A new report highlights how officials overlooked serious wrongdoing due to worries about seeming prejudiced, prompting high-level apologies and proposals for stronger legislation, improved record-keeping and greater accountability.

Tensions in the Middle East have intensified as one leader warned a regional rival of severe repercussions for harming civilians, prompting swift retaliatory measures and cautionary advice for travellers.

A British passenger is the only reported survivor of a catastrophic India–London flight crash that claimed hundreds of lives, with investigations underway to determine the cause.

Chancellor Reeves announces a £300bn spending plan, emphasising expanded funding for the NHS, housing and asylum schemes, while concerns grow over potential tax rises.