The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children. The ruling, reached after seven days of deliberations, leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to try Clancy again.

The final day of the trial took a dramatic turn when the judge gave Clancy’s attorney a chance to appeal the mistrial order. Her lawyer was angry that a note from the jury had suggested that a single juror wouldn’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ultimately denied the appeal.

Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children in the basement of their home in 2023. Clancy’s legal team has argued that postpartum psychosis led to her actions, while prosecutors say she knew what she was doing.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Ione Wells in Massachusetts.

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is “very, very close” to taking power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its deputy …

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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirms the UK will ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.

The move by the UK comes as Israel plans to develop 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory.

But what is it?

The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen answers questions on its history and its future.

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we look at Israel’s reaction to UK sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced retaliatory counter-measures, including the closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. Meanwhile in the UK, foreign secretary Ed Miliband has disagreed with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis who described the move as a “truly dark day” that put British Jews in greater danger.

We also look at the implications in the lead up to the October Israeli elections, and for the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Adam Fleming discusses the continued fallout between Britain and Israel with chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet and Panorama filmmaker Jane Corbin.

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 How significant was the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s speech?
02:32 Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Prime Minister’s Questions
04:15 How have Israel reacted to UK settlement sanctions?
09:01 Could the sanctions affect Israeli politics?
12:21 Has Andy Burnham done what Keir Starmer couldn’t?
22:01 How have the US reacted to the sanctions?

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The funeral of King Harald V is taking place in Norway’s capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees.

Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

The late monarch died in August after 35 years on the throne – his son, Haakon VIII, has succeeded him.

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