Rate of Iranian ballistic missile launches is declining, western officials say

A major engineering milestone has been reached on what is set to become the UK’s first new reservoir in more than three decades. Portsmouth Water said teams at Havant Thicket Reservoir installed a 20‑tonne steel cut‑off wall during a continuous 72‑hour operation at the start of the year. The wall, which is 13m (43ft) high…

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called ChatGPT Go. This cheaper option…

Eimear DevlinBBC Money Box reporter Eve Craven Eve Craven had her child benefit halted after she went on a five-day trip to New York with her son The UK’s tax body is reviewing its decisions to strip child benefit from about 23,500 claimants after it used travel data to conclude they had left the country…

Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter and Jim ConnollyBBC News Investigations Getty Images Vets should be forced to publish price lists so pet owners can see costs up front and shop around for the best deal, the competition watchdog has said. Owners are often unaware of prices or not given estimates for treatments that can run into…