Funding will allow victims to view proceedings remotely and give evidence from a separate room via video link, the government says.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin.

Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.

The National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.

While Burnham praised the agreement, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory for Trump.

The widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has given birth after last year announcing the "devastating" loss of a stillborn baby.

Verified footage appears to show a cargo ship colliding with a fishing boat near Singapore, with investigators still working to establish exactly when and how the crash happened.

Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.

Vladimir Putin will likely use the result to claim most Russians back the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.