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On the first day of the US-Israeli war in Iran, a strike hit a primary school in Minab, in the south of the country, killing 156 people - 120 of them children.

Almost five months on from the attack, the BBC has visited the site and spoken to those at the heart of the story.

The BBC's Nawal Al Maghafi was reporting from Minab, Iran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

This report contains distressing testimony throughout.

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Camels - known for their resilience in the hottest and driest places on Earth- are falling victim to the climate crisis.

North Africa and the Horn of Africa are home to around 80% of the world's largest population of camels with one hump. But, rising temperatures are fuelling disease and death.

Herders are reporting camels with blisters on their hooves and skin burned by the hot sand. They are also facing stress, fatigue, and dehydration.

While extreme heat is the primary culprit, its impacts become severe when other factors like loss of vegetation and water, lack of shaded areas and inadequate veterinary services add up, experts say.

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Iran has threatened to attack British bases being used by the US to launch operations against Iran. It accused the UK of being an "accomplice" of the US military and said that UK bases used by US forces were “legitimate targets”.

The UK has allowed the US to launch "defensive" operations from British bases hosting American personnel and aircraft, while refusing to cooperate in offensive operations against Iran.

In response to Iran’s comments, the UK government said it "stands ready 24/7 to defend itself". It followed a 12th consecutive night of US strikes against targets in Iran, with the ceasefire that had been agreed between the two countries apparently abandoned.

In March 2026, shortly after the start of the US-Israel led war against Iran, the UK gave the US permission to use British bases, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, to target Iranian military infrastructure used to attack Gulf countries and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The escalating war, and continuing block on commercial shipping through the strait of Hormuz, has led to a new surge in global oil prices, which have again reached more than $100 per barrel.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen and Faisal Islam.

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Could artificial intelligence one day become conscious? Or are we being distracted by science-fiction dreams while AI is already transforming the world of work right now?

In this fascinating edition of BBC AI Decoded, presenter Marc Cieslak and co-host Priya Lakhani, CEO of Century Tech, tackle one of the biggest questions in technology: will AI ever come alive, and what happens if it does?

Joining the discussion is bestselling author, digital rights activist and technology critic Cory Doctorow, whose new book The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI challenges some of the biggest claims being made about artificial intelligence. Doctorow argues that today's AI is not a conscious mind in waiting, but a powerful prediction machine surrounded by hype.

He explains his concept of the "reverse centaur", a future in which humans increasingly find themselves working as assistants to machines, rather than the other way around.

Also on the programme is Dr Ella Hafermalz, Associate Professor of Knowledge, Information and Innovation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, who explores how AI is reshaping workplaces, organisations and the future of employment.

Together, they examine growing fears that AI could replace millions of jobs, the rise of automation across white-collar industries, and whether the technology boom is creating unprecedented opportunities or a new age of economic insecurity. The panel also explores one of the most controversial debates in artificial intelligence: if advanced AI systems ever become conscious—or what philosophers call "moral patients", would they deserve rights, protections or even a voice in society?

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The BBC's senior investigations correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi, has just returned from the site of an Iranian school where more than 150 people - most of them children - were killed by a strike on the first day of the US-Israel war with Iran.

She tells us that victims' families are still searching for the truth about what happened at the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in Minab.

US media have reported that American military investigators believe it is likely that US forces carried out the strike unintentionally. Expert analysts say footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound next to the school during the same wave of strikes.

The US government has not admitted responsibility for the strike. President Donald Trump has said we may never know "whose fault" it was, because "there were missiles flying all over the place".

Nawal Al Maghafi reported from Iran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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00:00 Introduction

00:26 Visiting the destroyed Iranian school

01:40 Iranian propaganda

02:34 Witness to the Iran school strike

03:19 "There was no military activity here"

04:10 Evidence the US struck Iranian school

06:12 Outdated intelligence

07:17 Families seek truth and justice

00:00 Intro

00:00:22 Why the prisoner release scheme has been paused

00:01:11 How the early release plan was meant to work

00:07:12 What happens next

00:11:22 Could the plans be changed instead of scrapped?

00:13:59 Is this Andy Burnham’s first real governing decision?

00:15:18 Tax cut announced for pubs and music venues

00:17:58 Why business rates are under scrutiny

00:32:19 The wider cost of living conversation

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Wildfires are raging across France, Spain and Italy. Countries across Europe have seen record temperatures in recent months.

 

A report released in April by the Copernicus Climate Change Service found at least 95% of Europe saw "above average" annual temperatures in 2025 and identified Europe as the fastest-warming continent.

 

In this video…

00:47 The latest on the Europe wildfires

02:22 The latest on the Spanish fires

03:24 What is the impact of the heat and drought

05:01 What is a drought

05:49 Is it hotter than 1976

06:45 When will it rain

08:30 Are heatwaves going to get hotter

09:16 Even camels can't cope with the extreme heat

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a mainstay of the US political calendar, a barometer of the Republican party mood, and has become, in recent years, a pro-Trump event, with a big budget and crowds in the thousands.

Its first outing to the United Kingdom last week brought less of the bombast, but much the same flavour of politics, as figures from across the hard right assembled for debates on topics including migration, race, British identity and cryptocurrency, under the slogan ‘Save Britain. Save The West’.

The Global Story's Hannah Moore, attended the conference to find a conservative movement reckoning with its identity, and divided on whether importing MAGA-style politics can unite the right.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:37 - 2:42 - The history of CPAC

02:43 - 05:11 - The London set up

05:07 - 08:42 - Liz Truss' involvement OR Why now?

08:43 - 13:38 - Controversial speakers

13:39 - 17:26 - Conservative establishment vs the alt-right

17:27 - 21:04 - Nigel Farage as headline speaker

21:05 - 22:22 - Christian nationalism at CPAC

22:23 - 25:48 - What do UK conservatives want to learn from MAGA?

President Trump has announced a new round of tariffs against a range of Canadian goods, including hockey sticks and cement.

Trump says the tariffs are in retaliation for what he called Canada’s “unequal treatment” of US cars, dairy and alcohol.

But earlier in the week he also threatened retaliatory tariffs over Canada’s wildfire smoke which has been drifting into US cities.

Asma Khalid from The Global Story podcast speaks to Jayme Poisson - host of the CBC podcast ‘Frontburner’ - about what Trump actually wants from Canada, and whether Canadians are bracing for a world in which the US is no longer their closest ally.

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Chapters:

00:00 Can Canadians rely on America?

02:01 Why has President Trump put tariffs on Canada?

03:30 How has Mark Carney responded?

06:15 What does Trump want with Canada?

10:11 How much of a threat are the tariffs to Canada?

12:50 What could Canada do to retaliate?

13:47 What do regular Canadians think?

16:40 Why have Canadian wildfires caused so much controversy?

20:45 Why does Trump have a feud with Canada?

23:20 What does Trump actually want from Canada?

A police officer who took his own life in May was a violent rapist who carried out a spate of sexual attacks and attempted murders of women over at least 14 years, the BBC can reveal.

PC Alan Greer's first known victim was a woman he raped in her home in Glasgow in 2012 after she had called the police to report being the victim of a crime.

The woman reported the sex attack by Greer late last year, sparking one of Police Scotland's biggest ever anti-corruption inquiries.

Detectives have so far uncovered a further eight victims, five of whom were sex workers, attacked while Greer was off duty.

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