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Should Ollie Robbins have been sacked from the Foreign Office?
His close friend questions whether he did anything wrong.

The government prepares for a prolonged war
The chair of the National Preparedness Committee tells us how to ready ourselves.

How migrants pretend to be gay to win asylum
Undercover reporting reveals the networks that fake evidence to beat the asylum system.

Robertson: Complacent government has put UK 'in peril'
Former Nato chief says the Iran war “has to be a rude wake-up call” on defence spending.

The Southport attacks could and should have been prevented
Tragedy blamed on 'catastrophic' failures by agencies and killer’s 'irresponsible' parents

All eyes on Islamabad ahead of US Iran peace talks
But will Iran attend? We'll have a report from the city as Pakistan prepares to for talks.

Does the US-Iran ceasefire apply to Lebanon?
Iran's president says it won't abandon the Lebanese people in the face of Israeli attacks.

08/04/2026
News, analysis and comment from BBC Radio 4

Strikes across Iran as President Trump's deadline nears
We ask whether British bases could be used to target infrastructure in Iran?

Is President Trump about to commit a war crime?
Iranian bridges and power plants are under threat from strikes says the US President.