The Foreign Secretary condemned an incident targeting the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia, calling it reckless. Kemi Badenoch urged the PM to disclose details affecting British troops. No 10 said related actions were collective self-defence; ministers insist the UK isn’t entering a wider conflict.

An independent review finds the PM’s ‘stay at home’ Covid messaging deterred people from seeking urgent care, leaving thousands without lifesaving treatment. It urges clearer risk communication and stronger NHS triage to protect non-Covid services during future health emergencies.

Top doctors warn the NHS is unprepared for another Covid‑level pandemic, citing overrun A&Es, corridor care and record waiting lists. A meningitis uptick has heightened concern. The Covid inquiry’s next report is due, while the health secretary says plans are robust and outbreaks contained.

After allies refused to send naval support in the Strait of Hormuz, the US president said his country does not need Nato. The stance left him increasingly isolated, while his counterterrorism chief resigned, saying Iran posed no imminent threat and questioning the strategy.