Outlander picks up this week after a dramatic cliffhanger and the return of a familiar face, with episode five promising to raise the stakes for Jamie Fraser.The instalment, titled Send for the Devil, lands in the UK on Saturday, April 4 via MGM+ on Prime Video.Viewers will need both MGM+ and Prime subscriptions to stream it, and episodes can be downloaded for offline viewing. In the United...

A journalist has told a royal podcast that he apologised to Prince Harry after a tense exchange stemming from leaked footage in which the prince used a racial slur at Sandhurst.The 2009 clip showed Harry addressing fellow cadet Ahmed Raza Khan with a highly offensive term directed at people of South Asian background.The footage caused a major backlash at the time and has remained a sensitive...

The European Parliament has approved legislation to put an EU‑US trade framework into effect, but only after adding measures to protect European interests.Lawmakers insisted on conditions that would force a pause or end the deal if Washington fails to meet its commitments.MEPs voted 417 in favour, 154 against and 71 abstained. The text still needs formal approval from all 27 EU governments...

Senior US officials are warning that the fallout from the conflict with Iran could trigger a major retreat of Gulf capital from the United States.President Donald Trump is set to convene a Cabinet meeting to address the growing tensions and their wider implications.A report in Politico cites anonymous insiders who say strikes linked to Iran have alarmed Gulf leaders. Officials from countries...

Prince William travelled to Wiltshire today to meet troops from 1 Mercian Regiment, using his role as Colonel-in-Chief to focus on the perspectives of women serving in the Army.Dressed in military fatigues, he took part in a roundtable with a female soldiers’ network and listened to their accounts of serving life and frontline duties.Women currently make up around 12% of the UK Regular Forces,...

Two Russian men have gone on trial in Angola accused of running a covert influence campaign to stir anti-government unrest and interfere in next year’s presidential vote.Igor Ratchin and Lev Lakshtanov were arrested in August and face 11 charges between them, including terrorism, espionage and influence peddling.Angolan prosecutors say the pair worked with a wider network that grew out of...

Matt Brittin, a former senior executive at Google, has been named the BBC's next director general.He succeeds Tim Davie, who stepped down following controversy over a Panorama edit that sparked widespread criticism.Brittin led Google's activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa before leaving the company in 2025 after an 18-year tenure. BBC chairman Samir Shah argued the corporation...

Jannik Sinner extended a remarkable run at ATP Masters 1000 events, breaking Novak Djokovic's decade-old mark for consecutive sets won with a convincing victory at the Miami Open.The Italian, ranked world number two and just 24 years old, closed out Corentin Moutet 6-1 6-4 in 71 minutes to register his 25th and 26th straight sets at the Masters 1000 level, moving past Djokovic’s previous streak...

Larry Fink, chief executive of asset manager BlackRock, warned that oil at around $150 a barrel would likely push the global economy into a deep downturn.He told the BBC that if tensions with Iran persist and energy prices remain elevated, the fallout would be severe for growth and living standards.Fink, who runs a firm with about $14 trillion under management, outlined two broad paths for the...

Five women who say they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein met on camera for the first time in a BBC Newsnight session to share how the crimes still shape their lives.One of them, Joanna Harrison, said she had kept silent for years but was forced into the open when US government files were published with insufficient redactions.That disclosure stripped her of anonymity and pushed her to speak. The...