Dominic Casciani BBC Home and Legal Correspondent More than 100 academics linked to British institutions have unwittingly assisted China’s espionage operations against the UK via a front company working for its intelligence and security services, MI5 has warned.   In the highly unusual public alert, the UK’s internal security service...

Chris Mason BBC Political editor Published 1 hour ago The government believes that Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident which resulted in five men being arrested and then bailed, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said.   “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what...

ByHafsa Khalil Published 30 September 2026, 08:51 BST Updated 1 hour ago A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted to Saudi Arabia after a pilot was stabbed, Israeli officials have told local media. The Flydubai plane – which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United...