Britain has widened its permission for the United States to use UK military bases, allowing operations against Iranian missile sites threatening the Strait of Hormuz. Ministers approved the shift under collective self defence, prompting political criticism at home and sharp reactions from Washington and Tehran as tensions across the region continue to intensify.

For Black Women UK are highlighting a worrying trend in the UK, where too many Black women reported missing are later found in rivers, lakes or other bodies of water. The organisation says families deserve transparency, media attention and urgent action, while public awareness could help prevent further tragedies and ensure missing women are treated with equal urgency.

A pensioner couple have admitted racially aggravated assault after a video of them abusing an NHS nurse in a Yorkshire park went viral, with the incident sparking shock online and prompting police action. The couple, both in their seventies, appeared at a magistrates’ court where they pleaded guilty to racially aggravated charges relating to abuse captured on social media last August.

The body of a Kenyan master’s student reported missing in the United Kingdom has been found in water believed to be shortly after she disappeared. The discovery has deepened the anguish of her family and friends who had been searching for answers since her disappearance in early February, as UK authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death.

Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker convicted of murdering two ten year old girls in the notorious Soham case, has died after being seriously injured in a prison attack. The 52 year old had been receiving treatment in hospital after being found with severe injuries following an assault inside a high security prison.

A jury has been told that three boys are accused of taking turns raping a 13 year old girl in bushes near a tram stop in Rochdale, with prosecutors saying part of the incident was filmed on a mobile phone and shared among the boys and others. The defendants, who were aged between 12 and 14 at the time, deny all charges.