In one of the biggest UK celebrity trials, Russell Brand has been jailed after being found guilty of rape and sexual assaults.

This is the story of how the actor, once one of the biggest faces on TV, ended up disgraced. This film hears from the police, a former friend and an investigative journalist behind the original expose on Brand.

The BBC’s Helena Wilkinson, who attended the trial, reports.

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The Democrats have won control of the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2026 US midterm elections. The sweeping …

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There are up to 350,000 left behind children in Romania – children with parents living and working abroad – according to estimates provided by Save the Children Romania. In around 40% of cases, both parents have left to work abroad. EU migration laws allow Romanian adults to travel across Europe to find well-paid work – something that has become increasingly difficult to obtain in Romania. The children they leave behind, often living with grandparents, can suffer.

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The US has carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials have told CBS, the BBC’s US partner.

The officials described the strikes as limited and defensive, and said they were in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) firing on a US aircraft.

Iranian state news agency Irna reported explosions on Qeshm on Monday. The IRGC did not comment but said its forces had shot down two US MQM-170 drones south of the island and a US MQ-9 drone east of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military has not commented on the strikes, which came as mediators stepped up their efforts to prevent a return to all-out war after the US midterm elections on Tuesday.

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King Charles and Prince William have greeted some of those queuing for hours to pay their respects to the Queen.

Hundreds of people lining the Thames cheered and applauded as the King and his son arrived. “Hope you didn’t get frozen last night,” said King Charles to one of those waiting.

The Prince of Wales, who made a surprise appearance, spent time shaking hands with people in the crowd, and he remarked how warm some of them were.

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