King Charles and Queen Camilla will not live at Buckingham Palace when £369m of refurbishments are completed next year, the latest royal accounts have revealed.

The palace, which has served as the official London residence of the UK sovereign since 1837, will continue to be the administrative headquarters of the monarchy but the King has decided that nearby Clarence House will remain his official home.

The decision has partly been taken to allow greater public access to the landmark, officials said.

A 10-year refurbishment of Buckingham Palace – funded through a temporary increase in the Sovereign Grant, which pays for the official duties of the royals – is due to be completed in March.

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The UK says it will send RAF fighter jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, as the Iran-backed group targets the …

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the closure of the entire occupied West Bank and the cancellation of his party’s political events after a shooting.

Five Israelis were wounded and two suspected Palestinian attackers killed by Israeli security forces after a shooting near the city of Hebron, Israeli officials say.

The attack comes at a time of high tensions in the West Bank, with extremist Jewish settlers targeting Palestinians during the annual olive harvest, and Israel’s general election taking place in four days time.

The West Bank was already expected to be placed under lockdown for the election on Monday and Tuesday, according to Israeli media.

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Ukraine is still recording issues with the Starlink network, sources within the defence ministry say, after Donald Trump said limits on the satellite uplink had been reversed by Elon Musk.

The sources told the BBC that instances of drones experiencing connection loss at speeds of 161km/h (100mph) were being recorded, hampering military operations.

The US president had denied instructing the tech billionaire to restrict connectivity to Starlink’s military-grade counterpart, Starshield, before saying on Thursday that Musk had “put it back”.

Musk previously said he was not behind the slowdown, which affected Ukraine’s ability to use attack drones and co-ordinate defensive operations.

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