Strikes hit Iranian nuclear facility as Tehran fires hundreds of missiles
Strikes have hit nuclear-related facilities in Tehran, while Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones.
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'Held together by duct tape': Taylor Swift ticket chaos looms over Live Nation trial
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Key takeaways from the 1st primaries of the 2026 campaign
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Drivers in 49 states experience largest gas price surge in 4 years
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Man on trial for rape that saw Andy Malkinson jailed
Paul Quinn denies raping a woman in a case that led to one of the "very worst" miscarriages of justice.
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Nigerian doctors suspended over death of Adichie's son
The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.
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Starmer defends Iran response as Badenoch calls for offensive action
It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.
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Two more areas are designated nature reserves
The Priorslee Flash and Heath Hill and Pool Hill nature reserves bring the total in Telford to 22.
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Video of US soldiers’ remains is from 2011 and unrelated to Mideast war in 2026
Six American service members have been killed in the ongoing Middle East war triggered by joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. A video circulating on social media claims to show the repatriation of the remains of US soldiers killed by Iranian missile strikes. However, the claim is false; the video was taken in 2011 during a ceremony for American soldiers who were killed in Iraq.
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Mahmood to stop study visas from four countries due to 'abuse'
The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what she says is abuse.
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‘We are just getting started:’ Hegseth boasts of ‘incredible’ results of US war with Iran after four days
‘They are toast and they know it,’ Hegseth said of Iran
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US, Ecuador launch joint action against cartels
The joint military campaign marks a major escalation of Washington’s regional action against drug trafficking.
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, frontrunner to be Iran's supreme leader?
March 4 (Reuters) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba has emerged as frontrunner to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader after years spent forging close ties with the elite
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US submarine sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean with torpedo, defence secretary says
Earlier, the Sri Lankan navy said around 140 people were missing after an Iranian ship sank near the island. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a news conference at the Pentagon now - watch live on this page.
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Police appeal after male teenager raped in alleyway
The attack took place in the town's Meetinghouse Lane on Monday evening.
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Greek court upholds criminal convictions for far-right Golden Dawn party
An appeals court in Greece on Wednesday upheld the convictions of the leadership and senior members of the extreme-right Golden Dawn and the party's designation as a criminal organization. Golden Dawn, which was founded as a neo-Nazi group in the 1980s, held seats in parliament from 2012 to 2019 during political and social upheaval triggered by a major debt crisis. In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges sitting at the Criminal Appeal Court in Athens confirmed the 2020 convictions of 42 Golden Dawn members and associates who had appealed their sentences.
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NATO downs Iranian missile headed for Turkey as Mideast war escalates
Israel launches major strikes in Tehran and Lebanon as NATO ally Turkey is targeted by Iran for the first time during the five-day war.
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First government flight for UK nationals due to leave Middle East
Some British nationals are being invited to board the flight from the capital of Oman later on Wednesday.
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Probe flags concern after train dragged passenger
It comes as a passenger was trapped in a train door and dragged along the platform at Ealing Broadway station in 2024.
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Six arrests after man fatally stabbed near library
Three teenagers are held on suspicion of murder after Michael Ababio, 18, died.
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Turkey says NATO systems intercepted Iranian ballistic missile
The Turkish presidency said on Wednesday that defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it could enter Turkish airspace. The missile, which was tracked passing through Iraqi and Syrian airspace, was "neutralized" by NATO systems, the office head Burhanettin Duran said in a statement on X.
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ASEAN calls for 'immediate cessation of hostilities' in Middle East
The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday expressed "serious concern" over the heightened tension in the Middle East, urging the "immediate cessation of hostilities. " In a statement, the top diplomats said that ASEAN is closely monitoring developments following airstrikes launched by Israel and the United States against Iran on Saturday and the subsequent retaliatory attacks by Iran against several countries in the region.
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Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
The party's founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.
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U.S. says it has dealt major blow to Iran's ability to inflict harm
Iran's air defenses, ability to launch ballistic missiles and wage war at sea have been "severely degraded" the commander of U.S. forces has declared.
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Iran live updates: Israel ramps up strikes, vows to target new leader
IDF airstrikes targeted "dozens" of sites connected to internal security forces.
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Small business owners: tell us how Trump’s tariff war has affected you
Trump’s sweeping tariffs have left many businesses facing higher costs and uncertainty. We want to hear how smaller companies are navigating the fallout
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Family comforted murder accused after Natalie McNally's death
Natalie McNally was 15 weeks pregnant when she died at her home in Lurgan in December 2022.
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Partner of Labour MP arrested on suspicion of spying for China, BBC told
He is one of three unnamed men who the Met Police suspect of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
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How the US-UK 'special relationship' may be impacted after Starmer drew Trump's anger over Iran
Opposition politicians accused U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of weakening Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States by differing from U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and drawing his ire. Trump on Tuesday called Britain “uncooperative” and slammed Starmer as “not Winston Churchill” after Starmer initially rebuffed a U.S. request to use U.K. bases for attacks on Iran.
