspended sentence

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:02
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.

Maguire given reduced 15-month suspended sentence

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 15:02
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.

Israel tells people in large parts of southern Lebanon to leave ahead of attacks

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:55
Civilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.

Satellite images show Iranian navy and nuclear sites hit by US-Israeli strikes

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:49
US-Israeli strikes have destroyed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels, images reviewed by BBC Verify show.

'Drive to Survive got me into F1 - now I work at Williams'

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:48
Williams wind tunnel systems engineer Christina Sullivan tells BBC Sport about her unlikely route in to F1.

Calls for lifetime ban on coach who secretly filmed women players

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:35
Victims of a coach who avoided prison despite secretly filming women footballers in changing rooms and showers are calling for him to receive a global lifetime ban.

Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for more action

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:27
It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.

Nigerian doctors suspended over death of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:17
The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Nigerian doctors suspended over death of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:17
The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.

Shifting stories and unanswered questions about Trump's war on Iran

Wed, 04/03/2026 - 14:09
BBC's Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the mixed messaging given by President Donald Trump's administration for its actions in Iran.

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