UK Government: Falkland sovereignty rests with UK | BBC News

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May 5, 2026

Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands “rests with the UK”, Downing Street has said, following a report the US could review its position on Britain’s claim to the territory.

An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed failed to support its war on Iran.

The options discussed also included seeking Spain’s suspension from Nato over its opposition to the war.

BBC News, which has not been able to review the document, has contacted the Pentagon about it.

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Is Iran really trying to kill US President Donald Trump? | The Global Story

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August 15, 2026

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Last month, US President Donald Trump secretly swapped planes via a catering truck as he left a Nato summit in Turkey. The elaborate ruse, first reported by the Washington Post, was in response to a possible threat from Iran.

But how serious were the US administration’s fears of an assassination attempt? And does the Iranian regime have the capability to carry out such an operation beyond its borders?

We speak to Parham Ghobadi, a senior reporter at the BBC’s Persian Service, and Dan Lamothe of the Washington Post, to understand more about what transpired on Air Force One, the history of Iran’s alleged assassination plots, and why the Iranian regime’s prime target might be its own citizens.

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Why can’t the UK deal with the extreme heat? | BBC News

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August 15, 2026

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Parts of the UK are experiencing their fifth heatwave of the summer.

It’s raising many questions about what’s happening to the UK’s climate and how prepared it is for rising temperatures.

In the latest of his in-depth videos, BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at heatwaves – and how we explain them. Produced by Katerina Karelli and Tom Joyner.

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