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How the US-UK 'special relationship' may be impacted after Starmer drew Trump's anger over Iran
Opposition politicians accused U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of weakening Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States by differing from U.S. President Donald Trump over Iran and drawing his ire. Trump on Tuesday called Britain “uncooperative” and slammed Starmer as “not Winston Churchill” after Starmer initially rebuffed a U.S. request to use U.K. bases for attacks on Iran.
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Iran war breaks UN Charter, strike on school shocking, UN probe says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 4 (Reuters) - An independent United Nations probe investigating rights violations in Iran condemned on Wednesday attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran as
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All eastbound lanes closed at HRBT due to disabled vehicle
Traffic is backing up on Wednesday morning at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel after a disabled vehicle shut down all eastbound lanes on Interstate 64. According to traffic officials, the incident is affecting the eastbound side of I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in Hampton. All eastbound lanes are currently closed while crews work to address the disabled vehicle.
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Exclusive-US carried out strike on Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast, officials say
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U. military carried out a strike that sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka's coast and triggered a rescue for dozens of Iranian sailors by Sri Lanka's navy, three U.
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Crackdown on pushy boat tour touts extended
A special order stopping aggressive ticket selling at the Devon harbour will stay in place.
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Council agrees maximum tax hike in budget
Cumberland Council says difficult decisions were made because demand is rising faster than funding.
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Khamenei's son Mojtaba is alive and favoured to succeed him, Iranian sources say
By Parisa Hafezi and Pesha Magid DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Mojtaba Khamenei, the powerful son of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is alive and favoured to emerge as his father's
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Three men connected to Police Federation arrested on suspicion of fraud
The City of London Police's corruption unit says it has carried out a "significant investigation" into alleged fraud.
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Shopping centre to be demolished for city revamp
St John's Shopping Centre in Preston is "pretty tired" and "outdated", planning officers say.
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Drone strike hits Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Iraq, wounding two
A drone strike on an Iranian Kurdish opposition group’s base in Iraq’s Kurdistan wounded two fighters. This attack highlights ongoing tensions between Iran and militant groups in the region.
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Iran claims 'complete control' of strait: latest in the Mideast war
Iran claimed total control of the key energy transit Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, the war's fifth day, as Israel hit Iran with fresh strikes and advanced into Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah militants.- Israel orders Lebanon evacuations - The Israeli army said it had begun strikes in southern Lebanon after ordering people living south of Lebanon's Litani river to evacuate, as the military expanded its campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
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Jon Karl Calls Out Trump Admin Over Emergency Hotline — That Tells Americans ‘Do Not Rely’ on Them for Evac Help
Jon Karl called out the Trump administration's hotline for Americans in the MidEast over a message that told them "Please do not rely on the US government..."
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Watching ICE Agents? You Could Lose Your Global Entry.
Two people claim they were punished for acts of protest, and an internal government memo suggests they may not be the last.
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Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says
Foreign reports have indicated that the Saudis, the UAE, Qatar, and possibly others may already have attacked Iran or have expressed interest in doing so. The IDF said on Wednesday that some Gulf countries are already in the fight against Iran.
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State lawmakers aim to sue industry for rising insurance costs: '[It] is an absolute crisis'
"They just packed up and left."
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In Pakistan, then Iran, Chinese air defense looks like a paper tiger
China's air defense system has failed in Pakistan, Venezuela and Iran. Now military analysts are questioning China's own domestic defenses.
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‘It’s not acceptable’: Will a small town be left $7.8m on the hook for the World Cup?
At a meeting of the board that governs the World Cup stadium in Foxborough, promises were made if not accepted
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Emergency sickle cell help extended after campaign
An additional £1m has been invested to keep an emergency care unit going at the Royal London Hospital.
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Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot
Carlson made the claim in a widely shared Tucker Carlson Network segment titled “BREAKING: Mossad Agents Arrested in Planned Bombing Operation,” calling the alleged arrests an unreported “fact. ” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said this week that Doha has “no information” about alleged Israeli intelligence cells operating in the country, after US media personality Tucker Carlson asserted that Qatari and Saudi authorities had arrested “Mossad agents” (Israel’s foreign intel
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Trump administration waging illegal war on Iran, experts say
Administration offers shifting explanations as it acts without congressional approval or legal premise
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Man who raped teenager and assaulted three-year-old jailed
A court heard that the attacks took place in Inverness and a Highland village.
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Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race
Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
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Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war?
US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.
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Iran war intensifies, Khamenei son emerges; Talarico wins Texas primary
Watch now: Israel expands strikes across Iran as Tehran prepares to choose a new supreme leader. And Talarico scores Texas primary win.
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Top Vatican cardinal calls US-Israeli strikes 'truly alarming'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, March 4 (Reuters) - The Vatican's top diplomat warned on Wednesday that the ongoing U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran undermine international law and said nations do not
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